This is an exercise in releasing demands,
In releasing expectations.
So get in touch with yourself for a few seconds.
Become aware of your presence in the room you are in and become aware of the kind of thoughts that are going on within you.
Now think of somebody you're living with or you're working with or someone who you interact with,
Whom you do not like,
Someone who causes negative feelings to arise within you.
Now we need to understand what's going on.
And the first thing we need to understand is that the negative feeling is in you.
You are responsible for the negative feeling,
Not the other person.
There may be someone else in your place who would be at ease,
Who would be perfectly calm while interacting with this person.
You should not be as affected as you are.
And understand that you're making a demand.
You have an expectation of this person.
And as you start to understand that,
Try to get in touch with that.
And as you get in touch with that,
Say to this person,
I have no right to make any demand on you.
I have no right to make any demand on you.
Because as you say that,
You will drop your expectations.
I have no right to make any demand on you.
I will protect myself from the consequences of the things you do or the way you behave.
But you can be whatever you want to be.
I have no right to make any demands whatsoever on you.
And observe what happens to you when you do this.
And if while you're doing this,
You find a resistance to saying those words,
That's where your discovery will begin.
That's where you will discover your unwillingness to let go of your expectations.
And that's where you will find the starting point for your inner work to begin.
Namaste.
