Chapter 14: Mature Your Perspectives 

Rishi: “It’s difficult for our minds to calm down until we mature our perspectives. We must really understand how this world works, that’s how we’ll mature.”

Travis: “Does maturity come with age?”

Rishi: “Yes and no. Age sometimes leads to maturity.”

Takeaways from this chapter

• If we are not careful, we can lose our most precious asset — our inner peace! • Nothing in the material world is permanent — nothing!

• The tide of time will wash away our sandcastles of physical body, relationships, work, assets, reputation and even our very identities! Why then are we so obsessed with the material world?

• Everything you see, your possessions, your relationships, even your notion of GOD, is transient, subject to complete and sudden change.

• Tell your mind, I must relish today unconditionally and to its fullest!

• Your problems may seem overwhelming now, but they will fade away with time. It is a law of life, all situations, good or bad, pass away.

• Enjoy the world but do not make the mistake of assuming it is the real deal. If you want permanent happiness look beyond your own mind!