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The highest state of life: a quiet mind

The philosophical truth of life

By Kenneth M BassPublished 2 years ago 4 min read
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A Zen master said to his disciple, "I can travel to heaven and earth in one day and enjoy all the beautiful scenery in the world, believe me?"

The disciple shook his head, looking incredulous.

The Zen master laughed and said, "Traveling is not a way to travel all over the world, it is a way to think about what the mind wants and where the mind wants to go, to close the eyes, to think like a flying bird, to fly high above the sky, to fly with one wing to the three gorges of the Yangtze River, to climb the high Mount Tai, to walk into the beautiful dream-like paradise, to go anywhere, it is just a moment. "

After listening, the disciple nodded thoughtfully.

With a quiet mind, the world is in your eyes.

The heart is quiet, and all things are under your feet.

A quiet heart is the cultivation of life.

There is nothing more beautiful in life than a quiet heart.

01. The heart is quiet, to get out of the misunderstanding

There is an old saying: "The heart is quiet to hear your own heart; the heart is clear to see the reality of all things."

Heart, like the sea, if the waves are rough, you can hear the sound of the huge waves in your ears, as well as the sea whistling wind and the "clattering" of the rainstorm.

If the peace, the waves do not rise, you can hear the seagulls singing happily, you can hear the ships in the water above, far away from the sound of the whistle, a huge round of warm sun shining, the waves gently lapping the coast, a quiet and peaceful, harmonious and natural.

In this peace, thoughts eventually return to peace, to sort out the chaotic ideas, and finally from the chaos of the head to find the right way out, smoothly out of the misunderstanding.

In this life, how many detours do you have to take before you know the power of a quiet mind?

Many times, we are unable to maintain a quiet mind in the chaos of life, when facing difficulties, either negative, or sink, or give up, or just get by, into that terrible misunderstanding inside, can not extricate ourselves for a long time.

If the heart is quiet, the mind will clarify, will think clearly about everything, then the so-called misunderstanding, but a moment of gloom, wait until everything is clear, the smoke dissipates, the fog is gone, the sun shines again in the warmth of the heart above.

02. A quiet heart can soothe the restless heart

In the chaos of the red earth, the heart, always in a restless state, whether at work or in life, a little less than desired will blame God, blame the boss, blame all the people around you can blame.

The restless heart is always jumping in the chest, wanting to leap out of the world and be reckless in this world.

If the heart, is quiet, too quiet, to quiet soothe the restless heart, you will see the heart, such as the high tossing waves, slowly tend to calm, no longer restless, no longer feel bored, and no longer see who is a look of indifference.

As the saying goes, "The mind is calm without waves, everything is naturally reflected; the mind is quiet and determined, the moment is eternal."

Impatience into stability, hostility into peace, the spring breeze and rain, all for the work of the quiet mind, the moment, it will achieve the most beautiful eternity.

As a friend said: "When I want to quarrel with others, try to keep the peace of mind, think clearly whether it is worth it, so many times, I do not quarrel; in my worries impatient time, the bitterness of life, work, often haunting me, I will try to let myself quiet, restrain the restlessness of the heart, in the calm to find a new way out. "

So he became the most powerful entrepreneur, because and pleasant and get the heart of the staff because in the bitterness to find a new direction and let himself have his goal in life.

Heart, if restless, such as tumbling oil, a careless will splash out, and inevitably end up burning themselves, if there are bystanders in, sure to ripple, then, the loss is not worth it.

03. The heart is quiet and naturally cool, there is nothing more beautiful than a quiet heart

"The highest state of life is to calm the heart in the chaos, the heart is quiet, the past entanglements can be set aside to dry, and you enjoy this moment of quiet time."

The heart is quiet and naturally cool, cool, not just cool, and the real connotation is not impatient, calm, and unhurried, in the quiet can enjoy everything, and in the quiet enjoy the beauty of this time alone.

A thought of quietness, a thought of flowers, although it is the autumn of everything withered, if meditation, the withered branches, will also be blooming with delicate flowers.

A quiet mind, everything has a color, the world is under your feet, in your chest, and then the difficult times, but also the road of life, a small trial.

A quiet mind, everywhere the sun shines, if the spring breeze and rain, and a pleasant color, where on this earth there are unreasonable arguments and fickle gossip?

People live, the heart, to be quiet, no matter how far you go, see how many people, the heart of the quiet as the brilliant sunshine, always shine on the world, you and I, so that people feel warm and peaceful.

No matter how many things you have experienced, the tranquility of the heart, so that impatience and discontent can not turn into huge waves, instantly returned to dust to dust to earth in a transcendent realm, ordinary and breezy, fame and fortune is just a passing cloud, money is not brought to life and death, as long as the heart is quiet enough, life can be the most beautiful.

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