溫故知新 Old wisdom, today’s insight — ONGO
Not Sitting, but the Unshaken Within
When no thought arises amid all outer circumstances, that is "sitting"; when the original self within stays unmoved, that is meditation.
Huineng said merely sitting still is not practice.
Is my body still while my mind runs busily after the outside all day?
📝Reflection
Huineng said merely sitting still is not practice. With the body on the cushion but the mind wandering a thousand miles, you are not sitting. Conversely, standing in a busy market with the inside unshaken — that one is the one who sits. This freed me. Stillness is not the privilege of a quiet place. On a noisy commute, in a crowd, if the center within does not waver, that very spot becomes a meditation hall. Don't wait to change your surroundings. One unshaken center turns any place into a still one.
🌱Apply It Today
In your most hectic moment today — a crowded street, a loud meeting — bring just three breaths inward. The outside stays the same, yet the inside need not shake.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
