I have not written about this for a while so in case you are wondering, my economic perspective on things has not changed. Current events over the past year or two have only reconfirmed everything. Global debt, particularly in Europe and the US, will continue to mandate the printing of more money. Gold will continue to march upward. Housing will remain very depressed. Global unrest will continue. This dynamic will remain for the next decade at least. However, if you plan wisely, you will be fine and can even prosper.
Let me make it clear that I am NOT a financial advisor and this is only my opinion. You must make your own decisions. Yet those of you who have been listening to me know that I have been correct so far.
Gold will become the new money backing (at least in part) the new world currency. Current currencies will fall. Trying to keep your wealth in the right currency now is like trying to buy the nicest house in a bad neighborhood. Gold and other commodities will go up in price significantly, while housing prices stagnate or go down. If you can, buy gold, take delivery, and put it in a safe deposit box in an institution that you trust. Still, keep an eye on the institution to be certain it is safe. Be prepared to withdraw the gold if need be.
Decide where you want to live long-term and move there now. Do not even think about what your current house WAS worth. It is not worth that much now. Why wait for it to go back up when other investments are far more promising? Take the cash for the house, invest it, and move on. It is remarkable to me how so many cry over spilled milk and just cannot let it go! Even if housing prices did rebound a bit, other investments will go up much more. In the mean time, you are living somewhere you do not want to be while the cost of housing where you would like to be move with the market anyway. Also, construction costs will continue to rise. For example, local dealers here have announced that drywall will go up 30% as of January 1.
There will be local pockets of prosperity even in the US (which is and will continue to be on an economic decline). Needless to say, I am confident Mount Soma will be on an economic upturn throughout this period that will, in general, be most difficult for most regions.
Because of the emotion involved due to people’s intense identity with their money, wise financial decisions remain elusive for most. It is not rocket science. It is common sense. The expression, “Wake up and smell the coffee” comes to mind. The major global economic trends are clearly visible to all who are willing and able to look. You must become free of the limited thinking that your conditioned identity dictates.
There is no greater blessing than to know from deep within your being that Vedic science is valid. My hours of lecturing is only of value if it inspires you to take the necessary steps to experience that directly for yourself. So many hear my lectures and are inspired by them. Yet, who has the courage to move forward and discover it within themselves? More than anywhere else, I see that happening in the people of the ashram program here at Mount Soma. I find the process of that awakening most fascinating. They begin to feel it, to experience it, long before they mentally understand what it is they are experiencing.
Old thoughts associated with previous conditioning linger, even after your being has begun to awaken. This leaves you in a transitional state between what you were and what you are becoming. A torential tug-of-war ensues… i.e. the churning process. Return to the old and familiar, or move forward into the currently unknown… the new… a new level of being. This is the crossroads of your eternal existence. The decision is yours. Transition is always a bit disconcerting, isn’t it?
It’s the nature of change.
I find it amazing that there are not more people here at Mnt Soma. I guess you have to be here to understand why. I see the environment here changing people around me, but what is really wild is that I am starting to see it change my perspective and decision making process.
If it is of any comfort Todd, Mount Soma is [according to the jyotish] ahead of schedule. We needed to push it ahead of the jyotish. The world needs all the satva it can get! But I do agree with you. The technology we are employing is new to this era. Like all new technologies, explain it all you want but only when it is up and running will most be able to really believe it. In one short year, you will see major transformations. In a couple of years you will find yourself hunting for a parking space! All is going according to plan.
I was recently wondering the same thing as Todd, how could we not have more people here helping us? I can understand if they have never heard of us, but what of everyone who know exactly what we are going to accomplish? How could someone just sit back and wait till we’ve done it? I dont understand why someone would want to follow if they have the oppurtuinity to be a leader!
This exchange reminds me of an email I sent to Michael (the catepillar) a few years back…
I have updated it to recognize Brahmarshi (the butterfly). Funny thing is this was never for
you (Brahmarshi) it was for me and for all your humble students of the world.
You have always been a butterfly.
“Brahmarshi, people will come Brahmarshi.
They’ll come to Mount Soma for reasons they can’t even fathom.
They’ll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they’re doing it.
They’ll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past.
Of course, we won’t mind if you look around, you’ll say. It’s only $20 per person.
They’ll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack.
And they’ll walk out to the lawn chairs; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon.
They’ll find they have the perfect seat somewhere along one of the scenic overlooks,
where they sat when they were children and cheered on their dreams.
And they’ll watch the temple and it’ll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters.
The memories will be so thick they’ll have to brush them away from their faces.
People will come Brahmarshi.
The one constant through all the years, Brahmarshi, has been consciousness.
America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers.
It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again.
But consciousness has marked the time.
This field, this temple: it’s a part of our past, Brahmarshi.
It reminds us of all that once was good and it could be again.
Oh… people will come Brahmarshi.
People will most definitely come.”
All these comments are lovely. Steve, I see you took my suggestion about your writing to heart. Very beautiful.
I am content with our progress. But content does not mean complacent. There is much to do. This movement is for those who move. But ‘move’ has many different meanings. We are building not just for today, but for tomorrow.
It is not original work, just altered someone else’s manifestation. Baby steps. 🙂
I take everything you say to heart, especially what you send directly to me. Feel free to deliver more wisdom my way. I feel like a sponge that is never satiated by the Truth of your Teachings.
What I have also come to learn is everything you say is for everyone present. If one is open to receiving.
Thanks for helping me to ‘move’ to a place where like a child on an Easter egg hunt, I enjoy finding the blind spots of my life where ignorance and denial almost like amnesia has reigned.
Sincerely,
Apprentice of the World Teacher…
Todd and Orin,
Perhaps I can help you to understand. I know of several people, my family included, who wish to be at Mount Soma and who want to participate and be part of bringing about this change. I’m sure there are many more who are bound by debt, lack of income, a house they can not sell… The harsh reality is that it takes a certain amount of means. There are many of us trying to find our way to Mount Soma, and who want very badly to help.
You are among the most fortunate and privileged. My amazement and lack of understanding is for those who do not recognize the opportunity and can not grasp the knowledge when confronted by it.
I admire your commitment and ability to be there.
Cheri
for Todd and Orin: It is one thing to be in Athens, but another matter entirely to tell someone how to get there. Do all roads lead to Athens or Mount Soma ? I certainly hope so. I hope this is not inappropriate so please give me some space, but I sense you both have lived lives avoiding the shackles of conventional life ? It ain’t easy to untangle those tentacles of conventional life after 30 years. How very wise and/or very lucky you have been…
for Cheri: I am reminded of a quote from a poet/folk musician back in the 80s… “Sometimes you have to kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight…” And, in the 70s…Steely Dan said “Any major dude with half a heart surely would tell you my friend. Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again…”
A favorite quote of Brahmarshi’s I love:
“There is a candle that once lit, glows in your heart eternally. Lean in the direction that it lights. Stay committed to that. Do not force it, but do not become complacent either. Your life has a natural rhythm to it. Go with that flow, just as a sailboat tacks from one direction to another across the water while the captain never loses site of the goal. All else will take care of itself. Keep your eye on the goal.”
Jai Śiva Śaṅkara