Non-Action

If you have fixed a regular place and time for your silent withdrawal, you must become aware of WHAT you are withdrawing from.

You cannot re-build without demolishing what stands in the way. You cannot sow good seed without pulling out the weeds.

To discover the daylight, you need to recognise the night. You have to learn to look at your daily activities with greater discernment.

Mystical meditation
requires non-action
and inner freedom.

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Structure of this section:

• Main chapter on Non Action.
• Supporting Texts
  1. What is the Tao Te Ching?
  2. Political Conditions in ancient China
  3. Turtles in Chinese Thought
• Short Readings
  1. "What profit shall we make?", from Kohelet
  2. "Finding the Truth inside us can save us", from Buddha
  3. "Retire into yourself", from Marcus Aurelius
  4. "Aim at being, not at doing", from Chuang Tzu.

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