Not Doing-what does it mean?

[Wei Shan Yang]

Yes, saw that movie memento a while back. I sorta of forgot about it though, lol. In fact reading about it from you it almost sounds like a movie I have not seen. Memory is weird. I know it's connected to objects though. We associate thoughts and emotions with objects and then seeing the object triggers that recall, and even can cause an experience for someone viewing the object the first time. A lady I knew here, an American, lived in South America for a while and she talked about the shamans there who put their thoughts and feeling into personal objects and then used them to influence other people. It sounded like a lot of unpleasant witchcraft, minor stuff, but she saw how their objects influenced her and when she told them about it, they laughed and kept shoving the object in her face, taunting her with it.



This guy with amnesia, objects lost that effect on him. He only remembered people from his past, things about his past, before his illness. With most of us, objects carry intent, memories and emotions. The doings. Not-doing is to see this occurring perhaps (seeing what objects carry), rather then the outcome produced (the object affecting you without being aware of it).



Not sure what you mean about smoking and yet quit smoking. Either you smoke or you don't. So please explain, if you don't mind, how that's a not doing.