Through nonaction
No action is left undone.

Posted my contribution to the Blog Action Day initiative: "Integrity, Nonaction & Living Green," on my Meadowsweet & Myrrh spirituality blog. Check it out. Here's an excerpt:


As you know, dear readers, this blog is devoted mostly to spiritual and philosophical explorations, often with a poetic flare and, every once in a while, with politics sneaking in just under the radar. It would be easy to write about the Druidic respect for and adoration of nature, about the sacredness of Mom Earth and the responsibility we each have, as her children, to care for and appreciate her; or perhaps to discuss the political nuances of the environmental and conservation "green" movements, the mythos of endless resources and a modern culture obsessed with consumerism... But then, I never do take the easy way in this little blog, do I?

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Because the sage does not "detract from the Way with the mind," nor with deliberate action, she is able to live casually and harmoniously within it. Instead of futilely exerting herself in trying to preserve that which is naturally transient, she "unifies her nature, nurtures her vital breath, and consolidates her integrity so as to communicate with that which creates things."