40 SEEING CLEARLY

【看清】

你坐下来的第一件事是注意你的吸气和呼气。把注意力完全集中在你的呼吸上。如果你练习得正确，你的呼吸会变得平静。这种平静的呼吸会舒缓心灵和身体。这是坐禅的第一要务，帮助我们冷静下来。一旦我们平静下来，我们就可以看清。当我们的视觉不再模糊时，我们会有更多的理解，自然地开始对自己和他人感到慈悲。那时，真正的幸福成为可能。

[SEEING CLEARLY]

The first thing to do when you sit down is to pay attention to your in-breath and out-breath. Focus your attention entirely on your breathing. If you truly practice, your breath will become peaceful. This peaceful breathing will soothe both mind and body. This is the first priority of sitting meditation, to help us calm down. Once we are calm, we can see more clearly. And when our vision is no longer clouded, we see with more understanding, and we naturally begin to feel compassion for ourselves and for others. That is when true happiness becomes possible.