This wonderful book gives the readers a closer view of Swami Vivekananda's personality as a monk, a teacher and leader, an artist, a mystic and philosopher, a conversationalist, a patriot-saint of modern India, and several other aspects of his many-sided genius. This over-view of the Swami's life with its in-depth study of his personality by his disciples is surely to be read by his lovers and admirers with absorbing interest and much profit.�
Discriminate within yourself between the real and the unreal. Have you not read the Vedanta? Even when you sleep, keep the sword of discrimination at the head of your bed, so that covetousness cannot approach you even in dream. Practicing such strength, renunciation will gradually come, and then you will see the portals of heaven are wide open to you.
-Swami Vivekananda