Short essays by a highly revered swami of the Ramakrishna Order, on such subjects At peace with Oneself Get Up and Begin Again The Death of an Ideal Beware of False Prophets To Be or Not To Be Idolatry Be A Lamp Unto Yourself Non-violence Secular versus Spiritual Thoughts on Education Poverty and Crime Looking for an Excuse How to Commit Suicide Self versus self Fundamentalism How Not to Die in a Church This book as been re-typeset and printed on higher quality paper than the last edition and, along with the new format and cover, is an aesthetically more pleasing book.