In Zen terms, when you stand this way:

• The body holds itself upright without effort.

• The mind neither chases nor resists—open, sensing in all directions.

• Eyes see yet do not cling.

• Ears hear yet do not grasp.

Awareness becomes spherical—like standing in the center of a quiet forest where every leaf, breeze, and distant birdcall is present but nothing demands you. For those moments, you are not trying to fix, win, or prove anything. The body stands. The mind is aware. That’s all.

Over time, this effortless standing rewires habit. You spend longer outside the cycle of desire and fear. The reflex to strive softens—like a muscle finally learning to relax.

And when striving fades, something deeper surfaces—not emptiness, but a fullness that was always there:
Compassion, because you’re no longer trapped in your own grasping.
Love, because nothing blocks it.