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**Broker15015** · 07-02-2011, 02:41 AM

Buddhadasa had his own Zen phrase: "All day long I do nothing". This did not literally mean doing nothing. It meant doing as though doing nothing. Doing without attachment. It meant doing without the doer. Something like that. A great explanation of "doing nothing"! Wonderful!

Words from the Layman, oft quoted and worth repeating:

My daily affairs are quite ordinary;
but I’m in total harmony with them.
I don’t hold on to anything, don’t reject anything;
nowhere an obstacle or conflict.
Who cares about wealth and honor?
Even the poorest thing shines.
My miraculous power and spiritual activity:
drawing water and carrying wood.

07-02-2011, 02:41 AM	#26
Broker15015 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 496 Senior Member	Buddhadasa had his own Zen phrase: "All day long I do nothing". This did not literally mean doing nothing. It meant doing as though doing nothing. Doing without attachment. It meant doing without the doer. Something like that. A great explanation of "doing nothing"! Wonderful! Words from the Layman, oft quoted and worth repeating: My daily affairs are quite ordinary; but I’m in total harmony with them. I don’t hold on to anything, don’t reject anything; nowhere an obstacle or conflict. Who cares about wealth and honor? Even the poorest thing shines. My miraculous power and spiritual activity: drawing water and carrying wood.
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