INTRODUCTION T-in.1.1 This is a course in miracles. 2 It is a required course. 3 Only the time you take it is oluntary. !

"ree #ill does not mean that you can esta$lish the curriculum. % It means only that you can elect #hat you #ant to take at a &i en time. ' The course does not aim at teachin& the meanin& o( lo e) (or that is $eyond #hat can $e tau&ht. * It does aim) ho#e er) at remo in& the $locks to the a#areness o( lo e+s ,resence) #hich is your natural inheritance. - The o,,osite o( lo e is (ear) $ut #hat is all-encom,assin& can ha e no o,,osite. T-in.2.1 This course can there(ore $e summed u, ery sim,ly in this #ay. 2 Nothin& real can $e threatened. 3 Nothin& unreal e/ists. ! 0erein lies the ,eace o( 1od. Cha,ter 1. THE MEANING OF MIRACLES I. Principles of Miracles T-1.I.1. There is no order o( di((iculty in miracles. 2 One is not 2harder2 or 2$i&&er2 than another. 3 They are all the same. ! 3ll e/,ressions o( lo e are ma/imal. T-1.I.2. 4iracles as such do not matter. 2 The only thin& that matters is their 5ource) #hich is (ar $eyond e aluation. T-1.I.3. 4iracles occur naturally as e/,ressions o( lo e. 2 The real miracle is the lo e that ins,ires them. 3 In this sense e erythin& that comes (rom lo e is a miracle. T-1.I.!. 3ll miracles mean li(e) and 1od is the 1i er o( li(e. 2 0is 6oice #ill direct you ery s,eci(ically. 3 7ou #ill $e told all you need to kno#. T-1.I.%. 4iracles are ha$its) and should $e in oluntary. 2 They should not $e under conscious control. 3 Consciously selected miracles can $e mis&uided. T-1.I.'. 4iracles are natural. 2 8hen they do not occur somethin& has &one #ron&. T-1.I.*. 4iracles are e eryone+s ri&ht) $ut ,uri(ication is necessary (irst. T-1.I.-. 4iracles are healin& $ecause they su,,ly a lack9 they are ,er(ormed $y those #ho tem,orarily ha e more (or those #ho tem,orarily ha e less.

T-1.I.:. 4iracles are a kind o( e/chan&e. 2 ;ike all e/,ressions o( lo e) #hich are al#ays miraculous in the true sense) the e/chan&e re erses the ,hysical la#s. 3 They $rin& more lo e $oth to the &i er <and= the recei er. T-1.I.1>. The use o( miracles as s,ectacles to induce $elie( is a misunderstandin& o( their ,ur,ose. T-1.I.11. ?rayer is the medium o( miracles. 2 It is a means o( communication o( the created #ith the Creator. 3 Throu&h ,rayer lo e is recei ed) and throu&h miracles lo e is e/,ressed. T-1.I.12. 4iracles are thou&hts. 2 Thou&hts can re,resent the lo#er or $odily le el o( e/,erience) or the hi&her or s,iritual le el o( e/,erience. 3 One makes the ,hysical) and the other creates the s,iritual. T-1.I.13. 4iracles are $oth $e&innin&s and endin&s) and so they alter the tem,oral order. 2 They are al#ays a((irmations o( re$irth) #hich seem to &o $ack $ut really &o (or#ard. 3 They undo the ,ast in the ,resent) and thus release the (uture. T-1.I.1!. 4iracles $ear #itness to truth. 2 They are con incin& $ecause they arise (rom con iction. 3 8ithout con iction they deteriorate into ma&ic) #hich is mindless and there(ore destructi e9 or rather) the uncreati e use o( mind. T-1.I.1%. @ach day should $e de oted to miracles. 2 The ,ur,ose o( time is to ena$le you to learn ho# to use time constructi ely. 3 It is thus a teachin& de ice and a means to an end. ! Time #ill cease #hen it is no lon&er use(ul in (acilitatin& learnin&. T-1.I.1'. 4iracles are teachin& de ices (or demonstratin& it is as $lessed to &i e as to recei e. 2 They simultaneously increase the stren&th o( the &i er and su,,ly stren&th to the recei er. T-1.I.1*. 4iracles transcend the $ody. 2 They are sudden shi(ts into in isi$ility) a#ay (rom the $odily le el. 3 That is #hy they heal. T-1.I.1-. 3 miracle is a ser ice. 2 It is the ma/imal ser ice you can render to another. 3 It is a #ay o( lo in& your nei&h$or as yoursel(. ! 7ou reco&niAe your o#n and your nei&h$or+s #orth simultaneously. T-1.I.1:. 4iracles make minds one in 1od. 2 They de,end on coo,eration $ecause the 5onshi, is the sum o( all that 1od created. 3 4iracles there(ore re(lect the la#s o( eternity) not o( time. T-1.I.2>. 4iracles rea#aken the a#areness that the s,irit) not the $ody) is the altar o( truth. 2 This is the reco&nition that leads to the healin& ,o#er o( the miracle. T-1.I.21. 4iracles are natural si&ns o( (or&i eness. 2 Throu&h miracles you acce,t 1od+s (or&i eness $y e/tendin& it to others.

T-1.I.22. 4iracles are associated #ith (ear only $ecause o( the $elie( that darkness can hide. 2 7ou $elie e that #hat your ,hysical eyes cannot see does not e/ist. 3 This leads to a denial o( s,iritual si&ht. T-1.I.23. 4iracles rearran&e ,erce,tion and ,lace all le els in true ,ers,ecti e. 2 This is healin& $ecause sickness comes (rom con(usin& the le els. T-1.I.2!. 4iracles ena$le you to heal the sick and raise the dead $ecause you made sickness and death yoursel() and can there(ore a$olish $oth. 2 <7ou= are a miracle) ca,a$le o( creatin& in the likeness o( your Creator. 3 @ erythin& else is your o#n ni&htmare) and does not e/ist. ! Only the creations o( li&ht are real. T-1.I.2%. 4iracles are ,art o( an interlockin& chain o( (or&i eness #hich) #hen com,leted) is the 3tonement. 2 3tonement #orks all the time and in all the dimensions o( time. T-1.I.2'. 4iracles re,resent (reedom (rom (ear. 2 23tonin&2 means 2undoin&.2 3 The undoin& o( (ear is an essential ,art o( the 3tonement alue o( miracles. T-1.I.2*. 3 miracle is a uni ersal $lessin& (rom 1od throu&h me to all my $rothers. 2 It is the ,ri ile&e o( the (or&i en to (or&i e. T-1.I.2-. 4iracles are a #ay o( earnin& release (rom (ear. 2 Re elation induces a state in #hich (ear has already $een a$olished. 3 4iracles are thus a means and re elation is an end. T-1.I.2:. 4iracles ,raise 1od throu&h you. 2 They ,raise 0im $y honorin& 0is creations) a((irmin& their ,er(ection. 3 They heal $ecause they deny $ody-identi(ication and a((irm s,irit-identi(ication. T-1.I.3>. By reco&niAin& s,irit) miracles adCust the le els o( ,erce,tion and sho# them in ,ro,er ali&nment. 2 This ,laces s,irit at the center) #here it can communicate directly. T-1.I.31. 4iracles should ins,ire &ratitude) not a#e. 2 7ou should thank 1od (or #hat you really are. 3 The children o( 1od are holy and the miracle honors their holiness) #hich can $e hidden $ut ne er lost. T-1.I.32. I ins,ire all miracles) #hich are really intercessions. 2 They intercede (or your holiness and make your ,erce,tions holy. 3 By ,lacin& you $eyond the ,hysical la#s they raise you into the s,here o( celestial order. ! In this order you <are= ,er(ect. T-1.I.33. 4iracles honor you $ecause you are lo a$le. 2 They dis,el illusions a$out yoursel( and ,ercei e the li&ht in you. 3 They thus atone (or your errors $y (reein& you (rom your ni&htmares. ! By releasin& your mind (rom the im,risonment o( your illusions) they restore your sanity. T-1.I.3!. 4iracles restore the mind to its (ullness. 2 By atonin& (or lack they esta$lish ,er(ect ,rotection. 3 The s,irit+s stren&th lea es no room (or intrusions.

T-1.I.3%. 4iracles are e/,ressions o( lo e) $ut they may not al#ays ha e o$ser a$le e((ects. T-1.I.3'. 4iracles are e/am,les o( ri&ht thinkin&) ali&nin& your ,erce,tions #ith truth as 1od created it. T-1.I.3*. 3 miracle is a correction introduced into (alse thinkin& $y me. 2 It acts as a catalyst) $reakin& u, erroneous ,erce,tion and reor&aniAin& it ,ro,erly. 3 This ,laces you under the 3tonement ,rinci,le) #here ,erce,tion is healed. ! Until this has occurred) kno#led&e o( the Di ine Order is im,ossi$le. T-1.I.3-. The 0oly 5,irit is the mechanism o( miracles. 2 0e reco&niAes $oth 1od+s creations and your illusions. 3 0e se,arates the true (rom the (alse $y 0is a$ility to ,ercei e totally rather than selecti ely. T-1.I.3:. The miracle dissol es error $ecause the 0oly 5,irit identi(ies error as (alse or unreal. 2 This is the same as sayin& that $y ,ercei in& li&ht) darkness automatically disa,,ears. T-1.I.!>. The miracle ackno#led&es e eryone as your $rother and mine. 2 It is a #ay o( ,ercei in& the uni ersal mark o( 1od. T-1.I.!1. 8holeness is the ,erce,tual content o( miracles. 2 They thus correct) or atone (or) the (aulty ,erce,tion o( lack. T-1.I.!2. 3 maCor contri$ution o( miracles is their stren&th in releasin& you (rom your (alse sense o( isolation) de,ri ation and lack. T-1.I.!3. 4iracles arise (rom a miraculous state o( mind) or a state o( miracle-readiness. T-1.I.!!. The miracle is an e/,ression o( an inner a#areness o( Christ and the acce,tance o( 0is 3tonement. T-1.I.!%. 3 miracle is ne er lost. 2 It may touch many ,eo,le you ha e not e en met) and ,roduce undreamed o( chan&es in situations o( #hich you are not e en a#are. T-1.I.!'. The 0oly 5,irit is the hi&hest communication medium. 2 4iracles do not in ol e this ty,e o( communication) $ecause they are <tem,orary= communication de ices. 3 8hen you return to your ori&inal (orm o( communication #ith 1od $y direct re elation) the need (or miracles is o er. T-1.I.!*. The miracle is a learnin& de ice that lessens the need (or time. 2 It esta$lishes an out-o(-,attern time inter al not under the usual la#s o( time. 3 In this sense it is timeless. T-1.I.!-. The miracle is the only de ice at your immediate dis,osal (or controllin& time. 2 Only re elation transcends it) ha in& nothin& to do #ith time at all. T-1.I.!:. The miracle makes no distinction amon& de&rees o( mis,erce,tion. 2 It is a de ice (or ,erce,tion correction) e((ecti e quite

a,art (rom either the de&ree or the direction o( the error. 3 This is its true indiscriminateness. T-1.I.%>. The miracle com,ares #hat you ha e made #ith creation) acce,tin& #hat is in accord #ith it as true) and reCectin& #hat is out o( accord as (alse. II. Revelation, Ti e an! Miracles T-1.II.1. Re elation induces com,lete $ut tem,orary sus,ension o( dou$t and (ear. 2 It re(lects the ori&inal (orm o( communication $et#een 1od and 0is creations) in ol in& the e/tremely ,ersonal sense o( creation sometimes sou&ht in ,hysical relationshi,s. 3 ?hysical closeness cannot achie e it. ! 4iracles) ho#e er) are &enuinely inter,ersonal) and result in true closeness to others. % Re elation unites you directly #ith 1od. ' 4iracles unite you directly #ith your $rother. * Neither emanates (rom consciousness) $ut $oth are e/,erienced there. - Consciousness is the state that induces action) thou&h it does not ins,ire it. : 7ou are (ree to $elie e #hat you choose) and #hat you do attests to #hat you $elie e. T-1.II.2. Re elation is intensely ,ersonal and cannot $e meanin&(ully translated. 2 That is #hy any attem,t to descri$e it in #ords is im,ossi$le. 3 Re elation induces only e/,erience. ! 4iracles) on the other hand) induce action. % They are more use(ul no# $ecause o( their inter,ersonal nature. ' In this ,hase o( learnin&) #orkin& miracles is im,ortant $ecause (reedom (rom (ear cannot $e thrust u,on you. * Re elation is literally uns,eaka$le $ecause it is an e/,erience o( uns,eaka$le lo e. T-1.II.3. 3#e should $e reser ed (or re elation) to #hich it is ,er(ectly and correctly a,,lica$le. 2 It is not a,,ro,riate (or miracles $ecause a state o( a#e is #orshi,(ul) im,lyin& that one o( a lesser order stands $e(ore his Creator. 3 7ou are a ,er(ect creation) and should e/,erience a#e only in the ?resence o( the Creator o( ,er(ection. ! The miracle is there(ore a si&n o( lo e amon& equals. % @quals should not $e in a#e o( one another $ecause a#e im,lies inequality. ' It is there(ore an ina,,ro,riate reaction to me. * 3n elder $rother is entitled to res,ect (or his &reater e/,erience) and o$edience (or his &reater #isdom. - 0e is also entitled to lo e $ecause he is a $rother) and to de otion i( he is de oted. : It is only my de otion that entitles me to yours. 1> There is nothin& a$out me that you cannot attain. 11 I ha e nothin& that does not come (rom 1od. 12 The di((erence $et#een us no# is that I ha e nothin& else. 13 This lea es me in a state #hich is only ,otential in you. T-1.II.!. 2No man cometh unto the "ather $ut $y me2 does not mean that I am in any #ay se,arate or di((erent (rom you e/ce,t in time) and

time does not really e/ist. 2 The statement is more meanin&(ul in terms o( a ertical rather than a horiAontal a/is. 3 7ou stand $elo# me and I stand $elo# 1od. ! In the ,rocess o( 2risin& u,)2 I am hi&her $ecause #ithout me the distance $et#een 1od and man #ould $e too &reat (or you to encom,ass. % I $rid&e the distance as an elder $rother to you on the one hand) and as a 5on o( 1od on the other. ' 4y de otion to my $rothers has ,laced me in char&e o( the 5onshi,) #hich I render com,lete $ecause I share it. * This may a,,ear to contradict the statement 2I and my "ather are one)2 $ut there are t#o ,arts to the statement in reco&nition that the "ather is &reater. T-1.II.%. Re elations are indirectly ins,ired $y me $ecause I am close to the 0oly 5,irit) and alert to the re elation-readiness o( my $rothers. 2 I can thus $rin& do#n to them more than they can dra# do#n to themsel es. 3 The 0oly 5,irit mediates hi&her to lo#er communication) kee,in& the direct channel (rom 1od to you o,en (or re elation. ! Re elation is not reci,rocal. % It ,roceeds (rom 1od to you) $ut not (rom you to 1od. T-1.II.'. The miracle minimiAes the need (or time. 2 In the lon&itudinal or horiAontal ,lane the reco&nition o( the equality o( the mem$ers o( the 5onshi, a,,ears to in ol e almost endless time. 3 0o#e er) the miracle entails a sudden shi(t (rom horiAontal to ertical ,erce,tion. ! This introduces an inter al (rom #hich the &i er and recei er $oth emer&e (arther alon& in time than they #ould other#ise ha e $een. % The miracle thus has the unique ,ro,erty o( a$olishin& time to the e/tent that it renders the inter al o( time it s,ans unnecessary. ' There is no relationshi, $et#een the time a miracle takes and the time it co ers. * The miracle su$stitutes (or learnin& that mi&ht ha e taken thousands o( years. - It does so $y the underlyin& reco&nition o( ,er(ect equality o( &i er and recei er on #hich the miracle rests. : The miracle shortens time $y colla,sin& it) thus eliminatin& certain inter als #ithin it. 1> It does this) ho#e er) #ithin the lar&er tem,oral sequence. III. Atone ent an! Miracles T-1.III.1. I am in char&e o( the ,rocess o( 3tonement) #hich I undertook to $e&in. 2 8hen you o((er a miracle to any o( my $rothers) you do it to <yoursel(= and me. 3 The reason you come $e(ore me is that I do not need miracles (or my o#n 3tonement) $ut I stand at the end in case you (ail tem,orarily. ! 4y ,art in the 3tonement is the cancellin& out o( all errors that you could not other#ise correct. % 8hen you ha e $een restored to the reco&nition o( your ori&inal state) you naturally $ecome ,art o( the 3tonement yoursel(. ' 3s you share my un#illin&ness to acce,t error in yoursel( and others) you must Coin

the &reat crusade to correct it9 listen to my oice) learn to undo error and act to correct it. * The ,o#er to #ork miracles $elon&s to you. - I #ill ,ro ide the o,,ortunities to do them) $ut you must $e ready and #illin&. : Doin& them #ill $rin& con iction in the a$ility) $ecause con iction comes throu&h accom,lishment. 1> The a$ility is the ,otential) the achie ement is its e/,ression) and the 3tonement) #hich is the natural ,ro(ession o( the children o( 1od) is the ,ur,ose. T-1.III.2. 20ea en and earth shall ,ass a#ay2 means that they #ill not continue to e/ist as se,arate states. 2 4y #ord) #hich is the resurrection and the li(e) shall not ,ass a#ay $ecause li(e is eternal. 3 7ou are the #ork o( 1od) and 0is #ork is #holly lo a$le and #holly lo in&. ! This is ho# a man must think o( himsel( in his heart) $ecause this is #hat he is. T-1.III.3. The (or&i en are the means o( the 3tonement. 2 Bein& (illed #ith s,irit) they (or&i e in return. 3 Those #ho are released must Coin in releasin& their $rothers) (or this is the ,lan o( the 3tonement. ! 4iracles are the #ay in #hich minds that ser e the 0oly 5,irit unite #ith me (or the sal ation or release o( all o( 1od+s creations. T-1.III.!. I am the only one #ho can ,er(orm miracles indiscriminately) $ecause I am the 3tonement. 2 7ou ha e a role in the 3tonement #hich I #ill dictate to you. 3 3sk me #hich miracles you should ,er(orm. ! This s,ares you needless e((ort) $ecause you #ill $e actin& under direct communication. % The im,ersonal nature o( the miracle is an essential in&redient) $ecause it ena$les me to direct its a,,lication) and under my &uidance miracles lead to the hi&hly ,ersonal e/,erience o( re elation. ' 3 &uide does not control $ut he does direct) lea in& it u, to you to (ollo#. * 2;ead us not into tem,tation2 means 2Reco&niAe your errors and choose to a$andon them $y (ollo#in& my &uidance.2 T-1.III.%. @rror cannot really threaten truth) #hich can al#ays #ithstand it. 2 Only the error is actually ulnera$le. 3 7ou are (ree to esta$lish your kin&dom #here you see (it) $ut the ri&ht choice is ine ita$le i( you remem$er this. ! 5,irit is in a state o( &race (ore er. % 7our reality is only s,irit. ' There(ore you are in a state o( &race (ore er. * 3tonement undoes all errors in this res,ect) and thus u,roots the source o( (ear. - 8hene er you e/,erience 1od+s reassurances as threat) it is al#ays $ecause you are de(endin& mis,laced or misdirected loyalty. : 8hen you ,roCect this to others you im,rison them) $ut only to the e/tent to #hich you rein(orce errors they ha e already made. 1> This makes them ulnera$le to the distortions o(

others) since their o#n ,erce,tion o( themsel es is distorted. 11 The miracle #orker can only $less them) and this undoes their distortions and (rees them (rom ,rison. T-1.III.'. 7ou res,ond to #hat you ,ercei e) and as you ,ercei e so shall you $eha e. 2 The 1olden Rule asks you to do unto others as you #ould ha e them do unto you. 3 This means that the ,erce,tion o( $oth must $e accurate. ! The 1olden Rule is the rule (or a,,ro,riate $eha ior. % 7ou cannot $eha e a,,ro,riately unless you ,ercei e correctly. ' 5ince you and your nei&h$or are equal mem$ers o( one (amily) as you ,ercei e $oth so you #ill do to $oth. * 7ou should look out (rom the ,erce,tion o( your o#n holiness to the holiness o( others. T-1.III.*. 4iracles arise (rom a mind that is ready (or them. 2 By $ein& united this mind &oes out to e eryone) e en #ithout the a#areness o( the miracle #orker himsel(. 3 The im,ersonal nature o( miracles is $ecause the 3tonement itsel( is one) unitin& all creations #ith their Creator. ! 3s an e/,ression o( #hat you truly are) the miracle ,laces the mind in a state o( &race. % The mind then naturally #elcomes the 0ost #ithin and the stran&er #ithout. ' 8hen you $rin& in the stran&er) he $ecomes your $rother. T-1.III.-. That the miracle may ha e e((ects on your $rothers that you may not reco&niAe is not your concern. 2 The miracle #ill al#ays $less <you=. 3 4iracles you are not asked to ,er(orm ha e not lost their alue. ! They are still e/,ressions o( your o#n state o( &race) $ut the action as,ect o( the miracle should $e controlled $y me $ecause o( my com,lete a#areness o( the #hole ,lan. % The im,ersonal nature o( miracle-mindedness ensures your &race) $ut only I am in a ,osition to kno# #here they can $e $esto#ed. T-1.III.:. 4iracles are selecti e only in the sense that they are directed to#ards those #ho can use them (or themsel es. 2 5ince this makes it ine ita$le that they #ill e/tend them to others) a stron& chain o( 3tonement is #elded. 3 0o#e er) this selecti ity takes no account o( the ma&nitude o( the miracle itsel() $ecause the conce,t o( siAe e/ists on a ,lane that is itsel( unreal. ! 5ince the miracle aims at restorin& the a#areness o( reality) it #ould not $e use(ul i( it #ere $ound $y la#s that &o ern the error it aims to correct. I". T#e Escape fro $ar%ness T-1.I6.1. The esca,e (rom darkness in ol es t#o sta&es. "irst) the reco&nition that darkness cannot hide. 2 This ste, usually entails (ear. 3 5econd) the reco&nition that there is nothin& you #ant to hide e en i( you could. ! This ste, $rin&s esca,e (rom (ear. % 8hen you ha e $ecome #illin& to hide nothin&) you #ill not only $e #illin& to enter into communion $ut #ill also understand ,eace and Coy.

T-1.I6.2. 0oliness can ne er $e really hidden in darkness) $ut you can decei e yoursel( a$out it. 2 This dece,tion makes you (ear(ul $ecause you realiAe in your heart it <is= a dece,tion) and you e/ert enormous e((orts to esta$lish its reality. 3 The miracle sets reality #here it $elon&s. ! Reality $elon&s only to s,irit) and the miracle ackno#led&es only truth. % It thus dis,els illusions a$out yoursel() and ,uts you in communion #ith yoursel( and 1od. ' The miracle Coins in the 3tonement $y ,lacin& the mind in the ser ice o( the 0oly 5,irit. * This esta$lishes the ,ro,er (unction o( the mind and corrects its errors) #hich are merely lacks o( lo e. - 7our mind can $e ,ossessed $y illusions) $ut s,irit is eternally (ree. : I( a mind ,ercei es #ithout lo e) it ,ercei es an em,ty shell and is una#are o( the s,irit #ithin. 1> But the 3tonement restores s,irit to its ,ro,er ,lace. 11 The mind that ser es s,irit <is= in ulnera$le. T-1.I6.3. Darkness is lack o( li&ht as sin is lack o( lo e. 2 It has no unique ,ro,erties o( its o#n. 3 It is an e/am,le o( the 2scarcity2 $elie() (rom #hich only error can ,roceed. ! Truth is al#ays a$undant. % Those #ho ,ercei e and ackno#led&e that they ha e e erythin& ha e no needs o( any kind. ' The ,ur,ose o( the 3tonement is to restore e erythin& to you9 or rather) to restore it to your a#areness. * 7ou #ere &i en e erythin& #hen you #ere created) Cust as e eryone #as. T-1.I6.!. The em,tiness en&endered $y (ear must $e re,laced $y (or&i eness. 2 That is #hat the Bi$le means $y 2There is no death)2 and #hy I could demonstrate that death does not e/ist. 3 I came to (ul(ill the la# $y reinter,retin& it. ! The la# itsel() i( ,ro,erly understood) o((ers only ,rotection. % It is those #ho ha e not yet chan&ed their minds #ho $rou&ht the 2hell-(ire2 conce,t into it. ' I assure you that I #ill #itness (or anyone #ho lets me) and to #hate er e/tent he ,ermits it. * 7our #itnessin& demonstrates your $elie() and thus stren&thens it. - Those #ho #itness (or me are e/,ressin&) throu&h their miracles) that they ha e a$andoned the $elie( in de,ri ation in (a or o( the a$undance they ha e learned $elon&s to them. ". &#oleness an! Spirit T-1.6.1. The miracle is much like the $ody in that $oth are learnin& aids (or (acilitatin& a state in #hich they $ecome unnecessary. 2 8hen s,irit+s ori&inal state o( direct communication is reached) neither the $ody nor the miracle ser es any ,ur,ose. 3 8hile you $elie e you are in a $ody) ho#e er) you can choose $et#een lo eless and miraculous channels o( e/,ression. ! 7ou can make an em,ty shell) $ut you cannot e/,ress nothin& at all. % 7ou can #ait) delay) ,aralyAe yoursel() or reduce your creati ity almost to nothin&. ' But you cannot a$olish it. *

7ou can destroy your medium o( communication) $ut not your ,otential. - 7ou did not create yoursel(. T-1.6.2. The $asic decision o( the miracle-minded is not to #ait on time any lon&er than is necessary. 2 Time can #aste as #ell as $e #asted. 3 The miracle #orker) there(ore) acce,ts the time-control (actor &ladly. ! 0e reco&niAes that e ery colla,se o( time $rin&s e eryone closer to the ultimate release (rom time) in #hich the 5on and the "ather are One. % @quality does not im,ly equality <no#=. ' 8hen e eryone reco&niAes that he has e erythin&) indi idual contri$utions to the 5onshi, #ill no lon&er $e necessary. T-1.6.3. 8hen the 3tonement has $een com,leted) all talents #ill $e shared $y all the 5ons o( 1od. 2 1od is not ,artial. 3 3ll 0is children ha e 0is total ;o e) and all 0is &i(ts are (reely &i en to e eryone alike. ! 2@/ce,t ye $ecome as little children2 means that unless you (ully reco&niAe your com,lete de,endence on 1od) you cannot kno# the real ,o#er o( the 5on in his true relationshi, #ith the "ather. % The s,ecialness o( 1od+s 5ons does not stem (rom e/clusion $ut (rom inclusion. ' 3ll my $rothers are s,ecial. * I( they $elie e they are de,ri ed o( anythin&) their ,erce,tion $ecomes distorted. - 8hen this occurs the #hole (amily o( 1od) or the 5onshi,) is im,aired in its relationshi,s. T-1.6.!. Ultimately) e ery mem$er o( the (amily o( 1od must return. 2 The miracle calls him to return $ecause it $lesses and honors him) e en thou&h he may $e a$sent in s,irit. 3 21od is not mocked2 is not a #arnin& $ut a reassurance. ! 1od <#ould= $e mocked i( any o( 0is creations lacked holiness. % The creation is #hole) and the mark o( #holeness is holiness. ' 4iracles are a((irmations o( 5onshi,) #hich is a state o( com,letion and a$undance. T-1.6.%. 8hate er is true is eternal) and cannot chan&e or $e chan&ed. 2 5,irit is there(ore unaltera$le $ecause it is already ,er(ect) $ut the mind can elect #hat it chooses to ser e. 3 The only limit ,ut on its choice is that it cannot ser e t#o masters. ! I( it elects to do so) the mind can $ecome the medium $y #hich s,irit creates alon& the line o( its o#n creation. % I( it does not (reely elect to do so) it retains its creati e ,otential $ut ,laces itsel( under tyrannous rather than 3uthoritati e control. ' 3s a result it im,risons) $ecause such are the dictates o( tyrants. * To chan&e your mind means to ,lace it at the dis,osal o( <true= 3uthority. T-1.6.'. The miracle is a si&n that the mind has chosen to $e led $y me in Christ+s ser ice. 2 The a$undance o( Christ is the natural result o( choosin& to (ollo# 0im. 3 3ll shallo# roots must $e u,rooted) $ecause they are not dee, enou&h to sustain you. ! The illusion that shallo# roots can $e dee,ened) and thus made to hold) is one o( the

distortions on #hich the re erse o( the 1olden Rule rests. % 3s these (alse under,innin&s are &i en u,) the equili$rium is tem,orarily e/,erienced as unsta$le. ' 0o#e er) nothin& is less sta$le than an u,side-do#n orientation. * Nor can anythin& that holds it u,side do#n $e conduci e to increased sta$ility. "I. T#e Ill'sion of Nee!s T-1.6I.1. 7ou #ho #ant ,eace can (ind it only $y com,lete (or&i eness. 2 No learnin& is acquired $y anyone unless he #ants to learn it and $elie es in some #ay that he needs it. 3 8hile lack does not e/ist in the creation o( 1od) it is ery a,,arent in #hat you ha e made. ! It is) in (act) the essential di((erence $et#een them. % ;ack im,lies that you #ould $e $etter o(( in a state someho# di((erent (rom the one you are in. ' Until the 2se,aration)2 #hich is the meanin& o( the 2(all)2 nothin& #as lackin&. * There #ere no needs at all. - Needs arise only #hen you de,ri e yoursel(. : 7ou act accordin& to the ,articular order o( needs you esta$lish. 1> This) in turn) de,ends on your ,erce,tion o( #hat you are. T-1.6I.2. 3 sense o( se,aration (rom 1od is the only lack you really need correct. 2 This sense o( se,aration #ould ne er ha e arisen i( you had not distorted your ,erce,tion o( truth) and had thus ,ercei ed yoursel( as lackin&. 3 The idea o( order o( needs arose $ecause) ha in& made this (undamental error) you had already (ra&mented yoursel( into le els #ith di((erent needs. ! 3s you inte&rate you $ecome one) and your needs $ecome one accordin&ly. % Uni(ied needs lead to uni(ied action) $ecause this ,roduces a lack o( con(lict. T-1.6I.3. The idea o( orders o( need) #hich (ollo#s (rom the ori&inal error that one can $e se,arated (rom 1od) requires correction at its o#n le el $e(ore the error o( ,ercei in& le els at all can $e corrected. 2 7ou cannot $eha e e((ecti ely #hile you (unction on di((erent le els. 3 0o#e er) #hile you do) correction must $e introduced ertically (rom the $ottom u,. ! This is $ecause you think you li e in s,ace) #here conce,ts such as 2u,2 and 2do#n2 are meanin&(ul. % Ultimately) s,ace is as meanin&less as time. ' Both are merely $elie(s. T-1.6I.!. The real ,ur,ose o( this #orld is to use it to correct your un$elie(. 2 7ou can ne er control the e((ects o( (ear yoursel() $ecause you made (ear) and you $elie e in #hat you made. 3 In attitude) then) thou&h not in content) you resem$le your Creator) 8ho has ,er(ect (aith in 0is creations <$ecause= 0e created them. ! Belie( ,roduces the acce,tance o( e/istence. % That is #hy you can $elie e #hat no one else thinks is true. ' It is true (or you $ecause it #as made $y you. T-1.6I.%. 3ll as,ects o( (ear are untrue $ecause they do not e/ist at the creati e le el) and there(ore do not e/ist at all. 2 To #hate er

e/tent you are #illin& to su$mit your $elie(s to this test) to that e/tent are your ,erce,tions corrected. 3 In sortin& out the (alse (rom the true) the miracle ,roceeds alon& these lines. ! ?er(ect lo e casts out (ear. % I( (ear e/ists) Then there is not ,er(ect lo e. ' But. * Only ,er(ect lo e e/ists. - I( there is (ear) It ,roduces a state that does not e/ist. : Belie e this and you #ill $e (ree. 1> Only 1od can esta$lish this solution) and this (aith <is 0is &i(t.= "II. $istortions of Miracle I p'lses T-1.6II.1. 7our distorted ,erce,tions ,roduce a dense co er o er miracle im,ulses) makin& it hard (or them to reach your o#n a#areness. 2 The con(usion o( miracle im,ulses #ith ,hysical im,ulses is a maCor ,erce,tual distortion. 3 ?hysical im,ulses are misdirected miracle im,ulses. ! 3ll real ,leasure comes (rom doin& 1od+s 8ill. % This is $ecause <not= doin& it is a denial o( 5el(. ' Denial o( 5el( results in illusions) #hile correction o( the error $rin&s release (rom it. * Do not decei e yoursel( into $elie in& that you can relate in ,eace to 1od or to your $rothers #ith anythin& e/ternal. T-1.6II.2. Child o( 1od) you #ere created to create the &ood) the $eauti(ul and the holy. 2 Do not (or&et this. 3 The ;o e o( 1od) (or a little #hile) must still $e e/,ressed throu&h one $ody to another) $ecause ision is still so dim. ! 7ou can use your $ody $est to hel, you enlar&e your ,erce,tion so you can achie e real ision) o( #hich the ,hysical eye is inca,a$le. % ;earnin& to do this is the $ody+s only true use(ulness. T-1.6II.3. "antasy is a distorted (orm o( ision. 2 "antasies o( any kind are distortions) $ecause they al#ays in ol e t#istin& ,erce,tion into unreality. 3 3ctions that stem (rom distortions are literally the reactions o( those #ho kno# not #hat they do. ! "antasy is an attem,t to control reality accordin& to (alse needs. % T#ist reality in any #ay and you are ,ercei in& destructi ely. ' "antasies are a means o( makin& (alse associations and attem,tin& to o$tain ,leasure (rom them. * But althou&h you can ,ercei e (alse associations) you can ne er make

them real e/ce,t to yoursel(. - 7ou $elie e in #hat you make. : I( you o((er miracles) you #ill $e equally stron& in your $elie( in them. 1> The stren&th o( your con iction #ill then sustain the $elie( o( the miracle recei er. 11 "antasies $ecome totally unnecessary as the #holly satis(yin& nature o( reality $ecomes a,,arent to $oth &i er and recei er. 12 Reality is 2lost2 throu&h usur,ation) #hich ,roduces tyranny. 13 3s lon& as a sin&le 2sla e2 remains to #alk the earth) your release is not com,lete. 1! Com,lete restoration o( the 5onshi, is the only &oal o( the miracle-minded. T-1.6II.!. This is a course in mind trainin&. 2 3ll learnin& in ol es attention and study at some le el. 3 5ome o( the later ,arts o( the course rest too hea ily on these earlier sections not to require their care(ul study. ! 7ou #ill also need them (or ,re,aration. % 8ithout this) you may $ecome much too (ear(ul o( #hat is to come to make constructi e use o( it. ' 0o#e er) as you study these earlier sections) you #ill $e&in to see some o( the im,lications that #ill $e am,li(ied later on. T-1.6II.%. 3 solid (oundation is necessary $ecause o( the con(usion $et#een (ear and a#e to #hich I ha e already re(erred) and #hich is o(ten made. 2 I ha e said that a#e is ina,,ro,riate in connection #ith the 5ons o( 1od) $ecause you should not e/,erience a#e in the ,resence o( your equals. 3 0o#e er) it #as also em,hasiAed that a#e is ,ro,er in the ?resence o( your Creator. ! I ha e $een care(ul to clari(y my role in the 3tonement #ithout either o er- or understatin& it. % I am also tryin& to do the same #ith yours. ' I ha e stressed that a#e is not an a,,ro,riate reaction to me $ecause o( our inherent equality. * 5ome o( the later ste,s in this course) ho#e er) in ol e a more direct a,,roach to 1od 0imsel(. - It #ould $e un#ise to start on these ste,s #ithout care(ul ,re,aration) or a#e #ill $e con(used #ith (ear) and the e/,erience #ill $e more traumatic than $eati(ic. : 0ealin& is o( 1od in the end. 1> The means are $ein& care(ully e/,lained to you. 11 Re elation may occasionally re eal the end to you) $ut to reach it the means are needed. C#apter (. THE SEPARATION AN$ THE ATONEMENT I. T#e Ori)ins of Separation T-2.I.1. To e/tend is a (undamental as,ect o( 1od #hich 0e &a e to 0is 5on. 2 In the creation) 1od e/tended 0imsel( to 0is creations and im$ued them #ith the same lo in& 8ill to create. 3 7ou ha e not only $een (ully created) $ut ha e also $een created ,er(ect. ! There is no em,tiness in you. % Because o( your likeness to your Creator you are

creati e. ' No child o( 1od can lose this a$ility $ecause it is inherent in #hat he is) $ut he can use it ina,,ro,riately $y ,roCectin&. * The ina,,ro,riate use o( e/tension) or ,roCection) occurs #hen you $elie e that some em,tiness or lack e/ists in you) and that you can (ill it #ith your o#n ideas instead o( truth. - This ,rocess in ol es the (ollo#in& ste,s. : "irst) you $elie e that #hat 1od created can $e chan&ed $y your o#n mind. 1> 5econd) you $elie e that #hat is ,er(ect can $e rendered im,er(ect or lackin&. 11 Third) you $elie e that you can distort the creations o( 1od) includin& yoursel(. 12 "ourth) you $elie e that you can create yoursel() and that the direction o( your o#n creation is u, to you. T-2.I.2. These related distortions re,resent a ,icture o( #hat actually occurred in the se,aration) or the 2detour into (ear.2 2 None o( this e/isted $e(ore the se,aration) nor does it actually e/ist no#. 3 @ erythin& 1od created is like 0im. ! @/tension) as undertaken $y 1od) is similar to the inner radiance that the children o( the "ather inherit (rom 0im. % Its real source is internal. ' This is as true o( the 5on as o( the "ather. * In this sense the creation includes $oth the creation o( the 5on $y 1od) and the 5on+s creations #hen his mind is healed. - This requires 1od+s endo#ment o( the 5on #ith (ree #ill) $ecause all lo in& creation is (reely &i en in one continuous line) in #hich all as,ects are o( the same order. T-2.I.3. The 1arden o( @den) or the ,re-se,aration condition) #as a state o( mind in #hich nothin& #as needed. 2 8hen 3dam listened to the 2lies o( the ser,ent)2 all he heard #as untruth. 3 7ou do not ha e to continue to $elie e #hat is not true unless you choose to do so. ! 3ll that can literally disa,,ear in the t#inklin& o( an eye $ecause it is merely a mis,erce,tion. % 8hat is seen in dreams seems to $e ery real. ' 7et the Bi$le says that a dee, slee, (ell u,on 3dam) and no#here is there re(erence to his #akin& u,. * The #orld has not yet e/,erienced any com,rehensi e rea#akenin& or re$irth. - 5uch a re$irth is im,ossi$le as lon& as you continue to ,roCect or miscreate. : It still remains #ithin you) ho#e er) to e/tend as 1od e/tended 0is 5,irit to you. 1> In reality this is your only choice) $ecause your (ree #ill #as &i en you (or your Coy in creatin& the ,er(ect. T-2.I.!. 3ll (ear is ultimately reduci$le to the $asic mis,erce,tion that you ha e the a$ility to usur, the ,o#er o( 1od. 2 O( course) you neither can nor ha e $een a$le to do this. 3 0ere is the real $asis (or your esca,e (rom (ear. ! The esca,e is $rou&ht a$out $y your

acce,tance o( the 3tonement) #hich ena$les you to realiAe that your errors ne er really occurred. % Only a(ter the dee, slee, (ell u,on 3dam could he e/,erience ni&htmares. ' I( a li&ht is suddenly turned on #hile someone is dreamin& a (ear(ul dream) he may initially inter,ret the li&ht itsel( as ,art o( his dream and $e a(raid o( it. * 0o#e er) #hen he a#akens) the li&ht is correctly ,ercei ed as the release (rom the dream) #hich is then no lon&er accorded reality. - This release does not de,end on illusions. : The kno#led&e that illuminates not only sets you (ree) $ut also sho#s you clearly that you <are= (ree. T-2.I.%. 8hate er lies you may $elie e are o( no concern to the miracle) #hich can heal any o( them #ith equal ease. 2 It makes no distinctions amon& mis,erce,tions. 3 Its sole concern is to distin&uish $et#een truth on the one hand) and error on the other. ! 5ome miracles may seem to $e o( &reater ma&nitude than others. % But remem$er the (irst ,rinci,le in this course9 there is no order o( di((iculty in miracles. ' In reality you are ,er(ectly una((ected $y all e/,ressions o( lack o( lo e. * These can $e (rom yoursel( and others) (rom yoursel( to others) or (rom others to you. - ?eace is an attri$ute <in= you. : 7ou cannot (ind it outside. 1> Illness is some (orm o( e/ternal searchin&. 11 0ealth is inner ,eace. 12 It ena$les you to remain unshaken $y lack o( lo e (rom #ithout and ca,a$le) throu&h your acce,tance o( miracles) o( correctin& the conditions ,roceedin& (rom lack o( lo e in others. ,1II. T#e Atone ent as $efense T-2.II.1. 7ou can do anythin& I ask. 2 I ha e asked you to ,er(orm miracles) and ha e made it clear that miracles are natural) correcti e) healin& and uni ersal. 3 There is nothin& they cannot do) $ut they cannot $e ,er(ormed in the s,irit o( dou$t or (ear. ! 8hen you are a(raid o( anythin&) you are ackno#led&in& its ,o#er to hurt you. % Remem$er that #here your heart is) there is your treasure also. ' 7ou $elie e in #hat you alue. * I( you are a(raid) you are aluin& #ron&ly. - 7our understandin& #ill then ine ita$ly alue #ron&ly) and $y endo#in& all thou&hts #ith equal ,o#er #ill ine ita$ly destroy ,eace. : That is #hy the Bi$le s,eaks o( 2the ,eace o( 1od #hich ,asseth understandin&.2 1> This ,eace is totally inca,a$le o( $ein& shaken $y errors o( any kind. 11 It denies the a$ility o( anythin& not o( 1od to a((ect you. 12 This is the ,ro,er use o( denial. 13 It is not used to hide anythin&) $ut to correct error. 1! It $rin&s all error into the li&ht) and since error and darkness are the same) it corrects error automatically. T-2.II.2. True denial is a ,o#er(ul ,rotecti e de ice. 2 7ou can and should deny any $elie( that error can hurt you. 3 This kind o( denial is not a concealment $ut a correction. ! 7our ri&ht mind de,ends on it. %

