Davidson, a zoologist, once did an experiment.
He brought back two monkeys, one fat and one skinny, from the Amazon basin and raised them.
After a year, the strong monkeys are getting weaker, and the emaciated monkeys are getting stronger.
In order to find out why, Davidson personally went to Amazon and made observations.
It was found that the strong monkey was respected, hugged back and forth, and after being brought back, it could not accept the status quo, so it became irritable and became more and more emaciated.
The emaciated monkey is already a little transparent, and in the new environment, it is also silent, calm, and adapts well.
This experiment proves that maintaining inner peace in the face of accidents is more conducive to adapting to the environment and surviving well.
As it is said in "Calm Down, Everything Will Be Fine": "As long as we learn to be quiet and send ourselves a quiet heart, happiness will resonate with us and turn our lives around together." ”
Maintain inner peace and not be affected by the external environment at will, so that you can think quietly and break free from the predicament.
It's not that the world is too noisy, it's that the heart is too noisy
Master Hongyi once said, "In fact, it is not the chaotic world that disturbs you, but your own unquiet mind. ”
A person who is not quiet will do things superficially, focusing only on his own goals and ignoring the experience of the moment.
In "Calm Down, Everything Will Be Alright", there is such a story.
There was a young man who wanted to learn swordsmanship, so he found the most famous master and studied under him.
The master was very generous, taught him a set of swordsmanship, and told him to devote himself to cultivation.
One day, the young man asked the master: "How long will it take for me to succeed if I practice like this?" ”
The master said, "About three months." ”
The young man asked, "If I don't sleep at night and continue to practice, how long will it take?" ”
The master said: "It will take three years." ”
The young man was surprised and asked, "If I spend all my time working day and night thinking about practice, how long will it take to finish it?" ”
The master replied: "Thirty years." ”
Young people wonder why the harder they work, the farther away they are from success?
The master explained this: "You are becoming more and more diligent, but your heart is becoming more and more impetuous, anxious to achieve success, and your mind is like numbness.
If the mood is unstable, how can you practice the swordsmanship that needs to be practiced in a state of meditation in a short period of time? ”
Getting something done is not just about taking time, it's about staying focused, single-minded, and distracted.
If the mind is not quiet, it will not be able to penetrate into it, so that the heart can understand and internalize it.
The same is true in life, only by maintaining a calm mind can you feel the beauty you already have.
Just as in ordinary days, three meals a day, children play, people who are not quiet will only lament that life is boring and lacks interest.
But once you really lose it, you will repent, and it turns out that the ordinary days are overflowing with happiness.
People who look upwards with their eyes and stare at their desires cannot experience happiness, and only by slowing down their hearts can they perceive the present moment.
Today's people are too fast-paced, and they don't have time to experience the bits and pieces of life, so they are brushed aside.
Slow down, calm your mind, and slowly feel everything around you, so that you can return to calm and feel the beauty of life.
The premise of continuous success is the stability of the mind
"Tao Te Ching" has a saying: "Xu Qing who is turbid and quiet, Xu Sheng who is safe and heavy." ”
A pool of muddy water, constantly swaying, will only get muddy. If you leave it on the table, it will slowly settle and become cloudy.
The same is true for people, only when they are in a stable mood can everything be accomplished, and only by keeping their minds calm and stable can they come up with countermeasures and break free from the predicament.
With a history of 500 years, Switzerland watches have always been at the top of the industry, and its winning formula is "free and relaxed mood".
This is a magic weapon and a miracle created by the founder · Booker.
Ta · Booker had a prison past.
That year, Ta· Booker was unfortunately arrested and imprisoned, and was arranged in prison to do a job as a clock-making worker.
In the beginning, he worked hard, but unfortunately, he was never able to produce an accuracy of less than 1/100th of a second.
And this kind of precision can be done before he goes to prison.
Later, he escaped from prison and fled to Geneva, Switzerland, where he made accurate clocks with an error of less than 1/100th of a second.
The same people, the same craftsmanship, but not the same results.
Ta· Booker reflected deeply on this, and in the end, he attributed it to the mood of making a clock:
If a watchmaker's mood is in a state of dissatisfaction and anger, he will not be able to successfully complete the 1,200 precision processes required of a watch;
If a watchmaker's mood is in a state of antagonism and hatred, he will not be able to accurately file the 254 parts of a watch.
This is Ta · Booker's emotional inference, and it is also his admonition to future generations.
The ancients once said: "Where the mind is quiet, the gods are happy, and the gods are happy." ”
When people are in a calm state, it is easy to have pleasant emotions, and when the spirit is happy, they can enjoy the fun of doing things and burst out of inspiration.
As Tao Shangyun, the author of "Calm Down, Everything Will Be Fine", said: "The efficiency of doing things is directly proportional to the mood, and if the mood is not handled well, the efficiency of doing things will be greatly reduced." ”
When you are in a happy mood, you will enjoy it and reach a height that is usually difficult to reach.
Calm down before doing things, and only by maintaining a stable mood can you concentrate and bring out your best performance.
When you cultivate your mind in advance, you can calm your mind and deal with it peacefully
There is a saying in the Book of Commandments: "If you are not indifferent, you will not have a clear ambition, and if you are not quiet, you will not be far-reaching." ”
Whether it is life or career, we need to calm our hearts, let our hearts stop in a quiet corner, reflect on the past, and plan for the future.
I hope the following three points can bring you some inspiration on how to meditate.
1. Slow down the pace of life and reduce the burden of the soul
Don't rush everything, blindly pursue speed, will only be superficial and hasty.
In the long run, skills cannot be improved, but more effort and time are wasted, deviating from the original intention, and the gains outweigh the losses.
In between busy moments, slow down your breathing, feel your body, look out the window, and take in the scenery.
Even taking two steps and stretching your body can pause the hurried mind and have a moment of peace.
Sometimes, slow is fast, and it seems that it takes more time, but in fact, it has quit impetuousness, laid a solid foundation, and accumulated the energy to take off.
2. Cut down on extravagant desires and subtract the excess
Someone once asked the master sculptor Rodin: "How do you make a successful sculpture?" ”
The master replied, "Subtract the excess." ”
It's the same with life, smart people know how to subtract from their lives.
Because they know that if they don't cut it, they will be like a bird whose wings are tied to gold, and it will be difficult to fly.
Life is like wine, only when you take the most important thing will the taste become mellow with the growth of time.
Look at yourself, what you are doing is not related to the goal, decisively remove it, and use your energy in more important places.
Learn to subtract irrelevant desires and stick to the original heart, and life will be more meaningful.
3. Don't drill the tip of the horns in case of trouble, and learn to go with the flow
As the saying goes: "When the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are observed, there are no disciples." ”
If you are too serious in dealing with the world, you will enter a dead end, staring at your shortcomings and not letting go, adding to your troubles.
Sometimes, life is inexplicable, unclear, and there is no absolute truth.
When you encounter something that is difficult to solve, you may want to be lenient and let it fade over time.
For example, if others don't believe you, there is no need to do things that go against your heart in order to prove your innocence.
The right thing to do is to let him go, just do his own thing, and time will naturally give the answer to the rest.
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A philosopher once said, "On the journey of life, don't forget to stop for a moment and admire the roses blooming on the side of the road." ”
Life is like a rainbow, there are always countless colorful and gorgeous scenery.
Let the pace of progress slow down and calm your heart, so that you can have the opportunity and spare energy to enjoy the scenery on the roadside.
When people reach middle age, calm down, and everything will be fine.
I hope that you and I can have a peaceful heart in the busy days, even if we are busy, we are still calm.
Author | Poetry · away from the small fish