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LETTING GO
MAY 20TH, 2009: If we were riding in a car pouring a glass of water out the window we’d have to slow down enough in order to let go and pour. If we’re going 90 miles an hour its not going to be pretty. Same with life. We have to slow down enough to let go of those things that no longer serve us. When we do slow down and let go we begin to really enjoy life with less effort. One of my favorite meditations from Ajahn Chan goes like this:
A Meditation on Letting Go
If you let go a little
You will have a little happiness.
If you let go a lot
You will have a lot of happiness.
If you let go completely
You will be free.
I meditate often on the words of Danna Faulds, She writes, “Let go of the ways you though life would unfold; the holding of plans or dreams or expectations — Let it go. Save your strength to swim with the tide. The choice to fight what is here before you now will only result in struggle, fear, and desperate attempts to flee from the very energy you long for. Let it all go and flow with the grace that washes through your days whether you receive it gently or with all your quills raised to defend against invaders. Take this on faith: the mind may never find the explanations that it seeks, but you will move forward nonetheless. Let it all go and find the place of rest and peace, and certain transformation.”
I thought for a long time that Spiritual Seeking meant looking for answers. It does not. It is the experience of life that fulfills the spiritual seekers mission. That experience of the unfolding. On the mat we put this into practice time and again. Each day so different, no reason to be upset with what we can do with our bodies today that is different than yesterday – there is likely exact explanation anyway. Instead enjoy the experience of your soul self as you are. Let that be enough. Love in all ways, Silvia
PS When you forget just say this mantra to yourself:
I won’t wear my effort on my face
I don’t let my effort overwhelm my breath
I pace myself to enjoy my life
LET GO - LIBERATE YOURSELF!
FEBRUARY 15TH, 2009: Believe it or not Spring starts in about a month already. WOW! So this is the perfect time to shed old aspects of ourselves and our lives that no longer serve us. This allows us to make room for the new growth that comes with the longer days of Springtime.
Today we devote to Liberation (Jivamukti!) to clear space for change. What is the ultimate key to liberation? Well it's as Michael Franti sings, "Love will set you free." Take this practice to liberate yourself, how? Let go of your worries. Patanjali says in the Yoga Sutras, “What you’ve already done, you’ve done – LET IT GO,
Let It Go By Danna Faulds
Let go of the ways you thought life would unfold; the holding of plans or dreams or expectations — Let it go. Save your strength to swim with the tide. The choice to fight what is here before you now will only result in struggle, fear, and desperate attempts to flee from the very energy you long for.
Let go.
Let it all go and flow with the grace that washes through your days whether you receive it gently or with all your quills raised to defend against invaders. Take this on faith: the mind may never find the explanations that it seeks, but you will move forward nonetheless. Let it all go and find the place of rest and peace, and certain transformation.
A Meditation on Letting Go By Ajahn Chah
If you let go a little
You will have a little happiness.
If you let go a lot
You will have a lot of happiness.
If you let go completely
You will be free.
"Only as high as I reach can I grow,
Only as far as I seek can I go,
Only as deep as I look can I see,
Only as much as I dream can I be."
-Karen Ravn