T-15.IV:Practicing the Holy Instant

1. 1This course is not beyond immediate learning, unless you believe that what God wills takes time. 2And this means only that you would rather delay the recognition that His Will is so. 3The holy instant is this instant and every instant. 4The one you want it to be it is. 5The one you would not have it be is lost to you. 6You must decide when it is. 7Delay it not. 8For beyond the past and future, where you will not find it, it stands in shimmering readiness for your acceptance. 9Yet you cannot bring it into glad awareness while you do not want it, for it holds the whole release from littleness.

2. 1Your practice must therefore rest upon your willingness to let all littleness go. 2The instant in which magnitude dawns upon you is but as far away as your desire for it. 3As long as you desire it not and cherish littleness instead, by so much is it far from you. 4By so much as you want it will you bring it nearer. 5Think not that you can find salvation in your own way and have it. 6Give over every plan you have made for your salvation in exchange for God’s. 7His will content you, and nothing else can bring you peace. 8For peace is of God, and no one beside Him.

3. 1Be humble before Him, and yet great in Him. 2And value no plan of the ego before the plan of God. 3For you leave empty your place in His plan, which you must fill if you would join with me, by your decision to join in any plan but His. 4I call you to fulfill your holy part in the plan that He has given to the world for its release from littleness. 5God would have His host abide in perfect freedom. 6Every allegiance to a plan of salvation apart from Him diminishes the value of His Will for you in your own mind. 7And yet it is your mind that is the host to Him.

4. 1Would you learn how perfect and immaculate is the holy altar on which your Father has placed Himself? 2This you will recognize in the holy instant, in which you willingly and gladly give over every plan but His. 3For there lies peace, perfectly clear because you have been willing to meet its conditions. 4You can claim the holy instant any time and anywhere you want it. 5In your practice, try to give over every plan you have accepted for finding magnitude in littleness. 6It is not there. 7Use the holy instant only to recognize that you alone cannot know where it is, and can only deceive yourself.

5. 1I stand within the holy instant, as clear as you would have me. 2And the extent to which you learn to accept me is the measure of the time in which the holy instant will be yours. 3I call to you to make the holy instant yours at once, for the release from littleness in the mind of the host of God depends on willingness, and not on time.

6. 1The reason this course is simple is that truth is simple. 2Complexity is of the ego, and is nothing more than the ego’s attempt to obscure the obvious. 3You could live forever in the holy instant, beginning now and reaching to eternity, but for a very simple reason. 4Do not obscure the simplicity of this reason, for if you do, it will be only because you prefer not to recognize it and not to let it go. 5The simple reason, simply stated, is this: The holy instant is a time in which you receive and give perfect communication. 6This means, however, that it is a time in which your mind is open, both to receive and give. 7It is the recognition that all minds are in communication. 8It therefore seeks to change nothing, but merely to accept everything.

7. 1How can you do this when you would prefer to have private thoughts and keep them? 2The only way you could do that would be to deny the perfect communication that makes the holy instant what it is. 3You believe you can harbor thoughts you would not share, and that salvation lies in keeping thoughts to yourself alone. 4For in private thoughts, known only to yourself, you think you find a way to keep what you would have alone, and share what you would share. 5And then you wonder why it is that you are not in full communication with those around you, and with God Who surrounds all of you together.

8. 1Every thought you would keep hidden shuts communication off, because you would have it so. 2It is impossible to recognize perfect communication while breaking communication holds value to you. 3Ask yourself honestly, “Would I want to have perfect communication, and am I wholly willing to let everything that interferes with it go forever?” 4If the answer is no, then the Holy Spirit’s readiness to give it to you is not enough to make it yours, for you are not ready to share it with Him. 5And it cannot come into a mind that has decided to oppose it. 6For the holy instant is given and received with equal willingness, being the acceptance of the single Will that governs all thought.

9. 1The necessary condition for the holy instant does not require that you have no thoughts that are not pure. 2But it does require that you have none that you would keep. 3Innocence is not of your making. 4It is given you the instant you would have it. 5Atonement would not be if there were no need for it. 6You will not be able to accept perfect communication as long as you would hide it from yourself. 7For what you would hide is hidden from you. 8In your practice, then, try only to be vigilant against deception, and seek not to protect the thoughts you would keep to yourself. 9Let the Holy Spirit’s purity shine them away, and bring all your awareness to the readiness for purity He offers you. 10Thus will He make you ready to acknowledge that you are host to God, and hostage to no one and to nothing.

