 What is so important about this book? Why has it sold more copies than anything in the history of the world other than the Bible? It speaks directly to the heart. It's a work which in some ways is easy to read. It's not an enormous volume, but you can read one page of it or two pages of it or one chapter of it or however much and take this with you. It's such a rich field of thought for meditation. I think reading the imitation of Christ is a little bit like reading 10 or 20 other books because it stays with you.