The problem of value erosion is an international issue today. With the advancement of modern science and critical enquiry, moral values have lost their hold on millions of people, especially under the force of the philosophy of materialism upheld by many scientists. Against this dark scenario, this book presents an answer to this problem through its philosophy of Vedanta which proclaims that the science of values is a link between the physical sciences and the science of spirituality. The author's brilliant exposition of the subject is not only convincing but also highly inspiring.
Those who have succeeded in attaching or detaching their minds at will have succeeded in Pratyahara, which means gathering towards, checking the outgoing powers of the mind, freeing it from the thralldom of the senses. When we can do this, we shall really possess character; then alone we shall have taken a long step towards freedom. Before that, we are mere machines.
-Swami Vivekananda