寧靜的心跡 (6) 培養感激之心


培養感激之心,意味著提高我們對自己的意識,並真誠地感激每天遇到的人和事物。我們常常渴望更多東西,但卻忘了感激已擁有的一切。然而,即使在欣賞風景這樣的小事上,我們也應該學會感激。

生命從無到有,然後我們能夠感知世間的萬物,以及人生的各種滋味。如果不是大自然當年贈送了這個生命,我們就不會有今天這些感受。因此,我們首先需要感激大自然。即使不想繼續生活,也應該感激大自然給了我們自由意志,讓我們能決定自己的生死。否則,我們只能像其它動物那樣,生與死完全受命運支配。

其次,我們需要感激人生。如果不是生而為人,我們也不可能有感激之情。這種感激包括對其他人的感激。如果沒有其他人,我們的生命也不能叫做人的生命。同時,我們需要感激萬物,因為萬物不但給了我們四季美景,而且滋養著我們,讓我們的生命得以延續。

我們需要學會感激每一個際遇,在日常生活的瑣事中,讓自己更加注意細節。例如,每天醒來時,感激太陽的出現,讓我們擁有無窮的能量;感激身邊有一杯熱茶,讓我們感到溫暖;感激每個陌生人,讓我們感到不孤單。我們會發現,凡事無論大小都有理由感激,只要珍惜自己和身邊的事物,感激之心便會增長。

當我們懷有感激之心,不但會感激順境,也會感激逆境。感激愛我們的人,是他們促成我們變得更好。也感激不愛我們的人,是他們提醒我們要珍惜愛。當感激成為心靈的一部份,我們就會接受一切事物,而且接受越多,就越少怨恨和煩惱,越多開心和快樂。當我們心中沒有抗拒,就會有足夠的能力去接受更多來自大自然的恩賜。

培養感激之心,是啟迪心靈的一種方式,但我們不應該刻意要求自己,因為這樣無法產生真正的感激。人生因感激而美好,因為它體現出我們對生命的熱愛,給我們帶來平靜。我們需要深入了解生命的價值和它的真正需要,以及別人和環境對我們的重要性,讓感激自然地產生。

生活中的每一個言行,我們都努力做到有意識,那麼就會一點點地進步。當覺察到自己的成長,我們就會感到喜悅,並感激自己的存在,最終感激一切。


5. 成為有意識的人 (上一篇)

7. 我們有笑的理由 (下一篇)

目錄



The path to Tranquility (6)
Cultivating a grateful heart


Cultivating gratitude means increasing our consciousness of ourselves and being genuinely grateful for the people and things we encounter every day. We often desire something more but forget to be grateful for what we already have. However, even in the little things like admiring a view, we should learn to be grateful.

Life comes from nothing, and then we can perceive everything in the world and the various flavors of life. If not for nature giving us this life, we wouldn't have the feelings we have today. Therefore, we must first be grateful to nature. Even if we don't want to continue living, we should be grateful that nature has given us free will, allowing us to decide our own life and death. Otherwise, we would be like other animals whose life and death are completely controlled by fate.

Secondly, we need to be grateful for life itself. We wouldn't have the ability to feel gratitude if we weren't born as humans. This gratitude includes being grateful for others. Our life wouldn't be called human life if without others. At the same time, we need to be grateful to all things, because all things not only provide us with beautiful scenery throughout the seasons, but also nourish us and allow our lives to continue.

We need to learn to be grateful for every encounter and pay more attention to details in the trivial matters of daily life. For example, when we wake up every day, we are grateful for the appearance of the sun, which gives us infinite energy; we are grateful for a cup of hot tea next to us, which makes us feel warm; we are grateful for every stranger, who makes us feel that we are not alone. We will find that there is reason to be grateful for everything no matter how big or small. As long as we cherish ourselves and the things around us, our gratitude will grow.

When we have a grateful heart, we will be grateful not only for good times but also for adversities. We're grateful to those who love us because they make us better. Be grateful to those who love us, because they contribute to our growth. We are also grateful to those who don't love us because they remind us to cherish the love we have. When gratitude becomes a part of the soul, we will accept everything, and the more we accept, the less resentful and troubled we will be, and the more happy and happy we will be. When there's no resistance in our hearts, we'll have the ability to receive more gifts from nature.

Cultivating a heart of gratitude is a way to enlighten the soul, but we should not deliberately ask ourselves, because this will not produce true gratitude. Life is beautiful because of gratitude, as it embodies our passion for life and gives us peace. We need to deeply understand the value of life, as well as its true needs, and the importance of other people and circumstances to us, so that gratitude can occur naturally.

We strive to be conscious of every word and deed in life, and then we will make progress little by little. When we become aware of our own growth, we feel joy, and gratitude for our existence, ultimately gratitude for everything.


On May 06, 2023


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