“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.” –Buddha

　　佛陀説，“冥想帶來智慧，不冥想則無知。清楚知道引導和阻止你前進的因素，你就能選對那條帶領你走向智慧的大道。”

　　Meditation is a way of clearing your mind; it offers you the ability to enter new levels of relaxation, it’s also a technique that can help you conceive new ideas.

　　冥想有助於理清思路，更好地放鬆，也是獲得靈感的好方法。

　　Meditation is a way to get clear on what you really want from life, and if you meditate on your desires long enough, you will discover a way to manifest them.

　　冥想可以讓你清楚自己到底想要的是什麼。如果你一直對自己嚮往之物進行冥想的話，你就會找到通往夢想之路。

　　Meditation serves four main purposes:

　　冥想的四大功效：

　　1. It serves to clear your mind.

　　冥想有助於理清思緒。

　　After a long day at work, it’s essential that you take time to relax your mind and reduce your stress. Meditation affords you the ability to significantly reduce your stress-levels because it gives you a much needed break from the hustle-and-bustle of life.

　　在一天長時間的工作之後，你需要花點時間來放鬆思想，緩解壓力。冥想可以有效地提升你緩解壓力的能力，因為通過冥想你可以給你紛繁的生活放個假。

　　2. Meditation also relaxes your body.

　　冥想有助於放鬆身體。

　　Through meditation you can leave your suburb or apartment and transcend to the shores of Hawaii. Just doing this for a few minutes a day will give you a higher-quality of life by relaxing your body and changing your mood.

　　通過冥想，你可以離開你所居住的郊區或者公寓，來到夏威夷的海邊。每天僅需花幾分鐘來冥想，你就可以放鬆身體，調整情緒，給自己帶來高品質的生活。

　　3. It serves as a way to generate new ideas.

　　冥想有助於激發靈感。

　　How do you do this? Just think about your particular problem for a second; then begin to generate ideas in your mind to solve that problem, let your mind run free until it finds a solution to your problem.

　　怎樣用冥想來激發靈感？將你的注意力集中在你要解決的問題上，然後冥想如何才能找到解決的辦法，一直想，不要停，直到想到解決的辦法為止。

　　4. Meditation is a way to create your future.

　　冥想有助於開創未來。

　　If you can believe what you see in your mind, your mind will also give you the instructions on how to attain your vision.