The control of the mind is not a problem peculiar to religious aspirants; people in all walks of life need to control their minds if they are to succeed in their respective vocation. No fundamental work for the uplift of the individual or of the community can ever be done without the mind being controlled. This book, which sets forth the teachings of Vedanta and Yoga on the nature of the mind and ways of controlling it, is meant for one and all.
My name should not be made prominent. It is my ideas that I want to see realized. The disciples of all the prophets have always inextricably mixed up the ideas of the Master with person, and at last killed the ideas for the person.The disciples of Sri Ramakrishna must guard against doing the same thing. Work for the idea, not the person.
-Swami Vivekananda