Turn the mind to a new direction 把心转一个方向

Robot Monk Xian'er

Turn the mind to a new direction

The Buddha Dharma believes that “the mindis like a painter.” Everything in the world, beautiful or ugly, good or bad, areall drawn by our mind. Take for example the photo of our parents, it is nothingbut a piece of paper in others’ eyes. For us, however, it is a symbol of heart-warminglove. At the sight of it, a range of virtuous thoughts such as longing for them,repaying their kindness and shame for not being there for them, will arise to softenour heart, to give us more strength to forge ahead.

The outside circumstances are reflectionsmirrored in our mind. One is apt to view what lies there in one’s mind. We seeindifference when our heart is icy; we see selfishness when our heart is shutfrom the outside world. Only when our heart is bright and generous, can we seethe warmth and hope of the outward circumstances.

Therefore, do not repel the outside conditions,nor ourselves. All we need to do is to turn the mind to a new direction, toreflect upon the beauty.

把心转一个方向
佛法说：“心如工画师”，世间的一切美丑善恶，都是我们的心描绘出来的。
譬如父母的照片，于别人眼中，仅仅是一张纸而已；但在自己心中，却是充满着温暖和爱的象征，看到它，内心就会生起思念、报恩、惭愧……等种种善心，
令心变得柔软，又能增强自己拼搏的动力。

外境是我们的内心折射出来的影子，自己心中有什么，就容易看到什么。
当我们的心冰凉时，看到一切都是冷漠的；当我们的心封闭时，看到一切都是自私的；当我们的心光明、宽厚时，才看得到外境的温暖和希望。不要排斥外境，也不要排斥自己，只要把心转一个方向，用心去观察美好。