T-29.V:The Changeless Dwelling Place

1. 1There is a place in you where this whole world has been forgotten; where no memory of sin and of illusion lingers still. 2There is a place in you which time has left, and echoes of eternity are heard. 3There is a resting place so still no sound except a hymn to Heaven rises up to gladden God the Father and the Son. 4Where Both abide are They remembered, Both. 5And where They are is Heaven and is peace.

2. 1Think not that you can change Their dwelling place. 2For your Identity abides in Them, and where They are, forever must you be. 3The changelessness of Heaven is in you, so deep within that nothing in this world but passes by, unnoticed and unseen. 4The still infinity of endless peace surrounds you gently in its soft embrace, so strong and quiet, tranquil in the might of its Creator, nothing can intrude upon the sacred Son of God within.

3. 1Here is the role the Holy Spirit gives to you who wait upon the Son of God, and would behold him waken and be glad. 2He is a part of you and you of him, because he is his Father’s Son, and not for any purpose you may see in him. 3Nothing is asked of you but to accept the changeless and eternal that abide in him, for your Identity is there. 4The peace in you can but be found in him. 5And every thought of love you offer him but brings you nearer to your wakening to peace eternal and to endless joy.

4. 1This sacred Son of God is like yourself; the mirror of his Father’s Love for you, the soft reminder of his Father’s Love by which he was created and which still abides in him as it abides in you. 2Be very still and hear God’s Voice in him, and let It tell you what his function is. 3He was created that you might be whole, for only the complete can be a part of God’s completion, which created you.

5. 1There is no gift the Father asks of you but that you see in all creation but the shining glory of His gift to you. 2Behold His Son, His perfect gift, in whom his Father shines forever, and to whom is all creation given as his own. 3Because he has it is it given you, and where it lies in him behold your peace. 4The quiet that surrounds you dwells in him, and from this quiet come the happy dreams in which your hands are joined in innocence. 5These are not hands that grasp in dreams of pain. 6They hold no sword, for they have left their hold on every vain illusion of the world. 7And being empty they receive, instead, a brother’s hand in which completion lies.

6. 1If you but knew the glorious goal that lies beyond forgiveness, you would not keep hold on any thought, however light the touch of evil on it may appear to be. 2For you would understand how great the cost of holding anything God did not give in minds that can direct the hand to bless, and lead God’s Son unto his Father’s house. 3Would you not want to be a friend to him, created by his Father as His home? 4If God esteems him worthy of Himself, would you attack him with the hands of hate? 5Who would lay bloody hands on Heaven itself, and hope to find its peace? 6Your brother thinks he holds the hand of death. 7Believe him not. 8But learn, instead, how blessed are you who can release him, just by offering him yours.

7. 1A dream is given you in which he is your savior, not your enemy in hate. 2A dream is given you in which you have forgiven him for all his dreams of death; a dream of hope you share with him, instead of dreaming evil separate dreams of hate. 3Why does it seem so hard to share this dream? 4Because unless the Holy Spirit gives the dream its function, it was made for hate, and will continue in death’s services. 5Each form it takes in some way calls for death. 6And those who serve the lord of death have come to worship in a separated world, each with his tiny spear and rusted sword, to keep his ancient promises to die.

8. 1Such is the core of fear in every dream that has been kept apart from use by Him Who sees a different function for a dream. 2When dreams are shared they lose the function of attack and separation, even though it was for this that every dream was made. 3Yet nothing in the world of dreams remains without the hope of change and betterment, for here is not where changelessness is found. 4Let us be glad indeed that this is so, and seek not the eternal in this world. 5Forgiving dreams are means to step aside from dreaming of a world outside yourself. 6And leading finally beyond all dreams, unto the peace of everlasting life.

