Autobiography of a New York City Salesman

How Transformation came through a Salesman into this Book Autobiography of a New York City Salesman is about the precious intelligence of life itself and its unstoppable growth through all of creation. It is ultimately about US – you, me, and the extraordinary journey that Life invites us to explore. The words that follow are for those who hear a mysterious inner voice that speaks of the promise of a higher and more connected existence that we do not yet know or understand. Most people run from this calling and take shelter in what is dependable and familiar; others embrace and welcome the unknown with eagerness, anticipation, and courage. The aim of my book is to excite that living energy in each of us that longs for a more interconnected wholeness. The challenge we face is how we pursue such an enticing and potentially fun experience while having to comply and conform to responsibility necessary for material survival. Those with such a longing must learn to masterfully weave this deeper calling into everyday life – whether we be a home keeper, a lawyer, or a New York City Salesman. This book isn’t about salesmanship, nor is it an autobiography in the traditional sense. While the context of the title will bear itself out, my purpose is to share my experience with those who feel drawn toward this mysterious path in hopes of opening the unique realm of inner experience that is available to us all. As mentioned above, the steep challenge is learning how to pursue this heartfelt longing in the midst of ordinary life. In my case, I felt a void and emptiness inside that enticed me to seek deeper fulfillment than life offered. I sought an unpredictable way of Being that would reverberate in me and with me. I was lured to the proverbial Rabbit Hole in myself and jumped in. My intention is to communicate this internal journey which has captivated and astonished me over the past forty years. My wish is to help others build an alternative paradigm of inner consciousness that welcomes life experiences as opportunities for internal growth without the conditioned response of labeling them as either good or bad. My story begins when I was a teenager in Long Island, New York, and traces an inner progression that leads to interconnectivity with the very essence of Life that ultimately rewired the very nature that constitutes my Being. Throughout these pages, I will explain how this search began, how contact was made with profound eclectic teachers, and most specifically, how and why I pursued these transcendental aims in a stealth mode while working as a salesman in New York City. I am not writing to convince anyone of any particular perspective, any one particular way of thinking, or certainly any one transformational system but, as you will see, I have encountered many esoteric traditions and have worked to assimilate multiple teachings, teachers, and paths along the way. I have since processed these teachings into what I am referring to simply as an expanded relationship to Life which I highly recommend for anyone that resonates any inkling of such a calling. I am hoping that we can take this journey together. While I do provide some names of people and places that were part of the search, they serve more to demonstrate how a particular path can unfold and find its way to the great wisdom of life and not to showcase my personal life. In other words, it is the living thread of the consciousness that is important and not the fleeting and inconsequential details. There is profound beauty in following how a searching intelligence navigates its way through life (as yours is doing this very moment reading these words); there is a unique music to every journey and I am hoping my reader turns his or her attention to their own, as I did. There is an astounding wisdom that awaits those who persist and continue to follow their innermost calling. I quoted Einstein several times prior to this introduction because he embodied the adventurous and rapturous spirit we need to nourish in order to probe into our life for our higher evolution. The challenge I face in writing this book is to explain experiences and ideas which may not be familiar to some and that have never been heard before. For this reason, I want to start by providing a basis for a shared understanding of what I mean by Consciousness, Conscious Evolution, and Kundalini Energy. Consciousness and Conscious Evolution From my perspective, Consciousness is pure intelligence and is inseparable from our deepest and most intimate sense of who we are. It is the awareness of “I” that we naturally live life from and from which we record and witness existence as we travel through our lives. Consciousness is not limited to mental knowledge or information; it is also not limited to our emotions or even our physical bodies. Consciousness encompasses all with an innate and extraordinary awareness that is driven to interconnect everything into one unfathomable higher state. Most astonishingly, it masterfully creates, grows and expands through the very matter that constitutes all Life and, as we shall see, harbors no bounds or limits. It is also important to keep in mind that consciousness extends into matter and matter into consciousness – they are not separate and certainly not at odds. It is one magnificent continuum to awaken to.