Lion of Light: Drops of Atmosphere

If America had a birthday wish it would surely be a wish for you (if you're American that is, and really even if you're not). A wish that you be more, that you improve yourself, your quality as a human being, and more specifically your consciousness. For the best thing one can do for her country, or the world, is not to go march in rallies, get a particular politician elected, or even give money to the homeless; the best thing a person can do for her country is to improve her own consciousness. The roots of a country are the individual citizens and it is by the nourishment of their quality as individuals that the broad and sprawling tree and all its branches may be made strong, and its fruit be sweet for everyone in the world. So on this birthday celebration of America, think of what you can do for your country, what you can do to make America greater, and more like what it was always supposed to be; improve your self. Improve your character and America will benefit. If America as a country had a birthday wish, this would surely be it. A wish for you.

Be Ever in Bliss,
-Jesus Aaron

In the living of a great life, one may occasionally be given the duty of being Superman, but more often than not, and far more frequently than one might like, he will be given the duty of being Clark Kent. -Jesus Aaron

Its name is Fear. It is the root of all your problems. Banish it from your psyche. Know that you are invincible; you exist beyond body, beyond mind; nothing in this world can damage you. Never be afraid, never.

Be Ever in Bliss,
-Jesus Aaron

Ok, so what I've been calling this period of anti-promotion is nearing it's natural end. We've been keeping pretty quiet about what I'm doing for quite some time now.
But that chapter appears to be drawing to a close. The offical debut will be out soon, and I'll be getting most everything pulled OFF the internet from the demo record. So everything you hear out there now will soon be vanishing. And be replaced with the improved versions of the songs. The first release which is nearly ready will probably have 5 songs on it, from work in 5 different studios, with many cool people. It will be fairly shocking to many of you how much better it sounds than the demo record (that record was recorded years ago). It should be available digitally very soon (maybe by the end of May). And a record release party will most likely be scheduled in Atlanta sometime during the Summer. We've also been cooking up several other surprises which everyone should enjoy. Very Tasty. Just like all of you magnificent folk. Love Ya's.

Be Ever in Bliss,
-Jesus Aaron

do what I do and turn the other cheek. ;)

Be Ever in Bliss,
-Jesus Aaron

Dedicate yourself fully to your today, and your tomorrow will take care of itself.

Be Ever in Bliss,
-Jesus Aaron

Friday night's the perfect night
to do laundry,
at least for Jimmy; he
gets the Kenmore a-rocking,
the drying clothes a-rolling,
puts the strap on his stratocaster
and makes his living room his stage.

Screeches out a version of
an old Zeppelin favorite
into an invisible microphone, and knows
that washer a-thumping is the stamping of forty thousand feet,
that dryer a-whirring,
the roaring of a crowd gone berserk;
their energy constant,
stopping only for the briefest moment
(when the cycles shift from rinse to spin)

Jimmy plays on!
for an hour,
from Aerosmith to Metallica,
'til the roars of the poeple
are on their last legs;
he senses it,
and forearms burning,
fingers cramped,
Jimmy poses for them like Morrison
as his chords die a fading death,
he punches and kicks the air like Elvis in his prime,
pulls his guitar from around him and
pretends to smash it,
then storms off,
leaving it lying there on the dingy wool rug
(that his mom bought for him).

the clothes are done.
It's time to fold them.

Have Faith, do what needs doing, and don't worry.
Worry is an insult to God and a waste of your time.
It saps your strength, weakens your resolve and if adopted habitually, literally prevents enjoyment of life. it's offspring are a fear filled mind and an early heart attack. Avoid it like the plague.

Be Ever in Bliss,
-Jesus Aaron

is simply that everyone might become a bit more like Jesus, the Christ. That the amounts of His energy in each and every being be magnified, if only slightly, that human beings might become a bit more aware of it in themselves and continue to evolve towards the Godliness which is their destiny. To anyone reading this... my personnel Christmas wish to you is that you live a life full of good things and, of course, that you...

Be Ever in Bliss,

-Jesus Aaron

Asking God for forgiveness for one's errors is a practice which has long been taught and thought to be essential, in fact, it is quite unnecessary. This is not to say it shouldn't be done; it can be done, and the petitioner may derive benefit therefrom, but it is not a necessity as many would have you believe.

