Herbs for Spiritual Development: Ganga's Adventures in the World of Tonic Herbs is available for purchase now, and Wisdom of the Mystic Masters: Siddhas, Saints & Sages throughout the Ages will be available soon.
HERBS FOR SPlRITUAL DEVELOPMENT captures the inner experience of the life of a Master Daoist Herbalist and his disciple. Informative subjects covered include the Three Treasures Philosophy, Tonic Herbalism, Adaptogenic Herbs, Rejuvenation, Longevity techniques, and the benefits of the most important.
HERBS FOR SPlRITUAL DEVELOPMENT is the story of Ganga’s apprenticeship under Master Daoist Herbalist Ron Teeguarden. It is an intimate chronicle of what it was like living with a Master Herbalist and his family and diving deep into the wonderful world of Chinese Tonic Herbs. When Ganga met Ron Teeguarden he invited Ganga to move into his home and proceeded to teach him about the benefits of the Tonic Herbs that Daoist and Buddhist sages have used for thousands of years to promote health, longevity, and enlightenment. This is a book unlike any other book on Chinese Herbs. It takes you on a fascinating journey and reveals profound principles of an ancient time-tested holistic system of preventive medicine. Far from a dry academic book, this is a personal story, complete with an account of an expedition to the legendary Changbai Mountain in China to bring back the King of all Herbs, the highest quality Reishi Mushrooms available on Earth.
"This essential, in-depth book on Tonic Herbs is aligned with the purpose of accelerating one’s spiritual evolutionary development. Based on Ganga and Tara’s dedicated practice of the teachings from the wisdom lineage of their teachers on tonic herbalism, its sacred offerings are as applicable in our postmodern times as they were 5000 years ago. I highly recommend this healing and nourishing book."
Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith Author of Spiritual Liberation and Life Visioning
"Herbs for Spiritual Development is a gentle and eloquent narrative about the power of Tonic Herbs for healing, radiant health, and spiritual evolution. It is wonderful that Ganga and Tara have established the deepest goal of using Tonic Herbs to enhance spiritual attainment.This is, as they stated, the point of longevity. These Tonic Herbs also help us harmonize back to the natural and cosmic laws that our world society has abandoned. Another major teaching they share is that one cannot “herbalize” their way to enlightenment and we also need to do energizing movement, breath, and meditation as part of a full holistic liberation approach. The use of these Tonic Herbs with live-foods (perhaps what the Taoist masters lived on before going to only Tonic Herbs) is my suggested optimal diet for spiritual nutrition and the way I’ve been living for years. The journey shared in this book is their living of the Three Treasures in a gentle and joyous way. I highly recommend this book, not only for beginners in Tonic Herbalism, but also as a reminder to all about the larger meaning of the use of Tonic Herbs."
Gabriel Cousens, M.D.,
Yogi in the Siddha Lineage
HERBS FOR SPlRITUAL DEVELOPMENT is the story of Ganga’s apprenticeship under Master Daoist Herbalist Ron Teeguarden. It is an intimate chronicle of what it was like living with a Master Herbalist and his family and diving deep into the wonderful world of Chinese Tonic Herbs. When Ganga met Ron Teeguarden he invited Ganga to move into his home and proceeded to teach him about the benefits of the Tonic Herbs that Daoist and Buddhist sages have used for thousands of years to promote health, longevity, and enlightenment. This is a book unlike any other book on Chinese Herbs. It takes you on a fascinating journey and reveals profound principles of an ancient time-tested holistic system of preventive medicine. Far from a dry academic book, this is a personal story, complete with an account of an expedition to the legendary Changbai Mountain in China to bring back the King of all Herbs, the highest quality Reishi Mushrooms available on Earth.
WISDOM OF THE MYSTIC MASTERS will be the summation of everything that Romarishi and Tara have learned over a combined 100 years on the Pathway to Enlightenment. It will contain biographies of Great Masters as well as stories of Romarishi and Tara's adventures in India. It will be over 400 pages with over 200 color photos. There will be chapters on Tools for Enlightenment including Mantras, Yantras, Meditation (beginner, intermediate and advanced), Kundalini, Chakras, Yoga, Qigong, Tai Chi, Ayurveda and Siddha Medicine. It will also explain advanced subjects such as Jeeva Samadhi and Darshan. This book is a gift of love from Romarishi and Tara to all seekers of Light and Love.
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