Flow With Nature, Without Identity

Paramahamsa Nithyananda

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 11:53

We want to cling to the idea that we are somebody. This identity seems to keep us alive. As long as we feel we are a separate entity, a unique individual, we want to hold on to that distinction. We believe that we have a distinct identity. However, it is here that we run into resistance. We resist ourselves! Resistance happens in every sphere of our lives. There is no exception to this rule. It will happen wherever we begin to cling to the idea that we are somebody. It can happen at home or the office or workplace.

It is a certainty. Actually, we are resisting every moment. If we disappear into the collective consciousness, we are continually protected. Always, again and again, we are taken care of. We will attain complete success in all aspects of our life beyond the social and economic spheres. We will experience fulfillment; a deep feeling and total satisfaction that is inexplicable. When we resist the moment or impose the idea that we are individual, we are setting up to make a hellish experience for ourselves.

A small story: A man was told that his wife had fallen into the river. He immediately jumped into the water to save her.

The onlookers were astonished too see him swim against the current! After the rescue, one person ventured to ask him,'Why were you swimming against the current?' The man replied, 'You don't know my wife. Even if she falls in the river, she will go only against the current. She resists everything.'

Understand that as long as we resist, as long as we do not disappear into the collective consciousness, we will be endlessly creating hell, not only for ourselves, but also for those around us. This is the truth. This truth operates whether it is our workplace, home or any other place. This is also the essence of Taoism, the ancient Chinese philosophy. Tao is all about flow - flowing with nature. Water is the greatest illustration of such a natural flow. It just flows about the landline, around obstacles, in a smooth and energetic fashion. Be one with nature. Merge with it completely. Do not cling. Do not hold. Just let go.

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