Step 132 Let me learn to be free so that I may join.

Your independence from the past—your past judgments, past associations, past pains, past wounds and past difficulties—gives you independence in the present. This is not to solidify your separation or to make it more complete, but instead to enable you to join meaningfully in relationship. Let this be a tacit understanding: You can do nothing in the world without relationship. You can accomplish nothing; you can advance in no direction; you can realize no truth; you can contribute nothing of value without relationship. So as your independence from the past grows, thus does your promise for inclusion in the present and the future grow as well. For freedom is meant to empower you to join.

摆脱过去——过去的判断、过去的联系、过去的痛苦、过去的伤害和过去的困难——使你在当下获得独立。这并不是为了巩固你的分离或使其更加完整，而是为了让你能够有意义地加入到关系中。让这成为一个默契的理解：在没有关系的情况下，你在世界上无法做任何事情。你无法完成任何事情；你无法朝任何方向前进；你无法认识任何真理；你无法贡献任何有价值的礼物。因此，随着你从过去中获得的独立性增长，你在当下和未来的包容性也随之增长。因为自由的目的是让你能够加入。

Remember this idea upon the hour and give it consideration in light of all of your experiences today. In your two meditation practices, allow the attraction of Knowledge to pull you deeper within yourself. Allow yourself to have this experience of freedom.

每小时记住这个想法，并结合你今天的所有经历来考虑。在你的两次冥想练习中，允许内识的吸引力把你拉向内心深处。让自己体验这种自由感。

Practice 132: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly practice.

练习 132 ：两个30分钟的练习时段。每小时练习。