[The following is a reprint of my post of October 21, 2015.]
Do nothing.
A friend told me that is an ancient Japanese or Chinese adage, I don't remember which, and it doesn't really matter, it is the direction that is important. That direction speaks to me of learning detachment...about which we can never learn enough.
My favorite lesson in learning detachment is, "Sit and wait on the Lord." That's in the Bible somewhere, and it is fairly hard to do. Mainly because our reasoning mind is continually nattering, wanting to know when the Lord is going to do something, and what, and how, etc.
Which reminds me of the other toughie...listening. Speak not, slow the mind, and...listen. Sitting with all those questions racing, rounding them up, bringing them back to zero, starting over...that, according to me, is how we go about learning how to sit quietly and listen.
We are in the process of building trust in the Lord. Because having faith and trust and belief... all the necessary intangibles... are gifts that aren't ours to get just for the asking...or for the wanting. It takes diligence...concentrated effort...to do nothing, to sit and wait...on the invisible, untouchable Lord.
Finally, we understand. It is putting in our time...silently, reverently...that lets those necessary intangibles flow from the inside out. I have found the hardest part in spiritual growth is not outward activity but inward receptivity. How do we get a vibrant, alive and spirit-filled mind? We still our thoughts. Stilled thoughts bring a silenced mind is a receptive mind,
A receptive mind is open, allowing our inner Self to inform us...if, as and when It chooses. There. That is the pearl beyond price.
Thank you.
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