Pain is a traumatic feeling, it can be like a sharp dagger, piercing our hearts and making it difficult for us to extricate ourselves. Sometimes, we blame the unfairness of life and blame others for their ruthlessness, but the real source of suffering may not be elsewhere, but hidden in our own pattern.
Pattern, as the name suggests, is the angle and breadth of a person's cognition, understanding, and view of the world and themselves. The smaller a person's pattern, the greater the problems and challenges he faces, and the easier it is for pain to come. It's like locking yourself in a small cage where you can't see the wider sky, and you naturally feel helpless and hopeless.
Imagine if your pattern is limited to the trivial things and daily worries in front of you, then you will feel overwhelmed by the weight of life in the face of any difficulties and setbacks. For example, I can't sleep all night because of a criticism from my boss, I am heartbroken because of a word from a friend, and I have a lot of trouble because of a little conflict. These seemingly trivial things, in the eyes of a small person, can become a big problem, which makes him deeply painful.
The pain is not in the facts themselves, but in how you perceive them. It profoundly reveals that the root of suffering may not be the external environment, but the attitude and pattern of our heart. If we can look at things from a higher and broader perspective, then many seemingly unsolvable problems may be solved.
Let's say you meet a very arrogant and rude colleague at work, who fights and criticizes you every day, which makes you unbearable. If you have a small pattern, only see his badness, and blindly complain and anger, then your pain will only get worse. But if you can think from a higher and broader perspective, and understand that he may have his own troubles and troubles, maybe you can deal with them calmly, or even resolve the conflict with a more tolerant attitude and reduce the occurrence of pain.
When we realize that the root cause of our suffering may lie in our own pattern too small, we have the opportunity to change that state and pursue a broader and more open mind. By constantly learning and improving our knowledge and cultivation, we can expand our own pattern and make ourselves more open-minded, insightful and tolerant, so as to better face all kinds of challenges and difficulties in life.
The source of suffering lies in the fact that we are too small, we are too focused on trivial things, and we lose the breadth and depth of our vision. Only by constantly improving our pattern and expanding our horizons can we better cope with the tribulations in life and reduce the occurrence of suffering. Therefore, let us let go of our narrow mindset and open our hearts to meet the challenges of life, so as to get out of the mire of pain and achieve a more fulfilling and happy life.
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