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第十六章  心智及其运作方法
CHAPTER SIXTEEN  THE MIND AND HOW IT WORKS

“神经紧张是因为你同时想要两个完全对立的东西，一个是明意识想要的，另一个是潜意识想要的。只有让潜意识里的欲望上升到意识里才能停止这种斗争。另一方面，如果你真的能明白自己是谁、想要什么，心里就根本不会产生冲突。你能够通过探索达到那个境界。你根本没必要去理解那些消极的东西，还不如努力让自己变得更积极。做真正的自己。”——莱斯特•利文森
"Nervousness is caused by wanting two opposing things at the same time, one consciously and the other subconsciously. The battle is resolved when you make the subconscious desire conscious. On the other hand, if you know what you are, there will be no conflicts. You can do that through seeking. It is not necessary to understand the negative. It is far better to be positive. Be Your Self."
--Lester Levenson

（译者注：本章里“心智”与“头脑”基本是等同的，英文都是mind，我只是根据中文语境觉得哪个词合适就用的哪个，多担待~）

意识之地图
THE MAP OF CONSCIOUSNESS

就像下一页显示出的那样，意识之地图由一个被划分为三段的楔形图表构成，每一段都对应着意识的一个阶段。底部是我们称为“肉身”的阶段。其左是短语“被严重限制了的你”。这一阶段是我们大多数人在大多数时间所处的状态。在这一阶段里，我们所体验到的自我主要是被我们的肉体部分的界限所限定的那一部分。这是三个阶段里最低级的一个，其特征之一是头脑非常活跃，人将大量的时间花在思考上，但是实际去做的事非常少。在这一阶段，几乎充满了迷惑、拖延、悲伤与痛苦，只有少数快乐的时刻孤立其间。
第二阶段被称为“心智”（或“分离”），左边的短语是“被限制的你”。这一阶段的特征是不那么狂乱的大脑，更少思考，有时会直接知晓某些事。从这样的角度活着，大体情况下是幸福快乐的，只是不时地会被某些极端的怀疑、悲伤和痛苦时刻所打扰。在这一阶段，心智与自我代表着这个人。这个阶段比第一个更为高级，更为强大，不过它仍然包含着大量的努力和“有所为”。
顶层的阶段被称为“自然阶段”。这是一个全知全能的、强大的、丰盛的、波澜不惊的阶段。左边的短语为“真实的你”，其下的词是“存在”。这是莱斯特和其他许多哲人所描述过的自由而自然的阶段。这一阶段里没有限制，没有界限。人在进入这一阶段后会抛下曾经用来定义自己的身心上的限制，发现存在的快乐与平和。在这一自然阶段里，人们能够证实真正的成功、幸福以及永恒的丰盛的存在。

As you can see on the following page, the Map of Consciousness consists of a wedge shaped diagram divided into three broad bands, each of which corresponds to one of three states of consciousness. At the base is the state entitled "Body." To the left is the phrase "Extremely Limited You". This state is where many of us spend a great deal of time. It is one in which we experience ourselves as primarily defined by the boundaries of our physical being. It is the lowest of the three states and is identified by a very active mind that spends a lot of time thinking about things and doing very little. It is also a stage in which there are isolated moments of pleasure in a landscape that includes a lot of confusion, procrastination, sorrow and pain.

The second stage is entitled "Mind/Separation." To the left is the phrase "Limited You". This stage is characterized by a less frantic mind, fewer thoughts and some direct knowing. Life lived from this perspective is characterized by a general condition of well-being and happiness punctuated by moments of extreme doubt, sorrow and pain. Here, one is identified with the mind and ego. It is a higher and more empowered state than the first, but still this state is characterized by a lot of effort and "doingness."

The top stage is entitled "The Natural State." This is the all-knowing, all powerful, abundant, imperturbable stage. To the left is the phrase "Real You" and below that the word "Beingness." This is the free natural state Lester and other wise beings have described. It is a state without limit and boundary, one in which identification with the limits of body and mind have been dropped and one discovers the joy and peace of beingness. It is also that natural state in which one can manifest true success, well-being and lasting abundance.




我们在此时引入意识地图，是因为我们想让你更加生动直观地看到当你开始释放消极的想法、感觉和情绪时你身上会发生些什么，你会超越限制的概念，进入存在的自然阶段。我希望你能时不时地回顾一下那个图表，最好复印一下然后贴在什么地方。这样的话你就能更直观地想象出你通过释放法能够达到的目标。
当你体验自己的自然状态时，对自己的身份认同和对事物的看法会有所改变，改变的结果是波澜不惊，平静，安宁，以及一切的丰盛。

We include this Map of Consciousness at this point because we want you to see graphically what happens as you begin to let go of negative thoughts, feelings and emotions--when you begin to move beyond the concepts of limitation into your natural state of beingness. I invite you to refer to it from time to time. You may even want to make a copy of it and hang it somewhere. It is a valuable graphic way to envision the goal you can achieve by using "The RELEASE® Technique".

When you experience your natural state, you change only in identity and point of view. Results: Imperturbability, tranquility, serenity and abundance of everything.

现在我们来看看莱斯特关于心智的一些说法：
“心智只不过是所有想法的综合。”
“心智积习难改。”
“潜意识层的心智不过是我们当下没有在考虑的想法。”

Now let's look at what Lester had to say about the mind:

"The mind is simply the sum total composite of all thoughts."
"The mind becomes habitual"
"The subconscious mind is merely the thoughts we are not looking at now."

这就是我们正在做的事，我们把潜意识里积存的想法拔出来、让自己意识到它们的存在，然后将其释放。潜意识控制着我们，让我们成为习惯的受害者。通过辨别，我们去检验自己的感觉和潜意识想法，然后将其释放。
你也许已经注意到了，在好处坏处练习中，有时同样的答案会在两边都出现。毫无疑问，这是我们自我斗争的表现。通过在两方面都释放，我们会开启那股流动，能够带着那种由冲突或困惑引起的内在的紧抓不放的感觉继续自由前进。

That's exactly what we've been doing. We've been pulling them up, making ourselves conscious of it and then releasing them. The subconscious mind is running us, making us the victims of habit. By discriminating, we take a look at our feelings, our subconscious thoughts, and just release them.

You may have noticed that sometimes when you're doing advantages and disadvantages the same answer comes up on both sides. Have you noticed that? No wonder we're fighting ourselves. By releasing on both sides, we open up the flow and can move on freely with the inner clutching that often goes on when we are in conflict or confusion.

方法还是在于静止你的头脑心智。平静下你的头脑，你就会看到你本来的那种无限。你的头脑越是平静，你就越能接触到你自己，感觉也就越好。你的头脑有多平静，你的感觉就会有多好。
现在，你也许会注意到，你感到越来越平静了，感觉越来越好了。那就是真实的你，就像我们之前说过的那张被灰尘覆盖的漂亮桌子一样。你开始窥视到真实的自我了。

The direction is to still the mind. Quiet the mind and you'll see your infinity right there. The more you quiet the mind, the more you feel the self and the better you feel. You feel as good as your mind is quiet.

By now, you may be noticing that you've been feeling quieter and quieter and nicer and nicer. That is the real you, that beautiful table covered up with dust that we spoke about earlier. You're beginning to see the real you.

你在脑海中构想了一出戏，演员和观众都在投射出来的银幕上。而你却忘掉了这些都发生在你脑海里这一事实。当你发现这一点时，就会意识到绝对的真相。
分心，就是比起想要自我更想要外界的东西的欲望。
想法就是一种假设的匮乏，而它会引起想要填补匮乏的意愿。
当你看穿了心智的本相，就不会再服从它了。
心智的力量几乎是无穷无尽的。即使是只有一个想法生存下来了，所有的力量也会汇聚在那里。
你消除了越多心智，就越能感觉到平和安静。
所有的心智都在互相影响。我们喜欢发送和接受信号。不管你怎么想别人，最好还是告诉他们你的想法，因为你已经在向他们发送相应的信号了，他们也能够收到。我们将其称为“好气氛”或“坏气氛”。所以我建议你将自己心里对他人的判断和想法都尽早释放掉。

In your imagination, you have written and projected a cinema show of acts, actors and audience on a screen and have lost sight of the fact that it is all in your imagination, your mind. Discover this and you'll discover the absolute truth.

Mind distraction is the wanting more of the things of the world than the self.

A thought is an assumption of lack causing a wish to fulfill it.

Once you see what the mind is, you won't be subject to it anymore.

The power of the mind is almost infinite; when there is only one thought, all that power is right there.

The more you eliminate the mind, the more peaceful you feel.

All minds are influencing each other. We're like sending and receiving signals. Whatever you think about someone, you might as well tell them about it, for you are sending a receiving signal over to them and they are picking it up. We call it a "good vi be" or a "bad vibe." So I recommend that you release all the judgments you have and the thinking you have toward somebody, like somebody, and let it go.

如何一直保持清醒
HOW TO BE CLEAR AT ALL TIMES

现在我们要在更深的层次重新观察一下我们想要把事情搞清楚的冲动。这是我们的习惯。不过现在你很有可能已经明白了，这种冲动就是困惑的摇篮。如果你想要把某事搞清楚，就意味着你对此没有答案，因此你开始在自己头脑里翻来覆去地找。如果还是没有答案，我们会倾向于继续问下去。从我们本身这个角度来说，是因为我们的习惯，也是因为我们缺乏辨别力。现在我谈的不是得不到答案这件事，也不是你有多愚蠢这件事，我谈的是释放掉想要得到答案的冲动，然后获得那个答案。
记得我说过，想要与拥有是对立的。每次你集中精力想把某事搞清楚的时候，其实是在把注意力放在头脑里那些曾经记录下的东西上。如果答案不在那里，那么自然而然地，你的头脑会跟你说，“我不知道你在说什么”。

Now let's take a look at this figuring it out business once more on a deeper level. It's habit, but by now, hopefully, you can see that figuring it out is the home of confusion. If you need to figure something out, it means you don't have an answer and, therefore, you start spinning around in your mind, asking it for the answer. If it doesn't have an answer, we tend to keep asking it anyway. That's because of habit and lack of discrimination on our part. Now I'm not talking about not having an answer. I'm not talking about being stupid. I'm talking about letting go of wanting the answer and having the answer.

Remember that wanting and having are opposites. Every time you engage your mind and throw it into wanting to figure it out, you're really engaging your mind and calling up what you have previously recorded in your mind. If that answer is not there, naturally, your mind is going to tell you, "I don't know what you're talking about."

然后，我们会开始因为头脑给不了我们答案而开始折磨它否定它，因为我们是如此相信头脑才是唯一一个能够给出的答案的地方。其实头脑就像计算机一样，只能把我们曾经体验过的和记录下的东西返还给我们。所以大多数人都生活在自己的的过去里。通过长期地依赖头脑寻找答案，他们把自己困在了旧的答案里，而不是试着去往更高阶的地方寻求新的答案。当你让头脑思考关于金钱的事时，它将要给你的是你以前曾经经历过的与钱有关的事。当你思考关于人际关系的事时，头脑给你的是你在那段关系里曾经历过的事。如果你担心未来，头脑会唤起你在过去的所作所为，导致你不停地想着过去发生的事，还以为自己是在未来。然而，你只不过是在过去的信息和经验上活动罢了。回到现在吧，清醒过来吧，把那些想法和感受都释放掉，你的思维会变得无比清晰的。
所以我们下一步要对付关于“把事情搞清楚”的贪爱与憎恶了。在继续往下进行之前，做下一页的练习表格。

And then, since we think the mind is the only place that can give us an answer, we start beating it up for not giving us an answer. The mind, like a computer, can only give back what you have previously experienced and recorded. So most people are living in the past. By constantly relying on the mind for all their answers, they stay stuck in old answers instead of getting new answers from a higher place. When you ask the mind to think about money, it's going to give you whatever you previously have experienced with regard to money. When you think about relationships, it's going to give you whatever you have on relationships. If you're worried about the future, it's going to bring up what you did in the past and cause you to be thinking about what happened in the past and, therefore, you think you're in the future. However, you're just relying on the past information or experiences. Be here now. Be clear, just release all those feelings and thoughts and you'll be clear as a bell.

