<p>Like earth, water, air, and fire, akasha is one aspect of the five elements. Elements are not empty space but a kind of substance. Do not mistake akasha for empty space. It is ether. The word “ether” is not quite accurate but it is the closest translation. </p>.<p><br />Ether is not space – ether is a subtle dimension of existence. Space is kala or nonexistence. It is Shi-Va – “that which is not.” Akasha is “that which is.”<br />Akasha is a subtle dimension of physical manifestation. There are gross elements in the body, and there are subtler elements in this body. Life is always from a hardcore crudeness to many subtleties. Without akasha, you cannot exist here, just as without air, you cannot exist here. <br /><br />The design of everything in the universe – from the atomic to the cosmic – is fundamentally the same. <br /><br />Whether it is a human being, a grasshopper, an earthworm, a bird, a snake, or whatever kind of form – everything has the same fundamental design. The difference is only in terms of complexity and sophistication, and how it has evolved into a multitude of forms. Your design is far more sophisticated compared to that of an amoeba, but the fundamentals are the same – only the complexity has increased.<br /><br />Do not try to observe the cosmos, because you do not have a gallery view of it. You can only experience yourself – you are the only doorway through which you can experience anything. So, do not try to understand that – the larger cosmos. Just get this – the human system that you are – because this is a minicosmos. If you perceive this right, you know that.<br /><br />There is an individual mind and there is a universal mind. They are just a reflection of each other. It is just that the individual mind may be too muddled and it may not be catching all of it. <br /><br />If one is able to access life through the akashic mind, not through the individual mind, if you see the akashic mind clearly, you not only see possible situations for yourself, you see possible situations for just about anything.<br /><br />You think the world looks a particular way simply because that is how it is projected in your mind. If you evolve your mind into a more refined surface with absolutely no wavering or distortion, if it becomes a perfectly plain mirror, it will reflect everything the way it is. But since it is a reflection, it is mirror-inverted. You must have the intelligence to correct this image without distorting it.<br /><br />You have two projects. The first one is to flatten the mirror so that it is not distorted anymore. Then, the much bigger task is to flip it around without any distortion. We have not approached that aspect in your life yet. First we have to work on making the mirror absolutely free from distortions – that is project 1. Project 2 is more subtle. Project 1 needs perseverance. Project 2 needs enormous skill.<br />Courtesy: www.ishafoundation.org</p>
<p>Like earth, water, air, and fire, akasha is one aspect of the five elements. Elements are not empty space but a kind of substance. Do not mistake akasha for empty space. It is ether. The word “ether” is not quite accurate but it is the closest translation. </p>.<p><br />Ether is not space – ether is a subtle dimension of existence. Space is kala or nonexistence. It is Shi-Va – “that which is not.” Akasha is “that which is.”<br />Akasha is a subtle dimension of physical manifestation. There are gross elements in the body, and there are subtler elements in this body. Life is always from a hardcore crudeness to many subtleties. Without akasha, you cannot exist here, just as without air, you cannot exist here. <br /><br />The design of everything in the universe – from the atomic to the cosmic – is fundamentally the same. <br /><br />Whether it is a human being, a grasshopper, an earthworm, a bird, a snake, or whatever kind of form – everything has the same fundamental design. The difference is only in terms of complexity and sophistication, and how it has evolved into a multitude of forms. Your design is far more sophisticated compared to that of an amoeba, but the fundamentals are the same – only the complexity has increased.<br /><br />Do not try to observe the cosmos, because you do not have a gallery view of it. You can only experience yourself – you are the only doorway through which you can experience anything. So, do not try to understand that – the larger cosmos. Just get this – the human system that you are – because this is a minicosmos. If you perceive this right, you know that.<br /><br />There is an individual mind and there is a universal mind. They are just a reflection of each other. It is just that the individual mind may be too muddled and it may not be catching all of it. <br /><br />If one is able to access life through the akashic mind, not through the individual mind, if you see the akashic mind clearly, you not only see possible situations for yourself, you see possible situations for just about anything.<br /><br />You think the world looks a particular way simply because that is how it is projected in your mind. If you evolve your mind into a more refined surface with absolutely no wavering or distortion, if it becomes a perfectly plain mirror, it will reflect everything the way it is. But since it is a reflection, it is mirror-inverted. You must have the intelligence to correct this image without distorting it.<br /><br />You have two projects. The first one is to flatten the mirror so that it is not distorted anymore. Then, the much bigger task is to flip it around without any distortion. We have not approached that aspect in your life yet. First we have to work on making the mirror absolutely free from distortions – that is project 1. Project 2 is more subtle. Project 1 needs perseverance. Project 2 needs enormous skill.<br />Courtesy: www.ishafoundation.org</p>
