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December / January 2006
Morris Fishbein, AMA, Enemy of Health
Part 1 of 2
by Bob Wallace
Mixing Aromatherapy and Cancer
by Jennine Stromkins RA part two
Feng Shui
by Sheila Wright
BE YOUR OWN HERBAL EXPERT Part 3 of 7
by Susun S. Weed
THE 4 ASCENTIALS
by Colin Hillstrom
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THE 4 ASCENTIALS
How to rise to new levels and make 2006 your best year, ever!
by Colin Hillstrom
What would your life be like if you had boundless energy and a sense of hope that your love and life are going to be good, no
matter what; that you would be free from such shackles such as dread, fatigue, fear, anxiety, stress, guilt, cravings or depression?
The following are the four practical steps to Self-Transformation. Through my own journey of attaining Self Knowledge I have found how to be free from the limitations of what I call the lower levels of consciousness, where our self-defeating feelings, thoughts and emotions have their eternal home.
According to Barry Long, the late and enlightened spiritual teacher from Australia, the only thing worth while that we can contribute to the world is higher consciousness. Within the context of David Hawkins’ Map of Consciousness from his monumental book POWER VS. FORCE, this idea implies that when an individual transcends the force of his or her selfish, inflated ego personality, such a person then contributes his or her true potential, released through benevolent power, to the world - our the Garden of Eden.
How then do we liberate ourselves from our own forcefulness? How do we become kind, generous, benevolent, happy and peaceful? How do we tap into our authentic power and contribute effectively towards humanity’s expressed desire and purpose to build and live in a real and lasting paradise?
“Through our individual commitments and efforts to raise our personal levels of consciousness.” with the four simple steps that I call THE FOUR ASCENTIALS - action steps that lead us to the summit of life.
The moment we are born we essentially begin with the process of ascending our respective mountain of life - the life
challenge that each one of us is faced with. Moving upwards and closer to the summit we transcend duality and live the choice-less life of an “Awakened Soul in its Earth-suit”, the one and only mortal body.
“The 4 Ascentials” is a powerful set of four inner cultivation steps which will make your ascension to the top of “your mountain” more effortless. What gets you successfully to the top are the same steps that get you to the highest peak of life:
Be silent. Don’t talk unless absolutely necessary. Save your breath (life). People waste enormous amounts of energy gossiping and trying to be right.
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Tune out. Don’t haul a TV, newspapers and magazines with you because the baggage will slow you down, confuse your mind and distract you from your real life path.
Tune in. Learn to silence your chatting mind. It will otherwise confuse you and leave you doubting yourself. Be still so that you can tap into the universal mind for guidance, truth and wisdom. Listen for and follow your intuition and you will stay on your path.
Be grateful for nothing in particular. Life is good. Unconditional gratitude opens your heart, stills your mind and helps you see? the bigger picture. Unconditional gratitude, as expressed by a simple “Thank You” leads to forgiveness, compassion, love and inner peace. It is like sending the message saying “I’m coming home.”
How do you apply “The 4 Ascentials” in your daily life?
Stop talking about yourself unless you really have to. In particular, stop talking about the past unless you have to
communicate some facts. Don’t complain or blame. If something is not right, do what you can to correct and improve it.
Avoid watching too much TV, reading newspapers and magazines. Resist the pull of the magician who is trying to steal your mind.
Abstain from pornography and stop masturbating. If you have a sexual urge and no lover to make love to find a creative, productive outlet or channel for your sexual energy. Concentrate on something positive.
Learn how to meditate. Sit still by yourself, a few minutes after waking and a few minutes before sleeping. If a thought comes in, you have three choices: (1) ignore it, (2) gently push it aside (3) totally devote yourself to your distraction until it is taken care of - like writing an important note. The fourth practice of simply saying “thank you” to the Universe comes to you naturally as you expand your consciousness.
Your daily fifth step is a self-coaching exercise. Start a special “Ascension Journal” and ask yourself these questions:
- What are three character or personality traits that are working well for me?
- What are three character or personality traits that are not working well?
- What can I do about it and what can I not?
- Then take action on the part that you can change.
This is an abbreviated excerpt from Colin Hillstrom’s excerpt of his “Your 2nd Life:
How to live the life you always wanted.”
Copyright Colin Hillstrom, 2005 & 2006.
Colin Hillstrom, Principal and Co-Founder of the Vancouver based international VERAXIS COACHING AND TRAINING can be reached through:
www.veraxis.net
colin@veraxis.net
604-288-8417
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