Face your pain

 When we are willing to truly face our own pain, to face the darkness and vulnerability within us, a deep inner harmony and love naturally begin to arise. It is not something forced or cultivated deliberately; it flows from within. And from that place, we naturally begin to love the people around us—no matter what state they are in.

 

Because we have walked into our own darkness and suffering, we begin to understand others. We can see why someone is in pain, why they speak the way they do, why they act the way they do. A profound sense of understanding and compassion arises on its own. In that moment, you feel that the world is harmonious and whole.

 

Suzanne Yang

Being and learning

 If you don’t become the ocean

you will be seasick every day.

Leonard Cohen

Our emotions are like waves—up and down, happy and miserable. We know we are not those. That knowledge is a perk of Awakening, but this knowledge also doesn’t prevent us from having these ups and downs. Maybe the amplitude of experiencing different emotions is reduced but we are still human just like everyone.

Suzhen Liu used the metaphor of the ocean in the introduction of her family energy seminar. The human emotions are the waves, the ruling family energy is the current beneath the wave, and the still depth of the ocean is the Consciousness outside of all conditioning. Using this analogy, I would observe that we have to make it through four layers before we can enjoy the depth of our being—the personal memories, the subconscious past life impressions, the family energy and the accumulated history of humanity altogether. How to penetrate all that humanity, our parents and we ourselves have ever created? Isn’t that a hopeless endeavor?

There is a difference between “That” and learning. In universal energy learning is impossible because there is no “I” around to learn anything. Universal energies speak for themselves and we are mere mediums channeling what is. In Suzhen Liu’s image there is no current at the bottom of the ocean, that does not mean a current near the surface of the ocean does not exist, it is just not relevant for the whale who had swum to the bottom of the ocean. Yet, learning is essential for developing the lungs to frolic in the depth of the ocean; staying with painful memories in the past and be open to past life regressions, just as opening up to family and all of humanity’s energies.

There is a time to be present with God’s energies, and there is a time to look through the trickeries of the thought and image we have identified with. We refer to ourselves as human beings for a reason. Every day there is an opportunity to be, just as there is an opportunity to understand and let go of that which never was.

Acknowledging Vulnerability

 “There is a pattern that often moves quietly through my life:

If you ignore me, I will ignore you.

If you reject me, I will reject you.

If you do not love me, I will not love you.

Who needs you anyway?”

 

What is this state?

 

The stronger we try to be,

the deeper our hidden vulnerability.

We fear that if we admit our fragility,

we might shatter,

might dissolve.

 

Yet the truth is the opposite.

 

The very moment we dare to acknowledge our vulnerability,

something profound shifts.

Our strength is no longer a rigid armor

held together by the mind.

It becomes a living strength —

quiet, grounded, unafraid.

 

To accept vulnerability

is to step into real courage.

It is a strength without defense,

a fearlessness without hardness.

 

When vulnerability is rejected,

it grows more fragile.

Pain thickens.

And because we cannot welcome this tender part,

it finds other ways to surface —

in relationships,

in work,

through life itself.

 

“I must be strong.”

“I must endure.”

“I must push through.”

 

And so the cycle begins.

From this refusal, suffering is created,

again and again,

until it seems unstoppable.

 

But the moment vulnerability is allowed,

the cycle loosens.

 

By Suzhen Liu

 

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Join our cause

 Everything that needed to have been said about spirituality probably has over the prior millennia, but what remains to be done is to point the finger beyond the words and well-meaning intentions to what is, so that the next one in the Awakening line is pushed over the edge. 

We have a role to play to light the fire in others, just as they are asked to light the fire for the next one in line. Who exactly can say how this fire is best lit. Some learn in S (ilence), others in L (ove). Some master the internal ascension of E (nergy) while others simply follow the F (low) of life. 

What unites us is transitioning the self for S-E-L-F.  Join our cause! 

Our Beliefs Decide Our Destiny

 I used to partner with people in business, but I was scammed. After that, I came to a conclusion: no more business partners. I began living by this belief.  Whenever someone approached me for a partnership, I would become stubborn and resistant, convincing myself that this way I wouldn’t get hurt again. Everyone lives with their own belief systems. These beliefs may protect us, but they can also cause us to live mechanically, almost like a zombie. Once we begin paying attention, we can start living differently.

 

Belief systems live deep within us. They usually do not express themselves as clear thoughts, but rather as patterns of behavior. For example, if there are only ten chairs in a room and an eleventh person enters, you might immediately stand up and give away your chair. Why? Perhaps because, deep down, you do not feel worthy of taking up space. You may believe others are better, and that you are not good enough. But “I am not worthy” is a story created by the mind. It is a thought — not reality. You gave yourself a score based on past injuries and painful experiences. When you can see this clearly, you realize it is just a thought, not the truth. And in that moment, something softens. You loosen up.

 

We can observe ourselves in daily life by paying attention to how we interact with others. When the belief “I am unworthy of love” is operating, you may try to do more than necessary in order to feel worthy. You may lend money without considering your own financial situation. You may agree to unreasonable requests just to avoid rejection. These behaviors all arise from a belief. The mind convinces us that by over-giving or overcompensating, we can make up for what we believe we lack. If we cannot see this pattern clearly, we will continue to be driven and controlled by it but once we see it, we begin to loosen the grip, and that is where destiny begins to change.

 

By Suzhen Liu

 

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

https://www.amazon.com/Discover-Love-Within-Release-Suffering/dp/0999251732

Inquire within and let life show the Way

 Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. It is the crumbling away of untruth. It’s seeing through the facade of pretense. It’s the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true.

Adyashanti 

You can always tell where the personality of a friend digs in their heels, even for those of us who have come pretty far in the Awakening process. Often the inner resistance can be found in the spiritual mission itself: a favorite tautology that is lectured as the gospel, a gentle looking down on the so-perceived less awakened, or mistaking personal passion for the universal flow. 

But then, spotting these wake-up opportunities in others is probably telling volumes about our own inner resistance. As Jesus observed in Matthew 7: 3-5, “Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log in front of your own eyes?” The amazing revelation is that we have countless opportunities each day to truly look, and life becomes the aid to get the self out of the Way.

The Seed of Injury Energy

 Being hurt and hurting others are essentially the same movement. When we are hurt, we carry the wound within us, and sooner or later we treat others through that wound. This is the natural response of unprocessed energy. It is not that we intentionally want to hurt others, but when we are hurt and do not know how to process the energy, it becomes stuck. And when energy is stuck, it expresses itself through reaction.

 

In this sense, once I am hurt, I will unconsciously hurt others. It feels almost beyond our control. It is not something we consciously decide. After being hurt, a conclusion quietly forms inside us:

 

“I am not worthy of love.”

But where does this thought come from?

Who is this “I” that is not worthy of love?

If we continue to inquire, we will discover it is the injured self — the part of us that was hurt and never truly seen or healed.

 

This injured self begins to create conflict. It picks fights, misunderstands others’ good intentions, and interprets situations in ways that confirm its belief. In the end, we “prove” to ourselves that we are indeed not good enough and therefore what we fear becomes reality. This is the paradox: the mind is incredibly skillful at creating suffering. Whatever belief we hold unconsciously, life seems to organize itself around it.

 

When we are caught in injury, we lose the distance needed to observe it. Without awareness, the wound becomes our identity. And from that identity, we continue the cycle.

 

All of this is created by the mind — until awareness gently steps in.

 

By Suzhen Liu

 

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

https://www.amazon.com/Discover-Love-Within-Release-Suffering/dp/0999251732