The path to Tranquility (spring)
53. Consciously enter the inner world
With the rapid changes in society, people are becoming increasingly busy,
often caught up in work, study, and daily life, while neglecting their own
hearts. But if we don’t understand our own hearts, we won’t understand life,
because the needs of life are already hidden deep within us. Only by
understanding our own hearts can we discover the goals and values of life,
understand our emotions, and grasp the direction of life.
Everyone initially walks from the inner world to the outside, because the initially developed inner world is narrow and poor. After experiencing the external world, we gain material wealth, but also encounter many setbacks. When we feel disheartened or lonely, the inner voice calls, and we begin a journey from the outside back to the inside.
Returning to our inner home, which has been idle for a long time and covered in dust, we discover treasures that we previously neglected. The external world is indeed rich, but we explore the external world for the ultimate purpose of enriching our inner world, especially enriching our consciousness, because consciousness is our true selves.
We have developed many habits since we were young, accumulated a lot of knowledge, had many profound feelings, and recorded events big and small from the past. Observing these things, we may have the realization that if we had not neglected some valuable knowledge in the past, perhaps we would not have encountered the setbacks of today. This means that we lack consciousness and can once again draw experience and lessons from the past.
Sorting out our inner world, does not mean staying away from the external world. We still need to continue exploring outward, because life needs new things. Temporarily returning to the inner world is to sort out the blueprint of the new world in the chaotic thoughts and see our true needs.
Returning to the inner world can also be a deep rest. By examining our experiences and everything we have gained, we will have a deep appreciation for life. Even if we are still dissatisfied, we can let go of some egos, lighten our burden, and set off again with ease.
Moving from the inner world to the outside, we finally realize that we are powerless, which is a good turning point. If we consciously return to the inner world, through sorting and rest, we will regain the power and wisdom of life, and have a peaceful spiritual home, and more courage to face the difficulties and challenges of the external world.
However, compared to the outer world, the roads of the inner world are more complicated, and there are many egos and many voices in it, which make people confused. The true self can only be established by consciousness. Therefore, consciously entering the inner world means that we are truly exploring, rather than playing the role of an explorer, so that we can explain that we are growing. Only by discovering the treasures of the past, that is, discovering our true needs, can we have realistic meaning when we go into our hearts.
52. Relationship is a required course
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