LET IT BE
Having finally made some progress in my spiritual quest I was able, for a time, to enjoy the exquisite Peace of God that I found in the stillness of the center of my Being. I carried it with me both night and day, and all of my world accommodated me as everything seemed to go my way. Nothing came to interfere with this deep abiding sense of peace.
And then one day as if to say, “are you ready? For you must yet come and pass this way.” My world quickly shifted, and there was nothing but chaos all around. My sense of peace was shattered. There was no reason and no order to be found.
At first I resisted. I actually attempted to adjust this chaotic world by putting everything back into some sort of reasonable order. This availed me nothing, and my sanity was teetering right there at the border.
I finally learned to let it be. It required that I overcome a strong knee-jerk type of reaction. Everything in me wanted to judge the chaos. And then I would have a very negative and un-peaceful reaction to my judgment. And then I would become an unrecognizable monster in my attempts to correct and adjust the chaos.
“No,” I would say to myself. “Let it be.”
A sense of peace returned. As I let go of my judgments the chaos seemed to make its own adjustments. I began to see it all as perfection and to know that nothing was really being threatened anyway - nothing that is real can be threatened.
Love and gratitude, Benny
ps - trying to do an EZ2
benny,
It was Nietzsche who said, "Unless there is chaos within, one does not give birth to a dancing star." To live "on the edge" is to invite creativity. Of course, one may go "off the deep end," and as a friend of mine advised, "Don't be afraid of the deep end, that is where the depth is."
Mr Benny,
Thank you for the focus on "let it be", and on love and gratitude. It lifts me up to read and write those words. Especially I am uplifted as I read your personal story. A personal story is worth gold, it feels like treasure inside of me. Our stories are unique, but shared they become what they truly are: universal. I feel the Life in them that is my life too.
With love and gratitude,
Peace
And LadyEarth:
Wow, the words you spoke are so apropos. As WiseWolf once asked, "and how DEEP is DEEP?"
We are in a great pool here together, aren't we?
Love and gratitude,
Peace
PeaceWorld,
I had a dream about 30 years ago where there were three swimming pools. The first pool was more like a wading pool, with shallow water. People were sitting around it, some had a toe in the water, others were wading. As I walked, I came to the second pool. It was more like a swimming pool and did have a deep end. Most people were playing and swimming in the water. Some sat on the side and dangled their legs in the water. As I walked up to the third pool, I saw that people were diving in to it. There was a man on the far end of the pool who was assisting people to come up after diving in to the deep end and swimming underwater to that far end. I decided to dive in and when it was my turn, I waved the man at the far end away, I wanted to come up on my own, which I did. It was when I related this dream to my friend that he told me not to be afraid of the deep end ~ that's where the depth is. :)
misterbenny,
That is the secret, isn't it? To let it be. Chaos comes after we say yes, it gives us a chance to practice letting it be.
You are growing beautifully.
Blessings, Starrybright
I've learned to "go with the flow"-if you will. When I put things back in a reasonable order (which usually means, one which fits my perception of the way that things are), I begin to wonder what the valuable lesson is that I missed.
wow! i believe that is the issue with me. I try to fix the chaos, and then become upset with myself at who I became in the process. I think I sometimes get comfortable in my own peacefulness to the point of being rather vain. then sure enough a person or thing comes into not only my path, but really really so close it is impossible for me to side step. I am living and learning and failing then seemingly I master that and I have something or someone in my own home that causes me to smolder at times. Then I remember who I am and what I have learned about the peace that passes all understanding. It is so nice of u to share how u overcome. I will continue to strive for the peaceful reaction to chaos.
Love and gratitude
Benny my friend I take little ownership in what comes through me, nonetheless, let me try to do a Mr. Benny.
The term “AMEN” means “So Be It,” another way of saying “Let It Be;” which is one of my favorite Paul McCartney songs.
Love is harmony even in discord; harmony can exist in chaos; order is not the same as orderly. But ultimately it is how we judge things that determines how they appear to us; once we have judged something we see it according to our judgment; without judgment we may be able to see different views of the same one thing.
posted by EZ2
3 months ago
In my humble abode, which is a small cottage decorated with many items inherited from my family members who have gone before me I feel very cozy and people remark on the peaceful energy they feel. A few years ago I wanted to hand paint some words that have meaning to me, so I meditated on this. What came up was "Let it be"...I painted these 3 powerful words where it can be seen while relaxing in my living room and serve as a reminder to me. Thank you for the post...it is what we all must do to maintain that peaceful attitude, though it's not always easy.
Benny, you and I have been traveling the same path this last month. On May 20th Life also said to me, "Ready or not, here is something for you to deal with that you may find quite chaotic and out of balance".
I used my usual, "Holy Spirit, help me to see this peacefully". Instead I found my spiritual being drifting back to sleep and having nightmares of fear and confusion. My only salvation was in realizing that I had fallen back to sleep and what I was going through was not real.
Only in the past three days have I been re-awakening to the peace and trust that can always be mine. Fear is still attempting to gain a grip, but as soon as I remember to say, "Holy Spirit, help me to see this peacefully," fear dissipates.
It is a good reminder that, in one way or another, we are all in this together and not alone.
Thanks for sharing, which allowed me to share.
Namaste.
