As suggested by the title, the book deals with the subject of Truth from the vantage point of Vedanta. The author, well known for his flair for expounding the eternal truths in terms of the scientific and rational thought patterns of the present day, successfully makes the readers apprise how in the light of those eternal truths human life and society can be elevated to a higher level of culture, harmony, and fulfilment
What the world wants is character. The world is in need of those whose life is one burning love--selfless. That love will make every word tell like a thunderbolt. Awake, awake, great souls! The world is burning in misery. Can you sleep? Work unto death--I am with you, and when I am gone, my spirit will work with you. This life comes and goes--wealth, fame, enjoyments are only of a few days. It is better, far better, to die on the field of duty, preaching the truth than to die like a worldly worm. Advance!
-Swami Vivekananda