Meditation I

Chapter 3

Never guess what other people are thinking. People who think about other people's minds are never happy people.Everyone should pay attention to their inner thoughts, if they can't even do this, it's very sad.

everything you do is the last thing

Every morning when I wake up, I say to myself: Today, I may meet all kinds of people, including very cocky, ungrateful, low-minded, full of nonsense, shameless and unsociable people.The reason why these people have such bad habits is because they don't distinguish between good and evil, and they don't know right from wrong.But myself, I deeply know the true colors of good, evil, beauty and ugliness; even those who have done wrong things, they are not very different from me in nature, they are connected with us by blood, and we are equal. Wisdom and a similar degree of faith.Ugliness is not something we cannot get rid of, so we must not hold grudges against these compatriots or hold grudges for the rest of our lives because of their mistakes, because it is our nature for compatriots to work together. We are tightly bound together.Therefore, if we kill each other, then we will violate the destiny, and in the end we can only end up in a tragic end of asking for troubles and betraying relatives.

Whatever I end up being is just a breathing body, and of course a governing will.It's better to have no books than to believe in books; don't worry about distractions, distractions are unnecessary; but if you are dying and dying at this time, then there is no need to care about your own stinky skin; it is just a joint made of blood and bones , and of course there are things like nerves, veins, and arteries.Listen carefully to your own breath and see what it really is?It's just the air coming in and going out, and what's inhaled and expelled every moment is not exactly the same gas.Finally, let’s talk about the will: it can be understood in this way, if you are already an experienced old man, then you will not become a slave to the will, but on the contrary, you will not act like a puppet manipulated by others Do some evil deeds that go against the society, don't complain endlessly about the status quo, and the attitude of not daring to face the future is also bad.

The gods control everything, and everything is in the arrangement of God.The arrangement of fate is always inseparable from the constraints of natural laws, and is intertwined and entangled with God's will all the time.Everything in the world originates from the will of the gods; apart from the will of the gods, there is also an irreversible destiny, which is bound to protect the entire universe, and you and I are only a part of it.But the natural law as a whole can bring the benefits of consistency to each link and part of it, and it ultimately ensures the maintenance of the great law.Through the changes of various elements and the changes of the constituent things, the universe as a whole maintains its original appearance.Let these principles be fulfilled in you, and let this belief perpetually imbue your thoughts.Don't have too much expectation for dead books, you won't die with hatred, put on an optimistic and calm attitude, express gratitude to the god of death from the bottom of our hearts, and then pass away peacefully.

Remember, it's a little late for you to realize these things, because the gods have given you enough opportunities, but you haven't grasped them well.Now you must come to the realization that you are only a part of the universe, that your existence on this earth is but a blip in the rotation of the universe's great wheel; In the process of "letting go" to wash away the layers of doubts in your heart, then no matter how good the opportunity is, it will be fleeting, and you will also be gone with it. The so-called good days are gone forever.

We have to be like the Romans, keeping our brains thinking all the time.No matter what you do, you must show a mature and unadorned noble temperament, and you must have benevolence, freedom and justice in your heart.You should get rid of other disturbing and evil thoughts.Add to yourself the belief that everything you do is the last, and unload the apathy and abhorrence of rational action, as well as the hypocrisy, selfishness, and dissatisfaction with what you get Put aside your complaints, only in this way can you get real relief.You must realize that in fact, as long as a person grasps what he has, even a little bit, he can live a life of inner peace, isn't that what God does; because God has never comprehended these truths people ever asked for anything in return.

The sin is heavy, the sin is heavy, my soul is humming, and you no longer have the opportunity to let your soul be transcended and sublimated again.Everyone is endowed with a long enough life fortune, but your fire of life is about to be extinguished. If your soul does not take care of yourself for the last time, you can only hand over your luck to others alive.

