🎥《活在當下》英文版 Living in the present moment

現在很多人對未來惶惑不安，我認為，把握當下很重要，再怎麼擔憂未來也沒有用，最重要是腳踏實地。
Now, many people are anxious about the future. In my view, to seize the present moment is very important, for it is of no use to worry about things yet to come. Most importantly is to live each day with both feet on the ground.

把握當下最重要的前提，應該是肯定、接受事實。什麼是事實？無常、變化就是事實。不只環境的變化是無常的，就連我們自身也是無常的，例如健康。如果能面對、接受無常，就能夠對內外的變化有所準備。
The most essential prerequisite of seizing the present moment should be to affirm and accept the reality of life. So what is this reality? Impermanence and change are the reality.

因此我常說，面對生活要有「最好的準備，最壞的打算」。無常是生命的變數，無法加以控制，只有做好心理準備，才能在心理上有較好的適應，能夠承受任何打擊。
That is why I often say that in our daily life we should always best equip ourselves, but prepare for the worst. Impermanence indicates uncertainties in life, which are beyond our control. Only by mentally preparing ourselves can we better adapt our minds to bear and withstand any strike that comes to us.

文／摘自聖嚴法師著作《亂不了你的心》圖／劉建志
Excerpts from Master Sheng Yen’s book, Nothing Can’t Disturb Your Mind
Translated by Chang, Cheng-yu
Edited by Chang Chiacheng
Illustration by Liu Jianzhi

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