Dharma, Personal Branding, & AI

You're likely tired of hearing about AI at this point, and for good reason. This advancement in technology marks the beginning of a new evolution in human civilization.

Personally, I believe the advancement of AI is a marker in any civilizational trajectory. If you can hold in your mind for a moment that other civilizations exist in the universe and they are capable of interspace travel + whatever advanced technology you can think of, it also becomes a very rational deduction that AI is a centerpoint of advanced technology.

The implications are pretty obvious and we have seen these ideas predicted in humanity's science fiction writings.

Take the Star Wars / Star Trek universe for example. AI is what is powering nearly all the advanced technologies we see. Robotics, medicine, vehicles & starships, even weaponry.

They all are powered by AI technology.

The critical turning point is how it is used.

Will it be used to enhance scientific advancement? Will it be leveraged to give humans more time & space for creativity and artistic expression by reducing the need for physical labor and mundane work?

Or

Will it be used to further dominate, constrict, and exercise power over social classes?

Personally, I am optimistic and very pro-human. The reason is that humans are essentially capable of becoming demigods.

What I mean by that is that humans have the ability to invoke & connect to the Divine in ways that other species on Earth cannot, or at least in a way we don't fully understand.

Humans can speak multiple languages; we can move, operate, and create in numerous ways. We can pray and speak words of power which shape the very fabric of reality.

This is ultimately what I believe the spiritual war that some traditions talk about is pointing to: the use of sound, vibration, and intent to create the world for better or for worse.

Some wish to use it to enslave and dominate fellow humans, while others use it to create freedom and prosperity for all of humanity and all of our relations.

So how do we apply this to our individual lives?

I believe that we all have a sacred mandate that we came to fulfill. This purpose has an exponential expression of possibility depending on our own willingness to self-cultivate and engage in the pursuit of our dharma.

It is the path of awakening and sovereignty that is unique to our lifetime. The manifestation of this is predicated upon the societal or cultural lens that we project our lifetime through and our ability to answer that calling to the best of our ability.

For me, this starts with our individual purpose, also known as our dharma. Dharma is the teachings that lead to higher consciousness and liberation of the mind. Individual dharma is what we do with our lives that is the expression of the lessons, teachings, and skills we have accumulated in our lifetime.

There are tools and systems we can use to help better understand our spirit's blueprint we came into this lifetime with that can help guide us as we interpret this calling.

Astrology, the ancient calendar systems like the Tonalamatl, and even modern systems like Human Design.

This idea that we have a predestined fate is not a new subject. We see the results throughout history with famous individuals who from a young age were groomed to fulfill their destiny to the highest order.

Jesus was recognized by the three wise men, Alexander the Great and the prophecies that spoke of his achievements, Siddhartha who from birth was predicted to become a great king or spiritual leader—the list goes on.

These are all examples of individuals whose incarnation was a part of a divine foretelling, and I believe that each individual has a foretold destiny that can be embraced and fulfilled on an octave scale.

What dictates this can be skills, capacity, physical composition, upbringing & privilege, and even adversity.

The human element of our stories is what we choose to do with our lives and rise to the challenge.

Do we give in to our lower animalistic nature or rise above it and embrace union with higher consciousness & inspiration?

If someone lived the first part of their life as a drug addict, did they continue that until it killed them or did they face adversity and achieve triumph over the addiction and become someone who can help guide others?

Was someone raised in a privileged environment and, seeing the injustices in the world, used their wealth to bring balance to social systems? Or did they indulge in their spoils because other people's suffering was not their problem?

This creates a fractalization of timelines based on individual choices, intent, and aspirations.

These are all elements that make up the direction and realization of our unique dharma.

When we combine this with our own spiritual practices, our vehicle & expression of our dharma becomes a gateway to becoming progressively more conscious while serving the world in a way that only we can.

What does personal branding have to do with this?

Personal branding is becoming known and associated with a specific idea, skill, or body of work.

This is not a new concept, nor is it revolutionary in its delivery.

Look at various public figures like the Kardashians, Trump, or even AOC. They all know the power of the personal brand. It magnetizes attention (for better or for worse). Where attention goes, energy flows, and where energy flows, change occurs.

This is the power of personal branding. It is intentionally creating influence.

For us, as mystics, we know the power of energy and attention as they are the building blocks of manifested reality.

We learn to master our own attention & awareness to self-cultivate and become more conscious. We wield energy for healing, prayer, and reciprocity.

This is how we naturally operate and consciously create our lives.

Personal branding then becomes a vehicle to build a world for ourselves that supports our prosperity while making the world a better place.

When we pair this with the idea of personal dharma, we can further weave our essence into the fabric of life itself. It is Tantra in its highest form—the union of the individual with the sacred and the form with the formless.

As AI becomes more foundational in the world, we have a unique opportunity to create a new world for ourselves as humanity undergoes its transformation into a new era.

Let's take this opportunity to own our incarnations and do good with the skills and personal history we have accumulated up to this point.

You have gifts that can change someone else's life and begin a waterfall effect of transformation in the world.

But no one will know about it if you are unable to share that with the world. That task—to be able to communicate it—is where a lot of spiritual individuals begin to be wary of business / marketing due to ideas or preconceived notions about capitalism, poverty, etc.

This is exactly why I say that business is a spiritual practice, because to be successful at it, you have to confront all aspects of your being to see where you may actually just be the problem that is holding yourself back.

Business is objective—it works or it doesn't work.

It's when we let our ideologies, subconscious paradigms, and taking the results personally that influence our decision making, which often drives us away from the goal rather than towards it.

Treating business like a practice where we show up each day with dedication, with effort, and perseverance is how we can become sharper versions of ourselves.

Pair that with the ability to create real impact in the world doing something that only you can do—aka your dharma—and you have a recipe for a badass life and way to make a living.

Until next time,

-Taylor

P.S. - You can download my 22 page guide on building a Dharma Based online business here