Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Hay-Ku of the Day (Non-Action)

I wish to live
In the capital
Of non-action. 

"The Capital of
Non-Action" is Being the
Awareness I Am.

The Principle of
Non-Action manifests as
Divine Awareness.

Divine Awareness
Is non-interactive with 
Respect to content.

"The Capital of
Non-Action" is Being Still
And Knowing I Am.

"The Capital of
Non-Action" is a Point of
Absolute Balance.

A Point of Perfect
Peace is the Capital of
Divine Non-Doing.

A Dimensionless
Still Point is the Capital
Of Non-Doership. 

Inspired by:

"My one wish
Is to live in the capital 
Of non-action." -- KIBAI

Related Commentary:

"Mui is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese wi wei, the Taoist philosophy of 'non-action'..."

"Taoists define correct behavior as 'non-action,' which does not mean 'sit still and do nothing.' Rather, it refers to action in which natural processes are not interfered with -- actions as natural as the growth of sunflowers..."       

(Commentary by Yoel Hoffmann, from a compilation of poems entitled, "Japanese Death Poems, Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death")

1 comment:

rfhay333 said...

"God is the ultimate point of the creature, and in that ultimate point, the creature acts as a void. There is God as being and there is God as nothingness." Stephen Jourdain