The Value of Doing Nothing
El valor de no hacer nada
A gentle reminder that simply being — without striving, achieving, or directing — is the quiet treasure we already carry within us.
The Value of Doing Nothing
Observing without effort
We observe the mind,
but there's no effort needed.
We do not always have to exercise the will,
as the will can be an obstacle.
We overemphasize the exercising of intention and will.
There is a value in pointless experiencing.
The mind will seem frictional, meaningless, to do nothing.
To do nothing is not nothing.
To do nothing is to open the door to reality.
Like a crack.
And the endless stream of efforting parts,
allowing being to shine through.
What you long for
Being is what you long for.
We run away from that which we long for,
and fear, and distrust.
Notice the efforting, wanting to direct,
to do, to get somewhere,
to experience something,
to relax,
to be present.
Your deepest desire is the way.
It is a desire longing beyond the mind.
I propose that it is to be.
We already are.
And that is why it's effortless.
A recognition, no attainment, no achieving.
Here and now
It is in the much repeated words: here and now,
everywhere and always.
The daydreaming, your being.
The distraction, your being.
The striving and the struggling, your being.
We just overlook the value,
misunderstand,
and we're here to remember.
Every sound,
every sensation,
every thought.
The treasure we carry
It's said there is a treasure we carry within,
which we overlook.
It is not hidden.
It is not small.
We just don't believe it to be a treasure.
It is too simple.
We have been wrong,
searching for the wrong thing.
Searching for something that is not here, not now,
wanting to earn it,
achieve it,
take credit.
And to that we are profoundly attached: to be the one who knows.
Remembering
And so in this process of remembering the value of being,
we must always be failing in our attempts of doing.