Stillness is the stepping stone to connecting with the universal source of intelligence that throbs through every living thing.”

“What is luck, my friend?” Julian replied kindly. “It is nothing more than the marriage of preparation with opportunity.”

With one eye fixed on the destination, there is only one left to guide you along the journey.’”

It was as if the tensions that plague so many of us in our modern world had sensed that they were not welcome at this summit of serenity and moved on to more inviting prospects.

“You told me after you had done twenty-three that you couldn’t do any more. You told me that this was your absolute limit. Yet, when I challenged you to do more, you responded with another ten push-ups. You had more inside you and when you reached for your resources, you received more. Yogi Raman explained a fundamental truth to me while I was his

Perhaps I lost sight of my dreams when I became an adult and resigned myself to acting the way adults were supposed to act.

“Good question. Solitude and quiet connect you to your creative source and releases the limitless intelligence of the universe.

Life is no brief candle for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. George Bernard

One of the fundamental principles that Yogi Raman taught me was that truly enlightened people never seek to be like others. Rather, they seek to be superior to their former selves. Don’t race against others. Race against yourself,” Julian replied.