What is the Practical Benefit of Sat Yoga?

It seems necessary to respond to some recent attacks on my offerings here. First of all, let me clarify that this blog is not “written by an institute” but by one sentient being alone, who goes by the name Shunyamurti. I sign my name at the bottom of each essay, along with a salutation—namaste—that is a recognition of the divine nature of all of you who are reading this. By the way, the institute is a small group of dedicated people who are all trying to evolve consciously, just as you are. We have formed a school to accelerate our evolution. It is not a religion or a cult. We are learning, growing, responding, and sharing our insights. If you wish to know more about the institute, or about me, you can easily do so by going to our website.

Second, there is no intention to proselytize. Some of the blog entries are responses to people who have asked about Sat Yoga, and some are essays originally written for the Sat Yoga community. I have shared them here because I thought they contained some insights that would be helpful to a wider community of evolving beings.

In my search of the web, I found the writings of the people here on Evolver, and on Reality Sandwich, to indicate this as a unique hub for those who would be most open to my own insights about what is happening today in the world. It is only because I resonated with you, and found you to be the most sensible, open, intelligent, caring, courageous, and truth-seeking group of beings, that I decided to join forces with you and share the insights that have been received in my meditations, and to let you know about the work that is being done here, so that if anyone wished either to join us, or to engage in similar projects elsewhere, you might find inspiration to do so.

The only reason that I do not reply to every comment is that I do not have time. I am not only fully engaged in teaching, doing ongoing consciousness research, and working individually with people, facilitating their psychospiritual evolution, and also helping retreatants who are going through spiritual emergencies and life crises, as well as guiding the community as a whole; but I am hard at work participating in the construction of a spiritual retreat center, an eco-village, an ashram, and a refuge for those who see what is coming, and who would like to be part of a conscious community that is preparing for the future.

We believe that society as we know it is in the midst of collapse. When the final tipping point is reached, it will come too quickly for anyone to respond. The time to act is yesterday. Just as the Japanese were unprepared for the earthquake and tsunami, and now the world-threatening nuclear radiation disaster, there will soon be a series of other such cataclysmic events. But they will happen in California, Montana, New York, Europe, in fact, throughout the world. Global financial meltdowns as well as nuclear meltdowns will occur, far worse than anything that has happened so far. And many more wars, culminating in the big one. In fact, the list of plagues is too long to mention, and I would only be preaching to the choir, no doubt. We are at the end of this age, and the prophecies regarding the year 2012 should be taken seriously. But those who act intelligently now, and work together in communities committed to cooperation, non-violence, and psychospiritual practices that accelerate inner development can survive and become the generators of a new higher culture. It is necessary to become self-sustaining and not depend on the system for food, fuel, or electricity.

I do invite those in the Evolver community who resonate with these ideas and who are searching for a real transformational community to come for a visit or a retreat. We are always open to accepting new members. If you do receive the inner call to take action, do not wait. Time is short. We chose Costa Rica for many reasons—including the climate, the biodiversity, and the demilitarized democratic culture—and we believe that this area is becoming a center for cultural renaissance and the development of higher consciousness. Many intentional communities are sprouting up here. This is an exciting place to be. And these are exciting times. We focus on the positive, on the new age that is dawning, not the old one that is dying.

I am happy that people are discussing the ideas I have been presenting here, and I appreciate lively disagreement. But some of the ad hominem attacks have been over the top, and have no place in civilized discourse. It is sad that even in an awakened online community like Evolver that this happens. If I get the sense that this is a general attitude, then of course I will withdraw my writings. But judging from the number of groks the blog receives, many of you are interested in my perspective. And I do appreciate the supportive comments, and wish I could reply to each one. If I do not, it is because I cannot. But I send you blessings from my heart. And I do try to write about the subjects you indicate that you wish me to write about. But all that comes through this instrument is received from a higher source, and I am dedicated to the service of that One.

Thank you all again for sustaining your very important community of rising consciousness, and may all evolving beings attain the Supreme evolutionary fulfillment.

Namaste,

Shunyamurti