Thirteen rules for living a good "spiritual life" 过好"心灵生活"的十三个法则

 

1confidence

The first step in exploring the depth of the soul is to have confidence in yourself. Without confidence, one cannot achieve anything in life. Doubt and confidence are opposites. When you remove the negative, you will find that the positive is already there. When the doubt is not there, faith is there. So in order to gain confidence you must understand what doubt is.

When you observe the nature of doubt, you will find that people always doubt positive things, and you never doubt negative things. You can learn this from your own experience. You doubt the integrity of others, but you never doubt the dishonesty of others. You doubt people's strengths and never doubt their weaknesses. If someone says to you "I love you very much", you will answer: "Really?" But when someone says "I hate you", you never say, "Are you real?"

Knowing your doubts always question positive things, but have confidence in negative things, so when you doubt it, something good must happen. Responding in this way, doubt provides a channel for you to move forward. I don't want you to throw away your doubts, to doubt as much as possible, 100% to doubt, this will help you to go beyond it. Once you cross the barrier of doubt, you can move further forward.

2 stop blaming others and yourself

The next step is to stop blaming others and stop blaming yourself. The spiritual journey is a journey back to the self, but when you blame yourself, you will not move towards the self, nor will you be attracted to the self. When your movement is not toward the self and spirituality, you will be toward the secular material. The happiness obtained from worldly materials can be exhausting, while the joy obtained from spirituality is upward.

You will find negative qualities within yourself, but don't blame yourself for it. When you blame yourself, you will blame others, because self-blame cannot last long, you will find a reason to escape and turn to blame others, which leads to resentment. However, when you blame others, you are ready to blame yourself again. It is because there are so many accusations today that make global awareness low.

3 praise others and yourself

The third rule is to praise yourself and praise others. Praising others allows you to overcome the blame for others, praise can stimulate spirituality, and spiritual presence can enhance yourself, others, and the entire environment. When you praise yourself and others, you create a space full of joy.

When you can praise yourself, you don't need praise from others. However, we often think that praising ourselves is ego, but in fact, ego does not praise itself, it only wants praise from others. Understand that all praise will ultimately go to God no matter where it comes from! For example, you say you have a pair of beautiful eyes, and who created them? Every praise will return to God-Creator.

The act of praise will expand your consciousness, and your inner will bloom; blame will shrink your consciousness. Since the spiritual level is to allow consciousness and mind to expand, don't let it be frustrated by blame. Praise others sincerely and watch how you feel.

4 sincere

Sincerity is the fourth rule. Be sincere in everything, don't fool yourself and don't try to fool others. You are not on a spiritual path for the sake of others. Without sincerity, spiritual pursuits will be empty and will not bring any benefit. Only sincerity, it brings peace, happiness and joy, which you cannot get from other channels in the world.

5 take responsibility

The fifth law on the path of spiritual life is responsibility. Walking on the path of spiritual practice is not to evade responsibility, but to take responsibility.

How much responsibility you take in your life will determine your cultivation level. If you evade the responsibilities God has entrusted to you, more things will happen!

People mistakenly believe that spiritual practice is to escape difficult work. No, spiritual achievement is scored by efficiency and active action.

6 let go of the past

The sixth law of spiritual life is the ability to let go of the past. Think of the past as a dream, and then you can return to the present, and you will find that living in the present is effortless. When you let go of the past, your mind will return to the present by itself.

At this moment, when the mind is excited, even small sparks will turn into light. And when you are obsessed with the past, the spark will be covered by ashes. Live in the present and blow away the ashes of the past.

7 accept

You must understand how to create a harmonious environment. You may think that the environment created you, but in fact you created your own environment. Know why, and then accept it truthfully. Acceptance can be divided into two levels:

First, accept that the present is inevitable and what should happen will happen. If you want it to change, it will only be possible in the next moment. Only when you accept things as they really are and calm your mind, can you change anything effectively.

The second level: accept the original face of others. Regardless of their behavior, they are regarded as their best presentation at this moment. To analyze and find a reasonable explanation for their behavior, and at the same time let yourself take full responsibility, so that acceptance will turn into motivation and the environment will become harmonious.

8 people will die

The eighth law of spiritual life is to confirm death, knowing that one day you will die.

Because there is something deep inside that will not die, we cannot fully understand the full picture of death; confirming death will bring you to the present, allowing you to escape from the small temptation that takes you away from the present.

Once you understand that you are mortal, the future will no longer haunt you.

9 Life is impermanent

The ninth rule is: all things that currently exist are impermanent-the surrounding conditions, environment, emotions, and people in contact are impermanent.

