A remarkable mind, refined manners and discipline. The heroine is distinguished by a rich inner world, unspent mental strength

True, some of their faces expressed remarkable mind, but their posture and manners showed that they found themselves in an environment for which they were not prepared by their upbringing.

Thanks to his remarkable mind he learned to maintain health through careful monitoring of his physical and psychological condition.

A strong hand was needed remarkable mind, strong will to cut through the intricate tangle of this monstrous treason and free the country from them.

Hello! My name is Lampobot, I am a computer program that helps you make Word Maps. I can count perfectly, but I still don’t understand very well how your world works. Help me figure it out!

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It is they who own the patent for the most vile lie that there is in the world, a lie that is sometimes overshadowed remarkable mind, education and ant enterprise.

This is not to say that the calculation was bad; on the contrary, in him one can see a significant share of purely Russian ingenuity, eye and in general remarkable mind.

A person born under the influence of this genius is endowed remarkable mind. Finds his calling in the humanities. Fame will come to him from a young age.

Deep bald patches gave him away remarkable mind, and the short, seemingly clumsy fingers worked wonders both on the surgical table and on the kitchen table.

But what is curious about this novel, of course, is not the plot, but the fact that the author weaves into it a lot of reasoning and maxims, in which remarkable mind.

People who constantly declare their remarkable mind, enormous wealth or friendships with celebrities, as a rule, do not like themselves very much.

This is a kind of synthesis of femininity and toughness, remarkable mind and at the same time amazing ease of communication, insight and spontaneity.

And all these bosses, as one, shone with tyrant, paternalistic manners, exactingness, inability to forgive other people’s mistakes and remarkable mind(although this was not always pleasing).

Undoubtedly, a person who could so accurately and concisely describe the essence of human life in general and the meaning of medical practice in particular must have had remarkable mind, wisdom, subtle attention and have many years of experience behind them.

The organizer must, firstly, have the necessary knowledge and remarkable mind, secondly, long will and strong character, and thirdly, have suggestive abilities, and be trained in methods of successfully manipulating people and organizational work.

But invariably, in conclusion, he said that you shouldn’t count on all this, since a successful landing depends only on the skill of the parachutist, who must have remarkable mind and be able to use it in time.

They all, as one, give the impression of very decent people; people of impeccable endurance and remarkable mind; there was no trace of swagger or obsequiousness in his manners; you immediately feel observation in them, and when you turn to them - quickness of thought; and their faces always bear a more or less clear imprint of incessant and strong mental tension.

His mother was very superstitious and completely uneducated, but his father, on the contrary, was distinguished by sound concepts and his remarkable mind understood many things that were inaccessible to his wife, family and friends.

This abrupt conversation took place on the day of the prince’s suicide in one of the comfortable rooms of the Hotel des Anglais between a man of average height, about thirty-five years old, who entered the room, with a good-natured purely Russian face that involuntarily evoked sympathy, with a sad expression of kind gray eyes in which glowed remarkable mind, and a young woman, light brown-haired, about twenty-five, sitting in a deep armchair with a French book in her hands.

Coming from a very prominent family of Scottish Highlanders and retaining in herself the main features of their ardent and impressionable character, she combined them with remarkable mind, decent education and remarkable tact.

She was of simple origin, was not distinguished by beauty, did not receive an education, but had great spiritual attractiveness, a remarkable mind and attractive appearance, she had a special status: in the entire state there was practically no one equal to her in status.

Elegance is a very multidimensional concept. This includes the cut of clothing, wardrobe style, and demeanor. And also a special state of mind.

Elegance is charming. Always attracts attention. They admire and admire her. She is always remembered.

At the same time, not everyone manages to look elegant, and this is not a matter of big money. Elegance does not depend on the degree of ideality of the figure, on the cost or even the style of clothing.

What is the essence of elegance? What does it characterize?

