我們的自我由習慣、欲望和情緒所組成，非常虛幻和混亂。當生活以自我為中心，我們會感到複雜和受限。實際上，我們的真心是單純的，因為它只想滿足生命的需要，讓生命更長久存在。因此，若能以真心取代自我，我們就能活得簡單和舒適。
如果讓自我主導生活，我們往往被眾多目標分散注意力，使生活變得混亂。舉例來說，為了追求金錢上的成功，我們可能忽略了休息的重要性。或為了滿足物質欲望，我們過度消費而忘記理財的原則。我們也會因為口腹之欲而飽食過度，忽略了健康。
自我也常常促使我們執行習慣性的行動。例如，我們可能不加思索地完成日常瑣碎任務，卻從不思考其中的意義，直至出現問題。又或者想像自己的生活將變得糟糕，而不是思考和推斷其可能性，造成不必要的恐懼。這樣將帶來各種衝突和問題，讓我們陷入痛苦和挫折之中，難以享受生活的真正樂趣。
然而，若能放下自我，讓真心重新顯現，我們就能讓生活回歸安穩，並獲得更深層次的智慧。真心源自內心的真誠，它能引導我們積極地面對生活中的困難和考驗，並將焦點放在生命的需要上。以真心為指引，我們就能以需要代替欲望，用意識代替習慣，從而獲得更多自由。這樣我們的思維也將變得更敏銳、更具洞察力。
智慧的增長意味著雜亂思緒的減少，這會讓我們的情緒和心態都變得更正面。我們將能夠更深刻地感受到自然界的奧妙，從而讓自己與環境的關係變得更加和諧。我們也會明白，生存和連結是生命的價值和使命，進而更專注於如何讓生命更長久。
以真心來生活，我們將創造更好的自己和環境。我們將不僅關愛自己，更會關愛別人，並通過創造有益於生命的事物，重新與大自然連結，實現生命的價值。當我們以真心取代自我，就是給自己新的生命。因此，在生活的壓力和挫折中，我們將能保持善良和豁達，並如盛開的花朵般璀璨。
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The path to Tranquility (66)
Replacing our ego with the genuine heart
Our ego is composed of habits, desires, and emotions, and is very illusory and chaotic. When our life centered on the ego, we feel complicated and constrained. In fact, our genuine heart is pure because it only wants to satisfy the needs of life and make life last longer. Therefore, if we can replace the ego with genuine heart, we can live simply and comfortably.
If we let the ego dominate life, we often get distracted by many goals, making life chaotic. For example, in pursuit of financial success, we may overlook the importance of rest. Or to satisfy material desires, we over-consume and forget the principles of financial management. We may also overeat due to gluttony, neglecting health.
The ego also often prompts us to perform habitual actions. For example, we may thoughtlessly complete trivial daily tasks without ever considering their meaning until problems arise. Or imagining that our life will become worse, rather than thinking and inferring its possibilities, causing unnecessary fear. This will bring various conflicts and problems, making us fall into pain and frustration, and difficult to enjoy the real pleasure of life.
However, if we can let go of the ego and let the genuine heart reappear, we can return life to stability and gain deeper wisdom. Genuine heart comes from the sincerity of the mind, it can guide us to face the difficulties and tests in life positively, and focus on the needs of life. With the genuine heart as the guide, we can replace desires with needs, habits with consciousness, and gain more freedom. In this way our thinking will also become sharper and more insightful.
The growth of wisdom means the reduction of distracting thoughts, which will make our emotions and mentality more positive. We will be able to feel the mysteries of nature more deeply, making our relationship with the environment more harmonious. We will also understand that survival and connection are the value and mission of life, and focus more on how to make life last longer.
Living with the genuine heart, we will create a better self and environment. We will not only care for ourselves, but also care for others, and reconnect with nature by creating things beneficial to life, realizing the value of life. Replacing the ego with genuine heart is to give ourselves a new life. Therefore, in the pressure and frustration of life, we can maintain a kind and open-minded, and shine as brightly as the flower in full bloom.
On August 5, 2023
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