March 27, 2023
In his book, When Stillness Speaks, Eckart
Tolle says:
“When you completely accept this moment, when you no longer argue
with what is, the compulsion to think lessens, and is replaced by an alert
stillness. The mind is no longer labeling things…inner non-resistance opens you
to the consciousness that is infinitely greater than the human mind.”
How many times throughout the day do we resist accepting the
present moment – accepting what is? I find myself constantly in inner-conflict,
role-playing a phantom conversation that allows me to win or be perceived as
good, or fixating on a situation that I am trying to control the outcome. This
inner-dialogue and resistance doesn’t allow me to be present. And letting go of
inner-resistance can open us up to the wisdom within and the wisdom of God and greater
consciousness. When we let go of resistance, things often get better on their
own. The present moment actually has a lot to offer, we just have to accept it.
Our listening portion today:
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a
field. I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas. language, even the phrase "each other"
doesn't make sense.
-Rumi: Quatrain 158", in Open Secret: Versions of
Rumi
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