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光之家人-清理鏡子

When the mind is cleansed, it becomes capable of reflecting the Self.
當頭腦被清理乾淨，它能夠反映出自我。

We all know that mirrors in our homes need to be cleaned frequently. But have you ever stopped to think about how important it is to clean the mirrors of your mind?
我們都知道家中的鏡子需要定期清理。但你有沒有停下來想過，清理你的頭腦鏡子有多重要？

When you look at a dusty mirror, what do you see? You can't see your reflection very well, if at all. The dust is in the way. It obscures the picture. When you are not able to see yourself clearly in a mirror, it makes it harder for you to know who you really are. Your reflection is hidden from sight by the dirt from others and from within yourself that is covering up who you really are deep down inside of yourself.
當你看向一面佈滿灰塵的鏡子，你看到了什麼？你看不清自己的反射。灰塵妨礙了反射。它模糊了畫面。當你無法在鏡中清楚地看到自己，你就難以知曉你的真正所是。你的反射被來自他人和你的灰塵隱藏，蓋住了你的真正所是。

The same thing goes for your mind! To see your true Self reflected back at you, your mind needs to be clean and clear so that no one else's opinions or ideas about who they think you should be can get in the way of forming a proper self-concept about who you really are.
你的頭腦也是一樣！要看到你真正的自我的反射，你的頭腦需要清理，這樣別人認為你應該是誰的意見或想法無法阻礙你形成一個恰當的關於你真正所是的概念。

What steps should one take to cleanse the mind?
要清理頭腦需要邁出什麼步伐？

There are many ways to begin your spiritual journey, but the first step is always the same: to cleanse your mind of all negativity.
有著很多方法來開始你的精神之旅，但第一步總是相同的：清理你所有消極的想法。

This can be done through regular meditation and prayer, especially on the Self. By focusing on the notion that you are unconditionally in love with yourself, you will be able to release any negative energy that may be trapped inside of you.
這可以通過定期的冥想、祈禱來完成。通過專注於你無條件愛著自己的想法，你能夠釋放可能困在你之內的任何負面能量。

Meditation is a great tool for self-reflection and allows you to see things from a new perspective, as well as build positive karma and strengthen your spirituality.
冥想是一個很好的工具來自我反省，讓你從新的視角看待事物，並建立積極的業力和加強你的靈性。

Cleanse the mind by recognizing that there is nothing but the Self.
通過認識到什麼都沒有只有自我來清理頭腦。

The second and important step is: understanding that there is nothing but the Self.
第二個重要的步伐是：什麼都沒有只有自我。

This may sound simple, but it's also very difficult to truly comprehend. The world around us seems so real, and our minds tell us that we are separate from other people and animals. But we are only experiencing life through a limited filter—a filter created by our own minds. If you have been able to see the world without this filter and observe yourself observing the world, then you know what I'm talking about already!
這聽起來簡單，但也很難去真正理解。我們周圍的世界看起來如此真實，我們的頭腦告訴我們我們與其他人和動物分離。但我們只是通過一個有限的過濾器---你的頭腦創造的過濾器---體驗生活。如果你能夠不帶這個過濾器看向世界和自己，你就會知道我在說什麼。

The third step is to recognize that there is nothing other than the Self. At this stage in your journey, it is important to practice meditation daily until you can no longer deny that everything in existence springs from one singularity. ( OR ONENESS )When you meditate on this concept with an open mind, it will become clear to you as well.
第三個步伐就是認識到除了自我什麼都沒有。你旅程中的這個階段，很重要去每天練習冥想，直到你可以不再否認存在的一切都來自同一個奇點。當你敞開心沉思這個概念，它會變得清晰。

A new understanding emerges when you recognize that there is nothing but the Self—that our lives are simply manifestations of an underlying consciousness that had existed since before time began and will continue long after we pass away. This realization can be incredibly challenging for those who haven't yet cleansed their minds using meditation. You must let go of everything in order to find inner peace with what truly matters in life: love, compassion for others, charitable action, and enlightenment through regular use of meditation.
當你認識到什麼都沒有只有自我---我們的生活只是時間開始前就存在的一個潛在意識的體現---一個新的理解就會浮現。這個領悟對那些還未清理頭腦的人來說可以是非常具有挑戰性的。你必須放下一切，以便伴隨著生活中真正重要的東西：愛、同情心、仁慈、啟迪---找到內在的平和。

Finally, once all other steps have been overcome and your mind has been emptied of distractions, you will experience that there is nothing but the Self.
最後，一旦所有的步伐完成，你的頭腦已清空了所有的干擾，你會體驗什麼都沒有只有自我。

Clean your mind so that you can see that there is nothing but your Self.
清理你的頭腦，這樣你可以看到什麼都沒有只有你的自我。

There are no words to describe the Self. The Self is beyond description, beyond thought, and beyond speech.
沒有言語能夠描述自我。自我無法形容。

The best way in which I can describe it is through an analogy or by explaining what it can do for the individual who experiences it: The knowledge of the Self will fill you with infinite happiness, joy, and peace because you realize that you are completely free from all limitations of time and space. You realize that there are no limitations to your true nature as consciousness, awareness, or spirit. You know yourself to be completely free from disease, old age, and death.
我能夠最好描述它的方式就是通過打比方或者通過解釋它可以為你做些什麼：認識自我會讓你充滿無限的喜悅、幸福、平和，因為你意識到你完全自由於時間空間所有的局限。你意識到對你真正的本質（意識或精神）來說沒有局限。你知道自己完全自由於疾病、老化和死亡。

The more your mind and body are filled with bliss; the more intense will be your experience of the Self. Bliss is a state of being in which the mind is so still that it experiences perfect inner silence and peace. During these blissful moments, you feel no pain or discomfort anywhere in the body, which is an indication that your mind is capable of experiencing higher states of consciousness beyond body awareness.
你的頭腦和身體越多地充滿幸福；你的自我體驗會越強烈。幸福是一個存在狀態，頭腦是如此平靜，它會體驗完美的內心寧靜與平和。在這些幸福的時刻，你不會在身體中感到任何疼痛或不舒服，這是一個跡象表明你的頭腦能夠體驗更高的意識狀態。

Bliss will also protect you from fear as well as negative thoughts and emotions such as anger, lust, greed, or jealousy, which can create a lot of stress and worry in your life. The experience of deep inner happiness comes from being able to go beyond the turbulence caused by these negative thoughts and emotions. A blissful mind has been purified of all negative tendencies and therefore becomes naturally open to positive qualities such as love, compassion, generosity, peace, and joy.
幸福也會保護你免受恐懼以及消極想法和情感的干擾，比如說憤怒、慾望、貪婪或嫉妒，它們會創造很多的壓力和擔憂。深度內在的幸福感來自能夠超越這些消極想法和情感創造的混亂。一個幸福的心境可以淨化所有負面的癖好，因此自然會向積極的品質敞開，比如說或愛、同情心、慷慨、平和、喜悅。

You are always existing in the eternal now. The eternal now is the only moment that exists. It is the gateway to eternity, the dimension of the timelessness which contains all time. The eternal now is the bridge between heaven and earth. It is the doorway to the fifth dimension.
你總是存在於永恆的當下。當下是唯一存在的時刻。它是通往永恆維度的大門。當下是天堂和地球之間的橋樑。它是通往五維的大門。

We love you dearly.
我們很愛你。

We are here with you.
我們與你在一起。

We are your family of light.
我們是光之家人。

傳導：Aurora

翻譯：NickChan