This book serves as an introduction to the six systems of Hindu philosophy. Though these six systems are different in their approaches to the truth, they are unanimous as far as the final goal of humankind is concerned, which is, total eradication of suffering and attainment of state of eternal peace.
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