What is heaven? Heaven is the "here and now" without the mind blocking and filtering it - the ultimate state of being. A world that is a heaven would be a time and place that is not run by primal instincts, where all beings live completely in the present and share it with everyone. Heaven, love reflected in love eternally, 100% in the present, is as good as it gets, literally beyond imagination.
Why is it that the concept of "heaven" has been in the collective mind of mankind for thousands of years? Somehow, we always knew it was possible to be in a world that reflects and lives in perfection. Now, we can see and know the perfection. For the first time in the history of planet earth, we (the human race) are at the metaphorical gates of heaven. The key to the gate is the truth, and the truth is being revealed - the veil is lifting.
The world we live in is not a heaven - it is divided, controlled by animal instincts, and destructive. A world that is a heaven reflects perfection - Oneness. There is a bridge from where we are now in this world to a world that is a heaven, possibly on earth. That bridge is faith in the truth - a collective effort to find, define and spread a universal truth that will unite the human race.
You must trust the truth before you know what it is for it be revealed - seek and you will find.
How does the world we live in now turn into a heaven? The world will change into a heaven when the people in it change from mankind (controlling) into spiritual beings (surrendered), and not until. The world as a whole will undergo a transformation as each of us embarks on the individual transition. As the truth is revealed and spread, more and more will go through the transition. The more that do it, the more that will do it, the easier it will be, and the faster this world will change into a heaven. When all or the vast majority of the human race wakes up, the world will reflect our level of consciousness, and we will use technology to provide the necessities of life to everyone on the planet by working in harmony with nature to extract clean, free energy.
What is the difference between mankind and a spiritual being? A man is a mind that tries to control life. A spiritual being is what we really are- that surrendered receiver of life that is always present. The mind divides our essence as spirit, or nothingness, from the abundant life that is always coming directly to us here and now. Right now, we are living as our false, mortal self (the mind), and we need to be living as our true, immortal self (spirit, consciousness), the opposite. To receive all of life (everything) we must be nothing, and nothing balances everything and manifests it. "Nothing" is the blank, infinite void in which the game of life is played on.
Why must mankind change into spiritual beings? We must change not only because it is the best way to go, but also because the survival of the human race depends on it. The rational mind is a double-edged sword - it got us to where we are now at the gates of heaven, but it has also given mankind the means to destroy itself and make the earth uninhabitable. Thus, it is time for change, not over millions of years, but in the evolutionary blink of an eye - conscious evolution in the bodies we are currently in.
Evolution has been progressing in an exponential pattern because of technology and globalization, and as the human race, we are now at the cusp, the crossroads - conscious evolution, or catastrophic destruction. The world is at a crossroads because we as individuals are at the crossroads - life or death. We can go the way of truth to wake up to true life, or remain dead to life and semi-asleep. As the truth is revealed, the mind has the opportunity to understand that it is not in control of life, and it will if it is around the truth long enough in the right environment for it to be reprogrammed to understand - this is the mind's ultimate purpose and why it has evolved in us, and we cannot skip using the mind to understand the truth in words, intellectually, because it will not get completely out of the way otherwise.
How will the human race change from mankind to spiritual beings? TRUTH = TRANSFORMATION
What is the transition, and why is it necessary? The transition is absolutely necessary and cannot be avoided. This must be understood, because the mind will do everything it can to skip the truth and go directly to life in the present. Some examples include thinking that the transition is too difficult or impossible, that the truth is too complicated, thinking you already know the truth, thinking you have completed the transtion, and countless other ways.
"The only thing we all have in common is that we play tricks in order to force ourselves to abandon the quest. The counter-measure is to persist in spite of all the barriers and disappointments." - Carlos CastanedaThe ONLY way to get 100% here and now, to heaven, is to go the way of truth and through the transition period. 99.9% is still dead to life. Everything people do, directly or indirectly, is to get in the present, but the truth/transformation is the only way to be completely here now. We MUST go through the rational mind we have evolved to understand the truth, because it will always be in the way, trying to control life if it does not understand.
"What is great in man is that he is a bridge and not the goal."THIS IS A KEY UNDERSTANDING - it is why nothing we have tried throughout history has worked. The transformation could not happen until we got to this point, to the crossroads.
Friedrich Nietzsche
How does one go through the transition? The transition begins when a mind comes in contact with the truth and recognizes it even though it cannot understand all of it - but it rings true. As you spend more time discussing, spreading, and studying the truth, it changes your mind from the deceiver to your best friend, from the devil to an angel. Devils and angels are representations of the mind - devils deceive and lead astray from truth, while angels help and understand the truth - but both are still mind, still blocking out life. The truth changes the devil to an angel.
When the mind completely understands that it has absolutely no control over life and that it cannot hold onto anything, it is your guardian angel, and it will fade behind the spirit when it is not needed, letting you experience life completely in the present. We are to change from man/spirit to spirit/man. The mind doesn't go away - instincts, fear and pain are wired and can only be recognized. The truth changes your perspective and perception. The mind changes into the helpful tool that it can be from the controlling deceiver that dominates this world. The mind of truth recognizes itself and its limits because it understands the truth.
