…[defense] gives illusions full reality, and then attempts to handle them was real. It adds illusions to illusions, thus making correction doubly difficult. And it is this you do when you attempt to plan the future, activate the past, or organize the present as you wish.
You will not see the mind as separate from the bodily conditions. And you will impose upon the body all the pain that comes from the conception the mind was limited and fragile, and apart from other minds and separated from its Source.
These are the thoughts in need of healing, and the body will respond with health when they have been corrected and replaced with truth. This is the body’s only real defense.
A healed mind does not plan. It carries out the plans that it receives through listening to Wisdom that is not its own. It waits until it has been taught what should be done, and then proceeds to do it. It does not depend upon itself for anything except it adequacy to fulfill the lans assigned to it. (A Course in Miracles, W-135.1:2-4;9:3-10:2;11:1-4. See also ACIM Lesson 135 Insights.)
We recently watched a movie in which characters witnessed an event and decided what it meant. But later they learned that they misinterpreted what they saw because they did not have all the information they needed to understand.
This portrays what happens when we depend upon the body’s senses to assign meaning. The body is limited and does not receive all the information needed to fully understand. We need to quiet our minds to listen for the Voice that speaks for God. All our plans and interpretations need to be based on the plans we receive through this Voice.
The practice of stepping back and allowing our minds to quiet is essential for our happiness and good health. As we let ourselves follow inner Wisdom, we learn what is truly helpful. We learn to disregard mistaken wishes and false beliefs. We learn to see through the eyes of Love, which do not depend on the body at all.
As we receive the plans God has for us through listening to His Voice in our mind, we learn that all our needs are met. And we receive God’s gifts of peace, Love and joy.
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