The environment changes with the heart, that is to say, the change of mentality can sometimes really turn adversity into prosperity, and the so-called bad things into good things. The person who can do this is of course a sage.
The heart changes with the environment, the mentality changes with the environment, and the mood is controlled by the environment. Such people are ordinary people.
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Life only knows-"the heart turns with the environment is an ordinary person, and the environment turns with the heart is a saint."
Master Shi Hengfeng
Since childhood, we have gained our social experience through parents, television, schools, people around us and so on. From these experiences, we have formed our views and concepts on things, or world outlook, outlook on life and values. Because many of our ideas are formed in the same social background, and everyone lives in this social background, the same ideas have emerged. Everyone watches the same TV series, news and movies, reads the same textbooks and receives a unified education. As a result, we will have many identical views and opinions. Because these same ideas have been deeply implanted in our minds since childhood, and the people and environment around us have further strengthened these ideas, we are more convinced that these ideas are facts.
However! Life cannot live as long as heaven and earth, and it is difficult to see the whole universe. For one hundred years, life has been in an infinite space-time universe. All I have learned in my life is just the tip of the iceberg. Watching the sky from a well should be a true portrayal of life. Different life values have created a colorful world and a variety of different lives.
Different ideas lead us to different life paths. Manage the family, the country and the world. You can also advocate nature and do nothing. You can also pursue freedom and equality. And Peach Blossom Garden: Utopia. Even people with low ideals in life will struggle for wealth, sex, fame, profit and sleep. Different ideas bring different pursuits, and also trigger various desires and persistence. All kinds of desires and persistence, like cages, control you and me all the time. If you want something, there will be obstacles, there will be terror, and all the troubles and pains will arise from it.
"The world is material," said the great scientist Archimedes. "Give me a fulcrum and I will move the whole earth." Of course! The universe has no fulcrum, and all objects are not absolutely static, from small cells to big planets that are changing all the time.
"The world is spiritual", the great philosopher Pacatou said: Whenever several individuals have a common name, they have a common "concept" or "form". However! People's pursuit is always unconventional, and the criteria for judging good, evil, beauty and ugliness are also changing. This can be seen from the historical changes of clothing, loyalty to the monarch and filial piety. Materials are the foundation of our existence, and the development of science and technology is still in the process of studying and utilizing materials. The spiritual world is a reaction stimulated by the material world. Since ancient times, as human beings, our ontology has not changed, and our brains are still thinking and storing. However, our thinking has a congenital part, but it is more based on past life, learning experience and ideas to continue. If things are divorced from past experiences and concepts, they will be like babies, so thinking is not independent.
Thinking lets us know things. "Knowledge" is the core of our life. "Knowledge" is something that rises from our hearts and then recognizes the outside. External things can also affect our hearts through "knowledge" In the constant change of external things, our cognition of things is also changing. Over time, "knowledge" has formed the concept of self, outlook on life and values. And then produce desire and pursuit.
From morning till night, every plan, every action and even every idea is serving our personal values. Self-values believe that completion is called success and happiness; If it is not done so well, it is called unsuccessful and unhappy. The whole life revolves around personal values, and the whole society revolves around common values and personal values. Production, distribution, regulation and supervision.
Materialism and idealism have been controversial topics in philosophy for many years, and "knowledge" is the link between mind and things. Science and technology means that human beings use their knowledge of matter to change some matter for our use. Food, clothing, housing and transportation, spacecraft are all the same. All people and things, all materials are constantly changing. But our hearts are absolutely still. Our hearts are from birth to death. I'm still the same person, and everything about me is external. Persistence is also external. Only "knowledge" has changed.
The improvement of the quality of life lies in people who understand. They are often confused by some superficial phenomena and bound by deep-rooted traditional concepts, and it is difficult to find the best way to deal with things. The key is that "knowledge" is constantly changing with the outside world. I didn't really put myself down, nor did I seriously think and deal with it with a quiet and clear heart.
Just like the Confucian classic "University" said: "Be calm, be safe, be safe, and be safe, and then you can get it." Only when the mind reaches a state of peace and stability can people gain insight into the laws of all things, and then they can thoroughly consider problems and handle things perfectly.
And when a person's heart has a feeling of settling down, life will also have a sense of fulfillment. Peace of mind, clear thinking and increased wisdom will make things more efficient. At this time, people's subjective initiative will be fully exerted to help us achieve a higher standard of living. Improve the quality of life.
Foreign objects can cause various reactions and emotional changes in the individual's mind, thus producing various emotions and "knowledge". People usually mistake themselves for themselves, but they are not. This is just an emotion influenced by external things, and their hearts are as still as ever. In the Diamond Sutra, the Buddha said that "everything is illusory", and all external things are impermanent, like dreams and passing clouds. Why bother and care about them and affect your emotions? Don't let them lead you by the nose. "The heart turns with the environment, it is an ordinary man, and the environment turns with the heart, it is a saint." Everything in the world is interactive. Be your own master and let the surrounding environment move with you. The heart turns with the environment and is an ordinary person!