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RE: IS THERE SUCH A THING AS A COSMIC RELIGION?
3/15/2014 4:37:09 PM

"After consciousness initially enters a human body, it is fragmented into a physical, emotional, and mental spectrum of perception and expression. From the day of birth onward, human consciousness is conditioned to adapt into, and navigate within the limited three-dimensional, five-sensory context of the Earth. In effect, the soul purposely fragments its consciousness in order to experience separation from wholeness."

Principles of Personal Transformation
by WingMakers


Note: For a two-page summary of this inspiring seven-page WingMakers essay, click here.


Each individual on Earth is exploring in a physical body new ways of experiencing life. Through this process of discovery, each of us is developing a deeper level of understanding of life and a greater ability to express our divine essence. This divine essence is the fullest expression of each individual's soul, and most closely exemplifies the Divine's capabilities therein.

Divine essence is a level of divine awareness that was "seeded" within each soul when it was initially conceived by the Divine. It is also the natural state of the soul that has removed itself from the controlling aspects of hierarchical belief systems through the complete awakening of its sacred intentions. All souls are in various stages of transformation, and all are destined to attain a level of conscious awareness of divine essence as their sacred intentions are fully awakened.

Profound personal transformation is initiated by the realization that you are capable of direct access to the Divine. This is the realization that the wisdom of the Divine can be discovered deep within your own soul. In other words, your body, complete with its physical, emotional, and mental capabilities, is not the repository of your sacred intentions. Nor is it able to reach out and access this divine inner calling which tirelessly beckons, inviting you towards the glorious joy of ever deeper connection with All That Is.

It is the soul that is the harbor of your divine essence. And it is the soul that is the vehicle of access to the awakening of your sacred intentions, which opens the door to profound transformation through the integration of your body, mind, heart, and soul.

Through opening to meaningful connection not only with your own divine essence, but with that of all living beings, the experience of profound personal transformation eventually triggers the realization that perceived reality is the Divine personified in the form of individual preferences. Thus when your sacred intentions are fully awakened, divine reality and your perception of reality become inseparable as the wind and the air. This confluence is only completely realized through the full transformation experience, which is unlike anything known within human experience.

There have been those upon Earth who have ventured into the shallows of this unfathomable ocean. Some have called it ascension; others have attributed names like illumination, enlightenment, nirvana, and cosmic consciousness. While these experiences are profound by human standards, they are only the initial stirrings of divine essence as it becomes increasingly adept at touching and awakening the remote edges of its existence.

What most would define as the ultimate bliss is merely an impression of their divine essence whispering to its outposts of form and nudging them to look within to the roots of existence, and to unite with the formless and limitless divine intelligence that pervades all.

The full transformation experience is far beyond the scope of the human drama, much like the stars in the sky are beyond the touch of Earth. We can see the stars with our human eyes, but we will never touch them with our human hands. Similarly, we can dimly foresee the transformation experience, but we cannot fully experience it as humans. It is accessed through the wholeness of the soul, for it is only in wholeness that the soul's sacred intentions and their catalytic effect of divine perception can be fully experienced.

This level of wholeness is attained only when the individual consciousness has separated from time and is able to view its existence in timelessness. Nevertheless, the human experience is essential in facilitating personal transformation and causing it to trigger – like a metamorphosis – the integration of your formful identities into divine essence.

Self-mastery through personal transformation is the next stage of perception and expression for your soul. It is initiated when you choose to design your life based upon principles that are symbolic of the Divine. As you become increasingly responsive to the Divine, you naturally gravitate towards life principles that symbolically express the formative principles of divine creation.

The below principles are divine templates of creation. They are designed to help you experience life from the perspective of divine essence. They are principles that construct opportunities for the integration of your formless and formful identities. They are bridges through which you can access the experience of wholeness by perceiving with your divine essence.

There is a wide range of means that can facilitate self-mastery through personal transformation and disengage the soul from external controls. Inasmuch as the means may vary, the intent behind the means is quite narrowly defined as the intent to expand into a state of integration whereby all aspects of your conscious self become increasingly aligned with your divine essence.

There are three particular life principles that help to align your perspective with the perspective of divine essence and thus inspire profound transformation.

They are:

1) Seeing the Divine in all
2) Nurturance of life

3) Gratitude

When you apply these principles, a deeper meaning will be revealed to the seemingly random events of your life experience – both in the personal and universal contexts.




Seeing the Divine in All

This is the principle that the Divine is present and can be seen everywhere and in all manifestations of life. It is interwoven in all things like an intricate mosaic whose pieces adhere to the same wall, and are thus unified. However, it is not the picture that unifies the mosaic, but the underlying wall upon which its pieces adhere. Similarly, the Divine paints a picture so diverse and seemingly unrelated that there appears to be no unification. Yet it is not the outward manifestations that unify. It is the inward center of divine energy upon which the pieces of diversity are layered that unifies all life.

This centerpiece of divine energy is the collective storehouse of all life within the universe. It is the full expression of the Divine, which invests itself in all forms through the projection of its divine intelligence into all manifestations of life. Thus, divine intelligence – acting as an extension of the Divine – is the unifying energy that is the "wall" upon which all the pieces of life's mosaic adhere.

Seeing the Divine in all is the principle that all manifestations of life convey an expression of All That Is. It does not matter how far the unifying energy has been distorted or corrupted; the Divine can be observed. It is the action of perceiving the unification of energy even when the outward manifestations appear random, distorted, or chaotic. It is the realization that all life flows from one divine energy source that links one to All and all to One.

When every manifestation of life can be genuinely perceived as a fragmentary expression of All That Is, the vibration of equality that underlies all life becomes perceptible to you. You realize that life initially emerges as an extension of the Divine, and then, as an individuated energy frequency invested within a form. This individuated energy vibrates, in its pure, timeless state, precisely the same for all manifestations of life.

This is the common ground that all life shares. This is the tone or vibration of equality that can be observed within all life forms that unifies all expressions of diversity to the very foundation of existence. If you are able to look upon any and all forms of life with the outlook of equality, then you are seeing the Divine in all.

While this may seem like an abstract concept, it is actualized through the practice of looking for both the outward and inward manifestations of the Divine. In a very real sense, you expect to observe the workings of divine intelligence in every facet of your experience.