Have you experienced any external things that have caused you to fall into perplexed thinking?Allow yourself time to learn new and positive things, and don't get bogged down in unresolved knots.But in the process, you also don't want to go astray.Because in life, people who are exhausted by their own toil are no different from those who do not do their jobs properly, because they do not have a constant goal to govern their every behavior.In a word, the thoughts of these people are aimless.

Never guess what other people are thinking. People who think about other people's minds are never happy people.Everyone should pay attention to their inner thoughts, if they can't even do this, it's very sad.

What you must keep in mind is what is the original appearance of the entire universe, and what is I myself, what is the connection between the two, what position and role I occupy in the entire universe; Can prevent you from saying or doing anything that is consistent with the principles of natural law, because you are an integral part of it.

When Theophilustus evaluated two different evils (this comparative evaluation was made entirely on the basis of common human concepts), he pointed out in the tone of a pure philosopher: crimes caused by selfish desires are better than those caused by temporary Crimes committed in anger are somewhat more reprehensible.The reason is that people who commit crimes due to anger may lose their original rationality due to some kind of inner pain and sudden pain; while those who commit crimes due to selfish desires are controlled by the desire to seek temporary pleasure. This crime seems more indulgent and inner cowardice.Immediately afterwards, Theophilastus pointed out in a philosophical tone: the act of committing a crime for the sake of momentary pleasure is more condemnable than the act of committing a crime because of inner pain.To sum it up in one sentence, the latter is like a person breaking the law because he was treated unfairly by others, and the inner pain in it finally turned into a moment of out-of-control anger; while the former is driven by his own selfish desires The next impulsive, irresistible evil.

The only thing that can be taken away is the present moment
Everyone may die in the next second, so it is necessary for us to change our behavior and thinking.If you believe in the existence of gods, then death itself is not a thing to scare your heart, because gods will not send good people to hell; but if you do not believe in the existence of gods, or you think that gods will not care And caring for secular human beings, so what's the point of living in such a universe that has neither gods nor will?In fact, both God and God's will exist objectively, and they care about and take care of all living beings in the world.God and His will have used almost every possible means to keep people from falling into the abyss of real sin.If there are other sins, then God and His will will also make people try to get rid of it.

Man's own strength can fully achieve the goal of not falling into the abyss of evil.So, how can something that can make people pious and good eventually lead them to the depravity of life?The universe may, by nature, ignore these things and end up with this error where good and evil happen to befall good and bad people indiscriminately.But this effect occurs neither from ignorance nor from knowledge, nor from a willful exercise of power to prevent or correct these things, nor can it be due to a lack of will to exercise such power or ability.But what is absolutely certain is that all kinds of things, such as life and death, honor and disgrace, bitterness and sweetness, will happen equally to good people and bad people, but it does not necessarily make us devote ourselves to goodness or self-deprecation.Therefore, these things are not inherently good or evil.

Things in the world are fleeting!For the entire universe, the noumenon of these things has disappeared, but for the progress of time, the memory of these things is blurred until completely forgotten.All sensible things in the world have this characteristic.Even those pains with pleasure temptation or fear, and those so-called famous names at home and abroad all conform to this characteristic law.In fact, these things are often worthless, despised, dirty, corruptible backwaters!Our rational faculties should pay attention to this.Our rationality should also identify those hypocrites who use sensational words and opinions to gain a "good reputation"; we must clearly recognize the original appearance of death itself: if a person uses self-reflection when facing death, If the abstract thinking ability analyzes all the imaginations related to death one by one, then he will regard death itself as a law of reincarnation in line with the natural nature; if he still has fear of the reincarnation of the natural world, then this People can only say that they are too childish.But in any case, death is not just a cycle of the natural world, but also a link in line with the original purpose of nature.Our rationality also needs to understand how ordinary people in the world are approaching God step by step, and we also need to know which part of man can approach God, and finally, we need to know under what circumstances this part of man can achieve the same goal as God. God's ultimate goal.

