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Image“We Must Be Willing To Let Go…To Have The Life That Is Waiting For Us.” – Joseph Campbell
Posted on February 12, 2013 in Attachment, Happiness, Knowledge, Life, Mindfulness, Quotes, Reflections, Self, Spirituality, Wisdom
Tagged Attachment, Jennifer Miller, Joseph Campbell, Letting Go, Life, Quotes, Wisdom
Consciously Practicing Non-Attachment Allows Us To Go Inward And “Let Go”…Bringing Inner Peace
By Jennifer Miller
The practice of non-attachment has provided me with tools to navigate through life. Life will always present obstacles that we have no control over. So it is important to always be aware that I am able to choose how to react. By choosing to let go of a negative thought, emotion or event, I trust in the process and am quickly filled with inner peace.
By quieting my mind, I am consciously practicing non-attachment as I go inward and carry out my responsibilities without having expectations of others.
Remaining detached, I am able to truly discern what things are without self-interest and/or personal judgment. I better understand the workings of nature and the course it takes. Non-attachment allows me to view ‘My Soul’, seeing myself for who I am and why I am here.
Knowing what is mine,Aware of what is not.My business, your businessAnd God’s business….
Namaste
Posted in Attachment, Breathing, Detachment, Life, Meditation, Mind, Mindfulness, Wisdom, Women, Yoga
Tagged Detachment, Inner Peace, Letting Go, Mindfulness, Non-attachment, Quieting the Mind
“In The End These Things Matter Most: How Well Did You Love?…How Deeply Did You Let Go?” Siddhartha Gautama
Posted in Attachment, Detachment, Freedom, Knowledge, Life, Love, Quotes, Soul, Spirituality, Wisdom, Women
Tagged Buddha, Letting Go, Life, Love, Pictures, Quotes, Siddhartha Gautama, Women
The Importance Of “Letting Go” To Allow Others The Freedom To Make Their Own Choices In Life
By Jennifer Miller
Life is for many of us a journey that involves “letting go”, releasing harmful or negative things, desires, thoughts, visions, and people. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali describe this state of “non-attachment” as follows:
When the mind loses desire even for objects seen or described in a tradition or in scriptures, it acquires a state of utter (vashikara) desirelessness that is called non-attachment (vairagya).
The path to “utter desirelessness” or non-attachment is combined with asana practice to make up the core principles of yoga. But letting go has also been important to me as I have moved through challenging times in my life. Quieting my mind allows me to rise above drama and negative issues during my day, like an impartial witness floating above the scene in a movie.
This is increasingly important as a mother raising children during their teen years. It is only natural to want to teach them about life, to save them from making mistakes or experiencing failures. By practice the art of letting go, I know that they are on their own personal journey and have the freedom to make choices that enhance their life or not. I will not take their “negative” choices personally. It is their life and I cannot expect to control what is clearly their own free will.
Freedom and peace has filled my soul when only a few years ago I agonized and could be paralyzed with pain. And it will remain a process for me, a practice devoted to letting go. By giving others the freedom make their own decisions without judgment or emotion, I have increased my sense of inner peace and freedom as well.
Namaste, Jennifer Miller
Posted in Asanas, Freedom, Life, Mothers, Pain, Reflections, Self, Suffering, Teenagers, Wisdom, Women, Yoga
Tagged Freedom, Jennifer Miller, Letting Go, Life, Mothers, Non-attachment