A Journey In Consciousness

GATE GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI SWAHA

2012-01-20T03:47:00.001-08:00

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OM GUM SHREEM MAHALAKSHMIYE SWAHA

2012-01-02T18:51:00.000-08:00

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Happiness

2011-12-23T06:33:00.000-08:00

"The reason why happiness eludes us is because we do not look at the ways how we create our unhappiness. There is no need to pursue happiness. We need to stop all the ways of generating unhappiness."

Sutras For Contemporary Times

2011-12-17T05:58:00.000-08:00

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Sutra is a term used in ancient times in Asia. It has multiple meanings. Literally it means thread. But it also means collection of aphorisms or teachings and was often used to present spiritual insights. The writings in this book are the result of my passion for the world of meditation and almost 40 years of spiritual practices.

Of course, one might ask, how could one be passionate about meditation? Good question. It compares to asking how could one be passionate about digging holes in the ground? Well, it is about finding diamonds and gold and other gems that are of great preciousness. I turned my attention to the inside of my being and as a result of that, great treasure was revealed to me. Therefore, I love to turn inward because there is always something new and of great value to be discovered.

And why 'for contemporary times'? We need a new spirituality that unites intelligence, common sense, compassion and kindness into a vehicle that really takes us to frontiers that are not just new, but also enjoyable and satisfying to reach. We need a spirituality for contemporary times.

Explosions of Consciousness

2011-12-17T05:57:00.000-08:00

Whenever I find myself in a mode of talking about experiences of Samadhi, the Opening of the Inner Space, I end up utilizing words such as Explosion of Conciousness, Nuclear Event, and so on, simply because within the context of my experience, this is what takes places. When consciousness really happens, it comes at you with the subtlety of a nuclear explosion and any description that does not utilize those kind of terms, to me simply indicates we have not had lift-off. Awakening is not a mellow event. It is nuclear, a TGV, a Bullet Train going through your living room at 300 miles per hour.

All your values reverse. Night beomes day and day becomes night. Black turns white, white turns black. The instant there is only 10 seconds of this is immediately followed by the entire system struggling to integrate the event, because even if one has been trained for it, prepared for it, the event leaves one reeling and dealing with this explosion and the need of connecting it with the continuing ordinariness of life … which does not stop.

The event terminates the complete artificialness of our daily perceptions and flings us into a modality of infinite spaciousness and if the flinging is really thorough, there does not remain anybody flung.

The first time this happened to me, I was 20 years old. I had spent only two years of high-intense training with a Yogi by the name of Mahindra, who taught me the classical yogic path. The path had the experience of Samadhi as its goal, so I had entered into this climate and everything I did, the books I read, they continuously pointed toward that experience. And the more I allowed this climate into my life, the more I knowingly wanted this experience. I felt the arising of a longing inside that went beyond the mind modalities of intellectual curiosity.

Therefore, it can be said that I was consciously trained for the experience so that when it came, theoretically, I should be able to sustain the impact. However, when it did come - shocking for me and also the Yogi who trained me - I felt utterly unprepared for the event. The drop disappeared into the ocean and to say that the event in a way was traumatizing, (to the mind/body system that lived in the mode of separation, of duality) would be putting it mildly.

The event brought about the revelation of infinite space, the disappearance of the mind, and the cessation of any sense of self, the experience of the Void. Therefore, as per my experience, I must say that when the Buddha talked about the experience of No-Self, Anatta, this is the best and most concise way of expressing it, much more concise than using terms such as God or Self Realization. The latter words are not as concise to me, because they suggest a Something or a Somebody, while the actual event is more the utterly electrifying experience (hair standing on end underscores it nicely!) of Nothing and Nobody, and a whole Infinity of that. The event will trigger an aliveness, more alive than anything you can imagine, close to putting your fingers into an electric outlet - that alive.

So, while I was trained for it, as said, when the explosion came, I felt utterly not ready for it. So, who or what is not ready, specifically? First, the body is not ready. The experience is felt in every cell of the body and it feels as if the very flesh, the blood, the bones undergo transformation, as if every atom of the body is giving birth. There is a sense of expansion that is extremely physical. The body itself is used to a long-held modality of dual perception, contraction and limitation. It is comfortable with that and very used to it. However, a full-on awakening wave destroys that. Hence the feeling of trauma to the body.

So, I was lucky to have had several years of training before the first major samadhi. It gave me a foundation that allowed me to deal better with those events, even though they “blew me away” each time anyway. One could not feel more out of control under the impact of Samadhi arising and the complexities that come in the wake.

Nowadays I run into people sometimes who tell me that they very much want to have Kundalini experiences. I look at them and I feel they really don’t know what they are asking for, and are mostly infinitely less ready than they believe they are.

It is no co-incidence that U.G Krishnamurti calls his awakening process the “calamity.” He calls it that way, because of the incredible amount of problems that arose for him in the wake of his awakening. And it is equally no coincidence that when he asked Ramana Maharshi, “Can you give me this experience (of awakening),” Ramana replied, “I can give it, but can you take it?” This reply is tremendously significant, with most of the implications of the answer invisible like the major portion of an iceberg.

Also, if you read the autobiography of Suzanne Segal, Collision with the Infinite, you get the same impression. Her consciousness blew open as she stepped into a bus in Paris. In her case there was no training (not in this life, anyway) and she spent the remaining years of her life struggling to integrate, very traumatized, trying to come to terms with what happened to her, only to find out that what had happened to her was the experience of the Buddhas. I was near tears when I read her story. She got the Cosmic Gift, and suffered it day in, day out for years.

The reason why I am “lucky” is because of this ongoing training, being in the presence of adepts that helped me, having Buddhas come to me in waking and dream, touching me and exploding my consciousness over a long period of time (35 years) many times. There is a certain level of getting used to this. I meet Osho, the Dalai Lama and others at night. They touch me and explosions take place. Then the explosions subside and integrate.

This has created a particular modality of life for me, one in which I have left average human consciousness a long time ago, but also one where I have not joined, in a sustained way, the Consciousness of the Buddhas. I reside in the land between. I travel to the Land of the Buddhas, not really having control to gain permanent access (you cannot control GRACE). And then I come back, but you really cannot entirely come back, you never really merge again with Human Consciousness after that. One hovers between the worlds and then kind of functions as a form of medium for the Buddhas, without completely being one. This is complex and subtle, difficult to describe.

What I have found truly peculiar, over the years, is the observation that the awakened modality, sustained or short-term, comes in a tremendous broad spectrum of presentation. One could reach the awakening mode from the angle of the atheist, or from the angle of the lover of God. Both approaches are possible. It really does not make a difference. Ultimately, Awakening is not a religious experience, but it is an existential one. Consequently, because there is so much leeway for the angle of approach, it creates completely different background modalities of the awakened person, to the point that 2 awakened beings could massively disagree with each other on just about everything. (One is a monk, like the Dalai Lama, no sex, no meat, no alcohol --- the other (for example Gurdjieff) likes to party and all of the mentioned). One does mantras, the other rejects mantras as useless. One prays, the other does not.

It is crucial to understand this and to comprehend that one modality does not make the other modality wrong. It does however take a very high degree of Mastery to realize this. Many spiritual teachers do promote their way (which worked for them) in an absolute kind of fashion, meaning, only their way works and all others are dead-wrong. Here we have the human element still going strong (I am right, everybody else is wrong) and perhaps we still have to wait for a bit more wisdom to arise in that teacher.

This brings us to realize that awakening is one thing, but teaching is another altogether. One can be awakened and a inefficient teacher, because for the awakened one to become a skilled teacher, another learning process must be activated.

Generally, people to whom awakening kind of just happened without the recollection of a prior process or by interpreting that process to be irrelevant, make terrible teachers, in fact are capable of keeping people away from awakening, because they are clueless as to the mapping of consciousness.

Here the awakened person is capable of very unawakened and unintelligent interpretations and of not being wise.

I am fully aware that the above information is not relevant for the majority of mankind and that it only will be looked upon as meaningful by a small number of people. It remains my honor and privilege then to know the diamonds in life.

This concludes today’s entry. I hope you find it helpful.

Writings of Raylene Abbott

2011-11-26T21:37:00.002-08:00

Raylene Abbott is a wonderful and prolific writer.

Please see her work at

http://www.sacredjourneyeurope.blogspot.com/

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From my heart to yours

2011-10-16T16:23:00.001-07:00

Dearest Friend,

You are in a position where you could reach out to the world and make a genuine, powerful difference, adding to the process that efficiently alleviates suffering and brings life-altering insight concerning the fact that mankind is in grave danger right now. Mankind is very close to a very serious collapse, due to an incredible amount of accumulated greed and ignorance that is now reaching critical mass.

This collapse is about to take place on many levels simultaneously, financial and economical, environmental and political.

Many people, however, remain in utter blissful oblivion of this or, if somehow perceiving these dangers, believe they will not be affected by the coming changes (this is called normalcy bias, a socio-psychological term).

We are close to the collapse of civilization, as we know it.

Time will show us that affording ourselves the luxury of not responding to the disturbing signs everywhere to the full extend that we could, remaining at the sidelines in this war between light and darkness for strategic and tactical reasons that we believe will protect our career, continued social climbing to reach the top of success ---- will be a huge mistake the depth of which will only become clear as we mature more as souls. Or simply put, time will tell.

