Filled with explanations and examples of the relevance of the ancient wisdom, this conversational presentation of timeless principles is a perfect book for beginners. In stimulating essays the author addresses life's dilemmas as he sheds light on karma, death, reincarnation, the composition of the human character, and our various states of consciousness. Drawing widely from nature, world mythology, and religious scriptures, he portrays the relationship of the human ego to the higher self as an eternally evolving and hopeful one.