Human beings are all like leaves of one tree � a universal tree. Or, better still, they are like molecules of a huge human body. If one part of the body is worn out or diseased, the whole body itself � will be affected. This is why human beings must, for their own sake, live by spiritual values.In order to throw some light on the various facets of this issue, these articles were written. Now these are being published in a book-form.
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