只有心靈放鬆，我們才能敏銳地感知外界。然而，每當困難或危險出現，恐懼就會關閉心靈。這讓我們感到脆弱和不安全，害怕面對現實，進入不健康的心態。在這種心態中，我們會對新事物失去興趣，對別人失去信賴。
事實上，除了讓我們逃得更快之外，恐懼沒有任何用處。如果有健康的身體和足夠的意識，我們就能無所畏懼地適應環境的變化。因此，恐懼大多源於自卑。我們懷疑自己的能力，缺乏面對世界的勇氣和信心。這時，我們會用感覺取代意識，遇到挫折就立即退縮，像蜗牛一樣。
習慣於退縮，我們很容易放大自己的缺點，卻忽視自己的優點。對世界越多恐懼，我們就會變得越封閉和固執。恐懼其實是對自己和世界的偏見。當我們因封閉而堅持自己的偏見，就會變得非常固執。固執是一種無意識的狀態，導致我們忽視身心的健康。無論是頑固的飲食習慣，還是其他頑固的行為，我們的生命都會面臨更大的風險。
固執讓我們總是尋求舒適和穩定，很容易陷入恐懼和不安之中。固執也阻礙我們接受新的知識和事物，加深偏見，製造更多的恐懼。因此，我們必須打破以往的生活模式，從思想到行為作出重大的改變。
透過自我反省、提出問題、表達感受和想法，我們可以減少恐懼並提高意識。只要多思考和溝通，我們就能與別人建立良好的關係，互相支持和幫助。當我們更好地適應環境，恐懼就會減少，身心也會放鬆。這樣，在與外界積極互動的過程中，我們就會學到很多新知識，提高自己的認知能力。
當恐懼減少，我們的世界觀也會跟著改變。我們不再害怕環境的變化，所以不再堅持自己的偏見。如果不再固執，我們就能拋棄過去的習慣，擁抱不確定，坦然接受生命的一切。這種意識增強的良性循環，將會讓我們的思想更加開放。
擁有足夠的意識，我們就擁有一個更好的自己。這樣的自己既沒有恐懼，也不沒有固執，能夠以溫和的態度面對世界。當我們擁有穩定和靈活的智慧，就有勇氣面對任何困難險阻，不斷前進。
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The path to Tranquility (13) Fear leads to stubbornness
Only when the mind is relaxed can we perceive the outside world keenly. However, whenever difficulty or danger arises, fear closes the mind. This leaves us feeling vulnerable and insecure, afraid of facing reality, and entering an unhealthy mindset. In this mentality, we will lose interest in new things and lose trust in others.
In fact, fear does nothing except make us run away faster. With a healthy body and enough consciousness, we can adapt to changes in the environment fearlessly. Therefore, fear mostly stems from low self-esteem. We doubt our abilities and lack the courage and confidence to face the world. At this time, we will replace consciousness with feelings, and immediately shrink back when encountering setbacks, like a snail.
Accustomed to shrinking, we can easily magnify our shortcomings and ignore our strengths. The more fear we have in the world, the more closed-minded and stubborn we become. Fear is actually a prejudice against yourself and the world. When we cling to our own prejudices because we are closed off, we become very stubborn. Stubbornness is an unconscious state that causes us to neglect our physical and mental health. Whether it’s stubborn eating habits or other stubborn behaviors, our lives are at greater risk.
Stubbornness makes us always seek comfort and stability and easily fall into fear and insecurity. Stubbornness also prevents us from accepting new knowledge and things, deepens prejudices, and creates more fear. Therefore, we must break our past life patterns and make major changes from our thoughts to our behaviors.
By self-reflecting, asking questions, and expressing feelings and thoughts, we can reduce fear and increase consciousness. As long as we think and communicate more, we can establish good relationships with others, support and help each other. As we become better attuned to our environment, fear decreases and our body and mind relax. In this way, in the process of actively interacting with the outside world, we will learn a lot of new knowledge and improve our cognitive abilities.
When fear decreases, our worldview changes. We are no longer afraid of changes in the environment, so we no longer insist on our own prejudices. If we are no longer stubborn, we can abandon past habits, embrace uncertainty, and accept everything in life calmly. This virtuous cycle of increased consciousness will make us more open-minded.
With enough consciousness, we will have a better version of ourselves. Such a self has neither fear nor stubbornness, and can face the world with a gentle attitude. When we have stable and flexible wisdom, we have the courage to face any difficulties and obstacles and keep moving forward.
On May 13, 2023
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