Sri Ramanuja wrote nine works in Sanskrit on the philosophy of Vishishtadvaita. Of these, the Vedartha Samgraha occupies a unique place inasmuch as this work takes the place of a commentary on the Upanishads. The book contains the original Sanskrit text along with a running translation by S. S. Raghavachar, and is sure to be useful to all students 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