Why is one born in this country and in that family? Why is one healthy, intelligent, rich, powerful, and glorious, or, conversely, why is one disadvantaged and limited? What is the origin and what is the meaning of the bonds we are led to form, often even without our knowledge, with other people?... Even the person who thinks they are the freest undergoes their destiny because they are unaware of the laws that govern it. By revealing these laws to his students, a Master not only helps them untangle the tangled threads of their existence but also gives them all the possibilities to become the masters of their own destiny. [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]