Everyday we resolve to fight, be stronger, be patient, be innovative and many such things that are to be driven by us. What we miss in this self-centered thinking is that all this energy is wasted if there is one simple thing lacking – i.e. Acceptance of current situation “as is” as perfect and as it is supposed to be.
Now ones mind would ask “how can something so negative, bad be perfect or supposed to be that way”. Here’s my take on this.
To me it is quite simple (now after a few intense experiences where i lacked Acceptance).
Firstly, the universe is much smarter than you and I are, it knows what will serve us the best in the long run – may be it is just giving us the lesson we need to learn to grow to even greater heights, may be it is making us stronger for more joy and love in our life.
Secondly and more importantly for me, regardless of the universes role in this, Acceptance is the foundation stone for empowering self. A person who does not accept reality graciously and open heartedly is constantly leaking ones own energy and is not empowered to move ahead in life. They may say they are interested in a brighter and happier future but they choose to be stuck in the past by lacking acceptance.
Whatever your reality is today “Totally and completely” Accept it, embrace it and empower yourself to create a better future for yourself and for all those are important to you.
Wonderful thoughts. Let’see what we mean by acceptance and why we need to accept what is, especially when it feels so disagreeable on the surface.
Acceptance means two things here, in that order : Awareness of what is, and respecting through inner embrace the cosmic law of cause and effect, even if we decide to change the situation through right response.
This world runs on definite and positive laws of karma. Definite because they are exacting, and positive because they are for our good, their intention is to make us aware,responsible beings vis-a-vis complete freedom that we have for our thought, speech and action always.
The Master of this universe is benign unto all alike and has no grudge against anyone ; He is our Heavenly Father,Mother,Eternal Friend and Beloved. He loved us first and continues to do so unconditionally. He gave us freedom and made us accountable for how we choose to use that freedom. He gave us the power of love, but also gave us freedom to withhold it.
He did create Maya or Cosmic Delusion or Satan to let us choose between Him and His Maya (as Avidya or ignorance and Asmita or Ego within us at micro stage. Without the villain, the movie would be incomplete ! Without shadow,with light alone,the picture would just not be. If it was all good everywhere within and without, a choice would really not be there. And he gave us wisdom to understand and discriminate, as the voice of inner conscience, and the ability to develop that intuitive faculty, but He still gave us, once again, the freedom to not listen to that sage voice.
So by accepting things as they are, we are being humble and respectful to God’s impartial justice and owning up responsibility for our actions. The next stage is response.