Trust
Definition:
The openness to reality as it unfolds, without compulsive resistance or control.
Trust is not certainty — it is willingness to rest in uncertainty without collapse into fear.
Nature:
Ego Level: Trust is often conditional (“I’ll trust when I see proof”). It fluctuates based on external validation.
System Level: Trust is recognition that not everything must be controlled — life self-organizes when given space.
Nondual Level: Trust dissolves into direct knowing: there is no separation between Self and reality, so “trust” becomes unnecessary.
Mechanics:
Suspension of Control: Trust loosens the grip of ego’s demand to manage every outcome.
Alignment: By trusting the field of consciousness, attention shifts from fear-based narratives to possibility-based ones.
Feedback: Trust generates reinforcing evidence — small acts of trust reveal flow, which strengthens conviction in openness.
Healing: Trust dissolves resistance by allowing experiences to pass through awareness without grasping or pushing away.
Maturation: Trust evolves from naive (blind faith) → conditional (with proof) → sovereign (rooted in awareness itself).
Metaphor:
Trust is like floating on water: the body is held up naturally, but only when you stop thrashing.
Or: like walking through fog with a lantern — you don’t need to see the whole road, just the next few steps.