Lunē G.

‘Delulu is the solulu’ seems to be everywhere these days, and the sentiment has definitely taken root in spiritual spaces where manifestation is a household name. And overall, this makes sense- ‘fake it till you make it’ is practically the foundational method to most
life-shifting teachings; belief in outcomes and possibilities not plainly visible is the basic core to the requisite faith needed to make miracles happen. Detachment, too, is a key aspect of the process- the ability to let go of things when need be allows us to transcend our every day reality and connect to oneness as we maintain our inner peace.

But these tenets are often egregiously misapplied, which is a recipe for disaster.

It’s no surprise that when the goings get tough, it’s not just the tough that get going- the average person responds to stress with various forms of escape, most often distraction and denial. What is deeply dangerous is how spiritual touchstones like detachment and ‘positive thinking’ can be misappropriated to cover for spiritual bypassing and the willful closure of one’s third eye.

Let us then talk of the skillful application of these practices, in their correct form.

Detachment (or non-attachment) isn’t just the cornerstone of Stoic and Buddhist philosophy, it is also a requisite for the willful creation of one’s desired reality because the blueprints for what you should do lie in what is ailing you.

For those studied on concepts like the Manifestational Laws (Attraction, Assumption, Vibration etc) this may sound contradictory, but I assure you it is not. Frequent reminders to ‘detach from the 3D’ or ignore circumstantial limitations are not in fact calls to treat your present reality as if it were inconsequential, but rather to remember that the larger whole of the Universe and infinite possible miracles are always there, lurking beyond the periphery of our limited mortal comprehension.

Additionally when one becomes reactive, resistant, angry or disheartened by circumstances, this is a form of attachment— even if your response is to escape this reality and pretend it is not happening. Closing your eyes (facial or spiritual) is never going to be a wise or functional answer to an undesirable reality, and it is not what is meant by any spiritual teacher worth their salt when they say to ‘persist and have faith’. This reaction is caused by an attachment to the way you want things to be, and by refusing to acknowledge reality as is, you are actually subconsciously acknowledging that these conditions are real and threatening— and your desire to ignore, escape and bypass is a vibrational message of defeat.

Ironically, this defeat is not acceptance, which is a much more transcendent response.

When we have an attachment to a desired reality it can cause us to ignore signs in our shared reality that provide important information about what is happening in the world, the choices we will have to make, and the direction we should follow in order to fulfill our life’s purpose.

Understand: an attachment to a desired reality is absolutely not the same as faith in its existence.

When you dysfunctionally fail to respond correctly to the life you are living out of fear that to do so would affirm an undesired circumstance and block your manifestations (or ruin your vibe), you are subconsciously being led by fear, weakness and lack. Fear of the circumstances. Weakness of faith. And lack of whatever it is you desire- meaning you are not embodying it. In your fear of losing it, it is already gone.

However, to respond to current undesirable circumstances with a spirit of opposition can be equally fruitless as this energy of resistance simply reinforces the existence of this negative experience. So what is there to do?

When a person’s leg is wounded, it is not helped by closing our eyes and refusing to look.
That is not going to heal the wound. Nor do we grab hold of the flesh, press it closed and say “No! No! Don’t bleed!” Firstly, we must take stock of what is happening if we wish to correct it. And the person who assesses the bleeding in order to know what should be done in the next moments has not condemned the wound to exist forever by paying it attention- their willingness to engage with the bleeding is because they have faith in a reality where the wound has healed, and are living as if such an outcome is possible. In tending the wound, they have envisioned a future better than the present. Their engagement with the circumstances is a living testament to a belief in healing.

As many tragedies erupt into view on the world stage, I cannot help but feel frustration at the fact that none of them are remotely new. All of them have been happening or giving imminent signals of their arrival for decades, and while a committed few have always been listening and sounding alarms, the fact of the matter is that a great many more have chosen to shut their eyes (physical and spiritual) in willful ignorance, sometimes even silencing the messengers.

On many fronts, we are firmly in a timeline where nothing can be prevented. But worse is that many people are squandering their spiritual power. As I’ve mentioned before, faith is like a muscle and must be exercised and honed.

The features of reality- whether personal or social- that inspire despair or aversion in us are blueprints and keys to the future we must build and the lessons we must learn in order to fulfill our purpose here. All of this can be done with non-attachment when we act from a place of faith and understanding that what we do is about the life we live in devotion and authenticity and not just about the outcome.

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