A collection of articles by monks of the Ramakrishna Order explaining some important and fundamental aspects of spiritual life, and stressing on the preparations a spiritual aspirant must undergo before devoting himself to intense spiritual practices.
Renunciation is the background of all religious thought wherever it be, and you will always find that as this idea of renunciation lessens, the more will the senses creep into the field of religion, and spirituality will decrease in the same ratio.
-Swami Vivekananda