1. 这课程是可能当下学会的，除非你相信上主需要时间来完成祂的旨意。
这个信念不过反映了你目前还没准备好认出祂的旨意而已。
神圣的一刻就是当下这一刻，也是生活中的每一刻。
任何一刻，只要你把它当成神圣一刻，它就是神圣的一刻。
你若不想把它当成神圣一刻，你就错失了这一刻。
它何时变成神圣的，全然操之于你。
不要再拖延了。
你无法在过去及未来找到这一刻的，它立于过去与未来之上，殷切等候你接受它的来临。
这一刻乃是你彻底由卑微解脱的机会，你若不想要这一刻，自然无法欣然觉察它的临在。
2. 因此，你修练功夫的深浅全看你放下一切卑微之念的意愿有多强。
那伟大的一刻离你多近，也全凭你想要它的意愿有多深。
你多么珍惜种种卑微而放弃自己的伟大，它就会离你多远。
你多想要它，它就离你多近。
你若继续用过去的方式寻求救恩，只是缘木求鱼而已。
把你自订的救恩计划跟上主交换吧。
唯有祂的救恩计划满足得了你；除此之外，没有一物能让你满意。
因平安来自上主，除祂以外，别无其他来源。
3. 你应在上主前谦虚，而在祂内感到伟大。
在上主的计划前，别再珍惜小我的任何计划了。
你若决定加入任何与祂无关的计划，那么祂在自己计划里为你安排的位置就空缺了；你唯有自愿与我结合，才可能填补那个空位的。
祂已为世界订了一个由卑微处境脱身的计划，这也是我召唤你完成的神圣任务。
上主愿自己的居所活得彻底自由。
你每效忠和祂无关的救恩计划一次，上主旨意在你心中的价值就会降低一点。
问题是，你的心灵根本就是上主的居所。
4. 你可想知道天父所在的祭坛是多么完美无瑕？
只要你自愿把一切计划交托给祂，就能在那神圣一刻认出这一真相。
平安必会在那一刻清澈地浮现，因为你已甘愿配合平安所要求的条件。
只要你愿意，随时随地都能领受这神圣一刻的。
只要你不断练习把自己企图由卑微中找到伟大的念头全盘交到祂手里。
伟大不在卑微之中。
唯有透过这神圣的一刻，你才会认清自己是不可能知道伟大的藏身之处的，而你的种种努力不过是一种自欺而已。
5. 我已活在神圣一刻中，你希望我显现得多清楚，我就会多清楚地显现给你。
你学会接受我到什么程度，你就会拥有多少的神圣一刻。
我由衷盼望你及早接纳这神圣一刻，上主的居所若真心想要由卑微中解脱，靠的是一份愿心，而非时间。
6. 这课程之所以单纯无比，因为真理本身极其单纯。
复杂乃是小我爱玩的把戏，它存心把原本一目了然的真相搞得暧昧不明。
你是可能永远活在神圣一刻的，且由这一刻开始通向永恒；其中的道理极其简单。
不要把这简单的道理搞得错综复杂，否则，表示你根本不想认出真相，宁可执迷不悟下去。
这简单的道理，一言以蔽之，即是：神圣的一刻就是你接受并给出完美交流的那一刻。
也是你心灵彻底开放，得以自由地接受和给予的一刻。
这影射出你已明白所有心灵其实一直都在交流之中。
因此，你无意改变任何一物，只是毫不保留地接受一切。
7. 你若还想保留自己的隐私念头，怎么可能与人交流？
你必然已经否认了完美的交流（也就是神圣的一刻），才可能生出这种念头。
你相信自己能够隐藏一些不足为外人道的念头，甚至相信你得保护这些隐私才有解脱的可能。
在唯独你自己知道的私心里头，你千方百计隐藏自己不愿分享之念，而只去分享自己想要分享的那一部分。
然后竟又大惑不解，不明白为何跟其他人无法全面交流，更遑论与那涵容一切生命的上主交流了。
8. 你所隐藏的每个念头都会关闭这一交流管道，只因你存心如此。
你不可能既想切断交流，同时又想看到完美的交流。
不妨诚实地反问自己一下：“我真心想要那种完美的交流吗？我真心愿意永远放弃所有阻碍我交流之物吗？”
如果答案为否，那么，即使圣灵已准备好与你如此交流，你也领受不到祂的礼物的，因为你还不打算与祂共享这种交流形式。
交流是无法进入那存心抵制交流之心的。
因为不论是给出神圣一刻或接受神圣一刻，所需要的愿心都是一样的，你得甘心把自己所有的念头交给上主的唯一旨意去掌管才行。
9. 神圣一刻的必备条件并不要求你的每个念头必须全然纯净。
但它会要求你别再存心隐藏任何念头。
纯洁无罪不是你修得出来的。
只要你想要，你就会得到。
如果没有救赎的必要，救赎就不会存在。
你若存心回避交流，自然接收不到完美的交流。
你若想隐藏什么，自然无法看到它的存在。
因此，你修练的重点应该全力放在防止自欺上，不再设法保护自己存心隐藏的念头。
