09-15-2006, 12:09 AM
I'd say its CLOSER to inner-silence... since it curves your inner-dialogue and makes it specifically aware of whats going on "outside"
some of my not-doings before even knowing they were not-doings are:
Pulling dried clusters of wheat grains and randomly dropping them as I walk.. or doing the same with leaves...
answering people back with what they just said, only twisting it around.
Like, ... "What do you want for dinner" .... "What does dinner want for you" ... absolutely useless...
I can't think of any other ones off the top of my head... but those are two I utilize often..
In my opinion a not-doing is doing something where you don't quite take yourself or others 100% serious... theres no reason or goal for the action, other than to just perform the action.... You could never tell anyone how it helps you or benefits you in any way particularly...
in a way, it gets your mind off of your daily NORMAL thoughts.. and makes them interact with new concepts and ideas....
in other words, your mind creates reason and logic for the actions, that you know is a horrible reason and incorrect... the not-doing is like new material for the pattern making machine... it will create an order out of the chaos that you have observed.
some of my not-doings before even knowing they were not-doings are:
Pulling dried clusters of wheat grains and randomly dropping them as I walk.. or doing the same with leaves...
answering people back with what they just said, only twisting it around.
Like, ... "What do you want for dinner" .... "What does dinner want for you" ... absolutely useless...
I can't think of any other ones off the top of my head... but those are two I utilize often..
In my opinion a not-doing is doing something where you don't quite take yourself or others 100% serious... theres no reason or goal for the action, other than to just perform the action.... You could never tell anyone how it helps you or benefits you in any way particularly...
in a way, it gets your mind off of your daily NORMAL thoughts.. and makes them interact with new concepts and ideas....
in other words, your mind creates reason and logic for the actions, that you know is a horrible reason and incorrect... the not-doing is like new material for the pattern making machine... it will create an order out of the chaos that you have observed.