或許領悟這段道理後，柯市長能不再靠心中默唸「金剛經」來撫平情緒，也不把議會當競技場、不把人生當苦海。
願意去探索此篇每一句的意涵，是開啟內在覺知的最佳途徑之一。 讓我聽聽神談跟「金剛經四句偈」相關的意義：
聽神談【「一切有為法，如夢幻泡影」的意義為何？】
我曾經在許多時候，以許多不同方式告訴過你們這些。在此，我再告訴你們一遍：
你所看見的東西，沒有一樣是真的。(Nothing that you see is real.)
是你將你自己的手錶（your watch 註：也是「你的觀看」的意思，接續上一段的比喻），撥快了十分鐘。
事實上你是在「觀看你自己」。也就是說，你在哄騙自己相信「不是那樣的東西」是那樣。(You are actually “watching yourself”. That is, you are deluding yourself into thinking that what is not so, is so.)
但是你必須小心，因為你很容易忘記「你是活在自己創造的幻覺之內」。
當你們聽到「你們在地球上所經驗的，全都是製造來讓人相信的(make-believe)」時，有些人可能會覺得沮喪。然而別灰心喪志，因為你們的世界是你們最大的禮物——一個你們得以欣賞的驚奇，一個你們得以享受的寶藏。
在物質領域裡的生活的確是壯麗的，而其目的是藉由你對「你真正是誰」的覺察與宣告、表達與實現，帶給你幸福快樂。所以，去吧，進入這個你所創造的華美壯麗世界，將你的人生變成一個令人驚奇的聲明，以及一個「對你自己曾有過的最榮耀念頭之」令人讚嘆的經驗。
記住，每個行為都是個自我定義(self-definition)的行為。每個思維都帶著創造的能量(Every thought carries the energy of creation.)。每個字都宣告出「你所認為的真理」。
摘自《與神合一》第13章
I have told you this before, in many ways at many times. I am telling it to you again, here.
Nothing that you see is real.
It is your watch, set ahead ten minutes.
You are actually “watching yourself.” That is, you are deluding yourself into thinking that what is not so, is so.
But you must watch out, because you can forget very easily that you are living within an illusion of your own creation.
Some of you may feel depressed when you are told that what you are experiencing on your planet is all make-believe. Yet do not be downhearted, for your world is your greatest gift, a wonder for you to behold, a treasure for you to enjoy.
>Life in the physical realm is glorious, indeed, and its purpose is to bring you happiness through the awareness and the declaration, the expression and the fulfillment, of Who You Really Are. Go, therefore, into this magnificent world of your creation, and make of your lifetime an extraordinary statement and a breathtaking experience of the most glorious idea that you have ever had about your self.
Remember that every act is an act of self-definition. Every thought carries the energy of creation. Every word is a declaration of what is true for you.
