T-25.II:The Savior from the Dark

1. 1Is it not evident that what the body’s eyes perceive fills you with fear? 2Perhaps you think you find a hope of satisfaction there. 3Perhaps you fancy to attain some peace and satisfaction in the world as you perceive it. 4Yet it must be evident the outcome does not change. 5Despite your hopes and fancies, always does despair result. 6And there is no exception, nor will there ever be. 7The only value that the past can hold is that you learn it gave you no rewards which you would want to keep. 8For only thus will you be willing to relinquish it, and have it gone forever.

2. 1Is it not strange that you should cherish still some hope of satisfaction from the world you see? 2In no respect, at any time or place, has anything but fear and guilt been your reward. 3How long is needed for you to realize the chance of change in this respect is hardly worth delaying change that might result in better outcome? 4For one thing is sure; the way you see, and long have seen, gives no support to base your future hopes, and no suggestions of success at all. 5To place your hopes where no hope lies must make you hopeless. 6Yet is this hopelessness your choice, while you would seek for hope where none is ever found.

3. 1Is it not also true that you have found some hope apart from this; some glimmering,—inconstant, wavering, yet dimly seen,—that hopefulness is warranted on grounds that are not in this world? 2And yet your hope that they may still be here prevents you still from giving up the hopeless and unrewarding task you set yourself. 3Can it make sense to hold the fixed belief that there is reason to uphold pursuit of what has always failed, on grounds that it will suddenly succeed and bring what it has never brought before?

4. 1Its past has failed. 2Be glad that it is gone within your mind, to darken what is there. 3Take not the form for content, for the form is but a means for content. 4And the frame is but a means to hold the picture up, so that it can be seen. 5A frame that hides the picture has no purpose. 6It cannot be a frame if it is what you see. 7Without the picture is the frame without its meaning. 8Its purpose is to set the picture off, and not itself.

5. 1Who hangs an empty frame upon a wall and stands before it, deep in reverence, as if a masterpiece were there to see? 2Yet if you see your brother as a body, it is but this you do. 3The masterpiece that God has set within this frame is all there is to see. 4The body holds it for a while, without obscuring it in any way. 5Yet what God has created needs no frame, for what He has created He supports and frames within Himself. 6His masterpiece He offers you to see. 7And would you rather see the frame instead of this? 8And see the picture not at all?

6. 1The Holy Spirit is the frame God set around the part of Him that you would see as separate. 2Yet its frame is joined to its Creator, one with Him and with His masterpiece. 3This is its purpose, and you do not make the frame into the picture when you choose to see it in its place. 4The frame that God has given it but serves His purpose, not yours apart from His. 5It is your separate purpose that obscures the picture, and cherishes the frame instead of it. 6Yet God has set His masterpiece within a frame that will endure forever, when yours has crumbled into dust. 7But think you not the picture is destroyed in any way. 8What God creates is safe from all corruption, unchanged and perfect in eternity.

7. 1Accept God’s frame instead of yours, and you will see the masterpiece. 2Look at its loveliness, and understand the Mind that thought it, not in flesh and bones, but in a frame as lovely as itself. 3Its holiness lights up the sinlessness the frame of darkness hides, and casts a veil of light across the picture’s face which but reflects the light that shines from it to its Creator. 4Think not this face was ever darkened because you saw it in a frame of death. 5God kept it safe that you might look on it, and see the holiness that He has given it.

8. 1Within the darkness see the savior from the dark, and understand your brother as his Father’s Mind shows him to you. 2He will step forth from darkness as you look on him, and you will see the dark no more. 3The darkness touched him not, nor you who brought him forth for you to look upon. 4His sinlessness but pictures yours. 5His gentleness becomes your strength, and both will gladly look within, and see the holiness that must be there because of what you looked upon in him. 6He is the frame in which your holiness is set, and what God gave him must be given you. 7However much he overlooks the masterpiece in him and sees only a frame of darkness, it is still your only function to behold in him what he sees not. 8And in this seeing is the vision shared that looks on Christ instead of seeing death.

