Resisting Nothing - The Bright Path

By Para Ishaya

You know that feeling when there’s something you don’t like, something that repels you, and you’d want to change everything completely? Perhaps you’ve already thought about a situation?

When this happens, what usually appears is resistance: a kind of internal confrontation, a contraction that does not allow us to live life fully as it is.

In this article I want to talk about “Resisting Nothing,” a topic that has transformed the way I relate to life.

Let me introduce myself: I am Para Ishaya, Ascension teacher since 2023. I began practicing this meditation in 2019, looking for a tool that would ground people in the present moment, so they could reach their full potential—their 100%—no matter what circumstances they might be going through.

One of the greatest discoveries on this path has been experiencing peace in the midst of existential chaos. I learned to stop fighting against the tide and to live from a much more permissive, loving, and devoted place.

Recognising Resistance

Let me give you a simple example: imagine you are late for work – the rush, the sweat, the stress, the realisation that you forgot something important… you might even trip. Suddenly, everything seems to get complicated. And then that loop of frustrated thoughts and emotions that we all know begins.

This may seem like a small thing, but there are experiences that are much more difficult to accept. In my case, there was a time when I suffered from severe back and neck pain. This caused me constant headaches, and I went from having a very active life—hiking in the mountains, cycling, doing yoga inversions, and multi-day treks—to spending much of my day lying down because it was the only way to relieve the pain.

This situation was deeply challenging for me: my idea of myself was that of someone active, energetic, always on the move. And suddenly, I had become a couch cushion (it makes me laugh to put it that way now). The funny thing is that the more I resisted this experience, the more pain I felt. The more I refused to accept that my body needed rest, the more it contracted and the more tension it generated. It was totally counterproductive. Until I realised something very simple: the first thing is to recognise. Recognise that “I am resisting what is happening.” And that simple gesture of awareness already opens a different door.

Make A Different Choice

When you stop for a moment and observe, you discover that there is always a choice.

You can continue to resist, cursing what is happening, or you can pause, breathe (or if you practice Ascension, you can use your favorite technique) and look at the situation with different eyes.

That moment is golden: that’s when you choose to allow.

Magical Signs Of Resistance

I’ve always loved playing, so I invite you to a game: every time you recognise that resistance, take it as a sign to kindly return your attention to this moment.

Here’s a list of “magic signs” that can help you identify it in your daily life:

Rejection → when you don’t like something and you wish it were different.
Internal conflict → that shock inside you that makes you feel uncomfortable.
Contraction → your body tenses and you feel like everything is squeezing you.
Struggle → fight with reality, go against the current.
Denial → not accepting what is happening, resisting seeing what is.
Attachment → feeling trapped in the constant struggle.

Allow And Accept

Allowing doesn’t mean we like something or that we don’t want to change it in the future. It means that, in this moment, you choose to stop fighting reality as it is.

Acceptance is recognising that not everything is under your control. And, magically, in that acceptance, you find enormous freedom: the freedom of not being tied to the constant struggle.

Embrace Life

When you allow and accept, something even deeper emerges: the possibility of embracing what life brings you.

What once seemed like a problem becomes an opportunity to be more present, lighter, more at peace with yourself and with others.

“Resisting nothing” It’s not giving up, but opening up. It’s not resignation, but freedom. It’s choosing to relate to life from a place of trust, not struggle. And there you discover that true power lies not in controlling what happens, but in embracing life itself.