Think Like A Monk #2 Reverse Internal Negativity

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Reverse Internal Negativity(p.31-p.32)
“Working from the outside in is the natural way of decluttering.
Once we recognize and begin to neutralize the external negativities, we become better able to see our own negative tendencies and begin to reverse them.”
* neutralize(v.) 抵銷
“Sometimes we deny responsibility for the negativity that we ourselves put out in the world, but negativity doesn’t always come from other people and it isn’t always spoken aloud.
Envy, complaint, anger - it’s easier to blame those around us for a culture of negativity, but purifying our own thoughts will protect us from the influence of others.”
“In the ashram our aspirations for purity were so high that our “competition” came in the form of renunciation(“I eat less than that monk”; “I meditated longer than everyone else”).
If that’s where he arrived, then what was the point of the meditation?”
*renunciation (n.) 放棄、克己
“Competition breeds envy.
An evil warrior envies another warrior and wants him to lose all he has.
The evil warrior hides a burning block of coal in his robes, planning to hurl it at the object of his envy.
Instead, it catches fire and the evil warrior himself is burned.
His envy makes him his own enemy.”
“Envy’s catty cousin is Schadenfreude, which means taking pleasure in the suffering of others.
When we derive joy from other people’s failures, we’re building our houses and pride on the rocky foundations of someone e’se’s imperfection and bad luck.
That is not steady ground.
In fact, when we find ourselves judging others, we should take note.
It’s a signal that our minds are tricking us into thinking we’re moving forward when in truth we’re stuck. “
*Schadenfreude (n.) 幸災樂禍
*derive A from B (從B取得A)
“We may never completely purge ourselves of envy, jealousy, greed, lust, anger, pride, and illusion, but that doesn’t mean we should ever stop trying.
The key to freedom is self-awareness.”
2021-07-04(Sunday)
今天讀的是Think Like A Monk(僧人心態)的第二章Negativity
負面心態是每個人都會有的
好像種一棵植物你不可能不除雜草
雜草永遠都會長出來
你不可能假裝沒看到
你無法逃避、要好好正視這些雜草
只要你夠愛你的植物
把自己的心當成一株美麗的植物
你不會捨得讓這些雜草來分享你的養分
常常強調正面能量的人往往最愛逃避自己的負面能量
好好認識自己的負面、才是讓光照進負面的方法
喜歡這段內容一步一步
從競爭(competition)剖析到嫉妒(envy)的過程
“Competition breeds envy.”
而嫉妒會在你心中燃起熊熊烈火把你自己燒的體無完膚
如果你習慣把你的快樂建築在別人的痛苦上
那讓你快樂的地基一點都不穩固
(在此獻給所有因為嫉妒我而弄過我的小人們～)

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