What does surrendered consciousness really mean? This is the question I ponder in today’s episode, which delves into the art of letting go, a deepening exploring of chapter 9 from my book Mystical Intimacy.
Like a sunset, which cannot be captured because its beauty is in its unique metamorphosis, surrendering is, in essence, ever-changing. By letting go, we release the role of the ego-mind, we allow it to evolve, and we encounter a complete metamorphosis of our creative potential.
Left on its own, the ego, if it could, would capture the sunset to make the moment last forever. But by letting go, the ego allies with the soul. Together, the ego and soul unite to create such beauty that we are moved beyond old conditioning into states of inspired freedom. By letting go, we lose nothing. Instead, we see, we witness and are open to receiving what we need.
Only then can the mystery of life truly reveal itself – not to our rational thinking minds, but to our inner sense of resonance, faith and belonging.
Chapter 9 weaves together a number of stories from my travels, stories that reveal how
childhood wounds never go away. Healing is not about getting rid of anything. Instead, when we’ve been traumatized, our whole being, body, mind and soul, needs to be nurtured and soothed. On travels through Asia and in writing my book, I discovered how to care for my inner child and soothe my stress responses – a necessary life skill in all areas of our lives.
In essence, letting go is synonymous with self-nurturing and acceptance of self and others, and profoundly needed in our relationship who self and others and in our world.