In order for something to be, there should be nothing at first. To find impulsion, one must not seek it, but rather comprehend the virtue behind nothingness or idleness. To not do anything and to be fully content — this contradicts the feeling of incompleteness that often occupies us.
Most impulses have a cause. Every action has an explanation: the food we eat, the things we watch, everything we consume rises to the conscious level. Amid too many arousals, the question is: what happens if we remove the noise? When is an impulse legitimate (genuine and serving us best)?
"Impulsion" is a broad term; it can describe the action toward anything. I'm more concerned with the kind that makes us live in an active state — a state that is not passive or obedient to external stimuli. This state is filled with energy (fuel for action) and playfulness (creativity).
Paradoxically, such impulsion works best when we are in a state of peace: when we slow the pace and observe our surroundings. An important element that pushes the emergence of this state is "nothingness" — having leisure, free time, and the permission to relax without obligation.
### We must understand first what it means to be content with nothingness
ChatGPT said: being content with nothingness often means finding peace, acceptance, or even fulfillment in the absence of things.
However, I would describe it as:
- Nothingness is the norm.
- It’s the state in which we were born and how much of our youth was spent — often bounded by boredom.
### Conditions to reach the nothingness state
Childhood conditions that allowed nothingness to emerge:
1. There wasn’t always a question behind our motive — we were driven by curiosity.
2. We could enjoy silly things.
3. Creativity and imagination were the dominant states (time spent experimenting).
4. A sense of entitlement to existing and potential.
5. Lack of fear, and a feeling of privacy (not yet programmed to project others’ feelings).
Most of these conditions aren’t present in modern life. We constantly chase self-improvement for its own sake; often the motivation is a lack of inner value and a sense of incompleteness.
"Nothingness" paradoxically gives what we seek by stopping the desire to be guided by distracting motivations.
### Principles to resist the habit of desire
1. Value is inward.
2. Remain genuine with not knowing and confusion.
If one desires something too strongly, they create a story around it.
< to be continued ? >