让关系成为你的“练习”|Find freedom through our relationships
- Little L
- Jul 5
- 4 min read
Updated: Jul 6
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Sometimes, even when you don’t say anything out loud, just wanting someone to be different makes them feel a quiet pressure. They might push back or become nervous around you.
But when you don’t need anything from someone, they relax. They become more open and real with you.
🌱 What Does It Mean to Be “Safe” for Others?
A “safe person” is someone who doesn’t have a secret agenda. They’re not trying to change you, fix you, or get something from you.
But many of us, without knowing it, want others to be a certain way so we can feel like we’re doing life “right.”
⚖️ Let’s Talk About Balance
We’re always balancing things: Should we follow our heart? Or use our thinking mind?
Some people think thinking is bad. But actually — the mind is a great helper. Just not a good boss.
It’s okay to enjoy learning, analyzing, thinking! But wisdom comes from a deeper place— from compassion, not just cleverness.
🧘♂️ Can Relationships Be Our Practice?
Most of us won’t go live in a monastery. We live in the world, with friends, family, classmates. So why not let relationships be our practice?
Instead of trying to use people to feel better, we can use relationships to wake up.
😤 “I have a right to be mad!”
“I have needs that must be met!” Yep, we’ve all felt this way.
But here’s a secret: If you keep living from that place of “I need,” you’ll always want something more.
🍕 “I’m hungry!”
Now I want ice cream.
Now I want TV.
Now I want a soda.
Now I want popcorn.
Now I want to go to bed.
And then... and then... and then. It never ends.
🧠 You Are Not Who You Think You Are
Everyone walks around saying: “This is who I am!”
But most of the time, it’s just who we think we are.
You see a lawyer: “This is who I am.”A singer: “Hey, this is me.”But it’s just roles and masks.
🚣♂️ The Rowboat in the Fog
Imagine rowing through fog in a little boat. Suddenly you hit another boat and shout,“Why don’t you watch where you’re going?!”
Then the fog clears — and the other boat is empty. No one was there.
That moment changes everything. What if... no one is “really” anybody? What if there’s only one of us — just awareness?
🌟 So... How Do We Meet If No One’s Real?
We still play roles — like student, friend, sibling. Those roles are how we meet. But here’s the trick: Don’t get trapped in the role.
Let’s say to each other: “Let’s meet through these roles. But also help each other remember — we’re so much more than them.”
That’s the practice of conscious relationship.
Playing... without forgetting.Meeting... and waking up, together.

有时候,当我们希望别人改变一点点,即使我们没有说出口,对方也会在心里默默感觉到压力。他们会变得不自在,甚至有些抗拒。
但当你开始不再急着从别人身上得到什么,你会发现,他们反而更放松,更容易靠近。
🌱 做一个“让人感到安全的人”
你有没有听说过“做一个让人感到安全的人”?意思是说:当你和别人相处时,你没有隐藏的期待和目的,你只是静静地陪着他们,如其所是。
可是我们常常会无意识地希望别人符合我们的想法和期待,这样我们才能觉得自己活得“正确”。
🌈 什么是“平衡”?
我们每天都在寻找一种平衡:是跟着心的直觉走,还是用头脑分析?很多人在学习心灵成长的时候,会觉得“头脑不好”。但其实,头脑也是很宝贵的礼物。
只不过,头脑是我们的好帮手,但不是主人。
你可以喜欢聪明、逻辑、知识,但也要记得,真正让我们解决问题的,是智慧和慈悲的心,不是聪明的答案。
💬 让关系成为你的“练习”
僧人在寺院里修行,但我们大多数人并不会像僧人一样,去山里或进寺庙当和尚。我们每天生活在社会里,处在一个个社会关系当中 - 家庭、朋友、同学、同事。但其实,这些就是我们每个人修行的场。那么为什么不让这些关系成为我们成长的“修行”呢?
如果我们改变自己看待关系的方式,我们就会发现:关系,不是来“满足我”的,而是来帮助我们看清“我是谁”。
😤 你是不是常常觉得:我有权利生气!我有需要要被满足!
这是我们每个人都经历过的阶段。我们会把自己的情绪、需求、个性,都当成“必须被尊重的真实”。
但慢慢地你会发现,如果你一直活在“我想要”的世界里,你会被永远困在“下一个需要”中。
🍦 比如你可能会说:我现在想吃饭。
吃完饭:我还想吃点冰淇淋。
然后:我要看剧,我还想喝点汽水……
最后:我想睡觉。
一个接一个的需要,就这样永远没完没了。
🧠 你不是你“以为你是”的那个人
我们每个人都戴着一张“我是这样的人”的面具,我们会告诉世界:“我就是这样的人。”
但很多时候,那只是你“以为你是”的样子。
你看到一个律师,他好像真的就是“律师”;
你看到一个歌手,他说:“这就是我。”
但他们都在演自己脑子里的角色。
🚣♂️ 雾中的小船
想象你坐在一艘小船上,划着桨,穿越大雾。突然,你撞上另一艘船,你大叫:“你怎么不看路!”但雾散开时你发现 - 那艘船是空的。没人。
那一刻,你突然明白了:也许这个世界,并没有你以为的“他人”。
🌟 那如果我们都不是真的“某个人”,我们还能怎么相处?
我们可以扮演学生、朋友、家人、老师的角色,但也要记得 - 那不是真正的你,那些都只是一个“载体”。
你可以对朋友说:“嘿,我们一起演这些角色没关系,但我们也一起记得 - 我们不只是这些角色。我们可以一起玩这些身份,但不要被困住。我帮你看见你真实的自己,你也请帮我。”
这,就是关系的修行。在一起演,也一起醒来。