And when your form
dissolves, a world comes to an end one of countless worlds.A New Earth
A W A K E N I N G  A N D  T H E  R E T U R N
M O V E M E N T
The return movement in a person's life, the weakening or dissolution of
form, whether through old age, illness, disability , loss, or some kind of
personal tragedy , carries great potential for spiritual awakening the dis? identification of consciousness from form. Since there is very little
spiritual truth in our contemporary culture, not many people recognize
this as an opportunity , and so when it happens to them or to someone
close to them, they think there is something dreadfully wrong, something
that should not be happening. There is in our civilization a great deal of ignorance about the human
condition, and the more spiritually ignorant you are, the more you suf fer . For many people, particularly in the W est, death is no more than an
abstract concept, and so they have no idea what happens to the human
form when it approaches dissolution. Most decrepit and old people are
shut away in nursing homes. Dead bodies, which in some older cultures
are on open display for all to see , are hidden away . T ry to see a dead
body , and you will find that it is virtually illegal, except if the deceased is
a close family member . In funeral homes, they even apply makeup to the
face. Y ou are only allowed to see a sanitized version of death. Since death is only an abstract concept to them, most people are totally
unprepared for the dissolution of form that awaits them. when it
approaches, there is shock, incomprehension, despair , and great fear . Nothing makes sense anymore, because all the meaning and purpose that
life had for them was associated with accumulating, succeeding,
building, protecting, and sense gratification. It was associated with the
outward movement and identification with form, that is to say , ego. Most
people
cannot conceive of any meaning when their life, their world, is being
demolished. And yet, potentially , there is even deeper meaning here than
in the outward movement.It is precisely though the onset of old age, through loss or personal
tragedy , that the spiritual dimension would traditionally come into
people's lives. This is to say , their inner purpose would emer ge only as
their outer purpose collapsed and the shell of the ego would begin to
crack open. Such events represent the beginning of the return movement
toward the dissolution of form. In most ancient cultures, there must have
been an intuitive understanding of this process, which is why old people
were respected and revered. They were the repositories of wisdom and
provided the dimension of depth without which no civilization can
survive for long. In our civilization, which is totally identified with the
outer and ignorant of the inner dimension of spirit, the word old has
mainly negative connotations. It equals useless and so we regard it as
almost an insult to refer to someone as old. T o avoid the word, we use
euphemisms such as elderly and senior . The First Nation's grandmother
is a figure of great dignity . T oday's granny is at best cute. Why is old
considered useless? Because in old age, the emphasis shifts from doing
to Being, and our civilization, which is lost in doing, knows nothing of
Being. It asks: being? What do you do with it? In some people, the outward movement of growth and expansion gets
severely disrupted by a seemingly premature onset of the return
movement, the dissolving of form. In some cases, it is a temporary
disruption; in others a permanent one. W e believe that a young child
should not have to face death, but the fact is that some children do have
to face the death of one or both parents through illness or accident or
even the possibility of their own death. Some children are born with
disabilities that severely restrict the natural expansion of their lives. Or
some severe limitation comes into a person's life at a relatively young
age. The disruption of the outward movement at a time when it is not meant
to be happening can also potentially bring forth an early spiritual
awakening n a person. Ultimately , nothing happens that is not meant to
happen, which is to say , nothing happens that is not part of the greater
whole and its purpose. Thus, destruction or disruption of outer purpose
can lead to finding your inner purpose and subsequently the arising of a
deeper
outer purpose that is aligned with the inner . Children who have suf fered
greatly often grow into young adults who are mature beyond their years.What is lost on the level of form is gained on the level of essence. In the
traditional figure of the blind seer or the wounded healer of ancient
cultures and legend, some great loss or disability on the level of form has
become an opening into spirit. When you have had a direct experience of
the unstable nature of all forms, you will likely never overvalue form
again and thus lose yourself by blindly pursuing it or attaching yourself
to it. The opportunity that the dissolution of form, and in particular , old age,
represents is only just beginning to be recognized in our contemporary
culture. In the majority of people, that opportunity is stile tragically
missed, because the ego identifies with the return movement just as it
identified with the outward movement. This results in a hardening of the
egoic shell, a contraction rather than an opening. The diminished ego
then spends the rest of its days whining or complaining , trapped in fear
or anger , self?pity , guilt, blame, or other negative mental?emotional
states or avoidance strategies, such as attachment to memories and
thinking and talking about the past. When the ego is no longer identified with the return movement in a
person's life, old age or approaching death becomes what it is meant to
be: an opening into the realm of spirit. I have met old people who were
living embodiments of this process. They had become radiant. Their
weakening forms had become transparent to the light of consciousness. On the new earth, old age will be universally recognized and highly
valued as a time for the flowering of consciousness. For those who are
still lost in the outer circumstances of their lies, it will be a time of a late
homecoming when they awaken to their inner purpose. For many others,
it will represent an intensification and a culmination of the awakening
process.A New Earth
A W A K E N I N G  A N D  T H E  O U T G O I N G
M O V E M E N T
The natural expansion of one's life that comes with the outward
movement has traditionally been usurped by the ego and used for its own
expansion. Look what I can do. I bet you can't do that,says the small
child to another as he discovers the increasing strength and abilities of
his body . That is one of the ego's first attempts to enhance itself through
identification with the outward movement and the concept of more than
you and to
strengthen itself by diminishing others. It is, of course, only the
beginning of the ego's many misperceptions. However , as your awareness increases and the ego is no longer running
your life, you don't have to wait for your world to shrink or collapse
trough old age or personal tragedy in order for you to awaken to your
inner purpose. As the new consciousness is beginning to emer ge on the planet an
increasing number of people no longer need to be shaken to have an
awakening. They embrace the awakening process voluntarily even while
still engaged in the outward cycle of growth and expansion. When that
cycle is no longer usurped by the ego, the spiritual dimension will come
into this world through the outward movement thought, speech, action,
creation as powerfully as through the return movement stillness, Being,
and dissolution of form. Until now , human intelligence, which is no more than a minute aspect of
universal intelligence, has been distorted and misused by the ego. I call
that intelligence n the service of madness. Splitting the atom requires
great intelligence. Using that intelligence for building and stockpiling
atom bombs is insane or at best extremely unintelligent. Stupidity is
relatively harmless, but intelligent stupidity is highly dangerous. Thisintelligent stupidity , for which one could find countless obvious
examples, is threatening our survival as a species. W ithout he impairment of egoic dysfunction, our intelligence comes into
full alignment with the outgoing cycle of universal intelligence and its
impulse to create. W e become conscious participants in the creation of
form. It is not we who create, but universal intelligence that creates
through us. W e don't identify with what we create and so don't lose
ourselves in what we do. W e are learning that the act of creation may
involve ener gy of the highest intensity , but that is not hard work or
stressful. W e need to understand the dif ference between stress and
intensity , as we shall see. Struggle or stress is a sign that he ego has
returned, as are negative reactions when we encounter obstacles. The force behind the ego's wanting creates enemies, that is to say ,
reaction in the form of an opposing force equal in intensity . The stronger
