In modern society, everyone is busy in working or studying. As a result, many people suffer from stress and anxiety.
 
在現代社會裡，每個人不是忙著工作就是讀書。結果造成許多人有焦慮和過度緊張的困擾。
 
To learn the practice of meditation can help people to achieve conscious relaxation2 and stress reduction.3 Studies show that it can lower blood pressure.
 
學習靜坐能夠幫助人們減低壓力和意識放鬆，研究顯示靜坐可以降低血壓。
 
Meditation is a technique in which the mind is focused on a single point of reference. This could be a word, a phrase, or one's breath.  靜坐是一種專注在單一的參考點之上的技巧，這個參考點可以是一個字、一句話或者一個人的呼吸。
 
Different tradition has different way of practicing meditation. In Buddhism's4 tradition, it involves putting the body in a special position, such as the seated, cross-legged lotus position.
 
不同的傳統有不同的靜坐方式。在佛教的傳統裡，則包括了雙腿盤坐的蓮花坐姿。
 
No matter one has religious belief or not, the practice of meditation can help one to remain clam and easy. This is very important for people who live in modern society.
 
不管有沒有宗教信仰，靜坐可以使人保持冷靜並且放輕鬆。這點對於生活在現代社會的人而言是相當重要的。

單字精解

1.meditation 靜坐、冥想
2.relaxation 放鬆
3.reduction 減低
4.Buddhism 佛教