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Spirituality : Soulful Surrender
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From: MSN NicknameEerie7  (Original Message)Sent: 5/2/2007 11:33 PM

 

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Soulful Surrender

 
Why Illusions Of Separateness, Attachment And
Control Affect Our Willingness To Surrender
by Grace Ross

For some, the idea of surrender is a difficult one - it conjures up
images of loss of control, giving authority over to someone else,
forgoing pleasure, or even giving up responsibility for living a
purposeful life. Surrender is a word we associate with the
battlefield, of "crying Uncle" in a wrestling match, or of allowing a
bully to take control.

The reality of soulful surrender, however, has little to do with these
violent images. Soulful surrender is about entering a state of grace -
of living in harmony and attunement with the qualities of our higher
Self. It is one of recognizing where the human ego creates fears and
limiting beliefs about who we are, and deciding nonetheless to speak
and live from a deeper, at times mysterious, truth.

Certain beliefs tend to block our willingness to surrender on the soul
level: We conjure up images of a divine puppeteer who decides our
fate irrespective of our wishes; others maintain that it is unsafe to
let go of ego-control; others assert that life events are the result
of "chance, fate or coincidence;" and still others find it hard to
conceive of the notion that we are all connected at a spiritual level.

In many ways it is not a surprise that we are afraid of losing our
individual sense of control. We spend much of our life trying to build
a strong sense of self. In fact, it is a necessary stage of our soul
journey to develop a sense of confidence and self-esteem in relation
to the world. The ego helps us to have influence, direction and
control in a world that believes in the separated self.

The ego's main illusion is that we are separate independent beings,
both from each other and from Spirit. This belief supports the
evolutionary idea of survival of the fittest and the need for
hierarchy and power over others. For a time, the more we accumulate
and the more power we assume gives a sense of greater security.

The ego's main purpose is to survive and it does so by nurturing
attachments to possessions, personal beliefs and relationships. All
loss (even the loss of an idea or belief) is seen as a threat to
survival of the ego. From the ego's perspective, competition, and
self-interest are absolutely necessary to maintain survival.

However, as one matures along a soul centred path, we start to see
that attachment to the individual ego's needs creates increasing
dissatisfaction. The satisfaction of accomplishment/power and material
accumulation is at best temporary - there is a continual threat of
someone else's ego who also wants to accomplish, have power or
accumulate possessions. There is no end to this fear, both on a
personal and societal level. The idea of surrender to a less
conscious, soulful part of us stirs up these very fears while, at the
same time, offering a new paradigm of being that bypasses all these fears.

The promise of soulful surrender makes available gifts that allow for
the fullest expression of who we are as spirit beings in a human body.
Surrender means living in attunement with a divine Source and the
opportunity to co-create and live out the qualities of Spirit that
channel through us.

Surrender nurtures a sense of harmony and connection to others. We
find that discernment, wisdom and deep knowing begin to replace
judgement and criticism. Fear itself is replaced by deep, abiding
faith that everything is proceeding according to Divine plan. A
natural compassion and deep willingness to alleviate suffering
replaces the need for power and striving. Competition is replaced by
cooperation, fair play and forgiveness. There is a new sense of
knowing your own truth and an ability to express your truth without
fear. As you give up the illusion of separateness, you develop deeper
emotional intimacy in the awareness of the unity of all beings and a
new and deep sense of belonging. A sense of contentment with what is
and living in the Now replaces fear for the future.

 
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