the ego, the stronger the sense of separateness between people. The only
actions
that do not cause opposing reactions are those that are aimed at the good
of all. They are inclusive, not exclusive. They join; they don't separate. They are not for my country but for all of humanity , not for my religion
but the emer gence of consciousness in all human beings, not for my
species but for all sentient beings and all of nature. W e are also learning that action, although necessary , is only a secondary
factor in manifesting our external reality . The primary factor in creation
is consciousness. No matter how active we are, how much ef fort we
make, our state of consciousness creates our world, and if there is no
change on that inner level, no amount of action will make any dif ference. W e would only re?create modified versions of the same world again and
again, a world that is an external reflection of the ego.A New Earth
C O N S C I O U S N E S S
Consciousness is already conscious. It is the unmanifested, the eternal. the universe, however , is only gradually becoming conscious. Consciousness itself is timeless and therefore does not evolve. It was
never born and does not die. When consciousness becomes the
manifested universe, it appears to be subject to time and to under go an
evolutionary process. No human mind is capable of comprehending fully
the reason for this process. But we can glimpse it within ourselves and
become a conscious participant in it. Consciousness is the intelligence, the or ganizing principle behind the
arising of form. Consciousness has been preparing forms for millions of
years so that it can express itself through them in the manifested. Although the unmanifested realm of pure consciousness could be
considered another dimension, it is not separate from this dimension of
form. Form and formlessness interpenetrate. the unmanifested flows into
this dimension as awareness, inner space, presence. How does it do that? Through the human form that becomes conscious and thus fulfills its
destiny . The human form was created for this higher purpose, and
millions of other forms prepared the ground for it. Consciousness incarnates into the manifested dimension, that is to say , it
becomes form. When it does so, it enters a dreamlike state. Intelligence
dreams, but consciousness becomes unconscious of itself. It loses itself
in form, becomes identified with form. This could be describe as the
descent of
the divine into matter . At that stage in the evolution of the universe, the
entire outgoing movement takes place in that dreamlike state. Glimpses
of awakening come only at the moment of the dissolution of an
individual form, that is to say , death. And then begins the next
incarnation, the next identification with form, the next individual dream
that is part of the collective dream. When the lion tears apart the body of
the zebra, the consciousness that incarnated into the zebra?form detachesitself from the dissolving form and for a brief moment awakens to its
essential immortal nature as consciousness; and then immediately falls
back into sleep and reincarnates into another form. When the lion
becomes old and cannot hunt anymore, as it draws its last breath, there is
again the briefest of glimpses of an awakening, followed by another
dream of form. On our planet, the human ego represents the final stage of universal
sleep, the identification of consciousness with form. It was a necessary
stage in the evolution of consciousness. The human brain is a highly dif ferentiated form through which
consciousness enters this dimension. It contains approximately one
hundred billion nerve cells (called neurons), about the same number as
there are stars in our galaxy , which could be seen as a macrocosmic
brain. The brain does not create consciousness, but consciousness
created the brain, the most complex physical form on earth, for its
expression. When the brain gets damaged, it does not mean you lose
consciousness. It means consciousness can no longer use that form to
enter this dimension. Y ou cannot lose consciousness because it is, in
essence, who you are. Y ou can only lose something that you have, but
you cannot lose something that you are.A New Earth
A W A K E N E D  D O I N G
A wakened doing is the outer aspect of the next stage in the evolution of
consciousness on our planet. The closer we get to the end of our present
evolutionary stage, the more dysfunctional the ego becomes, in the same
way that a caterpillar becomes dysfunctional just before it transforms
into a butterfly . But the new consciousness is arising even as the old
dissolves. W e are in the midst of a momentous event in the evolution of human
consciousness, but they won't be talking about it in the news tonight. On
our planet, and perhaps simultaneously in many parts of our galaxy and
beyond,
consciousness is awakening from the dream of form. This does not mean
all forms (the world) are going to dissolve, although quite a few almost
certainly will. It means consciousness can now begin to create form
without losing itself in it. It can remain conscious of itself, even while it
creates and experiences form. Why should it continue to create and
experience form? For the enjoyment of it. How does consciousness do
that? Through awakened humans who have learned the meaning of
awakened doing. A wakened doing is the alignment of your outer purpose? what you do
with your inner purpose awakening and staying awake. Through
awakened doing, you become one with the outgoing purpose of the
universe. Consciousness flows through you into this world. It flows into
your thoughts and inspires them. It flows into what you do and guides
and empowers it. Not what you do, but how you do what you do determines whether you
are fulfilling your destiny . And how you do what you do is determined
by your state of consciousness. A reversal of your priorities comes about when the main purpose for
doing what you do becomes the doing itself, or rather , the current ofconsciousness that flows into what you do. That current of consciousness
is what determines quality . Another way of putting it: In any situation
and in whatever you do, your state of consciousness is the primary
factor; the situation and what you do is secondary . Future success is
dependent upon and inseparable from the consciousness out of which the
actions emanate. That can be either the reactive force of the ego or the
alert attention of awakened consciousness. All truly successful action
comes out of that field of alert attention, rather than from ego and
conditioned, unconscious thinking.A New Earth
T H E  T H R E E  M O D A L I T I E S  O F  A W A K E N E D
D O I N G
There are three ways in which consciousness can flow into what you do
and thus through you into this world, three modalities in which you can
align your life with the creative power of the universe. Modality means
the underlying ener gy?frequency that flows into what you do and
connects your actions with the awakened consciousness hat is emer ging
into this world. What you do will be dysfunctional and of the ego unless
it arises out of one of these three modalities. They may change during the
course of a day ,
although one of them may be dominant during a certain stage in your
life. Each modality is appropriate to certain situations. The modalities of awakened doing are acceptance, enjoyment, and
enthusiasm. Each one represents a certain vibrational frequency of
consciousness. Y ou need to be vigilant to make sure that one of them
operates whenever you are engaged in doing anything at all from the
most simple task to the most complex. If you are not in the state of either
acceptance, enjoyment, or enthusiasm, look closely and you will find
that you are creating suf fering for yourself and others.A New Earth
A C C E P T A N C E
Whatever you cannot enjoy doing, you can at least accept that this is
what you have to do. Acceptance means: For now , this is what this
situation, this moment, requires me to do, and so I do it willingly . W e
already spoke at length about the importance of inner acceptance of what
happens, and acceptance of what you have to do is just another aspect of
it. For example, you probably won't be able to enjoy changing the flat
tire on your car at night in the middle of nowhere and in pouring rain, let
alone be enthusiastic about it, but you can bring acceptance to it. Performing an action in the state of acceptance means you are at peace
while you do it. That peace is a subtle ener gy vibration which then flows
into what you do. On the surface, acceptance looks like a passive state,
but in reality it is active and creative because it brings something entirely
new into this world. That peace, that subtle ener gy vibration, is
consciousness, and one of the ways in which ti enters this world is
through surrendered action, one aspect of which is acceptance. If you can neither enjoy or bring acceptance to what you do stop. Otherwise, you are not taking responsibility for the only thing you can
really take responsibility for , which also happens to be one thing that
