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| It is impossible to see two worlds. | | It is impossible to see two worlds. |
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− | Perception is consistent. What you see reflects your thinking. And your | + | [[Perception]] is [[consistent]]. What you see [[reflects]] your [[thinking]]. And your |
− | thinking but reflects your choice of what you want to see. Your values are | + | thinking but reflects your [[choice]] of what you want to see. Your [[values]] are |
| determiners of this, for what you value you must want to see, believing | | determiners of this, for what you value you must want to see, believing |
− | what you see is really there. No one can see a world his mind has not | + | what you see is really there. No one can see a world his [[mind]] has not |
| accorded value. And no one can fail to look upon what he believes he | | accorded value. And no one can fail to look upon what he believes he |
| wants. | | wants. |
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− | Yet who can really hate and love at once? Who can desire what he does not | + | Yet who can really [[hate]] and [[love]] at once? Who can [[desire]] what he does not |
− | want to have reality? And who can choose to see a world of which he is | + | want to have [[reality]]? And who can choose to see a world of which he is |
− | afraid? Fear must make blind, for this its weapon is: That which you fear to | + | afraid? [[Fear]] must make [[blind]], for this its weapon is: That which you fear to |
− | see you cannot see. Love and perception thus go hand in hand, but fear | + | see you cannot see. [[Love]] and perception thus go hand in hand, but fear |
− | obscures in darkness what is there. | + | obscures in [[darkness]] what is there. |
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− | What, then, can fear project upon the world? What can be seen in darkness | + | What, then, can fear [[project]] upon the world? What can be seen in [[darkness]] |
− | that is real? Truth is eclipsed by fear, and what remains is but imagined. Yet | + | that is real? [[Truth]] is [[eclipsed]] by fear, and what remains is but [[imagined]]. Yet |
− | what can be real in blind imaginings of panic born? What would you want | + | what can be real in blind imaginings of [[panic]] born? What would you want |
− | that this is shown to you? What would you wish to keep in such a dream? | + | that this is shown to you? What would you wish to keep in such a [[dream]]? |
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− | Fear has made everything you think you see. All separation, all distinctions, | + | Fear has made [[everything]] you think you see. All [[separation]], all distinctions, |
− | and the multitude of differences you believe make up the world. They are | + | and the multitude of [[differences]] you believe make up the world. They are |
− | not there. Love's enemy has made them up. Yet love can have no enemy, | + | not there. [[Love]]'s [[enemy]] has made them up. Yet love can have no enemy, |
− | and so they have no cause, no being and no consequence. They can be | + | and so they have no cause, no [[being]] and no consequence. They can be |
| valued, but remain unreal. They can be sought, but they can not be found. | | valued, but remain unreal. They can be sought, but they can not be found. |
| Today we will not seek for them, nor waste this day in seeking what can not | | Today we will not seek for them, nor waste this day in seeking what can not |
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| It is impossible to see two worlds which have no overlap of any kind. Seek | | It is impossible to see two worlds which have no overlap of any kind. Seek |
| for the one; the other disappears. But one remains. They are the range of | | for the one; the other disappears. But one remains. They are the range of |
− | choice beyond which your decision cannot go. The real and the unreal are | + | [[choice]] beyond which your [[decision]] cannot go. The real and the unreal are |
| all there are to choose between, and nothing more than these. | | all there are to choose between, and nothing more than these. |
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− | Today we will attempt no compromise where none is possible. The world | + | Today we will attempt no [[compromise]] where none is possible. The world |
− | you see is proof you have already made a choice as all-embracing as its | + | you see is [[proof]] you have already made a choice as all-[[embracing]] as its |
| opposite. What we would learn today is more than just the lesson that you | | opposite. What we would learn today is more than just the lesson that you |
| cannot see two worlds. It also teaches that the one you see is quite | | cannot see two worlds. It also teaches that the one you see is quite |
− | consistent from the point of view from which you see it. It is all a piece | + | [[consistent]] from the point of view from which you see it. It is all a piece |
