Step 138 I need only follow the steps as they are given.

The truth of this is so very obvious, if you will think of the many things that you have learned by simply following the steps in preparation. To not participate and to attempt to understand is utterly fruitless, utterly frustrating and without a happy or satisfying result of any kind. We are preparing you to participate in life, not to judge it, for life will hold a greater promise than your judgments could ever reveal. Your understanding is born of participation and is the result of participation. Thus, learn to participate and then to understand, for this is the true sequence of things.

如果你回想自己曾通过简单地遵循预备步骤而学到的许多事，这个事实是如此显而易见。不参与其中而试图理解是完全没有结果的，完全令人沮丧的，而且不会带来任何快乐或满足的结果。我们正在准备你参与生命，而不是去评判它，因为生命中蕴藏的希望远比你的评判所能揭示的要大得多。你的理解是通过参与产生的，是参与的结果。因此，学会参与，然后再理解，因为这是学习的真实顺序。

This day remember your hourly practices and allow your two meditations in stillness to become deeper. Allow no thoughts of fear, anxiety or self-doubt to dissuade you from your greater activity. Your ability to practice regardless of your emotional state demonstrates that the presence of Knowledge is within you, for Knowledge is beyond all emotional states and is unfettered by them. If you wish to see the stars, you must look beyond the clouds. What are your fears but clouds that pass through your mind? They only change the character of the surface of your mind, but the depth of your mind remains unchanged forever.

今天，记住每小时的练习，并让你在静心中进行的两次冥想变得更加深入。不要让任何恐惧、焦虑或自我怀疑的念头阻碍你进行更伟大的活动。无论你的情绪状态如何，能够坚持练习就证明了内识的存在，因为内识超越了所有情绪状态，不受其束缚。如果你想看到星星，你必须越过云层。你的恐惧不过是你心中飘过的云彩。它们只会改变你心灵表面的特征，但你心灵的深度永远不会改变。

Practice 138: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly practice.

练习 138 ：两个 30 分钟的练习时段。每小时练习。