MISSING PERSON
Cut distractions: make time.
Pause thinking: release being.Eject clutter: discover space.
Clear the mind: reveal the spirit.
Exclude hubbub: welcome peace.
Calm desire: induce contentment.
Lose originality: gain familiarity.
Drop discourse: develop intercourse.
Lose oneself?
Find noself!
'Taking time out' can
range from the homespun but effective 'forty winks' to the
sophisticated and fathomless meditation of Zen.
Many religions and their secular equivalents include practices
intended to immerse the psyche in some form of meditational
state.
Taken to
extremes, such 'passivity' can become regarded as an end
in itself, leading to complete withdrawal from worldly
existence.
The moderating action of Tao views
such states as part of a 'balanced mental diet' and an
obvious, natural component of healthy living.
