destroy others throughjudgment arises, as does theneedto
compete and dominate. Even nature becomes your enemy
andyourperceptionsandinterpretationsaregovernedbyfear.
Thementaldiseasethatwecallparanoiais onlyaslightly
more acute form of this normal but dysfunctional state of
consciousness.
Not only your psychological form but also your
physical form — your body — becomes hard and rigid
through resistance. Tension arises in different parts of the
body,andthebodyasawholecontracts.Thefreeflowoflife
energy through the body, which is essential for its healthy
functioning, is greatly restricted. Bodywork and certain
forms of physical therapy can be helpful in restoring this
flow,butunlessyoupracticesurrenderinyoureverydaylife,
those things can only give temporary symptom relief since
thecause—theresistancepattern—hasnotbeendissolved.
There is something within you that remains unaffected
by the transient circumstances that make up your life
situation,andonlythroughsurrenderdoyouhaveaccesstoit.
It isyour life,your veryBeing— whichexistseternallyin
thetimelessrealmofthepresent.Findingthislifeis"theone
thingthatisneeded"thatJesustalkedabout.

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If you find your life situation unsatisfactory or even
intolerable,itisonlybysurrenderingfirstthatyoucanbreak
the unconscious resistance pattern that perpetuates that
situation.
Surrender is perfectly compatible with taking action,
initiating change or achieving goals. But in the surrendered
stateatotallydifferentenergy,adifferentquality,flowsinto
yourdoing.Surrenderreconnectsyouwiththesource-energy
ofBeing,andifyourdoingisinfusedwithBeing,itbecomes