"Here, in this little book, you will meet four of humanity's greatest guides: Krishna, Buddha, Jesus and Ramakrishna. From each of them you will learn priceless and practical lessons that will inspire you to become a warrior of love and knowledge and a servant of that one transformed future that could enable us to survive.

"From Krishna's sublime teachings in the Bhagavad Gita, you will learn how to become a selfless instrument of the Divine in reality and how to act in harmony with the Divine Will while giving up all fruits of action. From the Buddha you will learn how to train your mind and heart in that equanimity and compassion that in a terrible time create timeless inner oases of peace and strength. From the Jesus of the Gospel of Thomas, you will learn of a mystical fire that burns down the house of the past and how to become one with that fire and be one of its revolutionary agents in the real. From Ramakrishna, you will learn of the mercy, splendor, and grandeur of the Motherhood of God and of the spiritual sincerity and ardor your need to have to be in touch with it and strengthened by its power.

"Combining and fusing all the wisdom of the voices of these great lovers of God within the context of humble, daily spiritual practice and a commitment to put the principles of love and justice into action in the world, you will slowly but marvelously discover sources of passion, delight, and endurance within you that you could never have suspected. You will discover capacities for heroic love and sacrifice you would have never imagined. These will illumine your life with meaning, whatever happens around you or to you. These will make you brave and keep you inspired, however sickening the times become."