The Reason Beneath Your Resistance

A friend once told me that he often felt unwell when spending time with people who did not radiate good energy. He asked me how I was able to handle the energies of so many people when I hosted workshops—especially when so many eyes were on me. After all, whenever people look at you, there is an exchange of energy.

 

I told him that I didn’t experience this as a problem. When someone asks such a question, there is usually a stuck point in the mind beneath it. There must already be an idea present for the body to react in this way. Perhaps there is a belief that one should have a body whose energy is always fluid and healthy. Or perhaps someone once praised you for having a “good energy field,” and you became attached to maintaining that state. Beneath these experiences, there are often hidden belief systems at work.

 

I, too, have gone through periods of deep discomfort. These experiences are difficult to describe—you simply don’t feel right. But as long as something can be felt, it means it can be transcended. Whether you wish to find a way through is up to you. To find a way is to pay attention. And when you truly pay attention, the possibility of transcendence arises.

 

I began looking for the root cause of what kept me stuck. Through this process, I discovered something beneath the surface. It unfolded gradually. At first, I didn’t know about what is called fire qi. It was only through practicing qigong that I came to recognize it. Fire qi can make people feel deeply uncomfortable. Many people become afraid of it and try to avoid it.

 

I did not choose that path. Instead, I observed it. Whenever I came into contact with fire qi, I watched how it affected me and how long the discomfort lasted. Through this observation, I learned a great deal. When there was no resistance—when I could observe it purely—it became a powerful teacher.

 

Fire qi may appear as red, blue, anger, depression, or expectation. I came to understand that it is accumulated energy carried across different lifetimes. Sometimes it manifests through the body; sometimes it arises from the mind. Often, the two interact, creating even more complex experiences.

 

There is much to learn about one’s own fire qi. If I had been afraid of others’ fire qi and tried to escape it, I would have lost these opportunities for insight. Often, people fear others’ fire qi because it mirrors obstacles within themselves—obstacles they do not yet know how to transcend. This leads them to resist or avoid it.

 

Resistance is a sign. When we resist something, it usually means there is an obstacle waiting to be transcended. Within this lies deep wisdom. No one can hand us this wisdom—it must be realized directly. Once it is understood, letting go of obstacles becomes much easier.

 

Suzhen Liu

 

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Either way, the Way gets its way

 Attention to one's own Self, which is ever shining as 'I', the one undivided and pure reality, is the only raft with which the individual, who is deluded by thinking 'I am the body', can cross the ocean of unending births. The 'I' in its purity is experienced in intervals between the two states or two thoughts.

Sri Ramana Maharshi

You don’t have thoughts, thoughts have you. Self-referential thoughts that is, but outside of solving some technical problems that we tackle, most thoughts are psychological in nature or have their origin therein.

Feelings are the gateway to getting to the root cause of the psychological “I”, just as inquiring into the origin of thoughts are. In silence we are part of “That;” in the driven state too, but we don’t know it.

The Tao Te Ching postulates in chapter 1, we can be part of the mystery or we can be part of the manifestation. Either way, the Way gets its way, but how much fun if we can join the ride consciously.

Effort Can Become a Form of Escape

 The mind quickly concludes, “I cannot be like this. I need to be better,” and immediately tries to improve itself.

But the real issue is not a lack of effort—it is the belief that we are not good enough. When effort is driven by this belief, it is directed toward the external world. We think we must do more, try harder, and become better.

This, however, is the wrong direction. When the direction is wrong, effort becomes endless. Over time, it leads only to exhaustion, powerlessness, and frustration.

True work begins by turning inward. It is from the inner world that real change arises.

By Suzhen Liu

 

Being in Oneness

 Our notion of self arises as the interplay of body, mind and world. It’s conditioned energy and a much weaker force than the energy of the field of Oneness. On the inside, we can examine, understand and letting go of blockage that cut us off this Universal Energy. On the outside, we are invited to simply ride it. 

S (tillness)

E (nergy)

L (ove)

F (low)

describes the ease of being when the flip from self-generated living to being in Oneness is made.

 

Put your attention toward pain and dissolve it

 “What are you thinking of when you are in pain?”  Teacher Suzhen Liu invites us to inquire.

 

Do you try your best to get rid of the sadness, anger, or grief you are experiencing? Whenever you try to eliminate your pain, you are actually fighting it. Psychological pain is created by a mindset, and attempting to get rid of it means one is using one mindset to battle another! This inner struggle creates conflict, and as a result, you become stuck.

 

When you turn your attention toward the pain instead of resisting it, your energy naturally shifts into attentiveness. In that moment, conflict and struggle begin to dissolve. As you remain present with the pain, it is no longer being pushed away or judged. When pain is fully met with awareness, it begins to transform on its own.

 

This is the key element of The Letting Go Method.

 

By Suzanne Yang

Vigilant on behalf of Freedom

 A friend reminisced about the Berkeley Hippie movement in the 60s and said that he was part of the societal change at that time. Then he paused and added, commenting on today’s contentious political climate, “I guess the mistake we made then is thinking the job was done. We always have to remain vigilant on behalf of freedom.”

A spiritual quest is not that dissimilar. Yes, Grace descends on many of us as we break through new levels of consciousness along the spiritual quest. Yet, we call ourselves human beings for a reason. As long as we walk the blue planet there is always an opportunity for learning in between the being.

True Reasons Beneath Rebellious Behaviors in Children

 There must be a reason why children demonstrate rebellious behaviors. The real reason is not that the parents hit them. Hitting is the consequence of anger. Parents must have held some belief sets about their children, for example, the father may feel that the kids are a burden. If the father feels this way, then the kids will subconsciously act on this feeling and react accordingly. Some kids will rebel, and some will slack off and lose their purpose in life. So, the father’s belief has become self-fulfilling in the end. Yes, the kids are a burden to him, and yes, they also make trouble, so the father is naturally angry, but in reality, it was his belief system to start with that made the kids act up.

 

Because the kids don’t feel accepted, it is hard for them to succeed. They rebel and have many other adverse reactions. Because the father is feeling stressed about life, he may feel that this kid is bringing more burden to him. Whenever the father has this belief set, he will look at the child this way, and the kid doesn't feel accepted and is therefore bound to rebel.  Once children misbehave, the father will feel that they only add to his stress, so he is even more furious. So, on the surface it seems that the anger of the father makes the kids rebel, but the real reason is that the father never really accepted the child.

 

Belief sets not only influence yourself, when you carry this belief set around and interact with family, it will influence the family dynamics and future generations. Whenever parents feel stressed and they receive very little support, whenever you feel this way, as a parent or a child, it’s time to study underlying belief systems and upgrade yourself.

 

Suzhen Liu

 

If you enjoy Suzhen Liu’s writings please check out her new book, “Discover Love Within—Release Your Suffering” available at Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Discover-Love-Within-Release-Suffering-ebook/dp/B0G4L29MVN