I deeply sympathize with the focus on the next step, a step that will bring us… well, what? Bring us … more of what we already have? I too was in that position once, of calculating the next step that was designed to bring me more and more. Until one day I lost $1,000,000, which changed my life and made me realize that I had gotten off the path, that I was lost in WANTING MORE.

What loss does one require to awaken to that which is most essential in life?

How much is enough? How much more do we want from life and the universe before we make a decision that now is the time to give to the world and no more just take from it?

It is important to reflect if our taking is well balanced by our giving. It is important to remember that we depended on people helping us to get where we got and in mindfulness of that to reflect if we have become helpers to others.

I am free to speak my truth. I have found freedom in ways that you cannot even imagine. I have discovered detachment from the world, from what people think about me and in that discovery I found something totally shocking: I found happiness.

I never thought happiness was connected to detachment.Therefore when it came, I was amazed. Detach from desires, from wanting, from people’s approval and their responses and immense freedom and happiness will result. We think happiness will come if some outer condition changes, if something is less, something else is more – then happiness will be there, it will be greater and better.

Big mistake. It does not work that way.

This is a letter of a different kind, one of those not often seen in life. We are not impressed with fame and wealth. We are only impressed by seeing powerful action from the radiant core of the soul, where there resides the electrifying courage to take substantial action in the face of that which is recognized to be evil. We are impressed with compassion in action that is based on acute awareness of what is taking place in the world. The moment we become aware of something we know is wrong, we become responsible. We become a participant and our silence becomes supportive of that we know is wrong.

We are impressed with compassion in action that is fearlessly courageous and ready to fiercely enter the battle for those values that reside at the sacred center of the sentient soul. We know those values to be kindness and love. And we know that to stand up and act on behalf of those values is not for cowards and the faint at heart. We know this requires a lion heart, the ability to move against all kinds of societal currents, the currents that are dominated by indifference and unconsciousness. It requires the living ability to move against dark threats, real or imagined. It requires awe-inspiring civil courage.

One of my favorite sayings is “Evil Grows Where Good People Do Nothing.” The world is full of those good people. Don’t be one of them.

Sincerely,

Andreas

What is the nature of a behavioral program?

2011-10-12T02:56:00.000-07:00

A behavioral program can be likened to a specifc vibrational frequency that operates in and through us. It is by nature rather vaporous, like air if you wish, you cannot really grasp it by ordinary means. Just like a computer runs through programs written by lines of code that are not visible on the desktop, so do we function along the lines of invisible codes. If we run into a program that malfunctions or that does not serve us well, the only way to change it is by shifting our attention to the invisible codes of the program that determines our behavior. That requires special training and focus that needs to be learnt.

These invisible behavioral codes that govern our life are created in multiple ways, some of them are genetic, others are by constant watching others' behavior, which then becomes our own by default, others again through quasi hypnotic and repetitive messages told us in our upbringing or by daily media bombardment.The ancient yogis knew about this and they called our behavioral trends SAMSKARAS. They went even further in the description of the samskaric sources by saying that they can be traced back all the way to past incarnations.

Either way, the only way we can begin to shift our behavioral programs is by first becoming CONSCIOUS of them. For example, by asking ourselves, what is my greatest self and purpose defeating characteristic? This is not easy, since we are now diving into modalities that are not necessarily easy to admit. But it is important to look at those modalities as mere programming codes, they are not really who WE ARE, but rather they cover and conceal who we are.

Again, we need to observe our behavior and identify those codes underlying and embedded in our psyche. Gurdjieff worked with this intensely. He stated that as we are, we are utterly asleep robots, functioning along the lines of programs the source of which we are not aware of. His work was greatly focused on the recognition of our limiting behavioral programs and bringing consciousness and consequently, freedom from the underlying codes.

Any genuine spiritual work will bring us this freedom and any genuine work on this level is most challenging.

LE CONFLIT MONDIAL : UNE GUERRE ENTRE LA PAUVRETÉ ET LA RICHESSE

2011-08-11T05:40:00.000-07:00

Par Andreas Mamet

Question : Quelle est votre vision des conflits qui se déroulent sur la scène mondiale ? À votre avis, quelles en sont les causes ?

Réponse : Les conflits auxquels nous assistons ne sont pas tant de nature idéologique, malgré les apparences, que la confrontation entre des individus ou groupes riches et cupides et d'autres individus ou groupes pauvres et envieux.

On n'avait jamais vu sur cette planète autant d'individus possédant une fortune cumulée estimée à plusieurs milliers de milliards de dollars. Pourtant, ils sont toujours atteints de cette maladie qu'est la cupidité. Quand on laisse ce sentiment se développer en soi, cela génère une sensation de manque (j'ai conseillé des millionnaires ayant profondément peur de manquer d'argent dans le futur). De ce fait, on a l'impression de ne pouvoir ni partager, ni donner.

Par conséquent, les personnes à la fois riches et cupides sont coupables de délit d'omission. Elles croient que les problèmes de famine, de maladie et de pauvreté qui frappent des milliards de personnes sont sans rapport avec elles. Elles croient encore que ces problèmes se passent à des niveaux qui ne pourront jamais toucher et affecter la bulle dans laquelle elles vivent.

En plus de constituer une insensibilité et un manque de compassion, cette attitude représente simultanément une grave erreur de raisonnement. Les rois français ont longtemps vécu dans le mépris de la pauvreté et de la souffrance de leur peuple.

En réalité, les impôts, qui contraignaient les Français à mourir de faim, servaient à permettre aux rois de vivre dans un luxe et une décadence déconcertants. Ces derniers se croyaient intouchables. Finalement, lorsque le peuple, en proie à la famine, explosa de rage et de désespoir, sa vengeance fut prompte et sans pitié.

Vivant en France, je suis très surpris de remarquer que de nombreux aliments sont beaucoup moins chers que la nourriture américaine ! Je me suis rendu compte que le pain, le fromage, la viande et d'autres aliments de base ont un coût très modéré par rapport aux États-Unis. Apparemment, la Révolution française est restée gravée dans la mémoire des gouvernements suivants et elle a eu sur eux un impact à long terme. Ils n'ont pas oublié.

Même si les riches ne savent pas comment se montrer compatissants et aider autrui, ils devraient considérer ce que César et d'autres avaient compris il y a bien longtemps. Pour protéger leurs positions et leurs modes de vie, il était impératif de donner aux gens du pain et des jeux. Considérez le fait de nourrir son prochain comme un acte égoïste : nul ne viendra brûler votre maison sous l'empire de la rage.

De nos jours, cette même rage s'amplifie et elle engendre des formes de violence sans parallèle à côté desquels la Révolution française semblera un simple divertissement. Nous assistons à l'avènement d'une Révolution mondiale. Les laissés-pour-compte se soulèvent et s'unissent, au-delà des barrières culturelles, linguistiques et religieuses, pour former une alliance très dangereuse et compétente afin de contrer ceux qui ont plus de fortune que de raison.

Il serait sage que les riches s'allient eux aussi en contournant les dirigeants politiques. Ils devraient créer une table ronde et écouter les griefs des indigents en leur demandant comment ils peuvent les aider.

Cela pourrait leur demander du temps, de l'argent et du travail. Mais au bout du compte, cela protégerait le reste de leur abondance. Si chaque riche ne donnait que 10 % de sa fortune pour combattre la famine et la souffrance mondiale, cela créerait des changements massifs et positifs à l'échelle de la planète.

L'humanité se rapprocherait considérablement du paradis sur terre.

Écrit en 2007

Tantra: It is not what you think

2011-08-11T05:19:00.000-07:00

In India, the Science of Tantra has existed for many thousands of years. What is Tantra? There are many different, multi-dimensional aspects to the world of Tantra.

The aspect I wish to address begins when inside the individual there arises a deep longing to know and experience God first-hand. This longing is the basis of all true spiritual endeavors. It is by the power of this longing that the individual will gradually draw near to herself a deepening intimate relationship with the Divine.

It is this longing that will bring to the individual new situations, new people and new, highly impactful methods that will create a tangible empowerment in her life. It is this longing that will bring about transformation.

In Asia this longing has long been known. The persons who were captured by it became sannyasins. A sannyasin is a person whose life is utterly dedicated to God Realization. In the West, when this longing struck, people have often renounced the world, withdrawn into monasteries to engage in practices designed to bring them closer to the Divine.

When this longing is felt intensely, the seeker may be consumed by a feeling that arises from the very depth of her heart. It may express like this: "Oh God, I wish to see You, feel You at all times. Remove from me all veils that prevent me from seeing You. Oh God, I wish to merge with You completely. Let me drown in Your Presence utterly."

From the point of view of the Indian mystic, this outpouring would constitute a Tantric request, the request to experience union with the Divine.

Explosions of Consciousness

2011-07-14T00:39:00.001-07:00

The Images People Project

2011-06-17T04:34:00.000-07:00

By Andreas Mamet
Copyright 2007

A long time ago I saw a Monty Python movie. In it there was a scene that portrayed Jesus standing on a balcony and preaching to the masses who adored and admired everything he said.

As he was finished giving his sermon, he came back inside the house. There was a tiny old woman, his mother, who then exclaimed: "Oh, he is just a naughty boy!"

