Chapter 5

Evolution of Consciousness

Our brain is programmed with fight or flight response to help us survive in the physical world, but this also produces all kinds of stress and negative emotions because there is fear in consciousness. When we use judgment based on fear, we can justify doing harm because we feel defensive or aggressive towards one another, and this seems logical from our survival instinct. Thus, we’re able to commit all sorts of hurtful things and we rationalize them. Fear and judgment also produce a sense of dissatisfaction within us; hence, there is this feeling that we lack something, even when we have all the things we want. Hence, most of us always look outside of ourselves to feel good, and we rely on conditional happiness, but the problem is things don’t always go our way; therefore, we always end up feeling discontent with life.

Fortunately, there is good news because consciousness does evolve. We don’t have to stay in dissatisfaction, but we can teach fear to expand its perception and allow ourselves to experience unconditional happiness from within. This is where meditation comes in. We teach ourselves to relax when fear arises within us. Instead of staying in the lower vibrations, we train ourselves to be a neutral observer and non-judgmental of the unhappy feeling; hence, we don’t get caught up in it and feel at ease. When we acknowledge fear and love it unconditionally (have acceptance), the trembling energy begins to stabilize (it relaxes); therefore, we no longer feel stressed and out of control, but enter into inner peace. This is where we access our higher consciousness (see the big picture) and gain clarity, wisdom, and insight into our unhappiness. When that happens, there’s a greater understanding that enhances our intelligence and the negative feelings also are being healed; therefore, they transmute into emotional balance. The more each one of us practices this, the more one feels true happiness within. We no longer fall into negative patterns and naturally rise into our higher vibrations. It’s as if our mind is a buoy. When we feel stressed, the aggravating emotions hold us down from rising up to the surface (the feeling of pure joy). As we begin to unshackle ourselves from each stress, judgment, blame and limiting belief; our consciousness starts to rise up like a buoy because it feels lighter and happier. The more we feel at peace and mend our unhappiness from within, the sooner we float up to our natural state and simply find ourselves in unconditional happiness.

New Humans Emerge

As more of us do this, we become a new type of human where we are resilient to stress and no longer do harm to one another. We don’t respond adversely to things, but gain insight into negativity; hence, we react wisely and many options will show up in our mind where we choose to create win-win situations. If no benefit or harmony can be produced, we would simply walk away; thus, there is no damage done, and we feel no sense of guilt or regret, but continue to stay in our higher frequencies (clarity, kindness, and unconditional love). We also extend compassion to people who are disagreeable and let them be since they wish not to cooperate. We respect them and do not look down upon them, and we’re intelligent enough not to engage in conflict with them because if we did, it would only feed the lower vibrations and make things worse. Hence, we take the higher road.

What if they try to hurt us physically?

Well, we do defend ourselves, but we do it from higher consciousness through calmness. Composure does not make us slow (we’re still quick), but we don’t panic. We simply assess the situation through inner peace and do the least harm possible. The interesting thing is low vibrational people don’t like to interact with high vibrational beings since the vibrations do not match. They prefer to engage with individuals who are similar (like attracts like) so they can control and manipulate one another to get what they want. High vibrational beings can see through these people’s negative intentions; therefore, they politely decline the invitation and choose to interact with people who are honest and simpatico (again, like attracts like).

For example, a person who likes to argue would look for another individual who also likes to quarrel because it satisfies their lower vibrations to participate in the rivalry. However, if your mind is at peace (has no fear) and you don’t partake in an argument with the belligerent person, that person will find you very unsatisfied. It’s like clapping with one hand. The person is trying to bait you into a fight, but you don’t buy into it (don’t clap back), which means you’re not lowering your energy to their level. Thus, a battle does not occur. That person will go look for someone else who also oscillates at a lower frequency so they can feud and create a win-lose situation.

What if you have to interact with negative coworkers?

Again, stay in your higher vibration and relax so you don’t feel stressed out by them. Appeal to their better nature to produce a win-win situation. However, if they don’t cooperate and keep insisting on taking advantage of you, then it’s time to leave and look for a company with people who are supportive of one another at work (high vibrational people – yes, they do exist) or you can be self-employed.

As more and more people heal their negative emotions and experience unconditional happiness from within, they naturally stop sabotaging themselves and others because they’re not fearful and judgmental of one another but operate through inner peace and kindness.

So why is there negativity in the world in the first place? Well, it comes from our consciousness. Whatever our mind is like, that is how we behave. Since many people operate through fear, judgment; the need to control; the need to be right; the need to feel superior or inferior; the need to blame; and the need to win at all cost, they’re able to justify their actions and rationalize doing harm. This way they can achieve what they want and it seems logical from their fight or flight perspective. The ego feels good when it gets its own way, but it’s doing it at other people’s expense so there is an imbalance.

However, as we evolve we begin to function differently and start to transform our negative traits into coherence. We transcend fears and negative emotions so now we operate through clarity, cooperation, kindness, compassion, insight, wisdom, and discernment, which is based on inner peace. When we have unconditional love for ourselves and others, we naturally stop doing damage because hurting others is the same as hurting ourselves; therefore, it’s illogical. What would make sense is to create benefits for everyone and all of us gain prosperity and harmony in the process (win-win).