9. 1How could the Lord of Heaven not be glad if you appreciate His masterpiece? 2What could He do but offer thanks to you who love His Son as He does? 3Would He not make known to you His Love, if you but share His praise of what He loves? 4God cherishes creation as the perfect Father that He is. 5And so His joy is made complete when any part of Him joins in His praise, to share His joy. 6This brother is His perfect gift to you. 7And He is glad and thankful when you thank His perfect Son for being what he is. 8And all His thanks and gladness shine on you who would complete His joy, along with Him. 9And thus is yours completed. 10Not one ray of darkness can be seen by those who will to make their Father’s happiness complete, and theirs along with His. 11The gratitude of God Himself is freely offered to everyone who shares His purpose. 12It is not His Will to be alone. 13And neither is it yours.

10. 1Forgive your brother, and you cannot separate yourself from him nor from his Father. 2You need no forgiveness, for the wholly pure have never sinned. 3Give, then, what He has given you, that you may see His Son as one, and thank his Father as He thanks you. 4Nor believe that all His praise is given not to you. 5For what you give is His, and giving it, you learn to understand His gift to you. 6And give the Holy Spirit what He offers unto the Father and the Son alike. 7Nothing has power over you except His Will and yours, which but extends His Will. 8It was for this you were created, and your brother with you and at one with you.

11. 1You and your brother are the same, as God Himself is One and not divided in His Will. 2And you must have one purpose, since He gave the same to both of you. 3His Will is brought together as you join in will, that you be made complete by offering completion to your brother. 4See not in him the sinfulness he sees, but give him honor that you may esteem yourself and him. 5To you and your brother is given the power of salvation, that escape from darkness into light be yours to share; that you may see as one what never has been separate, nor apart from all God’s Love as given equally.

