There is no doubt that the Karnatak University has rendered signal service to seekers of God everywhere, and to mystic literature in the Kannada language, by first inviting Dr. Ranade to speak on this important subject, and then bringing out the substance of his talks in the present form.  Dr Ranade has not only brought to bear on this subject his vast knowledge, his rich experiences, and his deep scholarship, but has presented the varied aspects of Karnataka Mysticism in such a methodical and comparative manner that one can now easily study and understand its importance in the perspective of world-mysticism.