A dream of judgment came into the mind that God created perfect as Himself. …⁴It is a dream of judgment. ⁵So must he judge not, and he will waken. ⁶For the dream will seem to last while he is part of it.
The real world still is but a dream. …what was once a dream of judgment now has changed into a dream where all is joy, because that is the purpose that it has. ⁷Only forgiving dreams can enter here, for time is almost over.
Whenever you feel fear in any form,—and you are fearful if you do not feel a deep content, a certainty of help, a calm assurance Heaven goes with you,—be sure you made an idol, and believe it will betray you. …³Your self-betrayal must result in fear, for fear is judgment, leading surely to the frantic search for idols and for death.
Forgiving dreams remind you that you live in safety and have not attacked yourself. …³Forgiving dreams are kind to everyone who figures in the dream. ⁴And so they bring the dreamer full release from dreams of fear. (A Course in Miracles, T-29.IX.2:1,4-7;7:1,6-7;9:1,3;10:1,3-4. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)
The reason the Course focuses on forgiveness is because it is the remedy for the cause of the dream. Dreaming of judgment makes a dream of fear and guilt. Forgiveness releases the judgment. No longer are illusions needed for us to project our judgments. Without judgment, fear and guilt are gone. Without them interfering with the truth, the ever present joy and peace of God are revealed. We awaken from the self-imposed hell that judgment makes.
We can make way for the happy dream of the real world by letting go of our addiction to judgment. We have a mighty power to assist us in this change of mind. We need to turn over our judgments to the Holy Spirit and let Him judge all things on our behalf. His judgment dismisses the unreal and welcomes the reality of Love. This is our path to awakening.
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