The surprising character of what unfolds

Although the concept of structure-preserving transformations sounds conservative — to some people it may even sound as if you don’t invent or create anything — in reality the process is very different. By preserving structure one always gets surprising results.

The deep structure of wholeness, being made of centers, is such that the work of enhancing and preserving that structure — although it sounds passive — is more active than anything, more inventive than a mythical “wild” artistic imagination. In fact it is the work of enhancing structure which gives rise to the most imaginative, inventive, and wonderful new creations.

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