Why being determined by life when we can make good use of life existence for benefiting ourselves and others?
It doesn't matter our life condition is 'good' or 'not so good', or whether it is the way that we like it to be or not, we don't have to be determined by it to be peaceful or not.
When our life is in 'good' condition, we take the advantage and opportunity to make good use of it for benefiting ourselves and others, without feeling proud and arrogant. Knowing that even this 'comfortable' condition will change and pass away.
When our life is in 'not so good' condition, we allow ourselves to accept the reality as it is, allow ourselves to be temporary excused from certain duty and responsibility, without feeling guilty, depressed or unhappy. Knowing that even this 'difficult' condition will change and pass away. We also allow other beings to show loving kindness and develop compassion towards those who are in 'not so good' conditions, and to be grateful and appreciate the 'good' condition that they have.
Appreciate this life existence, this body and this mind, and the time being, to do something beneficial and meaningful for ourselves and others. Such like, love ourselves and accepting ourselves as we are, stop criticizing ourselves and stop hurting ourselves with anger and hatred, fear and worry. And do the same towards other beings.
Time doesn't really exist in reality. It is just the perception of the mind perceiving changes of the qualities of names and forms that is subject to impermanence. Time exists in the mind, but it doesn't belong to the mind, or who we think we are. There's no such thing as 'my time' or 'wasting my time'. But then it seems like in this moment there is 'time' for us to spend freely to be doing something (performing beneficial actions that will promote harmony in ourselves and others) or doing nothing (refrain from performing harmful actions that will promote disharmony in ourselves and others).
Make good use of the thinking and reasoning power of the mind, the hands, the feet, the speech organ and the hearing organ, for ourselves and others.
When there are moments that we need to take a break from doing something, we enjoy doing nothing (such like when we don't have any specific duty or responsibility to be carried out, or when our body experiences some illness or injuries, or any degeneration or malfunctions of the body and mind).
When we have the potential and opportunity to make use of this body and mind to do something good for ourselves and others, we perform all our actions with gratitude and joy, but without attachment or expectation towards the result of our actions. Be grateful that we are being given the opportunity to use the thinking mind, the creativity, the ideas, the hands, the feet and the speech organ for doing something good or nice for ourselves and others.
Do not let the life conditions, the body and the mind to determine us, or to 'influence' us to be peaceful or not, or to be 'used' by the ego to magnify its false existence as 'I'. Instead, we make use of them to do something that is beyond our own belief, thinking or imagination of what we can do with this life opportunity.
When we perform actions with expectation, we are bound by our actions, and be determined by the result of the action. We are not free. This life existence is being used by the ego to accomplish its desires of craving and aversion.
If we know how to perform all actions whether it is for ourselves or for others, without attachment or expectation towards the result of the action, we are free. This life existence is being used for something beneficial for all beings.
When our mind starts to expand by cultivating compassion towards other beings and performing all our actions to benefit all beings, it will stop focusing on personal life problems. Personal life problems are still there, but it will become less and less important until it vanished from the mind. There's no problem or unhappiness at all, even though there are ups and downs, and obstacles in life.
Om shanti.
It doesn't matter our life condition is 'good' or 'not so good', or whether it is the way that we like it to be or not, we don't have to be determined by it to be peaceful or not.
When our life is in 'good' condition, we take the advantage and opportunity to make good use of it for benefiting ourselves and others, without feeling proud and arrogant. Knowing that even this 'comfortable' condition will change and pass away.
When our life is in 'not so good' condition, we allow ourselves to accept the reality as it is, allow ourselves to be temporary excused from certain duty and responsibility, without feeling guilty, depressed or unhappy. Knowing that even this 'difficult' condition will change and pass away. We also allow other beings to show loving kindness and develop compassion towards those who are in 'not so good' conditions, and to be grateful and appreciate the 'good' condition that they have.
Appreciate this life existence, this body and this mind, and the time being, to do something beneficial and meaningful for ourselves and others. Such like, love ourselves and accepting ourselves as we are, stop criticizing ourselves and stop hurting ourselves with anger and hatred, fear and worry. And do the same towards other beings.
Time doesn't really exist in reality. It is just the perception of the mind perceiving changes of the qualities of names and forms that is subject to impermanence. Time exists in the mind, but it doesn't belong to the mind, or who we think we are. There's no such thing as 'my time' or 'wasting my time'. But then it seems like in this moment there is 'time' for us to spend freely to be doing something (performing beneficial actions that will promote harmony in ourselves and others) or doing nothing (refrain from performing harmful actions that will promote disharmony in ourselves and others).
Make good use of the thinking and reasoning power of the mind, the hands, the feet, the speech organ and the hearing organ, for ourselves and others.
When there are moments that we need to take a break from doing something, we enjoy doing nothing (such like when we don't have any specific duty or responsibility to be carried out, or when our body experiences some illness or injuries, or any degeneration or malfunctions of the body and mind).
When we have the potential and opportunity to make use of this body and mind to do something good for ourselves and others, we perform all our actions with gratitude and joy, but without attachment or expectation towards the result of our actions. Be grateful that we are being given the opportunity to use the thinking mind, the creativity, the ideas, the hands, the feet and the speech organ for doing something good or nice for ourselves and others.
Do not let the life conditions, the body and the mind to determine us, or to 'influence' us to be peaceful or not, or to be 'used' by the ego to magnify its false existence as 'I'. Instead, we make use of them to do something that is beyond our own belief, thinking or imagination of what we can do with this life opportunity.
When we perform actions with expectation, we are bound by our actions, and be determined by the result of the action. We are not free. This life existence is being used by the ego to accomplish its desires of craving and aversion.
If we know how to perform all actions whether it is for ourselves or for others, without attachment or expectation towards the result of the action, we are free. This life existence is being used for something beneficial for all beings.
When our mind starts to expand by cultivating compassion towards other beings and performing all our actions to benefit all beings, it will stop focusing on personal life problems. Personal life problems are still there, but it will become less and less important until it vanished from the mind. There's no problem or unhappiness at all, even though there are ups and downs, and obstacles in life.
Om shanti.
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