What Happens When You Stop Resisting Life

The circumstances of life are not in and of themselves the true cause of our unhappiness; suffering arises from the inner resistance, rebellion and emotional pressure we build against them. The purpose of difficult circumstances is to teach us to accept life as it is now without inwardly fighting it—while still taking whatever practical and positive action is possible. Running away leaves the underlying lesson unresolved, allowing the same difficulty to return in another form, whereas facing circumstances without complaint or resistance releases psychological pressure and allows life to become easier. Once this happens change becomes possible. #Acceptance #Surrender ~ Source: This extract is drawn from 'The Virtue of Surrender: Finding Freedom in Letting Go,' the third and final recording from a one-day meeting held in January 1996. Recorded more than 30 years ago, it has recently been digitised and is now available to stream through the Barry Long Archive. The complete recording is available here: https://www.barrylong.org/archive/ass... The meeting series is available here: https://www.barrylong.org/archive/mee... ~ From the archive: 📃 Difficult Circumstances – https://www.barrylong.org/archive/art... – “The world of circumstances is not a punishment. It’s an assistance for us to become more intelligent.” 📃 Honest to the Situation – https://www.barrylong.org/archive/art... – “When you are faced with circumstances—you either surrender or you do something about the circumstances.” 📃 Surrender – https://www.barrylong.org/archive/art... – “The situation you are in at any time is life. There’s no explanation to life—it’s just life.” 📃 What Is Now Is Right or Best – https://www.barrylong.org/archive/art... – “Life consists of constantly confronting changing events. The divine life consists of detaching from the past that is being changed now.” 📃 Action Purifies – https://www.barrylong.org/archive/art... – “Go and do what you’re moved to do, but for goodness sake, stop thinking about it.” 📃 Reaction and Response – https://www.barrylong.org/archive/art... – “Responsibility is having a pause in any situation.” ~ About The Barry Long Archive: The Barry Long Archive is a repository of over 20 years of Barry Long’s teachings. The archive currently features more than 350 videos, the full podcast, and over 1500 audio recordings on the way – these will be added over time as the archive continues to grow. The archive offers two subscription options: monthly and yearly, with the longer plan offering concessionary rates. The subscription includes unlimited streaming of all available content for the duration of your access. Link: https://www.barrylong.org/archive Subscription: https://www.barrylong.org/subscriptions ~ Barry Long was a spiritual teacher who taught internationally from the 1980's up until his death in 2003. His spiritual teaching is grounded in practicality and addresses all aspects of modern day life. https://www.barrylong.org   / barrylongquotes     / barrylongnews     / barrylong.truerealandhere