The concept that verse espouses is Wu Wei. It's worth anyone's time to understand. My favorite explanations of it come from Alan Watts in Tao: The Watercourse W

The concept that verse espouses is Wu Wei. It's worth anyone's time to understand. My favorite explanations of it come from Alan Watts in Tao: The Watercourse Way [0], but Wikipedia [1] is not terrible. The other concept indicated in the last paragraph on "results tank" not "effort tank" is lust of result. There aren't as many sources discussing this topic directly, but Zen in the Art of Archery [2] is good, as is Watts' Way of Zen [3]. I highly recommend them all for anyone interested in creating things. [0] http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Watercourse-Way-Alan-Watts/dp/0394733118 http://www.amazon.com/Tao-Watercourse-Way-Alan-Watts/dp/0394... [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_wei http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wu_wei [2] http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Art-Archery-Eugen-Herrigel/dp/0375705090 http://www.amazon.com/Zen-Art-Archery-Eugen-Herrigel/dp/0375... [3] http://www.amazon.com/Way-Zen-Alan-W-Watts/dp/0375705104 http://www.amazon.com/Way-Zen-Alan-W-Watts/dp/0375705104