Once again we are delighted to have the opportunity to commune with you in this manner.

For we come with a message of joy, one that will be called out from the mountain tops, not just in your realms, but in ours as well.

For now, the waters have parted and the risen will arise, the New will come forth and the old will fade away for never to return. The advancement of the light is such, no like has ever before been seen, and so, what you have sown, you will finally harvest.

For you are the ones who brought the light to these shores, and you are the ones who will reap the benefits first. But it is also through you that the benefits will be equally distributed amongst the masses, given in equal measure to all who care to embrace it.

You see, once more it is the humble who shall rise, the ones who had no thought for greater glory, merely the humble aspiration to become ONE again. For it is this singular goal that will elevate All, as you have chosen to forgo the accoutrements of the outer trappings of fortune.

For you are indeed the more fortunate ones, the ones who have chosen to be just so, the ones who have taken upon them the mantle of going against the flow of outcries. The ones who have taken upon them to go where no man has gone before, and to do so carrying merely the simplest of guidance, the one that emanates from the very core of your being.

And so, you have walked in the barren landscapes of nevermore, the valleys that seemed to be bereft of life but not of strife, the valleys that seemed to be below the level where the light could even penetrate, but you went through it all, and you emerged on the other side.

Triumphant, but with an air of grace, victorious, but with the manners of the benevolent, arisen but with the grace of the humble. For you boast not of your achievements, you merely ARE them. For you are not words, you are actions through and through, and it is by your very actions that you have succeeded to climb out of the valley of darkness and into the full anointing of the light.

And because you have chosen to climb thus, you have elevated ALL. For you are one amongst millions, but you are also a giant amongst the teeming multitude, the one that has parted the sea and found solid ground where before there was just sand, the one that has changed the course not just of destiny, but for the very planet on which you reside.

For you have set down your roots in the fertile soil that awaited you since you took that first step away from the darkness of the infertile landscape you once were forced to plough. And now, those roots have already sprouted some fresh new saplings. Saplings that will grow to such a high stature in such a short time, all of mankind will be able to reside underneath the fertile boughs of this orchard.

For the seeds you planted such a long time ago have already been fertile, for they in turn have already generated a new growth that will serve to sustain all that choose to step across that divide that you created by stepping across the old demarcation line and thereby staking claim to the brand new land.

And so, where there once was no choice but to endure, there is now a choice to come alive once again, by choosing to see the choice, and by acting upon it.

And so it has come to pass because you came here to be the glorious ones, the ones who did not falter, but stood your ground by refusing to stay grounded in the old.

And so you stepped forward with all of your being, and you ripped apart the old illusion, tore the iron curtains to tatters and stepped out into the fresh air of freedom, the land of plenty, the land of forevermore.

And now, this land of plenty will become the land for all who take it into their heart that they too have a rightful claim to be a part of this grand new territory. For this is for all, but it will be for all to choose whether or not to become a part of it.

But for today, we will simply say rejoice, for yours is the freedom, yours is the landscape of wonders and joy that awaits there up ahead. And now, you have no other reason but to become the one you have come all this way to be, and we know you will all be the ones you have been destined to be in a way that will outshine the Sun and outlast forevermore.

And so it is that we thank you all for being the ones who chose to become fully and truly ONE with themselves and with All, and from now on, that will be all you will ever need to be ever again. We choose to end this missive by saluting you all as the newborns, the newly re-erected ones, the ones that stood apart because they chose to do so, but the ones who stepped away from it all in order to bring it all back to where it was supposed to be.

And now, you are here, and everything will follow in the wake of that first and crucial decision to say YES to be the first ones to realize the dream that is carried within ALL. And so it is, and so it will be from this day forward.

“The Constant Companions: An Equinox Update,” channeled by Aisha North, March 20, 2015, at https://aishanorth.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/an-equinox-update/

We live in a unique spiritual era as readers of the Golden Age of Gaia and listeners to Inlight Universal must be well aware of. Perhaps you’d allow me to share one reason why.

In previous eras – let’s take the example of Hinduism – some spiritual seekers would study Advaita Vedanta, a non-dualistic path, and others would study Bhakti or devotion, a dualistic path.

A bhakta, a follower of the devotion path, was a bhakta and a jnani, a follower of the wisdom path, was a jnani and never the twain shall meet.

But today we in the lightworker community don’t maintain distinctions like that. We talk freely about the Divine Mother with love and as love, which is devotional talk.

But we also speak a straight non-dualistic version that includes unitive consciousness, sahaja samadhi (a stage of enlightenment that follows Ascension), and the Triflame (the Company of Heaven’s version of the Trinity: in Hinduism, Brahman, Atman and Shakti; in Christianity, the Father, Son and Holy Ghost).

