The Great Awakening

It is interesting to see how things work in the collective human consciousness, and what changes in the way the “general population” thinks about things. What often happens is that a few people start doing something out of the ordinary. They are ridiculed, but then eventually everyone starts doing and thinking the same.

Take running. In the 1950s and 1960s, if you were into long-distance running, people would laugh at you, yell at you, and if you were unlucky, even throw beer cans at you. Then, after Frank Shorter won gold for the USA at the 1972 Summer Olympics, this all changed. Now, running was something truly positive, admirable.

People picked up jogging, and started to run marathons, and it became a hype. More and more marathons were organized, for young and old, and this movement kept growing. Running was no longer weird. No, now it is weird if you are happy with only sitting on your couch and driving in your car, and you don’t pick up running!

I believe that the same thing will happen with spiritual Awakening, with the teaching of pure non-duality. Now there are pioneers like you and me and a couple more, who are genuinely interested in pursuing the path of Awakening from the dream of the world. We are the trendsetters.

What I hope and think is that more and more people will realize that the world can never offer us lasting happiness. Only the Divine, our Source, can give us permanent happiness. Then, a shift in thinking can occur. Then, Awakening to Oneness becomes a mainstream event, not just for a select group of individuals!

The Great Awakening! 4Him wrote a beautiful song about it; check it out.

On behalf of Magnum Opus Ministries NL, Thijs Hottenhuis

Er zijn twee krachten

Veel boodschappen van Meesters hebben mij door de jaren heen geïnspireerd. Een van de krachtigste boodschappen die ik ben tegengekomen, is van De Moeder, de belangrijkste metgezel van Sri Aurobindo.

De Moeder

In de onderstaande audio-opname spreekt ze over de twee krachten: de genade van het Goddelijke, die altijd 100% is, en de toewijding van de spirituele aspirant, die ook 100% zou moeten zijn.

Ze benadrukt dat als je Goddelijke Ervaring niet 100% is, je niet het Goddelijke de schuld moet geven, maar “de onvolmaaktheid van je eigen overgave”. Een krachtige herinnering aan mijn eigen verantwoordelijkheid.

Ik raad je sterk aan om deze YouTube-audio-opname te bekijken. Je kan de Engelstalige tekst, die getoond wordt, meelezen. Mogen deze herinneringen aan het belang van toewijding meer Licht brengen voor ons allemaal!

Namens Magnum Opus Ministries NL,

Thijs Hottenhuis

There Are Two Powers

Many messages from Masters have inspired me over the years. One of the most powerful messages that I have found, is from The Mother, the principal collaborator of Sri Aurobindo.

The Mother

In the audio recording below, she talks about the two powers: the Grace of the Divine, which is 100% all the time, and the devotion of the spiritual aspirant, which should also be 100%.

She emphatically points out that if your Divine Experience is not 100%, you should not blame the Divine, but “The imperfection of your own surrender.” A powerful reminder of my responsibility.

I highly encourage you to check out this YouTube audio recording, which also shows the text to read along. May these reminders of the importance of devotion bring more Light to all of us!

On behalf of Magnum Opus Ministries NL, Thijs Hottenhuis