洞悉「欲望(desire)」與「需求(need)」的差別，是做自己生活中的主人、體驗美好人生的必修課題。讓我們仔細聽聽神的解說：
聽神談【關於「欲望(desire)」與「需求(need)」】
我的孩子們，讓我透過這本書再一次地向你們保證：
我沒有需要(I am without need.)。我沒有任何需求(I require nothing.)。
這並不意味著我是沒有欲望的。
(This does not mean I am without desires.)
「欲望」和「需要」並非同一件事（雖然你們許多人在你們目前的一生裡把它們視為一樣）。
(Desires and needs are not the same thing although many of you have made them so in your present lifetime.)
欲望是所有創造的開端。
(Desire is the beginning of all creation.)
它是第一個思維(It is first thought.)。
它是一種在靈魂內的崇高感受(It is a grand feeling within the soul)。
摘自《與神對話I》第2章
My children, please let Me assure you again, through this writing, that I am without needs. I require nothing.
This does not mean I am without desires.
Desires and needs are not the same thing (although many of you have made them so in your present lifetime).
Desire is the beginning of all creation.
It is first thought.
It is a grand feeling within the soul.
