AMERICAN BUDDHA NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY 2009  
A MESSAGE FROM STUART
 
"In the end, it is all about surrender. But it is not your ordinary, garden variety, surrender. This surrender is so complete that no ember of the one who surrendered remains afterwards. Of course, life goes on after this "maha-surrender"; just as it did before. But you are not you anymore. You have become IT. You have become a living, breathing expression of the One. You have become the Essence of Essences; living the Desitiny of Destinies."
 
"All that is necessary is Grace.  
And Grace is always there for you. There is an unlimited supply of it. Not only that, the Grace limitlessly increases in intensity the more it is invoked. Access to it is simple. Be innocent. Be open. Visualize the golden ball of light on your crown. Visualize Sri Amma and Sri Bhagavan's palms also resting on your crown. Invoke the Presence. Visualize Amma and Bhagavan's plams filling your entire body with their loving golden light. Just sit in that Light and Enjoy!"
me Welcome to the American Buddha Newsletter for February 2009. This Month, I will be addressing a wide range of subjects including Wealth Creation, the Nature of the "Deserately Seeking" Divine, and the Spiritual Importance of Touch and Feeling. The American Buddha Programs were created as a vehicle to dispense information regarding the true nature of the Awakened experience and its practical benefits in the modern world. The American Buddha Programs were created as a resource for those in need of counseling or healing on all levels; physical, emotional, and spiritual. Be sure to check out our new PERSONAL INTENSIVES section located at the bottom of this page.
 
 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 
 
 
Q) You said in last month's American Buddha Newsletter, that Divine Intelligence "desperately" wants to enter the Earth Plane. I have a really hard time believing that Divine Intelligence ever desperately wants anything. Can you explain?
 
  A) I agree, it is a metaphor in one sense. But let's take it further. There actually are two aspects to the Divine; The Male and the Female. The male aspect is of an undifferentiated Nature which is incapable of "desperately wanting" anything. So, you are right. The male is absolutely neutral and beyond what we can conceive of. However, the tension and drive we all feel in this manifest creation that we live in, comes from the Feminine quality of the Divine. It can be describe by one word.......Desire. That is the "I want" or the "I need" in all of our heads, all of the time; moving us to act to fulfill these desires. There is a larger agenda for all of our individual desires. That agenda has to do with the "Divine Intent", which is basically the Feminine "desperately" seeking to merge with the Masculine back into the Oneness. This is because the original "pre-Big Bang state of the Male/Female was of a Singular Androgyne-natured Divine Intelligence. So the Divine is desperately seeking closure with Itself. But the resistance to this closure comes from the three or four reasons that I outlined in my answer. Why the resistance? It's a game. It's kind of like the Wizard of Oz. Dorothy has to go through this scary and dangerous trip through Oz to find the Wizard to get back home to Aunty Em in Kansas. But we know that all she ever had to do was to just "click her heels". The Oneness Blessing is Nature's way of clicking your heels. It overrides the resistance by producing an organized, synchronized shift in brain function. Come to one of my workshops or my
intensives and we can discuss this further.

 

 

 Q) You say in your book, "American Buddha" that the sounds Si and Va can be used for wealth creation. What must I do to make them work?

  

A) You must first understand something. The whole Universe is a closed system, therefore, there can be no real wealth creation. There can only be wealth redistribution. So the wealth you seek must be taken from someone or from somewhere and transferred into your account. Somewhere, there will be a loss for your gain. There will be a karma incurred by this redistribution of green energies. The redistribution karma will affect money in your account. The redistribution karma will also affect the donors account. Wealth, money, cash, etc. are just symbolic terms for karmic exchange. And the karma on the money you receive will also impact its ability to produce happiness, silence and growth for you. If the money came at the expense of hurting people or damaging Mother Earth, only problems will result for you from the use of the money. That is why Yogis are so careful about where there finances come from. It is said that Sai Baba waited 20 years before finally accepting a 19 million dollar gift from a devotee because he wanted to be certain about the karma on the money. And Yogis never physically touch money themselves. They know better. So, if the karma on your money is good, then an incredibly positive impact will occur in your life without the least resistance. Notice that I am speaking as though you already have the money. I know it is coming for you. These are just some things to keep in mind when it arrives.

 

Si and Va operate on the same principles as all other Spiritual Technologies. That is, Si and Va are only useful as long as one has already developed a strong connection with the Divine. Spiritual Technologies, in themselves, DO NOT create a Divine connection. Rather, a Divine connection allows Spiritual Technologies to work. To develop this Divine connection, one must become best friends with a positive, loving and compassionate God. If you are really interested in wealth generation, invent your own personal version of God. Make your God someone who is safe, loving, a confidant, a close partner, a lover whose only purpose is to help you to obtain all of you needs. Be grateful to this God for everything; even for your next breath. Have a Divine discussion with your 'best friend' God. Ask for guidance. Listen closely. Just be innocent like a child.

 

 Si and Va would manifest best when repeated effortlessly (Pasyanti style) in the mind, brain, and gene pool of either a Kashmiri Shivite or of a South Indian Siddha. They have neural pathways which most closly match these sounds.

 

Here is a good compromise solution for you that will help you to overcome this problem:

 

 

 1) Start receiving regular Oneness Blessings. This will help create an orgainic Divine connection in your brain.

 

 

 2) Use "Si Va"  eyes closed mentally as a pasyanthi mantra (effortless T.M. style) at the heart. Do this for 20 minutes.

