The title of this book, ‘Riding the Waves of Life: A Guide to Joyful Living,’ accurately reflects the quality of its contents, for this is not just about meditation, yoga, or spiritual practice; it is a unique composition of lessons for attaining greater joy in one’s life and in this lifetime. It makes the seemingly impossible possible and gives to the human being in this material world access to her own soul. It does so through opening a window to the Self in its myriad dimensions – the psychological, emotiona l, spiritual, physical, and the practical. The author’ s point of entry for taking the seeker on this journey of understanding is almost imperceptibly familiar; it is the type of life we live now in this present world. The reader will easily recognize himself or herself in the ‘raw material’ of the content. This is a book for the lay person with a sliding scale, equally for the individual who has never contemplated the spiritual self as for the seeker who has practiced meditation but not thought about the effects of self-limiting beliefs on his own potential. Each lesson is a series of punctuated messages, some practical and some profound, but flowing from one to the next in a clear and accessible manner to the aspirant. The headings are guideposts that navigate the reader from one critical message or instruction to the next. Many of the messages are very brief, as they go to the very core, without adornment or justification. The words are, to the seeker, words of advice whose source is the spiritual master.