We live in a culture that equates success with accumulation, striving, and control. Yet the deeper spiritual life invites us to live in a radically different way—a way shaped not by clinging but by letting go. This session invites you to explore the practice of self-emptying as a spiritual path, not as deprivation but as deep liberation.
The spiritual journey unfolds not through accumulation or control but through surrender. The path of self-emptying—kenosis—is a continual willingness to release, descend, and offer one's being in service to something beyond ego.
Kenosis means to empty oneself, to release clinging, and to walk through life unburdened. It is not about resisting life but about flowing with it, embracing what is given and letting go when it is time. It asks us to relinquish the need to grasp, strive, or protect, and instead to offer our lives as vessels of presence and love. This path requires us to hold nothing back, not even our desire to be in control. It costs us everything we thought would save us, yet it gives us a deeper freedom that cannot be taken away.
Affirmation
I release the need to grasp. I trust the way of surrender. I walk in freedom by letting go.
Spiritual Practice
Find a seated posture and let your body settle. Become aware of any grasping or holding within—physical, emotional, or mental. Visualize the movement of releasing. Imagine your breath as a current that draws from deep within and lets go with each exhale. Rest in the sensation of openness.
Guiding Questions
Where in your life are you being invited to descend rather than ascend?
What are you holding onto that is no longer serving your path?
What would it mean for you to live from a posture of self-emptying instead of striving?
In what ways are you resisting surrender, and what does that resistance feel like in your body?
Action Step
Choose one area of your life where you feel attached, fearful, or in control. Reflect on a small, intentional act of letting go in that area. Practice it gently and consistently this week—whether in speech, thought, or action—choosing to descend rather than grasp.
Closing Invitation
This way of self-emptying is not a loss but a return. You are not giving up your life—you are returning it. You are not abandoning love—you are discovering its true nature. Let yourself be poured out in compassion, not from depletion, but from the clarity and spaciousness that surrender brings.