Surrendering

Surrendering

In the afternoon quiet

With the turtle dove and breeze

In simultaneous Being..

There comes a recognition

Of open Totality

And the experience of

Nothing to surrender...

Taking oneself too seriously may be a fairly good sign that there has not been the giving up, the surrendering, of the false idea that one actually exists. Doubts about the authenticity of certain teachers often boil down to this: that while they may have an excellent under- standing of the teachings, it is the complete surrender of the sense of individual self that has perhaps not occurred.

~~Perfect Brilliant Stillness