Chapter Eighty-Eight: Keeping the Mind Still
Keep the silence of the soul Zhang Baotong
Whenever I enter the mountains and climb to the top of the high and secluded peak, I can't help but have a sense of novelty and dreams in my heart. The cold and lofty silence under the sun, under the attachment and snuggling of the white clouds, gives people a kind of ancient and distant seclusion.
However, in today's noisy city, silence is no longer readily available.
In today's world where the surrounding environment is overwhelmed by noise, it is all the more precious to keep the silence of the mind. Whenever I am idle, I always want to stroll under the moon in front of the flowers, meditate in the whimsical imagination, or hold a classic masterpiece in my hand to read it, or walk with the moon under the silent night sky, or sit alone by the river in the suburbs to read the sunset, or carry a simple bag and travel alone in the mountains. Let the soul be immersed in the quiet and leisurely, and enjoy the nature and romance of life.
Keep the silence of the mind, let the mind avoid the hustle and bustle, and rest peacefully in the heavenly time and space. Because we are in the midst of a hustle and bustle, we are anxious and irritable. In tranquility, we will be diligent in thinking and creating. Herman Melville, the author of Moby Dick, once said, "Everything that is profound and stirring is born in silence and accompanies it." ”
In silence, our minds can dive into deep depths that are not normally accessible to our minds, and listen to the true meaning of life. In the silence, the windows of our hearts will suddenly open, and our mood will be as fresh and bright as the morning after the rain. In the silence, we can tell our stories to our hearts and create a haunting mood of green dreams in our hearts. In silence, we can purify our hearts, nurture our thoughts, and accumulate energy to hone and hone our minds for tomorrow and create brilliance.
Silence is a wonderful realm of space holiness and eternal time, a real scenery worthy of our immersion. However, it is not easy to keep the mind still. Silence is sometimes a bitter loneliness and a long darkness, which requires the sacrifice of many pleasures and **, and the need to endure torments and tribulations. Many people can't bear this loneliness, so they get caught up in the noise and drown in the noise.
In fact, noise is not the true color of life, but an illusion of the vanity of life. Whenever we indulge in a noisy noise, our minds become so tired that we lose our sense of novelty and excitement. At the same time, the unwarranted consumption of life can also make us feel deeply remorseful and uneasy. Silence is a deep tree of thought, and the longer it is brewed, the more fruitful the fruit of thought will become.