So let's take a look at this attachment and aversion to "figuring it out." See the chart on the following page before continuing.

对“把事情搞清楚”的贪爱
意识洪流
（只要让你的头脑围绕这一贪爱自由活动，将想法都写下来，将它们归到想要被认同、想要控制或想要安全妥当的三大欲望之下，然后把欲望释放掉。）

ATTACHMENT TO FIGURING THINGS OUT
Stream of Consciousness:
(Just let your mind think of things about the attachment. Write it down and see what you wrote or thought as wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe or secure and then release the want.)

把事情搞清楚会给我带来什么好处？
What advantage is it to me to figure things out?
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把事情搞清楚会给我带来什么坏处？
What disadvantage is it to me to figure things out?
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1、        想象你永远都不能把事情搞清楚了。（将其在你胸腹之间激起的紧抓不放的感觉或抗拒感释放。重复释放，直到没有剩余。）
2、        我能否将自己对把事情搞清楚所有的贪爱都释放掉？（持续释放，直到你能够毫不犹豫、毫不抗拒地给出一个百分之百肯定的答案。）

1. Imagine never being able to figure things out ever again. (Let go of clutching or resisting the feeling it brings up in your stomach or chest. Keep releasing until there are no more feelings in your stomach or chest.)

2. Could I let go of my entire aversion to figuring things out? (Keep letting go until you can say "yes" 100% with no clutching or resistance.)

根据前面的表格，我们来走一遍这个流程。首先，针对你对于想把事情搞清楚的冲动的贪爱做意识流动练习，然后对其做释放，直到你对此很清楚淡定。然后我们继续往下进行好处坏处练习。；
好，把事情搞清楚会给你带来什么好处？想出一个来，你能把它看作想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全吗？不管是哪种“想要”被勾起了，你能把它放下吗？这里再次说明，我不是要你死了得到答案这条心，而是想让你放下这种冲动，然后得到答案。

Referring to the foregoing chart, let's walk through the process. First, do a stream of consciousness on your attachment to figuring things out. Release on it until you are clear on it. Now let's move on to advantages.

Now what advantage is it for you to figure things out? One advantage. Can you see that as wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe? And whichever want it stirs up, could you let go of either wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe? Now again, I'm not telling you NOT to have an answer, I'm telling you to let go and HAVE an answer.

把事情搞清楚会给你带来什么坏处？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？把事情搞清楚还会给你带来什么好处？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？不管答案是什么，你能够将其释放吗？把事情搞清楚还会给你带来什么坏处？不管这激起了你怎样的想法或感受，你能把它们视为想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全吗？不管是哪种“想要”被勾起了，你能把它放下吗？释放更多，越多越好。把事情搞清楚还会给你带来什么好处呢？你能把它视为想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全吗？你能把自己对这些东西的欲望都放下吗？把事情搞清楚会给你带来什么坏处呢？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？你能把这些感受都放下吗？
把事情搞清楚还会给你带来什么坏处？这激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”被勾起了，你能把它放下吗？把事情搞清楚还会给你带来什么好处呢？这激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”被勾起了，你能把它放下吗？把事情搞清楚还会给你带来什么坏处？这激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”被勾起了，你能把它放下吗？释放更多，越多越好。重复做这释放，直到你对此完全清楚淡定了，然后继续。

What disadvantage is it for you to figure things out? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And what's another advantage to figuring things out? Does that stir up a wanting of approval, control or safety? Whichever answer you have, could you let go of either wanting approval, control or safety? And what's another disadvantage of figuring things out? Whichever thought or feeling it stirs up, could you see that thought or feeling as either wanting approval, control or safety? Whichever want that is stirred up, could you let it go? And more. And more. And what's another advantage of figuring things out? Could you see that as either wanting approval, control or safety? And could you let go of wanting these things? What disadvantage is it for you to figure things out? Is there a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let go of any or all of these feelings?

Now what's another disadvantage of you figuring things out? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? Now whichever want it brings up, could you just let it go? And what advantage is it of yours to figure things out? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? Whichever want it stirs up, could you just let it go? And what disadvantage is it for you to figure things out? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? Could you let that want go? And more. And even more. Keep going back and forth until you're clean on it and then move on.

接下来我们要问自己“榨柠檬”的问题了：想象你永远、永远、永远不能再把任何事搞清楚了，你失去这种能力了。现在看这想法是否在你胸腹之间激起了一种紧抓不放的感觉、一种抗拒感、一股无用能量……只要让它浮上表面，穿过你离开就好。把它放下，这样你就能得到答案了——不一样的答案，不再是老生常谈。想象你永远不能再把任何事搞清楚了，你失去了这种能力。只要允许那股能量浮上表面，穿过你离开就好。它不好也不坏，只不过是路过的现象。释放更多，越多越好。想象你永远不能再把任何事搞清楚了，只要允许那股能量浮上表面，穿过你离开就好。
有些时候，有些人进行到这里会开始觉得累了。如果你感到疲劳或烦躁不安，就关注一下你胸腹之间，看那里是否又有一股无用能量在涌动着。就把它看做是想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吧。只要让那能量自己离开就好。放吧，放吧，越多越好。

Now let's ask the "squeezing the lemon" question: Imagine never, ever, ever being able to figure things out again. You've lost the ability. Now see if that brings up a clutching, a resistance, an unwanted energy in your stomach or chest area ... and just allow that energy to come up and allow it to pass through. Let it go so you can have the answers—different answers, not the same ones. Imagine never being able to figure things out again. You've lost the ability. Just let the energy come up and just allow it to pass through. It's not good, it's not bad--it's just phenomena passing through. And more ... and even more. Imagine never ever being able to figure things out again. Just let the energy come up and just allow it to pass through.

Sometimes people at this point start to feel tired. If you're feeling tired or restless, notice that there's an unwanted energy in your stomach or your chest area or see it as either wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe. And just let that energy leave. And more. And even more.

现在我们继续：
想象你永远永远不能再把任何事搞清楚了，只要允许那股能量浮上表面……允许它穿过你离开。你每释放一次，就离波澜不惊的状态更近了一点，离那种平静的心智头脑更近了一点。你也会变得更强大也更积极。感觉一下吧，是否正如我所说。
想象你永远永远不能再把任何事搞清楚了，你失去了那种能力。只要允许那股能量浮上表面，穿过你离开就好，那不过是一种抗拒感。释放更多，越多越好。持续做释放，直到你彻底完成释放，在你问自己“榨柠檬”的问题时不再感到抗拒抵触或是紧抓不放。现在问自己，“我能否将自己对把事情搞清楚的冲动的贪爱全部放下？”再多释放一点呢？再多一点呢？重复问自己这个问题、做释放，直到你能给出一个百分之百肯定的答复。

Now let's continue:

Imagine never ever being able to figure things out again. Just allow that energy to come up ... just allow it to pass through. Each time you let go, you're moving towards imperturbability--quieting the mind, becoming more and more powerful, becoming more and more positive. Take a check and see if that isn't so.

Imagine never ever being able to figure things out again. You've lost the ability. Just let this energy come up and just allow it to pass through. It's just resistance. And more. And more. Continue on until you've totally released and are no longer resisting or clutching when you read the "squeezing the lemon" question. Now ask yourself, "Could I let go of my entire attachment to figuring things out?" And more ... and even more. Continue on until you can say yes 100%.

对把事情搞清楚的憎恶
意识洪流
（只要让你的头脑围绕这一憎恶自由活动，将想法都写下来，将它们归到想要被认同、想要控制或想要安全妥当的三大欲望之下，然后把欲望释放掉。）

AVERSION TO FIGURING THINGS OUT
Stream of Consciousness:
(Just let your mind think of things about the aversion. Write it down and see what you wrote or thought as wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe and secure and then release the want.)

我喜欢把事情搞清楚的哪一点？
What do I like about figuring things out?
_________________________
我讨厌把事情搞清楚的哪一点？
What don't I like about figuring things out?
_________________________

1、        想象你永远都能把任何事搞清楚，停都停不下来。（将它在你胸腹之间引起的紧抓感或抗拒感释放掉。重复释放，直到胸腹之间没有任何感觉留下。）
2、        我能否把自己对把事情搞清楚所有的憎恶都放下呢？（重复释放，直到你能毫不犹豫、毫不抗拒地给出一个百分之百肯定的答复。）

1. Imagine always figuring things out...everything. And you can't stop. (Let go of clutching or resisting the feeling it brings up in your stomach or chest. Keep releasing until there are no more feelings in your stomach or chest.)

2. Could I let go of my entire aversion to figuring things out? (Keep letting go until you can say "yes" 100% with no clutching or resistance.)

根据上面的表格来观察自己对于把事情搞清楚的憎恶吧！你喜欢把事情搞清楚的哪一点呢？这会让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全吗？不管是哪种“想要”，你能把它释放掉吗？你不喜欢把事情搞清楚的哪一点呢？这想法会激起你想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全的三大欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”，你能把它释放掉吗？
你还喜欢把事情搞清楚的哪一点呢？这会激起你的三个“想要”吗？不管是哪个，你能否放下呢？你还不喜欢把事情搞清楚的哪一点呢？那会让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全吗？你能把这“想要”的冲动放下吗？你还喜欢把事情搞清楚的哪一点呢？这会让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全吗？不管这想法激起了哪个“想要”，你能放下吗？你还不喜欢把事情搞清楚的哪一点呢？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全的三大欲望吗？你能把它释放掉吗？再多释放一点呢？再多一点呢？重复做这释放，直到你对此完全清楚淡定了，然后继续。

Referring to the chart above, let's now look at the aversion to figuring things out. What do you like about figuring things out? Does that bring up a feeling of wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe? And whichever want that it brings up, could you let go of either wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe? And what don't you like about figuring things out? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? Whichever want it is, could you just let it go?

And what do you like about figuring things out? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let go of any or all of these wants? And what don't you like about figuring things out? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you just let go of that want? And what do you like about figuring things out? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let go of it? Could you just let it go? And what don't you like about figuring things out? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let go of any or all of these wants? Could you just let it go? And more ... and more? Keep releasing until you are clean on it and then move on.

现在，我们要问问自己“榨柠檬”的问题：想象自己永远能够搞清楚任何事，停都停不下来，你接下来的人生都要这样度过了。看这想法是否在你胸腹之间激起了一种紧抓不放的感觉、一种抗拒感、一股无用能量。垂下头，将手覆在胸腹之间，然后让那能量上浮离开。释放更多，越多越好。想象自己永远能够搞清楚任何事，停都停不下来。只要允许让那股能量、那种抗拒感上浮离开就好。释放更多，越多越好。
我们每释放一次，就离波澜不惊的状态更近了一点。感觉一下吧，是否正如我所说，你变得更镇定、更平静了。
想象自己永远能够搞清楚任何事，停都停不下来。这会引起一种抗拒感，只要让那股能量上浮离开就好。放吧，放吧，越多越好。持续释放，直到你对此百分之百地清楚了，再也没有放不开的感觉。然后继续。


And now let's ask the "squeezing the lemon" question: Imagine always figuring things out--everything. You can't stop. You're going to have to do it for the rest of your life. See if that brings up a clutching, a resistance, an unwanted energy in your stomach or chest area. Put your head down, put your hand on your stomach or chest area and just allow that energy to pass through. And more. And even more. Imagine always figuring things out--everything. You can't stop. Just allow that energy, that resistance, to come up ... and just let it pass through. And more. And more.

Each time we let go, we're moving closer and closer toward imperturbability. Take a check and see if that isn't so. Become calmer and quieter.

Imagine always figuring things out--everything. You can't stop. It brings up a resistance. Just allow that energy to come up. And more. And even more. Keep releasing until you're 100% clear on it and there is no more clutching. Then move on.

