พระอาจารย์แนะวิธีขจัดอารมณ์ขุ่นมัว คือให้มีสติรู้เนื้อรู้ตัวอยู่กับฐานที่ตั้งของใจ หากอยู่ในสถานที่หรือสถานการณ์ที่ทำให้ใจขุ่นก็ให้เปลี่ยนที่ เปลี่ยนอิริยาบถ แล้วนึกถึงดวงใสๆ องค์พระใสๆ หรือบุญที่เคยทำ หรือภาวนาสัมมาอะระหังแทนที่ อารมณ์ขุ่นมัวจะอยู่กับเราได้ไม่นาน ใจก็จะใสขึ้นเองThe Master teaches that clearing a troubled mind starts with mindfulness — staying grounded and aware. If the place or situation makes clarity hard, change location or posture, then replace the troubling thought with a bright, clear image, a recollection of past merit, or the recitation "Samma-araham." The clouded mood won't linger long, and the mind clears on its own.
Someone asked the Master: when the mind becomes clouded or troubled, or we encounter something that sours our mood, how do we clear it?
Why the Mind Becomes Clouded
The Master explained that our mind holds both wholesome and unwholesome sides that take turns overlaying the mind of the human body. Whenever nature possesses the mind as its host, our behavior, speech, and thoughts automatically follow its direction. The opposite happens when side overlays us — we suddenly feel sharper, our heart feels more beautiful — without knowing exactly why.
The Method for Clearing a Clouded Mind
He taught that when we meet something clouding our mood, the first step is "staying mindful of ourselves" — staying present and aware, keeping the mind clear. If staying in that place or situation makes clarity unlikely, change location, direction, or posture, then let the mind settle still. A clouded mood won't stay with us for long; once we stop paying attention to it, it naturally fades.
Instead of dwelling on the person or story that triggered the disturbance, redirect your attention to a bright, luminous image, a clear crystal Buddha image, or a memory of merit you made with joy and pride — or recite "Samma-araham" repeatedly in its place. The mind can only hold one thing at a time. When we anchor it to something wholesome, the unwholesome side loses its opening — it will keep trying to seize the moment, but its chances steadily shrink. Soon the mind clears on its own, and a clear mind is the fitting vessel to receive great merit and to reach the Triple Gem within.
Worry Is Also a Kind of Clouded Mind
The Master also addressed a related worry — the fear of arriving late to make an offering. He explained that merit doesn't only arise the moment we act; it begins the instant we resolve to do something good, and the stream of merit already starts flowing to carry the deed to completion. But the unwholesome side seizes on the limited time as an opportunity to plant worry, slipping in moments of demerit alongside the merit — which is why good fortune sometimes arrives tangled with anxiety. In truth, we should simply rest at ease, because the stream of merit is already flowing the whole time.