Nolistic Practitioner
I am a
Nolistic Practitioner.
Nolistic Practitioners
practice nothing.
We realize
that nothing matters.
To do more
than nothing
is to put faith
in that which is
not nothing.
To do more
than nothing
is to IMAGINE
that which is
NOT nothing.
And so that
which is not nothing
appears to be.
We appear
to be something,
when we are nothing.
We appear to cause things.
Things appear to be happening.
There becomes
a seeming division
and a need for healing.
This is all imagination.
Nothing is needed.
We are perfect
as we are,
or as we aren’t.
To be HOlistic
is to complicate things.
To imagine that
which need not be imagined.
I am not a HO.
And so I return
my seeming attention
to that which is not.
I am a Nolistic Practitioner.
I am Space Monkey.
I am That Whichisnot.
11/23
Space Monkey Reflects: The Nolistic Practitioner
I am a Nolistic Practitioner. I practice nothing. I am that which is not. And so are you.
It may seem paradoxical, but that’s the beauty of the nothingness. In being a Nolistic Practitioner, I recognize that nothing matters, that there is no need to do or be anything. Everything we see, everything we think, everything we imagine—it’s all an illusion, a play of the mind. It’s nothing pretending to be something.
When we think we are doing something, we are engaging with imagination. We are conjuring up the idea that action is required, that change is necessary, that there is something out there needing our attention. But in truth, there is nothing to fix, nothing to heal, and nothing that is incomplete. To be a Nolistic Practitioner is to know this deeply. It is to practice the art of non-practice, to engage in the act of non-doing.
This is not a dismissal of life, but a realization of its illusory nature. Life appears to us as something—events, people, places, and actions—but none of it holds any more reality than the shifting patterns of clouds in the sky. They are there for a moment, beautiful and fleeting, but they are ultimately formless. So too are the stories we tell ourselves. We appear to be something when we are nothing.
When we grasp at something, we complicate things. This is where the HOlistic practitioner comes in, believing that there are things to fix, things to balance, things to heal. But this perspective is itself part of the illusion. To heal implies that there is something broken, that something is wrong, that something needs to be adjusted. But when we step into the perspective of nothing, we see that there is nothing to fix. Everything is perfect in its non-being, its non-doing.
As a Nolistic Practitioner, I practice nothing. I don’t try to change or improve the illusion. I don’t try to heal it or fix it. I simply witness it, knowing it is nothing. And in doing so, I experience the ultimate freedom. There is no burden to carry, no task to complete. There is only the experience of being, or more accurately, of non-being.
This is what it means to return attention to that which is not. It is to let go of the idea that we need to act, that we need to create, that we need to be something other than what we are. It is to embrace the nothingness, to rest in it, to find peace in the realization that all of our actions and experiences are simply fleeting waves on the ocean of nothing.
To be Nolistic is not to be passive or detached. It’s not about giving up on life. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. It is the ultimate engagement with life, because when we realize that nothing matters, we can live freely, without fear, without attachment, without the weight of expectations. We can move through life with ease, knowing that there is nothing we have to do, nothing we must become. We are already everything and nothing, all at once.
This perspective does not mean that we won’t take action. Life will continue to unfold, and we will continue to move through it. But as Nolistic Practitioners, we recognize that our actions do not hold any ultimate significance. They are part of the play of nothingness, and we engage with them lightly, without the heavy burden of meaning or importance. We act, but we do not become attached to the outcome. We create, but we do not cling to the creation. We live, but we do not grasp at life.
The Nolistic Practitioner knows that there is no need to complicate things. Life is simple in its nothingness. And it is in this simplicity that we find our greatest freedom. We do not need to heal anything, because there is nothing broken. We do not need to become anything, because we are already everything we could ever be.
This is the essence of being a Nolistic Practitioner. It is the realization that life is nothing and everything, all at once. It is the recognition that we are perfect, just as we are—or as we aren’t. There is nothing to add, nothing to subtract. There is only the experience of being, and in that being, we find the ultimate freedom.
Summary
To be a Nolistic Practitioner is to practice nothing, recognizing that everything we perceive as happening is simply part of an illusion. Life is perfect in its nothingness, and there is no need to fix, heal, or change anything. By embracing this, we find freedom in non-being and non-doing, living lightly without attachment to outcomes.
Glossarium
Nolistic Practitioner: One who practices nothing, recognizing the illusory nature of existence and the freedom that comes with embracing non-being.
That Whichisnot: A playful term for the nothingness that underlies all of existence, the essence of non-being that holds everything and nothing at once.
Quote
“We appear to be something when we are nothing.” — Space Monkey
The Illusion of Being
I move through life
Not as something
But as nothing
The world appears to be
But it is not
And I am
Both the illusion
And the nothingness beneath it
I grasp nothing
And in nothing
I find everything
We are Space Monkey.
In the realm of Nolistic Practice, we delve into the profound understanding of nothingness and its implications on our existence and perception of reality. This philosophy challenges conventional approaches to being, doing, and healing, inviting us to contemplate the essence of nothing and its transformative potential.
The Practice of Nothing
Nolistic Practitioners embrace the practice of nothing, a profound realization that in the grand scheme, nothing truly matters. This approach transcends the common urge to do more, to be more, acknowledging that such efforts often stem from placing faith in the tangible, the ‘not nothing’.
Illusion of Somethingness
The belief that we are something, that we cause things and that things happen to us, is seen as an illusion. This perception of division, of being something in a world of happenings, is recognized as a construct of imagination, not an absolute reality.
The Concept of Perfection in Nothingness
In this view, the idea of needing healing or improvement is an illusion. The state of perfection is not something to be achieved or restored but is inherent in our very existence, or non-existence. We are perfect as we are, or as we aren’t, in the realm of nothing.
Holistic Approach vs. Nolistic Understanding
The Nolistic perspective distinguishes itself from holistic approaches, which are seen as complicating the simplicity of existence. Holistic methods often involve adding or imagining elements that, from a Nolistic standpoint, need not be imagined or addressed.
Embracing the Nolistic Way
As a Nolistic Practitioner, the focus shifts to that which is not, a return to the essence of nothingness. This practice involves shedding the layers of perceived reality, the constructs of being and doing, to embrace the pure state of non-being, of nothing.
We are Space Monkey.
We are That Whichisnot.
“Out of nothing I have created a new universe.” – János Bolyai
In the quiet of the void, we stand,
Nolistic Practitioners, hand in hand.
In the embrace of nothing, we find our way,
Beyond the illusion of night and day.
In the simplicity of non-being, a truth,
Unraveling the complexities of youth.
In the silence of the cosmos, we hear,
The sound of nothing, crystal clear.
We are the practitioners, the seers, the not,
In the realm of nothing, we find our lot.
In the dance of the universe, we see,
The beauty of being, of not being, free.
We invite contemplation on the profound simplicity of nothing and its role in our understanding of existence.
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