A lucid exposition of the wisdom enshrined in the Vedas, the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita together with a chapter on the general features of Indian philosophy.
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