My holy brother, think of this awhile: The world you see does nothing. It has no effects at all. It merely represents your thoughts. And it will change entirely as you elect to change your mind, and choose the joy of God as what you really want. Your Self is radiant in this holy joy, unchanged, unchanging and unchangeable, forever and forever. And would you deny a little corner of your mind its own inheritance, and keep it as a hospital for pain; a sickly place where living things must come at last to die?
Pain is illusion; joy, reality. Pain is but sleep; joy is awakening. Pain is deception; joy alone is truth.
And so again we make the only choice that ever can be made; we choose between illusions and the truth, or pain and joy, or hell and Heaven. Let our gratitude unto our Teacher fill our hearts, as we are free to choose our joy instead of pain, our holiness in place of sin, the peace of God instead of conflict, and the light of Heaven for the darkness of the world. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 190, W-pI.190.6;10:4-11:2. See also ACIM Lesson 190 Insights.)
The world is a mirror of our thoughts and beliefs. If we believe we are separate, alone and disconnected from the limitless strength and Love of God, we perceive a fearful world of pain, loss and death. This perception is built upon a self-deception, a belief that could never be true. Having accepted this deception, there seems to be no way out of the dream of an endless cycle of pain and death. The way out of this dream cannot be found within the dream, which is self-maintaining.
In this insane dream, we are out of our right mind. But our right mind still contains the Teacher Who is ever present, ready to guide us on the path of awakening. With our Teacher’s help, we can learn to recognize the illusions of the dream for what they are. When illusions are recognized for what they are, they are easily dismissed, revealing the eternal presence of changeless, unchangeable Love.
Today we choose to welcome our inner Teacher’s kindly lessons which remind us that we remain God’s one Son, His extension of perfect Love.
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