Letting Go and Letting Be.
“It is a delusion to think
that we can obtain more of God
by contemplation
or by pious devotion
or by religious retreats {or by yogic poses or by fancy pants meditations}
than
by being at the fireplace
or by working in the stable.
For the person who has learned letting go and letting be
no creature can any longer hinder.
Rather,
each creature points you toward God
and toward new birth
and toward seeing the world as God see it:
Transparently!
Thus all things become nothing
but God.
And we learn
to know with God’s knowledge
and to live with God’s love.”
~from Meditations With Meister Eckhart by Matthew Fox
But how do we learn to let go and let be?
Alan Watts resolves this strange contradiction with incredible precision. Warning: His explanation is slightly anesthetized by his incredible sense of humor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUXodFgbDfQ
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