🔼: # 🕯️ Doing Nothing > ![[Fire by Judy Brown]] > "Do not be afraid to disappear– from it, from us, for a while. And see what comes to you in the silence." > – Michaela Coel > "It's okay to go quiet, to pause long enough to hear your own interior world with the regard it deserves. > > Stay near to yourself. > Sometimes silence is presence." > – Cole Arthur Riley > "Stop. Stop everything. Then, you will realize that you are the freedom you have been searching for." > – H.W.L. Poonja > "To sit quietly, without trying to make something special happen, is the most important thing we can do for the transformation of our consciousness." > – Alan Watts Literally doing nothing. The Japanese call "Boketto"; the Dutch call it "Niksen"; Italians "Dolce Far Niente"; in Micronesian, "Kukaro." I used to get in trouble for it both at home and at school. Today I often tell people that the most important thing I do with my time is nothing. Silence, quietness, doing nothing isn't a void, it's a door into the field. [[💡 Prajñā]] - [[🔑 We need Nothing]] - [[🔑 Don't mistake motion for progress]] - [[💡 Boredom|Boredom]] - [[🧘 Do Nothing]] - [[🧘 See, Hear, Feel Rest]] - [[🧘 Yoga Nidra]] - [[🛠️ Addiction Fast]] > [!FAQ] > - What feels at risk when we consider disengaging? Explore those feelings. %% https://psyche.co/ideas/solitude-can-be-profoundly-restorative-heres-how-to-savour-it %% [^1]: