Healthy Aging

Old age has always been a source of fear and concern among people, particularly when they reach that stage of life. To properly spend one's last decades of life with a happy and cheerful disposition requires the assimilation of traditional wisdom. This book tries to juxtapose the traditional and modern perspectives on aging. Contents: Spirituality and Old Age - Swami Amarananda Facing Old Age - Swami Ananyananda Aging: The Indian Context - Swami Narasimhananda A Journey through Life - Dr Dipak Sengupta Healthy Aging - Dr Bithi Sircar Japanese approach to the Elderly - Prof. Tsuyoshi Nara