1. 你肉眼所见的一切，只会带给你恐惧，没有比这更明显的事实了！
你也许还期待世界有一天会满足你的心愿。
你也许还幻想自己能由眼前世界获得一些满足和平安。
事实证明了，结果都一样。
不论你怀着何种希望或幻想，到头来总是绝望。
没有一次例外，结局注定如此。
过去的唯一价值就是让你逐渐看清了，过去所给你的回报，没有一个是你真正想要的。
唯有看清这一点，你才会甘心放下过去的一切，不再感到难以割舍。
2. 令人百思不解的是，你依旧如此珍惜眼前的世界，期待它来满足你的愿望。
不论从什么角度，不论何时或何地，世界给你的回报不外乎罪咎与恐惧。
你还要多久才会明白，无常世界的改变实在不值得你等待，它会害你与那可能带来美好结局的真实改变失之交臂？
只有一事你能确定，你过去看待事物的一贯眼光，既无助于未来的希望，也不曾给你任何成功的迹象。
你把希望置于毫无希望之处，怎么可能不绝望？
你若只会在无希望之处寻找希望，岂非存心陷自己于绝望？
3. 话说回来，你是否也经验过另一种希望？虽然它仅如一线微光，闪烁不定、似有若无，但它给你的希望却超过世间所有的保证。
然而，你仍寄望在世间找到这类保证，不甘放弃那既无希望也无回报的努力。
你如此死心塌地相信，先前一败涂地的事，可能意外起死回生，转败为胜，然而，这可能吗？
4. 过去的世界可说是彻底失败了。
你该庆幸它已过去，再也无法蒙蔽你的心灵。
此后你不会再把形式视为内涵了，因形式只是内涵的工具而已。
画框的目的仅仅为了展示画像，让观者得以一目了然。
画框若遮蔽了画像，便违背了它原有的目的。
如果你只能看到画框，那么它就不再只是画框而已了。
缺了画像，画框又有何意义？
画框的目的原是为了凸显画像，而非凸显自己。
5. 有谁会在墙上悬挂一幅空荡荡的画框，把它当成旷世杰作，仰慕有加地驻足观赏？
如果你把弟兄看成一具身体，表示你正在干那样的傻事。
上主置于画框中的杰作才值得你去观赏。
身体只能框住它片刻，永远遮蔽不了它的真相。
其实，上主的造化无需加框，因上主亲自支撑着造化，把它镶在自己的生命里。
祂要你瞻仰祂的杰作。
你怎能只看画框而不愿正视这一杰作？
你怎能依旧对框中之画视若无睹？
6. 圣灵是什么？祂是上主从自身框出的一部分，你会感到那好似另一生命。
其实这框架与造物主紧密相连，不只和祂一体，也与祂的美妙造化结合为一。
这才是框架的目的，你若能下定决心，只从它所在之处去看，便不至于把画框误看成画像了。
上主所赐的框架只会为祂的目的效命，并不受役于你个人的私愿。
那幅画像正因你的私愿而变得模糊不清，让你珍惜画框甚于画像本身。
但你所爱的这一画框终将化为尘土，只有上主为自己的造化所配的外框才永存不朽。
切莫相信框中的画像会有毁灭的一天。
上主的创造永不腐朽，恒常不变，且圆满无缺。
7. 放下你自己的那副画框，接受上主所赐的吧！你才会看清框里的旷世杰作。
好好正视它的美，你才可能了解那“构思”出这一杰作的天心，你也只能从与天心一样善美的画框去了解这一杰作，而非通过血肉之躯。
上主造化的神圣本质便会为你照亮阴森画框所隐藏的无罪本质，并为画像里的面容披上一层光明之纱，而那正是造化反映出的造物主之光明。
不要因为你一度在死亡框架上看过那副面容，就认定它已失落了造化的光辉。
上主始终为你妥善保存它的真相，直到有朝一日你愿意正视上主赐它的神圣本质为止。
8. 你只能在黑暗中学习认出那会帮你脱离黑暗的人间救主，试着从他在天父心中所呈现的真相去认识这位弟兄。
他会在你的注视下走出黑暗，黑暗也因此从你眼前一逝不返。
黑暗再也侵犯不了他，更侵犯不了那想要瞻仰他而引他出离黑暗的你。
他的无罪性成了你的生命蓝图。
他的温良成了你的力量，你们两人从此都会喜悦地往心内看去，看到你们内在的神圣性，因你已在他内认出了这一神圣性。