really matters: your state of consciousness. And if you are not taking
responsibility for your state of consciousness, you are not taking
responsibility for life.A New Earth
E N J O Y M E N T
The peace that comes with surrendered action turns to a sense of
aliveness when you actually enjoy what you are doing. Enjoyment is the
second modality of awakened doing. On the new earth, enjoyment will
replace wanting as the motivating power behind people's actions. W anting arises from the ego's delusion that you are a separate fragment
that is disconnected from the power that lies behind all creation. Through
enjoyment, you link into that universal creative power itself. When you make the present moment, instead of past and future, the focal
point of your life, your ability to enjoy what you do and with it the
quality of your life increases dramatically . Joy is the dynamic aspect of
Being. When the creative power of the universe becomes conscious of
itself, it manifests as joy . Y ou don't have to wait for something
meaningful to come into your life so that you can finally enjoy what you
do. There is more meaning in joy than you will ever need. The waiting to
start living syndrome is one of the most common delusions of the
unconscious state. Expansion and positive change on the outer level is
much more likely to come into your life if you can enjoy what you are
doing already , instead of waiting for some change so that you can start
enjoying what you do. Don't ask your mind for permission to enjoy what you do. All you will
get is plenty of reasons why you can't enjoy it. Not now , the mind will
say . Can't you see I'm busy? There's no time. Maybe tomorrow you can
start enjoying.... That tomorrow will never come unless you begin
enjoying what you are doing now . When you say , I enjoy doing this or that, it is really a misperception. It
makes it appear that the joy comes from what you do, but that is not the
case. Joy does not come from what you do, it flows into what you do and
thus into this world from deep within you. The misperception that joy
comes from what you do is normal, and it is also dangerous, because it
creates the belief that joy is something that can be derived formsomething else, such as an activity or thing. Y ou then look to the world
to bring you joy , happiness. But it cannot do that. This is why many
people live in constant frustration. The world is not giving them what
they think they need. Then what is the relationship between something that you do and the
state of joy? Y ou will enjoy any activity in which you are fully present,
any activity that is not just a means to an end. It isn't the action you
perform that you really enjoy , but the deep sense of aliveness that flows
into it. That aliveness is one with who you are. This means that when
you enjoy doing something, you are really experiencing the joy of Being
in its dynamic
aspect. That's why anything you enjoy doing connects you with the
power behind all creation. Here is a spiritual practice that will bring empowerment and creative
expansion into your life. Make a list of a number of everyday routine
activities that you perform frequently . Include activities hat you may
consider uninteresting, boring, tedious, irritating, or stressful. But don't
include anything that you hate or detest doing. That's a case either for
acceptance or for stopping what you do. The list may include traveling to
and from work, buying groceries, doing your laundry , or anything that
you find tedious or stressful in your daily work. Then, whenever you are
engaged in those activities, let hem be a vehicle for alertness. Be
absolutely present in what you do and sense the alert, alive stillness
within you in the background of the activity . Y ou will soon find that what
you do in such a state of heightened awareness, instead of being
stressful, tedious, or irritating, is actually becoming enjoyable. T o be
more precise, what you are enjoying is not really the outward action but
the inner dimension of consciousness hat flows into the action. This is
finding the joy of Being in what you are doing. If you feel your life lacks
significance or is too stressful or tedious, it is because you haven't
brought that dimension into your life yet. Being conscious in what you
do has not yet become your main aim. The new earth arises as more and more people discover that their main
purpose in life is to bring the light of consciousness into this world and
so use whatever they do as a vehicle for consciousness. The joy of Being is the joy of being conscious.A wakened consciousness then takes over from ego and begins to run
your life. Y ou may then find that an activity that you have been engaged
in for a long time naturally begins to expand into something much bigger
when it becomes empowered by consciousness. Some of those people who, through creative action, enrich the lives of
many others simply do what they enjoy doing most without wanting to
achieve or become anything through that activity . They may be
musicians, artists, writers, scientists, teachers, or builders, or they may
bring into manifestation new social or business structures (enlightened
businesses). Sometimes for a few years their sphere of influence remains
small; and then
it can happen that suddenly or gradually a wave of creative
empowerment flows into what they do, and their activity expands
beyond anything they could have imagined and touches countless others. In addition to enjoyment, an intensity is now added to what they do and
with it comes a creativity that goes beyond anything an ordinary human
could accomplish. But don't let it go to your head, because up there is where a remnant of
ego may be hiding. Y ou are still an ordinary human. What is
extraordinary is what comes through you into this world. But that
essence you share with all beings. The fourteenth?century Persian poet
and Sufi master Hafiz expresses this truth beautifully: I am a hole in a
flute that the Christ's breath moves through. Listen to this music.A New Earth
E N T H U S I A S M
Then there is another way of creative manifestation that may come to
those who remain true to their inner purpose of awakening. Suddenly one
day they know what their outer purpose is. They have a great vision, a
goal, and from then on they work toward implementing that goal. Their
goal or vision is usually connected in some way to something that on a
smaller scale they are doing and enjoy doing already . This is where the
third modality of awakened doing arises: enthusiasm. Enthusiasm mans there is deep enjoyment in what you do plus the added
element of a goal or a vision that you work toward. When you add a goal
to the enjoyment of what you do, the ener gy?field or vibrational
frequency changes. A certain degree of what we might call structural
tension is now added to enjoyment, and so it turns into enthusiasm. At
the height of creative activity fueled by enthusiasm, there will be
enormous intensity and ener gy behind what you do. Y ou will feel like an
arrow hat is moving toward the tar get and enjoying the journey . T o an onlooker , it may appear that you are under stress, but the intensity
of enthusiasm has nothing to do with stress. When you want to arrive at
your goal more than you want to be doing what you are doing, you
become stressed. The balance between enjoyment and structural tension
is lost, and the latter has won. When there is stress, it is usually a sign
that the ego has returned , and you are cutting yourself of f form the
creative power of the universe. Instead, there is only the force and strain
of egoic wanting, and
so you have to struggle and work hard to make it. Stress always
diminishes both the quality and ef fectiveness of what you do under its
influence. There is also a strong link between stress and negative
emotions, such as anxiety and anger . It is toxic to the body and is now
becoming recognized as one of the main causes of the so?called
degenerative diseases such as cancer and heart disease.Unlike stress, enthusiasm has a high ener gy frequency and so resonates
with the creative power of the universe. This is why Ralph W aldo
Emerson said that, Nothing great has ever been achieved without
enthusiasm. The word enthusiasm comes from ancient Greek en and
theos meaning God. And the related word enthousiazein means to be
possessed by a god. W ith enthusiasm you will find that you don't have to
do it all by yourself. In fact, there is nothing of significance that you can
do by yourself. Sustained enthusiasm brings into existence a wave of
creative ener gy , and all you have to do then is ride the wave. Enthusiasm brings an enormous empowerment into what you do, so that
all those who have not accessed that power would look upon your
achievements in awe and may equate them with who you are. Y ou,
however , know the truth that Jesus pointed to when he said, I can of my
own self do nothing. Unlike egoic wanting, which creates opposition
indirect proportion to the intensity of its wanting, enthusiasm never
opposes. It is non?confrontational. Its activity does not create winners
and losers. It is based on inclusion, not exclusion, of others. It does not
