About
The paradox
The more aggressively someone tries to achieve flow or enlightenment,
the more self-conscious they often become.
Because now there is:
- “me trying to attain a special state.”
Zen repeatedly undermines this tendency.
The “correct direction” mentioned in the passage means:
- less grasping,less division,less fixation on self,greater immediacy,greater intimacy with ordinary life.
Not becoming superhuman.
Often becoming simpler.