Nonresistance

I do not believe most people grasp the true concept behind non-resistance. They confuse it with a sort of meek acceptance. We are creators. We create with the power of our minds. What you continually put your attention on draws more of the same thing to you. Resistance is putting your attention on what you don't want. The point of 'non-resistance' is not to meekly accept undesirable experiences, but to not give them more power by your attention to the subject, rather, to actively direct your attention to what it is that you would prefer. There is nothing meek about that, but instead there is strength and wisdom. The reason non-resistance is power is because in the state of not resisting, which is the state of allowing all life to be exactly as it is, without censoring, criticizing or judging, then the life force - what some people call God - is able to flow freely through you. And how you start implementing it is one thought at a time... by paying attention to the way you feel as you think a particular thought, and then giving your undivided attention to the thoughts that make you feel good when you think them. Or at least the ones that make you feel a little better, hehehe. It takes diligence and persistence and an overwhelming desire to feel good. People will call you selfish and self-centered, they will self-righteously accuse you of 'looking out for number one', or of burying your head in the sand, or of wearing rose colored glasses. I do not pay any attention to all of that... I 'turn the other cheek' and give my undivided attention to the inexpressible joy and unconditional love that is my goal.

I personally think that there is time for both nonresistance and for there to be action taken. Yes, Jesus did say turn the other cheek, but he also took a stick or whip and chased the moneychangers from the temple.

We will have to agree to disagree on this one Pose. I don't think Jesus or Ghandi were ever about nonresistance at all. They were both men who fought incredibly hard to get their point across. Ultimate warriors so to speak. Their weapon was PASSIVE resistence not NON-resistance. They are two completely different things. If they had been nonresisters they would have no place whatsoever in history. Neither of them stopped their mission. That would be nonresistance. Doing nothing at all is nonresistance. They kept fighting so strongly that one changed the world as we know it and the other gained independence for an entire country. Both against all odds and vastly superior fire power. I call that some serious resistance! We don't have to kill to fight tenaciously for a cause we believe in. We do it all the time.. every time people go out on strike to get changes to working conditions. That's passive resistance. When we vote for a certain political candidate to initiate change that is passive resistance. Whenever we sign a petition to save a species that is passive resistance.

A great book to read on the subject of non-resistance is: ASK AND IT IS GIVEN, (Learning to manifest your desires), by Esther and Jerry Hicks. In part the book discusses our human tendency toward resistant thought and how resistant thought keeps us from improving our life experience. Through development of what is referred to as "The Art of Allowing," one can over a period of time, create a self-directed head-shift toward non-resistancy, for purposes of attracting a desired experience. I highly recommend this book to those searching to understand the potential affects of living a resistant-based life. It is truly ponderworthy.