作者:Sujata
譯者:Cheng Chen-huang
【語錄】
1.
at the end of the day
make a list of the good things
which happened to you
在每天的盡頭
列一張表寫下
發生在你身上的好事情
2.
be kind and merciful
let no one ever come to you
without going away better and happier
慈悲關懷
讓每一個來到你跟前的人
離開你時
能夠更美好 更快樂
3.
meditation does not necessarily make us feel good
but it does awaken us to the many things we do feel
坐禪不見得會讓我們覺得好過
但確實會讓我們了了分明我們的一切感覺
4.
our characters are developed by persistent practice
if we practice love
we become more loving
if we practice patience
we become more patient
if we practice generosity
we become more generous
我們的性格
可以由精進修行來培養
如果我們修持慈悲
就可以變得更慈悲
如果我們修持忍辱
就可以變得更能忍辱
如果我們修持布施
就可以變得更有能力布施
5.
our mind is a garden by selecting what it thinks upon,
we can grow either thorny weeds or beautiful tender flowers
(but even a little weed can learn to grow flowers)
心就是一座花園
我們想什麼
它就長什麼
或雜草叢生
或鮮花滿園
(但即使是一株雜草
也可以學習開花)
6.
every day you are responsible for how you feel
no one can make you unhappy or nervous
每一天你都要為自己的感覺負責
誰都不能讓你不快樂或緊張
7.
are you content with where you are right now?
because “right nows” are all you have
你滿意當下的你嗎?
因為「當下」是你所能擁有的一切