你能否放下自己对把事情搞清楚的所有憎恶呢？对肯定答复这问题有所抗拒的话，你能把它放下吗？垂下头，把它释放。释放更多，越多越好。还有什么阻碍着你说出“是”吗？看这想法是否激起了一股无用能量，只要允许它浮到表面，穿过你离开就好了。释放更多，越多越好。你能否放下自己对把事情搞清楚的所有憎恶呢？释放更多，越多越好。直到你能够给出一个百分之百肯定的答复。
随着你越来越清楚这个把事情搞清楚的习惯，变得越来越有辨别力，你会开始意识到你在向着得到答案迈进，而不是在仍然在那些老答案里打转。只要释放就好，然后就能发现了。

And could you let go of your entire aversion to figuring things out? If there's any resistance to saying yes, could you just let it go? Put your head down and let go of resisting. And more. And even more. Anything in the way of you saying "yes"? See if it brings up an unwanted energy and just allow it to pass through. And more ... and even more. Could you let go of your entire aversion to figuring things out? And more ... and even more. Do this until you can say yes 100%.

As you get clearer and clearer and more and more discriminating about a habit of figuring things out, you will begin to see that you constantly will be moving toward having the answers--rather than having the OLD answers. Just let go and find out.

乐乐

谢谢你！

九七

好棒

KellyWhite

第十七章  如何让你自己摆脱忧虑

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN  HOW TO RID YOURSELF OF WORRY

“你的头脑越是平静，你就越能接触到你自己，感觉也就越好。你的头脑有多平静，你的感觉就会有多好。”

——莱斯特·利文森

"The more you quiet your mind, the more you feel the Self—and the better you feel.

You feel as good as your mind is quiet."

--Lester Levenson

现在我们要继续清除通往丰盛之路上的阻碍了。它们存在于我们生活中，其中之一叫做“忧虑”。有人喜欢忧心忡忡吗？我看不见得。不过这是人的一种习惯，所以我们要对它做一下贪爱与憎恶的练习。我们的目的是永远消除这个恶劣的习惯。忧虑之所以会阻碍我们，是因为它意味着我们把自己不想要的种种都搁进心里。然而，我们一而再再而三地做着这种事，因为这已经成为了一种习惯。人们对这种习惯往往是恨多于爱的，所以我们先来做憎恶练习。不一定每次都要这样做，不过这次我们就用憎恶练习来开启整个研究吧。

Now we're going to continue eliminating all the obstacles in the way of us having abundance. And one of the big obstacles we have in life is a thing called "worrying./I Does anybody like to worry? No, I suspect not. But it's a habit, so we're going to do attachments and aversion to worrying. The goal is to eliminate this nasty habit forever. Worrying stops us because we are holding in mind what we don't want. However, we continue to do it because it's a habit. So let's do an aversion to worrying because I have found that people usually have a bigger aversion than attachment to worrying. That's not necessarily so all the time, but let's just start with the aversion to begin our investigation.

对忧虑的贪爱

意识洪流：

（让头脑围绕这一贪爱自由活动，写下所有的想法，将其归在想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的三大欲望之下，然后将其释放。）

ATTACHMENT TO WORRYING

Stream of Consciousness:

(Just let your mind think of things about the attachment. Write it down and see what you wrote or thought as wanting approval, control or safety. Then release the want.)

忧虑会给我带来什么好处？

What advantage is it to me to worry?

_________________________

忧虑会给我带来什么坏处？

What disadvantage is it to me to worry?

_________________________

1、      想象你永远永远都不能感到忧虑担心了。（将紧抓不放的感觉放下，把这想法在你胸腹之间引起的感觉放下。保持释放直到胸腹之间没有残余的感觉。）

2、      我能否将自己对忧虑的所有贪爱都放下？（保持释放，直到你能毫不犹豫、毫不抗拒地给出一个百分之百肯定的答复。）

1. Imagine never, ever being able to worry again. (Let go of clutching or resisting the feeling it brings up in your stomach or chest. Keep releasing until there are no more feelings in your stomach or chest.)

2. Could I let go of my entire attachment to worrying? (Keep letting go until you can say "yes" 100% with no clutching or resistance.)

你喜欢忧虑的哪一点呢？这会让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全吗？你能把这“想要”释放掉吗？你不喜欢忧虑的哪一点呢？来吧，开编吧，运用你的想象力。如果这根本就说不通呢？我们一般来说不会有意识地对自己做出什么破坏性的事，但是我们一直出于习惯在做着这种事，而且没有分辨出来。而我们现在做的，就是要把潜意识里的症结挖出来释放掉。所以你喜欢忧虑的哪一点呢？编些东西出来吧，编一些愚蠢的借口出来，运用你的想象力。这种想法或感受激起了你想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全的冲动吗？你能否把这些想要放下呢？释放更多，越多越好。你不喜欢忧虑的哪一点呢？这会让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全吗？你能把它们放下吗？再多问几遍，挖得深一些。编些东西出来吧，运用你的想象力。这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全欲望吗？你能把它释放掉吗？

你不喜欢忧虑的哪一点呢？这种想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全的冲动吗？你能把它释放掉吗？你喜欢忧虑的哪一点呢？这会让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全吗？不管是哪种“想要”，你能把它释放掉吗？你还不喜欢忧虑的哪一点呢？这会激起你想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全的冲动吗？不管哪种感觉被激发了，你能把它放下吗？想要被认同、想要控制以及想要安全妥当——说到底都是一种匮乏感，所以把它们放下吧。

So what do you like about worrying? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, a wanting of control or a wanting to be safe? Could you let go of any or all of these wants? And what don't you like about worrying? Make something up. Use your imagination. So what if it makes no sense? We wouldn't necessarily consciously do anything destructive to ourselves, but we continue doing it out of habit and lack of discrimination. What we are doing is digging up the subconscious mind and letting it go. So, what do you like about worrying? Make something up. Make up something stupid. Use your imagination. Does that thought or feeling provoke a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let go of any or all of these wants? And more ... and more ... and even more. And what don't you like about worrying? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? Could you let go of any or all of these wants? And what do you like about worrying? Again, keep digging deeper. Make something up; use your imagination. Does that stir up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let these go?

And what don't you like about worrying? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? Could you let go of either wanting approval, control or safety? And what do you like about worrying? Does that stir up a wanting of approval, control or safety? Could you just let it go, whichever feeling it stirs up? And what don't you like about worrying? Does that stir up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And whichever feeling it stirs up, could you just let it go? Wanting approval, control or safety and security--these are lacking feelings, so let them go.

再问一遍，你喜欢忧虑的哪一点呢？它只是潜意识里的一个习惯。有那么多人在用恐惧保护着自己，就像抱着一袋水泥跳进游泳池还坚持认为那会帮助自己浮起来一样。所以，你能把用恐惧和忧虑保护自己的这种坚持放下吗？释放更多，越多越好。你喜欢忧虑的哪一点呢？这会让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全吗？你能把这些感觉都放下吗？你不喜欢忧虑的哪一点呢？这会激起你想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全的冲动吗？你能把这些感觉也都放下吗？

再问一遍，你喜欢忧虑的哪一点呢？这种想法或感受激起了你想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全的冲动吗？你能把这些“想要”都释放掉吗？你不喜欢忧虑的哪一点呢？这会激起你想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全的欲望吗？你能把这些欲望都放下吗？放吧，放吧，越多越好。坚持释放，直到你在两方面都清理完毕了，再往下进行。

Once more: What do you like about worrying? It's just a subconscious habit. A lot of people are protecting themselves with fear. That's like jumping into a swimming pool while holding onto a bag of cement and thinking it's going to help you float. So could you let go of protecting yourself with fear and with worry? And more. And more. So what do you like about worrying? Does that stir up a feeling of wanting approval, control or safety? Could you let go of these feelings? And what don't you like about worrying? Does that stir up a feeling of wanting approval, control or safety? Could you let go of these feelings, too?

And one more time: what do you like about worrying? Does that stir up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let go of either wanting approval, control or a feeling of being safe and secure? And what don't you like about worrying? Does that stir up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let go of these wants? And more. And more. And even more. Keep releasing until you are clear on both sides. Then move on.

对忧虑的憎恶

意识洪流

（只要让你的头脑围绕这一憎恶自由活动，将想法都写下来，将它们归到想要被认同、想要控制或想要安全妥当的三大欲望之下，然后把欲望释放掉。）

AVERSION TO WORRYING

Stream of Consciousness:

(Just let your mind think of things about the aversion. Write it down and see what you wrote or thought as wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe or secure and then release the want.)

我喜欢忧虑的哪一点？

What do I like about worrying?

_________________________

这些想法属于想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全吗？你能把这些想要都放下吗？在这一块保持释放，直到它们都释放尽、消失掉。

Is that wanting approval, wanting control, wanting to be safe? Couyld you let go of either wanting approval, wanting control, or wanting to be safe? Keep looking at this area and keep releasing until it is gone.

我讨厌忧虑的哪一点？

What don't I like about worrying?

_________________________

这些想法属于想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全吗？你能把这些想要都放下吗？在这一块保持释放，直到它们都释放尽、消失掉。

Is that wanting approval, wanting control, wanting to be safe? Couyld you let go of either wanting approval, wanting control, or wanting to be safe? Keep looking at this area and keep releasing on this until there is no more.

现在我们来问自己“榨柠檬”的问题，想象你永远永远都在忧虑着、担心着，停都停不下来。现在这想法可能会在你胸腹之间引起某种紧抓感或抗拒感，或者说是一股无用能量。你能不能垂下头，让那股能量上浮离开呢？允许它上行，并把自己对此的抗拒感和紧抓不发都一并释放掉。再在自己心里搜寻一下这种感觉。想象你永远永远都在忧虑着、担心着，停都停不下来。就让那股能量浮上表面吧，让它穿过你离去。释放更多，越多越好。想象你永远永远都在忧虑着、担心着，停都停不下来。不管是哪种“想要”或是哪种无用能量被激发了，只要允许它上浮离开就好。释放更多，越多越好。你能否把自己对忧虑所有的憎恶都放下呢？是否有东西在阻碍着你说“是”？垂下头，让头脑停止运转，然后让那股能量上浮离开。释放更多，越多越好。重复释放，直到你能毫不抗拒地给出一个肯定的答复。然后往下进行。

你能否把自己对忧虑所有的憎恶都放下呢？只要允许那股能量上浮离开就好。释放更多，越多越好。你能否把自己对忧虑所有的憎恶都放下呢？是否有东西在阻碍着你说“是”？在你心里搜寻这种紧抓感、抗拒感、无用能量，然后让它浮上表面，穿过你离开。释放更多，越多越好。直到你能给出一个百分之百肯定的答复。

现在，看看你是否还需要释放忧虑的某些方面？当你准备好的时候，可以往下进行到对思考的贪爱练习。

And now let's ask the "squeezing the lemon" question. Imagine always worrying ... forever. You can't stop. Now that will probably create a clutching, resistance or unwanted energy in your stomach or chest. Can you put your head down and allow this energy to come up? Welcome it up. Let go of resisting it. Let go of clutching. Look for it. Imagine always worrying .. .forever. You can't stop. Just allow that energy to come up. Let it pass through. And more. And more. And even more. Imagine always worrying forever, not being able to stop. Whichever want or unwanted energy it stirs up, just allow it to come up and pass through. And more. And more. And even more. And could you let go of your entire aversion to worrying? Anything stopping you from saying "yes," put your head down, disengage it and allow that energy to come up and pass through. And more. And more. And even more. Keep releasing until there is no more clutching ... and then move on.

And could you let go of your entire aversion to worrying? Just allow that energy to come up and just allow it to pass through. And more. And even more. Could you let go of your entire aversion to worrying? Anything stopping you from saying "yes?" Look for the clutching, resistance, unwanted energy and just allow it to come up and allow it to pass through. And more. And more. And even more. Continue with this question until you can say yes 100%.

Right now, take a look and see if there's any more worrying aspects you might want to look at and when you're ready, you can move on to attachment to thinking.

