JANU: The salient points to be made this morning include the reversal of the trends of the past and the moment that perpetuate ignorance, fears, violence, confusion. The reversal of these trends is inspired by a renewed confidence in humanity that they are powerful beings, more powerful than the personality-ego, the physicality of their existence. But in addition to this, moments of experience, evidence of such reality contributes greatly to these reversals.
So, what evidence exists of this power to create new directions in life? The evidence is in the current condition created by the fears and confusions. These conditions didn’t just appear and happen to humanity; they are humanity’s creation and continue through ignorance and the choice to ignore alternatives. Allowing for these conditions needs to become a continuing experience, and the only evidence of this model of existence, or any other.
A study of and observation of other models of existence around the world, of people happier and freer and at peace, can be seen as evidence. But many times their lives are removed from the pressures and pace of living a technology-based life and are seen as undesirable or the price is too high. So the other model of society continues, with its illnesses and war and greed, seeing that life as worth the price.
The choices remain to be made. Understanding the Earth and living in harmony with it is held as a distant ideal. The path of destruction ultimately leads to a condition that forces change for survival to continue, as life continues to evolve and move on. There is merit in seeing the wisdom of the change in this: that the reward is worth the price. Technology does not necessarily mean the loss of harmonious existence, as long as this harmony remains the focus. But ‘technology at any price’ bears consequences, mostly unforeseen.
Let us encourage, then, humanity to be inspired to measure the wisdom of their choices and look within for clarity and understanding, and embrace the greater reality of their existence, the larger life. Namaste.
Feb. 4, 2015 Copyright © 2015 by Joshua Ross