About the Author

Greg Hopkinson was born in 1958 and graduated as an engineer from the University of Canterbury. His diverse career as an entrepreneur ranged from gold mining to constructing food processing plants in the Soviet Union, and then to establishing a chain of retail outlets in New Zealand. His quest for inner peace and stable happiness led him to become a monk of an ancient non-religious teaching. Greg travels extensively, convenes meditation courses and retreats, and leads a thoroughly enjoyable and full life.