126. Resistance

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CXXVI

Resistance Is Futile

Lecture based Questions:

1. Helper time! Write down a name, symbol, fragrance, color, or reminder of one of your hundreds of helpers.

2. What’s wrong with resistance?

Resistance can only occur when faith in the Divine Plan is absent. Therefore is follows that, for the moment, one is also not practicing awareness of Light or belief in God’s Perfect Timing.

The emotion of resisting creates an Astral obstruction [similar to a brick wall] that becomes a barrier to all blessings. It surrounds the Astral Body like a fortress. Pink Floyd’s CD The Wall is about one person’s life-long journey in developing barriers against his environment.

It is better to be vulnerable. It is better to be adaptable. It is better to be open-minded.

When we blockade ourselves from blessings, the quality of life follows the energy direction of the third dimension, which is downward.

3. Is there ever an occasion when my resisting is beneficial?

No. Here in the land of illusion, where many bogus ideas lead us astray, there has arisen the romance of the heroic rebel. Good drama makes bad life, and if you follow the plot, you can see for yourself that perhaps you might prefer a more harmonious and pleasant life.

Martial artists will tell you that the most effective movements are based on harvesting or using the attack energies of the opponent rather than merely blocking or resisting their force.

Embracing the energy and circumstances around you [which your Guardian Angel set up for you anyway] and farming it for your own benefit can improve the quality of your life and your success rate.

4. What are some examples of expressing resistance?

We have thousands of opportunities every day to feel resistant. Phrases and comments such as: “no,” “uh-uh,” “I don’t like that,” “fuck it,” “make me,” “I don’t have time for this,” make a shoving-away energy that receives an equal push back. This energy exchange creates the wall.

Sometimes we put on an identity that automatically opposes certain types of people, situations, and ideas. The mechanical response to life sometimes saves time, but at other times creates unintended situations.

It is important to note here that resistance is in the intention rather than in the action. The behavior might be defensive or preventive, but without the emotional attachment of resistance. In such a case, there is no damage to the quality of living that a resistant act would engender. Behaving prudently and logically to prevent misfortune or attack is aways a wise behavior and is recommended. Just make sure that there is no fear or resistance behind the the motive.

5. Why do I want to resist even when I know it doesn’t help?

It is the challenge of the game. The limbic brain [and everybody has one] is designed to hold a territory, to defy change, to grab, hit, force, lash out, and oppose. This is why we enjoy football. The set up is useful to the primitive animal to get out of an uncomfortable circumstance and to make a place more favorable for survival. However, in the spiritual game, physical survival is not always the most advantageous option.

To go against instinctive reaction is to move in a conscious manner. Because we are still working on being skillful in this regard, what we want to do is follow a certain training protocol for ourselves.

1) Allow the territorial mind to react normally, that is, to resist.

2) Gently correct the direction of the mind’s focus to an open posture.

3) Say an affirmation do dispel anxiety or doubt, such as,

“I trust in the order of God’s Perfect Plan in God’s Perfect Time.”

“I am not emotionally attached to the outcome of this situation. I am full of faith in the rightness of God’s Plan.”

6. What else can I do to make myself more proactive in having a positive reaction to life’s circumstances?

1) Rehearse possible scenarios ahead of time so that you are not so surprised when things happen. This gives your logical mind a fighting chance to take the reigns of the moment.

2) Memorize responses of faith and receptivity so that they become automatic in your thoughts. You could use something such as

“I am so happy to be here!”

“I always land on my feet with bundles of cash in my pockets.”

“I am such a lucky person! We are all really lucky.”

“Thank you, God, for this wonderful opportunity to master wisdom and earn personal power points!”

“Thank you, God, for keeping me eager to learn!”

“Thank you, God for showing me the Light in this situation and for pointing me in the right direction.”

“Wherever I am, God is, giving me everything that I need to succeed beautifully.”

3) Practice the attitude of Dodging Conflict. Some of you get energy from conflict, and some of you become depleted from it. Whichever type you are, the result of conflict is always bad chi, or bad karmic energy, because someone gets their feelings hurt or worse, and there is present the element of segregation of one party from another—namely, lack of empathy. So to get seriously peaceful, visualize and affirm for all people in your life only to come to you with harmony and accord.

“I am a walking, talking affirmation of understanding and good feelings.”

“Everywhere I go, peace breaks out.”

“Nobody enjoys a stimulating round of empathy like I do!”

“Good will, good feelings, good chi, good exchange, good relations, good for me!”

7. What types of blessings does resistance block?

You name the good thing, and resistance can stop it. Healing, abundance, good luck, love, beauty, charisma, success, opportunity, productivity, to name a few.

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The wisdom that comes from experience

appears to the innocent child to be a magical wonder

for he only sees the product as it is now.

But for those who remember

The long and arduous centuries

Of adventure, struggle, and realization—

It is not a product at all,

But a temporary condition (still growing and solidifying)

In the still developing quest for what is right.