Episode 32: How to (Actually) Surrender.

Walking Dharma

This week's episode is called "How to (Actually) Surrender."

We dive into the yogic principle of Isvara Pranidhana (surrender to God) through the lense of seeing God in all of life. Yoga Sutra 2:45 says,"By total surrender to God samahdi is attained."

Surrender is often seen as resignation or giving up, but the truth is to surrender means to embrace unconditional acceptance for one's path, experiences and course of action. When we surrender to the Divine current in our lives we open our hearts to the oneness and equality that is the baseline of all existence. This perspective invites us to take a metaphoric deep bow to all circumstances, interactions and experiences as teachers guiding us towards the deepest essence of Self, the Supreme Self.

Samahdi means 'absorption' and as the Sutra infers, by total complete surrender to the Higher Power our interconnectedness is realized. Our oneness becomes tangible and through this our compassion increases, our ability to stay connected with our own Highest Self becomes steady, and our ability to walk our dharma in deep trust and total surrender to what IS becomes a reality.

This episode also dives into the Six Paramitas (Paramita = to the other shore) of Buddhism. We examine how the six paramitas allow us to trust the path of surrender, help align us to the vibration of love and serve whole heartedly.

The original outro music at the end of the podcast is produced by DJ Karishtan. It is currently unreleased. Follow us on Instagram: @walkingdharma @djkarishtan @kristencoyleyoga