Rest isn’t the opposite of work – it’s the ground we return to within work, letting go of fixed outcomes, letting go of fears.

The practice is

to restore yourself to the here and now,

so that you can rest.

The deepest kind of rest is the letting go of views, of hopes, of fears, and of the idea of a self.

Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation.