Mindful Living: Trustful Surrender

“We are all continually asked to learn how to ask for what we need, only to practice accepting what we’re given.” - Mark Nepo

Oh, surrender, what a complex equation you are.

So many of us understand surrender to be a passive state or an act of giving up. After all, the very definition of surrender is “to stop resisting”.

Yet, with each of these teachings that we have explored in the Mindful Living series comes a deep paradox that we are asked to embrace. Surrender is both strength and softness. 

Surrender is fully letting go of the fight we constantly wage with our lives, and it is taking full responsibility for the vision we have for ourselves. 

Within today’s class, we will

• Tease apart the difference between letting go and giving up
• Look at examples of the action of surrender
• Engage with the “trustful” aspect of surrender
• Discuss how the weaving together of discipline, self-study and surrender elevate the practice of meditation from a simple concentration exercise to an opportunity for spiritual awakening.

I hope you’ll join me for today’s discussion and 20-minute guided meditation.

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