1. 你心内有个地方，已把整个世界遗忘，没有一丝罪的记忆与幻相的痕迹。
你心内有个地方，时间早已一逝不返，你只会在那儿听到永恒的回响。
那是你的安息之所，如此寂静，只有天父及圣子的欢悦歌声响遍天堂。
那也是祂们的安居之所，你只能在此忆起祂们。
祂们所在之处，亦是平安所在的天堂。
2. 不要以为你能改变祂们的居所。
你真正的“身份”就在祂们内；祂们所在之地，也是你永在之处。
天堂的千古不易就在你内，如此之深，即使整个世界擦肩而过，也激不起任何涟漪，留不下一丝痕迹。
寂静无边的平安，温柔地环抱着你，如此坚定，如此宁静，安歇于造物主的怀里，从此再也没有一物侵扰得到安息祂内的圣子了。
3. 只要你愿事奉上主之子，把他视为觉醒之人，表示你已肩负起圣灵赋予你的任务。
圣子是你生命的一部分，你也是他的一部分，因为他是天父之子，他不是为你指定的目的而来到人世的。
圣灵对你只有一个要求，就是接受圣子内千古不易的永恒生命，你的真实“身份”也在那里。
你只能在他内找到心灵的平安。
你对他发出的每个慈爱念头，都会拉近你的觉醒时辰，觉醒于永恒的平安，觉醒于无尽的喜悦。
4. 上主的这位神圣之子就和你一样，都是一面反映天父对你的爱的明镜，又如一声温柔的叮咛，提醒你，他是天父之爱的造化，此爱永存于他内，也永存于你内。
你必须极其宁静，才听得到上主在他内的声音，告诉你圣子的真正任务。
他的受造是为了让你重归圆满；唯有圆满的生命方能成为圆满上主的一部分，而你正是由那圆满中创造出来的生命。
5. 天父对你别无所求，只盼你在祂的整个造化中看出天赐于你的灿烂礼物。
请看这位上主之子！他就是那完美的礼物，天父不只永远照耀他内，且把整个造化赐给了他，成为他生命的一部分。
正因他拥有，才可能给你；当你看到了他内在的完美，你就会看到自己的平安。
环绕着你的宁静也安住于他内；唯有在此宁静中，你才能作出幸福美梦，梦见你们在圣洁之境携手同行。
这双手不再紧抓着痛苦的梦，
不再手持刀剑，因为它们已经放下世间的虚幻。
只有腾出的空手才握得住弟兄的手，同时握住了他手中的圆满。
6. 你若知道那超乎宽恕之上的目标是何等的荣耀，就不会抓着任何邪念不放了，不论那一念头显得多么微不足道。
因你已了解，自己心里若还持有一个非上主所赐的念头，你得付出多大的代价！你的心灵原是为了教导这双手如何祝福圣子且领他回归天父家园而受造的。
圣子是天父为自己创造的居所，你难道不想与他为友？
连上主都如此看重他，你怎么可能向他举起怨恨与攻击之手？
你手中的血腥一旦污染了天堂之爱，你还有可能在那儿找到平安吗？
你的弟兄很可能认为自己所握的是死亡之手。
但请不要相信他。
你应学习认出自己多么有福，有此机缘献给他你的解脱，使他与你同获自由。
7. 在天赐的梦境里，圣子乃是你的人间救主，而非你怀恨的敌人。
在天赐的梦里，你宽恕了他所有的死亡之梦，并给了他你自己的希望之梦，而非充满邪恶、分裂及怨恨的梦。
为什么分享这类梦境对你显得如此困难？
因为梦原是恨的产物，除非圣灵另赋予它新的任务，否则它只能继续为死亡效命。
每一个梦，不论化身为何种形式，都是死亡的呼唤。
为死亡效命的人，只能在自己的世界膜拜死亡之神，人人持着断矛钝剑，死守着自己对死亡的远古承诺。
8. 梦在圣灵的眼中则负起了另一任务；凡是不让圣灵发挥大用的梦，核心全都是恐惧。
虽然梦原是为了攻击及分裂而造的，只要你开始与人同享此梦，它便会失去原有的目的。
没有一个人间的梦不怀着“明天应该会更好”的憧憬，然而，有谁能在无常世界找到千古不易之境？
让我们为此庆幸吧！别再企图从世界寻找永恒了。
唯有先宽恕这些梦境，你才能不再把世界梦成你的身外之物。
