Consider for a moment an iron bar that has magnetic power inherently in it.It will attract or repel things based on it’s own intrinsic magnetism.Over time，if this bar begins to rust，its power will begin todiminish.The oxidative damage from the environment that the magnet has not been able to resist，will render it ineffective，eventually.This in no way means the iron bar is not capable of its latent，original power.All it needs to do is shed its rust.Or，consider if you will，a light bulb that is lit，but covered with soot.As long as the soot remains，it will be unable to fulfill the very purpose it was meant to serve to radiate light.
According to ancient Vedic texts，this is in effect what happens to the human experience.The infinite power that is naturally present in each and every one of us by virtue of our own consciousness，can be rendered ineffective if not tended to properly.The stress of our lifestyle，the pollution of our environment，and the collective stress of our world keeps us from functioning at our full potential.
But there are remedies：incorporate modalities in your lifestyle that effectively combat stress and help keep you centered.Some of these options are：
Be aware of what you eat，and what you use—both on yourself，and in your environment.Choose natural，organic products.
Live a life of kindness，compassion，and charity—it keeps you connected to your center，your source，that infinite reservoir within you that is your powerhouse.
Don’t judge people，or situations—approach each moment with the knowledge that it contains within it the potential of any number of possibilities.
To connect with your real nature that is unbounded and invincible，practice yoga and meditation.
Once you are in touch with your true nature，then nothing is beyond your means—you are truly empowered.And THAT is an accurate definition of YOU！
一旦觸摸到自己的真實本性，你將會超越一切，擁有真正的力量。因為你正確無誤的定義了自己……
參考譯文（單窈敏）
你是如何定義自己的呢？母親、女兒、妻子、朋友、丈夫、兒子、教師、學生、律師、會計師，還是其他什么稱謂呢？你是根據別人的看法來給定義自己的嗎？這些定義是否與你真正的才華、個人經歷相一致呢？
當你靜心獨處，情緒處于難以言喻的喜悅時，是否有種不可阻擋，并且清晰明確的神勇之感？就是那種什么都不能夠阻擋你，只要傾心投入，便戰無不勝，攻無不克的感覺。當然，這種感覺并不是隨隨便便產生的。
是什么妨礙了你獲得這種神勇之感呢？一根有磁性的鐵棒，它固有的磁性可以對別的物體產生吸引或排斥現象。但如果時間久了，鐵棒生銹，它的磁性就開始逐漸消失。外界環境氧化作用的影響是不可避免的，直到磁力完全消失。這并不是說鐵棒本身不具有潛在的磁性，只是需要除掉鐵銹而已。或者說一個發著光的燈泡，但上面覆了層煤灰，只要煤灰不除，燈泡的光芒就無法照射出去。
根據古代梵文記載，人類歷史中也出現過類似現象。根據自身的意識觀念，每個人身上都蘊含著無限的能量，但引導方式不正確，這種能量就不能發揮的淋漓盡致。生活方式、環境污染和各方面的壓力都妨礙了我們潛能的發揮。
但是也有挽救措施：調節生活方式，使之有效對抗壓力、使生活重心有所側重。措施包括：
熟悉你的吃穿用度對你自己及你周圍環境的影響。選擇自然和有機的產品。
帶著善意、關懷和仁愛之心生活——這有利于維持你生活重心和生活源泉的聯系。這種聯系所產生的不盡的能量就是你心中不竭的源泉。
不要以貌取人，不要對外界因素妄加評論——帶著一切皆有可能的信念度過生活的每一時刻。
在練習瑜伽和沉思中領悟你的本性是強大而不可戰勝的。一旦觸摸到自己的真實本性，你將會超越一切，擁有真正的力量。因為你正確無誤地定義了自己。
Food For Thought 心靈雞湯
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There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real！
When the door of happiness closes，another opens，but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don’t see the one which has been opened for us.
Don’t go for looks；they can deceive.Don’t go for wealth；even that fades away.Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.Find the one that makes your heart smile.Dream what you want to dream；go where you want to go；be what you want to be，because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet，enough trials to make you strong，enough sorrow to keep you human，enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything；they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Love begins with a smile，grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past，you can’t go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born，you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.Live your life so that when you die，you’re the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
當一扇門關閉，另一扇門就會開啟。人生永遠是公平的。關鍵是你要對自己公平……
參考譯文（劉文馨）
人的一生中，總會有這樣的時刻：當你非常思念一個人時，總是希望能夠夢想照進現實，并擁他入懷。
當一扇門關閉，另一扇門就會開啟，但是通常情況下，人們總是在關閉的那扇門前糾結，而忽略了新開啟的那一扇門。
不要追求外表，華麗可以偽裝。不要追求財富，金錢都是浮云。應該去追求能使你會心微笑的人，因為只要一個微笑就能點亮黑暗，綻放光明。去尋找那個能使你心靈微笑的人吧。去追求你想追求的夢；去你想去的地方；做你想做的人，因為生命只有一次，你也只有一次機會去做那些你想做的事。
愿足夠的幸福讓你感到甜蜜；足夠的歷練讓你變得強壯；足夠的悲傷讓你保持人情味；足夠的希望讓你感到快樂。
最幸福的人不會奢求最好的東西，他們所做的只是順其自然。愛總是始于微笑，在每一次接吻時升華，而止于淚水。最輝煌的未來總是建立在對過去的遺忘基礎之上的，不忘卻過去的失敗和傷心，你就不能擁有幸福。降生人世時，你在哭，而周圍的每一個人都在笑。好好生活，離開人世時，只有你在笑，而周圍的每一個人都在哭。
妙譯沙龍
Would your strokes be tremblingly timid or brilliantly bold？Fancy with a flourish or plain？
落筆時，你是戰戰兢兢，還是鏗鏘有力？是滿心構思？還是毫無頭緒？
If I become overly proud I will remember a moment of weakness.
變得不可一世時，就想想自己怯懦的時候。
Contrary to the commercials on television，you can have friends who use drugs.In fact，probably everyone does without realizing it.
電視上有這么一則廣告，說：你身邊的朋友可能正在吸食毒品。但實際上，根本不會有人看完這則廣告就有意識的去調查他的朋友是不是吸毒。
Wise men don’t care for what they can’t have.
智者不會為了得不到的東西煩惱。
In a calm sea every man is a pilot.
平靜的海上易駛船。
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real！
人的一生中，總會有這樣的時刻，當你非常思念一個人時，總是希望能夠夢想照進現實，并擁他入懷。
Don’t go for looks；they can deceive.Don’t go for wealth；even that fades away.
不要追求外表，華麗可以偽裝。不要追求財富，金錢都是浮云。