How often do we really bring our awareness to the present and surrender to the moment? … Not that often! And what if it was in these moments of complete surrender that uninterrupted tranquillity and complete oneness with all that is lie?
It is natural for us as friends, as family and as channels that when someone needs help or advice we tend to lean toward saying in one way or another “you have just got to surrender to what is and flow with it…everything happens for a reason”. This belief and knowingness is idle within us even when we don’t realise. Our spirit wants us to surrender but our mind continues to think and live in the past and the future.
Throughout my journey as a yoga teacher so far the biggest thing I find is that not only do we resist the notion of surrender out of fear but also to the misconception that surrendering to life is confused with weakness.
It takes every bit of strength in your entire being to really surrender. The people who I take most of my inspiration from in life are those who have the ability to let go. Those who live moment to moment with complete awareness of the present. That is not to say that those who surrender to life do not have goals and aspirations about the future or memories from the past but they practice non attachment toward these things not allowing the outcomes of the future or the past to determine their happiness and joy for each and every day.
This is a subject that I could talk about for a very long time but I read a quote by Eckhart Tolle that I found to be a very profound but simple explanation about surrendering to life –
“Surrender is the wisdom of yielding rather than opposing the flow of life. The only place where you can experience the flow of life is the now, so to surrender is to accept the present moment unconditionally and without reservation. It is to relinquish inner resistance to what is.”
The ability to surrender takes time, patience and strength. Begin today taking a moment just to be fully aware and present in whatever task or situation flows your way. When moments get tough just tune into your breath and allow your breath to be your guide; to take you deep within beyond the physical body, beyond the mind, and beyond the ego. Within you dwells a oneness that we all share. A presence that is great and divine. This is a place of pure joy, peace & love. A place that is available to you at anytime and anywhere.
Discover your true essence through surrender.
With Love,
Ourania x