action is the point

to say there's no self, but to be entangled in the world of self-protection, is to act as if there is a self, which is saying there's a self

words are ultimately meaningless and at best can point to truth; action ultimately reveals whether that truth is understood

in other words, words may be pointers but action is the point

there is an old taoist saying that has been perverted by capitalist misunderstanding that simply goes like this: bullshit talks; truth walks

meanwhile i have to go get some laundry detergent