A book in the same vein as the saying of the Buddha: Carpenters bend wood, fletchers bend arrows; wise men fashion themselves.

True silence is not external but comes from mastery of one's own mind and heart. The author advises how this may be accomplished.

In the author's words, The only true healing is accomplished by contact with the spiritual essence.

Pocket edition. Popular English translation.

The author expands on the truth that religion is realization of our own inherent nature.

Chiefly extracts from the swami's letters, they express the counsel of a wise and loving teacher.