STEP 209 I WILL NOT BE CRUEL WITH MYSELF TODAY.

Do not be cruel to yourself by attempting to wear your crown of thorns, which represents your system of beliefs and assumptions. Do not project upon yourself the weight of blame and unforgiveness. Do not attempt to force your mind to exemplify those qualities that you hold dear, for they will arise naturally from Knowledge.

不要试图戴上代表你的信念和假设体系的荆棘冠冕，从而对自己残忍。不要把自责和不原谅的重担加在自己身上。不要试图强迫自己的心灵去体现那些你所珍视的品质，因为它们会自然而然地从内识中产生。

Instead, enter into stillness in your two deeper practice periods, realizing once again that all things you most highly value will be naturally exemplified through Knowledge. All those things you find abhorrent will naturally fade away. A mind thus liberated can bestow the greatest possible gift upon the world.

相反，在你的两次深入练习中进入静止状态，再次意识到你最珍视的一切都会通过内识自然而然地体现出来。你所厌恶的一切都会自然消逝。如此解脱的心灵能为世界带来最伟大的礼物。

Consider this, then, upon the hour as you attempt to apply today’s idea to all you see, hear and do. Do not be cruel with yourself today, for there is no justification for this. Allow yourself to be blessed so that you may bless the world. Allow yourself to bless the world so that you yourself may be blessed.

那么，当你试图把今天的想法应用到你所见、所闻、所做的一切时，请考虑一下这一点。今天，不要对自己残忍，因为这样做是毫无道理的。让自己得到祝福，这样你才能祝福世界。让自己祝福世界，这样你自己也会得到祝福。

Practice 209: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly practice.

练习 209： 两个 30 分钟的练习时段。每小时练习。