We don’t neglect our ego either, but we integrate it into our higher frequencies; therefore, the ego expands its perception and recognizes that there is such thing as unconditional happiness because it can now feel it within itself whereas before it could not. By healing our emotional wounds and broadening our awareness, our ego feels whole and complete. Hence, we don’t feel a sense of lack, but content. However, this does not stop us from being creative and feeling inspired. We still live, work and play, but we do it from joy, bliss and flexible consciousness. We get more things done when we cooperate and unify, and the abundance is not just for some, but for all because we are not competing, but supporting one another with genuine integrity, kindness, and compassion. Inner peace and unconditional love allow us to work together seamlessly, and this becomes our new norm. Therefore, each one of us has to allow oneself to experience these higher vibrations through one’s own practice.

Now, the ego will argue and say this is impossible because it resides in a lower frequency. If you believe the ego, then you too would think it’s unattainable; hence, you would continue to stay in dense vibrations and feel emotionally up and down as well as getting caught up in your past and worrying about your future; thus, true happiness escapes you. The most the ego can do is to experience temporary joy when it gets what it desires; thus, it relies on conditional happiness, but since it cannot always get what it wishes, it reacts negatively and drowns itself in unhappiness. Therefore, it’s your duty to teach your ego that it can go beyond this. Of course, your ego will resist, but nonetheless, you must persist or else you will continue to feel bad about life. By teaching your mind to relax (breathe deeply, long breaths through your diaphragm) your consciousness starts to feel calm. You also teach it to be non-judgmental about stressful thoughts and negative emotions. This way you can just be a neutral observer and not get caught up in them. You do acknowledge them, but you don’t judge them and after a while, these unhappy feelings will begin to dissipate. However, if you do judge and get involved with them, the negative thoughts and feelings will grow stronger. For example, when there is anger inside you and you observe it, it doesn’t feel good because your mind is feeling frustrated. The more you get involved with this anger, the more hateful thoughts and despondent feelings will be produced. You may think of doing harm to others or yourself. If you buy into these low vibrational thoughts and allow them to control you, you will actually commit an act of violence and justify it. However, there is a way of being at ease with these thoughts and feelings; therefore, they cannot tell you what to do, and that is through non-judgment and unconditional love. This actually requires you to be neutral. It sounds simple, but most people have a hard time at first because their instinct is to react with fight or flight; thus, they have difficulty relaxing. Unconditional love is really about accepting anger as it is. You don’t criticize it or label it as good or bad, but you can be at peace with it (non-judgment). Of course, you have to relax while the anger is erupting inside. Hence, focusing on breathing deeply and slowly allows you to calm down and not caught up in the rage. Since you’re not feeding into animosity, the anger will lose its power and start to diminish; hence, you let yourself feel at ease and be clear-minded. Instead of making choices haphazardly while being furious, you can now make decisions based on coherence. You can use this method to address any negative emotions that arise in you. Allow yourself to forgive as well so you don’t hold on to any grudges; therefore, you let yourself feel emotionally balanced and experience unconditional happiness from within. REPETITION IS KEY because you become what you practice. The more you do this, the more skillful you are at relaxing your mind and body; hence, unhappiness cannot drag you down into its lower vibrations because you reside in a higher frequency – feeling joyful, appreciative and empowered by inner peace. By practicing this you’re healing each stressful emotion and negative thought. Crazy thoughts may still arise, but you are not bothered by them because you can relax and discern through clarity; therefore, easily let go of the unbeneficial ideas. The negative thinking will now seem ridiculous because you don’t identify with them and you remain in your unconditional happiness, which allows you to expand your consciousness even more. When each one of us lives in this expanded state of awareness, amazing things happen.

1. We stop doing harm to one another, which means the rates of crime, violence, murder, sexual assault, and so on will go down drastically because no one is interested in doing it.
2. We stop lying because we are honest; thus, we don’t take advantage of one another but support each other to produce benefits for everyone.
3. We don’t feel superior or inferior to each other, but feel connected; hence there is a sense of harmony, and we lose our prejudices.
4. We cooperate for the greater good so abundance is created for all.
5. We allow everyone to be unique and not judge them. Since everyone is driven by their higher consciousness, they only use their creativity to produce prosperity, vitality, and benevolence.

Do you see how fantastic it would be if everyone chooses to operate from their expanded state? Our world would be completely different. You turn on the news and there are no reports of negativity because no one does it. Everybody behaves in a compassionate and loving manner because they realize this is their true nature. They no longer dip down into the lower vibrations. They’re aware and have learned from unhappiness, but they do not dwell in it. Instead, they move into consciousness expansion and have no need to repeat negative behaviors. Our world would progress rapidly because we’re no longer in conflict, but unify to create betterment for all and we’re coherent, joyful and wise while we’re doing it.

Therefore, allow yourself to practice and enter into your true nature of pure joy and access your higher intelligence of wisdom. All the different frequencies of energy exist from the ridiculous (excruciatingly painful) to the sublime (infinitely blissful). Hence, it’s up to you to where you align your consciousness. Let yourself discover what it’s like to be unconditionally happy and live your life in the flow from moment to moment; thus, you always feel grateful, amazing and fulfilled.

You cannot get to this state by thinking, although it’s nice to think positively. The key to this whole thing is to feel it; therefore, allow yourself to feel relaxed through meditation (non-judgment), mindfulness (being aware, feel at ease, not caught up in the mental chatter) and deep breathing. Sooner or later you will find yourself in a higher vibration because the relaxation lets you connect to your own inner joy, and it’s always there as long as you feel lighthearted and grateful for everything in life. You don’t lose the ability to think either when your mind is at peace. You actually think clearer and the quality of your thoughts displays kindness, compassion, and wisdom.