Right Action

Sometimes, wish you were here, weather permitting
Right thoughts, right words, right action
Right thoughts, right words, right action
Right thoughts, right words, right action
Right thoughts, right words, right action -song “Right Action” by Franz Ferdinand

Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself? -Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (Stephen Mitchell translation)

“Our mind is like a glass of clear water. If we put salt into the water, it becomes salt water; sugar, it becomes sugar water; shit, it becomes shit water. But originally the mind is clear. No thinking, no mind. No mind, no problem.” -Zen Master Seung Sahn

“Sometimes it’s necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.” -Jerry in The Zoo Story by Edward Albee

To get to the right actions, you first need to have the right thoughts.

If your mind and heart are pure, then even if you make some mistakes in the short run, you’ll figure out the right actions and get to where you need to go in the long run.