The book is divided into four parts. Part I deals with "Western admirers of Sri Ramakrishna", Part II with "Western admirers of Sri Sarada Devi", Part III with Western admirers of Swami Vivekananda", and Part IV with "Western admirers of the other disciples of Sri Ramakrishna"
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