Nothingness
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1 min readNov 10, 2017
Nothingness, stillness or emptiness
The Little Creek Monastery’s original definitions of the term ‘Nothingness’ were far removed from Nihilism or cold cynicism, and remain so. The term was originally envisioned as one part ‘mushin’ and one part being a bit more humble in life. While that’s changed somewhat, here’s one of the ways it was originally presented:
Nothingness is not about being lazy, although it’s always important to save yourself some time to relax and hang out. It’s more like this: whenever you are doing something in your life, anything really, make sure you have some Nothingness sprinkled in — you know, to kind of offset all the I’m-really-Somethingness going on in the world.