God is love itself; whatever you may do, He loves you. Whatever atrocities you may have committed, He loves you. Unconditionally. You cannot truly offend Him. However hard you may try. Quite a guy isn't He? But wouldn't this throw morality out the window, some might ask? Afterall, if I can't offend God, if he will always love me, can't I just behave any way I want? The answer, of course, is of couse. It's not going to be peaches and roses, but of course you can behave any way you want. The results are going to suck, for the universal fact that as you sow, so shall you reap will come back to smack you in the face so hard you find youself flat on your back. But sure, go ahead. You'll be doing plenty of apologizing if you take that road. But it won't need be to God. It will need to be to yourself for effectively sabotaging your only true desire: A Love to overflowing and True happiness which comes only via unobstucted connection with God. All errors, all sins (as they are called) do not, as some would have you believe, make God stop loving you. He is always loving you. Like the Sun ever beaming forth Love for all His children. Indulging in incorrect thoughts, words, and actions however erect all sorts of barriers and walls and obstructions between you and God's Love. Obstructions within you that prevent you from receiving that which is always available. In this way, the reason the petitioner may receive benefit in asking God's forgiveness is that God may at such request remove some of the obstacles you have erected between yourself and Him. So in this sense asking forgiveness, is really just asking for removal of the blockages you've created in yourself. This is also, by the way, the reason we find many atheists and agnostics in the world today. Those who have so blocked up their connection (over the mistakes of many lives), they have trouble feeling God's love even when they try. Many people indeed believe that God does not love them, because they can't feel it. This is absurd, of course, God loves them, and always has, and always will. The simple mistake is thinking God has turned away from them, when in fact they have erected all these walls and barriers to prevent themselves from receiving Him. He is quite unconcerned by this, as a parent watching a child pout in the corner, they will get over it. No sheep are lost from the Father's flock, don't believe they can be, such is a lie. They can wander astray, but God will always love all of his children, none shall be lost eternally. God is love itself, a love greater than anything imaginable, such a love let's any stray if they wish, but over time is an irresistable magnet, a gravity so many times greater than that of earth, infinite even. All will be pulled back to oneness. They need only forgive themselves for this to happen, and sin no more (which as I've mentioned is most easily accomplished by surrenderring all thoughts, words, and deeds to God, and one may see other entries on this topic). Over time God's love will casually destroy all barriers that have been placed between you and Her love. And His light will shine on you like you can't believe, and like you've never experienced. The happy news is that it is your destiny to do so, yes even you rolling your eyes right now, but if you are rolling your eyes right now, it may be a while. ;)

Be Ever in Bliss,

Jesus Aaron Saraswati

God's transcendence is a transcendence of synthesis not a transcendence of seperation. True relationship with God embraces the former, institutionalized relationship with God obsesses on the latter. That is to say God is in all things, is all things, and is thus transcendent of the individual parts. Recognize this and be always in His company. Be with Her always, Be always in Him and of Him. Realize that what you are, He is. This will lead you toward recognition of oneness.

Be Ever in Bliss,

-Jesus Aaron Saraswati

While it may seem that doing something gets something done. In the grand scheme of things It is not really the case. In the big picture, doing (in the sense that we mean it) is only an afterthought, a natural result. It is a play. it achieves nothing other than allowing "being" to manifest itself. Thusly, to those who would be truly great, I say, Be great; don't do great and hope that by so doing others will look at your deads and say how great you are, and then maybe you can believe it to be true. The doing of great deads doesn't make you great. It only allows that you be perceived as great (by others primarily). And if all you are after is other's perception of your greatness, I don't know what to tell you, except enjoy the rollercoaster, for in that concept you are totally lost in Disneyland. You are playing pin the tail on an imaginary donkey which isn't going to take you anywhere (except round and round in circles, of course that can be euphoric and fun too). But lets get back to the point.

Doing is doing.

Being is being.

Things are done so that one can eat (for example). Or so that one can have sex 3 times a week. Or such that one can have the air in one's house conditioned to a certain temperature (btw the value of such things must come to be questioned if one is ever to transcend, which doesn't mean they have to be abandoned, only truly understood as not necessary). I find America is obsessed with doing, and most Americans (and people in general for that matter) have been fed the false claims that doing leads to being. What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing? Everyone is so concerned aren't they. Doing is presented as all important in our competitive goal oriented society. It is presented as a moral good as well. Oh he does this, he works two jobs, he does this, isn't he wonderful.. That is, the line is presented, if you want to be this, do this, to become it. This statement is subtly yet soundly false.
In the grand scheme, doing is only a means to provide experience (experience of self that is). In the sense that it provides opportunity for an experience of self it has value. But it is only an exercise, an enactment in the illusory world, apparently bearing various types of fruit. As far as really getting anything done, that is as far as making any meaningful progress in development. One will find it occurs when one is not "doing" anything; it comes through realizations in moments of "inactivity". Moments in which one is quiet, moments in which one reflects upon experience of his own or of others. Moments of meditation (which interestingly enough is being presented as "doing something" to better fit into the obsessive paradigm that doing something every minute of the day is what one should strive for). But Meditation is not doing something; what most people call meditation is really only a series of steps designed to get one to a place of not doing anything. Indeed it is very valuable in that, it is designed to help one in getting to a place of quiet where one is finally not doing anything (ie planning, scheming, fantasizing, brooding). The greatest experience in life can be achieved via this method of getting to a place of not doing... of getting to a place of pure being. This place is what many call Samadhi. Enlightenment. The Ocean of Eternal Bliss. The Self. Indeed, doing, when properly motivated is an expression of this self and allows for very limited experience of this. But the thing itself, is quite removed from doing. The things itself is your self. Your true self. Doing is a poor substitute for what is self. Very small portions of it will consistantly be revealed through doing, such that over tremendous periods of time (many, many, many lifetimes as it turns out) it may be experienced. But the goal must be to contact it directly, to understand one's self as that. To understand all things as that... that being. That BEING. The Supreme Being. That my friends, is what you really are. A being. Not a doing. Realization of the self as this beingness is the purpose of life. Tons and tons of doing may give you occaisional and fleeting glimpses of it. One tiny moment of truly not doing will plunge you into the ocean of it. To achieve such a moment is the goal.

