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"The moment one gives close attention to anything,

even a blade of grass,

it becomes a mysterious,

awesome,

indescribably magnificent
world in itself."

~Henry Miller


wu wei is a Taoist concept, which is translated as
“non-doing” or “non-action.”
To me it is the practice of cultivating a state of
alive stillness
in our minds... resting while not tuning out, but tuning in.
the art of not striving...
which practiced in small doses will decrease stress and illness related to stress.
Not only that, but alternating periods of concentration and focus with periods of 'creative indolence' (John Briggs term) is what allows insight and illumination to occur.
Not pushing and pressuring ourselves.
Further, the constant state of busy-ness and doing-doing-doing is what Sogyal Rinpoche refers to as Western Laziness:


cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so there is no time at all to confront the real issues. This form of laziness lies in our failure to choose worthwhile applications for our energy.


so don't just do something,
sit there.
 ♥