INSTRUCTIONS FOR FREEDOM
追求自由指南

1. Life's metaphors are God's instructions.
一、人生的隐喻是神的指示。

2. You have just climbed up and above the roof. There is nothing between you and the Infinite. Now, let go.
二、你刚刚爬上屋顶。你和无极之间别无他物。现在，放手吧。

3. The day is ending. It's time for something that was beautiful to turn into something else that is beautiful. Now, let go.
三、这天即将结束。让美好的事物转变成另一种美好的事物。现在，放手吧。

4. Your wish for resolution was a prayer. Your being here is God's response. Let go, and watch the stars come out—on the outside and on the inside.
四、你所盼望的决心是一种祈祷。你光临此地，是神的回应。放手吧，看繁星出现——无论内外。

5. With all your heart, ask for grace, and let go.
五、诚心诚意恳求神赐恩典，放手吧。

6. With all your heart, forgive him, FORGIVE YOURSELF, and let him go.
六、诚心诚意原谅他，也原谅你，放他走吧。

7. Let your intention be freedom from useless suffering. Then, let go.
七、让你的意愿免于无谓的痛苦。然后，放手吧。

8. Watch the heat of day pass into the cool night. Let go.
八、看着酷热的一天走入凉爽的夜晚。放手吧。

9. When the karma of a relationship is done, only love remains. It's safe. Let go.
九、一个关系的命运结束之时，唯有爱留存下来。平安无事了。放手吧。

10. When the past has passed from you at last, let go. Then climb down and begin the rest of your life. With great joy.
十、往事终于离开你的时候，放手吧。爬下楼梯，开始过以后的日子。高高兴兴地过。

For the first few minutes, I couldn't stop laughing. I could see over the whole valley, over the umbrella of the mango trees, and the wind was blowing my hair around like a flag. I watched the sun go down, and then I lay down on my back and watched the stars come out. I sang a small little prayer in Sanskrit, and repeated it every time I saw a new star emerge in the darkening sky, almost like I was calling forth the stars, but then they started popping out too fast and I couldn't keep up with them. Soon the whole sky was a glitzy show of stars. The only thing between me and God was . . . nothing.
头几分钟，我笑个不停。我看见整个山谷，整片芒果树林，风吹着我的头发有如旗子飞扬。我看着太阳下山，而后躺下来，看星星出来。我唱这一小段梵语祷词，每次看见另一颗星星在昏暗的天际冒出来，就再唱一遍，宛若把星星唤出来。不过后来星星冒出来的速度太快，使我赶不上。不久，整个天际繁星闪闪。我和神之间毫无障碍。

Then I shut my eyes and I said, "Dear Lord, please show me everything I need to understand about forgiveness and surrender."
而后我闭上眼睛，说：“亲爱的主啊，请让我了解有关宽恕与屈从的一切。”