need to use and manipulate people, because it is the power of creation
itself and so does not need to take ener gy from some secondary source. The ego's wanting always tries to take form something or someone;
enthusiasm gives out of its own abundance. When enthusiasm encounters
obstacles in the form of adverse situations or uncooperative people, it
never attacks but walks around them or by yielding or embracing turns
the opposing ener gy into a helpful one, the foe into a friend. Enthusiasm and the ego cannot coexist. one implies the absence of the
other . Enthusiasm knows where it is going, but at the same time, it is
deeply at one with the present moment, the source of its aliveness, its
joy , and its power . Enthusiasm wants nothing because it lacks nothing. It
is at one with life and no matter how dynamic the enthusiasm?inspired
activities are, you don't lose yourself in them. And there remains always
a still but
intensely alive space at the center of the wheel, a core of peace in the
midst of activity that is both the source of all and untouched by it all. Through enthusiasm you enter into full alignment with the outgoing
creative principle of the universe, but without identifying with its
creation, that is to say , without ego. where there is no identification, thereis no attachment one of the great sources of suf fering. Once a wave of
creative ener gy has passed, structural tension diminishes again and joy in
what you are doing remains. Nobody can live in enthusiasm all the time. A new wave of creative ener gy may come later and lead to renewed
enthusiasm. When the return movement toward the dissolution of form sets in,
enthusiasm no longer serves you. Enthusiasm belongs to the outgoing
cycle of life. It is only through surrender that you can align yourself with
the return movement the journey home. T o sum up: Enjoyment of what you are doing, combined with a goal or
vision that you work toward, becomes enthusiasm. Even though you
have a goal, what you are doing in the present moment needs to remain
the focal point of your attention; otherwise, you will fall out of alignment
with universal purpose. Make sure your vision or goal is not an inflated
image of yourself and therefore a concealed form of ego, such as
wanting to become a movie star , a famous writer , or a wealthy
entrepreneur . Also make sure your goal is not focused on having this or
that, such as a mansion by the sea, your own company , or ten million
dollars in the bank. An enlar ged image of yourself or a vision of yourself
having this or that are all static goals and therefore don't empower you. Instead, make sure your goals are dynamic, that is to say , point toward an
activity that you are engaged in and through which you are connected to
other human beings as well as to the whole. Instead of seeing yourself as
a famous actor and writer and so on, see yourself inspiring countless
people with your work and enriching their lives. Feel how that activity
enriches or deepens not only your life but that of countless others. Feel
yourself being an opening through which ener gy flows form the
unmanifested Source of all life through you for the benefit of all. All this implies hat your goal or vision is then already a reality within
you, on the level of mind and of feeling. Enthusiasm is the power that
transfers the mental blueprint into the physical dimension. That is the
creative use of mind, and that is why here is no wanting involve. Y ou
cannot
manifest what you want; you can only manifest what you already have. Y ou may get what you want through hard work and stress, but that is not
the way of the new earth. Jesus gave the key to the creative use of mindand to the conscious manifestation of form when he said, 'Whatever you
ask in prayer , believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.A New Earth
T H E  F R E Q U E N C Y  H O L D E R S
The outward movement into form does not express itself with equal
intensity in all people. Some feel a strong ur ge to build, create, become
involved, achieve, make an impact upon the world. If they are
unconscious, their ego will, of course, take over and use the ener gy of
the outgoing cycle for its own purposes. This, however , also greatly
reduces the flow of creative ener gy available to them and increasingly
they need to rely on ef forting to get what they want. If they are
conscious, those people in whom the outward movement is strong will be
highly creative. Others, after the natural expansion that comes with
growing up has run its course, lead an outwardly unremarkable,
seemingly more passive and relatively uneventful existence. They are more inward looking by nature, and for them the outward
movement into form is minimal. They would rather return home than go
out. They have no desire to get strongly involved in or change the world. If they have any ambitions, they usually don't go beyond finding
something to do that gives them a degree of independence. Some of them
find it hard to fit into this world. Some are lucky enough to find a
protective niche where they can lead a relatively sheltered life, a job that
provides them with a regular income or a small business of their own. Some may feel drawn toward living in a spiritual community or
monastery . Others may become dropouts and live on the mar gins of
society they feel they have little in common with. Some turn to drugs
because hey find living in this world too painful. Others eventually
become healers or spiritual teachers, that is to say , teachers of Being. In past ages, they would probably have been called contemplatives. There is no place for them, it seems, in our contemporary civilization. On the arising new earth, however , their role is just as vital as that of the
creators, the doers, the reformers. Their function is to anchor the
frequency of the new consciousness on his planet. I call them the
frequency?holders.They are here to generate consciousness through the activities of daily
life, through their interactions with others as well as through just being. In this way , they endow the seemingly insignificant with profound
meaning. Their task is to bring spacious stillness into this world by being
absolutely Present in whatever they do. There is consciousness and
therefore quality in what they do, even the simplest task. Their purpose is
to do everything in a sacred manner . As each human being is an integral
part of the collective human consciousness, they af fect the world much
more deeply than is visible on the surface of their lives.A New Earth
T H E  N E W  E A R T H  I S  N O  U T O P I A
Is the notion of a new earth not just another utopian vision? Not at all. All utopian visions have this in common: the mental projection of a
future time when all will be well, we will be saved, there will be peace
and harmony and the end of our problems. There have been many such
utopian visions. Some ended in disappointment, others in disaster . At the core of all utopian visions lies one of the main structural
dysfunctions of the old consciousness: looking to the future for salvation. The only existence the future actually has is as a thought form in your
mind, so when you look to the future for salvation, you are
unconsciously looking to your own mind for salvation. Y ou are trapped
in form, and that is ego. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, writes the biblical prophet. the
foundation for a new earth is a new heaven the awakened consciousness. The earth external reality is only its outer reflection. The arising of a new
heaven and by implication a new earth are not future events that are
going to make us free. Nothing is going to make us free because only the
present moment can make us free. That realization is the awakening. A wakening as a future event has no meaning because awakening is the
realization of Presence. So the new heaven , the awakened
consciousness, is not a future state to be achieved. A new heaven and a
new earth are arising within you at this moment, and if they are not
arising at this moment, they are no more than a thought in your head and
therefore not arising at all. What did Jesus tell his disciples? Heaven is
right here in the midst of you. In the Sermon on th Mount, Jesus makes a prediction that to this day few
people have understood. He says, Blessed are the meek, for they shall
inherit the earth. In modern versions of the Bible, meek is translated as
humble. Who are the meek or the humble, and what does it mean that
they shall inherit the earth?The meek are the egoless. They are those who have awakened to their
essential true nature as consciousness and recognize that essence in all
others, all life?forms. They live in the surrendered state and so feel their
oneness with the whole and the Source. They embody the awakened
consciousness that is changing all aspects of life on our planet, including
nature, because life on earth is inseparable from the human
consciousness that perceives and interacts with it. That is the sense in
which the meek will inherit the earth. A new species is arising on the planet. It is arising now , and you are it!
