Tag Archives: non doing

The self-help advice I actually need

Posted on April 2, 2022 by lolkin

I am tired of the mainstream self help advice. I am tired of being told I need goals, better goals, different goals, more commitment, more discipline, more faith, more trust, better routine, better structure, new framework. I am told to … Continue reading →

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Emptiness Survival Kit. Part 1: Face The Emptiness. Day 10: Be still.

Posted on January 11, 2021 by lolkin

My pooja table You don’t need to leave your room.  Remain sitting at your table and listen.  Don’t even listen, simply wait.  Don’t even wait.  Be quite still and solitary.  The world will freely offer itself to you.  To be … Continue reading →

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On stillness, slow life and non doing

Posted on June 6, 2020 by lolkin

For the last year I’ve been practicing non doing and living a simple, slow life. A spiritual quarantine of sorts. Monk life. One of my friends has sent me the following meme, which she said reminded her of me. It … Continue reading →

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Kafka on stillness

Posted on August 10, 2019 by lolkin

I have left my corporate job recently and have been on a mini retirement mainly exploring and embracing emptiness from a buddhist perspective (or as my husband puts it, doing not much 🙂 ). I am reading books on stillness … Continue reading →

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