Denial o( error is a stron& de(ense o( truth) $ut denial o( truth results in miscreation) the ,roCections o( the e&o. ' In the ser ice o( the ri&ht mind the denial o( error (rees the mind) and re-esta$lishes the (reedom o( the #ill. * 8hen the #ill is really (ree it cannot miscreate) $ecause it reco&niAes only truth. T-2.II.3. 7ou can de(end truth as #ell as error. 2 The means are easier to understand a(ter the alue o( the &oal is (irmly esta$lished. 3 It is a question o( #hat it is <(or.= ! @ eryone de(ends his treasure) and #ill do so automatically. % The real questions are) #hat do you treasure) and ho# much do you treasure itD ' Once you ha e learned to consider these questions and to $rin& them into all your actions) you #ill ha e little di((iculty in clari(yin& the means. * The means are a aila$le #hene er you ask. - 7ou can) ho#e er) sa e time i( you do not ,rotract this ste, unduly. : The correct (ocus #ill shorten it immeasura$ly. T-2.II.!. The 3tonement is the only de(ense that cannot $e used destructi ely $ecause it is not a de ice you made. 2 The 3tonement <,rinci,le= #as in e((ect lon& $e(ore the 3tonement $e&an. 3 The ,rinci,le #as lo e and the 3tonement #as an <act= o( lo e. ! 3cts #ere not necessary $e(ore the se,aration) $ecause $elie( in s,ace and time did not e/ist. ,1: % It #as only a(ter the se,aration that the 3tonement and the conditions necessary (or its (ul(illment #ere ,lanned. ' Then a de(ense so s,lendid #as needed that it could not $e misused) althou&h it could $e re(used. * Re(usal could not) ho#e er) turn it into a #ea,on o( attack) #hich is the inherent characteristic o( other de(enses. - The 3tonement thus $ecomes the only de(ense that is not a t#o-ed&ed s#ord. : It can only heal. T-2.II.%. The 3tonement #as $uilt into the s,ace-time $elie( to set a limit on the need (or the $elie( itsel() and ultimately to make learnin& com,lete. 2 The 3tonement is the (inal lesson. 3 ;earnin& itsel() like the classrooms in #hich it occurs) is tem,orary. ! The a$ility to learn has no alue #hen chan&e is no lon&er necessary. % The eternally creati e ha e nothin& to learn. ' 7ou can learn to im,ro e your ,erce,tions) and can $ecome a $etter and $etter learner. * This #ill $rin& you into closer and closer accord #ith the 5onshi,9 $ut the 5onshi, itsel( is a ,er(ect creation and ,er(ection is not a matter o( de&ree. - Only #hile there is a $elie( in di((erences is learnin& meanin&(ul. T-2.II.'. @ olution is a ,rocess in #hich you seem to ,roceed (rom one de&ree to the ne/t. 2 7ou correct your ,re ious misste,s $y ste,,in& (or#ard. 3 This ,rocess is actually incom,rehensi$le in tem,oral terms) $ecause you return as you &o (or#ard. ! The 3tonement is the de ice $y #hich you can (ree yoursel( (rom the ,ast as you &o ahead. % It undoes your ,ast errors) thus makin& it unnecessary (or you to kee, retracin& your ste,s #ithout ad ancin& to

your return. ' In this sense the 3tonement sa es time) $ut like the miracle it ser es) does not a$olish it. * 3s lon& as there is need (or 3tonement) there is need (or time. - But the 3tonement as a com,leted ,lan has a unique relationshi, to time. : Until the 3tonement is com,lete) its arious ,hases #ill ,roceed in time) $ut the #hole 3tonement stands at time+s end. 1> 3t that ,oint the $rid&e o( return has $een $uilt. T-2.II.*. The 3tonement is a total commitment. 2 7ou may still think this is associated #ith loss) a mistake all the se,arated 5ons o( 1od make in one #ay or another. 3 It is hard to $elie e a de(ense that cannot attack is the $est de(ense. ! This is #hat is meant $y 2the meek shall inherit the earth.2 % They #ill literally take it o er $ecause o( their stren&th. ' 3 t#o-#ay de(ense is inherently #eak ,recisely $ecause it has t#o ed&es) and can $e turned a&ainst you ery une/,ectedly. * This ,ossi$ility cannot $e controlled e/ce,t $y miracles. - The miracle turns the de(ense o( 3tonement to your real ,rotection) and as you $ecome more and more secure you assume your natural talent o( ,rotectin& others) kno#in& yoursel( as $oth a $rother and a 5on. III. T#e Altar of Go! T-2.III.1. The 3tonement can only $e acce,ted #ithin you $y releasin& the inner li&ht. 2 5ince the se,aration) de(enses ha e $een used almost entirely to de(end <a&ainst= the 3tonement) and thus maintain the se,aration. 3 This is &enerally seen as a need to ,rotect the $ody. ! The many $ody (antasies in #hich minds en&a&e arise (rom the distorted $elie( that the $ody can $e used as a means (or attainin& 2atonement.2 % ?ercei in& the $ody as a tem,le is only the (irst ste, in correctin& this distortion) $ecause it alters only ,art o( it. ' It <does= reco&niAe that 3tonement in ,hysical terms is im,ossi$le. * The ne/t ste,) ho#e er) is to realiAe that a tem,le is not a structure at all. - Its true holiness lies at the inner altar around #hich the structure is $uilt. : The em,hasis on $eauti(ul structures is a si&n o( the (ear o( 3tonement) and an un#illin&ness to reach the altar itsel(. 1> The real $eauty o( the tem,le cannot $e seen #ith the ,hysical eye. 11 5,iritual si&ht) on the other hand) cannot see the structure at all $ecause it is ,er(ect ision. 12 It can) ho#e er) see the altar #ith ,er(ect clarity. T-2.III.2. "or ,er(ect e((ecti eness the 3tonement $elon&s at the center o( the inner altar) #here it undoes the se,aration and restores the #holeness o( the mind. 2 Be(ore the se,aration the mind #as in ulnera$le to (ear) $ecause (ear did not e/ist. 3 Both the se,aration and the (ear are miscreations that must $e undone (or the restoration o( the tem,le) and (or the o,enin& o( the altar to recei e the 3tonement. ! This heals the se,aration $y ,lacin& #ithin you the one

e((ecti e de(ense a&ainst all se,aration thou&hts and makin& you ,er(ectly in ulnera$le. T-2.III.3. The acce,tance o( the 3tonement $y e eryone is only a matter o( time. 2 This may a,,ear to contradict (ree #ill $ecause o( the ine ita$ility o( the (inal decision) $ut this is not so. 3 7ou can tem,oriAe and you are ca,a$le o( enormous ,rocrastination) $ut you cannot de,art entirely (rom your Creator) 8ho set the limits on your a$ility to miscreate. ! 3n im,risoned #ill en&enders a situation #hich) in the e/treme) $ecomes alto&ether intolera$le. ,21 % Tolerance (or ,ain may $e hi&h) $ut it is not #ithout limit. ' @ entually e eryone $e&ins to reco&niAe) ho#e er dimly) that there <must= $e a $etter #ay. * 3s this reco&nition $ecomes more (irmly esta$lished) it $ecomes a turnin& ,oint. - This ultimately rea#akens s,iritual ision) simultaneously #eakenin& the in estment in ,hysical si&ht. : The alternatin& in estment in the t#o le els o( ,erce,tion is usually e/,erienced as con(lict) #hich can $ecome ery acute. 1> But the outcome is as certain as 1od. T-2.III.!. 5,iritual ision literally cannot see error) and merely looks (or 3tonement. 2 3ll solutions the ,hysical eye seeks dissol e. 3 5,iritual ision looks #ithin and reco&niAes immediately that the altar has $een de(iled and needs to $e re,aired and ,rotected. ! ?er(ectly a#are o( the ri&ht de(ense it ,asses o er all others) lookin& ,ast error to truth. % Because o( the stren&th o( its ision) it $rin&s the mind into its ser ice. ' This re-esta$lishes the ,o#er o( the mind and makes it increasin&ly una$le to tolerate delay) realiAin& that it only adds unnecessary ,ain. * 3s a result) the mind $ecomes increasin&ly sensiti e to #hat it #ould once ha e re&arded as ery minor intrusions o( discom(ort. T-2.III.%. The children o( 1od are entitled to the ,er(ect com(ort that comes (rom ,er(ect trust. 2 Until they achie e this) they #aste themsel es and their true creati e ,o#ers on useless attem,ts to make themsel es more com(orta$le $y ina,,ro,riate means. 3 But the real means are already ,ro ided) and do not in ol e any e((ort at all on their ,art. ! The 3tonement is the only &i(t that is #orthy o( $ein& o((ered at the altar o( 1od) $ecause o( the alue o( the altar itsel(. % It #as created ,er(ect and is entirely #orthy o( recei in& ,er(ection. ' 1od and 0is creations are com,letely de,endent on @ach Other. * 0e de,ends on them <$ecause= 0e created them ,er(ect. - 0e &a e them 0is ,eace so they could not $e shaken and could not $e decei ed. : 8hene er you are a(raid you <are= decei ed) and your mind cannot ser e the 0oly 5,irit. 1> This star es you $y denyin& you your daily $read. 11 1od is lonely #ithout 0is 5ons) and they are lonely #ithout 0im. 12 They must learn to look u,on the #orld as a means o(

healin& the se,aration. 13 The 3tonement is the &uarantee that they #ill ultimately succeed. ,22 I". Healin) as Release fro Fear T-2.I6.1. Our em,hasis is no# on healin&. 2 The miracle is the means) the 3tonement is the ,rinci,le) and healin& is the result. 3 To s,eak o( 2a miracle o( healin&2 is to com$ine t#o orders o( reality ina,,ro,riately. ! 0ealin& is not a miracle. % The 3tonement) or the (inal miracle) is a remedy and any ty,e o( healin& is a result. ' The kind o( error to #hich 3tonement is a,,lied is irrele ant. * 3ll healin& is essentially the release (rom (ear. - To undertake this you cannot $e (ear(ul yoursel(. : 7ou do not understand healin& $ecause o( your o#n (ear. T-2.I6.2. 3 maCor ste, in the 3tonement ,lan is to undo error at all le els. 2 5ickness or 2not-ri&ht-mindedness2 is the result o( le el con(usion) $ecause it al#ays entails the $elie( that #hat is amiss on one le el can ad ersely a((ect another. 3 8e ha e re(erred to miracles as the means o( correctin& le el con(usion) (or all mistakes must $e corrected at the le el on #hich they occur. ! Only the mind is ca,a$le o( error. % The $ody can act #ron&ly only #hen it is res,ondin& to misthou&ht. ' The $ody cannot create) and the $elie( that it can) a (undamental error) ,roduces all ,hysical sym,toms. * ?hysical illness re,resents a $elie( in ma&ic. - The #hole distortion that made ma&ic rests on the $elie( that there is a creati e a$ility in matter #hich the mind cannot control. : This error can take t#o (orms9 it can $e $elie ed that the mind can miscreate in the $ody) or that the $ody can miscreate in the mind. 1> 8hen it is understood that the mind) the only le el o( creation) cannot create $eyond itsel() neither ty,e o( con(usion need occur. T-2.I6.3. Only the mind can create $ecause s,irit has already $een created) and the $ody is a learnin& de ice (or the mind. 2 ;earnin& de ices are not lessons in themsel es. 3 Their ,ur,ose is merely to (acilitate learnin&. ! The #orst a (aulty use o( a learnin& de ice can do is to (ail to (acilitate learnin&. % It has no ,o#er in itsel( to introduce actual learnin& errors. ' The $ody) i( ,ro,erly understood) shares the in ulnera$ility o( the 3tonement to t#o-ed&ed a,,lication. * This is not $ecause the $ody is a miracle) $ut $ecause it is not inherently o,en to misinter,retation. - The $ody is merely ,art o( your e/,erience in the ,hysical #orld. : Its a$ilities can $e and (requently are o ere aluated. 1> 0o#e er) it is almost im,ossi$le to deny its e/istence in this #orld. 11 Those #ho do so are en&a&in& in a ,articularly un#orthy (orm o( denial. 12 The term 2un#orthy2 here im,lies only that it is not necessary to ,rotect the mind $y denyin& the unmind(ul. ,23 13 I( one

denies this un(ortunate as,ect o( the mind+s ,o#er) one is also denyin& the ,o#er itsel(. T-2.I6.!. 3ll material means that you acce,t as remedies (or $odily ills are restatements o( ma&ic ,rinci,les. 2 This is the (irst ste, in $elie in& that the $ody makes its o#n illness. 3 It is a second misste, to attem,t to heal it throu&h non-creati e a&ents. ! It does not (ollo#) ho#e er) that the use o( such a&ents (or correcti e ,ur,oses is e il. % 5ometimes the illness has a su((iciently stron& hold o er the mind to render a ,erson tem,orarily inaccessi$le to the 3tonement. ' In this case it may $e #ise to utiliAe a com,romise a,,roach to mind and $ody) in #hich somethin& (rom the outside is tem,orarily &i en healin& $elie(. * This is $ecause the last thin& that can hel, the non-ri&htminded) or the sick) is an increase in (ear. - They are already in a (ear#eakened state. : I( they are ,rematurely e/,osed to a miracle) they may $e ,reci,itated into ,anic. 1> This is likely to occur #hen u,sidedo#n ,erce,tion has induced the $elie( that miracles are (ri&htenin&. T-2.I6.%. The alue o( the 3tonement does not lie in the manner in #hich it is e/,ressed. 2 In (act) i( it is used truly) it #ill ine ita$ly $e e/,ressed in #hate er #ay is most hel,(ul to the recei er. 3 This means that a miracle) to attain its (ull e((icacy) must $e e/,ressed in a lan&ua&e that the reci,ient can understand #ithout (ear. ! This does not necessarily mean that this is the hi&hest le el o( communication o( #hich he is ca,a$le. % It does mean) ho#e er) that it is the hi&hest le el o( communication o( #hich he is ca,a$le <no#.= ' The #hole aim o( the miracle is to raise the le el o( communication) not to lo#er it $y increasin& (ear. ". T#e F'nction of t#e Miracle &or%er T-2.6.1. Be(ore miracle #orkers are ready to undertake their (unction in this #orld) it is essential that they (ully understand the (ear o( release. 2 Other#ise they may un#ittin&ly (oster the $elie( that release is im,risonment) a $elie( that is already ery ,re alent. 3 This mis,erce,tion arises in turn (rom the $elie( that harm can $e limited to the $ody. ! That is $ecause o( the underlyin& (ear that the mind can hurt itsel(. % None o( these errors is meanin&(ul) $ecause the miscreations o( the mind do not really e/ist. ' This reco&nition is a (ar $etter ,rotecti e de ice than any (orm o( le el con(usion) $ecause it introduces correction at the le el o( the error. ,2! * It is essential to remem$er that only the mind can create) and that correction $elon&s at the thou&ht le el. - To am,li(y an earlier statement) s,irit is already ,er(ect and there(ore does not require correction. : The $ody does not e/ist e/ce,t as a learnin& de ice (or the mind. 1> This learnin& de ice is not su$Cect to errors o( its o#n) $ecause it cannot create. 11 It is

o$ ious) then) that inducin& the mind to &i e u, its miscreations is the only a,,lication o( creati e a$ility that is truly meanin&(ul. T-2.6.2. 4a&ic is the mindless or the miscreati e use o( mind. 2 ?hysical medications are (orms o( 2s,ells)2 $ut i( you are a(raid to use the mind to heal) you should not attem,t to do so. 3 The ery (act that you are a(raid makes your mind ulnera$le to miscreation. ! 7ou are there(ore likely to misunderstand any healin& that mi&ht occur) and $ecause e&ocentricity and (ear usually occur to&ether) you may $e una$le to acce,t the real 5ource o( the healin&. % Under these conditions) it is sa(er (or you to rely tem,orarily on ,hysical healin& de ices) $ecause you cannot mis,ercei e them as your o#n creations. ' 3s lon& as your sense o( ulnera$ility ,ersists) you should not attem,t to ,er(orm miracles. T-2.6.3. I ha e already said that miracles are e/,ressions o( miraclemindedness) and miracle-mindedness means ri&ht-mindedness. 2 The ri&ht-minded neither e/alt nor de,reciate the mind o( the miracle #orker or the miracle recei er. 3 0o#e er) as a correction) the miracle need not a#ait the ri&ht-mindedness o( the recei er. ! In (act) its ,ur,ose is to restore him <to= his ri&ht mind. % It is essential) ho#e er) that the miracle #orker $e in his ri&ht mind) ho#e er $rie(ly) or he #ill $e una$le to re-esta$lish ri&ht-mindedness in someone else. T-2.6.!. The healer #ho relies on his o#n readiness is endan&erin& his understandin&. 2 7ou are ,er(ectly sa(e as lon& as you are com,letely unconcerned a$out your readiness) $ut maintain a consistent trust in mine. 3 I( your miracle #orkin& inclinations are not (unctionin& ,ro,erly) it is al#ays $ecause (ear has intruded on your ri&ht-mindedness and has turned it u,side do#n. ! 3ll (orms o( notri&ht-mindedness are the result o( re(usal to acce,t the 3tonement (or yoursel(. % I( you do acce,t it) you are in a ,osition to reco&niAe that those #ho need healin& are sim,ly those #ho ha e not realiAed that ri&ht-mindedness <is= healin&. T-2.6.%. <The sole res,onsi$ility o( the miracle #orker is to acce,t the 3tonement (or himsel(.= ,2% 2 This means you reco&niAe that mind is the only creati e le el) and that its errors are healed $y the 3tonement. 3 Once you acce,t this) your mind can only heal. ! By denyin& your mind any destructi e ,otential and reinstatin& its ,urely constructi e ,o#ers) you ,lace yoursel( in a ,osition to undo the le el con(usion o( others. % The messa&e you then &i e to them is the truth that their minds are similarly constructi e) and their miscreations cannot hurt them. ' By a((irmin& this you release the mind (rom o ere aluatin& its o#n learnin& de ice) and restore the mind to its true ,osition as the learner.

T-2.6.'. It should $e em,hasiAed a&ain that the $ody does not learn any more than it creates. 2 3s a learnin& de ice it merely (ollo#s the learner) $ut i( it is (alsely endo#ed #ith sel(-initiati e) it $ecomes a serious o$struction to the ery learnin& it should (acilitate. 3 Only the mind is ca,a$le o( illumination. ! 5,irit is already illuminated and the $ody in itsel( is too dense. % The mind) ho#e er) can $rin& its illumination to the $ody $y reco&niAin& that it is not the learner) and is there(ore unamena$le to learnin&. ' The $ody is) ho#e er) easily $rou&ht into ali&nment #ith a mind that has learned to look $eyond it to#ard the li&ht. T-2.6.*. Correcti e learnin& al#ays $e&ins #ith the a#akenin& o( s,irit) and the turnin& a#ay (rom the $elie( in ,hysical si&ht. 2 This o(ten entails (ear) $ecause you are a(raid o( #hat your s,iritual si&ht #ill sho# you. 3 I said $e(ore that the 0oly 5,irit cannot see error) and is ca,a$le only o( lookin& $eyond it to the de(ense o( 3tonement. ! There is no dou$t that this may ,roduce discom(ort) yet the discom(ort is not the (inal outcome o( the ,erce,tion. % 8hen the 0oly 5,irit is ,ermitted to look u,on the de(ilement o( the altar) 0e also looks immediately to#ard the 3tonement. ' Nothin& 0e ,ercei es can induce (ear. * @ erythin& that results (rom s,iritual a#areness is merely channeliAed to#ard correction. - Discom(ort is aroused only to $rin& the need (or correction into a#areness. T-2.6.-. The (ear o( healin& arises in the end (rom an un#illin&ness to acce,t unequi ocally that healin& is necessary. 2 8hat the ,hysical eye sees is not correcti e) nor can error $e corrected $y any de ice that can $e seen ,hysically. 3 3s lon& as you $elie e in #hat your ,hysical si&ht tells you) your attem,ts at correction #ill $e misdirected. ! The real ision is o$scured) $ecause you cannot endure to see your o#n de(iled altar. % But since the altar has $een de(iled) your state $ecomes dou$ly dan&erous unless it <is= ,ercei ed. ,2' T-2.6.:. 0ealin& is an a$ility that de elo,ed a(ter the se,aration) $e(ore #hich it #as unnecessary. 2 ;ike all as,ects o( the $elie( in s,ace and time) it is tem,orary. 3 0o#e er) as lon& as time ,ersists) healin& is needed as a means o( ,rotection. ! This is $ecause healin& rests on charity) and charity is a #ay o( ,ercei in& the ,er(ection o( another e en i( you cannot ,ercei e it in yoursel(. % 4ost o( the lo(tier conce,ts o( #hich you are ca,a$le no# are time-de,endent. ' Charity is really a #eaker re(lection o( a much more ,o#er(ul lo eencom,assment that is (ar $eyond any (orm o( charity you can concei e o( as yet. * Charity is essential to ri&ht-mindedness in the limited sense in #hich it can no# $e attained. T-2.6.1>. Charity is a #ay o( lookin& at another as i( he had already &one (ar $eyond his actual accom,lishments in time. 2 5ince his o#n

thinkin& is (aulty he cannot see the 3tonement (or himsel() or he #ould ha e no need o( charity. 3 The charity that is accorded him is $oth an ackno#led&ment that he needs hel,) and a reco&nition that he #ill acce,t it. ! Both o( these ,erce,tions clearly im,ly their de,endence on time) makin& it a,,arent that charity still lies #ithin the limitations o( this #orld. % I said $e(ore that only re elation transcends time. ' The miracle) as an e/,ression o( charity) can only shorten it. * It must $e understood) ho#e er) that #hene er you o((er a miracle to another) you are shortenin& the su((erin& o( $oth o( you. - This corrects retroacti ely as #ell as ,ro&ressi ely. A. Special Principles of Miracle &or%ers T-2.6.3.11. E1F The miracle a$olishes the need (or lo#er-order concerns. 2 5ince it is an out-o(-,attern time inter al) the ordinary considerations o( time and s,ace do not a,,ly. 3 8hen you ,er(orm a miracle) I #ill arran&e $oth time and s,ace to adCust to it. T-2.6.3.12. E2F 3 clear distinction $et#een #hat is created and #hat is made is essential. 2 3ll (orms o( healin& rest on this (undamental correction in le el ,erce,tion. T-2.6.3.13. E3F Ne er con(use ri&ht- and #ron&-mindedness. 2 Res,ondin& to any (orm o( error #ith anythin& e/ce,t a desire to heal is an e/,ression o( this con(usion. T-2.6.3.1!. E!F The miracle is al#ays a denial o( this error and an a((irmation o( the truth. 2 Only ri&ht-mindedness can correct in a #ay that has any real e((ect. 3 ?ra&matically) #hat has no real e((ect has no real e/istence. ,2* ! Its e((ect) then) is em,tiness. % Bein& #ithout su$stantial content) it lends itsel( to ,roCection. T-2.6.3.1%. E%F The le el-adCustment ,o#er o( the miracle induces the ri&ht ,erce,tion (or healin&. 2 Until this has occurred healin& cannot $e understood. 3 "or&i eness is an em,ty &esture unless it entails correction. ! 8ithout this it is essentially Cud&mental) rather than healin&. T-2.6.3.1'. E'F 4iracle-minded (or&i eness is <only= correction. 2 It has no element o( Cud&ment at all. 3 The statement 2"ather (or&i e them (or they kno# not #hat they do2 in no #ay e aluates <#hat= they do. ! It is an a,,eal to 1od to heal their minds. % There is no re(erence to the outcome o( the error. ' That does not matter. T-2.6.3.1*. E*F The inCunction 2Be o( one mind2 is the statement (or re elation-readiness. 2 4y request 2Do this in remem$rance o( me2 is the a,,eal (or coo,eration (rom miracle #orkers. 3 The t#o statements are not in the same order o( reality. ! Only the latter in ol es an a#areness o( time) since to remem$er is to recall the ,ast in the ,resent. % Time is under my direction) $ut timelessness $elon&s to

1od. ' In time #e e/ist (or and #ith each other. * In timelessness #e coe/ist #ith 1od. T-2.6.3.1-. E-F 7ou can do much on $ehal( o( your o#n healin& and that o( others i() in a situation callin& (or hel,) you think o( it this #ay. 2 I am here only to $e truly hel,(ul. 3 I am here to re,resent 0im 8ho sent me. ! I do not ha e to #orry a$out #hat to say or #hat to do) $ecause 0e 8ho sent me #ill direct me. % I am content to $e #here er 0e #ishes) kno#in& 0e &oes there #ith me. ' I #ill $e healed as I let 0im teach me to heal. "I. Fear an! Conflict T-2.6I.1. Bein& a(raid seems to $e in oluntary9 somethin& $eyond your o#n control. 2 7et I ha e said already that only constructi e acts should $e in oluntary. 3 4y control can take o er e erythin& that does not matter) #hile my &uidance can direct e erythin& that does) i( you so choose. ! "ear cannot $e controlled $y me) $ut it can $e sel(controlled. % "ear ,re ents me (rom &i in& you my control. ' The ,resence o( (ear sho#s that you ha e raised $ody thou&hts to the le el o( the mind. ,2- * This remo es them (rom my control) and makes you (eel ,ersonally res,onsi$le (or them. - This is an o$ ious con(usion o( le els. T-2.6I.2. I do not (oster le el con(usion) $ut you must choose to correct it. 2 7ou #ould not e/cuse insane $eha ior on your ,art $y sayin& you could not hel, it. 3 8hy should you condone insane thinkin&D ! There is a con(usion here that you #ould do #ell to look at clearly. % 7ou may $elie e that you are res,onsi$le (or #hat you do) $ut not (or #hat you think. ' The truth is that you are res,onsi$le (or #hat you think) $ecause it is only at this le el that you can e/ercise choice. * 8hat you do comes (rom #hat you think. - 7ou cannot se,arate yoursel( (rom the truth $y 2&i in&2 autonomy to $eha ior. : This is controlled $y me automatically as soon as you ,lace #hat you think under my &uidance. 1> 8hene er you are a(raid) it is a sure si&n that you ha e allo#ed your mind to miscreate and ha e not allo#ed me to &uide it. T-2.6I.3. It is ,ointless to $elie e that controllin& the outcome o( misthou&ht can result in healin&. 2 8hen you are (ear(ul) you ha e chosen #ron&ly. 3 That is #hy you (eel res,onsi$le (or it. ! 7ou must chan&e your mind) not your $eha ior) and this <is= a matter o( #illin&ness. % 7ou do not need &uidance e/ce,t at the mind le el. ' Correction $elon&s only at the le el #here chan&e is ,ossi$le. *

Chan&e does not mean anythin& at the sym,tom le el) #here it cannot #ork. T-2.6I.!. The correction o( (ear <is= your res,onsi$ility. 2 8hen you ask (or release (rom (ear) you are im,lyin& that it is not. 3 7ou should ask) instead) (or hel, in the conditions that ha e $rou&ht the (ear a$out. ! These conditions al#ays entail a #illin&ness to $e se,arate. % 3t that le el you <can= hel, it. ' 7ou are much too tolerant o( mind #anderin&) and are ,assi ely condonin& your mind+s miscreations. * The ,articular result does not matter) $ut the (undamental error does. - The correction is al#ays the same. : Be(ore you choose to do anythin&) ask me i( your choice is in accord #ith mine. 1> I( you are sure that it is) there #ill $e no (ear. T-2.6I.%. "ear is al#ays a si&n o( strain) arisin& #hene er #hat you #ant con(licts #ith #hat you do. 2 This situation arises in t#o #ays. "irst) you can choose to do con(lictin& thin&s) either simultaneously or successi ely. 3 This ,roduces con(licted $eha ior) #hich is intolera$le to you $ecause the ,art o( the mind that #ants to do somethin& else is outra&ed. ! 5econd) you can $eha e as you think you should) $ut #ithout entirely #antin& to do so. ,2: % This ,roduces consistent $eha ior) $ut entails &reat strain. ' In $oth cases) the mind and the $eha ior are out o( accord) resultin& in a situation in #hich you are doin& #hat you do not #holly #ant to do. * This arouses a sense o( coercion that usually ,roduces ra&e) and ,roCection is likely to (ollo#. 8hene er there is (ear) it is $ecause you ha e not made u, your mind. : 7our mind is there(ore s,lit) and your $eha ior ine ita$ly $ecomes erratic. 1> Correctin& at the $eha ioral le el can shi(t the error (rom the (irst to the second ty,e) $ut #ill not o$literate the (ear. T-2.6I.'. It is ,ossi$le to reach a state in #hich you $rin& your mind under my &uidance #ithout conscious e((ort) $ut this im,lies a #illin&ness that you ha e not de elo,ed as yet. 2 The 0oly 5,irit cannot ask more than you are #illin& to do. 3 The stren&th to do comes (rom your undi ided decision. ! There is no strain in doin& 1od+s 8ill as soon as you reco&niAe that it is also your o#n. % The lesson here is quite sim,le) $ut ,articularly a,t to $e o erlooked. ' I #ill there(ore re,eat it) ur&in& you to listen. * Only your mind can ,roduce (ear. - It does so #hene er it is con(licted in #hat it #ants) ,roducin& ine ita$le strain $ecause #antin& and doin& are discordant. : This can $e corrected only $y acce,tin& a uni(ied &oal. T-2.6I.*. The (irst correcti e ste, in undoin& the error is to kno# (irst that the con(lict is an e/,ression o( (ear. 2 5ay to yoursel( that you must someho# ha e chosen not to lo e) or the (ear could not ha e arisen. 3 Then the #hole ,rocess o( correction $ecomes nothin& more than a series o( ,ra&matic ste,s in the lar&er ,rocess o( acce,tin& the

3tonement as the remedy. ! These ste,s may $e summariAed in this #ay. % Gno# (irst that this is (ear. ' "ear arises (rom lack o( lo e. * The only remedy (or lack o( lo e is ,er(ect lo e. - ?er(ect lo e is the 3tonement. T-2.6I.-. I ha e em,hasiAed that the miracle) or the e/,ression o( 3tonement) is al#ays a si&n o( res,ect <(rom= the #orthy <to= the #orthy. 2 The reco&nition o( this #orth is re-esta$lished $y the 3tonement. 3 It is o$ ious) then) that #hen you are a(raid) you ha e ,laced yoursel( in a ,osition #here you need 3tonement. ! 7ou ha e done somethin& lo eless) ha in& chosen #ithout lo e. % This is ,recisely the situation (or #hich the 3tonement #as o((ered. ' The need (or the remedy ins,ired its esta$lishment. * 3s lon& as you reco&niAe only the need (or the remedy) you #ill remain (ear(ul. ,3> 0o#e er) as soon as you acce,t the remedy) you ha e a$olished the (ear. : This is ho# true healin& occurs. T-2.6I.:. @ eryone e/,eriences (ear. 2 7et it #ould take ery little ri&ht thinkin& to realiAe #hy (ear occurs. 3 "e# a,,reciate the real ,o#er o( the mind) and no one remains (ully a#are o( it all the time. ! 0o#e er) i( you ho,e to s,are yoursel( (rom (ear there are some thin&s you must realiAe) and realiAe (ully. % The mind is ery ,o#er(ul) and ne er loses its creati e (orce. ' It ne er slee,s. * @ ery instant it is creatin&. - It is hard to reco&niAe that thou&ht and $elie( com$ine into a ,o#er sur&e that can literally mo e mountains. : It a,,ears at (irst &lance that to $elie e such ,o#er a$out yoursel( is arro&ant) $ut that is not the real reason you do not $elie e it. 1> 7ou ,re(er to $elie e that your thou&hts cannot e/ert real in(luence $ecause you are actually a(raid o( them. 11 This may allay a#areness o( the &uilt) $ut at the cost o( ,ercei in& the mind as im,otent. 12 I( you $elie e that #hat you think is ine((ectual you may cease to $e a(raid o( it) $ut you are hardly likely to res,ect it. 13 There <are= no idle thou&hts. 1! 3ll thinkin& ,roduces (orm at some le el. "II. Ca'se an! Effect T-2.6II.1. 7ou may still com,lain a$out (ear) $ut you ne ertheless ,ersist in makin& yoursel( (ear(ul. 2 I ha e already indicated that you cannot ask me to release you (rom (ear. 3 I kno# it does not e/ist) $ut you do not. ! I( I inter ened $et#een your thou&hts and their results) I #ould $e tam,erin& #ith a $asic la# o( cause and e((ect9 the most (undamental la# there is. % I #ould hardly hel, you i( I de,reciated the ,o#er o( your o#n thinkin&. ' This #ould $e in direct o,,osition to the ,ur,ose o( this course. * It is much more hel,(ul to remind you that

you do not &uard your thou&hts care(ully enou&h. - 7ou may (eel that at this ,oint it #ould take a miracle to ena$le you to do this) #hich is ,er(ectly true. : 7ou are not used to miracle-minded thinkin&) $ut you can $e trained to think that #ay. 1> 3ll miracle #orkers need that kind o( trainin&. T-2.6II.2. I cannot let you lea e your mind un&uarded) or you #ill not $e a$le to hel, me. 2 4iracle #orkin& entails a (ull realiAation o( the ,o#er o( thou&ht in order to a oid miscreation. 3 Other#ise a miracle #ill $e necessary to set the mind itsel( strai&ht) a circular ,rocess that #ould not (oster the time colla,se (or #hich the miracle #as intended. ,31 ! The miracle #orker must ha e &enuine res,ect (or true cause and e((ect as a necessary condition (or the miracle to occur. T-2.6II.3. Both miracles and (ear come (rom thou&hts. 2 I( you are not (ree to choose one) you #ould also not $e (ree to choose the other. 3 By choosin& the miracle you <ha e= reCected (ear) i( only tem,orarily. ! 7ou ha e $een (ear(ul o( e eryone and e erythin&. % 7ou are a(raid o( 1od) o( me and o( yoursel(. ' 7ou ha e mis,ercei ed or miscreated Us) and $elie e in #hat you ha e made. * 7ou #ould not ha e done this i( you #ere not a(raid o( your o#n thou&hts. - The (ear(ul <must= miscreate) $ecause they mis,ercei e creation. : 8hen you miscreate you are in ,ain. 1> The cause and e((ect ,rinci,le no# $ecomes a real e/,editer) thou&h only tem,orarily. 11 3ctually) 2Cause2 is a term ,ro,erly $elon&in& to 1od) and 0is 2@((ect2 is 0is 5on. 12 This entails a set o( Cause and @((ect relationshi,s totally di((erent (rom those you introduce into miscreation. 13 The (undamental con(lict in this #orld) then) is $et#een creation and miscreation. 1! 3ll (ear is im,licit in the second) and all lo e in the (irst. 1% The con(lict is there(ore one $et#een lo e and (ear. T-2.6II.!. It has already $een said that you $elie e you cannot control (ear $ecause you yoursel( made it) and your $elie( in it seems to render it out o( your control. 2 7et any attem,t to resol e the error throu&h attem,tin& the mastery o( (ear is useless. 3 In (act) it asserts the ,o#er o( (ear $y the ery assum,tion that it need $e mastered. ! The true resolution rests entirely on mastery throu&h lo e. % In the interim) ho#e er) the sense o( con(lict is ine ita$le) since you ha e ,laced yoursel( in a ,osition #here you $elie e in the ,o#er o( #hat does not e/ist. T-2.6II.%. Nothin& and e erythin& cannot coe/ist. 2 To $elie e in one is to deny the other. 3 "ear is really nothin& and lo e is e erythin&. ! 8hene er li&ht enters darkness) the darkness is a$olished. % 8hat you $elie e is true (or you. ' In this sense the se,aration <has= occurred) and to deny it is merely to use denial ina,,ro,riately. * 0o#e er) to concentrate on error is only a (urther error. - The initial correcti e

