In these excerpts from Aurobindo's letters to disciples, he gives valuable advice on various obstacles and problems faced by spiritual seekers and the right attitudes to grow into to overcome them. He considers various aspects of human nature and instincts such as emotions, thoughts, desires, sex, food, and explains the best way to deal with them. However this book is only interesting for people who have already firmly committed themselves to spiritual goals and not for beginners or the merely curious.