About the book: 2014 / I have been asked more than once: are the events described in the book real? I have never hidden the fact that the book “Teaching with Silence” is based on my biography, but at the same time, a significant part of the dialogues was invented or greatly changed by me in order to convey ideas and practices to a larger number of readers as clearly as possible. One of the main characters in the book “The Old Man” is a collective image of the people with whom I studied and with whom I had the joy of communicating. The main thing you should remember when reading this book is that all the practices and exercises described in it work, and their effectiveness has been repeatedly tested by me and people who have engaged in meditative practices under my guidance. Each chapter of the book was written for a specific purpose, and sometimes for a specific group of people, so if you stop at some place that is unclear or uninteresting to you, you can safely skip it and read on, without fear of missing something important. You can test almost all the practices described in the book from your own experience, and I highly recommend that you take advantage of this opportunity. Most exercises give very quick results and will not require much time from you to master them. The main goal of this book is to arouse a person's interest. Interest in yourself, in your mind and psyche. Interest in your hidden abilities and ways of perceiving the world. I didn't set out to create any kind of practical guide. After all, in order to follow the path of self-knowledge, you need to really get excited about it, search and explore on your own. All the knowledge that can change your life is inside. Seek and you will find.