STEP 5 I BELIEVE WHAT I WANT TO BELIEVE.

THIS STATEMENT REPRESENTS THE GREAT FOLLY of humanity and humanity’s most dangerous forms of self-deception. Beliefs are primarily founded upon what is wished for, not on what is actually happening and not on what is genuine. They may in fact represent the greater ideals of humanity and in this they bear a true reflection, but on a dayto-day basis, and in most practical questions, people base their beliefs on things they hope for, not on things that actually exist. You must have a very sound understanding that the approach to any resolution and to any constructive establishment must begin with current reality. What you are and what you have today must be your starting point.

这个陈述代表了人类的重大愚蠢和人类自我欺骗中最危险的形式。信念主要建立在人们所希望的事物上，而不是基于实际发生的事情或真实的情况。事实上，它们可能代表了人类更伟大的理想，从这个角度来看它们是真实的反映，但是在日常生活中，对于大多数实际问题，人们的信念是基于他们所期望的事物，而不是基于实际存在的事物。你必须非常清楚地理解，任何解决方案和建设性的建立都必须从当前的现实开始。你今天是什么，你拥有什么，必须成为你的起点。

THEREFORE, IN YOUR THREE PRACTICE PERIODS TODAY, think about this statement. Examine what you believe and then examine what you want. You will find that even your fearful or negative beliefs are associated with your ambitions. Only careful application of today’s practice will reveal this to you.

因此，在今天的三个练习时间里，思考这个说法。审视你相信的想法，然后审视你想要的事物。你会发现，即使是你的恐惧或消极的信念，也与你的抱负有关。只有对今天的实践进行仔细的应用，才能为你揭示这一点。

PRACTICE 5: Three 10-minute practice periods.

练习5：三个 10 分钟的练习时段