The scene was truly hilarious and I could not stop laughing. However, for me it also pointed toward the psychology of perception as it plays out in the daily interactions between people.

As we communicate with others, we take snapshots of information and build a file that contains "The Story" of another person. This process of gathering information about another human being is generally not concerned with gaining a true and objective understanding of who the other is.(There usually exists no overriding program that might ask, "Is this really true?"

Rather, it is influenced by the emotional, psychological and spiritual limitations of the opinion-forming observer. For example, if the shadow is present in the mode of an inferiority complex of the observer, the file he will build will focus on the shortcomings and flaws of another human being, real or imagined, in order to establish for himself a position of superiority in relation to the other.

As this process of compiling a file of info snapshots continues (sometimes even including images provided and distorted by others) over months, years and decades, each time we meet a person, we immediately access those files and base our communication upon them that are now beginning to hang invisibly in mid-air.

At this point we are relating, not to the actual person before us, but to the file of info gathered in the past and we use the person before us as a screen to project upon him the data files of the past.

Within the context of this modality there exists no true meeting of minds, hearts and souls. Nothing connects. Sadly, we can observe this form of (no) communication taking place every day in myriad forms and expressions.
Once we become aware of this, we can initiate steps to eliminate such limiting modalities. However, it becomes a little bit more challenging when members of our own family are plagued by the above described ... illness.

An explosion of consciousness can have taken place for a soul, yet the family members remain utterly asleep beneath a heap of info files that tells them who this person is. Ah, it is just mom; we know her ways...

The solution to cure this illness us using old info files as base of relating is to erase our databases. Imagine you have never met the person (you believe you know). Arrive completely in the moment. Be present. Wake up to the newness of the present present moment.

Then let communication arise without any agenda. Try this and see what happens. There may be astounding developments.

However, there is a caveat to this. As you are allowing yourself to fully anchor in the moment, listen to your gut instincts also. By that I mean, if you meet a person with a history of abusing you, it would be naive, utterly inappropriate and perhaps even dangerous to ignore those files that say "Dangerous, stay away." There is information also that arises in the Present Moment. This information is meant to guide and protect you. Do listen to it.

One Religion

2011-05-07T03:16:00.001-07:00

‎"We only need one religion on this planet, the religion of compassion and kindness. We would be better off for all the other ones to disappear altogether."

From my heart to yours

2011-04-23T16:52:00.000-07:00

Dearest Friend,

This collapse is about to take place on many levels simultaneously, financial and economical, environmental and political.

We are close to the collapse of civilization, as we know it.

What loss does one require to awaken to that which is most essential in life?

How much is enough? How much more do we want from life and the universe before we make a decision that now is the time to give to the world and no more just take from it?

I never thought happiness was connected to detachment. Therefore when it came, I was amazed. Detach from desires, from wanting, from people’s approval and their responses and immense freedom and happiness will result. We think happiness will come if some outer condition changes, if something is less, something else is more – then happiness will be there, it will be greater and better.

Big mistake. It does not work that way.

One of my favorite sayings is “Evil Grows Where Good People Do Nothing.” The world is full of those good people. Don’t be one of them.

Sincerely,

Andreas

On Power

2011-04-13T05:38:00.000-07:00

More often than not, hugely powerful inner openings come to me accompanied by a great sense of awe and feeling immensely vulnerable and feeling more like a small child than superman.

The power of spiritual realization exists more along the lines of the power and the beauty of a freshly blossoming rose flower. It takes a good while and much care to get there, but could be erased or disregarded in a second.

Raylene on Alignment between Heaven and Earth

2011-04-13T05:21:00.001-07:00

Springtime in Paris

2011-04-10T17:45:00.001-07:00

Springtime in Paris is beautiful beyond words. The air is balmy, flowers in full bloom everywhere, the birds are singing overtime and the general ambiance is one of mystifying upliftment...

Training The Jedi Knight

2011-04-10T16:01:00.000-07:00

2011-04-10T15:52:00.000-07:00

How to Erase the Obstacles in Your Life

& Manifest the Life of Your Dreams

With Andreas Mamet

June 25 & 26, 2011

in Matera, Italy

Mantra Yoga is an ancient system that has been used to calm the mind, bring connection with the soul and also create conditions in your life that bring more happiness. Mantras have been used for thousands of years, not just to find enlightenment, but also for very practical purposes. In this workshop we learn and practice mantras to remove painful obstacles in our daily life and also mantras to manifest our dreams.

We will introduce contemporary techniques that have their roots in ancient traditions. When these techniques are applied they have the power to transform your life and bring you to a deeper connection with your true essence. When you are connected with your true essence then you are able to clarify your goals, remove your obstacles and begin to create the life that is in harmony with your soul purpose. We will be sharing:

Mantra

Here we learn the chanting of the Sacred Names of the Divine. Every religion has Divine Names used to express longing and devotion to the Divine. We will explore different types of chanting to calm the mind, open the heart and heal ourselves on the deepest levels. Sacred Sound can bring one in direct contact with the Holy of Holies. When done daily, this practice has the power of changing your life positively.

The Power of Invocation

Invocation is a way of calling the Divine in his/her different manifestations. We will learn the spiritual laws of invocation and will be introduced to different manifestations of the Divine that can change one’s life circumstances. Invocation can be very useful when you find yourself stuck and need your circumstances to change in the right direction. We use different names of the Divine from many different religious traditions.

Hands-On-Healing

Here we share with the group the power of Hands-on-Healing and invocations and mantra. When the power of healing hands, invocations and mantra are combined, life, as you know it, can truly be rearranged into circumstances that bring you to a deeper spiritual experience and fulfillment. We will be sharing and teaching how to combine these techniques together.

Andreas Mamet has been on the spiritual journey since 1973 and was initially trained in Hatha Yoga, Mantra and Kriya Meditation. In 1975 he went to the Himalayas in India for six months. There he received further training from yogis in caves and ashrams at the Ganges and the Tibetan border. In 1976 he returned to India. For the next 5 years he continued to deepen his practice there at the Ashram of his Master Osho.

His work is on Youtube, Facebook and www.teachingsinparis.blogspot.com. His e-book “Sutras For Contemporary Times” will soon be published as paperback in France.

Individual Mantra Energy Sessions with Andreas

In these sessions Andreas selects specific Mantras and Invocations for your specific problem or life situation and for one hour he chants over your body, combined with Laying-On-Of-Hands. This session can change your evolution in a very powerful, positive way.

Please contact Jessica d’alessandro for more information and to reserve participation at jessicadalessandro@hotmail.it.

The Blessing of Lineages

2011-04-10T15:41:00.000-07:00

Even now beings like Ramana Maharshi have awe-inspiring influence and bring tangible awakening to human consciousness in ways that profoundly touch my heart. Once a contact with such a source is made, one is spoilt forever, because all the lesser sources ... willl never again do. And I am filled with living gratitude at the continuing existence of such Dharma lineages.

Sutras For Contemporary Times

2011-03-21T16:23:00.000-07:00

Currently available at: www.amzn.com/B003NE6DDI

This book will be published as a paperback in French soon.

Sutra is a term used in ancient times in Asia. It has multiple meanings. Literally it means thread. But it also means collection of aphorisms or teachings and was often used to present spiritual insights. The writings in this book are the result of my passion for the world of meditation and almost 40 years of spiritual practices.

Of course, one might ask, how could one be passionate about meditation? Good question. It compares to asking how could one be passionate about digging holes in the ground? Well, it is about finding diamonds and gold and other gems that are of great preciousness. I turned my attention to the inside of my being and as a result of that, great treasure was revealed to me. Therefore, I love to turn inward because there is always something new and of great value to be discovered.

And why 'for contemporary times'? We need a new spirituality that unites intelligence, common sense, compassion and kindness into a vehicle that really takes us to frontiers that are not just new, but also enjoyable and satisfying to reach. We need a spirituality for contemporary times.

Mantra Yoga Workshop Coming to Tokyo In March 2011

2010-12-09T01:01:00.000-08:00

Mantra Yoga Workshop:

How to Erase the Obstacles In Your Life

& Manifest The Life of Your Dreams

With Andreas Mamet

アンドレアス・マメットのマントラ・ヨガワークショップ: 人生の障害を消し去り、夢を明確にする方法

March 26 & 27, 2011 in Tokyo , Japan

2011

年3月26日、東京

マントラ・ヨガは古代から精神を静め、魂とのつながりをもつために行われてきました｡マントラ･ヨガは、わたしたちの人生により多くの幸福をもたらします。マントラには何千年もの歴史があります｡気づきを得るために、そして実用的な目的にも用いられてきました。ワークショップでは、心を傷つけている障害を、日常生活のなかで取りのぞくエクササイズを学びます。そして、夢を明確にするマントラを学びます。

ワークショップで紹介する現代的なテクニックは､古代の伝統に起源を持っています｡これらのテクニックには、人生を転換する力、そしてわたしたちを本当の自分とつなぐ力があります。本当の自分とつながると、目指す目標が明確になり、障害が取りのぞかれ、魂の目的と調和した人生を送り始めるでしょう。ワークショップでは、次のエクササイズを行います。

Mantra

マントラ

聖人の名前のチャンティングを学びます。聖人に呼びかけるための名前が、世界中に存在しています｡わたしたちは精神を静め、心を開き、最も深いレベルで自分自身を癒すために、異なる種類のチャンティングを体験します｡聖なる音によって、わたしたちは最も聖なるものと直接つながります。毎日実践することで、人生をポジティブに変えていく力がもたらされるでしょう。

The Power of Invocation

インボケーション/祈りの力

インボケーションはさまざまな姿で聖人をお招きする方法です。ワークショップでは、インボケーションにおけるスピリチュアルな決まりを学びます。そしてわたしたちの人生をとりまく状況を変えるために、さまざまな形で聖人をお招きします｡出口の見えない状況で、正しい方向を見つけだすために、インボケーションはとても役に立ちます。さまざまな呼びかけの名前を使って､多様な宗教的伝統の聖人をお招きします｡

Hands-On-Healing

ハンズ・オン・ヒーリング

グループでハンズ・オン・ヒーリング、インボケーション、マントラをシェアします。この三つがひとつになったとき、わたしたちの人生は、本当の意味で再構築され、深いスピリチュアルな経験と満足を得ることができるでしょう。これら三つのテクニックを統合する方法をシェアし、一緒に学んでいきます。

Price: Participation for one day: ¥19,000. Two days: ¥34,000 IMPORTANT: Since the participation is limited to 30 people, you must reserve and prepay for your participation in advance. Please contact Wholistic Healing Center ARGUTHA to reserve your participation.