,rocedure is to reco&niAe tem,orarily that there is a ,ro$lem) $ut only as an indication that immediate correction is needed. : This esta$lishes a state o( mind in #hich the 3tonement can $e acce,ted #ithout delay. 1> It should $e em,hasiAed) ho#e er) that ultimately no com,romise is ,ossi$le $et#een e erythin& and nothin&. 11 Time is essentially a de ice $y #hich all com,romise in this res,ect can $e &i en u, ,32. 12 It only seems to $e a$olished $y de&rees) $ecause time itsel( in ol es inter als that do not e/ist. 13 4iscreation made this necessary as a correcti e de ice. 1! The statement 2"or 1od so lo ed the #orld that he &a e his only $e&otten 5on) that #hosoe er $elie eth in him should not ,erish $ut ha e e erlastin& li(e2 needs only one sli&ht correction to $e meanin&(ul in this conte/t9 20e &a e it <to= 0is only $e&otten 5on.2 T-2.6II.'. It should es,ecially $e noted that 1od has only <one= 5on. 2 I( all 0is creations are 0is 5ons) e ery one must $e an inte&ral ,art o( the #hole 5onshi,. 3 The 5onshi, in its Oneness transcends the sum o( its ,arts. ! 0o#e er) this is o$scured as lon& as any o( its ,arts is missin&. % That is #hy the con(lict cannot ultimately $e resol ed until all the ,arts o( the 5onshi, ha e returned. ' Only then can the meanin& o( #holeness in the true sense $e understood. * 3ny ,art o( the 5onshi, can $elie e in error or incom,leteness i( he so chooses. 0o#e er) i( he does so) he is $elie in& in the e/istence o( nothin&ness. : The correction o( this error is the 3tonement. T-2.6II.*. I ha e already $rie(ly s,oken a$out readiness) $ut some additional ,oints mi&ht $e hel,(ul here. 2 Readiness is only the ,rerequisite (or accom,lishment. 3 The t#o should not $e con(used. ! 3s soon as a state o( readiness occurs) there is usually some de&ree o( desire to accom,lish) $ut it is $y no means necessarily undi ided. % The state does not im,ly more than a ,otential (or a chan&e o( mind. ' Con(idence cannot de elo, (ully until mastery has $een accom,lished. * 8e ha e already attem,ted to correct the (undamental error that (ear can $e mastered) and ha e em,hasiAed that the only real mastery is throu&h lo e. - Readiness is only the $e&innin& o( con(idence. : 7ou may think this im,lies that an enormous amount o( time is necessary $et#een readiness and mastery) $ut let me remind you that time and s,ace are under my control. "III. T#e Meanin) of t#e Last *'!) ent T-2.6III.1. One o( the #ays in #hich you can correct the ma&ic-miracle con(usion is to remem$er that you did not create yoursel(. 2 7ou are a,t to (or&et this #hen you $ecome e&ocentric) and this ,uts you in a ,osition #here a $elie( in ma&ic is irtually ine ita$le. ,33 3 7our #ill to create #as &i en you $y your Creator) 8ho #as e/,ressin& the same

8ill in 0is creation. ! 5ince creati e a$ility rests in the mind) e erythin& you create is necessarily a matter o( #ill. % It also (ollo#s that #hate er you alone make is real in your o#n si&ht) thou&h not in the 4ind o( 1od. ' This $asic distinction leads directly into the real meanin& o( the ;ast Hud&ment. T-2.6III.2. The ;ast Hud&ment is one o( the most threatenin& ideas in your thinkin&. 2 This is $ecause you do not understand it. 3 Hud&ment is not an attri$ute o( 1od. ! It #as $rou&ht into $ein& only a(ter the se,aration) #hen it $ecame one o( the many learnin& de ices to $e $uilt into the o erall ,lan. % Hust as the se,aration occurred o er millions o( years) the ;ast Hud&ment #ill e/tend o er a similarly lon& ,eriod) and ,erha,s an e en lon&er one. ' Its len&th can) ho#e er) $e &reatly shortened $y miracles) the de ice (or shortenin& $ut not a$olishin& time. * I( a su((icient num$er $ecome truly miracle-minded) this shortenin& ,rocess can $e irtually immeasura$le. - It is essential) ho#e er) that you (ree yoursel( (rom (ear quickly) $ecause you must emer&e (rom the con(lict i( you are to $rin& ,eace to other minds. T-2.6III.3. The ;ast Hud&ment is &enerally thou&ht o( as a ,rocedure undertaken $y 1od. 2 3ctually it #ill $e undertaken $y my $rothers #ith my hel,. 3 It is a (inal healin& rather than a metin& out o( ,unishment) ho#e er much you may think that ,unishment is deser ed. ! ?unishment is a conce,t totally o,,osed to ri&htmindedness) and the aim o( the ;ast Hud&ment is to restore ri&htmindedness to you. % The ;ast Hud&ment mi&ht $e called a ,rocess o( ri&ht e aluation. ' It sim,ly means that e eryone #ill (inally come to understand #hat is #orthy and #hat is not. * 3(ter this) the a$ility to choose can $e directed rationally. - Until this distinction is made) ho#e er) the acillations $et#een (ree and im,risoned #ill cannot $ut continue. T-2.6III.!. The (irst ste, to#ard (reedom in ol es a sortin& out o( the (alse (rom the true. 2 This is a ,rocess o( se,aration in the constructi e sense) and re(lects the true meanin& o( the 3,ocaly,se. 3 @ eryone #ill ultimately look u,on his o#n creations and choose to ,reser e only #hat is &ood) Cust as 1od 0imsel( looked u,on #hat 0e had created and kne# that it #as &ood. ! 3t this ,oint) the mind can $e&in to look #ith lo e on its o#n creations $ecause o( their #orthiness. % 3t the same time the mind #ill ine ita$ly diso#n its miscreations #hich) #ithout $elie() #ill no lon&er e/ist. ,3! T-2.6III.%. The term 2;ast Hud&ment2 is (ri&htenin& not only $ecause it has $een ,roCected onto 1od) $ut also $ecause o( the association o( 2last2 #ith death. 2 This is an outstandin& e/am,le o( u,side-do#n ,erce,tion. 3 I( the meanin& o( the ;ast Hud&ment is o$Cecti ely e/amined) it is quite a,,arent that it is really the door#ay to li(e. ! No

one #ho li es in (ear is really ali e. % 7our o#n last Cud&ment cannot $e directed to#ard yoursel() $ecause you are not your o#n creation. ' 7ou can) ho#e er) a,,ly it meanin&(ully and at any time to e erythin& you ha e made) and retain in your memory only #hat is creati e and &ood. * This is #hat your ri&ht-mindedness cannot $ut dictate. - The ,ur,ose o( time is solely to 2&i e you time2 to achie e this Cud&ment. : It is your o#n ,er(ect Cud&ment o( your o#n ,er(ect creations. 1> 8hen e erythin& you retain is lo a$le) there is no reason (or (ear to remain #ith you. 11 This is your ,art in the 3tonement. ,3% Cha,ter 3. THE INNOCENT PERCEPTION I. Atone ent +it#o't Sacrifice T-3.I.1. 3 (urther ,oint must $e ,er(ectly clear $e(ore any residual (ear still associated #ith miracles can disa,,ear. 2 The cruci(i/ion did not esta$lish the 3tonement9 the resurrection did. 3 4any sincere Christians ha e misunderstood this. ! No one #ho is (ree o( the $elie( in scarcity could ,ossi$ly make this mistake. % I( the cruci(i/ion is seen (rom an u,side-do#n ,oint o( ie#) it does a,,ear as i( 1od ,ermitted and e en encoura&ed one o( 0is 5ons to su((er $ecause he #as &ood. ' This ,articularly un(ortunate inter,retation) #hich arose out o( ,roCection) has led many ,eo,le to $e $itterly a(raid o( 1od. * 5uch anti-reli&ious conce,ts enter into many reli&ions. - 7et the real Christian should ,ause and ask) 20o# could this $eD2 : Is it likely that 1od 0imsel( #ould $e ca,a$le o( the kind o( thinkin& #hich 0is O#n #ords ha e clearly stated is un#orthy o( 0is 5onD T-3.I.2. The $est de(ense) as al#ays) is not to attack another+s ,osition) $ut rather to ,rotect the truth. 2 It is un#ise to acce,t any conce,t i( you ha e to in ert a #hole (rame o( re(erence in order to Custi(y it. 3 This ,rocedure is ,ain(ul in its minor a,,lications and &enuinely tra&ic on a #ider scale. ! ?ersecution (requently results in an attem,t to 2Custi(y2 the terri$le mis,erce,tion that 1od 0imsel( ,ersecuted 0is O#n 5on on $ehal( o( sal ation. % The ery #ords are meanin&less. ' It has $een ,articularly di((icult to o ercome this $ecause) althou&h the error itsel( is no harder to correct than any other) many ha e $een un#illin& to &i e it u, in ie# o( its ,rominent alue as a de(ense. * In milder (orms a ,arent says) 2This hurts me more than it hurts you)2 and (eels e/onerated in $eatin& a child. - Can you $elie e our "ather really thinks this #ayD : It is so essential that all such thinkin& $e dis,elled that #e must $e sure that nothin& o( this kind remains in your mind. 1> I #as not 2,unished2 $ecause <you=

#ere $ad. 11 The #holly $eni&n lesson the 3tonement teaches is lost i( it is tainted #ith this kind o( distortion in any (orm. T-3.I.3. The statement 26en&eance is mine) saith the ;ord2 is a mis,erce,tion $y #hich one assi&ns his o#n 2e il2 ,ast to 1od. ,3' 2 The 2e il2 ,ast has nothin& to do #ith 1od. 3 0e did not create it and 0e does not maintain it. ! 1od does not $elie e in retri$ution. % 0is 4ind does not create that #ay. ' 0e does not hold your 2e il2 deeds a&ainst you. * Is it likely that 0e #ould hold them a&ainst meD - Be ery sure that you reco&niAe ho# utterly im,ossi$le this assum,tion is) and ho# entirely it arises (rom ,roCection. : This kind o( error is res,onsi$le (or a host o( related errors) includin& the $elie( that 1od reCected 3dam and (orced him out o( the 1arden o( @den. 1> It is also #hy you may $elie e (rom time to time that I am misdirectin& you. 11 I ha e made e ery e((ort to use #ords that are almost im,ossi$le to distort) $ut it is al#ays ,ossi$le to t#ist sym$ols around i( you #ish. T-3.I.!. 5acri(ice is a notion totally unkno#n to 1od. 2 It arises solely (rom (ear) and (ri&htened ,eo,le can $e icious. 3 5acri(icin& in any #ay is a iolation o( my inCunction that you should $e merci(ul e en as your "ather in 0ea en is merci(ul. ! It has $een hard (or many Christians to realiAe that this a,,lies to themsel es. % 1ood teachers ne er terroriAe their students. ' To terroriAe is to attack) and this results in reCection o( #hat the teacher o((ers. * The result is learnin& (ailure. T-3.I.%. I ha e $een correctly re(erred to as 2the lam$ o( 1od #ho taketh a#ay the sins o( the #orld)2 $ut those #ho re,resent the lam$ as $lood-stained do not understand the meanin& o( the sym$ol. 2 Correctly understood) it is a ery sim,le sym$ol that s,eaks o( my innocence. 3 The lion and the lam$ lyin& do#n to&ether sym$oliAe that stren&th and innocence are not in con(lict) $ut naturally li e in ,eace. ! 2Blessed are the ,ure in heart (or they shall see 1od2 is another #ay o( sayin& the same thin&. % 3 ,ure mind kno#s the truth and this is its stren&th. ' It does not con(use destruction #ith innocence $ecause it associates innocence #ith stren&th) not #ith #eakness. T-3.I.'. Innocence is inca,a$le o( sacri(icin& anythin&) $ecause the innocent mind has e erythin& and stri es only to ,rotect its #holeness. 2 It cannot ,roCect. 3 It can only honor other minds) $ecause honor is the natural &reetin& o( the truly lo ed to others #ho are like them. ! The lam$ 2taketh a#ay the sins o( the #orld2 in the sense that the state o( innocence) or &race) is one in #hich the meanin& o( the 3tonement is ,er(ectly a,,arent. % The 3tonement is entirely unam$i&uous. ' It is ,er(ectly clear $ecause it e/ists in li&ht. * Only the attem,ts to shroud it in darkness ha e made it inaccessi$le to those #ho do not choose to see. ,3*

T-3.I.*. The 3tonement itsel( radiates nothin& $ut truth. 2 It there(ore e,itomiAes harmlessness and sheds only $lessin&. 3 It could not do this i( it arose (rom anythin& $ut ,er(ect innocence. ! Innocence is #isdom $ecause it is una#are o( e il) and e il does not e/ist. % It is) ho#e er) ,er(ectly a#are o( e erythin& that is true. ' The resurrection demonstrated that nothin& can destroy truth. * 1ood can #ithstand any (orm o( e il) as li&ht a$olishes (orms o( darkness. - The 3tonement is there(ore the ,er(ect lesson. : It is the (inal demonstration that all the other lessons I tau&ht are true. 1> I( you can acce,t this one &eneraliAation no#) there #ill $e no need to learn (rom many smaller lessons. 11 7ou are released (rom all errors i( you $elie e this. T-3.I.-. The innocence o( 1od is the true state o( the mind o( 0is 5on. 2 In this state your mind kno#s 1od) (or 1od is not sym$olic9 0e is "act. 3 Gno#in& 0is 5on as he is) you realiAe that the 3tonement) not sacri(ice) is the only a,,ro,riate &i(t (or 1od+s altar) #here nothin& e/ce,t ,er(ection $elon&s. ! The understandin& o( the innocent is truth. % That is #hy their altars are truly radiant. II. Miracles as Tr'e Perception T-3.II.1. I ha e stated that the $asic conce,ts re(erred to in this course are not matters o( de&ree. 2 Certain (undamental conce,ts cannot $e understood in terms o( o,,osites. 3 It is im,ossi$le to concei e o( li&ht and darkness or e erythin& and nothin& as Coint ,ossi$ilities. ! They are all true or all (alse. % It is essential that you realiAe your thinkin& #ill $e erratic until a (irm commitment to one or the other is made. ' 3 (irm commitment to darkness or nothin&ness) ho#e er) is im,ossi$le. * No one has e er li ed #ho has not e/,erienced <some= li&ht and <some= thin&. - No one) there(ore) is a$le to deny truth totally) e en i( he thinks he can. T-3.II.2. Innocence is not a ,artial attri$ute. 2 It is not real <until= it is total. 3 The ,artly innocent are a,t to $e quite (oolish at times. ! It is not until their innocence $ecomes a ie#,oint #ith uni ersal a,,lication that it $ecomes #isdom. % Innocent or true ,erce,tion means that you ne er mis,ercei e and al#ays see truly. ' 4ore sim,ly) it means that you ne er see #hat does not e/ist) and al#ays see #hat does. T-3.II.3. 8hen you lack con(idence in #hat someone #ill do) you are attestin& to your $elie( that he is not in his ri&ht mind. 2 This is hardly a miracle-$ased (rame o( re(erence. ,3- 3 It also has the disastrous e((ect o( denyin& the ,o#er o( the miracle. ! The miracle ,ercei es e erythin& as it is. % I( nothin& $ut the truth e/ists) ri&ht-minded seein& cannot see anythin& $ut ,er(ection. ' I ha e said that only #hat 1od creates or #hat you create #ith the same 8ill has any real e/istence. *

This) then) is all the innocent can see. - They do not su((er (rom distorted ,erce,tion. T-3.II.!. 7ou are a(raid o( 1od+s 8ill $ecause you ha e used your o#n mind) #hich 0e created in the likeness o( 0is O#n) to miscreate. 2 The mind can miscreate only #hen it $elie es it is not (ree. 3 3n 2im,risoned2 mind is not (ree $ecause it is ,ossessed) or held $ack) $y itsel(. ! It is there(ore limited) and the #ill is not (ree to assert itsel(. % To $e one is to $e o( one mind or #ill. ' 8hen the 8ill o( the 5onshi, and the "ather are One) their ,er(ect accord is 0ea en. T-3.II.%. Nothin& can ,re ail a&ainst a 5on o( 1od #ho commends his s,irit into the 0ands o( his "ather. 2 By doin& this the mind a#akens (rom its slee, and remem$ers its Creator. 3 3ll sense o( se,aration disa,,ears. ! The 5on o( 1od is ,art o( the 0oly Trinity) $ut the Trinity Itsel( is One. % There is no con(usion #ithin Its ;e els) $ecause They are o( one 4ind and one 8ill. ' This sin&le ,ur,ose creates ,er(ect inte&ration and esta$lishes the ,eace o( 1od. * 7et this ision can $e ,ercei ed only $y the truly innocent. - Because their hearts are ,ure) the innocent de(end true ,erce,tion instead o( de(endin& themsel es a&ainst it. : Understandin& the lesson o( the 3tonement they are #ithout the #ish to attack) and there(ore they see truly. 1> This is #hat the Bi$le means #hen it says) 28hen he shall a,,ear Eor $e ,ercei edF #e shall $e like him) (or #e shall see him as he is.2 T-3.II.'. The #ay to correct distortions is to #ithdra# your (aith in them and in est it only in #hat is true. 2 7ou cannot make untruth true. 3 I( you are #illin& to acce,t #hat is true in e erythin& you ,ercei e) you let it $e true (or you. ! Truth o ercomes all error) and those #ho li e in error and em,tiness can ne er (ind lastin& solace. % I( you ,ercei e truly you are cancellin& out mis,erce,tions in yoursel( and in others simultaneously. ' Because you see them as they are) you o((er them your acce,tance o( their truth so they can acce,t it (or themsel es. * This is the healin& that the miracle induces. ,3: III. Perception vers's ,no+le!)e T-3.III.1. 8e ha e $een em,hasiAin& ,erce,tion) and ha e said ery little a$out kno#led&e as yet. 2 This is $ecause ,erce,tion must $e strai&htened out $e(ore you can kno# anythin&. 3 To kno# is to $e certain. ! Uncertainty means that you do not kno#. % Gno#led&e is ,o#er $ecause it is certain) and certainty is stren&th. ' ?erce,tion is tem,orary. * 3s an attri$ute o( the $elie( in s,ace and time) it is su$Cect to either (ear or lo e. - 4is,erce,tions ,roduce (ear and true ,erce,tions (oster lo e) $ut neither $rin&s certainty $ecause all ,erce,tion aries. : That is #hy it is not kno#led&e. 1> True ,erce,tion

is the $asis (or kno#led&e) $ut kno#in& is the a((irmation o( truth and $eyond all ,erce,tions. T-3.III.2. 3ll your di((iculties stem (rom the (act that you do not reco&niAe yoursel() your $rother or 1od. 2 To reco&niAe means to 2kno# a&ain)2 im,lyin& that you kne# $e(ore. 3 7ou can see in many #ays $ecause ,erce,tion in ol es inter,retation) and this means that it is not #hole or consistent. ! The miracle) $ein& a #ay o( ,ercei in&) is not kno#led&e. % It is the ri&ht ans#er to a question) $ut you do not question #hen you kno#. ' Iuestionin& illusions is the (irst ste, in undoin& them. * The miracle) or the ri&ht ans#er) corrects them. 5ince ,erce,tions chan&e) their de,endence on time is o$ ious. : 0o# you ,ercei e at any &i en time determines #hat you do) and actions must occur in time. 1> Gno#led&e is timeless) $ecause certainty is not questiona$le. 11 7ou kno# #hen you ha e ceased to ask questions. T-3.III.3. The questionin& mind ,ercei es itsel( in time) and there(ore looks (or (uture ans#ers. 2 The closed mind $elie es the (uture and the ,resent #ill $e the same. 3 This esta$lishes a seemin&ly sta$le state that is usually an attem,t to counteract an underlyin& (ear that the (uture #ill $e #orse than the ,resent. ! This (ear inhi$its the tendency to question at all. T-3.III.!. True ision is the natural ,erce,tion o( s,iritual si&ht) $ut it is still a correction rather than a (act. 2 5,iritual si&ht is sym$olic) and there(ore not a de ice (or kno#in&. 3 It is) ho#e er) a means o( ri&ht ,erce,tion) #hich $rin&s it into the ,ro,er domain o( the miracle. ! 3 2 ision o( 1od2 #ould $e a miracle rather than a re elation. % The (act that ,erce,tion is in ol ed at all remo es the e/,erience (rom the realm o( kno#led&e. ' That is #hy isions) ho#e er holy) do not last. T-3.III.%. The Bi$le tells you to kno# yoursel() or to $e certain. 2 Certainty is al#ays o( 1od. ,!> 3 8hen you lo e someone you ha e ,ercei ed him as he is) and this makes it ,ossi$le (or you to kno# him. ! Until you (irst ,ercei e him as he is you cannot kno# him. % 8hile you ask questions a$out him you are clearly im,lyin& that you do not kno# 1od. ' Certainty does not require action. * 8hen you say you are actin& on the $asis o( kno#led&e) you are really con(usin& kno#led&e #ith ,erce,tion. - Gno#led&e ,ro ides the stren&th (or creati e thinkin&) $ut not (or ri&ht doin&. : ?erce,tion) miracles and doin& are closely related. 1> Gno#led&e is the result o( re elation and induces only thou&ht. 11 @ en in its most s,iritualiAed (orm ,erce,tion in ol es the $ody. 12 Gno#led&e comes (rom the altar #ithin and is timeless $ecause it is certain. 13 To ,ercei e the truth is not the same as to kno# it. T-3.III.'. Ri&ht ,erce,tion is necessary $e(ore 1od can communicate directly to 0is altars) #hich 0e esta$lished in 0is 5ons. 2 There 0e can

communicate 0is certainty) and 0is kno#led&e #ill $rin& ,eace #ithout question. 3 1od is not a stran&er to 0is 5ons) and 0is 5ons are not stran&ers to each other. ! Gno#led&e ,receded $oth ,erce,tion and time) and #ill ultimately re,lace them. % That is the real meanin& o( 23l,ha and Ome&a) the $e&innin& and the end)2 and 2Be(ore 3$raham #as I am.2 ' ?erce,tion can and must $e sta$iliAed) $ut kno#led&e <is= sta$le. * 2"ear 1od and kee, 0is commandments2 $ecomes 2Gno# 1od and acce,t 0is certainty.2 T-3.III.*. I( you attack error in another) you #ill hurt yoursel(. 2 7ou cannot kno# your $rother #hen you attack him. 3 3ttack is al#ays made u,on a stran&er. ! 7ou are makin& him a stran&er $y mis,ercei in& him) and so you cannot kno# him. % It is $ecause you ha e made him a stran&er that you are a(raid o( him. ' ?ercei e him correctly so that you can kno# him. * There are no stran&ers in 1od+s creation. - To create as 0e created you can create only #hat you kno#) and there(ore acce,t as yours. : 1od kno#s 0is children #ith ,er(ect certainty. 1> 0e created them $y kno#in& them. 11 0e reco&niAes them ,er(ectly. 12 8hen they do not reco&niAe each other) they do not reco&niAe 0im. I6. Error an! t#e E)o T-3.I6.1. The a$ilities you no# ,ossess are only shado#s o( your real stren&th. 2 3ll o( your ,resent (unctions are di ided and o,en to question and dou$t. 3 This is $ecause you are not certain ho# you #ill use them) and are there(ore inca,a$le o( kno#led&e. ,!1 ! 7ou are also inca,a$le o( kno#led&e $ecause you can still ,ercei e lo elessly. % ?erce,tion did not e/ist until the se,aration introduced de&rees) as,ects and inter als. ' 5,irit has no le els) and all con(lict arises (rom the conce,t o( le els. * Only the ;e els o( the Trinity are ca,a$le o( unity. - The le els created $y the se,aration cannot $ut con(lict. : This is $ecause they are meanin&less to each other. T-3.I6.2. Consciousness) the le el o( ,erce,tion) #as the (irst s,lit introduced into the mind a(ter the se,aration) makin& the mind a ,ercei er rather than a creator. 2 Consciousness is correctly identi(ied as the domain o( the e&o. 3 The e&o is a #ron&-minded attem,t to ,ercei e yoursel( as you #ish to $e) rather than as you are. ! 7et you can kno# yoursel( only as you are) $ecause that is all you can $e sure o(. % @ erythin& else <is= o,en to question. T-3.I6.3. The e&o is the questionin& as,ect o( the ,ost-se,aration sel() #hich #as made rather than created. 2 It is ca,a$le o( askin& questions $ut not o( ,ercei in& meanin&(ul ans#ers) $ecause these #ould in ol e kno#led&e and cannot $e ,ercei ed. 3 The mind is there(ore con(used) $ecause only One-mindedness can $e #ithout

con(usion. ! 3 se,arated or di ided mind <must= $e con(used. % It is necessarily uncertain a$out #hat it is. ' It has to $e in con(lict $ecause it is out o( accord #ith itsel(. * This makes its as,ects stran&ers to each other) and this is the essence o( the (ear-,rone condition) in #hich attack is al#ays ,ossi$le. - 7ou ha e e ery reason to (eel a(raid as you ,ercei e yoursel(. : This is #hy you cannot esca,e (rom (ear until you realiAe that you did not and could not create yoursel(. 1> 7ou can ne er make your mis,erce,tions true) and your creation is $eyond your o#n error. 11 That is #hy you must e entually choose to heal the se,aration. T-3.I6.!. Ri&ht-mindedness is not to $e con(used #ith the kno#in& mind) $ecause it is a,,lica$le only to ri&ht ,erce,tion. 2 7ou can $e ri&ht-minded or #ron&-minded) and e en this is su$Cect to de&rees) clearly demonstratin& that kno#led&e is not in ol ed. 3 The term 2ri&ht-mindedness2 is ,ro,erly used as the correction (or 2#ron&mindedness)2 and a,,lies to the state o( mind that induces accurate ,erce,tion. ! It is miracle-minded $ecause it heals mis,erce,tion) and this is indeed a miracle in ie# o( ho# you ,ercei e yoursel(. T-3.I6.%. ?erce,tion al#ays in ol es some misuse o( mind) $ecause it $rin&s the mind into areas o( uncertainty. 2 The mind is ery acti e ,!2. 3 8hen it chooses to $e se,arated it chooses to ,ercei e. ! Until then it #ills only to kno#. % 3(ter#ards it can only choose am$i&uously) and the only #ay out o( am$i&uity is clear ,erce,tion. ' The mind returns to its ,ro,er (unction only #hen it #ills to kno#. * This ,laces it in the ser ice o( s,irit) #here ,erce,tion is chan&ed. - The mind chooses to di ide itsel( #hen it chooses to make its o#n le els. : But it could not entirely se,arate itsel( (rom s,irit) $ecause it is (rom s,irit that it deri es its #hole ,o#er to make or create. 1> @ en in miscreation the mind is a((irmin& its 5ource) or it #ould merely cease to $e. 11 This is im,ossi$le) $ecause the mind $elon&s to s,irit #hich 1od created and #hich is there(ore eternal. T-3.I6.'. The a$ility to ,ercei e made the $ody ,ossi$le) $ecause you must ,ercei e <somethin&= and <#ith= somethin&. 2 That is #hy ,erce,tion in ol es an e/chan&e or translation) #hich kno#led&e does not need. 3 The inter,retati e (unction o( ,erce,tion) a distorted (orm o( creation) then ,ermits you to inter,ret the $ody as yoursel( in an attem,t to esca,e (rom the con(lict you ha e induced. ! 5,irit) #hich kno#s) could not $e reconciled #ith this loss o( ,o#er) $ecause it is inca,a$le o( darkness. % This makes s,irit almost inaccessi$le to the mind and entirely inaccessi$le to the $ody. ' Therea(ter) s,irit is ,ercei ed as a threat) $ecause li&ht a$olishes darkness merely $y sho#in& you it is not there. * Truth #ill al#ays o ercome error in this #ay. - This cannot $e an acti e ,rocess o( correction $ecause) as I

ha e already em,hasiAed) kno#led&e does not do anythin&. : It can $e ,ercei ed as an attacker) $ut it cannot attack. 1> 8hat you ,ercei e as its attack is your o#n a&ue reco&nition that kno#led&e can al#ays $e remem$ered) ne er ha in& $een destroyed. T-3.I6.*. 1od and 0is creations remain in surety) and there(ore kno# that no miscreation e/ists. 2 Truth cannot deal #ith errors that you #ant. 3 I #as a man #ho remem$ered s,irit and its kno#led&e. ! 3s a man I did not attem,t to counteract error #ith kno#led&e) $ut to correct error (rom the $ottom u,. % I demonstrated $oth the ,o#erlessness o( the $ody and the ,o#er o( the mind. ' By unitin& my #ill #ith that o( my Creator) I naturally remem$ered s,irit and its real ,ur,ose. * I cannot unite your #ill #ith 1od+s (or you) $ut I can erase all mis,erce,tions (rom your mind i( you #ill $rin& it under my &uidance. - Only your mis,erce,tions stand in your #ay. : 8ithout them your choice is certain. 1> 5ane ,erce,tion induces sane choosin&. 11 I cannot choose (or you) $ut I can hel, you make your o#n ri&ht choice. ,!3 12 24any are called $ut (e# are chosen2 should $e) 23ll are called $ut (e# choose to listen.2 13 There(ore) they do not choose ri&ht. 1! The 2chosen ones2 are merely those #ho choose ri&ht sooner. 1% Ri&ht minds can do this no#) and they #ill (ind rest unto their souls. 1' 1od kno#s you only in ,eace) and this <is= your reality. 6. -e.on! Perception T-3.6.1. I ha e said that the a$ilities you ,ossess are only shado#s o( your real stren&th) and that ,erce,tion) #hich is inherently Cud&mental) #as introduced only a(ter the se,aration. 2 No one has $een sure o( anythin& since. 3 I ha e also made it clear that the resurrection #as the means (or the return to kno#led&e) #hich #as accom,lished $y the union o( my #ill #ith the "ather+s. ! 8e can no# esta$lish a distinction that #ill clari(y some o( our su$sequent statements. T-3.6.2. 5ince the se,aration) the #ords 2create2 and 2make2 ha e $ecome con(used. 2 8hen you make somethin&) you do so out o( a s,eci(ic sense o( lack or need. 3 3nythin& made (or a s,eci(ic ,ur,ose has no true &eneraliAa$ility. ! 8hen you make somethin& to (ill a ,ercei ed lack) you are tacitly im,lyin& that you $elie e in se,aration. % The e&o has in ented many in&enious thou&ht systems (or this ,ur,ose. ' None o( them is creati e. * In enti eness is #asted e((ort e en in its most in&enious (orm. - The hi&hly s,eci(ic nature o( in ention is not #orthy o( the a$stract creati ity o( 1od+s creations. T-3.6.3. Gno#in&) as #e ha e already o$ser ed) does not lead to doin&. 2 The con(usion $et#een your real creation and #hat you ha e made o( yoursel( is so ,ro(ound that it has $ecome literally im,ossi$le (or you to kno# anythin&. 3 Gno#led&e is al#ays sta$le) and it is quite

e ident that you are not. ! Ne ertheless) you are ,er(ectly sta$le as 1od created you. % In this sense) #hen your $eha ior is unsta$le) you are disa&reein& #ith 1od+s idea o( your creation. ' 7ou can do this i( you choose) $ut you #ould hardly #ant to do it i( you #ere in your ri&ht mind. T-3.6.!. The (undamental question you continually ask yoursel( cannot ,ro,erly $e directed to yoursel( at all. 2 7ou kee, askin& #hat it is you are. 3 This im,lies that the ans#er is not only one you kno#) $ut is also one that is u, to you to su,,ly. ! 7et you cannot ,ercei e yoursel( correctly. ,!! % 7ou ha e no ima&e to $e ,ercei ed. ' The #ord 2ima&e2 is al#ays ,erce,tion-related) and not a ,art o( kno#led&e. * Ima&es are sym$olic and stand (or somethin& else. - The idea o( 2chan&in& your ima&e2 reco&niAes the ,o#er o( ,erce,tion) $ut also im,lies that there is nothin& sta$le to kno#. T-3.6.%. Gno#in& is not o,en to inter,retation. 2 7ou may try to 2inter,ret2 meanin&) $ut this is al#ays o,en to error $ecause it re(ers to the <,erce,tion= o( meanin&. 3 5uch incon&ruities are the result o( attem,ts to re&ard yoursel( as se,arated and unse,arated at the same time. ! It is im,ossi$le to make so (undamental a con(usion #ithout increasin& your o erall con(usion still (urther. % 7our mind may ha e $ecome ery in&enious) $ut as al#ays ha,,ens #hen method and content are se,arated) it is utiliAed in a (utile attem,t to esca,e (rom an inesca,a$le im,asse. ' In&enuity is totally di orced (rom kno#led&e) $ecause kno#led&e does not require in&enuity. * In&enious thinkin& is <not= the truth that shall set you (ree) $ut you are (ree o( the need to en&a&e in it #hen you are #illin& to let it &o. T-3.6.'. ?rayer is a #ay o( askin& (or somethin&. 2 It is the medium o( miracles. 3 But the only meanin&(ul ,rayer is (or (or&i eness) $ecause those #ho ha e $een (or&i en ha e e erythin&. ! Once (or&i eness has $een acce,ted) ,rayer in the usual sense $ecomes utterly meanin&less. % The ,rayer (or (or&i eness is nothin& more than a request that you may $e a$le to reco&niAe #hat you already ha e. ' In electin& ,erce,tion instead o( kno#led&e) you ,laced yoursel( in a ,osition #here you could resem$le your "ather only $y ,ercei in& miraculously. * 7ou ha e lost the kno#led&e that you yoursel( are a miracle o( 1od. - Creation is your 5ource and your only real (unction. T-3.6.*. The statement 21od created man in his o#n ima&e and likeness2 needs reinter,retation. 2 2Ima&e2 can $e understood as 2thou&ht)2 and 2likeness2 as 2o( a like quality.2 3 1od did create s,irit in 0is O#n Thou&ht and o( a quality like to 0is O#n. ! There <is= nothin& else. % ?erce,tion) on the other hand) is im,ossi$le #ithout a $elie( in 2more2 and 2less.2 ' 3t e ery le el it in ol es selecti ity. * ?erce,tion is a continual ,rocess o( acce,tin& and reCectin&) or&aniAin& and

reor&aniAin&) shi(tin& and chan&in&. - @ aluation is an essential ,art o( ,erce,tion) $ecause Cud&ments are necessary in order to select. T-3.6.-. 8hat ha,,ens to ,erce,tions i( there are no Cud&ments and nothin& $ut ,er(ect equalityD 2 ?erce,tion $ecomes im,ossi$le ,!%. 3 Truth can only $e kno#n. ! 3ll o( it is equally true) and kno#in& any ,art o( it is to kno# all o( it. % Only ,erce,tion in ol es ,artial a#areness. ' Gno#led&e transcends the la#s &o ernin& ,erce,tion) $ecause ,artial kno#led&e is im,ossi$le. * It is all one and has no se,arate ,arts. - 7ou #ho are really one #ith it need $ut kno# yoursel( and your kno#led&e is com,lete. : To kno# 1od+s miracle is to kno# 0im. T-3.6.:. "or&i eness is the healin& o( the ,erce,tion o( se,aration. 2 Correct ,erce,tion o( your $rother is necessary) $ecause minds ha e chosen to see themsel es as se,arate. 3 5,irit kno#s 1od com,letely. ! That is its miraculous ,o#er. % The (act that each one has this ,o#er com,letely is a condition entirely alien to the #orld+s thinkin&. ' The #orld $elie es that i( anyone has e erythin&) there is nothin& le(t. * But 1od+s miracles are as total as 0is Thou&hts $ecause they <are= 0is Thou&hts. T-3.6.1>. 3s lon& as ,erce,tion lasts ,rayer has a ,lace. 2 5ince ,erce,tion rests on lack) those #ho ,ercei e ha e not totally acce,ted the 3tonement and &i en themsel es o er to truth. 3 ?erce,tion is $ased on a se,arated state) so that anyone #ho ,ercei es at all needs healin&. ! Communion) not ,rayer) is the natural state o( those #ho kno#. % 1od and 0is miracle are inse,ara$le. ' 0o# $eauti(ul indeed are the Thou&hts o( 1od #ho li e in 0is li&htJ * 7our #orth is $eyond ,erce,tion $ecause it is $eyond dou$t. - Do not ,ercei e yoursel( in di((erent li&hts. : Gno# yoursel( in the One ;i&ht #here the miracle that is you is ,er(ectly clear. 6I. *'!) ent an! t#e A't#orit. Pro/le T-3.6I.1. 8e ha e already discussed the ;ast Hud&ment) $ut in insu((icient detail. 2 3(ter the ;ast Hud&ment there #ill $e no more. 3 Hud&ment is sym$olic $ecause $eyond ,erce,tion there is no Cud&ment. ! 8hen the Bi$le says 2Hud&e not that ye $e not Cud&ed)2 it means that i( you Cud&e the reality o( others you #ill $e una$le to a oid Cud&in& your o#n. T-3.6I.2. The choice to Cud&e rather than to kno# is the cause o( the loss o( ,eace. 2 Hud&ment is the ,rocess on #hich ,erce,tion $ut not kno#led&e rests. 3 I ha e discussed this $e(ore in terms o( the selecti ity o( ,erce,tion) ,ointin& out that e aluation is its o$ ious ,rerequisite. ! Hud&ment al#ays in ol es reCection. % It ne er em,hasiAes only the ,ositi e as,ects o( #hat is Cud&ed) #hether in you

or in others. ,!' ' 8hat has $een ,ercei ed and reCected) or Cud&ed and (ound #antin&) remains in your mind $ecause it has $een ,ercei ed. * One o( the illusions (rom #hich you su((er is the $elie( that #hat you Cud&ed a&ainst has no e((ect. - This cannot $e true unless you also $elie e that #hat you Cud&ed a&ainst does not e/ist. : 7ou e idently do not $elie e this) or you #ould not ha e Cud&ed a&ainst it. 1> In the end it does not matter #hether your Cud&ment is ri&ht or #ron&. 11 @ither #ay you are ,lacin& your $elie( in the unreal. 12 This cannot $e a oided in any ty,e o( Cud&ment) $ecause it im,lies the $elie( that reality is yours to select <(rom.= T-3.6I.3. 7ou ha e no idea o( the tremendous release and dee, ,eace that comes (rom meetin& yoursel( and your $rothers totally #ithout Cud&ment. 2 8hen you reco&niAe #hat you are and #hat your $rothers are) you #ill realiAe that Cud&in& them in any #ay is #ithout meanin&. 3 In (act) their meanin& is lost to you ,recisely <$ecause= you are Cud&in& them. ! 3ll uncertainty comes (rom the $elie( that you are under the coercion o( Cud&ment. % 7ou do not need Cud&ment to or&aniAe your li(e) and you certainly do not need it to or&aniAe yoursel(. ' In the ,resence o( kno#led&e all Cud&ment is automatically sus,ended) and this is the ,rocess that ena$les reco&nition to re,lace ,erce,tion. T-3.6I.!. 7ou are ery (ear(ul o( e erythin& you ha e ,ercei ed $ut ha e re(used to acce,t. 2 7ou $elie e that) $ecause you ha e re(used to acce,t it) you ha e lost control o er it. 3 This is #hy you see it in ni&htmares) or in ,leasant dis&uises in #hat seem to $e your ha,,ier dreams. ! Nothin& that you ha e re(used to acce,t can $e $rou&ht into a#areness. % It is not dan&erous in itsel() $ut you ha e made it seem dan&erous to you. T-3.6I.%. 8hen you (eel tired) it is $ecause you ha e Cud&ed yoursel( as ca,a$le o( $ein& tired. 2 8hen you lau&h at someone) it is $ecause you ha e Cud&ed him as un#orthy. 3 8hen you lau&h at yoursel( you must lau&h at others) i( only $ecause you cannot tolerate the idea o( $ein& more un#orthy than they are. ! 3ll this makes you (eel tired $ecause it is essentially disheartenin&. % 7ou are not really ca,a$le o( $ein& tired) $ut you are ery ca,a$le o( #earyin& yoursel(. ' The strain o( constant Cud&ment is irtually intolera$le. * It is curious that an a$ility so de$ilitatin& #ould $e so dee,ly cherished. - 7et i( you #ish to $e the author o( reality) you #ill insist on holdin& on to Cud&ment. : 7ou #ill also re&ard Cud&ment #ith (ear) $elie in& that it #ill someday $e used a&ainst you. ,!* 1> This $elie( can e/ist only to the e/tent that you $elie e in the e((icacy o( Cud&ment as a #ea,on o( de(ense (or your o#n authority.