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        And when your form
dissolves, a world comes to an end one of countless worlds. A New Earth
A W A K E N I N G  A N D  T H E  R E T U R N
M O V E M E N T
The return movement in a person's life, the weakening or dissolution of
form, whether through old age, illness, disability, loss, or some kind of
personal tragedy, carries great potential for spiritual awakening the dis. identification of consciousness from form. Since there is very little
spiritual truth in our contemporary culture, not many people recognize
this as an opportunity, and so when it happens to them or to someone
close to them, they think there is something dreadfully wrong, something
that should not be happening. There is in our civilization a great deal of ignorance about the human
condition, and the more spiritually ignorant you are, the more you suf fer. For many people, particularly in the W est, death is no more than an
abstract concept, and so they have no idea what happens to the human
form when it approaches dissolution. Most decrepit and old people are
shut away in nursing homes. Dead bodies, which in some older cultures
are on open display for all to see, are hidden away. T ry to see a dead
body, and you will find that it is virtually illegal, except if the deceased is
a close family member. In funeral homes, they even apply makeup to the
face. Y ou are only allowed to see a sanitized version of death. Since death is only an abstract concept to them, most people are totally
unprepared for the dissolution of form that awaits them. when it
approaches, there is shock, incomprehension, despair, and great fear. Nothing makes sense anymore, because all the meaning and purpose that
life had for them was associated with accumulating, succeeding,
building, protecting, and sense gratification. It was associated with the
outward movement and identification with form, that is to say, ego. Most
people
cannot conceive of any meaning when their life, their world, is being
demolished. And yet, potentially, there is even deeper meaning here than
in the outward movement. It is precisely though the onset of old age, through loss or personal
tragedy, that the spiritual dimension would traditionally come into
people's lives. This is to say, their inner purpose would emer ge only as
their outer purpose collapsed and the shell of the ego would begin to
crack open. Such events represent the beginning of the return movement
toward the dissolution of form. In most ancient cultures, there must have
been an intuitive understanding of this process, which is why old people
were respected and revered. They were the repositories of wisdom and
provided the dimension of depth without which no civilization can
survive for long. In our civilization, which is totally identified with the
outer and ignorant of the inner dimension of spirit, the word old has
mainly negative connotations. It equals useless and so we regard it as
almost an insult to refer to someone as old. T o avoid the word, we use
euphemisms such as elderly and senior. The First Nation's grandmother
is a figure of great dignity. T oday's granny is at best cute. Why is old
considered useless. Because in old age, the emphasis shifts from doing
to Being, and our civilization, which is lost in doing, knows nothing of
Being. It asks: being. What do you do with it. In some people, the outward movement of growth and expansion gets
severely disrupted by a seemingly premature onset of the return
movement, the dissolving of form. In some cases, it is a temporary
disruption; in others a permanent one. W e believe that a young child
should not have to face death, but the fact is that some children do have
to face the death of one or both parents through illness or accident or
even the possibility of their own death. Some children are born with
disabilities that severely restrict the natural expansion of their lives. Or
some severe limitation comes into a person's life at a relatively young
age. The disruption of the outward movement at a time when it is not meant
to be happening can also potentially bring forth an early spiritual
awakening n a person. Ultimately, nothing happens that is not meant to
happen, which is to say, nothing happens that is not part of the greater
whole and its purpose. Thus, destruction or disruption of outer purpose
can lead to finding your inner purpose and subsequently the arising of a
deeper
outer purpose that is aligned with the inner. Children who have suf fered
greatly often grow into young adults who are mature beyond their years. What is lost on the level of form is gained on the level of essence. In the
traditional figure of the blind seer or the wounded healer of ancient
cultures and legend, some great loss or disability on the level of form has
become an opening into spirit. When you have had a direct experience of
the unstable nature of all forms, you will likely never overvalue form
again and thus lose yourself by blindly pursuing it or attaching yourself
to it. The opportunity that the dissolution of form, and in particular, old age,
represents is only just beginning to be recognized in our contemporary
culture. In the majority of people, that opportunity is stile tragically
missed, because the ego identifies with the return movement just as it
identified with the outward movement. This results in a hardening of the
egoic shell, a contraction rather than an opening. The diminished ego
then spends the rest of its days whining or complaining, trapped in fear
or anger, self. pity, guilt, blame, or other negative mental. emotional
states or avoidance strategies, such as attachment to memories and
thinking and talking about the past. When the ego is no longer identified with the return movement in a
person's life, old age or approaching death becomes what it is meant to
be: an opening into the realm of spirit. I have met old people who were
living embodiments of this process. They had become radiant. Their
weakening forms had become transparent to the light of consciousness. On the new earth, old age will be universally recognized and highly
valued as a time for the flowering of consciousness. For those who are
still lost in the outer circumstances of their lies, it will be a time of a late
homecoming when they awaken to their inner purpose. For many others,
it will represent an intensification and a culmination of the awakening
process. A New Earth
A W A K E N I N G  A N D  T H E  O U T G O I N G
M O V E M E N T
The natural expansion of one's life that comes with the outward
movement has traditionally been usurped by the ego and used for its own
expansion. Look what I can do. I bet you can't do that,says the small
child to another as he discovers the increasing strength and abilities of
his body. That is one of the ego's first attempts to enhance itself through
identification with the outward movement and the concept of more than
you and to
strengthen itself by diminishing others. It is, of course, only the
beginning of the ego's many misperceptions. However, as your awareness increases and the ego is no longer running
your life, you don't have to wait for your world to shrink or collapse
trough old age or personal tragedy in order for you to awaken to your
inner purpose. As the new consciousness is beginning to emer ge on the planet an
increasing number of people no longer need to be shaken to have an
awakening. They embrace the awakening process voluntarily even while
still engaged in the outward cycle of growth and expansion. When that
cycle is no longer usurped by the ego, the spiritual dimension will come
into this world through the outward movement thought, speech, action,
creation as powerfully as through the return movement stillness, Being,
and dissolution of form. Until now, human intelligence, which is no more than a minute aspect of
universal intelligence, has been distorted and misused by the ego. I call
that intelligence n the service of madness. Splitting the atom requires
great intelligence. Using that intelligence for building and stockpiling
atom bombs is insane or at best extremely unintelligent. Stupidity is
relatively harmless, but intelligent stupidity is highly dangerous. Thisintelligent stupidity, for which one could find countless obvious
examples, is threatening our survival as a species. W ithout he impairment of egoic dysfunction, our intelligence comes into
full alignment with the outgoing cycle of universal intelligence and its
impulse to create. W e become conscious participants in the creation of
form. It is not we who create, but universal intelligence that creates
through us. W e don't identify with what we create and so don't lose
ourselves in what we do. W e are learning that the act of creation may
involve ener gy of the highest intensity, but that is not hard work or
stressful. W e need to understand the dif ference between stress and
intensity, as we shall see. Struggle or stress is a sign that he ego has
returned, as are negative reactions when we encounter obstacles. The force behind the ego's wanting creates enemies, that is to say,
reaction in the form of an opposing force equal in intensity. The stronger
the ego, the stronger the sense of separateness between people. The only
actions
that do not cause opposing reactions are those that are aimed at the good
of all. They are inclusive, not exclusive. They join; they don't separate. They are not for my country but for all of humanity, not for my religion
but the emer gence of consciousness in all human beings, not for my
species but for all sentient beings and all of nature. W e are also learning that action, although necessary, is only a secondary
factor in manifesting our external reality. The primary factor in creation
is consciousness. No matter how active we are, how much ef fort we
make, our state of consciousness creates our world, and if there is no
change on that inner level, no amount of action will make any dif ference. W e would only re. create modified versions of the same world again and
