Recently I became anxious about a situation with some guys who were putting a new floor in my living room. Instead of listening to the neurotic roommate for advice about how to proceed, I decided to witness and release (i.e., let go). As soon as I did I became clear about how to proceed and I was no longer sucked in to the emotion of the situation. This really is the way to do life. Letting go over and over again, all day long…the big situations and the little ones too.
The alternative is to listen to the mind and try to figure it all out that way. Think back to Michael’s analogy about the roommate: imagine what it would be like if you took all of your thoughts and reactions and had a person follow you around all day long saying those thoughts to you out loud. You would probably think that person was crazy or at the very least pretty unstable. Well that is the same person that you go to for advice when you try to think your way through a situation.
Instead I will choose to surrender difficult situations to God and then wait for guidance. Not only will I experience more clarity, but transformation will begin to happen.
“What happens to one who walks this path toward God …To understand this, imagine what would happen if you started feeling tremendous love for all creatures, for every plant, for every animal, and for all the beauties of nature. Imagine if every child seemed like your own and every person you saw looked like a beautiful flower…” (T.U.S., p. 176)
This is a welcomed alternative to living a life of judgment and fear, always trying to make things go my way so that I can avoid the inner disturbance of the psyche. I surrender the psyche with all of its limitations and I open myself to God’s will for my life. And so it is.
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