Parvati Magazine December 2013 - Remembrance | Page 6

Positive Possibilities Living

Positive Possibilities Living

LETTING GO OF ANGER
At The Past

may experience difficulty.
No problem! That is life
showing us the way we
have limiting beliefs, the
way we need to grow, the
things we need to release.
If we are true spiritual
seekers, this is great news!
We now have a momentto-moment teacher and
road map to our evolution: this moment.
If we are open, ready and
willing, we will have the
humility to see that this
moment is showing us the
summation of who we are
up until this moment. We
may like it. We may not.
Either way, it does not really matter. By welcoming
this moment as a gift that
reflects our selves, we are
able to see the limitations
of our beliefs, thoughts
and ego and eventually
move beyond them so
we may merge into the
universal field that ties us
all together.

I
We have a
road map to
our evolution:
this moment.

am sometimes asked by clients how to let go of
hurt and anger about past experiences, such as
breakups or being cheated on. It is my belief that
literally all of life provides us with an opportunity
to grow – the good, the bad and the ugly. There
is not one thing in our life that does not serve our
evolution in some way.

Life is like a mirror. The more we see it as such, the
happier, freer and more loving we will be. The mirror reflects all of our thoughts back to us. We see
and experience life through the lens of our mind,
which is the accumulation of past memories and
future desires. So we see, through the events and
experiences of our life, a reflection of what we
think, hope, fear, want, dream and remember.
Seeing life as a mirror to our thoughts makes life our perfect school, the best place ever to
evolve. We then see life constantly supporting our evolution, no matter what happens. We

When we are willing to
learn from our mistakes
and painful situations, we
begin to see life as a gift,
as a supportive process,
rather than something

“happening to me”. We
then feel we have choice,
and the ability to create
a life we love. If we are
willing to admit our own
faults and shortcomings,
we can feel more compassionate for the shortcomings of others as well.
Compassion requires the
cultivation of self-love, so
that we can see ourselves
in others. Through the eyes
of compassion, we would
see the ignorance in others as the same ignorance
we also have. We may
not be acting it out in
this moment, but we certainly have that potential.
So really, we are not that
different. When we see
our similarities rather than
our differences, forgiveness begins to happen.
Then there is undemanding connection, humility,
love. Anger cannot live in
that kind of environment.
But this takes time and
practice. It does not develop overnight.
Everything in life has a
cycle. There are seasons
for flowers and season for
snow. Everything plays a

part of the greater whole.
There is a time in our healing process for anger and
a time for grief. Then there
is a time for forgiveness.
Only when you have had
the humility to be honest
with your feelings and see
your part in the situation,
only when you can see
yourself in the other person and cultivate understanding, will you be able
to let go.
Letting go happens when
you feel ready. You are
the one who is holding
on to the hurt and anger.
No one is choosing that,
other than you. When
you feel you have had
enough of ultimately hurting yourself and creating
the feeling of hurt, you will
let go. There is no judgement in what I say. It is totally natural to feel dark,
painful emotions. Everything has its place and
season. You will let it go,
when you choose to love
yourself enough to treat
yourself with the love and
kindness you deserve.

Parvati Devi is the editor-in-chief of Parvati Magazine. In addition to
being an internationally acclaimed Canadian singer, songwriter, producer
and performer, she is a yoga teacher and holistic educator. Having
studied yoga and meditation since 1987, Parvati developed her own yoga
teaching style called YEMTM Yoga as Energy Medicine. Her current shows,
“YIN: Yoga In the Nightclub” and “Natamba” bring forward a conscious
energy into the pop mainstream. Her book “Confessions of a Former Yoga
Junkie” is a road map to a revolutionary life makeover for sincere spiritual
seekers.
For more information on Parvati, please visit www.parvati.tv.