Peter Dziuban is one of those rare human beings that the moment he starts speaking, something in you just goes quiet. Not because he is loud or impressive. Because he is so clear, so still, so completely at home in what he knows, that you just naturally become more present just being near him. Peter spent decades studying consciousness. Not as a concept. Not as a philosophy. As the only reality there is. And when we asked him what he thought of the I AM THE KEY documentary film — which he helped us create — he said something I will not forget. He said the film is a tool that turns your attention away from the screen and inward. That is exactly what we wanted. And he saw it immediately.

We spoke about how it all started for him. A normal upbringing, a good university, a career that felt like wearing someone else's clothes. Lunch breaks in N ...