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04 Mar 2017
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Jumping Timelines

We live in a time of accelerated change and transformation. There are many names for this time period. Some call it, The Great Awakening, The Rebirth, New Earth, The Second Coming, The Golden Age, The End Times, The New Millennium, The Age of Aquarius, The Return of Christ, The Rapture, The Apocalypse, Armageddon, The Quickening or Planetary Ascension. Regardless of what you call it we are entering the most intensified purification process the Earth and humanity has ever experienced.

Learning to find ease in every situation becomes a major tool in managing energy. We refer to this as the path of least resistance. This is a path of being true to yourself, listening to the heart and living in the here and now fully. Trust the divine plan. Master the art of Allowing. Surrender to the flow and know that All That Is truly is working to support your wellbeing at all times. Recognize the importance of divine timing and understand that sometimes there are certain pieces that must line up before life can play out the way that it is destined to.

Currently, we are in the photon belt, entering a 2,000- year cycle of en-lighten-ment receiving the transformational and transmutational energies of higher consciousness. Encodings that activate our memory and DNA are sent through the rays of the sunlight and solar flares that are encouraging us to spiritually evolve beyond our current state of consciousness to a more enlightened state of being. We may see a glimpse of this energy in times of great joy, however unless we are able to change our vibration at the DNA level, it is most difficult to maintain. We will not see permanent changes in your lives nor the world around you that reflect your state of being. Changing the frequency of our DNA is the process of clearing out dense energy that no longer serve us. It is the process of infusing our body with light. This can transform our physical bodies and elevate our consciousness. By reaching for the light and transforming our being we can begin to understand the realms of the beyond and step into our infinite potential.

What I am speaking to is indeed a lifestyle change. It requires mindfulness with every aspect of our being including what we eat, who we spend time with, what we expose our senses to, how we spend our time, what we think, what we speak into creation and most certainly healing our emotions and forgiving our past. When you make a commitment to this process of raising your vibration expect to see dramatic changes. You may see all of your relationships transform. You may be surrounded by people who do not understand this process, whom you may need to take space from or even eventually let go of. You may feel compelled to move out of the environment that you are living in. It all depends on your own soul’s personal journey.

For me this has been a seven year process that required me learning to trust the urges inside of me that were calling me deeply into the unknown. For the most part, my primary support was all in the unseen realms. There were many times that I questioned and doubted myself as it would feel I had stepped into an entirely new world alone. However it was my purpose to serve as a teacher of ascension/awakening and ultimately everything happened exactly as it needed. Only now in hindsight I can say that with confidence. I can truly say there is nothing more beautiful than being alive and awake right now with this level of awareness. I have guided many people to transform their state of consciousness and their life circumstances from all walks of life because this is my highest passion.

Peace and blessings to All.

By: Ascension Lifestyle Contributor Hasnaa

Raised by two parents who are spiritual teachers, Hasnaa has been immersed in a world of mysticism, ceremony and celebration since before she was born. She is currently in training as a Priestess and has found her calling teaching others how to embody their higher self and their soul’s purpose. Born a clairsentient, she has learned the importance of living in alignment with one’s intuition and most authentic self. Hasnaa uses her etheric abilities to remind people of the vibrational, energetic nature of this universe. The key elements that differentiate her work from others include the depth of knowledge and experience within a diverse range of esoteric spiritual traditions and energetic practices. She is an experienced in metaphysics, universal law, spiritual law, ceremony, ritual, reincarnation and meditation. She specializes in helping people honor their soul’s highest purpose and their pre-birth plan. Hasnaa incorporates ancient knowledge as well as cutting edge information to intuitively create a program for her private clients that will awaken their potential and create deep transformational healing.

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02 Feb 2017
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Pax Gaia: Putting All the Peaces Together

“Only now can we see with clarity that we live not so much in a cosmos (a place) as in a cosmogenesis (a process) — scientific in its data, mythic in its form.”

~ Brian Swimme and Thomas Berry, The Universe Story

Environmentalist James Lovelock proposed that the Earth is not only alive, but innately intelligent, regulating the conditions that allow life to exist. Now we’re learning how to co-exist — not only with our global siblings, but with our Mother. Our ancestors grasped this connection organically: they knew they were kin to Gaia, because they had a direct daily experience of how the land produced their food and materials for shelter.

