Resistance: Good Or Bad?

[Mkayl]

I'm doing a lot of research and self-inquiry on resistance right now and I think any non-enlightened person can relate.
More often than not when I bang into an unwanted resistance I'm thinking: "Man what's this resistance for anyway? My life would be so much better if I didn't have that resistance."

Quote

"Most of us have two lives. The life we live, and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance." - The War Of Art

I found that most resistance in my life is unnecessary but sometimes there is merit to it. The problem is how to discriminate one from the other.

What's your take on this? When do you think resistance is something to be overcome/let go of, and when do you think that we need to heed its advice?

[Nic]

6 hours ago, Mkayl said:

I found that most resistance in my life is unnecessary but sometimes there is merit to it. 

Do you have exemples in your life when it is the case that it is good to resist?

I "know" that at work for exemple I could do more for my colleagues, my customers, the company, the environment, but if I would do all the things my head is telling what is good for everybody, first of all I would not go through another day like this at work, I'd had a burn out very quickly, second, what tells me that if I do it, my mind is going to be satisfied???

In that sens I apply self protection and try my best to be OK with my own decisions and doings, reminding me that what I'm doing is my best. In a sens I resist what my head is telling me, that I could do more, that I'm not OK, that my colleagues are lazy, that my costumers are adults which act like selfish children, that my company abuse their employees, and ultimately that the world is not perfect as it is.  I (try my best to) stop judging and biting into the internal dialogue.

In this case I see resistance as a good thing. Resisting the ego by not biting into it. Thanking him for his advice and go on. As long as this will make me happy, I will apply that philosophy.

Edited April 9, 2016 by Nic