Most people emphasize too much on rational thinking while relatively neglect their heart and intuition. But, in my opinion, rational thinking is overrated while listening to our heart and intuition is underrated. Rational thinking is important, and we do need it. If you liked this post, please give it a thumb up in StumbleUpon. Slow down so that you can clearly hear the voice of your heart and intuition. First of all, you need to know where is the right direction to go. Doing so may only bring you faster to the wrong direction. In whatever you do, you do not need to be in rush. There is joy in giving which will give you peace of mind. Think of what you can do for others and do it. Instead of thinking too much of ourselves, we should think more of others. So don’t think too much about yourself forget yourself for a while. Quite the opposite, it may make us feel stressed and frustrated.
But self-centered thoughts rarely bring peace into our mind. We usually think about our own needs and problems most of the time. Elimination should be a constant part of your life. Eliminate the things which are not essential so that you can focus on the essential. So always look for ways to simplify your life. It will be easier to have a peaceful mind if you don’t have too much stuff to worry about. While generally you should limit your information intake, I believe that you can safely consume spiritual texts without introducing noise into your mind. It helps you link together your mind, heart, and intuition. Spiritual texts are among the purest kinds of information you can possibly get. But how do you know what is necessary? Rational thinking may help you figure it out, but I believe that your heart and intuition can help you just as much – if not more.
The rule of thumb in consuming information is this: consume information no more than what is necessary. That’s why limiting your information intake is essential to have a calm and peaceful mind. There are many forms of meditation to choose from.Ĭonsuming more information often means introducing more noise into your mind. Even if you do the other ways mentioned in this post, sometimes there is still noise left in your mind. Meditation is one of the best ways to calm your mind and have a “mind like water”. This way your mind will be freed to focus on your current task. You should record the things you need to do or remember on an external system you trust so that they do not occupy your mind. In fact, the term “mind like water” comes from GTD. This is a basic principle of Getting Things Done (GTD). So learn to listen more to your heart, and do what it tells you to do. Following what your heart says helps you be true to yourself, and that has a great effect on giving you peace of mind. There is where your deepest value and principles reside. Your heart tells you what is right to do. No wonder Einstein said that “The only real valuable thing is intuition.” Furthermore, since intuition works instantly, it won’t bring a lot of things into your mind. Your intuition often knows more than you think. Listen to your intuition whenever you need to make decisions. While you should reduce your use of rational thinking, you should increase your use of intuition. Even Einstein once said that “I never came upon any of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.” Is rational thinking really that important? I don’t think so. That brings a lot of things into our mind which potentially also brings in noise. We need rational thinking, but we tend to overuse it in analyzing our situations and making decisions. So here I’d like to share 11 ways to have a “mind like water”, a state of mind so peaceful that it’s like a calm water. At the end of the day, it makes us happier and more productive. It keeps us calm no matter how the situation is, and it allows us to stay joyful during the day. But a peaceful mind is essential for our effectiveness. While it may cause stress or even depression, at the very least it puts us away from a peaceful state of mind. There are simply too many things that reside in our mind.
Information comes and goes, we must do this and do that. The fast pace of the modern world may put our mind in chaotic state.
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