A book on the Narada's aphorisms on devotion. Translation of each sutra with commentary, illustrated by quotations from various scriptures and examples from the lives of holy men of many religious traditions. Introduction by Christopher Isherwood.
The animal has its happiness in the senses, the human beings in their intellect, and the gods in spiritual contemplation. It is only to the soul that has attained to this contemplative state that the world really becomes beautiful.
-Swami Vivekananda