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Deep into some Chinese Philosophy, Taoism, a book called 'The Tao is Silent,' by Raymond Smullyan, I come across a story of a guy born of great wealth and privelege. He has become jaded towards wealth as a result of his rebellion against his parents in general, probably just the usual claiming of independence from his parents that seems to accompany adolescents in one way or another. Anyway, the guy decides to renounce any desire for wealth, fame and/or special privelege. He is so totally dedicated to this cause, sitting around doing absolutely nothing, smokin' pot, drinking, basically, anything that would be of no use to society from the base of reference of his parents. Well, time passes and he begins to gather friends who think he's got the right idea. His preaching of his do nothing philosophy comes into greater and greater acceptance among all who hear. Next thing you know, he's the leader of armies of young followers, he's writing books, he's famous and making boatloads of cash.
Carlos Castaneda talks of 'not doing.' He describes the process of doing things for no reason to break the endless streams of purposeful action so automatic as to be contemptible and slave driving. Examples include picking up a gigantic rock, pushing, wheeling, carrying it for hundreds of yards, then returning it to it's original location without telling anyone. The practice meant to break one out of the constant stream of incessant activity that you seemingly have no choice but to do. I have a quote in my 'Naked Cowboy Dialogue' which states, 'the entire life of Naked Cowboy is an example of Not-Doing' based on this premise.
Georges Ionovich Gurjieff, an awaked man of sorts, would take his chelas (disciples) out and force them into intolerable work and exercise to cause them to run up against their self imposed limitations. To force them to go way beyond their self created mind identified realities for similar purposes. When you sign up to work with a Guru, and he tells you to put a sand bag on your head and walk up a hill for 7 hours and not drink water and not receive any recognition and you're a 'Fortune 500 Executive,' you start to become someone else.
Patanjali, of the 'Yoga Sutras,' I think it was him, basically had you pay attention to your breathing, inhale, exhale, for the rest of your life. Try it. Do whatever you do, and pay attention to your breath. It is Enlightenment if you can do it. Most people last a minute or two and that's it. Something so basic as to add body awareness, to ground one in the present, yet, no can do cause you're an undisciplined pussy!
The sitting practice of Zen, used to explore the mind is an approach wherein by sitting for prolonged periods of time, one discovers the basic functions and habituations of the mind. By isolating oneself and doing nothing, listening to the internal dialogue, one comes to know oneself, to discover the programming that is operating in one's life. Long period used to help the practitioner what is, without the screen of the mind which, left to itself, keeps one from knowing reality directly.
So I'm out in the streets of Manhattan today, as I am everyday, it's in the high 90's. I'm sweatin through my fifth hour. Just mechanically doing nothing (Not Doing), rapidly looking in all different directions so as to not fixate on anything long enough to judge or analyze it (staying out of the mind). I'm pushing far beyond any kind of comfort zones as to discipline myself to remain centered by my will. 'Not-Doing' had clearly become a very recognizable 'Doing' that is in fact being reproduced world-wide. I've created a mental construct so as to make sure I'm not using my mind? My will is so strong to not be systematized, and I am systematically doing it without the will to stop. I'm so conscious of everything that I'm doing, yet, to be mentally aware and identified with what you're doing is to be unconcious. What the freak?