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0:01 hey dr. Shefali like let's get real so Laura would like to know or she would like you to explain your understanding of the as is and how does that relate to one's hope for the future well I think the fundamental teaching of wisdom traditions is to enter into a deep and active acceptance of the as is or some
0:33 people call the isness of the present moment so when we cultivate a rigorous acceptance of whatever is showing up in our lives right here right now as happening for our growth for our learning then we stop resisting it you see when we resist things that's when they perpetuate the resistance energy is what keeps us stuck when we are lack
1:04 when we say I wish this was different or why can't this person just believe other than who it is they are why does it always rain on my birthday when we come with this kind of energy this kind of judgmental critical reactive energy we are in lack we are in the assistance and when we resist the present moment we are actually blocking our capacity to flow to manifest to vibrate at a higher frequency so acceptance of the as is
1:33 means to cultivate a philosophy really it's a life philosophy to enter the present moment without resistance to see how the present moment is going to teach us to use every opportunity to grow so when you shift from the idea that you need to control your life you need to fix your life you need to manage your life too I'm going to flow with my life I'm going to dance with my life whatever shows up I'm going to meet it with grace
2:03 with surrender with a bend in with with a musicality then you are living creatively very different than the first way which is all about control anxiety management which comes from lap so acceptance of the asses is not just past the surrender it is a very vigorous life philosophy that you have to cultivate so that you can live your life with flow and without resistance now let's talk about hope you know I don't use the word hope and if I do use the
2:32 word hope or faith I put them in quotation marks because hope is about something in the future and you're already presuming you know what's good for you in the future and one can never know what's good period because what you think is good could turn out to do not be so good what could be good for you could be terrible for your child so we have no idea what the future is going to hold so then to hope is just empty it's
2:55 just you know holding on to a lock to a psalm so instead of hoping or having faith faith connotes something on the outside external something ephemeral something that you just think you and believe will happen but you really don't have any concrete evidence that it will then you kind of come back to the present moment I do believe in unseen potentials I do believe that we are formless we are essence so I do have an investment in ourselves as energy but I
3:29 don't necessarily need to have faith in that I just know that we are so there's a big difference between an understanding of how nature is and how we are and what our true authentic ways of the DAO are and having hope that something will turn out a certain way or having faith that they are big difference
Summary
- Acceptance of the "as is" fosters personal growth and learning.
- Resistance to the present moment perpetuates feelings of lack and stagnation.
- Shifting from control to flow allows for a more creative and fulfilling life experience.
- Hope is often misguided, as it presumes knowledge of what is good for the future.
- Faith can be seen as external and ephemeral, lacking concrete evidence.
- Emphasizing the present moment helps to tap into unseen potentials within ourselves.
- Understanding our true essence is more valuable than clinging to future hopes.