We've got Facebook, Twitter, e-mails, text messages, Instagram,

我們有臉書、推特、電子郵件、簡訊及IG，

and it's just so easy for us to get distracted.

我們很容易分心。

We've got a lot of to-do lists, and sometimes,

我們有很多待辦清單，所以有時候，

we forget to take a moment to just be in life.

我們會忘記停下來沈浸在人生裡。

Do you sometimes feel like your head's gonna explode?

你會不會有時覺得自己的腦袋要爆炸了？

We get distracted, burned out, from all that information.

我們因為那些資訊，會分心，會累壞。

These days, taking a (pause) is a radical act.

如今，暫停下來，是根本的做法。

Meditation is one way of taking a pause.

冥想是暫停的一種方式。

It can help you put the to-do lists to the side,

它可以幫助你把待辦事項放在一旁，

and tune in to yourself and be present to what you're actually doing.

去傾聽自己，清楚意識到自己的行為。

This will make you more effective at work, and at the same time,

這會讓你工作更有效率，同時，

be able to appreciate the beauty of the world.

讓你可以欣賞世界的美。

Maybe you've tried meditation before, but your mind just can't stop thinking.

也許你嘗試過冥想，但你的腦子就是無法停止思考。

Well, welcome to the club.

那，你不是唯一一個。

That's what minds do: think.

腦袋本來就會思考。

So don't worry. You're not alone.

所以不要擔心。你不是孤單的。

Meditation may look like a whole lot of nothing from the outside,

冥想對外人來說可能看起來像是什麼都不做，

but it only takes a few minutes of sitting to realize how much effort it takes to focus the mind.

但只需要靜坐幾分鐘，你就會理解專注要花費多大的力氣。

Meditation is about becoming a master of your mind,

冥想就是成為你腦袋的主人，

rather than a slave to its every impulse,

而不是成為腦袋的每一個念頭的奴隸，

so you can be more focused, effective, and calm in everyday life.

你才能在日常生活中變得更為專注、有效率及冷靜。

There's now hard scientific evidence supporting the fact

現在已經有可靠的科學證據證明

that meditation can literally reshape your brain for the better.

冥想真的能改善你的大腦。

It's not only for the monks anymore.

它並不再專屬於和尚。

Big companies including Google are bringing meditation into the work place.

大公司，如谷歌，正在把冥想引進辦公室。

Convinced?

被說服了吧？

So, are you interested in finding out more about meditation but don't have enough time?

那麼，你是否想要多了解冥想，但找不到時間？

Well, you can. Mindful in May is a one-month meditation challenge,

其實你可以的。「五月冥想」是為期一個月的冥想挑戰，

starting on May 1st, that teaches and invites you to experiment

從五月一號開始，教導你、邀請你試試看

with bringing ten minutes of daily meditation into your life,

把冥想十分鐘帶進你的生活裡。

and notice the benefits. And the money raised during the campaign

你會發現它的好處。活動募得的資金

will help build clean water wells in developing countries.

會幫助開發中國家建造乾淨的水井。

You'll need motivation for this challenge, so dedicate your practice to a larger cause

參加這個挑戰需要動力，所以把你的行動獻給一個更高的理想，

by making your own donation, and invite your friends and family to sponsor and support you

自己捐款，並且邀請親朋好友贊助及支持你，

in bringing more clarity and compassion into the world.

讓世界變得更澄澈、更有愛。

Watch your mindful ripple make a tangible life-changing difference

瞑想所帶來的漣漪 ，造成實際、可以改變人生的影響，

to the one in six people living on the planet without access to life's most basic need — water.

對於世界上六分之一、得不到維繫生命最基本條件－水的人口。

It's a win-win situation. Clear mind for you, clean water for others.

這是雙贏的狀況。你得到澄淨的頭腦，其他人得到乾淨的水。

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