INTRODUCTION

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ajoyfulcelebrationoflifeenergythattakesyoumoredeeply
into the Now. Through nonresistance, the quality of your
consciousnessand,therefore,thequalityofwhateveryouare
doingorcreatingisenhancedimmeasurably.Theresultswill
thenlookafterthemselves andreflectthatquality.Wecould
call this "surrendered action." It is not work as we have
known it for thousands of years. As more humans awaken,
the word work is going to disappear from our vocabulary,
andperhapsanewwordwillbecreatedtoreplaceit.
It is the quality of your consciousness at this moment
thatisthemaindeterminant ofwhat kindof future you will
experience, so to surrender is the most important thing you
candotobringaboutpositivechange.Anyactionyoutakeis
secondary. No truly positive action can arise out of an
unsurrenderedstateofconsciousness.


I can see that if I am in a situation that is unpleasant or
unsatisfactory and I completely accept the moment as it is,
there will be no sufferingor unhappiness.I will have risen
above it. But I still can't quite see where the energy or
motivation for taking action and bringing about change
would come from if there isn't a certain amount of
dissatisfaction.


In thestate ofsurrender,yousee veryclearlywhatneedsto
bedone,andyou take action,doingonething at atime and
focusingononethingatatime.Learnfromnature:Seehow
everything gets accomplished and how the miracle of life
unfolds without dissatisfaction or unhappiness. That’s why
Jesus said: "Look at the lilies, howthey grow; theyneither
toilnorspin."
Ifyour overall situationisunsatisfactoryor unpleasant,
separateoutthisinstantandsurrendertowhat is.That’sthe
flashlight cutting through the fog. Your state of
consciousness then ceases to be controlled by external
conditions. You are no longer coming from reaction and

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