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Meditate on This
There's a long tradition in India of saluting the teacher or evoking divine power through a mantra to open a practice. Such a preamble helps the student to steady her resolve and to remind her of the goal of self-liberation. It also signals the student's intent to humbly offer the upcoming practice as a sacrifice to the divine, the source of all true wisdom.
在此冥想
在印度传统中，以诵唱表达对老师的欢迎，或者在练习开始前以诵唱唤来神圣的力量有着悠久的历史。这样的前奏能帮助我们稳固决心，并提醒我们瑜伽的目的是让自己更加自在逍遥。同时，这个小小的仪式还悄悄地暗示我们，要以一颗谦卑之心，把接下来的练习作为对宇宙神圣力量---也就是真理源泉的献祭。
The recitation of mantra is known as japa, which literally means "muttering, whispering." According to some yoga teachings, the universe is created through the medium of sound, and all sound, whether subtle or audible, issues from a transcendent, "soundless" source called the "supreme sound" or "supreme voice" (shabda-brahman or para-vac). While all sounds possess some degree of shabda-brahman's creative force, the sounds of mantras are far more forceful than other sounds.
诵咒，也就是我们常说的japa（不知道这个词什么意思耶？），字面上的意思是喃喃自语或轻声细语。根据一些瑜伽教义的说法，宇宙是由各种声音所造就的。而无论是我们听得到的还是听不到的声音，它们都来自于一个至高无上的静寂之声，其被称之为上帝之声（shabda-brahman或para-vac）。虽然所有的声音都在不同程度上携带着上帝之声的创造性能量，但咒语中的那些声音携带的能量会特别强大。
Yogis assert that, to be most effective, a mantra should be received orally from a self-realized teacher (guru), so that it's infused with the teacher's spiritual energy. Nowadays it's not always possible to find a guru to provide you with a mantra and teach you the proper way to recite it. But if you're interested in learning about mantra, first check your local yoga school for a mantra class or workshop, or at least an asana class in which japa is a regular feature. Another acceptable way to learn about mantra is from audio productions. To get started, you can listen to audio clips on YogaJournal.com.
瑜伽修行者们认为，最有效的咒语是是由一位已经得道的老师（古鲁）亲口传授的，这样的咒语中带着老师的灵性能量。如今要找到这样一位古鲁给您传授咒语以及合适的诵念方式已非易事。然而如果您对咒语感兴趣的话，您可以首先在当地的瑜伽馆上一个唱颂的课程或者工作坊，或者上一些含有唱颂的体式课程。另外一种方式是，您可以通过一些音像材料来学习持咒，比如我我们网站上的一些音像品。。。
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Five Steps Closer to Calm
靠近平静的5步骤
If it's hard for you to still your mind to meditate, the senior teachers at Kripalu Center have developed a five-step approach that could help. Follow these steps and allow yourself to fall into a deep meditative state that will reveal a closer connection to the present and help calm you when you're upset.
如果你很难让大脑止息下来做冥想的话，以下五个步骤也许将对您有所帮助。按照这些步骤来做并让自己进入深层的冥想状态，将有助于您与当下建立更紧密的联结，并在失落低沉的时候找到平静的力量。
Breathe. Focusing on your breathing is an essential practice that draws your awareness inward and helps you experience the presence and flow of energy.
呼吸。把注意力放在呼吸上是非常重要的练习，其将能把你的觉知力拉回内在，并帮助您体验到当下和能量流。
Relax. The more you relax, the more you deepen awareness of sensation.
放松。越是放松，各种感官的觉知程度就越深。
Feel. Let your sense of feeling move beyond physical sensation. Acknowledge who you are as a being of energy.
感觉。
Watch. Sense who you are as a witness; be a scientist observing phenomena arising in and around you.
观照。
Allow. Sense who you are with no preferences. Be present to the process of your life unfolding moment by moment.
