In DC Comics‘ DC Universe, a metahuman is a human with superpowers. However, for bestselling author Deepak Chopra, to be metahuman isn’t science fiction and is certainly not about being a superhero. To be metahuman means to move past the limitations constructed by the mind and to enter a new state of awareness in which we have deliberate and concrete access to peak experiences that can transform our lives from the inside out.

In his highly anticipated new book, METAHUMAN (Harmony Books; on sale October 1, 2019), Chopra explains how we all have the potential to venture beyond daily living and experience a heightened state of awareness, and to unlock the secrets to moving beyond our present limitations to access a field of infinite possibilities.

Humans do this naturally—to a point. For centuries the great artists, scientists, writers, and even many so-called ordinary people have gone beyond the everyday physical world. But if we could channel these often bewildering experiences, what would happen? Chopra argues we would awaken to experiences that would blow open our bodies, minds, and souls. METAHUMAN invites the reader to walk the path here and now. Waking up, we learn, isn’t just about mindfulness or meditation. To become metahuman is to expand our consciousness in all that we think, say, and do.

By going beyond, we can liberate ourselves from old conditioning and all the mental constructs that underlie anxiety, tension, and ego-driven demands. Without these pressures, life can make sense as never before. To make this as practical as possible, Chopra ends the book with a 31-day guide to becoming metahuman. Once you wake up, he writes, life becomes transformed, because pure consciousness—which is the field of all possibilities—dawns in your life. Only then does your infinite potential become your personal reality.

With METAHUMAN, Chopra unfolds a path for waking up that allows each of us to realize our infinite potential.