Nonresistance

by Tom Sylvester

You may think of nonresistance as an indifferent, spiritless yielding to whatever occurs. If you think so, you miss the meaning of the word and the act.

Nonresistance is stronger than resistance; its practice requires more mind capacity and consciousness than is required for resistance. Eckhart Tolle says “All inner resistance is experienced as negativity in one form or another. All negativity is resistance. In this context, the two words are almost synonymous.”

Resistance is not strength; it is the weakness of ignorance. The things that you meet in life do not hurt you. They are powerless to affect you. But your reaction to them may hurt you. If you resist by active opposition, you most certainly will be hurt. You may be able to claim the victory, but you will be scarred by the wounds of the contest.

Nonresistance is the defense against which no attack can be launched. The essence of nonresistance is unity. The practice of nonresistance becomes easy when you take the attitude toward the universe that no one or nothing is against you. The universe is safe. It is inconceivably valuable to you.

“What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to what already is?” - Eckhart Tolle

All suffering arises from the mind.
Resistance is suffering.
Oppose nothing.