The recurring theme is clear: if you want to do well and be well in an enduring manner, you need to be grounded. What’s interesting, and something I’ll discuss more in later chapters, is that not one of these ancient wisdom traditions promotes passivity. They all promote wise action. Wise action is very different from our default mode of reaction. Whereas reaction is rushed and rash, wise action is deliberate and considerate. Wise action emerges from internal strength, from groundedness.