What we’re taught by the Council of Love through Linda Dillon, Saul and Jesus through John Smallman, or the Galactic Federation through Mike Quinsey would pass muster with any terrestrial non-dualist – or dualist, for that matter.

So many distinctions are no longer being made or maintained by our guides. The approach that emphasizes the differences doesn’t stick any more, according to Archangel Michael. Without the elements of control and conformity, it just falls away.

It’s as if we’re all doing a job here and there’s no time or space to get doctrinal any more or to form camps like “Bhaktas” and “Vedantists.”

What’s that job? We lightworkers are assisting the unawakened to awaken and the newly-awakened to prepare for Ascension. To do that is an inspirational and integrative form of work.

Sri Ramakrishna came to Earth to create one spirituality from many streams. He realized God by many paths.

There’s a story concerning his non-dualistic guru, Totapuri, that illustrates the divisions he found in religion. It tells how Totapuri would spurn dualistic forms of practice, such as worship or ritual. He laughed at Sri Ramakrishna for believing in the Divine Mother.

One day, having decided his work was complete and that he’d shed the body, he waded into the Ganges, but he couldn’t find a spot deep enough to drown himself.

He walked all the way across to the other side of the Ganges in amazement. Then the Divine Mother announced herself to this disbeliever:

“Suddenly, in one dazzling moment, he sees on all sides the presence of the Divine Mother. She is in everything; She iseverything. She is in the water; She is on land. She is the body; She is the mind. She is pain; She is comfort. She is knowledge. She is ignorance. She is death. She is everything one sees, hears, or imagines.

“She turns ‘yea’ into ‘nay’ and ‘nay’ into ‘yea.’ Without her grace no embodied being can go beyond Her realm. … Yet again, beyond the body and mind She resides in Her Transcendental, Absolute aspect. She is the Brahman [God, the Father] that Totapuri had been worshiping all his life.” (1)

Just as Totapuri saw the walls of his compartmentalized spirituality fall away with this realization, (2) so we ourselves need to let go of any remaining tendencies to compartmentalize and just see love and knowledge and realization as they are. They are the property of no religious authority, no spiritual teacher.

I’m probably aware of this because I, a student of jnana yoga, the wisdom path, (3) have now had my introduction to love, normally considered a concern of bhakti yoga, the devotional path.

The heart opening I experienced on March 13, 2015 is not the end of the story for me. My heart may be open but love doesn’t automatically flow if it’s neglected. It needs tending and attending to.

Consequently I felt drawn to the tools and rituals of Bhakti, which is something I’d never respond to in the past, thinking it a different path than mine. I’ve had to go through feelings of disloyalty to Jnana because I’m tinkering with Bhakti.

But those feelings need to go and I need to draw on whatever tools work for me at whatever place I am on the path. All tools are needed.

I no longer recognize doctrinal authorities or authoritative pronouncements. I can take hints from them but they no longer set the agenda or decide the issue for me.

Seeing things this way leads me and others to want a new spirituality. I used to talk in terms of cross-cultural spirituality but where we’re headed is bigger than that.

It isn’t simply Earth’s cultures that have to be integrated. It’s Earth’s spirituality as well.

Recognizing this need, we discussed on our weekly InLight Universal call last Thursday how we lightworkers need to spearhead not just a cross-cultural spirituality, but an integrated, direct and unitive spirituality.

We need to do so to help awaken the large numbers of people whom we intend to travel along with us in this larger Ascension effort. We need to create a more viable, flexible and simpler spirituality suitable for the newly awakened.

I’ll be talking more about that in the days ahead because having an all-inclusive spirituality is vital to having a world that loves and hence a world that works. That makes having a globe-spanning, non-doctrinal spirituality an idea whose time has come.

Footnotes

(1) Swami Nikhilananda, trans., The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. New York: Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, 1978; c1942, 31.

(2) Keep in mind that Totapuri was already a Brahmajnani: that is, he had already experienced enlightenment at the level of the seventh chakra. So he got that far without taking the Divine Mother into account in any way.

Beloved Ones,

There is a sense of accomplishment on the inner planes as the cosmic alignments and human activities are taking place upon your planet.

Your loving energies have been given and applied where it is needed the most, and every particle has been utilized for the highest good of all, with loving gratitude and appreciation for your efforts.

You are loved so very much by your Family of Light! Every particle of Light expands and fills all the places and spaces that are shifting as the shadows recede, and in this way is growing exponentially. It is touching the hearts of all upon the planet, and even those who keep trying to douse the holy flame burning within their own heart.