T-3.6I.'. 1od o((ers only mercy. 2 7our #ords should re(lect only mercy) $ecause that is #hat you ha e recei ed and that is #hat you should &i e. 3 Hustice is a tem,orary e/,edient) or an attem,t to teach you the meanin& o( mercy. ! It is Cud&mental only $ecause you are ca,a$le o( inCustice. T-3.6I.*. I ha e s,oken o( di((erent sym,toms) and at that le el there is almost endless ariation. 2 There is) ho#e er) only one cause (or all o( them. the authority ,ro$lem. 3 This <is= 2the root o( all e il.2 ! @ ery sym,tom the e&o makes in ol es a contradiction in terms) $ecause the mind is s,lit $et#een the e&o and the 0oly 5,irit) so that #hate er the e&o makes is incom,lete and contradictory. % This untena$le ,osition is the result o( the authority ,ro$lem #hich) $ecause it acce,ts the one inconcei a$le thou&ht as its ,remise) can ,roduce only ideas that are inconcei a$le. T-3.6I.-. The issue o( authority is really a question o( authorshi,. 2 8hen you ha e an authority ,ro$lem) it is al#ays $ecause you $elie e you are the author o( yoursel( and ,roCect your delusion onto others. 3 7ou then ,ercei e the situation as one in #hich others are literally (i&htin& you (or your authorshi,. ! This is the (undamental error o( all those #ho $elie e they ha e usur,ed the ,o#er o( 1od. % This $elie( is ery (ri&htenin& to them) $ut hardly trou$les 1od. ' 0e is) ho#e er) ea&er to undo it) not to ,unish 0is children) $ut only $ecause 0e kno#s that it makes them unha,,y. * 1od+s creations are &i en their true 3uthorshi,) $ut you ,re(er to $e anonymous #hen you choose to se,arate yoursel( (rom your 3uthor. - Bein& uncertain o( your true 3uthorshi,) you $elie e that your creation #as anonymous. : This lea es you in a ,osition #here it sounds meanin&(ul to $elie e that you created yoursel(. 1> The dis,ute o er authorshi, has le(t such uncertainty in your mind that it may e en dou$t #hether you really e/ist at all. T-3.6I.:. Only those #ho &i e o er all desire to reCect can kno# that their o#n reCection is im,ossi$le. 2 7ou ha e not usur,ed the ,o#er o( 1od) $ut you <ha e= lost it. 3 "ortunately) to lose somethin& does not mean that it has &one. ! It merely means that you do not remem$er #here it is. % Its e/istence does not de,end on your a$ility to identi(y it) or e en to ,lace it. ' It is ,ossi$le to look on reality #ithout Cud&ment and merely kno# that it is there. ,!T-3.6I.1>. ?eace is a natural herita&e o( s,irit. 2 @ eryone is (ree to re(use to acce,t his inheritance) $ut he is not (ree to esta$lish #hat his inheritance is. 3 The ,ro$lem e eryone must decide is the (undamental question o( authorshi,. ! 3ll (ear comes ultimately) and sometimes $y #ay o( ery de ious routes) (rom the denial o( 3uthorshi,. % The o((ense is ne er to 1od) $ut only to those #ho deny 0im. ' To deny 0is

3uthorshi, is to deny yoursel( the reason (or your ,eace) so that you see yoursel( only in se&ments. * This stran&e ,erce,tion <is= the authority ,ro$lem. T-3.6I.11. There is no one #ho does not (eel that he is im,risoned in some #ay. 2 I( this is the result o( his o#n (ree #ill he must re&ard his #ill as not (ree) or the circular reasonin& in this ,osition #ould $e quite a,,arent. 3 "ree #ill must lead to (reedom. ! Hud&ment al#ays im,risons $ecause it se,arates se&ments o( reality $y the unsta$le scales o( desire. % 8ishes are not (acts. ' To #ish is to im,ly that #illin& is not su((icient. * 7et no one in his ri&ht mind $elie es that #hat is #ished is as real as #hat is #illed. - Instead o( 25eek ye (irst the Gin&dom o( 0ea en2 say) 2<8ill= ye (irst the Gin&dom o( 0ea en)2 and you ha e said) 2I kno# #hat I am and I acce,t my o#n inheritance.2 6II. Creatin) vers's t#e Self0I a)e T-3.6II.1. @ ery system o( thou&ht must ha e a startin& ,oint. 2 It $e&ins #ith either a makin& or a creatin&) a di((erence #e ha e already discussed. 3 Their resem$lance lies in their ,o#er as (oundations. ! Their di((erence lies in #hat rests u,on them. % Both are cornerstones (or systems o( $elie( $y #hich one li es. ' It is a mistake to $elie e that a thou&ht system $ased on lies is #eak. * Nothin& made $y a child o( 1od is #ithout ,o#er. - It is essential to realiAe this) $ecause other#ise you #ill $e una$le to esca,e (rom the ,rison you ha e made. T-3.6II.2. 7ou cannot resol e the authority ,ro$lem $y de,reciatin& the ,o#er o( your mind. 2 To do so is to decei e yoursel() and this #ill hurt you $ecause you really understand the stren&th o( the mind. 3 7ou also realiAe that you cannot #eaken it) any more than you can #eaken 1od. ! The 2de il2 is a (ri&htenin& conce,t $ecause he seems to $e e/tremely ,o#er(ul and e/tremely acti e. % 0e is ,ercei ed as a (orce in com$at #ith 1od) $attlin& 0im (or ,ossession o( 0is creations. ' The de il decei es $y lies) and $uilds kin&doms in #hich e erythin& is in direct o,,osition to 1od. ,!: * 7et he attracts men rather than re,els them) and they are #illin& to 2sell2 him their souls in return (or &i(ts o( no real #orth. - This makes a$solutely no sense. T-3.6II.3. 8e ha e discussed the (all or se,aration $e(ore) $ut its meanin& must $e clearly understood. 2 The se,aration is a system o( thou&ht real enou&h in time) thou&h not in eternity. 3 3ll $elie(s are real to the $elie er. ! The (ruit o( only one tree #as 2(or$idden2 in the sym$olic &arden. % But 1od could not ha e (or$idden it) or it could not ha e <$een= eaten. ' I( 1od kno#s 0is children) and I assure you that 0e does) #ould 0e ha e ,ut them in a ,osition #here their o#n destruction #as ,ossi$leD * The 2(or$idden tree2 #as named the 2tree

o( kno#led&e.2 - 7et 1od created kno#led&e and &a e it (reely to 0is creations. : The sym$olism here has $een &i en many inter,retations) $ut you may $e sure that any inter,retation that sees either 1od or 0is creations as ca,a$le o( destroyin& Their O#n ,ur,ose is in error. T-3.6II.!. @atin& o( the (ruit o( the tree o( kno#led&e is a sym$olic e/,ression (or usur,in& the a$ility (or sel(-creatin&. 2 This is the only sense in #hich 1od and 0is creations are not co-creators. 3 The $elie( that they are is im,licit in the 2sel(-conce,t)2 or the tendency o( the sel( to make an ima&e o( itsel(. ! Ima&es are ,ercei ed) not kno#n. % Gno#led&e cannot decei e) $ut ,erce,tion can. ' 7ou can ,ercei e yoursel( as sel(-creatin&) $ut you cannot do more than $elie e it. * 7ou cannot make it true. - 3nd) as I said $e(ore) #hen you (inally ,ercei e correctly you can only $e &lad that you cannot. : Until then) ho#e er) the $elie( that you can is the (oundation stone in your thou&ht system) and all your de(enses are used to attack ideas that mi&ht $rin& it to li&ht. 1> 7ou still $elie e you are an ima&e o( your o#n makin&. 11 7our mind is s,lit #ith the 0oly 5,irit on this ,oint) and there is no resolution #hile you $elie e the one thin& that is literally inconcei a$le. 12 That is #hy you cannot create and are (illed #ith (ear a$out #hat you make. T-3.6II.%. The mind can make the $elie( in se,aration ery real and ery (ear(ul) and this $elie( <is= the 2de il.2 2 It is ,o#er(ul) acti e) destructi e and clearly in o,,osition to 1od) $ecause it literally denies 0is "atherhood. 3 ;ook at your li(e and see #hat the de il has made. ! But realiAe that this makin& #ill surely dissol e in the li&ht o( truth) $ecause its (oundation is a lie. % 7our creation $y 1od is the only "oundation that cannot $e shaken) $ecause the li&ht is in it. ,%> ' 7our startin& ,oint is truth) and you must return to your Be&innin&. * 4uch has $een seen since then) $ut nothin& has really ha,,ened. - 7our 5el( is still in ,eace) e en thou&h your mind is in con(lict. : 7ou ha e not yet &one $ack (ar enou&h) and that is #hy you $ecome so (ear(ul. 1> 3s you a,,roach the Be&innin&) you (eel the (ear o( the destruction o( your thou&ht system u,on you as i( it #ere the (ear o( death. 11 There is no death) $ut there <is= a $elie( in death. T-3.6II.'. The $ranch that $ears no (ruit #ill $e cut o(( and #ill #ither a#ay. 2 Be &ladJ 3 The li&ht #ill shine (rom the true "oundation o( li(e) and your o#n thou&ht system #ill stand corrected. ! It cannot stand other#ise. % 7ou #ho (ear sal ation are choosin& death. ' ;i(e and death) li&ht and darkness) kno#led&e and ,erce,tion) are irreconcila$le. * To $elie e that they can $e reconciled is to $elie e that 1od and 0is 5on can <not.= - Only the oneness o( kno#led&e is (ree o( con(lict. : 7our Gin&dom is not o( this #orld $ecause it #as &i en you (rom $eyond this #orld. 1> Only in this #orld is the idea o( an authority ,ro$lem meanin&(ul. 11 The #orld is not le(t $y death $ut

$y truth) and truth can $e kno#n $y all those (or #hom the Gin&dom #as created) and (or #hom it #aits. ,%1 Cha,ter !. THE ILL1SIONS OF THE EGO Intro!'ction T-!.in.1. The Bi$le says that you should &o #ith a $rother t#ice as (ar as he asks. 2 It certainly does not su&&est that you set him $ack on his Courney. 3 De otion to a $rother cannot set you $ack either. ! It can lead only to mutual ,ro&ress. % The result o( &enuine de otion is ins,iration) a #ord #hich ,ro,erly understood is the o,,osite o( (ati&ue. ' To $e (ati&ued is to $e dis-s,irited) $ut to $e ins,ired is to $e in the s,irit. * To $e e&ocentric is to $e dis-s,irited) $ut to $e 5el(centered in the ri&ht sense is to $e ins,ired or in s,irit. - The truly ins,ired are enli&htened and cannot a$ide in darkness. T-!.in.2. 7ou can s,eak (rom the s,irit or (rom the e&o) as you choose. 2 I( you s,eak (rom s,irit you ha e chosen to 2Be still and kno# that I am 1od.2 3 These #ords are ins,ired $ecause they re(lect kno#led&e. ! I( you s,eak (rom the e&o you are disclaimin& kno#led&e instead o( a((irmin& it) and are thus dis-s,iritin& yoursel(. % Do not em$ark on useless Courneys) $ecause they are indeed in ain. ' The e&o may desire them) $ut s,irit cannot em$ark on them $ecause it is (ore er un#illin& to de,art (rom its "oundation. T-!.in.3. The Courney to the cross should $e the last 2useless Courney.2 2 Do not d#ell u,on it) $ut dismiss it as accom,lished. 3 I( you can acce,t it as your o#n last useless Courney) you are also (ree to Coin my resurrection. ! Until you do so your li(e is indeed #asted. % It merely reenacts the se,aration) the loss o( ,o#er) the (utile attem,ts o( the e&o at re,aration) and (inally the cruci(i/ion o( the $ody) or death. ' 5uch re,etitions are endless until they are oluntarily &i en u,. * Do not make the ,athetic error o( 2clin&in& to the old ru&&ed cross.2 - The only messa&e o( the cruci(i/ion is that you can o ercome the cross. : Until then you are (ree to cruci(y yoursel( as o(ten as you choose. 1> This is not the &os,el I intended to o((er you. 11 8e ha e another Courney to undertake) and i( you #ill read these lessons care(ully they #ill hel, ,re,are you to undertake it. ,%2 I. Ri)#t Teac#in) an! Ri)#t Learnin) T-!.I.1. 3 &ood teacher clari(ies his o#n ideas and stren&thens them $y teachin& them. 2 Teacher and ,u,il are alike in the learnin& ,rocess. 3 They are in the same order o( learnin&) and unless they share their lessons con iction #ill $e lackin&. ! 3 &ood teacher must $elie e in the

ideas he teaches) $ut he must meet another condition9 he must $elie e in the students to #hom he o((ers the ideas. T-!.I.2. 4any stand &uard o er their ideas $ecause they #ant to ,rotect their thou&ht systems as they are) and learnin& means chan&e. 2 Chan&e is al#ays (ear(ul to the se,arated) $ecause they cannot concei e o( it as a mo e to#ards healin& the se,aration. 3 They al#ays ,ercei e it as a mo e to#ard (urther se,aration) $ecause the se,aration #as their (irst e/,erience o( chan&e. ! 7ou $elie e that i( you allo# no chan&e to enter into your e&o you #ill (ind ,eace. % This ,ro(ound con(usion is ,ossi$le only i( you maintain that the same thou&ht system can stand on t#o (oundations. ' Nothin& can reach s,irit (rom the e&o) and nothin& can reach the e&o (rom s,irit. * 5,irit can neither stren&then the e&o nor reduce the con(lict #ithin it. - The e&o <is= a contradiction. : 7our sel( and 1od+s 5el( <are= in o,,osition. 1> They are o,,osed in source) in direction and in outcome. 11 They are (undamentally irreconcila$le) $ecause s,irit cannot ,ercei e and the e&o cannot kno#. 12 They are there(ore not in communication and can ne er $e in communication. 13 Ne ertheless) the e&o can learn) e en thou&h its maker can $e mis&uided. 1! 0e cannot) ho#e er) make the totally li(eless out o( the li(e-&i en. T-!.I.3. 5,irit need not $e tau&ht) $ut the e&o must $e. 2 ;earnin& is ultimately ,ercei ed as (ri&htenin& $ecause it leads to the relinquishment) not the destruction) o( the e&o to the li&ht o( s,irit. 3 This is the chan&e the e&o must (ear) $ecause it does not share my charity. ! 4y lesson #as like yours) and $ecause I learned it I can teach it. % I #ill ne er attack your e&o) $ut I am tryin& to teach you ho# its thou&ht system arose. ' 8hen I remind you o( your true creation) your e&o cannot $ut res,ond #ith (ear. T-!.I.!. Teachin& and learnin& are your &reatest stren&ths no#) $ecause they ena$le you to chan&e your mind and hel, others to chan&e theirs. 2 Re(usin& to chan&e your mind #ill not ,ro e that the se,aration has not occurred. 3 The dreamer #ho dou$ts the reality o( his dream #hile he is still dreamin& is not really healin& his s,lit mind. ,%3 ! 7ou dream o( a se,arated e&o and $elie e in a #orld that rests u,on it. % This is ery real to you. ' 7ou cannot undo it $y not chan&in& your mind a$out it. * I( you are #illin& to renounce the role o( &uardian o( your thou&ht system and o,en it to me) I #ill correct it ery &ently and lead you $ack to 1od. T-!.I.%. @ ery &ood teacher ho,es to &i e his students so much o( his o#n learnin& that they #ill one day no lon&er need him. 2 This is the one true &oal o( the teacher. 3 It is im,ossi$le to con ince the e&o o( this) $ecause it &oes a&ainst all o( its o#n la#s. ! But remem$er that la#s are set u, to ,rotect the continuity o( the system in #hich

the la#maker $elie es. % It is natural (or the e&o to try to ,rotect itsel( once you ha e made it) $ut it is not natural (or you to #ant to o$ey its la#s unless <you= $elie e them. ' The e&o cannot make this choice $ecause o( the nature o( its ori&in. * 7ou can) $ecause o( the nature o( yours. T-!.I.'. @&os can clash in any situation) $ut s,irit cannot clash at all. 2 I( you ,ercei e a teacher as merely 2a lar&er e&o2 you #ill $e a(raid) $ecause to enlar&e an e&o #ould $e to increase an/iety a$out se,aration. 3 I #ill teach #ith you and li e #ith you i( you #ill think #ith me) $ut my &oal #ill al#ays $e to a$sol e you (inally (rom the need (or a teacher. ! This is the o,,osite o( the e&o-oriented teacher+s &oal. % 0e is concerned #ith the e((ect o( his e&o on other e&os) and there(ore inter,rets their interaction as a means o( e&o ,reser ation. ' I #ould not $e a$le to de ote mysel( to teachin& i( I $elie ed this) and you #ill not $e a de oted teacher as lon& as you $elie e it. * I am constantly $ein& ,ercei ed as a teacher either to $e e/alted or reCected) $ut I do not acce,t either ,erce,tion (or mysel(. T-!.I.*. 7our #orth is not esta$lished $y teachin& or learnin&. 2 7our #orth is esta$lished $y 1od. 3 3s lon& as you dis,ute this e erythin& you do #ill $e (ear(ul) ,articularly any situation that lends itsel( to the $elie( in su,eriority and in(eriority. ! Teachers must $e ,atient and re,eat their lessons until they are learned. % I am #illin& to do this) $ecause I ha e no ri&ht to set your learnin& limits (or you. ' 3&ain)K nothin& you do or think or #ish or make is necessary to esta$lish your #orth. * This ,oint is not de$ata$le e/ce,t in delusions. - 7our e&o is ne er at stake $ecause 1od did not create it. : 7our s,irit is ne er at stake $ecause 0e did. 1> 3ny con(usion on this ,oint is delusional) and no (orm o( de otion is ,ossi$le as lon& as this delusion lasts. T-!.I.-. The e&o tries to e/,loit all situations into (orms o( ,raise (or itsel( in order to o ercome its dou$ts. ,%! 2 It #ill remain dou$t(ul as lon& as you $elie e in its e/istence. 3 7ou #ho made it cannot trust it) $ecause in your ri&ht mind you realiAe it is not real. ! The only sane solution is not to try to chan&e reality) #hich is indeed a (ear(ul attem,t) $ut to acce,t it as it is. % 7ou are ,art o( reality) #hich stands unchan&ed $eyond the reach o( your e&o $ut #ithin easy reach o( s,irit. ' 8hen you are a(raid) $e still and kno# that 1od is real) and you are 0is $elo ed 5on in #hom 0e is #ell ,leased. * Do not let your e&o dis,ute this) $ecause the e&o cannot kno# #hat is as (ar $eyond its reach as you are. T-!.I.:. 1od is not the author o( (ear. 2 7ou are. 3 7ou ha e chosen to create unlike 0im) and ha e there(ore made (ear (or yoursel(. ! 7ou are not at ,eace $ecause you are not (ul(illin& your (unction. % 1od &a e you a ery lo(ty (unction that you are not meetin&. ' 7our e&o has

chosen to $e a(raid instead o( meetin& it. * 8hen you a#aken you #ill not $e a$le to understand this) $ecause it is literally incredi$le. - <Do not $elie e the incredi$le no#.= : 3ny attem,t to increase its $elie a$leness is merely to ,ost,one the ine ita$le. 1> The #ord 2ine ita$le2 is (ear(ul to the e&o) $ut Coyous to the s,irit. 11 1od is ine ita$le) and you cannot a oid 0im any more than 0e can a oid you. T-!.I.1>. The e&o is a(raid o( the s,irit+s Coy) $ecause once you ha e e/,erienced it you #ill #ithdra# all ,rotection (rom the e&o) and $ecome totally #ithout in estment in (ear. 2 7our in estment is &reat no# $ecause (ear is a #itness to the se,aration) and your e&o reCoices #hen you #itness to it. 3 ;ea e it $ehindJ ! Do not listen to it and do not ,reser e it. % ;isten only to 1od) 8ho is as inca,a$le o( dece,tion as is the s,irit 0e created. ' Release yoursel( and release others. * Do not ,resent a (alse and un#orthy ,icture o( yoursel( to others) and do not acce,t such a ,icture o( them yoursel(. T-!.I.11. The e&o has $uilt a sha$$y and unshelterin& home (or you) $ecause it cannot $uild other#ise. 2 Do not try to make this im,o erished house stand. 3 Its #eakness is your stren&th. ! Only 1od could make a home that is #orthy o( 0is creations) #ho ha e chosen to lea e it em,ty $y their o#n dis,ossession. % 7et 0is home #ill stand (ore er) and is ready (or you #hen you choose to enter it. ' O( this you can $e #holly certain. * 1od is as inca,a$le o( creatin& the ,erisha$le as the e&o is o( makin& the eternal. T-!.I.12. O( your e&o you can do nothin& to sa e yoursel( or others) $ut o( your s,irit you can do e erythin& (or the sal ation o( $oth. ,%% 2 0umility is a lesson (or the e&o) not (or the s,irit. 3 5,irit is $eyond humility) $ecause it reco&niAes its radiance and &ladly sheds its li&ht e ery#here. ! The meek shall inherit the earth $ecause their e&os are hum$le) and this &i es them truer ,erce,tion. % The Gin&dom o( 0ea en is the s,irit+s ri&ht) #hose $eauty and di&nity are (ar $eyond dou$t) $eyond ,erce,tion) and stand (ore er as the mark o( the ;o e o( 1od (or 0is creations) #ho are #holly #orthy o( 0im and only o( 0im. ' Nothin& else is su((iciently #orthy to $e a &i(t (or a creation o( 1od 0imsel(. T-!.I.13. I #ill su$stitute (or your e&o i( you #ish) $ut ne er (or your s,irit. 2 3 (ather can sa(ely lea e a child #ith an elder $rother #ho has sho#n himsel( res,onsi$le) $ut this in ol es no con(usion a$out the child+s ori&in. 3 The $rother can ,rotect the child+s $ody and his e&o) $ut he does not con(use himsel( #ith the (ather $ecause he does this. ! I can $e entrusted #ith your $ody and your e&o only $ecause this ena$les you not to $e concerned #ith them) and lets me teach you their unim,ortance. % I could not understand their im,ortance to you i( I had not once $een tem,ted to $elie e in them mysel(. ' ;et us

undertake to learn this lesson to&ether so #e can $e (ree o( them to&ether. * I need de oted teachers #ho share my aim o( healin& the mind. - 5,irit is (ar $eyond the need o( your ,rotection or mine. : Remem$er this. 1> In this #orld you need not ha e tri$ulation $ecause I ha e o ercome the #orld. 11 That is #hy you should $e o( &ood cheer. II. T#e E)o an! False A'tono . T-!.II.1. It is reasona$le to ask ho# the mind could e er ha e made the e&o. 2 In (act) it is the $est question you could ask. 3 There is) ho#e er) no ,oint in &i in& an ans#er in terms o( the ,ast $ecause the ,ast does not matter) and history #ould not e/ist i( the same errors #ere not $ein& re,eated in the ,resent. ! 3$stract thou&ht a,,lies to kno#led&e $ecause kno#led&e is com,letely im,ersonal) and e/am,les are irrele ant to its understandin&. % ?erce,tion) ho#e er) is al#ays s,eci(ic) and there(ore quite concrete. T-!.II.2. @ eryone makes an e&o or a sel( (or himsel() #hich is su$Cect to enormous ariation $ecause o( its insta$ility. 2 0e also makes an e&o (or e eryone else he ,ercei es) #hich is equally aria$le. ,%' 3 Their interaction is a ,rocess that alters $oth) $ecause they #ere not made $y or #ith the Unaltera$le. ! It is im,ortant to realiAe that this alteration can and does occur as readily #hen the interaction takes ,lace in the mind as #hen it in ol es ,hysical ,ro/imity. % Thinkin& a$out another e&o is as e((ecti e in chan&in& relati e ,erce,tion as is ,hysical interaction. ' There could $e no $etter e/am,le that the e&o is only an idea and not a (act. T-!.II.3. 7our o#n state o( mind is a &ood e/am,le o( ho# the e&o #as made. 2 8hen you thre# kno#led&e a#ay it is as i( you ne er had it. 3 This is so a,,arent that one need only reco&niAe it to see that it does ha,,en. ! I( this occurs in the ,resent) #hy is it sur,risin& that it occurred in the ,astD % 5ur,rise is a reasona$le res,onse to the un(amiliar) thou&h hardly to somethin& that occurs #ith such ,ersistence. ' But do not (or&et that the mind need not #ork that #ay) e en thou&h it does #ork that #ay no#. T-!.II.!. Think o( the lo e o( animals (or their o((s,rin&) and the need they (eel to ,rotect them. 2 That is $ecause they re&ard them as ,art o( themsel es. 3 No one dismisses somethin& he considers ,art o( himsel(. ! 7ou react to your e&o much as 1od does to 0is creations)K #ith lo e) ,rotection and charity. % 7our reactions to the sel( you made are not sur,risin&. ' In (act) they resem$le in many #ays ho# you #ill one day react to your real creations) #hich are as timeless as you are. * The question is not ho# you res,ond to the e&o) $ut #hat you

$elie e you are. - Belie( is an e&o (unction) and as lon& as your ori&in is o,en to $elie( you are re&ardin& it (rom an e&o ie#,oint. : 8hen teachin& is no lon&er necessary you #ill merely kno# 1od. 1> Belie( that there is another #ay o( ,ercei in& is the lo(tiest idea o( #hich e&o thinkin& is ca,a$le. 11 That is $ecause it contains a hint o( reco&nition that the e&o is not the 5el(. T-!.II.%. Underminin& the e&o+s thou&ht system must $e ,ercei ed as ,ain(ul) e en thou&h this is anythin& $ut true. 2 Ba$ies scream in ra&e i( you take a#ay a kni(e or scissors) althou&h they may #ell harm themsel es i( you do not. 3 In this sense you are still a $a$y. ! 7ou ha e no sense o( real sel(-,reser ation) and are likely to decide that you need ,recisely #hat #ould hurt you most. % 7et #hether or not you reco&niAe it no#) you ha e a&reed to coo,erate in the e((ort to $ecome $oth harmless and hel,(ul) attri$utes that must &o to&ether. ' 7our attitudes e en to#ard this are necessarily con(licted) $ecause all attitudes are e&o-$ased. * This #ill not last. - Be ,atient a #hile and remem$er that the outcome is as certain as 1od. ,%* T-!.II.'. Only those #ho ha e a real and lastin& sense o( a$undance can $e truly charita$le. 2 This is o$ ious #hen you consider #hat is in ol ed. 3 To the e&o) to &i e anythin& im,lies that you #ill ha e to do #ithout it. ! 8hen you associate &i in& #ith sacri(ice) you &i e only $ecause you $elie e that you are someho# &ettin& somethin& $etter) and can there(ore do #ithout the thin& you &i e. % 21i in& to &et2 is an inesca,a$le la# o( the e&o) #hich al#ays e aluates itsel( in relation to other e&os. ' It is there(ore continually ,reoccu,ied #ith the $elie( in scarcity that &a e rise to it. * Its #hole ,erce,tion o( other e&os as real is only an attem,t to con ince itsel( that <it= is real. - 25el(-esteem2 in e&o terms means nothin& more than that the e&o has deluded itsel( into acce,tin& its reality) and is there(ore tem,orarily less ,redatory. : This 2sel(-esteem2 is al#ays ulnera$le to stress) a term #hich re(ers to any ,ercei ed threat to the e&o+s e/istence. T-!.II.*. The e&o literally li es $y com,arisons. 2 @quality is $eyond its &ras,) and charity $ecomes im,ossi$le. 3 The e&o ne er &i es out o( a$undance) $ecause it #as made as a su$stitute (or it. ! That is #hy the conce,t o( 2&ettin&2 arose in the e&o+s thou&ht system. % 3,,etites are 2&ettin&2 mechanisms) re,resentin& the e&o+s need to con(irm itsel(. ' This is as true o( $ody a,,etites as it is o( the so-called 2hi&her e&o needs.2 * Body a,,etites are not ,hysical in ori&in. - The e&o re&ards the $ody as its home) and tries to satis(y itsel( throu&h the $ody. : But the idea that this is ,ossi$le is a decision o( the mind) #hich has $ecome com,letely con(used a$out #hat is really ,ossi$le. T-!.II.-. The e&o $elie es it is com,letely on its o#n) #hich is merely another #ay o( descri$in& ho# it thinks it ori&inated. 2 This is such a

(ear(ul state that it can only turn to other e&os and try to unite #ith them in a (ee$le attem,t at identi(ication) or attack them in an equally (ee$le sho# o( stren&th. 3 It is not (ree) ho#e er) to o,en the ,remise to question) $ecause the ,remise is its (oundation. ! The e&o is the mind+s $elie( that it is com,letely on its o#n. % The e&o+s ceaseless attem,ts to &ain the s,irit+s ackno#led&ment and thus esta$lish its o#n e/istence are useless. ' 5,irit in its kno#led&e is una#are o( the e&o. * It does not attack it9 it merely cannot concei e o( it at all. 8hile the e&o is equally una#are o( s,irit) it does ,ercei e itsel( as $ein& reCected $y somethin& &reater than itsel(. : This is #hy sel(esteem in e&o terms must $e delusional. 1> The creations o( 1od do not create myths) althou&h creati e e((ort can $e turned to mytholo&y. ,%- 11 It can do so) ho#e er) only under one condition9 #hat it makes is then no lon&er creati e. 12 4yths are entirely ,erce,tual) and so am$i&uous in (orm and characteristically &ood-and-e il in nature that the most $ene olent o( them is not #ithout (ear(ul connotations. T-!.II.:. 4yths and ma&ic are closely associated) since myths are usually related to e&o ori&ins) and ma&ic to the ,o#ers the e&o ascri$es to itsel(. 2 4ytholo&ical systems &enerally include some account o( 2the creation)2 and associate this #ith its ,articular (orm o( ma&ic. 3 The so-called 2$attle (or sur i al2 is only the e&o+s stru&&le to ,reser e itsel() and its inter,retation o( its o#n $e&innin&. ! This $e&innin& is usually associated #ith ,hysical $irth) $ecause it is hard to maintain that the e&o e/isted $e(ore that ,oint in time. % The more 2reli&iously2 e&o-oriented may $elie e that the soul e/isted $e(ore) and #ill continue to e/ist a(ter a tem,orary la,se into e&o li(e. ' 5ome e en $elie e that the soul #ill $e ,unished (or this la,se. * 0o#e er) sal ation does not a,,ly to s,irit) #hich is not in dan&er and does not need to $e sal a&ed. T-!.II.1>. 5al ation is nothin& more than 2ri&ht-mindedness)2 #hich is not the One-mindedness o( the 0oly 5,irit) $ut #hich must $e achie ed $e(ore One-mindedness is restored. 2 Ri&ht-mindedness leads to the ne/t ste, automatically) $ecause ri&ht ,erce,tion is uni(ormly #ithout attack) and there(ore #ron&-mindedness is o$literated. 3 The e&o cannot sur i e #ithout Cud&ment) and is laid aside accordin&ly. ! The mind then has only one direction in #hich it can mo e. % Its direction is al#ays automatic) $ecause it cannot $ut $e dictated $y the thou&ht system to #hich it adheres. T-!.II.11. It cannot $e em,hasiAed too o(ten that correctin& ,erce,tion is merely a tem,orary e/,edient. 2 It is necessary only $ecause mis,erce,tion is a $lock to kno#led&e) #hile accurate ,erce,tion is a ste,,in&stone to#ards it. 3 The #hole alue o( ri&ht ,erce,tion lies in the ine ita$le realiAation that <all= ,erce,tion is unnecessary. ! This

remo es the $lock entirely. % 7ou may ask ho# this is ,ossi$le as lon& as you a,,ear to $e li in& in this #orld. ' That is a reasona$le question. * 7ou must $e care(ul) ho#e er) that you really understand it. - 8ho is the 2you2 #ho are li in& in this #orldD : 5,irit is immortal) and immortality is a constant state. 1> It is as true no# as it e er #as or e er #ill $e) $ecause it im,lies no chan&e at all. 11 It is not a continuum) nor is it understood $y $ein& com,ared to an o,,osite. ,%: 12 Gno#led&e ne er in ol es com,arisons. 13 That is its main di((erence (rom e erythin& else the mind can &ras,. III. Love +it#o't Conflict T-!.III.1. It is hard to understand #hat 2The Gin&dom o( 0ea en is #ithin you2 really means. 2 This is $ecause it is not understanda$le to the e&o) #hich inter,rets it as i( somethin& outside is inside) and this does not mean anythin&. 3 The #ord 2#ithin2 is unnecessary. ! The Gin&dom o( 0ea en <is= you. % 8hat else <$ut= you did the Creator create) and #hat else <$ut= you is 0is Gin&domD ' This is the #hole messa&e o( the 3tonement9 a messa&e #hich in its totality transcends the sum o( its ,arts. * 7ou) too) ha e a Gin&dom that your s,irit created. - It has not ceased to create $ecause o( the e&o+s illusions. : 7our creations are no more (atherless than you are. 1> 7our e&o and your s,irit #ill ne er $e co-creators) $ut your s,irit and your Creator #ill al#ays $e. 11 Be con(ident that your creations are as sa(e as you are. 12 The Gin&dom is ,er(ectly united and ,er(ectly ,rotected) and the e&o #ill not ,re ail a&ainst it. 13 3men. T-!.III.2. This is #ritten in the (orm o( a ,rayer $ecause it is use(ul in moments o( tem,tation. 2 It is a declaration o( inde,endence. 3 7ou #ill (ind it ery hel,(ul i( you understand it (ully. ! The reason you need my hel, is $ecause you ha e denied your o#n 1uide and there(ore need &uidance. % 4y role is to se,arate the true (rom the (alse) so truth can $reak throu&h the $arriers the e&o has set u, and can shine into your mind. ' 3&ainst our united stren&th the e&o cannot ,re ail. T-!.III.3. It is surely a,,arent $y no# #hy the e&o re&ards s,irit as its 2enemy.2 2 The e&o arose (rom the se,aration) and its continued e/istence de,ends on your continuin& $elie( in the se,aration. 3 The e&o must o((er you some sort o( re#ard (or maintainin& this $elie(. ! 3ll it can o((er is a sense o( tem,orary e/istence) #hich $e&ins #ith its o#n $e&innin& and ends #ith its o#n endin&. % It tells you this li(e is your e/istence $ecause it is its o#n. ' 3&ainst this sense o( tem,orary e/istence s,irit o((ers you the kno#led&e o( ,ermanence and

unshaka$le $ein&. * No one #ho has e/,erienced the re elation o( this can e er (ully $elie e in the e&o a&ain. ,'> - 0o# can its mea&er o((erin& to you ,re ail a&ainst the &lorious &i(t o( 1odD T-!.III.!. 7ou #ho identi(y #ith your e&o cannot $elie e 1od lo es you. 2 7ou do not lo e #hat you made) and #hat you made does not lo e you. 3 Bein& made out o( the denial o( the "ather) the e&o has no alle&iance to its maker. ! 7ou cannot concei e o( the real relationshi, that e/ists $et#een 1od and 0is creations $ecause o( your hatred (or the sel( you made. % 7ou ,roCect onto the e&o the decision to se,arate) and this con(licts #ith the lo e you (eel (or the e&o $ecause you made it. ' No lo e in this #orld is #ithout this am$i alence) and since no e&o has e/,erienced lo e #ithout am$i alence the conce,t is $eyond its understandin&. * ;o e #ill enter immediately into any mind that truly #ants it) $ut it must #ant it truly. - This means that it #ants it #ithout am$i alence) and this kind o( #antin& is #holly #ithout the e&o+s 2dri e to &et.2 T-!.III.%. There is a kind o( e/,erience so di((erent (rom anythin& the e&o can o((er that you #ill ne er #ant to co er or hide it a&ain. 2 It is necessary to re,eat that your $elie( in darkness and hidin& is #hy the li&ht cannot enter. 3 The Bi$le &i es many re(erences to the immeasura$le &i(ts #hich are (or you) $ut (or #hich you must ask. ! This is not a condition as the e&o sets conditions. % It is the &lorious condition o( #hat you are. T-!.III.'. No (orce e/ce,t your o#n #ill is stron& enou&h or #orthy enou&h to &uide you. 2 In this you are as (ree as 1od) and must remain so (ore er. 3 ;et us ask the "ather in my name to kee, you mind(ul o( 0is ;o e (or you and yours (or 0im. ! 0e has ne er (ailed to ans#er this request) $ecause it asks only (or #hat 0e has already #illed. % Those #ho call truly are al#ays ans#ered. ' Thou shalt ha e no other &ods $e(ore 0im $ecause there <are= none. T-!.III.*. It has ne er really entered your mind to &i e u, e ery idea you e er had that o,,oses kno#led&e. 2 7ou retain thousands o( little scra,s o( (ear that ,re ent the 0oly One (rom enterin&. 3 ;i&ht cannot ,enetrate throu&h the #alls you make to $lock it) and it is (ore er un#illin& to destroy #hat you ha e made. ! No one can see throu&h a #all) $ut I can ste, around it. % 8atch your mind (or the scra,s o( (ear) or you #ill $e una$le to ask me to do so. ' I can hel, you only as our "ather created us. * I #ill lo e you and honor you and maintain com,lete res,ect (or #hat you ha e made) $ut I #ill not u,hold it unless it is true. - I #ill ne er (orsake you any more than 1od #ill) $ut I must #ait as lon& as you choose to (orsake yoursel(. ,'1 : Because I #ait in lo e and not in im,atience) you #ill surely ask me truly. 1> I #ill come in res,onse to a sin&le unequi ocal call.

