中英文对比版

这是施泰纳博士按照一周中每一天的品质给出的冥想颂词，收入其著作《Guidance in Esoteric Training》，以下译文辗转得自网络！

Days of the Week Exercises
as put forth by Rudolf Steiner in his book,“Guidance in Esoteric Training.”

FOR THE DAYS OF THE WEEK
The pupil must pay carefulattention to certain activities in the life of soul which in the ordinary wayare carried on carelessly and inattentively. There are eight such activities.

It is naturally best toundertake only one exercise at a time, throughout a week or a fortnight, forexample, then the second, and so on, then beginning over again. Meanwhile it isbest for the eighth exercise to be carried out every day. True self-knowledge isthen gradually achieved and any progress made is perceived. Then later on —beginning with Saturday — one exercise lasting for about five minutes mayperhaps be added daily to the eighth so that the relevant exercise willoccasionally fall on the same day. Thus: Saturday — Thoughts; Sunday —Resolves; Monday — Talking; Tuesday — Actions; Wednesday — Behaviour, and soon.


SATURDAY星期六
To pay attention to one'sideas.

To think only significantthoughts. To learn little by little to separate in one's thoughts the essentialfrom the nonessential, the eternal from the transitory, truth from mereopinion.

In listening to the talk ofone's fellow-men, to try and become quite still inwardly, foregoing all assent,and still more all unfavourable judgments (criticism, rejection), even in one'sthoughts and feelings.

This may be called:


‘RIGHT OPINION.’
留意自己的念头和想法。只做有意义的思考。学会一点一滴地分辨出本质与非本质；永恒与无常；真理与单纯主张。试着以内心完全的寂静来倾听同伴的话语，并且放弃他人会认同自己见解的期待，尤其放弃思想与情感上的每一个批评。这便是正见（Right Opinion）

SUNDAY
To determine on even the mostinsignificant matter only after fully reasoned deliberation. All unthinkingbehaviour, all meaningless actions, should be kept far away from the soul. Oneshould always have well-weighed reasons for everything. And one shoulddefinitely abstain from doing anything for which there is no significantreason.

Once one is convinced of therightness of a decision, one must hold fast to it, with inner steadfastness.

This may be called:


‘RIGHT JUDGMENT.’

having been formedindependently of sympathies and antipathies.

深思熟虑后才下决定，即使是微不足道的小事。让每一个未经思考的作为远离心魂。一个人的所作所为应当有充分的理由，并放下无意义的动机。所谓真实的判断（正思维），它完全不依赖喜恶（同理或反感）。如果一个人对自己公正的决定有信心，就应当好好地把握住。这便是正思维(Right Judgement)
MONDAY
Talking. Only what has senseand meaning should come from the lips of one striving for higher development.All talking for the sake of talking - to kill time — is in this sense harmful.

The usual kind ofconversation, a disjointed medley of remarks, should be avoided. This does notmean shutting oneself off from intercourse with one's fellows; it is preciselythen that talk should gradually be led to significance. One adopts a thoughtfulattitude to every speech and answer taking all aspects into account. Never talkwithout cause — be gladly silent. One tries not to talk too much or too little.First listen quietly; then reflect on what has been said.

This exercise may be called:


‘RIGHT WORD.’

　　唯有致力于更高层次发展的人，能够在谈话时说出有感受或有意义的话语，为说话而说话并不好，尤其要避免将主题纠缠在一起的泛泛对话。一个人绝不应该和同伴切断关连，而应一步一步发展出有意义的对话，回应出有思考的话语，并从各个角度来思维，宁可保持沉默也不在没有原因之下说话。一个人应该试着不说太多或说过少的话。这便是正语。（Right Word）

TUESDAY
External actions. Theseshould not be disturbing for our fellow-men. Where an occasion calls for actionout of one's inner being, deliberate carefully how one can best meet theoccasion — for the good of the whole, the lasting happiness of man, theeternal.

Where one does things ofone's own accord, out of one's own initiative: consider most thoroughlybeforehand the effect of one's actions.

This is called:


‘RIGHT DEED.’

