In the material world, the act of surrender is
usually considered as a weakness. One country surrenders to another, or a
leader surrenders to another. But unfortunately, this happens by force.
However, surrender on a spiritual level is a completely different proposition.
In 2009, when I lost partial vision, I was completely
devastated and extremely angry at the Universe. After all, why did I lose my
vision? I was a good human being, I had always helped people, healed people,
and I was even a vegetarian. I considered my self a soldier of God, a light
worker, and this was how God repaid me, by taking away my vision, and I felt
betrayed by the Universe.
However, when we are in such a state of confusion and
anger, it’s very difficult to hear the response of the Universe. Was the Universe feeling sorry for me, was it
trying to empower me, or was it laughing at my pain, I could not figure this
out.
But, of course, we all know that when we ask the
Universe a question, it is compelled to answer. And the Universe did just that.
As I sat at the eye doctor’s office one morning, the doctor said to me, “I can
perform another surgery on your eye, it would be great because I can make more
money from you, but the fact is that your vision will not improve”. I responded
to him saying that I was willing to pay him even a million dollars if he could
help me recover my vision. It was at this time, I gained one of the greatest
insights – and it was that all my money, status, or even relationships could
not bring me out of this situation. I had no choice; I had to surrender to the
Universe. Little did I know at that time, that this was the best decision I had
ever made in my life.
It was from that day onwards that mysterious divine
miracles started occurring in my life. Miracles in my waking state, as well as
divine messages in my dreams, including visions of the future. It was mystical
and unbelievable, and even though I have shared some of these mystical
happenings with friends and family, there are many that I choose not to discuss
because they’re unbelievable.
So, what really happens when we surrender to the
Universe?
Grace – Grace is this force that all of us have
experienced, but none of us can explain. Some consider it as good luck, others
consider it as God answering their prayers, or even angels aligning situations
in their favor. It could be one, or all of these explanations. In addition,
many of us consider these acts of grace as miracles, because they don’t happen
frequently and we cannot explain them. However, based on my personal
experience, grace is always available, but many of us are not receptive to it.
After I surrendered to the Universe, I suddenly
became super receptive to grace. According to me, grace is more powerful than
any of my possessions or relationships. For example, it did not matter how much
I was ready to pay to “buy” my vision back, it was not possible. Nor could any
of my influential friends help me in any way. At that time grace was the only
force that could help me. This grace came to me in the form of wisdom,
strength, mental clarity, as well as aligning the right people and situations
in my life. Grace is like a wildcard, it comes to use in situations when you
are completely helpless, or you have surrendered. Today, grace is the most
important thing in my life. I would rather work to earn grace, than to earn
money, because as I mentioned grace has more value than money.
Grace is also like sunshine, shining upon everyone
equally. It is up to us as to how much sunshine or grace we would like to
absorb. Just the way we use an umbrella to shade ourselves from the sunlight or
use sun block, in the same manner we block grace from being showered upon us.
So, now the question is – how do we become receptive
to grace?
As many of you may be thinking, all you have to do is
be a good person, isn’t it? No, that’s not the answer. As I mentioned, grace is
like sunshine, it shines on everyone no matter how good or bad your intentions
are. Although, it does help to have good intentions because that is related to
the law of cause and effect (karma).
To be receptive to grace is very easy, simply
surrender to the universe and remove your resistance. When you surrender, you
give up control, and believe that everything is happening through divine will,
and “there are NO mistakes in your life”. Once you believe this, you will not
complain about the present moment, your mind will not regret the past, nor have
any anxiety about the future. You will also believe that because you have
surrendered every situation is a gift from the Universe. Ultimately, these two
beliefs will clear all the stress from your body, as well as quiet your mind.
As I conclude, I would like to share a quick example
of this belief. Most people would consider my situation (low-vision) as a
tragedy. But, after I surrendered, I realized that it is more of a gift. I have
gained such profound experiences in the past 6 years, that if I had a choice I
would maintain the low-vision, simply for my consciousness to keep expanding,
as well as actually feeling and “recognizing” the grace in my life. Whenever I
do feel low or helpless, I ask myself, is it better to walk alone in the light,
or walk with the Divine in the dark?
I invite you to ask yourself this question whenever
you are facing challenges of any sort. I’m sure that you will choose to face
your challenge with the support of the Universe (Divine) than to not have any
challenges and maintain your consciousness at the same level.
Finally, once you surrender, you give the Universe an
opportunity to work through you. You become the instrument, and the Universe
plays its music through you. Honestly, this is how I operate and continuously
inspire people. I am not saying this to impress you, but to simply express to
you the power of Surrender and Grace.
Once again, I invite you to clear your resistance by
surrendering to the Universe and becoming open to grace. Very soon the Universe
will start to play its music through you, and you will start experiencing
miracles.
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