The most deplorable and pitiful thing in the world is as mentioned by a certain poet: ordinary mortals try their best to inquire and repeatedly ask about the things under the nine springs, or try their best to guess the thoughts of the neighbors next door.What they don't realize is that in fact, as long as a person focuses on the gods in his heart and worships the gods, he can make his own merits and virtues complete.When showing devout respect to the gods, we must abandon the desires and selfishness in our minds, and never feel dissatisfied with the gifts from gods and people.Only in this way can we achieve inner purity.Because, the gifts that God gives us are full of virtues and worthy of our respect; while the gifts from people are worthy of our cherishing and love because of our mutual blood connection; To some extent, it deserves our sympathy and pity because of our ignorance of good and evil, although this flaw of not distinguishing between good and evil is no different from the flaw of not being able to distinguish between black and white.

Even if you should live for 3000 years, or even tens of thousands of years, please always keep in mind: what everyone loses is nothing but his present life; what everyone enjoys is nothing else, It's just his life now.This truth holds true regardless of life span.Although everyone's past is different, everyone's present is equal.The past is all passing, and the passing years are like a fleeting moment.For a person, neither the past nor the future can be taken away. Since it is something that a person has never owned, how can it be taken away by others?Two more things must be kept in your mind: the first thing is that all things from eternity are only external forms, and they come in cyclical forms, for a person, whether in 100 years The things seen in 2000 or even in the unrestricted time and years are all the same things in nature, and there is no difference; the second thing is that the long-lived people who are still alive and those who are about to die What man loses is exactly the same.Because, only the present moment is what can be taken away.If it is an objective truth that everyone can only have the present moment, then it is impossible for anyone to lose something that he does not have.

Remember, all doctrines are opinions of the same family.The applicability of this point of view proposed by Cynic Manimus is also self-evident, as long as we can understand the connotation from this wise saying.

In the first place, the human soul may injure itself when it becomes a sick abscess in the universe, or a superfluous addition, and this is also a truth confirmed by history.Because, to be angry and worry about what has happened is actually a departure from our nature.The nature of other things also more or less contains this similar nature.Second, the soul of man can do harm to itself when it is repulsed and maliciously attacked by others, as best exemplified by the souls of those who are prone to anger.Thirdly, the reason why the soul hurts itself is often when it cannot bear pleasure or pain.Fourth, self-harm occurs when the soul acts or speaks against its true meaning while playing a role.Fifth, when the soul allows the body to act aimlessly and do what it wants without thinking or discerning the truth, it can also cause self-harm.Because even a small thing must be in line with the ultimate goal is the correct and appropriate approach.The foundation of the words and deeds of rational animals is to learn to do things in accordance with reason and the laws of ancient city-states and governments.

A person's short and hasty life is just a "drop" in the wild universe, and the matter of the universe is its huge "sea".There are always deficiencies in human perception, and the human body will return to ashes and ashes to ashes.The soul is just a vortex that spins around for a while, and the fate is actually impossible to divination. In the end, the so-called reputation is just a false name without real evidence.All in all, everything in the human body is like a passing stream of water, and the human soul is just a dream inside, which may evaporate in the world at any time. Life is always spent in a war. We are all passers-by in life. Our good name fades to oblivion after our death.That being the case, what kind of faith guidance do people need?The answer is: philosophy, and philosophy is the only answer.

True philosophy can be the patron saint of our hearts, freeing us from violence and harm, from being disturbed by worldly pain and pleasure, from doing aimless things, from making mistakes or hypocrisy In the end, we don't always have to be limited by the urgency of what others do or don't do.Beyond that, we have to be open and accept what has happened.Where things happen is where they originate, cause is effect, and effect is cause; finally, it is better to face death with a feeling of seeing death as home.Death is not a strange thing, in fact, it is just the disintegration of a bunch of biological components.And since the elements themselves will not be damaged in the process of constant change, why should we care about and worry about the changes and decomposition of all the elements that make up the human body?Since death is in accordance with the laws of nature, then of course what is in accordance with the laws of nature is not evil in itself.

(End of this chapter)