This book is for those who, like the astronauts, cannot look at this view of our planet without asking "WHY?" The search conducted within these pages is a logical journey into the fields of biology, psychology, physics, parapsychology, yogic science, and Eastern and Western religious philosophies. Are they merely viewing different aspects of the same Truth? "Prior to reading this work I had absolutely no idea of what the 'New Spiritual Movement' was all about, nor what it meant to 'alter one's state of consciousness.' This logically based, scientifically supported analysis finally makes it possible for the Western intellectual to view the contribution of the East from his own rational-minded perspective. What is more, many of the truths presented in this work are so deep that they quickly find their way into everyday life and can never again be ignored. I recommend The Search for Truth to all truth seekers -- young and old." -- Irving J. Goffman Ph.D., former Chairman, Department of Economics, University of Florida, Deputy Assistant Secretary, HEW under President Ford