"Meditations VII" continue to nurture the mind with thoughts

1. In the dawn of time, if you are too lazy to get up, to always want to make the case:. "I will arise and do a man's job" is to do that I gave birth to my work, I came into the world to do that is to work , then just do that job now, what can blame it? I am a born for this job, then I should be lying curled up in bed warm it? "Bed more comfortable that way." So you're born to pleasure of it? In short, let me ask Yu, you are passive or active to make a difference? Imagine each small plant, every bird, ants, spiders, bees, they are diligent in how to operate, how to do each job dedication, to form an orderly universe. Then you can refuse to do a man's job? Natural order you to do something you do not hurry to do it? "But some of it is also necessary to rest." I do not deny it. However, according to the natural way, which should have a limit, like eating in general. You have exceeded the limit, you have more than enough of a limited edition. But you do not work so talked about, and you would not do more. You do not love yourself, otherwise you will love your nature, and do what your nature. Others because their beloved profession and hard work, so emaciated bear, forget ablution eating. But you do not respect your nature, not as in the metal engraver carving, dancers in choreography, in his miser's purse, good vanity who is to the cheers; these people work very seriously, as well as sleepless nights, so it can vary depending on your interest and excellence; but do you think about the social behavior is relatively little value, and the less it is worth noting?

2. For each obliterate be excluded annoying or hostile impression, then immediately enter the state of perfect tranquility, that is how easy task.

3. Where the words and deeds together in a natural way, you have to think is worth doing, do not be swayed by criticism from others talk. A case of useful words and deeds, I do not think you do not deserve, even though others own their ideas, follow their own intentions. You must not be standing nearby, go straight ahead, follow your own nature that is the universe of the road, the two are fundamentally the same way.

4. I follow the natural way, until one day I will have to go down, rest for a long time, the last breath to spit every day I went to the suction from the air, and fell to the father obtained from cereals, mother blood was obtained from the milk of the mother's milk obtained from the land: that the earth so many years gave me food; I was trampled in any earth under their feet, either at my disposal for a variety of uses.

5. You do not have quick wit can laudable. Even so be it! But there are many other quality but you can not say:. "That is what I was born does not have" Then, to show what those qualities completely under your control, such as sincerity, dignity, resistance to pain, to avoid Pleasure; do not complain life, to meet the Poor, to be loving, independent, thrifty, serious, humble. You did not see? How much virtue you can now big performance, can not shirk various birth defects or personality clashes, but you refuse to do what? Could you be forced and can not complain, insatiable greed, willing to flatter, ruined body, Xiejianchanxiao, overreaching, restless, because you are so talented? God, No! You can already get rid of all this, if there is wrong, wrong in a clear understanding, knowledge is too slow. With this you should be trained and corrected, can not be ignored or wallow in your slow slow.

6. There is a person in Canada to benefit someone, want them to have a return. Another man, though not for this thought, but in his heart he was always obsessed with the other debtors, always feel that they did a good thing. But also another kind of person, then Hangruowushi, like a vine, give birth once a bunch of grapes, does not want the reward, it seems to be a way to finish some process of horse, ran a chase prey the dog, a good wine room honey bee. He do one thing, not shouting, but quietly continue to do the second part, just like the vine in due season, go bunches of grapes life in general. "So a person should do things such Hangruowushi it?" Yes! But he made himself to be a clear grasp of what it was, because a truly charitable character of the person, be sure to notice if he's such a character have been implemented. "Then he must have let his neighbors know what he is doing up." What you said is quite right; but you misunderstood my meaning now; so you can not help but be one of those people I mentioned above, it seems reasoning is correct, in fact, is going astray. But if you think I'm just saying there is value to be understood, no doubt you will be induced to ignore any beneficial things to do.

7. Athenians have a prayer: "Dear Zeus, the Athenians rain rain on fields and fields of it!!" Do not pray at all, or else it is so simple and frank prayer.

8. We all heard: "Ace Pigeon Leipi Aspen ① someone who has a prescription, asking him to practice horse riding, or cold baths, or barefoot walking." We are also the same can be said of the universe way also someone who has a prescription to his illness, or incomplete limbs, suffer death of a relative, or other similar things. Because the former is concerned, the so-called "prescription" its meaning is this: He appointed certain to do so, to suit his health; respect to the latter, it is each person who suffered but my destiny, suitable for his fate. Because we say things "fall" in our heads, like a mason large pieces of stone on the side walls or the pyramids "down" in various locations, according to architectural plans and coordinate with each other. In short, all things are harmonious, that is, the universe and everything from a whole set of objects, so that is the fate of all the sets and become the cause of a total due; this is the reason most people are poorly thought also acknowledged that because they said: "he is the true life." Since this human life that is so, we may say, this is a prescription for this person. Then we accept our destiny! We accept your ass like a dove Leipi Aspen as a prescription; honest, fate also has many "bitter pills", but we welcome it, hoping to improve their health. For the natural way you think and the health benefits of various arrangements, which should be so to think about what happened even if some do not palatable, but also welcome; because that is appropriate for the health of the universe, and the universe itself is also in line with the peace . He will not make a person suffered a stake thing, unless it is a "whole" has brought benefits. Anything anything, never will not meet its own interests to impose their control over anything. There are two reasons to make you feel at ease to accept your experience: First, it is only happening for you is to give you a prescription, and it is you have some kind of association, it is a clue to the fate of, but also in the original Since the most ancient far karma specially for you and spun; another reason for everyone to experience the power that control the universe is a kind of edge of reason, you can increase their well-being, contributing to its perfection, and even promote their continuity in . Because the overall integrity will be compromised if you take it a little edge because of continuity or part of them fragmented. When you complain, then you are trying to split it so that it attributed to sabotage.