 

 

 3) Following your Si Va meditation, visualize Lord Shiva, sitting cross-legged, with the matted beehive hair and white powdered skin and all the other things he is holding, as detailed as possible. Visualize Lord Shiva in your heart. Do this for 5 minutes.

 

 4) Finally, visualize what you desire as detailed as possible in your heart with Shiva sitting in front of your desire. Humbly ask Lord Shiva to manifest your desire right now.

 

 
 Q) Why do I feel so disconnected from my spiritual goals? I am working so hard on my spiritual practice. I meditate and do many spiritual rituals every day. I go to guides and healers and read the writings of many well respected teachers. 
 
A) I see your heart running everywhere, spending a fortune, just to heal your emotional hurts. Your heart is running desperately because a part of your feeling mechanism is not working so well. Touch is not working. Touch is missing from your life. Touch, even "thoughtful, kind" touch, remains an unfulfilled desire.
 
So Awakening is not the issue for you right now. Rather, happiness, human emotions and lots of "unconitional" hugs should be of paramount importance. I personally believe that you are using Spiritual knowledge to run from your feelings. Spiritual teachings allow you to think your feelings away. Like many, many other seekers, you've made spiritual growth your full-time profession. And you work so hard at it. Spiritual growth is not work. Spiritual growth cannot happen under pressure. Spiritual growth is a product of joy and silence. That is why I am encouraging you to take your foot off the evolutionary gas pedel for awhile. Evolution is not a test. You are not being graded on what you do. Evolution is measured by what you ARE in this moment. Evolution is a timeless, spaceless, effortless, immediate experience. Evolution requires that every personal need, on every level of your life, has been satisfied. Oneness means NO fragments. Missing the ability to feel affectionate touch, for instance, is a fragment which must, at some point, be integrated into your experience of the One. Otherwise, there will still be two. You will experience only "Twoness". And "Twoness" is still suffering. Many, many spiritual seekers, both ladies and men, have a primordial "snuggle" deficit that must be satisfied first. So get an "unconditional" hug today! 
 

 
PERSONAL INTENSIVE PROGRAMS
 
I want to thank all the people who have made our American Buddha "Personal Intensive" programs such a huge success. There are many of you who have booked "personal intensives" months in advance. Why has it become so popular?  I believe that there is no substitute for direct "personal" guidance when it comes to spiritual growth. And I believe that most people recognize this principle. There is a time-honored tradition in both India and Tibet of the teacher working "one on one" or in a very small groups.  This intimate format has always been considered the supreme method for transmiting both deep spiritual knowledge and direct experience. The American Buddha Personal  Intensives are currently being held at our beautiful beachfront location in Santa Barbara, California, but, because of the demand for the program, we are now  preparing to make "personal intensives" available in a variety of different settings. For instance, we are designing an intensive to be held in Sedona, Arizona sometime in May. We are also planning a "personal intensive" and a workshop for Hawaii in June. And, finally, in October, we are working on two, week long, "Personal Intensives" to be held in India. The first will be held in Kerala, in South India, which will focus on evolving the body/mind and include Siddha medicine and special Ayurvedic treatments. The second week-long program will be held in the "Vally of the Saints" in Rishikesh, at the source of the Ganges, in North India. Please contact Stuart at americanbuddha@gmail.com for detatils. Space is very limited. Only five people will be accepted per program. We may be adding more programs depending on the demand. Go to the following web address for more details
 
                    http://www.americanbuddha.net/Personal_Intensives.html
 
 
HEALING GRACE TRANSMISSION

So many people, from all corners of the world, have requested a personal healing from me, for their physical, emotional or spiritual problems, that I simply cannot physically get to all of you. Therefore, I have made it easy on both of us. Just follow these simple instructions to receive your Healing Grace. Go to: 
 
                 http://www.americanbuddha.net/HealingGrace.html
 
 LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS   
 
I just want to begin by thanking, Nicole Diesbach, and the entire UABC staff for making my Keynote Speech and my Workshops at the "Fifth International Congress on Education" in Mexico such a wonderful experience. I gave the Keynote Address to more than 300 educators from around the world and I ended it with an Intention Oneness Blessing that was just the most moving experience for all of us. I am so thankful for the Grace and guidance of Sri Amma and Sri Bhagavan. Nearly 100 participants went on to attend my "Advanced Neurospirituality Workshops"!  NOTE: We are hoping to make a D.V.D. of the keynote address available to everyone in the near future.
 
We are planning a series of lectures, workshops and radio and T.V. appearances across North America over the next few months. Cities we are looking at include; San Diego, Ca., San Francisco, Ca., Los Angeles, Ca., Portland, Or., Seattle, Wa., Vancouver, BC., Denver, Co., Sedona, Az., Chicago, Il., Fairfield Ia., Philadelphia, Pa., New York, Ny., Boston, Ma., Atlanta, Ga., Orlando, Fl., Miami, Fl., Austin, Tx., and Maui, Hi. Please let us know if you would be willing to help set a program up in or around any of the above mentioned cities. Please contact Stuart at americanbuddha@gmail.com for details. 
 
New C.D.'s and D.V.D.'s
 
We are working on a series of recorded products ranging from an "American Buddha Book" C.D. to a number of "Spiritual Technologies" C.D.'s and D.V.D.'s. They are scheduled for release beginning March 1st. Thank you for your patience.

                   http://www.americanbuddha.net/products-cd.html
 
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