Learning to discriminate between ego reactivity and appropriate response to whatever life presents is a subtle and complex process. The Dzogchen practice is to go with whatever happens, without even trying to understand it. This is appropriate for someone who is abiding in Holy Truth. But the rest of us need to inquire into and understand our responses to determine whether reactivity or selfless surrender is the basis of our actions. If you are acting out, you are not surrendering to ego’s will. Surrendering to Holy Will does not mean buying a car that you cannot afford or eating a piece of chocolate every time you feel like it. So an understanding of your motivations and the level of reality you are grounded in is necessary for appropriate action. If you are feeling inseparably connected with the whole of the universe, your actions will be quite different than when you are taking yourself to be isolated and self-generated. – Facets of Unity: The Enneagram of Holy Ideas, Ch. 13