修禅定之前应该做什么？
中英文连载
Are You Ready for Happiness?（31）
It is best to sit on a cushion when we meditate. The so-called meditation cushion should be higher in the back than in the front. If we sit on a soft sofa，our body will be uncomfortable and not relaxed.
打坐的时候，最好坐在垫子上面。垫子的后面要高一点，前面要矮一点，这叫禅垫。如果坐在很软的沙发上打坐，身体一会儿就会感到不舒服、不放松。
Essential Points of Speech - Expelling Impure Chi
2、语言的要点——排污气
After sitting in meditation, the next step is to expel the impure chi or life-energy in our body.
安坐好之后，接下来的步骤，就是排出污气。
1. Why do we need to expel the impure chi in our body?
（1）为什么要排出污气
Ordinarily, we are not aware of any connection between our breath and our thoughts; however, a true practitioner knows the two are closely connected.
在平时，我们虽然感觉不到呼吸与思维有什么关系，但真正修行的人，却知道呼吸与念头密切相关。
Practitioners all know the posture, outer breath, and inner and secret chi circling inside the body are intimately linked. Just as we need to wash our bowl before eating dinner, a practitioner has to expel the chi associated with all his or her discursive thoughts accumulated during the day before practicing meditative concentration. When the impure chi is expelled, all of the discursive thoughts, negative and destructive emotions are also purged. In Buddhism, this meditative technique is known as visualization.
修行人都知道，身体的姿势、外在的呼吸，与循环在人体内的内气与密气有着密切的关系。就像吃饭之前先要洗碗一样，修禅定之前，也要把一天当中所累积下来的所有与杂念相关的气排除。排了污气以后，自然就能把当天累积的所有杂念、负面情绪乃至毁灭性的情绪都排出去。用佛教用语来讲，这个方法叫观想；用普通的语言来讲，叫冥想。
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