How to address affictions 如何调伏烦恼

How to address afflictions

One is to seek a tranquil mind, not a confined mind. 

On the pursuit of a tranquil mind, some find that the more they do, the more confined their minds become as they only enjoy solitude.

Such tranquility is rather superficial and fallacious.

Superficial speaks to the narrow-minded nature as one is incapable of dealing with more people and taking more responsibilities.

Fallacious speaks to the deceptive nature as it is not that one truly addresses afflictions, it is the lack of external conditions causing afflictions.  

如何调伏烦恼

心要静，但不要小。

有的人越追求静心，心越封闭，只愿独处自得，

这种“静”未免肤浅、虚诳。

肤浅，是言心之狭窄，没有能力去应对、承担更多人与事；

虚诳，是因为这种静是假的，只是没有外境引发内心的烦恼，

而不是真正调伏了烦恼。