I first encountered Master Charles in the summer of 2004. It was at a open house weekend. I had come 7hrs, over 400 miles to see what many were calling a "master of meditation", an "authentic mystic". I had read his biography prior to even thinking about planning a trip. I was introduced to his meditation technology via a cd to be listened to with stereo headphones.

I had decided that I would head to the Blue Ridge Mountains -- all by myself. This was the first time I'd be traveling alone. And never since my childhood when my parents would be traveling back and forth from Johnstown, PA to Queens, New York did I journey such a long trip.