“Everything is meant to be let go
of that the soul may stand in
unhampered nothingness.”
~~Meister Eckhart
Related articles
- Meister Eckhart quotes (examiner.com)
May 20, 2012 by Namaste Consulting Inc
The phrase “let go” gets over used in grief literature, in my opinion.
Well, at least, I think it gets over used in the wrong way.
Too many people, too uncomfortable with our grief throw this term out there…
They don’t get that we will never let go of our loved one; we carry them into our future with us.
What would maybe be more helpful, considerate advice?
Let go of our need to control. . . we cannot control when we will lose those we love.
Let go of our need to be perfect. . . when you have experienced a loss, accept the feelings that come up. . . the pain, the sorrow, the hurt, the relief, the disbelief . . . because it is when we don’t accept these aspects of ourselves that we create more suffering on top of our pain.
Let go of what we have believed our grief would be like . . . until you actually experience that loss and are in the depths of it, you will not know how you are going to think, feel, or experience anything.
Let go of being anything else than who and what you are in the moment.
Posted in Grief Theories, Personal Thoughts... | Tagged coping, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, end-of-life, grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, grieving, healing, health, hospice, inspiration, pain, peace, Religion and Spirituality, Zen | 2 Comments

Excellent quote from one of Christianity’s greatest mystics!
And excellent insight, as always Jen. What needs to be let go of is not our feelings, but our desire to run away from them.
Flight, Fright, Fight, and Freeze are powerful, aren’t they? Not only in stressful situations like the bear attack but even in “simple” situations like attending to our feelings. I say that tongue and cheek a bit. It’s simple in that we most likely won’t die. But not simple in the experience of being present to it.
I always appreciate and look forward to your comments Ben.
Much happiness and metta to you.
Jen