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Top 10 Good Seeds

十大好種子

1. 1.    Caring for Self and Othersvs. Harming Life

1．照顧自己和他人 vs. 傷害生命

·      Tong Len (give and take)

·      施與受

·      Eat vegetarian

·      素食

·      Take care of your body:  do yoga, tai chi, etc.

·       照顧你的身體：練習(xí)瑜伽，太極等。

·      Help others who are sick

·      幫助生病的人

·      Protect small animals, insects

·      保護(hù)小動物，小蟲子

·      Make healthy snacks

·      制作健康的零食

·      Smile

·      微笑

2.    Generosity vs.Possessiveness

2.    慷慨 vs. 占有欲

·      Share your food

·      分享你的食物

·      Share your knowledge

·      分享你的知識

·      Share your happiness

·      分享你的快樂

·      Help others be comfortable

·      幫助他人自在舒適

·      Give, give, give to others

·      給予，給予，給予他人

·      Respect the property and spaceof others

·      尊重他人的財(cái)產(chǎn)和空間

·      Expand the definition of “me”,functional and karmic

·       在功能上和業(yè)力上，擴(kuò)大“我”的定義

·      Give more than you receive

·       比起你所得到的，給出去更多

·      Give protection

·      給予保護(hù)

3.  RespectingRelationships vs. Hurting others Relationships

3. 尊重關(guān)系 vs. 傷害他人的關(guān)系

·      Choose friends and partnerscarefully, seek those with
      a strong sense of integrity

·       謹(jǐn)慎地選擇朋友和伴侶，找具有強(qiáng)烈誠信正直感的人

·      Be dependable in yourrelationships and commitments

·       在你的關(guān)系以及承諾中可靠

·      Keep your promises

·      信守承諾

·      Respect other people’srelationships

·      尊重他人關(guān)系

·      Befriend lonely or dislikedpeople

·       與孤單或不受歡迎的人交朋友

·      Act with the opposite sex as ifyour partner were right
      by your side

·       與異性相處互動時(shí)，好像你的伴侶就在你身邊

·      Make special efforts to helpcouples stay together

·       做出特別的努力去幫助伴侶們在一起

·      Be very happy when you seecouples happy together.

·       當(dāng)你看到伴侶們幸福相守時(shí)，感到無比快樂

4.  Integrity& Commitment vs. Dishonesty

4.  正直 & 承諾 vs. 不誠實(shí)

·      Tell the truth with kindness

·       以善意的方式說出事實(shí)真相

·      Make commitments you can keep

·      做你能夠信守的承諾

·      Keep all your promises

·      信守你所有的承諾

·      Be strictly honest, what yousay and what they think
      you said should match

·       絕對誠實(shí)，你所說的話，與他人對你話語的想象應(yīng)該相匹配

·      Talk about things you “will” doonly

·      只說你“會”去做的事

·      Be humble

·      謙卑

·      Help others be honest and haveintegrity

·      幫助他人誠實(shí)且正直

·      Make sure impressions you giveare consistent with what
      you know to be true

·       確保你給他人的印象與你所知道的事實(shí)是一致的

·      Be constant and dependable

·      忠實(shí)且可靠

5.  Harmonyvs. Divisiveness

5. 和諧 vs. 分裂

·      Bring people together

·      撮合人們在一起

·      Praise others and connectpeople

·       贊揚(yáng)他人，并且將他人相互連結(jié)

·      Be happy when people get along

·       當(dāng)人們相處愉快時(shí)感到開心

·      Go out of your way to bringothers together all day long

·       主動出擊全天候促進(jìn)他人和諧

·      Create harmony wherever you go

·       無論你去何處，都創(chuàng)造和諧

·      Avoid thinking maliciouslyabout anyone.

·       避免對任何人懷有敵意的想法

6.  Sensitiveand Kind speech vs. Harsh Speech

  Speaking in a kindway

6.  敏感且善意的言語 vs. 刺耳的言語

以善意的方式說話

·      Be kind help people feel atease

·       善意地幫助人們感覺自在

·      Listen to what others have tosay

·      傾聽他人必須說的話

·      Honestly compliment others

·      誠實(shí)地稱贊他人

·      Make others feel better withyour words

·       用你的言語讓他人感覺更好

·      Be very sensitive of othersaround you

·      對你周圍的人非常敏感

·      Never treat others witharrogance

·      永不傲慢地對待他人

·      Avoid rude or hurtful speech.

避免粗魯或傷害性的言語

The main point here is to use your speech to bring peaceof mind, joy and comfort to other peoples hearts rather than stirring them up.

這里的重點(diǎn)在于用你的言語為他人的心靈帶來平靜，愉悅以及舒適，而非煽動挑撥他人。

I try to be particularly careful with my speech when Iam tired. It is very helpful to be a meditator. You can stop yourself beforeyou release the words.

當(dāng)我累的時(shí)候，我會尤其嘗試去關(guān)注自己的言語。成為一名冥想者，對此會非常有幫助。你能夠在言語脫口而出之前，及時(shí)制止自己。

7.  Wordsof Value vs. Useless Talk

7.     有價(jià)值的話語 vs. 無意義的交談

·      Share information that willhelp others

·       分享能夠幫助他人的信息

·      Talk about projects you reallyplan on doing

·       談?wù)撃銜娴挠?jì)劃去做的項(xiàng)目

·      Do what you say you will do

·      做你說你會去做的事

·      Always say something which isof benefit and real meaning to the people around you

·       總是說對你周圍的人有益處和有真正意義的話。

·      Avoid gossip, useless talkabout sex, politics, people in the
      news, etc.

