| Letting go is a simple spiritual concept that many | | | | In a pure state we know what must be done and we |
| people struggle with. Especially in Western culture the | | | | find ourselves compelled into inspired action. There is |
| idea of giving up is frowned upon; children are taught to | | | | no need to think it over, plan every detail, or worry |
| be tough and fight through every life situation. | | | | about the outcome. |
| But letting go is the real measure of courage. Do your | | | | Furthermore once we have done our part we are |
| part in any situation and then allow what is to take | | | | free to release the whole affair. In other words when |
| over. | | | | we take inspired action or add our true intent to the |
| Our egos rebel against such a notion. We must find a | | | | world by acting from the heart, our next step is to let |
| way to control everything in our life, and the idea of | | | | go and trust our work to be carried forward by the |
| just trusting things to get done is maddening to the | | | | natural flow of life. |
| mind that has not become still. | | | | The paradigm that our society is now emerging from |
| 2,500 years ago the sage called Lao Tsu - if he | | | | cannot grasp the value of this philosophy. But those |
| actually existed - wrote many passages about the | | | | who remain open to the teaching will see the truth. |
| virtue of doing nothing, and yet leaving nothing undone. | | | | The always-busy state of the world has created a |
| The actual language used on one occasion suggested | | | | society addicted to chaos and stress. And yet the |
| a seeker of wisdom should not work, and thereby all | | | | simplest things like caring for the earth and loving |
| things would be taken care of. | | | | one-another go undone. |
| Those who lack understanding will suggest this kind of | | | | When the world understands the value of letting go |
| thinking promotes laziness and daydreaming; far from | | | | and flowing from the truth within we will see change. |
| it! The abstract point being made is that when the mind | | | | We already know what to do, and we already know |
| is free from thoughts of past and future and one | | | | the right path; but a mind lost in predictions and |
| resides here in the now, the mind and body are | | | | controlling the outcome will never be able to take the |
| connected and work does not seem like difficult labor | | | | first step. |
| or striving. | | | | |