Since ancient times, the biggest difference between mortals and saints is mood.
According to legend, we naturally don't know whether the enlightened one can become immortal, but it is true that the enlightened one can become a saint.
We don't know what the immortal's mood is, but I think the saint's mood may be the closest.
But saints are also made by mortals. What is the process of their mood change?
Maybe enlightenment, maybe enlightenment. What people usually call cultivating the mind is a gradual enlightenment.
Zen master Shen Xiu's poems are very wonderful. He is a bodhi tree and his heart is like a mirror. He should always wipe it off to avoid dust.
Human nature is empty, but it can't be clean because of acquired habits and desires.
Therefore, to cultivate one's mind is to remove the dust from one's heart, return one's original appearance, and leave the dye behind.
How to cultivate the mind?
Let's not talk about the practice methods of practitioners here, because if you really want to get rid of the world of mortals and reach the highest level, in addition to cultivating your mind, you must of course practice by meditation and meditation.
Talk about your own practice process, hoping to help some people who want to cultivate their hearts in their lives.
Of course, everyone's acquired habits and desires are different, and it depends on the individual.
I remember when I was a child, when I first heard this word, I was very happy and went to study everywhere, but I couldn't help it.
At that time, in order to be enlightened in the future, I began to cultivate my mind.
However, at that time he was young and frivolous, relying on his own martial arts. He has a bad temper and a strong desire to win.
In order to quit all kinds of habits, I initially suppressed my anger and all kinds of entertainment hobbies, and even feared watching TV novels.
Every time I want to get angry, I have a strange feeling in my heart, and then I force myself to suppress my anger.
It was difficult to suppress anger at first, then it became easy, and then it became cut, feeling that anger was not the right thing.
Over time, people's angry thoughts gradually become less and less, occasionally attack and disappear instantly.
Other mood swings, in this way, gradually went out.
At that time, I didn't dare to play games because I was eager to win. I didn't dare to watch TV novels because I was greedy. I didn't dare to watch the news because I was curious. The opposite sex dare not peep, because it will give birth to delusion.
These thoughts, like a mirror when you meditate, are reflected in your mind, which makes people unable to be clean.
At that time, I was thinking, is this the reason why my study is getting worse and worse?
The more things people touch, the more desires they will become, and the farther away they will be from nature.
Until one day, I reread the Tao Te Ching and suddenly had some feelings about the truth of unintentional inaction.
I read the Qing Jing again, and there is virtue without virtue, and there is virtue with virtue. I suddenly understand what is the realm of virtue, and I am at this stage.
As a result, there is no previous "dare" in my heart, from intentional to unintentional, from persistence to nature.
That's what I think!
Today, although I can't appreciate the true beauty of inaction, the road is endless, and it is enough to move forward.
People always cling to "I", but saints put aside the concept of "I", selfless and without desire, and reached the realm of goodness like water.
Therefore, where there is no Tao, there is me, and there is a Tao without me. This is a fact.