A leisurely life that begins with the possession of a game character

Zhang Lan was a little surprised when she saw Wang Luyao and Liu Xiaoyu coming to her home in Qingshan Village. What urgent matter was there that required them to come to her home after nine o'clock at night?
Wang Luyao didn't say anything, so Liu Xiaoyu explained the reason. Wang Luyao had depression, and now she wanted to find a temple to practice. When Liu Xiaoyu found out today, she took Wang Luyao to Zhang Lan's place overnight.

Liu Xiaoyu felt that Wang Luyao's desire to find a temple to practice Buddhism was not enough of a blow. If Wang Luyao was healthy and had this in mind, Liu Xiaoyu would only be happy to see Wang Luyao suffer.

But now Wang Luyao has depression, and Liu Xiaoyu has to stop some things since she knows there are problems.

In Liu Xiaoyu's opinion, when a kettle is leaking, don't rush to find a place to get water. You should calm down first, observe where the water is leaking, then plug the holes and then get water.

When a wound is painful, don't rush to find a needle and thread to suture it. First calm down and observe what caused the wound and whether there are any residual debris in the wound. Remove them and then suture it.

When a driver frequently scraps his new car, don't rush to buy a new car. First observe how the driver drives his car and why others can drive it for more than ten years while he only drives it for a few months.

When a person sleeps on a bed full of nails, don't rush to treat the wound every day. You should first make up your mind to throw the bed into the trash and then replace it with a safe, comfortable or at least non-dangerous bed.

When you stay in a garbage dump every day, don't rush to find a long-lasting perfume to spray on your body. First, learn to stay away from the influence of the garbage dump on yourself.

When you encounter a problem, don't always rush to solve it. Think about the cause of the problem first. If the cause remains unchanged, there will be countless problems waiting to be solved in the future. The way to get rid of darkness is not to fight against it, but to directly embrace the light.

There are three main methods of treating depression that are recognized: medication, mindfulness and cognitive therapy. Of course, there are other therapies, such as electric shock, which are relatively unavailable and not something most people would want to try.

Among them, mindfulness therapy and cognitive therapy have a lot of overlap with right view and right thinking in Buddhism. From this perspective, correct study of Buddhism is very beneficial to depression.

However, going to a temple to practice meditation in the hope of alleviating or curing depression is unlikely.

After all, Buddhism also says that whether one can attain enlightenment depends on one’s ability to come into contact with good teachers, that is, correct views, and on one’s personal understanding or karma from previous lives.

If a person already has severe depression, he or she may not have the energy to discern good teachers or to practice mindfulness.

In fact, in the Dharma-Ending Age, the Dharma is gradually disappearing. How many opportunities will there be to meet an enlightened master?
Depression is a mental illness, and like physical illnesses, mental illnesses require professional treatment.

Many of the concepts and practices of Buddhism have been proven to be beneficial for depression, and have been tested by evidence-based medical treatment. If you think you may have depression, you must go to a professional hospital and find a professional psychiatrist or psychologist for diagnosis and treatment. They may not have any black magic medicine to cure the disease, but at least it is safe and reliable. There are no necessary tools online to diagnose and treat mental illness, and you cannot pin your hopes on the advice of netizens. Once again, I emphasize the necessity of formal medical institutions.

Generally, after diagnosing depression, psychiatrists will use drug therapy. Don't reject drugs. The most important factor in the treatment of mental illness is to trust the doctor and follow the doctor's advice. In fact, in the practice of Taoism and Buddhism, drugs (the so-called inner alchemy or traditional Chinese medicine) are important means.

Psychiatric drugs can have a greater impact on people's psychology, but drugs are the most effective means to reverse the deterioration of emotions. It is like if a person has a broken bone, he must be put in a cast to restrict his movement. Mental illness is a "fracture" of the brain, and it is very necessary to restrict the brain's wandering thoughts. The negative effects brought about by this, like the inconvenience of movement caused by a plaster cast, must be endured. It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, let alone a brain?
If the emotions have recovered to a certain extent, mindfulness therapy and cognitive therapy can be gradually adopted, mainly meditation training and psychological counseling, because the occurrence of mental illness must be due to long-term unscientific use of the brain and cognitive errors caused by social, family and other environments. It is impossible to achieve recovery through drug treatment alone. Mindfulness therapy and cognitive therapy are important links in late-stage rehabilitation.

In fact, if you have mild depression and feel depressed, it is better to travel. Living in a temple is not a good choice.

You can go to the desert and take a hike. When you see the vast desert scenery, the troubles in life are not worth mentioning at all.

The bright stars, the magnificent sunset, the world seems like a drop in the ocean. We are so insignificant and life is short. There is no time to be sad.

You can go hiking outdoors to find hidden villages under the snow-capped mountains. Turn off your phone, escape from the city, breathe fresh air, and listen to the sounds of nature.

When you see the majestic snow-capped mountains and the golden sunshine, you will feel that you should forget about the depression and live a wonderful life.

You can go boating on the lake, where the clear water ripples under the sunlight. Boating on the lake, sunshine, clear wind, warm water, and a wide view, it is so beautiful, why do you always want to be unhappy?

You can take a walk in the ancient town, where there are mountains, water, and ancient towns, and experience life in a small courtyard.

The big trees and stone bridge at the entrance of the village, the ancient stage and streets, feeding horses, chopping firewood, traveling around the world, and healing worries.

You can go on a pilgrimage to the snowy plateau, the faraway place that you have always longed for in your heart, the place where you can find your youth at the age of 18, the place where you will lack oxygen but not lack faith, and you may find the answers you are looking for in your heart there. There is no hurdle that you cannot overcome, stand up and get through it.

You can go to Jiuzhaigou for a trip to the stunning waterscape. The water of Jiuzhaigou has a special magic that will calm anyone who sees the scenery of Jiuzhaigou. The blue that penetrates the soul and the clear that penetrates the bones will calm your anxious heart.

You can also go to the Northwest for a wilderness journey, to the straight Gobi Desert, the grassland highway, the pure plateau holy lake, the vastness and desolation of the Gobi Desert, where you can cry and laugh as much as you want. The wilderness wind will understand and comfort you. The sky is high for birds to fly and the sea is wide for fish to jump.

The peace of mind that Buddhism emphasizes is the tranquility of one’s inner self, which has nothing to do with where one is.

Some feelings of depression can only be suppressed by inner strength, and it is difficult for outsiders to help. If you really want to find spiritual comfort quietly, it is better to read books, and read some growth history in troubled times.

Then you will find that these annoying external factors are not worth mentioning at all under the tide of the times. (End of this chapter)