Great fashion designers give very interesting and unexpected definitions of elegance. For example, the famous fashion designer Giorgio Armani claims that “Elegance is one of the forms of manifestation of the mind.” In his opinion, only an intelligent woman can look elegant, which is difficult to argue with. Yves Saint Laurent believes that the secret of elegance lies in personal, or rather spiritual, qualities: “He is elegant who has an elegant heart...”. And this is the opinion of the great couturiers, according to whose “golden” patterns they create the best in the fashion world! So the question is not even about clothes?

The etymology of the word “elegance” itself is even more interesting.

The French word "élégan" translates to "refined, graceful, refined, graceful." Quite an abstract definition. Sophistication, like sophistication, is perceived very subjectively. After all, each person has his own ideas about grace.

But from Latin, the word “elegance” is translated as “to choose.” This is something more specific. After all, to look elegant, you need the ability or even talent for a harmonious combination of things. You need to be able to choose and combine all the details of your image correctly.

In the dictionary of foreign words that became part of the Russian language in 1907 (Pavlenkov F.), you can see the following definition: “Elegance is grace, beauty combined with simplicity.” This definition is even closer to the truth. In an elegant appearance, simplicity is masterfully combined with elegance. Luxurious minimalism...aristocratic simplicity is a paradoxical combination, but it most closely characterizes elegance as a concept. This is because elegance is a product of the aristocracy, which every minute had to comply with an endless number of protocols and rules. It is under these conditions that the impeccability of style and manners crystallizes, which evokes admiration and delight among others.

A much more complex definition of elegance is given by the modern encyclopedia Wikipedia: “Elegance is an ethical and aesthetic category that expresses civilized beauty with a conservative reference to the classics of the 18th–19th centuries. Characterized by noble simplicity, calm, relaxation, rigor and smoothness.”

As you can see, elegance is not so simple. Simple grace, austere beauty... An incredibly complex concept. And this despite the fact that elegance is not taught anywhere! Perhaps only at a modeling school, which only a few out of millions attend. And in everyday life, a woman has to learn all the “laws” of elegance on her own, starting almost from childhood. In many ways, the presence of this quality is determined by upbringing. And most often, innate qualities and talent help us, women, independently learn to correctly combine colors and shapes, create exquisite images and compositions. Elegance has close family ties with a sense of style and taste, which begins to form in childhood under the influence of various types of art. Classes in classical music, classical dance and fine arts develop a sense of style and that same sense of taste, without which it is impossible to look elegant.

True, authentic elegance comes with age and experience. Every time we meet a stylish and elegant woman in one situation or another, we note for ourselves all the advantages and disadvantages of her image, characteristics of behavior and manners. What you especially liked will certainly be remembered. In this way, unnoticed by us, that very “piggy bank” is created, that “eye” that always suggests the most harmonious combination of shades, wardrobe elements and accessories. Creating our own image, each time we gain our own experience, noting mistakes and the most successful options. The further we go, the more we master this magical art - the art of elegance.

Elegance – morning, afternoon and evening

It is impossible to be elegant only in the evening, and during the day to be tastelessly dressed and look careless. Elegance permeates our lives in everything, in every movement, in the manner of speaking, in the look, in the gait, in the hairstyle... In fact, elegance is a lifestyle. Do you want to be elegant? Then be prepared to work on yourself 24 hours a day!

If you don't feel elegant, that's fixable. There would be a desire. At first, self-control and discipline will be required. Gradually, elegance will become your favorite habit, and the art of always looking elegant will become your inner essence. That is, in any situation and anywhere you will feel elegant, look elegant and act elegant. One of your main assistants will be the reaction of others.

Along the path of delight

An elegant woman always receives a special reaction in her address - to one degree or another, admiration, charm, approval, favor. This makes her different from ordinary women. Elegance represents a higher quality level to which everyone strives, but not everyone reaches this pinnacle.