again, a world that is an external reflection of the ego. A New Earth
C O N S C I O U S N E S S
Consciousness is already conscious. It is the unmanifested, the eternal. the universe, however, is only gradually becoming conscious. Consciousness itself is timeless and therefore does not evolve. It was
never born and does not die. When consciousness becomes the
manifested universe, it appears to be subject to time and to under go an
evolutionary process. No human mind is capable of comprehending fully
the reason for this process. But we can glimpse it within ourselves and
become a conscious participant in it. Consciousness is the intelligence, the or ganizing principle behind the
arising of form. Consciousness has been preparing forms for millions of
years so that it can express itself through them in the manifested. Although the unmanifested realm of pure consciousness could be
considered another dimension, it is not separate from this dimension of
form. Form and formlessness interpenetrate. the unmanifested flows into
this dimension as awareness, inner space, presence. How does it do that. Through the human form that becomes conscious and thus fulfills its
destiny. The human form was created for this higher purpose, and
millions of other forms prepared the ground for it. Consciousness incarnates into the manifested dimension, that is to say, it
becomes form. When it does so, it enters a dreamlike state. Intelligence
dreams, but consciousness becomes unconscious of itself. It loses itself
in form, becomes identified with form. This could be describe as the
descent of
the divine into matter. At that stage in the evolution of the universe, the
entire outgoing movement takes place in that dreamlike state. Glimpses
of awakening come only at the moment of the dissolution of an
individual form, that is to say, death. And then begins the next
incarnation, the next identification with form, the next individual dream
that is part of the collective dream. When the lion tears apart the body of
the zebra, the consciousness that incarnated into the zebra. form detachesitself from the dissolving form and for a brief moment awakens to its
essential immortal nature as consciousness; and then immediately falls
back into sleep and reincarnates into another form. When the lion
becomes old and cannot hunt anymore, as it draws its last breath, there is
again the briefest of glimpses of an awakening, followed by another
dream of form. On our planet, the human ego represents the final stage of universal
sleep, the identification of consciousness with form. It was a necessary
stage in the evolution of consciousness. The human brain is a highly dif ferentiated form through which
consciousness enters this dimension. It contains approximately one
hundred billion nerve cells (called neurons), about the same number as
there are stars in our galaxy, which could be seen as a macrocosmic
brain. The brain does not create consciousness, but consciousness
created the brain, the most complex physical form on earth, for its
expression. When the brain gets damaged, it does not mean you lose
consciousness. It means consciousness can no longer use that form to
enter this dimension. Y ou cannot lose consciousness because it is, in
essence, who you are. Y ou can only lose something that you have, but
you cannot lose something that you are. A New Earth
A W A K E N E D  D O I N G
A wakened doing is the outer aspect of the next stage in the evolution of
consciousness on our planet. The closer we get to the end of our present
evolutionary stage, the more dysfunctional the ego becomes, in the same
way that a caterpillar becomes dysfunctional just before it transforms
into a butterfly. But the new consciousness is arising even as the old
dissolves. W e are in the midst of a momentous event in the evolution of human
consciousness, but they won't be talking about it in the news tonight. On
our planet, and perhaps simultaneously in many parts of our galaxy and
beyond,
consciousness is awakening from the dream of form. This does not mean
all forms (the world) are going to dissolve, although quite a few almost
certainly will. It means consciousness can now begin to create form
without losing itself in it. It can remain conscious of itself, even while it
creates and experiences form. Why should it continue to create and
experience form. For the enjoyment of it. How does consciousness do
that. Through awakened humans who have learned the meaning of
awakened doing. A wakened doing is the alignment of your outer purpose. what you do
with your inner purpose awakening and staying awake. Through
awakened doing, you become one with the outgoing purpose of the
universe. Consciousness flows through you into this world. It flows into
your thoughts and inspires them. It flows into what you do and guides
and empowers it. Not what you do, but how you do what you do determines whether you
are fulfilling your destiny. And how you do what you do is determined
by your state of consciousness. A reversal of your priorities comes about when the main purpose for
doing what you do becomes the doing itself, or rather, the current ofconsciousness that flows into what you do. That current of consciousness
is what determines quality. Another way of putting it: In any situation
and in whatever you do, your state of consciousness is the primary
factor; the situation and what you do is secondary. Future success is
dependent upon and inseparable from the consciousness out of which the
actions emanate. That can be either the reactive force of the ego or the
alert attention of awakened consciousness. All truly successful action
comes out of that field of alert attention, rather than from ego and
conditioned, unconscious thinking. A New Earth
T H E  T H R E E  M O D A L I T I E S  O F  A W A K E N E D
D O I N G
There are three ways in which consciousness can flow into what you do
and thus through you into this world, three modalities in which you can
align your life with the creative power of the universe. Modality means
the underlying ener gy. frequency that flows into what you do and
connects your actions with the awakened consciousness hat is emer ging
into this world. What you do will be dysfunctional and of the ego unless
it arises out of one of these three modalities. They may change during the
course of a day,
although one of them may be dominant during a certain stage in your
life. Each modality is appropriate to certain situations. The modalities of awakened doing are acceptance, enjoyment, and
enthusiasm. Each one represents a certain vibrational frequency of
consciousness. Y ou need to be vigilant to make sure that one of them
operates whenever you are engaged in doing anything at all from the
most simple task to the most complex. If you are not in the state of either
acceptance, enjoyment, or enthusiasm, look closely and you will find
that you are creating suf fering for yourself and others. A New Earth
A C C E P T A N C E
Whatever you cannot enjoy doing, you can at least accept that this is
what you have to do. Acceptance means: For now, this is what this
situation, this moment, requires me to do, and so I do it willingly. W e
already spoke at length about the importance of inner acceptance of what
happens, and acceptance of what you have to do is just another aspect of
it. For example, you probably won't be able to enjoy changing the flat
tire on your car at night in the middle of nowhere and in pouring rain, let
alone be enthusiastic about it, but you can bring acceptance to it. Performing an action in the state of acceptance means you are at peace
while you do it. That peace is a subtle ener gy vibration which then flows
into what you do. On the surface, acceptance looks like a passive state,
but in reality it is active and creative because it brings something entirely
new into this world. That peace, that subtle ener gy vibration, is
consciousness, and one of the ways in which ti enters this world is
through surrendered action, one aspect of which is acceptance. If you can neither enjoy or bring acceptance to what you do stop. Otherwise, you are not taking responsibility for the only thing you can
really take responsibility for, which also happens to be one thing that
really matters: your state of consciousness. And if you are not taking
responsibility for your state of consciousness, you are not taking
responsibility for life. A New Earth
E N J O Y M E N T
The peace that comes with surrendered action turns to a sense of
aliveness when you actually enjoy what you are doing. Enjoyment is the
second modality of awakened doing. On the new earth, enjoyment will
replace wanting as the motivating power behind people's actions. W anting arises from the ego's delusion that you are a separate fragment
that is disconnected from the power that lies behind all creation. Through
enjoyment, you link into that universal creative power itself. When you make the present moment, instead of past and future, the focal
point of your life, your ability to enjoy what you do and with it the
quality of your life increases dramatically. Joy is the dynamic aspect of
Being. When the creative power of the universe becomes conscious of
itself, it manifests as joy. Y ou don't have to wait for something
meaningful to come into your life so that you can finally enjoy what you
do. There is more meaning in joy than you will ever need. The waiting to
start living syndrome is one of the most common delusions of the
unconscious state. Expansion and positive change on the outer level is
much more likely to come into your life if you can enjoy what you are
doing already, instead of waiting for some change so that you can start
enjoying what you do. Don't ask your mind for permission to enjoy what you do. All you will
get is plenty of reasons why you can't enjoy it. Not now, the mind will
say. Can't you see I'm busy. There's no time. Maybe tomorrow you can
start enjoying. That tomorrow will never come unless you begin
