It is possible to act without intent, and to do so in the course of daily life; this is wu wei to me. As soon as there’s intent, there’s discrimination of good and bad, and there’s nothing natural about that.<\/p>\n
I think the best is to accept falling asleep with waking up, and waking up with falling asleep; too much emphasis on waking up, and we can’t sleep. Too much emphasis on falling asleep, and we can’t wake up.<\/p>\n
The empty hand grasps the hoe handle
\nWalking along I ride the ox
\nThe ox crosses the wooden bridge
\nThe bridge is flowing, the water is still<\/p>\n
(Fuxi, around 5th century C.E.)<\/p>\n
The place associated with the occurrence of consciousness flows waking up and falling asleep, the impact of place generates an ability to feel, the feeling informs the occurrence of consciousness; the habitual activity of perception and sensation ceases.<\/p>\n
Really, there’s nothing I can do to wake up or fall asleep, and that leaves me right where I am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It is possible to act without intent, and to do so in the course of daily life; this is wu wei to me. As soon as there’s intent, there’s discrimination of good and bad, and there’s nothing natural about that. I think the best is to accept falling asleep with waking up, and waking up … <\/p>\n