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Do you know what acceptance means in the context of Toltec enlightenment? How does it relate to personal freedom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acceptance of “what is” is the second stage of Toltec enlightenment. In The Fifth Agreement<\/a><\/em>, don Miguel Ruiz and don Jose Ruiz<\/a> discuss what acceptance means in this context and how to practice<\/a> acceptance to reclaim personal freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue reading to learn what acceptance means in Toltec philosophy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Acceptance Means to the Toltec<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To reclaim our freedom, the Toltec say, we must replace judgment with acceptance. <\/strong>In other words, we must stop demanding everyone be \u201cbetter\u201d and just love them as they are. To love ourselves<\/em> as we are, and experience the world as it is. In short, the second stage of Toltec enlightenment involves learning to accept what\u2019s already here instead of focusing on how flawed it all is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the second stage, the naguals explain, we become aware of the ways our beliefs harm us and begin to disconnect from the mirage. We begin to doubt that the mirage is truly \u201cthe real world,\u201d and awaken to the many small ways in which the beliefs we grew up with manifest as harm. We make adjustments to the way we respond to, think about, and see ourselves, others, and the world. We start to see what\u2019s actually here, instead of what\u2019s not<\/em> here. This is part of what acceptance means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It won\u2019t be easy; we\u2019re struggling to shift to a perspective that\u2019s almost the antithesis of what we\u2019ve been taught. We\u2019ll have to resist the impulse to judge others for \u201cmissing the point,\u201d or to hold ourselves to new rules. If we keep at it, though, the naguals say we\u2019ll be rewarded with emotional stability, self-love, and the ability to be present, engaged, and alive in every moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: In A New Earth<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Eckhart Tolle explains that this process of awakening is irreversible\u2014once you start<\/em> to doubt, he says, you never return to a total, blind acceptance of the mirage. Whether you manage the \u201cfull\u201d awakening or not, you\u2019ll gain some degree of permanent freedom simply through your awareness that the status quo is wrong: You\u2019ll naturally stop holding yourself and others to rules you know aren\u2019t as set in stone as you once thought.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the naguals, the fundamental truth about what acceptance means is this: You are not broken or wrong. You don\u2019t need to change in order to matter. Things don\u2019t have to make sense, or be right, or be good. There are no rules to living \u201ccorrectly\u201d because there isn\u2019t a \u201ccorrect\u201d way to live. All you\u2019re required to do is exist, live, and experience the journey. All other requirements, obligations, and expectations are a distraction, a social construct<\/a>, or a mirage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As such, the Toltec say: Stop punishing and abusing yourself\u2014be whoever you are today<\/em>, and let bygones be bygones. Forgive yourself<\/a>; nobody else can give you permission to enjoy the time you have left. Finally, believe in yourself\u2014in your capacity to know what you like and don\u2019t like, want and don\u2019t want. No belief is more important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortform Commentary: What Does Acceptance Mean?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Other philosophies drive at this core principle\u2014accepting things as they are\u2014from different directions, but come to remarkably similar conclusions. For example, the Tao Te Ching<\/em><\/a> is very direct. It tells us that the workings of the universe aren\u2019t truly comprehensible or explainable and that we don\u2019t have to know, label, or understand <\/strong>anything<\/em><\/strong> in order to experience it<\/strong><\/a>\u2014or even to enjoy it. In fact, it\u2019s often best not<\/em> to stress about the whys and hows because what\u2019s happening will happen anyway. What is, is<\/em>, and that\u2019s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like the Toltec, other philosophies also recommend showing yourself this same acceptance. For example, the Bhagavad Gita<\/em><\/a> suggests that in order to find ourselves, we must discard every outside influence<\/a>: Our search for peace and righteousness, our selfish desires, and our indulgence in sloth and despair. It\u2019s the false \u201creality\u201d created by our senses that gives rise to those things, not the true self<\/a> at our core. To be yourself, discard everything you think you\u2019re <\/strong>supposed<\/em><\/strong> to be and just focus on being what you already are.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, the Buddha\u2019s prescription is to combine awareness with compassion, and mindfulness with tenderness<\/a>. In other words, don\u2019t punish yourself for living, or worry about how \u201cwell\u201d you\u2019re doing it; just <\/strong>live<\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>When you hurt, yearn, or enjoy, Buddha<\/a> explains, notice <\/em>that and respond with acceptance and compassion. Don\u2019t judge, evaluate, or compare; it\u2019s natural to suffer, to want things, and to enjoy yourself. None of that is wrong; those are equally valuable pieces of your experience.In the same vein, Zen master Seng-tsan said that to be free is to live without worrying about imperfection<\/a>. Imperfection is a natural aspect of all that exists, so just accept yourself and others without judgment.<\/strong> We are what we are, and that\u2019s okay, too. Becoming<\/em> perfect is as unnecessary as it is impossible; you don\u2019t need perfection to experience joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once we figure out what acceptance means and begin to practice it, we are on the path to enlightenment<\/a> as the Toltec understand it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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