Zhuge Liang said in the Commandment: "A gentleman's trip is to cultivate one's morality by being quiet, to cultivate one's morality by being frugal, to be indifferent to one's ambition and to do nothing."
Master Lotte is optimistic by nature. He is over 100 years old and in excellent health. He is not deaf or blind, and his teeth are intact. He is always beaming. A life scientist wanted to get the secret of longevity from the master, so he came to visit Master Lotte. On the first visit, Master Lotte said, "There are no secrets. Even I don't understand why I can live so long. "
A few years later, life science was unwilling to ask Lotte for the secret of longevity. Master Lotte thought for a moment and said, "I know why, but this secret must not be revealed." A few years later, Master Lotte's body was still strong, and his persistent life science visited again. This time, the old mage finally spoke his own way of longevity. He said regretfully: "I have been looking forward to death since I was 60 years old, and regard death as the highest realm and the greatest happiness of Buddhism. But my practice has never been enough, and I have never been able to realize my greatest long-cherished wish-to die at an early date ... This may be the mystery of longevity you want to explore. "
Indifferent to life, detached from life and death, the old mage has already unloaded the burden of life and mind, and has been living in different expectations and fearless relaxation and happiness. The tree of life expands its rings on the fertile soil of thought.
Indifference is an attitude towards life and a realm of life. It is tolerant, self-effacing, calm, contented and does not compare with others. Of course, indifference is not the way to help the poor, nor is it willing to be mediocre and not enterprising. Indifference is the feeling of life in communication with people, and it is also a desirable realm of life. The ancients said, don't be happy with things, don't be sad for yourself. The wisdom of sages has crossed the long history of sightseeing and is still guiding the direction of our life.
If a person desires too much and wants everything, such as money, power and beauty, and refuses to let go of anything, how can life bear a heavy burden and how can life be happy? Therefore, in the journey of life, pursue a kind of indifference and face the gift of life, including all hardships and injustice. Look at everything in social reality with a calm mind. If we don't care about honor and disgrace, gain and loss, maybe we will live a relaxed and interesting life.
Life is like a play. If you want to restore your true self, you need the wisdom of life and an indifferent and peaceful mind. The opposite of indifference is human desire. To restrain one's excessive desire and prevent it from becoming a runaway wild horse depends not only on one's own ideological cultivation, but also on courage and confidence. Indifferent people will not be fascinated by the secular, trapped by material desires, and will not be moved by temptation. Only in this way, the mood will be clear and clean, and there will be no dust. Only in this way can people be healthy and support their lives. "A little red in the green leaves is not necessary to move the spring scenery." In life, knowing the word "light" will make the infinite scenery of life in it!
Therefore, it is appropriate to persuade the elderly to "indifferent to life". How to maintain a "indifferent life" mentality?
Older friends can start with the following points. Indifferent life is indifferent to fame and fortune first. Fame and fortune, this thing, is a thing outside the body, with or without life; If you value fame and fortune and regard fame and fortune as a burden, it will get heavier and heavier and you will be out of breath. It's all ruined in the end. Why bother?
Indifferent to honor and disgrace The road of life is tortuous, with ideals and disappointments, joys and sorrows, glory and humiliation; Don't take personal gains and losses to heart, but pay more attention to honor and disgrace, so as to be flattered and calm.
Forget the age. Old people are afraid of being old and often say "old" and "useless". This is a reflection of emotions and a mentality of waiting for the end of life, which will cast a shadow on the body and have a negative impact on the body. As long as you forget your age and liberate yourself psychologically, you will be able to regain your youth.
Forget the form. Zhuangzi said, "Old people get carried away". In other words, cultivation should forget the existence of one's aging body. In this way, you are not afraid of anything. Being able to face the disease correctly, not being pessimistic, anxious and negative, and actively treating it are naturally conducive to overcoming the disease and restoring the body.
Forget life and death. Death is inevitable and everyone must face it. Is it optimistic acceptance? Still scared? In this regard, we should have a correct understanding, resolve the fear of death, adjust our mood, adjust our mood, be optimistic and live freely.
Feelings are weak. All the joys and sorrows should be forgotten indifferently, so that the expression can be detached. Forgetting me means not disturbing yourself, not feeling inferior, not sinking, and being open-minded as if nothing had happened.