The real world is a symbol, like the rest of what perception offers. Yet it stands for what is opposite to what you made. Your world is seen through eyes of fear, and brings the witnesses of terror to your mind. The real world cannot be perceived except through eyes forgiveness blesses, so they see a world where terror is impossible, and witnesses to fear can not be found.
The real world holds a counterpart for each unhappy thought reflected in your world; a sure correction for the sights of fear and sounds of battle which your world contains. The real world shows a world seen differently, through quiet eyes and with a mind at peace. Nothing but rest is there. There are no cries of pain and sorrow heard, for nothing there remains outside forgiveness. And the sights are gentle. Only happy sights and sounds can reach the mind that has forgiven itself.
The real world signifies the end of time, for its perception makes time purposeless. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Part II, Section 8,W-pII.8.1-2;4:3. See also ACIM Lesson 291 Insights.)
The belief in time is part of the ego thought system of separation. Guilt depends on time to make what happened in the past seem real. Time makes it seem that the past comes with us. We use the past to interpret what we perceive in the present. This makes the reality of the present invisible to us, for we have covered it with images from the past.
As we learn to forgive the past, to let it go, the basis for guilt fades. We begin to see through the shadows of guilt to the ever present changeless Light of Love. Love sees only innocence, for Love neither harms nor can be harmed. Love’s changelessness maintains its innocence.
The Holy Spirit is our Guide to forgiveness. He sees our projections of guilt and fear, but does not believe them. As we are willing to accept His vision in place of our perception, we learn that the past is gone. It cannot touch us, for it does not exist. As this becomes stronger in our awareness, the perception of the real world of happiness and peace replaces the ego’s world of guilt and fear.
Today we practice keeping our minds open to receive the Holy Spirit’s vision in place of our perceptions. It is the path to joy and peace.
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