Here are the nine takeaways from Peter’s book Shining Light on Transcendence to help us on our way to our own version of enlightenment.

1) The impulse to explore the spiritual side of life’s journey with heartfelt honesty;

2) The awareness of a greater consciousness and desire for direct knowledge of it;

3) A dedicated commitment to studying the works of the spiritual masters in various traditions;

4) The courage to do ‘whatever it takes’ to grow as a spiritual as well as professional being;

5) Finding worthy teachers;

6) A dedicated meditation practice, normally at least an hour a day;

7) The courage to dive deep into self-knowledge, to recognize and remove psychological and emotional obstacles, confident that results will come;

8) Opening to the experience of the oneness of all creation;

9) Above all, the practice of gratitude, of unconditional love, and a certainty of the flow of consciousness before and beyond this life, in the service of the individual and greater humanity.