寧靜的心跡(88) 活出精彩的人生


生命的意義是一樣的,帶著相同的使命來到世上,為生存而努力。但我們每天起來,都會想一想今天有甚麼事情要做,不想浪費時間。這意味著我們對生命有一個期望:活出精彩的人生。

要活出精彩的人生,物質財富的積累是次要的,關鍵在於內心的滿足。我們真正的自己,是一個從生命中誕生,並繼續寄居於生命的意識。生命是我們所依賴的實體,我們通過生命感知世界的現實,以及有關生命的一切。感知越廣泛、越準確,意識的成長就越快,我們的喜悅也越深,進而感到滿足。

生命有其本能,它的需求會透過情緒通知我們,這使我們經常忙於處理情緒,並形成各種習慣。我們自我感覺,就是由情緒和習慣混合而成。這個自我按習慣來行動以提高效率,往往與生命發生衝突。例如,為了一個夢想,自我可以驅趕身體去戰鬥或屠殺。或者為了一種習慣,讓身體進食不健康的東西。另一方面,這個自我對生命沒有正確的認識,不知道生命的目標,或誤以為生命本身毫無意義,必須由自我去賦予。因此,它常常違背生命的利益,例如為了財富而不顧身體健康,或為了信仰而犧牲生命。使生命面對很多新的危險。

我們的自我是在動盪和焦慮中形成的,所以它夢想控制一切。然而生命有其天然的使命,無法服從於自我,這會導致自我產生更多焦慮,引起更多動盪,形成惡性循環。而且,感受與現實也往往不一致。當自我根據情緒來行動,驅使生命奔向某個目標,就會錯過對當下的感知。這就像駕著跑車狂飆。雖然自我感覺很好,也許還覺得這樣才不會錯過生命的體驗,而其實不僅錯過了許多美麗的風景,也無法滿足生命對安全的需要。

由於自我本質上仍然是一種無意識,如果由我們的自我來控制生命,不僅會讓生命無法實現其價值,更會讓生命變成為夢想服務的工具,而無法活得真實。當生命缺乏對真實環境的適應,就會如同缺氧一般窒息。這樣,自我也將隨生命的死亡而消失,而無法透過生命成長,也讓我們無法感受到喜悅。

大自然演化出生命,賦予生命意義,然後又演化出意識,籍此保獲生命。我們不僅是生命的持有者和控制者,更是保護者。因此,我們必須超越自我,深入認識生命和真正的自己,並與生命緊密合作。同時,我們也需要專注於生命的安全,以使我們能夠在生命中不斷成長,活出精彩的人生。

然而,我們實際上受困於生命。因為生命自然演化,生存環境的變遷也不受我們控制。如果我們不能與生命融為一體,就難以掌握生命的進程,而無法保護生命。覺察到自己的處境,我們就會明白到人生是否精彩,應該根據意識的成長來評斷,而非由實現了多少夢想。這是因為,如果我們的經歷對生命無益,甚至有害生命,最終我們都會意識到這是對生命的浪費。

生命嚮往著生存,它的目標是彼此連結在一起,建設更美好的宇宙,讓生命生生不息。生命的收獲都來自這方面,而這些收穫也會轉化為意識成長的動力。因此,當建立了相愛的關係,或創造出一些便利生活的工具,我們都會感到歡欣鼓舞。由此可以看到,要活出精彩的人生,我們需要創造充份的條件。

首先我們需要給予生命充份的自由。每個生命都是一個獨特的歷程,如果要求它必須滿足我們的夢想,將使它錯失很多屬於它的機遇。唯有無條件地接納生命,讓它自由發展,才能讓它獲得完整的體驗,讓我們獲得最大的成長。時刻滿足生命的需要,並協助它實現目標,就是對生命最深的接納。我們需要放棄過多的夢想,根據生命的需要,建設未來的生活環境。了解甚麼事情對生命有益,只做對生命真正有益的事情,我們就能給予生命最大的自由。

還需要充份發揮自己觀察力和創造力,我們才能活出精彩人生。這需要我們持續穩定地探索大自然的奧秘,認識自然規律,創造美好的環境和人際關係,以及其他有益生命的事物。例如,安頓好每天的生活,學習或工作,照顧好自己的身體並幫助別人。我們需要更重視自己和別人在當下的感受和需要,保持對現實的感知,充份保護自己和別人的生命。這樣,我們不僅不會浪費生命,還會在世上留下很多美好的事物。

活出精彩的人生,最終是為了一種蛻變。當擺脫了本能、習慣和情緒的羈絆,我們就能完全走出生命的侷限,變成宇宙中一個真正自由的存在。而透過活出精彩的人生,我們就能成功完成這種蛻變。積極地打破習慣,管理好情緒,並有意識地與別人建立深厚的連結,我們就能幸福地完成人生的旅程,並到達更高的層次。

因此,越早以真正的自己代替自我,我們越能感受到生存的樂趣。在生命的活躍期,擺脫對生命的控制欲,與生命共同成長。而在生命的老化階段,我們需要更用心照顧生命,減少負面情緒的影響,陪伴生命走完最後的階段。當我們意識到自己已經成熟,就會感到活出了精彩的人生。


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目錄


  

The path to Tranquility (88)
Living out the wonderful life


The meaning of life is the same, we come to the world with the same mission, striving for survive. But every day when we wake up, we think about what we have to do today, not wanting to waste time. This means that we have an expectation for life: living out the wonderful life.

