Because each new phase of evolving intelligence takes place in a fraction of the time of the previous phase, we can expect the dawning of a Wisdom Age to take place in years rather than decades.
It will be standing on the shoulders of the Information Age.
It will be standing on the shoulders of the Information Age.
Never before have we been able to access so much spiritual wisdom.
A century ago, the only spiritual tradition available to most people was the one that was indigenous to their own culture.
A century ago, the only spiritual tradition available to most people was the one that was indigenous to their own culture.
Moreover, with rare exceptions, they did not have the benefit of learning
from a truly enlightened being.
Today, we can access teachings from many different traditions and cultures,
discover their common underlying truths, and translate that perennial philosophy into the language and terms
of our own time.
Something completely new is emerging:
from a truly enlightened being.
Today, we can access teachings from many different traditions and cultures,
discover their common underlying truths, and translate that perennial philosophy into the language and terms
of our own time.
Something completely new is emerging:
a single spiritual teaching
that is a distillation of the world's wisdom traditions.
This is coalescing and being disseminated globally through a variety of information technologies: books, tapes, Web pages, online forums, and Internet broadcasts.
This is coalescing and being disseminated globally through a variety of information technologies: books, tapes, Web pages, online forums, and Internet broadcasts.
At the same time, a growing number of people are becoming fully awake,
and proving themselves
to be excellent teachers.
Many are using the Internet to share their wisdom and help awaken others.
and proving themselves
to be excellent teachers.
Many are using the Internet to share their wisdom and help awaken others.
Instruction in practices that facilitate awakening are appearing online,
and could become much more sophisticated.
It may even turn out that darshan,
the Indian word for a direct transfer of higher consciousness, can be transmitted via the net.
the Indian word for a direct transfer of higher consciousness, can be transmitted via the net.
Awakening is often a sudden event.
Once a person is ready
—the necessary groundwork done,
the circumstances propitious—
the shift can happen more or less instantaneously.
It's possible that research into the neurological correlates of spiritual awakening will lead us to methods of promoting the process directly.
There will likely be other unforeseen discoveries or developments
that help us free our minds.
Whatever they may be, the more we learn how to facilitate a shift in consciousness, the faster it will happen.
Whatever they may be, the more we learn how to facilitate a shift in consciousness, the faster it will happen.
As this becomes a mainstream phenomenon, humanity will relate to the world in wiser, more compassionate ways.
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A Singularity in Time
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A Singularity in Time
a chapter by Peter Russell
from the book
from the book
