A message for the New Renaissance

Look back at your life thus far.
What do you see. In all that change, what has remained?
What has been consistently witnessing life? In order for movement to been seen, something must be STILL; unchanging. Change is the nature that thrives in this reality. Nothing can stagnate. Only that which is pervading resides in the un-manifest within and around. Yet there is a bridge. WE ARE THAT BRIDGE. The un-manifest reaches out through form in the eyes of another, in the blossoming of every flower, in the wonder of creation. And in this form, in this relationship we are asked to grow, to learn, to climb and to expand. It is in relationship that awareness can see itself! We are not separate.

I ask you now. In this time of great change to look around you. Look at the people, the stores, the trees, all of it. Ask yourself what reality you would like to create. We are in a waking dream. We are dreaming reality right now. Our subjective, inner mind is projected out onto the world. We have been given an amazing opportunity to touch that which moves from the inside out. This inner reality is always available. That unchanging, witnessing presence inside us is what raises awareness, for everything is on its backdrop, on its stage. The movement of the un-manifest into manifest. The taste of the invisible on the landscape of the known.

Many of you are breaking the patterns. The deep seeded patterns that have been handed down from generation to generation. This Simultaneously coupled with the emergence of ancient systems of knowledge and wisdom sciences over a world wide web -or- a collective planetary culture. I call this the New Renaissance. This choice to end the cycle of abuse, of ignorance, of excessive consumption and disregard for life. More and more, we are making this choice. To paraphrase OSHO, Essentially we do not need to DESTROY the old. The old is crumbling in its own organic way. The structure as WE know it is dying. SO its not about revolution anymore. Its about CREATION. WE create something sooo new, that the old is no longer an option. I feel this deeply in my soul. We must rebel against our own conditioning. The mechanistic programing that has created automatic responses to life. That has sucked the spontaneity out of this cosmic dance. This fear of death, avoidance of pain and clinging to comfort needs to be confronted, not outside but within. This choice to create something new takes so much courage as we leave old paradigms of dogma, false power and oppression.

The New Renaissance is now! Now is the time. BECOME the change. Leave dogma behind and enter into the Gnosis of direct experience. Experience your inner-unchanging-deathless self. Find that inner creativity. Find the courage of your heart and the power of love. The earth needs us now. We are a planetary culture now. What we do locally effects the web of life. Now is the time to strengthen our bond, our communities. To put aside our egos in the hope to create something that the world has not seen yet.

We are the FLOWERS of the 60's. They planted the seeds, Now we are blossoming. As the hopi prophecy has stated "WE ARE THE ONES WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR". We are asked to revisit these ideals of love, peace and exploration and INTEGRATE them in a mature way. We are being asked to re-visit these ancient wisdom sciences such as YOGA or Shamanism and integrate them IN Relationship, in this Urban world.

What an exciting time to be alive.

OM Shanti!
-Alokananda