Holistic living means you have a healthy body, mind, and soul.
Holistic wellness begins with the mind first, because the mind is
the most powerful body organ that controls everything that the body does. A
toxic mind often produces a toxic body that leads to a toxic soul. We are
living in a toxic environment that may easily contaminate the mind with toxic
thoughts, leading to toxic actions, resulting in toxic emotions and memories.
The human mind is most powerful in that it controls everything
that the body does, and therefore determines the kind of life we are going to
lead. According to Descartes,
one of the great philosophers of all time, we become what we think; as
evidenced by his famous statement: “I think, therefore I am.” Our thoughts
shape us into who we are and transform us into what we have now become. In
other words, our thoughts become our “realities.” The pivotal role of our
thinking in holistic living cannot be overstated.
Be that as it may, our thoughts don’t tell us the whole truth
about who and what we we think we are. That is, our minds may weave many
self-deceptions that tell us everything but the truths, and they become our
“realities.” The result is that we may self-doubt when we try to excel; we may
feel confused and distracted when we try to concentrate; we may dwell on the
past or the future when we try to focus on the present. In reality, many of us
may have developed a compulsive mind that is constantly obsessed with past
thoughts, which are often projected into the future as desires and expectations.
A compulsive mind will not let us have holistic living because only a quiet
mind will let us see the truths about what and who we are. A quiet mind is Zen
mind..
What exactly is a Zen mind? A Zen mind focuses on quietude and spontaneity, which are
attributes of internal peace and harmony of the body, the mind, and the soul.
When the mind is quiet—in absence of the fear of the sound of silence—the mind
can experience clarity of thinking, that may enable the understanding of
spontaneity. Spontaneity is the wisdom of letting things follow their
respective courses or their natural cycles, such as the four seasons, or life
is always followed by death. Everything in life has its own natural cycle.
It must be mentioned that Zen is not a religion, although
subsequently it became the source of Zen Buddhism. Zen is just a way of life,
with its origin from the wisdom of Tao, which is based on the profound wisdom
of the ancient sage Lao
Tzu from China, who was the author of the immortal ancient
classic “Tao Te Ching.”
A Zen mind is a mental condition in which the mind becomes totally
relaxed, without regrets of the past and worries about the future. It is
relaxed because it focuses on the present moment. Focusing on the present
quiets down your compulsive mind so that you may objectively look at your own
thinking mind to see if your thoughts are telling you the absolute truths. With
clarity of mind, you may then be able to live as if everything is a miracle to get the holistic wellness of your body, mind, and soul.
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Stephen Lau
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