01 NOTES ON SMILING

【关于微笑的笔记】

我们内心有一盏灯，正念之灯，我们可以随时点亮。那盏灯的油是我们的呼吸、步伐和宁静的微笑。

如果在日常生活中我们能够微笑，能够平静和快乐，不仅我们自己，所有人都会从中受益。这是最基本的一种和平工作。

一个微笑可以放松你脸上的数百块肌肉，放松你的神经系统。一个微笑让你成为自己情绪的主人。

我们修行的本质可以被描述为将痛苦转化为幸福。基本方法是关注当下清新美好的事物。

生活充满了痛苦，但它也充满了许多奇迹，比如蓝天、阳光和婴儿的眼睛。仅仅感受痛苦是不够的，我们还必须与生活中的奇迹接触。它们在我们内心，也在我们周围，无处不在，随时随地。

[NOTES ON SMILING]

We have a lamp inside us, the lamp of mindfulness, which we can light any time. The oil of that lamp is our breathing, our steps, and our peaceful smile.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

A smile can relax hundreds of muscles in your face and relax your nervous system. A smile makes you master of yourself.

The essence of our practice can be described as turning suffering into happiness. The basic method is to be mindful of refreshing and beautiful things in the present moment.

Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, such as the blue sky, the sunshine, and the eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life. They are within us and all around us, everywhere, anytime.