From the River of Heaven is a broad compendium of wisdom and insight that reaches into all aspects of life and all domains of human culture. It covers such diverse topics as the different systems of Yoga, the scriptures of India, the universal meaning of Hinduism (Sanatana Dharma), philosophies, both Hindu and Buddhist, Yogic cosmology, the Gods and Goddesses, Sanskrit and Mantra, the Vedic view of society, the science of karma and rebirth, the inner meaning of rituals, Ayurveda (east Indian medicine) and Hindu astrology (Jyotish). From the River of Heaven may be the most accessible and relevant overview of the spiritual traditions of India and its clearest presentation to the modern mind.

Vedic knowledge is the ancient and universal root, not only of Hinduism, but of many of the world's religions and mystical traditions. Hindu and Vedic knowledge presents a complete system of spiritual science, including all the practices of Yoga as part of a rich field of spiritual culture. As such, it represents the flow of the heavenly river of Divine grace and cosmic intelligence. From the River of Heaven is an attempt to portray the power and extent of that flow of light.

David Frawley is one of the few westerners respected in India for his broad knowledge of the Vedic and Hndu spiritual tradition. His is regarded as a Vedacharya or teacher of the acient wisdom. He is acknowledged as an Ayurvedic healer, Vedic astrologer, teacher of Yoga and meditation and a Sanskrit scholar. His views are not academic, but the expression of living experience and creative adaptation. He demonstrates a direct conncection with the teaching and renders it clearly into modern and universal terms.

Dimensions: 8.5" x 5.5"
Details: Paperback, 180 pages
Author: David Frawley

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