The principle of seeing the Divine in all is the unassailable expectation that everything is in its rightful position, performing its rightful function, and serving its purpose to activate the fullest expression of its life in the present moment. It is the outlook that all life is in a state of optimal realization and experience regardless of condition or circumstance. It is the perception that life is perfect in its expression because it flows from perfection, and that no matter how divergent its manifestations are, all life is an extension of the Divine.

In light of the obvious turmoil and destruction that are apparent on Earth, this is an outlook or perception that may seem naive. How can life – in all its forms and expressions – be perceived as optimal or perfect? This is the great paradox of life, and it cannot be reconciled with your mental or emotional capabilities. It can only be understood in the context of the soul, which is deathless, timeless, and limitless. Paradoxes exist because the human drama is too limited in scope and scale to allow a perception of wholeness to illuminate how the pieces of the puzzle are perfectly interconnected in the ever-unfolding divine cosmic dance.

The human drama is circumscribed by the dimensions of time and space and the elements of energy and matter. It is played out upon the stages of survival and dysfunctional behavior because of the methods of controlling information and manipulating conditions used by those operating within the hierarchical paradigm. The soul within the human body is largely unexpressed and underutilized in this human drama, and therefore, life's apparent perversions and imperfections are seen in isolation as impediments to perfection rather than perfection itself.

Life is perfect in its resolve to expand and express an intelligence that is limitless. This is the fundamental purpose of life in all its diverse manifestations.

The presence of the Divine expressing itself as a vibration of equality can be seen in all things. Sensory input derived from the human body is limited to frequencies in specific ranges that only convey an echo of this divine vibration. The divine resonance of all life is understood only through deliberate and focused contemplation of the equality inherent in all things, and through the ability to penetrate beyond the image of a thing to the origin of the image.

These insights stimulate a new sensory system beyond the five senses that rule the physical world. These new senses are an outgrowth of the awakening of your sacred intentions. They are manifestations of the first stage of personal transformation. With this new perceptual ability, you will be capable of sensing not only the presence of the Divine, but also the timeless divine essence within all life that is individualized and uniquely separate from the Divine.

Calling forth the divine perceptions of the soul within your own being is the ideal method to access lasting sensitivity to the divine vibration. This is how you develop the ability to see the Divine in all. It is not only that the Divine is found within you and within every individual manifestation of life; it is also in itself the wholeness of all life. Thus, this principle calls for seeing the Divine in all its diverse forms of manifestation, as well as in the wholeness of life itself.




Nurturance of Life

Life, in this definition, is an individual's sovereign reality. It is subjective and impressionable. Life is the wholeness of experience flowing past the individual's field of perception in the present moment. There is never a closure to life, nor a final chapter written. It is eternal, not so much in the abstract sense of never ending or beginning, but rather in the real sense that life is ever expanding in order to express divine intelligence in all realities within the universe.

Nurturance of life is the principle whereby an individual is in alignment with the natural expansion of intelligence inherent within all life. This alignment enhances the life energy that flows past the individual with the clear intent of gentle support. It is the action of opening to the highest motive in all people and in all life and supporting the flow of this highest intention towards its ultimate expression. In so doing, the action is performed without judgment, analysis, or attachment to outcome. It involves simply nurturing the highest energy that flows from all people and all beings, and thus supporting the fullest expression of their deepest essence.

This is a departure from the normal perception that nurturing support can only be granted when others are in alignment with your personal will and desires. When, instead, you view everything in your life as an integrated energy flowing as an expression of ever-expanding divine intelligence, all life is honored as an extension of the Divine. In this context, there is no energy that is misdirected or unworthy of support and nurturance. While this may seem contrary to the evidence of abusive energy upon the Earth, even energy that is laden with "evil intent" is nevertheless energy that is flowing outward in search of a higher expression.

All people and all forms of life can be nurtured and supported to their highest expression. This is the fundamental purpose of this principle. It is greatly facilitated by the intention to perceive the original motive and ultimate expression of life energy as it passes through your field of awareness.

Energy is an element of life that is so subtly interwoven with form that it is one, in much the same manner as space and time are inextricably linked in union. Energy is a motive. It is intelligent beyond the mind's ability to reason. While it is a force that can be subject to applications that deny its highest expression, energy is always imbuing life with the motive to expand and evolve.

Life energy is always in a state of becoming. It is never static or regressive in its natural state. You are very capable of nurturing this natural expansion of energy to forge new channels of expression and experience. In fact, it is your primary purpose to expand the life energy that encircles your personal reality, and to transform it to new levels of expression that more clearly reflect the perspective of divine essence.

There are many specific actions that can be taken to nurture life. Each soul has the innate ability to transform energy through a tremendous variety of means. Working through your body, your soul is able to collect and store energy and redirect its purpose or application. This transformation of energy can occur on both personal and universal levels of expression. That is, within an individual's field of awareness, energy can be transformed at any time to conform more to a vision of personal welfare, or aligned with a vision of universal welfare and goodwill.

One of the best methods to transform energy is through one's belief system. All beliefs have energy systems that act like birthing chambers for the manifestation of your perceived reality. Within these energy systems are currents that direct life experience. Your soul is aware of these currents either consciously or unconsciously and allows them to carry you into realms of experience that engage your core belief system.

By cultivating beliefs that expand and transform energy, you are more able to explore energy systems that are nurturing to life in all its myriad forms. When your beliefs are clearly defined as intentions – as preferred states of being – your life energy engages more fully in the present moment. Your energy system becomes inseparable from your being and woven into your spirit like a thread of light. Clarity of intention is essential to engaging the energy system of your core beliefs, and to allowing the nurturance of life to prevail in all activities.

The nurturance of life is essential to both personal and collective realities within the universe, which contains all realities that are interlinked like threads of an infinitely expanding fabric. Thus, as you awaken to your own creative power to transform life energy outside of yourself and enhance it with the clear intent of gentle support, you naturally experience ever-unfolding transformation within yourself as well. You become an increasingly clear beacon of the Divine and the architect of a new paradigm based upon the intention to nurture all life in the universe.




Gratitude

This principle is based on the understanding that the universe represents a collective intelligence that can be personalized as a single universal soul – a composite expression of the Divine. Thus, in this perspective, there are only two souls in the entire cosmos: the individual soul and the universal soul. Inasmuch as the individual is impressionable and constantly changing to adapt to new information, so is the universal soul, which is a dynamic, living template of potential energies and experiences that are coherent and as knowable as a friend's personality and behavior.

The universal soul is responsive to the individual soul and its beliefs and perceptions. It is like a composite omni-personality that is imbued with divine intelligence and responds to the perceptions and belief systems of the individual like a pool of water mirrors the image that overshadows it.

