#nonaction

[philosophybits]

Just go along with things and let your mind move freely. Resign yourself to what cannot be avoided and nourish what is within you — this is best.

Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Zhuangzi, Watson tr. (Ch 4)

[thirdity]

"God does not work through the is." God works through what Lao Tzu calls the weak, the empty; this is the same God.

Philip K. Dick, The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick

[suliqyre]

He remains stationary on the floor for a short time. Then he starts to take small movements, first in his shoulders and in his arms. His movements grow and expand until he is standing again. He raises one arm and then another, over and over. Next it is a leg, raised and then extended before being lowered. Then the other, but at a slightly different angle.

There is no order or pattern to his movements. He is not in control. He simply moves in the way his body feels it is necessary for him to move. His body is in a state of emptiness. It is not this nor that, but also both and neither. It is an emptiness of the body that is similar to the emptiness of the mind in perfect meditation. When he is totally empty, he is what he must be and nothing more.

[the-ephemeral-ethereal]

Non-action does not mean doing nothing and keeping silent. Let everything be allowed to do what it naturally does, so that its nature will be satisfied.

Chuang Tzu

[blueplanetastro]

Action and Mars, images from: “Path of Actions” by V.V. Shairvarkar from Saptarishis Astrology; Mars The War Lord by Alan Leo

[xuemo]

“你既不要将那功利之心当成动力，也不要执著无为而消极。”

[zentaku]

Let go of what has passed. Let go of what may come. Let go of what is happening now. Don't try to figure anything out. Don't try to make anything happen. Relax, right now, and rest.

Tilopa

[philosophybits]

Trying to control the world? I see you won’t succeed. The world is a spiritual vessel and cannot be controlled. Those who control, fail. Those who grasp, lose.

Laozi, Daodejing, Addiss & Lombardo tr. (Ch 29)