This book is full of useful information, penetrating insights, and profound counsels for all spiritual aspirants. It is something more than an ordinary book. It is a personal contact with a great man, a teacher who has actually experienced what he teaches. An invaluable work indeed for all the seekers of the Supreme Truth.
If you want to be a Yogi, you must be free, and place yourself in circumstances where you are alone and free from all anxiety. One who desires a comfortable and nice life and, at the same time, wants to realize the Atman is like the fool who, wanting to cross the river, caught hold of a crocodile mistaking it for a log of wood.
-Swami Vivekananda