Engaged Detachment: Difference between revisions

Every day we have the opportunity to practice [[Engaged Detachment]] which is being in the present moment, in the day to day process of accepting reality as it presents itself, and doing our best to align our actions with what we feel from our heart and mind is rightly aligned, while surrendering the outcome. In order to release a strong attachment to something on the external, we must first identify that we have an attachment by noting the strong emotional triggers, impulses and feelings we experience in regard to that circumstance. Through the practice of self-awareness, we can explore the emotions or triggering that we are feeling in order to get to the core issue we are having, the story we have told ourselves about what is good or bad in the end result of that situation. Through self observation, we can witness heavy emotions that come with strong attachment, and we can hold space for processing that emotional energy to move through us more easily, allowing it to be as it is right now. If we allow things to be as they are in the moment, we can release our desire to [[Emotional Manipulation|control or manipulate]] the situation in order to get the desired result that our ego believes is the better outcome.