BE THE CHANGE RECIPE

To Live Awake we need both Outer Action and Inner Action in equal measure. If one dominates.. it takes over the other.

The Awakening Journey asks us to BE and FEEL.. before we DO and ACT.

How to Unite your Inner & Outer World.

(((AND GET WHAT YOU WANT WITH LESS EFFORT)))

The OLD Way- 'DO' the change

We are raised and taught how to be effective in the world. We are educated and learn to work for some thing -some goal or destination- later or tomorrow.

We learn that it takes intelligence and experience and skill to get things done. And that power and influence and cunning and focus help.

We see that there are winners and losers.. and maybe we play that for a while.. or play our version of that alongside.

Or we rebel.

The NEW Way- 'BE' the change

No matter what we believe in.. or how we would like the world to change.. or what we hope to have more of.. there is a better way to achieve it.

:::RECIPE:::

1. 49% Energy to respond to Reality:::

We invest 49% of our thoughts.. emotions.. energy & time into taking action in the Outer World.

This is Outer Action.

We take Outer Action through reaction.. transaction.. & proaction.

2. 51% Energy to Be Greater than Reality:::

We invest 51% of our thoughts.. emotions.. energy & time into taking action in our Inner World.

This is Inner Action.

We take Inner Action by actively nurturing our 'State of Being'.

That means feelings.. sensations.. thoughts.. nervous system state.

We are in our body. Grounded. Solid. Centred. Calm.

Over time.. we can learn to allow it to remain stable no matter what.. in the face of Reality and all that Real Life 'throws' at us.

This can be a lifelong learning.. however it is our most natural State of Being -so it is entirely possible.

3. Practice Being an Inner Activist:::

Inner Activists follow the above recipe.. even when something happens that causes them to lose their centre and want to REACT.

A true Inner Activist learns to take appropriate Outer Action whilst maintaining at least 51% Inner Action.

This means maintaining a State of Being that is Greater than what Reality is calling for as a reaction in the situation.

This is ‘equaninimity'.

Equanimity is often misunderstood. It is not something we achieve. It is something we allow.

When we have practiced Inner Activism by fully allowing feelings -not suppressing them.. then equanimity arises of itself -we do not force it.

4. We merge Inner Activism & Outer Activism:::

Being an Inner Activist first and foremost.. and yet solidly grounded and stable in the Real World.

..we are able to integrate Inner and Outer Action into Holistic Action.

Our actions in the external world -'Reality'- become less reactive..

..less calculated.. more intuitive.. guided..

directed by an Inner Intelligence and Felt Knowing.

5. We embody Holistic Activism:::

Over time and steadfast commitment.. we have integrated the Outer World with our Inner World.

Through this.. we realised that they are two sides of one coin - an interdependent whole.

The volatility of our past life -which used to swing between extremes- comes to rest as we find our centre.

Somehow the extremes are now united as-one within us -neither favoured or resisted- so we can accept life as a whole -including its extremes.

6. Holistic Action becomes Effortless:::

When we live with Outer and Inner in unison.. small and larger 'miracles' begin to happen.

We discover that things in the external world start 'ordering themselves' in harmony with our State of Being.

It is a strange experience.

Right there.. in front of our eyes::: we see that we ‘manifest’ change in the Outer World -influencing reality according to the quality of our Inner World -our State of Being.

We come to see and feel and know that the value of what we manifest through Inner Action..
..is greater than the value of what we can achieve through Outer Action alone.