Divorced from our origins, we’ve fallen into the sleep of self-forgetting. Lynton Caldwell, who helped write the U.S. Environmental Protection Act, said, “The environmental crisis is an outward manifestation of a crisis of mind and spirit.” Wrapped in our smart phones and iPods, living at 110 decibels, we’re anesthetized against an undefined yearning, what Teilhard de Chardin called “almost a sensual longing for communion with others who have a large vision.” Having lost touch with the wilderness within, we savage the Earth and each other in an effort to combat our loneliness.

Living intention, rather than in tension

Yet despite pacific cultures, past and present, peace is not intrinsic to the human experience. Cultural historian Thomas Berry writes, in The Dream of Earth: “The universe, earth, life and consciousness are all violent processes… The elements are born in supernovas. The sun is lit by gravitational pressures. The air we breathe and the water we drink come from the volcanic eruptions of gases within the earth. The mountains are formed by the clash of the great continental and oceanic segments of the earth’s crust.”

So if life itself is born from struggle, how can we hope to be peace? By embracing the hermetic dictum, “As above, so below”: knowing ourselves as the universe, and beholding the cosmos in each individual. Blake put it more poetically: “To see a world in a grain of sand/And a heaven in a wild flower/Hold infinity in the palm of your hand/And eternity in an hour.”

Human and planetary survival now depend on a resourceful resolution of our antipathies. In other words, neither violence nor peace is the answer, but rather, the highest state of creative tension that we can hold as a species.

To create Pax Gaia, the Peace of Earth, we need to truly view Earth as a global village — biologically, geologically, theologically. Berry says, “The Peace of Earth is indivisible. In this context the nations have a referent outside themselves for resolving their difficulties.”

Now we’re getting juicy. Evolutionary emissary Jean Houston speaks of her tendency to “mythologize rather than pathologize… What often appears to be chaos is really cosmos in its most literal sense — world making and remaking.” How might we adapt this philosophy on a planetary scale, so that instead of seeing problems needing solutions, we seek the grander story, the connective tissue that unites the issue?

Tom Atlee, author of The Tao of Democracy, tells a fascinating tale of being part of a mobile community that reached consensus without making a decision. Somehow, the group “knew” how it was going to function on the Great Peace March of 1986. Much later, Atlee learned that this is standard operating procedure among the Iroquois: in the tribal council tradition, participants simply talk until there is nothing left but “the obvious truth.” It’s a bit like boiling sugar down to syrup, or an oyster spinning a pearl from the irritating grain of sand in its shell.

Thinking like a flower, not a tailpipe

How do we midwife the obvious truth? Atlee admits the Great March breakthrough came only after all the feelings, stories, and information had cooked awhile in group consciousness. “[It’s like] the necessary cultivation of the earth in preparation for planting, like making compost… ‘setting the conditions’ needed to help the natural truth emerge, that takes into account all the different pieces of the puzzle. The struggly, juicy work early on provides the nutrient base for the ultimate discovery of that big truth” — which is then birthed in “an ad hocracy rather than a bureaucracy,” to borrow Houston’s evocative phrase.

The more we can perceive ourselves as cells in the body of Gaia, ever-evolving, willing to leap creatively across chasms of confusion and miscommunication to form elegant, improbable connections, the greater the possibility we seed for creating the Peace of Earth, rather than the pieces of Earth over which various factions routinely fight. As the cosmic comic Swami Beyondananda says, “If we put all the little pieces together, pretty soon we’ll have one big Peace.” One planet, indivisible. It’s a thrilling concept, and a refreshing response to the disruption and divisiveness playing out in the wake of the 2016 election.

As one strand in the system grows healthier, the others must follow, since we are all interdependent. Kirstin Miller, executive director of Ecocity Builders, suggests we “start thinking like a flower, not like a tailpipe.” Devise ways to pollinate instead of pollute.

We might also invoke the essence of the creative commons license, which allows people to share their work as long as proper credit is given, and no third party profits. Our air, water, and land resources are all ripe for “creative commons” protection and usage.

