“Be. Don’t try to become. Within these two words, be and becoming, your whole life is contained.”
– Osho
To Be: A state of.
Become: Begin to be.
Paradox (paradoxical): Anything that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Purpose: A reason for which something is done. Having as one's intention or objective.
Purposelessness: Having no purpose, aim or intention.
Do something for no reason, engage in activity for its own delightful sake. In these moments, one experiences freeness, where limitation and self-consciousness disappear.
There is a profound dichotomy between the act of achieving and the act of being. Warning. If you think the entire (only) purpose is to win, you have missed an important part of the lesson, as this perspective robs the moment of its purity.
Recognize the value of seeking and achieving purposelessness. It will be difficult. The
Ancient Greek word for scholar was skholḗ which meant spare time, leisure, later, conversations with the knowledge gained during free time. Scholars were those who purposelessly, simultaneously mindfully participated in the moments. (Aristotle, Plato, Socrates)
Paradoxically, through Purposelessness, Purpose is Born.
“The Way to Do is to Be.”
-Lao Tzu
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