​As a person begins their spiritual journey, they slowly start experiencing the true grandeur of their life and existence. This results as a positive beneficial effect of their conscious and aware way of living. 

A person who has experienced even the first taste of ascension, is aware that there is a bigger purpose to their life. It is something that cannot be measured by simple material pursuits and achievements. They realize that they are here for a specific purpose. They need to learn their lessons, address their karmic baggage, and ultimately rise further up the ascended planes of existence.

To accomplish anything worthwhile on this material plane of earthly existence, we need to have focus, discipline, and total commitment. All of these are required even for spiritual pursuits and accomplishments. It is just that, instead of channeling one's ambitions and goals towards material pursuits, a spiritual seeker directs them towards his or her spiritual practice and to attain higher states of ascension- i.e., increased awareness of the deeper workings of our true cosmic existence.

Something to think about as you walk the path of spiritually aware and conscious way of living… and you make a commitment towards your own spiritual growth…

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​Once a spiritual seeker has started having mystical experiences, they also start having deep transformation of their self-worth. They no longer indulge in an ego-based self-worth that is fueled by material victories and accomplishments, but channel their attention and awareness inwards to understand their true nature of reality and existence.

With their transformed way of being, their sense of self and individuality starts getting satisfied by service to others. Sharing seems more important than mere personal consumption and collective prosperity seems to have more value than just garnering riches for oneself. 

​This change of mindset results from an innate understanding that we all are part of a grand Universe and as such, we are 'part of a bigger cosmic presence'. Such spiritual seekers start to see their life, their actions and their very existence in a new light!

As you reach this level in your spiritual journey, you will no longer feel burdened by societal norms and expectations. This is the reason that most spiritual seekers seems to be less interested in external material pursuits. It is not that they do not like good quality expensive items or that they see merit in poverty!! Not at all…

When one is on a spiritual path and one has experienced life and 'a sense of existence' beyond just the mundane material world, one realizes the 'limited utility' of material accomplishments. As it is said- "we arise from dust and to dust we must return". 

Spiritual seekers choose to focus their efforts on something that is longer lasting and the fruits of which they can enjoy in this life and carry beyond. They seek spiritual ascension for sure, but their material pursuits are not just for their own sense of accomplishment or enjoyment. They seek and obtain material wealth so that they have more to share with the lesser fortunate. A spiritual seeker pursues goals with much further reaching consequences!

Something to think about as you decided to live a more spiritually conscious and aware life…

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The ascension is the process by which the human soul ascends to the higher energy planes which is commonly called as the heavenly realm. There are three common signs that indicate the ascension process. These are: 

1. a visionary experience
2. the experience of immortality
3. the re-entry of souls into earth's plane of existence. 

Ascension is a positive experience, where one feels a deep and profound connection with the divine spiritual realms. But at the same time, it is not a state where one is part of that divine realm. The person will still be very much connected to the earthly plane of existence but will be able to feel the expansiveness of the cosmic realm and feel the associated peace and bliss! 

​Such a ascension involves an illumination experience. In mysticism, illumination occurs as the result of a transformation in consciousness. It involves a union with God or the cosmos. 

As a result of an illumination experience, the individual experiences an awareness of their own unease and opens up to contact with divinity. Once this occurs, the person will have a deeper connection with God or the cosmos.
As mentioned above, ascension involves emergence of a higher level of consciousness. 

As humans, when we ascend to a higher level of consciousness, we are more aware of our innermost being, the Holy Spirit or cosmic energy. The limiting concept of the ‘ego’, which makes us believe that we are an individual and separate from others, is gone, leaving only pure awareness, presence, and love. One is able to see beyond the myth is separateness of this material world and realize how we are all connected by invisible strands of energy. We are not ‘separate’ but are part of a larger cosmic body of existence.  

This is the development of a new consciousness. It is to gain the understanding that the human race along with every other form of creation, is the expression of a higher divine consciousness, making us part of a larger, universally comprehensive divine nature. 

An individual can then awaken to this higher divine knowledge. Ascension is a process, and it surely does not happen overnight, though the actual experience of transformation from ‘not knowing’ to ‘knowing’ can seem profound and spontaneous.

​We all see and relate with our physical body. This is probably the most “identifiable” thing about an individual for many people. But that is not the only body we have. Those of us who are sensitive to seeing energies are able to view another layer over our physical body called the auric body. This is directly related and always in sync with our physical body. This is where body stores its “physical memory”.
 
For e.g., many a times it’s been noted that people who lose a limb in an accident or other sudden occurrence, continue to feel that they still have that limb. When you view their auric body, you will continue to see faint traces of their limb. Once the physical part is gone, the auric body also diminishes over time and after a while- one will not see the “auric limb” for that amputee.
 
The other aspect of this auric body is that all kinds of physical ailments and other problems are first noted in the auric body. At this stage they can be dealt with comparative ease than when that problem manifests in the physical body. Most energy workers help people by utilizing, cleansing and other wise positively manipulating the energy of their auric body.

