Hlasmaein - How to cultivate the mind

Physical and mental

Mind is simply knowledge. However, due to the many different types of mental states, the number of types of mind is narrow (89) and wide (121).

In reality, there is only one knowledge, but the ways of knowing are different. There are many different things to know. Therefore, the mind is given different names.

Here, as is commonly understood, we need to analyze and name the feelings according to their content and focus.

The mind is formed by attachment to the senses, but if the mind is trained and refined (or if the awareness is cultivated), the mind that is formed will only improve and become more refined.

You can control your mind. You can change your greed and anger by correcting them and bringing them to a state of samadhi. It is difficult to change, but there is no such thing as impossible.

Therefore, we must fundamentally abandon unwanted thoughts and choose and cultivate desired thoughts. We must also have the ability to discern which thoughts are unwanted and which are desirable.

While an adult can make their own decisions, minors may need guidance from teachers, parents, and administrators.

The mind is constantly evolving, whether it is dependent on the physical environment or on the source of knowledge that is gradually acquired. In the natural world, only the physical body develops, while the mind remains immature and undeveloped.

If an adult has a childish mind, that adult is of no use to his life or to the country. If he relies on nutrition and fulfills other necessary requirements, the body will grow naturally.

But the mind must be cultivated and adjusted to suit the body, age, and circumstances. It cannot be left to its own devices.

Just as the body is fed, the mind must also be fed. The mind is based on the foundation of consciousness and must move, so it needs to be supplied with the necessary sensory stimuli.

This basis is also called knowledge. The thoughts and ideas of a person who is based on knowledge are not only different from those of a person who is not aware, but are also more powerful in their truth and beneficial potential.

The way we think is always based on and dependent on basic knowledge. The richer the basic knowledge, the more accurate our thinking will be.

If knowledge is incomplete, thinking will not be complete. If the thinking is not well-rounded, there will be gaps and weaknesses, and decisions will not be 100% correct.

As your basic knowledge becomes more complete and enriched, your way of thinking will also improve.

If we accept the knowledge that the Earth is flat, then our ideas about space science would be completely wrong.

Only based on the true knowledge that the Earth revolves around the Earth can we calculate ways to travel to other planets.

Therefore, it is necessary to work on improving the foundation of knowledge. We must study the things that are worth knowing. We must also investigate and think to arrive at the correct understanding.

It was once accepted that things exist in a form of matter, and that the smallest element is the atom, beyond which no further analysis can be done.

That being said, one would think that once an element is dissected to the atom, there is no need to continue to speculate. However, it has been discovered that not only can that atom be dissected with protons and neutrons, but also that by dissecting the atom, enormous amounts of energy can be released.

With that knowledge, they were able to extract and use atomic energy. If we were thinking with the old knowledge, there would be no reason for atomic energy to appear and enter people's consciousness.

It is an important duty of man to strive to broaden his understanding in order to mature and broaden his mind. A person who has never experienced suffering may see it as a great difficulty, a terrible obstacle, a disgusting and unpleasant nuisance.

However, if we understand that the human world is a world where we experience various kinds of suffering, and if we have experienced various kinds of suffering many times, our attitude towards any suffering will change greatly.

You will be able to accept ordinary suffering without a smile. Suffering will be nothing special, just like being bitten by an ant, being touched by a cigarette, or being pricked by a needle.

The amount of knowledge, insight, and experience can change a person. By harnessing that knowledge, experience, and experience, we can produce consumer goods, increase income, innovate, and enrich people's happiness.

This is a material benefit. In addition, there is also a part that can benefit the mental strength. Knowing the natural world, understanding historical events, and being able to look beyond the local area and analyze the world, etc., can improve mental strength, be able to endure the world, be able to make decisions according to the situation, have compassion for people, and be able to analyze events fairly.

In addition to basic knowledge (or perception), the physical environment is also a factor in developing mental strength. The mind of a person who is not anxious will become more powerful as it is free from suffering. The ability to observe virtue will also increase as a result of not being anxious.

Here are some things to consider. The question is whether a person can improve his intelligence and character because of his background. If one were to raise the question, are not those who are old ghosts who are full of desires and do not observe virtues also considered to have an uncertain fate?

This is a problem that cannot be solved by thinking about it. It is undeniable that when material conditions are fulfilled, people have less toil and more time to enjoy pleasures, so they tend to crave pleasures and want to experience them more, become lazy, and seek pleasures repeatedly.

Moreover, it must be recognized that the more we struggle and use our knowledge, the more we thrive.

Therefore, it is possible to see that children of well-off parents are carefree, carefree, poorly educated, and underdeveloped. It is also possible to see that children of poor and needy parents excel through hard work. However, this is not a fixed concept.

On the other hand, there are young people who are poor and do not develop their intelligence, are not satisfied with life, are wicked, and do not know how to protect themselves and their parents. They are educated with the full support of their parents, and they are educated with teachers who claim to be good at it, with a lot of books and documents, and with a tape recorder.