他好似你的神圣性的光环；上主赐给他的恩典，必也同样赐给了你。
不论他如何漠视内心的这幅杰作，双眼不离自己阴暗的画框，你的唯一任务仍是在他内看出他自己看不见的真相。
从此你们便会“英雄所见略同”，只着眼于基督而不再定睛于死亡。
9. 你若懂得欣赏上主的杰作，那位天堂之主怎能不由衷欢喜？
祂能不感谢你爱圣子如祂一般吗？
你若与祂一起赞美祂的爱子，你岂会经验不到祂的圣爱？
上主是完美的天父，不可能不爱自己的造化。
祂内任何一部分的生命若能与祂一起赞美，一起喜乐，祂的喜乐才会更加圆满。
这位弟兄即是祂所给你的完美无瑕的礼物。
当你感谢圣子的完美之际，祂同样欢欣地感谢你。
祂的感激与喜悦之光必会照耀着你，因为你圆满了祂的喜悦，
你的喜悦也会因而圆满。
凡是决心圆满天父的喜悦而圆满了自己喜悦之人，是不会看到任何黑暗的。
凡是以上主目的为志之人，也会获得上主无限的感激。
孤独奋斗绝非上主的旨意。
也不可能是你的意愿。
10. 宽恕你的弟兄吧！你既不可能与他分裂，更不可能与他的天父分离。
你不需要宽恕，因彻底圣洁之人是不可能犯罪的。
为此，将祂赐给你的这个恩典与他人分享吧！你才可能认清确实只有一个圣子存在，且为此感谢他的天父，就如天父感谢你一样。
你应相信，祂所有的赞美其实都是献给你的，
你给出的礼物也都是给祂的；唯有给出去，你才会看到祂给你的礼物。
献给圣灵祂想要献给天父和圣子的礼物吧！
除了祂的旨意与你自己的意愿以外，没有任何力量操控得了你，而你的意愿其实就是祂旨意的延伸。
你是为此而造的，也为此之故，你的弟兄不只与你同在，他与你根本就是同一生命。
11. 你与弟兄是同一个生命，就如上主一般浑然一体，分裂绝非祂的旨意。
既然祂赋予了你们同一性，你们必然共享这一目的。
唯有你们同心一意时，祂的旨意才会完整如一，你也才能在献给弟兄圆满之际，圆满了自己。
不要去看他在自己身上见到的罪过，你应向他致敬，如此，你才可能学会如何尊敬他和自己。
上主已赐予你们救恩的大能，让你们一起摆脱黑暗而迈向光明；你们必须与人分享这一光明，才可能亲眼目睹那永不分裂的一体生命，你们不曾离开过上主赐你们的同等大爱。
1.肉眼見到的一切顯然使你充滿恐懼，不是嗎？
或許你自認在那兒找到了獲得滿足的希望。
或許你幻想能在眼前的世界尋獲些許的平安和滿足。
但結果並未改變，這是顯而易見的事。
不論你有何希望、有何想像，絕望總是尾隨而至。
這並無例外，且永遠也不會有。
過去的唯有價值就是讓你學到自己並不想要它所給你的任何回報。
只有這樣，你才會願意捐棄它，令它不再出現。
2.對於能從眼前世界獲得的滿足，你仍抱持一絲希望，這不很奇怪嗎？
不論何時、不論何處、亦不論在任何層面，你的回報不外恐懼與罪咎。
還要多久你才會發現，就這方面而言，改變的機會是不值得你拖延的？——畢竟那或許會帶來更好的結果。
只有一件事是確定的：長久以來，你的眼光不僅無法維繫你對未來的希望，也無成功的可能。
把希望寄託在沒有希望的地方，就必會失去希望。
但你若在從來就找不到希望的地方尋找，就是在選擇失望。
3.事實上，你不也在其他地方找到了一些希望？——一點兒微光，雖然搖擺不定，卻已被模模糊糊地看見，而它帶來的希望並不取決於這個世界。
但你的希望卻與此相反，因而也放不下手裡那些既無希望、也無回報的任務。
你的追求都已失敗，而你卻堅信這麼做有其道理，因為它終有大獲成功的一天，且將帶來前所未有的回報，但這豈能站得住腳？
4.它的過去早已失敗。
你應慶幸它已由你心中消失，不致使其蒙上黑暗。
別把形式認作內涵，畢竟形式只是內涵的工具。
畫框不過是框住畫作的工具，好讓你能看見它。
倘使畫框遮擋了畫作，就會喪失原有的目的。
你若盯著它看，它就無法成其為畫框。
少了畫作，畫框就會失去意義。
它的目的就是要襯托畫作，而非它自己。
