2009-09-09

紐時筆記090101:Leaving Hate Behind

這篇文章把我中文學的氣功調心的道理,知道如何用英文表示出來,很感動西方人士也開始有這樣的體悟。
  1. whirlwind
  2. to illuminate a common psychological problem : to shine light on ~
  3. move on from ~
  4. grief, rage, resentment
  5. cancerous ***
  6. to let go of the pain and reboot our lives
  7. a radical shift
  8. Many of the stories.... point to a radical shift in perspective that could transform the way we deal with such issues, not to mention inspire profound social change.
  9. excruciatingly: adv. extremely painful (上課告訴你這個單字如何背)
  10. persecution 迫害
  11. calamity =disaster, catastrophe, tragedy, adversity,tribulation, affliction, misfortune, misadventure
  12. saint-like sentiment
  13. ...when we drop our personal sense of self(忘我)....what naturally arises in its place is a wide open heart that excludes no one(無我、空), not even ones persecutor.
  14. state of mind... start small
  15. breaking the cycle of revenge
  16. dedicating your pain
  17. navigate through
  18. withstand=to resist, to fight against
  19. sanity intact 精神狀況不受影響
  20. rancor= bitterness, spite, hate,hatred, resentment, ill will, antipathy, hostility