May 4, 2013

No Resistance

"To offer no resistance to life is to be in a state of grace, ease, and lightness.  This state is then no longer dependent upon things being in a certain way, good or bad." Eckhart Tolle

What a lovely way to live, and what a high calling.  Is it humanly possible to live in such a state of grace, ease and lightness --- by not being resistant to the moment in front of us?  Yes, I think it is.  How many of us live in such a way that we are waiting for the next moment, preparing for the next moment, rehashing the past moment?  It seems such a human habit to have our thoughts elsewhere from our bodies.  But, as Eckhart Tolle would say, all we have is now.  And now.  And now.  If we practice living with no resistance to what this moment presents, then we are in a place to receive the goodness of that moment.  Perhaps a way to achieve this state is to practice accepting the present moment as perfect.  Where we are is perfect.  The others with whom we share this moment are perfect.  The circumstance is perfect.  Let us practice today living in this moment right before us.  It is perfect. 

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