Escaping Plato’s Cave and it’s “road of trials” will provide you with an offering opportunity to share your hard=earned insights with others. Joseph Campbell describes this opportunity as “the magic flight” step in the “return” phase of the Hero’s Journey. Don’t rush to return with your fragile yet transformative insight. Take the time to recover and prepare by hardening yourself with this new insight. The return through the cave is 10x more challenging than the escape. Wisdom, compassion, and truth do not come home easily.

The more we try to avoid suffering, the more we suffer. The more we embrace suffering as growth opportunity and use our signature strengths in alignment with our highest values, the more peace, insight, and freedom we experience.

Core truths essential to live your best life:

• You are an infinite field of consciousness experiencing earth life in finite human form. Awakening to this reality is not enough. You must cultivate your signature strengths with daily atomic habits in alignment with your highest values to realize your true nature.

• The universe is a river of opposites (yang-yin, dual/non-dual, finite/infinite). Learn to flourish using the full spectrum via dual/non-dual paths.

• Make peace with uncertainty, imperfection, and impermanence.

• The four noble truths: There is suffering, a cause of suffering, an end of suffering, and a path to end suffering.

• The Five Catalysts to Awakening are antidotes to the Five Hinderances.

  • Five Catalysts (Mindfulness, Investigation, Joy, Tranquility, Concentration)

  • Five Hinderances (Sensual Desire, Illwill, Sloth-Torpor, Restlessness-Worry, Doubt)