放下重要性 (Dropping Importance)
35. Dropping Importance
原則 (Principle)
Principle
所有那些不平衡的情緒與反應——無論是憤怒、不滿、惱怒、焦慮、擔憂、抑鬱、混亂、絕望、恐懼、憐憫、依賴、慾望、過度敏感、理想化、欽佩、愉悅、失望、自豪、自負、輕蔑、厭惡、怨恨等等——都是因為你過度提升了事物的重要性 (Importance) 而產生的。鐘擺 (Pendulum) 利用這些牽絆束縛你，使你淪為傀儡。放下重要性並不意味著與自己的情緒對抗、壓抑它們，而是面對其根源、根本的態度。你必須達到那個境界，明白重要性 (Importance) 只會帶來麻煩，然後刻意降低你賦予事物的那份重要性 (Importance)。
All unbalanced emotions and reactions like indignation, dissatisfaction, irritation, anxiety, worry, depression, confusion, despair, fear, pity, dependency, lust, over-sensitivity, idealization, admiration, delight, disappointment, pride, conceit, contempt, repulsion, resentment, and so on, are all the result of overstating the importance of things. Pendulums hook you up on these strings and turn you into a puppet. Dropping importance does not mean battling with your feelings and trying to suppress them. It means addressing the cause, the underlying attitude. You have to reach the point where you can see that importance leads to nothing but trouble. Then, deliberately reduce the importance you attribute to things.
詮釋
Interpretation
問題本身並不存在，真正存在的只是對事物重要性 (Importance) 的人為誇大評價。當一個人意識到自己的問題只是虛幻時，他就可以有意識地降低那些不斷困擾他的事物的重要性 (Importance)。（注意：不是要淡化它們的意義，而只是降低其重要性 (Importance)）從遠處冷靜且公正地觀察這個遊戲，通過降低重要性 (Importance) 你能瞬間回歸平衡狀態，而鐘擺 (Pendulum) 就無法再控制你。在你釋放出來的空間中，將不會再有任何東西可以牽住你。這並不意味著你必須變得冷酷無情，畢竟情緒源於我們的態度，所以應該改變的是我們的態度。感受和情緒只是結果，唯有重要性 (Importance) 才是根本原因。舉例來說，若家中有新生命降臨、有人逝去、舉行婚禮或其他重大事件，這些事件對我而言並非絕對重要；我不會因此搞得天翻地覆，也不會讓自己和周遭的人陷入瘋狂。過分偏向外在的「重要性 (Importance)」會誕生狂熱者，而偏向內在的「重要性 (Importance)」則會造就愚鈍者。
Problems as such do not actually exist. All that really exists is an artificially inflated evaluation of the importance of things. When a person becomes aware that their problems are illusory, they can intentionally reduce the importance of everything that continuously troubles them. Note: Do not play down their meaning, just reduce their importance. Watch the game from a distance, soberly and impartially. By reducing importance, you will instantly return to a state of balance and the pendulums won’t be able to control you. In the empty space you free up, there will be nothing for them to hook. This does not mean that you have to have a heart of stone. Emotions are born of our attitude and so it is our attitude which should be changed. Feelings and emotions are just an effect. Importance is the only cause. Let’s say that in my family there has been a birth, a death, a wedding or some other significant event. Would the event be important to me? No. Would I be indifferent? Likewise, no. Do you get the difference? I would not publicize the event into a problem or drive myself and others around me mad because of it. A strong deviation towards outer importance breeds fanatics and deviation towards inner importance, idiots.
- 降低重要性
35. Dropping Importance
原則
Principle
所有不平衡的情緒和反應，如憤慨、不滿、煩躁、焦慮、擔憂、抑鬱、困惑、絕望、恐懼、憐憫、依賴、慾望、過度敏感、理想化、欽佩、喜悅、失望、自豪、自負、蔑視、厭惡、怨恨等等，都是過分強調事物重要性的結果。鐘擺將你掛在這些線上，讓你成為木偶。降低重要性並不意味著與你的感受作鬥爭並試圖壓抑它們。這意味著解決原因，即潛在的態度。你必須達到這樣的程度：看到重要性只會帶來麻煩。然後，有意識地降低你賦予事物的重要性。
All unbalanced emotions and reactions like indignation, dissatisfaction, irritation, anxiety, worry, depression, confusion, despair, fear, pity, dependency, lust, over-sensitivity, idealization, admiration, delight, disappointment, pride, conceit, contempt, repulsion, resentment, and so on, are all the result of overstating the importance of things. Pendulums hook you up on these strings and turn you into a puppet. Dropping importance does not mean battling with your feelings and trying to suppress them. It means addressing the cause, the underlying attitude. You have to reach the point where you can see that importance leads to nothing but trouble. Then, deliberately reduce the importance you attribute to things.
