The advantages of practicing the discipline of yoga: by shakti Mhi瑜伽練習的益處:
1. Yoga keeps the body strong and flexible therefore the body is pleasant to dwell in. 瑜伽使你的身體既強壯又柔韌,使你感到在身體中很愉快。
*當你的身體變得和諧輕盈,更容易把你的身體認同於靈魂(而不是
2. As a result of releasing toxins, tension and stress, we create an internal space that can hold a greater amount of prana (energy). 隨著毒素、緊張和壓力的排除,我們創造了一個更大的內在空間並保
3. This large amount of Prana, if mastered, elevates the state of consciousness. 一旦懂得如何把握這大量的能量,我們的知覺境界就得到了提升。
* 對於一個真正的瑜伽士來說僅僅具有身體的健康和充沛的精力是不夠
4. We increase our awareness of our body, mind and breath. 我們對身體、心意和呼吸的覺知力都增強了。
5. As a result of the awareness expansion, we create the ability to become the observer, knowing we are neither this body nor this mind. 隨著覺知力的擴展,產生了成為觀察者的能力,並開始瞭解我們既不
* 能夠明澈地靜觀自己身體、呼吸和思維的運作,而不從個人的角度產
6. Realizing we are not the physical body frees us from fears and suffering which relates to our identification with the body. 對我們並非物質身體的覺悟會使我們擺脫和身體認同帶來的恐懼和痛
*自由和喜悅從這裡才剛剛開始。
7. All of the above may lead us to a state of inner peace and blissful moments. 所有上述益處會把我們引向一種充滿內在平和和喜樂瞬間的境界。
* shakti Mhi在這裡用了“may”(也許)一詞。每個人都可以做瑜伽,
The disadvantages of practicing the discipline of yoga: 瑜伽練習的不利之處:
1. Yoga may disturb some of your favorite habits such as smoking, eating junk food, over consuming alcohol, partying and other indulgences. 瑜伽也許會擾亂你的某些嗜好,如吸煙、吃垃圾食品、酗酒、參加聚
*這個“不利之處“是你慢慢成為感官的主人而不是奴隸時的必然結
2. You may loose contact with some of your old friends as you won''t want to waste time anymore on nonsense. 你也許會和一些老朋友失去聯繫,因為你已不想在無聊的事物上浪費
3. Your friends may not approve of your new state as you become free and needless. This will make them feel like they have been left behind. 你的朋友們也許會不贊同你新的狀態,因為你變得自由和不再需要他
*我們都潛意識地希望我們的朋友永遠是那個樣子,那似乎是長久友
4. Your loved ones may complain that you are becoming distant and cold, as you will no longer be affected by the drama going on around you. 你身邊的親人也許會抱怨你變得陌生和冷漠,因為你不再受你身邊上
*用超脫的態度把你生活中發生的事情看作是戲劇,這是唯一不受它
5. You may stop looking for the approval of others. This may worry people around you as they will feel that they have lost their power over you. 你也許不再尋求他人的贊同。這也許會使你周圍的人擔心起來,因為
*換句話說,你變得更自信,更具有安全感。但危險的是因此而變得
6. You may not serve the system any more by refusing to study certain subjects that would have given you a "good status"; working in a job you hate; consuming unnecessary gadgets or; getting married because it was expected from you, etc. 你對社會慣例不再唯命是從,你也許會拒絕學一門在將來據說能使你
*這並非故意要憤世嫉俗,你只是不想隨波逐流罷了。大多數人雖然
7. There is a risk that you will become an annoying yoga preacher that wants to change the whole world to become what you became as a result of this great practice. 有一個危險:由於瑜伽的力量和美麗,你也許會成為一個惹人厭的瑜
*這有可能是唯一真正的不利之處。歷史上十字軍東征的動機非常簡
真理並不需要全世界都同意。真相往往是大多數人所無法接受的東西
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