​ Now comes the most important and also the most complex body we have- our Causal body. This is our connection with our soul journey. It contains all our karmas and samskars (karmic memory impressions). EVERYTHING that one experiences first finds its source in their causal body. Then if that karma is ripe to be fruition-ed, then it will manifest in the auric body and then finally in the physical body.
 
When one dies, their physical and auric body perishes BUT their causal body continues. This is the main layer of a Jiv (or Jeev, individual soul).

Please note the article on Jivatma. Then, when it is time to manifest again in this physical world, the causal body which exists with the Jeev, then takes on an ego- which then provides the physical body and its associated auric body.

Many people wonder why I don’t do any “predictive” forecasts. That is because I believe that “predictions” do not really work for anyone who is on a true self-evolving or spiritual path.
 
Now let’s see, if someone had a very keen sense of observation and/or some innate ability to read another person’s mind (psychic) even then at best they could accurately narrate your past. But future- well that is completely another ball game! It has yet to happen- so how can anyone guess it??
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Even Quantum Science and other theories suggest that there are definitely energy-potentialities that surround us. These energies do shape how and what we experience, but unless one is to “observe” it- the outcome is “undecided”. I.e. if you are not there experiencing it, then what outcome you “could have” experienced cannot be determined.

Then what about all those wonderful psychics and other folks who seem to do a perfect job of “predicting events”? Well to explain this- let us consider an example: let’s say you grab some takeout food from a nearby diner. Now let’s say, this place serves fresh foods cooked with healthy ingredients (I know it's hard to imagine that with a typical diner… but still try :-)).

So, you eat this meal- now, is it difficult to predict that you will feel good, your body will receive good nutrition etc.? Not really- since you performed the actions, which increased the probability of that outcome from myriad other possibilities. BUT now let’s suppose this diner does not serve good food and/or you are a celiac and ended up eating something with gluten in it- now again, is it difficult to predict the outcome? Not at all- since your actions (however consciously conducted or not) somewhere determined what the outcome will be in that scenario.
 
Ofcourse life is even more complicated than our simple takeout dinner example. In our simple example, we are not considering other folks and your ongoing interaction with them or the uniqueness of your own body and health. But even with this example it is fairly evident that our actions do in a strong way determine what can happen in any given situation. This is not only a Quantum Scientific fact but also the basis of Karma Theory.
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Now- repeated and past karmic patterns (still called karma in the west, though the correct term is samskaras) do have their influence and because of this some outcomes are “always more probable” than some others. Why just psychics, but even good trend-evaluators do such “predictive forecasts” each week- from a person’s future, to what can be expected within an industry, the financial markets and sometimes even within a particular geographical location like a city, town or a country!
 
But think for a second- as a conscious evolving person, would you rather fatalistically accept an outcome or would you rather understand the energies that are underlying any given scenario- be it your own life or the collective consciousness. When you understand the energies that are effective in any particular day or at any particular time, it gives you a good premise to work with.
 
Seeds sown in the dead of winter are doomed to not flower, while seeds sown during spring and cared for with proper light and nutrition are bound to thrive- similarly our actions when they are in accordance with the general premise as well as incorporates self-evaluation and self-evolution through learning our own individual lessons, we rise ourselves above any typically fated outcomes. This way we allow ourselves to live not only as our highest selves but also as truly conscious living beings.
 
Creating our highest self each day by constantly evolving ourselves into our own higher version.

​Once Ji Won and Juma were discussing about how we as individuals give a lot of importance to people’s opinions. Even as a child, Ji Won was always concerned about what everyone thought of him. It was always important for him to atleast maintain face, in any situation. Since he was appreciated for his good looks from a very young age, he had grown up to depend on his appearance to pull himself out from any challenging situation. 

He asked Juma, “why are people so enamored by appearance?”

Juma replied, “our five senses provide us the ability to experience our world. But the sensory input from all these five channels is not equal. Eyes, our vision provides maximum input and because of it, we find that anything that appeals our eyes, attracts, and draws us to it. Though unfortunately, it is always short-lived.”

“What do you mean?” Ji Won asked.

Juma replied, “you see, the sensory input from all these five channels go to the ‘control & process mechanism’ which is our mind. Initially, the mind feels drawn to what the eyes see as appealing. But mind is very fickle, unless there is something deeper to keep it anchored, it tends to lose interest very fast. That is why we find that even though people date a person they find ‘attractive’, the marriages that last are not the ones that were based on looks but on some other deeper quality about that person, it could be their intelligence, their caring heart and so on…”

Ji Won thought about how he had always dated Korea’s most beautiful women, but after couple of evenings of fun, he had found them silly and boring. He said, “what you are saying makes total sense. I have seen it in my own life. Then why do we give so much importance to looks? Why don’t we pay more attention to other qualities in a person.”
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“Because the allure of appearance is very strong. One either needs to have a strong intellect that can see beyond the appearance and know what is truly important or one needs to have gone thru pain and suffering after falling prey to good looks, to obtain the wisdom to see beyond someone’s appearance.” Juma said with a smile.

