This book is an illuminating sequel to the author's earlier well-researched 'Journey of the Upanishads to the West', both focusing on the glorious Oriental literary heritage to the world at large.
The important thing is how much less you think of the body, of yourself as matter -- as dead, dull, insentient matter; how much more you think of yourself as shining immortal being. The more you think of yourself as spirit, the more eager you will be to be absolutely free from matter, body and senses. This is the intense desire to be free.
-Swami Vivekananda