Abhiboono Bhikku

Try not, Do or Do Not

In English on มิถุนายน 16, 2008 at 5:39 pm

Master Yoda (our little green friend from Star Wars) said to Luke Skywalker in Episode V: The Empire Strike Back.

Episode V

He said: “Try Not, Do or Do Not”. Luke was “Trying” to lift the aircraft using his Jedi power, and he did failed.

If you are a NLP Practitioner, you know “Power of Words”.

TRY and DO has some neurological effect to the brain that cause some micro muscle in our body, and that impact your performance when you do anythings.

And there are more to it spiritually

When I “Try” to make mental action or verbal action or physical action, the mind doesn’t believe (or confidence) what I am about to do is going to work.

When I “Do” and make mental action or verbal action or physical action, the mind doesn’t concern about believe but rather concentrate on what I am about to do, the present moment.

No believe means skeptic. Skeptic about…

  1. Myself
  2. Method (or the mechanic of it)
  3. Ones who give this method or others

When you have skepticism, your mind can’t concentrate.
When you can’t concentrate, you can’t focus.
When you can’t focus, then you out of balance.
When you out of balance, then you can’t stand on your two feet.
When you can’t stand on your two feet then you fall.

Power of Words is just one domain to enter to your heart and soul. The essential core of your being is get rid of skepticism and gain concentration.

Rather than talk to yourself “I can DO it”, or “I will DO my best”, TRY to get rid of skepticism and gain full concentration of your mind in the moment. And then you can DO your best at your best performance without even trying.

Skepticism is your foe, drive away from it.

Concentration is your friend, stick with it.

HOW? By meditation. Close your eyes right now, and stay with the moment by observe your breathing for 5 minutes then continue surf with power of concentration.

‘TRY’ or ‘DO’ doesn’t matter now when you have power of concentration.

Close your eyes and DO it now :)