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<h1 id="tree-of-ascension-docs">Tree of Ascension Docs<a class="headerlink" href="#tree-of-ascension-docs" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h1>
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<h2 id="why-tree-of-ascension">Why Tree of Ascension<a class="headerlink" href="#why-tree-of-ascension" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<p>The world can seem so chaotic that we feel we have no way to make an impact. But if we start with ourselves using time honoured <a href="/practices/">Practices</a> in our daily life and adopt <a href="/strategies/">Strategies</a> to work together with other like hearted beings (physical or otherwise), we can certainly bring about peace and a lighter timeline, one day at a time.</p>
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<h3 id="action-steps">Action steps<a class="headerlink" href="#action-steps" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p>Many sprouts in this tree have action points hidden inside that you can adopt into your life if you feel resonant. Checking these items will help you feel the satisfaction of making progress. Here's a first one for free! Try checking the box below:</p>
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<li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Read the introduction</li>
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<p>Some people call it awakening. Some call it remembering. The name doesn't matter much. What matters is that it's possible, it's happening to ordinary people everywhere, and nobody needs permission to begin.</p>
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<h2 id="consciousness-isnt-abstract">Consciousness isn't abstract<a class="headerlink" href="#consciousness-isnt-abstract" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<p>You can feel it. When your mind goes quiet and there's still someone there — aware, alive, unimpressed by the chatter. That's consciousness. Not a concept. The thing that's reading these words.</p>
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<p>You can feel it. When your mind goes quiet and there's still someone there — aware, alive, unimpressed by the chatter. That's consciousness. Not a concept. It is you, yourself, the light of awareness reading these words.</p>
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<p>Practices — meditation, grounding, fasting, silence, community, sound, service — are just ways of clearing the static so you can hear what was already there. The tree doesn't need to <em>become</em> something. It just needs enough light and water to grow into what it already is.</p>
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<h2 id="how-to-use-this-site">How to use this site<a class="headerlink" href="#how-to-use-this-site" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<p>The Practices section is where to start. Pick one thing and try it. Not all of them. One. Give it a week.</p>
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<p>The <a href="/practices/">Practices</a> section is where to start. Pick one thing and try it. Not all of them. One. Give it a week.</p>
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<p>The Strategies section is for when a practice opens a door and you want to understand the room you just walked into. Frameworks, context, the bigger picture.</p>
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<p>Everything here is a draft. We update it when we learn something new or when someone points out we got something wrong. If something lands for you — or if it doesn't — we'd love to hear about it.</p>
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<figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@jareddrice">Jared Rice</a> on Unsplash</figcaption>
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<p><em>Sadhana</em> means daily spiritual practice — not something you do when you have time, but the foundation you build everything else upon. The best time for spiritual practice is first thing in the morning, ideally waking 1 hour before sunrise. This is a time where the energy is more quiet as everyone is asleep. It allows you to be in a state of meditation during the 48 minutes surrounding sunrise, where the energy is in transition and so spiritual practice can have a greater impact.</p>
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<p><em>Sadhana</em> means daily spiritual practice — not something you do when you have time, but the foundation upon which you build everything else. The best time to practice is first thing in the morning, ideally waking an hour before sunrise. At this hour the energy is quiet, as the world is still asleep. Settling into meditation during the 48 minutes surrounding sunrise lets you ride a moment when the energy is in transition — and your practice can have a far greater impact.</p>
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<h2 id="meditation">Meditation<a class="headerlink" href="#meditation" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Notice when the mind wanders and gently return to breath</li>
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<li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Do this every morning for one week</li>
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<p>Start with five minutes. The mind will wander — that's what minds do. The practice is not emptying the mind but noticing when it has wandered and gently returning. Every return is a rep. Like any muscle, attention strengthens with use. The real practice is noticing the mind has repetitive thoughts and then gently guiding it back to the breath.</p>
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<p>Start with five minutes. The mind will wander — that's what minds do. The practice is not emptying the mind but noticing when it has drifted and gently returning to the breath. Every return is a rep, and like any muscle, attention strengthens with use.</p>
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<p>No app needed. No special cushion. A chair, a floor, a patch of grass — anywhere you can be still.</p>
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<h3 id="zen">Zen<a class="headerlink" href="#zen" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h3>
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<p>The word zen comes from the Sanskrit word dhyan, which loosely translates to meditation. But this process was looked at with unparalleled attention by the ancient Indian sages and the depth of their insights can only be tangentially grasped at by today's minds. See Patanjali's Yoga Sutras if you'd like to go deeper.</p>
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<p>The word <em>zen</em> traces back through the Chinese <em>chan</em> to the Sanskrit <em>dhyāna</em>, meaning meditation or deep absorption. The ancient sages studied this state with extraordinary care, and the depth of their insight is something our modern mind can only begin to appreciate. See Patanjali's <em>Yoga Sutras</em> if you'd like to go deeper.</p>
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<h4 id="focus">Focus<a class="headerlink" href="#focus" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h4>
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<p>There are a multitude of targets for our focus in meditation. We suggested starting with the breath as it is a simple and direct link to your soul and the universe. Every breath is an interchange of your being and the greater infinite oneness.</p>
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<p>However you can also choose another singular focus to enable the mind to steady. These include a sound (mantra), a form (yantra). There are in total 112 ways to focus the mind and these are explored in the ancient text Vijnana Bhairav Tantra.<sup id="fnref:1"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:1">1</a></sup></p>
