Let’s talk about one of my favorite Sanskrit terms:
Ishvara Pranidhana.
Just the sound of it is melodic and pleasing to my mind, but the meaning is both beautiful and complicated.
Ishvara is most commonly known as God, Highest Consciousness, Brahman/God Within/All That Is.
Pranidhana is surrender.
With Ishvara Pranidhana, we surrender completely to something greater than our selves.
We give our desires, dreams, anxieties and outcomes to Ishvara and have faith that all is well, that all is unfolding as it should and will work out for our greatest good.
I don’t know about you, but for me, faith can be damned hard.
There are days when I feel a mess, uncertain and ill at ease with reality, God, and my personal outcomes. I hold my worries close.
Honestly, those days suck. I feel awful – angry, frustrated and even resentful in that dark space – and though it can be hard to see the light beyond, I know that I 💯 do not want to remain in the darkness.
So I try to come back to Ishvara Pranidhana, to letting go of my little Self; the ego who loooooves to think she is in control – and closer to surrendering to God, whatever God may be.
To get back to the space of letting go and the knowledge that all is working out beautifully and perfectly for the evolution of my soul, I start with my #breath and move onto my #good .
There are so many incredible blessings in this life, and remembering those nearest and dearest – my good health, my loved ones, the beauty that surrounds me, the abundance that I experience daily – helps me to see the light and make my way out of that dark room. Spending some time getting out of my own head and ego and focusing my mind on sending love to others; whether it is someone I hold near and dear or the homeless woman playing violin on the street corner always, always makes me feel better, too.
There are times when I have to distract myself for a bit, first – I blast my “Happy” playlist, throw myself into a project, walk my dogs, call a friend or family member, start a new piece of art, try to work on editing my books… the list goes on.
After an hour or two in “flow”; forgetting my ego-fueled “problems”, finding my way back surrender, to Ishvara, is easy. Or easier, anyway. I may not have developed the patience to be in the space of “letting go and letting God” all of the time, but having a few tools under my belt helps me to get there more consistently.
From that space, it is often awe-inspiring to me how magic and “miracles” unfold and things really do work out in amazing ways. 🥰
How do you find your own Ishavara Pranidhana?
Big love.
– Terah
This Blessed Sacred Life 