One of the favourite aspects of what I do for a living is keynote speaking, particularly

when I get to explore the nuances of flow, that state in which we feel and perform at our best.

Now it can be easy to think of flow in terms of solely performance,

but there is much more to it than that. Not least, the inflow, our sense of self disappears

and a deeper intelligence rises. Some call it the intelligent unconscious. It's the same intelligence

that is running 99.9% of the processes in

your body right now, without your interference, thankfully, and that is also the source of true

creativity. So here to talk more about this one is the philosopher Rupert Spira.

Federer has done all the drills.

That has prepared his body and indeed his mind, of course, it's also very mental.

So that has prepared the vessel, so to speak.

The vessel is the right shape.

Because the vessel is the right shape, it is open to this influx of inspiration.

The vessel of my body and mind is not open to inspiration in relation to mathematics or

tennis, but my mind does.

It is regularly inspired with new understanding in relation to what we are speaking of now.

Why?

Because I have been thinking about these matters quite intensely for 40-odd years.

So my mind has been shaped in a certain way.

And the inspiration, it comes from the same intelligence, but the inspiration is tailored

to the particular shape of each of our minds.

So if you were a mathematician, you would be inspired by a new mathematical, a new

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