The question was posed:

"How do you explain what is happening in the world today from a spiritual point of view? How do we best keep our balance in the chaos?"

Beloved Friend:

Chaos is, has, and always shall be an integral aspect of existence. From the creation of universes to the creation of the cells within our bodies, all that is is a byproduct of chaos. But remember, chaos is also a matter of perspective. Whatsoever we call creation has destruction as a prerequisite. For anything to be created something must first have been changed. So is change/chaos/destruction an enemy or a friend? 

The world is continuing on as it always has; wars, the occasional financial crisis, corrupt politicians, sane people, insane people, lovers, haters, those who give and those who take.

From a spiritual perspective, nothing is new and nothing has really changed; we're just at a different point in the cycle. All things have their cycles. In a few million years the Sun will experience the end of its cycle and a new cycle will begin. In a few moments a fruit fly will experience the end of its cycle and in its death something new will be born.

The beauty of cycles for the human consciousness is profound. If one is aware, the point in the cycle that we are experiencing now can be of great value. It is quite clear that we are surrounded and lead by insane people. Having such insanity around enables one who is a little more intelligent and a little more aware to realize the foolishness of the game society has been entangled in. In this regard, one can choose to play and have fun and enjoy the show. Otherwise one can always join society and be a pawn, an unwittingly expendable serf to a machine far more vast than he/she can fathom. But in the former, one can serve humanity by exposing the corrupt nature of the game, and help people see the Truth of their divine and eternal essence. 

The coming times will be a great renaissance for free thinkers; a revolution of body, mind, and spirit for those who sense the subtle changes in the Earth's vibration and a shift in man's consciousness. It's all happening now. Out of death with come life and out of chaos will come harmony as we enter a New Age, a new cycle, a new beginning. 

To balance one's Self in these times is the same as any other time. Purify the mind. Align with your Infinite Self. Strengthen your Auric field. Intend your Body-Mind-Spirit to resonate with love and peace. Breath (pranayama), posture (asana), mantra (sound to free the mind and plant the seed of sacred vibration); these techniques of yoga (union) will bring you to Samadhi (a blissful state of total mental control).

Through meditation you will clean the dust off the mirror of your mind. The mind has accumulated much garbage, and everyday people seem to be looking for more garbage. Imagine the mind to be like a room filled with dirty clothes, useless objects, and so forth. Everyday that you meditate it's like taking one piece of garbage and throwing it out. By and by, the room becomes cleaner and cleaner until one day there is no garbage. Then suddenly even the room disappears. This is Samadhi and is the only true balance one can attain. Anything else is just a placebo-effect - this includes religion and any other temporary fix. 

In these times, faith is not enough, not even faith in God, because faith is only a hope. When you base your life in hope fear is always just around the corner, fear that you may be wrong, that your faith has been misplaced. Experience is the only Truth and is thus unique to each individual. To experience of your own Infinity you need not look to the Heavens, you need not go to any temple, you need not read any Holy book. You need only go inward. 

Blessings,

Sevara