There are three types of happy life.

 There are three types of a happy life.


They are the hedonistic life, the political life, and the contemplative life.


​


First of all, most people seek pleasure.


They show the same taste as slaves or beasts by choosing a life of pleasure that suits only beasts.


​


Second, those who pursue a political life value honor.


They seek fame because they want to be convinced that they are good people. They exercise some excellence or virtue because they want to be recognized by those who recognize them. Thus, virtue rather than honour becomes the purpose of political life. A life of making money is a life of compulsion. In this case, money is just a means to get something else. Rather, we should aim for the useful things that money can buy.


​


Third, the contemplative life is the best activity accompanied by virtue.


We believe that in happiness there should be joy.


Among the activities according to virtue, contemplation is the wisest activity and gives pleasure.


The greatest sense of self-sufficiency is the activity of contemplation.


The wiser you are, the better you contemplate.


A wise person depends on leisure.


​


We are busy to have leisure, and to wage war is to live in peace.


Those who enjoy the leisure and lead a contemplative life are of great value in their seriousness.


However, such a life may be a high mountain for an ordinary human to climb.


The happiness that a contemplative life brings is enduring, deep, and still.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Being able to do anything, or quitting, is freedom.

 Being able to do anything, or quitting, is freedom. ​ Get your hands off the hanging cliff. Enlightened people say I had to get my hands off the hanging cliff. I can't believe it's a story from Buddhism, which emphasizes mercy and love. Doubts can be easily dispelled. A 'hanging cliff' is actually just an object of obsession, believing that it will die if it is released even though there is no problem. The 'hanging cliff' is different for each person. It could be youth, health, family, money, home, or children. Or it could be love, it could be friendship, it could be the approval of others.   It is clear that the person who cannot lift his hand from the cliff is not free, he is not the master of his own life. Whatever it is, if it is impossible to live without it, and if it is likely that he will die, he is already a slave to the cliff on which he hangs. If you let go, you will die, but why should you let go? For the freedom to pursue new possibilities in life....
Read more

alchemist. The alchemy of life, fulfilling the myth of the self.

 alchemist. The alchemy of life, fulfilling the myth of the self. There are three classes of alchemists. A person who only imitates the language of alchemy without understanding it, Someone who understands but is finally frustrated to know that the language of alchemy is to be followed with the heart and not the head, A person who has never heard of alchemy, but has already become an alchemist by living the life of obtaining the secret of alchemy and discovering the 'philosopher's stone' in his life... ​ Failed alchemists just want to turn lead into gold. He was obsessed with the myth of the self and its treasure, but did not try to live the myth himself. ​ There is only one way to learn, to learn through action. God created this world so that the teachings and wonderful wisdom of the soul can be realized through the visible, and he calls it 'action'. Everything behind the earth gives enlightenment. If you look into even a single grain of sand with love, you can dis...
Read more

君子上達 小人下達

Learning flows from the bottom up to the high. ​ A gentleman faces upwards and a small man faces downwards. (君子上達 小人下達) .. - Analects ​ It means that a gentleman goes through high-level studies and disciplines to rectify himself and create a better world, but a small man concentrates on fulfilling his own interests and greed. In addition, <Heonmun> contains words that tell how to do it. That's 'Hahak Sangdal'. It means that no matter how high ideals and dignified life are pursued, daily learning must be a prerequisite. ​ ​ Education must first teach the near and small, and then the far and great. If you do not go through the process of solidifying the basics properly in order to achieve quick results and teach high-level things first, you will collapse at some point, like building a castle on sand. However, if you stop at something close and small, you will not be able to make progress in your studies. The beginning of learning is small and close, but the end of learn...
Read more