It's been a few months since I moved to Finland for study...
So far I can say that I like the place where I'm staying, a small town, with population of about 50,000, the first day while reaching here, the very feeling I had was, the air is really super fresh, did enjoy breathing it...
Less people, less cars, less air pollution of course, and even less sound pollution from cars... This is an urban area, but a peaceful place to stay, not so crowded like Helsinki, no traffic jam,no rushing hour, this is what I've been searching for, such kind of quiet life...
For me it's a better choice to stay in a town, not so crowded as capital, where you may face problem all the time, when you wanna go somewhere, especially when time is limited; and not so small like village either,sometimes it's lack of social service, from what I know, maybe it's hard to get cable connection for internet, or maybe you can't get the item you need, even you are ready to pay... In a middle size town, you can find almost everything you need, and you don't have to bear any traffic problem, and it's quite easy for you to reach anywhere, within half hour, plus you won't get lung problem easily, coz you breathe clean air all the time... Life is not all about work, money, etc., but the way my heart feels also matters...
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Mind and Clutter
Do we ever look at what we think about?
I was doing some meditation and thought about how intrusive it is, to my mind, when I think about things that don't really matter much.
So before we even think, maybe its possible to ask oneself, "Does it really matter?" and to stop mind clutter before it takes root.
Even turning on my PC, I find mind clutter in the form of things I left in open windows on my browser, or too much junk email, messages that are not important, and so on. I think I will try to be more minimalistic in my dealings with the web. I enjoy a lot just looking at the stillness of nature. Even in the central city, I find ways to turn the average and sometimes drab scenery into a calm mental state - it just takes focus.
Being able to drown out the hustle and bustle takes a lot of mental muscle: Some choose to just move away from cities. But I think it's also somewhat of a "survival skill" being able to survive in the city without being consumed by consumerism, or the workings of a city. We have a small key to our own peace of mind, and can choose what we focus on and concentrate on what is important.
I was doing some meditation and thought about how intrusive it is, to my mind, when I think about things that don't really matter much.
So before we even think, maybe its possible to ask oneself, "Does it really matter?" and to stop mind clutter before it takes root.
Even turning on my PC, I find mind clutter in the form of things I left in open windows on my browser, or too much junk email, messages that are not important, and so on. I think I will try to be more minimalistic in my dealings with the web. I enjoy a lot just looking at the stillness of nature. Even in the central city, I find ways to turn the average and sometimes drab scenery into a calm mental state - it just takes focus.
Being able to drown out the hustle and bustle takes a lot of mental muscle: Some choose to just move away from cities. But I think it's also somewhat of a "survival skill" being able to survive in the city without being consumed by consumerism, or the workings of a city. We have a small key to our own peace of mind, and can choose what we focus on and concentrate on what is important.
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