Welcome to A.H.

Mission Statement:
A.H. Nonprofit provides services to to people who are in need, feeling lost, challenged by practical living needs, or facing spiritual crisis, as well as being an aide for people practicing self-inquiry, surrender, or devotion.

PROGRAM
A.H. Nonprofit is currently developing a Program in Ojai, CA for persons without housing and for low income families. We are looking for a property where there are two showers, a kitchen, two office rooms, a laundry hookup, and enough land for an organic vegetable garden. Once this model is in working order, it can be duplicated in any town or city.

In exchange for performing community service hours in the A.H. garden, office, or for other local non-profits, A.H. will provide tokens. Based on the hours of community service accumulated, these tokens will go towards a hot evening meal, a shower, laundry service, employment training, rides to job interviews, bus tokens, day use locker storage, and self-inquiry instruction for those who are interested.

Families who have homes with showers and kitchens can perform community service to receive food from the Garden as well as assistance with grocery shopping, rides, employment training and assistance and self-inquiry instruction, if interested.

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"Bhagavan" by Carlos Grasso

SELF INQUIRY INSTRUCTION
Self-inquiry is a way of focusing one’s attention within instead of on
the external world. Typically, if everything in the external world is
fun and joyful, a human being may not turn within, so self-inquiry may
only have appeal to someone who is wanting more than just to please
the senses and seek material comfort, security, and pleasure.

When there is some type of pain, be it physical, emotional, psychological,
or spiritual, there is often a seeking to transcend this pain.
Self-inquiry works as a tool to investigate not only the source of the
pain, but the source of the mind itself; including the identity that
we often unconsciously refer to as I, me, or mine. Self-inquiry is a
potent way to dissolve anger and other reactive emotions that have a
strong ego identification. Self-inquiry is also an effective way to find
freedom from addictions such as drinking alcohol or using drugs.

In short, self-inquiry is simple, available for free, effective,
life-changing, and is a no excuse way to rise above the many mind made
challenges that revolve around the ignorant selfishness of the ego. It
is this ego that causes all the suffering we see and feel in the
world. Self-inquiry is the answer and the solution.

http://www.carlosgrasso.com/

To be clear, the ego is not the enemy. The ego is a tool for
functioning in the world, but the aspect of the ego that is constantly
dividing and separating itself from other beings, from situations, and
from life itself, is what is meant here when speaking of the ego
causing suffering.

Individuality or a unique expression of a particular form may always
exist as a functioning mechanism but the aspect of the ego-mind that
perpetuates its own sense of control and being the one in charge of
the moment, can be transcended, surrendered, or simply dissolved in
the pure light of love that is the truth of our nature as
consciousness itself, our very own Self. Self-inquiry is the practice given to the mind in order to root out this aspect of the ego that will never be entirely satisfied with what is and is never simply still.

Natalia and Rafael