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Originally Posted by Plato  Thanks Keith.. This nonaction concept is confusing to me. I don't get what it is that will cause action if we leave ourselves as dust in the wind unless it is in fact equivalent to the motivation of a lightworker? |
It's kind of a hard concept to wrap your head around. It's one you have to intuit and experience rather than understand cerebrally. "Nonaction" is a mistranslation. It's often translated "effortless action" or "actionless action" (one of those apparent paradoxes that eastern philosophy is so fond of).
It's not inaction, it's appropriate (natural) action taken in the way that meets no resistance.
Did you read the
parable about cutting up an ox that I posted? That sums it up rather well (vegetarian concerns aside).
P.S. When I refer to Daoism, I'm referring to philosophical Daoism, rather than religious Daoism, though that's a hard line to draw.