心病还需心药医

The World Bank and World Health Organization expect depression to be the biggest public health problem worldwide in the not too distant future. In 2006 alone, the annual expenditure on anti-depressants in the United States was estimated at seventy-six billion US dollars. However, the effectiveness of these drugs has been less than ideal, since the drugs cause damage to that part of the brain that controls the subtle thought processes. Thus, the long term use of anti-depressants will affect our emotional state.

世界银行和世界卫生组织预测说：在不久的将来，抑郁症将会是全球公众健康最大的问题。仅仅2006年，美国在抗抑郁剂上的年花费估计约达七百六十亿美元。但这种药的疗效却不太理想。因为服用这种药物以后，会强制性地终止人的一些比较敏感的思维。长期服用这种抗抑郁症的药，就会干扰情绪的活力。

How can we solve this problem？

这个问题该如何解决呢？

To treat mental problems we must work with the mind. Nothing could be more appropriate for the treatment of mental conditions than methods that work with the mind. Especially in our present business-oriented society, it is imperative that we look immediately for methods and answers within the Buddhist culture to address concrete problems in our life, and ameliorate the stress and anxiety we feel.

心病还需心药医。精神上的疾病，用精神疗法是再恰当不过的。尤其在当前的商业社会中，吸收佛教文化里的一些方法和答案，来解决现实生活中的一些具体问题，缓和我们内心的压力和烦恼，就显得势在必行了。

Of course, if we are always lingering on the outside, analyzing and judging Buddhism from the standpoint of a bystander, the result cannot be good. However, if we are willing to joyously approach, even readily seek, the teachings of the Buddha, I am certain answers can be found to our satisfaction.

当然，如果我们一直都徘徊于佛教门外观望，老是以旁观者的姿态去分析、判断佛教，效果不会太好。我们需要进到佛教门内去看一看，近距离甚至是零距离地去接触佛教，相信我们一定能找到满意的答案。

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