克服恐惧-练习探索我们的内心世界(2)

 克服恐惧

 

Practicing investigation¹ of our innerworlds.

 

练习探索我们的内心世界

 

Of course, the real question is how dowe move through the fear that keeps us from acting²? If we never take action, wenever develop the wisdom described above.

 

当然，真正的问题是我们如何越过恐惧这一个阻止我们行动的难关？如果我们从不行动，那我们就不会拥有上面所说的智慧之见。

 

Developing freedom from fear of ourouter world, begins with facing what we fear in our inner world.

 

摆脱外部世界带来的恐惧，从面对我们内心世界里的恐惧开始。

 

Each day, we should be taking some timeto sit still in mindfulness. At least 5-10 minutes each morning and evening.The attitude we should maintain, especially during our practice of sittingstill, is one of curiosity about what we are actually experiencing in thismoment.

 

每一天，我们应该花一些时间来静坐冥思。每天早上和晚上至少要有5—10分钟的时间。特别在当我们练习静坐的时候，我们应该保持这样的态度，即对我们正在经历的这一瞬间保持好奇。

 

The attitude can be summed up with thequestion: What's happening now?

 

这种态度可以用一个问题来概括：现在正在发生什么？

 

The more we practice this curiousinvestigation of what is actually occurring in our inner world, the easier itis turn toward the things in our inner world that scare us, like the thoughtswe wish wouldn't come up, the unpleasant emotions like anxiety and anger, andthe unskillful states of mind like jealousy³ and greed.

 

当我们练习如何探索内心世界的次数越多，我们就会更容易地接触到那些在内心深处我们所真正恐惧的，像是一些我们不曾希望出现的念头，一些不愉快的情感，比如焦虑和愤怒，还有不成熟的心理比如嫉妒和贪婪。

 

Learning to turn toward these unpleasantelements of our inner world serves a few purposes. First, we start to see thatwe can face anything in our inner world. By developing freedom from fear ofthings in our inner world, we find that we have more courage to face thingsthat scare us in the outer world.

 

学会面对我们内心世界的负能量有很多用处。首先，我们开始意识到我们可以面对内心世界的一切。通过练习摆脱内心的恐惧，我们发现我们有更多的勇气去面对那些外部世界令我们却步的事物。

 

Second, by consistently practicing turningtowards the things that scare us, we're more likely to do so when we face areally challenging situation. This is absolutely essential for being able totranscend fear.

 

其次，通过不断地练习面对令我们恐惧的事物，当遇到一个真正的挑战时，我们更有可能勇敢地面对它们。这对于超越恐惧是十分必要的。

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 jealousy   

n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌

参考例句：

• Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
• I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。