us do not have a quiet mind or any inner peace I have learnt that without inner peace we cannot be awake to the life itself I have learnt that the more I attach to myself, to material things, to that which gives me a sense of identity, the less likely I am to be at peace with myself I have learnt that to love another you have to first love yourself I have learnt that drugs do not work -- meditation is far more powerful I have learnt that sex can have a spiritual dimension I have learnt that it is possible to have a soulmate in this life, maybe more than one I have learnt that only through silence can I hear that which tries to speak to me I have learnt to accept that I am fundamentally weak, as are all human beings I have learnt that intellectual knowledge is not enough in itself. We have to be humble enough to say I do not know and cannot know everything. I have learnt that every religion is the same in that it offers a path to the spiritual world around us and within us, and a pathway to enlightenment and inner peace. I have learnt to live in peace with my desires and ego, but not to let them determine who I am or what I can become I have learnt that there is more to this life than can possibly be known and that we should