17 Practicing Joy Together

【一起练习喜悦】

我们不能努力去放松，就像我们不能用大量严格的努力来保持正念一样。当我们作为一个社区一起练习时，我们的正念练习变得更加充满喜悦、更加放松和稳定。我们互为正念的钟声，支持和提醒彼此在练习的道路上前进。有了社区的支持，我们可以在自己内心培养出平和与喜悦，然后将这些传递给我们周围的人。我们培养我们的坚定和自由，我们的理解和同情。我们通过深入观察来获得那种能够使我们从苦难、恐惧、歧视和误解中解脱出来的洞察力。

[Practicing Joy Together]

We can’t try hard to relax, just as we can’t use a lot of strict eort to be mindful. When we practice together as a community, our practice of mindfulness becomes more joyful, more relaxed, and steady. We are bells of mindfulness for each other, supporting and reminding each other along the path of practice. With the support of the community, we can cultivate peace and joy in ourselves, which we can then oer to those around us. We cultivate our solidity and freedom, our understanding and compassion. We practice looking deeply to gain the sort of insight that can free us from suering, fear, discrimination, and misunderstanding.