Heartfulness – July 2019

When we imbibe these qualities of consciousness in various

stages of enlightenment, and manifest them in our day-to-day

living, we raise our own vibration and that of humanity as a

whole. This then contributes to the evolution of the collective

consciousness of humankind and of all creation.

evolved of the sentient beings. From the perspective of

consciousness, humans have ascended the highest rung

of the ladder of consciousness so far. This level of evolution

is etched and coded in our DNA. According to the

Heartfulness Guides, human beings have reached such a

stage of ascent that it is possible to complete the journey

of evolution in one lifetime through a quantum leap in

consciousness.

While each one of us, by virtue of our DNA, has the potential

to make the great leap, the actual progress is determined

by the level of our collective consciousness. In reality it is

a collective leap and this collective leap is greatly enabled

by individual efforts.

To understand this requires a paradigm shift. In our current

paradigm, each one of us perceives our self as an individual

point of awareness existing in a space-time continuum.

We are limited by the belief that we are individual entities

living in our own little bubbles alongside that of others.

Our point of reference is our physical body in space and

time. We believe that we each have a soul that resides in

the physical body. At the time of death, the soul leaves the

body and goes back to base.

In the new paradigm we see ourselves as part of the whole.

This can be understood if we imagine that we are each a

television set that receives the programs broadcasted by

one TV station. We have antennae that can pick up the

signals sent by the station. Cutting edge research in

epigenetics is helping to define this new paradigm, in which

the Self does not reside inside the physical body. Our DNA

has protein antennae that receive the signals from the

Source. We exist in a sea of consciousness. At the time of

death, it is the body that leaves us, not vice versa.

This supports the spiritual viewpoint that there is only

One and that One manifests through various physical forms.

The source is experiencing life through various forms and

all that experience is captured in the consciousness of the

Source, of which we are an individual but integral part.

We are connected to the collective consciousness through

the portal of our heart, which is the instrument of

consciousness.

So when we have this idea that we are not individual

beings struggling through life, but the Great Spirit, the

Absolute, manifesting itself through various forms both

animate and inanimate, it is a sign of enlightened awakening.

This awakening is what helps us remove our likes and

dislikes, attachments and aversions, so that we live in

harmony with our fellow beings, in tune with Nature. It

is also what inspires us to raise our vibration by living a

life of virtue, and help to awaken others within our sphere

of influence.

The most important step in this is meditation. Meditation

is a process of regulating the mind through focused attention

and awareness. Both are qualities of consciousness. It is

with the help of the refined mind that we ascend the ladder

of consciousness. When we imbibe these qualities of

consciousness in various stages of enlightenment, and

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