Everyone is indeed, at their innermost core, a sovereign soul that can transform themselves into an instrument of divine essence. However, this transformation is dependent on whether the individual chooses to project an image of divine essence upon the "mirror" of the universal soul, or to project a lesser image that is a distortion of its essential state of being.

The principle of gratitude is primarily concerned with consciously designing your self-image through an appreciation of the universal soul's supportive mirror. In other words, the universal soul is a partner in shaping reality's expression in your life. If you choose to project a transformed image upon the mirror of the universal soul, reality gradually becomes an internal process of creation that is increasingly free of external controls and conditions.

This process involves an interchange of supportive energy between the individual and the universal soul. This energy is best applied through an appreciation of how perfect and exacting this interchange occurs in every moment of life. If you are aware – or at least interested in having the awareness – of how perfectly the Divine, as expressed in the form of the universal soul, supports your sovereign reality, there is a powerful and natural sense of gratitude that flows from you to the Divine.

It is this wellspring of gratitude that opens wide the channel of support from the Divine to the individual and establishes a collaboration of purpose to transform the individual soul into a pure expression of divine essence.

It is principally gratitude – which arises naturally through appreciation of how the relationship between the individual and the universal soul operates – that opens you to connection with your divine essence, and to your eventual transformation into the state of perception and expression of divine essence. The relationship of the individual with the universal soul is essential to cultivate and nurture, because this relationship, more than anything else, determines how accepting each individual is of life's myriad forms and manifestations.

When you accept changes in your sovereign reality as the shifting persona of the universal soul, you live in greater harmony with life itself. Life becomes an exchange of energy between you and the universal soul that is allowed to play out without judgment, and is experienced without fear. This is the underlying meaning of unconditional love: to experience life in all its manifestations as a single, unified intelligence that responds perfectly to the projected image of each soul.

It is for this reason that when you project gratitude, regardless of circumstance or condition, life becomes increasingly supportive in opening you to further awakening your sacred intentions. This feeling of gratitude coupled with the mental concept of appreciation is expressed like an invisible message in all directions and at all times. In this particular context, gratitude is the overarching motive behind all forms of expression to which humanity aspires.

Every breath, every word, every touch, every thought is centered on expressing this sense of gratitude; a gratitude that you are sovereign and supported by a universal soul that expresses itself through all forms and manifestations of life with the sole objective of creating the ideal reality to fully awaken your sacred intentions and to transform your entire being into divine essence. It is this specific form of gratitude that accelerates the awakening of your sacred intentions and their inherent ability to integrate your body, mind, heart, and soul, and to transform your ability to perceive and express from the place of divine essence.

Time is the primary factor that distorts the otherwise clear connection between the individual and the Divine. Time establishes separation of experience. This creates doubt in the Divine's system of fairness and overarching purpose. This doubt, in turn, creates fear that the universe is not a mirror but rather a chaotic, whimsical energy. Time intervenes to create pockets of despair, hopelessness, and abandonment. However, it is these very "pockets" that often motivate awakening the sacred intentions of your soul, as they cause you to seek a more intimate and harmonious relationship with the Divine.

When you choose to align with divine essence and to live from this perspective as part of an ever-unfolding reality, you attract a natural state of harmony. This does not necessarily mean that your life is without problems or discomforts; rather it signifies a perception that there is an integral purpose in what life reveals. In other words, life experience is meaningful to the extent that you choose to live in natural harmony with the multidimensional aspects of divine essence. When your personal reality flows in alignment with divine essence, you create lasting joy and inner peace.

Gratitude is an essential facet of love that opens you to acknowledge the role of the universal soul and to redefine your purpose as a supportive extension of the Divine, rather than the whimsical outreach of fate or the exacting reaction of a mechanical, detached universe. Establishing a relationship with the universe through the outflow of gratitude attracts life experience that is deeply transformative – experience that is richly devoted to uncovering life's deepest meaning and most formative purpose.




The Emergence of Divine Essence

Through the ongoing application of these principles of transformation, divine intelligence increasingly permeates your soul, and your soul becomes the identity of your entire being. Thus, identity is transformed, and in the wake of this transformation, divine essence unifies your entire being with your soul, and your soul with divine intelligence. It is this unification and shift of identity that is the explicit purpose of these life principles. If there is any other intention or objective, these principles will remain misunderstood and their catalytic powers will remain dormant.

It is the perspective of divine essence that all life is pure love in its fullest expression, and that in this single concept, all life is conceived and forever exists. This becomes the core belief from which all other beliefs arise. And as these beliefs expand outward, this core belief system emerges with a clear intent of supporting a fundamental perspective of seeing, nurturing, and appreciating the universe as the divine cradle from which all life is created and evolves.

These principles of transformation are merely symbols represented in words and served to you as a potential recipe to stir awake the embers of light that tirelessly burn within. There are no specific techniques or rituals that are required to invoke their power. They are simply perspectives. In a real sense, they are sacred intentions that attract experience that expands consciousness. They do not provide quick fixes or instant realizations. They are amplifiers of personal will and intention that clarify how one lives. Their transformative power is contained exclusively in the intent of their application.

Through these principles, you can become a master of empowering your deeper self. In the past, boundaries were set, secrets were kept, and your light was subdued simply because your perception of external, hierarchical controls created in you fear of the unknown and of the mystical practices of transformed souls.

Now, if you choose to apply these life principles with clear intent, you have the tools to accelerate the emergence of divine essence. You can awaken the perspective, insights, and empowered abilities of your divine essence to create new realms of possibility and shape them as learning adventures that liberate and expand your consciousness. This is the underlying purpose of these principles, and perhaps the best reason to explore them.


This is the first of a two-part essay. For part two, click here

For a two-page summary of Principles of Transformation, click here

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Shifting Paradigms
by WingMakers


Note: For a concise, two-page summary of this inspiring ten-page essay, click here.


The wisdom and understanding of our own divine essence is like a beacon that invites us inward toward ever deeper connection with ourselves and with all around us. Yet rather than look within, most in this world have long preferred to look outward for wisdom, thus sustaining a dependence upon a vast hierarchy that stretches between the individual and the Divine.

