The Ishaya Foundation Newsletter - January 2009 Giving – the Secret to Expansion “It is by giving love away that it increases.” “Love is seen when expressed.” MSI We all have great gifts inside of us that are unknown to others and often even to ourselves. We have chosen to hide the better parts of our selves in the attempt to adjust to the world we have been born into. Sometimes we might see a reflection of that greatness in somebody else and feel a pinch of jealousy without realizing that it is actually a part of our own self that we are seeing. I once talked to my older brother and told him that there was a certain quality in him that I admired very much because I felt he had it and I did not. He answered me telling that he saw something in me that he felt was lacking in him and that he admired. We both laughed at it realizing that we both really had all of it, it was just a matter of how we chose to perceive ourselves. As we start Ascending we naturally and effortlessly enliven the silent depth in us that we call the Ascendant. That choice to move inward will bring back into the light all those things we once hid out of fear. We are the first ones to experience the love and the wisdom as it awakens. But that alone is not enough yet. To really know what is it that you have inside requires that you give it away – through giving you will see what you have. The compassion technique is a wonderfully simple way to give away the truth that is enlivened in you. It happens automatically every time you use that attitude. It speeds up your own growth because it increases your ability to share energy with the rest of the creation. You start working with the very fundamental natural laws that uphold all of creation. By giving you align with nature and will eventually experience that the separation between the individuals that make up humanity is an illusion and a dream. True invincibility comes from humility and openness. As you give of yourself be ready to be surprised – there are many wonderful things in the hidden interior world that you are yet to experience about yourself. Giving is the fast track to higher consciousness. Nataraja Ishaya “We make a living by what we get; We make a life by what we give.” Winston Churchill “The only ones among you who will be truly happy are those who will find the way to serve.” Albert Schweitzer “The greatest gift you can give those you love is the example of your own life working.” MSI As we become used to Ascending it can happen that we have a certain kind of subtle experience we return to and we start to feel we no longer need the Ascension Attitudes. This slows down our growth as the mind will always gradually drift back to the surface without the Ascension Attitudes. Without them we gradually stop Ascending altogether. The Ascension Attitudes have the inherent quality of taking the mind back to the Ascendant and it is vital that we keep using them to expand further and to clear the nervous system of any inhibiting stress. Part of the solution It is precisely the tendency of life in the waking state to hold onto everything that is so damaging to the world. Give it all away and become part of the solution rather than continue on as part of the problem. Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. If you store up your treasure where moth eats and rust corrupts, you will weep for your lost idols in the end, for one by one they will be taken from you. You will one day return to Life as you entered this world -- naked of body but trailing clouds of glory through your soul. Choose instead today for Truth and Beauty and for the Kingdom of Heaven -- not in some far off future state, but Here and Now -- and watch how quickly your life transforms in magic and wonder and love and joy. MSI “When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery “All that I gave is still with me and all that I hoarded is lost and all I gave is mine.” George Gurdijeff “Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.” Erich Fromm “You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” Kahlil Gibran Human beings and their circle of compassion "A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive." Albert Einstein Giving – the Art of Expansion You can only give that which you have. To give from a limited perspective depletes that which you think you have, and you then believe that you have less and it is not enlivening. The same is true when you give with conditions, because then you are wanting and expecting something back in return. Again, it is not enlivening. Also, if you are attached to what you are giving there is the feeling of loss. However, to give from an unlimited Supply not only enlivens the receiver but also you. Then you are the conduit through which the gift is given and not attached to any outcome or condition, and certainly not depleted. You are energized, and there is no feeling of loss or lack. Since there are in reality only two emotions, Love and fear, where you give from makes all the difference to you and your stability and your expansion of consciousness. Fear of loss or lack creates suffering in just thinking about it and you contract. Love expands and simply shares itself. Fear holds on. Love lets go. Fear wants something in return. Love wants and needs nothing. Fear demands, or cowers as if a victim. Love rejoices in the joy of its own expansion. The Ascension Attitudes take you to the Source of Unconditional Unlimited Love and abundance. What you do after that is up to you. Since what you put your attention on expands, living from limitation, fear and lack creates more of the same. By making Praise, Gratitude and Love your primary thoughts with the Ascension Attitudes you will experience a more upward expanding way of life automatically. The outside always changes. Material things come and go, wither and die. Yes, it is OK to use and enjoy them, but identifying with them and being attached to them creates suffering. The Attitudes give us a direct connection to Something that is unchanging, ever-present, All-Loving, constant. To live from That creates Peace and Harmony and stability regardless of what may go on around you. Feelings come and go, so allow them and use the Attitudes, eyes-open and eyes-closed. Use them consistently and your life changes automatically from that unlimited Ever-Loving Source. To give from That means you can never be depleted or suffer loss, for it will forever fill you up with Itself. Open up to That which is already present within you and ”……..as you give so shall you receive.” Nandisvara Ishaya The secret When we give it come back if know it or not (without expectation). If we give from our heart without thinking it works. I start to see it in one of my friend. He gave with all his heart and it worked so long he did. He had enough money etc. And he was happy with his life! It all changed where he stop giving! He had money stress, relationship stress and so forth. For myself when I start to give it change all. I get what I need for myself. I never was out. Sometime I had a lot sometime a little, it worked. Giving is not a mental act. It comes from heart. When I ‘try’ it never worked. It doesn’t mean only money. Whatever we can give, love, work and so forth. It so simple we do it. Dharaman Ishaya Luke 6:37-38 37 “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” What you put out comes back “What you put out comes back. The more you sincerely appreciate life from the heart, the more the magnetic energy of appreciation attracts fulfilling life experiences to you, both personally and professionally. Learning how to appreciate more consistently offers many benefits and applications. Learning how to appreciate both pleasant and even seemingly unpleasant experiences is a key to increased fulfillment.” Doc Childre and Sara Paddision of HeartMath Institute “ The highest charity is relinquishing the idea of violence against all beings.” Krishna in Bhagavad Gita Our Websites The Ishaya Foundation http://www.theishayafoundation.org Hong Kong website http://www.theishayafoundation.asia European website http://www.theishayafoundation.eu ------------------------------------------------- This is the 42th edition of the Ishaya Foundation newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe please email mailinglist@theishayafoundation.org. To contact us, please email contact@theishayafoundation.org or phone 1-888-ISHAYA1