对思考的贪爱

意识洪流：

（让头脑围绕这一贪爱自由活动，写下所有的想法，将其归在想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的三大欲望之下，然后将其释放。）

ATTACHMENT TO THINKING

Stream of Consciousness:

Uust let your mind think of things about the attachment. Write it down and see

what you wrote or thought as wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to

be safe or secure and then release the want.)

思考会给我带来什么好处？

What advantage is it to me to think?

_________________________

思考会给我带来什么坏处？

What disadvantage is it to me to think?

_________________________

思考会给你带来什么好处？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”被勾起了，你能把它放下吗？思考会给你带来什么坏处？编些东西出来吧，运用你的想象力。这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”，你能把它放下吗？思考还会给你带来什么好处？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？你能把自己对这些东西的欲望都放下吗？释放更多，越多越好。思考还会给你带来什么坏处？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？释放更多，越多越好。

So what advantage is it for you to think? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, a wanting of control or a wanting to be safe? Now whichever want it brings up, could you just let it go? Whether it's the wanting of approval, control or safety? Now what disadvantage is it to you to think? Make something up. Use your imagination. Does that bring up a wanting of approval, a wanting of control or a wanting to be safe? And whichever want it is, could you just let it go? Either the wanting of approval, wanting control or the wanting to be safe? Now what's another advantage of you thinking? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, a wanting of control or a wanting to be safe, secure and to survive? Could you let go of any or all of these wants? And more. And more. And more. And what disadvantage is it for you to think? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And more. And more. And more.

1、      想象你永远、永远、永远不能再思考了。（把这想法在你胸腹之间激起的紧抓不放的感觉或一种抗拒感释放掉，持续释放，直到胸腹之间再无残余的感觉。）

2、      我能否把自己对思考的所有贪爱都放下？（坚持释放，直到你能毫不抗拒、毫不犹豫地给出一个百分之百肯定的答案。）

1. Imagine never, ever being able to think. (Let go of clutching or resisting the feeling it brings up in your stomach or chest. Keep releasing until there are no more feelings in your stomach or chest.)

2. Could I let go of my entire attachment to thinking? (Keep letting go until you can say "yes" 100% with no clutching or resistance.)

了解自动化思维

TAKING A LOOK AT AUTOMATIC THINKING

现在我们来谈谈思考的过程。我们要学习的是如何掌控自己的头脑心智，这样就能让它为我们所用，而不是不得不一直自动地听从它。是的，我们就是一直在自动地听从头脑。所以，我提出的不是要永远不再思考，而是要掌控头脑和它思考的能力，这样的话我们就能控制头脑，而不是被它所控制。

《2001太空漫游》是莱斯特最喜欢的电影之一。如果你还记得里面的内容，那部名为HAL9000的电脑控制了宇宙飞船，杀掉了里面试图夺回控制权的人类。戴夫，那个幸存的宇航员，被HAL推出了飞船之外，然而他又爬了回来。然后那台电脑，HAL，开始与他对话，它说，“等一下，你还需要我。你睡觉的时候谁来操作飞船呢？对不起，我不是故意的，我也不想做出这些坏事，我也不想杀掉那些宇航员。”然而戴夫继续走向电脑把它里面的磁带拉了出来，电脑随之静音关闭了，然后戴夫就接管了飞船。从根本上来说，我们头脑里发生的就是这种事。我们忘掉了谁才是老大，我们没必要一直老老实实地听着那些忧虑以及其他所有消极的垃圾。我们能够控制自己的托闹，让它成为我们的仆人而不是屈从于他。所以通过提高对于思考的辨别力，我们就会更清醒，就会知道自己该往哪个方向走。明白了这一点，我们接下来就要继续检视自己思考的过程、检视自己的头脑了，就要开始把磁带往外拉了——收回我们的控制权。

Now let me just talk a little bit about the process of thinking. We're learning how to master our minds so the mind becomes our servant instead of us having to listen to it all the time automatically. And that's what we're doing. So I'm not suggesting that we not think anymore. I'm suggesting that we master our mind and its thinking ability so we can be in charge of the mind instead of the mind being in charge of us.

One of Lester's favorite movies was "2001: A Space Odyssey". If you remember thE: movie, the computer called HAL 9000 took over the spaceship and killed everyone aboard in an attempt to take over. Keir Dullean (Dave), the remaining astronaut, was almost killed ... pushed out of the spaceship by HAL. Somehow or other, he crawls back in the ship. Then the computer, HAL, starts talking to him: "Hold it a minute, you need me. Who's going to run this spaceship when you're sleeping? I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I didn't mean to do anything wrong. I didn't mean to kill the other astronauts." But Dave keeps walking toward the computer and pulls all the tapes out. And HAL goes quiet as the tapes are removed. Then Dave takes over the spaceship. Basically, that's what happens with us and our minds. We forget who's in charge. We don't have to listen to all that worry and all that negativity and stuff like that. We can master our mind and let it become our servant instead of the other way around. So, by having discrimination about thinking, we get clearer and we know in which direction we should move. With this in mind, let's continue examining our thinking process and examine the mind and begin to master it--by pulling out its tapes.

思考的好处

ADVANTAGE TO THINKING

思考会给你带来什么好处？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”被勾起了，你能把它放下吗？思考会给你带来什么坏处？编些东西出来吧，运用你的想象力。你能把它归于想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望之下吗？不管是哪种“想要”被激发了，你能把它放下吗？你能把对被认同、控制以及安全的欲望都放下吗？思考还会给你带来什么好处？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？你能把它放下吗？思考会给你带来什么坏处？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”被激发了，你能把它放下吗？思考还会给你带来什么好处？你能把它归于想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望之下吗？你能把这些欲望都放下吗？重复做这练习，直到你在好处坏处这两个方面都清理完毕，然后继续。

起初，本应该是我们的仆人，帮助我们记住名字、面孔、地点以及许许多多诸如此类的事的头脑在某种程度上控制了我们，变成了主人。而现在我们正在做的就是收回自己的控制权。一旦我们重新将一切置于自己的控制下，我们就能调整自己的思维、自由地运用自己的思维、让它不再受恐惧所侵扰。你再也不用消极被动地听从它。那就是我们正在检查的事。

So what advantage is it for you to think? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? Whichever want that gets stirred up, could you let it go? And what disadvantage is it for you to think? Make something up. Use your imagination. Could you see that as wanting approval, control or safety? And whichever want that gets stirred up, could you just let it go? Could you let go of wanting approval, control or safety? And what's another advantage to thinking? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let any of those go? And what disadvantage is there to thinking? Does it bring up a want of approval, control or safety? And whichever want gets stirred up, could you just let it go? And what's another advantage in thinking? Could you see that as a want of approval, control or safety? And could you let any or all of those go? Keep going back and forth until you are clear on any advantages and disadvantages. Then move on.

Now, what happened originally is the mind was supposed to be used to be our servant. It was supposed to help us remember names, faces, places and various things like that. Instead, it kind of took over and the servant became the master of the house. Now what we're doing is taking back control. We're taking charge so that you'll be able to adjust what your thinking is, what to use it on and prevent terror from it. You won't have to listen to it in a negative way. And that's what we're examining.

现在，想象你永远、永远、永远都不能再思考了。垂下头，看这是否激起了一股无用能量、一种抗拒感、一种紧抓不发的感觉？就让那能量上浮离开吧。想象你永远、永远、永远都不能再思考了。垂下头，就让那能量上浮，穿过你离开吧。它不好也不坏，只不过是路过的现象，想象你永远、永远、永远都不能再思考了，你失去了这种能力。你也许有着像HAL（《2001太空漫游》里的那台电脑，我上面举过的例子）一样的顾虑。但是你看看事情的根源吧，不要拿这样的理由来搪塞我。就让那能量上浮离开就好，然后你就能重新成为主人，释放其他剩余的能量。

想象你永远、永远、永远都不能再思考了。垂下头，看这是否激起了你的抗拒感或放不开的感觉？就让那能量上浮离开吧。释放更多，越多越好。你能否将自己对思考的所有贪爱都放下呢？如果你说“是”的时候仍感到抗拒，就垂下头，让那股能量上浮离开吧。现在注意一下你的感觉，你是否感到更轻松了，更清楚了，不再那么困惑了呢？你不觉得自己很愚蠢吧，觉得吗？你有没有意识到自己变得越来越清醒了？我建议的是，你要去掌控自己的头脑，而不是被头脑掌控。你能否将自己对思考的所有贪爱都放下呢？看这想法是否引起了一股无用能量、一种让你说不出“是”来的抗拒感？就让它们上浮离开吧，放吧，放吧，越多越好。持续释放，直到你完全清楚了，对“榨柠檬”的问题能够毫不犹豫地给出正确的答案了，我们再往下进行。

So imagine never, never, ever being able to think again. Now put your head down and see if it brings up an unwanted energy, a resistance, a clutching and just allow that energy to come up and allow it to pass through. Imagine never, ever, ever being able to think again. Put your head down, let the energy come up and just allow it to pass through. It's not good, it's not bad. It's just phenomena passing though. Now imagine never, ever, ever being able to think again. You've lost the ability. You might be experiencing something about HAL, the example I told you about from 2001 : A Space Odyssey. CHECK AGAINST ORIG Please don't unravel me about stuff like that. Just let the energy come up, take charge, become the master and let the other energy go.

Imagine never, ever, ever being able to think again. Put your head down, see if there's any resistance or clutching and just allow the energy to come up and pass through. And more. And more. And more. And could you let go of your entire attachment to thinking? If you have a resistance to saying "yes," put your head down and allow that energy to come up and just allow it to pass through. Now notice how you feel. Are you feeling clearer and lighter, less confused? You're not feeling stupid, are you? Can you see you're getting clearer and clearer? I'm suggesting that you master your mind rather than having it master you. Could you let go of your entire attachment to thinking? See if it brings up an unwanted energy, a resistance to saying yes and just allow it to pass through. And more. And more. And even more. Keep releasing until you are clear and have no more clutching when asking the "squeezing the lemon" question. Then move on.

对思考的憎恶

意识洪流

（只要让你的头脑围绕这一憎恶自由活动，将想法都写下来，将它们归到想要被认同、想要控制或想要安全妥当的三大欲望之下，然后把欲望释放掉。）

AVERSION TO THINKING

Stream of Consciousness:

(Just let your mind think of things about the aversion. Write it down and see what you wrote or thought as wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe or secure and then release the want.)

我喜欢思考的哪一点？

What do I like about thinking?

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我讨厌思考的哪一点？

What don't I like about thinking?

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1、      想象你永远都在思考，停都停不下来。（将它在你胸腹之间引起的紧抓感或抗拒感释放掉。重复释放，直到胸腹之间没有任何感觉留下。）

2、      我能否把自己对思考所有的憎恶都放下呢？（重复释放，直到你能毫不犹豫、毫不抗拒地给出一个百分之百肯定的答复。）

1. Imagine always thinking. You can't stop. (Let go of clutching or resisting the feeling it brings up in your stomach or chest. Keep releasing until there are no more feelings in your stomach or chest.)

2. Could I let go of my entire aversion to thinking? (Keep letting go until you can say "yes" 100% with no clutching or resistance.)

好，我们要继续对付我们对思考的憎恶了。你喜欢思考的哪一点呢？这会让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全吗？不管是哪种“想要”，你能把它释放掉吗？你不喜欢思考的哪一点呢？这想法会激起你想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全的三大欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”，你能把它释放掉吗？你还喜欢思考的哪一点呢？这会激起你的三个“想要”吗？不管是哪个，你能否放下呢？你还不喜欢思考的哪一点呢？那会让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全吗？你能把这“想要”的冲动放下吗？重复做这释放，直到你对此没有更多的喜欢或讨厌，然后继续。

现在，我们要问问自己“榨柠檬”的问题：想象自己永远在思考，停都停不下来，你快要被搞疯了。垂下头，看这想法是否在你胸腹之间激起了一种紧抓不放的感觉、一种抗拒感、一股无用能量。这能量自己是想要离开的，就让那能量上浮离开吧。

Now let's continue on with our aversion to thinking. So what do you like about thinking? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, a wanting of control or a wanting to be safe? Could you let go of either wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe and just let it go? And what don't you like about thinking? Does that bring up an unwanted energy or a want of approval, control or safety? And whichever it is, could you just let it go? And what else do you like about thinking? Does that bring up a wanting approval, a wanting control or a wanting to be safe? And whichever it is, could you just let it go? And what don't you like about thinking? Does that bring up a want of approval, control or safety? And whichever want it is, could you just let it go? Keep going back and forth until you haveno more likes or dislikes and then move on.

