Effortless living

The idea of effortless living comes up in the series Spiritual Healing Open Sessions. Human living is far from effortless, you know this. But is there a way out of that? Yes, there is. In this article we include the principles of effortless living. Imagine releasing the burden of decision making...

Principles of Effortless living

Effortless living is not about physical sacrifice or renouncing the world. What is the use of renouncing the world if you still think it is real? That would be a painful sacrifice. This we did for example as monks and nuns for centuries. What we talk about here is an internal shift in guidance.

Step Back from the Ego’s Guidance: The “effort” in life comes from the ego’s constant need to decide, plan, control, and judge based on its limited, fearful perception of the world as real. Lesson 155 (see below) teaches that the world is an illusion and trying to navigate it on your own is “madness” and results in defeat and despair. You probably have sufficient experience with that too.

Walk with Certainty and No Cost: This path is described as having “no cost, but only gain” because you are only being saved from illusions, not from anything real. Your path is made certain and your goal secure by trusting in the One Who leads.

Let the Holy Spirit Lead: “Him” refers to your inner Guide, the Holy Spirit ( the Voice for God – Truth), which sees the illusions for what they are and knows the true path home. By stepping back—meaning being willing to stop trying to lead—you allow this perfect, gentle guidance to take over.

Release the Burden of Decision-Making: Living effortlessly means letting go of the enormous burden of having to figure out what everything means or what you should do. The Holy Spirit “will go before you, making straight your path,” removing obstacles without your frantic effort.

Maintain an Inner Serenity: Those who follow this path as having an unchanged outer appearance but an inner difference: they “smile more frequently,” their “forehead is serene; their eyes are quiet.” They walk the world in peace, not in effort.