参加費： 1日コース：¥19,000 2日コース：¥34,000 重要：参加者は30人限定です。予約・事前のお支払いが必要です｡ホリスティックヒーリングセンターアーグッタまでご連絡ください｡

アンドレアス・マメットは1973年に、スピリチュアリティを探求する旅にでました。最初にハタ・ヨガ、マントラ、クリヤ瞑想を学びました。そして1975年にインドのヒマラヤに6ヶ月滞在しました。洞窟でヨギから深い修行を授かり、さらにチベット国境のガンジス川のアシュラム（ヒンズー教僧院）でも修行を続けました。1976年に再びインドに戻り、その後5年さらに修行を深めました。

In 1981 he toured Japan, the USA and Germany where he began to give his SHAKTI workshops that were aimed at sharing with participants what he calls “the opening of the inner space.” He lived in Mount Shasta, CA, for 18 years, where he met his wife Raylene in 1996. His work is on Youtube, Facebook and www.teachingsinjapan.tripod.com

1981

年に日本、米国、ドイツを訪ずれ、アンドレアスが名づけた「インナー・スペースを開く」経験をシェアするために、シャクティ・ワークショップをおこないました。カリフォルニア州マウント・シャスタに18年間住みました。1996年にアンドレアスは、この地で妻レイリーンと出会いました。彼のワークショップについては、ユーチューブ、フェイスブック、

www.teachingsinjapan.tripod.comで見ることができます。

Individual Mantra Energy Sessions with Andreas

アンドレアスとのマントラ・エナジー個人セッション

セッションではアンドレアスがあなたの問題や人生における状況に合わせたマントラとインボケーションを選びます。1時間の間、レイング・オン・オブ・ハンズ（癒しをもたらすために体に軽く手を置くこと）と合わせて、あなた体にマントラを降り注ぎます。このセッションは、あなたの進化に変化をもたらします。あなたは、力強くポジティブに成長していくでしょう。

1 Hour, ¥29,000 please call Argutha Center in advance to reserve your session.

1時間：¥29,000 ホリスティックヒーリングセンターアーグッタまで事前予約をお願いします。

Wholistic Healing Center ARGUTHA / アーグッタ東京都港区南青山 1-22-5　乃木坂駅5番出口右折歩行徒歩2分 TEL: 03-6447-2896　 /　FAX: 03-6447-2897 MAIL: argutha@emerald.bforth.com

YES MAN

2010-11-24T03:22:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RVUoN14png

A Facebook Sharing...

2010-11-24T01:53:00.000-08:00

Ragna Rostad-Ruffner
The greater part of hell is not dedicated to violence. It is dedicated to seducing people into believing that the pursuit of trivia should be important and the pursuit of what is existentially essential --- is not.
Andreas Mamet

17 hours ago · · Comment

4 people like this.
- Scott Jones That's a great quote!
  17 hours ago ·
- Ragna Rostad-Ruffner thanks Scott...I think so too. Cuts right to the core.
  15 hours ago ·
- Kathleen M. Keith Wow! So apropos! A zinger for our times...
  15 hours ago ·
- Margi Macdonald Am taking that into my day.
  12 hours ago ·
- Sonsa Rae Keep them distracted. Yeah, that's the ticket.
  12 hours ago ·
- Ragna Rostad-Ruffner no lack of distractions are there. Taking a look at where we put our energy...why and what for is a task in itself. What are we getting?? instant gratification? Numbing?
  8 hours ago ·
- Sonsa Rae There's a payoff for everything. Follow the payoff...
  8 hours ago ·
- Ragna Rostad-Ruffner there is the job/financial reality that has to be addressed...and then what? We educate ourselves, we escape, we compete/exercise, etc, etc....just think of all the time and energy on pop culture??? Yikes...how much "meaning" is there in dancing with the stars.....not that I don't get pulled in.
  8 hours ago ·
- Ragna Rostad-Ruffner exactly. What gives peace...joyfulness.
  8 hours ago ·
- Sonsa Rae Some people really and truly love to dance; there's nothing they'd rather be doing. I find this strange myself but they probably wouldn't spend hours sniffing essential oils either! We're all so different. We do, for the most part, what makes us feel good. Whatever that is. Unless there's something wrong with us...
  8 hours ago ·
- Ragna Rostad-Ruffner yes....and I love dance. What I see isn't so much appreciation of the dance form but hype. Larry King devoted a whole program to dancing with the stars. I found that disturbing. just me. Since many shows now have viewer participation with voting, ect. it is an added boon to feel involved in something....but are you danicing.Are you really involved in something? Of course you are being entertained.....Not many will understand this point that I cannot make very well. I'm used to being odd.
  8 hours ago ·
- Sonsa Rae I watched Dancing with the Stars while I was on the treadmill the other night. It's not something that I would normally watch (I don't watch TV, except when I'm on the treadmill) but it was fun! I'm not sure about the Larry King thing. I do know that when the war in Iraq was raging, the #1 focus in this country for many people was what Brad and Angelina were doing. I found this very strange.
  8 hours ago ·
- Sonsa Rae And we're still occupying Iraq! :0(
  8 hours ago ·
- Ragna Rostad-Ruffner Just imagine...what sort of power is available if we all chose to focus some of our energy on...fill in the blank with something important for harmony on our planet. Although it may not entertain us.
  8 hours ago ·
- Sonsa Rae The more *minds* that focus on a single thought at the same time, the more power behind this thought there is.
  8 hours ago ·
- Sonsa Rae I've asked people, many times, to focus on something with me (pick a subject, any subject) on a certain day of the week and time of the day but no one seems to be interested in doing this.
  8 hours ago ·
- Ragna Rostad-Ruffner
  I think most of us just stretch ourselves you know....we all work so flipping hard and then come home to escape...rest. Committment is hard. I start praying the minute my eyes open....I pray when I wake up at night. If I'm lucky I sneak ou...See More
  7 hours ago · · 1 person
- Sonsa Rae If we all focus on one topic on the same day of the week and time of the day we could probably bring this thought to fruition, whatever it is, in record time. It's certainly worth a try.
  7 hours ago · · 1 person
- Ragna Rostad-Ruffner
  I'm in. Let's do it. Shall we just decide what day and time now....topic?
  Healiing of our mother earth. Peace to envelope our hearts and everyone's heart...everywhere.
  I am sorry, please foregive me for all suffering, I love you. thank yo...See More
  7 hours ago · · 1 person
- Sonsa Rae I'm looking right now at the international time zones to try and figure out when the majority of people I know will be awake. When it's 9:00 p.m. in San Francisco it's midnight in New York and 5:00 a.m. in London. The rest of the world is awake at this time except for Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Santo Domingo, La Paz, San Juan, Halifax, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, etc. I don't know too many people in these areas so I'd rather target the areas where I know the most people. How about you?
  7 hours ago ·
- Sonsa Rae For me, the most important topic is laying down the weapons. Stop the killing. Before we can heal the planet, we need to stop killing each other. Too much blood is being shed.
  7 hours ago ·
- Ragna Rostad-Ruffner
  I will do focused meditation and prayer 15-30 min weekly. Tuesday Thurs I’m open….Mon, Wed, Fri must be early or late.
  
  Heavenly Father, Divine Mother, Lord Christ, all Buddhas and Saints, Angels and Masters and Enlightened Beings.
  Please...See More
  6 hours ago · · 1 person
- Sonsa Rae For CA the time would be 9:00 p.m.
  6 hours ago ·
- Ragna Rostad-Ruffner ‎9pm is fine. What day would be good?
  6 hours ago · · 1 person
- Sonsa Rae I posted the times on my wall... hopefully this will work for the majority of people. I'm praying that it does. Thank you!
  5 hours ago · · 1 person
- Andreas Mamet I am so deeply moved... please do, please do.... much love from Paris...
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Training The Jedi Knight

2010-10-30T12:30:00.000-07:00

Release Your Soul Song

2010-10-30T12:26:00.000-07:00

On Samadhi: The Disappearance of the Boundaries of Your Consciousness

2010-10-29T02:23:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5gqBCB4AUM&feature=autofb

More Reflections On Christ

2010-10-29T02:16:00.001-07:00

When Jesus walked there were only a handful of people that actually supported him and not many recognized what I believe to be the profound light that poured through him. In order to recognize a lot of light, you already have to BE a lot of light. That is how this works.