Now let's ask the "squeezing the lemon" question about thinking. Imagine always thinking. You can't stop. You're going crazy with it. Put your head down. See if it brings up a resistance or clutching, an unwanted energy. The energy wants to leave. Just allow it to come up and allow it to pass through.

想象自己永远在思考，停都停不下来，你快要被搞疯了。垂下头，看这想法是否在你胸腹之间激起了一股无用能量、一种紧抓不放的感觉、一种抗拒感。你能否只是允许让那股能量、那种抗拒感上浮离开呢？释放更多，越多越好。想象自己永远在思考，停都停不下来。看这想法是否激起了一种抗拒感、一股无用能量？你能否只是允许让它上浮离开呢？释放更多，越多越好。

想象自己永远在思考，停都停不下来，你要永远这样下去了。垂下头，看这想法是否激起了一种紧抓感、一股无用能量？你能否只是允许让它上浮离开呢？释放更多，越多越好。想象自己永远在思考，停都停不下来，你真的是要被逼疯了。垂下头，让那股能量浮上表面，穿过你离开吧。它不好也不坏，只不过是一个路过的现象。注意你是不是变得更清楚也更轻松了，检查一下你觉得自己更聪明了还是更愚蠢了。你很有可能觉得自己变得更加积极了，更加清醒了，更加聪明了。尽管你的头脑可能跟你说，“这整件事太疯狂了！”所以，请继续问自己“榨柠檬”的问题，直到你胸腹之间再无残余的抗拒感。然后我们继续。

Imagine always thinking. You can't stop. It's driving you absolutely nuts. Put your head down and see if it brings up an unwanted energy, a clutching or resistance. Could you just allow it to come up and allow it to pass through. And more ... and more ... and evenmore. Imagine always thinking. You can't stop. See if it brings up a resistance, an unwanted energy. Could you just allow it to come up and allow it to pass through? And more. And more. And even more.

Imagine always thinking. You can't stop. And you're going to have to listen to this thing forever. Put your head down. See if it brings up a clutching, an unwanted energy, and just allow it to come up and allow it to pass through. And more. And more. And even more. Imagine always having to think, you can't stop. It's going to drive you nuts forever. Put your head down, allow it to come up and allow it to pass through--the energy. It's not good, it's not bad, it's just phenomenon passing through. Notice you're getting clearer and lighter. Check and see if you feel smarter or stupider. Chances are, you're feeling more and more positive, clearer and smarter. Even though your mind might have said to you "this is crazy!". So keep asking the "squeezing the lemon" question until there is no resistance in your stomach or chest area.  And then move on.

你能否把自己对思考的所有憎恶都放下呢？

在说“是”的时候感觉有所抗拒吗？垂下头，注意那里盘旋的一股无用能量，一种抗拒感或是紧抓感，然后让那能量上浮离开吧。释放更多，越多越好。你能否把自己对思考的所有憎恶都放下呢？在说“是”的时候感觉有所抗拒吗？放不下吗？就让那能量浮上表面吧，你会看到它真的不好也不坏，只不过是路过的现象，所以你得允许它被释放。放吧，放吧，越多越好。你能否把自己对思考的所有憎恶都放下呢？就让它上浮离开吧。持续对此问题做释放，直到你能够毫无疑问、毫不犹豫地给出一个百分之百肯定的答案。

Could you let go of your entire aversion to thinking?

Any resistance to saying "yes?" Put your head down and notice that there's an unwanted energy, a resistance or clutching, and allow the energy to come up and just allow it to pass through. And more. And more. And even more. Could you let go of your entire aversion to thinking? Any resistance to saying "yes?" Clutching? Just allow the energy to come up. It's not good, it's not bad. It's just phenomena passing through, so just allow that energy to be released. And more. And more. And even more. And could you let go of your entire aversion to thinking? Just allow it to come up and allow it to pass through. Keep releasing on the question until you can say "yes" 100% with no doubts or hesitation.

变得越来越清楚

GETTING CLEARER AND CLEARER

现在，我们来做一个小小的清理，这会让我们离丰盛更近一步，而且如果你能够察觉到的话，离平静的头脑也更近一步。现在我们继续吧。

闭上眼，感觉你胸腹之间是否激荡着一股无用能量。垂下头，把手覆在你的感觉中心上，然后让那股能量浮上表面，穿过你离开。释放更多，越多越好。再感受一下，你胸腹之间是否还有更多的紧抓感或是抗拒感？你能否再次让那能量上浮离开呢？释放更多，越多越好。你能释放掉自己想把事情搞清楚的那种冲动吗？释放更多，越多越好。你能释放掉那种想要知道答案的冲动吗？放吧，放吧，越多越好。

Now let's do a little cleanup. And then we'll continue to get closer and closer and closer to abundance--and closer and closer to a quiet mind (if you have noticed). Now let's continue this work.

Close your eyes and see if there's an unwanted energy stirred up in your stomach or your chest area. Put your head down and put your hand on your stomach or chest area, wherever your feeling center is. And just allow that energy to come up and allow it to pass through. And more. And even more. And see if there's any more clutching or resisting in your stomach or chest area. Can you allow that energy to come up and pass through? And more. And even more. And even more. Could you let go of wanting to figure anything out? And more. And more. And even more. And could you let go of wanting know what the answers are? And more--and even more.

现在你能挑起一点自己的控制欲吗？那个让你觉得你缺乏控制的谎言，那种想要控制的感觉，那种匮乏感？垂下头，注意你又有一股无用能量被激起了。你能允许那能量离开吗？释放更多，越多越好。你能把想要控制的欲望放下吗？能把那种缺乏控制的感觉放下吗？释放更多，越多越好。你能再挑起一点自己的控制欲吗？然后让它上浮离开。释放更多，越多越好。你能挑起一点想要被认同的欲望吗？那个告诉你要到外界去求认同的谎言、那种欲望和匮乏感，你能否让它上浮离开呢？放吧，放吧，越多越好。你能再挑起一些自己想要安全妥当的欲望吗？那种匮乏感？你能否让它上浮离开呢？放吧，放吧，越多越好。你释放得越多，你的“释放肌肉系统”就越开放，释放也就会越来越简单了。

Now see if you can bring up some of the wanting of control--the lie that you lack control. That wanting of control. That lacking feeling. Put your head down. Notice you have an unwanted energy. Could you just allow that energy to leave? And more. And even more. And could you let go of wanting control? That lacking control feeling? And more. And even more. And could you bring up some more of the wanting control? Just allow it to come up and allow it to pass through. And more. And even more. See if you could bring up some of the wanting approval--the lie that it lies outside yourself. That wanting, lacking feeling. Could you allow it come up? Could you allow it to pass through? And more. And more. And even more. And see if you could bring up some of the wanting to be safe, wanting to be secure--that lacking feeling. Could you allow it to come up and could you allow it to pass through? And more. And even more. Notice it gets easier. The more you practice releasing, the more you keep the "releasing muscle" open. Releasing becomes easier and easier.

对有为的贪爱

ATTACHMENT TO DOING SOMETHING

（译者注：此处的有为是与无为相对的那个有为,直译的话是“做某事”）

现在，我们来观察一下自己对于有为的贪爱。现在我要探讨的不是你没有能力去做某些事，而是你做某些事是完全自动地，你觉得自己“必须”去做、“不得不”做、“应该”要做、“一定得”做。你需要取得控制权，而不是老是听着头脑的指挥，做这做那。

Now let's look at our attachment to doing something. Now, I'm not talking about not having the ability to do something, I'm talking about being run automatically: "I gotta do this, I have to do this, I should do this, I must do this." You need to be in control rather than having to listen to this thing telling you what to do all the time.

对有为的贪爱

意识洪流

（只要让你的头脑围绕这一贪爱自由活动，将想法都写下来，将它们归到想要被认同、想要控制或想要安全妥当的三大欲望之下，然后把欲望释放掉。）

ATTACHMENT TO DOING SOMETHING

Stream of Consciousness:

(Just let your mind think of things about the attachment. Write it down and see what you wrote or thought as wanting approval, wanting control, or wanting to be safe or secure and then release the want.)

有为会给我带来什么好处？

What advantage is it to me to do something?

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有为会给我带来什么坏处？

What disadvantage is it to me to do something?

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1、      想象你永远都不能有所作为了。（将其在你胸腹之间激起的紧抓不放的感觉或抗拒感释放。重复释放，直到没有剩余。）

2、      我能否将自己对有为所有的贪爱都释放掉？（持续释放，直到你能够毫不犹豫、毫不抗拒地给出一个百分之百肯定的答案。）

1. Imagine never, ever being able to do something. (Let go of clutching or resisting the feeling it brings up in your stomach or your chest. Keep releasing until there are no more feelings in your stomach or chest.

2. Could I let go of my entire attachment to doing something? (Keep letting go until you can say "yes" 100% with no clutching or resistance.)

好，我们来看看自己对有为的贪爱吧。有为会给你带来什么好处？那让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全吗？不管是哪种“想要”被勾起了，你能把它放下吗？

有为会给你带来什么坏处？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？你能把这些感觉都释放掉吗？有为还会给你带来什么好处？这想法会激起你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”，你能够将其释放吗？有为还会给你带来什么坏处？那激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”，你能把它放下吗？有为会给你带来什么好处呢？你能把它视为想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全吗？你能把自己对这些东西的欲望都放下吗？有为还会给你带来什么好处呢？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？你能把这些感受都放下吗？释放更多，越多越好。

So let's take a look at the attachment to doing something. So what advantage is it to you to do something? Does that bring up a feeling of wanting approval, control or safety? And could you let go of wanting approval, control or safety?

Now what disadvantage is to for you to do something? Does that bring up a feeling of wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe? And could you let go of any or all of these feelings? Now what advantage is it to you to do something? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let go of such wanting? And what disadvantage is it for you to do something? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? Now could you let go of wanting approval, control or being safe? And what is another advantage of doing something? Does that bring up a feeling of wanting approval, control or safety? And could you let go of either wanting approval, control or being safe and secure? And what is another advantage of doing something? Could you see that as wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe? And could you let it go? And more. And more.

有为还会给你带来什么好处？这激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”被勾起了，你能把它放下吗？有为还会给你带来什么坏处呢？这激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”被勾起了，你能把它放下吗？重复做这释放，直到你再也想不出有什么好处或坏处了，然后继续。

接下来我们要问自己“榨柠檬”的问题了。这里再次说明一下，这问题是用来挑起你的抗拒感、勾起你胸腹之间储藏的无用能量的，这样你才好让它上浮离开。所以想象你永远、永远、永远不能再有所作为了，即使你想也不行。垂下头，让那股能量浮上表面，穿过你离开就好。释放更多，越多越好。想象你永远不能再有所作为了，你怎么想都不管用了。只要允许那股能量浮上表面，穿过你离开就好。释放更多，越多越好。想象你永远不能再有所作为了，只要允许那股能量浮上表面，穿过你离开就好。释放更多，越多越好。想象你永远不能再有所作为了，即使你想也不行。垂下头，看那里是否还有任何无用能量，然后只要让它上浮离开就好。释放更多，越多越好。你能否将自己对有为的贪爱全部放下？”如果你在说“是”的时候仍然感到有所抗拒，就垂下头让那能量上浮离开吧。重复问自己“榨柠檬”的问题、做释放，直到你对此完全淡定。

And what's another advantage of doing something? Does that bring up a feeling of wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe? And could you let go of either wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe? And what's another disadvantage of doing something? Does that bring up a feeling of wanting approval, control or safety? And could you let go of either wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe? Keep releasing until you have no more advantages or disadvantages coming up. Then move on.

