²Neutral thoughts are impossible because all thoughts have power. ³They will either make a false world or lead me to the real one. ⁴But thoughts cannot be without effects. ⁵As the world I see arises from my thinking errors, so will the real world rise before my eyes as I let my errors be corrected. ⁶My thoughts cannot be neither true nor false. ⁷They must be one or the other. ⁸What I see shows me which they are.
²What I see witnesses to what I think. ³If I did not think I would not exist, because life is thought. ⁴Let me look on the world I see as the representation of my own state of mind. ⁵I know that my state of mind can change. ⁶And so I also know the world I see can change as well.
³I would look upon the witnesses that show me the thinking of the world has been changed. ⁴I would behold the proof that what has been done through me has enabled love to replace fear, laughter to replace tears, and abundance to replace loss. ⁵I would look upon the real world, and let it teach me that my will and the Will of God are one. (A Course in Miracles, W-54.1:2-8;2:2-6;5:3-5. See also ACIM Lesson 54 Insights.)
Our perceptions are always a choice. If we want separation to be real, we will perceive separate images, separate people, different personalities and believe we have private thoughts we share with no one. If we choose to accept the reality of Love’s oneness, we will see Love in everyone, in everything and everywhere. This is the effect of which guide we choose for our perceptions.
We have an inner Teacher Whose purpose is to guide us to awareness of our real Thoughts, Thoughts of Love. These are the Thoughts of our True Self, which have never ceased. They share the eternal nature of God’s Love. We are only unaware of these thoughts while we value separation.
If we are willing to pay attention to our Inner Teacher and accept His lessons, we will learn to withdraw the value we have given separation and specialness. As we do this, thoughts of separation will fade into the nothingness from which they came. Our experience will be increasing happiness, peace and Love. This journey returns us to awareness of the Life we live in God.
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