, itisstillthere, , ourinnerSelf, , ideas, , andnotyourmaster.
AdviceforAttainingSerenityofMind
Youdon’thavetofeeluncomfortablewithwordssuchasSelf, InnerSelfEssence, “high” words, , , .
Everyonecanlearnanewlanguage, , paintingorwriting, , theearnestness, , .
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, , asthesayinggoes: “Whenthestudentisready, theteacherappears.”
Trytowatchyourthoughtsduringtheday, asiftheyarenotyours, .
Youwillhavetoremindyourselfincessantlytopracticewatchingyourthoughts, , , buttheeffortismorethanworthwhile.
Youcanalsoincreaseyourpeaceofmindbydevelopingthepowerofconcentration, bymeditation, byphysicalexerciseandbycorrectbreathing.
Theimportantthingis, practice, practice, !
Youarenotyourmind!
Youarenotyourthoughts!
Youarenotyourideas!
Youarenotyourbeliefs!
Theymaybeyours, buttheyarenotyou.
Theyareinstrumentsyouuse, donotletthemcontrolyou.
WhatremainsaftertheyarerejectedisYou, therealI.
Whenthoughtscease, , Whentheemptinessofnothoughtsisreached, youbegintofeelyourexistence, , wonderful, .
Whenyourealizethisstateyouarefreefromthoughts.
Thenyouarereallyfree.
, alive, strong, beyondeverything.
, butyouarebeyond.
TruepeaceofmindisthegatetoEnlightenment.
, meditationandconcentration, andstartenjoyingpeaceofmind.
我们享受到内心的宁静,并感到快乐和心满意足时,往往是生活之河平稳地向前流淌之时:拥有一份满意的工作、良好的人际关系、健康的身体和优越的经济条件。当我们没有焦虑和压力,也不繁忙时,便会平静下来。
但是,日常生活并不总是如此。我们总会为一些事情焦虑、紧张和不安,无法平静下来。尽管如此,我们仍然可以享受到宁静,而忽略外在的条件。内心的宁静是一种心理状态,并不受外在条件的约束。为什么一定要等到“合适”的环境呢?为什么要让内心的平静取决于外在的条件呢?
一个人可能贫穷,也可能富有;可能健康,也可能患病;可能自由,也可能受约束。但内心的平静和安宁每个人都能得到。不管是奴隶,还是自由人,都可能享受到内心的平静。