In spiritual practice, a lot of people associate "doing" with actions, an engagement in physical activities. Conversely, "being" is being interpreted as "not doing". At best, this can only be partially right. "Doing" also has everything to do with the act of thinking, thinking of who we want to become. How can I become this or that? And how can I go from here to there in life? Of course this is not the same as planning on mundane matters like how to cook a new dish or to commute in an unknown city. Rather, it is the desire to become somebody that is not who we are right at this moment. Or to put it in another way, it is the non-acceptance of the present moment. Can we really accept that everything is happening exactly at the right time with you perfectly at the right place with the right person? We are often exerting too much effort which goes against the law of nature and not trusting that all experiences are precisly what we need for our spiritual growth.
But as we are in this physical reality, we are bound by time and space by default. And most crucially, we are limited by our own thought system. We do not need to dismiss our thoughts, the key is not to become the slave of our mind.
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