——读《秋言物语2》有感
作者：Josh Rock 乔西·洛克
中国传统文化中很重要的一点是宁静致远。在今天喧闹的世界，回头看看中国智慧， 也许能为我们喧嚣不安和受万千*挑动的心带来瞬间的宁静。通往宁静之心的路——境如镜，正是这样一条安抚情绪的通心之路。即将由社科院出版的《秋言物语2》，作者正是本着这样的初心，为我们带来锅碗瓢勺中的智慧和修行。西方著名书评家乔西·洛克 Josh Rock 在英文版的《秋言物语2》中，这样介绍了该书主题的多样化：在这个多样化的大千世界，一颗健康的心可以通过“境如镜”这个既富有哲理，又是居家必备的“镜子”这么一个日常用品获得。从而，境由心造。
Once one opens the book titled “Autumn Dialogues”, one can hardly escape the strong sense of diversification of its topics, as reflected in the titles of its 81 chapters. It seems that nothing is beyond the reach of the author’s inquisitive mind, be it spiritual or material, significant or trivial, historical or daily life, each and every one of them has provided a new window to look deeply into oneself, a new piece of the puzzle of life, a new step towards inner peace. The author, Ms. Ma Xiaoqiu, has demonstrated to us, with this inspiring book, as how a conscious mind can be triggered into soul searching process within the realms of culture, religion, philosophy as well as mundane common sense. The book does source its motivation from ancient oriental wisdom, but it requires no more than a simple open mind to appreciate its own beauty and value.
一旦打开了这本名为《秋言物语》的书，就会深深被其主题的强烈多元化吸引——正如在81章标题中所体现的那样。作者好奇心的范围十分宽广，无论是精神性的还是物质的、重要的或琐碎的、历史的或日常生活的，每一个主题都打开了一扇新的窗口，让作者深入自省生命之谜，向内心和平更进一步。作者马小秋女士通过这本励志的书向我们展示了如何在文化、宗教、哲学以及世俗常识的领域内将意识思维激发到寻找灵魂的过程中。该书灵感源于古代东方智慧，但只需一个简单的开放性念头就能让我们感受到经典智慧的美丽和价值。
In the chapter titled “Mirror”, we are told that the goal of life is to “become like a mirror that rejects nothing and keeps nothing.” Yes, would that be so much better if all of us just simply reflect the nature that surrounds us without distortion, not to impose any claims? Would it be the way to maintain tranquility, avoid many self-induced conflicts and anxiety? Granted, be a human it gives us the privilege of acting upon our own wills, but in reality, we are often frustrated when our will is checked by our environment, which then leads to pain and suffering. Ms. Ma points out for us that if we behave like a perfect mirror, we could have saved ourselves a lot of troubles that are caused by a storming mind.
在题为《境如镜》的一章中，马小秋写道：生命的目标是“成为一面镜子，不排斥任何东西，不保留任何东西”。是的，如果我们所有人都只是简单反映出我们周围的环境而没有任何扭曲，不强加任何主张，不是更好吗？这不是保持内心平和，避免许多自发性冲突和焦虑的巧妙方式吗？诚然，身而为人，我们与生俱来就有按自己意愿采取行动的权利，但在现实中，当我们的意愿受环境的制约时，我们不免感到沮丧和痛苦。马女士为我们指出：“正所谓境如镜，照见我们内心的种种迷离颠倒。对镜修正，提升境界，正是修心之路。”
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“Autumn Dialogues” is indeed a unique book, with its wide-range of topics and some rather intriguing narratives. It might appear some what disorganized in terms of subjects presentation, or story-telling, as its subjects jump from chapter to chapter periodically. But that actually enhances the message that it is trying to deliver: everything surrounding us can be the conduit for our own spiritual health!
《秋言物语》是一本独特的书，主题广泛，叙述颇为有趣。由于主题周期性地从一章跳到另一章，因此在主题呈现或讲故事的方式可能有些随意。但这实际上更增强了这本随笔文集试图传达的信息：我们周围的一切事物都可以成为我们内在精神健康的参照！
《秋言物语2》作者马小秋女士
