Surrender is not defeat, but deep alignment with the flow of life. It is the wisdom of yielding—not from weakness, but from trust in life’s unfolding.
Like bamboo bending in the wind, we remain unbroken by adversity. When resistance falls away, struggle dissolves and peace arises on its own.
True strength is not found in control, but in flexibility and quiet adaptation.
Paradoxically, surrender empowers us: in aligning with life itself, we draw upon a strength far greater than our own.
—from 99 Zen Moments