Now we're going to ask the "squeezing the lemon" question. Again, this is designed to bring up whatever resistance you have--whatever energy is stored in your stomach or your chest area--and allow it to come up and let it go. So imagine never, ever, ever being able to do something again. You can't do it if you want to. Put your head down and allow that energy to come up and let go of resisting it. And more. And more. And even more. Imagine never, ever, ever being able to do something again. You couldn't do it even if you wanted to. And just allow that energy to come up and allow it to pass through. And more. And more. And even more. Imagine never, ever, ever being able to do something again. Allow that energy to come up and just allow it to pass through. And more. And more. And even more. Imagine never, ever, ever being able to do something again. You couldn't do it even if you wanted to. Put your head down, see if there's any unwanted energy, and just allow it to come up and allow it to pass through. And more. And more. And even more. And could you let go of your entire attachment to doing something? If there's any resistance to saying yes, put your head down and just allow that energy to come up and allow it to pass through. Keep releasing on the "squeezing the lemon" question until you have no more charge on the question.

记住，我们的目标是自由地选择有为或是无为，是消除那种强制性，那种“我必须要做这件事”的情节。这就是我们正在做的事。你能否将自己对有为的贪爱全部放下？如果你在说“是”的时候仍然感到有所抗拒，就让那能量上浮离开吧。记住，你想要拥有自由地选择做或不做的权利。再一次，与其让情绪控制你，为何不主动去掌控情绪呢？所以，你能多放下一点吗？保持释放，直到你能给出一个百分之百肯定的答复，然后再往下进行。

Remember, we're going for the ability to freely do something or not do something. To eliminate that compulsion, the "I have to do this" or "I have to do that" scenario. That's all we're dOing. Could you let go of your entire attachment to doing something? If there's any resistance to saying yes, just allow it to pass through. Remember, you want to be able to be free to do it or not do it. Again, why not be in control of your emotions instead of your emotions controlling you? So could you let go some more? Keep releasing until you can answer yes 100% to this question--then move on.

对有为的憎恶

意识洪流

（只要让你的头脑围绕这一憎恶自由活动，将想法都写下来，将它们归到想要被认同、想要控制或想要安全妥当的三大欲望之下，然后把欲望释放掉。）

AVERSION TO DOING SOMETHING

Stream of Consciousness:

(Just let your mind think of things about the aversion. Write it down and see what you wrote or thought of as wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe or secure and then release the want.)

我喜欢有为的哪一点？

What do I like about doing something?

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我讨厌有为的哪一点？

What don't I like about doing something?

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1、      想象你永远都得有所为，停都停不下来。（重复释放，直到胸腹之间没有任何感觉留下。）

2、      我能否把自己对有为所有的憎恶都放下呢？（重复释放，直到你能毫不犹豫、毫不抗拒地给出一个百分之百肯定的答复。）

1. Imagine always having to do something; you can't stop. (Keep releasing until there are no more feelings in your stomach or chest.)

2. Could I let go of my entire aversion to doing something? (Keep letting go until you can say "yes" 100% with no clutching or resistance.)

现在我们来观察自己对于有为的憎恶吧！你喜欢有为的哪一点呢？这会让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全吗？不管是哪种“想要”，你能把它释放掉吗？你不喜欢有为的哪一点呢？这想法会激起你想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全的三大欲望吗？不管是哪种“想要”，你能把它释放掉吗？你还喜欢有为的哪一点呢？再想出一点，这会激起你的三个“想要”吗？不管是哪个，你能否放下呢？你还不喜欢有为的哪一点呢？那会让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全吗？你能把这“想要”的冲动放下吗？你还喜欢有为的哪一点呢？这会让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全吗？不管这想法激起了哪个“想要”，你能放下吗？你还不喜欢有为的哪一点呢？这想法激起了你想要被认同、想要控制或者想要安全的三大欲望吗？你能把它释放掉吗？再多释放一点呢？再多一点呢？重复做这释放，直到你再想不出有什么好处或坏处，然后继续。

现在，我们要问问自己“榨柠檬”的问题：想象自己永远都要有所为，停都停不下来。如果这想法激起了一种紧抓不放的感觉、一种抗拒感，那么垂下头，允许让那能量上浮离开。释放更多，越多越好。想象自己永远得有所为，停都停不下来，永远都要这样下去了。只要允许让那股能量上浮离开就好，把对此的抗拒感也要一同放下。它不好也不坏，只不过是路过的现象。释放更多，越多越好。想象自己永远都要有所为，停都停不下来。然后垂下头，允许让那能量上浮离开吧。把抗拒感、抵触感和紧抓感全都释放掉，允许它们穿过你离开。释放更多，越多越好。持续释放，直到你对这个问题不会再感到紧抓不放。然后往下进行。

And now let's look at the aversion to doing something. What do you like about doing something? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, a wanting of control or a wanting to be safe? Could you let go of either wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe? Now what don't you like about doing something? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And whatever it is, could you let go of either wanting approval, control or safety? Now what do you like about something? Another one. Can you see that as wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe? And could you let go of any or all of those wants? And what don't you like about doing something? Could you see this as wanting approval, wanting control or wanting to be safe? And could you let go of whatever got stirred up? And what's one more "What do I like about doing something?" Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let any or all of those wants go? And what don't you like about doing something? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, a wanting of control or wanting of safety and security? And whichever want it brings up, could you now let it go? And more. And even more. Keep releasing until you have no more advantages or disadvantages. Then move on.

And now let's ask the "squeezing the lemon" question: Imagine always having to do something. You can't stop. If that brings up a clutching, a resistance, put your head down. Allow that energy to come up and allow it to leave. And more. And more. Imagine always having to do something. You can't stop, you're gonna have to do it forever. Allow that energy to come up and just let go of resisting it, and allow it to pass through. It's not good, it's not bad, it's just phenomena passing through. And more. Imagine always having to do something. You can't stop. Put your head down, allow that energy to come up. Let go of rejecting, resisting, clutching. Just allow it to pass through. And more. And more. Keep releasing until you have no more clutching from asking yourself this question. Then move on.

你能否放下自己对有为的所有憎恶呢？对肯定答复这问题有所抗拒吗？垂下头，让那股能量上浮离开。你能否放下自己对把事情搞清楚的所有憎恶呢？感到自己胸腹之间的无用能量了吗？只要允许它浮到表面，穿过你离开就好了。你能否放下自己对有为的所有憎恶呢？释放更多，越多越好。持续释放，直到你能够给出一个百分之百肯定的答复。

你也许想要写下你在练习过程中产生的一些见解。这些练习的目的就是帮助你区分自己的贪爱与憎恶，帮助你抛弃那些自动的反应，帮助你关于为什么我们会从自动化的角度去做事有一个更为深刻清晰的见解。

And could you let go of your entire aversion to doing something? Any resistance to saying yes? Put your head down, allow that energy to come up and allow it to just pass through. And could you let go of your entire aversion to doing something? Any energy there? Just allow it to come up and allow it to pass through. And could you let go of your entire aversion to doing something? And more. And even more. Keep releasing until you can say "yes" to this question 100%.

You might want to write down some insights that you have noticed when doing this exercise. The exercises are designed to help you discriminate on your attachments and aversions. They are designed to allow yourself to give up the automatic reactions and have a clear understanding of why we're doing things from an automatic standpoint of view.

仔细考虑：忧虑，思考，有为

（为什么我们会自动做这些事）

PONDER: WORRYING, THINKING, DOING SOMETHING

(Why We Do It Automatically)

接下来我要告诉你就是为什么我建议你做“忧虑、思考、有为”的练习。因为这些练习能够帮助你唤起你的潜意识，让你把不想要的东西释放掉。

忧虑的习惯折磨着我们所有人，但是我们又似乎经常在忧虑着。有一天，我又陷入忧虑了，于是我坐下来然后做了一套贪爱憎恶练习。“思考”一词在练习中多次出现，所以我又做了对“思考”的贪爱憎恶练习。出乎我意料的是，我发现自己是为了“忧虑”而“思考”，为了“思考”而“忧虑”，两者是密不可分的。我从来没有在这种角度观察过自己的心理活动。然后“有为（直译“做某事”）”又频频出现，于是我又做了一套针对“有为”的贪爱憎恶练习。于是我发现了，每次我忧虑和思考的时候，就是我不得不做某事的时候。然后我又意识到，我在用消极的东西来刺激自己去改变令人困扰或恐惧的现状。我决定，我再也不要用消极的东西来激励自己了，于是我坐了下来，写下了下面的话，多年以来我都运用得很成功：

Here's why I suggest you do the "worrying, thinking, doing something" exercises. By doing these exercises, it allows you to call up the subconscious mind, look at it, and then release what you don't want.

The habit of worrying is something that plagues us all, but we seem to do it a lot. One day, when I was into worrying, I sat down and did an attachment to worrying and an aversion to worrying. The word "thinking" kept coming up in the releasing exercise, so I sat down and did an attachment to thinking and an aversion to thinking. To my amazement, I noticed that in order to "worry," I had to "think." In order to "think," I had to "worry." That "worrying" went hand in hand with "thinking." I never saw that in myself that way. Then the words "doing something" kept coming up, so I sat down and did an attachment to doing something and an aversion to doing something. I then discovered that every time I was worrying and thinking, I always HAD to do something. Then I noticed that I was motivating myself with negativity to do something about the disturbing or scary situation. I decided that I no longer wanted to motivate myself with negativity, so I sat down and I wrote the following goal, which I have been using successfully for years:

“我允许自己在完全什么都不做（除了释放）的同时，毫不费力地得到一个美妙无比的丰盛人生。”

于是我发现了，我能够做到的最强有力的行为就是释放。一切都在为我发生着、进行着，而我甚至都不用挪地方——“坐业”功不可没。我开始明白了，头脑究竟是如何运作的。试试看吧，你会喜欢的。

"I allow myself to do absolutely nothing (except release) and have a wonderful abundant life with ease."

I then discovered that the most powerful action I could take was releasing. Everything started to happen for me without me moving my muscles--the "butt" system started to work big time, and I started to know how the mind really worked. Try it. You'll like it.

乐乐

闲游人北京

想想偶真不容易，不断从百度贴吧拉人到这里看文章。

oceanocean350

闲游人北京 发表于 2013-2-21 22:12
想想偶真不容易，不断从百度贴吧拉人到这里看文章。

不错，这里的真好

KellyWhite

第十八章  如何通过释放达成目标
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN  HOW TO ACHIEVE GOALS BY RELEASING

“如果你知道自己要去往何方，旅行会变得更容易一些。”——莱斯特•利文森
"If you know where you're going, it will make the journey easier." --Lester Levenson

莱斯特说，每个大脑运行的都是差不多数量的被限制的智力。一个人以为用多少智力能满足他自己的欲望，就用多少。当他认识到他精神上的限制是自己强加给自己的，就会将其释放，然后他的智商能够提升到一个无限的高度。就像莱斯特说的一样，“永远不要想着将来怎么怎么样，因为心智会把它永远限定在将来。你现在就要去试着看它、品尝它、占有它，就像它已经是你的了一样。不要把它视为‘将来时’。”
这一章，我们要研究的是目标。知道如何运用目标、如何适当地设立目标好让它帮助你获得想要的任何东西是非常重要的。如果你不知道要往哪里走，就永远到不了。设定目标会让你对自己在做什么以及如何实现你为之努力的目标有一个清醒的认识。所以我们要练习在设定目标时候的措辞和表达。我们要教你如何去运用目标、达成目标。

According to Lester, every mind uses the very same unlimited intelligence. Everyone uses it as much as he believes he can use it to fulfill his desires. When he learns that his mental limitations are self-imposed, he lets go of them. Then his intelligence (I.Q.) can be raised to the degree of no limitation. As Lester said, "Never think of things as coming in the future, as the mind will keep it in the future. See it, feel it, taste it, possess it as yours now. Do not see it in its 'willbe- ness.'"