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<p>The mind can rest on many different objects in meditation. We suggest starting with the breath, since it is a simple and direct link to your soul and to the universe — every breath is an exchange between your being and the greater oneness that holds it.</p>
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<p>You can also choose another single point of focus to help the mind settle — a sound (mantra) or a form (yantra). In all, there are 112 techniques for focusing the mind, explored in the ancient text <em>Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra</em>.<sup id="fnref:1"><a class="footnote-ref" href="#fn:1">1</a></sup></p>
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<h2 id="gratitude-journal">Gratitude journal<a class="headerlink" href="#gratitude-journal" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Not generic blessings — specific moments. The warmth of sunlight through a window. A conversation that landed. The taste of a ripe fruit.</p>
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<p>Gratitude is the deliberate practice of noticing what is already good, which rewires the brain away from its negativity bias over time.</p>
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<h2 id="merit-journal">Merit journal<a class="headerlink" href="#merit-journal" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<p>The merit journal is an exercise I learned from Buddhist teachers who used it to reinforce positive character. You can write down the positive things you've done and reflect on these at times, especially before leaving the body at end of life. Our character is the one thing we take with us when we leave the body and so its especially valuable to reflect and cultivate upon this.</p>
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<p>The merit journal is a practice for reinforcing the virtues in our personality. It can be as simple as noting a smile you offered a stranger on the street or the time you spent truly listening to a friend's concern. By writing down the good you've done, you create a record to reflect upon — especially valuable in the moments before leaving the body at the end of life. Our character is the one thing we carry with us when we depart, so it is well worth the effort to reflect upon and cultivate it.</p>
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<h2 id="improvements-journal">Improvements journal<a class="headerlink" href="#improvements-journal" title="Permanent link">¶</a></h2>
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<p>This is the inner work few want to do: asking honestly where you are still reactive and have work to do towards cultivating a harmonious and balanced character.</p>
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<p>In almost all cases there is a time and place for an emotion or condition. Eg sometimes it is good to be lazy or impatient, and anger could be necessary to provoke action in certain cases. However in general we can reduce these distorted emotions (emotions can be considered energy-in-motion) and cultivate more their positive counterparts.</p>
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<p>This is the inner work few want to do: asking honestly where you are still reactive, and where your character could grow more harmonious and balanced.</p>
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<p>Almost every emotion has its time and place. Sometimes it is good to rest or to feel impatient, and anger can be necessary to provoke action. In general, though, we can soften the distorted forms of these emotions (emotion is energy in motion) and cultivate their positive counterparts instead. Balance is the aim.</p>
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<li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Ask yourself: Where am I still carrying anger?</li>
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<li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Ask yourself: What am I afraid of?</li>
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<li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Ask yourself: How can I be more patient today?</li>
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<li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Replace one judgment with kindness today</li>
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<p>Pick the most impactful one to focus on to start, generally anger. The goal is not to become perfect — it is to become less impulsive, more available, more unconditionally loving. Starting with yourself is key. Look at your thought patterns, and how you speak to yourself. Do you scold yourself if you make a trivial mistake? How could you extend and deepen your patience towards yourself?</p>
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<p>To start, pick the one with the most impact, often anger. The goal is not to become perfect — it is to become less impulsive, more available, more unconditionally loving. Starting with yourself is key. Notice your thought patterns and how you speak to yourself. Do you scold yourself over a trivial mistake? How might you extend and deepen your patience toward yourself?</p>
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<summary>A simple evening practice</summary>
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<li class="task-list-item"><label class="task-list-control"><input type="checkbox" disabled/><span class="task-list-indicator"></span></label> Do 10 minutes of energy practice this morning (yoga, stretching, tai chi)</li>
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<p><strong>Cardio and strength</strong> — walking briskly, running, bodyweight exercises, lifting. The body evolved to move against resistance. Without it, the mind stagnates too. There are two kinds of cardio, low intensity (eg the energy practice or gardening) and high intensity (eg running, cycling, swimming or playing tennis) and both are necessary. High intensity means it raises your heart rate and makes you sweat.</p>
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<p><strong>Cardio and strength</strong> — walking briskly, running, bodyweight exercises, lifting. The body evolved to move against resistance. Without it, the mind stagnates too. Cardio comes in two intensities, and both are necessary: low intensity (such as energy practice or gardening) and high intensity (such as running, cycling, swimming, or tennis). High intensity is anything that raises your heart rate and makes you sweat.</p>
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<p>Pair them. Energy practice in the morning to open; strength in the afternoon to ground.</p>
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<p>The <em>Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra</em>, a 7<sup>th</sup>–8<sup>th</sup> century Kashmir Shaivism text, presents 112 dhāraṇās (meditation techniques) in a dialogue between Bhairava and the goddess Bhairavi who charaterize the interplay between consciousness and energy. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vij%C3%B1%C4%81na_Bhairava_Tantra">Wikipedia</a> <a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:1" title="Jump back to footnote 1 in the text">↩</a></p>
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<p>The <em>Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra</em>, a 7<sup>th</sup>–8<sup>th</sup> century Kashmir Shaivism text, presents 112 dhāraṇās (meditation techniques) as a dialogue between Bhairava and the goddess Bhairavi, who together personify the interplay between consciousness and energy. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vij%C3%B1%C4%81na_Bhairava_Tantra">Wikipedia</a> <a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:1" title="Jump back to footnote 1 in the text">↩</a></p>
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