Tolle on "Enjoyment"

A New Earth poses this thought...

Full surrender to, full  engagement in the act of enjoying what we are doing becomes in reality, an "awakened doing." (p.297)

He further notes that in this state the "peace that comes with surrendered action turns to a sense of aliveness."

He explains his thinking this way: enjoyment becomes the "second modality of awakened doing. On  the new earth, enjoyment will replace wanting as the motivating power behind people's actions." (ibid)

Eckhart clarifies that the sense of wanting comes from the ego's delusional belief that  we are separated, disconnected , from the power that fuels and sustains all creation.

The good news?
When we choose to enter and re-enter, choose to maintain and sustain our state of enjoyment, then we directly experience "universal creative power itself." (ibid)
Focusing on our present moment then enhances our capacity to enjoy what we do and dramatically increases the quality of our life.


And how does Tolle define joy?
"... the dynamic aspect of Being. When the creative power of the universe becomes conscious of itself, it manifests as joy.  You don't have to wait for something "meaningful" to come into your life so that you can finally enjoy what you do. There is more meaning in joy than you will ever need." (ibid)