让圣灵的圣洁光辉驱散它们，集中自己所有的心力，准备接受圣灵赐你的圣洁生命。
如此，你才会在祂的协助下接受自己是上主的居所，不再作任何人的俘虏或被任何事物奴役了。
1.除非你認為上主的旨意需要時間，否則就能即刻學會這部課程。
而這僅表示你寧可延後認清祂的旨意無需時間。
神聖的一刻就是此刻和每一刻。
任何一刻你要它是，它就是。
不希望它是，你就會失去它。
你必須決定這個時機。
別再拖延了。
因為你無法在過去與未來之中尋獲它，它超越其上、閃閃發亮，只等著你接納。
然而，你若不想要它，就無法欣然將其帶入覺知，因為它能使你徹底擺脫渺小。
2.為此之故，你必須發願放下一切渺小之物，以此作為操練的基礎。
偉大由你心頭浮現的那一刻有多遠，只取決於你有多渴望它。
你愈不渴望它，且寧可珍視渺小之物，它就離你愈遠。
你愈想要它，就愈會拉近彼此的距離。
別以為你能自行尋獲救恩，並擁有它。
交出一切你所制定的救恩計劃來換取上主的吧。
祂的才可使你滿足，其餘的則都無法帶來平安。
因為平安出自上主，也只出自於祂。
3.在祂面前謙遜，而在祂內活出偉大吧。
別在祂的計劃面前珍視小我的計劃。
因為你若決定參與任何其他的計劃，就會在祂的計劃中缺席，但你若與我結合，就必會補上這個空缺。
我呼喚你來完成你在上主計劃中的神聖任務，祂把它賜給了世界，以使其擺脫渺小。
上主願使自己的東道安居在完美的自由之中。
一旦忠於任何不屬於祂的救恩計劃，就會減損祂的旨意在你心靈中的價值。
然而，祂的東道無非就是你的心靈。
4.你想知道天父親自安住於上的神聖祭壇有多完美無瑕？
你會在神聖一刻中認清這點，並心甘情願地交出不屬於上主的計劃。
因為平安便蘊含於此，這是顯而易見的，因為你願達成它的要件。
一旦想要，你就能在任何時刻、任何地方擁有神聖一刻。
你企圖在渺小之中尋求偉大，而在操練時，你便要試著徹底交出這些計劃。
它不在那兒。
你無法獨自明白神聖一刻存在於何方，這麼做也只是在自我欺騙，而你應將其僅僅用於認清這點。
5.我就在神聖的一刻中，要多清楚有多清楚。
而你學著接納我到何種程度，就能同比縮短獲取神聖一刻的時間。
我呼喚你來，就是為了立馬獲取神聖的一刻，因為上主東道的心靈要想擺脫渺小，需要的是願心，而不是時間。
6.這部課程之所以單純，是因為真理十分單純。
複雜出自小我，且僅是它遮掩顯而易見之事的一種企圖。
你能在神聖一刻中活出不朽的生命，開始於現在且直抵永恆，其中的原因也很單純。
不要試圖遮掩它的單純，因為你若這麼做，不過表示你寧可不認出它，也不放下它。
這單純的原因，簡單地說就是：神聖一刻乃是你領受並給出完美交流的時刻。
然而，這意謂著那也是你的心敞開來領受並給出的時刻。
這就是認清所有的心靈無不在交流之中。
為此之故，它並不企圖改變什麼，而是什麼都予以接納。
7.你若寧可擁有並保留私有的念頭，又怎能做到這點？
如此，你就只能否定完美的交流，而那卻是神聖一刻的必要條件。
你相信自己可以抱有一些不願共享的信念，而救恩則取決於將它們據為己有。
因為在這些僅僅為你所知的私有信念中，你自認找到了某種辦法可以佔有你想佔有的，共享你願意共享的。
然後你又疑惑自己為何無法與身旁的人，乃至於就在所有人近旁的上主進行無礙的交流。
8.每一個你想隱藏的念頭都會阻斷交流，因為那就是你要的。
只要破壞交流對你而言有其價值，你就認不出完美的交流。
你要捫心自問：「我想要完美的交流嗎？阻礙了它的，我都願意毫無保留地永遠放下嗎？
」如果答案是否定的，那麼聖靈雖已準備賜給你，你也無法得到它，因為你尚未準備和祂共享這一交流。
而它也無法進入決意抵制它的心靈。
因為神聖一刻意謂著接納統馭所有心念的唯一旨意，所以它的施與受也憑藉著同等的願心。
9.神聖一刻並不要求你不能有任何不純粹的信念，那不是它的必要條件。
但它確實要求你不願再保留任何這些信念。
純潔並不出自於你。
你願擁有的那一刻，上天便會將其賜給你。
倘使你無需救贖，它也不會存在。
你若寧可藏起完美的交流而不願看見，就無法加以接納。
因為你想隱藏的你就會視而不見。
那麼，在操練時你應只儆惕自我欺騙，而不要企圖保護那些你想據為己有的信念。
讓聖靈的純粹光照並驅走它們吧，令你的所有覺知準備好接納祂賜你的純粹。
如此，祂方能使你準備好肯認你就是上主的東道，而非任何人或任何事的俘虜。