“In this World, it is not similarities or regularities that take us a step forward, but blunt opposites. And all the opposites in the universe are present within each and every one of us. Therefore the believer needs to meet the unbeliever residing within. And the nonbeliever should get to know the silent faithful in him. Until the day one reaches the stage of Insane-I Kamil, the perfect human being, faith is a gradual process and one that necessitates its seeming opposite: disbelief.”*
Today, we are releasing Sorrow and embracing God’s Love for us.
Our Lent Booklet reminds us today that sorrow is not something to fight but to embrace. It reminds us losses and carries a message from Jesus about solace that resides within us as we connect with the Divine Presence. When we live from our divinity we recognize joy even in the midst of sorrow. As we release sorrow we bask in the glory of living with joy.
Today, I invite you to contemplate on Rule No35 and the quote below. Let me know how practicing releasing sorrow worked for you today.
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1
Today we affirm: I live vibrantly from my joyful spirit.
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On Palm Sunday, mainstream Christian churches celebrate Jesus’ entering Jerusalem, and people throwing palm leaves under his feet.
As we are moving into Holy Week of Easter, the week concluding the Lenten season, I started to contemplate of the meaning of different symbology such as the leaves being thrown on the road in front of Jesus, the meaning of passion, crucifixion and resurrection.
Today I celebrated Palm Sunday with a little ritual of releasing. I imagined leaves being limiting beliefs, pains and aches, misconceptions of who I am and such. I wrote a long letter. In this letter, I threw unhelpful ideas like leaves onto the road to Jerusalem, all that I felt stood between me and God. With my words on the paper, I released them all covering the dusty road.
I imagined Jerusalem to be Heaven, the place inside of me that is blocked by these leaves of limitations. I imagined Jesus, being the saviour and all :), stepping on and crashing these obstructions with his compassion and Love, and opening the way for me to enter Jerusalem/Heaven. I imagined his Love surrounding me and encouraging me to let go and move into my power.
“We should forget the hurts, the wanderings, the fears, The wastelands of our life and know “ That we could come no other way or grow Into our good without these steps our feet Found hard to take, our faith found hard to meet. “
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“Submission does not mean being weak or passive. It leads to neither fatalism nor capitulation — just the opposite. Real power resides in submission, a power that comes within. Those who submit to the divine essence of life will live in unperturbed tranquility and peace even the whole full World goes through turbulence after turbulence.“
When I trip over my humanity, I discover a higher way of being.
It took me a long time to understand this rule. I still have challenges with divine order that is submission to the Divine Essence of Life or God’s Will – as we often call it. I grew up during a military kind of regime and submission meant giving up on yourself and becoming submissive to the a totalitarian leader.
Giving into Love is finding Peace and Solace within. Until I experienced it, I could not believe it. And I still don’t sometimes. Sitting in the Silence and allowing God to take over, to lift my burdens, the heaviness of living in this crazy world, and my fears give me a sense of peace and tranquility.
“Submission does not mean being weak or passive. It leads to neither fatalism nor capitulation — just the opposite. Real power resides in submission, a power that comes within. Those who submit to the divine essence of life will live in unperturbed tranquility and peace even the whole full World goes through turbulence after turbulence.“*
Today, we are releasing Shame and embracing God’s Love for us.
Our Lent Booklet reminds us today that we all make mistakes or display wrong or foolish behaviour. In shame we keep the pain alive by berating ourselves for not measuring up to a certain standard. In order to move forward we must forgive ourselves and see the mistakes for what it is: learning. By loving thoughts and behaviour, that stem from my goodness, I support myself to move onto better decisions.
Today, I invite you to contemplate on Rule No34 and the quote below. Let me know how practicing releasing shame worked for you today.
Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. John 8:7
Today we affirm: When I trip over my humanity, I discover a higher way of being.
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“While everyone in this World strives to get somewhere and become someone, only to leave it all behind after death, you aim for the highest stage of nothingness. Live this life as light and empty as the number zero. We are no different from a pot. It is not the decorations outside, but the emptiness inside that holds us straight. Just like that, it is not what we aspire to achieve but the consciousness of nothingness that keeps us going.“
I release self-pity by changing the stories I tell about my life.
It took me a long time to understand that as I relieve myself of all the expectations that my family and my culture have placed on me, I start knowing who I am. In the ‘I am’ there are no roles and it is rather freeing. I have no one to please with being ‘some way’ other than being me. Being ’empty’ in my understanding is being free to be me.
(Note: this post was originally posted on 22 March 2022)
So, how is your Lenten season going?
Mine is going pretty well. Rather interesting! Honestly, it is beyond my expectations!
I am once again surprised at what different focus means. Just by setting an intention to ‘release’ any limiting beliefs during this season, suddenly, I am made aware of different patterns that I run within myself that do not serve me.
During my contemplations this Lenten season I became very clear of a pattern that I learnt as a child and also a pattern that I developed as a child in order to protect myself.