In this chapter, we're going to work on goals. It's very important to understand how to use goals and frame them properly to allow yourself to have everything you want in life. If you don't know where you're going, you can't get there. The use of goals will allow you to be clear about what you're doing and how to accomplish the goal you go for. So we're going to practice on how to phrase goals. We're going to show you how to use goals and how to accomplish them.

我想让你做的第一件事是花几分钟想想你真的很想达成的几个目标。我们在书里也举了几个例子，你可以看一下，这样你会更清楚地知道自己要选哪几个目标。例如，可能有一个目标是“我让自己释放的时候自然而轻松”，这是一个关于释放法的目标；可能还有一个目标是“我让自己自己每天都经历丰盛与财富”；可能还有一个目标是“我让自己轻松地拥有丰盛的现金流动”或“我让自己的身材体重变得完美”。你可以挑选你想要集中精力解决的任何一个目标，而且可以对它重复做这练习。所以花几分钟想出一个特别想解决的目标吧。
现在，请阅读下面的“起草目标宣言”，然后往下进行。

The first thing I would like you to do is to take a few minutes to think about some goals that you really would like to accomplish. We have included some suggested goals in the book and you might look them over so that you might get clearer about which ones to work on. For example, one goal might be to "allow myself to release naturally with ease." This would be a goal on releasing. Another goal might be to "allow myself to experience my full abundance and wealth every day." Also, you might consider: "allow myself to have an abundant cash flow with ease" or "allow myself to be the ideal weight for my body." You can work on anyone goal you want to focus upon or take on as many as you'd like. So take a few minutes and begin to think about a goal.

Now, please read the "Wording a Goal statement" structure below and move on to the next step.

起草目标宣言
WORDING A GOAL STATEMENT

1、        用现在的时态，把它想象为已经完成了的事。如果把它描述成将来的事件就永远不能接触到它了——它在将来啊。
2、        用积极正面的说法，不要包含任何消极负面的东西。你要说的是想要的东西，而非不想要的东西。你的目标宣言应该能够反映出你想要达到的结果。因此，确保你的宣言里不包含你想摆脱的那些东西。把这些东西也一同记在心上就意味着你也将一同创造它们。
3、        它应该让你感觉真切、现实而正确。换句话说，它应该让你感到“这是可能的”，让你觉得“我能够拥有它”。
4、        把你自己包括进去，明确指出你跟这个目标的关系。
5、        要描述得精确而简明。在保证宣言完整地表达出你所想要的东西的同时，用的词越少越好。最好就选择那些对于你有特殊意义的词。
6、        要描述得具体，但不要有限制。不要通过限制性的细节把结果限制住。要尽可能地保持开放，这样的话结果还有可能在你原本所计划的基础上得到改善与提高。
7、        把它描述地有助于你释放。
8、        把“想要”一次剔除。
9、        要说目标或结果，而不是手段（你如何达成它）。这些行动的可能性最好还是写在你目标的事项清单上。
10、        每条宣言只针对一个目标。不要试图在一份宣言里表达多个目标，这样会分散你的能量。

1. Phrase it in the NOW, as though it is already achieved. Phrasing it as a future event tends to keep it always out of reach--in the future.
2. Phrase the goal positively, without any negatives. Put in what you want, not what you don't want. Your goal statement should reflect the end result that you want to achieve. Therefore, be sure you do not include in your statement those things you want to get rid of. Keeping it in your mind tends to create it.
3. It should feel real, realistic and right to you. In other words, it should feel "possible," with a sense of "I can have it."
4. Include yourself in the statement in relationship to the goal.
5. Be precise and concise. Use as few words as possible while being sure to make it a complete statement of what you want. Choose the exact words that convey a specific meaning to you.
6. Be specific, but not limiting. Don't limit the results by including limiting specifics. Leave things open as much as possible to allow for results being upgraded from what you initially project.
7. Word it to facilitate your letting go.
8. Eliminate the word "want."
9. State the goal or end result and not the means (how you're planning to get it). These action possibilities would more appropriately go on your goal "to do" list.
10. Focus on one goal per statement. Don't diffuse your energy by creating multiple goals in a goal statement.

现在我们要开始探讨一下你目标的措辞，你可以再回顾一下那几个步骤。首先，用现在的时态，把它想象为已经完成了的事。如果把它描述成将来的事件就永远不能接触到它了——它在将来啊。
第二，用积极正面的说法，不要包含任何消极负面的东西。你要说的是想要的东西，而非不想要的东西。例如，我不会说“我让自己摆脱所有的问题”，如果你想要去达成这个目标，就会把“问题”搁在心里，因此就会一直保存着它们。你最好还是将其替换为“我让自己活得更轻松”或“我让自己的生活变得轻松容易毫不费力”。

And now let's talk about wording your goal. Let's review the procedure again. First, phrase it in the now, as though it is already achieved. Phrasing it in the future tends to keep it out of reach--always in the future.

Secondly, phrase the goal positively, without any negatives. Put in what you want, not what you don't want. For example, I wouldn't put in "I allow myself to get rid of all my problems." If you worked on that goal, you'd be holding in mind problems--therefore perpetuating them. You might word it to say, "I allow my life to be easier" instead, or "I allow my life to be easy and effortless."

你的目标宣言应该能够反映出你想要达到的结果。因此，确保你的宣言里不包含你想摆脱的那些东西。把这些东西也一同记在心上就意味着你也将一同创造它们。所以，你要记在心上的是你想要的，而不是不想要的。这一点至关重要。
这个目标应该让你感到现实而正确。你应该因它而兴奋，就像“哈哈~这正是我想要的~”一样。它应该包含着可行性，包含着“我可以获得它”的那种感觉。不要把目标设定得太长，把什么都包括进去，就像“我让自己拥有足够的钱，和一座漂亮的房子，和一个美丽的妻子，还要幸福快乐的生活下去，还要……”你知道的，越短越好。把你自己和目标的关系也一同写进去，以“我让_________”的句式。宣言要精确而简洁，用词尽量少而精确。

Your goal should reflect the end result that you want to achieve. Therefore, be sure not to include your statement those things you want to get rid of. Keeping it in mind tends to create it. So, hold in mind what you want--not what you don't want. It's very important.

The goal should be realistic and feel right to you. You should have a tingle, like "Yeah! This is what I want!" There should be a sense of possibility, as in "I can have it!" Don't make it a long goal. Don't have it go on and on, such as "I allow myself to have enough money to have a beautiful house and have a beautiful wife and be happy and ... " . You know. Just keep it short. Include yourself in the statement in relationship to the goal: "I allow myself to ___ ”. Make the statement precise and concise. Use as few words as possible and try to be as exacting as possible.

要具体，但不要有限制。不要给结果制定条条框框。要尽可能地保持开放，这样的话结果还有可能在你原本所计划的基础上得到改善与提高。例如，“让自己这周毫不费力地获得一百美元”，就不如“让自己毫不费力地获得一百美元或者更多”。这样的话，你就不再给自己设限了。
要把你的目标措辞得有助于释放。把“想要”一次剔除出去。每一条宣言只针对一个目标。我们接下来要更进一步，这里还有许多例子供你使用。你可以选择其中的一些，也可以每次只做一个。实现目标的最强有力的方法就是对其做释放。在此过程中你可以借助下面的表格。

Be specific, but not limiting. Don't limit a result by including limitations. Leave things open as much as possible to allow results to develop into something more than you initially projected. For example, "I allow myself to have one hundred dollars this week with ease." A better way of putting it might be, "I allow myself to have a hundred dollars or more with ease." This way, you're not limiting yourself.

Word your goal to facilitate your letting go. Eliminate the word "want" in it. Focus on one goal per statement. Let's move further. There are again some samples for you to use. You can choose a number of them or do one at a time. Releasing on goals is a most powerful way of allowing yourself to have goals in life. Use the following charts to aid you in this process.

目标宣言示例
SAMPLE GOAL STATEMENTS

工作/事业/财务方面
Job/Career/Financial

我决定每天都要体验自己充足的丰盛与财富。
让自己每天都高效而成功地做好自己的工作。
让自己在工作日也毫不费力地释放。
让自己轻松地获得并享受人生中最棒的工作。
让自己轻松地找到并发展一个让自己的创造力和能力得到最大发挥的、有很丰厚的金钱回报的事业。
让自己轻松地拥有一个丰盛的____的现金流动。
让自己这周之内单凭释放就得到____美元，或更多。

I decide to experience my full abundance and wealth every day.
I allow myself to perform effectively and successfully at work.
I allow myself to release with ease throughout my workday.
I allow myself to easily have and enjoy the best job for me at this time in
my life.
I allow myself to easily find and develop a career which will greatly utilize
my creative abilities (and/or skills) and provide abUlldant financial rewards.
I allow myself to have an abundant cash flow of $___ with ease.
I allow myself to have ___ dollars or more this week by releasing only.

人际关系/交流方面
Relationship/Communication

让自己与___的关系变得令人愉快、有爱而且对双方都有所帮助。
让自己能够与___轻松而有效地交流沟通。
让自己与___的情况能够无论如何公正而互利地被解决掉。
让自己无论如何都爱与接受（或者宽恕）自己（或____）。
让自己爱____。

I allow my relationship with ___ to be joyful, loving and supportive.
I allow myself to easily and effectively communicate with ___.
I allow my situation with ____ to be resolved with fairness. and mutuality for all concerned.
I allow myself to love and accept (or forgive) myself (or ___ ) no matter what.
I allow myself to love ______.

节食方面
Diet

让自己轻松地达到并保持完美的身材体重。
让自己在享受美食的同时保持健康和苗条。

I allow myself to easily achieve and maintain my ideal body weight.
I allow myself to enjoy eating foods that keep my body slender, healthy and fit.

一般健康方面
General Health

让自己轻松而自然地释放。
让自己睡得很好，而且在早晨_____点，精神饱满、焕然一新地醒来。
毫不费力地让自己拥有最佳的健康与安乐。
让自己享受不抽烟的乐趣。
让自己带着爱支持成长过程中的_____，给他们自由。
让_____获得想要的任何东西。

I allow myself to release naturally and with ease.
I allow myself to sleep well and awake refreshed, well-rested at __ a.m.
I effortlessly allow myself to live at optimum health and well-being.
I allow myself to enjoy being a nonsmoker.
I allow myself to lovingly support ___ in their growth (and freedom).
I allow ____ to have what they want for themselves.

请注意：在下面的表格的基础上创建你个人的目标宣言。只要做到让最终的措辞能够反映你独特的状况就好。

Please note: Use the foregoing as a basis for creating your own individual goal statements. Simply adjust the final wording to reflect your particular situation.

目标表格
Goal Chart

我想要实现的目标
Goals I Would Like to Achieve

目标：___________________________________________________
Goal: ____________________________________________________

我现在对自己的目标有什么感受？
What is my NOW feeling about my goal?   
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

放下吗？
Let go?   
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
     
感觉好点没？
Feel good?
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________

           

所以写下你的一个目标吧，尽量让它显得积极正面——不要把任何消极的东西写进去。
好，现在你头脑里有一个你想要达成的目标了，接下来就跟随我的引导吧。看看这个目标，它是否引发了某种想法或感受——不管是什么，你能否把它看做是想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全妥当呢？不管是哪个“想要”，你能把它放下吗？

So word a goal. Write it down. Make it as positive as possible--don't place negative in the goals.

Now have a goal in mind that you want to work on and just follow my words. Look at the goal, see if it brings up a thought or feeling--whatever it is. And could you see that as either a wanting of approval, a wanting of control or a wanting to be safe and secure? And whichever want it brings up, could you let go of it?