One must have faith in the truth to go through with the transition, and that faith might be all people can have in this lifespan, but it is all that is needed to persist. We must not have blind faith in fantasies, but faith in the real truth, the truth that can be checked, the truth that unites us, makes sense, and creates clarity - our common ground. You must have faith to go through the transition, because it gets you through all the trials and tribulations. Faith in the truth is trusting the truth and its necessity before you know it, and it helps you to spread the truth and study the truth, which causes your mind to change. However, faith is not the goal; faith is a bridge to knowing.
The transition period is like climbing a stairway, a stairway to heaven, and faith is like a safety net that keeps you from falling off of or too far down the narrow staircase that leads to the center, the present - where life is. You can only see the step you are on and the next step - you cannot grasp it all at once. The mind has been programmed by millions of years of evolution to harbor instincts, emotions, and the illusion of control over life. That is why it is a transition. All of that programming was necessary to get us to where we are now, but now the truth is being revealed, and it will break down the walls, shatter the illusions, and lead you up the stairway to heaven. The truth has to sink into your subconscious mind over time and reprogram your perspective and perception of life.
What is the truth? The truth = "that which is." The truth can be known/understood and experienced, but not both at the same time, because to live and experience the truth is without mind. This is represented by "the truth and the life." "The truth" is a complete and accurate understanding of "that which is" and how it works, and "the life" is the living truth. The ultimate truth is life, the present, because there is nothing else. "That which is" is "that which is" no matter what we think - it cannot be denied or changed by our beliefs. This is "the life," and it can only be experienced, because we will never know what life is.
However, it is IMPOSSIBLE to get into the life completely if the mind is not overcome. This is the tricky part, because many people can understand that the truth is the present, and they think they know it all and even look like they are in complete peace and bliss, but they do not. Everyone who thinks they know, from the most popular guru to the successful author to the religious practitioner to the scientist to the layman, is being tricked by the mind. This is because you cannot get past the devil/mind except by climbing the stairway to heaven by way of truth. Those who think they are the closest are the farthest away.
People try everything to get into the present, from asceticism and meditation, to mantras and rituals, to drugs and sex, to sports and fighting, etc. No matter how hard people try to get in the present, even to surrender, it does not work - it never has and it never will. You cannot think your way to the present, and you cannot get all the way there unless you start with the complete truth. The only way to get into life completely, 100%, is to go through the transition by way of truth. This is because the truth is the only way to overcome the mind - the rest is mind taking people around in circles, maintaining the illusion of free will.
As indirect awareness of truth (understanding in mind) sinks in, the living truth (the present) becomes obvious until you know it completely and manifest the present (no mind).
"The truth" in a nutshell is as follows. You are an immortal spirit, that which is always present receiving life. You are not your mind. Everything will balance. The Present is all that is, God/Life/Love.
The only way to have the ability to receive life fully is to overcome the mind. To overcome the mind is to know the truth, to wake up to life. The first thing you realize when you wake up is that there is no control.
The mind is overcome by the understanding of the balance and that it has no control over life whatsoever, no free will. This understanding comes from understanding the balance of the physical universe, from seeing that everything is moving in balance regardless of what you think or do, from internal bodily processes to the turning of planet earth to the spinning of the galaxies...
...just reading the truth in a nutshell is not enough - you need to corner the truth with supporting evidence and knowledge of our true past to see it and live in it. Reading The Present is a good way to do this. At first, reading it will make you think A LOT, but as it sinks in and you go through the transition, climb the stairway, it gets more simple and more obvious until the mind understands that it can best serve the spirit by turning off when it is not needed. Until that happens, there is no way to get into life completely, no matter what you try to do. The progress happens when it happens, the life comes when it comes, after you have spent enough time studying, spreading, and discussing what you can see at each step of the stairway to heaven. Do not think that you need to understand it all at once before you try to talk about it - that is another trick of the mind to keep you from progressing.
There are many ways to stay on track, and the most important one is trying to spread what you already understand. Even if others do not understand what you are talking about, you are talking to yourself, talking about the truth, and it sinks in as you do it. Trying to save others is the way to save yourself, the fastest way to make progress up the stairway to heaven. SPREAD THE TRUTH
Here are some other things that you can do...
Study the truth by reading books with a lot of truth in them, like The Present, for a little while everyday - it works best if you read with someone else and discuss what you read, especially with the opposite sex. Start writing what you think the truth is, and build it like a clay sculpture as you understand more and the truth becomes more obvious. Take some time everyday to just get in touch with your life senses, and to look at yourself in the eyes in the mirror - this helps you be more centered in your body. These are simple and worthwhile ways to spend your time.....
This all comes from my personal experience with the transition. The only source of knowledge is experience. The knowledge that has been revealed to me is being passed along to you. This experience will be written in a more complete, elaborate way when the time comes for me to do that. Until then, this post has the basics...
The transition: Recognizing leads to Seeking leads to Faith leads to Spreading/Studying leads to Understanding leads to Fear and Confusion leads to Knowing leads to Life...
...the final destination is the journey - it never ends. You can never get enough life, and it is always new.
The key to the ultimate happiness and peace and freedom is knowing that there is no "you" that is separate that has any control over life. The truth must go deep into your subconscious until you know it - the stairway to heaven is beckoning, you and the ticket to ride is being revealed...
