From my favorite yoga book "Patanjali Yoga", you can see some wisdom gems that can help me stay happy and calm in my dealings with people. By putting these attitudes of mindfulness into practice, I have saved myself a lot of emotional pain and established many wonderful relationships. In order to maintain our peace of mind, we need to consider the four types of people we may encounter in the world and the four ways to reach them.
When you meet a happy person, be kind to them. Usually when people see a happy person, their initial reaction is to feel embarrassed and disgusted to that person. They may even blame that person or "that kind" for their own problems. This attitude will never be good for us. Although that person may walk away, we are filled with hatred and anger. Instead, be friendly and think, "Wow, this is so good for happiness, it's not very good." I also want to be so happy. "People often think of emotions as something they just appear, as if they can't control them. But like other things in life, the more we work harder, the harder we work hard to practice positive happiness, friendship, and kindness.
The next class of people we may encounter is not happy. When we meet such a person, we can show compassion for their situation, and if this situation is right for you, maybe help them. I am often shocked by how much I can do by acknowledging someone, giving them a smile or a helping hand. Some people may encounter a bad day or feel uneasy about something, and they may be very focused on the stories in their heads. Only a little sympathy can get rid of mental pain and bring them to the present. Sometimes it only takes a little bit - doing a lot of things.
Then there is kindness, these are the people we can learn and look up. With these people, we can show joy and appreciate their good qualities. Don't try to criticize them or pull them down, you will only get yourself into mental confusion. Instead, find the quality you want to have and use this person as your role model. They will be flattered and may even give you some guidance or advice.
Finally, there are evil people. Every once in a while we meet such a person, the best way is to stay away from them and completely ignore them. There is a story of a little sparrow, it has built a warm and comfortable nest, prepared for the rain, and sits a monkey opposite it. As the rain began, the sparrow was dry and happy in its nest when the monkey was soaked. The sparrow decided to give the soaked monkey some advice on how to build a nest, but the monkey was angry and thought the sparrow was proud of its position and continued to separate the sparrow's nest. . The sparrow must fly away and it will get wet during the downpour. When you recognize such a monkey, don't try to help it or provide advice, it will always lead to disaster. The best way is to ignore them - they must learn by themselves.
With these four keys to friendship, for happiness, for unhappy sympathy, for love with kindness, and for ignorance of wicked people, we can approach any situation with a peaceful attitude and remain calm.
Orignal From: Patanjali Yoga Sutras' Four Keys to Happiness and Inner Peace
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