"Meditation¹ 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

佛陀说，“冥想带来智慧，不冥想则无知。清楚知道引导和阻止你前进的因素，你就能选对那条带领你走向智慧的大道。”

Meditation is a way of clearing your mind; it offers you the ability to enter new levels of relaxation², it's also a technique that can help you conceive new ideas.

冥想有助于理清思路，更好地放松，也是获得灵感的好方法。

Meditation is a way to get clear on what you really want from life, and if you meditate³ on your desires long enough, you will discover a way to manifest them.

冥想可以让你清楚自己到底想要的是什么。如果你一直对自己向往之物进行冥想的话，你就会找到通往梦想之路。

Meditation serves four main purposes:

冥想的四大功效：

1. It serves to clear your mind.

冥想有助于理清思绪。

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.

在一天长时间的工作之后，你需要花点时间来放松思想，缓解压力。冥想可以有效地提升你缓解压力的能力，因为通过冥想你可以给你纷繁的生活放个假。

2. Meditation also relaxes your body.

冥想有助于放松身体。

Through meditation you can leave your suburb⁴ or apartment and transcend⁵ 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.

通过冥想，你可以离开你所居住的郊区或者公寓，来到夏威夷的海边。每天仅需花几分钟来冥想，你就可以放松身体，调整情绪，给自己带来高品质的生活。

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

冥想有助于激发灵感。

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.

怎样用冥想来激发灵感？将你的注意力集中在你要解决的问题上，然后冥想如何才能找到解决的办法，一直想，不要停，直到想到解决的办法为止。

4. Meditation is a way to create your future.

冥想有助于开创未来。

If you can believe what you see in your mind, your mind will also give you the instructions on how to attain⁶ your vision.

如果你相信冥想的力量，那么冥想就可以指引你达到你所向往的境界。