Resistance is futile: How to approach Truth with gentle honesty by atmosblack

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Resistance is futile: How to approach Truth with gentle honesty
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Resistance is a topic - especially on the spiritual path - that should be on the top of our „watchlist“ our whole life.
The reason for this is, because it works very subtle in the background of our psyche and is sabotaging each and every move.
If we are not aware of it, it will influence each and every steps on our way - doesn’t matter, how long and intense our spiritual journey has already been.
It’s also the Egos first line of defense against Truth and the way to tackle it, is through **honesty**.
First and foremost, we have to become honest with ourselves about what we want and what we fear the most - in many cases, it is the same thing, which makes it even trickier.

Most will read the title of this article „Resistance is futile“ in a way like „You shouldn’t resist!“, but it’s not meant this way.
Instead I want to make you aware, what resistance really is and **what’s its purpose is** inside our Egos thought system. It has a purpose and it’s exactly this purpose, that makes it a futile endeavor. 

Resistance at it’s core is **to want something and fear it at the same time**. It’s the best way, the Ego can up with - and it’s a genius move — to always keep seeking and never find, and at the same time trying to not feel guilty for failing to reach the goal of waking up from the dream we call life.
The fear of awakening to Truth - to the Oneness of God - is covered up by our proclamation, that _we truly want to wake up_, but something (God, other people, our life situation etc) is preventing us to do so.
**We overlook our deep fears of becoming One with God, and our Ego will do anything to keep this fact hidden from our awareness.**

## Why we are choosing the Egos dream for a reason

> You are so used to choosing among dreams you do not see that you have made, at last, the choice between the truth and _all_ illusions (T-18.II.8).  

We always have a choice and we choose all the time. To be honest with ourselves means, that we have first to be aware that we are dreaming and we have already decided to do so.
A dream is not something bad or wrong, but it’s also not good either  - it is nothing by itself.
To wake up from the dream is easier said then done. Simply for the fact, that _all we know is part of the dream itself_. So even if we have studied many spiritual traditions from all around the world, and we _know_ everything about the world being a dream and how to wake up, as well as practice sincerely day by day, we still can’t unite with the Divine, as long as we fear this very unification.
So the first step to face our resistance is the recognition, that we have already chosen for the Ego and his dreamworld and we are deciding for it each and every moment anew.
**One reason why we choose the Ego’s dream over the Truth of God is simply, that we fear this merging back to Oneness and we want to keep our specialness instead.**
(As a quick remark: There are also other factors in play, like the attraction of the body and the fear/attraction of death etc.)

## Intermediate Step: Gentle Dreaming

> However, we are counseled in _A Course in Miracles_ not to skip steps, for to leap from the nightmare dreams of our individuality directly into the arms of Heaven, disappearing into the Heart of God, would be too panic-inducing for us to bear. One cannot jump from the wrong-mindedness of _existence_ to the One-mindedness of _Being_ without feeling overwhelmed by the terror of annihilation. And so we need the intervening steps of non-threatening and forgiving dreams to lead us softly from our sleep into our waking state. It is the function of the Holy Spirit’s happy dreams of correction to provide that gentle guidance.   
> From: [The Happy Dreams of the Holy Spirit: Awakening to Eternity](https://facim.org/the-happy-dreams-of-the-holy-spirit-awakening-to-eternity/)  

It’s important to know, that what is called a „happy dream“ in ACIM is still a dream, but as written in the quote above, it is necessary because without this gentle transition, our **resistance against Truth would be enormous**.

For me personally, I thought for most of my (spiritual) life, that the jump from dreaming to awakening _has to_ happen directly, because I had an awakening experience very early in my life, that seemed to prove this fact.
The result of this was a huge resistance against the awakening I so dearly wanted, that was based on fear of above said annihilation. 
I was not directly aware of this fear though, but experienced it as panic attacks and the fear of death.
In a way, our pictures of „death“ and „enlightenment“ are very similar.
Both are the end of being special and a symbol for the merging back into Oneness and therefore loosing our individuality.

