07/03/2025
Celebrating yesterday's (I'm a day late!) with three books that changed my life:
Charaka Samhita, one of the foundational Ayurvedic Sanskrit texts that survived since ancient times, compiled by Charaka around 100BCE-200CE. The Charaka Samhita is a series of 8 books that contains the principles of Ayurveda, causes and treatment of diseases, detail on dietary and herbal recommendations, embryology and anatomy, herbal medicines and how to deal with the accidental ingestion of poisons, healthy living and many other fascinating topics. This book has been in my life for 20 years, I purchased it for my Ayurvedic degree course, along with the Sushruta Samhita, Ashtanga Hrdaya and Ashtanga Sangraha - other classics of Ayurveda.
Awakening Shakti by Sally Kempton is a gem of a book that I discovered in 2018 and gave context and a tradition to the style of meditation I had been practicing now for nearly 20 years. 💙
Glorious Alchemy by Dr Kavitha Chinnaiyan is a recent addition to my book collection from last year. It is a beautiful book on the Sri Lalita Sahasranāma, the 1000 names of the mother goddess Tripura Sundari which I'm currently learning. Each name in this 45min long chant has a deep meaning, philosophy and interpretation that changes your view on life and consciousness. ✨ Sri Matre Namaha! 🔺