India, June 8 -- The journey from loneliness to this enriching state is open to all of us. It's about finding inner peace and purpose, then sharing that calm with the world

High in the Himalayas, i saw a lone yogi sitting on the edge of a cliff, watching the early sun scatter gold over the snow-capped peaks. The wind carried the scent of pine and silence. For days he had neither spoken nor heard another voice. Yet, in that very silence, it appeared to me he felt no lack. Instead, a fullness I saw - so deep, so intimate - embraced him. He was alone, but not lonely. This was not isolation. This was presence. This was solitude.

That yogi could be anyone - perhaps even you or me - when we pause our lives and begin the deeper journey inward....