"Nothing is more important for the future of humanity than a global return to joy. At a moment of profound sadness regarding the state of the world, Andrew Harvey was given in a dream vision a message that changed his life. A golden banner was unfurled in a sunlit sky above, and on that banner were written the words: Joy is the power. Immediately he understood, viscerally and cellularly, that the tremendous challenges we all face at this time cannot be met by grief or heartbreak or despair alone. What is needed for all of us is to find the way back to what all spiritual traditions know as the essence of reality - the simple joy of being that is the indispensable foundation for all meaningful living and all truly effective action." (xxiii) Andrew Harvey