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I assist you in awakening

I am a Zen Master, an enlightened disciple of the great master, Osho.
A rebellious spirit and an open mind is what is needed here.
Awakening is to be one; mind, body, and spirit.

Awakening usually begins with a crisis, when our conditioned program crashes. Otherwise, we never change. I awoke suffering a deep depression. Today, my work is often helping those with symptoms of depression. Awakening is a shift of consciousness from a closed mind to an open mind. Depression is healed in the same way.

My process of awakening began 43 years ago, age 30, when I was hopelessly depressed and suffering. I was desperate for an escape when a thought of suicide occurred to me. I was strangely consoled by this idea. I was deciding how to end my life, when I arrived at a perplexing conundrum. I believed I knew everything, but I could not correlate knowing everything with my solution to kill myself. Amazingly, I consciously doubted my thinking! I opened my mind to the shocking possibility I did not know everything. This one insight began my awakening!

Awakening is becoming aware of who you really are, by letting go of who you are not; it is about bringing to light, presence, joy, love, and creativity. All that is required is your openness.

I am Arthur D. Saftlas, also known as Nirvan, a name given to me by Osho. I do not diagnose you or prescribe medications or commiserate with you endlessly about issues twice a week for twenty years. The people who come to me usually have been down that road. They are desperate for change and are open to hear methods to truth I share from an intuitive and insightful gift of communication.

I work in person in the San Francisco Bay Area, and by email, Skype, and by phone. I am open to answering your questions, feel free to contact me.

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The consciousness of the world has never changed. Gospels are still believed, religions and politics still rule the day. Most everyone actually believes they know everything, which is the same as saying everyone’s mind is closed. Your police still protect your rulers and politicians.

The only possibility for any essential change in this world is a change of consciousness. This usually happens only with individuals who have suffered enough to open their minds and question what they believe. Now, with the world mind fast approaching crisis, perhaps with enough suffering billions could wake up.

Suffering is happening everywhere, because of the power politics of control. Tyranny is everywhere from media, financials, police, and governments. Control is rampant.

When the masses wake up, awaken to truths they have always denied, essential changes in consciousness can happen. The wisdom of the world teachers through literature, poetry, and gurus has awakened some of us. We have only awakened when it is our time.

That said, time is what we must awaken to. My latest insight is this. TIME IS THE ILLUSION WE HAVE ALL BEEN PROGRAMMED TO BELIEVE. ALL IS NOW, A TIMELESS MOMENT. EVERYTHING ELSE IS IMAGINATION.

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