　外在的行为举止，不应造成对他人的困扰。由个人的内在良知出发行事，谨慎思量如何适时造就人类彻底、持续的永恒幸福，如果一个人打从心底行动，出自于本身内在的动力，并彻底地预期到自己行为的结果，这便是正业（Right Deed）

WEDNESDAY
The ordering of life. To livein accordance with Nature and Spirit. Not to be swamped by the externaltrivialities of life. To avoid all that brings unrest and haste into life. Tohurry over nothing, but also not to be indolent. To look on life as a means forworking towards higher development and to behave accordingly.

One speaks in this connectionof


‘RIGHT STANDPOINT.’

个人生命的意义在于和谐地与自然和精神共存，不因生命外在的躯壳而失去自己。避开带给生活不安及仓促的每一件事。不匆忙做事，也不让内心懒散。领会工作与更崇高发展在生命中的意义，并依次而行动。这便是正命（Right Standpoint）

THURSDAY
Human Endeavour. One should takecare to do nothing that lies beyond one's powers — but also to leave nothingundone which lies within them.

To look beyond the everyday,the momentary, and to set oneself aims and ideals connected with the highestduties of a human being. For instance, in the sense of the prescribedexercises, to try to develop oneself so that afterwards one may be able all themore to help and advise one's fellow-men — though perhaps not in the immediatefuture.

This can be summed up as:


‘TO LET ALL THE FOREGOINGEXERCISES BECOME A HABIT.’

不做能力之外的事，但要做全能之内的每一件事。一个人应当将人类最伟大的责任及其目标与理想，放在日常生活、及当下所发生的事物之上。例如：籍由这些练习的养成，来发展自我，以便于帮助同人类，提供建议。即使不见得在短期之内能见到成果。这便是正精进（To let all the foregoingexercises become a habit)

FRIDAY
The endeavour to learn asmuch as possible from life.

Nothing goes by us withoutgiving us a chance to gain experiences that are useful for life. If one hasdone something wrongly or imperfectly, that becomes a motive for doing itrightly or more perfectly, later on.

If one sees others doingsomething, one observes them with the like end in view (yet not coldly orheartlessly). And one does nothing without looking back to past experienceswhich can be of assistance in one's decisions and achievements.

One can learn from everyone —even from children if one is attentive.

This exercise is called:


‘RIGHT MEMORY.’

(Remembering what has beenlearnt from experiences).

尽可能多学。在生活中出现的每一个事件，都是给予我们机会，累积生命的可贵经验，假设一个人的表现有失误或不完美，这都会激励他能在未来有更正确与完美的表现。每一个人都从回顾过去的经验来做事，来协助我们做决定和处理事务。我们从每个人身上学习，也从孩子身上学习，以正确的方式记忆自己曾有的经验。这便是正念（Right Memory）

SUMMARY
(Every Day)
To turn one's gaze inwardsfrom time to time, even if only for five minutes daily at the same time. In sodoing one should sink down into oneself, carefully take counsel with oneself,test and form one's principles of life, run through in thought one's knowledge— or lack of it — weigh up one's duties, think over the contents and truepurpose of life, feel genuinely pained by one's own errors and imperfections.In a word: labour to discover the essential, the enduring, and earnestly aim atgoals in accord with it: for instance, virtues to be acquired. (Not to fallinto the mistake of thinking that one has done something well, but to striveever further towards the highest standards.)

This exercise is called:


‘RIGHT EXAMINATION.’

华德福教师每周的练习
-----鲁道夫.斯坦纳的八正道

郁宁远译

2012年2月译自自鲁道夫.施泰纳＜＜修行指南＞

应当小心地在心魂中
注意到某些活动
并以一种有秩序的方式
谨慎持续地进行
它们是八个活动
也叫八正道

最好在每周每天的
一个时间做一个练习
然后再从头开始
同时最好让八个练习
在每一天带出来
真正的自我知识
就逐惭获得而取得进步

然后从周六开始
一个延续五分钟的练习
每天增加前面的练习
这样，周六--思考
周日--判断，周一--说话，
周二--行动，周三行为等等

周六：留意自己的想法

只做有意义的思考。
学会一点一滴分辨出
本质与非本质；
永恒与无常；
真理与单纯的主张。

试着以内心完全的寂静
来倾听同伴话语，
放弃他人会认同自己见解的期待，
尤其放弃思想与情感上的每一个批判。
这便是正见（Right opinion)

