273. This is not just a spiritual issue.

However, everyone does similar things. Whether they are economists, politicians, or business executives, sometimes people fill in the parts that cannot be explained with big words such as "market," "innovation," "growth," and "self-responsibility." Therefore, it is not only spiritual beliefs that are particularly irrational. Humans have a universal tendency to want to understand complex realities through simple stories.

274. Therefore, it is interesting to observe.

From this perspective, modern spirituality is not just a strange belief system, but a very interesting social phenomenon. It includes changes in religion, changes in the concept of work, changes in gender roles, consumer society, environmental thought, self-improvement, SNS (social networking services), market economy, anxiety, loneliness, and personal responsibility.

"Even if you do nothing, things will be given to you." This short phrase encapsulates a significant portion of modern society.

275. When criticizing, look at the strongest parts rather than the weakest ones.

When critically examining this culture, simply saying "Space is ridiculous" is not sufficient. Rather, it's better to consider the most powerful aspects of this ideology before forming a judgment.

In this context, what is meant by "strong point" is not a deterministic view where "the universe gives you something even if you do nothing." It is a realistic problem statement that lies at the starting point.

• Humans may be working too much.
• Human value should not be measured solely by achievements.
• There are problems with trying to excessively control nature.
• There are aspects of life that cannot be controlled.
• It is also necessary to receive help from others.
• The market economy does not determine human value alone.

These issues raised are worthy of sufficient consideration. However, it cannot be concluded that the causal law "if you don't do anything, necessary things will be provided" is correct simply because the issue raised is valid. It is necessary to consider a strong issue and the causal explanation added to it separately.

276. Furthermore, only focus on logical leaps.

Acknowledging its strengths, we can now distinguish the next leap forward.

• Human beings have unconditional dignity, but resources are not unconditionally given from the market.
• There are aspects of life that cannot be controlled, but the universe does not adjust results to one's desires.
• Nature has self-organizing capabilities, but human societal production activities are not unnecessary.
• It is okay to receive things from others, but there is an obligation for oneself to support others.
• One does not necessarily need to be attached to outcomes, but that does not mean one should not take actions towards those outcomes.

Just by looking at this part with "≠", you can organize things quite a bit.

277. Then, useful things can also be extracted from "doing nothing."

It is not necessary to deny everything. From the "do nothing" philosophy, we can extract the following useful elements:

• Reduce unnecessary effort.
• Delegate to others.
• Automate.
• Rest.
• Seek help.
• Utilize the power of nature.
• Reduce excessive attachment to results.
• It is open to chance.
• Do not measure human value solely by productivity.

However, there is no need to add a supernatural guarantee of supply to these.

278. In a sense, this allows us to return to an ideology that asks "What is my job?" rather than simply doing "nothing."

In a sense, the question we can extract from this long history of thought may not be "Is it okay to do nothing?", but rather "What is truly one's own duty?"

• There is no need for humans to do things that nature should be doing.
• There is no need to handle things yourself, even if others are good at them.
• You cannot control future coincidences yourself.
• There may be cases where you cannot directly create the result itself.

However, what I can decide, what actions I can take, and the responsibilities that I must bear do not disappear.

If we make this distinction, the meanings of old concepts such as "muimu," "surrender," and "leaving it to nature" also appear quite different.

279. "Doing nothing" is better than "doing unnecessary things."

In this sense, if we were to express a healthy form in one word, "doing nothing" is not as accurate as "not doing unnecessary things."

• This is also true for natural farming.

• This is also true for human relationships.

• This is also true for work.

• There are times when intervening can actually make things worse.

• Sometimes, it is better to wait.

• Sometimes, it is better to leave it to others.

However, that is different from abandoning necessary actions.

280. "To entrust" might mean relinquishing ownership of the result.

If we organize it further, "entrusting" can be understood not as stopping an action, but as not considering the result to be completely one's own possession. One does what they can do. However, there are countless factors involved in the results, such as other people, environment, chance, era, society, and nature.

Therefore, I do not think "I succeeded entirely through my own efforts" or "I failed entirely because of myself." In this sense, the idea of entrusting can be an effective counter-idea to extreme self-responsibility.

281. This is also a critique of the illusion that "I did everything."

Successful people tend to think, "I succeeded because I worked hard." However, in reality, there are countless factors such as the era they were born into, their family background, education, health, social infrastructure, encounters with people, economic conditions, and coincidences. In that sense, the idea that "one creates one's own reality" is not entirely accurate either. Therefore, there is some truth to the feeling behind the phrase "leave it to the universe," which implies that "one is not creating the world alone."

282. However, that does not mean "I don't need to do anything."

You are not the only one creating results. Therefore, it is necessary to see your contribution, the contributions of others, and chance events separately. It is neither "all your own power" nor "all the power of the universe." Reality arises from the intersection of multiple causes.

Probably, accepting this complexity as it is might be the most realistic approach.