Archive for Spiritual surrendering
The Most Profound Way To Surrender
Posted by: | CommentsWhen it feels like you been slapped by life, the most powerful prayer of surrender is to say “YES” (and really mean it), a honest and sincere YES, yes to this moment, yes to life, yes to Truth, however it may look. A YES is an acknowledgement and acceptance of the Truth that we can... Continue reading here
The ego panics before a spiritual breakthrough (2/2)
Posted by: | CommentsThis is part two (part one can be read here: mariaerving.com/ego-panics-1) in this very long article about common concerns that most people experience in the process of spiritual awakening when it comes to the sense of losing control, when goals, dreams and plans vanishes, and our once so empo... Continue reading here
Is Spiritual Surrender a Gradual Process or a One-Time Event?
Posted by: | CommentsQ: I have been living in two worlds for 2,5 years now. It means half of the time I have felt great peace, happiness and joy and other half been mostly anxious or depressed. During that time I did only small changes in my everyday life (because I really didn’t know what to do). Now I’m f... Continue reading here
Truth is non-negotiable (Its promise is Love)
Posted by: | CommentsBeautifully ruthless in its ways and you can’t but completely fall in love with it! There’s a quote I like by Anthony de Mello: “Enlightenment is: absolute cooperation with the inevitable” It’s beyond description, and it’s totally and utterly unpredictable and in ... Continue reading here
Being Transparent is Freeing
Posted by: | CommentsTo me it’s freeing to be transparent. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t things I keep to myself, of course there are, I have clear boundaries and I only share if it feels appropriate. But to be transparent is to be transparent before God, that’s what it means. Not for other... Continue reading here
When Overwhelmed With Fear
Posted by: | CommentsFear is to be expected in the process of spiritual awakening, even crippling, terrorizing, paralyzing fear. Fear that keeps you up all night, when you’re tossing and turning in your bed, unable to sleep. Thoughts keep gnawing and you can’t seem to get off the emotional roller-coaster. He... Continue reading here
Facing challenges
Posted by: | CommentsSpiritual awakening doesn’t remove challenges from our lives, we will still have our humanness to live out, but the difference after an awakening is that arguments with life stops, there’s no more complaining going on, only a deep sense of peace even when things may be challenging and di... Continue reading here
What To Do When Your Heart Feels Shut Down
Posted by: | CommentsI recently received an email from someone asking me what to do when the heart feels numb, and how to awaken the heart. Here are a few snippets from the email in order to get a feel of the context it was written in: “What to do when your heart feels numb? It is only numb when it comes to how I... Continue reading here
When What We Love Falls Away Too (Spiritual Awakening)
Posted by: | CommentsIt can be very weird sometimes in the process of spiritual awakening to find oneself rapidly changing and shedding the old because sometimes the ‘old’ is not only the ‘bad stuff’ (or what we usually consider to be of the “ego”). On the contrary, we must be open to... Continue reading here
Leave Excuses Behind (Stop postponing Truth)
Posted by: | CommentsThe ego is very clever, and it tries to strategize its way to enlightenment, thinking there’s something there for it. When it realizes there’s nothing there for it, it’s too late – no way you can turn away once you had a glimpse into who you really are! (Or if you have an intuit... Continue reading here
Leave Yourself Alone (Let Grace Move Through You)
Posted by: | CommentsThere’s two scenarios that can happen after a powerful insight or a wonderful spiritual experience of bliss and realization of our true self/nature, and that is: .1 The ego takes hold of the experience and makes it into “this happened to me” (“I’m special, chosen, I have arrive... Continue reading here
If it’s here, let it be (Surrender to the Present Moment)
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s only when we deny or hide what we feel or think that we suffer. If the feeling is there, let it be. That’s the easiest way to transcend anything, by letting it be. Not with that intention of course, we can’t fool the universe! Not with the intention to ‘let it be so I c... Continue reading here
Spiritual Awakening and Feeling Lost
Posted by: | Comments“… I feel that I have recently become awake or more aware. My truths have shifted tremendously. I’m feeling completely lost and almost insane due to my reality shift. I feel my current path is not mine but a product of my surroundings and sleeping self. I was a completely close minded ... Continue reading here
In Times of Transition: Standing at the Crossroads of Life
Posted by: | CommentsIn this very long article I will give you some pointers that can help you move forward when feeling stuck or afraid of taking the step. Are you standing at a crossroad in your life and feel completely overwhelmed by the time of transition between the old and the new, or do you feel that you’... Continue reading here
Exploring the concept of a “Spiritual Teacher”
Posted by: | CommentsI’ve got an email from one of my readers asking me about the concept of a spiritual teacher and I was inspired to share my thoughts on that and explore it with you. What is a spiritual teacher anyway, what role do they play, does following a Guru “awaken a person”, and so on. First... Continue reading here
I did not choose this – It chose me (Spiritual Awakening Process)
Posted by: | CommentsSpiritual awakening is not something we can make happen, or even have any control over whatsoever. It’s a process lead by pure grace. ◦◦◦◊●◊●◊●◊◦◦◦ Q: Maria, The story about your Spiritual Awakening is empowering to say the least. They say trying negates (you tried i... Continue reading here
I love hearing from my readers and the members of mariaerving.com; I love hearing your thoughts and questions. I usually prefer when the questions I get are short, clear, and stated in a few sentences, but sometimes I receive longer questions too and I decided to post this following question in it... Continue reading here
How To Deal With Dilemmas and Insecurities
Posted by: | CommentsSome of the questions I get from people has to do with fear and insecurities, not only about oneself, but also about what to do in life. We all have had dilemmas at some point in our lives, and when we’re faced with a big decision to make that can change the course of our lives completely fear... Continue reading here
When The Ego Realizes It Has No Future
Posted by: | CommentsSuffering can be a great teacher. The agony and the despair that oftentimes is experienced in the process of spiritual awakening can be very disturbing, and if we are not aware, we can get stuck in pure hellish desperation which can escalate into deep depression and worse. I’m so grateful that... Continue reading here
Surrender To Life (+ mp3 with me)
Posted by: | CommentsOh my goodness! I just found an old audio that I’ve recorded some time ago in an attempt to share some of the experiences I had in the past. It was interesting for me to listen to just now, because I realized how much I have grown, or evolved, since then. I’m still referring to God as we... Continue reading here