放任。
网线终于装好啦，今天开始继续加油加油翻译！
There's a long tradition in India of saluting the teacher or evoking divine power through a mantra to open a practice. Such a preamble helps the student to steady her resolve and to remind her of the goal of self-liberation. It also signals the student's intent to humbly offer the upcoming practice as a sacrifice to the divine, the source of all true wisdom.
在此冥想
在印度传统中，以诵唱表达对老师的欢迎，或者在练习开始前以诵唱唤来神圣的力量有着悠久的历史。这样的前奏能帮助我们稳固决心，并提醒我们瑜伽的目的是让自己更加自在逍遥。同时，这个小小的仪式还悄悄地暗示我们，要以一颗谦卑之心，把接下来的练习作为对宇宙神圣力量---也就是真理源泉的献祭。
The recitation of mantra is known as japa, which literally means "muttering, whispering." According to some yoga teachings, the universe is created through the medium of sound, and all sound, whether subtle or audible, issues from a transcendent, "soundless" source called the "supreme sound" or "supreme voice" (shabda-brahman or para-vac). While all sounds possess some degree of shabda-brahman's creative force, the sounds of mantras are far more forceful than other sounds.
诵咒，也就是我们常说的japa（不知道这个词什么意思耶？），字面上的意思是喃喃自语或轻声细语。根据一些瑜伽教义的说法，宇宙是由各种声音所造就的。而无论是我们听得到的还是听不到的声音，它们都来自于一个至高无上的静寂之声，其被称之为上帝之声（shabda-brahman或para-vac）。虽然所有的声音都在不同程度上携带着上帝之声的创造性能量，但咒语中的那些声音携带的能量会特别强大。
Yogis assert that, to be most effective, a mantra should be received orally from a self-realized teacher (guru), so that it's infused with the teacher's spiritual energy. Nowadays it's not always possible to find a guru to provide you with a mantra and teach you the proper way to recite it. But if you're interested in learning about mantra, first check your local yoga school for a mantra class or workshop, or at least an asana class in which japa is a regular feature. Another acceptable way to learn about mantra is from audio productions. To get started, you can listen to audio clips on YogaJournal.com.
瑜伽修行者们认为，最有效的咒语是是由一位已经得道的老师（古鲁）亲口传授的，这样的咒语中带着老师的灵性能量。如今要找到这样一位古鲁给您传授咒语以及合适的诵念方式已非易事。然而如果您对咒语感兴趣的话，您可以首先在当地的瑜伽馆上一个唱颂的课程或者工作坊，或者上一些含有唱颂的体式课程。另外一种方式是，您可以通过一些音像材料来学习持咒，比如我我们网站上的一些音像品。。。
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Five Steps Closer to Calm
靠近平静的5步骤
If it's hard for you to still your mind to meditate, the senior teachers at Kripalu Center have developed a five-step approach that could help. Follow these steps and allow yourself to fall into a deep meditative state that will reveal a closer connection to the present and help calm you when you're upset.
如果你很难让大脑止息下来做冥想的话，以下五个步骤也许将对您有所帮助。按照这些步骤来做并让自己进入深层的冥想状态，将有助于您与当下建立更紧密的联结，并在失落低沉的时候找到平静的力量。
Breathe. Focusing on your breathing is an essential practice that draws your awareness inward and helps you experience the presence and flow of energy.
呼吸。把注意力放在呼吸上是非常重要的练习，其将能把你的觉知力拉回内在，并帮助您体验到当下和能量流。
Relax. The more you relax, the more you deepen awareness of sensation.
放松。越是放松，各种感官的觉知程度就越深。
Feel. Let your sense of feeling move beyond physical sensation. Acknowledge who you are as a being of energy.
感觉。
Watch. Sense who you are as a witness; be a scientist observing phenomena arising in and around you.
观照。
Allow. Sense who you are with no preferences. Be present to the process of your life unfolding moment by moment.
放任。
网线终于装好啦，今天开始继续加油加油翻译！
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