Passionate,Detachment,Soul,Fre DIY Passionate Detachment - Soul Freedom
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Carlos Castaneda has written a series of remarkable books in whichhe describes his shamanic apprenticeship with the Yaqui sorcerer DonJuan. Don Juan advises Castaneda that a man of knowledge (an impeccablewarrior) chooses a path and follows it with heart, acting as if what hedoes matters, even though he knows that it does not, and understandingthat nothing is more important than anything else. Passion actswith great enthusiasm, extraordinary intensity, and deep feelings.Detachment lets go of all concern for the results of the action. Uponfirst consideration, it might seem as if passion and detachment dontbelong together. You might conclude that if you were detached you wouldnot feel strongly about a situation, but would be indifferent, feelinglittle or nothing. Detachment without passion, a boring dullness ofcaring about nothing, is a dreadful state of consciousness. No wonderso few have chosen detachment as a serious spiritual practice.When Don Juan advises act as if what you do matters, he is suggestingaction with passion. When you act with passion, you feel truly,completely alive. This is because passion exists only in the nowmomentyou feel passion now or not at all. On the other hand,detachment is about the future. Detachment means you completelysurrender and let go of your concern for the future outcome of youraction. You are not detached about the action itself. On the contrary,you are filled with passion in the now moment. Detachment flowsnaturally from the wisdom of acknowledging Don Juans advice thatnothing matters more than anything else. What you do does not reallymatter in the sense that ultimately you have no control over anything.Outcomes or results might not be anything like what you intend them tobe. All you have is choice about what you will do and how you will bein the now moment. You are able to let go of concern for the results ofyour actions because you understand that each individual is a tiny partof something infinitely vast and wonderful which you influence butcannot control. When you understand that you have control overnothing, your response can be despair or detachment. Despair ispowerless while detachment is a quality of Soul Freedom. Soul knows youdont need control. All is as it should be. Your life is unfolding aspart of a grand cosmic natural order. You fit into that larger naturalorder whether you want to or not and whether you are aware of it ornot. Your challenge and opportunity is to say yes to what isall of it,exactly as it is, for better or worse right here, right now. Itis a paradox that making choices can both bring freedom to you and alsorob you of it. That you can make choices is the chief characteristic ofall freedom, but if you are attached to the outcomes of your action,you lose freedom as soon as you obtain it. You become a slave to yourchoices, stuck in a self-constructed rut. If you worry about theresults of your actions, you are robbed of the natural joy of beingfully present in the now moment. However, by making choices, by actingwith passion, and by being detached from the results of your actions,you remain completely free. You act boldly without taking yourself tooseriously. In your relationship, passionate detachment meansputting the best of yourself into your life together. Allow yourcreativity to shine forth in your actions, to reveal your love,respect, and desire, but without expectation of your mates response.You might plan to be together forever, and do your best to make thathappen, but you know that you have no real control over thefutureaccident, illness, or adversity can separate you. Nevertheless,dont let that stop you from committing to a lifetime of loving. Excerpted from our new book Sensual Love Secrets for Couples: The Four Freedoms of Body, Mind, Heart and Soul, by Al Link and Pala Copeland, Llewellyn, 2007
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