The Psychological Aspects of Spiritual Life

Psychologists are ever striving to measure the depth of the human mind, giving rise to many branches and theories of psychology. Now scientists are even entering into the realms of religion and spirituality and undertaking a great deal of research into the field of consciousness. In this way, man is moving towards the very origin of knowledge, and this is spirituality.

Swami Nityasthananda, a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order, who served as an Acharya at the Training Centre for Brahmacharins at Belur Math, has made a deep study of the subject based on the Shastras and other texts including Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Vasishtha, Shankara’s Vivekacudamani , the Srimad Bhagavatam, etc. as well as the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, Swami Yatiswarananda, Sri Aurobindo and others. A lot of information is packed into this small booklet.