The book,   it is a   SEOUL   CONNECTION   brings you help with your spiritual journey by providing wisdom, guidance, hope and support in a fun story format. It shows how we can address our shadow side to lead a joyful, happy, and magical existence! It will help you to walk your life-path   with clarity and courage-   your own spiritual path to ascension…
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This is an excerpt from Juma's latest book:   it is a   SEOUL   CONNECTION

The book,   it is a   SEOUL   CONNECTION   brings you help with your spiritual journey by providing wisdom, guidance, hope and support in a fun story format. It shows how we can address our shadow side to lead a joyful, happy, and magical existence! It will help you to walk your life-path   with clarity and courage-   your own spiritual path to ascension…
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One of the evenings, as they sat enjoying fresh bread and wine on the porch, Ji Won asked Juma about love. He asked her, “what do you think is the meaning of love?”

Juma replied, “it is the most touted and misunderstood word in the dictionary!”

Ji Won smiled and agreed. He was in the entertainment business, where ‘love’ was frequently used and abused. They even had a heart sign in Korea, which all the celebrities freely used to show appreciation to their fans. He had indulged in that behavior too, not because he wanted to, but because it was part of a marketing strategy that was given to him. Though in recent times, he had pushed back on it. Ji Won took a sip of his wine and asked, “why do you think that is?”

Juma said, “because people do not know themselves.”

That seemed a strange answer to Ji Won. He thought she would say something about how people do not understand the true meaning of love or people do not understand the different types of love that we feel, but instead of speaking about love or another person, she was indicating that people misused the word- love, because they did not understand themselves!

​“Please explain,” he said.

Juma said, “all our experiences happen within us. The nature of our reality makes it seem like they happen outside, but in fact they happen within ourselves. Think about it for a second, you are drinking that wine. Even though that action is external to you, but the experience of enjoying the taste of the wine, its aroma and so on, where are you experiencing it?”

“I feel it inside of me.” Ji Won replied.

“Exactly! Now let us take this line of thought a bit further. Now, take the time to truly evaluate and sense what exactly you are feeling within as you drink this wine and then express what you feel. Given your analytical bent and amazing English vocabulary, I am sure you will do a great job.” Juma said with a smile.

Ji Won took a sip from his wine glass. He closed his eyes and really sensed the wine in his mouth. He noticed how it felt as he swallowed it. He sat still with his eyes closed and a calm peaceful expression on his face.

Finally, after a few moments he opened his eyes and said, “I had read that there are many fine nerves in our mouth that can provide phenomenal sensations, the closest I had ever felt that was during a passionate kiss, but what I just experienced was even more amazing. It was like the experience of wine just exploded into a million amazing sensations. I know I speak English very well, but I don’t think I can describe what I just felt. In fact, I don’t think I can explain this feeling even in Korean.” Ji Won replied, still stunned by the sensations he had just experienced.

Juma said, “people rush thru life. If we are to take the time and experience life with complete attention and depth, then we will see that each simple act becomes astounding and phenomenal. What you experience is an amazing sensation, beyond words and description. You cannot define it. You cannot express it. And at the same time, you cannot deny its existence or its profound impact on your psyche, your very being-ness. What you are feeling is ‘love’. It cannot be described, but if we need to describe it, then that would be the closest way to put it.”

Ji Won always thought of love as with respect to someone or something. He could not believe that taking a sip of wine had anything to do with love. But at the same time, he could not explain the sensation he had felt- not just in his mouth but in his entire body. It still tingled and blood rushed through his veins even at the thought of what he had just experienced. He was confused. He asked Juma, “So you mean to say that love is not something we feel for someone or something but that it is a sensation that we feel within ourselves? Is that right?”

“Yes.” Juma replied.

“Does it have anything to do with wine, what I mean is, does it have anything to do with wine being an alcoholic drink- or can we feel it with anything?” Ji Won asked.

“Love is what you experience as a state of being, of awareness. When you are in that state, then you could be eating a piece of bread, just walking down the beach, or idly looking at the sky, you will still feel that amazing ‘indescribable’ sensation. It is who you are, your state of existence.” Juma explained.

“Sorry. I still don’t get it. I always thought that love involved someone or something else. The object of my attention, a person or a thing that I sought, I craved. Isn’t that correct?” Ji Won asked.
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“Unfortunately, that is how most people think of it, because when they are seeking someone or craving something, it is the only time they give maximum attention and because of it are able to experience a little portion of what can be experienced as love” Juma said.

The book,   it is a   SEOUL   CONNECTION   brings you help with your spiritual journey by providing wisdom, guidance, hope and support in a fun story format. It shows how we can address our shadow side to lead a joyful, happy, and magical existence! It will help you to walk your life-path   with clarity and courage-   your own spiritual path to ascension…
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