Last year we talked about right thought or right intention being made up of three types – renunciation, good will and harmlessness. These counter those intentions of desires, ill will and harmfulness.
去年，我们谈到的正思维分为三种- 克己，善意和无害。与欲望之念，恶意和危害性的意图是对抗的。
Before we take an action, we need to be aware of our intention, be it good or bad. When a bad intention arises, what should we do? Likewise with a good intention, what should we to do?
在我们采取行动前，需要知道我们所向的意图，无论是好还是坏。当坏的思维出现时，我们应该怎样做？同样，如果是良好的思维，我们又该如何？
Towards right intention through mindfulness
Taking small steps
When you are aware that your intention belongs to the harmful kind, you should not suppress the feeling but confront it with the right understanding. To cultivate this mindfulness, begin with small things. As they say, take small steps. For example, before you start ordering food at a dinner gathering, think about the intention behind each order that you make. Understand what is driving you to order that particular dish/dishes – how much of your intention is driven by a desire for new taste/experiences and how much is the fundamental need for food/hunger.
培养正念，走向正思维
采取小步骤
当你知道你的思维是不良的，你不应该压抑它，反而需以正观和正确的认识去面对它。要培养这种正念，可从小事开始，，先采取小步骤。例如，在下一次聚餐时要点菜之前，先想想在选择每样菜背后的思维。了解驱动你的是否是渴望品尝或体验新味觉，还是对食物/充饥的基本需求。
Be aware of your own intentions as you order, question if that is really a need or a want. Do you need that dish? Does it satisfy your basic need for food? What value does it bring to the dining experience? Could it be a case of over indulgence? Don’t get me wrong, we often reward ourself or the family with a new tastes and nice things, and that is fine as long as we are aware of our intentions.
当你点菜时应需了解自己内心的思维，这是你必须还是想得到的？它是否满足你饥饿的基本需要或者是为了满足崭新口味的欲望之念呢？它对用餐者的体验给于什么样价值观？难道是过度放纵吗？请不要误会，我们经常会用崭新的口味菜肴来奖励自己和家人。只要我们了解自己行动的思维，明白欲望是暂时性，就不是个大问题了。
You can also do the same with snacks. Before putting a piece of cookie into your mouth, think about how much of that was driven by a need (hunger) and how much of it is driven by a want. Do you really need it, ask yourself. Here, you are not suppressing your desire for a snack but giving yourself a chance to stop, look at the desire and understand where its coming from, before taking the action. Once you begin to understand your ‘source’ of the intention and motivation for a particular action, right understanding and view will kick in to guide you through the next step – eat that cookie or put it back into the jar.
我们也可以在未吃零食前做同样的分析。在还没把饼干放进嘴里，想想这行动是出发于基本需求（饥饿）或是被一种欲望驱动着（口感好，觉得开心）。但你真的需要吃这饼干吗？同样，这不是在压抑你吃零食的欲望 ，只是给自己一个机会思考，明白了欲望的出发点后再适当行动。一旦你开始了解行动的“原”意图和动机的特定思维，有了正确的理解和观点，将能指导你采取下一步动作 — 就是把饼干吃了或是把它放回瓶子里。
As you go through this basic approach, you will begin to become more aware of your own actions and desires. It will become second nature to you, so much that eventually you will be able to substitute and even abandon these unwholesome intentions with wholesome ones, guided by right view and understanding.
当你通过这个基本的方式去考量行为，你将会开始对自己的行为和欲望有更深刻的了解。成为你的第二本性，通过正观，最终将取代不良欲望， 甚至放弃。
Taking a bolder step
Through baby steps comes the run. Another way of increasing your mindfulness of decisions and intentions is through meditation. The mind is a powerful instrument and science is only now starting to unravel its mystery. Don’t expect overnight miracles. Meditation is a long process, although one could almost immediately feel its positive impact on the first seating. Remember how calm you’ve become during the meditation? Give your brain a rest, instead of five to fifteen minutes of media overload spend that time to reflect quietly, with a one heart.
采取更大一步
要发展正念,对自己的思维需更有所意识，就得通过静坐才更能够控制之后所采取的行动。心灵是一个强大的工具而科学现在才开始揭开它的神秘。不要指望一夜之间奇迹。静坐是一个漫长的过程。一天花五到十五分的时间用一心静思考，比花费在媒体娱乐上更有益。
去年，我们谈到的正思维分为三种- 克己，善意和无害。与欲望之念，恶意和危害性的意图是对抗的。
在我们采取行动前，需要知道我们所向的意图，无论是好还是坏。当坏的思维出现时，我们应该怎样做？同样，如果是良好的思维，我们又该如何？
培养正念，走向正思维
采取小步骤
当你知道你的思维是不良的，你不应该压抑它，反而需以正观和正确的认识去面对它。要培养这种正念，可从小事开始，，先采取小步骤。例如，在下一次聚餐时要点菜之前，先想想在选择每样菜背后的思维。了解驱动你的是否是渴望品尝或体验新味觉，还是对食物/充饥的基本需求。
当你点菜时应需了解自己内心的思维，这是你必须还是想得到的？它是否满足你饥饿的基本需要或者是为了满足崭新口味的欲望之念呢？它对用餐者的体验给于什么样价值观？难道是过度放纵吗？请不要误会，我们经常会用崭新的口味菜肴来奖励自己和家人。只要我们了解自己行动的思维，明白欲望是暂时性，就不是个大问题了。
我们也可以在未吃零食前做同样的分析。在还没把饼干放进嘴里，想想这行动是出发于基本需求（饥饿）或是被一种欲望驱动着（口感好，觉得开心）。但你真的需要吃这饼干吗？同样，这不是在压抑你吃零食的欲望 ，只是给自己一个机会思考，明白了欲望的出发点后再适当行动。一旦你开始了解行动的“原”意图和动机的特定思维，有了正确的理解和观点，将能指导你采取下一步动作 — 就是把饼干吃了或是把它放回瓶子里。
当你通过这个基本的方式去考量行为，你将会开始对自己的行为和欲望有更深刻的了解。成为你的第二本性，通过正观，最终将取代不良欲望， 甚至放弃。
采取更大一步
要发展正念,对自己的思维需更有所意识，就得通过静坐才更能够控制之后所采取的行动。心灵是一个强大的工具而科学现在才开始揭开它的神秘。不要指望一夜之间奇迹。静坐是一个漫长的过程。一天花五到十五分的时间用一心静思考，比花费在媒体娱乐上更有益。