Science has enabled man to perform miracles. The deepest layers of the ocean are now easily accessible. The flight in the air is almost a common experience-man now leaves the earth, but not for good, he comes back again intact in mortal frame. Soon men will set foot on the moon and on other planets. But it is a pity and a painful fact that with these miracle-powers, man is still helpless in the hands of death and disease; often he pays an untimely toll to death. It is not a mere philosophical speculation-it is a question of an out and out practical nature. Medicine can relieve us for the time being, but there is no tablet to prevent premature death. Man should be master of his destiny, man should have power to cure his disease and to control his premature death. Indian Yoga-Sciences are definite aids to this end.
Yoga-science is divided mainly in three bran-ches-Hatha-yoga, Raja-yoga and Vaidik-yoga. The Hatha-yoga stresses on the purification of the body (शरोरमाय खलु धर्म साधनम् ). A Pure body and perfect health are the stepping-stones to godly life or ideal life. Raja-yoga stresses on purification of the mind and suspension of mental operations (योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः). Suspension of the mind leads the Sadhak towards the Supramental stage, which is Self-realisation. Vaidik-yoga is the highest idealism of the ancient Indian sages for mankind. We have the desire to write separate books amplifying on the Raja-yoga and Vaidik-yoga.
This book Yogic Therapy is based on the Hatha-yoga. It is needless to say we have modified the Hatha-yoga system. We have abandoned complicated systems of Dhouti, Basti, Pranayama of the Hatha-yoga and after years of experiment, we have invented easier processes of Dhouti, Basti and Pranayama without losing their effectiveness. So the Hatha-yoga which we have introduced in this book has been rendered suitable for practice by the young, old and patients alike.
The Hatha-yoga has six divisions-Dhouti, Bastí, Neti, Asana, Mudra and Pranayama. With the help of Dhouti (Baman and Barisara) we can wash out all accumulated poisonous things from the stomach and abdomen with the help of water. If our system be free from all accumulated poisons, no dangerous disease can attack our body. From accumulated poisons, all disease-germs are born. This accumulated poison is the nourishing food of all the disease-germs. If the supply-route of food to enemy soldiers be cut off, the soldiers will not be able to fight longer, they will be weak, it will be easy to kill them, an ultimately they will die without having food. Similarly, Dhouti also cuts off the food-supply to the disease germs. For Dhouti the disease-germs become weak without food. These disease-germs will be killed easily by our body guard germs, which are called white corpusclse. During disease, if this Dhouti be applied diseases are cured rapidly. So Dhouti is the surest way to prevent dangerous diseases, and to prevent untimely death. Thus we can control death, we can be master of death with the help of this Dhouti. It is needless to say that we have introduced special simple processes of Barisara Dhouti etc. which can wash, which can bring out poisonous things not only from the stomach but also from the store rooms of accumulated poison.
**Contents and Sample Pages**
Asana (106)
Bhakti Yoga (22)
Biography (53)
Hatha Yoga (100)
Kaivalyadhama (58)
Karma Yoga (32)
Kriya Yoga (91)
Kundalini Yoga (61)
Massage (2)
Meditation (358)
Patanjali (158)
Pranayama (71)
Women (33)
Yoga for Children (12)
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