An elegant woman is always looked at in a special way! Instantly distinguishing her from the crowd, discovering a surprisingly harmonious image, a person with a developed sense of taste will certainly be enchanted and experience aesthetic pleasure. Elegant beauty immediately attracts you like a magnet. An elegant lady always feels such a peculiar reaction and perceives it as a signal that her sense of style and restraint do not let her down, and her image is still elegant and harmonious. If the lady stops catching enchanted glances on herself, it means that the harmony of the image is lost.

Elegance to the tips of the nails

The elegant lady is elegant from head to toe. Every part of her body looks flawless. Grooming is the most important “base” of elegance. Ungroomed hands or unkempt hair instantly ruin the elegance of the entire look. There can be no primary or secondary elements here - absolutely everything is important, every centimeter of your appearance. Only this approach allows you to create that magical aura that will captivate everyone who looks at you. You want to admire an elegant woman without taking your eyes off her! Everything in it is beautiful, everything is thought out and selected with taste and in accordance with a single style. An elegant woman lives in some other dimension, in another world - in a world of perfection and sublime beauty.

It is on grooming that the main feature of an elegant woman is based - complete self-confidence, which is built not on emotional self-confidence, but on thorough and daily work on oneself. An elegant woman always strives for perfection. She is a perfectionist to the core, a tireless and very demanding person. Such a lady will never allow herself a frivolous choice of clothing, sloppy hairstyle or inappropriate accessories. Elegance is built on the little things.

Elegant manners

Being elegant is the natural state of a woman. This is a certain cultural and mental level that does not allow a woman to look sloppy, communicate rudely, be unrestrained and aggressive. “Elegance itself,” this is what they say about a well-mannered person, an intellectual person. The elegant lady is extremely diplomatic. Her opposite is a rude, impudent, not neat enough, not stylish enough, and sometimes tastelessly dressed woman, challenging everyone and everything, enjoying imaginary victories in endless conflicts, the cause of which she herself is. Elegance against such an unsightly background looks emphatically feminine and aristocratic, diplomatic and friendly.

Elegance is a cultural code that permeates your entire life with seemingly unnoticeable little things: your gait in ordinary everyday life, your home wardrobe, the ability to move, your approach to doing household chores, conducting conversations with loved ones, etc. And, most importantly, what are you thinking about! What mood do you go through life with? In turn, your mood is at the mercy of your everyday thoughts. You need to control what your head is doing. An elegant mood is a special mood. “If you want to change your life, change your thoughts” is an old wisdom that is an excellent formula for working on yourself and developing such an important quality characteristic as elegance.

1. Elegance is the slowness of movements, their precision.
2. Elegance is courtesy and tact, balanced statements.
3. Elegance is a sense of proportion in everything.
4. Elegance is your individuality expressed through classics.
5. Elegance is a respectable image that inspires confidence.

An elegant look has several components. As we noted above, elegance is the ability to behave elegantly and present oneself correctly. And, of course, these are elegant clothes.

One of the most common misconceptions is that an elegant woman's wardrobe consists of very expensive things. This is wrong. Of course, a stylish lady should always have stylish designer items in her arsenal, but it is not at all necessary that all items be purchased in elite brand boutiques. This is the art of being elegant - the virtuoso ability to dress tastefully and affordably.

The talent of elegance is manifested in the ability to select individual things in such a way that it is possible to create different ensembles that are appropriate in certain circumstances. Elegance allows you to make purchases on an intuitive level, which will subsequently be harmoniously combined with each other.

In order to hit the bull’s eye every time when buying a wardrobe, you need to be constantly “in trend” and periodically get acquainted with the latest fashion and its trends. Which does not mean that you need to dress in the latest fashion and update your wardrobe every season. Blind adherence to the canons can make a woman ridiculous and ridiculous.

