Appendix: these quotes, from other writings of Sri Chinmoy, were included in the first editions.

"Cry within, dive within!
  The pendulum of your life will in no time swing from the night of fruitless dream to the Light of fruitful Reality."

"The right path is simplicity plus purity.
  The right teacher is sincerity plus spontaneity.
  The right God is Compassion plus Liberation."

"The tree of life can never be separated from the tree of love.
  The tree of love can never be separated from the tree of realisation.
  The tree of realisation can never be separated from the tree of transcendental Perfection."

"His mind
  Is the secret home of sound.
  His heart
  Is the sacred home of silence.
  His soul
  Is the blue-vast home of God.
  His God
  Is the home of universal Love."

"Truth is not behind me, but before me.
  Realisation is within, and not without.
  Death is behind me, and not before me.
  Transformation stands before me, and not behind me."

"Where is the secret place of safety?
  In the mind-pond? No!
  Where is the secret place of safety?
  In the heart-lake? No!
  Where is the secret place of safety?
  In the soul-river? No!
  Where is the secret place of safety?
  In the self-sea? No!
  Where is the secret place of safety?
  In the life of Love divine? Yes!"