The book includes previously unpublished Notes of Boris Nikolaevich Abramov from 1964, published under the title “Facets of Agni Yoga”. Boris Nikolaevich Abramov (1897 - 1972), who lived for many years (1917 - 1959) abroad, in Harbin, was the closest student of Nicholas Roerich. Source of Records and Books of the Teaching of Living Ethics (Agni Yoga) – One. This was confirmed by Elena Ivanovna Roerich, who became acquainted with the first Records in the 40s. Later, Boris Nikolaevich also perceived the messages of Nikolai Konstantinovich and Helena Ivanovna Roerich: in the book they are marked with the words “Guru” and “M.A.Y.” (Mother of Agni Yoga) at the beginning of the relevant paragraphs.

When preparing the Notes for publication, the features of their style were preserved.

The book will be useful to readers in search of answers to questions about the purpose of a person and his responsibility before the Universe.

"...Even a small movement in the right direction is certainly useful. The hand cannot always rise to a great cause; many conditions can hinder it. But you can always do something small, but certainly useful. There are no such circumstances when it would be impossible to do such a useful thing. Therefore, it is always possible to advance. And it is better, better to advance in small things than to stop and linger before big things. After small things, it is possible to overcome big things, but after the inertia of inaction, the quality of readiness is expressed in constancy. readiness to perform useful actions and actually perform them."