Accessories and decorations

Jewelry plays a vital role in creating an elegant look. Without jewelry, elegance is absolutely unattainable! No matter how amazing the outfit is, without jewelry it will look unfinished. The minimalism and laconic beauty of clothing is emphasized by small but very precise touches - earrings, brooches, rings, necklaces. Jewelry gives the image that very charm that will captivate and turn heads. A brooch is considered one of the most elegant jewelry. The brooch is a real Queen in the kingdom of jewelry! For example, the British Queen Elizabeth II literally does not leave her personal apartments without a brooch. This inspired and romantic fashion touch suits only truly elegant ladies.

Which jewelry do you prefer?
As already noted, an elegant image is built on aristocratic simplicity, so you should pay attention to jewelry made from natural stones, made in a classic style. The usual gold chains, gold earrings and rings, which are so loved by a wide mass audience, alas, will not add elegance to your appearance. The decoration should be special and stylistically match the classic look. The most important criterion is that the decorations must be of high quality. Today, elegant ladies have a huge arsenal of high-quality jewelry with semi-precious stones to choose from: luxurious amber of various shades, pearls, corals, as well as fantastically beautiful jewelry with various types of enamel coating.

In addition to academic classics, jewelry in the Art Deco style will be a very elegant touch to your appearance - in the style in which the inimitable Coco Chanel worked, recognized throughout the world as the standard of elegance. This is a special type of jewelry that cannot be confused with any other. Perhaps some art deco jewelry is too chic and luxurious, but in combination with a wardrobe with a distinctly minimalist cut, they look simply fantastically elegant!

Jewelry in the Art Nouveau (modern) style is more than appropriate for an elegant look - a real feast of color and floral patterns, smooth lines and stunning picturesqueness. The main feature of jewelry in the Art Nouveau style is the abundance of shapes and images of animals, birds, insects (butterflies, dragonflies, cicadas, spiders). Of course, it is important to use such noticeable decorations in a single copy! If an amazing butterfly brooch appears on the collar of your suit, then there is no need for other types of jewelry.

As for the color of natural stones, there are no restrictions. It all depends on the color palette of your image. These can be juicy scarlet zircons, golden ametrine, soft green jade, and romantic rose quartz. The main thing is to always remain in the wake of aristocratic restraint and not overdo it with an abundance of strokes and nuances. By the way, the British Queen Elizabeth II sets an excellent example of modern elegance. She prefers suits with an extremely minimalist cut, but at the same time skillfully “plays” with shades and uses jewelry very selectively. Probably everyone remembers her dazzling lemon outfits and amazingly beautiful brooches. Aristocratic simplicity! It is impossible to see Queen Elizabeth II “in public” without jewelry, because without it it is impossible to create an elegant image.

The concepts of culture and civilization are closely related to each other, often do not differ, and are perceived as identical. They really have a lot in common, however, there are also differences between them.

In terms of time, the word “civilization” arose much later than the word “culture”, only in the 18th century. Initially, it emphasized the superiority of developed European countries over other nations. In this sense, civilization was opposed to savagery and barbarism, meaning the highest stage of human development. The most stable use and widespread use of the concept of civilization was in France, where it was used in two senses. The first meant a highly developed society based on the principles of reason, justice and religious tolerance. The second meaning was closely related to the concept of culture and meant the totality of certain human qualities: extraordinary intelligence, education, refinement of manners, politeness.

All the diversity of points of view on the relationship between culture and civilization ultimately comes down to three main ones.

1. The concepts of civilization and culture act as synonyms; there are no significant differences between them. As an example, we can point to the concept of the famous English historian A. Toynbee, who considers civilization as a certain stage of culture, focusing on its spiritual aspect and considering religion as the main and defining element.

2. There are both similarities and important differences between culture and civilization. A similar view, in particular, was held by the French historian F. Braudel, a representative of the Annales school, who considered civilization to be the basis of culture. The focus of his attention is civilization, viewed through the prism of spiritual phenomena, the main of which he considers mentality.

