These are a set of rare vintage and out of print copies of THOUGHT, With the Words…, PEACE, With the Words…, and EARTH, With the Words of SWAMI Sivananda and SWAMI Himalayas, with the 1960s psychedelic artwork of PETER MAX. They were all published and distributed by William Morrow and Co Inc; First Edition in 1970. These three 32 page HARDCOVER books measure 5.75” x 5.75” inches each. See photos for condition.

SWAMI SATCHIDANANDA
SWAMI SIVANANDA
ATMAN (PETER MAX)

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE TODAY ARE AWARE OF THE GREAT NEED FOR PEACE IN THIS WORLD, BUT NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN POINT THE WAY TOWARD IT. THE GREAT SAINT OF THE HIMALAYAS, THE HARBINGER OF THE MODERN AGE, SRI SWAMI SIVANANDAJI MAHARAJ, WAS SUCH A PER.

SONALITY. HE TAUGHT THAT "PEACE MUST BE FOUND WITHIN," AND HIS WHOLE LIFE WAS AN EXAMPLE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF INNER PEACE REACHED THROUGH SELFLESS SERVICE.

THE WHOLE WORLD IS BENEFITTED BY THE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUALS TO FIND PEACE OR TO PRESENT THE WORKS OF THOSE WHO HAVE FOUND IT.

AND SO, I AM FILLED WITH HAPPINESS TO SEE SUCH A PRESENTATION OF MY MASTER'S TEACHINGS, AS DONE BY MY GOOD FRIEND AND LOVING DEVOTEE, SRI PETER MAX, WHOM I CALL MY "ATMAN."

THROUGH THE WORKS OF THIS COSMIC ARTIST, MAY YOUNG AND OLD BE AWARE OF THAT PEACE AND JOY, AND BE LED TO FIND IT WITHIN THEMSELVES EVER YOURS IN YOGA

Peter Max (born Peter Max Finkelstein, October 19, 1937) is a German-American artist known for using bright colors in his work. Works by Max are associated with the visual arts and culture of the 1960s, particularly psychedelic art and pop art.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
In 1970, many of Max's products and posters were featured in the exhibition "The World of Peter Max," which opened at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco.[9] The United States Postal Service commissioned Max to create the 10-cent postage stamp to commemorate the Expo '74 World's Fair in Spokane, Washington, and Max drew a colorful psychedelic scene with a "Cosmic Jumper" and a "Smiling Sage" against a backdrop of a cloud, sun rays and a ship at sea on the theme of "Preserve the Environment."[10] According to The New York Times, "His DayGlo-inflected posters became wallpaper for the turn on, tune in, drop out generation."[2]

On July 4, 1976, Max began his Statue of Liberty series leading to his efforts with Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca to help in the restoration of the statue.[11] Also that year, "Peter Max Paints America" was commissioned by the ASEA of Sweden. The book project commemorated the United States Bicentennial and included the following foreword: "Peter Max Paints America is based on works of art commissioned by ASEA of Sweden on the 200th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, in sincere recognition of the historic bonds of friendship between the people of Sweden and the people of the United States, recalling that Sweden was one of the first countries to extend its hand in friendship to the new nation."[12] Max had also been commissioned to design bilingual welcome signs for the US borders, and they were set to be unveiled in 1976; the signs, however, did not go up. Max's stylized signs were considered 'too psychedelic' – which to the then-government meant that they encouraged drug use. Despite Max's objections to these accusations, the signs remained in storage until 1977, when the administration change brought a change in attitude. The signs remained in place until 1984, when they were replaced by 'more conventional signage.”

But it all started in 1962, when Max started a small Manhattan arts studio known as "The Daly & Max Studio," with friend Tom Daly. Daly and Max were joined by friend and mentor Don Rubbo, and the three worked as a group on books and advertising for which they received industry recognition. Much of their work incorporated antique photographic images as elements of collage. Max's interest in astronomy contributed to his self-described "Cosmic '60s" period, which featured psychedelic, counter culture imagery.

In 1967, Max solidified his place as a counter-cultural icon by designing the flyers for the second ever 'Be In', a political gathering of mainly hippies in New York's Central Park after the Easter parade on March 26, 1967.

Max appeared on The Tonight Show on August 15, 1968. He was featured on the cover of Life magazine's September 5, 1969 edition under the heading "Peter Max: Portrait of the artist as a very rich man."

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