"Each moment is valuable.
Each second is to be cherished.
Each day is a gift."
Author’s Note
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction to Freemasonry
Chapter I – From Darkness to Light
THE CAVE
WHAT IS A JOURNEY?
Chapter II – The Journey Begins
STEPPING OUTSIDE THE BOX
DIVESTING OUR MINDS
CHARITY
THE SECRET OF SECRETS
THE CARDINAL VIRTUES
Chapter III – The Checkered Pavement
THE ILLUSION OF DUALITY
THE ILLUSION OF OUR PLACE IN DUALITY
INTERDEPENDENCE
Chapter IV – The Climb
THE TWO PILLARS
THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE
LIVING IN THE PRESENT MOMENT
BEYOND KNOWLEDGE AND SENSES
Chapter V – Impermanence
THE RELENTLESS HOURGLASS
THE FALSE EGO
THE THREE CHALLENGES
RIVERS OF LIFE
Chapter VI – The Lost Traveler
THE TRAIN
THE LOST WORD
THE EVERGREEN SPRIG
Chapter VII – Toward the Light
OUR TEACHERS
THE POT OF GOLD
Reflections