3. Culture and civilization are opposed to each other. The most striking example in this regard is the theory of the German philosopher O. Spengler, outlined by him in the book “The Decline of Europe.” According to this theory, civilization is a dying, dying and disintegrating culture. Civilization follows culture, writes Spengler, “as what has become behind becoming, as death after life, as immobility after development, as mental old age and the petrified city behind the village and intimate childhood.” Culture, in his opinion, is a living and growing organism; it provides scope for the development of art and literature, for the creative flowering of a unique personality and individuality. There is no place for artistic creativity in civilization; it is dominated by technology and soulless intellect; it levels people, turning them into faceless creatures.

Spengler's book was a huge success. However, the concept itself, based on the complete opposite and incompatibility of culture and civilization, aroused well-founded and convincing objections. The idea of ​​the inevitable and imminent destruction of the West was particularly criticized.

The first two approaches to understanding the relationship between culture and civilization seem more acceptable. There really is a lot in common between these phenomena; they are inextricably linked, mutually intertwined and transform into each other. The German romantics were among the first to draw attention to this, who noted that culture “grows” into civilization, and civilization turns into culture. Therefore, in everyday life we ​​have sufficient reason not to distinguish them too much. Those scientists who look at civilization through the prism of culture or vice versa have the same reasons. At the same time, some of them seem to dissolve culture in civilization, while others do the opposite, giving preference to culture.

However, with a more rigorous approach, culture and civilization can be considered as relatively independent phenomena, since in each of them it is possible to identify specific elements, features and characteristics that belong only to it. In particular, it is more correct to refer to language and knowledge as culture, and writing and science as civilization. This gives rise to the existence of two separate scientific disciplines - cultural studies and civilization studies, each of which has its own subject of study. It is this approach that is becoming dominant in modern literature.

Although many elements of culture and civilization arose already at the stage of savagery and barbarism, their emergence as special phenomena was completed at different times. Culture was formed earlier; it is older than the civilization that replaced the era of barbarism. Civilization arose as a result of the Neolithic Revolution, which brought about profound changes in human evolution. The main one was the transition from an appropriating economy (gathering and hunting) to producing technology (agriculture and animal husbandry).

The evolution of civilization allows us to distinguish two main stages in it: 1) agrarian-traditional, characteristic of slave-holding and feudal societies; 2) industrial, associated with capitalism. In modern literature, the third stage of civilization is actively studied - post-industrial. It arose in the second half of the 20th century. under the influence of the scientific and technological revolution and high technologies, bringing to life a post-industrial information society.

There are also other classifications. Thus, depending on the scale of consideration, civilization can be global, i.e. world, continental (for example, European), national (French), regional (North African). Some Orientalist scholars believe that civilization initially split into two “trees” - the West and the East, which had their own unique paths of development. Of these, the eastern path is considered natural and normal, while the western one is considered a mutation and deviation. Other scientists also propose dividing all civilizations into two types, but give them a different interpretation: one civilization - technogenic - is declared characteristic of the West, and the second - psychogenic - characteristic of eastern countries, an example of which is the Indian civilization of the past. Finally, sometimes material culture is referred to as civilization, and by culture itself they mean spiritual culture.

Despite the existing diversity of points of view on civilization, they coincide with many of its essential features. The most important signs and features of civilization are the following: formation of the state; the emergence of writing; separation of agriculture from crafts; stratification of society into classes; emergence of cities. At the same time, the presence of the first two signs is usually considered mandatory, while the necessity of the others is often questioned.

In civilization, technology plays a special role, with the help of which society establishes relationships with nature. Civilization is characterized by stable organization, inertia, order, discipline, etc. It strives for universality and universality, which is especially evident in the modern period, when before our eyes a single universal civilization is being created on the basis of the latest information technologies.

As for culture, national identity and originality, originality and uniqueness, variability and novelty, dissatisfaction with oneself, critical and creative principles, self-worth, the desire for a sublime ideal, etc. are of paramount importance.

