The author, a Sanskrit scholar from South Africa, has selected 108 gems from the Upanishadic mine and strung them into a fascinating array. The selections have been arranged under suitable headings in an attempt to systematize the thought of the Upanishads.
If a piece of burning charcoal be placed on a man's head, see how he struggles to throw it off. Similar will be the struggle for freedom of those who really understand that they are slaves of nature.
-Swami Vivekananda