人有两次生命的诞生，一次是你肉体出生，一次是你灵魂觉醒。

当你觉醒时，你将不再寻找爱，而是成为爱，创造爱！

当你觉醒时，你才开始真实的、真正的活着！

喜剧大师查理·卓别林先生在年轻时经历了太多的起起落落，晚年变得豁达而通透，于70岁生日时写下了《当我开始真正爱自己（As I Began to Love Myself)》。

这是生命本初的声音。

很多人都知道卓别林是世界著名的天才喜剧电影家，但他还有另外一个重要的身份：灵修者、悟道者。

《当我真正开始爱自己》作于他70岁生日当天，这位时年古稀的艺术家，历经沧桑之后，心灵无比宁静平和。

他说，这是来自神的寂静之声。

这一生，我们最需要修的功课，

也许不是如何去爱我们的家人，

我们的伴侣，我们的孩子。

而是——如何真正的爱自己。

因为，

一个不爱自己的人，

没有能力去爱任何人。

As I Began to Love Myself

当我真正开始爱自己

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, this is AUTHENTICITY.

当我真正开始爱自己，

我才认识到，所有的痛苦和情感的折磨，

都只是提醒我：

人活着，不要违背自己的本心。

今天我明白了，这叫做

『真实』

As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody as I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call it RESPECT.

当我真正开始爱自己，

我才明白：

把自己的愿望强加于人，是多么的无礼。

就算我知道更好的方法

对他人来说，时机也许尚未成熟，

他人也需要做好准备，

就算那个人就是我自己，

今天我明白了，这叫做

『尊重』

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow. Today I call it MATURITY.

当我开始爱自己，

我不再渴求不同的人生，

我知道任何发生在我身边的事情，

都是对我成长的邀请。

如今，我称之为

『成熟』

As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment, so I could be calm. Today I call it SELF-CONFIDENCE.

当我开始真正爱自己，

我才明白，我其实一直都在正确的时间，

正确的地方，发生的一切都恰到好处。

由此我得以平静。

今天我明白了，这叫做

『自信』

As I began to love myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm. Today I call it SIMPLICITY.

当我开始真正爱自己，

我不再牺牲自己的自由时间，

不再去勾画什么宏伟的明天。

今天我只做有趣和快乐的事，

做自己热爱，让心欢喜的事，

用我的方式，以我的节奏。

今天我明白了，这叫做

『单纯』

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health – food, people, things, situations, and everything that drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism. Today I know it is LOVE OF ONESELF.

当我开始真正爱自己，

我开始远离一切不健康的东西。

不论是饮食和人物，还是事情和环境，

我远离一切让我远离本真的东西。

从前我把这叫做“追求健康的自私自利”，

但今天我明白了，这是

『爱自己』

As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time. Today I discovered that is MODESTY.

当我开始真正爱自己，

我不再总想着要永远正确，不犯错误。

我也不再盯着别人的错误，

我接纳所有的一切。

我今天明白了，这叫做

『谦逊』

As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worry about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where EVERYTHING is happening. Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it FULFILLMENT.

我当开始真正爱自己，

我不再继续沉溺于过去，

也不再为明天而忧虑，

现在我只活在一切正在发生的当下，

今天，我活在此时此地，

如此日复一日。这就是

『圆满』

As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But As I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection WISDOM OF THE HEART.

当我开始真正爱自己，

我明白，

我的思虑扰乱了自我，

使我变得了无生趣。

但当我与本心相连，

心灵的力量就成为了我坚实的后盾。

这种组合我称之为，

『心灵的智慧』

We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born. Today I know THAT IS LIFE!

当我开始真正的爱自己，

我们无须再害怕自己和他人的争论，分歧，矛盾和问题，

因为即使星星有时也会碰在一起，

新的世界诞生。

今天我明白，这就是

『生命』！