The relative independence of culture and civilization and at the same time their close interaction can lead to imbalance and contradiction between them. The predominance of civilization and the reduction of culture to it would mean stagnation of social development, weakening and extinction of the spiritual and moral principles in it. This is precisely the situation observed in modern society, when civilization increasingly dominates culture.

Alexander I was a complex and contradictory personality. With all the variety of reviews from contemporaries about Alexander, they all agree on one thing - the recognition of insincerity and secrecy as the main character traits of the emperor. The origins of this must be sought in the unhealthy environment of the imperial house.

Catherine II adored her grandson and predicted, bypassing Paul, to be the heir to the throne. From her, the future emperor inherited flexibility of mind, the ability to seduce his interlocutor, and a passion for acting bordering on duplicity. In this, Alexander almost surpassed Catherine II. “A real seducer,” M. M. Speransky wrote about him.

The need to maneuver between the “big court” of Catherine II in
Petersburg and the “little ones” - Father Pavel Petrovich in Gatchina taught Alexander to “live on two minds”, developed distrust and caution in him. Possessing an extraordinary mind, refined manners, and, according to his contemporaries, “an innate gift of courtesy,” he was distinguished by his masterly ability to win over people of different views and beliefs.

Everyone who wrote about Alexander noted his gentleness, modesty, curiosity, great impressionability and receptivity, grace of thought, great personal charm, piety and mysticism at the end of his life, and among the negative qualities - timidity and passivity, idleness and laziness of thought, dislike of systematic studies, inactive daydreaming, the ability to quickly light up and quickly cool down.

The heir's main educator was the Swiss republican F. S. Laharpe. In accordance with his convictions, he preached the power of reason, the equality of people, the absurdity of despotism, and the vileness of slavery. His influence on Alexander I was enormous.

All his policies were clear and thoughtful. Alexander I was called the “Mysterious Sphinx” at court. A tall, slender, handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes. Fluent in three European languages.

In 1793, Alexander married Louise Maria Augusta of Baden (who took the name Elizaveta Alekseevna in Orthodoxy) (1779–1826). Both of their daughters died in early childhood. Elizaveta Alekseevna always shared her husband’s views and concerns and supported him, which was confirmed more than once, especially in the most difficult days for Alexander.

For 15 years, Alexander practically had a second family with Maria Naryshkina. She bore him two daughters and a son and insisted that Alexander dissolve his marriage to Elizaveta Alekseevna and marry her. Alexander, despite all his passion for Maria Antonovna, persisted and cited political motives, realizing that she was a stranger to him. Researchers also note that from his youth Alexander had a close and very personal relationship with his sister Ekaterina Pavlovna.

Essentially, Alexander’s involvement in a secret conspiracy against Paul began precisely in the mid-90s with the active assistance of Catherine. At the same time, fear and disgust for this terrible intrigue grow in him.

Opponents of Paul I already in 1800 suggested that Alexander force his father to abdicate the throne by force and take power into his own hands, but he refused. Some historians believe that he hesitated and that, as events unfolded, he only gradually came to support the conspirators and entered into direct contact with them. However, subsequent events show: Alexander had no hesitation about removing his father from power; brought up in conditions of palace intrigue, with well-organized ambition, possessing a character that was certainly firm, decisive, but extremely secretive, disguised by external softness and compliance, he was concerned with only one thing - the absolute success of the enterprise and maintaining his political and dynastic unsullied in the brewing dramatic situation. faces. This is precisely what all his efforts were aimed at in 1800 - early 1801.

Alexander agreed to remove his father from power, even to imprison him in a fortress, however, on the condition that his life would be safe. The illusory nature of this “noble” agreement was obvious to everyone. Alexander knew very well how this kind of coups in Russia ended: his grandfather Peter III was killed by conspirators, supporters of Catherine II.

