A calm mind is our precious asset. We should not be so stupid to lose it. The calm mind is our happiness, our wisdom, and our morality as well. Why should we get angry and lose our ethical assets for a guy who just says some words that are not worth a penny? Adversity is painful, so why should we be sad, which causes more loss for ourselves?

PATIENCE

Not everything on Earth will satisfy our preferences. Some people dislike us. Some circumstances are unjust for us. Sometimes we face hardship or shame. Of course, we believe that every hardship comes from mistakes in the past (this life or past lives). Everything has its own reasons. Now we cannot remember what specific mistakes we have made in the past. The only thing we can do is to courageously condemn ourselves for all our hardships.

It will be a success if we can keep calm when we face any hardship.

There are many kinds of emotions when we face hardship. Sometimes we feel angry, especially when we face an offence.

Sometimes we feel sad, especially when we have an accident or an illness.
Sometimes we resent, especially when we face harm or dishonor.
Sometimes we keep a long-lasting vindictiveness because we cannot retaliate yet.
Sometimes we feel self-pity when we are not respected enough in public.

If we can keep calm when facing adversities, we already have a strong courage in life. Most great men can keep calm in adversity. If we can keep calm, we will be able to find the best solution. He who gets angry can be unthoughtful and ignores the consequences. Then terrible consequences will come. After being insulted, a man stabbed his rival, then spent the rest of his life hiding. If we think it over again, we will see that the insult was not serious, while the stabbing is too tragic. Receiving a felony in return for a light issue is a waste of our life. That is not wise at all.

If we can be patient, some will call us weak, some will say we are well self-controlled, but only we know that we are cultivating ourselves towards good morality.

A calm mind is our precious asset. We should not be so stupid to lose it. The calm mind is our happiness, our wisdom, and our morality as well. Why should we get angry and lose our ethical assets for a guy who just says some words that are not worth a penny?

Adversity is painful, so why should we be sad, which causes more loss for ourselves?
Or when someone harms us and causes us severe pain, if we keep revenge on him, we only have our morality degraded.

There are three ways to keep calm.

The first is to consider our karma. Perhaps we have hurt somebody in the past so now we receive the result. By accepting our own mistakes, we become stronger, and our hearts become calm. To condemn ourselves for any hardship is a good method to make our hearts stronger.

The second is to practice meditation of Buddhism, Qigong, or Yoga… Thanks to watching the breath for a long time, our mind will become calmer and calmer. Now when facing any adversities, we can keep calm easily.

The third is to pay respect to the saints that have absolute inner peace. We find in our own religion the saints that have such inner peace, and kneel in front of Him to express our homage to Him. According to the law of karma, our heart will become stronger day by day and our mind will gradually remain calm in adversities. If we honor the holy, holy qualities will grow in our hearts. That is the law.

Another excellent method to keep calm is to love and to forgive. He who can develop his morality to a very high level can spread his love to all beings, and will have a heart that is great enough to overcome any adversities. The person harming us is also a being to be loved, so we can easily forgive him. We will not hate anybody. We just need to educate him to become a good person, that is all.

He who can be patient like that can redeem all past sins, make new good karma, and be an example for other people. Even ghosts must admire and respect him.

Janna