A practical training method, and not merely a text of revelation and worship such is the true status of the ancient Sanskrit text Bhagavad Gita .

The special contribution of the Gita is yoga, practical methods for expanding individual consciousness to realise the Supreme Self. This book presents the Gita yoga in the light of explanations by Sankara, the great seventh-century Indian philosopher and yogin.

The Gita is directed in the first instance at the vigorously active, with responsibilities in the world. The actual practices of yoga are given for meeting

the shock of the world-energies in the form of illusions, fear, greed, and anger. The whole basis of Gita yoga is confirmation through experiment, not mere

exhortation. is highly significant book presents the Gita as a training manual for spiritual practice.