STEP 288 ENEMIES ARE ONLY FRIENDS WHO HAVE NOT LEARNED TO JOIN.

There are no true enemies in life, for all war and conflict are born of confusion. This you must understand. A life without Knowledge can only be confused and must create its own inner guidance system, which is merely the ideas and beliefs with which it identifies itself. Thus, individuals have their own individual purpose and self-identity. These evaluations clash with those of other individuals, and thus one to one, group to group, nation to nation and world to world, war is generated and waged.

生命中没有真正的敌人，因为所有的战争和冲突都源于混乱。你必须理解这一点。没有内识的生命只能是混乱的，必须创造出它自身的内在指导系统，而这个系统仅仅是它所认同的想法和信念。因此，个人有各自的目的和自我认同。这些评估与他人的评估发生冲突，于是，个人对个人、群体对群体、国家对国家、世界对世界，战争就此产生并展开。

In Knowledge this is not possible, for in Knowledge all are your friends. You recognize each person to be at whatever stage of development he or she is currently engaged. You may become involved with some of them, and with some of them you may not. Some of them may be able to receive your contribution directly, while others will need to receive it indirectly. But they are all your friends. There is no opposition in Knowledge, for there is only one Knowledge in the universe. It expresses itself through each individual. As each individual becomes more purified as a vehicle for Knowledge, as each individual becomes a greater recipient of Knowledge and as each individual follows Knowledge and becomes responsible to Knowledge, then the opportunity for him or her to be in conflict will diminish and eventually will disappear.

在内识中，这是不可能的，因为在内识中，所有人都是你的朋友。你认识到每个人都处在他们当前所处的任何发展阶段。你可能会与其中一些人互动，可能不会与其他人互动。有些人能够直接接受你的贡献，而有些人则需要间接地接受它。但他们都是你的朋友。在内识中没有对立，因为宇宙中只有一种内识。它通过每个个体来表达。当每个个体成为更纯净的内识载体，当每个个体成为更伟大的内识接收者，并且当每个个体跟随内识并对内识负责时，那么他或她发生冲突的机会将减少，最终消失。

Recognize, then, that all war and conflict simply express a lack of capacity for those involved to join. When individuals join, they recognize a common need, which becomes their primary need. This must be born of Knowledge and not idealism if it is to be actualized. It must be born of Knowledge and not mere philosophy if it is to lead to true action and true involvement. Thus, you become a peacemaker and a peacekeeper in the world as you follow as a student of Knowledge. The stronger Knowledge is within you, the weaker will be your fear and ambivalence. In this way, war within you will be ended, and your life will be a demonstration that war is unnecessary.

因此，要认识到，所有的战争和冲突只是参与者缺乏加入能力的表现。当个人加入时，他们认识到共同的需求，而这成为他们的主要需求。如果它要得以实现，它必须源于内识，而非理想主义。如果它要导致真正的行动和真正的参与，它必须源于内识，而非单纯的哲学。因此，当你作为内识的学生跟随时，你将成为世界上的和平缔造者与和平维护者。你内在的内识越强，你的恐惧和矛盾就会越弱。通过这种方式，你内心的战争将结束，你的生命将成为战争不必要的证明。

Dedicate yourself today to ending war within the world by ending war within yourself so that you may be a peacemaker and a peacekeeper. Upon the hour remind yourself of today’s lesson and apply it to the world that you see around you. Apply it to all of the conflicts in the world of which you are aware. Try to understand its complete relevancy to these conflicts. This will require that you see these conflicts from a different point of view in order to realize the full impact and meaning of today’s idea. It is this point of view that you must cultivate, for you must learn to see as Knowledge sees, to think as Knowledge thinks and to act as Knowledge acts. All this you will most certainly accomplish as you follow Knowledge each day.

今天，请将你自己献身于通过结束内心的战争来结束世界上的战争，这样你就可以成为和平缔造者与和平维护者。在每小时中提醒你自己今天的课程，并将其应用于你周围的世界。将其应用于你所知道的世界中所有的冲突。试图理解这些冲突与今天想法的完全相关性。为了意识到今天想法的完整影响和意义，这将要求你从不同的角度来看待这些冲突。正是这个观点你必须培养，因为你必须学会像内识看到的那样看，像内识思考的那样思考，像内识行动的那样行动。随着你每天跟随内识，你就一定能做到这一点。

In your deeper practice periods return to stillness and silence so that you may strengthen your ability to cultivate and prepare yourself to be an emissary of Knowledge in the world. This is your responsibility today. This will permeate all of your other activities and give them value and meaning, for today you are a student of Knowledge.

在你更深层次的练习时段，回到静止和寂静，以便增强你培养并准备成为内识使者的能力。这是你今天的责任。这将渗透到你所有的其他活动中，并赋予它们价值和意义，因为今天你是内识的学生。

Practice 288: Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly practice.

练习 288 ：两个 30 分钟的练习时段。每小时练习。