The darkness cannot see the light. Every human being represents a degree of light or the absence thereof. Just think of the 24 hours of a day. During that time we traverse a spectrum, from the most brilliant display of light to the moment that is pitch black. And we experience a tremendous number of shades in between.

Human beings are exactly like that. Their auras represent this same spectrum from darkness to light. The light of a Christ is not readily recognizable, because while it is Immensely Powerful, it is also immensely subtle. For that reason, I believe, he decided to display a lot of very visible actions that blew people's top off.

The healings and all the miraculous stuff --- it stopped people's sleep and caught their attention. If you touch someone and they have electricity go through their system that dramatically changes their reality on multiple levels --- that will get you thinking something unusual is at hand. And it shocks the onlookers and activates faith that could not be activated just by the Light remaining inactive and intangible.

There is a process here where the Intangible Light ... goes tangible. A clear necessity in our world. Then and now.

If you met Jesus walking through the Shopping Mall --- would you recognize him? If he wore shorts and t-shirt? Long hair or short...

This question of recognition is huge. If 2 billion people say this dude is my messiah.... that is an overwhelming PR machine that has gained overwhelming momentum. And it has nothing to do with direct experience of recognition. The power of see is one that we have to earn and to work for.

If we want to see the Divine, we have to unleash our most tearful longing and tremendous and daily sustained, heart-felt prayer and meditation. After some years of this.... those huge stone doors that protectively surround our tender hearts... might begin to budge. And the Light will pour in. And when the light starts to become tangible in your body, a process like the unfolding of a flower, then will you see it in others.

Reflections On Christ

2010-10-11T23:36:00.000-07:00

In my opinion Christ went through a number of initiations during his very human life. The question also arises what would one have done had one had the opportunity for meeting the man in the flesh and seen HIS human choices. While I think we may not know many things that transpired in real life, it seems to me that he spent a lot of time correcting his disciples who were clueless in some form or another, asking, why should we do this, or why can't I do that?

Would one be able to comprehend and accept all of his human expressions? At the time, he was not somebody worshiped and "recognized" by millions. He was just a renegade dude with long hair that caused a lot of reaction. Transposed into current time, he would be called the leader of a sect, a rather small one at that.

The "agreeable" thing about having a master that is no more in the body is that he cannot correct us when we are jerks. That is the great thing: He is dead. A living teacher will tell us off when we are off (as Christ did) and we may not like the way his sweat smells and the way he drinks his tea or the way he kisses Mary Magdalene. In that respect, to align with a dead master, be it Christ or Buddha, is really playing it safe, because, we will project on them whatever we want, they won't stop us. I wonder if a candle in the room may not be better than the forest fire on the mountain....

To me what matters is having a map. If you want to get from point A to point B, will it be helpful to hear that "you are already there" when in fact you are not? The journey in spirit is so complex and full of pitfalls; I rather would prefer a man in rags with a good map to be my guide than any other expression. But, in the end we all make our choices, even if they are non-choices.

Also, in my opinion, when Christ was on the cross, it was there that he received final initiation and become more brilliant and brighter than a thousand suns. At that point also serious transmissions went on from his body to the ones that were present that loved him. Some of those people almost became like him, but in any case they received a tremendous transmission that altered them completely. Loyalty. No wonder it rhymes with royalty.

The Ho' Oponopono Prayer

2010-10-11T23:02:00.001-07:00

LUCKY TO BE ALIVE!

2010-10-11T22:59:00.001-07:00

LUCKY TO BE ALIVE! Consider this: If today you are alive and healthy, you have food to eat and a roof over your head, you are truly lucky and your potential to create a still better and more beautiful reality IS HUGE. So select your thoughts and actions for this day with great care and gratitude. Reach for the Divine, reach for Compassion and Beauty AND ACT.

The Padmasambhava Mantra

2010-10-11T22:47:00.000-07:00

Release Your Soul Song

2010-10-11T22:43:00.000-07:00

Sangha

2010-10-11T22:41:00.000-07:00

Sangha is a mandala of souls who love and support each other. While they can represent completely different abilities, tastes and outer expressions, they are united by their passion for consciousness and love for the Divine Experience.

Being Conscious

2010-10-11T22:36:00.000-07:00

"The moment I am conscious of a situation, I participate."

Do Something...

2010-10-05T02:27:00.000-07:00

Today I am reminded of the need to be our deepest and most shining selves and to fearlessly express our highest light---fearlessly like lions. When something feels wrong, say NO to it. When something feels right, actively support it.

The truth be told, we are in the middle of a huge war. Just look at the planet, it is easy to see. So, to continue living without making an active stance is no more a viable option. Time is running out.

Choose your side and ACT for your deepest belief, express your deepest soul perceptions.

NOW IS THE TIME LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

DO SOMETHING. SAY SOMETHING. GET UP. ACT.

On Trust

2010-09-30T04:53:00.000-07:00

It is because we no more trust life and mankind that we often say NO to situations that come before us that we easily could say YES to. Not only that, but even hugely benefit if we take a little risk and say YES." Andreas Mamet

In search of comfort or truth?

2010-09-28T23:27:00.001-07:00

Something that is deeply true may not be comfortable, something very comfortable may not be true....

The actual fabric of hell...

2010-09-28T06:24:00.000-07:00

"The bigger part of hell is not dedicated to violence and aggression. It is dedicated to trivia and indifference." Andreas Mamet

The Ho' Oponopono Prayer

2010-09-23T03:32:00.002-07:00

This is an ancient prayer that was traced back to the Pacific Islands and became popular in recent decades through Dr. Hew Len from Hawaii (who learnt it from Morrnah Simeona, who was given the title of "Living Treasure of Hawaii") Dr. Len used this stunningly simple yet powerful prayer to heal an entire ward for criminally insane patients. A shocking degree of healing. Feel free to research and google on your own.

The prayer goes like this: I LOVE YOU, I AM SORRY, PLEASE FORGIVE ME, THANK YOU.

This is what I understand about this prayer: It is based on the assumption that we are entirely responsible for every experience that comes to us, we create it. Any disagreeable event that comes to us or that we become aware of, we are connected to it and thus are responsible for its existence. It is a responsibility that goes beyond what our small, personal self would be capable of comprehending or accepting and in that sense I feel it extends into a very vast, existential kind of responsibility.

I have worked with this prayer and found it astoundingly efficient. While you can work with this prayer to bring harmony to specific relationships with certain people, I have also found that if you just repeat the words without a direct focus, very soon you will see faces arise in your mind's eye, of people and situations that you may not be at peace with. Surprisingly, I also saw certain aspects of myself in situations where I have not forgiven myself for mistakes I have committed in the past. Or suddenly I just find myself speaking to the Divine with that prayer.

The most astounding thing that I can report, however, is the simply amazing peace that arises very quickly within. I recommend this prayer to heal yourself, your relationships and your life. Try it.

Source of Wisdom

2010-09-14T03:53:00.000-07:00

There are those of you who have nice things to say about what you consider to be the wisdom of my writings.

But understand the source of these writings: I am an expert at doing foolish things, doing things that caused me or others great suffering. So many times I have done hugely ignorant things. One could say, I am simply ahead of many in that department. I am very, very human. I am in need of forgiveness as much as I need to forgive.

It is for that reason that I know all the modalities that bring suffering and can simply tell you about it from experience. So, if you can listen, some suffering can be avoided or healed. Maybe.

The Sustained Transcendental Experience

2010-09-14T03:43:00.000-07:00

The Sustained Experience of Awakening is difficult enough to reach. Additionally it is very important to note that whatever happened to the individual before the event in the ways of conditioning and programming, often continues afterwards in ways that may be surprising.

The expressions of individuals who live the Sustained Transcendental Experience can differ dramatically so that even if the individual is awakened, we may find not everyone would be our cup of tea.

Ramana lived the life of an ascetic before and lived the same way after, more or less, even though he became accessible to people. He did not talk overly much, but when he did, his words were of an incredible depth and wisdom. He was a truly humble man and in my view, he was rather efficient in passing on the Light to others.

Anandamoyee Ma captured everyone's heart with her beauty and deep devotion. Osho had an intellect like a laser beam and was very funny at the same time. His command of language was both poetic and awe-inspiring.

But we also have other expressions, like for instance U.G. Krishnamurti. I do feel the man too "had" it. Yet even when he met Ramana, he was arrogant and his style lacked basic courtesy and this did not change after his awakening. If you listen to him, it feels as if there is an angry, cantankerous and vulgar old man, ranting and raving. His skill of communication makes me wonder if there are many people who benefited from him.

So, the range of expression of the awakened mind can differ hugely and is very confusing. In the end, you have to follow your own heart and intuition and go with the cup that suits your own tendencies and preferences. If at all you are looking for spiritual guidance, just look inside and simply ask " Will I benefit from associating with this teacher?" Your heart will tell you the answer.

The Power of Blessings...

