Sadhana: The Realisation of Life

About this book

The sight of a flower, a moment of love or an encounter with another person becomes a way of thinking about the infinite. Rabindranath Tagore's spiritual reflections begin with experiences close to daily life.

In Sadhana he brings ideas from the Upanishads into conversation with human relationships, beauty, freedom and the natural world. His prose is calm without being simple; it asks how a finite person might participate in something much larger. The book also carries the distinctive voice of a poet interpreting Indian philosophical traditions for an international audience.