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Awakening 16: Obstacles to awakening

May 20, 2016

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awakening, challenges, incarnation, the veil, wisdom

JANU: Let us survey the obstacles to awakening, most of which are self-imposed, for reason. Others are occasions of living the incarnate life: social pressures, the demands; timing of opportunities and challenges; awareness of possibilities; lack of courage, energy, and commitment. All of these can be overcome, for a more awakened state can be achieved in the midst of a challenge by application and desire. As far as self-imposed reasons go, the timing of the True Nature, based on achievements, is sacrosanct. But these reasons are always in your best interest, serving you and life itself, for the human journey has a purpose, as do you.

The challenges and the obstacles, if you would call them that, are part of the journey. They come with the territory, so to speak. They strengthen your wisdom, your resolve, and your capacities to embrace life. We’re not suggesting to prefer obstacles, but the mastership of them. The fundamental question here is: “What do you desire?” In time, more and more, the human you and your True Nature speak with one voice, clarity ensues, confusion gives way to purpose and meaning.

The larger life has challenges as well, our brother, but of a different order. But the isolation of the human experience, due to the veil, in the sense of isolation or separation, make the connection with the larger life seem obscure if non-existence. But ignorance is the theme here. The purpose of these journeys is to lessen this, give you a working premise to awaken to something more, returning to the state of being that has always been who you are.

The obstacles to awakening have never been permanent or fixed. Not remembering your awakened state does not deny its existence. Your human journey is very temporary. Make the most of it, whether conscious or not, but enhance your opportunities as you may through awakening. Namaste.
Apr. 29, 2016 Copyright © 2016 by Joshua Ross

This is a series, exploring the process and experience of awakening, in a direct and organized manner. It is hoped that these will inspire you to take your own journey of awakening. Be sure to check out previous postings, starting May 1.

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Awakening 15: Experiencing awakening

by Jonathan

May 19, 2016

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awakening, consciousness expansion, cycles, freedom

JANU: This session on awakening speaks of, has to do with the fundamental experience of letting go of the darkness, the ignorance, and the confusion of living. Slowly sensing an increase in alertness, a sense of presence of a larger reality. In time, the sense of the presence of others. A kind of warmth throughout the body. A growing peacefulness and wakefulness.

A growing freedom to choose what your life includes, and what you choose is just right for the moment. Social standards no longer being the authority for your choices, but the truth and the love from the wisdom within you, much older than society, is becoming more and more your reason for your choices. For this rediscovered freedom responds to a greater clarity in your choices.

Physical space/time limitations no longer limit your interests and your explorations of this universe, or any other. You can touch, embrace the whole of it or any part. And that’s just the beginning. The smallest element is as real and present as the largest reality.

Embrace new experiences and realities, new existences, without being compared to current perceptions. New understandings without resemblance to any other. And that all of the laws of science and of life are mutable. That all cycles of life and creation have beginning and end, and the potential for change. And that your True Nature, the life that you truly are, has been and will be ongoing. And that you truly are more than a human being. Allow yourself to experience awakening that is continuous and life fulfilling. Namaste.

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Awakening 14: Let your life evolve into something larger

by Jonathan

May 18, 2016

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awakening, choices, evolution, flow of life, identity, integrity, larger life

JANU: For today’s journey, let us review what is to come. The elements of awakening in this series have to do with a sense of belonging to, being part of, included in the Family of Life. This family is vast and deep, not just in the physical reality with those of similar interest and ability, but in many other realities as well where consciousness exists in harmony with the flow of life. Participating in such a way is not the loss of identity, but the expansion of identity, identifying with more of who and what you are and can be, as well as the essential nature of others and their desire for being part of a larger life.

This pursuit is a course taken for the life that is in you and that you are to grow, expand, and discover. No matter the degree, most everyone wants to understand more, experience more, absorb opportunities, not only enrich their own lives but help enrich the lives of others. Receiving the joys of living and sharing those joys is part of the flow nature of life, you see, the giving and taking. Or should we say: the taking and giving? They are one and the same thing, both sides of the same coin.

The Family of Life does not concern you and your identity. It is more sharing mutual benefit with no loss of integrity. The mystery and the wonder and awe of this is the countless outcomes. What does life turn into? A measure of decision making, choosing this or that, but the outcomes of those choices are still a wonder and a miracle. The Family of Life gives you purpose, a larger identity, and the ability to perceive grand opportunities to even recognize their existence. Enlightened, awakened Family of Life is an experience on the move, renewing, refreshing, and reviewing.

