The more relaxed we can see the broader our heart and the clearer our qualities...

Sometimes we get angry afterwards, but forget why.We may not be sure of the real reason for getting angry, but our hearts tell us that it is justified to be angry, and we do it.We began to think of the justification for being angry with this: my friend forgot to call, insulted the dog at home, was late for watching movies, never sorted out the invoices... and kept complaining.This list is infinitely long.This will make us happy, and our busy hearts will feel very satisfied at this moment.Whether it is angry, liked, or just written on our memorandum, our hearts are always very active in making things complicated.For a moment, my heart ran outside to find something that attracted attention;The next moment, it retreated to find those interesting ideas.Then he ran to our friends, and the anger became familiar.Our hearts are always busy doing this, and we don’t remember how we became.When our hearts become like this again and again, it is like water being aroused again and again, so there is no chance to settle, and it can become calm and clear.You may even suffer from insomnia because your heart cannot rest.

If you know that your heart is busy and full of thoughts, it's not too bad, but it's not usually like this.Sometimes we face five or six thoughts at the same time, and the emotions that come with us.With so many things, our hearts begin to become anxious and confused.We can't see how chaotic our hearts are.We cannot see either, our confusion is illogical.We are still very patient and hard at helping ourselves grasp these ideas.We try to keep them energized and keep this steady stream of thoughts.If this flow starts to slow down or stops, we try to revive it immediately.We even have some gadgets that can help us grasp these ideas, like PDA、 Handheld computer, laptop computer or iphone， So we can record everything, like yours email、 Documents, calendars and purchase lists.This is not entirely a bad thing, but with everything, it is easy to see why your heart has never received any rest.

Our problem is that this busy heart will lose its connection with its true nature.When we spend time looking at the activity below, we will find breadth and awareness, peace and happiness, which has not changed from every moment to every moment, and it is always waiting for us there.The Buddha taught us that this is the true nature of the mind.In order to connect with reality again, we need to slow down and relax, completely let go and calm our hearts.Then our hearts can be clear and calm, and transformed into its basic state of calm and joy.

So, how can we settle and relax our hearts?There are many helpful things you can nourish and relax your body through a healthy diet and exercise, especially yoga.You can take a break, take a walk, listen to music, and temporarily break off contact with this world related to computers, information, and technology.But the most effective thing is to practice meditation, just look at your thoughts and calm your mind in your breath.Such meditation is simple and can be practiced anywhere and has a great impact on our health.When you feel comfortable with this basic approach, you can look closer to your thoughts.

First, what you need to pay attention to is how many thoughts do you have? How do they move and change? How does your heart chase them? This exercise is to pay attention to when your heart runs away, and then bring it back to the present, time and time again.When you find it is here, you don't have to catch it;At this point you have cut off the motivation of the flow of thoughts, rather than strengthening it.When you are no longer dragged by your thoughts, you will feel released.This has nothing to do with whether the idea is good or bad. If a good idea arises, you don’t have to strengthen it or feel happy, just keep it like it; if a bad idea comes out, you don’t have to feel disappointed or want to stop or change it, just keep it like it.

The way to truly calm your busy mind in meditation is to let go of all the thoughts about us.When our thoughts come and go, we can simply relax.The more relaxed we are, the more we can see the broad and sober characteristics of our heart, which we are more or less overlooked.When we see this, we see what the Buddha said about us all have "the awakening potential".

This means that we can find happiness and peace in our hearts just like in that extraordinary moment, because that is built into us.We don't need to change our ideas and become someone else.We don't need to think about ourselves, not good enough, not smart enough, not lucky enough, to be happy people.We don't have to be Sister Deresa, Bill Gates, or people in fashion magazine advertising to be happy.If we think we can, then we don’t have to chase those thoughts, just like letting go of others to let go of them and then settle down in this busy heart.