ARTICLE ONE

The Inner World

By Andy Ramsay

Humanity is either on the brink of catastrophic annihilaton

or a whole new paradigm.

What's your choice?

Never before have we been faced with such seemingly insurmountable odds as we are at
present. The complexites of the modern industrial/informaton era have impacted our planets
delicate ecosystem to such a degree that were seeing global warming and mass extnctons
unlike anything thats occurred in thousands of years..

Our systems that served us so well in the past dont seem to be working anymore. It seems that
many of our politcal and social systems are outdated and no longer represent the new era of
integral global citzenship.

But can we work harmoniously to foster a new era of global responsibility? In our hour of need
what can we do individually to address the growing concerns that face humanity so our children
can live long enough to see their grandkids?

What can we do as a community that will ensure we not only survive to the next century and
beyond but absolutely thrive as a global culture in celebraton of the magnifcence of this thing
we call Humanity and this experience we call Life?

It might be harsh, but also fair to say, that the one biggest contributng factor in the moral
decline of humanity and the destructon of the planet is the same factor that would cause us to
deny there is a problem in the frst place.

So what is this factor?

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The one undeniable factor in the cause of our destructon is the belief that
we are a thinking mind that is separate from the external world.

In other words, the biggest problem on the planet right now is you!

But before we start pointng fngers, Id like to also add the good news.

The good news is that the biggest opportunity for the creaton of a new paradigm and a new
Earth, is You also!

Sometmes we need to refect upon the deeper issues to fnd an answer for the superfcial ones.
So I'd like to discuss a way for you to fnd solutons to the global crisis at hand, and optons for all
individuals to really take their place in the new paradigm of humanity's future.

Forget yourself

It's been documented many tmes that people who have near death experiences report an
overwhelming experience of inner peace, expansion and freedom. In that moment when they
realized they were no longer ruled by their mind of fears and concerns, they were free to simply
Be. Many of these people's lives were radically altered afer these experiences because they
realized something vitally important in their lives was missing. They realized the sublime state of
simply Being.

In this state of Being an individual experiences a much deeper state of conscious awareness
than they would in normal everyday waking life.

Were all familiar with the term Human Being, but most of us havent stopped to consider what
this term really means and represents. Considering the real meaning of the word human could
be quite a challenge, and yet there's something about the word Being that most of us know
has a profound signifcance, if only we grasped the simple reality of it.

So what is Being, and how important is it for us to understand it?

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Being is the aspect of the human spirit that's eternally connected to the
present moment of Life.

It is felt internally as the hum of life within the body. Being is literally the Life within your
body, the Life that is You, the same life that allows you to be conscious and aware of yourself,
your mind, your emotons and all of the experiences in your life.

Being is what the animal kingdom lives from. They dont rely so much on a conscious mind that
thinks frst before the body responds. If animals were to think frst in the moment of an atack
its obvious what would happen, lack of instnct, lack of response tme and therefore possible
death. An animal simply cant rely on the mind to fulfll on its natural instnct; the mind is too
slow and gets in the way.

So where does that leave us? We rely so heavily on our conscious mind and the informaton it
sends us. But we can see by this example when we rely too much on the informaton from our
mind we lose touch with our natural instnct and therefore our connecton to nature and other
living beings is compromised.

Another word for instnct that's ofen used is the word intuiton. By relying so much on thinking
we have lost touch with our natural ability to intuit any situaton. In other words we have lost our
ability to really connect with the intelligence of the body, the planet and the universe.

We can see the efect of this un-intuitve, mechanistc and separatst behavior on the decline of
our ecosystems and the wars we fght with our enemies in the external, separate world.

So whos doing the thinking?

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So who's the thinker and where's it located? Surely this should be easy considering we spend
most of our waking lives interactng with it. And yet nobody has EVER found it, or even located
the source of this thinker. We've mapped the brain and discovered how thoughts appear as
electrical impulses. We've discovered how diferent areas of the brain relate to diferent
functons of the nervous system and even the infuence on emotons. But we stll have no idea
where the thinker resides.

So it begs the queston, if we can't fnd it anywhere, then does it even exist?

Untl we discover the source of the thinker, then maybe we can assume that if we haven't found
it yet, then maybe, just maybe, it's not that important.

So lets focus on something that can actually be of great beneft to us.

The Observer

Weve become so accustomed to thinking that most of us consider thinking to be our only sense
of identty. With only a small amount of introspectve awareness however, we can see that there
must be an observer of thinking. For us to know that were thinking in any moment requires that
were observing thinking taking place. Who is the observer and whats required to get in touch
with it?

The observer is the real you. The observer is prior to identty. Its the spaciousness in which your
body and your mind exist. Its pure awareness without a judging or critcal mind. The observer is
always present and here in the eternal moment. It is You in your most sublime and peaceful state
of Being. Its what you are seeking as you look outside for freedom and salvaton.

Your ego is the thinker. And yet it's nowhere to be found. Isn't that paradoxical?

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Your ego is unable to be the observer. Your ego is confned to the realm of thought and emoton.
It can't separate itself from this realm. That's why it's so destructve when lef unchecked.
Because the ego has no Being of itself, it doesn't know oneness and it's out of touch with life
and separate from all others. That's where the destructon of the planet occurs. The sole cause of
the destructon on the planet is because we have mistaken ourself as the ego and the ego is
separate from the One Living Being and not in touch with life.

The Soluton

Your Ego identty must begin to dissolve for the planet to survive. Who else is going to take
responsibility for the mindless destructon of the planet if not you? Who will make the choice to
simply no longer believe the incessant ramblings and internal diaglogue of the mind and start
to put their faith in a greater awareness, the awareness of Being, the awareness from which all
universal wisdom and unifed intelligence resides?

The awareness of your being is needed now more than ever. Your gifs and talents, your caring
and empathy, your strength and courage. Your wisdom is what is needed right now. When
wisdom is coupled with strategies and plans for the future of humanity, then we have a much
more holistc and responsible approach to the future.

Simply one more person taking responsibility for their destructve thoughts, words and actons is
enough to make a massive diference to the future of humanity and this planet.

So how does one person make a diference? What can you do to change the world?

End all sufering within yourself and youll contribute to the end of all sufering on the planet.

So how do you do that?

Well, thats the topic of the next artcle.

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In the meantme take acton now and complete the following enlightening practce.

Try this Now

Start to listen to your mind, really listen, and notce the how repettve and crazy it really is.
Notce the craziness, just notce, witness. Then notce the space between your thoughts. See if
you can open up that space. Appreciate the space. Start to notce that youre aware of your
incessant thoughts and yet also be aware of the space in the same moment. Be ok with the
crazy mind, allow it to just ramble on. Then be aware of the space between the thoughts,
enjoy it, access the peace which resides here, and trust that all is ok in your world.

Andy Ramsay is a Spiritual and

Business Mentor who shares a
simple Way of Life based on the
principles of Inner and Outer
Abundance.

He teaches a Way of Enlightened

Living that leads to a life of
profound Personal Fulfillment thats
of lasting benefit to Humanity and
the Earth.

For more informaton check out

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