It is a time for deep reflection upon that which still needs to be purged and released from every person’s soul, and looking deeply within self is a conscious choice that requires total honesty and courage. The fire within you demands such scrutiny, and you are capable of it as you continue to follow your own star!

Following your own star means choosing to be your own best friend. It means lavishing kindness, compassion and love upon your own being, and remembering that you are an openhearted soul who is goodness incarnate.

Release the past experiences where that goodness was taken advantage of by others who did not take the high road as do you. Let go of the wounds within you that these actions placed upon your soul.

You were and are innocent and you are not responsible for the souls who choose to stay in the old paradigm levels of staying small. Let go of the need to ‘save’ them from themselves and their own choices.

Nurture yourself and walk tall upon your world, for your Light and your goodness is very much appreciated, as is your ability to expand that Light in ever widening circles of radius. Sooner or later, this will touch all hearts in an opening and expanding way.

Success comes to you as a result of your own efforts and you have all that you need to move forward in the fruition of your dreams, goals, and visions. You are ones who must always share the gifts you receive with others, for that is your very nature and you must always be true to self.

Give honour to the feminine aspect within you by choosing to work with others in a cooperative manner and by the showing of respect for the diversity of all people.

The feminine energy manifests in each individual as a willingness to learn new ways to make one’s ideals and ideas workable. The feminine energy places the importance of life first by taking care of the Earth and all her inhabitants.

The feminine influence and foremost law is that there be harm to none. This includes an acknowledgement and honouring of the air, water, fire, earth and cosmic elements for their contribution to the beauty and evolvement of the planet.

Everything works together for the common good of all. This is the direction that life upon your planet is once again headed and which will once again prevail.

You have learned that positive thought creates positive change on the Earth. Your efforts to create a world where everyone’s real needs are met, where everyone is free, respected, and equal has been, and is, creating changes within individual consciousness which in turn is vital and most helpful in group and world consciousness.

When there are storms, visualize the winds gentling, the storms easing, the tornado’s moving away from populated areas.

Where there is a trouble spot in the world, send love and compassion to heal it and to lessen its pain. Be brave and project healing thoughts of love to your planet, to all her inhabitants and all her elements.

As the collective consciousness changes, so does the Earth move and evolve in that direction also. This is the beauty of peaceful and positive change that comes through mindful and loving intention.

There is a need to support each other and the Earth. Send love and gratitude to your planet for her fidelity to you, her inhabitants. She has been in a holding pattern for many years, trying to wait for humanity to awaken and join her in the great opportunity that has now come forth for all.

She is ready to move forward on her Ascension into the higher dimensions. She wants to take you along with her. When you align in Oneness with the Earth Mother, many miracles of healing and restoration will take place.

Until next week…

I AM Hilarion

“Hilarion: The Fire within Demands Such Scrutiny,” channeled by Marlene Swetlishoff, March 22, 2015, at http://www.therainbowscribe.com/hilarion2015.htm

Source Link: The Rainbow Scribe: Hilarion 2015

Happy Sunday, dear friends and Happy Equinox to all! For us in the Northern Hemisphere, we welcome in Spring, after a long winter, and for our brothers and sisters in the South, Fall enters with a turn to cooler weather.

It is always awesome when we are ready for a change, and it comes! I have to admit to feeling this way, not only about the weather and the bursting forth of new blossoms and wild baby birds, but also related to the shifting energies.

We have all endured wave after wave of upgrades, energy surges, astrological alignments and world events, and it feels like everything is lining up for an explosion of change. We all have a get a move on feeling and are jumping up and down with anticipation.

It’s tough to listen to that whispering voice that reminds us to be patient, to have faith, to flow with the changes, but it is a good whisper to hear. For me, the spring cleaning bug is beginning its dance and it portends throwing open the windows, cleaning and organizing.

I am reminded though that this is also a time to treat myself gently and to be a witness to all the beauty that is unfolding. How many times have we all succumbed to the doing habit during these times when stillness and observation may be our best bets?

So, I am intending for some balance between quiet time to explore the new that is unfolding, and active time for clearing out the old. It doesn’t ever have to be one or the other, and so, I choose both!

Spreading the love at Karma Kitchen.

I read about this concept and I hope it will spread far and wide. The platform is simple. Come eat the gifts of our table as a gift to yourself. Then, if you are so inspired, either pay it forward for another person to enjoy a meal, or donate time or services to create more meals.

The Karma Kitchen began in Berkley, CA in 2007, and has provided over 48,000 meals through donations of money and over 39,000 volunteer hours. If you are lucky enough to live in an area with a Karma Kitchen, which you can discover on their website, why not give this delicious concept in paying it forward a try?