Thus, what Catherine could not decide on in relation to Paul, and Paul himself could not decide on political and, as a result, physical elimination in relation to Alexander, the blue-eyed “angel”, soft and intelligent Alexander, decided, which indicates not only his fear before his father for his own life, but also for his enormous ambition, strong character, and determination, which he would demonstrate more than once during the years of his reign.

At the beginning of 1801, Pavel ordered the arrest of more than two dozen prominent nobles, whom he suspected of oppositional sentiments. Then the emperor began to openly express threats against his wife Maria Feodorovna and his eldest son, Alexander. A real threat loomed over 23-year-old Alexander: he would spend the rest of his days in prison. It was under these conditions that he had to make the final choice. Suspicious and vindictive, Pavel, not without reason, believed that his son was involved in a conspiracy, and Alexander could only be saved by opposing his father.

So, Alexander agreed to deprive his father of supreme power and to imprison him in the Peter and Paul Fortress. At half past twelve on the night of March 12, 1801, Count P. A. Palen informed Alexander about the murder of his father. Already in the first hours he experienced the full force of the consciousness of parricide. No lofty goals expressed, in particular, in his manifesto on the occasion of his accession to the throne, could justify him to himself.

Power approached Alexander immediately, without preparation, and for his human personality the question was whether he would be able to adequately resist it, as he imagined in the time of his youthful dreams, or whether it would crush him and give out another ready-made example of a ruler - cruel, unprincipled , ready to do anything to keep her. He solved this question throughout his life, without giving either a negative or a positive answer to it. And this, apparently, was his drama as a person and as a ruler.

The idea of ​​atonement for a terrible sin with the prosperity of the Fatherland will pass through his entire life, right up to 1825, therefore the entire subsequent life of Alexander should be viewed through the prism of his constant efforts to achieve this compliance, which was extremely difficult both in terms of a purely human, but especially in terms of state in then Russia.

As for his purely human qualities, he, despite all the terrifying cruelty of the system in which he lived, fought all his life to find himself, to return to his former self. He pursued this personal, human line, despite the dictates of power, traditions, and temptations, throughout his entire life, and sometimes he succeeded, although not without retreats, concessions, and weaknesses, which gave rise to talk about duplicity, hypocrisy, Alexander's insincerity.

His almost ascetic lifestyle is also striking: early rise, difficult work with papers and people, a very limited environment, lonely walks or horseback rides, the pleasure of visiting people he likes, the desire to avoid flattery, gentle even treatment of servants. And all this remained the dominant feature of life for many years, although the situation required going out into the world and frequent departures; The passion for the army and paradomania, which became a passion almost from childhood, have also been preserved.

Even Alexander’s endless travels had some kind of peculiar coloring. On these trips, he not only attended balls and dinners, met with the top of the local nobility and merchants, organized a review of army units, but also took an interest in the life of all levels of society. So, he reached the “Kyrgyz steppe” and visited the yurts of nomads, visited the Zlatoust factories, went down to the Miass mines, visited Tatar families in the Crimea, visited hospitals, communicated with prisoners and exiled settlers.

His biographers note that on the road he had to face considerable difficulties: eating poorly, experiencing various inconveniences, getting into unpleasant road accidents, walking for a long time. But he had a personal idea of ​​how Russia lived. And the deep disappointments that befell him at the end of his life were probably, to a certain extent, caused by this very difficult information, which dispelled his last remnants of illusions regarding his efforts for the benefit of the Fatherland.

For some reason, numerous cases of compassion, philanthropy, and help he showed towards people remain unnoticed. So, on the banks of the Neman, the emperor saw a barge hauler hit by a broken rope. Alexander got out of the carriage, helped lift the poor man, sent for a doctor and, only after making sure that everything possible had been done for him, continued on his way.

