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Bruce Lee had a birth defect that may have precluded him for martial arts; one leg was 1 ½ inches longer than the other. In a field that considers balance and symmetry a requirement, Bruce Lee pushed beyond all limitations; he developed his own style of martial arts that could accommodate his “weakness” and became the top of his field. Our limitations live only in our mind. Some people are testing and breaking previously held limits. A suggestion that peak experiences can become the ordinary experience of life may seem surpris­ing. As one finds the peak experience rewarding, and begins seeking more of that experience, this becomes a skill. A neuroscientist, Dr. Andrew Huberman describes this continual expansion as a skill that can be leveraged to keep expanding. Continual expansion is a skill developed by a regular practice of the Art of Ascension.This article explores a way to jump start the process of living your ultimate potential. #Ultimate Potential #ascension talks

James P Friel tells about his experiencing of trying to meditate before and again after he learned the practice of Ishayas Ascension.His mentor advised him to meditate 10 minutes per day. However, when he found the experience too challenging, his mentor suggested that he learn the Art of Ascension as taught by the Ishayas.Visit Artofascension.Live for a calendar of Free Introductions to this amazing practice.

Dr. Pat interviews Nandisvara Ishaya about the practice of the Art of Ascension.The Art of Ascension as taught by the Ishayas is an essential effortless approach to redirect the mind and heal the body. Every aspect of personal experience is related to the thoughts we entertain in relationship to the present moment. By simply touching the Absolute Source of our being, stresses that distract us from being fully present dissolve; our choices become more conscious and refined; everything about personal perceptions and the experience of life is enhanced. 

For Beyond 50's "Spirituality" talks, listen to an interview with Nandisvara Ishaya. He has been practicing and teaching the Art of Ascension as Taught by the Ishayas (https://www.theishayafoundation.org/) for over 22 years. He recommends not getting caught up in the tyranny around the world that can leave us with a feeling of painful separation and spiritually mired in illusions, lies, and opinions. There is only one source to all solutions - unconditional love. In a world of duality there are ways to rise beyond this and experience the underlying Reality behind it all. Nandisvara uses the techniques from the Art of Ascension as Taught by the Ishayas daily - eyes open and closed - continuously expanding his awareness while stress naturally dissolves. He is waking up in order to achieve the goal of human life on planet earth...and so can you.

Do you ask the question, "Why does this keep happening to me"? Well, this might be of interest to you.

 Dr. Sean Orr, a neurologist, is interviewed by teachers of the Art of Ascension (Nandisvara, Sivani, and Arya). Dr. Orr is trained learned the practice of Ishayas’ Ascension recently. The teachers ask him about his view of what Ascension is accomplishing neurologically, physically, and psychologically.Topics covered are how Ascension can:Change one’s view of life from scarcity-based life to Praise, Gratitude, Love and CompassionDevelop mindfulness and self-awarenessAssist in the detoxification of the brain which helps prevent Alzheimer, etc.Transform your life

This podcast is about how yoga is about expansion of consciousness.“The Science of Yoga begins and ends in the present moment. Everything to be understood about the transformation of life from suffering to permanent happiness, from failure to success, from ignorance to enlightenment is to be found in the present instant of time. Life in freedom is the result of learning to turn from the imperious demands of our past experience. Nothing can be done for the past, it is over; nothing can be done for the future, for it never comes; all that can be done is to make the present Ideal. Then the future will take care of itself. Perfection of the present instant is at once the goal and the means of the Science of Union.” MSIIn this podcast we will clarify many of the misconceptions about the teaching of yoga and enlightenment. The science of yoga is the pre-Christian root of the Ishayas Ascension. It is the science of joining together the individual lower self with the universal higher Self, the indivisible spark of God that resides within everyone. Yoga is not a belief system nor a religion nor even a philosophy -- it is an extremely practical methodology for systematically expanding the conscious mind.Ascension is a primary tool for living in the present moment. When the mind is saturated by the perfect peace of the Ascendant individual life aligns with this perfection, and the underlying reality of the omnipresence of God is clearly experienced. This can only be found in the present moment. Segment 1: Now vs our conditioned state. Yoga is union – union of what?Segment 2: Suitable vehicle for the mind will provide effortless path to NOW 100% of time.Segment 3: Misconceptions about enlightenment.Segment 4: Simplicity is everything. AA and FS is simple and takes one to their Foundation.Music in this videoSong: Wave GoodbyeArtist: Wind MachineAlbum: Change of Face