The good news (for the Ego) is, that this transition can happen in a gentle way, through forgiving, which is the end of attack thoughts.
We also learn in the Course, that „the world is made as an attack on God“ - in other words: the world as a whole is the proof, that we still believe in separation and we resist Truth.
It can become our classroom though, where we become aware, how big our resistance to Truth/God really is.

## How resistance ends
Resistance does nothing in the end. It is futile, because it doesn’t actually _do_ anything at all, but to cover up our fear of losing our specialness.
It _seems_ to keep the Ego save and securely separated from the Divine Oneness, where there is no room for individuality.
It seems to hide our oneness with God, and the price tag it comes with is a constant struggle between your deepest wish to come home and the rejection of this home. It keeps you in the „seek and never find“ loop - one of the building blocks of the Ego.

Resistance can end gently, when we dare to be honest with ourselves and proclaim loud and clear in our most spiritual voice: 
**„I’m shitting my pants, because I’m scared to death to become one with the Divine! I am afraid to lose my individuality! I don’t want to die!“**

This way, resistance comes from the dark alley of our subconscious to the forefront of our conscious experience.
This is all we have to do. We don’t have to end resistance, because wanting to end it would mean, that we resist resistance.
Instead we gently but honestly face our deepest fear, that is at the same time our deepest wish: to come home to the Oneness of our Being.

Honesty is how resistance ends and how Truth begins to shine. 

Love and Blessings,

Atmos

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@yaanivapeji ·
I knew this that resistance does not really solve problems but been honest with yourself does.
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@kmayegaindia ·
@atmosblack this blog of psychology was really good one. and we should always accept truth.
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@alexaventuria ·
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Lovely article!

Some of my ponderings yesterday were that giving Love to others is multifacetted. 
Fulfilling somebody every wish he or she expresses is only one side of giving Love, and this kind of giving Love is not requiring us to really know that person. That probably the most common manner of giving Love in Love relationships. 
Yet the other part of the Love giving in Love relationships is that we don't fulfill that person every wish he or she expresses, especially when that person doesn't know what they really want. This kind of Love giving is much more deeper rooted and requires us to know that person on a much deeper level, which we only can when we know ourselves from our deepest core.

The reason I say this is because when we really love someone we tend to want to fulfill them every wish they express. Yet what we REALLY want is that they feel as good as possible. So when that person expresses a wish yet doesn't really know what they truly want and what is good for them and what not, NOT fulfilling them that certain kind of wish is a true act of Love because WE know them better than they do. 

I guess this is how we really assist loved ones to discover who they really are with no resistance. :)
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@atmosblack ·
Cool, you summed up your article for me! How generous! 😀
I will read it anyway though...
Luckily - for the first time in my life - I now have a partner who knows who she is and what she wants (and this has of course nothing to do with mental "knowing").
Even better, that what she wants and what I am is a perfect match made in Heaven - literally. ❤️
I tend to experience my resistances more on the existential side of life and not so much in relationships - not anymore - this was in previous lives 😀
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@alexaventuria · (edited)
:) which article of mine do you mean? I have no idea I released anything like that yet? I meant pondering while strolling in nature :)
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@artgirl ·
Aha! So this is the answer I've been looking for. Well said!

