Understanding the 5 opposing laws of human life to live authentically
The world exists by its own rules, and so do humans. The ultimate goal of human beings living in this world is to find happiness. The more suffering and loss we experience, the more we yearn for ourselves to be happy.
But happiness or not depends on how each person perceives and thinks about what happens.
Contemplate the following 5 opposites to have a correct view of life, success or failure is all for you to decide:
1. Gain and loss – Gain and lose depending on fate, the mind is not forced
“The story of Bodhidharma” has said: “It is dependent on gaining and losing, the mind is not forced to seek”. This wants to remind us not to put too much emphasis on gain and loss, everything that comes and goes must be contingent, in the heart not to be forced to be happy and maintain the first heart. Only when you can do this, will your heart be truly free.
There is a story like this: A rich man and a fisherman sunbathe on the beach. Phu Ong asked: “I worked hard all my life, earned a lot of money, now I can enjoy life. But why is a fisherman like you just lazily lying here and not fishing?”
Fisherman replied: “I’ve also worked for more than half of my life, and I don’t make much money. But early in the morning I fished, in the afternoon I have time to sunbathe like you, every day.”. He didn’t know what to say anymore.
The story above says one thing: Human life is a transition between gain and loss, constantly gaining and constantly losing. We just need to calmly accept and face it, because life is already an existing cycle.
2. Benefits and harms – Seeing the benefits, you should think of the harms first
Everything in the world contains two opposites; in harm’s good, in harm’s good. The same is true of things that happen in this world; In good there is bad, in bad there is good.
A healthy body is of course nothing better, but inside there is instability. Many people feel that they are very healthy, then subjectively stay up all night, eat toxic foods, drink alcohol, and smoke, resulting in serious deterioration of the body.
Getting sick is a bad thing, but in misfortune there is luck. Many people have diabetes and high blood pressure themselves, so they are determined to quit drinking, then practice a healthy lifestyle, cherish their body and their loved ones more.
3. Rich and poor – Poor must have will, rich without pride
The gap between rich and poor has always existed. But the most important thing is to be able to do it: To be poor must have will, to be rich without pride.
Born in a poor family, but if there is will, effort to strive, then one day change fate. On the contrary, if you are rich, you must be humble, not proud, not show superiority, so that your property will last forever and your full life will last forever.
People who are already poor but only know how to complain all day long, if they don’t feed their will, they will still be poor and still be poor. Rarely anyone can maintain the first mind when facing profit. Many people, after becoming rich, change their way of life, forget what honesty and frugality are, and finally come to a bitter end.
4. Suffering and happiness – Sad or happy is your own decision
Suffering and happiness are two opposites but exist together. Extreme joy often contains arduous asceticism. Sad or happy, after all, is just a human’s state of mind, depending on your own subjective thinking.
A person who does not like to drink coffee will of course say that coffee is very bitter, but someone who likes coffee will say that this drink is rich, bitter in taste with an unforgettable sweet aftertaste.
Some people get 3 parts but can feel 7 parts fun. But there are people who get 7 parts, but only happy enough 3 parts.
5. Birth and death – Live and die normally, cherish the present
People who live in this world must also face death. Life and death is the rule. As a human, life must pursue values, and death should also follow nature. Therefore, you must have respect for yourself, cherish your life.
In life, each person has a different interpretation and perception of things that arise. Of course, everyone has their own way of life. But the core must be to treat your own life well, and also to calmly accept the end. People who can see through birth and death must have enough peace and calm in their hearts, from which they can see life and death in different ways.
(Source: Zhihu)
at Blogtuan.info – Source: Afamily.vn – Read the original article here