In all our wanderings away from the Divine, humankind has virtually eliminated its most compelling features through misapplication of the logical mind, and through persistent belief in a language of limitation arising out of the controlling mechanisms of the hierarchical paradigm. Within this paradigm, language has often been used by those who desire to exert control to impose a form of limitation. Though in relative terms their words may appear liberating and empowering, those in power in the hierarchy have often used language as an instrument of entrapment and tyranny.

At the other end of the spectrum, some of the noblest efforts of humanity in the usage of language have resulted in the Divine being gradually illuminated by the great spiritual visionaries of our world. Yet even the images portrayed by the language of these inspiring leaders cannot help but dilute the pure expression of the most compelling features of the Divine.

The Divine dances outside of the constructs of any language. It is complete within itself, and has a singular purpose of expressing the collective potential of all life in the universe. It is the archetype of perfection. It is the standard bearer of each soul's innate design and ultimate destiny. The essence of the Divine is far beyond mental conception, yet humanity's tendency is to resort to the limiting language of the hierarchical paradigm to define and understand it.




The Hierarchical Paradigm

Within the many-layered hierarchies so prevalent in many aspects of this world, those in high positions of power have attempted to guide the development of all humankind. In so doing, they have subtly obscured the direct connection between the individual and the Divine through layers of limiting language, belief system manipulation, and confining rituals designed to intercede between our inner essence and our divine source.

Each individual can come to know themselves to be free of all forms of external control. This is not to imply that we should not trust others or join together in bonds of friendship and community. It is simply a reminder that relative truth is constantly shifting in the hands of those who desire to control. And even when the motive for their controlling behaviors may be of good will, it is still a form of control. When the revealers of "Truth" within the hierarchy withhold and suppress information, they are usually positioning themselves to maintain or acquire more power rather than to disseminate empowerment to all.

There are so many confusing and seemingly contradictory layers of relative truth that most individuals surrender much of their power to those in the hierarchy who use language to proclaim absolute truths. Language is seductive both to the ego's drive for power and control, and to the mind's inclination to surrender to, and believe in, the limiting language of external truths.

Those desiring to control use language to lure the unsuspecting into believing in compelling images and ideas – real or imagined – for the sake of holding individuals in bondage to a lesser truth. They can thus cause many to support the hierarchy even when it no longer serves their deeper purpose.

The hierarchical paradigm represents diverse interests, perceptions of reality, and motives of action. It is the desire to contain and control this diversity that causes the hierarchy to become ineffective in leading individuals to awareness of their divine heritage. Yet this diversity is also what permits it to attract and initially awaken such a breadth of individuals to their spiritual energies and intuitive abilities. Nevertheless, the hierarchy has trapped itself in vested specialization and in the limiting aspects of diversity that prevent it from evolving from an arduous ladder of evolution to a joyous river of light that is aligned with the purpose of empowering all souls to divine equality.

There are individuals who are destined to demonstrate the truth of divine equality among all souls. The time is fast approaching when the veils of control at all levels of the hierarchy will be rendered obsolete by these individuals, who are destined to strip away the veils and allow the empowerment of divine equality to prevail over hierarchical power.

It will become the fundamental purpose of those in power within the hierarchy to slowly remove these barriers to equality in such a way that the hierarchy appears to be the savior of consciousness rather than a detour from the road to expanded consciousness. Yet there are those present who will ensure that the curtain falls swiftly for all who are willing to skirt the hierarchy's tangled pathways, and who embrace their sacred heritage as transformed expressions of the Divine.




Searching for Connection and Wholeness

After consciousness initially enters a human body, it is fragmented into a physical, emotional, and mental spectrum of perception and expression. From the day of birth onward, human consciousness is conditioned to adapt into, and navigate within the limited three-dimensional, five-sensory context of the Earth. In effect, the soul purposely fragments its consciousness in order to experience separation from wholeness.

The desire to evolve consciousness derives from the feeling of being less than whole, and in particular, the feeling of being disconnected from the Divine due to the fragmentation of consciousness. It is through these feelings that the fragmentation perpetuates itself and is passed into the genetic mind, which is the shared foundation of humanity. The collective genetic mind of humanity is the single most powerful component of the hierarchy. It is formed by the very conditions of living in a three-dimensional, five-sensory context that is all consuming.

The desire for salvation results from feelings of inadequacy that constantly surge within the collective consciousness of humanity through the genetic mind. These feelings are again related to the fragmentation of individuals, and to their consequent inability to fully grasp their holistic nature, to reach into their divine origins, and to accept their divine equality with all. Thus ensues the seemingly endless search to be saved from the inadequacy and insecurity that result from the fragmentation of consciousness.

In this state of separation, human consciousness has handicapped itself for the purpose of gaining new experience and a deeper understanding of the primal blueprint or grand vision of the Divine.Once we develop a more expanded level of experience and understanding, our consciousness one day will, through the human body, transform this three-dimensional reality into a self-aware, integrated component of the universe. This magnificent and purposeful endeavor produces within us the urge to seek out our wholeness and re-experience our divine connection to All That Is.

The desire for connection and wholeness, in large measure, is the fuel that drives us to seek out and explore both evolution and salvation within the context of the hierarchical paradigm. It provides us with the motivation to seek help and guidance from a specific group within the hierarchy, and in so doing, cultivate a sense of connection, belonging, and unity. It is this very sense of connection, belonging, and unity that fosters a growing awareness of the underlying union between you, your divine essence, the world around you, and All That Is.

This is why the hierarchical paradigm is essential as a component of the grand experiment. It is why feelings of inadequacy and insecurity are developed and nurtured by the hierarchy. The hierarchical paradigm is a key stage where, faced with inadequacy and insecurity, people eventually develop a sense of belonging and unity, a sense of connection to some grand, encompassing vision. This is also why the hierarchy nurtures saviors who point toward a greater vision. These perceived saviors can facilitate the unification of all people, which in turn, facilitates the integration of humanity with the Divine.




The Prophet's Journey

Insightful spiritual leaders are able to peer deeply beneath the surface reality of life and experience how intricately connected every life form is, and how the composite of all life is intelligent far beyond an individual's capability to both perceive and express. These visionary leaders can thus interpret this deeper reality through their personal abilities to perceive and express life's dimensional depth and limitless intelligence. Yet no one is able to articulate life's full dimensional depth and breadth with the tools of language. They can only, at best, describe their interpretation or their impressions.

In actuality, all of us are able to peer beneath the surface reality of life and perceive a unique vision of the universe. We require only time and intention to develop our own interpretations. And this is precisely what many great spiritual leaders have taught.