周日：正确判断

深思熟虑后才作决定，
即使是微不足道的小事。
让所有未经思考的行动
及毫无意义的作为，
远离心魂。
所作所为应当有充分的理由，
并放下无意义的动机。

如果对自己公正的决定有信心，
就应当好好把握住。
这便是正思维（Right judgement)

周一：说话

唯有致力于更高层次发展的人，
能够说出有感受或有意义的话语，
为说话而说话并不好，
浪费时间是有害的。

避免将主题纠缠在一起的泛泛而谈，
不是打断和同伴的谈话，
而是一步步让对话变得有意义，
对所有的发言者应答，
并从各个角度将不同观点带进你的想法，
不要在没有原因之下说话，
----宁可保持沉默
一个人应该试着不说太多或过少的话。
首先安静地倾听，
然后再对所说的作出反应。
这便是正语（Right word)

周二：外在行为

不应造成他人的困扰。
由个人的内在存在导出行动，
谨慎思量如何适时
造就人类彻底持续的永恒幸福。

一个人打从心底行动，
出自于本身内在的动力，
并在行动前
彻底预期到自己行动的结果。
这便是正业(Right deed)

周三：生活秩序

将生活基于
和谐的自然和精神，
不因生命外在的躯壳而失去自己，
不要将所有不安及仓促的事带进生活。
不匆忙做事，也不让内心懒散。
把生命看成
将有意义的工作带向更高的发展
并依此而行动。
这便是正命(Right standpoint)

周四：人的努力

不做能力之外的事，
但要做全能之内的每一件事。

目光超越日常生活及当下,
设立一个目标和观念
与人类最伟大的责任相联。
借由这些练习的养成，
来发展自我以便于帮助他人，
并提供建议。
即使不见得在短期之内能见到成果。
这便是正精进
（To let all the foregoing exercises become a habit)

周五：从生活中学习

在生活中出现的每一个事件，
都是给予我们机会累积生命的可贵经验，
假设一个人的表现有失误或不完美，
还要激励他在未来有更正确与完美的表现。

观察别人做事过程
并及时回顾总结；
每一个人都从回顾过去的经验来做事，
来协助我们做决定和处理事务。

我们从每个人身上学习，
也从孩子身上学习，
这便是正念（Right memory)

总结

不时关注內在
即便每天化五分钟沉入自己，
检点自己的生活准则

通过思考人类的知识
提升个人的职责，
思考生命的内容和真实目标

为自己的过失和缺陷感到悔痛
遵循道德
努力发现夲质

和诚实的目标
（不要陷入老想别人应当做好的错误，
而是转向为末来制定更高的目标）
这就是正定
（Right Examination)

2012年2月译自自鲁道夫.施泰纳＜＜修行指南＞

延伸阅读：

鲁道夫.施泰纳

于1909年9月25日在巴塞尔的讲座
GA 114

“自从伟大的佛陀来到地球上，两千四百多年已经过去。我們從玄學知道，从現在开始大概三千年后，相当数量的人将会出于自己的道德本质、自己的心和魂，达到佛陀的智慧--八正道--的一个进化阶段。佛陀曾经一度必需来到地球，让人类可通过八正道的智慧逐渐发展其能力，而约在三千年后，人类便可以在自己內部展开其教导，它将成为人所拥有，让人不再需要从外面接收。人们便可说，八正道来自我们本身，作为爱与同情的智慧。

“即使除了轮回的律法以外没有其他事情发生，三千年后的人类已经能知道爱与同情的教义，然而，得到一种在日常生活中体现它的能力，那是一件很不同的事。其差异是：不仅认识到爱与同情，而是在人个性的影响下开展它为生命的能力。这种能力来自基督，他把舍己为人的爱注入人类，让它逐渐发展起来。当人类达到其进化的终端，智慧将向他们透露爱与同情之教义内容，这一点必需感谢佛陀，但同时，人类将拥有一种能力，让爱出于自我，向整体人类流出，这一点必需感谢基督。”