| | Introduction | 1 |
| | BOOK I | |
| | MAN AND THE WORLD | |
| I | Man | 23 |
| II | Maya | 33 |
| III | Maya as 'Woman and Gold' | 37 |
| IV | Maya as Ahamkara or Egotism | 45 |
| V | Bondage of Book-learning | 54 |
| VI | Religious Teachers - False and True | 61 |
| VII | The Worldly-minded and Their Ways | 67 |
| | BOOK II | |
| | THE ASCENT OF MAN | |
| VIII | Varieties of Aspirants and Their Ideals | 79 |
| IX | Some Aids to Spiritual Life | 97 |
| X | Ways of Spiritual Life | 109 |
| XI | Spiritual Aspirants and Religious Differences | 130 |
| XII | Essentials of Spiritual Life | 137 |
| XIII | Yearning for God | 165 |
| | BOOK III | |
| | MAN AND DIVINE | |
| XIV | The Lord and His Devotees | 172 |
| XV | Helpers in the Spiritual Path | 184 |
| XVI | Jnana, Bhakti and Karma
| 196 |
| XVII | The Divine | 230 |
| XVIII | Realization of the Divine | 244 |
| XIX | The Man of Divine Realization | 256 |
| XX | Glimpses of the Master's Experiences in His Own Words | 266 |
| | BOOK IV | |
| | MAXIMS AND PARABLES | |
| XXI | Some Maxims | 287 |
| XXII | Parables | 291 |
| | Index | 340 |
