In writing this book, I became acutely aware of my conditioning around able and unable. This book became my teacher. I realised that I started this book off as a way to feel more able - to be recognised by others as capable, intelligent and smart. I knew this because when I told people about this project, I got a buzz of excitement not from the work of writing but from how people perceived me as being an “author.” This slowly took hold of me. Writing became hard. I was blocked and started to dread the idea of writing further. It was a wonderful opportunity for me to discover this hamster wheel I was on and that I hadn’t seen for 50 years. I observed the thought pop in my head that “I should be writing the book,” and then the guilt and shame that followed. I watched and looked deeper at these emotions, following the smoke until I could see the flames. It took two months of observing, the longest a behaviour had stayed around for me. As the time passed, I could see the behaviour becoming more and more panicked, but I didn’t jump back on the hamster wheel. I just observed. Then one day on my balcony, I saw the unable and able pattern. It was everywhere, and it shocked me. I immediately felt immense grief and sadness. This was and is, for most, a behaviour conditioned from a very early age. It has driven me in every aspect of my life. Unpacking this discovering was one of the greatest reliefs of my life. As if now magnetically drawn to being able, that same day, I walked calmly into my office and finished the book. The way to be more able is not in striving but in watching how unable we truly are, and in seeing it, we dissolve it. As Snoop Dogg so eloquently said in a speech, “I would like to thank me for being me” and for spending the last 30 years looking for why I was so deeply insecure and not content, and why I had so much pain in my body. Throughout my career, I have always focused on results for myself and my clients. I was compulsively driven to be as able as possible, bringing with it the deepest unableness. However, from this journey I have discovered the greatest riches which I now share as a guide of others to become like me: masterless through a decentralised mind. The significance of my logo lies in its depiction of the ronin or warrior, symbolising the internal struggle we all must face to become masterless. To become truly masterless, one must first embrace decentralised money - bitcoin. In doing so, we can reject government control and central bank digital currencies, which enable control of our spending habits and imposition of fines if we do not obey their commands. Becoming masterless also requires decentralised health. For instance, if you do not want to take the next experimental drug that is coming, you must have decentralised your approach to your wellness, so that you do not succumb to the authority of the doctor or the pharmaceutical industry and you can make informed choices aligned with your values. Finally and most critically, we must cultivate and fortify our decentralised mind to free us from the incessant hamster wheel and experience lasting peace. With no external authority controlling us, especially not our minds, we are empowered to live life on our own terms. Only then can we become masterless. Layers of Becoming Masterless Imagine this figure represents the layers of becoming masterless. The bottom layer symbolised the soil. Akin to the foundational layer of bitcoin, it is slow and difficult to change. This is where Meditation OS and self-observation reside. They allow us to observe, and of our conditioning and see our internal prison. Through this awareness, we can initiate a revolution of the known within our minds. Moving up to the next layer, which is smaller, we encounter lightning meditation. Here, we find the activity monitor, helping us identify and switch off things that drain our systems. At the top, and smallest portion of the triad, lies exercise, food, water, and enjoyment of your way of life. Outside, we see nature’s code, electrical ones and zeros as in The Matrix. For example, the colour yellow1 signifies the sun, emphasising the need to embrace natural light because. Just as plants and animals do, we need to be energised by that life force emanating from the sun’s energy. These three essential elements show the path to becoming masterless and cultivating a decentralised mind. Navigating this triad allows us to experience peace and harmony within our bodies, maintain good health, and relish life’s pleasures while maximising our journey while we relish our heaven on earth. And at the core of all three rests truth. 1See the back cover of the book for a color version of the logo xvi