5.有誰會把空蕩蕩的畫框掛在牆上，並站在它面前，內心充滿著崇敬，好似見到了一幅大作？
然而，你若把弟兄視為一具身體，就是在做這樣的事。
上主放在框裡的大作才是唯一可被看見之物。
身體暫時框住了它，卻無法以任何方式將其遮掩。
然而，上主的創造無需框架，因為祂維繫著它們，且將其框在了自身之內。
祂把祂的大作展現在你眼前。
難道你寧可盯著畫框，而非祂的大作？
並對其視而不見？
6.聖靈即是上主的框架，以便框住被你視為分離的、自己的一部分。
然而它的框架已與它的造物結合，且與祂和祂的大作一體不二。
這就是它的目的，而你若選擇使它恰如其分，就不致令畫框成了畫面。
上主賜予的框架只服務於祂的目的，而不單單是你的。
遮擋了畫面的是你那分別的目的，它珍惜的是畫框，而不是畫面。
但上主已把祂的大作放在了經久不衰的框中，即便你的已淪為了塵土。
但別以為那幅畫有可能遭人毀滅。
上主的創造絕不可能墮落，它的完美永恆不易。
7.只要以上主的框來替換自己的，你就會見到祂的大作。
著眼於它的美妙吧，以便了解思維出它的天心，它把它放在了和自己同等美妙的一副框中，而非血肉之軀。
即便黑暗的框架遮蔽了你的無罪，它的神聖性仍照亮了它，並在畫面上投射了一道光明的面紗，而後者僅僅反映了由此照向造物的光明。
別以為這畫面曾經蒙上了黑暗，只因你以死亡之框框住了它。
上主保護著它，以便你能著眼於上，並看見上主賜給它的神聖性。
8.在這黑暗之中望向那出自黑暗的救主吧，你當以天父之心呈現弟兄的方式來了解他。
一旦你著眼於他，他就會步出黑暗，黑暗也會從你眼前消失。
一旦你為了看見他而請出他來，黑暗就無法碰觸他，也無法碰觸你。
他的無罪僅僅說明了你的無罪。
他的溫柔則是你的力量，而你們會樂於向內看，看見本就在那兒的神聖性——基於你在他內著眼的一切。
你的神聖性就安在了他這副框架中，而上主賜給他的一切也非你莫屬。
不論他再怎麼忽視內在的大作，眼裡見到的只有黑暗的框架，你的唯有任務依然是去看見他內被他視而不見的一切。
如此，慧見才可被共享，好讓你們著眼於基督，而非死亡。
9.你若能領略祂的大作，天堂之主難道不會感到欣喜？
你若和祂一樣愛祂的聖子，難道祂不會對你心懷感激？
你若只共享祂對自身摯愛的讚歎，難道祂不會向你揭露祂的聖愛？
上主以其完美天父的身分珍視著受造。
為此，只要有任何部分的祂參與了祂的讚歎、共享了祂的喜樂，這一喜樂就能完滿。
這一弟兄就是祂賜下的完美禮物。
一旦你對祂完美聖子的真實身分表示感激，祂也會充滿感激和喜悅。
一旦你願與祂一同完滿祂的喜樂，祂的所有感激和喜悅就都會照亮你。
於是你的也將臻於完滿。
只要你願完滿天父的幸福，乃至於你的，你的眼中便無一絲一毫的黑暗。
只要你共享了祂的目的，祂的感激便會被不求回報地賜給你。
祂不願自己孤獨。
你也一樣。
10.寬恕你的弟兄吧，如此你就不會把自己與他和他的天父分離。
你無需寬恕，因為純潔無瑕的便從未有罪。
那麼，把祂賜你的一切給予出去吧，以便你能把祂的聖子視為一體，並感激他的天父，一如祂感激了你。
不要以為祂的一切讚歎並未被賜給你。
因為你所給予的都屬於祂，且一經給出，你便可學習了解祂賜你的禮物。
你應把聖靈獻給聖父乃至聖子的禮物也獻給祂。
只有祂的旨意和你的可以影響你，後者則是前者的延伸。
你的創生便是為了這點，而你的弟兄也一樣，且和你一體。
11.你與你的弟兄無二無別，一如上主是一，而祂的旨意一體不二。
你們必有同一目的，因為祂賜你們的目的便無不同。
一旦你參與了祂的旨意，它就會匯聚起來，好讓你能完滿自己的弟兄，從而完滿自己。
別在他內看見他所看見的罪，而要榮耀他，以便崇敬他和你自己。
上天給了你和你的弟兄救恩的力量，以便你能共享逃離黑暗、進入光明的過程，並在未曾分裂之物中見出一體性——上主的愛它們雨露均霑，且從未與之分離。