And this kind of cultivation, at once mythic and mundane, will accelerate our global guardianship into warp drive.

About the Author:

Amara Rose is a metaphysical “midwife” for our global rebirth. She offers spiritual mentoring, e-courses, a CD/mp3 of the journey to awakening, and an inspirational monthly newsletter.

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23 Jan 2017
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On Transcending Our Worst Tendencies

Art by Josef Váchal

We live in a highly individualized world. Modern technologies and consumption habits have made every personality a type of costume to be tried on and discarded at will. People believe that their personal whims, indulgences and vain attempts at differentiation make them into stronger ‘individuals’. Often these identifiers just make us more obsessed with our own egos, especially when we haven’t cultivated the tools needed to be strong in our individualism (self-respect, discipline, honesty, etc). When we are obsessed with the ego, we neglect the true self and become pseudo-people. We continue piling on layers of external influence without looking within. All behaviors feel justified simply because they come from the ego. This is a dangerous path.

In prior eras of human existence, many peoples were concerned less with individuality and more with functioning properly within the structure of society. They had no choice if they wanted to survive. People used concepts of God, caste, monarchy and other larger than life ideals to justify their own individual submission to the system at large, trading personal freedom for the opportunity to live securely in a scary world. This is because society without advanced technology required more conformity just to survive, let alone flourish; its fruits (food, safety, well-being) were more scarce, and there was less room for error. This constraint, of course, had its own set of problems, namely constraining personal freedoms, preventing the respect of minorities and outliers, and enabling the violent tendencies of absolutism. We cannot retrieve the past, nor should we try. We can, however, use the past to figure out how to transcend our present shortcomings.

In our individualized present, the all-pervasive sensation of victimhood is often just as invented as the personalities we pick and choose to cultivate. When we acknowledge our personal individual perspective as the most important, we become solipsistic and cannot understand why the world does not conform to our wishes. What does this lead to? An odd paradox: people on every side of every spectrum who are so egotistical and self-involved that they feel unfree. Staunch individualism puts every individual at war with their own perceived opposite, which slows the efficient functioning of society while simultaneously stifling the individuals themselves. Instead of finding a healthy compromise, we dig ourselves deeper into the pit.

This is what I see happening right now in my own country, and it’s disheartening; each highly individualized individual views their opposite not as their complement in a naturally unbalanced world, but as their enemy and oppressor. I see this distancing happening between women and men, progressives and reactionaries, majorities and minorities. Everyone views one another as some sort of enemy. Instead of finding balance through difference and widening the spectrum of possibility, we just bicker and fight based on the most extreme inflammations. How do we approach spiritual practice without being so susceptible to these attachments to base ideals that cause such perpetual conflict?

We can start by understanding what it means to be grateful. Many spiritual people fall in the trap of traditionalism and fetishize the past, wishing to return to a simpler era. Instead, why can’t we look at the hardships of the past and acknowledge our transcendence of them? We should be grateful for the tools at our disposal, not resentful. Real mindfulness is treating every moment as equal, acknowledging what we’re grateful for while making the most of what we have. We can overcome our modern narcissism by not always thirsting for something more or something new. We already have so much complexity to learn how to deal with; we should slow down and figure out who we actually are.

I do believe we can meet our present and our past somewhere in the middle. I find values in Eastern philosophy that encourage this balance, since many Eastern traditions have been struggling with the relationship between the individual and the collective for many thousands more years than the West. I like to try to understand this struggle through theoretical mini-scenarios.

When I think about individualism and egoism, I think about candy. Candy is delicious, but if we just sit and eat it 24 hours a day, it makes us feel like trash. This is what pure individualism does to us over time. It quickly becomes a simplistic pleasure and novelty machine, encouraging more and more complexity and indulgence until one’s sense of self is truly screwed up. I think of collectivism as a sort-of ascetic fasting. When we choose to give ourselves up to society, we become boring monotonous drones. We do what we’re told and enable our own worst tendencies. We starve ourselves of freedom for so long that we wither and disappear into the crowd. We become highly sensitive and nonfunctional. Here we see a strong dualism that, using our Zen wisdom, we must transcend to find something more comprehensive and realistic.

