Little children recognize that they do not understand what they perceive, and so they ask what it means. Do not make the mistake of believing that you understand what you perceive, for its meaning is lost to you. Yet the Holy Spirit has saved its meaning for you, and if you will let Him interpret it, He will restore to you what you have thrown away. Yet while you think you know its meaning, you will see no need to ask it of Him.
You do not know the meaning of anything you perceive. Not one thought you hold is wholly true. The recognition of this is your firm beginning. You are not misguided; you have accepted no guide at all. Instruction in perception is your great need, for you understand nothing. Recognize this but do not accept it, for understanding is your inheritance. Perceptions are learned, and you are not without a Teacher. Yet your willingness to learn of Him depends on your willingness to question everything you learned of yourself, for you who learned amiss should not be your own teacher. (A Course in Miracles, T-11.VIII.2:2-5;3. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)
Everyone has had the experience of learning that a perception they thought was true was proven to be incorrect. All our perceptions as a separate individual are based on incomplete facts. This is because the belief in being an individual denies the fact that only the oneness of Love is real. There is nothing in the world of individuals that can teach us this fact.
But we have an inner Teacher Who speaks for our true Self Who is ready and willing to teach us what is false and what is true. But to receive these transformative lessons we must question everything we believe is true now. When we are ready to consider that our perceptions and beliefs may be incorrect, we are open to learn the truth. This questioning is essential if we want to awaken and remember that we are at Home in the peace and joy of God’s changeless Love.
Today we practice taking all our perceptions to the Holy Spirit with willingness to receive His loving correction. This is how we break down the walls we have built up against the truth. This is how we return Home to Love.
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