Trust
The Art of Letting Go
by Kosi
The natural tendency is to trust your mind and all of the strategies that arise in your mind to get whatever you think you want and keep whatever you think you have. The narrow focus on thoughts about whatever is perceived through your five senses or the power of your mind to remember gives rise to many different emotions and reactions to your ever-changing life situations. This genetically strong tendency overlooks the unseen presence—a vast intelligent power invisible to your senses and imperceptible to your mind. The great secret of moksha is to trust this unseen presence over the limited perspective of your mind and senses. But how can you trust something you can’t touch, see, or feel? How can you trust the invisible? What exactly is this unseen intelligence?
If you take a deep intimate look at a flower you can begin to notice the power of the unseen. A flower is naturally more beautiful than anything imagined by the human mind. It contains an intelligent design infused with mathematical precision. Likewise, the seed of a flower contains the blueprint or the genetic design of the flower. The great mystery of a seed is it also contains the fingerprint of life. Life is within a seed. A seed can remain dormant for thousands of years, but the moment it receives the nourishing powers of light, water, and earth it springs to life. How is this even possible? How did this life get into the seed in the first place?
To make any real progress on the path of moksha it is essential to first notice this unseen presence and then surrender to this infinite intelligent power. The act of surrender is like planting the seed of your mind into the ground of your heart and nourishing it with the water of your attention and the light of your consciousness. Once you plant the seed of your mind into the ground of your heart the seed dies and the lotus flower of pure consciousness begins to grow. The more you water the seed with your attention and light of your consciousness the more the lotus flower grows. It is simple. Yet, this simplicity does not equate to easy.
The conscious act of trusting the unseen unleashes the power of the universe contained within your heart. This unseen power has the ability to remove the unconscious tendencies that keep patterns of suffering repeating again and again. Over ninety-five percent of your suffering is caused by aspects of the mind and body of which you are completely unaware. The only way to address these unconscious tendencies is with the power of the unseen. It is simply impossible to address these tendencies with just the power of your own intellect. How can you address patterns of suffering caused by something you know nothing about?
The three primary tendencies of the physical body are described in the ancient texts as gunas, which are sattvic (seeking harmony), rajasic (pursuing pleasure), and tamasic (fighting to be right). All three gunas are an extension of egoic identity. Everyone has all three tendencies to varying degrees, but usually, one tendency is predominant—like the destructive nature of the tamasic guna or the intense desire to be right or the fierce rajasic impulse to pursue pleasure or the sattvic impulse, which is the endless process of seeking harmony and happiness. For moksha to take root in your consciousness all three gunas are recognized as non-existent, which is easier said than done.
The impulsive nature of gunas is deeply engrained in the genetic mind—the genetics of survival. The repetitive nature of patterns of suffering is also due to the unconscious tendencies known as vasanas, which are karmic by nature or the result of many thousands of previous incarnations. This combined with all of your conscious and unconscious beliefs and experiences makes the illusion that you are your body extremely strong. Ultimately, all three gunas and all unconscious tendencies must be seen through as the visceral illusion they represent, but this is simply impossible without the power of the vast unseen presence.
In the do-it-yourself western mentality, the predominant perspective is that moksha is effortless and requires only one glance into the vast presence of your heart. The fallacy of this idea is that you cannot use your intellect to overcome the biochemistry, conditioned behaviors, gunas, or vasanas not to mention the karmic destiny you were born with, mostly because you are totally unaware of these tendencies and associated karma. How can your intellect address what you don’t know?
Notice, for example, what grabs your attention. If you look out at a mountain range what do you see? The mountains or the space? Right now, the words on this page grab your attention, but a memory of what happened yesterday and all the thoughts about the events that unfolded can also grab your attention. You might feel a lot of anger about whatever happened and are willing to fight to prove you are right—this is the human condition or the unending movement of the mind and ego filtered through the three gunas that fuels the endless pursuit of happiness.
The idea that moksha is effortless and only requires one deep look in your heart is like walking on a treadmill with two dead fish in your pockets—one is called arrogance and the other ignorance. This idea is trick of the mind that inflates the ego generating a trance state that creates the illusion you are making progress as well as the delusional idea that the stink is the sweet fragrance of your enlightenment. It is completely ludicrous to think you can make progress without the unseen intelligence or the necessary sadhana—the ancient art of letting go.
The presence is a vast unseen energy. It has an intelligence far greater than the human intellect. Once you trust this unseen presence surrendering completely to this force of nature your life transforms from the inside out and all the unconscious tendencies begin to evaporate like dew in the light of the morning sun.
To totally trust the unseen requires you immerse yourself in the energy of your own heart—letting go all of your desires and attachments. If you give this time to germinate in the depths of your being you will begin to notice a dramatic shift in consciousness.
Trusting the unseen will simply not happen without practice. It is essential to practice the art of letting go into the vast presence through the sadhana of meditation, the mantra, and self-inquiry.
This ancient art of letting go into the unseen ultimately unveils the illusion of you revealing the vast truth of you—sat-chit-ananda—pure consciousness awareness.
To make real tangible progress trust the unseen and practice the art of letting go—simple.
Trust in the unseen is the secret art of moksha.
Tat Sat
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