The Awakening Soul Farm In Costa Rica Our farm is a gorgeous natural healing center, a home for our intentional community, and a great environment to ask and seek the answer to the question ¨ Who am I ?¨ Our Internships, appropriately called ¨Who Am I?, challenge young people to dig deep into the heart for self-discovery, self-discipline, and ultimately, surrender to the Most High God…
Let the discovery begin. The goal of the Who Am I? internship is to help young people of all ages seek answers to that simple and complex question… ¨Who Am I?¨ Learn more about the Who AM I? internship program in Costa Rica.
World Peace Is Simple – Starting on the inside.
World Peace Is Simple Starting on the inside. By Andres Aguila One of the cornerstones to truly living a spiritual life is the art of humility. This essential element in the journey of the heart seems to have an arsenal of attack aimed and firing against it at all times. I have seen in my life how easily it has been to slip into patterns of pride and arrogance even when I have been consciously seeking to live on the humble road. In a discussion about the pitfalls of the ego, including the seemingly polar opposites of arrogance and...
read moreWho Am I? – Finding And Pursuing The Dream
Who Am I? Finding And Pursuing The Dream By Andres Aguila “To travel the world and build a global network of self-sustaining youth ranches” became my dream and my mantra, a deep burning passion…I suppose due to my own “troubled” childhood and youth. After a series of bizarre events while traveling overseas, and receiving my first spiritual awakening, I simply felt the need to share positive options with the upcoming generations. I realized that part of my mission on the planet was to assist others in finding their own...
read moreWhat Other People Think – Important insight into the healing of the heart.
What Other People Think Important insight into the healing of the heart. By Andres Aguila It has become almost cliché to say, “I don’t care what other people think.” I recently read a blurb written on Facebook by a lady I knew 20 years ago, which said she remembered the time, in high school, that she stopped caring about what other people thought. Her words accompanied her photo…with breast implants, make up, and dyed hair. My observation of her contradiction is quite similar to my observation of western culture...
read moreWhat are you willing to do? – Taking action to realize your dreams.
What are you willing to do? Taking action to realize your dreams. By Andres Aguila You have a dream in your heart. Destiny awaits you. Our dreams and our visions have been planted in the fertile soils of our hearts and minds and are exuberantly waiting, like baby seedlings, for us to water and nurture them. The power is in our hands. As we choose to give attention to our destiny, we will begin to see the manifestation of our dreams. However, it should be noted carefully that in order to truly fulfill your destiny, you must face...
read moreThere Has Got To Be More Than Christianity
There Has Got To Be More Than Christianity My first spiritual awakening came as a surprise to me. Growing up in a conservative “Christian” city in the US and attending a Catholic high school, I had no desire for any of what I had seen in religion. After several years of drug use, selfish sexual activities, violence, and many other dark and egotistic behaviors, I hit rock bottom while on an overseas hitchhiking journey. I had been away from home for nearly a year and I was ready to end my own life. I...
read moreThe Magic Prayer – Letting go of judgments to gain personal freedom.
The Magic Prayer Letting go of judgments to gain personal freedom. by Andres Aguila There seems to be a rather strange malfunction in the human existence, which is to separate from other humans. Rather than working together for a peaceful existence, the normal activity of humans appears to divide. One of the surest ways that I have found to misery is to judge others. There is a dark magic that takes place in the act of judging others, which has a boomerang effect and smacks us onto our bums. Though I am thankful for the humility that...
read moreSuccessfully Failing At Ambition – New perspectives on success, failure, and ambitiousness.
Successfully Failing At Ambition New perspectives on success, failure, and ambitiousness. By Andres Aguila success: {1. the achievement of something planned or attempted 2. an impressive achievement, especially the attainment of fame, wealth, or power} My dad told me several times in my youth that no matter what I do, if I am the best at it, I would be successful. As a kid, I did not strive much for what the world would call “success,” because I do not think I had found anything to be successful at, which fell within the...
read moreSoul Gardening – Letting humility blossom
Soul Gardening Letting humility blossom. By Andres Aguila “Through my humility, I become an open channel to be used by the Most High for purposes beyond my limited perspective.” The Revolution Manual Volume 1 What is a weed? I suppose a weed is anything that grows in a place where it is unwanted. Each gardener or farmer has his or her own perspective on what is considered to be a weed. Here in our gardens in Costa Rica, I often pull out weeds in the form of baby mango, papaya, or even avocado...
read moreMy Life As A Horse – Hard work, painful lessons, and perseverance
My Life As A Horse Hard work, painful lessons, and perseverance By Andres Aguila The dream started at age 19 shortly after I experienced what I call my first spiritual awakening. No – not a dream to be a horse…the dream to live off the land and to reach out to others, specifically young people, to help them find their own purpose and calling in life. Having chosen many dark and destructive paths in my own quest for self-realization, I became conscious that I had a message of hope to share with others, which...
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The teaching philosophy at Awakening Soul is that we are all students. Staff members enjoy daily opportunities to learn from interns and children, as well as to share in the teaching process. At Awakening Soul, everyone is an intern and the lines between “student” and “teacher” are in many areas, purposely indistinct. 
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