The WESTERN LIFESTYLE and the INCA LIFESTYLE.

The Western World in which the majority of the human population live is an environment of continual and unrelenting distractions. Throughout our days and nights, our minds are never still. In response to all of this we worry a lot about our ever-changing life-styles.
Our ability to understand the concepts of truth, beauty and goodness in a very profound way is fading away in these days of confused values and gross materialism.  We feel just content with common-sense definitions of them and most of us are satisfied with such superficial meanings.
In the Inca World in which seven million people used to live was quite different. They had a different perception of these three words. Their spirituality was more oriented to the conduct expressed in an unselfish lifestyle.
The Incas developed their culture in a land full of dangerous surprises. They had the most extreme terrain in the world but it did not intimidate them in the process of establish a powerful empire. How they unified such vast land surrounded with so many precipices and very high mountain plateaus is a matter of discussion and understanding. What we know is that they excelled in mastering the forces of nature in a very effective way, respecting its laws under any circumstances.
Being in a challenged geographical habitat full of beautiful sceneries and at elevations that the thin air itself is a great contender to the developing of human settlements, they developed a profound spiritual connection with it. They became one with it.
Their Shamanism's roots that shaped their spiritual world and all their spiritual traditions started in this profound state of spiritual connection with the land. This ability allowed them to develop very keen senses in the use of nature and its powers. They were able to connect to the spirit of the earth in which deep spiritual springs of fresh water were ready to be used as sources of information that lead them to obtain a profound awareness and deep understanding of the principles that govern the spiritual and physical worlds.
These principles permeated their entire way of life. It was not done only applying contemplation or superficial meditation, instead, it was a day-to-day basis of ongoing commitment bringing peace, creating harmony and balance and maintaining good and healthy lifestyle inside the community.
The natural silence of nature was considered a very powerful spirit that chose the Inca's land to be its home. The spirit taught them how to be still and listen to its language and perceive the vibrations of nature that manifested them the path for new developments. They do not hurry things up, rather they allowed them to follow their natural courses -like seasons- and they learned to be patient and wait.
The remnants of these extraordinary civilization still continue their traditional lifestyle. They know that the deep spiritual awareness passed from their ancestors is a powerful force in them that will show the spiritual paths that regardless time and misfortunes are still there waiting for their souls towards eternity.
Our lifestyle as westerners are so busy trying to reach goals that ends in this world that our personal relationship between our individual soul and our Creator is completely neglected. We spend our days trying to 'push the river' which is a futile exercise forgetting the real core of worship that is a profound spiritual feeling placed in the hearts of those with a deep and sincere love.