In no mind there is no intent. The activity, whatever it may be, is not forced or strained. The art just slips through the intellectual filters, without conscious effort and without planning.
This function of no mind is sometimes called the action of no action.
This is the Taoist concept of wiwei: a continuous stream of spontaneity that emerges from the rhythm of circumstances. There is a clear presence of this quality in Zen paintings and poetry...
In the instant that there is intent, there is expectation.
Expectation is deadly because it disconnects us from reality.
When we get ahead of ourselves we leave the moment.
In the instant that there is intent, there is expectation.
Expectation is deadly because it disconnects us from reality.
When we get ahead of ourselves we leave the moment.
- John Daido Loori, The Zen of Creativity
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