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.
