Happiness is the eternal pursuit of life. People have been pursuing their own happiness all their lives. What is the true meaning of happiness? How can people be happy? This is a life code that almost all ordinary people have thought about and sages and philosophers want to unlock. As a spiritual belief, religion is the ultimate concern for people. Nature, the ultimate goal is to keep people away from pain, worry and confusion and live a happier life. The answer given is undoubtedly the most weighty. China's Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism all emphasize a "quiet". Confucian Day: "Be quiet after deciding, be quiet after deciding." It advocates "introspection" through meditation, so as to achieve the perfect state of "neutralization"; Buddhism regards "pure nirvana" as the ideal destination for all beings, and teaches believers to meditate and chant Buddhist scriptures in order to achieve positive results and get rid of the suffering of reincarnation; Taoism advocates "to be empty and quiet." Teach believers to meditate and practice meditation in order to achieve "quietism" Therefore, happiness comes from and belongs to inner peace.
Only with peace of mind can people understand their own nature, listen to their inner voices, find their deepest yearning and know what they want. At the same time, I will have an objective understanding of my own mind and my own advantages and disadvantages, and know what I can do, so as to establish my own life development direction and goals. The process of working hard for this is active and peaceful, and can be indifferent, enjoyable and suitable. However, blind obedience, conformity, disobedience and unsuitability to one's own development goals are often accompanied by depression and anxiety, which makes one exhausted physically and mentally, unable to do the job, and easy to give up halfway. Even if a person is lucky enough to achieve results, he is often relieved. No matter how others evaluate him, he will never feel truly satisfied and happy inside. Therefore, if you listen to your inner call and act according to your nature, you will be truly happy from beginning to end, instead of acting against your nature because of your inner call, and you will never be happy from beginning to end.
Laozi's Day: "Quiet is a manic monarch". Buddhists say, "Silence produces wisdom, and wisdom produces wisdom." Zeng Guofan's day: "If you are calm, you will observe the essence and save effort in treating diseases." Zhuge Liangri: "Peace is far away." Only by having a peaceful mind can people stay away from impetuous and confused delusions, get rid of emotional troubles, have a dedicated and persistent spirit, have the ability of calm, rational and meticulous thinking and objective analysis and summary, have a better understanding, and often introspect and turn over a new leaf. In this way, a person will have a clear understanding of his own strengths, weaknesses, people around him and the world; Second, his knowledge, skills and life accomplishment will continue to improve; Third, look at everything in detail, analyze thoroughly, and grasp the essence of things; Fourth, problems can transcend things and have a far-reaching vision; Fifth, people should be considerate, well-planned and properly handled. Therefore, people with peace of mind will inevitably go more steadily and further on the road of life, achieve their goals more easily, achieve great achievements, gain more and greater satisfaction, joy and accomplishment, and thus gain greater happiness. At all times and in all countries, people who have made achievements in universities are all because of their peace of mind. Sakyamuni sat quietly under the bodhi tree for 49 days and realized the Tao; Wang Yangming had an epiphany in Longchang meditation and founded the theory of mind. Chairman Mao found the way to save the country and founded the new China after three months' retreat in Aiwan Pavilion. American writer Thoreau lived in Walden Lake for two years and wrote Walden Lake.
"I stayed in Lan Zhi's room for a long time and didn't smell it." Once a dream or wish is realized, it will soon become a normal possession, become dull, and people will feel bored and empty. Therefore, the happiness after the wish is realized is short-lived; Everything is difficult to be perfect, even if you get what you want, you will have regrets, or you may find that this is not the result you want because of inner changes and unexpected circumstances, so you may not get the happiness you deserve when you get what you want. Life is impermanent, gains and losses, happiness and sadness are also common. At this time, all one's wishes have become the source of pain; People's wishes are beautiful, but the reality is cruel. The road ahead of life cannot be smooth sailing. Difficult setbacks and temporary mistakes are inevitable, and it is objective to realize your wishes after all. "You can't have your cake and eat it." It is reasonable to get this and lose that; "People are more angry than people." People always have unpleasant times; Everyone will face the influence of external objective things, secular ideas and the evaluation of others. Only with peace of mind can we "not be happy with things, not sad with ourselves." Face many successes and failures in life, ups and downs, major changes in life, appreciate the taste of life calmly, and face the noise and glitz of the outside world indifferently. You will not get carried away after your dreams come true, give up on yourself or blame others after you are frustrated, and there will be no extreme life tragedies such as Jin Fan's madness, Qu Yuan's despair, indignation and suicide. You will always keep a peaceful mind and be "not humiliated". I have no intention of staying or staying, looking at the clouds in the sky. "This transcendental state of happiness.
There is a best-selling book in the United States called "Illness is born of mind", which holds that 80% of people's illness is caused by psychological factors. Only 20% is caused by external factors such as bacterial infection. Huangdi Neijing, a classic of traditional Chinese medicine, said: "Anger hurts the liver, likes to hurt, misses the spleen, grieves the lungs, and fears to hurt the kidney." Every emotion of people will directly affect the state of the body, and over time it will be expressed through the body and organs, forming diseases. Peace of mind and inner peace can make people healthier physically and mentally and live longer. Those Confucian scholars, virtuous monks and enlightened people all live longer, and peace of mind is the most important reason. Health and longevity are undoubtedly happiness.
With peace of mind, we can see the beauty of blue sky and white clouds, the beauty of stars all over the sky, the beauty of mountain springs, the rhythm of wind, the smell of air, the feelings of rain, the elegance of snowflakes, the smell of earth, the fragrance and beauty of flowers, the loveliness and diligence of bees, the vitality contained in the budding new green in spring, the blooming of green trees in the hot summer sun and the loneliness of falling leaves in autumn. The strength of pine trees in winter, seeing the lovely smiles of babies, noticing the sweet eyes of lovers, feeling the happiness of the old couple helping each other ... always discovering and perceiving the unspeakable beauty of these worlds will undoubtedly make people feel happy and happy.
Peace of mind, return to the original, follow one's heart, clear and vast, quiet and clean, and enjoy yourself. This heartfelt, unspeakable and wonderful pleasure is a lasting happiness that is not illusory. Therefore, the ancients said, "quietness is happiness, and happiness is happiness."
A peaceful mind is not born, it needs practice the day after tomorrow. Learning classics, communicating with experts, experiencing and feeling in life, introspection from time to time, sitting still, chanting or practicing meditation, practicing calligraphy, painting and music are all practices that calm the mind. The most important thing is to build spiritual belief. In this way, let inner peace become a practice of life. With this cultivation, life will be truly happy. Therefore, happiness is cultivated.