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− | I choose the joy of God instead of pain. | + | I [[choose]] the [[joy]] of [[God]] instead of [[pain]]. |
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− | Pain is a wrong perspective. When it is experienced in any form, it is a | + | Pain is a wrong [[perspective]]. When it is [[experienced]] in any form, it is a |
− | proof of self-deception. It is not a fact at all. There is no form it takes that | + | [[proof]] of [[self]]-[[deception]]. It is not a [[fact]] at all. There is no [[form]] it takes that |
− | will not disappear if seen aright. For pain proclaims God cruel. How could | + | will not disappear if seen aright. For pain [[proclaims]] God [[cruel]]. How could |
− | it be real in any form? It witnesses to God the Father's hatred of His Son, | + | it be real in any form? It witnesses to God [[the Father]]'s [[hatred]] of His Son, |
− | the sinfulness He sees in him, and His insane desire for revenge and death. | + | the sinfulness He sees in him, and His insane [[desire]] for [[revenge]] and [[death]]. |
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− | Can such projections be attested to? Can they be anything but wholly false? | + | Can such [[projections]] be attested to? Can they be anything but wholly [[false]]? |
− | Pain is but witness to the Son's mistakes in what he thinks he is. It is a | + | Pain is but witness to the Son's [[mistakes]] in what he thinks he is. It is a |
− | dream of fierce retaliation for a crime that could not be committed; for | + | dream of fierce [[retaliation]] for a [[crime]] that could not be committed; for |
− | attack on what is wholly unassailable. It is a nightmare of abandonment by | + | [[attack]] on what is wholly unassailable. It is a [[nightmare]] of [[abandonment]] by |
− | an Eternal Love, which could not leave the Son whom It created out of love. | + | an [[Eternal]] [[Love]], which could not leave the Son whom It created out of love. |
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− | Pain is a sign illusions reign in place of truth. It demonstrates God is denied, | + | Pain is a sign [[illusions]] reign in place of [[truth]]. It demonstrates God is denied, |
− | confused with fear, perceived as mad, and seen as traitor to Himself. If God | + | [[confused]] with fear, [[perceived]] as mad, and seen as [[traitor]] to Himself. If God |
− | is real, there is no pain. If pain is real, there is no God. For vengeance is not | + | is real, there is no pain. If pain is real, there is no God. For [[vengeance]] is not |
− | part of love. And fear, denying love and using pain to prove that God is | + | part of [[love]]. And fear, denying love and using pain to [[prove]] that God is |
− | dead, has shown that death is victor over life. The body is the Son of God, | + | dead, has shown that death is victor over [[life]]. The [[body]] is the Son of God, |
| corruptible in death, as mortal as the Father he has slain. | | corruptible in death, as mortal as the Father he has slain. |
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− | Peace to such foolishness! The time has come to laugh at such insane ideas. | + | [[Peace]] to such [[foolishness]]! The time has come to laugh at such [[insane]] [[ideas]]. |
− | There is no need to think of them as savage crimes, or secret sins with | + | There is no need to think of them as [[savage]] crimes, or [[secret]] sins with |
− | weighty consequence. Who but a madman could conceive of them as cause | + | weighty [[consequence]]. Who but a madman could conceive of them as [[cause]] |
| of anything? Their witness, pain, is mad as they, and no more to be feared | | of anything? Their witness, pain, is mad as they, and no more to be feared |
| than the insane illusions which it shields, and tries to demonstrate must still | | than the insane illusions which it shields, and tries to demonstrate must still |
| be true. | | be true. |
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− | It is your thoughts alone that cause you pain. Nothing external to your mind | + | It is your [[thoughts]] alone that cause you [[pain]]. Nothing external to [[your mind]] |
− | can hurt or injure you in any way. There is no cause beyond yourself that | + | can hurt or [[injure]] you in any way. There is no cause beyond yourself that |
− | can reach down and bring oppression. No one but yourself affects you. | + | can reach down and bring [[oppression]]. No one but yourself affects you. |
− | There is nothing in the world that has the power to make you ill or sad, or | + | There is nothing in the world that has the [[power]] to make you ill or sad, or |
− | weak or frail. But it is you who have the power to dominate all things you | + | weak or frail. But it is you who have the power to [[dominate]] all things you |
− | see by merely recognizing what you are. As you perceive the harmlessness | + | see by merely recognizing what you are. As you [[perceive]] the harmlessness |
− | in them, they will accept your holy will as theirs. And what was seen as | + | in them, they will [[accept]] your holy will as theirs. And what was seen as |
| fearful now becomes a source of innocence and holiness. | | fearful now becomes a source of innocence and holiness. |
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| My holy brother, think of this awhile: The world you see does nothing. It | | My holy brother, think of this awhile: The world you see does nothing. It |
