10條助你達到內心平和的建議

Inner peace may seem like a mythical peak. Almost unachievable, far away, maybe even unreal for many. In fact, for almost every single one of us. Indeed, very few can rightly claim “I feel calm right now” in a midst of stressful situations, worries or problems requiring immediate attention.
內心的平和好像神話中的巔峯之境，幾乎難以企及，對很多人來說可能子虛烏有。實際上，對於每一個個體而言，鮮有人做到在緊張、煩惱、有問題急需解決的情況下依然可以說“我現在覺得很平靜”。

However, there is a secret. The only way to achieve the fabled inner peace is to embrace the fact that it is only marginally defined by outer circumstances. Mainly, it is a choice you must make for yourself. You can be calm and peaceful in any situation by surprisingly, simply choosing to. This requires constant practice, but with practice your inner peace can become a habit, and then, a reality.
不過，這也是有祕訣的。唯一一個達到傳說的內心平和的方法就是去接受那些僅僅由外界環境塑造的事實。首先，這是你爲自己做的一個選擇。你可以出乎意料地在任何情境下保持平和，只要你選擇這麼做。這就需要持續的練習，只要通過練習，內心的平和會成爲一種習慣，然後，成爲你的常態。

So, these are the steps you may start with. Even by following these few suggestions, and constantly reminding yourself about them, you can make, eventually, inner peace your normal state of mind.
所以呢，有一些方法你可以嘗試一下。事實上，通過不斷遵循這些建議，持續提醒自己，最終，你也可以保持平和的常態！

1. Simplify
1．簡單化

Simplicity contributes to inner peace because it allows you to direct your energy and effort into one single point. Get rid of everything that hinders you, including acquaintances and friends who may only drain you while giving you nothing in return. Remember that the key is always quality over quantity. Throw out or give away everything that you don't really need. Every time you buy something new, ask yourself whether you can do without it, whether it's really necessary to you. Don't let unnecessary information like TV news or gossip into your life. Keep it simple and at all times stay focused on one or two tasks that matter.
簡單化，可以幫助追尋內心的平和，因爲它幫助你將精力和時間集中在同一個點上。丟棄那些阻礙你的一切，包括那些只會消耗你卻不予回報的泛泛之交以及朋友。記住，祕訣就是質量永遠勝於數量。每一次你想買新東西的時候，問問自己你是不是沒有也可以，它是不是真是必需品。不要讓電視新聞、流言蜚語等一些無關信息干擾你的生活。保持簡單化並且始終只關注一兩個重要的任務。

2. Direct your mind on the present moment
2．關注當下

The only time that truly exists is this present moment. Past was, once, the present and future will once too, become the present. For all that matters, you should not obsess yourself by things gone. Or by the unpredictable future, which is in fact nothing more than your fantasy. So be focused on the present. Give all your best to it, and simply live. Don't let the real, present moment go by because you live in the past or in the future.
過去的已經過去，未來藏於現在。只有現在真實存在。最重要的是，永遠不要沉浸在過去的事情中。或者是不可預測的未來，那隻不過是你的幻想而已。所以關注當下吧。傾盡所有，簡單生活。不要因爲你活在過去、活在未來而讓真實存在的今天流逝。

3. Express gratitude
3．表達感恩

Stop and think about how fortunate you really are. Your mind may constantly wander off in the future, and desire something new. Yet if you are reading this article, you probably are relatively well off. Just think about the fact that 80% of the world population lives on less than $10 a day. Or that 20% can not even read or write.
停下來想想自己有多麼幸運。你的思緒可能會常常天馬行空思索未來，渴望新生活。不過，如果你在讀這篇文章，你可能相對來說生活寬裕。想想，世界上還有80%的人每一天只靠10美元度日。還有20%的人不會讀書寫字。

Try to think about all the things you have, there sure are plenty. Then realize that your mind is, at times, your worst enemy. Remember that even if you get what you hope for at this instant, your mind will very soon find some new object of desire. This is a vicious circle you can only break by expressing gratitude for what you already have or achieved, more and often. Even for the simplest things we otherwise take for granted.
嘗試着想想你所擁有的東西，肯定也是數之不盡的。那麼請意識到你的大腦有時可能是你最大的敵人。記住即使你現在能拿到你想要的東西，你的大腦也會很快找到新歡。這就是一個惡性循壞，只有通過經常地表達感恩，對你所擁有的東西和實現的事情滿懷感恩之情，你才能打破這個循環。

4. Try it someone else's way
4. 接受新觀點

Your point of view should not be a law. Do not hold to it and be quick to let it go whenever it gets shaken by a better logic or opinion. When you find yourself in an argument, do not make a battle out of it. Remember that argument should be a synonym to discussion. If you find yourself on a losing side, be strong enough to accept a flaw in your opinion and thank a person for enriching your perspective. At all costs, keep your mind open. Life is a constant growth and motion, and whoever clings to his fixed ways, is eventually left alone behind.
你的觀點並非真理。當一種更好的思想顛覆你的觀點的時候，不要固執己見，讓那些不快快速逝去。當你發現自己身陷爭論之中時，不要將其變成戰爭。記住爭辯是討論的同義詞。如果你意識到自己站在失敗的一方，勇敢地接受你觀點中的漏洞，並去感謝那些讓你的思想更豐滿的人。無論如何，保持開放的心態。人生是一個不斷成長不斷變化地過程，那些墨守成規的人最終會與社會脫節。

