"The mind is preserved when held fast, and lost when let go. It goes out and comes in at no set time, and no one knows its direction. The only way is to watch it alertly every moment."
Today's Question
Place your hand on your chest and take three long, deep breaths. Where do the worries that hovered in your mind scatter besides the sensation of breath?
The father who governed his mind by writing letters to his two sons
During his exile, Jeong Yak-yong worried about his sons' education and character in Seoul, leading him to write letters regularly.
He used writing letters to advise his sons on self-discipline while governing his own troubled mind in exile, watching his thoughts alertly.