Letting Go of Saving the World

It seems a big part of this whole spiritual growth thing is about the ego falling away. No surprise there, right?

One of the most noble things people can do is save the world, save the planet, benefit all mankind, or do something to change the world. You know the drill. In the movies we see superheros do it and we see regular people do it. No matter who does it, they get showered with accolades and appreciation by those who know of their wonderful deeds. It sounds like one of the greatest things one could ever do, y’know?

To use myself as an example, a part of my writing (not the whole part, but certainly a part) is based in wanting to do what I can to benefit mankind, to help others awaken, and to be of service to others.

I’m not saying this is good or bad, right or wrong, but it is something I’ve noticed about the intention of my behaviors.

What do we get out of such a thing? Perhaps a feeling of worthiness, respect, appreciation, success, fulfillment, or whatever else. As selfless as it may seem, we do still get a lot out of it. In a sense, both sides get something out of this. I benefit from it, and hopefully you do too. If not, oh well. I’m still having fun!

In any event, I’m noticing that a lot of my continuous effort in trying to save the world and share my truths as much as I possibly can is starting to fall away on its own.

It seems like my actions that were based in the ego, like wanting to act all enlightened so that people look up to me, wanting to be a good helper so that I can make people like me, wanting to promote certain products so that I make money in affiliate sales and can continue to eat and pay rent and feel safe and secure… all this stuff that boils down to actions that stem from egoic reasons, all that stuff is starting to fall away.

What I’m seeing in its place is that everything is actually just fine the way it is. Really. There’s nothing here to fix. I already am infinitely loved. I already am lovable. There is only more love that is already here for me to become aware of. I already am safe and secure. There is only a greater sense of this deep inner safety to come to consciously know. It’s very liberating and very healing.

Seeing the Dream

Let’s say you were to watch your dreams at night. Would you actually panic about the danger and death you saw people experience in the dream? You may want to go in and help the dream people and create a better feeling dream, sure, and you may want to experience yourself as someone who makes a difference because you like that feeling, definitely, but that underlying fear of “Oh no, they’re actually in real danger” wouldn’t really be there.

It’s like the danger is being declawed. The seriousness of what used to be feared isn’t being taken as seriously.

Letting Go and Being Your Natural Self

There’s a sort of detachment from the world that’s arising. A freedom to play in it, but not be too concerned about it. My mind tells me that I’m being heartless and uncaring (fear, judgment), but my heart tells me it’s okay and that I’m onto something with this (love).

When I want to speak, I speak. When I want to be silent, I’ll be silent. When I want to explain myself, I will. If I don’t feel like explaining myself, I don’t bother. If I say I’ll do something, I’ll go for it. If I change my mind, I go do something else. Even if I may be totally wrong with my choices or by following what I feel is my intuition, I’m not gonna feel bad about doing what I feel is right. It is becoming more and more important to stay true to myself than to listen to my mind or to others.

There’s a deeper degree of freedom in simply just being myself and doing what feels right, rather than moving from an inner compulsion to try and fix something that’s wrong or trying to save something that needs saving.

The interesting thing is that by letting go of the egoic stuff, a deeper thing is arising.

You step out of the game, only to step back in with a totally new energy.

Everything is perfect about the universe, including your desire to change it.

It’s like an internal experience of well-being and an outer expression of that well-being.

Beautiful words may still be spoken, but they are being sourced out of the well-being that is already here. They are not spoken to try and create well-being. This is the key. This is what’s being discovered.

(You LoA peeps will like that.)

Living Your Truths

It’s like when you let go of trying to save the world, you find that the world didn’t need saving in the first place and you free yourself from that energy. Yet the interesting thing is you may still feel guided to go in to the world and share with the world how it can save itself.

By letting go of the energy of trying to save the world, you paradoxically can now be of the most service to the world.

It’s not that you change the world, but you change yourself.

You demonstrate by virtue of your own life how to change. “You will know them by their fruits.” Remember that one?

You show that such a change is possible to others, others who without seeing your change, may never have known that such a change was even possible. You present new options for people to choose themselves, increasing the number of items on their menu.

You help empower the world to change itself. You don’t change it.

You help empower others to change themselves. You don’t change them.

It starts with you. It always starts with you.

Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.

-Ramana Maharshi

The energy of “I am here to make a difference in the world, to make a positive impact on society” is a great start.

If you really want to make a difference in the world. Be yourself. There’s nothing better you could possibly do, both for yourself and for the world.

Wake up. Spiritual awakening is not some woowoo thing that is totally disconnected from this world. It’s incredibly practical. Surrender and allow the energies of your ego to pass through your awareness and out without awareness getting sucked in. Stop going into fear, worrying, getting angry, rejecting yourself and others… Wake up. You don’t need to get caught by the drama of the ego anymore. It’s possible to step out of that energy, to rise above that game. Freedom is indeed possible here and now.

Wake up.

Be who you really are.