Strong individualism and strong collectivism both rob us of our humanity. Individualism makes us a slave to the ego, which is never satisfied. Collectivism makes us a slave to the crowd, which is ignorant and base. This is the crux of why spirituality is so important for a well-functioning society. Meditation, gratitude, selfless service and love help us transcend all of the worst tendencies of natural human functioning, regardless of our affiliations or beliefs. Our problems arise when we believe that our thoughts are stronger than our actions. People will pretend to be ‘good’ but then treat one another with hatred and opposition. Spiritual practice helps us walk the walk as much as we talk the talk, no matter who we are on the surface.

Through meditation, we transcend the grasp of the ego while also embracing the true self. Through gratitude, we build joy, strength and discipline without constantly thirsting for change and novelty. Through selfless service, we give ourselves up to others and help those less fortunate than us in order to see the world through new eyes. Through love, we subvert the ego and let go of expectations so we can be present for another person. All of these behaviors, throughout history, are what make humans so special. They transcend the war of pure idealism. No amount of technology, leadership or wealth can change these core values for human understanding. The choice is always with each of us.

Charlie Ambler is the creator of The Daily Zen and @dailyzen on Twitter. He began the site in 2008 as a way to chronicle his study of Zen and practice of meditation. He is currently working on raising enough funding to work on Daily Zen full-time and is also writing a book about Zen practice and contemporary life. Charlie live in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and enjoys playing drums, walking, and petting other peoples’ dogs. You can support his work by clicking here.

23 Jan 2017
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The Power of Gratitude

Gratitude is essential for a life of mindfulness and contentment. Most of us learn this through trial and error. The mind that it always fixated on acquiring more and more neglects what it has. The greedy person lives in a perpetual state of inadequacy. But the mind that redirects this energy inward experiences something different and remarkable. In this sense, gratitude is the inverse of greed. When we admire the people around us, our safety, health and simple pleasures, we become happier people. When we have respect for life and for the meager tasks of daily life, we experience joy. When we are always thirsting for the future, we miss out on life and cause waste, suffering, and frustration.

The way to overcome daily suffering is pretty simple, but we like to pretend that life is more complicated than it is. If we make life seem like an impossible task to surmount, we feel comfortable not putting any effort in. People of all walks of life, from bums to billionaires, are always finding scapegoats and blaming external institutions, value systems and circumstances for their problems. Displacing your unhappiness onto something way bigger than yourself is a way of avoiding responsibility for your life. We blame ‘the other’ to avoid having to confront the self.

Zen monks practice gratitude in the form of highly disciplined respect for their space. When they aren’t meditating, they are maintaining their environment to keep it pristine and orderly. They clean, cook and interact with the utmost concentration, treating each task as diligently as the last. What does this do for the mind? Should we not prioritize certain tasks over others? We should of course be cognizant of what’s important and not get too lost in the moment; we aren’t monks, after all. But we can learn from Zen monks the supreme value of approaching every moment with respect and conscientiousness.

Gratitude makes us as ‘ideal’ as human beings can be. It allows us to be content with a simple life, to love people around us, and to have time to develop self-discipline and self-respect. It is a value that cannot be learned; it must be practiced to be understood. We all experience gratitude, usually during our happiest moments. The magic of gratitude, though, is that it can be consciously applied to most scenarios. When eating a meal, savor each bite. When speaking with someone, listen with your full attention. When meditating, breathe each breath with pure mind. I like to think of this like a road trip. It’s important to concentrate on the road and also to enjoy the sights rather than obsessively fantasize about the destination.

The results of simply remembering to be grateful are phenomenal. It really is so simple— you either see your life as enough, or you see it as lacking. If you see it as lacking, you will be unhappy and delusional until you learn you see it as enough. If you see it as enough, you will be happy until some sort of external factor encourages you to start being greedy again. As modern people, we are subject to countless false influences. These influences degenerate the human spirit and transform us into greedy materialistic machines. When we make the decision to be grateful, to live simply, and to love what is rather than what could be, we make the world a better place.

Jumping Timelines

Pax Gaia: Putting All the Peaces Together

On Transcending Our Worst Tendencies

The Power of Gratitude

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