Surrender
Having said that, “surrender” is sometimes taken to mean slumping, or be referring to a kind of soggy release. “Softening into a pose”, as if one is giving up holding the body together by releasing tension, is a misinterpretation of surrender. It actually refers to a quietening of the mind and a permission to allow the natural forces of movement to
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To the ego mind, surrender means giving up. To the spiritual mind, surrender means giving in and receiving. Once we’re there, inside the holy place where all is inner riches, the outer gold of worldly prosperity appears in a miraculous way. It comes inviting us to use our wealth responsibly and to share it generously, as the universe so shared it w
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Instead, we surrender because we would like to communicate with the world “as it is.” We do not have to classify ourselves as learners or ignorant people. We know where we stand, therefore we make the gesture of surrendering, of opening, which means communication, link, direct communication with the object of our surrendering.
Chögyam Trungpa • Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
To surrender to life is to drop the illusion of control and give all credit where credit is due.
Kat Adamson • Sailor Bob
Loving surrender is known to weaken the so-called ego, to dissolve it in bliss. Surrender understood as a selfless act is a pointer to spontaneous happening. Nobody surrenders to anything.
Kat Adamson • Sailor Bob
Surrender
Surrender is when your ego, the independent acting part of you, brings its will to Spirit and gives permission and authority for Spirit to act. It's like stepping aside and allowing Spirit to take the lead in taking care of your body, mind, and responses to energies.
The scriptures give greatest importance to sacrifice to the higher power.
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