·       避免閑談、無用的關(guān)于性、政治，和新聞人物等的交談。

·      Teach and share the wisdom youhave been given

·       教授以及分享你被給予的智慧

Talking too much about things that have no great meaningis the most common misuse of words. Why bother filling up your mind withuseless bits of information. Wasting other people’s time is a very expensiveseed to be planting in this busy world.

談?wù)撨^多沒什么重大意義的事物，是最普遍的對言語的濫用。何苦要把這些無用的信息填滿你的意識。浪費(fèi)他人時(shí)間，是在這個(gè)忙碌的世界里種下的一顆非常昂貴的種子。

The result of thisseed is having a mind that will never stop talking to you. It is a real pain to when you sit down to meditate only to find thatyou have a mind that wants to keep talking. That busy, talkative mind comesprecisely as result of planting seeds of speaking uselessly. Sometimes to putothers at ease we engage in small talk and that is not what I am talking abouthere. It’s the times when you just like to hear yourself talk. You are talkingbecause you want to. You aren’t focused at all on what someone else needs. Ifsomeone is talking to you uselessly then try to listen attentively, try tolearn something and when you can you excuse yourself. 

這顆種子的果實(shí)，就是擁有一個(gè)將會永不停歇一直和你說話的意識。當(dāng)你坐下來正準(zhǔn)備冥想，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)自己有一個(gè)想要一直持續(xù)說話的意識，真是極大的痛苦。那個(gè)忙碌、饒舌的意識，正是來自于種下了說無意義言語的種子。有些時(shí)候我們跟人閑談是為了讓他人覺得舒適，這與我在此談到的是有所不同的。我在談?wù)摰氖悄切┠阒幌肼犠约赫f話的時(shí)刻。你在說話是因?yàn)槟阆胍@么做。你完全沒有關(guān)注他人的需求。如果有人對你說無用的話，那么嘗試專注地聆聽，試著去學(xué)習(xí)些什么，然后當(dāng)你可以的時(shí)候你就離開。

8.   Being Happyfor Others vs. Jealousy & Envy

8.  為他人開心 vs. 嫉妒 & 羨慕

·      Enjoy what you have

·      享受你所擁有的

·      Be happy for the goodness ofothers

·      為他人的善良而開心

·      Be happy for the success ofothers

·      為他人的成功而開心

·      Be happy for the happinessothers have

·       為他人享有的幸福而開心

·      Take joy in the success ofeveryone around you

·       隨喜你周圍每一個(gè)人的成功

·      Express your thanks on aconstant basis to everyone
      who supports you

·       持續(xù)不斷地對每一個(gè)支持你的人表達(dá)你的謝意

·      Stop comparing yourself toothers

·      停止將自己與他人比較

9.  Empathyand Compassion vs. Ill-Will, Anger & Arrogance

9.    同理心和悲心 vs. 惡意、憤怒 & 傲慢

·      Listen to the concerns ofothers as if they were
      your best friend

·       傾聽他人顧慮的事，就如同他們是你最好的朋友

·      Be compassionate with anyonehaving problems

·      同情任何有困難的人

·      Try to help others whenever youcan

·       在任何你有能力的時(shí)刻，嘗試去幫助他人

·      Try to eliminate unhappiness ofevery kind, even for
      people you don’t like

·       試著消除任何人的不快樂，甚至是你不喜歡的人。

·      Respond with silence orkindness to insults

·       對侮辱報(bào)之以沉默或是善意

·      Watch your mind for any traceof anger toward
      another person.

·       觀察你的意識是否對他人有任何一絲一毫的憤怒

·      Be sensitive about whether whatyou are doing is
      something that will impact in ahealthy, positive way
      on yourself and those around you

·       對你正在做的事情，是否會以一種健康、積極的方式影響你自己以及你周圍的人，保持敏感。

·      Think kind thoughts of others

·      對他人持有良善的念頭

10.  UnderstandingReality vs. Ignorance & Pride

10. 理解現(xiàn)實(shí) vs. 無明 & 傲慢

·      Spend time each day thinking,peacefully and with focus
      about what is really important inyour life:  whether your
      priorities are in order, even(Especially) if you knew you were going to die tonight.

·       花時(shí)間每天平靜地、專注地思考，在你的生命中什么是真正重要的：你的優(yōu)先級是否井然有序，甚至（尤其）如果你知道自己今晚就會死亡。

·      Reflect every few hours aboutwhere you really believe this
      world, its people and events, couldhave come from.

·       每過幾個(gè)小時(shí)去反省你真正相信的這個(gè)世界中，它的人事物，本來是從何而來的。

·      Change your own seeds, trainyourself in ethics and in the
      forceful logic behind integrity, andthen watch the gradual
      change in your environment

·       改變你自己的種子，在道德操守，以及正直背后強(qiáng)有力的邏輯方面去培訓(xùn)自己，然后觀察你所處環(huán)境的逐步改變。

·      Understand how imprints work tocreate the world around
      us; then act on this understandingby following the path of personal integrity

·       理解銘印如何運(yùn)作，來創(chuàng)造出我們周遭的世界；隨后通過遵從個(gè)人的誠信之道，基于對銘印的理解去采取行動。

·      Take time to understand that,in terms of content, a positive or desirable result cannot ever come from anegative or
      unethical cause

·       花時(shí)間去理解，就內(nèi)容而言，一個(gè)正面或滿意的結(jié)果不可能來自于一個(gè)負(fù)面或不道德的因。

·      Listen to the suggestions ofothers, and learn to live without hope of recognition from others; rather, begenerous in
      giving praise.

·       聆聽他人的建議，并學(xué)習(xí)不希冀他人的認(rèn)可而生活；相反，不吝于贊揚(yáng)他人。