不要放弃，你需要放下

The key to building happiness in life is our practice. Just as with an athlete who must train very hard in order to win the championship, or with a patient who must follow the doctor's prescription in order to recover. If we practice according to the Buddha's teachings, we can learn to deal with emotional negativities by not becoming despondent from excessive attachment nor desperate from overwhelming stress. In so doing, we can succeed in our work or business, and be very happy and carefree at the same time. In Buddhism, and in particular Ch’an, the expression “let go” is often used to describe this state of mind.

要启动幸福、正面的生活，主要取决于自己的训练。就像体育运动员想要在比赛中出成绩、拿冠军，就必须加强平时的训练。病人要想治好病，也必须按照医生的药方服药一样。若能依照佛陀的教诲去训练，则不会因为太执著而抑郁，也不会因为压力太大而想不开。如此一来，就能在发展自己的事业，成为商界成功人士的同时，也能做一个非常幸福、自由潇洒、没有烦恼的人。佛教，尤其是禅宗，经常会用“放下”这两个字来表达这种境界。

To let go does not mean to abandon. Letting go of our work is not the same as abandoning our work; letting go of wealth is not the same as rejecting wealth. To abandon is a form of escape; to let go is a method for confronting problems.

我们一定要弄清楚，放下不等于放弃。放下自己的事业，并不是放弃自己的事业；放下金钱，也不是放弃金钱。放弃，是一种逃避；放下，却是另一种面对的方法。