STEP 225 TODAY I WILL BE SERIOUS AND LIGHTHEARTED ALL AT ONCE.

There is no contradiction in today’s message for you if it is understood. To take your life seriously is to receive its true grace, which will make you very happy. Therefore, you must be very serious with yourself as you are learning now to become a vehicle for Knowledge, and you may be very happy and lighthearted that Knowledge is with you. This, then, is the true application of your mind, for you are lighthearted with that which is lighthearted, and you are serious with that which is serious. A mind that is serious in its outward direction and lighthearted in its internal delight will be a mind that is fully integrated. This will be a mind where Heaven and Earth touch.

如果你能理解，今天给你的讯息并不矛盾。认真对待你的生命，就是接收它真实的恩典，它会让你非常快乐。因此，当你现在学习成为内识的载体时，你必须非常认真地对待你自己，你可能会因为内识与你同在而感到非常快乐和轻松。这才是你心灵的真实运用，因为你对轻松的事物感到轻松，对严肃的事物感到严肃。一颗对外严肃、对内轻松的心灵将是一颗完全融合的心灵。这将是一种天国与地球相接的心灵。

The grace that you will be receiving this day will engender happiness and true appreciation, yet the application it calls for will require your serious engagement, your sincere dedication and the genuine application of your mental and physical faculties. Here your strengths represent your happiness, and your happiness is strengthened by the application of your true abilities.

这一天，你会接收到恩典将会带来的快乐和真实的感激，然而，它所要求的应用将需要你认真地参与、真诚地奉献以及真正地应用你的心理和生理能力。在这里，你的力量代表着你的幸福，而你的幸福则因你真实能力的应用而得到加强。

Think of this upon the hour as you repeat your idea for today. As you attempt your deeper meditation practices, seriously engage your mind so that it may experience the lightheartedness and the great joy of Knowledge. In this, you will see that today’s idea is entirely uniform in its meaning. In this, you will not confuse that which is happy and that which is serious. This will give you a greater comprehension of the world.

每小时重复一次今天的想法。当你尝试更深层次的冥想练习时，请认真投入你的心灵，让心灵体验内识带来的轻松和伟大的喜悦。这样，你就会发现今天的想法在意义上是完全一致的。这样，你就不会混淆快乐和严肃。这会让你对世界有更伟大的理解。

Practice 225: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly practice.

练习 225： 两个 30 分钟的练习时段。每小时练习。