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really act with the whole of itself, putting the whole of its wisdom

and the whole of its compassion behind a particular act, with
nothing left out or left over. This aspect of Buddhahood is

represented by the Green 'archetypal' Buddha, Amoghasiddhi or
'Unobstructed Success'. Amoghasiddhi represents the total act at
the highest conceivable level.

On rare occasions we may ourselves experience a sort of

anticipation of Perfect Action, in the sense of total action, on our
own level of being. We may happen to be totally involved in
something. Every ounce of our energy, our effort, our awareness,

our interest, our enthusiasm, our love, is involved at that
moment. We are completely involved emotionally and

intellectually. On such occasions we know that we are capable of
putting the whole of ourselves into an act, without anything being
left over. We know that we are capable, for an instant at least, of

expressing ourselves fully and totally. The satisfaction and relief
— the peace, even — which we then feel, we can get from no

other source and in no other way. It is this state we should aim to
be in all the time, at the highest level: the level of Buddhahood or
Enlightenment. Then we shall really know what Perfect Action is,

what Total Act is. Then we shall really understand, from the
source, the Principles of Ethics.

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