My dream at fifteen remains unchanged after sixty years. I am no longer young, but in spirit I am younger than ever, secure in a way that I see leads to inner freedom, happiness, inspiration, and the richest possible sense of meaning. If your own quest is for something else, then ignore this book. Warn your friends not to read it. The only thing I concede in fact, insist upon is that spirituality not be lumped with religiosity.
Man is a spiritual being.
Of this I am certain. If he rejects the higher reality of his being, which would inspire him to highest achieVements, he is a walking, eating corpse, incapable of bringing life to this planet, and able only to procreate other corpses like himself. One of the most important aspects of Ananda, and a fitting note on which to close this book, is music. I have noticed, as have many Ananda members, that those who have become involved in our music, played it, sung it in our choirs, listened to it at home and at work, have understood in their hearts what Ananda is all about. To convey this understanding by words alone would be impossible.