T-!.III.-. 8atch care(ully and see #hat it is you are really askin& (or. 2 Be ery honest #ith yoursel( in this) (or #e must hide nothin& (rom each other. 3 I( you #ill really try to do this) you ha e taken the (irst ste, to#ard ,re,arin& your mind (or the 0oly One to enter. ! 8e #ill ,re,are (or this to&ether) (or once 0e has come) you #ill $e ready to hel, me make other minds ready (or 0im. % 0o# lon& #ill you deny 0im 0is Gin&domD T-!.III.:. In your o#n mind) thou&h denied $y the e&o) is the declaration o( your release. 2 <1od has &i en you e erythin&.= 3 This one (act means the e&o does not e/ist) and this makes it ,ro(oundly a(raid. ! In the e&o+s lan&ua&e) 2to ha e2 and 2to $e2 are di((erent) $ut they are identical to the 0oly 5,irit. % The 0oly 5,irit kno#s that you $oth <ha e= e erythin& and <are= e erythin&. ' 3ny distinction in this res,ect is meanin&(ul only #hen the idea o( 2&ettin&)2 #hich im,lies a lack) has already $een acce,ted. * That is #hy #e make no distinction $et#een <ha in&= the Gin&dom o( 1od and <$ein&= the Gin&dom o( 1od. T-!.III.1>. The calm $ein& o( 1od+s Gin&dom) #hich in your sane mind is ,er(ectly conscious) is ruthlessly $anished (rom the ,art o( the mind the e&o rules. 2 The e&o is des,erate $ecause it o,,oses literally in inci$le odds) #hether you are aslee, or a#ake. 3 Consider ho# much i&ilance you ha e $een #illin& to e/ert to ,rotect your e&o) and ho# little to ,rotect your ri&ht mind. ! 8ho $ut the insane #ould undertake to $elie e #hat is not true) and then ,rotect this $elie( at the cost o( truthD I". T#is Nee! Not -e T-!.I6.1. I( you cannot hear the 6oice (or 1od) it is $ecause you do not choose to listen. 2 That you <do= listen to the oice o( your e&o is demonstrated $y your attitudes) your (eelin&s and your $eha ior. 3 7et this is #hat you #ant. ! This is #hat you are (i&htin& to kee,) and #hat you are i&ilant to sa e. % 7our mind is (illed #ith schemes to sa e the (ace o( your e&o) and you do not seek the (ace o( Christ. ' The &lass in #hich the e&o seeks to see its (ace is dark indeed. * 0o# can it maintain the trick o( its e/istence e/ce,t #ith mirrorsD ,'2 - But #here you look to (ind yoursel( is u, to you. T-!.I6.2. I ha e said that you cannot chan&e your mind $y chan&in& your $eha ior) $ut I ha e also said) and many times) that you <can= chan&e your mind. 2 8hen your mood tells you that you ha e chosen #ron&ly) and this is so #hene er you are not Coyous) then <kno# this need not $e=. 3 In e ery case you ha e thou&ht #ron&ly a$out some $rother 1od created) and are ,ercei in& ima&es your e&o makes in a darkened &lass. ! Think honestly #hat you ha e thou&ht that 1od

#ould not ha e thou&ht) and #hat you ha e not thou&ht that 1od #ould ha e you think. % 5earch sincerely (or #hat you ha e done and le(t undone accordin&ly) and then chan&e your mind to think #ith 1od+s. ' This may seem hard to do) $ut it is much easier than tryin& to think a&ainst it. * 7our mind is one #ith 1od+s. - Denyin& this and thinkin& other#ise has held your e&o to&ether) $ut has literally s,lit your mind. : 3s a lo in& $rother I am dee,ly concerned #ith your mind) and ur&e you to (ollo# my e/am,le as you look at yoursel( and at your $rother) and see in $oth the &lorious creations o( a &lorious "ather. T-!.I6.3. 8hen you are sad) <kno# this need not $e=. 2 De,ression comes (rom a sense o( $ein& de,ri ed o( somethin& you #ant and do not ha e. 3 Remem$er that you are de,ri ed o( nothin& e/ce,t $y your o#n decisions) and then decide other#ise. T-!.I6.!. 8hen you are an/ious) realiAe that an/iety comes (rom the ca,riciousness o( the e&o) and <kno# this need not $e=. 2 7ou can $e as i&ilant a&ainst the e&o+s dictates as (or them. T-!.I6.%. 8hen you (eel &uilty) remem$er that the e&o has indeed iolated the la#s o( 1od) $ut <you= ha e not. 2 ;ea e the 2sins2 o( the e&o to me. 3 That is #hat 3tonement is (or. ! But until you chan&e your mind a$out those #hom your e&o has hurt) the 3tonement cannot release you. % 8hile you (eel &uilty your e&o is in command) $ecause only the e&o can e/,erience &uilt. ' <This need not $e=. T-!.I6.'. 8atch your mind (or the tem,tations o( the e&o) and do not $e decei ed $y it. 2 It o((ers you nothin&. 3 8hen you ha e &i en u, this oluntary dis-s,iritin&) you #ill see ho# your mind can (ocus and rise a$o e (ati&ue and heal. ! 7et you are not su((iciently i&ilant a&ainst the demands o( the e&o to disen&a&e yoursel(. % <This need not $e=. T-!.I6.*. The ha$it o( en&a&in& #ith 1od and 0is creations is easily made i( you acti ely re(use to let your mind sli, a#ay. 2 The ,ro$lem is not one o( concentration9 it is the $elie( that no one) includin& yoursel() is #orth consistent e((ort. ,'3 3 5ide #ith me consistently a&ainst this dece,tion) and do not ,ermit this sha$$y $elie( to ,ull you $ack. ! The disheartened are useless to themsel es and to me) $ut only the e&o can <$e= disheartened. T-!.I6.-. 0a e you really considered ho# many o,,ortunities you ha e had to &ladden yoursel() and ho# many o( them you ha e re(usedD 2 There is no limit to the ,o#er o( a 5on o( 1od) $ut he can limit the e/,ression o( his ,o#er as much as he chooses. 3 7our mind and mine can unite in shinin& your e&o a#ay) releasin& the stren&th o( 1od into e erythin& you think and do. ! Do not settle (or anythin& less than this) and re(use to acce,t anythin& $ut this as your &oal. % 8atch

your mind care(ully (or any $elie(s that hinder its accom,lishment) and ste, a#ay (rom them. ' Hud&e ho# #ell you ha e done this $y your o#n (eelin&s) (or this is the one ri&ht use o( Cud&ment. * Hud&ment) like any other de(ense) can $e used to attack or ,rotect9 to hurt or to heal. - The e&o <should= $e $rou&ht to Cud&ment and (ound #antin& there. : 8ithout your o#n alle&iance) ,rotection and lo e) the e&o cannot e/ist. 1> ;et it $e Cud&ed truly and you must #ithdra# alle&iance) ,rotection and lo e (rom it. T-!.I6.:. 7ou are a mirror o( truth) in #hich 1od 0imsel( shines in ,er(ect li&ht. 2 To the e&o+s dark &lass you need $ut say) 2I #ill not look there $ecause I kno# these ima&es are not true.2 3 Then let the 0oly One shine on you in ,eace) kno#in& that this and only this must $e. ! 0is 4ind shone on you in your creation and $rou&ht your mind into $ein&. % 0is 4ind still shines on you and must shine throu&h you. ' 7our e&o cannot ,re ent 0im (rom shinin& on you) $ut it can ,re ent you (rom lettin& 0im shine throu&h you. T-!.I6.1>. The "irst Comin& o( Christ is merely another name (or the creation) (or Christ is the 5on o( 1od. 2 The 5econd Comin& o( Christ means nothin& more than the end o( the e&o+s rule and the healin& o( the mind. 3 I #as created like you in the "irst) and I ha e called you to Coin #ith me in the 5econd. ! I am in char&e o( the 5econd Comin&) and my Cud&ment) #hich is used only (or ,rotection) cannot $e #ron& $ecause it ne er attacks. % 7ours may $e so distorted that you $elie e I #as mistaken in choosin& you. ' I assure you this is a mistake o( your e&o. * Do not mistake it (or humility. - 7our e&o is tryin& to con ince you that it is real and I am not) $ecause i( I am real) I am no more real than you are. : That kno#led&e) and I assure you that it <is= kno#led&e) means that Christ has come into your mind and healed it. ,'! T-!.I6.11. I do not attack your e&o. 2 I do #ork #ith your hi&her mind) the home o( the 0oly 5,irit) #hether you are aslee, or a#ake) Cust as your e&o does #ith your lo#er mind) #hich is its home. 3 I am your i&ilance in this) $ecause you are too con(used to reco&niAe your o#n ho,e. ! I am not mistaken. % 7our mind #ill elect to Coin #ith mine) and to&ether #e are in inci$le. ' 7ou and your $rother #ill yet come to&ether in my name) and your sanity #ill $e restored. * I raised the dead $y kno#in& that li(e is an eternal attri$ute o( e erythin& that the li in& 1od created. - 8hy do you $elie e it is harder (or me to ins,ire the dis-s,irited or to sta$iliAe the unsta$leD : I do not $elie e that there is an order o( di((iculty in miracles9 you do. 1> I ha e called and you #ill ans#er. 11 I understand that miracles are natural) $ecause they are e/,ressions o( lo e. 12 4y callin& you is as natural as your ans#er) and as ine ita$le.

". T#e E)o0-o!. Ill'sion T-!.6.1. 3ll thin&s #ork to&ether (or &ood. 2 There are no e/ce,tions e/ce,t in the e&o+s Cud&ment. 3 The e&o e/erts ma/imal i&ilance a$out #hat it ,ermits into a#areness) and this is not the #ay a $alanced mind holds to&ether. ! The e&o is thro#n (urther o(( $alance $ecause it kee,s its ,rimary moti ation (rom your a#areness) and raises control rather than sanity to ,redominance. % The e&o has e ery reason to do this) accordin& to the thou&ht system #hich &a e rise to it and #hich it ser es. ' 5ane Cud&ment #ould ine ita$ly Cud&e a&ainst the e&o) and must $e o$literated $y the e&o in the interest o( its sel(,reser ation. T-!.6.2. 3 maCor source o( the e&o+s o((-$alanced state is its lack o( discrimination $et#een the $ody and the Thou&hts o( 1od. 2 Thou&hts o( 1od are unacce,ta$le to the e&o) $ecause they clearly ,oint to the none/istence o( the e&o itsel(. 3 The e&o there(ore either distorts them or re(uses to acce,t them. ! It cannot) ho#e er) make them cease to $e. % It there(ore tries to conceal not only 2unacce,ta$le2 $ody im,ulses) $ut also the Thou&hts o( 1od) $ecause $oth are threatenin& to it. ' Bein& concerned ,rimarily #ith its o#n ,reser ation in the (ace o( threat) the e&o ,ercei es them as the same. * By ,ercei in& them as the same) the e&o attem,ts to sa e itsel( (rom $ein& s#e,t a#ay) as it #ould surely $e in the ,resence o( kno#led&e. ,'% T-!.6.3. 3ny thou&ht system that con(uses 1od and the $ody must $e insane. 2 7et this con(usion is essential to the e&o) #hich Cud&es only in terms o( threat or non-threat to itsel(. 3 In one sense the e&o+s (ear o( 1od is at least lo&ical) since the idea o( 0im does dis,el the e&o. ! But (ear o( the $ody) #ith #hich the e&o identi(ies so closely) makes no sense at all. T-!.6.!. The $ody is the e&o+s home $y its o#n election. 2 It is the only identi(ication #ith #hich the e&o (eels sa(e) since the $ody+s ulnera$ility is its o#n $est ar&ument that you cannot $e o( 1od. 3 This is the $elie( that the e&o s,onsors ea&erly. ! 7et the e&o hates the $ody) $ecause it cannot acce,t it as &ood enou&h to $e its home. % 0ere is #here the mind $ecomes actually daAed. ' Bein& told $y the e&o that it is really ,art o( the $ody and that the $ody is its ,rotector) the mind is also told that the $ody cannot ,rotect it. * There(ore) the mind asks) 28here can I &o (or ,rotectionD2 to #hich the e&o re,lies) 2Turn to me.2 - The mind) and not #ithout cause) reminds the e&o that it has itsel( insisted that it is identi(ied #ith the $ody) so there is no ,oint in turnin& to <it= (or ,rotection. : The e&o has no real ans#er to this $ecause there is none) $ut it does ha e a ty,ical solution. 1> It o$literates the question (rom the mind+s a#areness. 11 Once out o(

a#areness the question can and does ,roduce uneasiness) $ut it cannot $e ans#ered $ecause it cannot $e asked. T-!.6.%. This is the question that <must= $e asked. 28here can I &o (or ,rotectionD2 2 25eek and ye shall (ind2 does not mean that you should seek $lindly and des,erately (or somethin& you #ould not reco&niAe. 3 4eanin&(ul seekin& is consciously undertaken) consciously or&aniAed and consciously directed. ! The &oal must $e (ormulated clearly and ke,t in mind. % ;earnin& and #antin& to learn are inse,ara$le. ' 7ou learn $est #hen you $elie e #hat you are tryin& to learn is o( alue to you. * 0o#e er) not e erythin& you may #ant to learn has lastin& alue. - Indeed) many o( the thin&s you #ant to learn may $e chosen <$ecause= their alue #ill not last. T-!.6.'. The e&o thinks it is an ad anta&e not to commit itsel( to anythin& that is eternal) $ecause the eternal must come (rom 1od. 2 @ternalness is the one (unction the e&o has tried to de elo,) $ut has systematically (ailed to achie e. 3 The e&o com,romises #ith the issue o( the eternal) Cust as it does #ith all issues touchin& on the real question in any #ay. ! By $ecomin& in ol ed #ith tan&ential issues) it ho,es to hide the real question and kee, it out o( mind. ,'' % The e&o+s characteristic $usyness #ith nonessentials is (or ,recisely that ,ur,ose. ' ?reoccu,ations #ith ,ro$lems set u, to $e inca,a$le o( solution are (a orite e&o de ices (or im,edin& learnin& ,ro&ress. * In all these di ersionary tactics) ho#e er) the one question that is ne er asked $y those #ho ,ursue them is) 28hat (orD2 - This is the question that <you= must learn to ask in connection #ith e erythin&. : 8hat is the ,ur,oseD 1> 8hate er it is) it #ill direct your e((orts automatically. 11 8hen you make a decision o( ,ur,ose) then) you ha e made a decision a$out your (uture e((ort9 a decision that #ill remain in e((ect unless you chan&e your mind. "I. T#e Re+ar!s of Go! T-!.6I.1. The e&o does not reco&niAe the real source o( 2threat)2 and i( you associate yoursel( #ith the e&o) you do not understand the situation as it is. 2 Only your alle&iance to it &i es the e&o any ,o#er o er you. 3 I ha e s,oken o( the e&o as i( it #ere a se,arate thin&) actin& on its o#n. ! This #as necessary to ,ersuade you that you cannot dismiss it li&htly) and must realiAe ho# much o( your thinkin& is e&o-directed. % 8e cannot sa(ely let it &o at that) ho#e er) or you #ill re&ard yoursel( as necessarily con(licted as lon& as you are here) or as lon& as you $elie e that you are here. ' The e&o is nothin& more than a ,art o( your $elie( a$out yoursel(. * 7our other li(e has continued #ithout interru,tion) and has $een and al#ays #ill $e totally una((ected $y your attem,ts to dissociate it.

T-!.6I.2. In learnin& to esca,e (rom illusions) your de$t to your $rother is somethin& you must ne er (or&et. 2 It is the same de$t that you o#e to me. 3 8hene er you act e&otistically to#ards another) you are thro#in& a#ay the &raciousness o( your inde$tedness and the holy ,erce,tion it #ould ,roduce. ! The term 2holy2 can $e used here $ecause) as you learn ho# much you are inde$ted to the #hole 5onshi,) #hich includes me) you come as close to kno#led&e as ,erce,tion can. % The &a, is then so small that kno#led&e can easily (lo# across it and o$literate it (ore er. T-!.6I.3. 7ou ha e ery little trust in me as yet) $ut it #ill increase as you turn more and more o(ten to me instead o( to your e&o (or &uidance. 2 The results #ill con ince you increasin&ly that this choice is the only sane one you can make. ,'* 3 No one #ho learns (rom e/,erience that one choice $rin&s ,eace and Coy #hile another $rin&s chaos and disaster needs additional con incin&. ! ;earnin& throu&h re#ards is more e((ecti e than learnin& throu&h ,ain) $ecause ,ain is an e&o illusion) and can ne er induce more than a tem,orary e((ect. % The re#ards o( 1od) ho#e er) are immediately reco&niAed as eternal. ' 5ince this reco&nition is made $y you and not the e&o) the reco&nition itsel( esta$lishes that you and your e&o cannot $e identical. * 7ou may $elie e that you ha e already acce,ted this di((erence) $ut you are $y no means con inced as yet. - The (act that you $elie e you must esca,e (rom the e&o sho#s this9 $ut you cannot esca,e (rom the e&o $y hum$lin& it or controllin& it or ,unishin& it. T-!.6I.!. The e&o and the s,irit do not kno# each other. 2 The se,arated mind cannot maintain the se,aration e/ce,t $y dissociatin&. 3 0a in& done this) it denies all truly natural im,ulses) not $ecause the e&o is a se,arate thin&) $ut $ecause you #ant to $elie e that <you= are. ! The e&o is a de ice (or maintainin& this $elie() $ut it is still only your decision to use the de ice that ena$les it to endure. T-!.6I.%. 0o# can you teach someone the alue o( somethin& he has deli$erately thro#n a#ayD 2 0e must ha e thro#n it a#ay $ecause he did not alue it. 3 7ou can only sho# him ho# misera$le he is #ithout it) and slo#ly $rin& it nearer so he can learn ho# his misery lessens as he a,,roaches it. ! This teaches him to associate his misery #ith its a$sence) and the o,,osite o( misery #ith its ,resence. % It &radually $ecomes desira$le as he chan&es his mind a$out its #orth. ' I am teachin& you to associate misery #ith the e&o and Coy #ith the s,irit. * 7ou ha e tau&ht yoursel( the o,,osite. - 7ou are still (ree to choose) $ut can you really #ant the re#ards o( the e&o in the ,resence o( the re#ards o( 1odD T-!.6I.'. 4y trust in you is &reater than yours in me at the moment) $ut it #ill not al#ays $e that #ay. 2 7our mission is ery sim,le. 3 7ou

are asked to li e so as to demonstrate that you are not an e&o) and I do not choose 1od+s channels #ron&ly. ! The 0oly One shares my trust) and acce,ts my 3tonement decisions $ecause my #ill is ne er out o( accord #ith 0is. % I ha e said $e(ore that I am in char&e o( the 3tonement. ' This is only $ecause I com,leted my ,art in it as a man) and can no# com,lete it throu&h others. * 4y chosen channels cannot (ail) $ecause I #ill lend them my stren&th as lon& as theirs is #antin&. ,'T-!.6I.*. I #ill &o #ith you to the 0oly One) and throu&h my ,erce,tion 0e can $rid&e the little &a,. 2 7our &ratitude to your $rother is the only &i(t I #ant. 3 I #ill $rin& it to 1od (or you) kno#in& that to kno# your $rother <is= to kno# 1od. ! I( you are &rate(ul to your $rother) you are &rate(ul to 1od (or #hat 0e created. % Throu&h your &ratitude you come to kno# your $rother) and one moment o( real reco&nition makes e eryone your $rother $ecause each o( them is o( your "ather. ' ;o e does not conquer all thin&s) $ut it does set all thin&s ri&ht. * Because you are the Gin&dom o( 1od I can lead you $ack to your o#n creations. - 7ou do not reco&niAe them no#) $ut #hat has $een dissociated is still there. T-!.6I.-. 3s you come closer to a $rother you a,,roach me) and as you #ithdra# (rom him I $ecome distant to you. 2 5al ation is a colla$orati e enture. 3 It cannot $e undertaken success(ully $y those #ho disen&a&e themsel es (rom the 5onshi,) $ecause they are disen&a&in& themsel es (rom me. ! 1od #ill come to you only as you #ill &i e 0im to your $rothers. % ;earn (irst o( them and you #ill $e ready to hear 1od. ' That is $ecause the (unction o( lo e is one. "II. Creation an! Co 'nication T-!.6II.1. It is clear that #hile the content o( any ,articular e&o illusion does not matter) its correction is more hel,(ul in a s,eci(ic conte/t. 2 @&o illusions are quite s,eci(ic) althou&h the mind is naturally a$stract. 3 ?art o( the mind $ecomes concrete) ho#e er) #hen it s,lits. ! The concrete ,art $elie es in the e&o) $ecause the e&o de,ends on the concrete. % The e&o is the ,art o( the mind that $elie es your e/istence is de(ined $y se,aration. T-!.6II.2. @ erythin& the e&o ,ercei es is a se,arate #hole) #ithout the relationshi,s that im,ly $ein&. 2 The e&o is thus a&ainst communication) e/ce,t inso(ar as it is utiliAed to esta$lish se,arateness rather than to a$olish it. 3 The communication system o( the e&o is $ased on its o#n thou&ht system) as is e erythin& else it dictates. ! Its communication is controlled $y its need to ,rotect itsel() and it #ill disru,t communication #hen it e/,eriences threat. % This disru,tion is a reaction to a s,eci(ic ,erson or ,ersons. ' The s,eci(icity

o( the e&o+s thinkin&) then) results in s,urious &eneraliAation #hich is really not a$stract at all. * It merely res,onds in certain s,eci(ic #ays to e erythin& it ,ercei es as related. ,': T-!.6II.3. In contrast) s,irit reacts in the same #ay to e erythin& it kno#s is true) and does not res,ond at all to anythin& else. 2 Nor does it make any attem,t to esta$lish #hat is true. 3 It kno#s that #hat is true is e erythin& that 1od created. ! It is in com,lete and direct communication #ith e ery as,ect o( creation) $ecause it is in com,lete and direct communication #ith its Creator. % This communication is the 8ill o( 1od. ' Creation and communication are synonymous. * 1od created e ery mind $y communicatin& 0is 4ind to it) thus esta$lishin& it (ore er as a channel (or the rece,tion o( 0is 4ind and 8ill. - 5ince only $ein&s o( a like order can truly communicate) 0is creations naturally communicate #ith 0im and like 0im. : This communication is ,er(ectly a$stract) since its quality is uni ersal in a,,lication and not su$Cect to any Cud&ment) any e/ce,tion or any alteration. 1> 1od created you $y this and (or this. 11 The mind can distort its (unction) $ut it cannot endo# itsel( #ith (unctions it #as not &i en. 12 That is #hy the mind cannot totally lose the a$ility to communicate) e en thou&h it may re(use to utiliAe it on $ehal( o( $ein&. T-!.6II.!. @/istence as #ell as $ein& rest on communication. 2 @/istence) ho#e er) is s,eci(ic in ho#) #hat and #ith #hom communication is Cud&ed to $e #orth undertakin&. 3 Bein& is com,letely #ithout these distinctions. ! It is a state in #hich the mind is in communication #ith e erythin& that is real. % To #hate er e/tent you ,ermit this state to $e curtailed you are limitin& your sense o( your o#n reality) #hich $ecomes total only $y reco&niAin& all reality in the &lorious conte/t o( its real relationshi, to you. ' This is your reality. * Do not desecrate it or recoil (rom it. - It is your real home) your real tem,le and your real 5el(. T-!.6II.%. 1od) 8ho encom,asses all $ein&) created $ein&s #ho ha e e erythin& indi idually) $ut #ho #ant to share it to increase their Coy. 2 Nothin& real can $e increased e/ce,t $y sharin&. 3 That is #hy 1od created you. ! Di ine 3$straction takes Coy in sharin&. % That is #hat creation means. ' 20o#)2 2#hat2 and 2to #hom2 are irrele ant) $ecause real creation &i es e erythin&) since it can create only like itsel(. * Remem$er that in the Gin&dom there is no di((erence $et#een <ha in&= and <$ein&)= as there is in e/istence. - In the state o( $ein& the mind &i es e erythin& al#ays. T-!.6II.'. The Bi$le re,eatedly states that you should ,raise 1od. 2 This hardly means that you should tell 0im ho# #onder(ul 0e is. 3 0e has no e&o #ith #hich to acce,t such ,raise) and no ,erce,tion #ith #hich to Cud&e it. ,*> ! But unless you take your ,art in the creation)

0is Coy is not com,lete $ecause yours is incom,lete. % 3nd this 0e does kno#. ' 0e kno#s it in 0is O#n Bein& and its e/,erience o( 0is 5on+s e/,erience. * The constant &oin& out o( 0is ;o e is $locked #hen 0is channels are closed) and 0e is lonely #hen the minds 0e created do not communicate (ully #ith 0im. T-!.6II.*. 1od has ke,t your Gin&dom (or you) $ut 0e cannot share 0is Coy #ith you until you kno# it #ith your #hole mind. 2 Re elation is not enou&h) $ecause it is only communication <(rom= 1od. 3 1od does not need re elation returned to 0im) #hich #ould clearly $e im,ossi$le) $ut 0e does #ant it $rou&ht to others. ! This cannot $e done #ith the actual re elation9 its content cannot $e e/,ressed) $ecause it is intensely ,ersonal to the mind that recei es it. % It can) ho#e er) $e returned $y that mind to other minds) throu&h the attitudes the kno#led&e (rom the re elation $rin&s. T-!.6II.-. 1od is ,raised #hene er any mind learns to $e #holly hel,(ul. 2 This is im,ossi$le #ithout $ein& #holly harmless) $ecause the t#o $elie(s must coe/ist. 3 The truly hel,(ul are in ulnera$le) $ecause they are not ,rotectin& their e&os and so nothin& can hurt them. ! Their hel,(ulness is their ,raise o( 1od) and 0e #ill return their ,raise o( 0im $ecause they are like 0im) and they can reCoice to&ether. % 1od &oes out to them and throu&h them) and there is &reat Coy throu&hout the Gin&dom. ' @ ery mind that is chan&ed adds to this Coy #ith its indi idual #illin&ness to share in it. * The truly hel,(ul are 1od+s miracle #orkers) #hom I direct until #e are all united in the Coy o( the Gin&dom. - I #ill direct you to #here er you can $e truly hel,(ul) and to #hoe er can (ollo# my &uidance throu&h you. ,*1 Cha,ter %. HEALING AN$ &HOLENESS Intro!'ction T-%.in.1. To heal is to make ha,,y. 2 I ha e told you to think ho# many o,,ortunities you ha e had to &ladden yoursel() and ho# many you ha e re(used. 3 This is the same as tellin& you that you ha e re(used to heal yoursel(. ! The li&ht that $elon&s to you is the li&ht o( Coy. % Radiance is not associated #ith sorro#. ' Hoy calls (orth an inte&rated #illin&ness to share it) and ,romotes the mind+s natural im,ulse to res,ond as one. * Those #ho attem,t to heal #ithout $ein& #holly Coyous themsel es call (orth di((erent kinds o( res,onses at the same time) and thus de,ri e others o( the Coy o( res,ondin& #holeheartedly. T-%.in.2. To $e #holehearted you must $e ha,,y. 2 I( (ear and lo e cannot coe/ist) and i( it is im,ossi$le to $e #holly (ear(ul and remain

ali e) the only ,ossi$le #hole state is that o( lo e. 3 There is no di((erence $et#een lo e and Coy. ! There(ore) the only ,ossi$le #hole state is the #holly Coyous. % To heal or to make Coyous is there(ore the same as to inte&rate and to make one. ' That is #hy it makes no di((erence to #hat ,art or $y #hat ,art o( the 5onshi, the healin& is o((ered. * @ ery ,art $ene(its) and $ene(its equally. T-%.in.3. 7ou are $ein& $lessed $y e ery $ene(icent thou&ht o( any o( your $rothers any#here. 2 7ou should #ant to $less them in return) out o( &ratitude. 3 7ou need not kno# them indi idually) or they you. ! The li&ht is so stron& that it radiates throu&hout the 5onshi, and returns thanks to the "ather (or radiatin& 0is Coy u,on it. % Only 1od+s holy children are #orthy channels o( 0is $eauti(ul Coy) $ecause only they are $eauti(ul enou&h to hold it $y sharin& it. ' It is im,ossi$le (or a child o( 1od to lo e his nei&h$or e/ce,t as himsel(. * That is #hy the healer+s ,rayer is. - ;et me kno# this $rother as I kno# mysel(. ,*2 I. T#e Invitation to t#e Hol. Spirit T-%.I.1. 0ealin& is a thou&ht $y #hich t#o minds ,ercei e their oneness and $ecome &lad. 2 This &ladness calls to e ery ,art o( the 5onshi, to reCoice #ith them) and lets 1od &o out into them and throu&h them. 3 Only the healed mind can e/,erience re elation #ith lastin& e((ect) $ecause re elation is an e/,erience o( ,ure Coy. ! I( you do not choose to $e #holly Coyous) your mind cannot ha e #hat it does not choose to $e. % Remem$er that s,irit kno#s no di((erence $et#een <ha in&= and <$ein&.= ' The hi&her mind thinks accordin& to the la#s s,irit o$eys) and there(ore honors only the la#s o( 1od. * To s,irit &ettin& is meanin&less and &i in& is all. - 0a in& e erythin&) s,irit holds e erythin& $y &i in& it) and thus creates as the "ather created. : 8hile this kind o( thinkin& is totally alien to ha in& thin&s) e en to the lo#er mind it is quite com,rehensi$le in connection #ith ideas. 1> I( you share a ,hysical ,ossession) you do di ide its o#nershi,. 11 I( you share an idea) ho#e er) you do not lessen it. 12 3ll o( it is still yours althou&h all o( it has $een &i en a#ay. 13 "urther) i( the one to #hom you &i e it acce,ts it as his) he rein(orces it in your mind and thus increases it. 1! I( you can acce,t the conce,t that the #orld is one o( ideas) the #hole $elie( in the (alse association the e&o makes $et#een &i in& and losin& is &one. T-%.I.2. ;et us start our ,rocess o( rea#akenin& #ith Cust a (e# sim,le conce,ts. 2 Thou&hts increase $y $ein& &i en a#ay.

3 The more #ho $elie e in them the stron&er they $ecome. ! @ erythin& is an idea. % 0o#) then) can &i in& and losin& $e associatedD T-%.I.3. This is the in itation to the 0oly 5,irit. 2 I ha e said already that I can reach u, and $rin& the 0oly 5,irit do#n to you) $ut I can $rin& 0im to you only at your o#n in itation. 3 The 0oly 5,irit is in your ri&ht mind) as 0e #as in mine. ! The Bi$le says) 24ay the mind $e in you that #as also in Christ Hesus)2 and uses this as a $lessin&. % It is the $lessin& o( miracle-mindedness. ' It asks that you may think as I thou&ht) Coinin& #ith me in Christ thinkin&. T-%.I.!. The 0oly 5,irit is the only ,art o( the 0oly Trinity that has a sym$olic (unction. 2 0e is re(erred to as the 0ealer) the Com(orter and the 1uide. 3 0e is also descri$ed as somethin& 2se,arate)2 a,art (rom the "ather and (rom the 5on. ,*3 ! I mysel( said) 2I( I &o I #ill send you another Com(orter and he #ill a$ide #ith you.2 % 0is sym$olic (unction makes the 0oly 5,irit di((icult to understand) $ecause sym$olism is o,en to di((erent inter,retations. ' 3s a man and also one o( 1od+s creations) my ri&ht thinkin&) #hich came (rom the 0oly 5,irit or the Uni ersal Ins,iration) tau&ht me (irst and (oremost that this Ins,iration is (or all. * I could not ha e It mysel( #ithout kno#in& this. - The #ord 2kno#2 is ,ro,er in this conte/t) $ecause the 0oly 5,irit is so close to kno#led&e that 0e calls it (orth9 or $etter) allo#s it to come. : I ha e s,oken $e(ore o( the hi&her or 2true2 ,erce,tion) #hich is so near to truth that 1od 0imsel( can (lo# across the little &a,. 1> Gno#led&e is al#ays ready to (lo# e ery#here) $ut it cannot o,,ose. 11 There(ore you can o$struct it) althou&h you can ne er lose it. T-%.I.%. The 0oly 5,irit is the Christ 4ind #hich is a#are o( the kno#led&e that lies $eyond ,erce,tion. 2 0e came into $ein& #ith the se,aration as a ,rotection) ins,irin& the 3tonement ,rinci,le at the same time. 3 Be(ore that there #as no need (or healin&) (or no one #as com(ortless. ! The 6oice o( the 0oly 5,irit is the Call to 3tonement) or the restoration o( the inte&rity o( the mind. % 8hen the 3tonement is com,lete and the #hole 5onshi, is healed there #ill $e no Call to return. ' But #hat 1od creates is eternal. * The 0oly 5,irit #ill remain #ith the 5ons o( 1od) to $less their creations and kee, them in the li&ht o( Coy. T-%.I.'. 1od honored e en the miscreations o( 0is children $ecause they had made them. 2 But 0e also $lessed 0is children #ith a #ay o( thinkin& that could raise their ,erce,tions so hi&h they could reach almost $ack to 0im. 3 The 0oly 5,irit is the 4ind o( the 3tonement. ! 0e re,resents a state o( mind close enou&h to One-mindedness that trans(er to it is at last ,ossi$le. % ?erce,tion is not kno#led&e) $ut it

can $e trans(erred to kno#led&e) or cross o er into it. ' It mi&ht e en $e more hel,(ul here to use the literal meanin& o( trans(erred or 2carried o er)2 since the last ste, is taken $y 1od. T-%.I.*. The 0oly 5,irit) the shared Ins,iration o( all the 5onshi,) induces a kind o( ,erce,tion in #hich many elements are like those in the Gin&dom o( 0ea en itsel(. 2 "irst) its uni ersality is ,er(ectly clear) and no one #ho attains it could $elie e (or one instant that sharin& it in ol es anythin& $ut &ain. 3 5econd) it is inca,a$le o( attack and is there(ore truly o,en. ,*! ! This means that althou&h it does not en&ender kno#led&e) it does not o$struct it in any #ay. % "inally) it ,oints the #ay $eyond the healin& that it $rin&s) and leads the mind $eyond its o#n inte&ration to#ard the ,aths o( creation. ' It is at this ,oint that su((icient quantitati e chan&e occurs to ,roduce a real qualitati e shi(t. II. T#e "oice for Go! T-%.II.1. 0ealin& is not creatin&9 it is re,aration. 2 The 0oly 5,irit ,romotes healin& $y lookin& $eyond it to #hat the children o( 1od #ere $e(ore healin& #as needed) and #ill $e #hen they ha e $een healed. 3 This alteration o( the time sequence should $e quite (amiliar) $ecause it is ery similar to the shi(t in the ,erce,tion o( time that the miracle introduces. ! The 0oly 5,irit is the moti ation (or miraclemindedness9 the decision to heal the se,aration $y lettin& it &o. % 7our #ill is still in you $ecause 1od ,laced it in your mind) and althou&h you can kee, it aslee, you cannot o$literate it. ' 1od 0imsel( kee,s your #ill ali e $y transmittin& it (rom 0is 4ind to yours as lon& as there is time. * The miracle itsel( is a re(lection o( this union o( 8ill $et#een "ather and 5on. T-%.II.2. The 0oly 5,irit is the s,irit o( Coy. 2 0e is the Call to return #ith #hich 1od $lessed the minds o( 0is se,arated 5ons. 3 This is the ocation o( the mind. ! The mind had no callin& until the se,aration) $ecause $e(ore that it had only $ein&) and #ould not ha e understood the Call to ri&ht thinkin&. % The 0oly 5,irit is 1od+s 3ns#er to the se,aration9 the means $y #hich the 3tonement heals until the #hole mind returns to creatin&. T-%.II.3. The ,rinci,le o( 3tonement and the se,aration $e&an at the same time. 2 8hen the e&o #as made) 1od ,laced in the mind the Call to Coy. 3 This Call is so stron& that the e&o al#ays dissol es at Its sound. ! That is #hy you must choose to hear one o( t#o oices #ithin you. % One you made yoursel() and that one is not o( 1od. ' But the other is &i en you $y 1od) 8ho asks you only to listen to it. * The 0oly 5,irit is in you in a ery literal sense. - 0is is the 6oice that calls you

$ack to #here you #ere $e(ore and #ill $e a&ain. : It is ,ossi$le e en in this #orld to hear only that 6oice and no other. 1> It takes e((ort and &reat #illin&ness to learn. 11 It is the (inal lesson that I learned) and 1od+s 5ons are as equal as learners as they are as 5ons. ,*% T-%.II.!. 7ou <are= the Gin&dom o( 0ea en) $ut you ha e let the $elie( in darkness enter your mind and so you need a ne# li&ht. 2 The 0oly 5,irit is the radiance that you must let $anish the idea o( darkness. 3 0is is the &lory $e(ore #hich dissociation (alls a#ay) and the Gin&dom o( 0ea en $reaks throu&h into its o#n. ! Be(ore the se,aration you did not need &uidance. % 7ou kne# as you #ill kno# a&ain) $ut as you do not kno# no#. T-%.II.%. 1od does not &uide) $ecause 0e can share only ,er(ect kno#led&e. 2 1uidance is e aluati e) $ecause it im,lies there is a ri&ht #ay and also a #ron& #ay) one to $e chosen and the other to $e a oided. 3 By choosin& one you &i e u, the other. ! The choice (or the 0oly 5,irit is the choice (or 1od. % 1od is not in you in a literal sense9 you are ,art o( 0im. ' 8hen you chose to lea e 0im 0e &a e you a 6oice to s,eak (or 0im $ecause 0e could no lon&er share 0is kno#led&e #ith you #ithout hindrance. * Direct communication #as $roken $ecause you had made another oice. T-%.II.'. The 0oly 5,irit calls you $oth to remem$er and to (or&et. 2 7ou ha e chosen to $e in a state o( o,,osition in #hich o,,osites are ,ossi$le. 3 3s a result) there are choices you must make. ! In the holy state the #ill is (ree) so that its creati e ,o#er is unlimited and choice is meanin&less. % "reedom to choose is the same ,o#er as (reedom to create) $ut its a,,lication is di((erent. ' Choosin& de,ends on a s,lit mind. * The 0oly 5,irit is one #ay o( choosin&. - 1od did not lea e 0is children com(ortless) e en thou&h they chose to lea e 0im. : The oice they ,ut in their minds #as not the 6oice (or 0is 8ill) (or #hich the 0oly 5,irit s,eaks. T-%.II.*. The 6oice o( the 0oly 5,irit does not command) $ecause It is inca,a$le o( arro&ance. 2 It does not demand) $ecause It does not seek control. 3 It does not o ercome) $ecause It does not attack. ! It merely reminds. % It is com,ellin& only $ecause o( #hat It reminds you <o(.= ' It $rin&s to your mind the other #ay) remainin& quiet e en in the midst o( the turmoil you may make. * The 6oice (or 1od is al#ays quiet) $ecause It s,eaks o( ,eace. - ?eace is stron&er than #ar $ecause it heals. : 8ar is di ision) not increase. 1> No one &ains (rom stri(e. 11 8hat ,ro(iteth it a man i( he &ain the #hole #orld and lose his o#n soulD 12 I( you listen to the #ron& oice you <ha e= lost si&ht o( your soul. 13 7ou cannot lose it) $ut you can not kno# it. 1! It is there(ore 2lost2 to you until you choose ri&ht.

