我告诉自己

• Now i have placed the " buddha " to one side . in this lifetime , master is my only and the best teacher , my only and the best friend and relative
  我告诉自己：修行不是一蹴可即，不要再自暴自弃贬低自己虽然没法冲得很快，可是也不能太懒太混！
• " i told myself at half - time that i would watch only another 15 or 20 minutes , and if liverpool didn ' t score in that period i wouldn ' t watch any more
  我告诉自己下半场我只看15或20分钟,如果在那段时间内利物浦没进球的话,我将不会看接下来的比赛
• My life experiences influenced my choice of career . the painful times i experienced during the war made me determined to do something with my life , so that i could help prevent wars
  这些遭遇影响了我对于职业的选择，由于亲身经历过战乱下的生活，所以我告诉自己一定要有所作为，让战争不再发生。
• Although i told myself i should not be so emotional since i invested for the long term ， i could not help myself jumping at the small percent age of gain and stomping21 at the loss
  虽然我告诉自己既然是长期投资，就不应该如此激动，但我就是控制不住自己，稍有赢利就会欢喜雀跃，稍有损失就会捶胸顿足。
• I was really impressed by this story by the initiate , and said to myself , whenever i face such a tricky situation , i should remember this story and the brothers wise way of thinking and acting
  这位同修告诉我这个故事以后，我真的很感动。我告诉自己：以后当我面临类似的情况时，应该记起这个故事，以及这位同修明智的思考和行为方式。
• My experiences over the past few years have let me understand better the nature of the " middle way " . perhaps i am not progressing very fast , but i assure myself that i will constantly strive to elevate myself
  这几年来，累积的经验让我越来越了解中道的本质，或许进步不是很快，但是我告诉自己我会不断的奋斗，恒久地朝着提升自己而努力。
• Consequently , i was somewhat disappointed about not having the experiences that i expected , i told myself to have faith and try the meditation for a time to see if maybe i was doing something wrong
  我依然过于兴奋，脑中充满预想的期待和先入为主的意见，而无法放松，所以当体验不如预期时，我有些失望。但我告诉自己要有信心，试著打坐一段时间，看看是否有什么方面做得不对。
• I was quite shocked by the story because i did not expect it at all , and when i looked at marty , i thought he seemed very straightforward and honest , not one to make up things , so i thought to myself , " well , i have the answer - time to live up to my promise !
  我听了非常惊讶，因为这出乎我预料之外，当时我看著marty ，觉得他很直率老实，并不是一个编故事的人。所以我告诉自己说：好！我找到答案了，现在是我实现诺言的时候了