Chapter XVIII of the Rio Plus 20 Document by Cho Tab Khen Zambuling (Alfredo Sfeir-Younis)
XVIII. The Inner Awakening
An essential solution to global warming is to create a massive inner awakening. This is the awakening of a new consciousness and highest level of coherence and awareness. Attached to the external world and wired to having and doing, most people are literally sleeping and there is no interest in awakening. Global warming is of no concern to them. We are enchanted with the dreams created by modern technology, and many people are in deep sleep consuming as much as they can. Others are slept within the house of suffering and are acutely attached to a number of basic needs. Even those who believe they are awake, they are in the end indifferent and passive. They see the theatre of life being played somewhere else while they remain in their seats waiting to here and see the end of the drama.
Awakening has several dimensions. One is the rising of some inner force that has been constantly there to guide us towards the fulfilment of our individual and collective mission. The mission we are all to attain together, and in an interdependent way. The true awakening becomes real and meaningful when it is directly embedded in our missions.
Will you wake up soon?
We have some sense of optimism that this massive awakening will take place soon, or that it is already taking place in many parts of the world. It is possible to witness the fact that there are major forces creating better conditions for your inner awakening. There is already a major spiritual awakening taking place. The number of spiritual groups, the millions of spiritual practices being adopted everywhere, and the importance that spirituality is getting in public policy making, are all signs of this macro awakening.
True awakening also manifest within each individual with singular characteristics and unique in its horizon. It must be an inner awakening that is unique to you. Thus, you must become an active spiritual being now, right now. Part of your awakening may be enhanced, for example, with prayer, contemplation, meditation and yoga. It may also awaken through better nutritional habits, diminished stress, transparent behaviour, and the like. It is not the purpose of this book to list all possible forms of meditation, contemplation, prayer and yoga. These are now available everywhere and in every religion and spiritual groupings. These practices must be part of a culture of spiritual transformation where everything you do is linked to your spirituality and to the path towards the total fulfillment of your mission.
You may also awaken your body. Your body is your vehicle. This is a very effective and indispensable vehicle towards the realization of each and every aspect of your mission. Otherwise you would not be in the form of a human body. Your gender, ethnic background, colour, etc, are a very special assets needed for your awakening.
Thus, if you are black, a woman, and native of Africa, these are extremely important elements for the effectiveness in accomplishing your mission, at least in this lifetime. Our country of origin, family members, and many dimensions of our life are intricately related to your awakening.
Global warming is affecting our ability to awaken. This is not difficult to experience if you have the sensitivity to see and experience your inner warming and what it is doing to you. Wake up now! Those who do not wake up will suffer a great deal via confusion, desperation, uneasiness, disorientation, unhappiness, suffering, etc. Wake up to your inner warming. Wake up to the external global warming and become actively engaged in eliminating it. Connect yourself to global warming. The inner temperature is getting your senses numbed and therefore you are less sensitive to the inner shifts that are taking place in the world. Make your awakening your duty and your commitment. Use any means in harmony within Universal Laws to wake up now.
The first possible solution to inner and outer warming is to awaken people from within. It is essential to involve all people, from all walks of life, into a process of inner awakening. The most powerful instrument of awakening is silent meditation. The power of silence is essential to listen to the Being from within. Silence is essential to heal and grow spiritually. Silence is not equivalent of being quiet. It is going beyond quietness and it is tapping the wealth of silence, the richness of the inner self. This is the state of emptiness, where we are at the ‘source’ of everyone and everything. Silent meditation should be practiced everywhere and by everyone. It will calm and eliminate gradually your inner warming and thus will powerfully and sustainably address global warming. Silent meditation is a normal state of our existence. We have been detached from silence and, therefore, we need to make an extra effort to be silence. We are so connected to television, radio, computers, ipods, etc, that it seems odd to be in silence. The baby in the womb of its Mother spends more than nine months in silent meditation becoming aware and actively participating in its own awakening of its human body. It is natural and normal to tap into our silence.
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