Three Modalities of Awakened Doing

In "A New Earth," by Eckhart Tolle, he speaks of this concept of Awakened Doing. It's an aspect of being fully aware and conscious while doing the things in life.

Eckhart Tolle see's three modalities as part of this new consciousness in our every actions:
1. Acceptance
2. Enjoyment
3. Enthusiasm

By these three modalities consciousness enters our lives. His goal for us, is to have at least one of these modalities active during any action we do.

Acceptance is a modality of accepting the situation - You may have a flat tire... you don't have to be enthusiastic about it. You may not enjoy changing this tire. But you can accept it. You willingly do the actions of putting on a new tire, calling a tow truck, etc. No negative thoughts.

Enjoyment
Regarding this, Eckhart explains that this will replace the old ego desires and wanting. For this, Tolle explains that you will Enjoy any activity that is not just a means to an end... an activity where you are fully aware. It reminds me of something Crowley was inspired to write, "Pure will, unassuaged of purpose, free from the lust of result, is in every way perfect." It's that Lust of Result we're talking about here. If you have the lust of result, you are not in the present moment. You are off in the future. You are looking for end goals. Your present moment is just a means to an end. But if you are presently aware... if you have heightened awareness in the moment, you will have peace and enjoyment.

Tolle gives a challenge here. He asks the reader to write out a list of actions the reader doesn't like... tedious activities, stressful actions, etc. Once the list is written out, Tolle asks the reader to then keep that list in mind and when doing one of these activities to stay in a state of heightened awareness. This, as he says, will open enjoyment of the activity into the person's life.

Enthusiasm
When you take the Enjoyment and combine it with a vision or goal to work towards... you have Enthusiasm. This isn't working towards a goal and forgetting the moment. No. It's knowing a goal, setting the things needed to get there... and in each part of the goal - being in a state of enjoyment (being actively aware in the moment.) This creates Enthusiasm.

A key concept here, is to make sure your vision or goal isn't an image of yourself having something static. Such a goal won't empower you. Make sure the goal or vision is dynamic... it's pointing to an activity which connects you to other people and to humanity as a whole. This type of goal will empower you. He gives an example of, "Instead of seeing yourself as a famous actor and writer and so on, see yourself inspiring countless people with your work and enriching their lives."