Quotation No. 436
23 Dec 2009 Leave a comment
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Perhaps it will be helpful to remember that no one can be angry at a fact. It is always an interpretation that gives rise to negative emotions, regardless of their seeming justification by what appears as facts.
(没有人会对一个事实发怒。若能记得这一点,可能会带来很大的助益。负面的情绪,不论是为了什么状似事实的情况而显得多么理直气壮,都是针对某种诠释而发的。)(Manual for teachers-17 4:1)
Quotation No. 398
21 Aug 2009 Leave a comment
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You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you think.
(你可能会认为,你只须对自己的言行负责,而不必对你的想法负责。事实上,你只能为你的想法负责,因为只有在这一层次上你才有选择的余地。) (Text-II IV.2:5)