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The Universal Law of Non-Efforting

Saturday, September 13, 2014 17:09

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By Open

Contributing Writer for Wake Up World

What does ‘non-efforting’ really mean?

There is an unwritten ‘law’ of non-efforting that is prevalent in countless spiritual texts with regards to walking the spiritual path. It is something we frequently refer to at Openhand. It is of course about following the natural flow of the universe in every moment and not resisting it. However, it seems that frequently, this unwritten law is used as an excuse for not taking a certain step that’s clearly presenting itself, or indeed not doing anything much at all! In our view, this is a serious mis-understanding of what true ‘non-efforting’ really means and is potentially very limiting…

The Universal Law of Non-Efforting

To do or not to do

Personally I have quite a strong Ray 1 influence in my life. In other words, I have a strong driving yearning to create and ‘do’ things. It’s what you might call the Warrior Energy. Earlier in my existence, at a time when ego was ruling the show, I ‘owned’ my Ray 1 which made me very goal orientated. I was fixated with achieving outcomes. This made me quite unsatisfied and not at all content with my ‘lot’ in the universe.

Fortunately, after traveling some ‘distance’, the ego masking my Ray 1 began to quickly fall away, allowing space for my Ray 2 – the divine feminine consciousness of surrender – to come through (you can read more about the subject here…Seven Rays of Divine Impulse). These days, I find I can surrender much more to the natural energy of the moment and accept things as they really are.

But what does acceptance truly mean? And is there still a place for the drive, commitment and passion of the Ray 1?

I’m reminded of the time when Trinity and Myself moved into our current house in Glastonbury. For me, it coincided with coming into full embodiment – of course shifts in the inner, always reflect into the outer: moving into a house, was like moving into a new body.

This house was very solid, and spacious, but also pretty run down. We were blessed with a huge back garden, but unfortunately filled mostly with concrete, old iron railings and the odd shopping trolley thrown in for good measure.

As you can imagine, it was a huge job to bring it back to a more natural state of being. It involved a daily, seemingly herculean, commitment from us both. Now I’m not at all what you would consider a ‘handy-man’. The last thing in the world that crumbles my cookie is digging, clearing rubble, repairing, painting, carpentry etc etc. It seems I’m just not made for that kind of work – it’s always been a challenge.

Odd then, ironic even, that I was presented on a daily basis with EXACTLY that kind of work. I quickly noticed a pattern forming. Nothing seemed to want to work. There always seemed to be resistance to the tasks that presented themselves. Nothing turned out the way I considered it might.