Step by step practices for cultivating spiritual awakening, from a renowned psychologist who has studied phenonmenon in hundredds of people. The Adventure outlines how to: :recognize and culivate the eight defining characteristics of wakefulness, including presence, acceptance, gratitude, and disidentification from the ego :use everyday life, the challenges of home, workplace, and relationships, as spiritual practice and doorways to enlighenment. : maintain gratitude, compassion and equanimity in the face of challenges : transcend 'Thought chatter'and the restless mind to move toward increasing heights and depths of spiritual awakening.