Life's deeper essence is not an absolute to be experienced by the chosen few, but an evolving, dynamic intelligence that wears as many faces as there are life forms. No group or people has the exclusive portal into the universe by which the Divine expresses itself in all its majesty. The portal is available to all, because the Divine is within all things.

The great spiritual visionaries of Earth have all, in their own way, interpreted the universe and humanity's role therein. They produced a dynamic vision of life and the universe beyond what was currently defined within the hierarchy. Each of these great prophets or saviors thus created a new portal into the universe and were willing to share their vision knowing well that debate and probable ridicule would follow. These men and women were the gateways for humanity to explore new facets of itself, to engage a part of its oversoul or collective consciousness that was essential at that particular time in its evolutionary cycle.

Yet the visions of these great leaders, because they were articulated with authority and depth of insight, became a target of debate among various subgroups of the hierarchy. This debate then created a polarity of belief. A sympathetic constituency emerged to defend and embellish their particular leader's interpretation, while most established groups held it in contempt of previously held beliefs.

Eventually, the leader's interpretations became confined and shaped into rigid dogma by followers who desired to create a new religion or sect. Thus, this infusion of fresh insight quietly receded into the hands of the hierarchy, where its deeper meaning became obscured by the very fact that it was incorporated into a massive structure that both protected and promoted it.

Divine intelligence is connected to individuals and not organizations. Thus, the hierarchy is disconnected from the Divine in a vital and dynamic way. The hierarchy is connected to its own collective desire to help, to serve, and to perform a function that allows the use of power to drive toward the vision of its leaders. In itself, this is not wrong or misguided. It is all part of the primal blueprint that orchestrates the unfolding of consciousness from divine wholeness to sovereign soul, and from sovereign soul to collective wholeness. This is the spiral of integration that breeds wholeness and cascading beauty within the universe.

What the hierarchy has loosely labeled as spirit comes as close as any word to the essence of divine intelligence. Divine intelligence inhabits all realities as an extension of the Divine. It is the emissary of the Divine that interweaves with the hierarchy as its counterbalance. Divine intelligence is the factor of integrity and alignment, which ensures that the hierarchy is serving its purpose within the primal blueprint. Divine intelligence is, in effect, the "scientist" who oversees the grand experiment. It establishes the criteria, selects the variables, monitors the results, and evaluates the alternative outcomes in the laboratory of time and space.

The grand experiment is the ongoing transformation and expansion of divine intelligence through all beings in all dimensions of existence. It is the purpose of the grand experiment to test alternative paradigms to determine, with some certainty, the paradigm that is best able to unify consciousness without impinging on the sovereignty of the individuated soul. The grand experiment is composed of many distinct stages that interlink, leading to the great mystery. Most of these different stages are being simultaneously played out within the time-space universe in order to prepare the universe for the impending expansion of divine consciousness into all forms and dimensions of existence.




The Transformation Paradigm: Inner Wisdom and Understanding

In the case of the Earth, a new paradigm is currently emerging that promotes a clear connection of individual consciousness to the compelling features of the Divine without the intervention of a hierarchy. This is when the fables and myths of history step into the light and become known as they were originally intended. This is the time when language will be transformed into a new form of communication that exhibits the compelling features of the Divine in an artistry of energy and vibration that breaks down all barriers of control.

It is time to recognize that the hierarchy extends throughout the cosmos to the very borders of discovery. It has branches that extend from every star system and from every known dimension. Virtually all life forms are "leaves" of this vast cosmological tree. This constitutes the grand indoctrination of species, spirits, planets, and stars as they each evolve through the branches of the tree.

Thus, the hierarchy is an assemblage of externally oriented individuals who desire to invest their energies in support of a subgroup that has nested somewhere within this greatest of all manifest structures. Service is a driving force within the hierarchy, and in most cases, this translates into the concept of salvation and the teacher/student ordering of the universe.

The hierarchy is composed of all individuals of all motives that have linked their energies into subgroups. These subgroups form independent branches of the vast, cosmological tree that encompasses all things that appear to be separate from the Divine.

The roots of the tree are bound in the soil of genetic memory and subconscious instincts. At the base of the tree the first branches sprout. They are the oldest, representing the native religions of the species. The middle branches are the orthodox religions and institutions, while the upper branches represent contemporary belief systems that are newly emerging throughout the manifest universe. The whole tree, in this definition, is the hierarchy, and its seed was initially conceived, planted, and nurtured by divine intelligence for the purpose of stimulating the grand experiment.

This is the experiment of comparing personal transformation through self-mastery with the hierarchical paradigm's evolutionary process. Evolution is the arduous and ongoing process of shifting positions within the hierarchy – always assessing one's present position in relation to a new one that beckons.

The transformation paradigm is initiated simply by the recognition that rather than the dependency-inducing ways of the hierarchical paradigm, there are accelerated, independent pathways that bypass the hierarchy and lead to self-mastery, and that these new pathways can be accessed through direct experience of the tone or vibration of divine equality that is present within all of us.

This tone or vibration is not what is commonly referred to as the music of the spheres or the vibration of spirit moving through the universe in resonance to divine intention. It is rather a vibration that becomes evident through the practice of three principles of transformation: seeing the Divine in all, nurturance of life, and gratitude. The application of these life principles disengages a soul from the controlling elements of the hierarchy, thus initiating the transformation experience.




Free Will

How can the hierarchy act as an interpretive center of truth without manipulating souls, and thus obscuring their free will? The grand experiment was designed with free will as its primary method of obtaining authentic information that can be used to expand divine intelligence into all dimensions of existence. Free will is the thread of authenticity that imbues value in the various tests within the grand experiment. The hierarchy never jeopardizes free will. Only the soul can choose its reality. This is the fundamental principle of free will.

Free will is not obscured simply because an individual is presented with alternative realities or relative truths that delay its realization of divine equality. It is the choice of each soul to what extent it invests itself in external accounts of reality. The choice is always available for the soul to delve within its own resources and create a reality that is sovereign.

The value of free will is always expanding as an individual moves towards personal transformation, and in like manner, is always diminishing when moving towards external dependence. The choice between personal transformation and external dependence is the basis of free will, and there is no structure or external source that can eliminate this basic choice. It is an inward choice that, regardless of outward circumstance, is incapable of being denied by anything external.

