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When to Let Go
Adapted from The Path to Love, by Deepak Chopra (Three Rivers Press, 1993).
At those moments when you are most afraid, angry, stubborn or mistrustful, you are in the grip of unreality. Your ego is forcing you to react from the past, blinding you to new possibilities here and now. Fear, anger, pride and distrust are forces with no spiritual validity.
A mind that is desperately holding on says things like:
I hate this. It has to end.
I can’t stand it anymore. If this keeps up I’ll die.
I can’t go on. There’s nothing left.
I have no choice. It has to be my way or else.
You’re all wrong.
None of you understand me.
You always treat me this way.
Why do you always have to do this?
There are infinite variations on these statements, but the underlying feelings are remarkably similar. You feel you can’t cope anymore. You feel boxed in. You feel you won’t survive. You feel that something bad always happens to you. These feelings give rise to the rigid, contracted state of resistance, disallowing the reality that good things can happen any time.
Sprit has a good outcome for any situation, if you can open yourself to it.
A key word to holding on is always. “Always” is never true; reality isn’t a vast, fixed scheme trapping you without choice. At any moment you have the choice to break out of what is really trapping you: Your automatic reactions dredged up from the past.
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add your comment »This article has so much truth in it. The bottom line is feelings of hopelessness gives no flexability. Thoughts without a concrete foundation can be a disaster. Even the Scriptures record that "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he". Personally, I believe in good and evil. I believe there is a spiritual master of good and a spiritual master of evil, and that the wise person will become acquainted with the master of good so that there will be no possibility of being led astray by the lies of evil. This reminds me of Adam and Eve in the garden. The reason Adam gave for trying to hide from God was because Adam said he was naked. The question God asked Adam in response really resonds with me, because God asked Adam; "Who told you that?" And so, my question to anyone today who is determined to be laden down with "never' "always" and the like is "who told you that"?
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The only freedom which matters is that of pursuing our own good in our personal style, but without even thinking of depriving others of their right to also feel free or interfering in their own efforts to obtain their freedom.
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Heard at Church: Blessings Yes Curses NO You can choose to be blessed or cursed.
Think about it. Which will it be ?
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The Christ Light is the Lord of Karma and above it's laws and cycles. Think of her when ever you fear - anything.
Namaste
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There is a law of Karma from the grip of which no one can escape.But,whatever lies finally in store as your karma is reached by a route.It is within us to make it smoother or harder.As we have embarked on a karmic journey it is essential to prepare like any other skill would require.Here the preparation is a technique that is related to inner resources and Deepak has put it very well
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I will have to get this book and read it...I am at where Mr Deepak talked about.
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This is so true.... I have experienced this. I came to the point where I couldn't take it anymore, but God gave me another chance to life... (no, I never thought to commit suicide) it was just a heavy burden, all those problems... and I let go... simply let go... truly let go, allowed things to find it's own solution, and it worked. Pass it back to God, trust in HIM, solutions will just come. Thru ways you'd never expect and all you need to do is to follow through. I'm a much happier, calm and 'not so angry' person. Thank GOD!!! :)
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There is nothing to enact--just act. Better yet: think and feel more, act less. Surrender your ego, which drives you to say and do counter-productive things.
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Okay, all of this sounds wonderful and I am open to it, but how the heck to you inact it? I guess I need to read the book.
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Exceptional thoughts for today! Always and never are so dangerous to the greater thoughts. They are always me-based, and the way out of any pain is always bigger than that. The path to love is paved with bigger thoughts... Hugs to all, Robin www.BeWhoYouAre.com
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