T-%.II.-. The 0oly 5,irit is your 1uide in choosin&. 2 0e is in the ,art o( your mind that al#ays s,eaks (or the ri&ht choice) $ecause 0e s,eaks (or 1od. ,*' 3 0e is your remainin& communication #ith 1od) #hich you can interru,t $ut cannot destroy. ! The 0oly 5,irit is the #ay in #hich 1od+s 8ill is done on earth as it is in 0ea en. % Both 0ea en and earth are in you) $ecause the call o( $oth is in your mind. ' The 6oice (or 1od comes (rom your o#n altars to 0im. * These altars are not thin&s9 they are de otions. - 7et you ha e other de otions no#. : 7our di ided de otion has &i en you the t#o oices) and you must choose at #hich altar you #ant to ser e. 1> The call you ans#er no# is an e aluation $ecause it is a decision. 11 The decision is ery sim,le. 12 It is made on the $asis o( #hich call is #orth more to you. T-%.II.:. 4y mind #ill al#ays $e like yours) $ecause #e #ere created as equals. 2 It #as only my decision that &a e me all ,o#er in 0ea en and earth. 3 4y only &i(t to you is to hel, you make the same decision. ! This decision is the choice to share it) $ecause the decision itsel( <is= the decision to share. % It is made $y &i in&) and is there(ore the one choice that resem$les true creation. ' I am your model (or decision. * By decidin& (or 1od I sho#ed you that this decision can $e made) and that you can make it. T-%.II.1>. I ha e assured you that the 4ind that decided (or me is also in you) and that you can let it chan&e you Cust as it chan&ed me. 2 This 4ind is unequi ocal) $ecause it hears only one 6oice and ans#ers in only one #ay. 3 7ou are the li&ht o( the #orld #ith me. ! Rest does not come (rom slee,in& $ut (rom #akin&. % The 0oly 5,irit is the Call to a#aken and $e &lad. ' The #orld is ery tired) $ecause it is the idea o( #eariness. * Our task is the Coyous one o( #akin& it to the Call (or 1od. - @ eryone #ill ans#er the Call o( the 0oly 5,irit) or the 5onshi, cannot $e as One. : 8hat $etter ocation could there $e (or any ,art o( the Gin&dom than to restore it to the ,er(ect inte&ration that can make it #holeD 1> 0ear only this throu&h the 0oly 5,irit #ithin you) and teach your $rothers to listen as I am teachin& you. T-%.II.11. 8hen you are tem,ted $y the #ron& oice) call on me to remind you ho# to heal $y sharin& my decision and makin& it stron&er. 2 3s #e share this &oal) #e increase its ,o#er to attract the #hole 5onshi,) and to $rin& it $ack into the oneness in #hich it #as created. 3 Remem$er that 2yoke2 means 2Coin to&ether)2 and 2$urden2 means 2messa&e.2 ! ;et us restate 24y yoke is easy and my $urden li&ht2 in this #ay9 2;et us Coin to&ether) (or my messa&e is li&ht.2 ,** T-%.II.12. I ha e enCoined you to $eha e as I $eha ed) $ut #e must res,ond to the same 4ind to do this. 2 This 4ind is the 0oly 5,irit) 8hose 8ill is (or 1od al#ays. 3 0e teaches you ho# to kee, me as the model (or your thou&ht) and to $eha e like me as a result. ! The ,o#er

o( our Coint moti ation is $eyond $elie() $ut not $eyond accom,lishment. % 8hat #e can accom,lish to&ether has no limits) $ecause the Call (or 1od is the Call to the unlimited. ' Child o( 1od) my messa&e is (or you) to hear and &i e a#ay as you ans#er the 0oly 5,irit #ithin you. III. T#e G'i!e to Salvation T-%.III.1. The #ay to reco&niAe your $rother is $y reco&niAin& the 0oly 5,irit in him. 2 I ha e already said that the 0oly 5,irit is the Brid&e (or the trans(er o( ,erce,tion to kno#led&e) so #e can use the terms as i( they #ere related) $ecause in 0is 4ind they are. 3 This relationshi, must $e in 0is 4ind $ecause) unless it #ere) the se,aration $et#een the t#o #ays o( thinkin& #ould not $e o,en to healin&. ! 0e is ,art o( the 0oly Trinity) $ecause 0is 4ind is ,artly yours and also ,artly 1od+s. % This needs clari(ication) not in statement $ut in e/,erience. T-%.III.2. The 0oly 5,irit is the idea o( healin&. 2 Bein& thou&ht) the idea &ains as it is shared. 3 Bein& the Call <(or= 1od) it is also the idea <o(= 1od. ! 5ince you are ,art o( 1od it is also the idea o( yoursel() as #ell as o( all 0is creations. % The idea o( the 0oly 5,irit shares the ,ro,erty o( other ideas $ecause it (ollo#s the la#s o( the uni erse o( #hich it is a ,art. ' It is stren&thened $y $ein& &i en a#ay. * It increases in you as you &i e it to your $rother. - 7our $rother does not ha e to $e a#are o( the 0oly 5,irit in himsel( or in you (or this miracle to occur. : 0e may ha e dissociated the Call (or 1od) Cust as you ha e. 1> This dissociation is healed in $oth o( you as you $ecome a#are o( the Call (or 1od in him) and thus ackno#led&e Its $ein&. T-%.III.3. There are t#o diametrically o,,osed #ays o( seein& your $rother. 2 They must $oth $e in your mind) $ecause you are the ,ercei er. 3 They must also $e in his) $ecause you are ,ercei in& him. ! 5ee him throu&h the 0oly 5,irit in his mind) and you #ill reco&niAe 0im in yours. % 8hat you ackno#led&e in your $rother you are ackno#led&in& in yoursel() and #hat you share you stren&then. ,*T-%.III.!. The 6oice o( the 0oly 5,irit is #eak in you. 2 That is #hy you must share It. 3 It must $e increased in stren&th $e(ore you can hear It. ! It is im,ossi$le to hear It in yoursel( #hile It is so #eak in your mind. % It is not #eak in Itsel() $ut It is limited $y your un#illin&ness to hear It. ' I( you make the mistake o( lookin& (or the 0oly 5,irit in yoursel( alone your thou&hts #ill (ri&hten you $ecause) $y ado,tin& the e&o+s ie#,oint) you are undertakin& an e&o-alien Courney #ith the e&o as &uide. * This is $ound to ,roduce (ear. T-%.III.%. Delay is o( the e&o) $ecause time is its conce,t. 2 Both time and delay are meanin&less in eternity. 3 I ha e said $e(ore that the 0oly 5,irit is 1od+s 3ns#er to the e&o. ! @ erythin& o( #hich the 0oly

5,irit reminds you is in direct o,,osition to the e&o+s notions) $ecause true and (alse ,erce,tions are themsel es o,,osed. % The 0oly 5,irit has the task o( undoin& #hat the e&o has made. ' 0e undoes it at the same le el on #hich the e&o o,erates) or the mind #ould $e una$le to understand the chan&e. T-%.III.'. I ha e re,eatedly em,hasiAed that one le el o( the mind is not understanda$le to another. 2 5o it is #ith the e&o and the 0oly 5,irit9 #ith time and eternity. 3 @ternity is an idea o( 1od) so the 0oly 5,irit understands it ,er(ectly. ! Time is a $elie( o( the e&o) so the lo#er mind) #hich is the e&o+s domain) acce,ts it #ithout question. % The only as,ect o( time that is eternal is <no#.= T-%.III.*. The 0oly 5,irit is the 4ediator $et#een the inter,retations o( the e&o and the kno#led&e o( the s,irit. 2 0is a$ility to deal #ith sym$ols ena$les 0im to #ork #ith the e&o+s $elie(s in its o#n lan&ua&e. 3 0is a$ility to look $eyond sym$ols into eternity ena$les 0im to understand the la#s o( 1od) (or #hich 0e s,eaks. ! 0e can there(ore ,er(orm the (unction o( reinter,retin& #hat the e&o makes) not $y destruction $ut $y understandin&. % Understandin& is li&ht) and li&ht leads to kno#led&e. ' The 0oly 5,irit is in li&ht $ecause 0e is in you #ho are li&ht) $ut you yoursel( do not kno# this. * It is there(ore the task o( the 0oly 5,irit to reinter,ret you on $ehal( o( 1od. T-%.III.-. 7ou cannot understand yoursel( alone. 2 This is $ecause you ha e no meanin& a,art (rom your ri&ht(ul ,lace in the 5onshi,) and the ri&ht(ul ,lace o( the 5onshi, is 1od. 3 This is your li(e) your eternity and your 5el(. ! It is o( this that the 0oly 5,irit reminds you. % It is this that the 0oly 5,irit sees. ' This ision (ri&htens the e&o $ecause it is so calm. * ?eace is the e&o+s &reatest enemy $ecause) accordin& to its inter,retation o( reality) #ar is the &uarantee o( its sur i al. ,*: - The e&o $ecomes stron& in stri(e. : I( you $elie e there is stri(e you #ill react iciously) $ecause the idea o( dan&er has entered your mind. 1> The idea itsel( is an a,,eal to the e&o. 11 The 0oly 5,irit is as i&ilant as the e&o to the call o( dan&er) o,,osin& it #ith 0is stren&th Cust as the e&o #elcomes it. 12 The 0oly 5,irit counters this #elcome $y #elcomin& ,eace. 13 @ternity and ,eace are as closely related as are time and #ar. T-%.III.:. ?erce,tion deri es meanin& (rom relationshi,s. 2 Those you acce,t are the (oundations o( your $elie(s. 3 The se,aration is merely another term (or a s,lit mind. ! The e&o is the sym$ol o( se,aration) Cust as the 0oly 5,irit is the sym$ol o( ,eace. % 8hat you ,ercei e in others you are stren&thenin& in yoursel(. ' 7ou may let your mind mis,ercei e) $ut the 0oly 5,irit lets your mind reinter,ret its o#n mis,erce,tions.

T-%.III.1>. The 0oly 5,irit is the ,er(ect Teacher. 2 0e uses only #hat your mind already understands to teach you that you do not understand it. 3 The 0oly 5,irit can deal #ith a reluctant learner #ithout &oin& counter to his mind) $ecause ,art o( it is still (or 1od. ! Des,ite the e&o+s attem,ts to conceal this ,art) it is still much stron&er than the e&o) althou&h the e&o does not reco&niAe it. % The 0oly 5,irit reco&niAes it ,er(ectly $ecause it is 0is O#n d#ellin& ,lace9 the ,lace in the mind #here 0e is at home. ' 7ou are at home there) too) $ecause it is a ,lace o( ,eace) and ,eace is o( 1od. * 7ou #ho are ,art o( 1od are not at home e/ce,t in 0is ,eace. - I( ,eace is eternal) you are at home only in eternity. T-%.III.11. The e&o made the #orld as it ,ercei es it) $ut the 0oly 5,irit) the reinter,reter o( #hat the e&o made) sees the #orld as a teachin& de ice (or $rin&in& you home. 2 The 0oly 5,irit must ,ercei e time) and reinter,ret it into the timeless. 3 0e must #ork throu&h o,,osites) $ecause 0e must #ork #ith and (or a mind that is in o,,osition. ! Correct and learn) and $e o,en to learnin&. % 7ou ha e not made truth) $ut truth can still set you (ree. ' ;ook as the 0oly 5,irit looks) and understand as 0e understands. * 0is understandin& looks $ack to 1od in remem$rance o( me. - 0e is in communion #ith 1od al#ays) and 0e is ,art o( you. : 0e is your 1uide to sal ation) $ecause 0e holds the remem$rance o( thin&s ,ast and to come) and $rin&s them to the ,resent. 1> 0e holds this &ladness &ently in your mind) askin& only that you increase it in 0is Name $y sharin& it to increase 0is Coy in you. ,-> I". Teac#in) an! Healin) T-%.I6.1. 8hat (ear has hidden still is ,art o( you. 2 Hoinin& the 3tonement is the #ay out o( (ear. 3 The 0oly 5,irit #ill hel, you reinter,ret e erythin& that you ,ercei e as (ear(ul) and teach you that only #hat is lo in& is true. ! Truth is $eyond your a$ility to destroy) $ut entirely #ithin your a$ility to acce,t. % It $elon&s to you $ecause) as an e/tension o( 1od) you created it #ith 0im. ' It is yours $ecause it is ,art o( you) Cust as you are ,art o( 1od $ecause 0e created you. * Nothin& that is &ood can $e lost $ecause it comes (rom the 0oly 5,irit) the 6oice (or creation. - Nothin& that is not &ood #as e er created) and there(ore cannot $e ,rotected. : The 3tonement is the &uarantee o( the sa(ety o( the Gin&dom) and the union o( the 5onshi, is its ,rotection. 1> The e&o cannot ,re ail a&ainst the Gin&dom $ecause the 5onshi, is united. 11 In the ,resence o( those #ho hear the 0oly 5,irit+s Call to $e as one) the e&o (ades a#ay and is undone. T-%.I6.2. 8hat the e&o makes it kee,s to itsel() and so it is #ithout stren&th. 2 Its e/istence is unshared. 3 It does not die9 it #as merely

ne er $orn. ! ?hysical $irth is not a $e&innin&9 it is a continuin&. % @ erythin& that continues has already $een $orn. ' It #ill increase as you are #illin& to return the unhealed ,art o( your mind to the hi&her ,art) returnin& it undi ided to creation. * I ha e come to &i e you the (oundation) so your o#n thou&hts can make you really (ree. - 7ou ha e carried the $urden o( unshared ideas that are too #eak to increase) $ut ha in& made them you did not realiAe ho# to undo them. : 7ou cannot cancel out your ,ast errors alone. 1> They #ill not disa,,ear (rom your mind #ithout the 3tonement) a remedy not o( your makin&. 11 The 3tonement must $e understood as a ,ure act o( sharin&. 12 That is #hat I meant #hen I said it is ,ossi$le e en in this #orld to listen to one 6oice. 13 I( you are ,art o( 1od and the 5onshi, is One) you cannot $e limited to the sel( the e&o sees. T-%.I6.3. @ ery lo in& thou&ht held in any ,art o( the 5onshi, $elon&s to e ery ,art. 2 It is shared <$ecause= it is lo in&. 3 5harin& is 1od+s #ay o( creatin&) and also yours. ! The e&o can kee, you in e/ile (rom the Gin&dom) $ut in the Gin&dom itsel( it has no ,o#er. % Ideas o( the s,irit do not lea e the mind that thinks them) nor can they con(lict #ith each other. ' 0o#e er) ideas o( the e&o can con(lict $ecause they occur at di((erent le els and also include o,,osite thou&hts at the same le el. * <It is im,ossi$le to share o,,osin& thou&hts.= -1 - 7ou can share only the thou&hts that are o( 1od and that 0e kee,s (or you. : 3nd o( such is the Gin&dom o( 0ea en. 1> The rest remains #ith you until the 0oly 5,irit has reinter,reted them in the li&ht o( the Gin&dom) makin& them) too) #orthy o( $ein& shared. 11 8hen they ha e $een su((iciently ,uri(ied 0e lets you &i e them a#ay. 12 The decision to share them <is= their ,uri(ication. T-%.I6.!. I heard one 6oice $ecause I understood that I could not atone (or mysel( alone. 2 ;istenin& to one 6oice im,lies the decision to share It in order to hear It yoursel(. 3 The 4ind that #as in me is still irresisti$ly dra#n to e ery mind created $y 1od) $ecause 1od+s 8holeness is the 8holeness o( 0is 5on. ! 7ou cannot $e hurt) and do not #ant to sho# your $rother anythin& e/ce,t your #holeness. % 5ho# him that he cannot hurt you and hold nothin& a&ainst him) or you hold it a&ainst yoursel(. ' This is the meanin& o( 2turnin& the other cheek.2 T-%.I6.%. Teachin& is done in many #ays) a$o e all $y e/am,le. 2 Teachin& should $e healin&) $ecause it is the sharin& o( ideas and the reco&nition that to share ideas is to stren&then them. 3 I cannot (or&et my need to teach #hat I ha e learned) #hich arose in me <$ecause= I learned it. ! I call u,on you to teach #hat you ha e learned) $ecause $y so doin& you can de,end on it. % 4ake it de,enda$le in my name $ecause my name is the Name o( 1od+s 5on. ' 8hat I learned I &i e

you (reely) and the 4ind that #as in me reCoices as you choose to hear it. T-%.I6.'. The 0oly 5,irit atones in all o( us $y undoin&) and thus li(ts the $urden you ha e ,laced in your mind. 2 By (ollo#in& 0im you are led $ack to 1od #here you $elon&) and ho# can you (ind the #ay e/ce,t $y takin& your $rother #ith youD 3 4y ,art in the 3tonement is not com,lete until you Coin it and &i e it a#ay. ! 3s you teach so shall you learn. % I #ill ne er lea e you or (orsake you) $ecause to (orsake you #ould $e to (orsake mysel( and 1od 8ho created me. ' 7ou (orsake yoursel( and 1od i( you (orsake any o( your $rothers. * 7ou must learn to see them as they are) and understand they $elon& to 1od as you do. - 0o# could you treat your $rother $etter than $y renderin& unto 1od the thin&s that are 1od+sD T-%.I6.*. The 3tonement &i es you the ,o#er o( a healed mind) $ut the ,o#er to create is o( 1od. 2 There(ore) those #ho ha e $een (or&i en must de ote themsel es (irst to healin& $ecause) ha in& recei ed the idea o( healin&) they must &i e it to hold it. 3 The (ull ,o#er o( creation cannot $e e/,ressed as lon& as any o( 1od+s ideas is #ithheld (rom the Gin&dom. ,-2 ! The Coint #ill o( the 5onshi, is the only creator that can create like the "ather) $ecause only the com,lete can think com,letely) and the thinkin& o( 1od lacks nothin&. % @ erythin& you think that is not throu&h the 0oly 5,irit <is= lackin&. T-%.I6.-. 0o# can you #ho are so holy su((erD 2 3ll your ,ast e/ce,t its $eauty is &one) and nothin& is le(t $ut a $lessin&. 3 I ha e sa ed all your kindnesses and e ery lo in& thou&ht you e er had. ! I ha e ,uri(ied them o( the errors that hid their li&ht) and ke,t them (or you in their o#n ,er(ect radiance. % They are $eyond destruction and $eyond &uilt. ' They came (rom the 0oly 5,irit #ithin you) and #e kno# #hat 1od creates is eternal. * 7ou can indeed de,art in ,eace $ecause I ha e lo ed you as I lo ed mysel(. - 7ou &o #ith my $lessin& and (or my $lessin&. : 0old it and share it) that it may al#ays $e ours. 1> I ,lace the ,eace o( 1od in your heart and in your hands) to hold and share. 11 The heart is ,ure to hold it) and the hands are stron& to &i e it. 12 8e cannot lose. 13 4y Cud&ment is as stron& as the #isdom o( 1od) in 8hose 0eart and 0ands #e ha e our $ein&. 1! 0is quiet children are 0is $lessed 5ons. 1% The Thou&hts o( 1od are #ith you. ". T#e E)o2s 1se of G'ilt T-%.6.1. ?erha,s some o( our conce,ts #ill $ecome clearer and more ,ersonally meanin&(ul i( the e&o+s use o( &uilt is clari(ied. 2 The e&o has a ,ur,ose) Cust as the 0oly 5,irit has. 3 The e&o+s ,ur,ose is (ear) $ecause only the (ear(ul can $e e&otistic. ! The e&o+s lo&ic is as im,ecca$le as that o( the 0oly 5,irit) $ecause your mind has the

means at its dis,osal to side #ith 0ea en or earth) as it elects. % But a&ain) remem$er that $oth are in you. T-%.6.2. In 0ea en there is no &uilt) $ecause the Gin&dom is attained throu&h the 3tonement) #hich releases you to create. 2 The #ord 2create2 is a,,ro,riate here $ecause) once #hat you ha e made is undone $y the 0oly 5,irit) the $lessed residue is restored and there(ore continues in creation. 3 8hat is truly $lessed is inca,a$le o( &i in& rise to &uilt) and must &i e rise to Coy. ! This makes it in ulnera$le to the e&o $ecause its ,eace is unassaila$le. % It is in ulnera$le to disru,tion $ecause it is #hole. ' 1uilt is <al#ays= disru,ti e. * 3nythin& that en&enders (ear is di isi e $ecause it o$eys the la# o( di ision. ,-3 - I( the e&o is the sym$ol o( the se,aration) it is also the sym$ol o( &uilt. : 1uilt is more than merely not o( 1od. 1> It is the sym$ol o( attack on 1od. 11 This is a totally meanin&less conce,t e/ce,t to the e&o) $ut do not underestimate the ,o#er o( the e&o+s $elie( in it. 12 This is the $elie( (rom #hich all &uilt really stems. T-%.6.3. The e&o is the ,art o( the mind that $elie es in di ision. 2 0o# could ,art o( 1od detach itsel( #ithout $elie in& it is attackin& 0imD 3 8e s,oke $e(ore o( the authority ,ro$lem as $ased on the conce,t o( usur,in& 1od+s ,o#er. ! The e&o $elie es that this is #hat you did $ecause it $elie es that it <is= you. % I( you identi(y #ith the e&o) you must ,ercei e yoursel( as &uilty. ' 8hene er you res,ond to your e&o you #ill e/,erience &uilt) and you #ill (ear ,unishment. * The e&o is quite literally a (ear(ul thou&ht. - 0o#e er ridiculous the idea o( attackin& 1od may $e to the sane mind) ne er (or&et that the e&o is not sane. : It re,resents a delusional system) and s,eaks (or it. 1> ;istenin& to the e&o+s oice means that you $elie e it is ,ossi$le to attack 1od) and that a ,art o( 0im has $een torn a#ay $y you. 11 "ear o( retaliation (rom #ithout (ollo#s) $ecause the se erity o( the &uilt is so acute that it must $e ,roCected. T-%.6.!. 8hate er you acce,t into your mind has reality (or you. 2 It is your acce,tance o( it that makes it real. 3 I( you enthrone the e&o in your mind) your allo#in& it to enter makes it your reality. ! This is $ecause the mind is ca,a$le o( creatin& reality or makin& illusions. % I said $e(ore that you must learn to think #ith 1od. ' To think #ith 0im is to think like 0im. * This en&enders Coy) not &uilt) $ecause it is natural. - 1uilt is a sure si&n that your thinkin& is unnatural. : Unnatural thinkin& #ill al#ays $e attended #ith &uilt) $ecause it is the $elie( in sin. 1> The e&o does not ,ercei e sin as a lack o( lo e) $ut as a ,ositi e act o( assault. 11 This is necessary to the e&o+s sur i al $ecause) as soon as you re&ard sin as a lack) you #ill automatically attem,t to remedy the situation. 12 3nd you #ill succeed. 13 The e&o re&ards this as doom) $ut you must learn to re&ard it as (reedom.

T-%.6.%. The &uiltless mind cannot su((er. 2 Bein& sane) the mind heals the $ody $ecause <it= has $een healed. 3 The sane mind cannot concei e o( illness $ecause it cannot concei e o( attackin& anyone or anythin&. ! I said $e(ore that illness is a (orm o( ma&ic. % It mi&ht $e $etter to say that it is a (orm o( ma&ical solution. ' The e&o $elie es that $y ,unishin& itsel( it #ill miti&ate the ,unishment o( 1od. ,-! * 7et e en in this it is arro&ant. - It attri$utes to 1od a ,unishin& intent) and then takes this intent as its o#n ,rero&ati e. : It tries to usur, all the (unctions o( 1od as it ,ercei es them) $ecause it reco&niAes that only total alle&iance can $e trusted. T-%.6.'. The e&o cannot o,,ose the la#s o( 1od any more than you can) $ut it can inter,ret them accordin& to #hat it #ants) Cust as you can. 2 That is #hy the question) 28hat do you #antD2 must $e ans#ered. 3 7ou are ans#erin& it e ery minute and e ery second) and each moment o( decision is a Cud&ment that is anythin& $ut ine((ectual. ! Its e((ects #ill (ollo# automatically until the decision is chan&ed. % Remem$er) thou&h) that the alternati es themsel es are unaltera$le. ' The 0oly 5,irit) like the e&o) is a decision. * To&ether they constitute all the alternati es the mind can acce,t and o$ey. - The 0oly 5,irit and the e&o are the only choices o,en to you. : 1od created one) and so you cannot eradicate it. 1> 7ou made the other) and so you can. 11 Only #hat 1od creates is irre ersi$le and unchan&ea$le. 12 8hat you made can al#ays $e chan&ed $ecause) #hen you do not think like 1od) you are not really thinkin& at all. 13 Delusional ideas are not real thou&hts) althou&h you can $elie e in them. 1! But you are #ron&. 1% The (unction o( thou&ht comes (rom 1od and is in 1od. 1' 3s ,art o( 0is Thou&ht) you <cannot= think a,art (rom 0im. T-%.6.*. Irrational thou&ht is disordered thou&ht. 2 1od 0imsel( orders your thou&ht $ecause your thou&ht #as created $y 0im. 3 1uilt (eelin&s are al#ays a si&n that you do not kno# this. ! They also sho# that you $elie e you can think a,art (rom 1od) and #ant to. % @ ery disordered thou&ht is attended $y &uilt at its ince,tion) and maintained $y &uilt in its continuance. ' 1uilt is inesca,a$le $y those #ho $elie e they order their o#n thou&hts) and must there(ore o$ey their dictates. * This makes them (eel res,onsi$le (or their errors #ithout reco&niAin& that) $y acce,tin& this res,onsi$ility) they are reactin& irres,onsi$ly. I( the sole res,onsi$ility o( the miracle #orker is to acce,t the 3tonement (or himsel() and I assure you that it is) then the res,onsi$ility (or <#hat= is atoned (or cannot $e yours. : The dilemma cannot $e resol ed e/ce,t $y acce,tin& the solution o( undoin&. 1> 7ou <#ould= $e res,onsi$le (or the e((ects o( all your #ron& thinkin& i( it could not $e undone. 11 The ,ur,ose o( the 3tonement is to sa e the ,ast in ,uri(ied (orm only. 12 I( you acce,t the remedy (or disordered

thou&ht) a remedy #hose e((icacy is $eyond dou$t) ho# can its sym,toms remainD ,-% T-%.6.-. The continuin& decision to remain se,arated is the only ,ossi$le reason (or continuin& &uilt (eelin&s. 2 8e ha e said this $e(ore) $ut did not em,hasiAe the destructi e results o( the decision. 3 3ny decision o( the mind #ill a((ect $oth $eha ior and e/,erience. ! 8hat you #ant you e/,ect. % This is not delusional. ' 7our mind <does= make your (uture) and it #ill turn it $ack to (ull creation at any minute i( it acce,ts the 3tonement (irst. * It #ill also return to (ull creation the instant it has done so. - 0a in& &i en u, its disordered thou&ht) the ,ro,er orderin& o( thou&ht $ecomes quite a,,arent. "I. Ti e an! Eternit. T-%.6I.1. 1od in 0is kno#led&e is not #aitin&) $ut 0is Gin&dom is $ere(t #hile <you= #ait. 2 3ll the 5ons o( 1od are #aitin& (or your return) Cust as you are #aitin& (or theirs. 3 Delay does not matter in eternity) $ut it is tra&ic in time. ! 7ou ha e elected to $e in time rather than eternity) and there(ore $elie e you <are= in time. % 7et your election is $oth (ree and altera$le. ' 7ou do not $elon& in time. * 7our ,lace is only in eternity) #here 1od 0imsel( ,laced you (ore er. T-%.6I.2. 1uilt (eelin&s are the ,reser ers o( time. 2 They induce (ears o( retaliation or a$andonment) and thus ensure that the (uture #ill $e like the ,ast. 3 This is the e&o+s continuity. ! It &i es the e&o a (alse sense o( security $y $elie in& that you cannot esca,e (rom it. % But you can and must. ' 1od o((ers you the continuity o( eternity in e/chan&e. * 8hen you choose to make this e/chan&e) you #ill simultaneously e/chan&e &uilt (or Coy) iciousness (or lo e) and ,ain (or ,eace. - 4y role is only to unchain your #ill and set it (ree. : 7our e&o cannot acce,t this (reedom) and #ill o,,ose it at e ery ,ossi$le moment and in e ery ,ossi$le #ay. 1> 3nd as its maker) you reco&niAe #hat it can do $ecause you &a e it the ,o#er to do it. T-%.6I.3. Remem$er the Gin&dom al#ays) and remem$er that you #ho are ,art o( the Gin&dom cannot $e lost. 2 The 4ind that #as in me <is= in you) (or 1od creates #ith ,er(ect (airness. 3 ;et the 0oly 5,irit remind you al#ays o( 0is (airness) and let me teach you ho# to share it #ith your $rothers. ! 0o# else can the chance to claim it (or yoursel( $e &i en youD % The t#o oices s,eak (or di((erent inter,retations o( the same thin& simultaneously9 or almost simultaneously) (or the e&o al#ays s,eaks (irst ,-'. ' 3lternate inter,retations #ere unnecessary until the (irst one #as made. T-%.6I.!. The e&o s,eaks in Cud&ment) and the 0oly 5,irit re erses its decision) much as a hi&her court has the ,o#er to re erse a lo#er court+s decisions in this #orld. 2 The e&o+s decisions are al#ays #ron&)

$ecause they are $ased on the error they #ere made to u,hold. 3 Nothin& the e&o ,ercei es is inter,reted correctly. ! Not only does the e&o cite 5cri,ture (or its ,ur,ose) $ut it e en inter,rets 5cri,ture as a #itness (or itsel(. % The Bi$le is a (ear(ul thin& in the e&o+s Cud&ment. ' ?ercei in& it as (ri&htenin&) it inter,rets it (ear(ully. * Bein& a(raid) you do not a,,eal to the 0i&her Court $ecause you $elie e its Cud&ment #ould also $e a&ainst you. T-%.6I.%. There are many e/am,les o( ho# the e&o+s inter,retations are misleadin&) $ut a (e# #ill su((ice to sho# ho# the 0oly 5,irit can reinter,ret them in 0is O#n li&ht. T-%.6I.'. 23s ye so#) so shall ye rea,2 0e inter,rets to mean #hat you consider #orth culti atin& you #ill culti ate in yoursel(. 2 7our Cud&ment o( #hat is #orthy makes it #orthy (or you. T-%.6I.*. 26en&eance is mine) saith the ;ord2 is easily reinter,reted i( you remem$er that ideas increase only $y $ein& shared. 2 The statement em,hasiAes that en&eance cannot $e shared. 3 1i e it there(ore to the 0oly 5,irit) 8ho #ill undo it in you $ecause it does not $elon& in your mind) #hich is ,art o( 1od. T-%.6I.-. 2I #ill isit the sins o( the (athers unto the third and (ourth &eneration)2 as inter,reted $y the e&o) is ,articularly icious. 2 It $ecomes merely an attem,t to &uarantee the e&o+s o#n sur i al. 3 To the 0oly 5,irit) the statement means that in later &enerations 0e can still reinter,ret #hat (ormer &enerations had misunderstood) and thus release the thou&hts (rom the a$ility to ,roduce (ear. T-%.6I.:. 2The #icked shall ,erish2 $ecomes a statement o( 3tonement) i( the #ord 2,erish2 is understood as 2$e undone.2 2 @ ery lo eless thou&ht must $e undone) a #ord the e&o cannot e en understand. 3 To the e&o) to $e undone means to $e destroyed. ! The e&o #ill not $e destroyed $ecause it is ,art o( your thou&ht) $ut $ecause it is uncreati e and there(ore unsharin&) it #ill $e reinter,reted to release you (rom (ear. % The ,art o( your mind that you ha e &i en to the e&o #ill merely return to the Gin&dom) #here your #hole mind $elon&s. ' 7ou can delay the com,letion o( the Gin&dom) $ut you cannot introduce the conce,t o( (ear into it. ,-* T-%.6I.1>. 7ou need not (ear the 0i&her Court #ill condemn you. 2 It #ill merely dismiss the case a&ainst you. 3 There can $e no case a&ainst a child o( 1od) and e ery #itness to &uilt in 1od+s creations is $earin& (alse #itness to 1od 0imsel(. ! 3,,eal e erythin& you $elie e &ladly to 1od+s O#n 0i&her Court) $ecause it s,eaks (or 0im and there(ore s,eaks truly. % It #ill dismiss the case a&ainst you) ho#e er care(ully you ha e $uilt it u,. ' The case may $e (ool-,roo() $ut it is not 1od,roo(. * The 0oly 5,irit #ill not hear it) $ecause 0e can only #itness

truly. - 0is erdict #ill al#ays $e 2thine is the Gin&dom)2 $ecause 0e #as &i en to you to remind you o( #hat you are. T-%.6I.11. 8hen I said 2I am come as a li&ht into the #orld)2 I meant that I came to share the li&ht #ith you. 2 Remem$er my re(erence to the e&o+s dark &lass) and remem$er also that I said) 2Do not look there.2 3 It is still true that #here you look to (ind yoursel( is u, to you. ! 7our ,atience #ith your $rother is your ,atience #ith yoursel(. % Is not a child o( 1od #orth ,atienceD ' I ha e sho#n you in(inite ,atience $ecause my #ill is that o( our "ather) (rom 8hom I learned o( in(inite ,atience. * 0is 6oice #as in me as It is in you) s,eakin& (or ,atience to#ards the 5onshi, in the Name o( its Creator. T-%.6I.12. No# you must learn that only in(inite ,atience ,roduces immediate e((ects. 2 This is the #ay in #hich time is e/chan&ed (or eternity. 3 In(inite ,atience calls u,on in(inite lo e) and $y ,roducin& results <no#= it renders time unnecessary. ! 8e ha e re,eatedly said that time is a learnin& de ice to $e a$olished #hen it is no lon&er use(ul. % The 0oly 5,irit) 8ho s,eaks (or 1od in time) also kno#s that time is meanin&less. ' 0e reminds you o( this in e ery ,assin& moment o( time) $ecause it is 0is s,ecial (unction to return you to eternity and remain to $less your creations there. * 0e is the only $lessin& you can truly &i e) $ecause 0e is truly $lessed. - Because 0e has $een &i en you (reely $y 1od) you must &i e 0im as you recei ed 0im. "II. T#e $ecision for Go! T-%.6II.1. Do you really $elie e you can make a oice that can dro#n out 1od+sD 2 Do you really $elie e you can de ise a thou&ht system that can se,arate you (rom 0imD 3 Do you really $elie e you can ,lan (or your sa(ety and Coy $etter than 0e canD ,-- ! 7ou need $e neither care(ul nor careless9 you need merely cast your cares u,on 0im $ecause 0e careth (or you. % 7ou are 0is care $ecause 0e lo es you. ' 0is 6oice reminds you al#ays that all ho,e is yours $ecause o( 0is care. * 7ou cannot choose to esca,e 0is care $ecause that is not 0is 8ill) $ut you can choose to acce,t 0is care and use the in(inite ,o#er o( 0is care (or all those 0e created $y it. T-%.6II.2. There ha e $een many healers #ho did not heal themsel es. 2 They ha e not mo ed mountains $y their (aith $ecause their (aith #as not #hole. 3 5ome o( them ha e healed the sick at times) $ut they ha e not raised the dead. ! Unless the healer heals himsel() he cannot $elie e that there is no order o( di((iculty in miracles. % 0e has not learned that e ery mind 1od created is equally #orthy o( $ein& healed <$ecause= 1od created it #hole. ' 7ou are merely asked to return to 1od the mind as 0e created it. * 0e asks you only (or #hat 0e &a e)

kno#in& that this &i in& #ill heal you. - 5anity is #holeness) and the sanity o( your $rothers is yours. T-%.6II.3. 8hy should you listen to the endless insane calls you think are made u,on you) #hen you can kno# the 6oice (or 1od is in youD 2 1od commended 0is 5,irit to you) and asks that you commend yours to 0im. 3 0e #ills to kee, it in ,er(ect ,eace) $ecause you are o( one mind and s,irit #ith 0im. ! @/cludin& yoursel( (rom the 3tonement is the e&o+s last-ditch de(ense o( its o#n e/istence. % It re(lects $oth the e&o+s need to se,arate) and your #illin&ness to side #ith its se,arateness. ' This #illin&ness means that you do not #ant to $e healed. T-%.6II.!. But the time is no#. 2 7ou ha e not $een asked to #ork out the ,lan o( sal ation yoursel( $ecause) as I told you $e(ore) the remedy could not $e o( your makin&. 3 1od 0imsel( &a e you the ,er(ect Correction (or e erythin& you made that is not in accord #ith 0is holy 8ill. ! I am makin& 0is ,lan ,er(ectly e/,licit to you) and #ill also tell you o( your ,art in it) and ho# ur&ent it is to (ul(ill it. % 1od #ee,s at the 2sacri(ice2 o( 0is children #ho $elie e they are lost to 0im. T-%.6II.%. 8hene er you are not #holly Coyous) it is $ecause you ha e reacted #ith a lack o( lo e to one o( 1od+s creations. 2 ?ercei in& this as 2sin2 you $ecome de(ensi e $ecause you e/,ect attack. 3 The decision to react in this #ay is yours) and can there(ore $e undone. ! It cannot $e undone $y re,entance in the usual sense) $ecause this im,lies &uilt. ,-: % I( you allo# yoursel( to (eel &uilty) you #ill rein(orce the error rather than allo# it to $e undone (or you. T-%.6II.'. Decision cannot $e di((icult. 2 This is o$ ious) i( you realiAe that you must already ha e decided not to $e #holly Coyous i( that is ho# you (eel. 3 There(ore) the (irst ste, in the undoin& is to reco&niAe that you acti ely decided #ron&ly) $ut can as acti ely decide other#ise. ! Be ery (irm #ith yoursel( in this) and kee, yoursel( (ully a#are that the undoin& ,rocess) #hich does not come (rom you) is ne ertheless #ithin you $ecause 1od ,laced it there. % 7our ,art is merely to return your thinkin& to the ,oint at #hich the error #as made) and &i e it o er to the 3tonement in ,eace. ' 5ay this to yoursel( as sincerely as you can) remem$erin& that the 0oly 5,irit #ill res,ond (ully to your sli&htest in itation. * I must ha e decided #ron&ly) $ecause I am not at ,eace. - I made the decision mysel() $ut I can also decide other#ise. : I #ant to decide other#ise) $ecause I #ant to $e at ,eace. 1> I do not (eel &uilty) $ecause the 0oly 5,irit #ill undo all the consequences o( my #ron& decision i( I #ill let 0im. 11 I choose to let 0im) $y allo#in& 0im to decide (or 1od (or me. ,:>

