创造力是我们生活中意义的核心来源。
The meaning of life is meaning.
生命的意义就是意义本身。
The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.
宇宙不是敌对的,也不是友好的。它只是漠不关心。
Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. Your whole being is involved, and you're using your skills to the utmost.
心流是完全为了活动本身而全身心投入。自我消失。时间飞逝。每一个动作、移动和思想都不可避免地跟随前一个,就像演奏爵士乐一样。你的整个身心都参与其中,并且你在最大限度地使用你的技能。
The self grows by reaching outward.
自我通过向外延伸而成长。
To overcome the anxieties and depressions of contemporary life, individuals must become independent of the social environment to the degree that they no longer respond exclusively in terms of its rewards and punishments.
为了克服当代生活的焦虑和抑郁,个人必须在一定程度上独立于社会环境,不再仅仅根据其奖励和惩罚来做出反应。
People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy.
学会控制内心体验的人将能够决定他们生活的质量,这是我们任何人都能接近幸福的方式。
Enjoyment appears at the boundary between boredom and anxiety, when the challenges are just balanced with the person’s capacity to act.
享受出现在无聊和焦虑之间的边界,当挑战与个人的行动能力刚好平衡时。
Happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance. It is not something that money can buy or power command. It depends not on what happens outside of you, but on what happens inside of you.
幸福不是偶然发生的事情。它不是好运或随机机会的结果。它不是金钱可以买到或权力可以命令的东西。它不取决于你外部发生的事情,而取决于你内部发生的事情。
Control of consciousness determines the quality of life.
The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times… The best moments usually occur if a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.