A few years ago, I accidentally read a passage by Venerable Hongyi, who said: ".All your stress is because you want it too much; All your pain is because you are too serious. Some things don't go as you should, just to remind you that it's time to turn around.
During that time, I was very serious about everything I did, and I was more miserable and struggling, and after reading this passage, I was suddenly relieved, and it was like a light in the darkness, saving me. If you are lucky enough to read this sentence and keep it in your heart, maybe it can save you a thousand times.
Imagine standing at a crossroads in your life and not knowing which path to take, each path is full of unknowns and uncertainties. At this time, you often choose a path that seems easy to follow, and go on without hesitation.
But as time goes on, you find that the road is not as easy as you imagined, but full of bumps. Then you start feeling anxious because you think you can't go back. In fact, you just took a detour, just turn a corner and choose another path.
It's the same with learning. When you encounter some difficult questions, if you are too persistent, you will feel stressed. But if you can stop and think about it at the right time, try to look at the problem from a different perspective, or ask others for help, you may be able to find a solution to the problem.
I think it's also a kind of turning point, don't get too attached to a certain way of thinking or a solution.
The same is true in life. If you are too perfectionist, you always want everything to be your best, but you will let yourself get into unnecessary troubles. On the contrary, when you accept the imperfections in life, and also think that life is not as good as you should be, it is no longer so serious, which is also a kind of turning of mind, allowing you to live more freely and calmly.
This passage of Master Hongyi is not a preaching, nor is it a chicken blood for you, but a reminder that when things are not as expected, do not blindly drill the horns of the bull, and learn to change your thinking. It's like the old saying".All roads lead to Rome. "When one door closes, there's always another window open for you.
For example, there was a young painter who wanted to be as great as Picasso. So he splashed ink in the studio every day, but he always felt that his work was not perfect. He was extremely demanding of himself, and each painting had to be revised countless times until he was exhausted.
However, his work was not recognized by others, but was criticized and ridiculed by many people. He was in great pain and didn't know if he should keep going.
If he had read the words of Master Hongyi at this time, he would have realized that he had been standing still, because he was too obsessed with the goal of becoming a painter like Picasso. So he decided to let go of his past obsessions and start experimenting with new creative styles and techniques.
From then on, he no longer confined to his own small world, but began to communicate and learn from other painters. Slowly his work began to attract attention, and others preferred his own creative style, rather than a certain painter second.
In the end, he understood such a truth: ".Some things don't go as you should, just to remind you that it's time to turn around.
So you see, when you feel stress and pain, you might as well stop and listen to your inner voice, when you are in a difficult situation, you might as well think about the problem from a different perspective, and when you lose your way, you might as well turn around Why are we reading less and less now? If you understand this passage of Venerable Hongyi, you will definitely reduce many troubles, and even pull you up from a desperate situation, and may save you thousands of times in the long journey of life.