The Gheranda Samhita by Srisa Chandra Vasu (Translator) and not as we might

and not as we might wish it to be

His story involves stolen diamonds

an ancient Indian political and economic treatise

he discovers the manuscript of a secret novel called A Spring Without Fragrance that tells the story of the Arab Spring and its failure

The Gheranda Samhita by Srisa Chandra Vasu (Translator) and not as we mightThis fine edition of the Gheranda Samhita is a very readable English translation. A 17th century classical manual, it speaks of a sevenfold yoga and is considered the most detailed of the three classical texts of the Hatha yoga. Gheranda Samhita is a manual of yoga taught by Gheranda to his disciple Chanda Kapali. Unlike other Hatha yoga texts, the Gheranda Samhita speaks of a sevenfold yoga: Shatkarma for purification, Asana for strengthening, Mudra