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I loose the world from all I thought it was. | I loose the world from all I thought it was. | ||
− | What keeps the world in chains but your beliefs? And what can save the | + | What keeps the world in chains but your [[beliefs]]? And what can save the |
− | world except your Self? Belief is powerful indeed. The thoughts you hold | + | world except [[your Self]]? Belief is powerful indeed. The [[thoughts]] you hold |
− | are mighty, and illusions are as strong in their effects as is the truth. A | + | are mighty, and [[illusions]] are as strong in their [[effects]] as is the truth. A |
− | madman thinks the world he sees is real, and does not doubt it. Nor can he | + | madman thinks the world he sees is real, and does not [[doubt]] it. Nor can he |
− | be swayed by questioning his thoughts' effects. It is but when their source is | + | be swayed by questioning his thoughts' effects. It is but when their [[source]] is |
raised to question that the hope of freedom comes to him at last. | raised to question that the hope of freedom comes to him at last. | ||
− | Yet is salvation easily achieved, for anyone is free to change his mind, and | + | Yet is [[salvation]] easily [[achieved]], for anyone is free to [[change]] his [[mind]], and |
all his thoughts change with it. Now the source of thought has shifted, for to | all his thoughts change with it. Now the source of thought has shifted, for to | ||
− | change your mind means you have changed the source of all ideas you think | + | change [[your mind]] means you have changed the source of all ideas you think |
− | or ever thought or yet will think. You free the past from what you thought | + | or ever thought or yet will think. You free the [[past]] from what you thought |
− | before. You free the future from all ancient thoughts of seeking what you do | + | before. You free the [[future]] from all ancient thoughts of seeking what you do |
not want to find. | not want to find. | ||
− | The present now remains the only time. Here in the present is the world set | + | The [[present]] now remains the only [[time]]. Here in the present is the world set |
free. For as you let the past be lifted and release the future from your | free. For as you let the past be lifted and release the future from your | ||
− | ancient fears, you find escape and give it to the world. You have enslaved | + | ancient [[fears]], you find [[escape]] and give it to the world. You have enslaved |
− | the world with all your fears, your doubts and miseries, your pain and tears, | + | the world with all your fears, your [[doubts]] and miseries, your [[pain]] and tears, |
− | and all your sorrows press on it, and keep the world a prisoner to your | + | and all your sorrows press on it, and keep the world a [[prisoner]] to your |
− | beliefs. Death strikes it everywhere because you hold the bitter thoughts of | + | beliefs. [[Death]] strikes it everywhere because you hold the bitter thoughts of |
− | death within your mind. | + | [[death]] within your mind. |
− | The world is nothing in itself. Your mind must give it meaning. And what | + | The world is nothing in itself. Your mind must give it [[meaning]]. And what |
− | you behold upon it are your wishes, acted out so you can look on them and | + | you behold upon it are your [[wishes]], acted out so you can look on them and |
think them real. Perhaps you think you did not make the world, but came | think them real. Perhaps you think you did not make the world, but came | ||
− | unwillingly to what was made already, hardly waiting for your thoughts to | + | unwillingly to what was made already, hardly waiting for your [[thoughts]] to |
− | give it meaning. Yet in truth you found exactly what you looked for when | + | give it meaning. Yet in [[truth]] you found exactly what you looked for when |
you came. | you came. | ||
There is no world apart from what you wish, and herein lies your ultimate | There is no world apart from what you wish, and herein lies your ultimate | ||
− | release. Change but your mind on what you want to see, and all the world | + | release. [[Change]] but [[your mind]] on what you want to see, and all the world |
− | must change accordingly. Ideas leave not their source. This central theme is | + | must change accordingly. Ideas leave not their source. This central [[theme]] is |
− | often stated in the text, and must be borne in mind if you would understand | + | often stated in [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:The_Text the text], and must be borne in mind if you would [[understand]] |
the lesson for today. It is not pride which tells you that you made the world | the lesson for today. It is not pride which tells you that you made the world | ||
you see, and that it changes as you change your mind. | you see, and that it changes as you change your mind. | ||
− | But it is pride that argues you have come into a world quite separate from | + | But it is [[pride]] that argues you have come into a world quite [[separate]] from |
yourself, impervious to what you think, and quite apart from what you | yourself, impervious to what you think, and quite apart from what you | ||
