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IntroductionI have always found the author’s Preface or Introduction, a good I place to start, in reading any book. It gives an idea of why the author wrote it: What he has attempted to convey; and his hopes on how the reader may find it; and, hopefully, use some of the ideas and insights, in her/his own life, work, and conversations.PrefaceGeorge Orwell had aptly said that, “Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it”.There is no denying that today’s generation is smarter and more intelligent. Exposed to immense developments on the technology front that provides ease of access to global information practically at every moment, today’s generation is truly knowledge-hungry. At the same time, many young persons suffer from a sense of loneliness and certain lack of direction.AcknowledgementsWith sashtanga pranams, prostrations, I would like to acknowledge the parama krupaa, great benediction, of our kula gurus, family spiritual guides, the reigning Jagadgurus of the Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetam, the southern regional matham-one of the four established by Adi Sankara, in the four corners of India, in the eighth century.My thanks to the untiring CEO and Administrator of the Matham, Sri V. R. Gowri Shankar, Padma Shri, for his support as Advisor to Tattvāloka and its publications, including this book.
