当下的力量 The Power of Now

为你读英语美文·第328期 当下的力量 主播：永清 坐标：北京 The Power of Now 《当下的力量》节选 作者：埃克哈特·托利[德国]，译者：曹植 Watching the Thinker 观察思考者 The good news is that you can free yourself from your mind. This is the only true liberation. You can take the first step right now. Start listening to the voice in your head as often as you can. Pay particular attention to any repetitive thought patterns, those old gramophone records that have been playing in your head perhaps for many years. This is what I mean by "watching the thinker," which is another way of saying: listen to the voice in your head, be there as the witnessing presence. 好消息是你能从你的思维中解放出来。这是唯一的真正的解放。现在，你可以采取第一个步骤了——经常倾听你大脑中的声音。特别关注那些重复性的思维模式，那些多年来缠绕你的“旧唱片”。这就是我说的“观察思考者”的含义，换句话说：倾听你脑袋中的声音并作为一个观察者的临在（presence）。 When you listen to that voice, listen to it impartially. That is to say, do not judge. Do not judge or condemn what you hear, for doing so would mean that the same voice has come in again through the back door. You'll soon realize: there is the voice, and here I am listening to it, watching it. This I am realization, this sense of your own presence, is not a thought. It arises from beyond the mind. 当你在倾听那种声音时，不要去做任何评判。不要对你所听到的声音做出判断或进行谴责，因为这样做意味着同样的声音又会从后门乘虚而入。你将会很快地认识到：那里有一种声音，而我在这里倾听它，观察它。这是一种自我存在的感觉而不是思维。它超越了你的思维。 Intensely Conscious of The present Moment. 将注意力充分集中在当下 Instead of "watching the thinker," you can also create a gap in the mind stream simply by directing the focus of your attention into the Now. Just become intensely conscious of the present moment. This is a deeply satisfying thing to do. In this way, you draw consciousness away from mind activity and create a gap of no-mind in which you are highly alert and aware but not thinking. This is the essence of meditation. 除了“观察思考者”之外，你还可以通过将你的注意力集中在当下这一刻，从而在思维中创造那种空白。就是全神贯注于当下的时刻。这是一件非常值得去做的事情。通过这种方式，你可以将意识从思维活动中引开，并创造一种无思维的空白。在这种空白中，你高度警惕，注意力高度集中，但是你没有在思考。这就是冥想的本质。 In your everyday life, you can practice this by taking any routine activity that normally is only a means to an end and giving it your fullest attention, so that it becomes an end in itself. For example, every time you walk up and down the stairs in your house or place of work, pay close attention to every step, every movement, even your breathing. Be totally present. Or when you wash your hands, pay attention to all the sense perceptions associated with the activity: the sound and feel of the water, the movement of your hands, the scent of the soap, and so on. Or when you get into your car, after you close the door, pause for a few seconds and observe the flow of your breath. Become aware of a silent but powerful sense of presence. There is one certain criterion by which you can measure your success in this practice: the degree of peace that you feel within. 在你的日常生活中，你可通过任何日常活动来练习这种方法。比如，每次你在家中或办公室上下楼梯时，你每一步、每一刻，甚至每一次呼吸时都全神贯注，完全集中你的注意力或者当你洗手时，关注与洗手有关的所有感觉：水的声音和感觉、手的运动、肥皂的香味等等。或者在你上车时，关闭车门后，停顿几秒钟并观察你的呼吸。觉察到那个宁静且强而有力的临在。有一个标准可以用来衡量你的练习是否成功：你内在所感觉到的平和的程度。 ▎主播介绍 永清：热爱生活，努力健身，工作之余为你读英语美文 主播，制作：永清