beyond what any being needs to simply be, all want is in the mind
so then to want
to have or not have this or that,
to do or not do this or that,
or even to be or not be this or that
is pointless anguish, dukkha,
while to be well,
being aware of being aware of being beyond the mind
and doing no more than need be done to be and let be,*
is to be beyond the mind
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be well
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being well is doing well by doing nothing more than need be done to be and let be*
if you know that already, you also may know this:
All we know is stories. Some are helpful, some not. None are reality. Reality is not a story. Reality is what is. And this is beyond words.
that said, want nothing, be well, tweet or retweet this, and otherwise spread the word – paradox alert! – however you want to
being well is doing well by doing nothing more than need be done to be and let be* https://t.co/JWgXxAzDCC *with … pic.twitter.com/Vn9A9pWfwo
— George Atherton (@notrehta) August 18, 2016
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may all want nothing but that all want nothing
wanting anything – wanting something to be or not to be – is dukkha;
nirvana is needing nothing and wanting nothing, not even this:
that all want nothing
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want nothing, be well
want nothing … other than that all want nothing;
be well: do no more than need be done to be and let be*
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may all want nothing but that all want nothing https://t.co/tsezvBytiC pic.twitter.com/Z4Xh5OslHp
— George Atherton (@notrehta) August 12, 2016
“Will you tell me your story? I’d love to know how you came to this point of view.” https://t.co/44MMhI9qoo / what to say when you disagree
— George Atherton (@notrehta) August 2, 2016
with disruption the new normal https://t.co/mDk5WbpuGp a guaranteed basic income https://t.co/20dK1M4GwY is basic human decency #ubi
— George Atherton (@notrehta) July 30, 2016
I think of Uber as a modern-day version of the Works Progress Administration during the Depression. Thanks to Uber, I am not poor. I am just … nobody.
When I first started driving, I talked to every passenger. I engaged in conversation about the city, life and politics. I told them about my work as a reporter, and as a strip club manager. I felt the need to say, “I’m not really an Uber driver. I am someone too. Just like you!”
Nobody cared.
I found that I could become visible or invisible at will. It’s about the voice. Say “please” and “thank you” and shut up and drive. Don’t make eye contact. People come in with their antenna up and on alert. Once they see you are no threat, they turn you off.
This crushes the ego. As it turns out in my case, that’s a good thing. Next comes acceptance. I am a driver. I drive. I work and go home and then work again. I speak less and listen more. People drone on about their work and lives and I nod as if to agree even as I think, mostly, “what a wanker.”
Only when they initiate conversation do I join in. It just doesn’t matter. Nothing matters.
And that’s when the healing starts. It is Zen and the Art of Uber Driving.
“All moulding oneself to a pattern is a grievous waste of time. Think neither of the past nor of the future, just be.”
— George Atherton (@notrehta) July 28, 2016
Nisargadatta Maharaj
beyond the mind – beyond all thought of past and future – there is only what is
nothing is other than this being
no one is
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there is only this being … and doing no more than need be done to be and let be*
