Depression and Accepting or Resisting Futility

[EvolvingPhoenix]

 
Wonderful quotation above, Dtris.  But it brings up a challenge which, it seems to this observer, you have now taken on the responsibility to solve.

In order to dive into the heart of your being and accept yourself in all your imperfections, you need to have access to your own green ray energy, right?  Isn't it the radiance of the heart's love which transmutes sorrow into love?

Well, if you are seeking on such a level that all you can see are your own shortcomings and failures, then you are seeking--if you will--below the waterline, below the level where you can breathe in that fresh air of self-love, self-acceptance and appreciation for all that is.

So, how can one unite with the heart's love while one is still underwater?  As stated above, this seems to be a crucial inherent challenge here, don't you think?
    

Therefore, rejoice in the feelings which surge within your being, and see therefore the other side of the illusion which is the truth of your own perfection, your oneness, and the love/light that dwells with you. Attempt then, in your waking hours to continue the feeling you develop in your meditations so that a new light is shed on the experiences which you encounter. Do not forget you can have it an illusion. Do not forget it has but one purpose, to teach that you are whole, and perfect, acceptable, and loved.

How can one tune into the part of self which knows its own perfection when one is not seeking on that level?

I would postulate that the very root of prolonged depression which is so often experienced in today's world has at the root an opening of the green ray. When confronted with deficiencies of the self each individual has two choices, either to accept the shortcoming as they currently exist and strive to do better while loving the self in this moment, or to control the faculties of the self to the greatest extent possible to realign the self to an acceptable configuration.

The former requires green ray activity, the latter does not. Both will resolve the depression.

The level one is seeking on will always be slightly different than others. When one recognizes their shortcomings, typically the ego rationalizes the failures to abdicate responsibility. Those who are mired in depression often feel that the world has beaten them down and that nothing they do matters.

What attenuates this is the realization that each individual is responsible for their own state of being and even though you are flawed, you are still perfect. The flaws are exactly what you need to experience to progress along your chosen path.

The crux is to ignore the water, allow yourself to drown, and rejoice in the fact that you can feel so intensely, then accept all that you are as it as in this moment, which allows the opportunity to become more in each successive moment.

This explains it in a more down-to-Earth, concrete, relatable way, I guess. Thanks Dtris!