Karma Kitchen: Growing in Generosity

The dad of an autistic son is inspired to create the Autism Village App.

Topher Wurts and his son Kirby, often have difficulty finding restaurants and public spaces that are autism friendly. Many people with autism have dietary restrictions or can become overstimulated by loud or bright environments.

Through trial and error and the recommendations of other families living with autism, they have been able to find acceptable spaces, but the situation inspired Wurts to go a step further.

He began a Kickstarter campaign to fund an app he is calling Autism Village. The app will give autistic individuals a list of local places that are autism friendly. They can search the data base and also add their own reviews to expand the list.

I see the benefits of this for folks who feel isolated or limited because of specific requirements, and I also see the possibility of expansion of this platform for many other special needs individuals. The more connected and safe people feel, the more empowered they can become, which creates a better world for all.

Dad Of Kid With Autism Develops App So People With Disorder Can Find, Rate Accommodating Places by Kimberly Yam for Huffington Post Good News

The science of why we love music.

We have all experienced the exquisite sensations that course through our bodies when we hear our favorite song. Many also have songs that evoke vivid memories of the past, and bring us back to those moments as if they were happening again.

As the technology of music has expanded over the years, with the advent of FM radio, portable music players and finally iTunes, more music has flowed through our ears, creating a greater number of connections within the brain.

Most humans will say they love music, but why is that? Scientists have now found that music stimulates the release of an endorphin, called dopamine, within the brain in some of the oldest structures present within it. Music stimulates ancient centers within the brain, which may indicate that music evolved right along with the birth of humanity and has always been a part of its development.

The article explains the science behind our love of music and likens the reward of music within a human to the same reward stimulus as food or sex, so the old adage, “music soothes the savage beast,” has some basis in science.

Why We Love Music by Jill Suttie for Berkeley Greater Good

The love note bomber.

Shannon Weber started small. She wrote a cute love note to her kids and it made her feel good. Something inside her upped the ante, and suddenly she decided to share love notes with the whole city and finally the world.

With her kids in tow, Shannon puts up love notes at night in San Francisco, CA. She creates unique art that shares messages like “everything is going to be OK” and “you are loved.” She even created a magical website called LoveYou2 to share her story and inspire others to share love notes with the world.

Sometimes all someone needs is a little message to remind them of how blessed and special they are, and how much love is out there for them. The good feelings go both ways, as those who share messages like this experience such joy that they want to do it more and more! What a simple, cheap and easy way to spread the love far and wide.

Love Note Writer on Karma Tube

And finally…

Two town workers quietly help a devoted husband keep his promise.

This video is about love and devotion. It is also about the quiet honoring of a private ritual by two kind-hearted town employees. It overwhelmed me with feelings, both for the devotion of one to another, and the honoring of someone not even known. Enjoy.

Devoted Husband Gets Heart melting Surprise From 2 Strangers! onYouTube

That’s the good news for today. Have a special day. Please join Gavin Harrill for the Golden Gaia News Roundup on Monday.

Be Well. Be Joy. Be Love!

When I see how often in a day I forget love, I’m dismayed. So powerful is the appeal of love, that I immediately send myself searching for ways to ensure that I forget love no longer.

I turn to reading books on bhakti, devotion, love. And then I realize that my paramguru, Sri Ramakrishna, was arguably the greatest devotee of love ever born on the planet. Off I go to read him.

How fortunate I am!

Look, the love bug bit me and now has me scampering in 100 different directions at once. Lady Love ran her scarf under my chin and here I am building a house for her. Powerless in the face of love.

And getting straight about what can and cannot be done with love. Love brooks no lies. It brooks no harshness or hostility. It cannot be hidden unless you want it to disappear.

I can only announce my love and announce it and announce it. And some will hear it; some will not.

See how bitten I am? Your turn next. Everyone’s turn’s coming – or so I’m told. This is definitely worth reaching out for, worth asking for, worth holding out for. Don’t you wonder where my mind went, so to speak? So do I but I haven’t the interest to find out. Love does that to you.

So to return: I feel the need to create new channels for the expression of love, to serve as reminders not to forget. Where’s the incense? Where’s my seiza bench? My meditation tapes?

I understand how Rumi could say that a man could go insane feeling separated from love. I don’t intend to go there because I know the connection to love depends solely on me. If I disconnect, it’s because I did it. So no excuses on not remaining connected to love. And no cop-outs.

Gone are all my intentions to create a cross-cultural spirituality or the return of the growth movement or much of anything else as long as I’m the unrequited, ever-yearning lover of love. I know full well my yearning will be fulfilled. Not a moment too soon.