何事も過剰はよくない。人間は過去を反すうし未来を心配する動物だからこそ，こうして高度な文明を築くことができた。しかし，反すうしすぎや心配しすぎはよくない。それがストレスの元になる。美食・装飾・賞賛・報酬などを欲するのは人間の性だが，求めすぎるのはよくない。欲は苦の元である。武術の稽古でさえも，やりすぎはよくない。人間のこうした自動性に気づくこと，気づいた上で意図的に選択すること。それがマインドフルな自由である。
Too much is bad in everything. We human beings have developed this higher-leveled civilization, precisely because we are animals who ruminate about the past and worry about the future. But, ruminating and worrying too much is bad. That becomes the source of stress. Though we have a deeply rooted disposition to love delicious food, dressing up, applause, and reword, loving them too much is bad. Desires are the source of sufferings. Even if it is a practice of martial arts, doing too much is bad. The important thing is to know these human beings' automatism, and after that, to make a choice among several alternatives intentionally. That is mindful freedom.
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