conceptofnonviolence.Sowhocanpredictwhatyouwilldo?
The ego believes that in your resistance lies your
strength,whereasintruthresistancecutsyouofffromBeing,
theonlyplaceoftruepower.Resistanceisweaknessandfear
masqueradingasstrength.What theegoseesas weaknessis
yourBeinginitspurity, innocence,andpower.Whatitsees
as strength is weakness. So the ego exists in a continuous
resistance-modeandplays counterfeit rolestocover upyour
"weakness,"whichintruthisyourpower.
Until there is surrender, unconscious role-playing
constitutes a large part of human interaction. In surrender,
you no longer need ego defenses and false masks. You
become very simple,veryreal."That’s dangerous,"says the
ego. "You'll get hurt. You'll become vulnerable." What the
egodoesn't know, ofcourse,isthat only throughthe letting
go of resistance, through becoming "vulnerable," can you
discoveryourtrueandessentialinvulnerability.
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If someone is seriously ill and completely accepts their
conditionandsurrenderstotheillness,wouldtheynot have
givenuptheir will to getback tohealth?Thedetermination
tofighttheillnesswouldnotbethereanymore,wouldit?
Surrender is inner acceptance of what is without any
reservations.Wearetalkingaboutyourlife—thisinstant—
not the conditions or circumstances of your life, not what I
callyourlifesituation.Wehavespokenaboutthisalready.
With regard to illness, this is what it means. Illness is
partofyourlifesituation.Assuch,ithasapastandafuture.
Past andfuture form anuninterrupted continuum,unlessthe
redeeming power of the Now is activated through your