8 lessons of the Buddha, for a happy and harmonious life.
1. Starting small is normal. The pitcher is filled gradually, drop by drop. Every master was once an amateur. We all start small, do not neglect the small. If you are consistent and patient, you will succeed! No one can succeed in just one night: success comes to those who are ready to start small and work hard until the pitcher is filled.
2. Thoughts are material. Our consciousness is everything. You become what you think about. If a person speaks or acts with bad thoughts, he is hurt. If a person speaks or acts with pure intentions, then happiness follows him, which, like a shadow, will never leave him. To live properly, you need to fill the brain with "right" thoughts. Right thinking will give you everything you want; wrong thinking is evil, which in the end will destroy you. All misdeeds arise because of the mind. If the mind changes, will misconduct remain?
3. Forgive. Restraining anger in yourself is like grabbing hot coal with the intention of throwing it at someone else, but it's you who will burn. When you release those who are imprisoned in unforgivable prison, you release yourself from this prison. You can not suppress anyone without suppressing yourself too. Learn to forgive. Learn to forgive quickly.
4. Your actions matter. To develop, you must act; to develop quickly, you need to act every day. Glory is for everyone, but only those who constantly act will be able to know it. The proverb says: "God gives each bird a worm, but does not throw it into the nest." Buddha said: "I do not believe in fate, which falls on people when they act, but I believe in fate, which falls on them if they are inactive."
5. Try to understand. We stopped fighting for the truth, we started to fight only for ourselves. First try to understand, and only then try to understand you. You must do your best to understand the other person's point of view. Listen to others, understand their point of view, and you will find peace. Focus more on being happy than being right.
6. Defeat yourself. It is better to defeat yourself than to win thousands of battles. Then victory is yours. It can not be taken away from you by angels, demons, heaven, hell. To defeat yourself, you need to defeat your mind. You must control your thoughts. They should not rage like sea waves. You may think, "I can not control my thoughts. Thought comes when she wants. To which I reply: you can not forbid the bird to fly over you, but no doubt you can prevent it from making a nest on your head. "
7. Live in harmony. Harmony comes from within. Do not look for it outside. Do not look outside what can only be in your heart. Often we can look outside, only to distract ourselves from truthful reality. The truth is that harmony can only be found within yourself. Harmony is not a new job, not a new car or a new marriage; Harmony is a peace in the soul, and it begins with you.
8. Be grateful. Let's stand up and thank you for the fact that if we did not study much, then at least we did not spend a lot of time, and if we lost time, then at least we did not get sick, if we fell ill, we did not die. There is always something to thank. Do not be so pessimistic that for a moment, even at the time of a quarrel, you are not able to understand at least ten things that you should be grateful for. Not everyone could wake up this morning; Yesterday some of them fell asleep for the last time. There is always something to thank. A grateful heart will make you great!