To live out the wonderful life, the accumulation of material wealth is secondary, the key lies in inner satisfaction. Our true self is a consciousness that was born from life and continues to dwell in life. Life is the entity we depend on, we perceive the reality of the world through life, and everything about life. The broader and more accurate the perception, the faster the growth of consciousness, the deeper our joy, and the more satisfied we feel.

Life has its instincts, its needs will notify us through emotions, which makes us often busy dealing with emotions and forming various habits. Our sense of self is a mixture of emotions and habits. This ego acts according to habits to improve efficiency, often conflicts with life. For example, for a dream, the ego can drive the body to fight or slaughter. Or for a habit, let the body eat unhealthy things. On the other hand, this ego does not have a correct understanding of life, does not know the goal of life, or mistakenly thinks that life itself is meaningless and must be endowed by the ego. Therefore, it often violates the interests of life, such as disregarding physical health for the sake of wealth, or sacrificing its life for the sake of faith. This exposes life to many new dangers.

Our ego is formed in turmoil and anxiety, so it dreams of controlling everything. However, life has its natural mission and cannot obey the ego, which will cause the ego to generate more anxiety, cause more turmoil, and form a vicious circle. Moreover, feelings are often inconsistent with reality. When the ego acts according to emotions and drives life towards a certain goal, it will miss the perception of the present. This is like speeding in a sports car. Although the ego feels good, maybe even feel that this is the only way not to miss the experience of life, but in fact, not only missed many beautiful scenery, but also unable to meet the needs of life for safety.

Since the ego is still unconscious in nature, if we let our ego control life, it will not only make life unable to realize its value, but also make life become a tool for serving dreams, and unable to live truly. When life lacks adaptation to the real environment, it will suffocate like a lack of oxygen. In this way, the ego will also disappear with the death of life, and cannot grow through life, and we cannot feel joy.

Nature evolved life, gave life meaning, and then evolved consciousness to preserve life. We are not only the holders and controllers of life, but also protectors. Therefore, we must transcend the ego, deeply understand life and the true self, and cooperate closely with life. At the same time, we also need to focus on the safety of life, so that we can continue to grow in life and live out the wonderful life.

However, we are actually trapped in life. Because life evolves naturally, the changes in the living environment are not under our control. If we cannot integrate with life, it is difficult to grasp the process of life and protect life. When we are aware of our situation, we will understand that whether life is wonderful should be judged by the growth of consciousness, not by how many dreams are realized. This is because if our experiences are not beneficial to life, or even harmful to life, eventually we will realize that it is a waste of life.

Life yearns for survival, its goal is to connect with each other, build a better universe, and make life endless. The gains in life come from this aspect, and these gains will also be transformed into motivation for the growth of consciousness. Therefore, when we establish a loving relationship, or create some tools that facilitate life, we will feel exhilarated. From this we can see that in order to live out the wonderful life, we need to create sufficient conditions.

First we need to give life full freedom. Every life is a unique journey. If we require it to meet our dreams, it will miss many opportunities that belong to it. Only by accepting life unconditionally and allowing it to develop freely can it gain a complete experience and allow us to achieve maximum growth. Meeting the needs of life at all times and assisting it in achieving its goals is the deepest acceptance of life. We need to give up too many dreams and build a future living environment based on the needs of life. By understanding what is good for life and only doing things that are truly good for life, we can give life the greatest freedom.

We also need to give full play to our observation and creativity so that we can live out the wonderful life. This requires us to continuously and steadily explore the mysteries of nature, understand the laws of nature, create a beautiful environment and interpersonal relationships, and other things that are beneficial to life. For example, settle in life every day, study or work, take care of our body and helping others. We need to pay more attention to the current feelings and needs of ourselves and others, maintain a perception of reality, and fully protect our own and others' lives. In this way, we will not only not waste life, but also leave many beautiful things in the world.

Living out the wonderful life is ultimately for a kind of transformation. When we get rid of the fetters of instincts, habits and emotions, we can completely escape the limitations of life and become a truly free being in the universe. By living out the wonderful life, we can successfully complete this transformation. Actively break habits, manage emotions well, and consciously forming deep connections with others, we can happily complete journey of life and reach a higher level.

Therefore, the earlier we replace the ego with the true self, the more we can feel the joy of survival. In the active period of life, get rid of the desire to control life and grow together with life. And in the aging stage of life, we need to take care of life more attentively, reduce the impact of negative emotions, and accompany life through the final stage. When we realize that we have matured, we will feel that we have lived out the wonderful life.


On July 12, 2023


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