寧靜的心跡 (5) 成為有意識的人


後見之明總是來得太晚。如果我們能事先有意識地做好準備,事後就不必後悔和自責。其實,僅靠後悔和自責是沒有幫助的。真正的經驗和教訓,必須以充份的意識來接受,然後下定決心去改變。

任何後悔和自責都只是事後的感受,這顯示我們仍然處於一種無意識的狀態中。只有帶著意識去做事,才能避免後悔,因為結果已經在預期之中。生命是意識的載體,當我們時刻關注生命,就能走出無意識的狀態。

有足夠的意識,就能及時地採取行動,並積極地預測事物可能的發展,以避免犯錯。因此,有意識地做事,就能夠做到主動而非被動,不是等待事情發生,而是積極地引導其發展。

需要注意的是,行為與意識是密不可分的。如果說了一些錯誤的話,並以口誤來解釋,這只是一種讓自己舒服的籍口,因為當時就沒有覺察到這些話該如何表達。同樣地,當我們生氣時指責別人,也只是在推卸責任,因為當時就沒有意識到那樣做會產生問題。

如果某件事對我們產生了影響,那麼也意味著我們在其中有一定的責任。願意承擔責任,表示我們真心接受結果,希望從失誤中找到原因,引領事情向更加完美的方向發展。在日常生活中,我們自覺地做好每一件事,培養多元化的意識和自我反省的能力,就能提高智慧,並承擔更多的責任。

我們必須對自己的生命負責。當我們想要指責或抱怨別人時,就要運用這個觀念,做到及時檢討自己。從觀察和分析中得到啟發,我們就能成為一個有足夠意識的人,並保護自己的生命。


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6. 培養感激之心 (下一篇)

目錄



The path to Tranquility (5)
Becoming a conscious person


Hindsight always comes too late. If we can be consciously prepared beforehand, we don't have to regret and blame ourselves afterwards. In fact, regret and self-blame alone are not helpful. True experience and lessons must be accepted with full consciousness, and then a determination to change must be made.

Any regrets and self-blame are only feelings afterwards, which indicates that we are still in an unconscious state. Only by doing things with consciousness can we avoid regretting, because the results are already expected. Life is the carrier of consciousness. When we pay attention to life all the time, we can get out of the unconscious state.

With enough consciousness, we can take timely action and actively predict the possible development of things to avoid mistakes. Therefore, doing things with consciousness can be proactive rather than passive, not waiting for things to happen, but actively guiding their development.

It should be noted that behavior and consciousness are inseparable. If we say something wrong and explain it away as a slip of the tongue, this is just an excuse to make ourselves comfortable, because we did not realize how to express those words at that time. Similarly, when we get angry and blame others, it is only shifting the responsibility, because we did not realize that doing so would cause problems at that time.

If something affects us, it also means that we have a certain responsibility in it. Willing to take responsibility shows that we sincerely accept the result and hope to find the cause from mistakes, leading things to develop in a more perfect direction. In daily life, if we consciously do everything well and cultivate diversified consciousness and self-reflection ability, we can improve our wisdom and assume more responsibilities.

We must take responsibility for our own life. When we want to blame or complain about others, we must use this concept to review ourselves in a timely manner. Inspired by observation and analysis, we can become a person with sufficient consciousness and protect our life.


On May 5, 2023


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