The Universal Law of Non-Efforting

By Open

 

Contributing Writer for Wake Up World

 

What does ‘non-efforting’ really mean?

 

There is an unwritten ‘law’ of non-efforting that is prevalent in countless spiritual texts with regards to walking the spiritual path. It is something we frequently refer to at Openhand. It is of course about following the natural flow of the universe in every moment and not resisting it. However, it seems that frequently, this unwritten law is used as an excuse for not taking a certain step that’s clearly presenting itself, or indeed not doing anything much at all! In our view, this is a serious mis-understanding of what true ‘non-efforting’ really means and is potentially very limiting…

 

To do or not to do

 

Personally I have quite a strong Ray 1 influence in my life. In other words, I have a strong driving yearning to create and ‘do’ things. It’s what you might call the Warrior Energy. Earlier in my existence, at a time when ego was ruling the show, I ‘owned’ my Ray 1 which made me very goal orientated. I was fixated with achieving outcomes. This made me quite unsatisfied and not at all content with my ‘lot’ in the universe.

 

Fortunately, after traveling some ‘distance’, the ego masking my Ray 1 began to quickly fall away, allowing space for my Ray 2 – the divine feminine consciousness of surrender – to come through (you can read more about the subject here…Seven Rays of Divine Impulse). These days, I find I can surrender much more to the natural energy of the moment and accept things as they really are.

 

But what does acceptance truly mean? And is there still a place for the drive, commitment and passion of the Ray 1?

 

I’m reminded of the time when Trinity and Myself moved into our current house in Glastonbury. For me, it coincided with coming into full embodiment – of course shifts in the inner, always reflect into the outer: moving into a house, was like moving into a new body.

 

This house was very solid, and spacious, but also pretty run down. We were blessed with a huge back garden, but unfortunately filled mostly with concrete, old iron railings and the odd shopping trolley thrown in for good measure.

 

As you can imagine, it was a huge job to bring it back to a more natural state of being. It involved a daily, seemingly herculean, commitment from us both. Now I’m not at all what you would consider a ‘handy-man’. The last thing in the world that crumbles my cookie is digging, clearing rubble, repairing, painting, carpentry etc etc. It seems I’m just not made for that kind of work – it’s always been a challenge.

 

Odd then, ironic even, that I was presented on a daily basis with EXACTLY that kind of work. I quickly noticed a pattern forming. Nothing seemed to want to work. There always seemed to be resistance to the tasks that presented themselves. Nothing turned out the way I considered it might.

 

Show me!

 

CONTINUE READING

 

Previous articles by Open:

• Discovering the Purpose of Your Incarnation
• Winds of Adversity
• Robin Williams: the Spiritual Significance of Your Barbaric Yawp
• A Wave of Transformational Change is Building in the Field
• The Great Realignment (Part 1): the New Paradigm
• In Enlightenment, Does Duality Dissolve?
• Learning from and Communicating with Animals
• Kundalini Activation – Reclaiming Your True Nature
• Why Human Identity Will Never Solve Human Problems
• Positively Thriving Through the Collapse of Civilisation
• Rise of the Divine Human – The Seven Bodily Vehicles of Expression
• Activating the Power of Higher Mind
• Non-Compliance: a Spiritual Revolution
• Building Trust in the Divine
• Interdimensional Entities Influencing Daily Life (+ Audio Meditation)
• The Great Realignment: the New Paradigm

 

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