by Michael Mamas | Wednesday, April 29, 2015 | Meditation, Spirituality |
Genuine spiritual growth has been said to be as elusive as traversing the razors edge or passing through the eye of the needle. To understand this, you do not need to look any further than the technique of meditation. Thoughts are a part of proper meditation. Proper meditation is a very natural process. So sometimes when you meditate, you may feel like nothing is happening. As a result, you may be tempted to stop meditating or look for something that is more emotionally engaging or exciting. In so doing, you just let true spiritual growth slip through your fingers. I am often asked what more a person can do for their evolution. I answer by saying, “Be consistent. Do not be distracted. Keep a steady hand on the rudder!”
It takes time to, for example, lose weight or to get good at playing a musical instrument. However, true spiritual growth is the ultimate challenge. Give it the commitment and time it deserves, and you will attain the results you desire.
Learn about the Surya Ram Meditation.
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by Michael Mamas | Tuesday, April 28, 2015 | Mount Soma, World View |
I am not a jyotishi, but I have been told the following:
Saturn is aspecting Rohini which is the Moon’s exaltation nakshatra, so emotional times lie ahead through the summer.
Also, the effects of the lunar eclipse which occurred in April will be felt through the summer…. difficult times.
The eclipse happened with Moon in Virgo (an Earth sign) so global calamities, earthquakes, etc. are likely.
For the six months prior to the solar eclipse, things were predicted to be difficult and the rise of ISIS, etc. did occur then.
So we are going through rocky times globally, but things will be better.
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On a positive note, jyotishi Sanjay Rath said that May 2, 2015 to May 2, 2016, should be an excellent time for Mount Soma. In fact, many good things are in the works and will likely come to fruition during that time.
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by Michael Mamas | Sunday, April 19, 2015 | Spirituality |
Your awareness has a structure, like the lattice structure of a crystal. That lattice processes all the facts, information, emotions, and beliefs you have in a manner unique to that structure. Generally, that structure changes very little as you move through life. All your life experiences are assimilated and processed in a manner determined by that structure. They serve to reinforce that structure as a belief system, as a world-view.
The underlying basis of existence also has a lattice structure. It is called the structure of the Veda. Though multidimensional, it is represented in two dimensions as a yantra. That fundamental structure is called Buddhi… cosmic intellect.
Your evolution, your growth, is not a matter of how much you feed the current structure of your awareness with new facts and understandings. Your evolution is determined by the transformation of the structure of your awareness in the direction of the structure of Buddhi. The Purusha value is the quality of human awareness that is one with the structure of Cosmic awareness, the structure of the Veda. However generally, growth is incorrectly seen as reinforcement of the current structure of your awareness. It is a sort of indoctrination and reinforcement.
Proper meditation frees the awareness to evolve. Proper use of facts and experience will also evolve your awareness. However, that is a very rare and largely forgotten art. That is why I say that I do not teach facts, I use facts to help you evolve. Evolution is not so much about learning new facts… it is about the cultivation of a whole new way of thinking, a new structure to your consciousness… a structure that is one with the structure underlying all existence. The process is as natural as the blossoming of a rose.
Consciousness is the underlying basis of all that is. Consciousness becomes conscious of itself as other… and duality is born. Aware of the duality, a third thing is born. That process cascades out to infinity as the lattice structure of the Veda emerges.
Your evolution is the process of expansion and transformation of your awareness to the Purusha value… Buddhi… Cosmic Consciousness.
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by Michael Mamas | Saturday, April 18, 2015 | Mount Soma |
It is important to be clear on just what these blogs are and what they are not. Blogs are great for sharing concepts and ideas. However, some topics are just too delicate to be addressed in blogs or emails. Some topics require face-to-face interaction. The written word is too easily misconstrued or insufficiently communicated. Recently, for example, I received a number of requests to address the rights of passage, which is obviously a very delicate subject. I’ve also been asked to discuss seva/service and the issues that come up for people regarding that topic. In general, topics that involve people’s personal issues are much better addressed in person face to face. Otherwise, any little miscommunication can trigger the reader. Once a person is triggered, it is difficult to move past that, particularly if the interaction is not face-to-face.
When you do read the blogs, if something is not sitting right, please give it some space. Ask yourself if the words on the page could have another meaning… another intent… another context. For example, a subtle point, when given too much emphasis or weight, can be distorted when the bigger picture is ignored.
Oftentimes, it is easier to tell if a person is triggered by the tone of their words, as opposed to the literal meaning of their words. For example, the simple phrase, “I don’t understand,” can be said with a humble, reflective, and sincerely inquisitive tone, or it can be thrust out as a wall or declaration, that they flat out don’t agree. It is all in the tone. When the interaction is not face-to-face, the inferred tone of the words can be quite different than the original intent. That can create problems that can feel irreconcilable, particularly if the face-to-face meeting never happens.
As the years go by, I am receiving more and more emails, blog questions, and blog requests that are really not proper blog material. They are questions that the person would need to deal with in private sessions (usually with Barbara) or in class with me. When I do try to address them through email, I usually find it unsatisfying for myself and, I suspect, for the person receiving the response.
In short, the blogs are no substitute for class or personal process sessions. I am reaching out to everyone with all of my heart and soul. At some point, you do need to take it upon yourself to take that extra step. I trust this blog is understood and received in the spirit with which it is intended.
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by Michael Mamas | Wednesday, April 8, 2015 | Spirituality, World View |
Did you know that the Hubble telescope has revealed a galaxy that is older than current science says is the age of the universe? Yet, that information is commonly ignored because it does not fit the currently accepted physics paradigm.
Did you know that statistical studies show that the evolution of species occurred far more rapidly than can be accounted for by Darwin’s theory? Yet, that information is commonly ignored because it does not fit the currently accepted biology paradigm.
Did you know that statistically, studies of group meditation have proven it reduces crime rate and incidence of war? Yet, that information is commonly ignored because it does not fit the currently accepted scientific paradigm.
The Kuhn Cycle progresses from a paradigm that rejects the new information as absurd to a new paradigm that accepts the new information. You can read more about it HERE.
Havans, pujas, dynamics of group meditation, and other Vedic technologies have been, and are being, scientifically shown to be effective. Gradually, the scientific community is accepting this. Soon, through a paradigm shift, science will fully embrace the information. Darwin’s theory and other theories will be more fully understood in that new light.
The new paradigm will offer technologies that promise to heal problems in our world that currently seem insurmountable. Those future technologies are, in fact, ancient Vedic technologies that are being revived at Mount Soma today. Unfortunately, in the world today, those technologies have been largely rejected or improperly employed. That is the result of the wide acceptance of the current scientific paradigm. When the current paradigm and Vedic technology are understood to harmoniously merge, a great new era will be born. The evidence is there now. However, the Kuhn Cycle does take a little time.
Rationality and spirituality will be shown to be two sides of the same coin. Each will compliment, clarify, and stabilize the other. Currently, superstition and distortion have crept in to Vedic knowledge, just as Adi Shankara predicted. At Mount Soma, the knowledge is being purified. The potential is enormous.
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