According to Lao
Tzu, the famous ancient sage from China, everyday something is dropped;
therefore, less and less do you need to force things “to happen” until
ultimately you arrive at “non-doing.” When nothing is done, nothing is
left undone—this is the essence of “doing without doing.” It may seem
paradoxical to many, but there is so much truth about that statement; in Tao,
the profound philosophy of Lao Tzu, “nothingness” is
paradoxically everything. The wisdom is that when you are in the middle of
nothing, you are actually in the presence of all things.
The explanation is
that everything originally came from nothingness, that is, before the
Creation—the nothingness is God. That also explains why Tao (true
wisdom) is beyond words because God is infinite and man is finite.
The problem with
people in the Western world is that they are so “action-oriented” or so
preoccupied with the “doing”—usually out of fear, worry, or doubt of the
outcome—that they fail to understand the power of their thought (Never
underestimate your mind power; it is often mind over matter!). As a result,
ironically enough, their “over-doing” may hinder the progress of their efforts,
and hence creating a reverse result. That is to say, they are
striving to force their desire through action into manifestation of their
expected outcome; and, by doing so, they mess up what they are trying to do
because they have unduly created stress for themselves.
The Book of Life and Living: is
a book about ancient wisdom, contemporary wisdom, and spiritual wisdom, and how
their interaction may serve as a recipe for modern living.
Also, visit my
website: Wisdom in Living.
Stephen Lau
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