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Q #30: I play computer games, which I really like to do. I believe I have to quit playing these games one day, because I want the Holy Spirit's alternative. There is another distraction I cherish, which is even an addiction. The addiction pulls me completely out of right-mindedness; it is a kick, a thrill, but with many side effects, disadvantages, the burden of anticipation etc. When I really look at it with Jesus, I do not want it anymore. And this is still not what I choose (up until now). There is an unwillingness to let go of these things. That they conflict with the Course…[Jesus] went shoe shopping with Helen for a while, but then also advised her to let it go.
問：我很愛玩電腦遊戲。但我想，總有一天我得戒掉這個嗜好，因為我想要聖靈的選擇。我還有另一個嗜好，幾乎可說是一種「癮」了；這個癮，把我完全抽離正念，它給我一種快感和刺激，但也有副作用、損害及可以料想得到的負擔等等。當我在耶穌陪伴下看著這個癮，我真的一點也不想要它了，但截至目前為止，我仍未做此選擇，我仍不情願放下這些事情，它們和奇蹟課程衝突…。【耶穌】常陪海倫買鞋，但也建議她要放下這嗜好…。
Answer: Keep in mind that this is a process, and that it takes a long time for most of us. Patience and gentleness with ourselves are key parts of this process; otherwise, we fall into the ego's trap of making the error real.
答: 請記得，這是個過程。對大部份的我們來說，需要相當長的一段時間，而在這過程裡，耐心和溫柔地對待自己是非常重要的部份，否則，我們又會落入小我把問題當真的陷阱裡了。
An important piece of advice Jesus gives us at the beginning of the "Rules for Decision" is: "Do not fight yourself" (T-30.I.1:7).
在「作決定的原則」（正文第三十章）一開頭，耶穌便給我們一則重要的忠告：「不要與你自己交戰」。(T-30.I.1:7)
Therefore, the most helpful approach would be to simply look at your reluctance to accept the Holy Spirit's alternative, and your feeling that Jesus' love is not enough for you, and then not condemn yourself for feeling that way. Just continue to be honest with yourself and with Jesus about how much you do not want to believe and accept what this Course is teaching you, and then don't judge yourself for it.
因此，最有益的方法便是，只是看著你在接受聖靈選擇時的不情願以及覺得耶穌的愛不能滿足你的感受，然後不譴責自己這些感覺。持續地對自己和耶穌誠實，了解自己多麼不想相信和接受這個課程的教導，並且不要為此而批判自己。
You will be practicing the Course in a very effective way if you can do this. That is what forgiveness is all about. You will be learning that the "sin" you have accused yourself of has had no effect, and that it was only a "tiny, mad idea" that has not changed love in any way.
如果你能做到這點，對你未來操練奇蹟課程會更有效果。這就是寬恕的真義。你慢慢會了解到你所指控的「罪」起不了任何作用，它只是一個小小的瘋狂念頭，根本無法改變那個大愛的。
Jesus is always and only interested in purpose. Thus, Helen was ready to change the purpose of her shopping sprees. She no longer needed to "protect" herself from Jesus' love; therefore, she did not need to go shopping anymore.
耶穌所關心的，只是事件的「目的」。因此，當海倫不再需要用「購物之癮」來保護自己，以躲避耶穌的愛時，表示她已準備好改變購物癖的「目的」了。
When our fear of accepting Jesus' love lessens, our involvement in our defenses against accepting that love will lessen as well. While the specific activities may still be a part of our lives, their purpose will have changed entirely. It is always content, not form.
當我們接受耶穌之愛的恐懼減輕時，我們抵制愛的防衛措施也會跟著減輕；某些特殊習性也許仍會持續，但它們的「目的」已全然轉變了。關鍵永遠在於實質內容（content），而非外在形式（form）。
The experience of peace or conflict has nothing to do with the activity or object itself. Peace and conflict are the result of our having chosen our ego or Jesus as our teacher.
平安或衝突的心態其實與事件或行為無關。平安或衝突，只看我們選擇耶穌或小我為師而定。
Finally, speaking in general with regard to addictions: It often is necessary to deal with the behavior first -- to take whatever steps can be taken to curtail or stop the destructive behavior. This would reflect the mind's decision to be more loving towards oneself and others.
最後，針對「成癮」的狀況而言，一般來說，是需要先處理行為層次，也就是採取一些措施設法減輕或停止這類破壞性行為。這反映出心靈決定更愛自己與他人的取向。
Then, when the behavior is more under control, the person can begin to deal with the cause of the addiction in the mind. Addictions most often are rooted in overwhelming self-hatred and guilt, which then gets projected onto one's own and/or another's body.
當這些行為日趨穩定後，人們才能開始著手處理心念中導致上癮的原因了。「癮頭」通常都是根源於極深的自我憎恨與罪惡感，然後投射到我們自己或是他人的身體上的。
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