How is one to apply this into a daily life?
At some point in our lives we come to realize that we are all on our individual journey, because of how the society has conditioned our thought process we see the concept of "letting go" as being defeated, when in reality it's about expanding your awareness internally. Each conflict you come into ( internally) is an opportunity to figure out what it is that you're holding onto. So you are not surrendering to another but making an effort to gain a wider perspective, which leads to a state of joy. Once you start to apply this idea into your life you see glimpses of what the wise call "joy" , and those glimpses slowly expand and permeate into all areas of our lives.
My 2 cents - I don't think the quote just alludes to letting go of the negative emotions and events. I think this is more about living in the moment and not getting overly attached to anything. Yoga, Gita and Hinduism in general promote austerity of thought and moderation. Getting overly attached to even something good - let's say charity for the needy - could influence you to start doing it because YOU feel good helping others. It will be about you, not the others.
ReplyDeleteAs for "more" - it's more of everything. If you are not stuck on something and let go, you are open to more.