Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Master Yoda
The Woo Way lingers at the Brickhouse, the Daodejing and the I Ching atop the desk for quick reference. The Dispatch is letting the Ontology unfold at its own pace, without forcing it one way or another. Just trying to get into the Flow and... well, there is no try, only do or do not. *flips open the Daodejing to a random page* (this is a figure of speech. there is no random in the Ontology.)
The Tao abides in non-action but there is nothing it does not do. Daodejing, chapter 37
This is a tricky one. For most of us, non-action is the path to getting absolutely nothing done. But 'non-action' here is a translation of the Taoist concept of wu wei, which is also translated as 'non-doing' or 'effortless action'. The Dispatch favors 'effortless action' as best expressing the true nature of wu wei as action in harmony with the natural flow of the Tao, unforced yet powerful, like water in a river.
In wu wei nothing is forced yet everything unfolds as it should. No effort is wasted in vain struggle to control reality. Wu wei is about letting go and achieving results through effortless action.
Woo Way is the wu wei of the modern Ontologist who is neither Taoist nor padawan. The Way of those who do not live as hermit sages, or listen to the river Aum as Siddhartha. Those denizens of Normieville who know that clown world is a veil, a stage, an illusion, Maya. Those who realize that there are things in life that are worse than death.
In the Ontology, death is the end of a vessel, not the driver. If you use your vessel to harm others, the debt sticks to the driver consciousness when you abandon your vessel. Just like IRL, but without the body. Karma is the currency of Universe. Too much debt weighs on a consciousness' ability to resonate with Big-C Consciousness and leads to many lifetimes of karmic payback plus interest. In death as in life, it sucks to be poor.
If one refrains from soiling their vessel with aggresive violence to self and others, the driver consciousness can move on from its vessel with fewer karmic debts and thus richer in Universal currency value. Contrast this premise with the 'freakin' chance grit' materialistic worldview which assumes that death is the end of the being, the nihilist cowardice of 'I won't be around to pay the consequences of my actions' which leads to genocide.
That's why Woo Way is mindful of actions, words and thoughts. This is how we level up in the game of lives, get better incarnations and unlock upgrades. As we enter in direct communication with Big-C Consciousness -which starts by simply opening oneself to the mere possibility of its existence- the rules of engagement shift in a profound way.
Follow the Golden Rule and you'll be okay 90 percent of the time. The other 11 percent is when we break the rules. That's how we give Universe the novelty it has put us here to provide for it. Universe guides and provides; just try to keep in mind that we're not co-creating with Universe, we ARE Universe creating itself. Tat Tvam Asi. You Are That.
Take some time to ponder, That. If your mind starts feeling like a scoop of ice cream in the sun, don't worry, it's just the crude matter illusion melting away to reveal the underlying Force. Maybe you suddenly realize we are not meaningless specks floating *randomly* in the vastness of space, but shining participants in the greatest story ever told: the ever-changin' Universal Now.
Dispatch out.
Coming Soon:
The Ontology and Free Will: Did the Dispatch even choose this topic?
"If your mind starts feeling like a scoop of ice cream in the sun," - HaHa - I know that feeling!
Thank you for writing this. It bears more thinking on - goes right along with the Japanese Yoga book (shin shin toitsu do if I spelled that right).
Many blessings, sir.
In gratitude
BEF