− | chance to think it is. There is no world! This is the central thought the | + | [[chance]] to think it is. There is no world! This is the central thought [[ACIM|the |
− | course attempts to teach. Not everyone is ready to accept it, and each one | + | course]] attempts to teach. Not everyone is ready to [[accept]] it, and each one |
− | must go as far as he can let himself be led along the road to truth. He will | + | must go as far as he can let himself be led along the road to [[truth]]. He will |
return and go still farther, or perhaps step back a while and then return | return and go still farther, or perhaps step back a while and then return | ||
again. | again. | ||
− | But healing is the gift of those who are prepared to learn there is no world, | + | But [[healing]] is the gift of those who are [[prepared]] to learn there is no world, |
and can accept the lesson now. Their readiness will bring the lesson to them | and can accept the lesson now. Their readiness will bring the lesson to them | ||
− | in some form which they can understand and recognize. Some see it | + | in some form which they can understand and [[recognize]]. Some see it |
− | suddenly on point of death, and rise to teach it. Others find it in experience | + | suddenly on point of [[death]], and rise to teach it. Others find it in [[experience]] |
that is not of this world, which shows them that the world does not exist | that is not of this world, which shows them that the world does not exist | ||
− | because what they behold must be the truth, and yet it clearly contradicts the | + | because what they behold must be the truth, and yet it clearly [[contradicts]] the |
world. | world. | ||
− | And some will find it in this course, and in the exercises that we do today. | + | And some will find it in [[ACIM|this course]], and in the [[exercises]] that we do today. |
Today's idea is true because the world does not exist. And if it is indeed | Today's idea is true because the world does not exist. And if it is indeed | ||
your own imagining, then you can loose it from all things you ever thought | your own imagining, then you can loose it from all things you ever thought | ||
− | it was by merely changing all the thoughts that gave it these appearances. | + | it was by merely changing all the thoughts that gave it these [[appearances]]. |
− | The sick are healed as you let go all thoughts of sickness, and the dead arise | + | The sick are [[healed]] as you let go all thoughts of sickness, and the dead arise |
− | when you let thoughts of life replace all thoughts you ever held of death. | + | when you let thoughts of [[life]] replace all thoughts you ever held of [[death]]. |
A lesson earlier repeated once must now be stressed again, for it contains | A lesson earlier repeated once must now be stressed again, for it contains | ||
− | the firm foundation for today's idea. You are as God created you. There is | + | the firm [[foundation]] for today's idea. You are as [[God]] created you. There is |
− | no place where you can suffer, and no time that can bring change to your | + | no place where you can suffer, and no time that can bring [[change]] to your |
− | eternal state. How can a world of time and place exist, if you remain as God | + | [[eternal]] state. How can a world of time and place exist, if you remain as God |
created you? | created you? | ||
What is the lesson for today except another way of saying that to know your | What is the lesson for today except another way of saying that to know your | ||
− | Self is the salvation of the world? To free the world from every kind of pain | + | [[Self]] is the [[salvation]] of the world? To free the world from every kind of [[pain]] |
− | is but to change your mind about yourself. There is no world apart from | + | is but to change [[your mind]] about yourself. There is no world apart from |
your ideas because ideas leave not their source, and you maintain the world | your ideas because ideas leave not their source, and you maintain the world | ||
within your mind in thought. | within your mind in thought. | ||
Yet if you are as God created you, you cannot think apart from Him, nor | Yet if you are as God created you, you cannot think apart from Him, nor | ||
− | make what does not share His timelessness and Love. Are these inherent in | + | make what does not [[share]] His timelessness and Love. Are these [[inherent]] in |
the world you see? Does it create like Him? Unless it does, it is not real, and | the world you see? Does it create like Him? Unless it does, it is not real, and | ||
− | cannot be at all. If you are real the world you see is false, for God's creation | + | cannot be at all. If you are real the world you see is [[false]], for God's [[creation |
− | is unlike the world in every way. And as it was His Thought by which you | + | ]]is unlike the world in every way. And as it was His Thought by which you |
were created, so it is your thoughts which made it and must set it free, that | were created, so it is your thoughts which made it and must set it free, that | ||
