STEP 269 THE POWER OF KNOWLEDGE WILL EXTEND ITSELF FROM ME.

The power of Knowledge will extend itself from you who are receiving Knowledge. At first this will be very subtle, but as you continue to develop and apply yourself, the power of Knowledge will become stronger and stronger. It will be a force of attraction for some. It will be a force of rejection for others who are unable to respond to it. It will influence all. That is why you must learn to be very discerning in relationships, for as you progress as a student of Knowledge, your influence over others will be greater. You must not use this influence for selfish purposes, or your activities will be destructive to you and to others.

内识的力量将从接收内识的你身上扩展它自身。起初，这种力量会非常微妙，但随着你不断发展和运用你自己，内识的力量将变得越来越强大。对于一些人来说，这将是一种吸引力。对于另一些无法回应它的人来说，它将是一种排斥力。它将影响一切。因此，你必须学会在关系中非常具备辨别力，因为随着你作为内识学生的进步，你对他人的影响力将变得更大。你绝不能为了自私的目的使用这种影响力，否则你的行为将对你自己和他人造成破坏。

Knowledge provides this restraint that We have spoken of, and you must exercise it on your own behalf. If you are ambitious with Knowledge, you will pose very great risks to yourself and to other people, for wisdom, compassion, restraint and self-control must accompany the development of Knowledge. If you attempt to use Knowledge for your own selfish gain or for what you think the world needs, you will lead yourself astray and Knowledge will not accompany you.

内识提供了我们所说的这种自我约束，你必须为你自己行使这种约束。如果你对内识怀有野心，你将对你自己和他人构成极大的风险，因为智慧、同情心、克制和自我控制必须伴随内识的发展。如果你试图将内识用于自私的个人利益，或者你认为世界需要的事物，你将把你自己引入歧途，内识将不再与你同行。

Accept the restraint and development that are called for now, for they will protect you and enable you to render your gifts with a minimum of discord and personal risk. They will guarantee the wholeness and worthiness of your contribution, for it will be untainted by selfish motives. Practice upon the hour and enter deeply into meditation twice today. Repeat your idea for the day and enter into stillness once again. Allow this to be a day where Knowledge is strengthened.

接受现在所要求的自我约束和发展，它们将保护你，并使你能够在最小的纷争和个人风险中展现你的礼物。它们将保证你贡献的完整性和价值，因为它将不受自私动机的污染。今天的每小时提醒你自己这个想法，今天进行两次深度冥想。重复今天的想法，再次进入静止。让今天成为内识得以加强的一天。

Practice 269: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly practice.

练习 269 ：两次 30 分钟的练习时段。每小时练习。