The Art of letting things happen

“But the Westerner who wishes to set out on this way, if he is really serious about it, has all authority against him-intellectual, moral, and religious”

- Carl C. Jung

Well in life sometimes we get cramped up trying to over think. The rational mind is always interrupting the Unconscious. Anytime you have a fantasy or an idea the rational mind comments, “its stupid, it won’t work, or what the hell are you thinking that for” the rational mind seems to be bent on destroying the fantasy activity of the imagination.

What is one to do?

Let things happen in the mind. Letting things happen is about action thorough non-action. This idea is the key that can open the way. But most people know very little about letting things be. We all know everything good is costly and the development of a more integrated mind is among the most difficult things to achieve.

In order to become integrated one has taken the Self seriously. We must consider the Self as the most important work of life. This connection to that deeper aspect will be a catalyst for a more expanded mind and view of life.

The Difficulties Experienced By the Modern Mind In Understanding Wholeness

Wholeness is the guiding principle of life that rushed humanity towards superhuman and shining heights.

The modern mind has developed a great power: the intellect. The heights being reached in the field of science where cause and effect of all things can be determined, quantified, and made “objective.” Our completely scientific bias makes us believe that we know everything. And in this way we keep the heart under the cloak of so-called scientific understandings. By applying the scientific method we explain everything, we fall under a dangerous trap.

The wisdom of the east offers the following advice:

“If the wrong man uses the right means, the right means work in the wrong way.” - The Secret of the Golden Flower

The modern mind believes that method is not only the way, but also the result, or end. But method is only a path that, if taken by the right people, leads to a widening of consciousness and transcendence of the opposites.

Rationality and intellect are the wrong tools to penetrate wholeness. It’s important to keep in mind that wholeness by definition includes what we know and what we don’t know. To get that deeper part of the wholeness we must allow for the unknown to become a living reality.