The title of this Book of Goswami Tulsidas is “Vairagya Sandipani”. It has two words: “Vairagya” which means renunciation and detachment from anything, especially this world of false charms which never gives abiding peace, and “Sandipani” which refers to the process of kindling or inspiring something in one’s heart and mind.
This Book therefore shows how easily a person can attain lasting spiritual happiness, and the path it lays stress on for this achievement is: (i) first to have sincere and steady devotion for Lord God, and (ii) second, seeking company of true saints because they are living examples of the eclectic spiritual benefits derived from renunciation of the world and its material charms.
In the process we learn about some of the great qualities and noble characters of truly saintly people, and as the Book prescribes, if we inculcate these virtues in ourselves and practice them...