Understanding that everything is impermanence will raise the level of spirituality, and your actions will be more energetic, enthusiastic and vigorous.

We think that when we admit that everything is impermanent, it will reduce our enthusiasm and make us indifferent. No, the correct understanding of impermanence will stimulate spirituality. When spirituality is stimulated, you will feel lifted and enthusiasm and vitality will appear.

10 Trust the ultimate wisdom

To trust the supreme and infinite wisdom of creation, which uses genes, atoms and molecules to display and interact in an orderly manner to construct the entire creation from this universe. Just because the electrons are arranged in different combinations, some become flowers, some become stones, some are gold, and some are charcoal.

There is a basic substance in the entire creation world, a kind of hidden intelligence, a kind of unity. It is full of vitality. However, we never regard the entire universe as a living thing, we regard everything as a dead thing, and only material entities appear in our eyes.

We know that there is a magnetic field in the creative world, but we often regard it as lifeless.

Pure consciousness is the foundation of the mind. You and everyone are a part of it. It is such a dynamic magnetic field. To understand, accept and trust this wisdom, it creates and sustains everything.

11 Your nature is love and peace

When you understand the oneness of creation, you will no longer bother to love others. Love is your nature, everything is made up of love, there is nothing else but love. To understand that love is not an action you do, not a code of ethics you must practice. To understand that you are living in love, and everything lives in love.

It is also your nature to understand peace. No matter where you are, at any time, you just need to sit still and let it go, to realize that there is a pure space inside you, so huge and deep, that inner space is you. When you feel it, you touch the inner spiritual level.

"I come from peace, I am in peace, and I will return to peace. Peace is my source and goal. I am peace, I am space, and I am love." Understanding your nature is love and peace is the first Eleven rules.

12. Find balance

The twelfth law of spiritual life is to find a balance between activity and rest, to find a balance between enjoying the world and returning to the self, and to find a balance between silence and speech.

If your life is completely forbidden, without saying a word, it may not be regarded as living a spiritual life. The ability to speak has been given to you. You have the talents and abilities to make good use of them and balance them through meditation and self-consideration of consciousness.

1信心

探索心灵深度的道路上，第一步是对自己要有信心。没有信心，生活上就不能有所成就。怀疑和信心是对立的，当你去除了负面的，你将会发现正面的早已在那里，当怀疑不在，信心就在那里，因此为了获得信心你必须了解怀疑是什么。

当你观察怀疑的本质时，你会发现人们总是怀疑正面的事情，你从不怀疑负面的事情。你可以从自己的经验了解到这一点。你怀疑别人的诚信，却从不去怀疑别人的不诚信。你怀疑人们的优点而从不怀疑他们的缺点。如果有人对你说“我非常爱你”，你会回答：“真的吗？”但别人说“我恨你”，你却从不说：“你是真的吗？”

了解你的怀疑总是质疑正面的事物，却对负面的事物拥有信心，因此当你产生怀疑时，那必然有好的事情出现了。以这样的方式来应对，怀疑提供了你向前迈进的管道。我并不是要你把怀疑丢掉，尽可能的去怀疑，百分之百的去怀疑，这将有助于你去超越它。一旦你跨越怀疑的障碍，你便能更进一步的向前迈进。

2停止责怪他人和自己

下一个步骤是停止责怪他人和停止责怪自己。灵性的旅程是一趟回归本我的旅程，然而当你指责自己时，你将不会朝向本我迈进，也不会被本我所吸引。当你的动向非朝向本我、灵性，即会朝向世俗的物质上。从世俗物质得到的快乐会令人疲惫，而从灵性得到的喜悦是令人向上提升。

你会发现自己内在负面的特质，但不要因此而责怪自己。当你责怪自己，你就会责怪别人，因为自责无法持续很久，你将找一个理由来逃避而转向责怪他人，这导致怨恨升起。然而当你责怪他人时也就是准备再次责怪自己，正因今日有如此多的指责，使得全球意识低落。

3赞美他人和自己

第三的法则是赞美自己也去赞美他人。赞美他人让你跨越对别人的责备，赞美可以激发灵性，而灵性的临在可以提升自己、他人和整个环境。当赞美自己和他人时，你就创造出一个充满喜悦的空间。

当你可以赞美自己，你就不需要别人的称赞。然而我们常认为赞美自己是我执（ego），但事实上，我执是不会赞美它自己的，它只想要别人的赞美。了解到所有赞美不管来自何方最终都归向神！例如你说你拥有一对漂亮的眼睛，而那是谁创造的呢？每一个赞美将回归神—造物主。