2010-08-24T03:23:00.000-07:00

On Blessing each other...

http://www.4shared.com/audio/mNAJ1UjO/Blessings.html

Facebook Entries

2010-07-27T02:11:00.000-07:00

"When you feel the impulse to express your love and appreciation, express it. You may have no idea what huge difference a small word of kindness can make for the other." AM

What Am I Doing???

2010-07-24T01:20:00.000-07:00

‎"The way to evaluate one's work and creativity is to ask: Does this work inspire to waking up in consciousness? Does this bring more beauty? Does it inspire people to be kinder and more compassionate? Or simply, is there a kind of improvement for people because of my work?"

Talk by Raylene

2010-06-22T03:35:00.000-07:00

A great talk given by Raylene during the last workshop here in Paris on compassion, the nagas and the current situation in the Gulf of Mexico. She is rather inspired here, worth your time to download and listen.....

http://www.4shared.com/account/audio/Q2G3Ij6t/R_ON_COMPASSIONNAGAS.html

A MYSTICAL JOURNEY TO THE SACRED SITES OF FRANCE

2010-06-18T04:48:00.000-07:00

RAYLENE'S NEW E-BOOK NOW AVAILABLE ON

http://www.amzn.com/B003SNK2BS

Sacred Pilgrimage is both an inner and outer journey. It is designed to open us up to awakening and seeing life from a sacred point of view. A pilgrim may begin the journey because he or she is in need of a healing (such as a pilgrimage to Lourdes). However, what makes a journey sacred is the focus and intensity of a pilgrim’s prayer, meditation and purpose.

Many people have come to France over the last few years looking for the lost secrets of Mary Magdalene, and exploring the possibility that her child may have started the Merovingian royal bloodline. At this point there is no written document that can prove such a claim and also the Merovingian kings were killed a long time ago. But the builders of the cathedrals, the Knights Templar, left clues and secrets in their Sacred Architecture.

The gnostics of the South of France, the Cathars, left their mark in the form of both castles and fortresses. But their fortresses did not protect them from the Albigensian Crusade. This crusade was started by the Catholic Church of Rome to wipe out the gnostic religion. The Cathars believed that direct experience with the Divine was far more important than the written word. What do the Merovingian Kings, the Knights Templar and Cathars all have in common? They all acknowledge the need for the Divine Feminine.

France is filled with secrets. But many tourists come, visit and return home, without ever penetrating the depth of the Secrets of France. But beyond the esoteric secrets, the Sacred Sites of France still hold ancient power to answer prayers and bring healing to any sincere pilgrim.

The proper approach to a sacred site is the key that can decode the secrets and the truth that is hidden from the masses. I would like to make a few suggestions. Following them I have found deepens my experience when visiting sacred places.

Every Sacred Site has its own history and vibration. If you can understand the power of a particular site, then you can begin to understand how to align yourself with the site you are visiting. This book will be a guide to understanding both the vibration and also the Ley-Lines of the lands. It is very important to understand the power of the land that creates a Sacred Site.

You could also become aware of your inner process before you visit a site. I have found many times that when a particular issue within needs healing, it will arise the day or night before I visit the site. Because of this I usually pray or meditate the evening before. This prepares me for initiation.

I am very watchful for outer symbols along the way when I approach a site. When you arrive at your destination, take your time to really meditate and pray. Many times I have seen tourists come and go into the cathedrals without ever really sitting down and feeling and seeing what is really before them. It is through silent meditation and prayer that the Sacred will be revealed to you. It is more important to visit one place and have a deep experience of healing than visit a dozen places quickly and only walk away with a few photographs and no understanding of where you have been.

So I now would like to invite you to enter with me into the Mystical Journey of the Sacred Sites of this great nation we call France.

Author Biography

Raylene Abbott’s spiritual training has spanned over the last 30 years and she received initiations by both Western and Eastern traditional teachers. She has formed the essence of this training into teachings relevant for our contemporary world. These teachings recognize the need for balancing the masculine and feminine at this point in history. This integration needs to take place in the way we live on this Earth.

She is an international author. Her book "Between the Visions" is available on amazon.com and has been published in France as "L’Emergence de la Femme Divine" (The Emergence of the Divine Woman). Also published in Italy & Japan.

How to call the Taras

2010-06-17T23:29:00.000-07:00

Tara Invocations

For quite a while we have been invoking Tara, a female Buddha, in her many aspects. Tara comes in 21 different aspects that can be invoked in accordance to your specific life needs. The responses come in fast and strong. It is such a Grace.

The following are the 22 names of Tara (Green Tara, The Mother of The Buddhas and 21 aspects.) I am presenting the invocational formula as used in our house.

WHITE TARA
1 Najama --- destroys poisons

I call forth the power and the presence of Najama. I give you my body, heart and soul. Pledging completely to the destruction of all suffering, I request all poisons and negativities of any kind to be removed from my body, heart and soul.

2 Mipangyalma --- invincibility

I call forth the power and the presence of Mipangyalma. I give you my body, heart and soul. Pledging completely to the protection and the furthering of the Three Gems, bring invincibility to all of our plans and aspirations.

3 Odzerchenma --- Rays of Light

I call forth the power and the presence of Odzerchenma. I give you my body, heart and soul. Pledging completely to the dissemination of compassionate acts of kindness, I request you illuminate every atom of our bodies, hearts and souls and of our loved ones.

4 Rabshima ---- Deep Peace

I call forth the Power and the Presence of Rabshima. I give you my body, heart and soul. Let the Deep Peace of all Awakened Beings fill me completely, so that I may shower it upon everyone who comes before me.

5 Yangchenma ---- Divine Creativity

I call forth the Power and the Presence of Yangchenma. I give you my body, heart and soul. Bless and empower me with Divine Creativity at all times.

PALE PINK TARA
6 Sengdeng-nakidolma --- Saviouress of the scented forest

I call forth the power and the presence of Sengdeng-nakidolma. I give you my body heart and soul. Bring health to all forests that require healing.

RED TARA
7 Dapung-jomzema --- Destroyer of opposing forces.

I call forth the power and the presence of Dapung-jomzema. I give you my body, heart and soul. I pledge completely to bringing compassion, beauty, joy and abundance to all those who come before me and to myself also. I request that all influences that oppose my plans and aspirations --- be nullified.

8 Jigten-sumlegyalma ---Conqueror of the three worldly realms

I call forth the power and the presence of Jigten-sumlegyalma. I give you my body, heart and soul. Shower me with your graces, that I may be a blessing to all who come before me.

9 Nyarna-pamo --- Swift Heroine

I call forth the power and the presence of Nyurna-pamo. I give you my body, heart and soul. Let all my prayers be answered rapidly.

10 Ritoma --- Moutain-dwelling mendicant

I call forth the power and the presence of Ritoma. I give you my body, heart and soul. Bless and empower me completely with your attributes.

LIGHT BROWN TARA
11 Namgyalma --- Victory

I call forth the power and the Presence of Namgyalma. I give you my body, heart and soul. Pledging completely to the process that brings healing and cessation of suffering to all sentient beings and to myself, I request that all my plans and aspirations be granted total success.

13 Nanchog-terma --- Giver of Supreme Virtue. Embodiment of the six transcendental perfections

I call forth the power and the presence of Nanchog-terma. I give you my body, heart and soul. Let all my decisions, plans and aspirations take place on the grounds of Divine Virtue.

14 Tashi-donjema --- Auspiciousness

I call forth the power and the presence of Tashi-donjema. I give you my body, heart and soul. Let every moment of our lives be filled with Divine Auspiciousness.

DARK BROWN TARA
15 Jigjema --- Terrifier; subdues evil spirits, cures illness caused by evil spirits

I call forth the power and the presence of Jigjema. I give you my body, heart and soul. Pledging completely to the protection and the furthering of the Three Gems, I request all negative emanations be removed from our lives. Destroy them completely that we may be most impactful vehicles for the Buddhas.

16 Rigjema --- Giver of Intelligence

I call forth the power and the presence of Rigjema. I give you my body, heart and soul. Grace me that all my decisions take place on the grounds of Divine Intelligence and Wisdom Discernment.

17 Shenlenam-pargyalma --- Conqueror of others

I call forth the power and the presence of Shenlenam-pargyalma. Pledging completely to the protection and the furthering of the process that alleviates suffering for all sentient beings, I request that all those who oppose my aspirations be completely nullified in their influences.

DARK TAN TARA
18 Barwod-chenma --- Blazing Light

I call forth the power and the Presence of Barwod-chenma. I give you my body, heart and soul. Fill us completely with your Blazing Light.

19 Norterma --- Provider of Wealth

I call forth the power and the presence of Norterma. I give you my body, heart and soul. Empower us completely with immense monetary force so that we may use it in the context of compassion and healing.

GREEN TARA
20 Jetsun-dolma --- Incomparable Savior, Mother of the Buddhas

I call forth the power and the presence of Jetsun-dolma. I give you my body, heart and soul. Empower us completely so that we may feed your children on all planes.

BLACK TARA
21 Shengyi-mitobma --- Invincible

I call forth the power and the presence of Shengyi-mitobma. I give you my body, heart and soul. Pledging completely to the process that brings alleviation of suffering to all sentient beings, I request our lives, plans and aspirations be filled with invincibility.

22 Tonyerchen --- Wrathful

I call forth the power and the presence of Tonyerchen. I give you our bodies, hearts and souls. Surround us with your Wrathful Protection at all times.

