The Quantum Book of Soma: Reinterpreting the Wisdom of the Vedas

by G.D. Bakshi

This book is about one of the last unresolved riddles of Indology. It is a search for the mythical Vedic Soma. What was this Soma? It was deified as a Deva—a god in the Vedic pantheon. The entire 9th Mandala of the Rig Veda is devoted to this magical Soma. Soma, however, is like the Beeja mantras (Aum, Hum, Sreem etc) of the Vedas. It was a meta-concept of extraordinary elegance and beauty. It encompassed a whole spectrum or range of meanings in that one word. In this book, the author examines in detail the Botanical aspect of Soma as a psychotropic plant; studies the biological aspect of Soma as an endogenous elixir—which he personally experienced in mediation; examines of the Soma of Senses—of sight, sound, touch, taste and smell—and the Soma of Action as defined in the Geeta. The highlight of this book is the Quantum Mechanical approach to understanding the Atman and the act of seeing that generates this cosmos. This book analyses the Vedic Mahavakyas in the light of latest discoveries in Quantum Physics and neuro-biology; and the correspondences are simply amazing and revelatory.

"General Bakshi explores Soma extensively in neurobiology and mind body medicine and depth psychology, and ultimately its connection to the subtle body and chakras & Agni/Kundalini, weaving modern science with yogic meditation. All these many types of Somas are part of a greater integral and universal view of the infinite and eternal reality, the Atman that is Brahman. His explanation of Soma in terms of Vedantic Mahavakyas like Tat Tvam Asi is most notable."

Dr. David Frawley, Author, Vedic Acharya

Genres: Hinduism

441 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2021

Reviews

[Hrishi Kesav · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has lot of information about how our brain works and other technical details around it. It also explains a lot about the various spiritual texts and the poems around it. But I used it more like a self-help book. Instead of waiting for any external stimuli, all the motivation that we need to do anything in life can already be found within us. The easiest way to generate Soma is to learn to see things around us in a new way, without the baggage of memories, without the usual response of acceptance or rejection, like or dislike. Act without expectation of reward or praise, censure or blame. And when we see like that, the essence of all things is ecstasy.