enjoying what you are doing now. When you say, I enjoy doing this or that, it is really a misperception. It
makes it appear that the joy comes from what you do, but that is not the
case. Joy does not come from what you do, it flows into what you do and
thus into this world from deep within you. The misperception that joy
comes from what you do is normal, and it is also dangerous, because it
creates the belief that joy is something that can be derived formsomething else, such as an activity or thing. Y ou then look to the world
to bring you joy, happiness. But it cannot do that. This is why many
people live in constant frustration. The world is not giving them what
they think they need. Then what is the relationship between something that you do and the
state of joy. Y ou will enjoy any activity in which you are fully present,
any activity that is not just a means to an end. It isn't the action you
perform that you really enjoy, but the deep sense of aliveness that flows
into it. That aliveness is one with who you are. This means that when
you enjoy doing something, you are really experiencing the joy of Being
in its dynamic
aspect. That's why anything you enjoy doing connects you with the
power behind all creation. Here is a spiritual practice that will bring empowerment and creative
expansion into your life. Make a list of a number of everyday routine
activities that you perform frequently. Include activities hat you may
consider uninteresting, boring, tedious, irritating, or stressful. But don't
include anything that you hate or detest doing. That's a case either for
acceptance or for stopping what you do. The list may include traveling to
and from work, buying groceries, doing your laundry, or anything that
you find tedious or stressful in your daily work. Then, whenever you are
engaged in those activities, let hem be a vehicle for alertness. Be
absolutely present in what you do and sense the alert, alive stillness
within you in the background of the activity. Y ou will soon find that what
you do in such a state of heightened awareness, instead of being
stressful, tedious, or irritating, is actually becoming enjoyable. T o be
more precise, what you are enjoying is not really the outward action but
the inner dimension of consciousness hat flows into the action. This is
finding the joy of Being in what you are doing. If you feel your life lacks
significance or is too stressful or tedious, it is because you haven't
brought that dimension into your life yet. Being conscious in what you
do has not yet become your main aim. The new earth arises as more and more people discover that their main
purpose in life is to bring the light of consciousness into this world and
so use whatever they do as a vehicle for consciousness. The joy of Being is the joy of being conscious. A wakened consciousness then takes over from ego and begins to run
your life. Y ou may then find that an activity that you have been engaged
in for a long time naturally begins to expand into something much bigger
when it becomes empowered by consciousness. Some of those people who, through creative action, enrich the lives of
many others simply do what they enjoy doing most without wanting to
achieve or become anything through that activity. They may be
musicians, artists, writers, scientists, teachers, or builders, or they may
bring into manifestation new social or business structures (enlightened
businesses). Sometimes for a few years their sphere of influence remains
small; and then
it can happen that suddenly or gradually a wave of creative
empowerment flows into what they do, and their activity expands
beyond anything they could have imagined and touches countless others. In addition to enjoyment, an intensity is now added to what they do and
with it comes a creativity that goes beyond anything an ordinary human
could accomplish. But don't let it go to your head, because up there is where a remnant of
ego may be hiding. Y ou are still an ordinary human. What is
extraordinary is what comes through you into this world. But that
essence you share with all beings. The fourteenth. century Persian poet
and Sufi master Hafiz expresses this truth beautifully: I am a hole in a
flute that the Christ's breath moves through. Listen to this music. A New Earth
E N T H U S I A S M
Then there is another way of creative manifestation that may come to
those who remain true to their inner purpose of awakening. Suddenly one
day they know what their outer purpose is. They have a great vision, a
goal, and from then on they work toward implementing that goal. Their
goal or vision is usually connected in some way to something that on a
smaller scale they are doing and enjoy doing already. This is where the
third modality of awakened doing arises: enthusiasm. Enthusiasm mans there is deep enjoyment in what you do plus the added
element of a goal or a vision that you work toward. When you add a goal
to the enjoyment of what you do, the ener gy. field or vibrational
frequency changes. A certain degree of what we might call structural
tension is now added to enjoyment, and so it turns into enthusiasm. At
the height of creative activity fueled by enthusiasm, there will be
enormous intensity and ener gy behind what you do. Y ou will feel like an
arrow hat is moving toward the tar get and enjoying the journey. T o an onlooker, it may appear that you are under stress, but the intensity
of enthusiasm has nothing to do with stress. When you want to arrive at
your goal more than you want to be doing what you are doing, you
become stressed. The balance between enjoyment and structural tension
is lost, and the latter has won. When there is stress, it is usually a sign
that the ego has returned, and you are cutting yourself of f form the
creative power of the universe. Instead, there is only the force and strain
of egoic wanting, and
so you have to struggle and work hard to make it. Stress always
diminishes both the quality and ef fectiveness of what you do under its
influence. There is also a strong link between stress and negative
emotions, such as anxiety and anger. It is toxic to the body and is now
becoming recognized as one of the main causes of the so. called
degenerative diseases such as cancer and heart disease. Unlike stress, enthusiasm has a high ener gy frequency and so resonates
with the creative power of the universe. This is why Ralph W aldo
Emerson said that, Nothing great has ever been achieved without
enthusiasm. The word enthusiasm comes from ancient Greek en and
theos meaning God. And the related word enthousiazein means to be
possessed by a god. W ith enthusiasm you will find that you don't have to
do it all by yourself. In fact, there is nothing of significance that you can
do by yourself. Sustained enthusiasm brings into existence a wave of
creative ener gy, and all you have to do then is ride the wave. Enthusiasm brings an enormous empowerment into what you do, so that
all those who have not accessed that power would look upon your
achievements in awe and may equate them with who you are. Y ou,
however, know the truth that Jesus pointed to when he said, I can of my
own self do nothing. Unlike egoic wanting, which creates opposition
indirect proportion to the intensity of its wanting, enthusiasm never
opposes. It is non. confrontational. Its activity does not create winners
and losers. It is based on inclusion, not exclusion, of others. It does not
need to use and manipulate people, because it is the power of creation
itself and so does not need to take ener gy from some secondary source. The ego's wanting always tries to take form something or someone;
enthusiasm gives out of its own abundance. When enthusiasm encounters
obstacles in the form of adverse situations or uncooperative people, it
never attacks but walks around them or by yielding or embracing turns
the opposing ener gy into a helpful one, the foe into a friend. Enthusiasm and the ego cannot coexist. one implies the absence of the
other. Enthusiasm knows where it is going, but at the same time, it is
deeply at one with the present moment, the source of its aliveness, its
joy, and its power. Enthusiasm wants nothing because it lacks nothing. It
is at one with life and no matter how dynamic the enthusiasm. inspired
activities are, you don't lose yourself in them. And there remains always
a still but
intensely alive space at the center of the wheel, a core of peace in the
midst of activity that is both the source of all and untouched by it all. Through enthusiasm you enter into full alignment with the outgoing
creative principle of the universe, but without identifying with its
creation, that is to say, without ego. where there is no identification, thereis no attachment one of the great sources of suf fering. Once a wave of
creative ener gy has passed, structural tension diminishes again and joy in
what you are doing remains. Nobody can live in enthusiasm all the time. A new wave of creative ener gy may come later and lead to renewed
enthusiasm. When the return movement toward the dissolution of form sets in,
enthusiasm no longer serves you. Enthusiasm belongs to the outgoing
cycle of life. It is only through surrender that you can align yourself with
the return movement the journey home. T o sum up: Enjoyment of what you are doing, combined with a goal or
vision that you work toward, becomes enthusiasm. Even though you
have a goal, what you are doing in the present moment needs to remain
the focal point of your attention; otherwise, you will fall out of alignment
with universal purpose. Make sure your vision or goal is not an inflated
image of yourself and therefore a concealed form of ego, such as
wanting to become a movie star, a famous writer, or a wealthy
entrepreneur. Also make sure your goal is not focused on having this or
that, such as a mansion by the sea, your own company, or ten million
dollars in the bank. An enlar ged image of yourself or a vision of yourself
