The essence harmony is in our thoughts.
Achieving harmony begins with being in harmony with ourselves.
To do so we must become aware of our inner thoughts. Begin by sitting quietly, becoming aware of our thoughts, feelings, ideas.
Next, we observe clearly the nature of these thoughts: good thoughts? Bad thoughts? Harmful thoughts? False understanding? Without clear understanding, we can't tell right from wrong. Which thoughts are obstacles to our practice? Which thoughts are beneficial?
Thirdly, we do not REACT to these thoughts, whether good or bad. We simply accept them as the reality of who I am at this moment. Accept yourself, both the faults and the virtues.
Aren't we supposed to improve ourselves? Why don't we try to conquer these bad thoughts and bad habits? This is the Zen way. By NOT reacting, we conquer them without fighting. Greed is only greed when we let it continue. Anger only harms when we let it feed on itself. By not reacting, they have no power, and your mind is at peace, inner harmony is achieved.
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