We often think we are powerless and
our problems are all powerful. This is the paradox of Life. The truth is our
problems are powerless in the face of the grace and blessings in our lives.
Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836~1886) said
it so beautifully,"Hoist your sails, for the winds of grace are
blowing." Those winds are always blowing. Your Life__and mine__is always
blessed. But in the throes of problems, in the epicentre of your personal
maelstrom you forget to do the simplest thing, to hoist your sails__which is to
open yourself up, to surrender and to let go.
In the Danny Boyle film '127 Hours' , Alan Ralston prepares to
die of hunger, pain, thirst and hopelessness, when he makes a last attempt to
save himself__he lets go, literally, of his lower right hand. That act of
letting go in his case was both physically painful and metaphorically
liberating. For us, the metaphor alone should suffice and hopefully be
awakening.
Each moment in your life has been waiting
for you since you were born. The trajectory of your Life has been pre-cast and
the problems you encounter too are the hurdles that are set up there to make you
aware of your true power. To discover that power, you must just let go. When
you let go, you actually invite boundless grace into your Life. It may bring pain, the thought and the act of letting go, but
eventually, it leads to freedom, joy and bliss!
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