365 March 23

365 A Year of Daily Wisdom from Ernest Holmes

Nonresistance

"Gandhi built his whole philosophy of life around the theory of nonviolence. An ancient Chinese sage said that all things are possible to the person who can perfectly practice inaction. And the Bible exclaims: “Be still, and know that I am God.” Surely some great truth must be contained in these simple thoughts. There is a spiritual consciousness that, through the power of nonresistance, can change a condition that appears solid. By way of illustration let us think of an iceberg. When the sun’s rays daily fall on it, it will dissolve; that which was an obstruction becomes liquid. Such is the power of nonviolence.

There is something flowing in, around, and through all things that nothing can resist. This is the something that the great and the wise have known about and have used, but too often our way is the way of resistance. We try to change the outer without changing the inner first. Today I practice nonresistance. Disregarding everything that seems to contradict the Reality in which I believe, I affirm that It is operating in my life. Turning resolutely from everything that denies the good I wish to experience, I affirm that good. There is no situation or condition that resists this transcendent thought; for I proclaim the omnipotence of God, the guidance of the Mind that knows all things, and the Peace that is beyond every confusion."

I say unto you, that ye resist not evil. —MATTHEW 5:39

Excerpt From 365 Science of Mind Ernest Holmes