Letting go of the past. The full purpose of Vipassana practice is to release ourselves from our emotional relationship to the past. We gently and lovingly let go of this old story that continually ties us into a life that is cyclic and so always unsatisfactory. How often do we find ourselves in the same kinds of situations with the same kinds of people? How often do the painful experiences of life repeat themselves? This past arises in every moment and influences everything we see, hear, taste, touch, smell and then interprets our experience of the situation. Until we let go of the emotional prison of the past, we will never be free. How can we be, when we simply relive our old story over and over? However, through the practice of letting go, we are able to see and understand without judgement this on going situation and so release it from our life. We dont forget our story, no matter how painful it may be, it is only that it does not disturb us anymore. We dont forget who we are, who are parents are, who are children are, who our friends and colleagues are and what happened to us, but with an open loving heart, we accept the past as the past, and move on. Without resentment, without recrimination and without that one sarcastic or cruel word when we speak about it, we can share our story with the world, no longer coloured by a personal involvement. Everyone has a story. No-one just arrived in this place in their life. By understanding our own life process, we will understand the life process of everyone and be at peace with them. We will make the space for them to be as they are. We may not like them, but we can still love them. We can accept them now as we accept ourselves, and this, in the end becomes the secret of awakening. Without love, first for ourselves and then for all beings, we are truly lost. May all beings be happy.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 12:59:35 +0000
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