{"id":2433,"date":"2011-02-28T08:05:25","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T08:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2011\/02\/mindful-monday-letting-go-of-t.html"},"modified":"2011-02-28T08:05:25","modified_gmt":"2011-02-28T08:05:25","slug":"mindful-monday-letting-go-of-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2011\/02\/mindful-monday-letting-go-of-t.html","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday: Letting Go of the False Self"},"content":{"rendered":"

Swami Abhishiktananda, an Indian pioneer in the dialog between Christianity and eastern religions wrote a poignant meditation about the process of letting go of the false ego in order to embrace the true self:<\/em>
\n\"meditation<\/span><\/p>\n

The Spirit blows where he will
\nhe calls from within and from without
\nFor the wise man
\nwho has discovered his true Self
\nthere is no longer forest or town
\nclothes or nakedness
\ndoing
\nor not-doing
\nHe has the freedom of the Spirit
\nand through him
\nthe Spirit works as he will
\nin this world
\nusing equally
\nhis silence and his speech
\nhis solitude
\nand his presence in society
\nHaving passed beyond
\nhis own self
\nhis own life
\nhis own being and doing
\nhe finds bliss and peace
\nin the Self alone
\nthe only real Self\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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