− | has no effects at all. It merely represents your thoughts. And it will change | + | has no [[effects]] at all. It merely [[represents]] your [[thoughts]]. And it will [[change]] |
− | entirely as you elect to change your mind, and choose the joy of God as | + | entirely as you elect to change [[your mind]], and choose the [[joy]] of God as |
− | what you really want. Your Self is radiant in this holy joy, unchanged, | + | what you really want. [[Your Self]] is [[radiant]] in this holy joy, unchanged, |
| unchanging and unchangeable, forever and forever. And would you deny a | | unchanging and unchangeable, forever and forever. And would you deny a |
− | little corner of your mind its own inheritance, and keep it as a hospital for | + | little corner of your mind its own [[inheritance]], and keep it as a hospital for |
| pain; a sickly place where living things must come at last to die? | | pain; a sickly place where living things must come at last to die? |
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− | The world may seem to cause you pain. And yet the world, as causeless, has | + | The world may seem to cause you [[pain]]. And yet the world, as causeless, has |
− | no power to cause. As an effect, it cannot make effects. As an illusion, it is | + | no power to cause. As an [[effect]], it cannot make effects. As an [[illusion]], it is |
− | what you wish. Your idle wishes represent its pains. Your strange desires | + | what you [[wish]]. Your idle wishes represent its pains. Your [[strange]] desires |
− | bring it evil dreams. Your thoughts of death envelop it in fear, while in your | + | bring it [[evil]] dreams. Your thoughts of death envelop it in fear, while in your |
− | kind forgiveness does it live. | + | kind [[forgiveness]] does it live. |
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− | Pain is the thought of evil taking form, and working havoc in your holy | + | Pain is the thought of [[evil]] taking [[form]], and working havoc in your holy |
− | mind. Pain is the ransom you have gladly paid not to be free. In pain is God | + | [[mind]]. Pain is the [[ransom]] you have gladly paid not to be free. In pain is God |
− | denied the Son He loves. In pain does fear appear to triumph over love, and | + | denied the Son He loves. In pain does [[fear]] appear to [[triumph]] over [[love]], and |
− | time replace eternity and Heaven. And the world becomes a cruel and a | + | [[time]] replace [[eternity]] and [[Heaven]]. And the world becomes a [[cruel]] and a |
− | bitter place, where sorrow rules and little joys give way before the | + | bitter place, where sorrow rules and little [[joys]] give way before the |
− | onslaught of the savage pain that waits to end all joy in misery. | + | onslaught of the savage pain that waits to end all joy in [[misery]]. |
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− | Lay down your arms, and come without defense into the quiet place where | + | Lay down your arms, and come without [[defense]] into the [[quiet]] place where |
− | Heaven's peace holds all things still at last. Lay down all thoughts of danger | + | [[Heaven]]'s peace holds all things still at last. Lay down all thoughts of [[danger]] |
− | and of fear. Let no attack enter with you. Lay down the cruel sword of | + | and of [[fear]]. Let no attack enter with you. Lay down the [[cruel]] sword of |
− | judgment that you hold against your throat, and put aside the withering | + | [[judgment]] that you hold against your throat, and put aside the withering |
− | assaults with which you seek to hide your holiness. | + | assaults with which you seek to hide your [[holiness]]. |
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− | Here will you understand there is no pain. Here does the joy of God belong | + | Here will you [[understand]] there is no [[pain]]. Here does the [[joy]] of God belong |
− | to you. This is the day when it is given you to realize the lesson that | + | to you. This is the day when it is given you to [[realize]] the lesson that |
− | contains all of salvation's power. It is this: Pain is illusion; joy, reality. Pain | + | contains all of [[salvation]]'s [[power]]. It is this: Pain is [[illusion]]; [[joy]], [[reality]]. Pain |
− | is but sleep; joy is awakening. Pain is deception; joy alone is truth. | + | is but [[sleep]]; joy is [[awakening]]. Pain is [[deception]]; joy alone is [[truth]]. |
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− | And so again we make the only choice that ever can be made; we choose | + | And so again we make the only [[choice]] that ever can be made; we choose |
− | between illusions and the truth, or pain and joy, or hell and Heaven. Let our | + | between [[illusions]] and the [[truth]], or [[pain]] and [[joy]], or [[hell]] and [[Heaven]]. Let our |
− | gratitude unto our Teacher fill our hearts, as we are free to choose our joy | + | [[gratitude]] unto our Teacher fill our [[hearts]], as we are free to choose our joy |
− | instead of pain, our holiness in place of sin, the peace of God instead of | + | instead of pain, our [[holiness]] in place of [[sin]], the [[peace]] of God instead of |
− | conflict, and the light of Heaven for the darkness of the world. | + | [[conflict]], and the [[light]] of Heaven for the [[darkness]] of the world. |
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| [[Category: Workbook I]] | | [[Category: Workbook I]] |
| + | [[Category: Pain]] |