INTRODUCTION

arising out ofinsightinto what is required is more effective
thanactionarisingoutofnegativity.
Any action is often better than no action, especially if
youhavebeenstuckinanunhappysituationforalongtime.
Ifitisamistake,at leastyoulearnsomething,inwhichcase
ifs no longer a mistake. If you remain stuck, you learn
nothing. Is fear preventing you from taking action?
Acknowledgethefear,watchit,takeyourattentionintoit,be
fullypresentwithit.Doingsocutsthelinkbetweenthefear
andyour thinking.Don't let thefearriseupintopourmind.
UsethepoweroftheNow.Fearcannotprevailagainstit.
Ifthereis trulynothingthat youcandotochangeyour
here and now, and you can't remove yourself from the
situation,thenacceptyourhereandnowtotallybydropping
allinnerresistance.Thefalse,unhappyselfthatlovesfeeling
miserable, resentful, or sorry for itself can then no longer
survive.Thisis calledsurrender.Surrenderisnot weakness.
There is great strength in it. Only a surrendered person has
spiritual power. Through surrender, you will be free
internally of the situation. You may then find that the
situationchangeswithoutanyeffortonyourpart.Inanycase,
youarefree.
Oristheresomethingthatyou"should"bedoingbutare
notdoingit?Getupanddoitnow.Alternatively,completely
accept your inactivity, laziness, or passivity at thismoment,
ifthatisyourchoice.Gointoitfully.Enjoyit.Beaslazyor
inactiveas you can. If you gointo it fullyand consciously,
you will soon come out of it. Or maybe you won't. Either
way,thereisnoinnerconflict,noresistance,nonegativity.
Areyoustressed?Areyousobusygettingtothefuture
thatthepresentisreducedtoameansofgettingthere?Stress
iscausedbybeing"here"butwantingtobe"there,"orbeing
inthepresentbut wantingtobeinthefuture.It’s asplitthat
tearsyou apart inside.Tocreateandlive withsuchaninner
splitisinsane.Thefactthateveryoneelseisdoingit doesn't
makeit any less insane. If you have to, youcan move fast,
work fast, or even run, without projecting yourself into the