The human reason, whose reports we must accept so long as we think at all, informs us as follows regarding THE ALL, and that without attempting to remove the veil of the Unknowable:
只要从根本上去考虑，我们就一定得接受来自人类理智的论述，这一论述告知我们如下关于全能者的特征，而且没有试图消除不可知的面纱：

(1) THE ALL must be ALL that REALLY IS. There can be nothing existing outside of THE ALL, else THE ALL would not be THE ALL.
1.全能者一定是真实存在的万物。没有任何事物存在于全能者之外，全能者之外的将不是全能者。

(2) THE ALL must be INFINITE, for there is nothing else to define, confine, bound, limit; or restrict THE ALL.
2.全能者一定是无限的，因为没有其他任何事物可以限定、界定、束缚、限制或抑制全能者。

It must be Infinite in Time, or ETERNAL,--it must have always continuously existed, for there is nothing else to have ever created it, and something can never evolve from nothing,
它在时间上一定是无限的，或永恒的——它一定总是一直继续存在下去，因为没有其他任何事物曾经创造它，而事物从来不能无中生有，
and if it had ever "not been," even for a moment,it would not "be" now,--it must continuously exist forever,for there is nothing to destroy it, and it can never "not-be," even for a moment, because something can never become nothing.
如果它曾经一刻也不存在，那它现在就不会存在——它一定是继续永远存在下去，因为没有任何事物可以损坏它，而它从来不能不存在，哪怕只有一刻，因为有从来不能变为无。

It must be Infinite in Space--it must be Everywhere, for there is no place outside of THE ALL--it cannot be otherwise than continuous in Space, without break, cessation, separation, or interruption, for there is nothing to break, separate, or interrupt its continuity, and nothing with which to "fill in the gaps."
它在空间上一定是无限的——它一定是无处不在，因为全能者之外没有空间——除了在空间上连续存在，它不可能是别的，它没有中断、停止、分离或间隔，因为没有任何事物可以中断、阻止或干扰它的连续性，也没有任何事物可以填充到间隙里。

It must be Infinite in Power, or Absolute, for there is nothing to limit, restrict,restrain, confine, disturb or condition it
它在能量上一定是无限的，或是绝对的，因为没有任何事物可以限制、抑制、约束、限定、干扰或制约它
--it is subject to no other Power, for there is no other Power.
——它不屈服于其他能量，因为没有其他能量。

(3) THE ALL must be IMMUTABLE, or not subject to change in its real nature, for there is nothing to work changes upon it nothing into which it could change, nor from which it could have changed.

3.全能者一定是不可改变的，或不会屈从而改变它的真正本质，因为没有任何事物作用于它而使它发生改变；
It cannot be added to nor subtracted from;increased nor diminished; nor become greater or lesser in any respect whatsoever.
它不能变成任何事物，也不能由任何事物变化而来。它不能增加，也不能减少；不能增强，也不能减弱；无论在哪方面，它都不能变得更大或更小。

It must have always been, and must always remain, just what it is now--THE ALL--there has never been,is not now, and never will be, anything else into which it can change.
它一定是一直这么存在，也一定是一直这么维持着，恰如它现在所是的样子——全能者——从来没有，无论现在，还是将来，都不会变成其他任何事物。

THE ALL being Infinite, Absolute, Eternal and Unchangeable it must follow that anything finite, changeable, fleeting, and conditioned cannot be THE ALL.
无限、绝对、永恒和不可改变的全能者，它一定跟随任何有限、可变、短暂、受制约的、不能成为全能者的事物。

And as there is Nothing outside of THE ALL, in Reality, then any and all such finite things must be as Nothing in Reality.
而且，在本质上，由于全能者之外没有任何事物，因此任何一切这样有限的事物，在本质上一定是什么事物都不是。

Now do not become befogged, nor frightened--we are not trying to lead you into the Christian Science field under cover of Hermetic Philosophy.
现在，不要变得困惑，也不要恐惧——我们不是试图在赫尔墨斯哲学的掩盖下引领你进入基督教科学领域。

There is a Reconciliation of this apparently contradictory state of affairs.
在这种明显自相矛盾的情形中有一个调和。

