Rev. Robert Brumet (Seminary)

ROBERT BRUMET IS A TEACHER, A WRITER AND A SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR. This blog contains a set of original teachings designed to support your spiritual awakening. Read more by following the link. April 29, 2024 When you Feel Stuck If your car is stuck it might be well to call upon AAA. If your dharma practice is stuck, it also might be well to call upon AAA—but not the same AAA! This second AAA stands for Awareness, Acceptance, and Allowance. First bring awareness to the experience of "stuckness." Notice the related physical sensations, thoughts, emotions, and desires. After you bring awareness to your experience. see if you can bring a gentle acceptance to it as well. Acceptance does not necessarily mean that you like what you feel, it simply means that you can make it okay in this moment. Acceptance means nonresistance; it means letting go of the belief that "this should not be happening." Allowance means letting the experience stay, leave, change, or not change as it wishes—not necessar...