The gist of Buddhism is to ‘let go’ of any hard and fast plans, any to-do lists altogether – and approach each moment in life ’empty-handed’. This requires one to switch from a ‘need to do this or that’ mode of thinking to simply ‘responding to events’ as they arise.

In making this switch, the hard part is ‘letting go’ of one’s plans – plans that one has nurtured and cared for. However, one doesn’t really abandon the plan – as much as become detached from it’s fulfillment. The ‘ mode of execution ‘ of the plan changes from a fixed, direct route to a ‘plot it as we go along’.

Also, in making this switch, one becomes cognizant of Buddhism’s second important tenet- ‘Getting out of your own way’. When we hold on to fixed plans, chances are good that we will get/are getting in our own way as we try to execute those plans. The switch to an ‘event- driven’ mode of execution necessitates getting out of one’s way.

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