The question that forms the theme of this book is perhaps also the most urgent query of our times - for the answers to it have such far-reaching implications, they fundamentally change the way we live and, consequently, the world around us. Truely, one feels sad the question isn't debated in schools or discussed in the home more often, because a proper understanding of the subject actually holds the key to resolving many of present-day society's ills and excesses. With incisive analysis and methodical reasoning, Swami Swaroopananda pulls back the layers to reveal, in the simplest terms possible, the amazing reality at the heart of our existence and the corresponding potential this holds out to each and every one of us. One would be remiss to ignore a question so vital, it makes all the difference between indifferent living and living intelligently.