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Awakening and letting go.

🪷 What is the difference between awakening and letting go?

In Buddhism, we often hear these two words.

"Awake, know" and "let go."

Many people think it's the same thing, but they actually have different meanings and roles.

But... when practicing both, the mind is truly light and independent.

💡 1. What is awakening?

Awakening means always knowing

• What are you doing now?

• What are you thinking?

• What are you feeling?

Awakening is therefore "seeing the present truth."

Without accidentally getting lost in thoughts or emotions.

Sample

• When angry, you know, "This is anger."

• Being distracted. Know "This is distracted."

• Walking. Know "walking."

Awakening is knowing what is happening today.

💡 2. What is emissions?

Letting go means letting go of attachment, anxiety, craving, or hate.

Is not to keep that thing too heavy

Sample

• Angry at your friend but decided to forgive because you know that keeping your anger makes your heart heavy

• Used to be disappointed, but chose sadness to move on.

• The situation is unpleasant. Put down expectations.

Letting go is "giving up" what makes the heart sad.

🌱 short difference.

• Awake = "know" what's happening now.

• Letting go = "not carrying" that thing in your heart.

🧘‍♂️ Relationship of the two.

Awakening helps us see that...

Now we're angry, suffering, or clinging.

Obviously, there's a chance to let go of that.

Without waking up, we might not even know what we're taking.

And if you don't practice letting go, even if you know it, you'll suffer because you keep it.

🌼 How to train both

1. Practice mindfulness in daily life

Like walking, knowing, walking, eating, knowing, breathing, breathing.

2. Observe yourself

When emotions or thoughts arise, know that "this is what happens."

3. Ask yourself, "Do you have to carry?"

If you don't have to, drop it.

4. Pray for mercy

It makes it easier to be gentle and let go.

🪷 Dharma summary today

Awakening is opening your eyes to the truth.

Letting go is putting things that do not need to be carried.

When you wake up, your heart won't be lost.

When let go, the heart is not heavy.

Together, life is transparent, light and free.

Press share is fair.

# Dharma # Dharma Heal # Dharma impressed # Dharma reminder # They are awake

2025/8/11 Edited to

... Read moreในทางพุทธศาสนา การตื่นรู้ (Mindfulness) และการปล่อยวาง (Letting go) ถือเป็นกุญแจสำคัญที่ช่วยให้จิตใจเปลี่ยนแปลงไปในทางที่ดีขึ้น การตื่นรู้เป็นการสังเกตและรับรู้ความคิด ความรู้สึก และสิ่งที่เกิดขึ้นในขณะนั้นอย่างไม่ตัดสินใจหรือแทรกแซง เช่น เมื่อตื่นรู้ว่าเราโกรธ การรับรู้เช่นนี้เป็นจุดเริ่มต้นของการจัดการกับอารมณ์นั้นอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ การปล่อยวางเป็นกระบวนการทางใจที่ช่วยให้เราหลีกเลี่ยงไม่ยึดติดกับอารมณ์ ความคิด หรือสถานการณ์ที่นำมาซึ่งความทุกข์ เช่น การให้อภัยคนอื่นหรือการปล่อยวางความผิดหวัง แม้ว่าการตื่นรู้จะช่วยทำให้เรารับรู้ว่ากำลังยึดติดอะไร แต่การปล่อยวางจะช่วยให้จิตใจไม่หนักและปลอดโปร่งมากขึ้น การฝึกฝนอย่างต่อเนื่องในชีวิตประจำวัน เช่น การเดินอย่างมีสติ การรับประทานอาหาร การหายใจ และการสังเกตอารมณ์ตัวเองโดยไม่วิจารณ์ จะช่วยเพิ่มความตื่นรู้ ขณะเดียวกันการตั้งคำถามกับตัวเองว่าอารมณ์หรือความรู้สึกนั้นจำเป็นต้องเก็บไว้หรือไม่ สามารถช่วยฝึกปล่อยวางอย่างมีสติ นอกจากนี้ การปฏิบัติภาวนาเมตตาหรือการเจริญกรุณาก็เป็นอีกหนึ่งแนวทางที่ช่วยให้จิตใจอ่อนโยนและพร้อมที่จะปล่อยวางความยึดติด การรวมกันของทั้งสองวิธีทำให้ชีวิตมีความสมดุลจิตใจ ลดความเครียดและความกังวล ทำให้เรามีภาวะจิตใจที่โปร่งเบาและเป็นอิสระในที่สุด ดังนั้นจึงเห็นว่าการตื่นรู้และการปล่อยวางแม้จะมีความหมายแตกต่างกัน แต่มีความสัมพันธ์เชื่อมโยงกันอย่างลึกซึ้ง สำหรับผู้ที่ฝึกฝนอย่างตั้งใจ จะช่วยสร้างพื้นฐานที่มั่นคงของสุขภาพจิตและคุณภาพชีวิตที่ดีอย่างยั่งยืน

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