− | you may know the Thoughts you share with God. | + | you may know the Thoughts you [[share]] with God. |
Release the world! Your real creations wait for this release to give you | Release the world! Your real creations wait for this release to give you | ||
− | fatherhood, not of illusions, but as God in truth. God shares His Fatherhood | + | [[fatherhood]], not of [[illusions]], but as God in [[truth]]. God shares [[His Fatherhood]] |
with you who are His Son, for He makes no distinctions in what is Himself | with you who are His Son, for He makes no distinctions in what is Himself | ||
and what is still Himself. What He creates is not apart from Him, and | and what is still Himself. What He creates is not apart from Him, and | ||
− | nowhere does the Father end, the Son begin as something separate from | + | nowhere does [[the Father]] end, the Son begin as something [[separate]] from |
Him. | Him. | ||
− | There is no world because it is a thought apart from God, and made to | + | There is no world because it is a [[thought]] apart from God, and made to |
separate the Father and the Son, and break away a part of God Himself and | separate the Father and the Son, and break away a part of God Himself and | ||
− | thus destroy His Wholeness. Can a world which comes from this idea be | + | thus destroy His [[Wholeness]]. Can a world which comes from this idea be |
− | real? Can it be anywhere? Deny illusions, but accept the truth. Deny you are | + | real? Can it be anywhere? Deny [[illusions]], but accept the [[truth]]. Deny you are |
− | a shadow briefly laid upon a dying world. Release your mind, and you will | + | a [[shadow]] briefly laid upon a dying world. Release [[your mind]], and you will |
look upon a world released. | look upon a world released. | ||
− | Today our purpose is to free the world from all the idle thoughts we ever | + | Today our [[purpose]] is to free the world from all the idle [[thoughts]] we ever |
held about it, and about all living things we see upon it. They can not be | held about it, and about all living things we see upon it. They can not be | ||
− | there. No more can we. For we are in the home our Father set for us, along | + | there. No more can we. For we are in the [[home]] [[our Father]] set for us, along |
with them. And we who are as He created us would loose the world this day | with them. And we who are as He created us would loose the world this day | ||
from every one of our illusions, that we may be free. | from every one of our illusions, that we may be free. | ||
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<center>''For I am real because the world is not, and I would know my own reality.''</center> | <center>''For I am real because the world is not, and I would know my own reality.''</center> | ||
− | Then merely rest, alert but with no strain, and let your mind in quietness be | + | Then merely [[rest]], alert but with no strain, and let your mind in [[quietness]] be |
changed so that the world is freed, along with you. | changed so that the world is freed, along with you. | ||
− | You need not realize that healing comes to many brothers far across the | + | You need not realize that [[healing]] comes to many brothers far across the |
world, as well as to the ones you see nearby, as you send out these thoughts | world, as well as to the ones you see nearby, as you send out these thoughts | ||
− | to bless the world. But you will sense your own release, although you may | + | to [[bless]] the world. But you will sense your own release, although you may |
− | not fully understand as yet that you could never be released alone. | + | not fully [[understand]] as yet that you could never be released alone. |
− | Throughout the day, increase the freedom sent through your ideas to all the | + | Throughout the day, increase the [[freedom]] sent through your ideas to all the |
− | world, and say whenever you are tempted to deny the power of your simple | + | world, and say whenever you are [[tempted]] to deny the power of your simple |
− | change of mind: | + | [[change]] of [[mind]]: |
<center>''I loose the world from all I thought it was,''</center> | <center>''I loose the world from all I thought it was,''</center> |
Revision as of 21:05, 15 August 2015
I loose the world from all I thought it was.
What keeps the world in chains but your beliefs? And what can save the world except your Self? Belief is powerful indeed. The thoughts you hold are mighty, and illusions are as strong in their effects as is the truth. A madman thinks the world he sees is real, and does not doubt it. Nor can he be swayed by questioning his thoughts' effects. It is but when their source is raised to question that the hope of freedom comes to him at last.
Yet is salvation easily achieved, for anyone is free to change his mind, and all his thoughts change with it. Now the source of thought has shifted, for to change your mind means you have changed the source of all ideas you think or ever thought or yet will think. You free the past from what you thought before. You free the future from all ancient thoughts of seeking what you do not want to find.
