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When I accept myself as I am, I change." -- Carl Rogers Ascension is Universal -- those of any religious background can and do learn this practice. The Teachers of Ascension uphold all religious traditions and honor all religious leaders, past and present. Any and all attempts to grow toward the Ascendant are beneficial; any and all past attempts have contributed greatly to human life. We honor all and condemn none, for we know that everyone in deepest essence is a spark of the Divine Flame. The external differences that are so apparent in the Earth-life are quite superficial compared to the Infinite, never-changing light that underlies and permeates all of creation. This inner light accepts all, flatters none, condemns none. How could it? It is the essential Reality of everyone, of everything, everywhere, always. This attitude of universal acceptance can be artificially cultured -- it is, after all, only a mental habit that leads us to condemn others. Any habit can be changed. If it is possible to think with judgment about ourselves and others, it is certainly possible (and definitely easier) to think without judgment, with perfect acceptance of ourselves and everyone else. How often have we condemned others? How often do we berate ourselves for some of our habits that we have judged unworthy? But there is a part of us that will continue to strengthen our "bad" habits, to match our will step-by-step, energy level by energy level, for there is a part of our soul that insists we love ourselves regardless of our condemned habits. There is a point deep inside each of us that consists of perfect ruthlessness, of absolute lack of pity. Our higher Self is committed to our learning all that it is necessary to learn. We will do anything required to our lower selves in order to learn. Anything. Crippling disease. Early death. Misshapen bodies. Hideously destructive habits. Anything at all. And all for growth. Similarly for our attitude toward others. Others wish to be loved just as they are. They don’t wish to change to suit our desires: why should they? Does the Sun fail to shine for them too? Has the oxygen ceased to nourish their cells? If the Universe continues to accept and love them just as they are, why are we any less gracious? This may be one of the harder principles to grasp, for we have all devoted vast quantities of our energy to support our beliefs that some standards of behavior are better than others. We have a deep propensity to think like herd animals -- actions are "all right" as long as others do them or accept them. Why is there a drug problem in this country? One reason is that our peers’ opinions and feelings are much more important than impersonal authority figures, even when the authority figures have no end to the logic and science backing up their opinions. Is there, then, no universal standard of behavior? From the standpoint of the Ascendant, no one has ever left or ever will leave (or even can leave) Infinite Consciousness. But from the perspective of beings who have forgotten everything of the Ascendant -- even the fact of its existence -- it is obvious that some actions will keep us from remembering who we are longer than will others. And certain acts will propel us in the direction of removing the self-imposed blocks to experience of the Ascendant, whereas others will increase the obstructions. Certain foods nourish the body more than others. Certain kinds of exercise are more useful than others. Certain ways of thinking are beneficial, others are not. Certain beliefs are useful for our evolution, some are not. Certain habits and actions speed our progress; others hinder our growth and the growth of others. Such actions are not "sins," we are not punished for slowing our evolution or others’ evolution, but we do experience less happiness when we hinder growth, and in this sense we suffer and would be happier by choosing again to remake those particular choices which are causing pain. This is the application of the law of cause and effect in the human sphere -- the law of karma as it was known in the East, the law of retribution as it was called by Emerson and others in the West, the fundamental creed of every religion, the Golden Rule which was perhaps best expressed in Galilee nearly two thousand years ago -- "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. " And, "As you sow, so shall you reap." If we plant seeds of fear, discord and disharmony, we will certainly harvest a crop of unhappiness. If we plant the seeds of love, the Invincible Forces of Nature will respond by bringing an abundant harvest of joy and love into our world. This is why it is important to treat others as we wish to be treated. Not because we can permanently injure them or ourselves -- since we are all eternal impulses of life, that is simply impossible. Bodies can and will be lost, souls never. But we can slow others’ return to their Source -- or we can hasten it. And as we slow or hasten others’ return, our return will be slowed or hastened, for the others in our Universe are, in the final analysis, only extensions of ourselves. If we are devoted to material gains or material possessions, our focus is on that which will pass away. If our energy goes to these mutable things and not to that which never changes, our life will inevitably meet with decay and death. If, on the other hand, we devote our existence to that which never changes, our life will respond by becoming more and more imbued with the dynamic and invaluable qualities of the Ascendant. From the standpoint of Eternity, what difference does it make if it takes an immortal impulse of Eternal Life a day or a year or a hundred million years to remember it is an immortal impulse of Eternal Life? How much difference to Infinity any number, however large? There is none. But from the standpoint of the forgetful impulse, a day does indeed seem different from a hundred million years! It is all a matter of perspective. When we are young, if the arm of our prized doll breaks, we experience terrible pain and may roll on the floor in tears. Our wise and loving mother, drying our tears, repairs the arm or buys us a new and better doll or in some other way expands the horizon of our experience. From the point of view of the mature adult, the child’s problems are generally easy to solve. Only adults who are still themselves emotionally children have trouble with these situations. Many may find taking this one step further difficult, but it is certainly valuable. When our Universe is shaken to its core by the death of a loved one or by a terrible debilitating illness or by another of the innumerable vicissitudes of Earth-life, it is only human to shake our fist at the Creator, to feel anger, pain, suffering. It is only human, but it is not Divine. Not only is it not necessary to suffer in this human life, it is never necessary or even useful to struggle against the natural current of our lives. We may not always understand or remember where we are going, we may not always understand or remember why we experience our lives as we do, but this does not mean that we will never understand or remember. Sometimes a little more patience is all that is required; sometimes a slightly different way of looking at our lives or world is all that is necessary. And sometimes we need to demonstrate to ourselves that we really are, after all, the ones who created our world exactly as it is.
www.awakeningpath.com The life of every person is sacred. The revelation of that sacredness is often revealed by a person's contribution to humanity. In many cases, that contribution is only revealed after death. Maharishi Sadashiva Isham (MSI) was such an individual. MSI's life was punctuated by the desire to know. His search was not for knowledge but for Truth. Truth was most important to him and he shared that Truth in total commitment to healing the world. The message of his life -- that perfection on Earth is not only possible but imminent -- is gathering momentum and manifesting in the rapid growth of consciousness seen in all who practice the simple techniques of the Ishayas.
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