Now the question is ;) what are you going to do about it?

For those who don't know, before we really get to promoting this debut of "mine", I've decided to go back in the studio and revamp everything. So the record that is out there right now is really likely to end up being more of a demo album, the amount of retouching on it I'm planning in the studio implies that it will end up as such; although, come to think of it maybe it'll make it a collector's item one day, who knows. Plus it has the Transcendent Logo (Trademark) with Soular Records under it. Why? Basically the name of the company was changed to Transcendent Records, enough said. So, the accountant says buy a few more copies of the record as an investment. They may end up being like those baseball cards with the letters printed upside down. Worth way more than the real ones.

Be Ever in Bliss,
-Jesus Aaron Saraswati

There is the sense that you knew it all along. That it was always yours just waiting to be claimed.

Be Ever in Bliss,
-Jesus Aaron Saraswati

One of God's favorite games is playing possum.

-Jesus Aaron Saraswati

Building a life is as building a magnificent sand castle, the component events are, as grains of sand, small and insignificant seeming; yet, together, a possible beautiful sculpture. So, as one proceeds through life it ought be rememberd it is not the event, but how one treats it, what one does with it that determines the shape of the sculpture in the end. Enjoy the art of the building, enjoy the completion of the parts, but always remember that in the end, the tide is coming and however beautiful these sculptures may be, they will, at some point, be swallowed by the sea. Be prepared to walk away detached and contented, at its beautiful impermanence. But most of all be grateful, simply for having had a chance to play in the sand.

Be Ever in Bliss,

-Jesus Aaron Saraswati

My life is a river of love for God.

-Jesus Aaron Saraswati

True omnipresence is an omnipresence on all scales: both the smallest and the largest of scales. It must be, then, that whoever truly accepts the divine as omnipresent, must accept that every atom and every energy particule, in the universe, including those wihtin you and me, your best friend and your worst enemy are suffused with the divine presence. Knowing this, how can you be cruel to anyone? How can you judge anyone? To do so is folly, and only seperates you from the divine, and the happiness you claim to seek.

Be Ever in Bliss,
-Jesus Aaron Saraswati

showering grace,
that eastern most place
of first light.
behind that star
He hides, She hides
behind that night time satellite.
behind those eyes so familiar
in mirrors
remembered
from mirrors
forgotten too,
He speaks, She speaks
for hearts that hear
to minds that listen quiet,
by way of echoes running through
like rivers,
that slow
to a stroll
before finding their way
to lingering pools
of amrith,*
within the deepest part of youth.
if ever you find your way
to this place
you will find
you finally see...
That which has been and ever shall be
I’m That
so He, so She.



*amrith: the divine nectar, the sweetness of God

Come,
let us circumambulate every thought
that is not us,
so we can see
from every angle
how they no longer bind us,
how they no longer blind us
to the truth,
the miracle:
Our breathing in and out
in time with His
it is
His breathing we are now doing
in Her painting
which seems so much more
lifelike
in four dimensions.
What time is it?
What space is it?
When we have any say so about it
the answer is always, “Love’s”, and
Love is
beyond all conception, I’d hope
beyond every conceived dimension, because
if love exist like that, then we who now love
like this, may well exist
like that
even though we don’t yet know it

