Tommy Hellsten
Tommy Hellsten
April 2024
Courage to Surrender
We have created a time characterized by a chronic lack of time. Everybody is in a hurry, rushing to the next appointment or activity, away from the present moment.
We no longer know the natural, deliberate rhythm of the human soul. This leads to a soulless life: the soul is left behind, for it cannot keep up with our frantic pace. When we lose touch with our soul, we lose touch with our deeper nature. In the absence of a deep, genuine life, we feverishly produce an imitation of life—a sleek, attractive identity with market value.
To find rest again, we must first face what makes us restless. The fundamental cause is invariably the same: there is something within us with which we have not yet come to terms. It is only by healing the wounds of our past that we can evolve, grow, and become who we are meant to be. We find rest when we face our true self.
Courage to Surrender is an invitation to a deeper life, to the source of our true identity. Adventure awaits us in the depths of life, but we can take part in this adventure only if we learn to slow down, calm down, and come to a full stop. The road to a meaningful life passes through stillness and silence.
The great questions of life have no easy answers—that is why Courage to Surrender offers no simplistic tips or techniques. Instead, Hellsten seeks to raise the right questions that guide readers on their own journeys of discovery.
Exploring the connection between what he has discovered in his work as a therapist and what the Judeo-Christian tradition has taught about humanity for thousands of years, Hellsten gives a new voice to our spiritual inheritance.
