IX. THE CLOUD OF GUILT, P 5
5 Lay not his guilt upon him, for his guilt lies in his secret thought that he has done this unto you. Would you, then, teach him he is right in his delusion? The idea that the guiltless Son of God can attack himself and make himself guilty is insane. In any form, in anyone, believe this not. For sin and condemnation are the same, and the belief in one is faith in the other, calling for punishment instead of love. Nothing can justify insanity, and to call for punishment upon yourself must be insane.
Journal
Guilt in any form, regardless where it is directed, whether if it is expressed or only believed, is a form of insanity. It is what keeps the illusion in place and it is a defense against Love. It is not possible to know yourself as the Son of God and still believe in guilt. How do you know that you are having guilt thoughts? It might not be obvious to you right away.
Here are some clues:
He shouldn’t have…
She could have done this instead…
I wish he had…
If only I had…
Why did I…
How could he have …
I watch for thoughts that start in this way. When they occur, I know that I have found someone guilty. This morning I have struggled with a feeling. My brother asked me to do something for him and it is very important to him. I don’t want to do this, but I will. I feel anxious about it and as I read this paragraph, I realized that I feel resentment toward my brother for asking me for this favor. That resentment is a form of guilt. He is guilty for asking me and guilty for how I feel now. Any form of resentment is guilt.
I have been struggling with letting go of past regrets. Because I am willing to do this work now, I have been shown regrets about things I did and things I didn’t do. These regrets are just another form of guilt. I should have done things differently and didn’t, therefore I am guilty.
Another form of guilt is projection. Any time I see someone else as bad, or lacking in some way that I find objectionable, it is only because I have projected my belief in guilt onto that person. I used to know a woman who didn’t have a clue about how to discipline her child, or even how to talk to her child in a way that would be helpful rather than making it worse. I found myself getting angry at her for her ignorance. Now I realize that I felt angry because I was projecting my guilt at not being a better mother myself. I was making us equally guilty.
Now when I notice guilt, whether it is directed at another or onto myself, I remember that this is not possible. We were not created guilty, so we cannot be guilty. No matter what story we cook up in the illusion, we cannot prove our guilt. Without a belief in guilt, I look at a mother’s ignorance about child rearing as an opportunity to undo more guilt in the mind. I am able to approach this favor for my brother as an act of love and if I still feel anxious about it, I can ask for clarity. What is it in me that needs to be healed? And I can accept atonement for that error.
When I think how simple this correction is, how straightforward it is, I feel a sense of relief. While it is absolutely necessary to give up the belief in guilt, it is very possible to do so because guilt is not real. We are innocent, and I find that a good mantra for the day. No matter what I see through the body’s eyes, I will remind myself that we are innocent and, without exception, that is the only truth of the situation.
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