Be patient, we will reach it in time.
请耐心，我们会及时达到这种调和的。

We see around us that which is called "Matter," which forms the physical foundation for all forms. Is THE ALL merely Matter? Not at all!
我们看到我们周围那些构成了所有形态的、有形事物的基础，被称为物质。全能者仅仅是物质吗？根本不是！

Matter cannot manifest Life or Mind, and as Life and Mind are manifested in the Universe,
物质不能显化出生命或思想，而生命和思想在宇宙中得到显现，

THE ALL cannot be Matter, for nothing rises higher than its own source--nothing is ever manifested in an effect that is not in the cause--nothing is evolved as a consequent that is not involved as an antecedent.
全能者不能是物质，因为没有任何事物可以上升到高于它自己的源头——没有任何事物曾在结果中显现，却不在原因中显现的——没有任何事物被演化成一种结果，却不涉及前因的。

And then Modern Science informs us that there is really no such thing as Matter--that what we call Matter is merely "interrupted energy or force," that is, energy or force at a low rate of vibration.
现代科学告诉我们实际上没有物质这种东西——被我们称为物质的，只是“片段的能量或者力量”，也就是能量或者力量的一个低速的振动。

As a recent writer has said "Matter has melted into Mystery." Even Material Science has abandoned the theory of Matter, and now rests on the basis of "Energy."
正如一个新近的作家所说，“物质融化进入了神秘。”甚至物质科学已经抛弃了物质的理论，现在落脚到“能量”的基础上。

（*注：这是1908年，对量子力学只是初步的认识。更不要说此后的一些理论，诸如弦论了。）

Then is THE ALL mere Energy or Force? Not Energy or Force as the materialists use the terms, for their energy and force are blind, mechanical things, devoid of Life or Mind.
那么，全能者只是能量或力量吗？不，它不是唯物主义者所说的那种能量或力量，因为他们说的能量和力量是盲目的、机械化的事物，缺乏生命或思想。

Life and Mind can never evolve from blind Energy or Force, for the reason given a moment ago: "Nothing can rise higher than its source--nothing is evolved unless it is involved--nothing manifests in the effect, unless it is in the cause. "
生命和思想从来不能从盲目的能量或力量演化而来，因为刚才所给出的原因：没有任何事物可以上升到高于它自己的源头
——没有任何事物可以生成，除非它受到前因影响；没有任何事物在结果中显现，除非它也在原因中。

And so THE ALL cannot be mere Energy or Force, for, if it were, then there would be no such things as Life and Mind in existence,
and we know better than that, for we are Alive and using Mind to consider this very question, and so are those who claim that Energy or Force is Everything.
因此，全能者不能只是能量或力量，况且，如果它是，那么将不会有诸如生命和思想存在。
另外，我们还知道，我们富有生命力并运用思想来思考这个问题本身，而这正是那些宣称能量或力量是一切的人所说的。

What is there then higher than Matter or Energy that we know to be existent in the Universe? LIFE AND MIND!
那什么是我们所知道的、存在于宇宙中而又高于物质或能量的呢？生命和思想！
Life and Mind in all their varying degrees of unfoldment! "
生命和思想在它们所有不同的层级中展开！

Then," you ask, "do you mean to tell us that THE ALL is LIFE and MIND?" Yes! and No! is our answer.
那么，你问，你的意思是告诉我们全能者就是生命和思想吗？是！又不是！这是我们的答案。

If you mean Life and Mind as we poor petty mortals know them, we say No! THE ALL is not that!
如果你认为生命和思想是像我们可怜和微不足道的凡人所了解的，我们说不是！全能者不是那个！
"But what kind of Life and Mind do you mean?" you ask.
但你指的是哪一种生命和思想？你问。

The answer is "LIVING MIND," as far above that which mortals know by those words, as Life and Mind are higher than mechanical forces, or matter--INFINITE LIVING MIND as compared to finite "Life and Mind."
答案是：充满生命力的思想，远远超出凡人所理解的那个含义，就像生命和思想高于机械能量一样——充满无限生命力的思想要比有限的生命和思想高。
We mean that which the Illumined souls mean when they reverently pronounce the word: "SPIRIT!"
我们所说的先觉者（光明天使）的灵魂是指当他们恭敬地宣称灵这个词时所具有的含义。

"THE ALL" is Infinite Living Mind--the Illumined call it SPIRIT!
全能者是充满无限生命力的思想——先觉者（光明天使）称它为灵！