心甘情願地做事是一種積極的態度，它代表著對生活的熱愛。當我們心甘情願地做事，會感到充滿動力，並且更有可能取得成功。抱著這種態度，在做事的過程中我們也會體驗很多喜悅。這種感受與成功那一刻的快樂情緒不一樣，它會長久留駐內心，使我們平靜，並滋長我們的意識。
能夠自由選擇做與不做，我們就會心甘情願，不僅感到喜悅，意識也會在場。例如，如果我們想唱歌就唱，不想唱就停。能夠自由地停下來、沒有任何擔憂的感覺很好，我們可以全情投入地唱歌。或者當我們意識到要走路就去走，意識到要坐下就坐下，這樣就會感到輕鬆。
但在生活中，有些事情我們不喜歡卻被迫去做，甚至一些可能對我們有益的事也會如此，例如一些所謂的健康食物，我們不喜歡吃卻去吃。違心地做事，說明我們內心不自由，總是被恐懼所迫，或被欲望所驅使。這會使身體和內心分成兩部份，互相衝突而產生負面情緒。在情緒的控制下，行動變得更加混亂，因出錯而產生很多煩惱和後悔。這種情況還會讓感受與認知發生衝突，進一步分裂我們的身心。
如果我們小時候受過嚴厲的管教，習慣了違心地做事，長大後很可能繼續處於身心分裂的狀態。因此，我們需要修復身與心的關係，使其恢復完整。
覺察自己的內心，思考自己為甚麼去做一件事情，然後從這個"為甚麼"去發現事情的本質。運用理智，我們能夠判斷一件事是否可以做、是否有能力做，再決定是否應該去做、如何做。這樣，我們就能摒棄習慣，不再根據好惡來決定做或不做事情。
喜歡與不喜歡，是一種情緒化的操作，我們的自我在使用原始的工具，來指揮我們的行動。可想而知，這種行為模式，在現今這個世界是多麼危險。因此，這裡也凸顯去掉自我、培養意識的重要性。
在意識在場的情況下，一切行動都由意識去指揮，我們只做那些對自己生命有益的事情，所以無論結果怎樣，我們都會接受而不後悔。心甘情願地做事，我們也會做得輕鬆而專注，高效率和高成功率。
所以，心甘情願地做事，不僅是成功的重要基礎，也是滿足感的來源。很多時候，產生負面情緒的主要原因就是違心地做事。只要我們能夠覺察自己的矛盾，並讓內心的希望與生命的利益保持一致，就能心甘情願地做事。
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Doing things willingly
Doing things willingly is a positive attitude that represents love for life. When we do things willingly, we feel motivated, and are more likely to succeed. With this attitude, we will also experience a lot of joy in the process of doing things. This feeling is different from the happy emotion at the moment of success. It makes us calm and stays in our heart for a long time, nourishing our consciousness.
If we can freely choose whether to do something or not, we will be willing to do it, not only feeling joy, but our consciousness will also be present. For example, if we want to sing, we sing, and if we don't want to sing, we stop. It feels good to have the freedom to stop, without any worries, and we can sing with full commitment. Or, when we realize we need to walk, we walk, and when we realize we need to sit down, we sit down. This makes us feel relaxed.
But in life, there are things we don't like but are forced to do, even some things that may be beneficial to us, such as some so-called healthy foods, we eat them even though we don’t like them. Doing things against our will shows that we are not free in our hearts, always being forced by fear or driven by desire. This will divide our body and mind into two parts, which will conflict with each other and produce negative emotions. Under the control of emotions, actions become more chaotic, leading to many troubles and regrets due to mistakes. This situation also causes conflicts between our feelings and cognition, further dividing our body and mind.
If we were severely disciplined as children and were used to doing things against our will, we are likely to continue to be in a state of body and mind division when we grow up. Therefore, we need to repair then relationship of our body and mind, and restore them to a whole.
Being aware of our hearts and thinking about why we do something, we can discover the essence of things from this "why." Using reason, we can judge whether something can be done and whether we have the ability to do it, and then decide whether we should do it and how to do it. In this way, we can abandon our habits and no longer decide whether to do something or not based on what we like or dislike.
Likes and dislikes are emotional operations, and our ego uses primitive tools to command our actions. It is conceivable how dangerous this behavior pattern is in today's world. Therefore, the importance of removing oneself and cultivating consciousness is also highlighted here.
With consciousness present, all actions are commanded by consciousness. We only do things that are beneficial to our lives, so no matter what the outcome is, we accept it without regret. When we do things willingly, we will do it with ease and concentration, with high efficiency and success rate.
Therefore, doing things willingly is not only an important foundation for success, but also a source of satisfaction. Many times, the main reason for negative emotions is doing things against our will. As long as we can be aware of our contradictions and keep our hopes and the interests of our lives consistent, we can do things willingly.
On May 19, 2023
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