The book is the product of discussions held on a continuing basis since 2006 about topics at the heart of the human condition. Participants in the discussions came from all walks of life. Topics include meaning, the self, the ego, consciousness, feelings, rationality, being open, beliefs, enlightenment, spirituality. While the book is designed to generate creative thinking, more importantly its purpose is to move the reader to engage in meaningful, ongoing conversations about these issues central to our humanity. Although many of the themes discussed in the book appear to be lofty, the undercurrent of the book is that enlightenment need not be located in lofty realms accessible by only a few, enlightenment can be found in the ordinary aspects of what are wrongly considered to be ordinary lives.