There’s a difference between nonattached and passive. To be passive is to evade responsibility by choosing inaction; to be nonattached is to act always from a place of Love, so that we act appropriately in any situation—even when non-action is called for.
Nonattached….
Nonattached Enmeshed Apathetic Appropriately engaged
We mistreat….
We mistreat the people who are patient when we displease them again and again. We cater to the people who will turn away if we displease them once….
Guest Blog by Clara Marin: The Choice….
For years, I avoided the one requirement of spiritual practice: being willing to give up myself. Evidence that my way of being wasn’t working was everywhere: two failed marriages, unsatisfying work and a deep discomfort in my own skin. I might have wondered what was wrong, but my investment in how I viewed myself—gracious, good Clara—was too great. Rohini delivered …
Vindictive / has to have enemies….
Vindictive / has to have enemies Lets things go Holds others accountable Doormat
Where We Are Today….
For many people, what’s happening now in our country seems unusual. It is not so unusual in my life. I lived for years with someone who had no core, so he was always craving to be the center of attention. Though he didn’t realize it, this person believed his existence depended on the gaze of others. So he put people …
We are all in this together….
We are all in this together; no one is alone here. We all have to join together in appropriate action, and that is only possible from a place of freedom and Love.
No core….
No core Inwardly grounded Flexible / adjustable Uncompromising / inflexible
Guest Blog by David Soud: The Guru Is Not a Teacher….
All of us have probably seen many times over the bumper sticker that reads “Question authority.” It’s a simple phrase, but I’ve never been entirely comfortable with it. While it may be true up to a point, as a mantra of sorts it encourages us to glorify our own powers of discernment as separate, egocentric selves. After all, where is …
Soothing is….
Soothing is not solving.