Cha,ter '. THE LESSONS OF LO"E Intro!'ction T-'.in.1. The relationshi, o( an&er to attack is o$ ious) $ut the relationshi, o( an&er to (ear is not al#ays so a,,arent. 2 3n&er al#ays in ol es ,roCection o( se,aration) #hich must ultimately $e acce,ted as one+s o#n res,onsi$ility) rather than $ein& $lamed on others. 3 3n&er cannot occur unless you $elie e that you ha e $een attacked) that your attack is Custi(ied in return) and that you are in no #ay res,onsi$le (or it. ! 1i en these three #holly irrational ,remises) the equally irrational conclusion that a $rother is #orthy o( attack rather than o( lo e must (ollo#. % 8hat can $e e/,ected (rom insane ,remises e/ce,t an insane conclusionD ' The #ay to undo an insane conclusion is to consider the sanity o( the ,remises on #hich it rests. * 7ou cannot <$e= attacked) attack <has= no Custi(ication) and you <are= res,onsi$le (or #hat you $elie e. T-'.in.2. 7ou ha e $een asked to take me as your model (or learnin&) since an e/treme e/am,le is a ,articularly hel,(ul learnin& de ice. 2 @ eryone teaches) and teaches all the time. 3 This is a res,onsi$ility you ine ita$ly assume the moment you acce,t any ,remise at all) and no one can or&aniAe his li(e #ithout some thou&ht system. ! Once you ha e de elo,ed a thou&ht system o( any kind) you li e $y it and teach it. % 7our ca,acity (or alle&iance to a thou&ht system may $e mis,laced) $ut it is still a (orm o( (aith and can $e redirected. I. T#e Messa)e of t#e Cr'cifi3ion T-'.I.1. "or learnin& ,ur,oses) let us consider the cruci(i/ion a&ain. 2 I did not d#ell on it $e(ore $ecause o( the (ear(ul connotations you may associate #ith it. 3 The only em,hasis laid u,on it so (ar has $een that it #as not a (orm o( ,unishment. ! Nothin&) ho#e er) can $e e/,lained in ne&ati e terms only. % There is a ,ositi e inter,retation o( the cruci(i/ion that is #holly de oid o( (ear) and there(ore #holly $eni&n in #hat it teaches) i( it is ,ro,erly understood. ,:1 T-'.I.2. The cruci(i/ion is nothin& more than an e/treme e/am,le. 2 Its alue) like the alue o( any teachin& de ice) lies solely in the kind o( learnin& it (acilitates. 3 It can $e) and has $een) misunderstood. ! This is only $ecause the (ear(ul are a,t to ,ercei e (ear(ully. % I ha e already told you that you can al#ays call on me to share my decision) and thus make it stron&er. ' I ha e also told you that the cruci(i/ion #as the last useless Courney the 5onshi, need take) and that it re,resents release (rom (ear to anyone #ho understands it. * 8hile I

em,hasiAed only the resurrection $e(ore) the ,ur,ose o( the cruci(i/ion and ho# it actually led to the resurrection #as not clari(ied then. Ne ertheless) it has a de(inite contri$ution to make to your o#n li(e) and i( you #ill consider it #ithout (ear) it #ill hel, you understand your o#n role as a teacher. T-'.I.3. 7ou ha e ,ro$a$ly reacted (or years as i( you #ere $ein& cruci(ied. 2 This is a marked tendency o( the se,arated) #ho al#ays re(use to consider #hat they ha e done to themsel es. 3 ?roCection means an&er) an&er (osters assault) and assault ,romotes (ear. ! The real meanin& o( the cruci(i/ion lies in the <a,,arent= intensity o( the assault o( some o( the 5ons o( 1od u,on another. % This) o( course) is im,ossi$le) and must $e (ully understood <as= im,ossi$le. ' Other#ise) I cannot ser e as a model (or learnin&. T-'.I.!. 3ssault can ultimately $e made only on the $ody. 2 There is little dou$t that one $ody can assault another) and can e en destroy it. 3 7et i( destruction itsel( is im,ossi$le) anythin& that is destructi$le cannot $e real. ! Its destruction) there(ore) does not Custi(y an&er. % To the e/tent to #hich you $elie e that it does) you are acce,tin& (alse ,remises and teachin& them to others. ' The messa&e the cruci(i/ion #as intended to teach #as that it is not necessary to ,ercei e any (orm o( assault in ,ersecution) $ecause you cannot <$e= ,ersecuted. * I( you res,ond #ith an&er) you must $e equatin& yoursel( #ith the destructi$le) and are there(ore re&ardin& yoursel( insanely. T-'.I.%. I ha e made it ,er(ectly clear that I am like you and you are like me) $ut our (undamental equality can $e demonstrated only throu&h Coint decision. 2 7ou are (ree to ,ercei e yoursel( as ,ersecuted i( you choose. 3 8hen you do choose to react that #ay) ho#e er) you mi&ht remem$er that I #as ,ersecuted as the #orld Cud&es) and did not share this e aluation (or mysel(. ! 3nd $ecause I did not share it) I did not stren&then it. % I there(ore o((ered a di((erent inter,retation o( attack) and one #hich I #ant to share #ith you. ,:2 ' I( you #ill $elie e it) you #ill hel, me teach it. T-'.I.'. 3s I ha e said $e(ore) 23s you teach so shall you learn.2 2 I( you react as i( you are ,ersecuted) you are teachin& ,ersecution. 3 This is not a lesson a 5on o( 1od should #ant to teach i( he is to realiAe his o#n sal ation. ! Rather) teach your o#n ,er(ect immunity) #hich is the truth in you) and realiAe that it cannot <$e= assailed. % Do not try to ,rotect it yoursel() or you are $elie in& that it is assaila$le. ' 7ou are not asked to $e cruci(ied) #hich #as ,art o( my o#n teachin& contri$ution. * 7ou are merely asked to (ollo# my e/am,le in the (ace o( much less e/treme tem,tations to mis,ercei e) and not to acce,t them as (alse Custi(ications (or an&er. - There can $e no Custi(ication (or the unCusti(ia$le. : Do not $elie e there is) and do not teach that there

is. 1> Remem$er al#ays that #hat you $elie e you #ill teach. 11 Belie e #ith me) and #e #ill $ecome equal as teachers. T-'.I.*. 7our resurrection is your rea#akenin&. 2 I am the model (or re$irth) $ut re$irth itsel( is merely the da#nin& on your mind o( #hat is already in it. 3 1od ,laced it there 0imsel() and so it is true (ore er. ! I $elie ed in it) and there(ore acce,ted it as true (or me. % 0el, me to teach it to our $rothers in the name o( the Gin&dom o( 1od) $ut (irst $elie e that it is true (or you) or you #ill teach amiss. ' 4y $rothers sle,t durin& the so-called 2a&ony in the &arden)2 $ut I could not $e an&ry #ith them $ecause I kne# I could not <$e= a$andoned. T-'.I.-. I am sorry #hen my $rothers do not share my decision to hear only one 6oice) $ecause it #eakens them as teachers and as learners. 2 7et I kno# they cannot really $etray themsel es or me) and that it is still on them that I must $uild my church. 3 There is no choice in this) $ecause only you can $e the (oundation o( 1od+s church. ! 3 church is #here an altar is) and the ,resence o( the altar is #hat makes the church holy. % 3 church that does not ins,ire lo e has a hidden altar that is not ser in& the ,ur,ose (or #hich 1od intended it. ' I must (ound 0is church on you) $ecause those #ho acce,t me as a model are literally my disci,les. * Disci,les are (ollo#ers) and i( the model they (ollo# has chosen to sa e them ,ain in all res,ects) they are un#ise not to (ollo# him. T-'.I.:. I elected) (or your sake and mine) to demonstrate that the most outra&eous assault) as Cud&ed $y the e&o) does not matter. 2 3s the #orld Cud&es these thin&s) $ut not as 1od kno#s them) I #as $etrayed) a$andoned) $eaten) torn) and (inally killed. 3 It #as clear that this #as only $ecause o( the ,roCection o( others onto me) since I had not harmed anyone and had healed many. T-'.I.1>. 8e are still equal as learners) althou&h #e do not need to ha e equal e/,eriences. 2 The 0oly 5,irit is &lad #hen you can learn (rom mine) and $e rea#akened $y them. 3 That is their only ,ur,ose) and that is the only #ay in #hich I can $e ,ercei ed as the #ay) the truth and the li(e. ,:3 ! 8hen you hear only one 6oice you are ne er called on to sacri(ice. % On the contrary) $y $ein& a$le to hear the 0oly 5,irit in others you can learn (rom their e/,eriences) and can &ain (rom them #ithout e/,eriencin& them directly yoursel(. ' That is $ecause the 0oly 5,irit is One) and anyone #ho listens is ine ita$ly led to demonstrate 0is #ay (or all. T-'.I.11. 7ou are not ,ersecuted) nor #as I. 2 7ou are not asked to re,eat my e/,eriences $ecause the 0oly 5,irit) 8hom #e share) makes this unnecessary. 3 To use my e/,eriences constructi ely) ho#e er) you must still (ollo# my e/am,le in ho# to ,ercei e them. ! 4y $rothers and yours are constantly en&a&ed in Custi(yin& the

unCusti(ia$le. % 4y one lesson) #hich I must teach as I learned it) is that no ,erce,tion that is out o( accord #ith the Cud&ment o( the 0oly 5,irit can $e Custi(ied. ' I undertook to sho# this #as true in an e/treme case) merely $ecause it #ould ser e as a &ood teachin& aid to those #hose tem,tation to &i e in to an&er and assault #ould not $e so e/treme. * I #ill #ith 1od that none o( 0is 5ons should su((er. T-'.I.12. The cruci(i/ion cannot $e shared $ecause it is the sym$ol o( ,roCection) $ut the resurrection is the sym$ol o( sharin& $ecause the rea#akenin& o( e ery 5on o( 1od is necessary to ena$le the 5onshi, to kno# its 8holeness. 2 Only this is kno#led&e. T-'.I.13. The messa&e o( the cruci(i/ion is ,er(ectly clear. ( Teac# onl. love, for t#at is +#at .o' are. T-'.I.1!. I( you inter,ret the cruci(i/ion in any other #ay) you are usin& it as a #ea,on (or assault rather than as the call (or ,eace (or #hich it #as intended. 2 The 3,ostles o(ten misunderstood it) and (or the same reason that anyone misunderstands it. 3 Their o#n im,er(ect lo e made them ulnera$le to ,roCection) and out o( their o#n (ear they s,oke o( the 2#rath o( 1od2 as 0is retaliatory #ea,on. ! Nor could they s,eak o( the cruci(i/ion entirely #ithout an&er) $ecause their sense o( &uilt had made them an&ry. ,:! T-'.I.1%. These are some o( the e/am,les o( u,side-do#n thinkin& in the Ne# Testament) althou&h its &os,el is really only the messa&e o( lo e. 2 I( the 3,ostles had not (elt &uilty) they ne er could ha e quoted me as sayin&) 2I come not to $rin& ,eace $ut a s#ord.2 3 This is clearly the o,,osite o( e erythin& I tau&ht. ! Nor could they ha e descri$ed my reactions to Hudas as they did) i( they had really understood me. % I could not ha e said) 2Betrayest thou the 5on o( man #ith a kissD2 unless I $elie ed in $etrayal. ' The #hole messa&e o( the cruci(i/ion #as sim,ly that I did not. * The 2,unishment2 I #as said to ha e called (orth u,on Hudas #as a similar mistake. - Hudas #as my $rother and a 5on o( 1od) as much a ,art o( the 5onshi, as mysel(. : 8as it likely that I #ould condemn him #hen I #as ready to demonstrate that condemnation is im,ossi$leD T-'.I.1'. 3s you read the teachin&s o( the 3,ostles) remem$er that I told them mysel( that there #as much they #ould understand later) $ecause they #ere not #holly ready to (ollo# me at the time. 2 I do not #ant you to allo# any (ear to enter into the thou&ht system to#ard #hich I am &uidin& you. 3 I do not call (or martyrs $ut (or teachers. ! No one is ,unished (or sins) and the 5ons o( 1od are not sinners. % 3ny conce,t o( ,unishment in ol es the ,roCection o( $lame) and rein(orces the idea that $lame is Custi(ied. ' The result is a lesson in $lame) (or all

$eha ior teaches the $elie(s that moti ate it. * The cruci(i/ion #as the result o( clearly o,,osed thou&ht systems9 the ,er(ect sym$ol o( the 2con(lict2 $et#een the e&o and the 5on o( 1od. - This con(lict seems Cust as real no#) and its lessons must $e learned no# as #ell as then. T-'.I.1*. I do not need &ratitude) $ut you need to de elo, your #eakened a$ility to $e &rate(ul) or you cannot a,,reciate 1od. 2 0e does not need your a,,reciation) $ut <you= do. 3 7ou cannot lo e #hat you do not a,,reciate) (or (ear makes a,,reciation im,ossi$le. ! 8hen you are a(raid o( #hat you are you do not a,,reciate it) and #ill there(ore reCect it. % 3s a result) you #ill teach reCection. T-'.I.1-. The ,o#er o( the 5ons o( 1od is ,resent all the time) $ecause they #ere created as creators. 2 Their in(luence on each other is #ithout limit) and must $e used (or their Coint sal ation. 3 @ach one must learn to teach that all (orms o( reCection are meanin&less. ! The se,aration is the notion o( reCection. % 3s lon& as you teach this you #ill $elie e it. ' This is not as 1od thinks) and you must think as 0e thinks i( you are to kno# 0im a&ain. ,:% T-'.I.1:. Remem$er that the 0oly 5,irit is the Communication ;ink $et#een 1od the "ather and 0is se,arated 5ons. 2 I( you #ill listen to 0is 6oice you #ill kno# that you cannot either hurt or $e hurt) and that many need your $lessin& to hel, them hear this (or themsel es. 3 8hen you ,ercei e only this need in them) and do not res,ond to any other) you #ill ha e learned o( me and #ill $e as ea&er to share your learnin& as I am. II. T#e Alternative to Pro4ection T-'.II.1. 3ny s,lit in mind must in ol e a reCection o( ,art o( it) and this <is= the $elie( in se,aration. 2 The 8holeness o( 1od) #hich is 0is ,eace) cannot $e a,,reciated e/ce,t $y a #hole mind that reco&niAes the 8holeness o( 1od+s creation. 3 By this reco&nition it kno#s its Creator. ! @/clusion and se,aration are synonymous) as are se,aration and dissociation. % 8e ha e said $e(ore that the se,aration #as and is dissociation) and that once it occurs ,roCection $ecomes its main de(ense) or the de ice that kee,s it &oin&. ' The reason) ho#e er) may not $e so o$ ious as you think. T-'.II.2. 8hat you ,roCect you diso#n) and there(ore do not $elie e is yours. 2 7ou are e/cludin& yoursel( $y the ery Cud&ment that you are di((erent (rom the one on #hom you ,roCect. 3 5ince you ha e also Cud&ed a&ainst #hat you ,roCect) you continue to attack it $ecause you continue to kee, it se,arated. ! By doin& this unconsciously) you try to kee, the (act that you attacked yoursel( out o( a#areness) and thus ima&ine that you ha e made yoursel( sa(e.

T-'.II.3. 7et ,roCection #ill al#ays hurt you. 2 It rein(orces your $elie( in your o#n s,lit mind) and its only ,ur,ose is to kee, the se,aration &oin&. 3 It is solely a de ice o( the e&o to make you (eel di((erent (rom your $rothers and se,arated (rom them. ! The e&o Custi(ies this on the &rounds that it makes you seem 2$etter2 than they are) thus o$scurin& your equality #ith them still (urther. % ?roCection and attack are ine ita$ly related) $ecause ,roCection is al#ays a means o( Custi(yin& attack. ' 3n&er #ithout ,roCection is im,ossi$le. * The e&o uses ,roCection only to destroy your ,erce,tion o( $oth yoursel( and your $rothers. - The ,rocess $e&ins $y e/cludin& somethin& that e/ists in you $ut #hich you do not #ant) and leads directly to e/cludin& you (rom your $rothers. T-'.II.!. 8e ha e learned) ho#e er) that there <is= an alternati e to ,roCection. 2 @ ery a$ility o( the e&o has a $etter use) $ecause its a$ilities are directed $y the mind) #hich has a $etter 6oice. ,:' 3 The 0oly 5,irit e/tends and the e&o ,roCects. ! 3s their &oals are o,,osed) so is the result. T-'.II.%. The 0oly 5,irit $e&ins $y ,ercei in& you as ,er(ect. 2 Gno#in& this ,er(ection is shared 0e reco&niAes it in others) thus stren&thenin& it in $oth. 3 Instead o( an&er this arouses lo e (or $oth) $ecause it esta$lishes inclusion. ! ?ercei in& equality) the 0oly 5,irit ,ercei es equal needs. % This in ites 3tonement automatically) $ecause 3tonement is the one need in this #orld that is uni ersal. ' To ,ercei e yoursel( this #ay is the only #ay in #hich you can (ind ha,,iness in the #orld. * That is $ecause it is the ackno#led&ment that you are not in this #orld) (or the #orld <is= unha,,y. T-'.II.'. 0o# else can you (ind Coy in a Coyless ,lace e/ce,t $y realiAin& that you are not thereD 2 7ou cannot $e any#here 1od did not ,ut you) and 1od created you as ,art o( 0im. 3 That is $oth #here you are and #hat you are. ! It is com,letely unaltera$le. % It is total inclusion. ' 7ou cannot chan&e it no# or e er. * It is (ore er true. - It is not a $elie() $ut a "act. : 3nythin& that 1od created is as true as 0e is. 1> Its truth lies only in its ,er(ect inclusion in 0im 8ho alone is ,er(ect. 11 To deny this is to deny yoursel( and 0im) since it is im,ossi$le to acce,t one #ithout the other. T-'.II.*. The ,er(ect equality o( the 0oly 5,irit+s ,erce,tion is the re(lection o( the ,er(ect equality o( 1od+s kno#in&. 2 The e&o+s ,erce,tion has no counter,art in 1od) $ut the 0oly 5,irit remains the Brid&e $et#een ,erce,tion and kno#led&e. 3 By ena$lin& you to use ,erce,tion in a #ay that re(lects kno#led&e) you #ill ultimately remem$er it. ! The e&o #ould ,re(er to $elie e that this memory is im,ossi$le) yet it is <your= ,erce,tion the 0oly 5,irit &uides. % 7our

,erce,tion #ill end #here it $e&an. ' @ erythin& meets in 1od) $ecause e erythin& #as created $y 0im and in 0im. T-'.II.-. 1od created 0is 5ons $y e/tendin& 0is Thou&ht) and retainin& the e/tensions o( 0is Thou&ht in 0is 4ind. 2 3ll 0is Thou&hts are thus ,er(ectly united #ithin themsel es and #ith each other. 3 The 0oly 5,irit ena$les you to ,ercei e this #holeness <no#.= ! 1od created you to create. % 7ou cannot e/tend 0is Gin&dom until you kno# o( its #holeness. T-'.II.:. Thou&hts $e&in in the mind o( the thinker) (rom #hich they reach out#ard. 2 This is as true o( 1od+s Thinkin& as it is o( yours. 3 Because your mind is s,lit) you can ,ercei e as #ell as think. ,:* ! 7et ,erce,tion cannot esca,e the $asic la#s o( mind. % 7ou ,ercei e (rom your mind and ,roCect your ,erce,tions out#ard. ' 3lthou&h ,erce,tion o( any kind is unreal) you made it and the 0oly 5,irit can there(ore use it #ell. * 0e can ins,ire ,erce,tion and lead it to#ard 1od. - This con er&ence seems to $e (ar in the (uture only $ecause your mind is not in ,er(ect ali&nment #ith the idea) and there(ore does not #ant it no#. T-'.II.1>. The 0oly 5,irit uses time) $ut does not $elie e in it. 2 Comin& (rom 1od 0e uses e erythin& (or &ood) $ut 0e does not $elie e in #hat is not true. 3 5ince the 0oly 5,irit is in your mind) your mind can also $elie e only #hat is true. ! The 0oly 5,irit can s,eak only (or this) $ecause 0e s,eaks (or 1od. % 0e tells you to return your #hole mind to 1od) $ecause it has ne er le(t 0im. ' I( it has ne er le(t 0im) you need only ,ercei e it as it is to $e returned. * The (ull a#areness o( the 3tonement) then) is the reco&nition that <the se,aration ne er occurred.= - The e&o cannot ,re ail a&ainst this $ecause it is an e/,licit statement that the e&o ne er occurred. T-'.II.11. The e&o can acce,t the idea that return is necessary $ecause it can so easily make the idea seem di((icult. 2 7et the 0oly 5,irit tells you that e en return is unnecessary) $ecause #hat ne er ha,,ened cannot $e di((icult. 3 0o#e er) you can <make= the idea o( return $oth necessary and di((icult. ! 7et it is surely clear that the ,er(ect need nothin&) and you cannot e/,erience ,er(ection as a di((icult accom,lishment) $ecause that is #hat you are. % This is the #ay in #hich you must ,ercei e 1od+s creations) $rin&in& all o( your ,erce,tions into the one line the 0oly 5,irit sees. ' This line is the direct line o( communication #ith 1od) and lets your mind con er&e #ith 0is. * There is no con(lict any#here in this ,erce,tion) $ecause it means that all ,erce,tion is &uided $y the 0oly 5,irit) 8hose 4ind is (i/ed on 1od. - Only the 0oly 5,irit can resol e con(lict) $ecause only the 0oly 5,irit is con(lict-(ree. : 0e ,ercei es only #hat is true in your mind) and e/tends out#ard only to #hat is true in other minds.

T-'.II.12. The di((erence $et#een the e&o+s ,roCection and the 0oly 5,irit+s e/tension is ery sim,le. 2 The e&o ,roCects to e/clude) and there(ore to decei e. 3 The 0oly 5,irit e/tends $y reco&niAin& 0imsel( in e ery mind) and thus ,ercei es them as one. ! Nothin& con(licts in this ,erce,tion) $ecause #hat the 0oly 5,irit ,ercei es is all the same. % 8here er 0e looks 0e sees 0imsel() and $ecause 0e is united 0e o((ers the #hole Gin&dom al#ays. ' This is the one messa&e 1od &a e to 0im and (or #hich 0e must s,eak) $ecause that is #hat 0e is. ,:- * The ,eace o( 1od lies in that messa&e) and so the ,eace o( 1od lies in you. - The &reat ,eace o( the Gin&dom shines in your mind (ore er) $ut it must shine out#ard to make you a#are o( it. T-'.II.13. The 0oly 5,irit #as &i en you #ith ,er(ect im,artiality) and only $y reco&niAin& 0im im,artially can you reco&niAe 0im at all. 2 The e&o is le&ion) $ut the 0oly 5,irit is One. 3 No darkness a$ides any#here in the Gin&dom) $ut your ,art is only to allo# no darkness to a$ide in your o#n mind. ! This ali&nment #ith li&ht is unlimited) $ecause it is in ali&nment #ith the li&ht o( the #orld. % @ach o( us is the li&ht o( the #orld) and $y Coinin& our minds in this li&ht #e ,roclaim the Gin&dom o( 1od to&ether and as one. III. T#e Relin5'is# ent of Attac% T-'.III.1. 3s #e ha e already em,hasiAed) e ery idea $e&ins in the mind o( the thinker. 2 There(ore) #hat e/tends (rom the mind is still in it) and (rom <#hat= it e/tends it kno#s itsel(. 3 The #ord 2kno#s2 is correct here) $ecause the 0oly 5,irit still holds kno#led&e sa(e in your mind throu&h 0is im,artial ,erce,tion. ! By attackin& nothin&) 0e ,resents no $arrier to the communication o( 1od. % There(ore) $ein& is ne er threatened. ' 7our 1odlike mind can ne er $e de(iled. * The e&o ne er #as and ne er #ill $e ,art o( it) $ut throu&h the e&o you can hear and teach and learn #hat is not true. - 7ou ha e tau&ht yoursel( to $elie e that you are not #hat you are. : 7ou cannot teach #hat you ha e not learned) and #hat you teach you stren&then in yoursel( $ecause you are sharin& it. 1> @ ery lesson you teach you are learnin&. T-'.III.2. That is #hy you must teach only one lesson. 2 I( you are to $e con(lict-(ree yoursel() you must learn only (rom the 0oly 5,irit and teach only $y 0im. 3 7ou are only lo e) $ut #hen you deny this) you make #hat you are somethin& you must learn to remem$er. ! I said $e(ore that the messa&e o( the cruci(i/ion #as) 2Teach only lo e) (or that is #hat you are.2 % This is the one lesson that is ,er(ectly uni(ied) $ecause it is the only lesson that is one. ' Only $y teachin& it can you learn it. * 23s you teach so #ill you learn.2 - I( that is true) and it is true indeed) do not (or&et that #hat you teach is teachin& you. : 3nd #hat you ,roCect or e/tend you $elie e. ,::

T-'.III.3. The only sa(ety lies in e/tendin& the 0oly 5,irit) $ecause as you see 0is &entleness in others your o#n mind ,ercei es itsel( as totally harmless. 2 Once it can acce,t this (ully) it sees no need to ,rotect itsel(. 3 The ,rotection o( 1od then da#ns u,on it) assurin& it that it is ,er(ectly sa(e (ore er. ! The ,er(ectly sa(e are #holly $eni&n. % They $less $ecause they kno# that they are $lessed. ' 8ithout an/iety the mind is #holly kind) and $ecause it e/tends $ene(icence it is $ene(icent. * 5a(ety is the com,lete relinquishment o( attack. - No com,romise is ,ossi$le in this. : Teach attack in any (orm and you ha e learned it) and it #ill hurt you. 1> 7et this learnin& is not immortal) and you can unlearn it $y not teachin& it. T-'.III.!. 5ince you cannot <not= teach) your sal ation lies in teachin& the e/act o,,osite o( e erythin& the e&o $elie es. 2 This is ho# you #ill learn the truth that #ill set you (ree) and #ill kee, you (ree as others learn it o( you. 3 The only #ay to ha e ,eace is to teach ,eace. ! By teachin& ,eace you must learn it yoursel() $ecause you cannot teach #hat you still dissociate. % Only thus can you #in $ack the kno#led&e that you thre# a#ay. ' 3n idea that you share you must ha e. * It a#akens in your mind throu&h the con iction o( teachin& it. @ erythin& you teach you are learnin&. : Teach only lo e) and learn that lo e is yours and you are lo e. I". T#e Onl. Ans+er T-'.I6.1. Remem$er that the 0oly 5,irit is the 3ns#er) not the question. 2 The e&o al#ays s,eaks (irst. 3 It is ca,ricious and does not mean its maker #ell. ! It $elie es) and correctly) that its maker may #ithdra# his su,,ort (rom it at any moment. % I( it meant you #ell it #ould $e &lad) as the 0oly 5,irit #ill $e &lad #hen 0e has $rou&ht you home and you no lon&er need 0is &uidance. ' The e&o does not re&ard itsel( as ,art o( you. * 0erein lies its ,rimary error) the (oundation o( its #hole thou&ht system. T-'.I6.2. 8hen 1od created you 0e made you ,art o( 0im. 2 That is #hy attack #ithin the Gin&dom is im,ossi$le. 3 7ou made the e&o #ithout lo e) and so it does not lo e you. ! 7ou could not remain #ithin the Gin&dom #ithout lo e) and since the Gin&dom <is= lo e) you $elie e that you are #ithout it. % This ena$les the e&o to re&ard itsel( as se,arate and outside its maker) thus s,eakin& (or the ,art o( your mind that $elie es <you= are se,arate and outside the 4ind o( 1od. ,1>> ' The e&o) then) raised the (irst question that #as e er asked) $ut one it can ne er ans#er. * That question) 28hat are youD2 #as the $e&innin& o( dou$t. - The e&o has ne er ans#ered any questions since) althou&h it has raised a &reat many. : The most in enti e

acti ities o( the e&o ha e ne er done more than o$scure the question) $ecause you ha e the ans#er and <the e&o is a(raid o( you.= T-'.I6.3. 7ou cannot understand the con(lict until you (ully understand the $asic (act that the e&o cannot kno# anythin&. 2 The 0oly 5,irit does not s,eak (irst) <$ut 0e al#ays ans#ers.= 3 @ eryone has called u,on 0im (or hel, at one time or another and in one #ay or another) and has $een ans#ered. ! 5ince the 0oly 5,irit ans#ers truly 0e ans#ers (or all time) #hich means that e eryone has the ans#er <no#.= T-'.I6.!. The e&o cannot hear the 0oly 5,irit) $ut it does $elie e that ,art o( the mind that made it is a&ainst it. 2 It inter,rets this as a Custi(ication (or attackin& its maker. 3 It $elie es that the $est de(ense is attack) and #ants <you= to $elie e it. ! Unless you do $elie e it you #ill not side #ith it) and the e&o (eels $adly in need o( allies) thou&h not o( $rothers. % ?ercei in& somethin& alien to itsel( in your mind) the e&o turns to the $ody as its ally) $ecause the $ody is <not= ,art o( you. ' This makes the $ody the e&o+s (riend. * It is an alliance (rankly $ased on se,aration. - I( you side #ith this alliance you #ill $e a(raid) $ecause you are sidin& #ith an alliance o( (ear. T-'.I6.%. The e&o uses the $ody to cons,ire a&ainst your mind) and $ecause the e&o realiAes that its 2enemy2 can end them $oth merely $y reco&niAin& they are not ,art o( you) they Coin in the attack to&ether. 2 This is ,erha,s the stran&est ,erce,tion o( all) i( you consider #hat it really in ol es. 3 The e&o) #hich is not real) attem,ts to ,ersuade the mind) #hich <is= real) that the mind is the e&o+s learnin& de ice9 and (urther) that the $ody is more real than the mind is. ! No one in his ri&ht mind could ,ossi$ly $elie e this) and no one in his ri&ht mind does $elie e it. T-'.I6.'. 0ear) then) the one ans#er o( the 0oly 5,irit to all the questions the e&o raises. 7ou are a child o( 1od) a ,riceless ,art o( 0is Gin&dom) #hich 0e created as ,art o( 0im. 2 Nothin& else e/ists and only this is real. 3 7ou ha e chosen a slee, in #hich you ha e had $ad dreams) $ut the slee, is not real and 1od calls you to a#ake. ! There #ill $e nothin& le(t o( your dream #hen you hear 0im) $ecause you #ill a#aken. ,1>1 % 7our dreams contain many o( the e&o+s sym$ols and they ha e con(used you. ' 7et that #as only $ecause you #ere aslee, and did not kno#. * 8hen you #ake you #ill see the truth around you and in you) and you #ill no lon&er $elie e in dreams $ecause they #ill ha e no reality (or you. - 7et the Gin&dom and all that you ha e created there #ill ha e &reat reality (or you) $ecause they are $eauti(ul and true. T-'.I6.*. In the Gin&dom) #here you are and #hat you are is ,er(ectly certain. 2 There is no dou$t) $ecause the (irst question #as ne er

asked. 3 0a in& (inally $een #holly ans#ered) <it has ne er $een.= ! <Bein&= alone li es in the Gin&dom) #here e erythin& li es in 1od #ithout question. % The time s,ent on questionin& in the dream has &i en #ay to creation and to its eternity. ' 7ou are as certain as 1od $ecause you are as true as 0e is) $ut #hat #as once certain in your mind has $ecome only the a$ility (or certainty. T-'.I6.-. The introduction o( a$ilities into $ein& #as the $e&innin& o( uncertainty) $ecause a$ilities are ,otentials) not accom,lishments. 2 7our a$ilities are useless in the ,resence o( 1od+s accom,lishments) and also o( yours. 3 3ccom,lishments are results that ha e $een achie ed. ! 8hen they are ,er(ect) a$ilities are meanin&less. % It is curious that the ,er(ect must no# $e ,er(ected. ' In (act) it is im,ossi$le. * Remem$er) ho#e er) that #hen you ,ut yoursel( in an im,ossi$le situation you $elie e that the im,ossi$le <is= ,ossi$le. T-'.I6.:. 3$ilities must $e de elo,ed $e(ore you can use them. 2 This is not true o( anythin& that 1od created) $ut it is the kindest solution ,ossi$le (or #hat you made. 3 In an im,ossi$le situation) you can de elo, your a$ilities to the ,oint #here they can &et you out o( it. ! 7ou ha e a 1uide to ho# to de elo, them) $ut you ha e no commander e/ce,t yoursel(. % This lea es you in char&e o( the Gin&dom) #ith $oth a 1uide to (ind it and a means to kee, it. ' 7ou ha e a model to (ollo# #ho #ill stren&then your command) and ne er detract (rom it in any #ay. * 7ou there(ore retain the central ,lace in your ima&ined ensla ement) #hich in itsel( demonstrates that you are not ensla ed. T-'.I6.1>. 7ou are in an im,ossi$le situation only $ecause you think it is ,ossi$le to $e in one. 2 7ou <#ould= $e in an im,ossi$le situation i( 1od sho#ed you your ,er(ection) and ,ro ed to you that you #ere #ron&. 3 This #ould demonstrate that the ,er(ect are inadequate to $rin& themsel es to the a#areness o( their ,er(ection) and thus side #ith the $elie( that those #ho ha e e erythin& need hel, and are there(ore hel,less. ,1>2 ! This is the kind o( 2reasonin&2 in #hich the e&o en&a&es. % 1od) 8ho kno#s that 0is creations are ,er(ect) does not a((ront them. ' This #ould $e as im,ossi$le as the e&o+s notion that it has a((ronted 0im. T-'.I6.11. That is #hy the 0oly 5,irit ne er commands. 2 To command is to assume inequality) #hich the 0oly 5,irit demonstrates does not e/ist. 3 "idelity to ,remises is a la# o( mind) and e erythin& 1od created is (aith(ul to 0is la#s. ! "idelity to other la#s is also ,ossi$le) ho#e er) not $ecause the la#s are true) $ut $ecause you made them. % 8hat #ould $e &ained i( 1od ,ro ed to you that you ha e thou&ht insanelyD ' Can 1od lose 0is O#n certaintyD * I ha e (requently said that #hat you teach you are. - 8ould you ha e 1od teach you that you

ha e sinnedD : I( 0e con(ronted the sel( you made #ith the truth 0e created (or you) #hat could you $e $ut a(raidD 1> 7ou #ould dou$t your ri&ht mind) #hich is the only ,lace #here you can (ind the sanity 0e &a e you. T-'.I6.12. 1od does not teach. 2 To teach is to im,ly a lack) #hich 1od kno#s is not there. 3 1od is not con(licted. ! Teachin& aims at chan&e) $ut 1od created only the chan&eless. % The se,aration #as not a loss o( ,er(ection) $ut a (ailure in communication. ' 3 harsh and strident (orm o( communication arose as the e&o+s oice. * It could not shatter the ,eace o( 1od) $ut it could shatter <yours.= - 1od did not $lot it out) $ecause to eradicate it #ould $e to attack it. : Bein& questioned) 0e did not question. 1> 0e merely &a e the 3ns#er. 11 0is 3ns#er is your Teacher. ". T#e Lessons of t#e Hol. Spirit T-'.6.1. ;ike any &ood teacher) the 0oly 5,irit kno#s more than you do no#) $ut 0e teaches only to make you equal #ith 0im. 2 7ou had already tau&ht yoursel( #ron&ly) ha in& $elie ed #hat #as not true. 3 7ou did not $elie e in your o#n ,er(ection. ! 8ould 1od teach you that you had made a s,lit mind) #hen 0e kno#s your mind only as #holeD % 8hat 1od does kno# is that 0is communication channels are not o,en to 0im) so that 0e cannot im,art 0is Coy and kno# that 0is children are #holly Coyous. ' 1i in& 0is Coy is an on&oin& ,rocess) not in time $ut in eternity. * 1od+s e/tendin& out#ard) thou&h not 0is com,leteness) is $locked #hen the 5onshi, does not communicate #ith 0im as one. 5o 0e thou&ht) 24y children slee, and must $e a#akened.2 ,1>3 T-'.6.2. 0o# can you #ake children in a more kindly #ay than $y a &entle 6oice that #ill not (ri&hten them) $ut #ill merely remind them that the ni&ht is o er and the li&ht has comeD 2 7ou do not in(orm them that the ni&htmares that (ri&htened them so $adly are not real) $ecause children $elie e in ma&ic. 3 7ou merely reassure them that they are sa(e <no#.= ! Then you train them to reco&niAe the di((erence $et#een slee,in& and #akin&) so they #ill understand they need not $e a(raid o( dreams. % 3nd so #hen $ad dreams come) they #ill themsel es call on the li&ht to dis,el them. T-'.6.3. 3 #ise teacher teaches throu&h a,,roach) not a oidance. 2 0e does not em,hasiAe #hat you must a oid to esca,e (rom harm) $ut #hat you need to learn to ha e Coy. 3 Consider the (ear and con(usion a child #ould e/,erience i( he #ere told) 2Do not do this $ecause it #ill hurt you and make you unsa(e9 $ut i( you do that instead) you #ill esca,e (rom harm and $e sa(e) and then you #ill not $e a(raid.2 ! It is surely $etter to use only three #ords. 2Do only thatJ2 % This sim,le

