sunshinemiss
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ORIGINAL: sunshinemiss Submission is a state of mind brought on by deep meditation... Sunshinemiss, Could you explain what you mean by your reply. Thank you, heartfelt Sure! You know first let me say that I had a whole bunch of other stuff that I was thinking, and then I got really quiet and thought.... I feel most submissive when I have done yoga or meditated or been in a loving, open state. I feel such depth of love and oneness with the universe, that submitting to another is the most natural thing in the world. There is nothing for me to do except submit to the energy of the world, of those around me, even to my own intellect. Submission is being at one with the universe and submitting to my own nature, and not fighting it. It is about being love and being a conduit for... whatever is sent through me. Now, I know this is kind of hokey and such, but it is actually true for me. When I meditate, it's like my brain gets a good sweeping, and then I am able to see the world and the people as they are (or at least closer to as they are)... and then it's just right. Maybe for me to find that place of true submission (whether it is submission to my religion, submission to my asthma, submission to love), I have to clear the thoughts and the busy-ness out of my head. I can DO an action that is submissive. Everyone DOES submission when they follow the laws of the land, follow through on their boss' (or customer's) demands, pay their taxes. I can have an emotion that is submisson (like when I'm afraid or when I just want something - that is selfish... It is about avoiding something I perceive as negative or twisting the world to my own wants.) But to get to the actual experience of a deeper sense of submission for me it is prayer, meditaiton, yoga that take me there. It is then that I feel deep love. Of course because I feel love for someone, it is easier to let go of my own will and to move into that state faster, easier. It is where peace lives. It's like ... when you hold a newborn baby, and you feel their diaper is wet. You just automatically submit to their needs. And you do it gladly. It is that fascination and awe of the beauty in front of you. You can't help but submit. In the end, I took your question beyond action and feeling, and went to where I become submission. There is no fight, there is no need to exert the will. There is only harmony in the world. All things must submit in order to be in harmony with the world. Khalil Gibran wrote the following in The Prophet: You often say, "I would give, but only to the deserving." The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture. They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish. This somehow speaks to me of the nature of submission. I hope this makes sense. It does somehow to me. Best, sunshine
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