Gurudeva was a spiritual giant who knew no challenge too great to meet, no obstacle too imposing to overcome, no problem too difficult to solve, no adversary too obstinate to win over, no hurt too deep to assuage, no detail too insignificant to address. The problems and solutions he speaks of in this booklet are all real, drawn from his personal encounters with tens of thousands of seekers. Through his 52 years of ministry, Gurudeva inspired people of all walks of life to change their habits and routines, to become more spiritual, more deeply religious, to follow a path of inner unfoldment and character-building based on and infused with a devotion for and worship of great beings, known as the Hindu Gods or Mahadevas, who, through temples such as Iraivan, the granite gem he founded at his 458-acre monastery on Kauai, can commune with humankind, send blessings, guide, uplift and protect. Gurudeva’s Hinduism is a religion of personal experience of the Gods, the devas, the seeing of auras, the realization of the profound truths spoken of in the Upanishads of the Vedas. He steeped himself in these depths throughout his life, and gave forth a plethora of teaching—distilling, reiterating and reviving the “greatest religion in the world” in contemporary, succinct, eloquent, compelling style—a wealth of wisdom captured for all time in his 3,000-page Master Course trilogy, from which this toolbox was excerpted. His unfailing compulsion to uplift, educate and transform radiated out in ever-widening circles, to his dear monastics, to close family members, to sincere students, to readers of his remarkable Hinduism Today magazine, to Hindu leaders, and to well-wishers and friends around the world. To each and every one, he was the lion of dharma, the defender of the faith, the reviver of Hindu pride, the herald of a modern Hindu renaissance—but moreover a compassionate friend, an eternal source of courage, wisdom and inspiration, helping those who came to him to get through their karmas, resolve their problems and keep strong on the spiritual path. He set examples of the way Hinduism can be practiced in this era—relying not on dogma or rote ritual, but on faith born of experience, on love born of trust in those who traversed the path before us. Gurudeva was intimately involved in the lives of his followers, ever available to them. He instilled that closeness in his monastic order and ordained Bodhinatha to carry on this great tradition of spiritual leadership in its fullness. Gurudeva, a highly adept mystic, embraced his transition from this Earth plane as positively as he lived his life, consoling his followers at the end: “Don’t be sad. Everything that is happening is good. Everything that is happening is meant to be. I’m not going anywhere. I will be here, helping you 24 hours a day from the inner worlds.”§