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5 The mind can be right or wrong, depending on the voice to which it listens. Right-mindedness listens to the Holy Spirit, forgives the world, and through Christ’s vision sees the real world in its place. This is the final vision, the last perception, the condition in which God takes the final step Himself. Here time and illusions end together.
The mind, our illusion-making machine, can also be used to turn the illusions off, or more correctly, it can help us diminish our desire for illusions. This is true because within that mind is the Voice for God, the Voice that guides us out of our confusion. This Voice will help us awaken from our dream if we listen to it. If we follow the advice given to us, we will begin to see the world differently. Done consistently, we will begin to see the real world, a world without pain, suffering, or death. Past that, we do nothing. God takes the final step, and illusions and time end.
We can do nothing to end illusions, but we can hasten the real world, through learning to listen to the Holy Spirit rather than ego. Learning to do this is only a matter of practice and willingness. Just a little willingness will get us started, and the practicing itself will increase our willingness until finally, we want nothing else.
When I first began to practice watching my mind for dark thoughts, I was afraid of what I would find and so pretended not to see them. But the little I was willing to see gave me something to practice with. I would acknowledge those thoughts and ask for a different way to see them. I became willing to forgive what I saw, that is to realize I was seeing amiss, seeing something that was not what it seemed. Then I asked for something else. My mind turned from the ego to the Holy Spirit for a new interpretation.
That was such a satisfying experience that I did it again and again with much more frequency. I discovered that allowing myself to see the dark thoughts was ok. There were no dire consequences as the ego had warned. My trust in ego diminished and my trust in Holy Spirit grew. As I forgave what I was seeing through ego (that is as I realized it wasn’t true and allowed it to be transformed through Holy Spirit) I taught myself that this is something I want, and so I began to listen to the Voice for God more than I did the ego voice.
I continue this practice and now take great joy in it. My willingness is strong and my desire for God is growing every day. Now when I see myself holding onto a belief that is hurting me, I am not confused about what it happening. I know that I do this to myself. I am amazed that I do it considering how painful it is to defend against God, but I also know that I will turn from the ego, if not now, then soon. I no longer see it as a betrayal to myself and to God, so its not scary. I know it is just a confused mind searching for truth in the wrong place. And I know that the confusion cannot last because I don’t want it to.
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