It is easy to calm down quickly. No matter what happens around us, we do not need to be trapped in a web of depression or anxiety. It is important to learn to calm down quickly as negative emotions can easily become addictive. If we hold on for too long, it won't be easy to stop. Zen provides many ways to relieve negligence. This document is based on Zen principles and value-based advice. It offers fun and effective steps to calm down, make you feel good about yourself, and find that peaceful place in the storm.
1 Open the Treasure House Inside
At Zen, students are told: “Open a treasure house inside.” This is a reminder that we are all given a lot of hidden resources inside. To achieve our innate abilities, we must stop looking everywhere and forget to rely on others. Instead, we are told to spend time each day taking responsibility for what is happening inside. We turn our attention back, find out who we really are, and stop rejecting ourselves and others. As we do this, we begin to open up the treasure house inside.
2 Listen
We are what we think. When we focus on one person, an idea, or situation, it is easy to get caught up in selfish, unruly thoughts. The more we pay attention to what is wrong or offensive, the more power we have over our lives. This can easily be disputed.
Control your attention and focus. Spend time each day establishing torture. This is also called meditation (or zazen). Sit on your back straight, motionless, follow your instincts. Let random thoughts come and go. Do not pressure them, but do not let them distract you. (At first, you may be surrounded by many strange thoughts and feelings, but once you see it and regain your breath, this will soon disappear). Count your breath from one to ten, and then repeat. Do this for at least ten to fifteen minutes without walking. We motionless stop the so-called monkey mind.
3 Stop Monkey's Mind
The monkey's mind is a mind that jumps from one thing to another, afraid, seeks, criticizes, and destroys our lives. It is part of us, causing grief and fear. By controlling our focus, by not responding to or responding to the apathy of the monkey's mind, we become more balanced and calm. As we do this regularly, we will not be overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy. Instead, we find a quiet place in the storm that we can always turn to for comfort and strength.
4 Focus on the strengths, not the weaknesses
As we focus on our strengths, not our weaknesses, little by little, fear, anger, and frustration disappear. Instead of struggling with problems, we learn to find solutions and solutions. This is achieved by working with concentration. The question we always put before us is: Am I focused on this moment? Am I focused on problems, or am I open to new solutions and ideas? Do I know where I am at the moment, or am I lost somewhere in the dream? Am I grateful for what I have, or am I focusing on the shortcomings I feel others are doing for me?
Life continues to renew and confront us with new tasks, challenges, opportunities, and solutions, day by day. Are we connected to this ever-present reality? Are we focusing on the gifts we always receive and the ways we can give back to others? By choosing to manage our focus, we eliminate the root cause of our suffering - the mind of a running monkey.
5 Take Positive Action
Once we have controlled our focus, we put it into what we find, which we should enjoy. Then it is easy to take the next step and naturally know what others need from us, what we offer, and how we can give it back. After that, we do. We are taking action. We do not hesitate. We focus on simple, every day, upbuilding activities for ourselves and others.
We spend some time doing “service tasks,” finding ways to give to others, making their days easier and happier. As we focus on giving and encouraging others, something wonderful happens - our anxiety disappears, and we, ourselves, are filled with joy. Soon, we are filled with something far more important than happiness — self-respect.
The main source of stress and anxiety is low self-esteem; we feel bad about ourselves. The most powerful way to end this is to have healthy self-esteem. As we fill our lives with wholesome activities, pride grows naturally. It does not come from self-esteem but from living a life worthy of respect. In this way, we grow up to handle any situation that life presents to us.
When we can do that, we relax and enjoy every aspect of our daily life. We feel that life is a gift we receive, and it becomes a gift of life.
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