解釋
Interpretation
問題本身其實並不存在。真正存在的是對事物重要性的人工膨脹評估。當一個人意識到他們的問題是虛幻的時候，他們可以有意識地降低那些不斷困擾他們的事情的重要性。注意：不要貶低它們的意義，只是降低它們的重要性。從遠處冷靜而公正地觀看遊戲。通過降低重要性，你將立即回到平衡狀態，鐘擺將無法控制你。在你騰出的空間中，沒有什麼可以讓它們勾住。這並不意味著你必須有一顆石頭心。情緒源於我們的態度，因此應該改變的是我們的態度。感受和情緒只是效果。重要性是唯一的原因。假設在我家裡發生了一次出生、死亡、婚禮或其他重大事件。這個事件對我來說會重要嗎？不。那我會無動於衷嗎？同樣不會。你明白其中的區別嗎？我不會將事件公開成為問題，也不會因此而讓自己和周圍的人發瘋。對外在重要性的強烈偏離會滋生狂熱者，對內在重要性的偏離會滋生愚蠢者。
Problems as such do not actually exist. All that really exists is an artificially inflated evaluation of the importance of things. When a person becomes aware that their problems are illusory, they can intentionally reduce the importance of everything that continuously troubles them. Note: Do not play down their meaning, just reduce their importance. Watch the game from a distance, soberly and impartially. By reducing importance, you will instantly return to a state of balance and the pendulums won’t be able to control you. In the empty space you free up, there will be nothing for them to hook. This does not mean that you have to have a heart of stone. Emotions are born of our attitude and so it is our attitude which should be changed. Feelings and emotions are just an effect. Importance is the only cause. Let’s say that in my family there has been a birth, a death, a wedding or some other significant event. Would the event be important to me? No. Would I be indifferent? Likewise, no. Do you get the difference? I would not publicize the event into a problem or drive myself and others around me mad because of it. A strong deviation towards outer importance breeds fanatics and deviation towards inner importance, idiots.
- 降低重要性 (Dropping Importance)
35. Dropping Importance
原則
Principle
所有不平衡情緒與反應，如憤慨、不滿、惱怒、焦慮、擔憂、抑鬱、困惑、絕望、恐懼、憐憫、依賴、渴望、過敏、理想化、欽佩、喜悅、失望、驕傲、自負、鄙視、厭惡、怨恨等，皆因過分強調事物重要性 (Importance) 而生。擺錘以這些線鉤你，變你為傀儡。降低重要性非與感覺爭鬥或壓抑，而是處理原因，即基本態度。你需認識到重要性只帶來麻煩。然後，有意降低你賦予事物的重視。
All unbalanced emotions and reactions like indignation, dissatisfaction, irritation, anxiety, worry, depression, confusion, despair, fear, pity, dependency, lust, over-sensitivity, idealization, admiration, delight, disappointment, pride, conceit, contempt, repulsion, resentment, and so on, are all the result of overstating the importance of things. Pendulums hook you up on these strings and turn you into a puppet. Dropping importance does not mean battling with your feelings and trying to suppress them. It means addressing the cause, the underlying attitude. You have to reach the point where you can see that importance leads to nothing but trouble. Then, deliberately reduce the importance you attribute to things.
解釋
Interpretation
問題本身不存在。僅存在對事物重要性的人為誇大評價。當人意識到問題是幻覺，可有意降低持續困擾事物的重視。注意：非貶低其意義，只是降低重要性。從遠處冷靜公正觀察遊戲。降低重要性，你立即回到平衡狀態，擺錘無法控制你。在你釋放的空無空間，無物可鉤。這不意味你需有石心。情緒源於我們的態度，因此應改變態度。感覺與情緒僅是效果。重要性是唯一原因。假設我家有出生、死亡、婚禮或其他重大事件。這事件對我重要？不。我會冷漠？同樣不。你懂差別？我不會將事件公開為問題或因它讓自己與他人發狂。過分偏向外在重要性滋生狂熱者，偏向內在重要性，白癡。
Problems as such do not actually exist. All that really exists is an artificially inflated evaluation of the importance of things. When a person becomes aware that their problems are illusory, they can intentionally reduce the importance of everything that continuously troubles them. Note: Do not play down their meaning, just reduce their importance. Watch the game from a distance, soberly and impartially. By reducing importance, you will instantly return to a state of balance and the pendulums won’t be able to control you. In the empty space you free up, there will be nothing for them to hook. This does not mean that you have to have a heart of stone. Emotions are born of our attitude and so it is our attitude which should be changed. Feelings and emotions are just an effect. Importance is the only cause. Let’s say that in my family there has been a birth, a death, a wedding or some other significant event. Would the event be important to me? No. Would I be indifferent? Likewise, no. Do you get the difference? I would not publicize the event into a problem or drive myself and others around me mad because of it. A strong deviation towards outer importance breeds fanatics and deviation towards inner importance, idiots.