Awakening provides opportunity for incarnate families to grow together in creative ways, with love constantly taking on new meaning. A cooperation of individuality, freedom, but growing together, sharing each other’s strengths, supporting each other’s challenges. Some are fearful of allowing their lives to include others, for the challenges of this are unknown, unpredictable. So build the foundation to proceed on. What are you comfortable with? What is the nature of your relationship with yourself and with others? Be true to that, even if it is evolving as well. As you open to the larger life, allow evolution of consciousness, experience, wisdom, and love. Namaste.
Apr. 27, 2016 Copyright © 2016 by Joshua Ross

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Awakening 13: Changes

by Jonathan

May 17, 2016

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JANU: The awakening of humanity serves life in a significant way. It brings about, or triggers, is a catalyst for changes. Patterns of consciousness, living, and behavior of humanity are soon to run their course. Awakening opens the door of opportunities to many changes. The patterns of existence are in motion. The ones subject to time and space are in play. The ones that are not will be discovered, for awakening opens the human consciousness to the subtler and larger life.

As we have said before, awakening is a diverse reality determined by many nuances in the human psyche and motivations. Embracing change is a scary adventure for some who hang on to the seeming security of the status quo. That security is an illusion, our brother. Awakening sensitizes the consciousness to the changes that always continue, whether noticed or not. So embracing change, being open to it and more, is another key to awakening.

The ladder of life has many rungs; each rung representing conditions. Letting go of one to embrace the next calls for changes in consciousness, founded in commitment, desire, and faith in the miracles of life. Changing your identity from being human to being something more, much more, is a natural change that brings greater freedom, peace of mind, happiness, and a larger capacity and understanding of love. The more you are aware of who you truly are, the easier it is to love yourself and be in awe.

So what in your life are you ready to allow to change? Values? Relationships with other people, with materiality, with lifestyle, and the world you live on? Philosophies, points of view, perceptions, belief systems? And truth itself, or at least your perception of it? Awakening, our brother, changes everything. Change becomes your new security, your new constant. Even truth is evolving, expanding. Adapting to and embracing change is part of this.

Enjoy the journey. Marvel at the seeming miracles that life has in store. Be at peace with life in motion. Namaste.

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Awakening 12: Happiness

by jross

May 16, 2016

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JANU: We are celebrating, if you will, each moment of opportunity to bring Light into the world of human consciousness. The Light we shine today has to do with stability of focus into innate nature.

The human journey was cast to be a precursor to a larger journey of creativity. When one sees only the seeming endless circles of human struggle, missteps, distrust, and greed, the vision for the larger life becomes obscure. Each would do well to refocus their lives, their attention on something greater than themselves, not imagined but real. And the reality, our brother, is the True Nature and its connection to everything.

Life is a community, a family if you prefer, of spirit beings, consciousnesses, ‘love centers’ if you will, for life is a loving reality without judgment, condemnation, favoritism, competition. It is a collaborative reality, living to encourage, to support all of its elements. Humanity has become fragmented and lost sight of the richness of such a life. Happiness is enhanced by the happiness of others. Choose what you would enrich life with and it will make you rich in unlimited ways.

Joy and happiness are the keys to creativity. A misguided life that finds refuge in leaving it can only find true peace in their True Nature. As you do, you understand that reality in others, drawing together in the truth of this. Just two individuals, reaching for this truth, committed to each other’s success, unlock their creativity. The phrase “when two or more are gathered” in the name of this, the Divine within. Life opens to their imagination, their creativity, their example. Be in agreement with someone, finding the truth within and through that reality the larger life. Larger than you can imagine, older than time, not limited to materiality, powerful beyond the popular meaning of the word.

This does not take the place of incarnate life, but fulfills it as it becomes a pure joy in its rewards. The Truth of Life brings together in one understanding the confusions of living without it. There comes a time in each one’s life when the thought occurs “Enough is enough. I know there is more to this and I choose to embrace it.” One of the marks of someone achieving this is their happiness, their peace of mind, and their brilliance of insight and understanding. This is everyone’s birthright and has always been available.

Be part of the illusion of the human experience in a more enlightened way. See the truth behind the truth behind the truth. Insight is ‘inner sight,’ our brother. Choose to see. The only limitation is what you impose. Choose life without limit, being free to embrace it. Namaste.

