The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life's Perfection

What would you be doing if you weren’t being influenced by the reactions of like or dislike?

away from me. It took some time, but I eventually began to realize the true purpose of yoga. Done properly, yoga is the science of channeling all energies upward until they merge together at the highest point—Oneness.

Following that deeper guidance will take your life in a very different

needed to learn to just relax inside instead of fighting with my mind so much. Just because the voice talks doesn’t mean I have to listen to it or let it affect the direction of my life.

direction from where your preferences would have led you.

had to learn to channel those energies upward instead of pushing them

I was gradually learning that life was not as fragile as that voice in my head would have me believe. There were experiences to be had, but only if you were willing to have them.

But surrender did give me clarity in one essential area: my personal preferences of like and dislike were not going to guide my life. By surrendering the hold those powerful forces had on me, I was allowing my life to be guided by a much more powerful force, life itself.

In that one moment, the die had been cast. This great experiment in surrender had truly begun. I was no longer in charge of my life.