The meaning of life is to be alive, to wake up, to live. We all have our own ways of going about it, and it's difficult to argue convincingly that one way is better than another; we just have to find what suits us individually and then get on with it. Some, however, sense that they're getting it wrong, that something inside should be surfacing but never does. These people seek out a teacher, and suddenly life is different. It's no longer simply a matter of living, surviving, but of changing. A whole new ball game. Life has suddenly got serious.