Surrender is Death of
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Mind
When you come to the present moment you are open and innocent because there is no mind in the present. For the mind to exist there has to be movement towards the past or the future. In the present moment, there is no past or future. It is just there, that's all.
To be trusting and surrendering is like losing the 'I' and 'mine'. Ego starts with 'mine' and then moves to 'I'. Even before the identity of 'I' sets in, the 'mine' comes into play. If you notice a small child, even before the 'I' takes root in him, he will fight for 'mine'. Just try pulling a toy from his hand. He will resist! It is his, you cannot take it away. Even before he talks 'I', he will talk 'mine'. Surrender is nothing but merging with Existence, with no identity of 'I' and 'mine'.
Surrender is death of the mind, death of ego. Ego is nothing but feeling yourself to be separate entity from Existence. This feeling happens as a result of a strong 'I' and 'mine'. The mind is a direct conflict to the being. The being always concurs with Existence.
The mind invariably comes in the way. The being knows. The mind doubts. The being always says yes. The mind mostly says no. The being is innocent but the mind is cunning. Saying yes is like death for the mind. So it continues to say no. With persuasion it says yes. If left to itself, it says no.
Now you will ask, 'How to silence the mind?' You cannot silence the mind through the mind. It is like expecting the suspect to surrender! It will never happen. You just need to understand that the mind is not a reality. It is just a myth. You are holding on to something unreal and trying to silence it.
If you bring awareness to this process that is going on within you, you will be able to see where the mind is saying no. Then you will be able to put it to rest so that the yes of the being is heard.
Awareness is the key to anything. Just bring in awareness. The resistance of the mind will then drop. You will then relax into the being. Innocence starts expressing from there.
Unless innocence happens intimacy cannot happen. Intimacy is the language of Existence. The mind doesn't know intimacy. Only the being knows it. With intimacy there is openness and you can say and do everything that you feel genuinely and earnestly about. There will be authenticity in your words and actions. You will radiate energy that spurs the others around you to be innocent and open. Then the real beauty of Existence can be experienced.
Activity
Below is a powerful meditation technique.
ABOUT THIS TECHNIQUE
When you tighten and loosen your muscles one by one, the sudden release of tension results in deep relaxation, surrendering, and centering of energies. This technique has to be practiced in a standing position.
DURATION: 20 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1: Close your eyes and start tightening and relaxing your limbs one by one. Breathe in when you are tightening the limb, and breathe out as you relax.
Start at the feet and move up. Clench your feet for about a minute, and then relax them. Clench and relax your calf muscle, your knees, and your thighs. Remember to relax each part before tightening the next. At any point of time, there should be tension only in one part of your body. Continue upwards, pulling your stomach in, chest, shoulders and hands. Continue one by one, tightening and relaxing. Spread your fingers, then clench them into a tight fist and relax them after a minute. Tighten your neck, jaw and facial muscles. After a minute, gently relax your whole body. This process frees all the muscles in your body.
Step 2: Continue in a standing position, imagine that you are inhaling and exhaling with every part of your body.