灵性安住于当下

这里有一段关于一位名叫戴维·斯坦得-瑞斯特的基督教僧侣的很棒的视频。他儿时曾经在二战后期的德国居住过几年。他讲述了那时的艰难：永远不知道下一顿饭在哪里，为了一小罐水不得不排上几个小时的队，并且不时还会有炸弹落在他的周围。

你在这样的情境下是否会焦虑？

令人惊讶的是，戴维那时并没有感到焦虑——他所感受到的是完全相反经验：那是他这一生最快乐的时光！为什么会这样呢？他的解释非常简单。因为在那时没有生存的可能和对未来的希望，他所能做的只有安在当下。而这恰恰创造了一种很深刻的幸福体验——即使身处艰苦环境亦是如此。

灵性时刻——如同我们观看戴维的视频时所感受到的——提醒着我们生命的目的。我们感觉到振奋、激动，并仍感觉脚踏实地。灵性时刻为何能令我们如此触动？我认为，这是由于它令我们回想起内心深处最深切的渴望。

有时，我们会混淆内在渴望与个人目标，但事实上它们是全然不同的。内在渴望关注于“我想奉献给这个世界些什么？”；而个人目标则恰恰相反，它所关注的是“我希望这个世界能给我些什么？

Four ways to transform anxiety into inspiration

Here are four ways you can start to transform anxiety into inspiration:

1. Simplify your life: The best guide I have seen so far, is Leo Babauta’s lovely new ebook The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life. He takes you right through the necessary steps to simplify your life. It doesn’t happen overnight, but can definitely decrease anxiety in the long run.

2. Write everything down: Holding too many ideas and plans in one’s head can cause anxiety. A very simple remedy is to record all your ideas, dates, and schedules so that you free up your memory. Buy a simple notebook that you carry with you, or invest in a smart phone that can store appointments and idea.

3. Learn to relax: The anxious body is tense and needs rest and relaxation. There is a good relaxation and sleep hypnosis recording, created by Jon Rhodes. It’s free and you can find it here

4. Practice meditation: If you really want to change the mental habits that keep you ensnared in anxiety, you’ll find meditation a real help.

I know it can be daunting to learn to meditate. And busy people sometimes find it difficult to set time aside to practice meditation. I’ve come up with an easy way to get into meditation. I call it the Three-Breaths meditation. You can do it in one minute or less. It’s a natural way to meditate and doesn’t require you to learn complicated techniques. I’ve created a short video on how to do it. You can watch it here.

The Three-Breaths Meditation entails taking a few moments each day in order to pay tender regard to three breaths as they flow in and out of your body. For best results, keep upright posture so that your body and mind are well balanced. A thoughts come and go, observe them with soft attention and bring your focus gently back to your breath. I suggest practicing this easy micro-meditation a few times during the day. You’ll notice that it brings you right back home to the present moment.

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