The ice cannot resist the melting.

Mooji’s words might just be the most beautiful description of doing “inner work” that I’ve ever come across.

It’s natural for any of us to look at our own “worst” qualities and want that to change, but when we judge or punish ourselves for it, we engage in an inner war. And while this might seem to create the behaviour change that we want, it also creates an inner civil-war that could last forever.

Mooji captures poetically what happens when instead of fighting ourselves, we encounter the parts of ourselves that scare us, with love and acceptance:

“Once you are present in the Energy field of Self-discovery, it’s like you are a piece of ice in warm water. The warm water is the Self. The ice is the mind. The warm water is not fighting with the ice. The ice can not resist the melting. It is a natural and fatal attraction.” – Mooji

I have seen this happen in clients so many times that I have come to really trust this process, all your “worst” parts will melt when they are held in the warm love of your being.

And then you will learn to be your own biggest supporter, to be the one who is best equipped to catch yourself when you fall, even on your “worst” days:

“Be true to Love. Do not betray Her. Then, on the day that the forest of the mind bursts into flames, you will not run. You will remain silent and still; for this is when Love bears Her sweetest fruit: your untouched Presence.” – Mooji

Mooji is capturing the truth that no matter how well we do our inner work, we are likely to still sometimes experience our own darkness, but that this is what the work is for. When the “forest of the mind bursts into flames” you will not be afraid any more, you won’t need to run because you will have learned how to be present with YOU. And when you no longer abandon your SELF, when you are able to do the “holding” when all parts of you are crying out in pain/rage/fear/grief… THAT is when the “melting” happens.

There is no need to force the “worst” parts of you to change in order to change your behaviour. You need to hold them in love and acceptance and realise that every time you do this you are BEING your soul. Keep practising being your soul and you’ll find yourself naturally acting from your soul. Keep acting from your soul and your old behaviour is changed.

Lasting change doesn’t happen through force but through gentle transformation. By befriending our shadow, and holding our darkness with love and acceptance, we create the conditions for genuine change to unfold naturally. Keep practicing self-love, and you’ll witness the gradual melting of the ice, revealing the radiant being you truly are.

A few thoughts for self-reflection:

• Embrace your shadow: Hold the “worst” parts of you in kindness and in love, until they completely melt in the warmth of your acceptance.
• Cultivate self-compassion: Treat yourself with the same kindness and understanding you would offer a friend.
• Be present: Ground yourself in the present moment, allowing your true nature to shine through.
• Trust the process: Release control and allow transformation to unfold naturally.

By cultivating self-love and inner peace, we embark on a journey of profound transformation. Remember, you are a beautiful being, deserving of all the love and kindness you can offer yourself.

– pierre –

Today’s LIVE meditation is: A sense of self.