The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com ] Unity Way | | | | December 17, 2006 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Meaningful Life and Non-attachment | | by Andrei Yashurin | | | | I mentioned earlier that meaningful life for me involves | | non-attachment to particular forms of my inner and outer expression | | at any given moment. Non-attachment is a hidden ingredient of | | meaningful life which most people don't realize - yet it makes all | | the difference in the long run. | | | | "Let go, and let God". This well-known phrase summarizes the | | essence of non-attachment. "Let go, and let God". I don't know | | exactly who said it first, but that person was a genius. | | | | Letting go has to do with recognition of the transient nature of | | life. I repeat it often, because this truth cannot be | | overemphasized: life always moves. It cannot stand still. Energy is | | never lost, but it is always translated into other forms and goes | | to another planes. No our possession, no our relation, no our | | achievement is permanent. | | | | What does it mean to let go? Don't cling - even to things and to | | people you love with all your heart. Don't grasp. These attempts | | are vain and fruitless, and they lead to sufferings. | | | | People often pray to God, asking to approve their clinging and | | grasping. They wish to keep something or someone with them - and | | when it doesn't happen, they blame God, as if the Divinity has to | | fulfill their whims. This is why I have to agree with Emerson that | | most of prayers are foolish. According to him, "prayer is the | | contemplation of the facts of life from the highest point of view". | | One of these facts is that we cannot keep anything as our private | | possession forever. We will have to let it go. | | | | In many cases we cling and grasp because of our insecurity, which | | is rooted in an illusion of separate existence. If we have a notion | | that we are separate beings, estranged from the world and alienated | | from God, we desperately look for something or someone which will | | make us complete, whole, and fulfilled. Once we decided that we | | have found it, we guard and protect it. And by doing so, we misuse | | things which are potentially good. | | | | It might be a shocking realization for some individuals, but by | | clinging to other people they abuse them. True relationships imply | | freedom from attachments and willingness to let go when the time | | comes. | | | | Do not fear, because fear turns to become a self-fulfilling | | prophecy. Don't be afraid to be left alone, lacking, or | | unfulfilled. You are an integral part of the rich and generous | | universe; and all of its resources will be freely given to you when | | you will align to the universal laws. | | | | Letting go reduces stress which we experience because of our | | compulsive attempts to hold on to something or someone, to "fix" | | other persons or seemingly troublesome situations. Letting go makes | | us inwardly poised, and it becomes easier for us to stay opened to | | the divine inspiration. When we follow this intuitive guidance, our | | actions are more effective. We steadily move to even greater | | achievements and relationships. | | | | Let go, and let no good thing ever keep you from greatness. | | | | As we let go, we let God to bless us in a new and exiting way. | | People who complain that there is no advancement in their life | | should carefully consider whether they cling to something, | | therefore making their progressive movement impossible. | | | | (to be continued) | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | Recommended Reading: | | | | [ http://astore.amazon.com/talksontruth-20/detail/0871592401 ] The | | Essential Charles Fillmore: Collected Writings of a Missouri Mystic | | | | [ http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00067L6TQ/ref=nosim/?%5Fencoding=UTF8& | | tag=talksontruth-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325 ] Buy a | | Gift Sertificate from Amazon.com for Christmas!* | | | | Previous Articles of Andrei Yashurin: | | | | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/12/09/ | | meaningful-life-and-others/ ] Meaningful Life and Others | [ | | http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/11/25/ | | meaningful-life-and-self-knowledge/ ] Meaningful Life and | | Self-knowledge | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/ | | meaningful-life/ ] Meaningful Life | [ http:// | | unityway.wordpress.com/2006/11/11/creative-energy-of-love/ ] | | Creative Energy of Love | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/ | | 11/04/work-and-love/ ] Work and Love | | | | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com ] Talks on Truth Blog | | | | [ http://zme.amazon.com/exec/varzea/pay/T3FSLT9BWIHSWQ ] If you | | find these messages helpful, please send a donation to Andrei | | Yashurin | | | | If you like our list, please recommend it to others. | | | | To be unsubscribed, click the link at the bottom of this message, | | do not write to the author. | | | | E-mail: [ mailto:yashurin@gmail.com ] yashurin@gmail.com | | | | Information: The publisher of this list technically cannot | | subscribe/unsubscribe anyone. 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