How Do You Get Into A Resourceful State To Resolve Problems?
All suffering is resistance. We are resisting what is. Because it is not the way we want it to be, we then suffer. The opposite of resistance is acceptance. Letting it be as it is. Yet this is difficult. We reject what is because it is not perfect, beautiful, and true. We think that by resisting it, we can then change it. If this worked, then suffering would not arise. But our resistance does not lead to positive change, it leads to aversion, and we either avoid the thing or feel depressed about it. Acceptance, on the other hand, does not mean withdrawal or resignation, it means engagement. When we can accept what is, then we are also open to what can be. All this is hard to understand in the abstract. So let us imagine a situation where resistance arises. Imagine that you have no job and are low on money. This is an unpleasant situation and you feel instant resistance to it. You do not like it at all. It frightens and upsets you. It is not the situation that has created your suffering
