排氣的方法，很重要慈誠羅珠堪布

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Are You Ready for Happiness? (32)

佛教哲學de現代意義

The Significance of Buddhist Philosophy Today

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Visualization is a very effective method in meditative practice; it is also scientifically based. This technique can clearly change the relative structure of the left and right brain. Evidence shows that sadness and happiness are connected with the frontal lobe of the left and right brain. The left brain is responsible for happiness; the right brain is responsible for sadness. When the left brain is unusually active, our feeling of happiness increases accordingly. Scientists have discovered very high levels of activity in the outer layer of the left-sided frontal lobe during visualization. In other words, meditative practice can definitely lead to a state of happiness and well--being.

打坐觀想或冥想，是非常有效的方法，這也是有科學證據的。打坐可以明顯地改變左右腦比。確切證據顯示，情緒上的悲傷和幸福，與左腦和右腦的前額葉有關。其中左腦負責幸福，右腦負責悲傷。當左右腦對比升高，左腦活動異常活躍時，幸福感也會隨之而增加。科學家們發現：打坐冥想的時候，左前額葉外皮區的活動量非常高。換言之，禪修或冥想完全可以達到很快樂、很幸福的境界。

In general, we are used to associating power with matter and not with the mind. Let us not forget sometimes the power of the mind far surpasses that of matter.

我們的一貫做法，都是非常看重物質的力量，而往往會習慣性地忽略精神的力量。其實，有些時候，精神的力量已經遠遠超過物質的力量，我們萬萬不能忽略這一點。

2. How to expel chi?

（2）如何排氣

Firstly, with the left hand, press your thumb against the base of the fourth finger (a blood vessel is located there); place all four fingers on the thumb; this is called a vajra fist; then press down on the artery in the left upper thigh next to the groin.

首先，左手的拇指按住左手無名指的指根（此處有一個血脈），另外四個手指放在拇指上面，這叫做金剛拳。將拳頭按壓在左腿腿根的血脈上面。

Next, with the right hand, press your thumb against the base of the fourth finger; except for the forefinger, place all three fingers on the thumb; make a circle with the forefinger pointing up; then press the forefinger against the right nostril. Expel chi from the left nostril by breathing out lightly, three times in succession. When doing so, visualize the following: let all the negative emotions produced during the day change into a black gaseous substance, just like the impurities emitted from the exhaust pipe of a diesel-powered vehicle, and let it be expelled from the left nostril.

之後，右手的拇指同樣按在無名指的指根上，除了食指以外的三個手指都放在拇指上面，並把手朝上轉一圈，按住右邊的鼻孔。之後，從左邊的鼻孔排氣。排氣的時候，要冥想：我今天一天產生的所有負面情緒，都變成一種黑色的氣體，就像柴油車排氣管里排出來的骯髒氣體一樣，從左邊的鼻孔里排出去。同時輕輕地呼氣，這樣連續三次。

Switching hands now, make a vajra fist with the right hand and press down on the artery in the right upper thigh next to the groin; make a circle with the left forefinger pointing up; then press the forefinger against the left nostril, and lightly expel chi from the right nostril three times in succession. Following this, make a vajra fist with the left and right hand at the same time; press down together on the artery in the left and right upper thigh next to the groin; and expel chi from both nostrils three times.

之後左右手相換，右手做金剛拳，放在右腿腿根血脈上，左手食指伸出朝上轉一圈，按在左邊鼻孔上，並從右邊鼻孔輕輕排出污氣三次。隨後，左右手同時做金剛拳，一起按在左腿和右腿腿根的血脈上，左右鼻孔同時排氣三次。

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