In this life . . . we are unable to forget whatever remains unforgiven. So, if we won't let go of some pain -- whose time has now past -- then who is to blame for the weight of this burden still being carried on our back?...
The core of your being -- heart, mind, and body -- holds within it a consciousness capable of realizing a world without limitations; a life unfettered by any fear, empowered by a Living Light, and renewed every day by timeless Love. It is our unique possibility as human beings to know this Gift of gifts, to not only realize the kingdom of this higher consciousness within us, but for our entra...
The divided mind -- driven by desire, as it is -- is very similar to a dog that has learned to throw its own stick. It cannot come to a rest until it has exhausted itself, and even then it can't let go of what it feels compelled to chase.
Do what is in your power: refuse to do what is not. It is not in your power to change events gone by, but you can let go of the time-bound self that wants to chain you to pain that only exists in the past!...
Part I: Perfection is not an idealized final form but a living relationship being unfolded in the Light. Part II: Only the practice of Perfection can perfect us because It's work brings us into humility and leads us into a willingness to let go of ourselves for the love of a Greater Cause.
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In this answer to a viewer's question, "letting go" author Guy Finley shares some insights about staying present as the observer of fast and furious thoughts, as opposed to getting pulled down into their world.
The cost of starting over spiritually is not what I pay to achieve some distant desire, but it is in my willingness to let go of -- to dare to live without -- any desire I may have whose promise of fulfillment drives me to search for it in yet another tomorrow.
Until we realize that the only way for us to rise above ourselves and our heartaches is to let go of what is beneath us, we will continue being faithful to our own negative states, never seeing how they drag us down with their promises of placing us above our perceived enemies.
As long as one remains a seeker in the spiritual game of searching for one's self, there will always be ample "prey" to hunt down and devour including an undetected blindness to the fact that regardless of the "feast" of new "I's" consumed . . . one's hunger "to be" never relents. We must cease from this chase and get down to the business of being what we are..
Dear Guy: I play jazz guitar and sing professionally. After reading "The Secret of Letting Go," I'm beginning to see the light (name of an old Nat Cole song). Performing used to feel a lot more subjective than it did after reading your book. How can Letting Go help one to perform in public with less stress and anxiety? Thanks! (Student correspondence, 12/5/07)...