Surrender is not giving up, but giving in.
Surrender is not about giving up, but rather about giving in. By surrendering, we allow ourselves to be guided by a deeper purpose, inviting a transformative experience of curiosity, discovery, contentment, and liberation.
Surrender often carries a stigma in our culture, as it is commonly associated with giving up control, weakness, or even failure. This negative perception can make it difficult for people to embrace the concept of surrender as a tool towards transformation. By understanding and challenging the cultural stigma surrounding surrender, we can learn to approach it with a more open and accepting mindset, unlocking its potential for profound change and fulfillment. Despite its stigma, surrender is neither easy nor passive. In reality, surrender requires a great deal of intention, effort, and courage. It can be challenging to let go of the need for control and trust the process. We must cultivate a deepened state of awareness and openness without expectation, which can be difficult to achieve in a world that often values productivity, achievement, and independence.
Moreover, surrender requires us to cultivate our practice of non- judgment and a willingness to embrace vulnerability, which can be uncomfortable or even painful. Surrendering may involve facing difficult truths about ourselves or experiences, bringing us face to face with our own fears and limitations. However, it's precisely this willingness to face discomfort and uncertainty that makes surrender such a powerful tool for growth and transformation. By embracing surrender with intention and a willingness to learn and grow, we can unlock its potential to bring us greater peace, clarity, and purpose. Our practice gives us the tools and the resilience to meet the task of surrender at the exact moment we are ready for it. When we take that leap, that act of surrender, we open ourselves up to the infinite possibilities of the universe. We let go of our limiting beliefs and embrace a greater vision for our lives, one that is guided by love, compassion and service. Our willingness to surrender changes our experience from struggling against the current to swimming with the current. As we surrender and live with devotion, we trust the power and direction of the current while dedicating the expression and action of our lived experience to the divine.
Surrender alone is not the same as surrender to devotion. This is a transformative process that calls for not only relinquishing control but also consciously dedicating our actions, thoughts, and intentions to a higher purpose or divine source. By offering our practice in service to something greater, we deepen our connection to the divine and cultivate a profound sense of love, gratitude, and reverence. Imagine the feeling of liberation and expansion in living a life of trust, flow and dedication to the divine. Every action, word, creation is a reflection of your devotion. Imagine living with purpose and without struggle, living as an expression of the divine in dedication to all manifested divinty. May your practice lead you to and prepare you for a life of blissful surrender and devotion.
Leanne Horvath