We, humans, are fragile beings and yet, we can be strong. Equally, we are so strong, and yet, we can become so fragile. What makes a difference? What determines how far we push our body towards the goals set by the heart within a healthy soul becoming one with the Soul of the World? What makes us give up too soon? In the Special Forces community, they say, ‘the 40% rule’ is an integral part of the training, in particular, and the lifestyle, in general. What tips the balance? What makes us continue and succeed or give up too easily and fail? Is it the mind? Perhaps. Who knows what we really know when we think we know? If it is the mind, how can we maintain it? How can we improve it? How can we soothe the mind and chase away – or at least manage well – our fears and relax even in the face of extremely unusual circumstances? How can we train it and find the right balance on the long path of our becoming? How can we navigate best through the meandering challenges found on the path longed for by the heart? What can we constantly do – until excellence becomes a habit – in order for us to faithfully serve the soul? 

The human mind has been the object of both fascination and study for longer than the collective memory can recall. Philosophers and neuroscientists alike analyse human behaviour and the source of man’s actions in wonder. The more the brain and its connecting and coordinating frequencies are scrutinized, the more of an unfolding mystery it still becomes.