Have no doubt, it can and will be accomplished, this new world which we all know is possible. Continue to walk the path, and if you aren't really walking yet, start. As you do, keep in mind that all those institutions, corporations, and governments which appear to you to be preventing the movement from occuring are composed not of robots, but of people.
All people can be reached, and given proper messengers, over time they wil be. I assure you that in this time of crises, where mankind is teetering on the brink of self-destruction, that which is divine is providing the messengers. You cannot miss them if you pay attention. While many seem to be playing many different roles, the underlying job of these messengers is simple, to reduce fear and promote love within the consciousness of humankind. For, the consciousness of humanity must be remade, before it will be capable of remaking its industries, social, political and economic structures. Remember this my friends, in your quest for a better world.
And understand that evil and injustice are always rooted in a fear based thinking. Resultantly, it is only by the reduction of fear itself in the consciousness of humankind that the world can be saved, and its citizens be saved from themselves. If I say do not hate anyone, even those people or entities who oppress you or violate your rights, it is not because this is a turn the other cheek, noble attitude of detachment, which indicates you have a transcendent consciousness. It is because the elimination of hate (a fear based emotion) in your own consciousness is the most functional way to bring about the change that you seek.
Many people ask how it can all be turned around? And if it is really possible at all? Remember this, fear spreads like a virus. It is the single solitary disease which creates ALL problems in the world. It is the reason the world finds itself in the state it is in. Many site greed as the main problem in the world; greed is a major problem, and what is its basis? Fear. Fear of scarcity, fear of loss, fear of being less than. All that is called evil is traceable to fear. All attack is a cry for help, and as this terrible disease of fear has spread we have seen more and more attacks by those afflicted with it. But this disease is not omnipotent, in fact it is very weak when one applies the vaccine. The vaccine, of course, is fear's opposite, L-O-V-E. May sound mushy and wishy washy, but it is a fact. Love is the all powerful vaccine for this epidemic, indeed it is the only cure. Fear breeds on itself, if you allow fear and fear based motivation to dominate your consciousness you are feeding the fear in the consciousness of the very people who oppress you, which only encourages them to continue to do so, not to mention the fact you are passing this diseased attitude on to your loved ones all around you. Liberty is only achieved when fear has been overcome; to be free is to be fearless. To be free is to be full of love. Apply this knowledge first and foremost to yourself.
By the way, Love is not something that must be chosen as some well intentioned people claim. Love is your very nature, it is the truth of who you are, if you were at this very moment able to stop all your fear based thoughts, words, and actions, Love would quickly and easily overwhelm your senses, and you would literally be in a state of bliss all the time, feeding upon the endless spring of love which is your truth. Many people throughout the course of human history have experienced this state over lengthy periods of time. It is bliss filled beyond description and the ultimate goal of human life.
The way to it? The elimination of the disease of fear in your consciousness by means of the vaccine of love. Believe me, any other goal you can imagine or construct pales starkly in comparison to the experience of this. And, freeing your consciousness from fear does more for the world then spending a lifetime going to rallies and attending meetings of noble and well intentioned political movement groups (but don't stop going because I say this; in the end, many people doing this promotes the goal of eliminating fear from the collective consciousness and for many aids them in their own quest for such freedom). As has been mentioned before, the fastest way to accomplish this is by surrender to the divine. To the universal and benevolent force to which you are and always have been connected. (see: "The first among secrets: the way to enlightenment"). It is by this means that the world will be saved. And it will be, so long as individuals like you actually apply this wisdom.

Be Ever in Bliss
-Jesus Aaron Saraswati

Until one has eliminated hate and judgment from his own consciousness, what right has he to complain about the hateful and judgmental attitudes of others, or the mess these attitudes leave the world in.

Be Ever in Bliss,
-Jesus Aaron Saraswati

and so came the moon
and went the sun
somewhere in the waxing and waning
of all the oceans ebbing then
growing towards
those backwards countries
and their opposite shores
at the smallest tick-tockings
we ever managed the concocting of, and

that’s where we find It:
in waiting, playing
the ever dangling carrot

cake
is often for birthdays
frosted, like everything
come moments of winter

when every miracle finds
someone
surprised and smiling, smiling
for formerly forsaken dreams revived
the dreamer never dies
The Dreamer never dies

still, lives are wasted every day
expensive funerals fifty years
in the making
in the spending
a blink of their, of our eternity
lost in wishing
then pretending
the famous never dies
The Famous never dies

yet, one day when sleep takes hold
we’ll wake
as babies in a womb
and never know we’d just forgotten how
our tombstone
was even more common and
unimportant than we’d ever feared

but somehow we won’t sob
no, we won’t care, nor
sing the blues
for
the dead man never dies
the dead man never dies

but many have been said to.

The impulse not to grab what is rightfully yours is all that keeps you from having it.

Be Ever in Bliss
-Jesus Aaron Saraswati

Don't judge God by those who claim to represent Him.

Be Ever in Bliss,
-Jesus Aaron Saraswati