About this book The Sacred Thread is an ancient symbol of the invisible tie that
links all living beings among each other as well as with their transcendental
source of origin (s?tr?tman). In the Eastern tradition, women and men are
considered to be mature personalities only if they not only fulfill their
practical everyday duties, but also orient their lives towards a cosmic
spiritual reality. Rudolf Högger, a Swiss psychologist who has spent much time
of his life in Nepal and India, has accompanied a seven years old Hindu boy on
his path of initiation (upanayan) into this spiritual realm. In the present
account, he not only