它终将引导你超越所有的梦境而迈入永恒生命的平安。
1.你內有那麼一處，整個世界都被遺忘；沒有任何罪與幻相的記憶仍在此徘徊。
你內有那麼一處，時光已然離去，且能聽見永恆的迴響。
有那麼一處極其靜謐的歇息之所，只有天堂的聖歌冉冉升起，聽得聖父與聖子滿心歡喜。
你只能在祂們的安居之所同時憶起祂們。
祂們就安居在天堂，也就是平安裏。
2.別以為你能改造祂們的居所。
因為你的真實身分就在祂們內，而你必然永遠和祂們同在。
天堂的永恆不易就在你內心最深的地方，因而世間的一切皆如浮光掠影，看不見，也注意不到。
無盡的平安以其寧靜與無限輕柔地裹繞並環抱著你，它是如此的堅強與安靜，在造物的大能中又是如此的靜謐，以致沒有任何事物足以打攪其內無比神聖的上主之子。
3.這就是聖靈為你賦予的角色，而你服務於上主之子，所以情願見他懷著喜悅醒來。
他是你的一部分，反之亦然，因為他就是天父的聖子，而不是為了你在他身上見到的任何目的。
我只要你接納他內永恆不易的實相，而沒有再多請求，因為你的真實身分便蘊含於此。
你只能在他內找到你內心的平安。
而你每獻給他一個愛的念頭，就會更能覺醒於永恆的平安與無盡的喜樂。
4.這神聖的上主之子便肖似於你；他反映出了天父對你的愛，並輕柔地提醒你天父之愛的存在，那不僅是他的源頭，也仍安住在他內，和你之內。
徹底靜下心來，聆聽他內的上主之音吧，讓它來告訴你何為他的任務。
他的創生是為了使你圓滿，因為只有完滿的生靈才得以躋身上主的完滿，而那正是你的源頭。
5.天父向你要的唯一禮物，就是要你在一切受造之內僅僅看見祂給你的禮物熠熠生輝。
著眼於祂的聖子，也就是祂的完美禮物吧——他的天父正在他內閃耀著永恆的光輝，而一切受造都已賜給了他，且非他莫屬。
因為他擁有一切受造，你便也得到了它，而它在他內之處便是你的平安所在之處。
環繞著你的寧靜就安住於他內，而幸福之夢便出自於此，在那兒，你們攜手而行、純潔無比。
這已不是在痛苦的夢裏四處抓取的手。
它們並未握著利劍，因為它們徹底放下了水中花、鏡中月。
而既已雙手空空，它們反倒接納了弟兄的手，而此即完滿之所賴。
6.你只需明白那隱身於寬恕之後的光榮目標，就不會再執著於任何信念，不論那上頭的邪惡印記看似有多淺。
因為你會了解讓心靈執著於上主未曾創造的事物將要付出多大的代價，畢竟同一顆心可以給出祝福，亦能引領上主之子前往天父的家園。
天父創造了他，作為自己的家園，而你難道不願與他為友？
天父既認定他配得上自己，難道你要帶著恨意去攻擊他？
你若對天堂痛下殺手，又豈能冀望尋獲它的平安？
你的弟兄自認握住了死亡的手。
不要相信他。
反之，你應認清自己有多幸福，只需向他伸出你的手，就能使他解脫。
7.在上天賜你的夢裡，他便是你的救主，而非可恨的敵人。
在上天賜你的夢裡，你已徹底寬恕了他的死亡之夢；那是你和他共享的希望之夢，而非各做各的夢，夢裏盡是邪惡與憎恨。
共享這種夢境為何看似困難重重？
因為除非聖靈賦予了它功用，它的目的就會是憎恨，且會不停的為死亡服務。
它的每個形式都會以某種方式呼喚著死亡。
而那些服務於死亡之主的人則會在分裂的世界中予以膜拜，每個人手裡都握著小小的矛與鏽蝕的劍，以便兌現久遠之前許下的死亡諾言。
8.聖靈眼裡的夢雖有不同的功能，但你的夢若不能為祂所用，其內核就必是上述的恐懼。
夢一旦被共享，就會失去攻擊與分裂的功用，即便所有的夢都是為了這一目的而造的。
在夢的世界裡，一切都有改變和改善的希望，因為夢裡並無「永恆不易」這四個字。
我們真該為此感到高興，並不再往這個世界裏尋找永恆。
寬恕之夢使你得以不再夢出一個自身之外的世界。
最終領你跨越所有的夢，通往永生的平安。