Publisher's Synopsis
This book contains the 11th Guru Nanak Memorial Lectures at Punjabi University Patiala, delivered in the winter of 1977. They were hailed as 'a turning point in the study of the Guru's message'. The book has been a source of joy and inspiration to scholars and students in India and the West ever since its first publication. Its global popularity rests on its simplicity, clarity and profundity. Perhaps readers find it closer to the spirit of the Gurus.