The universe encompasses all dimensions, and therefore, all realities are contained therein. In this incomprehensible diversity, each soul is presented with structures that define its free will in terms of its relationship to the Divine. Each of these structures varies in latitude of choice, but each is connected into the superstructure of the hierarchy. The structureless reality of divine intelligence is where free will was initially conceived. This principle was woven into the physical world as the thread of authenticity. It's degree of influence is determined by the soul's ability to recognize its own wholeness in relation to the Divine.

When people are unknowing of their inner wholeness, they tend to look for security outside of themselves. Uncertain of their place within the structured and ordered world around them, they often define themselves based upon their insecurities. Individuals thus become only pieces of their wholeness and like shards of glass from a beautiful vase, they bear little resemblance to their aggregate beauty.

If the soul perceives itself as fragmented into its component parts, its comprehension of free will is limited to that which the hierarchy circumscribes. If, however, the soul is clearly known to be a conscious collective, realizing its sovereign wholeness, then the principle of free will is a form of structure that becomes unnecessary, like a fire on a summer day.

If you were to perceive the origin of your existence, you would undoubtedly see how vast the soul is. If you could pierce through the veils that cover your destiny, you would understand how much more vast you will become.

Between these two points of existence – origin and destiny – the soul is always the vibrant container of divine intelligence. It has willingly allowed itself to explore the time-space universe as an outpost of the Divine. Therefore, while the hierarchy may obscure the soul's comprehension of its wholeness, it is the soul who has surrendered, by choice, to listen to the language of limitation and the proclamations of external truths, and to become seduced by the hierarchical paradigm.

Why has the hierarchy not provided the alternative paradigm of personal transformation, thus enabling the individual to make more conscious choices and more fully exercise its free will? It is because the hierarchy, like most individuals, is not aware of its own wholeness. Its fragments, or subgroups, are often obsessed with boundaries.

Where there are rigid boundaries that define and limit, there is also structure. Where there is deeply ingrained structure, there is a pervasive belief that self-mastery attained through the development of inner wisdom and understanding is impossible. As the time-space universe conforms to the matrix of belief projection, the very concept of self-mastery through personal transformation has largely been removed from the hierarchy's reality.

Thus, the hierarchy is unable to even conceptualize the transformation paradigm with any precision, let alone inform the soul that alternatives exist which issue from divine intelligence. The hierarchy is not responsible for this condition, each soul is. The paradigm of divine intelligence is primal. It existed before the hierarchy.

It is the soul that has chosen to explore the hierarchy's paradigm for the purpose of participating in the grand experiment and assisting in the emergence of a synthesis paradigm. The hierarchy is quite benign as a manipulative force. It merely represents one stage in the journey toward wholeness. This sacred journey eventually transforms the soul to reach beyond its role as a vibrant container of divine intelligence to become a bridgeway for the expansion of the Divine into the physical world.




The Descent of the Divine into the World

There is an ancient belief, born of the hierarchy, in a great future ascension from the physical world into divine reality, and that humans of love will accompany this ascension process. Yet in the greater scheme of life, it is the Divine that is expanding to encompass the physical world with the purpose of aligning all souls to a new paradigm. Divine intelligence is stripping away the veils that hide the essential meaning of the soul in the physical world. As this progresses, the soul increasingly realizes its divine equality with all, and its many facets become increasingly aligned, allowing for an ever fuller expression of its transformed perspective.

This transformation of the soul through self-mastery is the pathway into wholeness. It is the recognition that the soul is a composite of forms and the formless that is unified in one energy, one consciousness. When the fragments are aligned and interconnected, the soul becomes the instrument that facilitates this divine expansion. Thus, the soul does not ascend from the physical world, but rather coalesces into a state of wholeness whereby its transformed expression can assist in the expansion, or in a different context, the descent of the Divine into the world.

Ascension is often construed as the natural outcome of evolution. In this view, all planetary systems and species are evolving to the point where they ascend from limitation, and eventually, the reality of the physical world will somehow fold into the Divine and cease to exist. In the greater reality, however, it is quite the opposite. The Divine is descending. It is inclusive of all things. It is divine intention to expand, not retreat. The soul transforms to wholeness within the cradle of the physical world, and in so doing, becomes a catalyst to the Divine's intention to expand.

Can you see the perfection of this primal blueprint? Can you feel the shifting of the matrix from which your reality is cast? Can you not also understand that you, as a human being, consist of both a formless and formful identities that are individuated as a single point of pure energy, yet live in many places on many dimensions simultaneously?

Only within the soul is the place of deep transformation discovered, where the formless self can enter and commune with its various outposts of form. The formless self is the eternal watcher who lives beyond the veil of form and comprehension, and draws forth the wisdom of time from the well of planets. It is the point of origin from whence divine intelligence flows.

The eternal watcher, sometimes alluded to as the higher self or deeper self, is the divine interpretive center for the soul. As a pure conduit of divine intelligence, the eternal watcher is the only stable guidance system that can propel the soul to its wholeness. Thus, the soul is composed of both a formless identity infused with divine intelligence and a formful identity expressing as densified energy. While the formless is one, the formful is divested in many fragments of expression that isolate its consciousness as islands of perception and expression. This condition results in the soul's inability to recognize the vast and glorious nature of its existence.

Upon entering a human body, the soul is largely silent and unmoving. It appears like a fleeting whisper of gladness that touches you like a mountain wind. It is quiet like a deep ocean. Yet the soul is coming forward into the world as a harbinger of divine expansion. It is beginning to make its divine essence known. Many now feel the shadow of their soul as it approaches. They consign all forms of definition to this "shadow," seldom believing it to be the torchbearer of their total selfhood. Here is where all the vows of faithfulness, all the ceremonies of love, and all the feelings of hope can be centered and given over to the divine essence that we each are.

The primary reason that the hierarchical paradigm is so compelling is because the soul has become fragmented in how it perceives its total selfhood. The eternal watcher that lives through the human being is thus elusive to the time-space conditioned mind. Yet it is the mind that attempts to reach out and touch this subtle vibration of divine equality that is forever kindled by divine intelligence. However, the human mind is too conditioned to focusing on the fragments to realize the total scope of the soul that exists beyond the shadows of intuition.

It is for this reason that humanity is exploring a hierarchical paradigm based upon evolution and salvation. Most humans have little or no conception of their wholeness, and require a savior and the acclimation process of evolution to bring them security and happiness.

It is a natural condition of evolving groups and individuals to have a desire, implanted by the hierarchy, to be saved or to be a savior. This condition results in the teacher/student ordering of reality. It is a building block of evolution and the very essence of the hierarchy's structural existence. The salvation drama is an expression of souls that are preoccupied with the evolutionary process, and this is not confined to a religious context, but indeed applies to all facets of one's life.

