History and Reflections of Mahabharata Era Motilal Banarsidass Foreword Part I: Sri Aurobindo

Foreword     Part I: Sri Aurobindo     Chapter I   1 Message 3 2 Perfection of the Body 7 3 The Divine Body 21 4 Hathayoga 42 5 The Power of the Instruments 50 6 The Body-Mind 53   Chapter II     Words of the Master     (Extracts from Letters)     Food 55   Sleep 57   Sex 59   Illness 63   The Process of Physical Transformation 67   Parts of the Physical 71   Resistance in the Physical 71   Sadhana and Sports 74   Chakras 82   Subtle body 83   Life force 84   Part II: The Mother     Chapter III   1 The Science of Living 87 2 Four Austerities and Four Liberations 92 3 Transformation 101 4 Physical Education 103 5 About Hathayoga 108 6 Sadhana in the Body 109 7 The Integral Freedom 0 8 Energy Inexhaustible 115 9 Do not Waste Energy 117 10 Foresight 119 11 To Understand One's Body 121 12 Youth 123 13 Concentration and Dispersion 124 14 Correct Judgement 126 15 Tournaments 128 16 The Championship Badge 129 17 The Olympic Rings 130 18 Our Flag and the Cover 132 19 Messages on Different Occasions 133   Chapter IV     (Questions and Answers)   1 On the Body     To Women about their Body 137   Awaking of the Body Consciousness 146   The consciousness of the Body 155   Aspiration of the Body 155   Disciplining the Body 159   Regarding the Body 161   The capacity of the Body and Transformation 162   The rigidity of the Body 166   Equality of the Body and the Soul 166 2 Fasting and Recoupment of Energy 168 3 Old Age 172 4 Fear

In this he definitely improved upon the earlier samhitas

Pauranik and Tantrik with relevant tips on metal and stones beneficial

It is written without jargon mainly addressing itself to lay readers

this expresses the temporal immediacy of the medium

History and Reflections of Mahabharata Era Motilal Banarsidass Foreword Part I: Sri AurobindoThis book is an extract from the three sacred texts viz. Mahbhrata, Bhgavata Purna, and Harivansha Purna; after dovetailing them, in chronological order. The mythology part and illogical interpolations have been purged. It gives a glimpse of ancient Indian History, which had been camouflaged by lots of nasty interpolations. It also contains the philosophy and reflections of the era and indications of highly developed Science and Technology in ancient