Knowledge of the self, unhappiness, satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana are a means by which unhappiness is overcome and satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana attained.

The following six chapters explain what knowledge of the self, unhappiness, satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana are, and how they help one overcome unhappiness and attain satisfaction, happiness, nirvana and parinirvana.