As there are relative truths, there are relative freedoms. As individuals evolve through the hierarchical process, an ever increasing sense of freedom is gained, yet external forces continue to exert control through limiting language, confining belief systems, excessive dependence upon the physical senses, and the seemingly indelible artifacts of the genetic mind. Each of these controlling influences can lead to continued reliance upon the hierarchy as it unceasingly attempts to impose a sense of inequality between us.

The underlying equation of the hierarchical paradigm is: individual + hierarchy = God connection. In the case of personal transformation, it is: individual + divine intelligence (accessed through inner wisdom and understanding) = divine equality with all.

Divine intelligence, though it manifests as the vibration of equality, is subject to the will of the Divine. And as divine intention changes through the various stages of the grand experiment, divine intelligence is also changing its form of manifestation. This change is occurring now within the worlds of time and space because divine intelligence is beginning to set the stage for the integration of the two primary paradigms within the grand experiment.




The Synthesis Paradigm: Integration

The time has come to integrate the dominant paradigm of the hierarchy with the transformation paradigm of divine intelligence. This integration can only be achieved at the level of the soul. It cannot occur within the context of a human body or an aspect of the hierarchy. Only the soul – the integral manifestation of the wholeness of interdimensional consciousness imbued with divine intelligence – can facilitate and fully experience the integration of these two paradigms.

This form of integration occurs naturally once the individual has fully explored the two paradigms and develops a synthesis paradigm whereby salvation is attained through the intention of the soul to "save" itself, and not rely upon external sources to perform this liberating task. This act of self-sufficiency begins to integrate the salvation idea with self-realization.

The next step is to integrate the time-based incremental model of evolutionary progress with the realization-based model of the transformation paradigm. This is done when the soul is thoroughly convinced that experience and expression of its wholeness can only occur when it is no longer dependent on the various structures of the hierarchy.

Once individuals take responsibility for their own salvation and integration, it does not mean that the hierarchy is to be shunned or avoided. The hierarchy is a wondrous instrument. It is symbolic of the body of the Divine, enabling it to submerge within the physical world similar to how the human body allows the soul to function in the physical world.

The hierarchy is a vehicle of transformation even when it acts to suppress information and keep groups in obedience to its controlling hand. It is part of the ancient formula that prepares a new world for the synthesis paradigm and eventually leads to membership in the greater universe. It is the combination of release from dependency on the hierarchy and salvation from within that initiates the synthesis paradigm into manifestation.

The synthesis paradigm is the next outcome of the grand experiment, and in certain vibrational fields of the multidimensional universe, there are individuals who are indeed experiencing this stage of the experiment as forerunners of this expanded form of divine individuation. These individuals are specifically called to transmit this future experience into communication symbols and life principles that facilitate the bridging of the two paradigms. Beyond the initial design and construction of these "bridges," these people will remain largely unknown. If they were to do anything more, they would rapidly become a fixture of the hierarchy and their contributions would become compromised.

These transformed individuals are not present in the physical world to be formal teachers. They are present to be catalysts and designers. They are present to ensure that divine intelligence is allowed to balance the dominant force of the hierarchy. Their interest is not in creating a new belief system. Instead, they will focus on developing new communication symbols through various art forms that facilitate the soul's detachment from the controlling aspects of the hierarchy. These people will also demonstrate the natural ease of interweaving the two primary strands of existence into a synthesis paradigm.

What these individuals will be doing, in effect, is to transform the time-space universe from hierarchical ladders of consciousness into inclusions of the Divine. In other words, divine reality will be extended into the physical world, and all life forms herein will experience this extension through a transformed hierarchical structure that is fully aligned with divine intelligence. What some call "heaven on earth" is merely the echo of a realization of this impending future time.

What is currently bearing down on the time-space universe is the expansion of the Divine through the accessibility of divine intelligence information to all souls regardless of form or structure.




Awakening

Once this information is accessible to all, every soul will eventually be inexorably drawn in this direction. And once each individual's inner spirit then becomes fully awakened, all souls will become part of the synthesis paradigm. What is being set in motion now in the physical world is the initial preparation for these paradigm shifts. More specifically, upon the Earth, these paradigms will be simultaneously played out over the next epoch of time. As always, it will be the choice of each one of us as to which paradigm we embrace in our journey.

In the advancing epoch of human development, new pathways beyond this synthesis paradigm will be collectively designed so that a transformed hierarchy can be constructed that is consciously fashioned from divine intelligence information. This new structure will be cast from the knowledge gained from the grand experiments of the time-space universe, and the cosmic cycle will regenerate itself into a new, expanded manifestation of reality. This new paradigm resists definition. Words are inadequate to describe even the shadowy outlines of this new form of existence that is emerging from out of the synthesis paradigm.

These various paradigms generally occur in a predetermined sequence, but not necessarily in a predetermined timeframe. The sequence of the divine expansion is: divine intelligence creation of a new reality; the ongoing development of a soul constructed hierarchy to act as the superstructure of the new creation; the emergence from the hierarchy of a dominant paradigm; the introduction of the divine intelligence paradigm; the integration of these two paradigms to form a synthesis paradigm of divine equality; and finally, divine expansion to the inclusion of all dimensions and souls.

When this sequencing of the primal blueprint is achieved, the process with all that has been learned will be reconfigured, and a new element of the primal blueprint will be revealed that is unknown at this stage even by divine intelligence. The time required to fulfill the complete cycle is undetermined, but it is reasonable to expect that its completion is yet so distant in time that to attach measurement would simply be a feeble attempt at estimating the unknowable.

Let there be no mistake, however, that the fulfillment of the primal blueprint is indeed the direction all souls are traveling. While all souls, as inspired manifestations of the Divine, are bestowed free will within their own realities, their ultimate destiny is not a matter of free will. The origin of all souls lies in the realm of divine intelligence, and it is divine intelligence that determines destiny as well. Yet souls are provided a tremendous latitude of choices to propel themselves from origin to destiny, and to reemerge as expanded manifestations of the Divine with a transformed vision of their own identity.

