Simple, Complicated, Complex, Simple
It is ironic, is it not?
When you were ignorant, things were simple.
When you were being educated, things got complicated.
When you became educated, things were complex.
But when you finally understood and felt the bliss of enlightenment, things were simple again.
And what's more, you wonder why you thought it was so complicated!
Such is the flow of skill. Of learning. Of listening. Of many things we try to do in this world. Such is the flow of the Dao.
So, if you have real skill, will it be arduous for you?
No, of course not.
But beware, so many people in this world project the image of mastery and seek to awe us by showing us all sorts of words, things, and thoughts that we have never heard of before. Many people will show us how hard it is to do something, how much of a feat it is to do these things. And what is the purpose? Simply to say that they are capable of such difficulty.
But if they themselves deal with difficulty, how can they say they are truly skilled and enlightened?
Especially when we see someone do exactly the same thing, only the second person makes it look so easy and effortless!
It may only be a movie, but Li Mu Bai was right when he said, "True skill comes without effort!"
In fact, people of true skill would probably never even let on that they have such skill, because to them, they have no skill. They don't feel sorely impressed by their own skill because it's so easy for them!
Truly, one who is enlightened is 臥虎藏龍. No thoughts. No desires. Only calm and peace and letting be. And the Dao flows on...
When you were ignorant, things were simple.
When you were being educated, things got complicated.
When you became educated, things were complex.
But when you finally understood and felt the bliss of enlightenment, things were simple again.
And what's more, you wonder why you thought it was so complicated!
Such is the flow of skill. Of learning. Of listening. Of many things we try to do in this world. Such is the flow of the Dao.
So, if you have real skill, will it be arduous for you?
No, of course not.
But beware, so many people in this world project the image of mastery and seek to awe us by showing us all sorts of words, things, and thoughts that we have never heard of before. Many people will show us how hard it is to do something, how much of a feat it is to do these things. And what is the purpose? Simply to say that they are capable of such difficulty.
But if they themselves deal with difficulty, how can they say they are truly skilled and enlightened?
Especially when we see someone do exactly the same thing, only the second person makes it look so easy and effortless!
It may only be a movie, but Li Mu Bai was right when he said, "True skill comes without effort!"
In fact, people of true skill would probably never even let on that they have such skill, because to them, they have no skill. They don't feel sorely impressed by their own skill because it's so easy for them!
Truly, one who is enlightened is 臥虎藏龍. No thoughts. No desires. Only calm and peace and letting be. And the Dao flows on...