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James Connor

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I began writing supernatural thrillers when I won a Raven Society Award at the University of Virginia in support of my creative writing. But it wasn’t until two decades later, after completing a three year isolated meditation and yoga retreat in the high-desert mountains of Arizona, that I felt compelled to publish stories that allow readers to experience deep wisdom gained from fifteen years of detailed Buddhist and yoga training. Following in the footsteps of my story-telling idols C.S. Lewis, Neil Gaiman, and the Wachowskis, I am a firm believer in combining philosophy with fun. I am also the founder of GoBeyond.org and travel teaching Buddhist and yoga philosophy with an emphasis on meditation.

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James Connor I wrote The Superyogi Scenario in the middle of a three-year meditation retreat. I felt the world would enjoy a new take on the superhero story.

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I wrote The Superyogi Scenario in the middle of a three-year meditation retreat. I felt the world would enjoy a new take on the superhero story.

This time instead of powers coming from radiation or spider bites, supernatural abilities would come from yoga and meditation as explained in ancient texts like The Yoga Sutra (3rd century). Readers could then experience authentic wisdom that creates superheroes while having a fun, page-turning ride in a new superhero universe.

On Sunday afternoons I would take a break from meditating all week to write. For me it was a time to play with deeper aspects of Buddhist and Yogic philosophy while keeping things I had been working on in my mind fresh. The metaphor of superheroes battling evil kept coming up and so the Superyogi Scenario was born.(less)
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“He no longer grasped to a strong sense of self. To him life felt more like a dream, a cascade of cause and effect that was completely up for grabs-and he was no longer separate from any of it. Because of that, he could do amazing things.”
James Connor, The Superyogi Scenario

“He no longer grasped to a strong sense of self. To him life felt more like a dream, a cascade of cause and effect that was completely up for grabs—and he was no longer separate from any of it. Because of that, he could do amazing things.”
James Connor, The Superyogi Scenario

“If you’d studied physics a hundred years ago,” said Jao, “the professors would have convinced you that the physical laws of the universe were completely known, and all that was left for you to do with your scientific career was refine the decimal points. Since then, nearly everything in physics has been overturned. However, our culture still hasn’t caught up. “Let’s consider three things most people believe to be true.” Professor Elvis Jao snapped his wrist to count the points in a way that “The King” might have counted beats. “One, physical reality is made up of particles that exist without us observing them. Two, physical space can’t be transcended. And three, time is a constant. Each of these has been proven false.”
James Connor, The Superyogi Scenario

“He no longer grasped to a strong sense of self. To him life felt more like a dream, a cascade of cause and effect that was completely up for grabs—and he was no longer separate from any of it. Because of that, he could do amazing things.”
James Connor, The Superyogi Scenario

“Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
Martin Luther King Jr.

“All I ask is one thing, and I’m asking this particularly of young people: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism, for the record, it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”
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