Guest guest Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 ....more deeply into the Now, more deeply into Being. When you enter this timeless dimension of the present, change often comes about in strange ways without the need for a great deal of doing on your part. Life becomes helpful and cooperative. If inner factors such as fear, guilt, or inertia prevented you from taking action, they will dissolve in the light of your conscious presence. Do not confuse surrender with an attitude of " I can't be bothered anymore " or " I just don't care anymore. " If you look at it closely, you will find that such an attitude is tainted with negativity in the form of hidden resentment and so is not surrender at all but masked resistance. As you surrender, direct your attention inward to check if there is any resistance left inside of you. Be very alert when you do so; otherwise, a pocket of resistance may continue to hide in some dark corner in the form of a thought or an unacknowledged emotion. Question: Letting go of resistance is easier said than done. I still don't see clearly how to let go. If you say it is by surrendering, the question remains: " How? " Start by acknowledging that there is resistance. * Be* there when it happens, when the resistance arises. Observe how your mind creates it, how it labels the situation, yourself, or others. Look at the thought process involved. Feel the energy of the emotion.By witnessing the resistance, you will see that it serves no purpose. By focusing all your attention on the Now, the unconscious resistance is made conscious, and that is the end of it. You cannot be conscious *and* unhappy, conscious *and* in negativity. Negativity, unhappiness, or suffering in whatever form means that there is resistance, and resistance is always unconscious. -from Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 Nisargadatta , " Shawn Hair " <shawn@w...> wrote: > > > ...more deeply into the Now, more deeply into Being. When you > enter this timeless dimension of the present, change often > comes about in strange ways without the need for a great deal of > doing on your part. Life becomes helpful and cooperative. If inner > factors such as fear, guilt, or inertia prevented you from taking > action, they will dissolve in the light of your conscious presence. > > Do not confuse surrender with an attitude of " I can't be bothered > anymore " or " I just don't care anymore. " If you look at it closely, > you will find that such an attitude is tainted with negativity in the > form of hidden resentment and so is not surrender at all but > masked resistance. As you surrender, direct your attention > inward to check if there is any resistance left inside of you. Be > very alert when you do so; otherwise, a pocket of resistance may > continue to hide in some dark corner in the form of a thought or > an unacknowledged emotion. > > Question: Letting go of resistance is easier said than done. I > still don't see clearly how to let go. If you say it is by surrendering, > the question remains: " How? " > > Start by acknowledging that there is resistance. * Be* there > when it happens, when the resistance arises. Observe how your > mind creates it, how it labels the situation, yourself, or others. > Look at the thought process involved. Feel the energy of the > emotion.By witnessing the resistance, you will see that it serves > no purpose. By focusing all your attention on the Now, the > unconscious resistance is made conscious, and that is the end > of it. You cannot be conscious *and* unhappy, conscious *and* > in negativity. Negativity, unhappiness, or suffering in whatever > form means that there is resistance, and resistance is always > unconscious. > > -from Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now thanks Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 I am interested in hearing if anyone has had a similar experience as described by Eckhart Tolle on pages 2 and 3 of The Power of Now. Peace. Ency Nisargadatta , " Era " <satkarta7@j...> wrote: > Nisargadatta , " Shawn Hair " <shawn@w...> wrote: > > > > > > ...more deeply into the Now, more deeply into Being. When you > > enter this timeless dimension of the present, change often > > comes about in strange ways without the need for a great deal of > > doing on your part. Life becomes helpful and cooperative. If inner > > factors such as fear, guilt, or inertia prevented you from taking > > action, they will dissolve in the light of your conscious presence. > > > > Do not confuse surrender with an attitude of " I can't be bothered > > anymore " or " I just don't care anymore. " If you look at it closely, > > you will find that such an attitude is tainted with negativity in the > > form of hidden resentment and so is not surrender at all but > > masked resistance. As you surrender, direct your attention > > inward to check if there is any resistance left inside of you. Be > > very alert when you do so; otherwise, a pocket of resistance may > > continue to hide in some dark corner in the form of a thought or > > an unacknowledged emotion. > > > > Question: Letting go of resistance is easier said than done. I > > still don't see clearly how to let go. If you say it is by surrendering, > > the question remains: " How? " > > > > Start by acknowledging that there is resistance. * Be* there > > when it happens, when the resistance arises. Observe how your > > mind creates it, how it labels the situation, yourself, or others. > > Look at the thought process involved. Feel the energy of the > > emotion.By witnessing the resistance, you will see that it serves > > no purpose. By focusing all your attention on the Now, the > > unconscious resistance is made conscious, and that is the end > > of it. You cannot be conscious *and* unhappy, conscious *and* > > in negativity. Negativity, unhappiness, or suffering in whatever > > form means that there is resistance, and resistance is always > > unconscious. > > > > -from Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now > > > thanks Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2003 Report Share Posted October 31, 2003 " encyaustin " <encyaustin@j...> wrote: > I am interested in hearing if anyone has had a similar experience as > described by Eckhart Tolle on pages 2 and 3 of The Power of Now. > Peace. > Ency > Hi Ency, this is a hard question-- but I am sure you experienced the NOW yourself many many times in your life its nothing mystical if you were ever in the *zone* during sports, or were absorbed in sex with a lover mesmerised by a sunrise, or by the wildness of a beast got misty from poetry swept away by the sound of music, or by the sounds of the waves by the shore or looked into a child's eyes just recall these, together with the body sensation and smells and chirps ...and sounds or just BE in the Now its ALL there for ever ---- In the eternal moment, the present moment, there is no " me " and there is no duration - no past, present and future. And when there is no " me " an no sense of duration, all there is is that silence in which conceptualization cannot take place. ***Balsekar " Shawn Hair " <shawn@w...> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > ...more deeply into the Now, more deeply into Being. When you > > > enter this timeless dimension of the present, change often > > > comes about in strange ways without the need for a great deal of > > > doing on your part. Life becomes helpful and cooperative. If > inner > > > factors such as fear, guilt, or inertia prevented you from taking > > > action, they will dissolve in the light of your conscious > presence. > > > > > > Do not confuse surrender with an attitude of " I can't be > bothered > > > anymore " or " I just don't care anymore. " If you look at it > closely, > > > you will find that such an attitude is tainted with negativity in > the > > > form of hidden resentment and so is not surrender at all but > > > masked resistance. As you surrender, direct your attention > > > inward to check if there is any resistance left inside of you. Be > > > very alert when you do so; otherwise, a pocket of resistance may > > > continue to hide in some dark corner in the form of a thought or > > > an unacknowledged emotion. > > > > > > Question: Letting go of resistance is easier said than done. I > > > still don't see clearly how to let go. If you say it is by > surrendering, > > > the question remains: " How? " > > > > > > Start by acknowledging that there is resistance. * Be* there > > > when it happens, when the resistance arises. Observe how your > > > mind creates it, how it labels the situation, yourself, or > others. > > > Look at the thought process involved. Feel the energy of the > > > emotion.By witnessing the resistance, you will see that it serves > > > no purpose. By focusing all your attention on the Now, the > > > unconscious resistance is made conscious, and that is the end > > > of it. You cannot be conscious *and* unhappy, conscious *and* > > > in negativity. Negativity, unhappiness, or suffering in whatever > > > form means that there is resistance, and resistance is always > > > unconscious. > > > > > > -from Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now > > > > > > thanks Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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