赞美的行为会拓展意识，你的内在也因此绽放；责怪则使意识萎缩。既然在灵性的层面是要让意识，心智去拓展，那就不要让它因责怪而遭受挫败。真诚的去赞美别人并观照自己有何感受。

4真诚

真诚是第四个法则。凡事都要真诚，不要愚弄自己也不要尝试愚弄他人。你并不是为了别人而走在灵修的道路上。灵性的追求若缺少了真诚就会是空洞的，不会带来任何利益。唯有真诚，它带来安详、幸福和喜悦，这些都是你无法从世上其它的管道中获得的。

5承担责任

在心灵生活的道路上的第五个法则是责任感。走在灵修的道路上并不是逃避责任，而是去承担责任。

你在生活中承担起多少责任，将决定你的修为有多少。假如你逃避上天所赋予你的责任，则将有更多的事将降临！

人们错误的认为灵修就是逃避困难的工作。不是的，灵修的成绩是由效率和积极的行动力来打分的。

6放下过去

心灵生活的第六个法则是放下过去的能力。把过去当成一场梦，然后你就能回到当下，你将发现活在当下是不费力的。当你放下过去，你的心智会自己回到当下。

当下这一刻，当心灵被激发，即使是小小的火花也会转变成光芒。而当你执迷于过去，火花将被灰烬所覆盖。活在当下并将过去的灰烬吹走。

7接受

你必须了解如何去创造一个和谐的环境。你也许会认为是环境创造了你，但事实上是你创造了自己的环境。了知为何，然后如实接受。接受可分为两个层面：

第一，接受当下是不可避免的，该发生的就会发生。假如你要它有所改变，唯有在下一刻才有可能。只有当你如实地接受事情的本貌并让心平静下来，如此方可有效的改变任何事情。

第二个层面：接受别人原本的面貌。无论什么行为表现，都视为是他们在此时此刻最好的呈现。去分析并为他们的行为寻找合理的解释，同时让自己负起完全的责任，如此，接受将转变成动力，环境也变得和谐。

8人终将会有一死

心灵生活的第八个法则是确认死亡，了解有一天你将死去。

因为内在深处有一些东西是不会死亡的，因此我们无法完全理解死亡的全貌；确认死亡会将你带到当下，让你从带你离开当下的细小诱惑中跳脱出来。

一旦你了解终有一死，未来就不再纠缠你。

9人生无常

第九个法则是：目前所有存在的事物都是无常的——周遭的状况、环境、情绪和接触的人都是无常的。

了解所有的一切都是无常将提升灵性的层次，你的行动将更具有能量、热忱和活力。

我们以为，当我们承认一切皆是无常之后，将降低我们的热忱，使我们变得漠不关心。不是的，对无常的正确了解会激发灵性，当灵性被激发，你将感到被提升，热忱和活力也就会出现。

10 信任终极智慧

去信任那至高无上、无限的创造界的智慧，它以基因、原子和分子有秩序的展现和互动，从这宇宙建构这整个创造界。只因电子以不同的排列组合，有些变成花朵，有些变成石头，有些是黄金，而有些是木炭。

在整个创造界存在着一个基本的实质，一种蕴藏的智能，一种一体性。它是充满着活力。然而，我们却从不把整个宇宙看成是有生命的东西，我们把一切都看成是死的事物，在我们眼里仅有物质实体出现。

我们知道在创造界中有一个磁场，但我们经常把它看成是毫无生气的。

纯净的意识，是心智的根基，你和每一个人都是它的一部份，它是如此有活力的磁场。去了解、接受和信任这个智慧，它创造及维系万事万物。

11 你的本性就是爱和安详

当你了解创造界的一体性，你将不再费力去爱别人。爱是你的本性，一切都是爱所组成，除了爱没有别的了。去了解爱不是你所做的一个行动，不是你必须实践的道德规范。去了解你是活在爱当中，而每一事物也存活在爱当中。

了解安详也是你的本性，无论在任何时候，任何地方，你只要静坐并随它去，去体会你内在有一个纯净的空间，是如此的巨大和深邃，那内在的空间即是你。当你感觉到它，你即碰触到内在灵性的层面。

“我来自安详，我正处在安详中，我将回到安详里。安详是我的源头和目标。我是安详，我是空间，我就是爱。”了解你的本性就是爱和安详就是第十一个法则。

12、找到平衡

心灵生活的第十二个法则是在活动与休息之间找一个平衡点，在享受世界与回归本我之间找一个平衡点，在静默与言语之间找一个平衡点。

假如你的生活完全禁语，不说一句话，这未必算是过着灵性的生活。说话的能力已给予了你，你具足才华和能力，善用它们并透过静心、对意识的自我观照来平衡它们。