Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavat Gita

This unique commentary emphasizes the psychology of this timeless scripture and its application to daily life. By synthesizing the ancient teachings of the East with the modern Western perspective, Swami Rama has made the Gita as useful to the modern reader as it was to the yogis centuries ago. The students of Eastern studies, the psychotherapist, and the spiritual seeker will all find a storehouse of wisdom in this volume.

The Perennial Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita “deals with analyzing and training the internal Processes of the human being so that one becomes creative in the external world and attains a state of tranquility at the same time. … The outside world can be mastered only when the inner Potentials are systematically explored and organized.

—from the Introduction

One of the greatest masters from the Himalayas, Swami Rama is the founder of the Himalayan Institute. Born India, he studied in both India and Europe and received his spiritual training in the Himalayan cave monasteries and in Tibet. His best-known work, Living with the Himalayan Masters, reveals the many facets of this singular adept and demonstrates his embodiment of the living tradition of the East.