People often resist surrender, because they believe that in surrender they sacrifice something. As today\u2019s reading points out, that resistance \u201ccomes from the delusion that you are what you are not.\u201d<\/p>\n
In NTI 1 Corinthians 1, we were told that the \u201cego is still within your mind, and it may seem to persist for some time.\u201d The ego is the idea and feeling of \u2018me.\u2019 As long as the idea and feeling of \u2018me\u2019 persists, surrender will be resisted to one degree or another. If we expect perfect surrender from ourselves before we are fully ready, we create another opportunity for self-judgment. The \u2018I am bad\u2019 belief endures through self-judgment.<\/p>\n
It is best to see ourselves as learning \u00a0<\/em>surrender. It is natural to make mistakes in the process of learning. Children fall when learning to walk. Pianists hit the wrong keys when learning to play piano. Etcetera.<\/p>\n We do not need to judge ourselves for our mistakes, but we can use them to enhance our learning.<\/p>\n In a recent contemplation with inner spiritual wisdom, Teresa from Northern Ireland wrote:<\/p>\n When I worked as a teacher, I would demonstrate a new mathematical process to the children on the blackboard. They appeared to understand, but it was only when they started making mistakes, when\u00a0asked to complete some exercises by themselves, that they realised where they were going wrong.\u00a0 That\u2019s like me.\u00a0 I think I understand while I am reading, etc. but the rubber only hits the road when I\u2019m in my daily living.<\/p>\n Inner wisdom responded:<\/p>\n You can view your life in the world as those little children doing their mathematics.\u00a0 Learning from their mistakes is the only way they are going to have success.\u00a0 Then they have to practise, practise, practise in order to become unconsciously competent.<\/p>\n