All of the highest imaginings of humanity are yet unaware of the deepest foundation of the primal blueprint. We have sought the upper reaches of the building, yet remain unaware of the foundation's design. It is here, at the very core of existence, that the Divine is bursting forth with its creative energy. Yet it is simultaneously reintegrating with its invitation to wholeness. It is here that equality is realized, not in the lofty places of relative truth lodged in the hierarchy, but rather in the deepest part of the foundational plan of life's original source and ultimate destiny, where time reintegrates itself into timelessness.

The origin and destiny of existence is the tone of equality in life. Listen for this tone – this frequency of vibration – and follow it back into the very foundation from whence all things arise and return.

Consider these words as symbols only. Remember that language can be a tool of limitation. Feeling is an antidote to limitation that permits humanity to leap over boundaries imposed by the logical mind and witness first hand the wordless power of collective energy individuated.

Feel the truth that stands behind these words, and tap into this empowering energy force that reaches out for you. Know it as a tone or vibration – a resonance that waits for you around every corner in which your life will turn. It is a beacon of the Divine gathering itself into the form of language in order to usher you to a place from which you can experience the formless tone of equality – the bypass of limitation. It is the primal language of our divine source that bestows to you the freedom to generate your own deepest beauty in the expression of your highest truth.


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The Last Prophecy of the Cathars


Leslie sends in this Cathar prophecy from the 13th Century. It’s prophesied date missed the Harmonic Convergence by one year. What an incredible testament to these times it is. And how modern.

The Cathars were a a Christian sect that posed a direct challenge to the Catholic Church and were persecuted during the Albigensian Crusade.

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Djwal Kuhl’s Great Invocation for The Goodwill Full Moon – June 13, 2014

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By Simone M. Matthews – June 2, 2014 -www.universallifetools.com

The Goodwill full moon, the Full Moon with the Sun in Gemini, is the third of 3 powerful full moons as follows:

1. Christ Full Moon – 15 April 2014 (Sun in Aries)
Honour of the Christ within all of us / within all of Creation

2. Wesak Full Moon – 15 May 2014 (Sun in Taurus)
Buddha’s birthday, honouring the God within all of us / within all of Creation.

3. Goodwill / World Invocation Day Full Moon – 13 June 2014 (Sun in Gemini)
Honouring of spiritual unity in humanity.

To connect to the Goodwill Full Moon deeply and to awaken the highest potential in the hearts and minds of all, it is a time to recite in united voice ‘The Great Invocation’.

The Great Invocation was gifted to Earth in 1945 by Djwhal Khul.

The Great Invocation is a group prayer for all humanity in the Age of Aquarius – over the next 2,000 years – for the spiritual evolution of humanity.

Djwhal Khul is described as being a member of the ‘Spiritual Hierarchy’, ‘Brotherhood’, ‘Masters of the Ancient Wisdom’ and is defined as the spiritual guide of mankind. Djwhal Khul is a teacher of ancient cosmological, metaphysical, and esoteric principles that form the origin of all the world’s great philosophies, mythologies and spiritual traditions (Reference ‘Brothers of Madame Blavatsky’ by Mary K. Neff ). Alice Bailey, a theosophist, ‘channelled’ wisdoms from Djwhal Khul and these wisdoms formed the teachings within her 24 books.

In our world today, we find ourselves on the cusp of a quantum leap into a new cycle of evolutionary consciousness. The Great Invocation is to be used by and for humanity to usher in this new dawn, as this most sacred prayer calls us to dream the dream of a new Earth, transcend the limiting beliefs of our physical world and open our hearts and minds to the miracles that are created through the power of LOVE.

To connect with our June 2014 Goodwill Full Moon, please find below a small poster containing the words of The Great Invocation (view the poster below, or download full size poster here.

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I’ve also embedded below my Galactic Heart Meditation – a most divine meditation to perform this Goodwill Full Moon as you recite the The Great Invocation prayer.


To read more about our Goodwill Full Moon and The Great Invocation please visit:http://www.worldservicegroup.com/tgi.html



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Buddhist Legend Flower Said to Bloom Once in 3,000 Years Spotted Across Globe


Udumbara flower. (Edward Dai/Epoch Times)

Udumbara flower. (Edward Dai/Epoch Times)

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By Tara MacIsaac and Yang Xiaohui, Epoch Times - June 12, 2014

The universe is full of mysteries that challenge our current knowledge. In “Beyond Science” Epoch Times collects stories about these strange phenomena to stimulate the imagination and open up previously undreamed of possibilities. Are they true? You decide.

The udumbara flower is said in Buddhist legend to bloom only once every 3,000 years, the last time being before the birth of Buddha.

Spotted again across the world in the past 20 years or so, some say the udumbara could herald the coming of a great sage or enlightened being.

This very tiny, fragrant flower rests atop a thin stem and is surprisingly resilient. People who’ve found the udumbara in recent years have reported keeping it for long periods of time without it decaying or withering, and even watching it spring back after being crushed.

Udumbara flowers on a pine needle photographed under a microscope by Mr. Li of Malacca, Malaysia.

Udumbara flowers on a pine needle photographed under a microscope by Mr. Li of Malacca, Malaysia.

Green lacewing eggs under a microscope. (Mr. Li)

Green lacewing eggs under a microscope. (Mr. Li)

It was first sighted on a Buddha statue in a South Korean temple in 1997. In 2010, Chinese state-run media surprisingly reported on sightings of the flower, calling it celestial. This is surprising, because the regime is officially atheist and would not usually suggest a great spiritual ruler could arrive on Earth. All articles on state-run media were removed shortly after they were published, but not before they spread across Chinese Internet networks.

The alleged udumbara flowers have been seen blossoming on Buddha statues. (Epoch Times)

The alleged udumbara flowers have been seen blossoming on Buddha statues. (Epoch Times)

The regime has since stated that the udumbara is an insect egg, the egg of a green lacewing. Though the lacewing eggs and the udumbara are similar in appearance, the eggs have been seen to wither and die shortly after hatching whereas the flowers are fragrant and long-lasting.

Udumbara is a word from the ancient Indian language, Sanskrit, meaning “an auspicious flower from heaven.”

According to Buddhist legend, its appearance heralds the arrival of the Holy King Who Turns the Wheel, rectifying the Dharma in the world. This King is said to accept anyone of any religious affiliation, offering salvation to all through compassion.

Volume 8 of the Buddhist scripture “Huilin Phonetics and Interpretation” states: “The udumbara flower is the product of propitious and supernatural phenomena; it is a celestial flower and does not exist in the mundane world. If a Tathagata or the King of the Golden Wheel appears in the human world, this flower will appear due to his great virtue and blessings.”

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