快樂的四十點方案

上個月去了泰國南部參加一個靜修營，有很多新鮮的經驗，收穫不少。日後有機會在這裏和大家分享。

在十日的靜修營，遇到一個叫Aree的尼姑，她每日天未光都帶我們女的做一個鐘頭的瑜伽，有時還給我們講佛學，晚上就帶領我們繞住池塘慢步冥想。她說，她從前很難想像自己會在這裏教我們瑜伽和冥想。十幾年前，她來到這裏，什麼都不懂，是冥想和瑜伽改變了她的生命。她的瑜伽老師早前逝世了，他是泰國教瑜伽的先行者，本著助人之心，傾力教授，她覺得自己受了恩惠，希望可以把所學傳給別人，算是一種傳承和報恩。

在一堂佛學講座上，Aree尼姑以如何才可以快樂為題，和我們分享了她的心得，她提出了“四十點方案”。現抄錄如下，和大家分享。

Health
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. East breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more food that grow on trees and plants, and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with 3 E’s.  – Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in the previous year.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 6-7 hours per day.
10. Take a 10-30 min walk daily, and while you walk, smile.

Personality
11. Don’t compare your life to others’. You have no idea what life journeys others have taken.
12. Don’t have negative thoughts on things you can’t control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don’t over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness, except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a life time.
23. Give and laugh more.
24. You don’t have to win every argument.

Society
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 under and under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least 3 people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful or beautiful.
34. Nature and Dharma heal everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you are awake alive in the morning, thank Nature/God for it.
39. Your inner most is always happy. So be happy, peaceful and useful.
Last but not the least
40. Please share this with every one you care about. I just did.