What would you be doing if you weren’t being influenced by the reactions of like or dislike?

By that stage of my growth, I could see that the practice of surrender was actually done in two, very distinct steps: first, you let go of the personal reactions of like and dislike that form inside your mind and heart; and second, with the resultant sense of clarity, you simply look to see what is being asked of you by the situation unfolding in f

I had gone through most of my life thinking I knew what was good for me, but life itself seemed to know better.

The difference is amazing between the first time you do something and the next.

It seemed that the quieter the mind, the more that solutions became self-evident.

At some point there’s no more struggle, just the deep peace that comes from surrendering to a perfection that is beyond your comprehension. Eventually, even the mind stops resisting, and the heart loses the tendency to close. The joy, excitement, and freedom are simply too beautiful to give up. Once you are ready to let go of yourself, life becomes

My personal experience is that aligning one’s will with the natural forces unfolding around us leads to some surprisingly powerful results.

Was it possible that life had more to give us than we could ever take for ourselves?

My formula for success was very simple: Do whatever is put in front of you with all your heart and soul without regard for personal results. Do the work as though it were given to you by the universe itself—because it was.