Dear Friends,

I am pleased to announce the publication of “Head on Fire: The Path to Personal and Collective Transformation Now”. It is also a memoir of my journey from Guyana to the UK, Toronto, and eventually Harmony Dawn retreat. That journey has been deeply transformational, bringing into my life Buddhism, taijiquan, qigong, relationship, love, teaching and Nature.

I was moved to write again because we seem to be in crisis, individually and collectively, and at a loss for answers. Our society leaders, whether political, tech, business, religious or other, offer no solutions likely to radically change our situation – just shuffling pieces and kicking the can down the road, even as we approach unprecedented and dangerous tipping points. This book points to a fundamental blind spot in our lives – ourselves! Most of our problems arise from our own inner conflicts and confusion, yet we continue to look for  external ‘quick fixes’. Collective change is impossible without individual change, which we fear and resist, largely because we know so little about ourselves at a deep level. We cannot know what is really ‘right’ for ourselves if we do not know ourselves beyond what conventional society says “should” make us happy… and does not.

The phrase, “Head on Fire”, was used by the Buddha 2500 years ago to describe the urgency needed to end our suffering. He taught that we suffer because we try to hold on to and control life, which is futile since all of life, including our “self”, is changing, impermanent and insubstantial – a truth technology is making ever more apparent. His solution to the end of suffering is simple and obvious – let go and flow with life. Simple but not easy as this process requires perseverance, skill and courage, being a less travelled Path. The deeper we go the more we discover a Common Ground of being, Oneness and Love. We are all interconnected, not only humans but the planet and its creatures.

The good news is that there is something that we can do, starting with ourselves, right now! It’s free and a win-win venture! Ending personal suffering requires deep wisdom and compassion, which will then automatically flow into your every act and relationship – bringing light into a darkening world. It is Life’s Master Key, unlocking the underlying human dynamics that manifest in endless ways and ‘problems’.

If this message resonates with you, I urge you to get your copy of Head on Fire asap and tell your friends about it in any way you can. We need real change urgently – like a Head on Fire!

Publisher: Iguana Books www.iguanabooks.ca
Paper copies or major distributors $CA 20.00 (tax included) + shipping
Ebooks: Iguana books $CA 9.99