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Awakening 8: Non-physical image of the True Nature

by jross

May 12, 2016

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JANU: The graphic you have just seen (in meditation) is not symbolic but an actual representation or image of the collective consciousness of your being: global in general construction, with countless fine radiations of light in every direction. Each micro-fine radiation of light is result of many journeys of interest into the nature of life, including your own being. This is part of awakening. This is not a physical image, you see. It is energetic, but beyond that, in its reality. You have often wondered what you look like without a body. This is a beginning.

Your conscious human mind is generally one focus at a time. Your True Nature is unlimited.

You ask, “Where is this image?” It is not time/space, and neither are you. The duality of the human mind cannot embrace this. This is exploring and opening to reality beyond time/space. Walking this journey is transformational and will remember so much more.

Open slowly to this reality, and incarnate reality will have a larger meaning. Namaste.

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Awakening 7: Passivity

by Jonathan

May 7, 2016

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JANU: This morning’s journey is the subject of passivity. By this we mean choosing an openness, being passive to the flow of life, of consciousness, the Truth of Life in the presence of preconceived perceptions, preferences achieved by social conditioning. In the awakening of consciousness, this foundation, this theme opens the consciousness to more unrestricted access to what is, beyond limitation. Now, understand this, our brother: limitation is a fluid thing, adjusting to capabilities of the moment and of potential in embracing more of life, more of the True Nature, more of the oneness with everyone and everything.

Passive does not suggest one without standards, ideals, values. It is one who can consider honestly something new to their experience, to their understanding. Certainly, this is part of awakening. No longer allowing the old understanding to block the new, at least during the moment of initial embrace. Integrity of the True Nature, when honored and cherished, is the measurement of the rightness of any new understanding. Your True Nature, your true integrity, your true being is your guide. And that guide is evolving as well, our brother, for its nature is the source of life.

Cosmic consciousness is a universal embrace of infinity, of unlimited reality. Now, the human consciousness is not used to such things, so awakening is a gradual reality, allowing for assimilation, understanding, processing, maintaining sanity, balance, and rationality. Passivity does not violate these, but allows them to grow and evolve, open to larger truths, larger life.

‘Standing firm in the face of reason’ is a tradition that keeps one limited. So consider carefully the path of awakening in the light of this understanding, and find peace in it. Namaste.
Apr. 18, 2016 Copyright © 2016 by Joshua Ross

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Awakening 6: Finding solutions within

by Jonathan

May 6, 2016

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JANU: We are examining, with some for the first time, a sense of identity beyond being human. A valid question being “What is it that’s being human?” Bodies come and go but spirit remains. What does that mean? Your human experience or identity is but a moment in time, but your spirit goes on and on. What do you know of that spirit, its reality, its purpose? What are your human life experiences accumulated? Where is the wisdom that comes from these and how do you draw upon these to benefit each lifetime? Awakening is the answer, our brother, awakening to your True Nature, your spirit, the ‘you’ that continues on, whether in the body or not, the accumulation of many journeys in humanity.

Some might say, “Is it meant for the human consciousness to ever be aware of such things?” The answer is a qualified ‘yes.’ The qualifying being imposed by the reason the veil you have created continues as it is. Your True Nature understands this and is continuously present. At times in your sojourn, you have an inspiration to discover more, to grow, to gain understanding and wisdom, to participate in life more effectively, not just in function but in joy, happiness, and helping others. This is inspired by the truth that lives within you and is so much more than you imagine, and has always been who you are.

Waking up from a dream is a similar experience, except with this awakening you remember more and more. You see more and more clearly, and you understand why. Not only this, our brother, you become aware of so many others you have known, yet learn of so many more that are new to you. The human family has many strengths, as does your larger spiritual family. What you gain in wisdom and understanding through experience isn’t just for you. It adds richness to others who can benefit, for everything gained has many perspectives, all of which are true and explain more of life.

It is one thing to have questions that are insightful and thought provoking. It is quite another to get the answers, which lead to more insightful questioning and grander meaning for living. No life is lived in a vacuum, but the connections with the rest of life can be subtle and vague, depending upon the openness of your consciousness, your mind and your heart, and your desire to live more fully. When your heart goes out to the needs of another, a child or adult, why do you think the response is there? It is life connecting with life, as your True Nature is not only connected with you, but has always been you.