再看一下你的目标，看它唤起了怎样的想法或感受。不管是什么，请写下来。你能把它看做是想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全妥当吗？你能把这些欲望都放下吗？再次看一下你的目标，看它唤起了怎样的想法。这激起了你想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？你能把这些欲望都放下吗？
再看一下你的目标，你觉得实现它看上去是更有可能了还是更不可能了？如果你真的坚持做释放了，就会发现是更有可能了。在你看自己的目标的时候还产生了怎样的想法或感受呢？那让你觉得想要被认同、想要控制或是想要安全吗？你能把这些“想要”都放下吗？再看一下你的目标。你还产生了怎样的想法呢？你能把它们都视为想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？你能把这些欲望都放下吗？

Now take a look at the goal again and see what thought or feeling it conjures up. Whichever it is, write it down. Could you see that as either wanting approval, control or safety? And could you let go of these wants? Take a look at the goal again. See what thought it conjures up. Does that stir up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let go of any or all of these wants?

Now look at the goal again. See if it's more possible or less possible to attain the goal. If you've been releasing, you're going to see and find that it's more possible. So what's the next thought or feeling that gets conjured up as you look at the goal? Does that bring up a wanting of approval, control or safety? And could you let go of either wanting approval, control or safety? Take a look at the goal again. What's the next feeling or thought it conjures up? Could you see that as either wanting approval, control or safety and security? And could you let go of wanting approval, control or safety and security?

现在，再看看你的目标，它引发了你的某些想法或是感受吗？不管是什么，你能把它视为想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的欲望吗？你能把这些“想要”都放下吗？再次看看你的目标，看它在你脑海里引发了什么，那是否等于想要被认同、想要控制和想要安全的感觉？不管是怎样的感觉被激起了，你能放下吗？
现在，你要持续对这个目标做释放，直到你感觉“我拥有它了，它现在就是我的了”。然后你继续重复以上的过程，继续对此目标做释放，直到它掉到你大腿上——直到你真真切切地把它握在手里（不是认为你已经拥有它了，而是真的把它握在手里了）。如果你真的保持对一个目标的释放，并且那个目标真的是你心之所向，那么它很快就会到来的。

And now look at the goal again. Does it conjure up a thought or a feeling? And whichever feeling it conjures up, could you see that as either wanting approval, control or safety? And could you let go of either wanting approval, control or safety? And now look at the goal again. See what it conjures up in your mind. Does that equate to a wanting of approval, control or safety? Whichever feeling gets stirred up, could you let it go?

Now you keep releasing on your goal until the feeling is "I have it. It's mine right now." And you keep following the same procedure, you keep releasing on it until it falls into your lap--until you actually have it in your hand. (NowTHINK you have it, actually HAVE it in your hand.) If you keep working on a goal and it's exactly what you really want, it will fall in your lap shortly.

如果你没能实现目标的话怎么办
What to do if you don't achieve the goal

如果你在同一个目标上释放了两个星期依然没有效果的话，我建议你对“完成这个目标”做贪爱憎恶练习。你也许会发现，其实在潜意识里，你没那么想要这个结果，这就是为什么它没有很快发生。但是如果你真的决心要实现它的话，它也会到来的。莱斯特认为目标是非常非常重要的。我建议你每天都在一个小本上写下自己的目标。我有时会同时进行四五个目标，我会每天都对它们做释放。然后，当我真的实现了目标时候就把它圈出来，写上“我成功了”。这样的话当我之后翻到这页时就能看出我实现了什么，没实现什么。如果有哪个目标我没有成功实现，我就坐下来做“我为什么会让这种事发生”的负责任练习，然后我就会明白过来了。

If you work on a goal for more than two weeks and it doesn't happen, I recommend that you do advantages and disadvantages of having that goal. You might discover that subconsciously you don't really want it and that's why it didn't fall in your lap. But if you're really, really intent on having it, it'll fall in your lap. Now, Lester felt that goals were very, very important. I recommend that you get a little notebook with blank sheets in it and write your goals daily. I have about four or five of them going all the time and I release on them daily. Then, when I actually accomplish the goal, I circle it and I write down "I did it," so that when I flip through the pages at a later date, I see which ones I've actually accomplished and which I haven't. And if I haven't accomplished a goal, I sit down and do "Why have I created that to happen?" I do the responsibility exercise so I see it very clearly!

我问自己说，“我为什么没有实现这个目标？”然后我试着去释放，或者对“完成这个目标”做好处坏处的练习。然后我通过释放就能够明白自己正在做什么。
很多时候，我们向往某些东西，为之奋斗，但是又明白自己不可能成功，所以当我们受阻时我们会说，“我就知道”。所以确保你这种目标做了视其深度与强度而定的贪爱憎恶练习和好处坏处练习。然后对其做释放，就能对它有更清楚的了解。我保证，随着你不断地释放，它会从天而降的。你一定要证明给自己看，不要听我这么说就相信，要去证实给自己这是对的。也不要只做一次，要重复做。

I ask, "Why didn't I attain the goal?" and then I let it go or I do advantages and disadvantages on having the goal. Then I release on it so I get clear about what I'm doing.

Many times, we've gone toward something, striving for it and always knowing we weren't going to win. And then we get there and we say, "I knew it." So make sure you do attachments and aversions, advantages and disadvantages on the goal, depending on how deep and strong it is. Then just release on it so you can get clear about it. I guarantee, as you keep releasing, it will fall in your lap. You must prove it to yourself. Don't believe me. Check it out and prove it to yourself. And don't just do it once. Do it repeatedly.

关于目标，莱斯特说……
What Lester says about goals

“你必须让自己达到能够统治自己的世界的那种境界，因为如果你赢不了，如果你不是赢家，就会对成为赢家产生抵触情绪。你一定要成为赢家，你一定要实现自己的目标，这样的话你才能唤起那种对成功和目标的抵触情绪，然后摆脱它。对世界的憎恶比贪爱要更加强壮和微妙，因此当你成为赢家、拿到金牌时，憎恶会涌现出来，所以你也需要成为赢家，哪怕只是为了把憎恶这种垃圾情绪勾出来释放掉。”
   
问：你是说，你的憎恶比贪爱要更强壮吗？
答：你的憎恶比贪爱要更加强壮而微妙。你的贪爱是显而易见的——“我要这个、我要那个、我要钱、我要……”所以它是很明显的。不过事实上，你不会刻意地去提起自己不想要的东西，这就催生了抗拒、压抑和抵触。所以在你成为赢家的路上，目标是很关键的。

"You must get to the place where you master the world because if you're not winning, if you're not a winner, you have anti-programming to being a winner. You must become a winner. You must achieve your goal so that you can bring up the anti-winning--the anti-goal--and rid yourself of it. The aversions to the world are stronger and far more subtle than the attachments. So when you go to be a winner and you go for gold, up comes your aversions and you need to be a winner just to get the garbage up and out."

Q: Did you say that your aversions are stronger than your attachments?
A: Your aversions are stronger and more subtle than your attachments. Your attachments are obvious--"I want this and I want that and I want money and I want things." So, the attachments are obvious. But the fact is, the things you don't want, you don't look at. And that develops resisting, suppression and resistance. So goals are very important on your way to becoming a winner.

当你在制定目标时，“让（直译“允许、容许、批准”）”这个词是很重要的，因为它真的是一个极好的词语，如果你在实践层面上去理解它。当一个人要“让”某事发生时他需要做什么？就是让它发生。我们许多人都有毫不费力地让某事发生的体验。我们称之为“地带”，一个当我们以无为的态度去允许某事发生时，一切事都只是完美地发生的境界。然后我们又想要去修正、催促和控制了。根本就不是这个道理。只要让事情去发生就好了。
把“我让（让自己）”写进你所有的目标里。“让自己拥有丰盛的资金流动”、“让自己每时每刻都是有爱的存在”、“让自己每时每刻都体验到爱”、“让自己以各种形式感受到丰盛”……等等。

It's very important to use the word "allow" when you're doing a goal because the word "allow" is a fabulous one if you can catch on to the actual experiential part. What does someone have to do to "allow" something to happen? Just let it happen. There's no wanting control there, no push, there's nothing. You just allow it to happen. Many of us have experienced ourselves allowing something to happen with ease. We call it a "zone," where everything just happens perfectly when we get out of the way and we allow it to happen. And then we try to fix it, push it and control it. It just doesn't happen that way. Just allow it to happen.

Have the words "I allow" in all your goals. "I allow myself to have an abundant cash flow." "I allow myself to be a loving being at all times." "I allow myself to experience love at all times." "I allow myself to experience abundance in every which way." And on and so forth.

你也许也会把“不费力（轻松）”写进去，如“我让事情轻轻松松地发生”。我们许多人都在竭尽全力，在催促。通过用“不费力（轻松）”这样的词语，会让事情更容易发生。我们有时也会抗拒目标的达成，所以我们来观察一下某些自己对于实现目标的抵触情绪。
回想一下你现在正致力于释放的目标。你对于实现这个目标有什么抗拒感吗？你能感受到那种抵触情绪或是紧抓不放的感觉吗？你能把它们放下吗？你对这个结果还觉得抗拒吗？垂下头，感受胸腹之间是否又涌起了一股无用能量、一种抵触感或紧抓感？现在，把这种抗拒放下吧。
你对实现这个目标还有什么抗拒感吗？垂下头，看你的感觉中心那里是否有一股无用能量。只要让它上浮离开就好。记住，它是一种感觉，既不好也不坏，是一种路过的现象。

You might also put in the word "ease." "I allow things to happen easily (or, by definition, with 'ease')." Many of us are putting forth effort and pushing. By putting in the word "ease," it allows things to happen easily. We are also resisting goals, so let's take a look at some of the resistance we have to achieving our goals.

Think of the goal you've been working on right now. What do you resist about doing this goal? Could you feel the resistance, the clutching? Could you let go of resistance, of clutching? And what do you resist about having this goal or accomplishing it? Put your head down and see if it brings up an unwanted energy in your stomach or your chest, a clutching or resistance. Now, just let go of resisting.

And what else do you resist about having this goal? Put your head down. See if there's an unwanted energy in your feeling center. Just allow it to pass through. Remember it's just a feeling. It's not good, it's not bad. It's just energy passing through.

你对于实现目标失败的结果觉得抵触吗？垂下头，看那里是否有种抗拒感、能量、紧抓感？就让它自行离开吧。你对于没能实现目标或是没有做好应该做的事还感到抵触吗？就让那股能量上浮离开吧。你对于实现目标要做的努力有所抵触吗？你对于让这件事发生有所抵触吗？你能把这一切一切的抵触或是紧抓不放都释放掉吗？不要再自以为是了，让事情自己去发生，不要再按你所想地插手了。
有一个撤销想法的好办法。你曾经在某人面前苦口婆心，费尽唇舌吧？但是有时你的大脑会突然告诉你说，没用的，他们是不会明白的，他们是不会给你的。那就请你马上对自己说，我能够把这种自以为是的情结放下、让事情自己去发生而不是按我所想的发生吗？然后就放下。发生在你生活里的即是你所想的。如果消极想法出现了，就马上通过与自己对话撤销它吧！问自己，我能够把这种自以为是的情结放下、让事情自己去发生而不是按我所想的发生吗？你会惊讶于接下来发生的事的。情况与结果都会改变。试试吧。你会喜欢的。

And what do you resist about NOT having your goal? Put your head down. See if there's any resistance, any energy, any clutching and just allow it to pass through. And what's another thing you resist about NOT having this goal or not doing what you need to do? Just allow that energy to come up and just allow it to pass through. And what's something you resist about doing? Or something you resist about allowing it to happen? And could you let go of resisting? Could you let go of clutching? Let go of being so smart and allow it to be other than what you think it is.

That's an excellent way to neutralize a thought. Sometimes you might be standing right in front of somebody, asking them for something. Immediately your mind says, They're not going to know or they're not going to give it to me. Immediately say to yourself, Could I let go of being so smart and allow it to be other than what I think it is? And just let it go. What happens in life is whatever you think. If it's a negative thought, just immediately neutralize it by saying to yourself, Could I let go of being so smart and allow it to be other than what I think it is? You'll be amazed at what  happens. The situation and the result will change. Try it. You'll like it.

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