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@milanm ·
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@atmosblack  Wow, I think it is a sunflower 🌻, it looks very nice seeds in it, and the seed is made from oil so that the farmers earn a lot of money, sunflower 🌻 basically looks at the sun, it always looks very beautiful Just as much as we talk about flowers, flowers are the natural resources, the main source of beauty is the flowers, flowers that keep the purity of innocent mind, the flowers that do not live well, they killed people. Can, flowers surround our home, office, school, college, all the beauty enhances, what do you think ???
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@atmosblack ·
Ha - so sweet, that the main message from my article is the sunflower for you. It is a picture taken by my girlfriend - she is a very talented photographer!
Yes, the sunflower always is looking for the light - as well as we do as human beings. That's why I chose this picture. Blessings! 🙏
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@milanm ·
@atmosblack  100% sure your girlfriend is a very good photografar who has captured a beautiful sunflower picture camera,, you UpVote, comments your
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@dougpolk ·
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@atmosblack ·
Holy shit! You are the worst Doug Polk spammer I have ever seen.
If there would be a price for the worst scammer of the year, you really would have the best chances to win it! Seriously mate, you should get yourself a job, a life and most of all a brain... 😀
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@dougpolk ·
wow sorry if I upset you, not my intention
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@akash1singh ·
great article i believe that one  should overcome their flaws and all their weaknesses and ignore all the social stigmas in the society but isn't it that one should always believe in himself and believe that a human can do anything
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@terranova.earth · (edited)
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Beautifully written! I can relate ofcourse 😉 Afraid of what might happen if I succeed. And I keep telling myself lies to stay in my comfort zone. I am currently reading a course in miracles. 😊 Btw, ayahuasca is a very helpful teacher for me to wake up from this dream. I am very grateful she did this for me. Very powerful plant . Thanks for sharing🙏❤️
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@atmosblack ·
Thank you! 🙏I'm not into "plant medicine", because whatever effect and insight you can gain from them, will also wear off. 
It's an illusionary medicine for an imagined sickness. 

There is of course nothing wrong with what the course calls "magic". It's just not really helpful in the sense of waking you up from the dream. It can be relatively helpful inside the dream though, as long as you don't believe, that it has brought you any nearer to Truth... because this is impossible....

Enjoy ACIM - although to be honest, for the more than 20 years since I know the course, most of the time I haven't enjoyed it - at least not my ego.
Now I can simply hold the books in my hands and it is pure joy. 😇
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@atmosblack ·
Oh... and btw - you may like my ACIM series here on my blog...
If you view this article on busy.org, you can see the links to the series in my signature: https://busy.org/@atmosblack/resistance-is-futile-how-to-approach-truth-with-gentle-honesty
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@kishorreddyt ·
I’m not talking about honesty in the conventional sense. Generally, when we think honesty, we think honesty with others. That’s important, and that develops naturally with awakening. What I mean by gentle honesty is honesty with oneself.
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@mita16 ·
Muchas veces una persona puede sentirse que no puede hacer algo (su resistencia) siente miedo a dar el paso a lo que quiere, suena contradictorio por que dirán si lo quiere va por el, sencillo, pero no el miedo a lo que será paraliza... sin embargo siempre digo un escalón a la vez, a medida que avancemos con consciencia liberándonos de lo que nos ata, tendremos lo que queremos...!
Many times a person can feel that he can not do something (his resistance) feels afraid to take the step to what he wants, it sounds contradictory because they will say if he wants to go for it, simple, but not the fear of what will be paralyzed. ... however, I always say one step at a time, as we move forward with awareness, freeing ourselves from what binds us, we will have what we want ...!
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@indigoocean ·
Great post. I so appreciate  the clarification on not resisting resistance. So often we do the opposite of what is needed, because we fight the process that's meant to bless us.
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This kind of enlightenment surely comes from the heart.
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Ah we should all clear our minds... 😥 Enlightenment is a slow process when we live in the city. At least for me. 😅

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@atmosblack ·
It's even possible to be enlightened in the city! Who knew... 😅

...and thanks for reminding me to try Partiko - I downloaded it some days ago and forgot it...
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@vimukthi ·
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One of the best and most important posts I've read on steemit. Great Job! Glad to have someone like you on steemit :-)
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@atmosblack ·
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Thank you - and this is one of the best compliments I ever got! :)
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@funbobby51 ·
it makes sense to worry or pray, but not to do both.
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I'd been thinking that resistance represents the conflict that occurs when what you say you want is contradicting what you really want. In a lot of ways, your definition agrees with this. In a specific case, sometimes one's ego-driven demands aka "goals" are really in disagreement with what what someone truly desires -- and, as you point out, the ego-driven demands put an emphasis on proving that one is special and unique (ie, overachiever with the most, the biggest, etc).
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