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.
Stephen Lau
Copyright © Stephen Lau
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