Cutting the Ties of Karma by Phyllis Krystal

Author:Phyllis Krystal
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red Wheel Weiser Conari

CHAPTER 17

THE CONTROLLER ROLE

MOST OF US HAVE A horror of insecurity, especially of not being in control of our lives, and we will go to great lengths to hold on to it. Sai Baba has a saying that he often repeats in an attempt to have this message register. It is, “Love my uncertainty,” which is quite frightening for many people to accept, let alone to live accordingly. He also gives another directive that is equally unnerving to many people: “Abandon your plans, even the best ones.”

But if we truly comprehend that we are not the body or the will, ego, or personality, then both of these sayings make excellent sense.

When we earnestly set out to be an instrument of the Hi C, one of the chief requisites is to be willing to relinquish our own idea of how we can be used and allow the Hi C to guide us to be at the right place at the correct time, with whoever is present, so that It can use us in whatever way is the most helpful, not just for us, but for everyone concerned. To repeat, Surrender, Trust, and Accept is a much needed daily exercise to help us give up our attempted control by the ego so we can accept the guidance of the Hi C. At first, this new approach can, for many of us, be extremely frightening and can cause an intense feeling of insecurity. But, as we become accustomed to it we will find that its effect is very freeing, and we will automatically stop worrying about the future and be ready to live fully in the present, one minute at a time, by asking the Hi C to supply us with sufficiently clear signs to indicate the steps we should take.

Whether we accept either the role of master or slave, in each one we are actually being controlled by someone or something other than the Hi C. The person who plays the master is controlled by his or her ego/will and the slave by someone else's ego/will.

In this work, we have been taught that no one has the right to exert control over anyone else, for the simple reason that we are responsible only for our own growth and learning. We cannot learn for another person, even our own children; neither can we grow for them. We may like to believe that we know what is best for ourselves, but that is not always the case, as many of us find out the hard way and to our surprise and pain, when things do not turn out the way we expected. So, since we cannot always know what we ourselves need, how can we possibly know what is right for someone else? Therefore, to try to control someone else is a veritable ego trip, for to do so implies that we know what is best for that person. However, most of the time we are more concerned with what will meet our own

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