9. If you act without justice from accidentally starting, you do not need to suffer conscience, no frustration uneasy; but after defeat once, can not repeat the same mistakes, not the behavior of the majority of discrepancies and there is no room for complacency, but can not willingly abandon violence. Do not return to the same philosophy as the back in front of teachers, such as eye pain to people to resort to sponge and protein, such as a patient to be deposited by means of plaster and polyester, you have reason to believe that this should meet, while not obedience to rational and dazzle get. do not forget! Philosophy required by the nature of what you requested; and you are asking for, but it is undesirable in a natural way. "Yes, but I'm asking for is the ultimate happiness." Alas! Happy people perish, it is not for this reason it? Consider the following which are not more people happy; cardiothoracic superb, Zhuo Li lone, simple and minimalist, compassion, holy life; what else can make you happy more than wisdom, and you think of understanding and knowledge of the use of performance it is how accurate and harmony?

10. General things can be said to be quite mysterious, many philosophers and philosophers are extraordinary, they could have found a non know: even Stoic philosophers also think that difficult to understand. Our sensory impression may be wrong, who can never make mistakes? Let us look at things objectively, how they are short! What a worthless! Is likely to belong to a pet servants, prostitutes or bandits assets; and people look at you with life, the most cultivated are unbearable, as to whether they can live with themselves goes without mention. In such a dirty dark matter and stop the flow of time so, all things to all flow with death, during which what is really worthy of our attention, arouse our ambitions a little bit, I really can not tell. Instead, a person should feel comfortable waiting for his disintegration, and do not have to worry because can not wait, To comfort myself the following two thoughts: "One is: the universe and all natural way of mismatched things will never drop in my head; the other is: God with all my heart and gods opposite thing, I will not do it "because no one can force me to revolt.

11. "? Now how I use my soul it" always use the phrase the question questioning themselves, and to reflect on this: we are part of my own so-called "rational", I for myself this part, is how to maintain a relationship? All my soul is what kind of soul? Is a baby's soul? Is the soul of young people do? A woman's soul? Is a tyrant of the soul? Is the soul of livestock do? Is a beast soul?

12. Most people think of good things, what is really, you can find out to explore below. If a person finds something really good is no doubt that such wisdom, temperance, justice, courage, there are stereotypes after this he disdained to listen to the poet said, "because he has wealth -"; because that There is no concerned of. However, if a person has been determined to pursue the good things the average person believes that he will listen and acknowledge that a comic poet's sentence was appropriate, this respectively, and anyone can discern; otherwise, this sentence the former one case They will not Zaoren in disgust, while we think is appropriate wisecrack about wealth and fame and fortune to enjoy it. Then, further ask? Anything that can make use of the phrase poet "because he has wealth, and even nowhere to be quiet" ② people to be ironic, things they have, whether we think is good and should be respected it?

13. I am the cause and matter to form, both of which will not be shattered to nothing, because neither is unfounded. So my every part, will have to go through change and become a part of the universe, then turned into another part, so that infinity. The reason I exist, is relying on this process of change, my parents is the same, so the case back cranked endless. This statement is completely correct, even if the universe is pressing the robbery of the cycle and arrangements.

14. Reason and Arts rational, on themselves and their work, are self-sufficient talent. Starting from the principle of inherent, honest straight forward toward the goal. So he called such behavior proper behavior, indicating that it is the right way and follow the line.

15. undesirable things in the identification of persons, can not be called human; those things are not human need, human nature does not include those including; those things for the completion of human nature nor helpful. Therefore, the goal of life can not be placed on top of those things, helped method (the so-called good) to achieve their goals in life also can not be pinned up there. And if any of these things belong to the people, he should not be contempt Jun refused; if he says he does not need them, this person is not worthy of praise; if these things are good and he has not been met, then the he also can not be a good person. However, point of fact, the more a person can abandon or deprived of these and similar such things, but can grudge nothing, the more he will be a good person.

16. how often you want, your mind is what looks like, because the soul is subject to the edification of thought. Continue to use these ideas to the edification of it: for example, where to live, and be able to live well; but the so-called life but court life. Alas! In court can also live well. Another example: a thing, no matter what the purpose of it is to be manufactured, always to be taken to that end, it's the end of it that is to be brought in place, and that is where it is the end of its interests and of its benefits. For a rational animal, 'good' that is in harmony with others. We are born to live in harmony, which is already confessed understand. For low-level to high-level of service, but also for high-level service to each other, which is not also obvious it? Biological than inanimate things is high, reason is the high ratio of just life.

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