讀到這一段關於冥想的短文，很精闢的見解，對剛開始接觸冥想的初學者，會很有幫助。

(圖片翻譯: 「如果世界上每一個8歲的孩子都能學習冥想，我們將可以在一代人的時間裡，就把世界上所有的暴力都去除。」~~~~達賴喇嘛。)

冥想，是一個觀看你的心靈的簡單過程。

不要與你的心靈打架，也不要試著控制你的心靈。

只要停在那裡，當一個沒有選擇的目擊者.

不論什麼樣的念頭流經過你，只要簡單地注意到它就可以了，不需要有偏見去贊成或反對它。

你不需要明確地指出「噢! 這不應該進入我的腦袋!」

或是

「噢! 這真是個醜陋的想法!」

或是

「噢! 這是個非常美好又有美德的念頭!」

你不應該批判。

你應該保持不批判，因為，當你下了批判的那一刻，你就失去了冥想。

你把自己視為是朋友，或是敵人。

你創造了關係。

冥想意味著和你的思考過程保持著不相關聯的關係。

完全地不相關、冷靜、平靜，就看著這些不管是什麼的念頭流經過你。

接著，奇蹟就發生了:

慢慢地，慢慢地，

當你變得覺察，流經你的想法會愈來愈少。

當你變得愈警醒，愈來愈少的想法會流經你。

但是，如果你一不注意，又會有多一些想法流經你。

就好像這些想法的流量都取決於你的覺知程度。

當你非常覺知時，就算只有一刻，所有的想法都停止了。

立即地，有一個突然的停止，路是空的，沒有其他的車子。

這一刻，就是冥想。

慢慢地，慢慢地，

這樣的時刻會愈來愈多，

這樣淨空的空間會一而再，再而三地出現，並維持更久的時間。

接著，你就能夠不費力地把自己移進那淨空的空間。

這樣的時刻和空間使人耳目一新，回復精力，

這樣的時刻和空間使你覺知到「你是誰」。

你是自由的，不受你的心靈和你對自己想法的禁錮。

現在，你可以不抱著任何偏見看到你是誰，

而了解自己是了解所有值得去了解的事。

~~無名氏

原文:

Meditation is a simple process of watching your own mind.
Not fighting with the mind, not trying to control it either.
Just remaining there, a choiceless witness.
Whatsoever passes you simply take note of it With no prejudice for or against.
You don’t call it names
That this should not come to my mind
That this is an ugly thought and
This is a very beautiful and virtuous thought.
You should not judge
You should remain non-judgmental
Because the moment you judge, you lose
meditation.
You become identified.
Either you become a friend or you become a foe.
You create relationships.
Meditation means remaining unrelated with your thought process
Utterly unrelated, cool, calm Watching whatsoever is passing.
And then a miracle happens:
Slowly slowly one becomes aware
That less and less thoughts are passing.
The more alert you are, the less thoughts pass The less alert you are, the more thoughts pass.
It is as if traffic depends on your awareness.
When you are perfectly aware
Even for a single moment, all thinking stops.
Immediately, there is a sudden stop
And the road is empty, there is no traffic.
That moment is meditation.
Slowly slowly those moments come more and more those empty spaces come again and again and stay for longer.
And you become capable of moving easily into those empty spaces with no effort.
So whenever you want you can move into those empty spaces with no effort.
They are refreshing, rejuvenating
And they make you aware of who you are.
Freed from the mind you are freed from all ideas about yourself.
Now you can see who you are without any prejudice.
And to know oneself is to know all that is worth knowing.