Are You Here To Be A Successful Author? 153
I’m most famous for my work in personal relationships between
men and women. But my whole life has been committed to personal
growth and developing my inner potential; so that I could assist others in
developing their full potential. I wanted myself and others to be fulfilled
in life, to create a life of abundance, a life of love and a life of service.
Throughout my life, my primary focus has been in the service of others.
My success wasn’t a complete surprise. I had always wanted to be
successful, but more importantly I wanted to be of service and be
successful at that. My notoriety has come through one of my talents,
which is to assist men and women in understanding their differences so
they can find greater peace and love in their relationships. I truly believe
that is a foundation for people to create a more fulfilling life outside
their homes as well.
What event or series of events led you to your discovery?
I had an epiphany at age nine when I saw the movie War and Peace. It
was after that movie that I had an experience of expanded awareness of
the world being a very divine place with light shining all around me. I
knew that I was here for a purpose and that purpose was to contribute to
bringing peace into this world. That experience has been forgotten many
times, but it is the foundation of who I am and what I hope to achieve
throughout my lifetime: to bring greater peace into this world of turmoil,
chaos, and hate. Love is greatly needed, as well as consciousness,
awareness of how we consistently create our own problems rather than
accessing our potential to solve them. This was reinforced when I went
to a lecture on Transcendental Meditation in 1969. At that lecture I heard
that meditation was a tool for developing your full potential as well as
creating peace in the world. I thought wow, this is really great! It
harmonized with a chord in my heart, which wanted me to be all that I
could be, to bring peace into the world, and to make a difference.
I began studying under the Maharishi, who founded the
Transcendental Meditation Movement. He was a huge influence on me
because he was somebody who was actually out there doing it. During
the time I worked for him, he developed one of the biggest personal
growth organizations at that time. It was international, millions of people
were participating in the programs. I was a part of organizing all that as
his student and personal assistant.
Over the years, I developed a teacher-training program with him
to train teachers of Transcendental Meditation. After nine years of