​The Power Of Conscious Living

We are surrounded by information that continually records every moment of the perspective of every life form and simultaneously influences every thought and action.  Those behaviors that repeat what has happened in the past add to its influence on future persons (called "akashic weight").  For example, every time a parent protects a child, not only is that impression added to those made by the other four billion parents on the globe presently raising their own children, but the "akashic weight" of the billions of parents who died previously and who did the same thing also becomes stronger.  Like behavior adds to new like impressions which in turn stimulates like behavior.

Akashic weight is not the only source of behavioral influence.  Genetics and interpersonal directions specify certain behavior, or at a minimum, the predisposition to certain behavior.

How do we differentiate between behavior stimulated by genetics from those influenced by akashic weight? Can we isolate and quantify the effect of each?  Can we reject the akashic influence of past behavior of others or are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of others?  If so, for how long?  Can a human being draw from the actions of other reasonable persons whom one has not met and whose behavior represents the best solution to difficult problems?  Can we increase the power to choose from the akashic past?  How can we pass on desirable influences to future communities?  Perhaps, conscious living offers a solution.

What does "conscious living" mean?​

By one theory, "conscious living" means we should behave in ways that create desirable akashic influences on others and choose those examples from the akashic memory which best serve our goals.  This is a lot harder than it sounds.  Behavior is largely automatic or driven by unconscious motives, genetic instructions, and interpersonal copying.  But the major points in one's life can be the product of ample consideration and control - or "conscious living."  To start, ask: what challenges are future populations likely to face?  What behaviors best serve contemporary and future communities?  How aware will future individuals be of the past?  Answering these questions leads to some direction as to how to act in such a way as to have a positive akashic influence on future souls.

Conscious living also includes drawing to oneself the influences that will best serve one's goals.  To practice akashic attraction, call on the memories and influences one would like for oneself before meditation.  For example, a priest could request that the power and wisdom of all of the messiahs that have walked the earth be attracted to him.  The universe will then respond through one's breath, bringing the messiahs' power to the priest.

Note that akashic attraction is not new.  Ancient wisdom traditions have used a number of methods to draw from the power of their ancestors for millennia.  These faiths are often portrayed negatively because they may involve practices now frowned upon like animal sacrifice or trance.  Many ancient traditions believe that the world is full of spirit which can be accessed through ritual and prayer.  In the context of 'conscious living,' the term 'spirit' is another word for information or memory and will.  Thus, wisdom practitioners share the belief that they are surrounded by those who have gone before them and can attract the influences they call on much like akashic attraction is described in the previous paragraph.

We are not doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past.  Through conscious living, we can deliberately control the effect we have on the future and draw positive akashic impressions to ourselves.  

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