![]() This letting go of gross, subtle and refined dependence is the ultimate spiritual journey. The intrinsic state of the soul is peace and freedom. A spiritual journey is all about letting go. This web, this creation and network I have created, has to be let go of. So, I have to break down these rigid, deeply held beliefs about my own limitations and take the support of One God only. God, though, sees the eternal reality of the soul. Then even if I am shown love, I cannot really accept it because of the deep belief, on which I have come to depend, that I am not loveable. One is that I become dependent on a belief that I have of myself that I am not really loveable, for example. There are pulls, attractions and influences that I am dependent on. It is then that I call out to God to liberate me. The ‘I’ of ego and the ‘my’ of dependency is like a sticky spider’s web and the paradox is, that the emptier and more insecure I feel, the more dependent I am on those things outside of me in the web, then the more trapped I feel. I look outside and depend on those things that give me temporary support. Spiritual power is lost through the network of ‘I’ and ‘my’ that we create and try to depend on. If I hold on to anything temporary in this world, then that which I am dependent on will ultimately cause me suffering and sorrow in some form. I can only have and understand spiritual ability and power when I lay the foundation of my life on that which always exists - this is the way to deep spiritual freedom. True freedom though is spiritual and means identifying and taking support from that which is permanent, that which always exists, that which is eternal. Freedom is a deep need of each one of us. In the world there are so many movements for the cause of freedom.
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