VII. Looking Within, P 12
12 When you look within and see me, it will be because you have decided to manifest truth. And as you manifest it you will see it both without and within. You will see it without because you saw it first within. Everything you behold without is a judgment of what you beheld within. If it is your judgment it will be wrong, for judgment is not your function. If it is the judgment of the Holy Spirit it will be right, for judgment is His function. You share His function only by judging as He does, reserving no judgment at all for yourself. You will judge against yourself, but He will judge for you.
Journal
It is hard to believe that I can look within and find such perfection and beauty that when I look out I will find it there as well. It is hard to believe that perfection is in me, and it is hard to believe I could find it in the world I see. I believe it is true, though, no matter how hard it is to imagine. The reason I believe it is true is that Jesus says it is.
I am encouraged in this belief by knowing people who have awakened to this truth. They seem to experience love and joy no matter what is going on in the world. This tells me that what I see in the world is not reality, but a judgment given form. This is why it is so important that we accept we cannot judge, and simply allow judgment to be accomplished for us.
When I look without and see something less than peace and joy and innocence, I know that this is what I have looked within and judged to be there. It becomes even more real to me when I look without and see it reflected there. But no matter how real it seems, it is still not true. It is just a judgment made by the ego mind which cannot judge because it is not its function to do so.
This is why I ask the Holy Spirit to correct my thinking, and heal my mind. It is why I ask for the Atonement for my thoughts. This is the same thing as setting aside my own judgment and asking for His. I want to undo these judgments and allow Him to replace them with true judgment. I always seem to judge against myself, and He always judges me innocent and as God created me.
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