Open Circle Hosted Online Meeting with Susanne Marie
Recorded Saturday, June 14, 2025
Sometimes the only way to be free of something is to allow yourself to be fully trapped. Most of us are initially drawn to spirituality with the understandable desire to feel better and in general to be released from suffering. Often, however, our desire to escape suffering creates its own bondage. The desire itself plays into the belief that something needs to be done about what we are feeling, that we need to somehow disappear a feeling by replacing it with bliss or peace, or whatever we imagine freedom to be.
The truth of reality, however, is that all is One. Which means that what you are feeling and trying to escape is part of a totality. By wishing something away, we are setting ourselves up to be at odds with an aspect of ourselves. Truth is inclusive, meaning that what you are feeling is included in what you are. Rather than trying to escape unwanted feelings, we might consider building bridges to deeper understanding, where true freedom awaits.
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