Perception is consistent. What you see reflects your thinking. And your thinking but reflects your choice of what you want to see. Your values are determiners of this, for what you value you must want to see, believing what you see is really there. No one can see a world his mind has not accorded value. And no one can fail to look upon what he believes he wants.
What, then, can fear project upon the world? What can be seen in darkness that is real? Truth is eclipsed by fear, and what remains is but imagined.
Fear has made everything you think you see. All separation, all distinctions, and the multitude of differences you believe make up the world. They are not there. Love’s enemy [ego] has made them up. Yet love can have no enemy, and so they have no cause, no being and no consequence. [Differences] can be valued, but remain unreal. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 130, W-pI.130.1;3:1-3;4:16. See also ACIM Lesson 130 Insights.)
Perception is always selective. We see what we want to see. Perception filters out what is not in accord with what we value. Thus the world we see is a projection of what we value, what supports our belief that we are separate, unique and special with an individual, different identity. The projected world we perceive makes our choice for separation appear real, yet this perception is a mask that covers the truth of our Reality in the oneness of Love.
It is impossible to see separation and oneness at the same time. We choose between these two perceptions in every moment. The one we choose excludes the other. While we choose to believe in a world of separation, we are unaware of Love’s unity.
The reality of Love is unaffected by our choice to believe in a dream of separation. But this mistaken choice can be undone. We can choose against the dream of hate and fear. We can choose to accept Love’s Reality. As we choose to put Holy Spirit in charge of our interpretation of our perceptions, we learn to let go of the dream and welcome Love’s Presence.
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