What is of utmost importance is that the invocations begin with the offfering of your body, heart and soul to the Divine so that we become complete Embodiments of Divine Presence. The requests which then follow may differ from person to person and are of course interchangeable.

Practice what is written above without ceasing and watch your life soar into Most Magnificent Realms of Existence.

(Pronunciation: Tibetans have a special prayer that asks for forgiveness concerning mistakes of pronunciation or translation. So do your best and be happy.)

SUTRAS FOR CONTEMPORARY TIMES

2010-06-11T23:30:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

SUTRAS FOR CONTEMPORARY TIMES is now available on amazon.com as an ebook. Please go to http://www.amzn.com/B003NE6DDI

SACRED FESTIVALS OF THE GODDESS by Raylene Abbott

2010-05-28T23:31:00.000-07:00

Raylene's new book SACRED FESTIVALS OF THE GODDESS is now available as e-book on amazon.com. A great read and truly empowering for women.

http://www.amzn.com/B003O86O2I

Today

2010-05-12T05:23:00.000-07:00

You are one day closer to the fulfillment of your dreams....

Speaking from the Absolute...

2010-05-06T03:34:00.000-07:00

Buddhas like Ramana Maharshi speak from the point of view of the Absolute and Oneness. When somebody asks a question, it mostly arises from the point of view of the relative and separation. Therefore, a being like Ramana would not be inclined to actually answer the question, but rather, destroy the underlying matrix of illusion and erroneous identification upon which the question is based."

May 1 in Ashland

2010-05-01T17:50:00.000-07:00

The three Gachchamis

2010-04-19T18:53:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsHjXxAGRBo

The bird on your shoulder

2010-04-05T10:11:00.000-07:00

There forever exists the difference between things as they appear to be and things as they actually are. This gap forces me continually --- and I mean continually ---- to practice discernment and distinguish between the two. The outer world is forever engaged in this giant sale..."Buy appearances, cheap discount. 90% off. In fact, take them free!"

As I am continuing to speak and write about the possibilities of compassion in action, I have come to realize that on occasion I may be a pain to some people who read my stuff, because, basically I am looking at myself and I am asking myself: "Given my potential for compassion and kindness in action --- did utilize my potential? Am I using my lifeforce is such a way as to bring beauty, wisdom and kindness to my environment and to this planet? As I am asking myself this question, I am simply extending the question to the person who reads this, which at this very moment in time - is you.

I have come to realize that this question that I share really may cause discomfort in some readers and that basically I am attempting to expand that feeling of discomfort until it reaches a point where that question becomes like a heat, something that acquires an overriding importance. Something to be dealt with. Thus, I realize this is a job that does not necessarily engender a lot of gratitude, rather it might at times simply engender the response of irritation.

I also realize that I cannot help myself. I speak the words that I speak, because they are inside my being, requesting to be released into the atmosphere. So I guess, I am doing what I have to do, without a great sense of having a choice. I can choose, however, to release the words without expectations, like opening a cage of doves and letting them fly without expectations of what they might do or where they might land. I am working on that. So, if you have a bird sitting on your shoulder, picking away at your ear, don't blame me. I released the birds because I had to. And perhaps they are just whispering something in your ear that is both true AND uncomfortable. Again, don't blame me. I am just a hapless victim of the forces of creativity that are moving through me and that, I admit, at times feel like gigantic tidal waves.

This invitation to engage in WisdomKindness in action can be like a fine needling. However, allow me to point out this. I feel that we live in a world where to live a life where we are quietly good, is simply no more enough. Why? Because right now there are many highly active currents on the planet that are most expressively destructive. And goodness, when not expressed, simply ends up in support of these same currents of destruction. Goodness that does not take a stance -- is simply a gesture of impotence. Goodness that does not express in action, may be just another word for complacency. Sleep. Hypnosis.

It does not take a rocket scientist to see that the world is flooded with suffering, and, what is worse, indifference to that suffering. It is said that the opposite of love is not hate --- it is indifference. I believe that to be true. Indifference and non-action are the attitudes that support forces that actively bring suffering.

Some people in the New Age may bring up the law of karma. Perhaps to justify indifference and inaction. In the end, the wrong that happens to somebody else, the suffering that happens to somebody else --- we are deeply connected to it and the world will never be a peaceful place unless each of us finds an active way to contribute to peace with actions that support the striving for peace.

There are also those voices that would suggest that we can only give true kindness if we are fully aware. Does it mean I have to be enlightened first before I can engage in acts of kindness? And everything prior to that is "idiot compassion?" Think again. Sometimes it takes very little to make a difference in somebody else's life. Beginning with a word of appreciation, a small present, or something that expresses "I care for you." Every day there exists a myriad of opportunities to contribute to WisdomCompassion in action.

This is the bird for today and it is on your shoulder.

On Intelligence

2010-04-04T05:52:00.000-07:00

"Intelligence is a neutral power, like electricity. It can be used in the service of heaven or hell and many places in between. How you use it becomes your choice. How to respond to your choice, becomes the choice of the Universe." ©2010 Andreas Mamet

Dakini Teachings

2010-04-03T12:16:00.000-07:00

Dakini Teachings (Talks by Raylene and Andreas during

a workshop in Cannes)

http://www.4shared.com/account/file/253013141/be678594/dakinini_1.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/253479250/a9516dc8/dakini_2.html

http://www.4shared.com/account/file/253480204/2c1385cf/dakini_3.html

http://www.4shared.com/account/file/253480534/271c089/dakini_4.html

Pathway to Happiness

2010-04-02T02:45:00.000-07:00

"If we cannot accept the possibility that all our outer situations will not take us to happiness, then we merely postpone entering into the process that brings us freedom. Apparently we can postpone with great skill. At least until the next collision with the Universe." ©2010 Andreas Mamet

Reverse Your Attention

2010-04-02T02:44:00.001-07:00

"To reverse the ongoing outward flow of our attention and shift it toward our center represents a good beginning, a step toward freedom." ©2010 Andreas Mamet

On Identifying

2010-04-02T02:42:00.000-07:00

The sage and the fool

2010-03-30T09:54:00.000-07:00

"The wise man is untouched by a fool's foolishness. A fool is untouched by the wise man's wisdom." Andreas Mamet

No vision, no code...

2010-03-30T03:19:00.000-07:00

"To have no vision to live for and no code to live by means to be truly lost."

The gap between experience and experiencer

2010-03-30T01:23:00.000-07:00

"We identify constantly with every thought, perception and experience that comes along, utterly unaware that there is a perceiver and experiencer. We never focus on the gap and the difference. We never attempt to fall back and focus on the experiencer. Practicing that will bring freedom and insight into the true nature of our reality."

The awe-inspiring power of words...

2010-03-22T04:47:00.000-07:00

"Most words we read in our daily life are aimed at making us do something, or buy something. Generally speaking, most communication is rather trivial. Unfortunately, this trains us to think that words are often trivial and not to be trusted.

However, words have incredible power in them.

When a Buddha speaks about his experience, those words actually carry the power to kindle that same experience. Therefore, to read the Words of Illumination, the Words of the Sages, should be considered an extremely important activity, simply because of their breath-taking, awe-inspiring power to convey Living Experience. Hence such words can trigger immense shifts in us, even when delivered thousands of years ago."

Our believes

2010-03-22T04:33:00.000-07:00

"Let's look at our believes in a playful way and assess how much they connect us with the need to be right. Once we exercise this need to be right in conjunction with our believes, we have entered the path of suffering and isolation."

Let the Sun rise...

2010-03-22T02:33:00.000-07:00

"Our desires and believes are like a fog within us, creating a constant veil that makes it impossible to see the true nature of our being. Only when the sun rises in our life will its powerful rays dissolve this fog and we will know who we truly are. May we be wise enough to call for the Sun and strong enough to let it shine on us."

Ready for take-off?

2010-03-21T10:40:00.001-07:00

"If you actually reach the point of clear understanding that your consciousness is the most exhilarating dimension to travel, then the room you are in becomes the most dazzling airport on the planet."

Doing and Undoing

2010-03-21T03:56:00.000-07:00

"You do and undo at every step. You want peace, love and happiness and work hard to create pain, hatred and war. You want longevity and overeat. You want friendship and exploit." Nisargadatta Maharaj

Wherever you go, there you are.

2010-03-17T01:45:00.000-07:00

"Wherever you go, there you are." Unknown

This is actually hugely profound, even though it may not look that way. It means that even if you go to Paradise, you will take a long all your neuroses and your abilities to create a mess there also. So sometimes it is better to go into your inner realities, the ones you don't like, to look at them and clean them up. So that one day... wherever you are - you are in paradise.

The Journey

2010-03-11T05:03:00.000-08:00

"What you need most for the spiritual journey is to discover the urgency. You need to want to find the core of your being as if it was an emergency. Once you activate this attitude, you will become eligible for the Precious Discovery.
Because if you do not have that kind of force behind you, you just won't have the energy it takes to go all the way. You need to be on fire with longing. With that you will get the motivation to move, not stop, not be taken of the path. And there will be everything thrown at you to get off the path."

Bitten by a sound bite???

2010-03-09T08:14:00.000-08:00

In the 80s I had a button that I kept on my jacket. It said: "I am trying to find myself. Have you seen me anywhere?"

