Ascension

Rating:
Summary: Natural and Easy ... I am glad I learned it
Review:
In the fall of 2004 I learned a "non-meditation" practice called "The Ishaya's Ascension." Here is what i can report about that occurrence:

As I began the second day of the three day Course, suddenly there was this very deep realization that The Eternal (also called "The Ascendant") was NOT some THING or "State" to "Attain." It was the absolute NATURAL always-present Presence that is at the core of everything. It is clean, clear and profound in its timeless beauty. Seeing this over and over, not as an experience but rather as a glimpse of the Ultimate Reality, started an apparent process that was truly ego-shattering and while hardly comfortable, MOST welcome! The "space" is of pure, "Bhakti" or "Agape" Love ... it is said that these Teachings come from the Christ Himself. I believe that."

From an Ishaya Web Site: Meditation improves mental health, reduces anxiety and fosters spiritual enlightenment. The simple meditation techniques of the Ishayas' can be used throughout the day, with the eyes open or closed. They effortlessly draw the mind away from chaotic thought and into endless peace and stillness.

It works for me.

Love,
Ishan (Charlie) Hayes
www.AwakeningToTheEternal.Org



Rating:
Summary: A good book for those who are new to ascension
Review: I have read the book and I have to admit that I haven't encountered anything I didn't know previously. However, I would still recommend it to people who are new to this concept. For those who have worked earnestly with A Course in Miracles, or have read and practiced the principles in the books Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East by Baird T. Spalding, Door of Everything by Ruby Nelson, or the books by Annalee Skarin, I don't think they will find anything new. The progress in this as in any other practice lies, of course, in daily practice and application of the principles to everyday life. To those who have read this book, I highly recommend to read the other books I mentioned, and some others such as Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda, God I AM by Peter Erbe and The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman.

Rating:
Summary: Good into to spirituality, weak of the advanced stuff
Review: Reading "Ascension" can be a very pleasurable experience to anyone interested in a new way of looking at their life, and at the stress that they have right now. But it is not enough to just read it, one must decide that there really is a way to change things. Change attitudes, beliefs, ways of looking at the world around them, by realizing that there really is a way to contact our inner Selves, and we hold the methods right in our hands, if we only care to use them. A great book for showing us that we can become on the outside what we have always been on the inside. This is a five star book for anyone that really wants it enough to do whatever is required.

Rating:
Summary: Good into to spirituality, weak of the advanced stuff
Review: This book is a nice introduction to spirituality in general. If you have not learned much about spirituality outside of mainstream religion then this book will be valuable to you.

If you have been on the spiritual path of 'you' for awhile, there is not much new stuff here. The real heart of the advanced stuff, or nearly so, is in the very end of the book. The four ascension attitudes of Appreciation, Gratitude, Love, and Direct Cognition are the core of the intro to Ascension and the Ishayas teachings. It is too bad that these concepts were not introduced more clearly at the beginning of the book and used as chapter themes throughout. An opportunity surely missed to make this a better book. Like how do I remain in Appreciation when things happen in my life, etc.

The material on the 27 spheres in the APPENDIX is very interesting. It too should have formed the core of the book. With the good stuff buried in the back most of the book is kinda mushy and light. As is the book might be best for a teenager or someone in their twenties. I hope the Ishaya teachers write something more substantitive.

Rating:
Summary: Easy listening for your soul
Review: This is a great book and to have it on audio cassette is incredible. I listen to it in my car and it's nice. It explains the mechanics Ascension in a straight forward easy way--Easy Listening For the Soul.