Every time we catch ourselves getting [resistant], every time we catch ourselves acting as if the outcome of the situation has the authority to name who we are, we are to take a deep breath and remind ourself that it’s not true. —James Finley
In that one sentence, Finley gives the basic instruction for our journey to find within the God of our own understanding. This is a process...a lifetime process of moving toward inner freedom. We are learning to live the spiritual act of detachment.
In the instant, every regret, every egoic hallelujah is cosmically transmuted for our benefit, all the while requiring constant inner care to ensure our continuing growth...or, prayer without words.
All of our rues, regrets and remorses are evidence of the God of our own understanding leading us free of our egoic self. Resist them not. Without them we'd have no clue about forgiving, or loving our enemy, i.e., ourself. Or to love and laugh.
We earn the priceless thank you with what instructor Caroline Oakes describes as a continual pausing to let go of egoic attachments, fear, judgment, or expectations and then a returning to the Divine Presence again and again.
Detachment is the raw explanation of the mirror image of God. It takes a lifetime and yet another to be raised deeper into God consciousness for to live there. That is the joy of living.
Thank you.
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