There are nudges here and there throughout your life to awaken, to understand, to connect. You need only allow it for it to occur. It is the natural way of life. There are life situations that seem to demand all of your attention and energy and understanding, making it seem as though ‘what more could you possibly take on?’ What you can take on, our brother, is wisdom, energy, confidence, clarity of mind, clarity of thought and feelings, the power to continue.

Understanding brings freedom. One does not feel free when confused and overwhelmed by the confusion. Choices in your life bring this about. Making wiser choices for better outcomes can be yours. Test this to find any truth that lives within you and apply it to your life. Namaste.
Apr. 15, 2016 Copyright © 2016 by Joshua Ross

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Awakening 5: Patterns

by Jonathan

May 5, 2016

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JANU: We are including in this morning’s journey patterns of awakening. There are rhythms in your life that attune you to realities. These are, for the most part, subtle but can be noticed and embraced more fully. There are pulses to life. Witness your heartbeat; attuning to it, you are aware of it all over the body. There are energy pulses to the patterns of life which can be sensed, engaged, attuned to, and replicated. Your own True Nature is a living reality. How else do you become incarnate and find harmony with other patterns of living?

Awakening is such that becoming conscious of its presence is part of engagement and the acceptance of its reality, becoming more and more aware not only of the presence but your true identity. This speaks of oneness. How, on the one hand, from human experience, people are to separate one from another and you have a unique identity, with borders. But oneness is a reality beyond borders and, in a sense, your life touches another, growing in the reality of being connected. How can you be an expression of the one life and not be connected with every part of it?

Recognizing patterns of energy, consciousness, of understandings, and contributions both given and received is ‘awakening,’ our brother. What then does one awaken to, when the process occurs, but all of the elements of life? It takes individuality, uniqueness, the modification of patterns, mutual influence, collaboration and cooperation, timing based upon harmonies created through individual and collective evolution, and creativity for life to continue. Being a conscious contributor to the flow of life and its unfoldment has a pattern that is powerful. Nothing you gain is separate from everything else. Every experience and opportunity is an expression of so many others. Many so-called original thoughts and creations were the product of many others, and they exist in the symphony of life that is being written moment to moment.

What is ‘awakening,’ then, our brother, but being conscious of all of the elements of life giving together, with their own patterns of existence touching each other. Consciousness is a choice to be directed, enhanced, modified if you will, and shared. Being at peace, true peace, with a patient and loving nature prepares you for harmonious relationships and journeys into exploring life. As you can see, awakening has many layers, many realities, and many opportunities. The journey of lifetimes. Whether incarnate or not, life continues. Namaste, our brother.
Apr. 14, 2016 Copyright © 2016 by Joshua Ross

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Awakening 4: How to begin the journey of awakening

by Jonathan

May 4, 2016

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JANU: We are acquiring as we may a conduit if you will of consciousness, of life flow into the awakening of humanity, bridging many obstacles self-imposed by humanity. What seems to be lacking in the human consciousness is any clarity on the power of choice and what to choose. Part of the purpose of these sessions is to answer the “What?” and the possibilities inherent.

How does one choose then something superior to what has been experienced or known, without knowing what that is? Focusing is an element of creating, so let us discuss how to proceed.

Focus, then, our brothers, on the unknown power within you. That presence of life that is your True Nature, in more real ways than you are aware of, is who you are. Not outside of your own true being, your own true identity. Your own repository of the experience and wisdom of lifetimes and the journeys between them. Countless associations. Victories in understanding and service. This and much more is who you are, and aware of options of choice. Seek to be revealed to you the larger life that you are and what you already know.

Have an open mind and heart. Be at peace, knowing with confidence that the answers are there. The only thing between you and those answers, our brothers, is the lack of faith that you can and the confidence to proceed. Let those revelations come to you. They are yours. You need no one’s permission to awaken. It is your birthright, your nature, supported by the love Life has for you. Happiness is a theme on this path. The power to choose is already yours by the authority of who you are. You are a co-creator. Allow yourself to create a larger experience, a richer experience, a life that includes service and the enrichment of others.

Much that seems unknown to you, and to those around you, is known by who you are. And even with this truth, there is much more to know. And with this knowing comes freedom. Choose to know the choices to be made and the power to create them. Love who you are without limit, whether you know who you are or not. The love opens the door that allows your True Nature to bring a light in your life, the Truth of Life. Be patient but full of expectation, yet all so near and has never been far from you. Good journeying and namaste.
Apr. 13, 2016 B Copyright © 2016 by Joshua Ross

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