 “The greatest gift you can give those you love is the example of your own life working.”Mankind has sought knowledge of Truth for millennium. Once found we ardently fight to protect, defend, and uphold it. Real or Absolute Truth needs no defending for it can never be destroyed. It is eternal. Relative truth is ever changing, finite and weak. For example, not too long ago it was considered Truth that the world was flat, but experience radically altered our perception of the world.There is one underlying field from which and in which all creation exists. Just beyond the veil of our sensory perception is the eternal, still, omnipresent, omnipotent Source. As human beings we have the amazing ability not only to know that, but to experience that.Countless belief systems and religions have been created as a result of one peek into this field of Truth. But eventually all crumble as they become institutions based solely on knowledge. The only benefit of knowing Truth is that it inspires the individual to seek its experience. It opens the doorway to realize there is another way to live.With the tools of the Ishayas’ Ascension, Truth can not only be known, but experienced and lived in daily life. The power of the Ascendant Source is unlimited. One taste of that for the individual is irrevocably life changing. To be lived in daily life is the goal and purpose of human existence on this planet. 1.     What is Truth? Absolute vs. Relative. Importance of experience of Ascendant.2.    Tool – repeated experience required; innocence3.    Live it: Ahimsa, Compassion, Music in this videoSong: Wave GoodbyeArtist: Wind MachineAlbum: Change of Face

There is a force or current in creation that is constantly moving upward and expanding. The word for this energy in Sanskrit is sattva, which essentially means the aspect of natural law which is responsible for purity and creativity. This force in the Judeo-Christian culture is known as the Holy Spirit. It is also sometimes called the OmAs one chooses more and more intelligently for the upward current of evolution, impurities of thought, belief and habit naturally fall away, along with their corresponding stresses in the body and nervous system. As the body and nervous system become less and less stressed, the entire structure of the physical machinery rises to a state of perfection.Nature pushes continually for life in accord with the upward current; when an individual reverses self-destructive tendency and adopts the divine current of Ascending life instead, the whole structure of creation reverberates with bliss and enthusiasm.The practice of Ascension utilizes this natural force through attitudes of Praise, Gratitude, Love and Compassion. The result is that life immediately begins to move into alignment with the Highest Force for Good in the Universe. Ascension therefore is effortless, completely natural, and universal.Segment 1: The repeated experience of praise brings us to NOW. Crickets are played.Segment 2: Gratitude expands out of praise.Segment 3: Power of choice. I may not be able to change the outside, but I can make a difference for myself.Segment 4:  Living this practice Music in this videoSong: Wave GoodbyeArtist: Wind MachineAlbum: Change of Face

“It is our continual, moment-by-moment decision that keeps us turned away from the Infinite inner light and toward the incessant problems of relative life. We do not commonly feel that we are choosing over and over throughout the day not to be enlightened!” MSIEach of us has a unique way of experiencing life so different situations affect us differently. Something that upsets one person could be a breeze to someone else. Still there are certain areas life which most everyone could agree cause distress, money, relationships, work, etc. So not only are there individual belief systems and grooves, but there are grooves in the collective consciousness as well.There is gravity to the internal programs or grooves of the individual. In order to escape the pull of gravity it is necessary achieve a certain rate of acceleration. If you watch a space shuttle take off you will see so much fire and fury but no motion, then gradually the ship begins to leave the ground, and climbs higher and faster into the atmosphere. It is the same with our own growth. If we wish to be free from the stress and groves of past experience we need three things: desire, commitment and a tool.The practice of the Ishayas’ Ascension is designed to be used in everyday life. It is designed to be used in every moment of everyday. Our Self-realization is not to be found far off in space or time. It is here and now. To uncover this Truth, we need a consistent tool to turn the mind away from its habitual hamster wheel approach to life. We need a tool to take with us as we dive headfirst into life.Music in this videoSong: Wave GoodbyeArtist: Wind MachineAlbum: Change of Face

