It's a seemingly simple idea, but one that needs a sense of detachment. In Taoism, there is this concept of 'Wu Wei" (doing nothing) ...more accurately 'effortless action'. This requires not the strife ridden striving for a life without "bad things" or experiences, but rather a detached or peaceful acceptance and release of the experiences that come to us. In this state ('flow') we can better perceive our realities and then act with efficiency - meaning we give only as much energy as is needed and move on. I was explaining to a cousin how when handed a basket of eggs ..we should be less concerned why eggs, why me, how many, which chickens and who handed it to you..these are circumstances that now change nothing .. instead we need to shift to what we are in control of and decide what to do with the eggs and accept the responsibility for the dish we turn out..(again not for the circumstances that out of our control but for the actions/decisions we take) A perceptual paradigm shift.
It's a seemingly simple idea, but one that needs a sense of detachment. In Taoism, there is this concept of 'Wu Wei" (doing nothing) ...more accurately 'effortless action'. This requires not the strife ridden striving for a life without "bad things" or experiences, but rather a detached or peaceful acceptance and release of the experiences that come to us. In this state ('flow') we can better perceive our realities and then act with efficiency - meaning we give only as much energy as is needed and move on. I was explaining to a cousin how when handed a basket of eggs ..we should be less concerned why eggs, why me, how many, which chickens and who handed it to you..these are circumstances that now change nothing .. instead we need to shift to what we are in control of and decide what to do with the eggs and accept the responsibility for the dish we turn out..(again not for the circumstances that out of our control but for the actions/decisions we take) A perceptual paradigm shift.