The present now remains the only time. Here in the present is the world set free. For as you let the past be lifted and release the future from your ancient fears, you find escape and give it to the world. You have enslaved the world with all your fears, your doubts and miseries, your pain and tears, and all your sorrows press on it, and keep the world a prisoner to your beliefs. Death strikes it everywhere because you hold the bitter thoughts of death within your mind.
The world is nothing in itself. Your mind must give it meaning. And what you behold upon it are your wishes, acted out so you can look on them and think them real. Perhaps you think you did not make the world, but came unwillingly to what was made already, hardly waiting for your thoughts to give it meaning. Yet in truth you found exactly what you looked for when you came.
There is no world apart from what you wish, and herein lies your ultimate release. Change but your mind on what you want to see, and all the world must change accordingly. Ideas leave not their source. This central theme is often stated in the text, and must be borne in mind if you would understand the lesson for today. It is not pride which tells you that you made the world you see, and that it changes as you change your mind.
But it is pride that argues you have come into a world quite separate from yourself, impervious to what you think, and quite apart from what you chance to think it is. There is no world! This is the central thought the course attempts to teach. Not everyone is ready to accept it, and each one must go as far as he can let himself be led along the road to truth. He will return and go still farther, or perhaps step back a while and then return again.
But healing is the gift of those who are prepared to learn there is no world, and can accept the lesson now. Their readiness will bring the lesson to them in some form which they can understand and recognize. Some see it suddenly on point of death, and rise to teach it. Others find it in experience that is not of this world, which shows them that the world does not exist because what they behold must be the truth, and yet it clearly contradicts the world.
And some will find it in this course, and in the exercises that we do today. Today's idea is true because the world does not exist. And if it is indeed your own imagining, then you can loose it from all things you ever thought it was by merely changing all the thoughts that gave it these appearances. The sick are healed as you let go all thoughts of sickness, and the dead arise when you let thoughts of life replace all thoughts you ever held of death.
A lesson earlier repeated once must now be stressed again, for it contains the firm foundation for today's idea. You are as God created you. There is no place where you can suffer, and no time that can bring change to your eternal state. How can a world of time and place exist, if you remain as God created you?
What is the lesson for today except another way of saying that to know your Self is the salvation of the world? To free the world from every kind of pain is but to change your mind about yourself. There is no world apart from your ideas because ideas leave not their source, and you maintain the world within your mind in thought.
Yet if you are as God created you, you cannot think apart from Him, nor make what does not share His timelessness and Love. Are these inherent in the world you see? Does it create like Him? Unless it does, it is not real, and cannot be at all. If you are real the world you see is false, for God's [[creation ]]is unlike the world in every way. And as it was His Thought by which you were created, so it is your thoughts which made it and must set it free, that you may know the Thoughts you share with God.
Release the world! Your real creations wait for this release to give you fatherhood, not of illusions, but as God in truth. God shares His Fatherhood with you who are His Son, for He makes no distinctions in what is Himself and what is still Himself. What He creates is not apart from Him, and nowhere does the Father end, the Son begin as something separate from Him.
There is no world because it is a thought apart from God, and made to separate the Father and the Son, and break away a part of God Himself and thus destroy His Wholeness. Can a world which comes from this idea be real? Can it be anywhere? Deny illusions, but accept the truth. Deny you are a shadow briefly laid upon a dying world. Release your mind, and you will look upon a world released.
Today our purpose is to free the world from all the idle thoughts we ever held about it, and about all living things we see upon it. They can not be there. No more can we. For we are in the home our Father set for us, along with them. And we who are as He created us would loose the world this day from every one of our illusions, that we may be free.
Begin the fifteen-minute periods in which we practice twice today with this:
Then merely rest, alert but with no strain, and let your mind in quietness be changed so that the world is freed, along with you.
You need not realize that healing comes to many brothers far across the world, as well as to the ones you see nearby, as you send out these thoughts to bless the world. But you will sense your own release, although you may not fully understand as yet that you could never be released alone.
Throughout the day, increase the freedom sent through your ideas to all the world, and say whenever you are tempted to deny the power of your simple change of mind: