VI. Waking to Redemption P 1
1 It is impossible not to believe what you see, but it is equally impossible to see what you do not believe. Perceptions are built up on the basis of experience, and experience leads to beliefs. It is not until beliefs are fixed that perceptions stabilize. In effect, then, what you believe you do see. That is what I meant when I said, “Blessed are ye who have not seen and still believe,” for those who believe in the resurrection will see it. The resurrection is the complete triumph of Christ over the ego, not by attack but by transcendence. For Christ does rise above the ego and all its works, and ascends to the Father and His Kingdom.
Journal
I see suffering and I see death, and it is impossible for me to stop seeing this as long as I believe in them. There is no point in trying to see this differently in the way I used to do. When I would see someone suffering and felt bad for them, I would try to see it differently. I would talk to myself about this not being the truth. I would tell myself that they are not the body that is suffering. But these were just words and all they could do was to push the truth down further from my awareness, because there was no healing in that process.
Here is how it is different now. Instead of seeing suffering and trying to see something else, and then feeling guilty and afraid when it didn’t work, I now see the suffering and realizing that my mind is not healed, I ask for healing. Over the years I have done this many times and I have learned that this prayer is always answered. I may not accept it fully the first time I ask, but even a little willingness changes the way I see.
Eventually, I have formed a new habit of asking that my perceptions be healed, and accepting that healing. These new perceptions become stable after awhile and now there are some wrong minded thoughts that I no longer believe even when the thoughts show up in my mind. No matter what my eyes show me, or my ego mind believes, I am never confused about them.
This success has motivated me to continue my practice. Everything I see in the world, and all my interpretations of what I see are based on my perceptions, and my perceptions tell me what it is that I want to believe. Perceptions are not the truth, but simply a choice made according to the experience I want.
I can change my mind at any time, and I do this through the Holy Spirit. I share with Him the way I am seeing something now, and I ask Him to heal my perceptions and show me what is really happening. It is that simple. If it takes time for acceptance to kick in, then I am patient with myself. I can afford to be patient because I have absolute faith in the outcome.
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