How we see God is crucial to what kind of world we live in. The global transformation we need so much will only happen when we stop searching for God outside of ourselves. God does not live up there in the clouds, waiting till you arrive at Heaven’s door before He reveals himself, but is to be found resting inside every experience you have. God resides in the heart of every action, every thought, every feeling and every breath.

Recognizing the divine spark that animates each moment brings God down to Earth and heals the separation between matter and spirit that is the root cause of our suffering.

Imagine how different both our inner world and the outer world would be if we could see God in everyone and everything! I expect it would be a world in which fear, struggle and guilt disappeared and in which war, violence and greed were a thing of the past. I expect it would be a world in which we are free to express our unlimited nature and empowered to manifest our highest potential. And I expect it would be a world resonating with the majesty of its own beauty and celebrating its own joyful existence.

This book shows you that every experience of your life is a calling from God, an invitation to dive deeper into the mystery of Life as it is now. Choosing Love over Fear in every moment and in every circumstance – however difficult or painful – transforms the misery of closedness into the miracle of openness. Every interaction we have with every aspect of our life provides a doorway to the Divine .. if only we would recognize it.

Each and every one of us is a part of the collective vision and we are being called to awaken to Love and Truth in every moment of our lives in order to transform our personal and global reality. Every aspect of Life - from the mundane to the transcendent - offers an opportunity for transformation. The traditional spiritual path that considers everyday earthly matters such as health, finances, work, family and relationship to be distractions is no longer relevant. What we need today is a truly holistic spirituality. What we need is not only a rainbow-colored Universal Love that prays for peace but also a love that is practical. We need a love that cherishes the physical vehicle of our soul because a body vibrating at a high level of health is more able to carry out God’s work. We need a love that is unafraid of getting its hands dirty by handling money because global wealth so badly needs redistribution. We need a love that always thinks ahead and starts creating now what future generations will need. In other words, we need Love in Action.

And neither is it enough to sit silently in the emptiness of Ultimate Truth: we also need a truth that serves our everyday reality. We need a truth that speaks of our innermost feelings, that expresses the full range of emotions and that has the courage to drop pretences in order to reveal the tenderness of an open heart. What we really need is a truth that bridges the gap between the imperfection of our humanness and the perfection of our God-essence.

I believe there is a wave of global transformation - a tsunami of love - coming our way. It requires trust that we will be carried to the other shore … safe, whole and complete. The challenge we face is to dive into love even when fear screams at us to run and hide, to open our hearts even in the midst of hell. We are each being called to jump into the ocean of Existence, to give up small me and become one with the vastness of Being that is who you really are! Life itself is calling you. God is calling you. You are calling yourself to remember!

The vision of a brighter future belongs to every one of us. Will you choose love over fear? Will you choose to be who you really are?

My hope is that this book speaks to you .. that you hear the call. And have the courage to make the leap from your head to your heart.

Everything that exists is a gateway to the divine. Whether you see life as a dangerous place full of dark corners, hard edges and harsh lessons or whether you behold the Beloved in everything that happens, depends on how deeply you have dived into the nature of your own being. The most mundane act becomes a sacred experience when you hold it tenderly in love and open deeply to its truth in this moment.

Admittedly, it’s easy to get caught in the spell of separation whilst raising a family, making money to make ends meet, pursuing a career or campaigning for justice. The trouble and strife of everyday life is a great place to hide behind a mountain of story-lines. In the midst of “I’m doing the best for my children” and “I have to take care of my future” there’s no time to look for God! Getting involved in ordinary human living is traditionally viewed as a distraction from the spiritual path. But, whilst this may have been true several hundred years ago, it is no longer enough to retreat into a cave and contemplate life from afar.