"The problem with finding yourself is that you need mirrors. Once you get the mirrors, you will start arguing with them about what you see."

"The only reason why a wise man would make you laugh is so that he then can use the opportunty to put the medicine into your mouth that you would otherwise have refused to take."

On Missing

2010-03-09T07:45:00.000-08:00

“A person who misses a chance and the monkey who misses its branch can't be saved” Indian Proverb

Remembering yesterday's reality ...

2010-03-09T06:37:00.000-08:00

"The first thing we do upon waking up is to gather the memories from the day before. Thus we weave yesterday's reality into today. If we could intercept this process, we could create a quantum leap of experience and start brandnew realities today." Andreas Mamet

The exclusive Club of Awakening

2010-03-09T06:24:00.000-08:00

"The Quest for Awareness takes places in an extremely exclusive club. In order to be in that club, your being needs to be on Fire with Desire.

It is not a snobbish thing, but you simply have to have a great passion. That is all. Consequently, this just really reduces the numbers, because most people do not reflect deeply on ... their own existence or have just not suffered deep enough." Andreas Mamet

No Shoes?

2010-03-09T06:06:00.002-08:00

“I had no shoes and complained, until I met a man who had no feet.”
Indian Proverb

Follow Through!

2010-03-09T06:06:00.001-08:00

“In golf as in life it is the follow through that makes the difference.” Unknown

February 28, 2010

2010-03-06T10:10:00.000-08:00

Suddenly, out of nowhere a brilliant golden light arose in the center of the head

which quickly grew in intensity. Simultaneously there was a single thought

that suggested, "Fall back into its center."

I followed the instruction and fell back into its center. As I did, the golden light intensified. It expanded further and changed color and became a blinding white light. I followed this instruction several additional times until the light was everything that there was, an infinite presence of breathtaking bliss, and one could not fall back further."

Reading about awakening

2010-03-06T07:55:00.001-08:00

"Reading about experiences of awakening is hugely important. Not only does it provide a deeply expanded vision of life, such books actually carry the power of transmission. If you are in the right state of mind (open and receptive) you can potentially catch the experience behind the words, in various degrees. If you have a great deal of meditation practice, they really can bestow amazing transmissions."

The Sages

2010-03-05T11:10:00.000-08:00

"When reading the biographies of the sages, which should be a part of the discipline of any true spiritual aspirant, how could one not be overwhelmed with longing?"

Shadow Dynamics

2010-03-05T00:48:00.000-08:00

"Every human being has shadows. If we refuse to acknowledge this and refuse to consciously face and deal with our shadows, there comes a point when those shadows externalize and become tangible in our direct life experience.

When this happens, our shadows have reached critical mass and will create situations beyond our control. The discomfort of facing our shadows will then pale next to the discomfort of the out-of-control explosion of the shadow unleashed."

Therefore, any substantial spiritual school will point to the existence of our shadows and say this truth: If you don't face your shadows consciously, they will dominate you and control your life in ways that will sabotage your efforts for happiness over and over again. So, when are you going to gather the courage and face your shadows, your fears, your anger, arrogance, guilt and shame?

Each time any of those emanations pass through you, keep a small notebook on you and write it down. Just make the shadows more visible to you. What will happen if you shed light on a shadow?" Andreas Mamet

The Ashtavakra Gita

2010-03-01T01:43:00.000-08:00

The Ashtavakra Gita is an astounding text that is of profound depth. The mind will scream at many things written in it and misinterprete. Read this text like watching a sunrise or listening to Chopin. Just let the words seep into your being. They will do something. This is a free online version, the translation is by Thomas Byrom.

http://bhagavan-ramana.org/ashtavakragita2.html

YES?

2010-03-01T01:36:00.000-08:00

Some time ago I saw the movie The Yes Man with Jim Carrey. It was a great movie about a man who said No to most things that arose in his life and consequently was truly miserable. The thing was that he did not even realize how often he said No to life's situations.

Comes along a Guru that teaches about saying YES to life. As a practice, Jim Carrey's character now agrees to say YES to everything that comes before him, which creates many hilarious situations. The movie was extremely funny, but it did bring to awareness how often we unconsciously say NO to life, and say No to many things that actually could benefit us.

What the movie does is bring to light our continuous habit of saying No to life. It invites us to analyze our life and it asks .... What do you say No to in your life and why?

Today's Facebook

2010-02-25T04:27:00.000-08:00

"Truly recognize the things that benefit you. Then go with them to the finish line."

"We all carry our personal demons. It is part of our human life and our evolution. But the one demon that is the most dangerous, the one we must face first, is the one that protects all the others by saying, 'Hey dude, there is no problem, no demons here. Just carry on.' That is the one we must face first."

Seeing God

2010-02-25T02:44:00.000-08:00

"A person who is hurting and hungry won't care if you have just seen God. All he cares is to eat something and have his pain stop. If you don't know how to relate to his reality, your perceptions are clearly incomplete, since God is right in front of you, hurting and hungry." Andreas Mamet

Jewels from the Beyond

2010-02-24T07:12:00.000-08:00

I am going to post a link to the book you see below. It is an extremely advanced text and the mind will scream at many things stated in it or misinterprete. However, try to read it like poetry or relate to it like watching a sunrise as you read it. If you can just allow yourself to fall into this text, without resisting it, something might transpire for you...

http://bhagavan-ramana.org/ashtavakragita2.html

A Journey In Consciousness

GATE GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI SWAHA

OM GUM SHREEM MAHALAKSHMIYE SWAHA

Happiness

Sutras For Contemporary Times

Explosions of Consciousness

Writings of Raylene Abbott

From my heart to yours

What is the nature of a behavioral program?

LE CONFLIT MONDIAL : UNE GUERRE ENTRE LA PAUVRETÉ ET LA RICHESSE

Tantra: It is not what you think

Explosions of Consciousness

The Images People Project

One Religion

‎"We only need one religion on this planet, the religion of compassion and kindness. We would be better off for all the other ones to disappear altogether."

From my heart to yours

On Power

Raylene on Alignment between Heaven and Earth

Springtime in Paris

Training The Jedi Knight

The Blessing of Lineages

Sutras For Contemporary Times

Mantra Yoga Workshop Coming to Tokyo In March 2011

YES MAN

A Facebook Sharing...

Ragna Rostad-RuffnerThe greater part of hell is not dedicated to violence. It is dedicated to seducing people into believing that the pursuit of trivia should be important and the pursuit of what is existentially essential --- is not.Andreas Mamet

Training The Jedi Knight

Release Your Soul Song

On Samadhi: The Disappearance of the Boundaries of Your Consciousness

More Reflections On Christ

Reflections On Christ

The Ho' Oponopono Prayer

LUCKY TO BE ALIVE!

The Padmasambhava Mantra

Release Your Soul Song

Sangha

Being Conscious

"The moment I am conscious of a situation, I participate."

Do Something...

DO SOMETHING. SAY SOMETHING. GET UP. ACT.

On Trust

In search of comfort or truth?

Something that is deeply true may not be comfortable, something very comfortable may not be true....

The actual fabric of hell...

The Ho' Oponopono Prayer

Source of Wisdom

The Sustained Transcendental Experience

The Power of Blessings...

Facebook Entries

"When you feel the impulse to express your love and appreciation, express it. You may have no idea what huge difference a small word of kindness can make for the other." AM

‎"When something comes before you that you feel in every fiber of your body represents a wrongness, stand up and face it down. Activate the inner lion and roar your NO." AM

What Am I Doing???

‎"The way to evaluate one's work and creativity is to ask: Does this work inspire to waking up in consciousness? Does this bring more beauty? Does it inspire people to be kinder and more compassionate? Or simply, is there a kind of improvement for people because of my work?"

Talk by Raylene

A MYSTICAL JOURNEY TO THE SACRED SITES OF FRANCE

How to call the Taras

Tara Invocations

SUTRAS FOR CONTEMPORARY TIMES

SACRED FESTIVALS OF THE GODDESS by Raylene Abbott

Today

Speaking from the Absolute...

May 1 in Ashland

The three Gachchamis

The bird on your shoulder

On Intelligence

Dakini Teachings

Pathway to Happiness

"If we cannot accept the possibility that all our outer situations will not take us to happiness, then we merely postpone entering into the process that brings us freedom. Apparently we can postpone with great skill. At least until the next collision with the Universe." ©2010 Andreas Mamet

Reverse Your Attention

"To reverse the ongoing outward flow of our attention and shift it toward our center represents a good beginning, a step toward freedom." ©2010 Andreas Mamet

On Identifying

"It is the ongoing process of identifying with our experiences that brings us suffering." ©2010 Andreas Mamet

The sage and the fool

"The wise man is untouched by a fool's foolishness. A fool is untouched by the wise man's wisdom." Andreas Mamet

No vision, no code...

The gap between experience and experiencer

The awe-inspiring power of words...

"Most words we read in our daily life are aimed at making us do something, or buy something. Generally speaking, most communication is rather trivial. Unfortunately, this trains us to think that words are often trivial and not to be trusted.

However, words have incredible power in them.

Our believes

Ragna Rostad-Ruffner
The greater part of hell is not dedicated to violence. It is dedicated to seducing people into believing that the pursuit of trivia should be important and the pursuit of what is existentially essential --- is not.
Andreas Mamet