Modern psychology is fast discovering the truth explained in our scriptures that happiness and misery depend not upon one's material possessions but on the way one's mind responds to life's challenges. This book explains how the mind can be made our friend.
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