Denial of earthly life simply widens the gap between human experience and divine expression. Only by embracing everything can the separation be healed. You can awaken to Love even through all the challenges, difficulties, hurdles and heartbreaks of being human. You can open to Truth even in the midst of the busyness of human “comings and goings”. God lives right here and now, not “out there” somewhere. And since you – like me - probably find yourself in the midst of the high-speed modern world, then this is your doorway to God!

Only by embracing fully both the pleasure and the pain of being a 21st century human can consciousness evolve to the next level. In the Western world we have more material comforts than we have ever known, more opportunities to grow than in previous generations and more freedom to explore ourselves and the world around us. We don’t need to deny ourselves the privileges of modern life but neither should we overlook the riches offered by diving into the depths of our hearts. The new consciousness is a meeting of inner and outer worlds. It’s the journey of going inside to find Love and Truth as well as enjoying the fruits of our material world. Having a deep passion for life in all its manifestations whilst being able to see beyond the surface reality of the material means you can “be in the world but not of it”. When you can embrace both your human and divine nature, then you can celebrate your totality and say a big “Yes!” to Life!

The enlightened mystic and 21st century visionary, Osho, had a great name for the new human being that is evolving: Zorba the Buddha. Zorba the Buddha is both passionate and transcendent. He (or she) enjoys earthly pleasures whilst not being attached to them. He goes out into the world to work, play and create as well as going inside to develop spiritual awareness. He is fully present in her body whilst knowing that her true essence is Buddha-nature. He lives consciously, awake in Love and Truth in every aspect of life, from food to sex, from work to money, from relationship to environment. Becoming a Zorba the Buddha means you are a fully integrated human being who lives in harmony with the world and sees God in everyone and everything.

When each of us becomes a Zorba the Buddha, the world will truly change. We will no longer be spiritual seekers doing spiritual things. Instead, the fragrance of our true spiritual nature will permeate our lives in every way. Whether we are washing dishes, cooking a meal, playing with our children or making love, every circumstance can be a sacred moment. You do not have to pray for Love, for when you have embraced your true nature you realize that love is who you are. And neither do you have to search for Truth, for when you rest deeply inside this moment, you see that truth is all there is.

When we fully embody the openness of our Love-nature and the depth of our Truth-nature, we will give birth to a new world in which there is no separation between the material and the spiritual and there is no conflict between human and divine. In this new world, Love will be expressed by caring for ourselves, for each other and for the planet that is our home. And Truth will be the expression of our open hearts.

Each and every one of us can realize our divine nature and become a Zorba the Buddha right here and NOW. This is the new path of conscious living that has the power to transform our inner and outer worlds.

To live consciously is to be in right relationship with every aspect of your life. We tend to think that relationship is something we have, something that we fit into our lives in order to get security or love or pleasure. But this is not true: Life is relationship! We are actually in relationship with Life all the time. We interact with our friends, our families, our lovers and everyone we meet whether it is in the office, the supermarket or the bus. We interact with our day-to-day work, our creativity and our life’s purpose. We interact with money, society and the world. Every day we interact with our food, our environment and all the resources we make use of. In every moment we are interacting with our bodies, our feelings and our thoughts. There is not a single thing that exists that we are not in relationship with.

The issues we have in a personal one-to-one relationship are the same as the issues we have in life. If we cannot surrender to the process of relationship, then we cannot surrender to the process of Life. And vice versa. It doesn’t matter what form our relationship or our life takes. It doesn’t matter what the details are, whether it is successful or a failure, whether we are rich or we are poor, or even whether we are happy or sad. What does matter is how total we are, whether we give ourselves up completely to Life and trust it to carry us to wherever we are meant to be going. Totality leads to intimacy and intimacy leads to right relationship.

The question is not “how can I fit relationship into my life?” but “how can I get more intimate with Life?” Intimacy with Life means shedding our masks, dropping our defenses, cutting through our story-lines. It means baring that tender honest part of ourselves that can just experience the fullness of this moment. It means becoming a lover of what is.

When loving what is becomes more important than self-preservation, then you can be sure you are on the way to finding God.