History has preserved many similar examples from the life of Alexander, which speak of his unostentatious interest in people, philanthropy, tolerance and humility. At the same time, there are known cases of cruel orders of Alexander I regarding the rebel soldiers of the Semenovsky regiment and military settlers. Wherever he showed himself as an individual, Alexander acted as a very humane person; where he showed himself as a representative and leader of the system, he sometimes acted in the spirit of the principles of unlimited autocracy.

What seems to be the world around a person appears as a reflection of the play of imagination in his consciousness. Emerging emotions allow you to believe in the reality of this imaginary illusion, and constantly repeating events root in the belief that this illusion is the real world.

Eyes, ears, feelings are only devices that produce electrical signals that enter the brain, where the formation of what a person perceives as the world around him takes place. The perceived world and events in it depend on how the mind is configured.

The mind, giving an explanation for what is perceived, creates its own illusory version of the surrounding world, the reality of which is made to be believed by emerging emotions.

Having believed in the reality of the ideas of the mind, a person begins to perceive them as his life and himself in it, forgetting who he really is. Such inattention creates separation and fragmentation of perception, gives rise to uncontrollability in thoughts and disorder in the mind, and brings suffering.

In order not to be like a boat on the ocean and not depend on the whims of the elements, you need tame your mind And curb your desires. To do this, you need to learn how to correctly focus your attention in order to observe thoughts and set the desired direction for their movement. Attention should be focused not on thinking about events occurring in the apparent world, but on how and where thoughts reflecting events arise.

Direct the movement of your thoughts in the opposite direction - from where they arise, while focusing on not doing, not thinking, not creating ideas. If this seems difficult or impossible to the troubled mind, do not make any effort, let the mind do what it wants. At the same time, set the direction of the movement of thoughts towards the realization that all ideas that arise in the mind are only an illusion. One should constantly create the idea that no idea that arises in the mind can be a reality. Thus, each subsequent idea created must be about the unreality of the existing idea and destroy it. In this way, the mind can be maintained in constant dynamic equilibrium, destroying the illusions that arise until a state of complete mental disciplines.

This practice helps develop the ability to distinguish between the true and the illusory and allows one to achieve control over emotions. The absence of emotions indicates that the mind is moving in the right direction. An intensifying emotion indicates that you are following a thought and you should change the direction of your mind.

P.S. In your training, you should not blindly rely on meditation and other similar practices. Without mental discipline, they may not produce results for a long time, bringing disappointment. You should not try to use your will to get rid of thoughts in your head. No matter what effort you make, it will do nothing but focus on what you want to get rid of and will bring you the exact opposite result.

Stanislav Milevich

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The mind, giving what is perceived an explanation, thereby creates an idea - its illusory version of what is perceived, the reality of which is made to be believed by emerging emotions. Having believed in the reality of the ideas of the mind, a person begins to perceive them as his life and forgets who he is. This wrong focus of attention creates divided and fragmented perceptions, lack of control over the movement of thoughts and confusion in the mind, giving rise to suffering.

In order to tame your mind And curb your desires, you need to learn to focus your attention correctly in order to observe thoughts and set the right direction for their movement. Attention should be focused not on thinking about the events happening in the apparent world, but on where these thoughts come from. Direct your mind in the opposite direction, unusual for it, in the direction from which the thought arises. Direct it to not doing, not thinking, not creating ideas. If this seems difficult or impossible to your troubled mind, do not make any effort, let the mind do what it wants. Just set the direction for creating ideas. It should be aimed at realizing that all previous ideas in the mind are an illusion created by the mind itself. One should constantly create the idea that the previous idea is not real, and since no idea of ​​the mind is reality, then the subsequent idea of ​​the mind should be about the unreality of the idea that exists in the mind now. In this way the mind can be maintained in a dynamic equilibrium of non-creation of ideas than can be achieved mental discipline, and the practice of discrimination will help you realize the illusory nature of the ideas of the mind and allow you to achieve control over your emotions.

The absence of emotions will indicate that the mind is moving in the right direction. An intensifying emotion indicates that you are following a thought and you should change the direction of your mind.