When I was a child under the communistic and socialistic ideology of a central European country, we were basically drilled to become soldier like creatures. The first and most important qualities of a human being were to be obedient and disciplined. We had to recognise authority, especially the authority of our superiors and the leaders of the party. We were even discouraged to think for ourselves but blindly follow command.
As a result of that, I became resentful but I still adopted to a great extend to the belief system of my environment. On the other hand, however, I became painfully aware that I was not a good soldier. I simply did not agree with the ways we were treated. And so, I became rebellious in an artistic way which meant that I was troublesome and so I was in detention constantly.
As a response to that and in order to protect myself from the constant scolding, I adopted a ‘service like’ attitude towards my main carers or people in a ‘caring’ position, figures of authority, so to feel safe in the world that seemingly detested me for who I was.
As my ‘service’ to those whom I needed to take care of me, I allowed to let their fears, frustrations and other unmanageable feelings down on me. I basically became a punchbag.
I suspect that I felt strong enough to take it all on. At the same time, I am sure that I was also afraid of being rejected from society and from the groups of my peers because I wasn’t able to get in line with all the other silent sufferers.
So, the other day, I had this painful experience where I noticed how I actually go about running this pattern. I found myself in a situation where I was in disagreement with a figure of authority whom I felt, I was dependent on for something. I noticed, how I made the conscious choice to allow him to run his fear and disagreement down on me using abusive language. I also realized that I was doing that in order to smooth out the discord between us. I’d rather hurt myself so the other person can feel better, hoping that this way he would accept me and support me.
I lived most of my life with this limiting belief and behavioural pattern.
On one hand, my learning is to know and understand that people have the ability to deal with their own issues, problems, fears, and challenges and I don’t have to step in and ‘save the day’. On the other hand, it is time for me to let go of the fear that I can be harmed or I won’t be taken care of, just because I think differently or disagree.
So this is my Lenten season revelation so far. As my release and renewal affirmation, I affirm that
I let go of my need to feel safe by diffusing situations with figures of authority. I let go and release feelings of inadequacy the drives me to take on more than my share in any situation. I embrace myself knowing that I am good in God just as I am. I am lovable, acceptable, and I don’t need to take over any additional burdens in order to be loved.
“While everyone in this World strives to get somewhere and become someone, only to leave it all behind after death, you aim for the highest stage of nothingness. Live this life as light and empty as the number zero. We are no different from a pot. It is not the decorations outside, but the emptiness inside that holds us straight. Just like that, it is not what we aspire to achieve but the consciousness of nothingness that keeps us going.”*
Today, we are releasing Self-pity and embracing God’s Love for us.
Our Lent Booklet reminds us today that though life brings challenges and difficulties, losses and changes, we must remember that Spirit’s great gifts are always flowing for our resilience and capacity to heal. Feeling sorry for ourselves, only brings resentment, blame and hopelessness.
“Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at will change” Wayne Dyer, Ed.D.
Today, I invite you to contemplate on Rule No33 and the quote below. Let me know how practicing releasing self-pity worked for you today.
Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. James 5:13
Today we affirm: I release self-pity by changing the stories I tell about my life.
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“Nothing should stand between you and God. No imams, priests, rabbis, or any other custodians of moral or religious leadership. Not spiritual masters and not even your faith. Believe in your values and your rules, but never lord them over others. If you keep breaking other people’s hearts, whatever religious duty you perform is no good. Stay away from all sorts of worship, for they will blur your vision. Let God and only God be your guide. Learn the Truth, my friend, but be careful not to make a fetish out of your truths.“
When I resist with love, I am choosing life.
One of the reasons, I could never join a cult or any religious organization was that I could not accept any authority to tell me how to pursue the knowing of God. I grew up during the socialistic regime in Eastern Europe where Big Brother was supposed to be our guide and ‘brain’. We were to melt into a giant grey melting pot of facelessness and personality-less-ness. We were to believe in and follow every word without hesitation.
I cannot believe in anything without having personal experiences of what I am suggested. God is a living being for me – not a human! – with ‘whom’ I have a personal relationship with. Neither do I suggest that the way I experience God is THE way of experiencing It. One should resist with Love and find one’s own way of connecting.
“Nothing should stand between you and God. No imams, priests, rabbis, or any other custodians of moral or religious leadership. Not spiritual masters and not even your faith. Believe in your values and your rules, but never lord them over others. If you keep breaking other people’s hearts, whatever religious duty you perform is no good. Stay away from all sorts of worship, for they will blur your vision. Let God and only God be your guide. Learn the Truth, my friend, but be careful not to make a fetish out of your truths.”*
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Today, we are releasing Resistance and embracing God’s Love for us.
Our Lent Booklet reminds us today that sometimes resistance is choosing Loving. There are moments when we need to let go of whatever is not life-affirming and so resist them.
Love is the greatest from of resistance. Love is always present waiting for us to awaken and engage. By turning to love, we claim our inherent worth and dignity.
Today, I invite you to contemplate on Rule No32 and the quote below. Let me know how practicing releasing resistance worked for you today.
Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. Romans 12:17
Today we affirm: When I resist with love, I am choosing life
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