detach from outcome
This short video is of Dr. Wayne Dyer on detaching from outcome; detaching from outcome is how I believe many of today’s highly regarded philosopher/speakers function.
Please do yourself a favor: Read and/or go see/hear/enjoy Dr. Dyer. He travels the country and tickets to his event are often inexpensive.
If you are extremely short on cash as are so many of us today, perhaps purchasing one or more of his books on discount would work for you. Or visit your local library — they surely must have his selections. Or ask about volunteering with the facility . . . Mr. Dyer appears in an auditorium near my home where I can volunteer as an usher and, thus, attend for free.
He is hysterically funny while getting his message across, which is, actually, quite Zen.
- You do not have to get on a spaceship to find God.
- “I am sitting here in the smallest room in my house with your letter of criticism before me. Soon it will be behind me.” This was originally written by H.L. Mencken; Dr. Dyer used to send it out to people who sent him letters of critism after appearances on “The Tonight Show.”
In the Bhagavad Gita Lord Krisna prepared Arjun to fight by advising him to abandon all attachment to success or failure. Detaching from outcome, learning to enjoy the journey in the face of “reasonable” adversity, is a path to peace. Keep dreaming, hoping and planning but be careful not to get too attached to your desired outcomes.
An easy method of detachment
Let the Serenity Prayer be your guide:
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
Have courage to change the things I can
Have the wisdom to know the difference.
Your body contains a deep intelligence that absolutely knows what you need in every moment and understands how to lighten your journey. If you have disconnected from yourself for any reason, you probably feel confused, stressed, etc. It truly is not necessary to stay in a tense state as stress solves nothing. Creativity comes from letting go and from allowing your mind to soar.
August 14th, 2011 at 1:47 pm
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