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| I loose the world from all I thought it was. | | I loose the world from all I thought it was. |
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− | 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. |
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− | 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. |
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− | 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. |
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− | 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. |
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| 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. |
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− | 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. |
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− | 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. |
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− | 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]]. |
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| 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? |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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− | 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. |
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− | 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> |
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− | 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. |
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− | 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. |
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− | 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]]: |
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| <center>''I loose the world from all I thought it was,''</center> | | <center>''I loose the world from all I thought it was,''</center> |