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Release from All Distressing Thoughts

This idea [my thoughts do not mean anything] applies to all the thoughts of which you are aware… they are not your real thoughts. We have made this distinction before, and will do so again. You have no basis for comparison as yet. When you do, you will have no doubt that what you once believed were your thoughts did not mean anything.

The emphasis is now on the lack of reality of what you think you think.

This aspect of the correction process began with the idea that the thoughts of which you are aware are meaningless, outside rather than within; and then stressed their past rather than their present status. Now we are emphasizing that the presence of these “thoughts” means that you are not thinking. This is merely another way of repeating our earlier statement that your mind is really a blank. To recognize this is to recognize nothingness when you think you see it. As such, it is the prerequisite for vision.

This idea will help to release me from all that I now believe.

Today’s thought can obviously serve for any thought that distresses you at any time. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 10, W-pI.10.1;2:4-3:5;4:3;5:1. See also ACIM Lesson 10 Insights.)

Another ACIM lesson (59) tells us that we have no thoughts we do not share with God. His Thoughts are extensions of Love and nothing else. Thus the Thoughts we share with God are expressions of Love. We are not aware of these Thoughts because the world we are aware of denies our eternal unity with God.

It is helpful to realize that any thought that disturbs our peace does not come from God and is therefore not real. Its seemingly reality is the effect of our belief that we are separate from God. Fortunately we can change our beliefs.

Today’s idea opens our mind to accept the possibility that our belief is not true. It gives us the option to change our belief. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can learn to see past the illusions based on our mistaken belief in being separate from God. Our minds are open to receive the Holy Spirit’s vision. With His help, we will learn that any disturbing thought is not true, so we can freely let it go. This practice is the key to experiencing the peace of God.

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