Illusions and the Mind:Perception is Reality

譯/王祥鋼 許效禮

Illusions and the Mind:Perception is Reality

幻象與心智: 感知即現(xiàn)實(shí)

譯/王祥鋼 許效禮

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit1albeit〈正式〉盡管。a very persistent one.”

―Albert Einstein

“現(xiàn)實(shí)只是一種幻覺，盡管是一種揮之不去的幻覺?！?/p>

——阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦

Are you aware that every single person on this planet who has ever lived, lives now or will ever live, has a different perception of reality? The way each of us perceives the world is to some degree different than any other person’s perception of reality. What is absolutely real and right for you may be an illusion, or nonexistent, or completely false for another!

[2]It’s important to be aware of this and how you create your perception of reality. Because if you’re not aware,your perception, world view and reality are created for you by other people.For example, the news media loves to create drama2create drama炒作，虛張聲勢(shì)。drama戲劇性事件。and one of their favorite methods is to elicit3elicit引起。fear: fear of other people, fear of the weather, fear of the economy, etc. The news media tells us how to perceive the world―and if a person takes the newscasters at their word4take sb at his word 相信某人說(shuō)的是真話。, they perceive the world to be very dangerous and hostile. Perception is reality. To that person, the mental images and emotions suggested by other people create aversion5aversion厭惡。of reality that is completely different from the reality perceived by someone who does not watch the news.

[3]Things are not always what they seem. For most people, seeing is believing, which is why magicians,artists and marketers are so successful.Just like the TV news, they show you only what they want you to see and it is perceived as reality. But how would that reality change if you saw what went on behind the scenes or what was left out? In fact,ALL communication is like this. Right now, you are reading what I want to tell you. If you want a different perspective,then you have to read something else or create your own interpretation of what I say.

What’s Your Story (Your Perception of Reality)?

[4]We all have a story. Any time you say, “I am,” you are telling a story of yourself. Over time, your story takes on a life of its own and you become your story.

[5]But who’s the author? Who wrote that story, and why did the author put so much crap6crap廢話；廢物。in there? All that unnecessary suffering, struggle,heartache, worry and pain… wouldn’t it be better to live a story without all that? Who would have written a main character with such low selfesteem? Who wants to live a story with that much boredom and unfulfilled longings?

[6]The story got its start when you were born, and was co-authored by you along with the influences in your life. Anytime you were influenced by someone or something, you unconsciously handed your pen over and said, “Here, you write this about me.” And you accepted what they wrote as reality.

[7]So you’re not even writing your OWN story! No one does―until they recognize that fact, and make a conscious decision to take control of the pen. You CAN write your story the way you want it to play out. Otherwise, other people are designing your perception of the world. Think about it: do they have your best interests in mind?

[8]Basically, your story as it is7as it is習(xí)語(yǔ)，意為“原樣的”或“現(xiàn)在的”“現(xiàn)有的”。right now, tells you how to see the world.Do you like what you see? Do you like your circumstances? Are you on the right life path?

When you change your perception you create a new reality.

[9]It’s helpful to understand how the brain takes reality and fi lters it to create your unique perception of reality. It’s an automatic, unconscious action that is based on:

· physical experiences (which is why some optical illusions are extremely unsettling8unsettling令人不安（或緊張、擔(dān)憂）的。)

· past conditioning9conditioning熏陶；長(zhǎng)期影響。(how you are programmed to see the world)

[10]When you become aware of the fact that you are constructing your own reality, you can take charge and construct a reality that is more pleasing to you. If you change your story (or literally, change your mind, your vibration10vibration（感情的）共鳴。and your intentions) you can change your circumstances!

[11]It all starts in the imagination.Using powerful visualization11visualization形象化。and self-programming exercises, learn toautomaticallythink differently:

A saxophone player,or a woman’s face？

· Instead of, “I am a victim of circumstance,” imprint12imprint銘刻；使銘記。in your mind,“I am the co-creator of my life”―and automatically, your perception of reality changes as you come into your personal power and take control of your life. This gives you a happy feeling and creates a higher vibration within you.

· Instead of, “I am sick and tired of13be sick and tired of〈習(xí)語(yǔ)〉對(duì)……煩透了?！?imprint in your mind, “I am in control and enthusiastic about what I do” (did you know that saying, “I am sick and tired [of whatever]actually makes you sick, and tired? Raise your vibration by saying something positive whenever you say, “I am.”

· Raise your vibration by thinking,talking and acting more positively. As positivity becomes a mental habit, that change will become your new inner reality, which will soon manifest in your outer reality.

[12]The power of perception is immense. Choose to see more good than bad, more abundance than lack, more love than indifference and more success than struggle. ■

你是否意識(shí)到，在這個(gè)星球上，每個(gè)個(gè)體，無(wú)論是已故的、健在的，還是尚未出世的，對(duì)于現(xiàn)實(shí)都有著不同的感受。我們每人對(duì)世界的感受方式，在某種程度上，都有別于任一他人對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的感受。對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)絕對(duì)真實(shí)無(wú)誤的東西，對(duì)另一個(gè)人來(lái)說(shuō)，也許只是一種幻覺，或者不存在，或者完全靠不住!

