To a large degree,the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live on the present moment. Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where you are---always!

我们内心是否平和在很大程度上是由我们是否能生活在现实之中所决定的(不管昨天或去年

发生了什么，不管明天可能发生或不发生什么，现实才是你时时刻刻所在之处。

Many people lives as if life is a dress rehearsal for some later date. It isn't. In fact, no one have a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. When we put our attention on the present moment, we push fear from our minds. Fear is the concern over events that might happen in the future--we won't have enoughh money,our children will get into trouble,we will get old and die,whatever. 许多人的生活好象是某个未来日子的彩排(并非如此(事实上，没人能保证他或她肯定还活

着(现在是我们所拥有的唯一时间，现在也是我们能控制的唯一的时间(当我们将注意力放

在此时此刻时，我们就将恐惧置于脑后(恐惧就是我们担忧某些事情会在未来发生,,我们

不讳有足够的钱，我们的孩子会惹上麻烦，我们会变老，会死去，诸如此类。