P242
Large numbers of the population do indeed live unsatisfactory lives, with many individuals seeking goals that are nearly unattainable because of the conglomeration of conflicting beliefs that all vie for their attention. They are at cross purposes with themselves.
很多人的大腦中存在著互相矛盾的信念，由於這些互相牴觸的信念在同時吸引著人的注意力，因此這些人在生活中所追求的那些目標都幾乎不可能實現，使得這些人們都一直在過著不滿意的生活。
P248
The thoughts and beliefs that we want to rearouse are those that were often predominant in childhood, as mentioned earlier in this book. They are spiritual, mental, emotional and biological beliefs that are innately present in the birth of each creature. Children believe not only that there will be a tomorrow, and many tomorrows, but they also believe that each tomorrow will be rewarding and filled with discovery.
我們需要重新喚醒的想法和信念，是本書之前提到的兒童時期佔主導的想法和信念。這是每種生物種出生後天生就存在的想法、心理、情緒和信念。兒童相信每一個明天都會有新的發現的，新的收穫。
They feel themselves couched in an overall feeling of security and safety, even in the face of an unpleasant environment or situation.
即使是面臨著令人不愉快的環境或條件下，兒童們仍然會感覺自己生活在一個安全、放心的大環境裡。
They feel drawn to other people and to other creatures, and left alone they trust their contacts with others. They have an inbred sense of self-satisfaction and self-appreciation, and they instinctively feel that it is natural and good for them to explore and develop their capabilities.
They expect relationships to be rewarding and continuing, and expect each event will have the best possible results. They enjoy communication, the pursuit of knowledge, and they are filled with curiosity.
兒童們認為與他人交往是會有收穫的並將繼續保持的，並且期望著每件事情都會帶來好的結果。他們享受與人交流，享受對新知識的學習，他們充滿了好奇。
All of those attitudes provide the strength and mental health that promotes their physical growth and development. However simple those ideas may sound to the adult, still they carry within them the needed power and impetus that fill all of life's parts.
所有這些對生活的積極態度，給兒童帶來力量和精神健康，促進他們身體的成長和發育。這些想法在成年人看來是非常簡單甚至是幼稚的，但正是這些想法給兒童每天的生活帶來動力和能量。
Later, conflicting beliefs often smother such earlier attitudes, so that by the time children have grown into adults they actually hold almost an opposite set of hypotheses. These take it for granted that any stressful situation will worsen, that communication with others is dangerous, that self-fulfillment brings about the envy and vengeance of others, and that as individuals they live in an unsafe society, set down in the middle of a natural world that is itself savage, cruel, and caring only for its own survival at any cost.
隨著年齡的增長，矛盾的信念開始逐漸侵蝕早期的信念裡。當兒童成長為成年人後，他們的信念和對世界的看法幾乎是完全相反的。成年人理所當然地認為生活中的壓力會使事情變得越來越糟，認為與他人的交流是危險的，自我提升和進步會帶來他人的嫉妒甚至是報復。成年人認為他們生活在不安全的社會里，認為世界是冷酷無情和充滿競爭的。（公眾號：QYS001）
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P259
If we are talking about health, it is to your beliefs that we must look. You have the most efficient and beautiful physical organs, the most elegant joints and appendages, the most vibrant lungs and the most exquisite of senses. It is up to you to form a body of beliefs that is worthy of your physical image — for you are nourished by your beliefs, and those beliefs can cause your daily bread to add to your vitality, or to add to your cares and stress.
談到健康，我們就必須要清楚我們大腦裡的信念。……我們大腦中的一整套信念是由我們自己的意識形成的，我們對此是有決定和改變能力的，而這些成型的整套信念影響著我們每一天的生活，為我們每天的生活提供精神動力或者提供思想壓力。
The fear that blocks that energy can indeed be dissipated if new beliefs are inserted for old ones — so again we return to those emotional attitudes and ideas that automatically promote health and healing. Each individual is a good person, an individualized portion of universal energy itself. Each person is meant to express his or her own characteristics and abilities. Life means energy, power, and expression.
恐懼的心理會阻塞身體裡的能量流動，而在新的信念取代舊的信念後這種阻塞是可以消除的。…..每個人都天生需要向外界表達他的個性和能力。生活就意味著能量、力量和表達。
P183
There are certain simple steps that can be followed, whenever you find yourself in a difficult situation, whether the condition is one of poor health, a stressful personal involvement with another, a financial dilemma, or whatever.
當你處於困難的情況下，無論是身體的問題、生活壓力還是財務問題，下面這個簡單的幾步會起到幫助。
These steps seem very obvious, and perhaps too easy — but they will bring an immediate sense of ease and a peace of mind while your inner reserves are being released and activated. I have mentioned these steps many times, because they are so vital in clearing the conscious mind, and bringing some sense of relief to the frightened ego.
這些步驟看起來非常簡單，但是能釋放人體潛能而讓精神立刻產生輕鬆與平和。
1. Immediately begin to live in the present as much as possible. Try to become as aware as you can of present sense-data — all of it. Often, while you are in pain, for example, you concentrate upon that sensation alone, ignoring the feelings of ease that may be felt by other portions of the body, and unaware of the conglomeration of sounds, sights, and impressions that are also in the immediate environment. This procedure will immediately lessen the pressure of the problem itself, whatever it is, and give you a sense of refreshment.
第一步，立刻要求自己儘可能第生活在當下，不去回憶過去，也不去擔憂或思考未來。儘可能清醒地感知眼前的所有信息。當我們處於病痛中時，我們的意識常常會不由自主地專注在疼痛的部位，而對身體其他部分的輕鬆感覺完全忽略，並且對眼前環境中的聲音、景象、氛圍等等全部信息完全無視，這樣病痛是無法快速減輕的。而生活在當下能夠使注意力從病痛部位轉移，讓人立刻感到精神、減輕病痛或其他問題的壓力。
2. Refuse to worry. This fits in automatically with Step 1, of course. Tell yourself you can worry all you want tomorrow, or on some other occasion — but resolve not to worry in the present moment.
第二步，拒絕擔心。第一步完成後緊接著進入第二步，告訴自己你可以在明天去擔心所有需要擔心的事情，但是現在拒絕去擔心任何事情。
3. When your thoughts do touch upon your particular problem in that present moment, imagine the best possible solution to the dilemma. Do not wonder how or why or when the ideal solution will come, but see it in your mind's eye as accomplished. Or if you are not particularly good at visual imagery, then try to get the feeling of thanksgiving and joy that you would feel if the problem was solved to your complete satisfaction.
當你的思緒從眼前的當下轉到你面臨的問題時，在大腦中想象這個難題可能出現的最好結局或得到解決的情形。不用去管何時、如何或者為什麼這個理想的結局會出現，只是在大腦中看到那個問題得到最好的解決的情形的圖像。如果你的想象力較差，無法這樣想象，那麼可以嘗試去感受當這個問題得到最好的解決之後你的輕鬆、快樂、感激的心情。
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