This article gives an overview of what we mean by “ascension” in general as well as what is Ishayas’ Ascension or Ishayas’ Meditation. The name “ascension” has been used for many things. Some people assume it means leaving the body in order to go to heaven. Just to be clear, for our purposes, it has nothing to do with leaving the body, but rather bringing greater awareness while in this body.
What is Ascension?
Ascension is the process of the mind expanding into greater awareness of Reality or Truth through direct experience. This is the only way to achieve absolute freedom, because when we know who we are from direct experience, we are no longer bound by the limitations of our ego.
Ascension occurs in all cultures, naturally, as it is the ultimate desire of all humans. In the west, we call it the journey to Atonement or seeking the Kingdom of God. In the eastern perspective, we call it the process leading to Nirvana or Enlightenment.
The natural process of ascension can move more swiftly or slowly depending on choices made in life. Ascension happens when one lets go of old patterns or beliefs and expands boundaries.
The level of stress in one’s nervous system slows ascension far more than anything else. While we may believe that stress is normal, it is all a matter of perspective and belief. For example, if a child’s tire falls off their toy car, that is normally not a big deal for the parent. However, if you have a flat tire and are late for an appointment, that may seem like a different example. But is it? Or could it be just the thoughts and beliefs about life that created that stress? We artificially learn and maintain worry and fear through age-old beliefs and judgments about life. They are not natural.
What is Ishayas’ Ascension?
The Art of Ascension as taught by the Ishayas is an ancient practice that offers a simple way to expand consciousness by simultaneously opening the mind and heart. It provides a series of techniques to retrain the mind to let go of limiting and repetitive thoughts and beliefs. This untangles the knots in the nervous system, releasing stress and allowing for greater peace, joy, and well-being.
Ishayas’ Ascension is an extremely simple and fast way to move into higher consciousness through a direct experience of the Source within. Writing, reading, or listening to lectures does not expand consciousness; expansion happens only through direct, personal experience.
You can ascend anytime with Ishayas’ Ascension with the eyes closed or with the eyes open depending on the circumstance. The eyes closed meditative experience erases stress much more quickly than it took to adopt the stress. The eyes open practice, used throughout what could be a stressful workday, keeps stress from lodging in the nervous system.
MSI said in his book, Ascension! An Analysis of the Art of Ascension as taught by the Ishayas,
“With the Art of Ascension, the wisdom needed to tread the path to enlightenment naturally develops on the basis of increasing charm of experience. Individual life starts changing more and more quickly as the stress in the nervous system decreases; all the requisite conditions for growth
are met as the various part of our personality start cooperating with us. This process is natural and effortless and results in dramatic transformation of every area of human concern.”