Let It Pass Through

Let It Pass Through

It’s never about what someone says that causes the angst,

It’s what we think about what they have said.

What they said are just words,

but our mind/ego expands those words

and give them meaning in context with

my beliefs about the situation.

When you feel your ego rise up to meet a situation with hurt, anger, guilt or other negative emotion, it is time to stop, take a deep breath, step back to let it pass and look at what is happening.  What really is going on there?  Why am I having this reaction to these words?  You can either respond with anger, hurt or blame or you can let those negative emotions pass through you.  When you let them pass through, you will be better able to handle whatever problems are actually there.  As soon as you feel those negative emotions rise up, you have the right to step behind them and give them room to pass.  Just observe them passing by you; there is no need to analyze them or even try to figure out why you reacted.

When you give these emotions the attention required to analyze and/or understand them, they have the opportunity to stimulate the ego even further.  This is counterproductive to the process of letting the ego induced reaction pass and dissipate.  Just lean back, and let it pass.

Sometimes, you may find yourself fully engaged in the insanity when the seer finally gets a word in edgewise.  When this happens, you may find yourself unable to stop the process, but your seer can observe the process.  There are lessons to be learned by merely observing the process as it unfolds.  When the response has run its course, just let the negative energy dissipate.  I generally try putting my feet on the floor and imagine it being sucked out the bottom of my feet by the earth.  I then take the time to suck up a full dose of clean earth energy to replace the negative stuff that I’ve just let go.  The Earth has the ability to clean up pollution, so it is better equipped to handle that crap than we are.

This takes practice, patience and grace.  Meditation is a good way to help get the control of your mind.  Don't fret if you lose consciousness, the bright side is that you now recognize that you have done so.  Soon you will be able to stop, take a breath, lean back and get that look at the situation that allows you to see why you are having a negative reaction.  You may not be able to remain conscious through the whole process, but you will soon be able to stay conscious more often.  You will be able to stay conscious most of the time, and recover quickly when you do lose consciousness and allow ego to run wild.

I AM Consiousness
I AM Present
I AM that I AM

Namaste

Stress and Tension Free

"You truly can reach a state in which you never have any more stress, tension, or problems for the rest of your life. You just have to realize that life is giving you a gift, and that gift is the flow of events that takes place between your birth and your death. These events are exciting, challenging, and create tremendous growth. To comfortably handle this flow of life, your heart and mind must be open and expansive enough to encompass reality. The only reason they’re not is because you resist. Learn to stop resisting reality, and what used to look like stressful problems will begin to look like the stepping-stones of your spiritual journey."

Singer, Michael (2007-10-03). The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself (p. 156). New Harbinger Publications, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

I know that I have this particular picture on this site already.  It is such a big influence on my life at the moment that it might pop up again later.  The truth is, that of all the books on spiritual growth that I have read, this one has done more to move me along than all the rest combined.  I know this is not going to be the case for everyone, as I think it all depends on where you are in your growth that determines the impact of a teaching on your life.

This book hit me at a time when I had great need of it.  I have been struggling with some stuff that entered my life and has set me on a path of trying to understand what happened.  I was able to let the majority of the crap go, but just was fighting and struggling with what is, and in the words of Byron Katie, "When you struggle with what is you suffer."  That was exactly where I was.  I did "The Work", and got myself into a place where I was content with what is.  I rearranged my thinking, and rose to a much higher level of "Enlightenment."  I was content most of the time.

This book just gave me the tools to deal with those situations that cause the daily stresses and tensions of the day.  How to recognize when something was causing me stress, and how to deal with it to assure the best outcome for all considered.

Relax and let go of the resistance.  Let it move past without settling in.  Don't analyze it, or give it any thought other than release.  When we spend time thinking about it even in analysis of it, we give it life. I will even find myself sitting or stepping back in these situations.  I apparently needs some physical action to accomplish a wholly mental action.  Whatever it takes, I let it just pass right before me without grabbing hold of any of the sticky parts.  Once you accomplish this, you are free to deal with what is "REALLY" there.  Many times I have realized that the only problem that had existed was my reaction to what was said or done.  There was nothing left to deal with once I let it pass.  Sometimes there is something there, but it is easier to deal with once my ego reaction was gone.

Stay in the now, stay real, and let the crap pass without letting it take residence in your mind.  Deal with what is really there once you have let the reaction pass.  The more you do this now, the less often you will need to do it along your path as it will become second nature to let the crap pass.

I am calmness
I am peace
I am health
I am wellness
I am that I am

Namaste