Acts of Surrender
Surrender is not just a physical action, it
is also surrendering of ideas and beliefs as they arise. I had trouble
accepting images that arose in meditation. On the one hand I was working deeply
with ‘Thy will be done’ and on the other, when something arose that I didn’t
like, I was quick to shift focus and project something else.
During a full week I rejected the image of
Jesus in my meditation. I had asked specifically for a symbol of love and
devotion, and I fully expected a Buddha like figure or a Kuan Yin to appear. I
was horrified by the image of Jesus in while robes standing in front of me with his arms out in
a welcoming gesture. Jesus? Impossible.
Impossible no. Finally, remembering what I
was doing, and recalling that I was humbly accepting guidance, not getting what
I wanted, I allowed the image of Jesus
and all that appeared to me to manifest. After Jesus there were other images of
famous avatars but Jesus is still the
one that has the power to enter directly into heart contact on the mere mention
of his name. As a side note, one of the funny things about living in Spain is
that you can actually ‘poke’ Jesus if you have one as a friend on facebook.
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