[2]重要的是，要意識(shí)到這一點(diǎn)，意識(shí)到自己對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的感受是如何形成的。這是因?yàn)椋偃缫庾R(shí)不到的話，在感受、世界觀以及現(xiàn)實(shí)諸方面，你就會(huì)受他人擺布。譬如，新聞媒體是喜歡小題大做的。他們最樂用的手法之一就是引發(fā)恐懼：對(duì)他人的恐懼，對(duì)天氣的恐懼，對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)的恐懼，等等。新聞媒體告訴我們?nèi)绾胃惺苁澜纭绻粋€(gè)人聽信新聞廣播員的話，就會(huì)覺得世界是十分危險(xiǎn)且充滿敵意的。感受即現(xiàn)實(shí)。對(duì)此人來(lái)說(shuō)，經(jīng)他人暗示產(chǎn)生的心理意象和情緒造成了對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的嫌惡，這與沒看過(guò)這則新聞的人感受中的現(xiàn)實(shí)是截然不同的。

[3]事情并非總?cè)绫砻?。多?shù)人認(rèn)為眼見為實(shí)。魔術(shù)師、畫家和營(yíng)銷人員能達(dá)成目的，就因?yàn)檫@一點(diǎn)。像電視新聞一樣，他們只讓你看到想讓你看到的東西，讓你信以為真。然而，如果你能看到幕后，看到被隱瞞的真相，“現(xiàn)實(shí)”又會(huì)發(fā)生怎樣的變化呢？事實(shí)上，一切交流莫不如此。此刻，你讀的是我告訴的。如果你想變換一下視角，那么就得讀點(diǎn)兒別的，或者對(duì)我的話做出自己的解讀。

你的故事（你對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的感受）是什么？

[4]每個(gè)人都有一個(gè)故事。每當(dāng)說(shuō)“我如何如何”的時(shí)候，你就是在講述自己的故事?；蜻t或早，你的故事會(huì)獲得自己的生命，你就會(huì)成為故事本身。

[5]然而，作者是誰(shuí)呢？故事是誰(shuí)寫的？為什么作者要塞進(jìn)這么多多余的話？這么多原本不該有的苦難、掙扎、心酸、焦慮和痛苦……人活一場(chǎng)，免去這些不好嗎？為什么要把一個(gè)主要人物寫得如此自卑呢？誰(shuí)會(huì)希望生活在一個(gè)如此乏味且充滿缺憾的故事之中呢？

[6]故事打你一出生就開始寫了，寫故事的人就是你和你生活中受到的種種影響。一旦受到某個(gè)人或某件事的影響，你就會(huì)不由自主地把筆遞過(guò)去，說(shuō)道：“來(lái)，這段關(guān)于我的，你來(lái)寫吧！”他們寫什么你都會(huì)信以為真。

[7]這樣一來(lái)，你甚至都不是在寫自己的故事了！沒人能夠做到自己的故事自己寫——直到認(rèn)識(shí)到這一事實(shí)，并自覺認(rèn)定，筆必須握在自己手里。你可以寫得讓故事的發(fā)展符合自己的心愿。要不然，在對(duì)世事的感知上，就會(huì)聽由別人擺布了。想想吧：他們會(huì)想著怎么做對(duì)你最有利嗎？

[8]基本上說(shuō)，現(xiàn)已成型的這個(gè)自己的故事會(huì)告訴你該怎樣看待這個(gè)世界。你喜歡自己看到的一切嗎？對(duì)自己的境況滿意嗎？是行進(jìn)在正確的生活道路上嗎？

改變感知，你就能創(chuàng)造新的現(xiàn)實(shí)。

[9]了解一下大腦是如何把握現(xiàn)實(shí)，進(jìn)行過(guò)濾，從而形成自己獨(dú)特的現(xiàn)實(shí)感受，這樣做是有益的。這是一種于不自覺間產(chǎn)生的、無(wú)意識(shí)的活動(dòng)，靠的是：

·種種親身經(jīng)歷（某些視覺幻象之所以令人極為不安，原因即在此。）

·過(guò)去的影響（你對(duì)世界的看法是如何事先設(shè)定的。）

[10]只有意識(shí)到自身現(xiàn)實(shí)是由自己來(lái)構(gòu)建這一事實(shí)時(shí)，你才會(huì)有所擔(dān)當(dāng)，將現(xiàn)實(shí)構(gòu)建得讓自己滿意。如果你能改寫自己的故事（或準(zhǔn)確地說(shuō)，轉(zhuǎn)變心思，激發(fā)活力，改變動(dòng)機(jī)），那么，你就能夠改變自己的境遇！

[11]一切都始自想象。借助強(qiáng)有力的形象化手段和自行編排的訓(xùn)練，學(xué)會(huì)自動(dòng)換一種思維方式。

· 不要覺得“我是外界環(huán)境的受害者”。心中要牢記“我的生活，得有我來(lái)參與打造”——這樣，在駕馭自身能力、把握自己人生的同時(shí)，你對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的感受于不自覺間就變了。這會(huì)給你幸福感，在你內(nèi)心燃起更大的激情。

·不要覺得“我對(duì)……煩透了……”心中要牢記，“我能夠掌控，對(duì)所做的事情充滿熱情”。 （聽說(shuō)過(guò)這句老話嗎？“[無(wú)論對(duì)什么]心里煩，反讓自己病懨懨；心里厭，反招自己一身倦?！保┟慨?dāng)說(shuō)到 “我”的時(shí)候，言詞積極些，讓自己更富活力。

·以更加積極的態(tài)度去想、去說(shuō)、去做，提升自己的活力。一旦積極成為一種心理習(xí)慣，這一變化就會(huì)成為自己新的、內(nèi)在的現(xiàn)實(shí)，而內(nèi)在現(xiàn)實(shí)將很快反映為自己的外在現(xiàn)實(shí)。

[12]感知的力量是無(wú)限的。要下決心，多看到好，少看到壞；多看到豐盛，少看到匱乏；多看到關(guān)愛，少看到冷漠；多看到成功，少看到掙扎。 □