In my work with spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen, I continue to find that the ultimate form of Self Mastery has to do with doing whatever it takes to align oneself with the creative principle itself, at the level of the soul. Not just for a particular endeavor, but as an integrated expression in everything one is doing in life. And it is a 24/7 commitment, and in my understanding, is what spiritual life is all about.  I was thrilled to see this video that my friend Ros, also a student, made recently. Andrew transmits the essence of the goal of spiritual life--which is to become a wholehearted expression of the Authentic Self, and in that, become one with the creative principle that started this whole outrageous process, which is who we all are at the deepest level of our being.  Could there be anything more bold or audacious then this? Please enjoy. 

Terri Hinton

Sponsorship Coordinator Catalyst

What's your role at Gaia Community? I get to sell our advertising… which I love to do. I talk with individuals in different companies who are interested in reaching out to the Gaia Community. I help them determine the most effective way to do this. We work out an advertising plan that can include creating their own profile, banner ads, stand alone emails to all of us about their great product or service, and anything else creative that might come up.

What do you most enjoy doing (or what are your greatest passions)? My greatest passion has been the pursuit of truth and wisdom. I also love the complexity of human relationships, the silence of meditation, the emptiness of freedom, and the commitment to change that demands more then I want to give. Simply put I love life, and take serious my own contribution to what matters.

What's your favorite thing about our community? This community is filled with individuals who recognize that it is important to live with purpose and commitment. This opens up all kinds of potentials.

What do you love about working here? The freedom and shared commitment to living our ideal, changing ourselves, developing ourselves, in order to better serve the life we are living. It is an incredible opportunity to be involved with people who are interested in development and growth, and respect and honor that in each other.

 [Meet the rest of the Gaia Team]

I am just heading into a "Revolution Retreat" with 92 other men and women. I look forward to sharing the results of this investigation in the coming weeks, months, and years. And check out this video, it is all about Enlightened Communication, and why this is important. We are living in a unique time. Let's figure out how to use this to change this world. I am convinced this is the next step in our evolutionary trajectory.

more soon!

I found it very serendipitous that a friend of mine sent me the link to an article by Kevin Kelly from Wired magazine. Why? Because in it he describes how convinced he was that Wikipedia would never work... and how much it has changed his thinking in the deepest sense that it actually does. Given that Zaadz is now Gaia, and there are all kinds of questions about whether or not this "will work" I found this article absolutely refreshing... a reminder of just how much is possible...  After all, Zaadz and now Gaia are always proving that when enough individuals care enough... the result is always good. Check this particular quote out...

“Before we say, "Impossible!" I say, let's see. I know all the reasons why law can never be written by know-nothing amateurs. But having already changed my mind once on this, I am slow to jump to conclusions again. The Wikipedia is impossible, but here it is. It is one of those things impossible in theory, but possible in practice. Once you confront the fact that it works, you have to shift your expectation of what else that is impossible in theory might work in practice.”

 

read the rest… it’s fantastic.

My job puts me in a unique position. I get the pleasure of being intorduced to all kinds of great people, living with passionate purpose in doing what they love most.  I wish i could blog everyday about the different people and organizations that are conntacting me because they love Zaadz, and Zaadzters, and want to connect with the higher puropose and love for life that is very much the currency we all share. That said... i thought i would take a moment to highlight one i came accross today. check it out... you can help produce this ! second Film!

Enjoy!

1 Second Film

and it's

5 Phase Plan

Ok… so I am in…. for years now my husband has been watching Basketball and encouraging me, nudging me, patiently waiting for me to “get it”. It is a bit of a surprise that I am not into it, given I have a background in playing college sports myself…But, I wasn’t. Well, that changed as of last night thanks to my friend Ellen, who encouraged me through her own newly converted passion for the sport to come over and watch the game. I am totally in. After watching Steve Nash going for it with his team mates… how could I not be.
In all honesty, it is things like this that I find deeply inspiring… The way this guy is so FOR his team and for the sport. It calls out the best in you when you see this level of skill matched with what appears to be a real camaraderie and commitment to the team… it proves something important to all of us. We only become great when we are living for something more then ourselves.

Enjoy…


 

A simple and painless request from all of the lovers of WIE magazine out there...

We need your VOTE! EnlightenNext, producers of What Is Enlightenment? online (WIE.org), has been nominated a second year in a row for the prestigious Webby Award and Webby People’s Voice Award in the Best Religion and Spirituality Web site category. More than 8,000 sites from all over the world were up for consideration for what Time magazine calls “the online Oscars.” Only five were nominated. Only one will win.

Voting ends April 27, so vote TODAY! Spread the evolutionary spirit—make WIE.org the Webby People’s Voice for Best Spiritual site on the Web!

Instructions are below.

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If you like What Is Enlightenment? magazine then do me a huge favor, and cast your vote for the online version wie.org. We really, really would love to win again!

Terri

Hi Everyone,

I just spent quite a weekend together with 50 or so other men and women (close spiritual comrades) as we explored with our teacher Andrew Cohen an insight of Andrew's that is beginning to redefine our work together. It has everything to do with a view on Enlightenment that should indeed be measurable for those interested in beginning to try to define with objectivity and serious scrutiny what Enlightenment might look like through the lens of AQAL....

Andrew writes about it here.. so please do check it out...

looking forward to comments... and more later...

Terri

The ego cannot see God. Why? Because God, or whatever name we want to use for the absolute principle, has no beginning and no end. The very nature of ego is limited—it represents a false boundary around the self-sense. And that illusory sense of limitation can never perceive that which is beginningless and endless. So that is why, in order to know God, we have to transcend the ego. We have to remove all boundaries from the self-sense, through the conscious cultivation of an infinite, unlimited perspective or context for our own human experience. Then we will be able to perceive God, because our own perspective will become one with the limitless nature of that absolute principle itself.

Andrew Cohen