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The Founder
of the Teaching Organization of The Ishayas' Ascension --
Maharishi Sadashiva Isham (MSI)
About MSI
The life of every person is sacred. The revelation of
that sacredness is often revealed by a person's contribution to
humanity. In many cases, that contribution is only revealed after death.
Maharishi Sadashiva Isham (MSI) was such an individual. MSI's life was
punctuated by the desire to know. His search was not for knowledge but
for Truth. Truth was most important to him and he shared that Truth in
total commitment to healing the world.
Born April 13, 1949 in Seattle, Washington, MSI's early
life was marked by a desire to find meaning in a seemingly lonely and
cruel world. His frustration from feeling different and alone was
blanketed by a firm hope that one day he would discover the purpose of
life.
After graduating Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude in English
from the University of Washington, MSI met his teacher, Maharishi Mahesh
Yogi, founder of Transcendental Meditation (TM.) MSI entered into a
formal teacher/student relationship with Maharishi and became a TM
teacher shortly thereafter. He eventually found himself in Fairfield,
Iowa, home of the TM University with a wife and two children. Content in
his experience of expanding consciousness, he settled into a quiet
lifestyle of writing books and designing and building houses.
His life was thoroughly shattered in 1988 when, in a
matter of months, he lost his business, his money, his house and his
family through divorce. Considering his loss an omen, and disenchanted
with the rules surrounding TM, he began a new quest for the meaning and
purpose of life.
During a journey to the Himalayas, MSI found the
Ishayas, an ancient order of monks founded by the Apostle John. From
them, MSI learned the techniques collectively known as the Ishayas'
Ascension that he would later bring to the world. His first book, First
Thunder, is a fictionalized account of his journey. After
18 months, the Ishayas' instructed him to return to the outside world to
share his story with the rest of humanity.
When he returned to the West, MSI knew he had the tools
to change the world, yet virtually no one world listen to him. Finally,
after four years of traveling the US, and authoring five books, he saw
the seed of his commitment begin to sprout. He founded the Society for
Ascension, a non-profit educational organization based in western North
Carolina and dedicated to spreading the Ishayas' teachings. In less than
two years, the first group of three teachers grew to more than one
hundred. Ascension is spreading to many foreign countries, with centers
opening around North America and the world.
MSI lived to see the message of Ascension firmly rooted
in fertile soil and spreading throughout the world. He passed from this
world on August 12, 1997. The message of his life -- that perfection on
Earth is not only possible but imminent -- is gathering momentum and
manifesting in the rapid growth of consciousness seen in all who
practice the simple techniques of the Ishayas' Ascension.
Hear
an Introductory Talk
Listen
to MSI speak about selflessness
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