Welcome to the Ishayas' Ascension

There are countless degrees of consciousness available to every human. There is a state where everything is still and dark and the mind thinks of nothing. This we call sleeping. There is another state where we are limited only by our imaginations; absolutely anything we can conceive occurs. This we call dreaming. And there is a state we call waking, structured by certain physical laws, in which life is quite predictable. This is a state where if you place your hand in a fire, you will be burned, where if you step off the top of a fifty-story building you will surely die. Pain, suffering and ineluctable death are the eternal handmaidens of the waking state.

But the waking state is subject to variation. Anything that changes is not permanent, it is not eternal. We can at least conceive of lives with little pain and suffering, even if death is the final result. What might the limit of such variations be? What is the potential of human life? Is there a limit? Most would agree that there have been “Great Souls” on this planet – individuals who are so far beyond the standard that we revere them as being enlightened, saints, geniuses, or even God incarnate. Is it that there are only a gifted few who are capable of deeper thought, perception, understanding and love? Or does everyone have this potential, and is it simply not developed in the average person?

There are many ancient traditions in the world that maintain that anyone can rise to complete human consciousness, that anyone can live the highest state of human development. Far from being the exclusive privilege of the chosen few, blessed by birth or circumstance, these traditions claim it is the natural birthright of all.

If this is true, it must not be difficult to move into a more expanded level of consciousness. It must be neither complicated nor a matter of faith. It must not require a giant intellect nor an unswerving belief. Nothing must be required that is not possessed by all humans everywhere. The only requirements would be curiosity and the willingness to give this development a chance.

This well describes the practice of Ascension as taught by the Ishayas of The Bright Path.

(Excerpt from Ascension! An analysis of the art of Ascension as taught by the Ishayas, by MSI)