STEP 203 THE GREATER COMMUNITY IS INFLUENCING THE WORLD I SEE.

If you can accept that your world is part of a Greater Community, which is simply obvious if you will look, then you must accept that the world is being influenced by the Greater Community, for the world is part of a Greater Community and cannot be independent of it. How the Greater Community is influencing your world is beyond your current ability to comprehend. But to understand that the world is being influenced allows you to view it from a greater perspective, which from a purely human viewpoint you would not be able to accomplish, for a purely human viewpoint does not allow for other intelligent life to exist. The absurdity of this point of view becomes quite evident as you begin to look at the universe objectively. This will inspire in you wonder, greater interest and caution as well. This is very important because the world is being influenced by the Greater Community, and you are part of the world that is being influenced.

如果你能接受你的世界是大社区的一部分，这一点只要你留意就会显而易见，那么你必须接受这个世界正在受到大社区的影响，因为这个世界是大社区的一部分，不可能独立于大社区。大社区如何影响你们的世界超出了你目前的理解能力。但理解到世界正在受到影响，可以让你从更广阔的视角看待它，而仅从纯粹的人类视角是无法做到的，因为这种视角不允许其他智能生命的存在。当你开始客观地看待宇宙时，这种观点的荒谬性就变得显而易见。这会激发你心中的好奇、更大的兴趣以及谨慎。这非常重要，因为世界正在受到大社区的影响，而你正是这个被影响世界的一部分。

As the physical world that you live in is being influenced by greater physical forces beyond your visual range, so the world mentally is being influenced by intelligent life that is engaged with your world. This intelligent life represents forces for good and forces for ignorance as well. In this, you must come to comprehend a fundamental truth: Weaker minds are influenced by stronger minds. This is true in your world and in all worlds. Beyond the physical, this does not hold true, but in physical life this is the case. That is why you are engaged now in making your mind strong and learning to respond to Knowledge, which represents the force for good everywhere in the universe. As you become stronger, you come to understand and comprehend more and more. Thus, your mind must be cultivated in Knowledge to become stronger so that it may serve a true cause.

正如你所生活的物理世界正受到你视野之外更大物理力量的影响一样，世界在心理上也正受到与你们的世界有接触的智能生命的影响。这些智能生命既代表了善的力量，也代表了无知的力量。在这一点上，你必须理解一个基本真理：较弱的心灵会受到较强心灵的影响。这在你的世界和所有世界中都是如此。在物质之外，这一原则并不适用，但在物质生命中却是如此。这就是为什么你现在需要致力于使你的心灵变得强大，并学习回应内识，因为内识代表了宇宙中普遍存在的善的力量。随着你变得更加强大，你将逐渐理解和领悟更多。因此，你的心灵必须在内识中得到培养，使其更为强大，从而为真实的事业服务。

Today, upon the hour, repeat the idea for the day and in your two deeper practice periods, attempt to concentrate on the words that We are giving you here. Use your mind actively. Do not allow it to stray and find refuge in meaningless or little things. Think of the greatness of these ideas, but do not consider them fearfully, for fear is not called for. What is called for is objectivity so that you may comprehend the greatness of your world, your universe and your opportunity within it.

今天，每小时重复一遍今天的想法，并在两个更深入的练习时段中，专注于我们在这里传达给你的话语。积极运用你的心灵，不要让它游离或沉迷于无意义的小事上。思考这些想法的伟大，但不要带着恐惧去思考，因为恐惧并非所需。所需的是客观性，以便你能够理解你所在的世界、宇宙以及你在其中机会的伟大。

Practice 203: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly practice.

练习 203：两个 30 分钟的练习时段。每小时练习。