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The Foundation of True Forgiveness

…if you only catch a tiny glimpse of the release that lies in [all that I give is given to myself], this is a day of glory for the world.

It is the thought by which forgiveness takes its proper place in your priorities. It is the thought that will release your mind from every bar to what forgiveness means, and let you realize its worth to you.

…seek sanctuary in the quiet place where thoughts are changed and false beliefs laid by. Repeat [“all that I give is given to myself”], and ask for help in understanding what it really means. Be willing to be taught. Be glad to hear the Voice of truth and healing speak to you, and you will understand the words He speaks, and recognize He speaks your words to you. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 126, W-pI.126.8:5;9:2-3;10:1-4. See also ACIM Lesson 126 Insights.)

The basis of true forgiveness is the recognition that nothing can happen to change or harm God’s Son. To the part of our mind that believes separation is real, this is impossible. So we need to turn to the Holy Spirit, the part of our mind that knows the truth, for help to recognize that harm is impossible and nothing has happened to separate us from eternal Love.

When we are willing to receive the Holy Spirit’s lesson and see with His vision that there is nothing to forgive because nothing happened, forgiveness is automatic. We are able to see that only the Love in our brothers is true. We are able to see our brother as one with us, wholly harmless and truly loving. This is why giving and receiving are the same. When we see the love in our brothers, we experience the love in ourselves.

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The Truth That Sets Us Free

It is sin’s unreality that makes forgiveness natural and wholly sane, a deep relief to those who offer it; a quiet blessing where it is received. It does not countenance illusions, but collects them lightly, with a little laugh, and gently lays them at the feet of truth. And there they disappear entirely.

Forgiveness is the only thing that stands for truth in the illusions of the world. It sees their nothingness, and looks straight through the thousand forms in which they may appear. It looks on lies, but it is not deceived. It does not heed the self-accusing shrieks of sinners mad with guilt. It looks on them with quiet eyes, and merely says to them, “My brother, what you think is not the truth.

The strength of pardon is its honesty, which is so uncorrupted that it sees illusions as illusions, not as truth. It is because of this that it becomes the undeceiver in the face of lies; the great restorer of the simple truth. By its ability to overlook what is not there, it opens up the way to truth, which has been blocked by dreams of guilt. Now are you free to follow in the way your true forgiveness opens up to you. For if one brother has received this gift of you, the door is open to yourself. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 134, W-pI.134.6-8. See also ACIM Lesson 134 Insights.)

If we are offended by anything in the world we need to remind ourselves, “What I see is not the truth.” If we see somebody who is angry, fearful or sad, we can mentally say to them, “Brother, what you see is not the truth.” It is this practice of remembering the forms of the world are not the truth that will set us free from guilt and fear. It will set us free to see the Light of Love that shines eternally beyond the veils of illusions.

With practice the veil becomes more and more transparent. The images are still seen with the body’s eyes, but we quickly recognize they have no substance and no real effect. And the Light that shines from beyond the veil shines through it, lighting our lives with truth. This practice is what time is for. This practice leads us out of the world and brings us back to our eternal Home in God. The reward is timeless and priceless. It is worth the vigilance, for it will set us free.

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