− | because it stems from one emotion, and reflects its source in everything you | + | because it stems from one [[emotion]], and reflects its source in everything you |
| see. | | see. |
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− | Six times today, in thanks and gratitude, we gladly give five minutes to the | + | Six times today, in thanks and [[gratitude]], we gladly give five minutes to the |
− | thought that ends all compromise and doubt, and go beyond them all as one. | + | thought that ends all [[compromise]] and [[doubt]], and go beyond them all as one. |
| We will not make a thousand meaningless distinctions, nor attempt to bring | | We will not make a thousand meaningless distinctions, nor attempt to bring |
− | with us a little part of unreality, as we devote our minds to finding only | + | with us a little part of unreality, as we [[devote]] our minds to finding only |
| what is real. | | what is real. |
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− | Begin your searching for the other world by asking for a strength beyond | + | Begin your searching for the other world by asking for a [[strength]] beyond |
− | your own, and recognizing what it is you seek. You do not want illusions. | + | your own, and recognizing what it is you seek. You do not want [[illusions]]. |
| And you come to these five minutes emptying your hands of all the petty | | And you come to these five minutes emptying your hands of all the petty |
| treasures of this world. You wait for God to help you, as you say: | | treasures of this world. You wait for God to help you, as you say: |
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| <center>''It is impossible to see two worlds.''</center> | | <center>''It is impossible to see two worlds.''</center> |
− | <center>''Let me accept the strength God offers me''</center> | + | <center>''Let me [[accept]] the [[strength]] God offers me''</center> |
− | <center>''and see no value in this world,''</center> | + | <center>''and see no [[value]] in this world,''</center> |
− | <center>''that I may find my freedom and deliverance.''</center> | + | <center>''that I may find my [[freedom]] and deliverance.''</center> |
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− | God will be there. For you have called upon the great unfailing power | + | [[God]] will be there. For you have called upon the great unfailing power |
− | which will take this giant step with you in gratitude. Nor will you fail to see | + | which will take this giant [[step]] with you in [[gratitude]]. Nor will you fail to see |
− | His thanks expressed in tangible perception and in truth. You will not doubt | + | His thanks [[expressed]] in tangible perception and in truth. You will not doubt |
| what you will look upon, for though it is perception, it is not the kind of | | what you will look upon, for though it is perception, it is not the kind of |
| seeing that your eyes alone have ever seen before. And you will know God's | | seeing that your eyes alone have ever seen before. And you will know God's |
| strength upheld you as you made this choice. | | strength upheld you as you made this choice. |
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− | Dismiss temptation easily today whenever it arises, merely by remembering | + | Dismiss [[temptation]] easily today whenever it arises, merely by remembering |
− | the limits of your choice. The unreal or the real, the false or true is what you | + | the [[limits]] of your [[choice]]. The unreal or the real, the false or true is what you |
| see and only what you see. Perception is consistent with your choice, and | | see and only what you see. Perception is consistent with your choice, and |
− | hell or Heaven comes to you as one. | + | [[hell]] or [[Heaven]] comes to you as one. |
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− | Accept a little part of hell as real, and you have damned your eyes and | + | [[Accept]] a little part of hell as real, and you have [[damned]] your eyes and |
− | cursed your sight, and what you will behold is hell indeed. Yet the release | + | cursed your [[sight]], and what you will behold is hell indeed. Yet the release |
| of Heaven still remains within your range of choice, to take the place of | | of Heaven still remains within your range of choice, to take the place of |
− | everything that hell would show to you. All you need say to any part of hell, | + | [[everything]] that hell would show to you. All you need say to any part of hell, |
| whatever form it takes, is simply this: | | whatever form it takes, is simply this: |
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| <center>''It is impossible to see two worlds.''</center> | | <center>''It is impossible to see two worlds.''</center> |
− | <center>''I seek my freedom and deliverance,''</center> | + | <center>''I seek my [[freedom]] and deliverance,''</center> |
| <center>''and this is not a part of what I want.''</center> | | <center>''and this is not a part of what I want.''</center> |
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| [[Category: Workbook I]] | | [[Category: Workbook I]] |