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: 感知即現實

譯/王祥鋼 許效禮

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

―Albert Einstein

“現實只是一種幻覺，盡管是一種揮之不去的幻覺。”

——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。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習語，意為“原樣的”或“現在的”“現有的”。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、擔憂）的。)

· past conditioning9conditioning熏陶；長期影響。(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〈習語〉對……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. ■

你是否意識到，在這個星球上，每個個體，無論是已故的、健在的，還是尚未出世的，對于現實都有著不同的感受。我們每人對世界的感受方式，在某種程度上，都有別于任一他人對現實的感受。對你來說絕對真實無誤的東西，對另一個人來說，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，要意識到這一點，意識到自己對現實的感受是如何形成的。這是因為，假如意識不到的話，在感受、世界觀以及現實諸方面，你就會受他人擺布。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恐懼：對他人的恐懼，對天氣的恐懼，對經濟的恐懼，等等。新聞媒體告訴我們如何感受世界——如果一個人聽信新聞廣播員的話，就會覺得世界是十分危險且充滿敵意的。感受即現實。對此人來說，經他人暗示產生的心理意象和情緒造成了對現實的嫌惡，這與沒看過這則新聞的人感受中的現實是截然不同的。

[3]事情并非總如表面。多數人認為眼見為實。魔術師、畫家和營銷人員能達成目的，就因為這一點。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，“現實”又會發生怎樣的變化呢？事實上，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，那么就得讀點兒別的，或者對我的話做出自己的解讀。

你的故事（你對現實的感受）是什么？

[4]每個人都有一個故事。每當說“我如何如何”的時候，你就是在講述自己的故事。或遲或早，你的故事會獲得自己的生命，你就會成為故事本身。

[5]然而，作者是誰呢？故事是誰寫的？為什么作者要塞進這么多多余的話？這么多原本不該有的苦難、掙扎、心酸、焦慮和痛苦……人活一場，免去這些不好嗎？為什么要把一個主要人物寫得如此自卑呢？誰會希望生活在一個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。一旦受到某個人或某件事的影響，你就會不由自主地把筆遞過去，說道：“來，這段關于我的，你來寫吧！”他們寫什么你都會信以為真。

[7]這樣一來，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——直到認識到這一事實，并自覺認定，筆必須握在自己手里。你可以寫得讓故事的發展符合自己的心愿。要不然，在對世事的感知上，就會聽由別人擺布了。想想吧：他們會想著怎么做對你最有利嗎？

[8]基本上說，現已成型的這個自己的故事會告訴你該怎樣看待這個世界。你喜歡自己看到的一切嗎？對自己的境況滿意嗎？是行進在正確的生活道路上嗎？

改變感知，你就能創造新的現實。

[9]了解一下大腦是如何把握現實，進行過濾，從而形成自己獨特的現實感受，這樣做是有益的。這是一種于不自覺間產生的、無意識的活動，靠的是：

·種種親身經歷（某些視覺幻象之所以令人極為不安，原因即在此。）

·過去的影響（你對世界的看法是如何事先設定的。）

[10]只有意識到自身現實是由自己來構建這一事實時，你才會有所擔當，將現實構建得讓自己滿意。如果你能改寫自己的故事（或準確地說，轉變心思，激發活力，改變動機），那么，你就能夠改變自己的境遇！

[11]一切都始自想象。借助強有力的形象化手段和自行編排的訓練，學會自動換一種思維方式。

· 不要覺得“我是外界環境的受害者”。心中要牢記“我的生活，得有我來參與打造”——這樣，在駕馭自身能力、把握自己人生的同時，你對現實的感受于不自覺間就變了。這會給你幸福感，在你內心燃起更大的激情。

·不要覺得“我對……煩透了……”心中要牢記，“我能夠掌控，對所做的事情充滿熱情”。 （聽說過這句老話嗎？“[無論對什么]心里煩，反讓自己病懨懨；心里厭，反招自己一身倦。”）每當說到 “我”的時候，言詞積極些，讓自己更富活力。

·以更加積極的態度去想、去說、去做，提升自己的活力。一旦積極成為一種心理習慣，這一變化就會成為自己新的、內在的現實，而內在現實將很快反映為自己的外在現實。

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