March 27, 2023

In his book, When Stillness Speaks, EckartTolle says:

“When you completely accept this moment, when you no longer arguewith what is, the compulsion to think lessens, and is replaced by an alertstillness. The mind is no longer labeling things…inner non-resistance opens youto the consciousness that is infinitely greater than the human mind.”

How many times throughout the day do we resist accepting thepresent moment – accepting what is? I find myself constantly in inner-conflict,role-playing a phantom conversation that allows me to win or be perceived asgood, or fixating on a situation that I am trying to control the outcome. Thisinner-dialogue and resistance doesn’t allow me to be present. And letting go ofinner-resistance can open us up to the wisdom within and the wisdom of God and greaterconsciousness. When we let go of resistance, things often get better on theirown. 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 afield. 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 ofRumi

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