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e。 If you do that； you will earn respect and be a powerful influence。
Your behaviour influences others through a ripple effect。 A ripple effect works because everyone influences everyone else。 Powerful people are powerful influences。
If your life works； you influence your family。
If your family works； your family influences the community。
If your community works； your community influences the nation。
If your nation works； your nation influences the world。
If your world works； the ripple effect spreads throughout the cosmos。
Remember that your influence begins with you and ripples outward。 So be sure that your influence is both potent and wholesome。
How do I know all this works？
All growth spreads outward from a fertile and potent nucleus。 You are a nucleus。
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People who surrender all their blocks and conflicts experience a free flow of vital energy。
They look as radiant as a baby； and they employ a childlike immunity to injury。 Bugs don't bite them。 Dogs don't attack them。 Trouble…makers leave them alone。
Their bodies seem relaxed and pliant； but their stamina and strength are remarkable。 They are sexually moving without being overly erotic。 They can sing or even yell for a long time and never get hoarse。
It is as if they were newly in love； not with one person； but with all creation； and their energies are as abundant as all creation。
It is a mistake to confuse excitement or arousal with the vital flow of enlightenment。 Stimulants and emotional adventures arouse people； but such arousal does not enhance one's energies。 On the contrary； excitement spends energy and exhausts vitality。
Think of excitement as tension that comes when stimulation meets resistance。 The exciting experience ends when the stimulation stops or when a person wears out。
But the vitality of enlightenment is a continuous flow。 It meets no resistance and goes on and on without stress。
Excitement is rooted in passing desires。 Vital energy springs from the eternal。
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The wise leader knows that the true nature of events cannot be captured in words。 So why pretend？
Confusing jargon is one sure sign of a leader who does not know how things happen。
But what cannot be said can be demonstrated： be silent； be conscious。 Consciousness works。 It sheds light on what in happening。 It clarifies conflicts and harmonizes the agitated individual or group field。
The leader also knows that all existence is a single whole。 Therefore； the leader is a neutral observer who takes no sides。
The leader cannot be seduced by offers or threats。 Money； love； or fame … whether gained or lost … do not sway the leader from center。
The leader's integrity is not idealistic。 It rests on a pragmatic knowledge of how things work。
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Run an honest； open group。 Your job is to facilitate and illuminate what is happening。 Interfere as little as possible。 Interference； however brilliant； creates a dependency on the leader。
The fewer the rules the better。 Rules reduce freedom and responsibility。 Enforcement of rules is coercive and manipulative； which diminishes spontaneity and absorbs group energy。
The more coercive you are； the more resistant the group will become。 Your manipulations will only breed evasions。 Every law creates an outlaw。 This is no way to run a group。
The wise leader establishes a clear and wholesome climate in the group room。 In the light of awareness； the group naturally acts in a wholesome manner。
When the leader practices silence； the group remains focused。 When the leader does not impose rules； the group discovers its own goodness。 When the leader acts unselfishly； the group simply does what is to be done。
Good leadership consists of doing less and being more。
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Group process evolves naturally。 It is self…regulating。 Do not interfere。 It will work itself out。
Efforts to control process usually fail。 Either they block process or make it chaotic。
Learn to trust what is happening。 If there is silence； let it grow； something will emerge。 If there is a storm； let it rage； it will resolve into calm。
Is the group discontented？ You can't make it happy。 Even if you could； your efforts might well deprive the group of a very creative struggle。
The wise leader knows how to facilitate the unfolding group process； because the leader is also a process。 The group's process and the leader's process unfold in the same way； according to the same principle。
The leader knows how to have a profound influence without making things happen。
For example； facilitating what is happening is more potent than pushing for what you wish were happening。 Demonstrating or modeling behaviour is more potent than imposing morality。 Unbiased positions are stronger than prejudice。 Radiance encourages people； but outshining everyone else inhibits them。
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Whether you are leading a group or going about your daily life； you need to be conscious。 You need to be aware of what is happening and how things happen。 If you are aware of what is happening and how things happen； you can act accordingly。 You can stay clear of trouble； and be both vital and effective。
Remember that you too are a natural process。 Being aware of how things happen includes being aware of yourself。 Your life unfolds according to the same principle that governs every other unfolding。 You are rooted in the common ground of all creation。
Being like everything else means that you are ordinary。 But consciously knowing that you are like everything else is extraordinary。 And knowing how that universality works and having the sense to act accordingly is the source of your power； your endurance； and your excellence。
Consciousness or awareness； then； is the source of your ability。 Learn to become increasingly conscious。
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Run the group delicately； as if you were cooking small fish。
As much as possible； allow the group process to emerge naturally。 Resist any temptation to instigate issues or elicit emotions which have not appeared on their own。
If you stir things up； you will release forces before their time and under unwarranted pressure。 They may be emotions that belong to other people or places。 They may be unspecific or chaotic energies； which in response to your pressure； strike out and hit any available target。
These forces are real and exist within the group。 But do not push。 Allow them to come out when they are ready。
When hidden issues and emotions emerge naturally； they resolve themselves naturally。 They are not harmful。 In fact； they are no different from any other thoughts or feelings。
All energies naturally arise； take form； grow strong； come to a new resolution； and finally pass away。
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It is a mistake to believe that a great leader is above others。 Paradoxically； greatness comes from knowing how to be lowly and empty and receptive and of service。
Imagine that the life force is like water in the river and in the sea。 The sea； greater than the river； lies below； open and receptive。 The busy； rushing river enters the sea； is absorbed； and is transformed。