A Practice Of Nothing In Peace
An Invitaton From Geoffrey
This practice does not teach peace. It does not teach anything. It does not tell you how to behave or what to think or whether you ought to like yourself.
It does not require you to perform or progress or improve. There are no goals, no exercises, no theories to learn, no steps to take.
It contains no guarantees, no promises of healing, no therapy. No claims to fixing what is broken: because, really, is it?
I simply invite the reader to walk with me for a while:
- to pause when you choose
- to keep an open mind
- to perhaps see more clearly.
To ask yourself “what am I being shown?”
To see yourself as you are
I have studied all manner of systems, doctrines and dogmas: religion, philosophy, psychology, humanism, buddhism and more. No matter how you approach them, they all require adherence to a fundamental principle.
They all live in a noisy congregation and instil a taboo on knowing who you really are.
You so rarely have a chance to stand still and see yourself—separately—with any degree of clarity.
Such systems offer no real tranquility, until you see how readily they collapse under the lightest scrutiny.
Stay calm and carry on
Peace cannot be standardised. It does not improve or progress.
It cannot be conferred by an authority or purchased through effort. It arises when there is nothing left to prove or debate or perform.
A practice like this is not built from ideas but from noticing. I do not write as a scholar or an expert.
I hold no credentials that make these observations more legitimate than another person’s experience.
This practice of peace grows out of the ordinary: from walking, breathing, listening, touching, laughing. It is lived first and only later described.
If there are any results from this practice, they are yours to define.
