History of the Ishayas' Ascension |
Maharishi Sadashiva Isham (MSI) 1949-1997
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 Happily
married with three children, MSI’s life transformed suddenly in 1988,
when he lost his job, house, money, and family to divorce. Taking these
changes as a sign that there was another purpose for his life, he set
out to search for truth.In the Himalayas he found the ancient order of monks known as the Ishayas (a journey he fictionalized in his book, “First Thunder”). From them, he learned the techniques collectively known as “The Ishayas’ Ascension”. They instructed him to bring these techniques to the world in this time of great need. Through his commitment and dedication to the Ishayas’ Teaching, a group of qualified teachers is now established in the Tradition of the Ishaya Lineage. Below you'll find passages about the Ishayas from MSI's book titled Ascension! An Analysis of the Art of Ascension as taught by the Ishayas. You can find further information about the Ishayas in this book. Enjoy your journey! |
Where does one
begin to define
the Ishaya Tradition?
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are many ancient traditions in the world that maintain that anyone can
rise to complete human consciousness, that anyone can live the highest
state of human development. Far from being the exclusive privilege of
the chosen few, blessed by birth or circumstance, these traditions
claim this is the natural birthright of all. If this is true, it must not be difficult to move into a more expanded level of consciousness. It must be neither complicated nor a matter of faith. It must not require a giant intellect nor an unswerving belief. Nothing must be required that is not possessed by all humans everywhere. The only requirements would be curiosity and the willingness to give this development a chance. This well describes the practice of Ascension as taught by the Ishayas. The Ishayas are an ancient Order of monks, one that claims to stem directly from the Apostle John, following the direct orders of Christ to preserve his teachings until the third millennium. They hold that the original teachings of Jesus were not a belief system at all, but rather a mechanical series of techniques to transform human life into a constant perception and knowing of the perfection of divinity within every human heart. According to the Ishayas, our only responsibility here on Earth is to make sure we are not working against Cosmic Intelligence, either consciously or unconsciously. Ishaya masters from the time of their founding by the Apostle John have been content to live a life of silence in the remotest regions of the Himalayas. They chose to save and preserve the Twenty-seven Techniques of Ascension for the modern world, keeping them hidden and secret until the dawn of the third millennium. More correctly stated: the Ishayas were instructed by Infinite Intelligence to preserve Ascension in silence and seclusion until now. And it is also true that now the Ishayas have been told and recognized the long awaited time has come. That which has been long withheld is now being released: Ascension is to enter the world now. Fortunate are those who recognize the authority of this ancient Teaching and align with it: their lives will change in ways it is difficult even to conceive. Full enlightenment will dawn for them as their age old habits of compromise and lack of full integrity fall away, and are replaced by the continual moment-by-moment experience of the One Unchanging at the center of their being. A complete life of bliss and Infinite Awareness will dawn for any who effortlessly treads the path of the Ishayas’ Ascension. And do you know what? Belief is not required. It is absolutely not required. Ascension is a series of mechanical techniques that require no belief to begin or practice. Ascension is based on direct experience. There is no necessity for believing anything about it. Try it for yourself. As your beliefs and habits begin to shift with your changing experience of life, inquire more and more deeply exactly what is true and what is not, more and more deeply what is Real and what is not. Thus only freedom comes. (excerpts taken from Ascension! An Analysis of the Art of Ascension as taught by the Ishayas by MSI) |
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