The human mind is a fascinating tool. It is sufficiently complex to do anything, anything at all. The human brain is sufficiently subtle that it can even experience conscious­ness itself, the most abstract essence of everything.However, for most people, the mind is caught by its interpreta­tions of past experience and is not free to experience the freedom of life as it is in the present moment. It is caught by identification with the boundaries: only the crudest level of objects is per­ceived; the Unbounded Ascendant is missed. There is no awareness or at best a dim awareness of the Ascen­dant in the waking state; there­fore individual life is caught by identifica­tion with desires, thoughts, and possessions. This is like losing a million dollars by finding a dime.In this podcast, we discuss how the practice of the Art of Ascension retrains the mind with a tool. The mind only needs to learn how to take the correct angle, then the entire process is perfectly automatic to return to the state of the Omnipresent Reality of the Infinite Ascendant.Music in this videoSong: Wave GoodbyeArtist: Wind MachineAlbum: Change of Face

Life is happening all the time. We are always in the present moment, but our minds’ attention wanders into thoughts about the past and future. The mind easily gets into the habit of living in anticipation of future events: “What am I going to make for dinner . . .. I have to get to work I am running late . . . 20 minutes left, and I can go home . . . I can’t wait for this weekend.”Because of this habitual movement of the mind, we miss the glory, beauty and peace that are ever present now. We do not recognize that in every moment of every day we are making choices. With each choice we make, we create something. This is nothing to fear for it is already happening all the time. However, we have a choice to be a victim to our circumstances and other people, blaming others for what happens to us, or we can become a conscious creator.In this podcast, we discuss What is Ascension? What is Dharma? How does my choice affect others?The Ascension Attitudes, the techniques of Ascension, are designed to facilitate this process. In each and every moment we have a choice. We may not have known this until now, but now that we know we can begin to create anew.Ascension brings us in touch with the present moment, and what is happening in life now, inside and out. From this perspective we can much more easily and gracefully set the sail of our life. The universe is always providing the wind.Segment 1: What is Ascension? DharmaSegment 2: ArthaSegment 3:My choice affects the whole; 100th monkeySegment 4: Desire, commitment, tool Music in this videoSong: Wave GoodbyeArtist: Wind MachineAlbum: Change of Face

”Life in freedom is the result of learning to turn from the imperious demands of our past experience.” MSI, Enlightenment!Our interpretation of reality is everything. The principle in operation is that the world is as we perceive it. Some days we feel better than other days, some days we feel less burdened, some days we are more creative, happier, more at peace with ourselves and with our Universe.Freedom means being able to move through the characteristics of the world without losing the stability and integrity of consciousness. Slavery means being overshadowed by every experience, forgetting joy, forgetting peace, forgetting love, forgetting everything that is of the Real, the True or Good and being left with nothing but a handful of broken dreams, a castle of sand, a phantasmal mirage of life.This podcast discusses how Freedom is the natural birthright of all and it is not difficult. The practice of Ascension as taught by the Ishayas offers a tool that easily retrains the mind and body to experience True Freedom.Segment 1: True Freedom vs. relative freedom.Segment 2: What gets in the way; it’s antidoteSegment 3: 3 gunasMusic in this videoSong: Wave GoodbyeArtist: Wind MachineAlbum: Change of Face

“If our old worldview is outmoded, not giving us everything we desire, if we are sick or not filled with continual joy of life, it is necessary to introduce a new way of living, a new way of perceiving, a new level of consciousness into our lives. To do this, we must allow our old, cherished beliefs to change. For it is exactly our beliefs that structure our perceptions and our world.” MSIEach of us has our own set of internal programs. We are more like computers than we know. Each of the programs we have running has a specific function and limited range of capabilities. Some programs are beneficial to the whole operation of the machine, but some simply waste space, slow down efficiency or even cause the hard drive to crash. The more the human machine is bogged by past experience and stress the less efficiently it runs, and the more quickly old age death and disease stake their claim on our lives.It is through our internal programs and beliefs based on our past that we all experience life. We each perceive our world and indeed create our world from this fractured view. Stress limits the nervous system and distorts our view of the world, so we see what we believe to be true not the Truth.Ascension clears the nervous system from stress so that the individual can begin to see clearly that the choices made internally shape the world. As awareness of personal choice expands so does the power to choose what kind of life is desired to be lead.Music in this videoSong: Wave GoodbyeArtist: Wind MachineAlbum: Change of Face