Keep a calm mind: Happiness comes from a perfect mindset

Author: Wang Lin
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: A calm mind means a peaceful heart and a normal life. A calm mind is a moderate attitude towards life, neither ascetic nor indulgent; neither self-righteous nor overly humble; neither nitpicking nor compromising. This book uses various small stories, fables, and many successful experiences of great figures, hoping to guide readers into a life of wisdom, learn to handle things calmly with a calm mind, and be able to take light of heavy matters at critical points in life. Buddhists always embrace a calm mind in their way of life. They reveal that a calm mind is the Dao, and the Dao is in the ordinary life. What is a calm mind? A calm mind means a peaceful heart and a normal life. Modern people are constantly driven by excessive desires, making their food tasteless, restless, insomnia, and anxiety. These phenomena have become common problems for modern people, all stemming from the loss of a calm mind! Maintain a calm mind in everything you do. Success is not worth pride—it is merely a stop along the journey of life. We do not know what lies ahead after leaving the station. Failure is not worth sadness—it is merely a wrong turn you made. Do not be discouraged by disappointment. There are both sunny days and thunderstorms in the four seasons. Understand that only fierce winds and heavy rains can clear the dust from the air. This is the calm mind, this is the path of life. Only when you walk through life's storms with a calm mind can you see the golden fruits. Accept yourself, appreciate yourself. A person unwilling to face themselves and blindly following the crowd is like a ship without a rudder, drifting with the waves, not knowing which island is closest to them, nor where they will end up. There are no two leaves in the world that are exactly the same, and everyone is unique. To live authentically, we must learn to accept ourselves with a calm mind and understand how to leverage our strengths while avoiding our weaknesses.
Once there was a wise man who observed that woodcutters, busy with daily chores of cutting and selling firewood, overlooked the essence of life itself, leading to unbearable hardship. He sighed deeply and said: "On the high slopes, there are only woodcutters; everyone carries axes, but they fail to see the red flowers reflecting in the water." Cutting, carrying, and selling firewood may be busy and tiring, but it is all part of life. If one cannot find joy in the process, the work becomes meaningless. The wise man taught us that life itself is a rich meaning. Work is part of life. If work contradicts the essence of life, it becomes a heavy burden, trapping one in perpetual hardship.
Please note! Work and life are the song of life. A calm mind means a peaceful heart and a normal life. A calm mind is a moderate attitude towards life, neither ascetic nor indulgent; neither self-righteous nor overly humble; neither nitpicking nor compromising. This book uses various small stories, fables, and many successful experiences of great figures, hoping to guide readers into a life of wisdom, learn to handle things calmly with a calm mind, and be able to take light of heavy matters at critical points in life.