真正的自由Serenity of Mind（1/2）
Uand these new words or phrases before you read this article.
1. serenity [siren?ti] n 平静，宁静
2. upliftg [?plifti?] adj. 令人振奋的
3. asset [?set] n. 优点
4. pulsion [k?p?l??n] n. 强制
5. cessant [ses?nt] adj. 不停的
6. graed [,ɡred] adj. 根深蒂固的
7. expertise [,eksp?:ti:z] n. 专门知识
We enjoy ner pead feel happy and satisfied when life flows soothly and we have a good job, good retion-ships, good health, and our fancial situation is good. When there is nothg to worry about, no tension and no hurry, we are at peace.
In day-to-day life it is not always like this. There is always sothg that caes worry, tension and ck of ease, and does not letfeel peaceful. In spite of this, weenjoy peace regardless of our outer circes. Peace of d is aate and is depe of outer nditions. Why wait for never for circtao be“right”? Why rely on outside circtapeace of d?
A person ay be rich or poor. One ay be healthy or sick, free, or liveclosed cell. Inner pead ess is with reach of everyone. Onebe a sve, the other free a both have the potential to enjoy peace of d.
Peace of d sees to bethis world but out of this world. It is experienced here and now, yet depe of outer circes. Inner ess and serenitybe experienced eve tryg circes. Of urse s is needed first.
Thoughts and Pead
Thoughts ariseahk the. We ay choose to ighe and experience real ner freedo, or we ay choose to water the with the power of our attention and ake the grow.
When you have to thk, choose only positive, happy and upliftg thoughts. Thk about and iage only what you really and truly desire and that will e to pass. Always reber that life is shaped a to your thoughts.
When the d is silent there is happess side and happess outside.
It is a great asset and advao be able to silehe d when its services are not needed.
The attant of serenity of d, which is actually freedo fro the pulsion of cessant thkg, is open for everyone, provided the proper trag is taken. Jt readg this article you will n you peace of d. When you uand the vae of ner peace, and you have a true desire to sueed, nothgstandyour way. Though this is an ner power, the way to its attant is not different fro other tangible goals. Work and persistence are necessary.
Most people are ensved by their thoughts. It does not our to an that hebee free fro their grasp. Fro the ont we wake uptheto the ont we fall asleep at night, this chatter of the d ntues cessantly. The habit of thkg is very deeply graedthe huan race. Yet, this habitbe undone.
To ge or s a habit we have to asciolythe opposite dire. Whatever new skill we develop, we have to work at it until it turns to send nature, and bees easy to perfor. The sa is with d ntrol.
True ntrol of the d is not jt the ability to rate ohought and disregard other thoughts. It is the ability to se the d pletely and ake it silent. A great Indian sage said:“Md is only a bundle of thoughts, s thkg and showthe d.”
When one is really free fro thoughts he bees free fro the d as both are one and the sa thg. Oo see and uand the ilsiveness of the d. When the clouds hide the sun, it is still there, beyond the clouds. Our Essence, our ner Self, is always here. We only o reove the sheets ahat envelope itorder to experience pead ess. These sheets and vers are our thoughts, ideas, habits and beliefs. I do not an to tell you that you have to s g your d. Youorder to carry on your life. I an that it has to
be uhe ntrol of the Self. It should be your servant to serve you fight, and not your aster. Advice forAttag Serenity of Md
You don’t have to feel unfortable with words such as Self, Inner Self Essence, Universal sess etc. They ay now see to you angless“high”words, but they are not. They sybolize sothg very real, not hazy s. tration and ditatiohese words angful. Advan the spiritual path is not sothg hazy, iagative and unpractical as so ay iage. By personal experience you will e to really know what I an.
Everyonelearn a new nguage, but not everyonereach the sa level of expertise. Everyoneengagebodybuildg, patg , but each will reach a different level. It depends on the ner aptitude, the earness, and the ti devoted to this activity. Yet, everyonebe fro these activities. So it is with trag towards freedo fro thoughts.
Try to entration power and ditate. All these as cal the d and ake it serene.
Follog the suggestions and g the teiques ntioned above will start you on a arvelo journey. Practice, read articles and books on the subjed persevereyour trag. One day you ay et soone who ay teach you personally, as the sayg goes:“Wheudent is ready, the teacher appears.”
Try to watch your thoughts durg the day, as if they are not yours, without beg sucked to the. Bee nscio of the fact that you are watchg your thoughts. Then this awareness of watchg will crease.
You will have to red yourself cessantly to practice watchg your thoughts, as your d will probably ake you fet. Do not give up and you will sueed. If you practice as often as you , you will be on the way to suess. It ay take so ti, but the effort is ore than worthwhile.
You t breathg.
The iportant thg is, practice, practice, and practice. Reber!
You are not your d!
You are not your thoughts!
You are not your ideas!
You are not your beliefs!
They ay be yours, but they are not you.
They are strunts you e, do not let the ntrol you.
What reas after they are rejected is You, the real I.
When thoughts cease, you still exist. There is no vacuu, Wheess of no thoughts is reached, you beg to feel your existene.
When you realize this state you are free fro thoughts.
Then you are really free.
In this state nothgfence you. You s actg stctively on the propt of each passg thought. You bee a pletely nscio beg, alive, strong, beyond everythg.
You staythis world. Your life ntues, but you are beyond.
True peace of d is the gate to Enlightennt.
Thk of serenity of d as a feasible possibility. Cal your d by autosuggestions, ditation and ration, and start enjoyg peace of d.
我们享受到内心的宁静，并感到快乐和心满意足时，往往是生活之河平稳地向前流淌之时：拥有一份满意的工作、良好的人际关系、健康的身体和优越的经济条件。当我们没有焦虑和压力，也不繁忙时，便会平静下来。
但是，日常生活并不总是如此。我们总会为一些事情焦虑、紧张和不安，无法平静下来。尽管如此，我们仍然可以享受到宁静，而忽略外在的条件。内心的宁静是一种心理状态，并不受外在条件的约束。为什么一定要等到“合适”的环境呢？为什么要让内心的平静取决于外在的条件呢？
一个人可能贫穷，也可能富有；可能健康，也可能患病；可能自由，也可能受约束。但内心的平静和安宁每个人都能得到。不管是奴隶，还是自由人，都可能享受到内心的平静。
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