5. Remember that everything will pass
5. 記住時間會治癒一切

Look around yourself and ponder for a while about the fact that everything – EVERYTHING – will once pass. Time can be generous, but ultimately, it is indifferent. However dark it may sound, everything and everybody will eventually perish. Nothing is forever, so how senseless it is to wage little personal wars with people you happen to dislike, or to give into sorrow over a break-up? Time will heal even the deepest wounds, but it will work faster if you don't scratch them… So, quite often, the best option is to simply let time resolve the problem. Because it inevitably will, eventually.
環顧四周，思索一下這個事實，一切——萬事萬物——終究會消逝。時間是最慷慨的，不過，它也是冷漠的。無論這聽起來多冷酷，每一個人、每一個事物最終都會消逝。沒有什麼是永恆的，所以與那些你討厭的人發生爭執，爲分手而傷心難過，這些都毫無意義。時間會治癒一切，即使是最深的傷口，如果你不去觸碰，它會更快地治癒。所以，通常最好的選擇就是把問題留給時間解決。因爲這些終究不可避免會消逝。6. Smile
6．保持微笑

That's right, just smile. A simple smile does wonders. It can help to soften hearts, make “no” into “yes” and instantly change mood of others as well as your own. Smile to members of your family, smile to your coworkers, smile to everybody you meet. Smile even to yourself in the mirror if there's nobody else around. Smile is deeply connected to Love. And what you give, comes back to you later. Notice that it's impossible to sincerely smile and to experience anger, sorrow or jealousy at the same time. While smiling, you can't help but feel calmness, happiness and love.
是的，只要微微一笑。一個簡單的微笑也能產生奇蹟。它可以喚醒最柔軟的心靈，可以收回快到嘴邊的拒絕，可以快速改變別人的以及自己的心情。對家人微笑，對同事微笑，微笑面對每一個你遇到的人。即使一個人照鏡子的時候也要對自己微笑。微笑是與愛聯繫在一起的。你所給予的，最終也會回饋你。你要知道一個人不可能同時微笑，同時生氣、悲傷、嫉妒。微笑的時候，你會情不自禁地感到平靜，感受到幸福與愛。

7. Take your time
7. 慢慢來，彆着急

Be patient. Enjoy your life as a kind of journey. Everything will happen when the time is right. Good or bad, all is finely interconnected and you can not be defeated until you yourself proclaim capitulation. Remember something bad that happened to you? Try to think of what good it also gave you. If this “bad” experience didn't happen, how much different you'd be from your current self? Try to appreciate small things in life, good or bad. And take your time.
要有耐心。把生活看成一趟旅途。在恰當的時機一切都會到來。禍福相依。你永遠不會倒下，除非你自己承認失敗。回想一下發生在你身上的不好的經歷？試着思考一下它帶給你的好處。如果那些“不好”的經歷沒有發生，你會同現在的自己多麼不一樣呢？嘗試着欣賞生活中的小事情，無論好壞。慢慢來，彆着急。

8. Finish what you start
8.善始善終

Or in other words, close the circle. Your unfinished business (unforgiven griefs, unspoken words, started but unfinished projects or tasks) is a heavy burden for your present consciousness and peace. Try to notice just how often they pop-up in the back of your mind, leading to anxiety and dragging you down. If there is a thing you started but definitely don't want to finish, take your time to think deeply about it and make a mental final check-line next to it. Then be sure to never go back to it again.
換言之，畫一個圓。 那些你沒有完成的事情（不可饒恕的悲傷，沒說完的話，開始卻沒有完成的項目或任務）是你平和的內心上沉重的負擔。試着關注一下多久它會在你腦海裏出現一次，讓你感到焦慮，感動疲憊不堪。如果有這樣一些事情，你已經開始做但是你不想完成的，花些時間好好想想，在這件事情上設定上一個思維的纜繩。確保自己不會再回想這件事。

9. Keep calm
9.保持平靜

If you find yourself agitated, take few deep breaths and wait to fully calm down before taking any kind of action or decision. Rushing anything leads only to poor outcomes. The ability to keep calm and focused amidst chaos and changes is a true sign of inner peace. This one is closely connected to another advice about keeping your mind in the present moment. Because look around you… Is there really anything that bad to disturb your calm self, or is it just you imagining the future or reliving the past?
如果你發現自己很生氣，深呼吸，等完全平靜下來再做決定或者採取行動。盲目催促只會導致不好的結果。在混亂無常的環境中保持平靜專注的能力是內心平和真正的標誌。這一條和關注當下的建議緊密聯繫在一起。因爲你環顧四周……真的有什麼糟糕到可以打亂平靜的你嗎？或者是不是隻是你在構想未來或者緬懷過去呢？

10. Do not make money your priority
10.不要做金錢的奴隸

Always remember that money is just a means to achieve something, not a goal in itself. So what do you have in mind? What is the purpose of money you are working so hard for? Always think before-head why do you work, and what is the purpose of your work. Would you keep doing what you do now if money would not be an issue? If your answer is a definitive no, then there is a serious reason to slow down and reflect. Life is short, so try to find your passion, and think of a way to make money practicing it.
永遠記住，金錢是解決問題的途徑，不是目標。那麼你心裏想的是什麼呢？你努力工作賺錢的目的是什麼呢？總是在腦子中想一想你爲什麼工作，你工作的目的是什麼。如果錢不是問題的話，你還會繼續做你現在做的事情嗎？如果你的回答明確的不是，那麼你絕對有理由慢下來，思考一下。人生短暫，所以嘗試着去找到你的激情，想出一種掙錢的方法並付諸實踐。