16. "There is nothing you need to do" from non-duality.
Furthermore, another source of inspiration comes from Indian philosophy, specifically Advaita Vedanta, and its modern interpretations of non-duality. In this context, the question arises: "Does the 'I' as an independent agent truly exist?" Modern Neo-Advaita often uses expressions such as “There is nothing to do,” and “You are already That.”
However, this "doing nothing" does not mean that "the universe will give you money so you don't have to work to pay rent." It is an ontological discussion about questioning the very subject who is trying to acquire enlightenment as a future goal.
17. "You don't need to do anything for awakening" becomes "You don't need to do anything even for living."
However, when different ideas mix together, the meaning changes.
Nonduality: "There is nothing you need to achieve in order to awaken."
Attraction: "What you need will come from the universe."
Self-affirmation: "You have value as a human being, even if you do nothing."
Natural philosophy: "The world is moving even if humans do not move it."
Combining all of these, we can arrive at a conclusion that "life will go well on its own, even if you do nothing," which was not present in any of the original ideas. There is quite a large logical leap here.
For example, the proposition "Human value is not determined by productivity" and the proposition "Therefore, even if you do not produce anything, necessary material resources will be provided" are originally completely different topics.
The former is an ethical and psychological claim about the value of human beings. The latter is a claim about resource allocation in society. However, in some modern spiritual circles, these two things have somehow become linked.
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