在练习瑜伽和沉思中领悟你的本性是强大而不可战胜的。一旦触摸到自己的真实本性，你将会超越一切，拥有真正的力量。因为你正确无误地定义了自己。
Achievements and Dreams 成就和梦想
It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities，but its own talents.
We feel free when we escape - even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire.
There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.
The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.
No matter what our achievements might be，we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge，who keeps look on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.
You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.
The leader has to be practical and a realist，yet must talk thelanguage of the visionary and the idealist.
In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.
We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true；they ruin our dreams.
We need our own dreams.
我们并不会真正感激那些使我们梦想成真的人，因为是他们击碎了我们的美梦。
参考翻译（高昆）有时，强烈的渴望不仅会给你创造机会，还会激发你的才智。我们逃避时，总感到获得了自由--即使只是从一个糟糕的环境换到另一个更糟糕的环境。如果生活在一起的人们无法相互理解，社会就不会存在。预测未来的唯一方法是，用自己的力量开创未来。不论我们有怎样的成就，真正为自己骄傲的时刻却很少。我们能看到自己的缺点和错误，但仍需要别人给我们作出评判；我们需要得到别人的肯定--我们并没有想象的那么糟糕。
通过观察对手恐吓你的手段，你可以发现他最害怕的是什么。领导者必须是务实家和现实主义者，但他发表演说则必须像个空想家和理想主义者。时代发生巨变时，只有学习者才能继承未来，他们通常会发现自己全副武装地生活在不复存在的世界。
我们并不会真正感激那些使我们梦想成真的人，因为是他们击碎了我们的美梦。
我们要通过自己的努力达成梦想。
“There” Is No Better Than “Here” 追求梦想勿忘脚踏实地Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific goal they set for themselves. For some the goal may be amassing a million dollars，for others losing those annoying ten-plus pounds，andfor still others it is finding a soulmate. It could be getting a better job， driving a nicer car，or pursuing a dream career. Whatever your“there” is，you may be convinced that once you arrive，you will finally find the peace you have always dreamed of；you will finally become fulfilled， happy，and content.
However，more often than not，once you arrive“there”you will still feel dissatisfied，and move your“there”vision to yet another point in the future. By always chasing after another“there”，you are never really appreciating what you already have right“here”. It is important for human beings to keep“sober-minded”about the age-old drive to look beyond the place where you now stand. On one hand，your life is enhanced by your dreams and aspirations. On the other hand，these drivescan pull you farther and farther from your enjoyment of your life right now.
People from the beginning of time have struggled with the question of how we can live in the present moment. And it is a challenge that has become particularly difficult in the modern world in which we are constantly lured by visions of greater glory，beauty，fame. If you learn to be grateful，you can fulfill the challenge of living in the present.
To be grateful means you are thankful for and appreciative of what you have and where you are on your path right now. Gratitude fills your heart with the joyful feeling and allows you to fully appreciate everything that arises on your path. As you strive to keep your focus on the present moment，you can experience the full wonder of“here”. There are many ways to cultivate gratitude. Here are just a few suggestions you may wish to try：
Imagine what your life would be like if you lost all that you had. This will most surely remind you of how much you do appreciate it.
Make a list each day of all that you are grateful for，so that you can stay conscious daily of your blessings. Do this especially when you are feeling as though you have nothing to feel grateful for. Or spend a few minutes before you go to sleep giving thanks for all that you have.
Spend time offering assistance to those who are less fortunate than you，so that you may gain perspective.
However you choose to learn gratitude is irrelevant. What really matters is that you create a space in your consciousness for appreciation of all that you have right now，so that you may live more joyously in your present moment.
大多数人想要改造这个世界，但却罕有人想改造自己。
参考翻译（王伟明）
很多人都认为，只有实现了自己既定的目标，我们才会幸福快乐。目标因人而异：有的人想拥有万贯家财；有的人想把令人厌烦的十几磅肉减掉；还有些人想觅到心仪的伴侣，获得一份较好的工作，开一部漂亮的车子，或拥有一份理想的职业，这些都可以是一个目标。不管你的目标何在，有一点是肯定的--只要达到了目标，你就可以获得梦想中的安静与平和，你也一定会快乐、心满意足。
可事实往往并非如此。多数时候，当你到达彼岸时，仍不会满足，而且又会有新的憧憬。你总是劳心费神地去追求一个又一个目标，却对当前拥有的一切从不用心去欣赏和珍惜。每个人都有不满足现状的欲望，重要的是，头脑要时刻保持清醒。一方面，你的梦想和渴望使你的生活更丰富多彩。另一方面，这些欲望又驱使你越来越远离现有生活中的欢愉。
人们从远古时代开始便苦苦探究这一问题--我们如何能活在现实中。林林总总的幻想和憧憬始终在诱惑着我们--更多的荣耀、美貌和声誉。因而，这也是现代社会所面临的一个严峻挑战。如果你学会感恩，你就可以真切地生活在现实中。
感恩是指对所拥有的一切和所处的人生境遇怀有感激之情，并懂得珍惜。你的心会因存有感恩而满溢愉悦，人生道路上的种种感受你都能亲身体验。如果你努力地将目光定格在现实当中，你就能体会到它的美妙之处。培养感恩之心的方法很多，建议你试试以下几种：
试想你丧失了目前正拥有的一切，你的生活将会如何？肯定会令你追悔不已--你是那么喜爱和珍惜这一切。
每天，将你感激的事物罗列出来，这样你就会意识到自己有多么幸运。天天都这么做，尤其是在你觉得没什么可感激之时。或者，你也可以在睡前花几分钟对所拥有的一切表示感激。
花点儿时间向那些不如你幸运的人伸出援助之手，这样你可以对生活有更深刻的认识。
然而，你采取哪种方法学会感恩并不重要，努力去欣赏和珍惜正拥有的一切才是最为重要的，这样你就可以更幸福地享受当前的生活。
Perseverance 毅力
Napoleon declared，“Victory belongs to the most persevering.” Upon careful study we find perseverance depends upon three things- purpose，will，and enthusiasm. He who has a purpose is always concentrating his forces. By the will，the hope and the plan are prevented from evaporating into dreams. Enthusiasm keeps the interest up，and makes the obstacles seem small.
Life is in a sense a battle. The man who thinks to get on by mere smartness and by idling meets failure at last. Perseverance is the master impulse of the firmest souls，and holds the key to those treasure- houses of knowledge from which the world has drawn its wealth both of wisdom and of moral worth.
Great men never wait for opportunities；they make them. They seize upon what ever is at hand，work out their problem，and master the situation. The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given to him. This is successand there is no other.
