Buddha was a great philosopher who came near to revolutionizing the religious thought and feeling of all Asia. The starting point of Gautama Buddha's philosophy was his own question as a fortunate young man, "Why am I not completely happy?" It was an introspective question. It was a question very different in quality from the Self-forgetful externalized curiosity with which the philosophers of that time were attacking the problems of the universe. Buddha concentrated upon Self and sought to destroy it. All suffering, he said, was due to the greedy desires of the individual. Until man has conquered his personal cravings, his life is troublesome and his end sorrowful. It is easy to read or write or even listen to the philosophies of spiritual masters; but it is something else to feel and live that philosophy. This book is an attempt to initiate the readers to sensitise themselves to Buddha's way of thinking. If done with an open mind it would take root and grow within, changing one's perspective towards life, resulting in the spiritual growth in the direction of enlightenment. After all the footsteps of Buddha did reach their goal of enlightenment!
