Problems

Set them aside and go on a retreat sometimes

June 25th 2023

Sometimes it is useful to go on a retreat for a few days in order to escape from our worries and cares. You will say, ‘But if we try to escape from our problems we will never solve them!’ Ah, this is just where you are mistaken. It is not because you obsess about your problems that you are actually solving them; quite the contrary – often, you nurture them. Try to set your problems aside and soon after, thanks to your inner work, you will receive a light that will allow you to find the solution. We often say ‘let me sleep on it’. Yes, because while we are asleep, we forget about everything and work goes on in our subconscious that then allows us to see more clearly and find solutions. So, why not do the same thing consciously from time to time?*

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