having this or that are all static goals and therefore don't empower you. Instead, make sure your goals are dynamic, that is to say, point toward an
activity that you are engaged in and through which you are connected to
other human beings as well as to the whole. Instead of seeing yourself as
a famous actor and writer and so on, see yourself inspiring countless
people with your work and enriching their lives. Feel how that activity
enriches or deepens not only your life but that of countless others. Feel
yourself being an opening through which ener gy flows form the
unmanifested Source of all life through you for the benefit of all. All this implies hat your goal or vision is then already a reality within
you, on the level of mind and of feeling. Enthusiasm is the power that
transfers the mental blueprint into the physical dimension. That is the
creative use of mind, and that is why here is no wanting involve. Y ou
cannot
manifest what you want; you can only manifest what you already have. Y ou may get what you want through hard work and stress, but that is not
the way of the new earth. Jesus gave the key to the creative use of mindand to the conscious manifestation of form when he said, 'Whatever you
ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. A New Earth
T H E  F R E Q U E N C Y  H O L D E R S
The outward movement into form does not express itself with equal
intensity in all people. Some feel a strong ur ge to build, create, become
involved, achieve, make an impact upon the world. If they are
unconscious, their ego will, of course, take over and use the ener gy of
the outgoing cycle for its own purposes. This, however, also greatly
reduces the flow of creative ener gy available to them and increasingly
they need to rely on ef forting to get what they want. If they are
conscious, those people in whom the outward movement is strong will be
highly creative. Others, after the natural expansion that comes with
growing up has run its course, lead an outwardly unremarkable,
seemingly more passive and relatively uneventful existence. They are more inward looking by nature, and for them the outward
movement into form is minimal. They would rather return home than go
out. They have no desire to get strongly involved in or change the world. If they have any ambitions, they usually don't go beyond finding
something to do that gives them a degree of independence. Some of them
find it hard to fit into this world. Some are lucky enough to find a
protective niche where they can lead a relatively sheltered life, a job that
provides them with a regular income or a small business of their own. Some may feel drawn toward living in a spiritual community or
monastery. Others may become dropouts and live on the mar gins of
society they feel they have little in common with. Some turn to drugs
because hey find living in this world too painful. Others eventually
become healers or spiritual teachers, that is to say, teachers of Being. In past ages, they would probably have been called contemplatives. There is no place for them, it seems, in our contemporary civilization. On the arising new earth, however, their role is just as vital as that of the
creators, the doers, the reformers. Their function is to anchor the
frequency of the new consciousness on his planet. I call them the
frequency. holders. They are here to generate consciousness through the activities of daily
life, through their interactions with others as well as through just being. In this way, they endow the seemingly insignificant with profound
meaning. Their task is to bring spacious stillness into this world by being
absolutely Present in whatever they do. There is consciousness and
therefore quality in what they do, even the simplest task. Their purpose is
to do everything in a sacred manner. As each human being is an integral
part of the collective human consciousness, they af fect the world much
more deeply than is visible on the surface of their lives. A New Earth
T H E  N E W  E A R T H  I S  N O  U T O P I A
Is the notion of a new earth not just another utopian vision. Not at all. All utopian visions have this in common: the mental projection of a
future time when all will be well, we will be saved, there will be peace
and harmony and the end of our problems. There have been many such
utopian visions. Some ended in disappointment, others in disaster. At the core of all utopian visions lies one of the main structural
dysfunctions of the old consciousness: looking to the future for salvation. The only existence the future actually has is as a thought form in your
mind, so when you look to the future for salvation, you are
unconsciously looking to your own mind for salvation. Y ou are trapped
in form, and that is ego. And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, writes the biblical prophet. the
foundation for a new earth is a new heaven the awakened consciousness. The earth external reality is only its outer reflection. The arising of a new
heaven and by implication a new earth are not future events that are
going to make us free. Nothing is going to make us free because only the
present moment can make us free. That realization is the awakening. A wakening as a future event has no meaning because awakening is the
realization of Presence. So the new heaven, the awakened
consciousness, is not a future state to be achieved. A new heaven and a
new earth are arising within you at this moment, and if they are not
arising at this moment, they are no more than a thought in your head and
therefore not arising at all. What did Jesus tell his disciples. Heaven is
right here in the midst of you. In the Sermon on th Mount, Jesus makes a prediction that to this day few
people have understood. He says, Blessed are the meek, for they shall
inherit the earth. In modern versions of the Bible, meek is translated as
humble. Who are the meek or the humble, and what does it mean that
they shall inherit the earth. The meek are the egoless. They are those who have awakened to their
essential true nature as consciousness and recognize that essence in all
others, all life. forms. They live in the surrendered state and so feel their
oneness with the whole and the Source. They embody the awakened
consciousness that is changing all aspects of life on our planet, including
nature, because life on earth is inseparable from the human
consciousness that perceives and interacts with it. That is the sense in
which the meek will inherit the earth. A new species is arising on the planet. It is arising now, and you are it. Section summary: 

This passage discusses two movements - "return" &amp;amp;"moving forward". One refers to   returning back to oneself/being vs leaving ones' attachments/wants. </summary>

Summary:
**Return Movement:** Discusses various scenarios leading individuals towards **Spiritual Awakening**, highlighting opportunities arise due to aging/disease/disability/tragic incidents. 1-2% chance probability

* Old Age/Loss/Pain leads ppl unaware/unpreprared
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Since spirituality plays minor roles today, many miss valuable chances [for transcendental realignment]. People underestimate dying/near-death states’ capacities since societal norms suppress essential insights. It highlights instances wherein pre-mature disruptions occur (**loss/death/personnel struggles**) triggering abrupt transitions, ultimately fostering transformative moments. In contrast, civilizations once honored elders/respectably treated aged folks owing respect gratitude. Today, society devalues seniors, linking “usefulness” directly tied to productivity/service contributions. ''

These words reveal misunderstandings linked egotistical tendencies emphasizing performance-based validation. We explore multiple paths to enlightenment via different modes ('modularities'): *Accept*, *Enjoy*. Additionally discussing failure expectations amid uncertainty/failure/turbulence. Moreover,, introducing spontaneous transformation among youngsters. , making progress amidst chaos/stress/empathetic connections;

•      <font color="blue">Forcing</font> desires/goals doesn’t serve effectively ; conversant dialogue helps resolve issues /fears. </FONT>
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Discussion focuses on dual directions – Return Movement () addressing inevitable stages preceding Spiritual Awk wardnng (). Elder s’ value shift occurs across history (), contrasting traditional practices honoring wisdom-wielding Elders() versus contemporaneous dismissal. Many overlook crucial lessons emerging post-loss/prior-to-dying/experience-transitions (-). Exploring multidimensional perspectives (): i. e.
This potential is often missed, as people are not prepared to accept the dissolution of their ego and the identification with the return movement, which can lead to a deeper sense of purpose and meaning.
What is the potential for spiritual awakening that can arise from the dissolution of form, such as old age or personal tragedy?
The ego's primary goal is to enhance itself by accumulating, succeeding, and identifying with the outward movement, which leads to a sense of separation and fragmentation.
What is the ego's primary goal in the outward movement of life?
It is not through egoic wanting or attachment to the outcome, but rather by aligning with the creative power of the universe and allowing the universe to flow through you.
What is the key to manifesting one's goals and desires, according to the text?
The frequency holders, or those who embody the awakened consciousness, are meant to anchor this new consciousness in the world by being present in their daily activities and interactions with others, and by recognizing the essence of all life forms.
What is the purpose of the "frequency holders" mentioned in the text?
Stress is a sign of egoic dysfunction, whereas enthusiasm is a sign of alignment with the creative power of the universe and is not based on attachment or desire.
What is the primary difference between stress and enthusiasm, according to the text?