What Remains When You Let Go

 

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What Remains When You Let Go

Letting go is often seen as loss. We fear that if we release our attachments, identities, and expectations, we will be left with nothing. But in the path of Himalayan Samarpan Dhyanyog, letting go is not emptiness — it is awakening. It is the sacred act of unconditionally and completely surrendering everything that is not truly us, so that what is eternal within can shine.

Swami Shivkrupanandji teaches that the ego clings. It holds on to roles, possessions, opinions, and even pain. The mind, driven by fear and desire, builds stories around these attachments. We begin to believe that we are what we own, what we do, or what others think of us. But these are layers — temporary, shifting, and ultimately unreal.

When we begin to meditate in the spirit of samarpan — total unconditional surrender to the Guru-energies, to the Guru-element — we start peeling away these layers. We are not trying to fix the mind or fight the ego. We are simply letting go. We sit in silence, place our chitta on the sahastrar, and allow the Guru’s energy to flow. In this flow, the false begins to dissolve.

Letting go does not mean giving up. It means giving in — to the deeper truth. It means trusting that beneath the noise of the mind, there is a stillness that is whole. As we surrender, we begin to feel lighter — not because we have lost something, but because we have returned to our essence.

What remains when you let go?

The Self. The pure, luminous consciousness that is untouched by time, thought, or turmoil. The Self does not need validation, achievement, or control. It simply is. And in its presence, we feel peace — not because life is perfect, but because we are no longer resisting it.

In Samarpan Dhyanyog, this state is not a concept — it is a living experience. As we meditate regularly, the chitta becomes purified. The mind becomes quiet. The heart opens. And the soul begins to rise. We start living from the centre, not the surface.

Letting go also means releasing the need to understand everything. The mind wants answers, but the soul seeks awareness. When we surrender, we stop asking “Why?” and start feeling “What is.” We stop grasping and start receiving. We stop controlling and start flowing.

Swamiji reminds us that the Gurutattva is always present — guiding, supporting, and uplifting. But we must be empty to receive. When the cup is full of ego, there is no space for grace. Letting go creates that space. It invites the divine to enter.

So, let go — not with fear, but with faith. Let go of the stories, the roles, the masks. Let go of the need to be right, to be seen, to be in control. Sit in silence. Surrender your chitta. And allow what is eternal to emerge.

What remains is not nothing — it is everything. It is the Self. It is peace. It is Paramatma.