The Journey Forward
“The evolution of the human species is not a biological phenomenon.
“In other words, it is not biology that is causing this great leap forward. It is the intention behind the manifestation of the body as an instrument of the mind that is causing this great leap forward.
“As your collective consciousness (actually, we share in that consciousness as well) has evolved from various types of limitation mostly focused on survival, you have arrived at a place in the evolution of the species where a jump into a more actively and noticeable expansion of consciousness is possible.
“At first, the human species fought for survival. Small groups became larger groups. Larger groups became villages. Villages became towns. Towns became cities. Cities became states. And now, from an organizational perspective, states are merging into larger and larger units.
“For the first time in the history of the species, a significant number of individuals are not faced with survival as the most important part of daily life. This increase in daily abundance has freed many to begin to question whether the mere running of the rat race (with our sincerest apologies to all rats) is truly all that there is.
“Religion as the practice of a spiritual life has, for time immemorial, directly addressed this question. Ascetics, monks, nuns, and other devoted individuals achieved states of high consciousness through meditation or devotional prayer. But these individuals literally had to wall themselves off from the rest of humanity in order to achieve this mindfulness and clarity.
“Now, many of you are able to achieve this same clarity of consciousness in a matter of years or months whereas your ancestors spent lifetimes doing the same.
“This single fact, if explored deeply enough, would testify that the speed of consciousness has expanded exponentially even in your brief lifetimes. The expansion is gaining speed, as it were, and many of you are beginning to feel the discomfort that precedes a large and significant global change.“