statement is ,er(ectly clear) easily understood and ery easily remem$ered. T-'.6.!. The 0oly 5,irit ne er itemiAes errors $ecause 0e does not (ri&hten children) and those #ho lack #isdom <are= children. 2 7et 0e al#ays ans#ers their call) and 0is de,enda$ility makes them more certain. 3 Children <do= con(use (antasy and reality) and they are (ri&htened $ecause they do not reco&niAe the di((erence. ! The 0oly 5,irit makes no distinction amon& dreams. % 0e merely shines them a#ay. ' 0is li&ht is al#ays the Call to a#aken) #hate er you ha e $een dreamin&. * Nothin& lastin& lies in dreams) and the 0oly 5,irit) shinin& #ith the li&ht (rom 1od 0imsel() s,eaks only (or #hat lasts (ore er. A. To Have, Give All to All T-'.6.3.1. 8hen your $ody and your e&o and your dreams are &one) you #ill kno# that you #ill last (ore er. 2 ?erha,s you think this is accom,lished throu&h death) $ut nothin& is accom,lished throu&h death) $ecause death is nothin&. 3 @ erythin& is accom,lished throu&h li(e) and li(e is o( the mind and in the mind. ! The $ody neither li es nor dies) $ecause it cannot contain you #ho are li(e. % I( #e share the same mind) you can o ercome death $ecause I did. ' Death is an attem,t to resol e con(lict $y not decidin& at all. * ;ike any other im,ossi$le solution the e&o attem,ts) <it #ill not #ork=. ,1>! T-'.6.3.2. 1od did not make the $ody) $ecause it is destructi$le) and there(ore not o( the Gin&dom. 2 The $ody is the sym$ol o( #hat you think you are. 3 It is clearly a se,aration de ice) and there(ore does not e/ist. ! The 0oly 5,irit) as al#ays) takes #hat you ha e made and translates it into a learnin& de ice. % 3&ain as al#ays) 0e reinter,rets #hat the e&o uses as an ar&ument (or se,aration into a demonstration a&ainst it. ' I( the mind can heal the $ody) $ut the $ody cannot heal the mind) then the mind must $e stron&er than the $ody. * @ ery miracle demonstrates this. T-'.6.3.3. I ha e said that the 0oly 5,irit is the moti ation (or miracles. 2 0e al#ays tells you that only the mind is real) $ecause only the mind can $e shared. 3 The $ody is se,arate) and there(ore cannot $e ,art o( you. ! To $e o( one mind is meanin&(ul) $ut to $e one $ody is meanin&less. % By the la#s o( mind) then) the $ody is meanin&less. T-'.6.3.!. To the 0oly 5,irit) there is no order o( di((iculty in miracles. 2 This is (amiliar enou&h to you $y no#) $ut it has not yet $ecome $elie a$le. 3 There(ore) you do not understand it and cannot use it. ! 8e ha e too much to accom,lish on $ehal( o( the Gin&dom to let this crucial conce,t sli, a#ay. % It is a real (oundation stone o( the thou&ht system I teach and #ant you to teach. ' 7ou cannot ,er(orm miracles #ithout $elie in& it) $ecause it is a $elie( in ,er(ect equality. * Only one

equal &i(t can $e o((ered to the equal 5ons o( 1od) and that is (ull a,,reciation. - Nothin& more and nothin& less. : 8ithout a ran&e) order o( di((iculty is meanin&less) and there must $e no ran&e in #hat you o((er to your $rother. T-'.6.3.%. The 0oly 5,irit) 8ho leads to 1od) translates communication into $ein&) Cust as 0e ultimately translates ,erce,tion into kno#led&e. 2 7ou do not lose #hat you communicate. 3 The e&o uses the $ody (or attack) (or ,leasure and (or ,ride. ! The insanity o( this ,erce,tion makes it a (ear(ul one indeed. % The 0oly 5,irit sees the $ody only as a means o( communication) and $ecause communicatin& is sharin& it $ecomes communion. ' ?erha,s you think that (ear as #ell as lo e can $e communicated9 and there(ore can $e shared. * 7et this is not so real as it may a,,ear. - Those #ho communicate (ear are ,romotin& attack) and attack al#ays $reaks communication) makin& it im,ossi$le. : @&os do Coin to&ether in tem,orary alle&iance) $ut al#ays (or #hat each one can &et <se,arately.= 1> The 0oly 5,irit communicates only #hat each one can &i e to all. 11 0e ne er takes anythin& $ack) $ecause 0e #ants you to kee, it. ,1>% 12 There(ore) 0is teachin& $e&ins #ith the lesson. 13 To ha e) &i e all to all. T-'.6.3.'. This is a ery ,reliminary ste,) and the only one you must take (or yoursel(. 2 It is not e en necessary that you com,lete the ste, yoursel() $ut it is necessary that you turn in that direction. 3 0a in& chosen to &o that #ay) you ,lace yoursel( in char&e o( the Courney) #here you and only you must remain. ! This ste, may a,,ear to e/acer$ate con(lict rather than resol e it) $ecause it is the $e&innin& ste, in re ersin& your ,erce,tion and turnin& it ri&ht-side u,. % This con(licts #ith the u,side-do#n ,erce,tion you ha e not yet a$andoned) or the chan&e in direction #ould not ha e $een necessary. ' 5ome remain at this ste, (or a lon& time) e/,eriencin& ery acute con(lict. * 3t this ,oint they may try to acce,t the con(lict) rather than take the ne/t ste, to#ards its resolution. - 0a in& taken the (irst ste,) ho#e er) they #ill $e hel,ed. : Once they ha e chosen #hat they cannot com,lete alone) they are no lon&er alone. -. To Have Peace, Teac# Peace to Learn It T-'.6.B.1. 3ll #ho $elie e in se,aration ha e a $asic (ear o( retaliation and a$andonment. 2 They $elie e in attack and reCection) so that is #hat they ,ercei e and teach and learn. 3 These insane ideas are clearly the result o( dissociation and ,roCection. ! 8hat you teach you are) $ut it is quite a,,arent that you can teach #ron&ly) and can

there(ore teach yoursel( #ron&. % 4any thou&ht I #as attackin& them) e en thou&h it #as a,,arent I #as not. ' 3n insane learner learns stran&e lessons. * 8hat you must reco&niAe is that #hen you do not share a thou&ht system) you are #eakenin& it. - Those #ho $elie e in it there(ore ,ercei e this as an attack on them. : This is $ecause e eryone identi(ies himsel( #ith his thou&ht system) and e ery thou&ht system centers on #hat you $elie e you are. 1> I( the center o( the thou&ht system is true) only truth e/tends (rom it. 11 But i( a lie is at its center) only dece,tion ,roceeds (rom it. T-'.6.B.2. 3ll &ood teachers realiAe that only (undamental chan&e #ill last) $ut they do not $e&in at that le el. 2 5tren&thenin& moti ation (or chan&e is their (irst and (oremost &oal. 3 It is also their last and (inal one. ,1>' ! Increasin& moti ation (or chan&e in the learner is all that a teacher need do to &uarantee chan&e. % Chan&e in moti ation is a chan&e o( mind) and this #ill ine ita$ly ,roduce (undamental chan&e $ecause the mind <is= (undamental. T-'.6.B.3. The (irst ste, in the re ersal or undoin& ,rocess is the undoin& o( the &ettin& conce,t. 2 3ccordin&ly) the 0oly 5,irit+s (irst lesson #as 2To ha e) &i e all to all.2 3 I said that this is a,t to increase con(lict tem,orarily) and #e can clari(y this still (urther no#. ! 3t this ,oint) the equality o( <ha in&= and <$ein&= is not yet ,ercei ed. % Until it is) <ha in&= a,,ears to $e the o,,osite o( <&i in&.= ' There(ore) the (irst lesson seems to contain a contradiction) since it is $ein& learned $y a con(licted mind. * This means con(lictin& moti ation) and so the lesson cannot $e learned consistently as yet. "urther) the mind o( the learner ,roCects its o#n con(lict) and thus does not ,ercei e consistency in the minds o( others) makin& him sus,icious o( their moti ation. : This is the real reason #hy) in many res,ects) the (irst lesson is the hardest to learn. 1> 5till stron&ly a#are o( the e&o in yoursel() and res,ondin& ,rimarily to the e&o in others) you are $ein& tau&ht to react to $oth as i( #hat you do $elie e is not true. T-'.6.B.!. U,side do#n as al#ays) the e&o ,ercei es the (irst lesson as insane. 2 In (act) this is its only alternati e since the other ,ossi$ility) #hich #ould $e much less acce,ta$le to it) #ould o$ iously $e that <it= is insane. 3 The e&o+s Cud&ment) here as al#ays) is ,redetermined $y #hat it is. ! The (undamental chan&e #ill still occur #ith the chan&e o( mind in the thinker. % 4ean#hile) the increasin& clarity o( the 0oly 5,irit+s 6oice makes it im,ossi$le (or the learner not to listen. ' "or a time) then) he is recei in& con(lictin& messa&es and acce,tin& $oth. T-'.6.B.%. The #ay out o( con(lict $et#een t#o o,,osin& thou&ht systems is clearly to choose one and relinquish the other. 2 I( you identi(y #ith your thou&ht system) and you cannot esca,e this) and i( you acce,t t#o thou&ht systems #hich are in com,lete disa&reement)

,eace o( mind is im,ossi$le. 3 I( you teach $oth) #hich you #ill surely do as lon& as you acce,t $oth) you are teachin& con(lict and learnin& it. ! 7et you do #ant ,eace) or you #ould not ha e called u,on the 6oice (or ,eace to hel, you. % Its lesson is not insane9 the con(lict is. T-'.6.B.'. There can $e no con(lict $et#een sanity and insanity. 2 Only one is true) and there(ore only one is real. 3 The e&o tries to ,ersuade you that it is u, to you to decide #hich oice is true) $ut the 0oly 5,irit teaches you that truth #as created $y 1od) and your decision cannot chan&e it. ,1>* ! 3s you $e&in to realiAe the quiet ,o#er o( the 0oly 5,irit+s 6oice) and Its ,er(ect consistency) it must da#n on your mind that you are tryin& to undo a decision that #as irre oca$ly made (or you. % That is #hy I su&&ested $e(ore that you remind yoursel( to allo# the 0oly 5,irit to decide (or 1od (or you. T-'.6.B.*. 7ou are not asked to make insane decisions) althou&h you can think you are. 2 It must) ho#e er) $e insane to $elie e that it is u, to you to decide #hat 1od+s creations are. 3 The 0oly 5,irit ,ercei es the con(lict e/actly as it is. ! There(ore) 0is second lesson is. % To ha e ,eace) teach ,eace to learn it. T-'.6.B.-. This is still a ,reliminary ste,) since <ha in&= and <$ein&= are still not equated. 2 It is) ho#e er) more ad anced than the (irst ste,) #hich is really only the $e&innin& o( the thou&ht re ersal. 3 The second ste, is a ,ositi e a((irmation o( #hat you #ant. ! This) then) is a ste, in the direction out o( con(lict) since it means that alternati es ha e $een considered) and one has $een chosen as more desira$le. % Ne ertheless) the term 2more desira$le2 still im,lies that the desira$le has de&rees. ' There(ore) althou&h this ste, is essential (or the ultimate decision) it is clearly not the (inal one. * ;ack o( order o( di((iculty in miracles has not yet $een acce,ted) $ecause nothin& is di((icult that is <#holly= desired. - To desire #holly is to create) and creatin& cannot $e di((icult i( 1od 0imsel( created you as a creator. T-'.6.B.:. The second ste,) then) is still ,erce,tual) althou&h it is a &iant ste, to#ard the uni(ied ,erce,tion that re(lects 1od+s kno#in&. 2 3s you take this ste, and hold this direction) you #ill $e ,ushin& to#ard the center o( your thou&ht system) #here the (undamental chan&e #ill occur. 3 3t the second ste, ,ro&ress is intermittent) $ut the second ste, is easier than the (irst $ecause it (ollo#s. ! RealiAin& that it <must= (ollo# is a demonstration o( a &ro#in& a#areness that the 0oly 5,irit #ill lead you on. C. -e "i)ilant Onl. for Go! an! His ,in)!o

T-'.6.C.1. 8e said $e(ore that the 0oly 5,irit is e aluati e) and must $e. 2 0e sorts out the true (rom the (alse in your mind) and teaches you to Cud&e e ery thou&ht you allo# to enter it in the li&ht o( #hat 1od ,ut there. ,1>- 3 8hate er is in accord #ith this li&ht 0e retains) to stren&then the Gin&dom in you. ! 8hat is ,artly in accord #ith it 0e acce,ts and ,uri(ies. % But #hat is out o( accord entirely 0e reCects $y Cud&in& a&ainst. ' This is ho# 0e kee,s the Gin&dom ,er(ectly consistent and ,er(ectly uni(ied. * Remem$er) ho#e er) that #hat the 0oly 5,irit reCects the e&o acce,ts. - This is $ecause they are in (undamental disa&reement a$out e erythin&) $ein& in (undamental disa&reement a$out #hat you are. : The e&o+s $elie(s on this crucial issue ary) and that is #hy it ,romotes di((erent moods. 1> The 0oly 5,irit ne er aries on this ,oint) and so the one mood 0e en&enders is Coy. 11 0e ,rotects it $y reCectin& e erythin& that does not (oster Coy) and so 0e alone can kee, you #holly Coyous. T-'.6.C.2. The 0oly 5,irit does not teach you to Cud&e others) $ecause 0e does not #ant you to teach error and learn it yoursel(. 2 0e #ould hardly $e consistent i( 0e allo#ed you to stren&then #hat you must learn to a oid. 3 In the mind o( the thinker) then) 0e <is= Cud&mental) $ut only in order to uni(y the mind so it can ,ercei e #ithout Cud&ment. ! This ena$les the mind to teach #ithout Cud&ment) and there(ore to learn to <$e= #ithout Cud&ment. % The undoin& is necessary only in your mind) so that you #ill not ,roCect) instead o( e/tend. ' 1od 0imsel( has esta$lished #hat you can e/tend #ith ,er(ect sa(ety. * There(ore) the 0oly 5,irit+s third lesson is. - Be i&ilant only (or 1od and 0is Gin&dom. T-'.6.C.3. This is a maCor ste, to#ard (undamental chan&e. 2 7et it still has an as,ect o( thou&ht re ersal) since it im,lies that there is somethin& you must $e i&ilant <a&ainst.= 3 It has ad anced (ar (rom the (irst lesson) #hich is merely the $e&innin& o( the thou&ht re ersal) and also (rom the second) #hich is essentially the identi(ication o( #hat is more desira$le. ! This ste,) #hich (ollo#s (rom the second as the second (ollo#s (rom the (irst) em,hasiAes the dichotomy $et#een the desira$le and the undesira$le. % It there(ore makes the ultimate choice ine ita$le. T-'.6.C.!. 8hile the (irst ste, seems to increase con(lict and the second may still entail con(lict to some e/tent) this ste, calls (or consistent i&ilance a&ainst it. 2 I ha e already told you that you can $e as i&ilant a&ainst the e&o as (or it. 3 This lesson teaches not only that you can $e) $ut that you <must= $e. ! It does not concern itsel( #ith order o( di((iculty) $ut #ith clear-cut ,riority (or i&ilance. ,1>: %

This lesson is unequi ocal in that it teaches there must $e no e/ce,tions) althou&h it does not deny that the tem,tation to make e/ce,tions #ill occur. ' 0ere) then) your consistency is called on des,ite chaos. * 7et chaos and consistency cannot coe/ist (or lon&) since they are mutually e/clusi e. - 3s lon& as you must $e i&ilant a&ainst anythin&) ho#e er) you are not reco&niAin& this mutual e/clusi eness) and still $elie e that you can choose either one. : By teachin& <#hat= to choose) the 0oly 5,irit #ill ultimately teach you that you need not choose at all. 1> This #ill (inally li$erate your mind (rom choice) and direct it to#ards creation #ithin the Gin&dom. T-'.6.C.%. Choosin& throu&h the 0oly 5,irit #ill lead you to the Gin&dom. 2 7ou create $y your true $ein&) $ut #hat you are you must learn to remem$er. 3 The #ay to remem$er it is inherent in the third ste,) #hich $rin&s to&ether the lessons im,lied in the others) and &oes $eyond them to#ards real inte&ration. ! I( you allo# yoursel( to ha e in your mind only #hat 1od ,ut there) you are ackno#led&in& your mind as 1od created it. % There(ore) you are acce,tin& it as it is. ' 5ince it is #hole) you are teachin& ,eace <$ecause= you $elie e in it. * The (inal ste, #ill still $e taken (or you $y 1od) $ut $y the third ste, the 0oly 5,irit has ,re,ared you (or 1od. - 0e is &ettin& you ready (or the translation o( <ha in&= into <$ein&= $y the ery nature o( the ste,s you must take #ith 0im. T-'.6.C.'. 7ou learn (irst that <ha in&= rests on &i in&) and not on &ettin&. 2 Ne/t you learn that you learn #hat you teach) and that you #ant to learn ,eace. 3 This is the condition (or identi(yin& #ith the Gin&dom) since it is the condition <o(= the Gin&dom. ! 7ou ha e $elie ed that you are #ithout the Gin&dom) and ha e there(ore e/cluded yoursel( (rom it in your $elie(. % It is there(ore essential to teach you that you must $e included) and that the $elie( that you are not is the only thin& that you must e/clude. T-'.6.C.*. The third ste, is thus one o( ,rotection (or your mind) allo#in& you to identi(y only #ith the center) #here 1od ,laced the altar to 0imsel(. 2 3ltars are $elie(s) $ut 1od and 0is creations are $eyond $elie( $ecause they are $eyond question. 3 The 6oice (or 1od s,eaks only (or $elie( $eyond question) #hich is the ,re,aration (or <$ein&= #ithout question. ! 3s lon& as $elie( in 1od and 0is Gin&dom is assailed $y any dou$ts in your mind) 0is ,er(ect accom,lishment is not a,,arent to you. % This is #hy you must $e i&ilant on 1od+s $ehal(. ,11> ' The e&o s,eaks a&ainst 0is creation) and there(ore en&enders dou$t. * 7ou cannot &o $eyond $elie( until you $elie e (ully. T-'.6.C.-. To teach the #hole 5onshi, #ithout e/ce,tion demonstrates that you ,ercei e its #holeness) and ha e learned that it is one. 2 No# you must $e i&ilant to hold its oneness in your mind $ecause) i( you

let dou$t enter) you #ill lose a#areness o( its #holeness and #ill $e una$le to teach it. 3 The #holeness o( the Gin&dom does not de,end on your ,erce,tion) $ut your a#areness o( its #holeness does. ! It is only your a#areness that needs ,rotection) since $ein& cannot $e assailed. % 7et a real sense o( $ein& cannot $e yours #hile you are dou$t(ul o( #hat you are. ' This is #hy i&ilance is essential. * Dou$ts a$out $ein& must not enter your mind) or you cannot kno# #hat you are #ith certainty. - Certainty is o( 1od (or you. : 6i&ilance is not necessary (or truth) $ut it is necessary a&ainst illusions. T-'.6.C.:. Truth is #ithout illusions and there(ore #ithin the Gin&dom. 2 @ erythin& outside the Gin&dom is illusion. 3 8hen you thre# truth a#ay you sa# yoursel( as i( you #ere #ithout it. ! By makin& another kin&dom that you alued) you did not kee, <only= the Gin&dom o( 1od in your mind) and thus ,laced ,art o( your mind outside it. % 8hat you made has im,risoned your #ill) and &i en you a sick mind that must $e healed. ' 7our i&ilance a&ainst this sickness is the #ay to heal it. * Once your mind is healed it radiates health) and there$y teaches healin&. - This esta$lishes you as a teacher #ho teaches like me. : 6i&ilance #as required o( me as much as o( you) and those #ho choose to teach the same thin& must $e in a&reement a$out #hat they $elie e. T-'.6.C.1>. The third ste,) then) is a statement o( #hat you #ant to $elie e) and entails a #illin&ness to relinquish e erythin& else. 2 The 0oly 5,irit #ill ena$le you to take this ste,) i( you (ollo# 0im. 3 7our i&ilance is the si&n that you <#ant= 0im to &uide you. ! 6i&ilance does require e((ort) $ut only until you learn that e((ort itsel( is unnecessary. % 7ou ha e e/erted &reat e((ort to ,reser e #hat you made $ecause it #as not true. ' There(ore) you must no# turn your e((ort a&ainst it. * Only this can cancel out the need (or e((ort) and call u,on the $ein& #hich you $oth <ha e= and <are.= - This reco&nition is #holly #ithout e((ort since it is already true and needs no ,rotection. : It is in the ,er(ect sa(ety o( 1od. 1> There(ore) inclusion is total and creation is #ithout limit. ,111 Cha,ter *. THE GIFTS OF THE ,ING$OM I. T#e Last Step T-*.I.1. The creati e ,o#er o( 1od and 0is creations is limitless) $ut they are not in reci,rocal relationshi,. 2 7ou communicate (ully #ith 1od) as 0e does #ith you. 3 This is an on&oin& ,rocess in #hich you share) and $ecause you share it) you are ins,ired to create like 1od. ! 7et in creation you are not in a reci,rocal relation to 1od) since 0e

created you $ut you did not create 0im. % I ha e already told you that only in this res,ect your creati e ,o#er di((ers (rom 0is. ' @ en in this #orld there is a ,arallel. * ?arents &i e $irth to children) $ut children do not &i e $irth to ,arents. - They do) ho#e er) &i e $irth to their children) and thus &i e $irth as their ,arents do. T-*.I.2. I( you created 1od and 0e created you) the Gin&dom could not increase throu&h its o#n creati e thou&ht. 2 Creation #ould there(ore $e limited) and you #ould not $e co-creator #ith 1od. 3 3s 1od+s creati e Thou&ht ,roceeds (rom 0im to you) so must your creati e thou&ht ,roceed (rom you to your creations. ! Only in this #ay can all creati e ,o#er e/tend out#ard. % 1od+s accom,lishments are not yours) $ut yours are like 0is. ' 0e created the 5onshi, and you increase it. * 7ou ha e the ,o#er to add to the Gin&dom) thou&h not to add to the Creator o( the Gin&dom. - 7ou claim this ,o#er #hen you $ecome i&ilant only (or 1od and 0is Gin&dom. : By acce,tin& this ,o#er as yours you ha e learned to remem$er #hat you are. T-*.I.3. 7our creations $elon& in you) as you $elon& in 1od. 2 7ou are ,art o( 1od) as your sons are ,art o( 0is 5ons. 3 To create is to lo e. ! ;o e e/tends out#ard sim,ly $ecause it cannot $e contained. % Bein& limitless it does not sto,. ' It creates (ore er) $ut not in time. * 1od+s creations ha e al#ays $een) $ecause 0e has al#ays $een. - 7our creations ha e al#ays $een) $ecause you can create only as 1od creates. : @ternity is yours) $ecause 0e created you eternal. T-*.I.!. The e&o) on the other hand) al#ays demands reci,rocal ri&hts) $ecause it is com,etiti e rather than lo in&. 2 It is al#ays #illin& to strike a $ar&ain) $ut it cannot understand that to $e like another means that no $ar&ains are ,ossi$le. ,112 3 To &ain you must &i e) not $ar&ain. ! To $ar&ain is to limit &i in&) and this is not 1od+s 8ill. % To #ill #ith 1od is to create like 0im. ' 1od does not limit 0is &i(ts in any #ay. * 7ou <are= 0is &i(ts) and so your &i(ts must $e like 0is. - 7our &i(ts to the Gin&dom must $e like 0is &i(ts to you. T-*.I.%. I &a e only lo e to the Gin&dom $ecause I $elie ed that #as #hat I #as. 2 8hat you $elie e you are determines your &i(ts) and i( 1od created you $y e/tendin& 0imsel( as you) you can only e/tend yoursel( as 0e did. 3 Only Coy increases (ore er) since Coy and eternity are inse,ara$le. ! 1od e/tends out#ard $eyond limits and $eyond time) and you #ho are co-creator #ith 0im e/tend 0is Gin&dom (ore er and $eyond limit. % @ternity is the indeli$le stam, o( creation. ' The eternal are in ,eace and Coy (ore er. T-*.I.'. To think like 1od is to share 0is certainty o( #hat you are) and to create like 0im is to share the ,er(ect ;o e 0e shares #ith you. 2 To this the 0oly 5,irit leads you) that your Coy may $e com,lete $ecause the Gin&dom o( 1od is #hole. 3 I ha e said that the last ste,

in the rea#akenin& o( kno#led&e is taken $y 1od. ! This is true) $ut it is hard to e/,lain in #ords $ecause #ords are sym$ols) and nothin& that is true need $e e/,lained. % 0o#e er) the 0oly 5,irit has the task o( translatin& the useless into the use(ul) the meanin&less into the meanin&(ul) and the tem,orary into the timeless. ' 0e can there(ore tell you somethin& a$out this last ste,. T-*.I.*. 1od does not take ste,s) $ecause 0is accom,lishments are not &radual. 2 0e does not teach) $ecause 0is creations are chan&eless. 3 0e does nothin& last) $ecause 0e created (irst and (or al#ays. ! It must $e understood that the #ord 2(irst2 as a,,lied to 0im is not a time conce,t. % 0e is (irst in the sense that 0e is the "irst in the 0oly Trinity Itsel(. ' 0e is the ?rime Creator) $ecause 0e created 0is co-creators. * Because 0e did) time a,,lies neither to 0im nor to #hat 0e created. - The 2last ste,2 that 1od #ill take #as there(ore true in the $e&innin&) is true no#) and #ill $e true (ore er. : 8hat is timeless is al#ays there) $ecause its $ein& is eternally chan&eless. 1> It does not chan&e $y increase) $ecause it #as (ore er created to increase. 11 I( you ,ercei e it as not increasin& you do not kno# #hat it is. 12 7ou also do not kno# 8ho created it. 13 1od does not re eal this to you $ecause it #as ne er hidden. 1! 0is li&ht #as ne er o$scured) $ecause it is 0is 8ill to share it. ,113 1% 0o# can #hat is (ully shared $e #ithheld and then re ealedD II. T#e La+ of t#e ,in)!o T-*.II.1. To heal is the only kind o( thinkin& in this #orld that resem$les the Thou&ht o( 1od) and $ecause o( the elements they share) can trans(er easily to it. 2 8hen a $rother ,ercei es himsel( as sick) he is ,ercei in& himsel( as not #hole) and there(ore in need. 3 I( you) too) see him this #ay) you are seein& him as i( he #ere a$sent (rom the Gin&dom or se,arated (rom it) thus makin& the Gin&dom itsel( o$scure to $oth o( you. ! 5ickness and se,aration are not o( 1od) $ut the Gin&dom is. % I( you o$scure the Gin&dom) you are ,ercei in& #hat is not o( 1od. T-*.II.2. To heal) then) is to correct ,erce,tion in your $rother and yoursel( $y sharin& the 0oly 5,irit #ith him. 2 This ,laces you $oth #ithin the Gin&dom) and restores its #holeness in your mind. 3 This re(lects creation) $ecause it uni(ies $y increasin& and inte&rates $y e/tendin&. ! 8hat you ,roCect or e/tend is real (or you. % This is an immuta$le la# o( the mind in this #orld as #ell as in the Gin&dom. ' 0o#e er) the content is di((erent in this #orld) $ecause the thou&hts it &o erns are ery di((erent (rom the Thou&hts in the Gin&dom. * ;a#s must $e ada,ted to circumstances i( they are to maintain order. - The outstandin& characteristic o( the la#s o( mind as they o,erate in this

#orld is that $y o$eyin& them) and I assure you that you must o$ey them) you can arri e at diametrically o,,osed results. : This is $ecause the la#s ha e $een ada,ted to the circumstances o( this #orld) in #hich diametrically o,,osed outcomes seem ,ossi$le $ecause you can res,ond to t#o con(lictin& oices. T-*.II.3. Outside the Gin&dom) the la# that ,re ails inside is ada,ted to 28hat you ,roCect you $elie e.2 2 This is its teachin& (orm) $ecause outside the Gin&dom learnin& is essential. 3 This (orm im,lies that you #ill learn #hat you are (rom #hat you ha e ,roCected onto others) and there(ore $elie e they are. ! In the Gin&dom there is no teachin& or learnin&) $ecause there is no $elie(. % There is only certainty. ' 1od and 0is 5ons) in the surety o( $ein&) kno# that #hat you e/tend you are. * That (orm o( the la# is not ada,ted at all) $ein& the la# o( creation. - 1od 0imsel( created the la# $y creatin& <$y= it. : 3nd 0is 5ons) #ho create like 0im) (ollo# it &ladly) kno#in& that the increase o( the Gin&dom de,ends on it) Cust as their o#n creation did. ,11! T-*.II.!. ;a#s must $e communicated i( they are to $e hel,(ul. 2 In e((ect) they must $e translated (or those #ho s,eak di((erent lan&ua&es. 3 Ne ertheless) a &ood translator) althou&h he must alter the (orm o( #hat he translates) ne er chan&es the meanin&. ! In (act) his #hole ,ur,ose is to chan&e the (orm so that the ori&inal meanin& is retained. % The 0oly 5,irit is the Translator o( the la#s o( 1od to those #ho do not understand them. ' 7ou could not do this yoursel( $ecause a con(licted mind cannot $e (aith(ul to one meanin&) and #ill there(ore chan&e the meanin& to ,reser e the (orm. T-*.II.%. The 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose in translatin& is e/actly the o,,osite. 2 0e translates only to ,reser e the ori&inal meanin& in all res,ects and in all lan&ua&es. 3 There(ore) 0e o,,oses the idea that di((erences in (orm are meanin&(ul) em,hasiAin& al#ays that <these di((erences do not matter.= ! The meanin& o( 0is messa&e is al#ays the same9 only the meanin& matters. % 1od+s la# o( creation does not in ol e the use o( truth to con ince 0is 5ons o( truth. ' The e/tension o( truth) #hich <is= the la# o( the Gin&dom) rests only on the kno#led&e o( #hat truth is. * This is your inheritance and requires no learnin& at all) $ut #hen you disinherited yoursel( you $ecame a learner o( necessity. T-*.II.'. No one questions the connection o( learnin& and memory. 2 ;earnin& is im,ossi$le #ithout memory since it must $e consistent to $e remem$ered. 3 That is #hy the 0oly 5,irit+s teachin& is a lesson in remem$erin&. ! I said $e(ore that 0e teaches remem$erin& and (or&ettin&) $ut the (or&ettin& is only to make the remem$erin& consistent. % 7ou (or&et in order to remem$er $etter. ' 7ou #ill not understand 0is translations #hile you listen to t#o #ays o( inter,retin&

them. * There(ore you must (or&et or relinquish one to understand the other. - This is the only #ay you can learn consistency) so that you can (inally <$e= consistent. T-*.II.*. 8hat can the ,er(ect consistency o( the Gin&dom mean to those #ho are con(usedD 2 It is a,,arent that con(usion inter(eres #ith meanin&) and there(ore ,re ents the learner (rom a,,reciatin& it. 3 There is no con(usion in the Gin&dom) $ecause there is only one meanin&. ! This meanin& comes (rom 1od and <is= 1od. % Because it is also you) you share it and e/tend it as your Creator did. ' This needs no translation $ecause it is ,er(ectly understood) $ut it does need e/tension $ecause it <means= e/tension. * Communication is ,er(ectly direct and ,er(ectly united. ,11% - It is totally (ree) $ecause nothin& discordant e er enters. : That is #hy it is the Gin&dom o( 1od. 1> It $elon&s to 0im and is there(ore like 0im. 11 That is its reality) and nothin& can assail it. III. T#e Realit. of t#e ,in)!o T-*.III.1. The 0oly 5,irit teaches one lesson) and a,,lies it to all indi iduals in all situations. 2 Bein& con(lict-(ree) 0e ma/imiAes all e((orts and all results. 3 By teachin& the ,o#er o( the Gin&dom o( 1od 0imsel() 0e teaches you that all ,o#er is yours. ! Its a,,lication does not matter. % It is al#ays ma/imal. ' 7our i&ilance does not esta$lish it as yours) $ut it does ena$le you to use it al#ays and in all #ays. * 8hen I said 2I am #ith you al#ays)2 I meant it literally. - I am not a$sent to anyone in any situation. : Because I am al#ays #ith you) <you= are the #ay) the truth and the li(e. 1> 7ou did not make this ,o#er) any more than I did. 11 It #as created to $e shared) and there(ore cannot $e meanin&(ully ,ercei ed as $elon&in& to anyone at the e/,ense o( another. 12 5uch a ,erce,tion makes it meanin&less $y eliminatin& or o erlookin& its real and only meanin&. T-*.III.2. 1od+s meanin& #aits in the Gin&dom) $ecause that is #here 0e ,laced it. 2 It does not #ait in time. 3 It merely rests in the Gin&dom $ecause it $elon&s there) as you do. ! 0o# can you #ho are 1od+s meanin& ,ercei e yoursel( as a$sent (rom itD % 7ou can see yoursel( as se,arated (rom your meanin& only $y e/,eriencin& yoursel( as unreal. ' This is #hy the e&o is insane9 it teaches that you are not #hat you are. * That is so contradictory it is clearly im,ossi$le. - It is there(ore a lesson you cannot really learn) and there(ore cannot really teach. : 7et you are al#ays teachin&. 1> 7ou must) there(ore) $e teachin& somethin& else) e en thou&h the e&o does not kno# #hat it is. 11 The e&o) then) is al#ays $ein& undone) and does sus,ect your moti es. 12 7our mind cannot $e uni(ied in alle&iance to the e&o) $ecause the mind

does not $elon& to it. 13 7et #hat is 2treacherous2 to the e&o is (aith(ul to ,eace. 1! The e&o+s 2enemy2 is there(ore your (riend. T-*.III.3. I said $e(ore that the e&o+s (riend is not ,art o( you) $ecause the e&o ,ercei es itsel( at #ar and there(ore in need o( allies. 2 7ou #ho are not at #ar must look (or $rothers and reco&niAe all #hom you see as $rothers) $ecause only equals are at ,eace. 3 Because 1od+s equal 5ons ha e e erythin&) they cannot com,ete. ,11' ! 7et i( they ,ercei e any o( their $rothers as anythin& other than their ,er(ect equals) the idea o( com,etition has entered their minds. % Do not underestimate your need to $e i&ilant <a&ainst= this idea) $ecause all your con(licts come (rom it. ' It <is= the $elie( that con(lictin& interests are ,ossi$le) and there(ore you ha e acce,ted the im,ossi$le as true. * Is that di((erent (rom sayin& you ,ercei e yoursel( as unrealD T-*.III.!. To $e in the Gin&dom is merely to (ocus your (ull attention on it. 2 3s lon& as you $elie e you can attend to #hat is not true) you are acce,tin& con(lict as your choice. 3 Is it really a choiceD ! It seems to $e) $ut seemin& and reality are hardly the same. % 7ou #ho <are= the Gin&dom are not concerned #ith seemin&. ' Reality is yours $ecause you are reality. * This is ho# <ha in&= and <$ein&= are ultimately reconciled) not in the Gin&dom) $ut in your mind. - The altar there is the only reality. : The altar is ,er(ectly clear in thou&ht) $ecause it is a re(lection o( ,er(ect Thou&ht. 1> 7our ri&ht mind sees only $rothers) $ecause it sees only in its o#n li&ht. T-*.III.%. 1od has lit your mind 0imsel() and kee,s your mind lit $y 0is li&ht $ecause 0is li&ht is #hat your mind is. 2 This is totally $eyond question) and #hen you question it you are ans#ered. 3 The 3ns#er merely undoes the question $y esta$lishin& the (act that to question reality is to question meanin&lessly. ! That is #hy the 0oly 5,irit ne er questions. % 0is sole (unction is to undo the questiona$le and thus lead to certainty. ' The certain are ,er(ectly calm) $ecause they are not in dou$t. * They do not raise questions) $ecause nothin& questiona$le enters their minds. - This holds them in ,er(ect serenity) $ecause this is #hat they share) kno#in& #hat they are. I". Healin) as t#e Reco)nition of Tr't# T-*.I6.1. Truth can only <$e= reco&niAed and <need= only $e reco&niAed. 2 Ins,iration is o( the 0oly 5,irit) and certainty is o( 1od accordin& to 0is la#s. 3 Both) there(ore) come (rom the same 5ource) since ins,iration comes (rom the 6oice (or 1od and certainty comes (rom the la#s o( 1od. ! 0ealin& does not come directly (rom 1od) 8ho kno#s 0is creations as ,er(ectly #hole. % 7et healin& is still o( 1od) $ecause it ,roceeds (rom 0is 6oice and (rom 0is la#s. ' It is their

result) in a state o( mind that does not kno# 0im. * The state is unkno#n to 0im and there(ore does not e/ist) $ut those #ho slee, are una#are. ,11* - Because they are una#are) they do not kno#. T-*.I6.2. The 0oly 5,irit must #ork <throu&h= you to teach you 0e is <in= you. 2 This is an intermediary ste, to#ard the kno#led&e that you are in 1od $ecause you are ,art o( 0im. 3 The miracles the 0oly 5,irit ins,ires can ha e no order o( di((iculty) $ecause e ery ,art o( creation is o( one order. ! This is 1od+s 8ill and yours. % The la#s o( 1od esta$lish this) and the 0oly 5,irit reminds you o( it. ' 8hen you heal) you are remem$erin& the la#s o( 1od and (or&ettin& the la#s o( the e&o. * I said $e(ore that (or&ettin& is merely a #ay o( remem$erin& $etter. - It is there(ore not the o,,osite o( remem$erin& #hen it is ,ro,erly ,ercei ed. : ?ercei ed im,ro,erly) it induces a ,erce,tion o( con(lict #ith somethin& else) as all incorrect ,erce,tion does. 1> ?ro,erly ,ercei ed) it can $e used as a #ay out o( con(lict) as all ,ro,er ,erce,tion can. T-*.I6.3. The e&o does not #ant to teach e eryone all it has learned) $ecause that #ould de(eat its ,ur,ose. 2 There(ore it does not really learn at all. 3 The 0oly 5,irit teaches you to use #hat the e&o has made) to teach the o,,osite o( #hat the e&o has 2learned.2 ! The kind o( learnin& is as irrele ant as is the ,articular a$ility that #as a,,lied to the learnin&. % 3ll you need do is make the e((ort to learn) (or the 0oly 5,irit has a uni(ied &oal (or the e((ort. ' I( di((erent a$ilities are a,,lied lon& enou&h to one &oal) the a$ilities themsel es $ecome uni(ied. * This is $ecause they are channeliAed in one direction) or in one #ay. - Ultimately) then) they all contri$ute to one result) and $y so doin&) their similarity rather than their di((erences is em,hasiAed. T-*.I6.!. 3ll a$ilities should there(ore $e &i en o er to the 0oly 5,irit) 8ho understands ho# to use them ,ro,erly. 2 0e uses them only (or healin&) $ecause 0e kno#s you only as #hole. 3 By healin& you learn o( #holeness) and $y learnin& o( #holeness you learn to remem$er 1od. ! 7ou ha e (or&otten 0im) $ut the 0oly 5,irit understands that your (or&ettin& must $e translated into a #ay o( remem$erin&. T-*.I6.%. The e&o+s &oal is as uni(ied as the 0oly 5,irit+s) and it is $ecause o( this that their &oals can ne er $e reconciled in any #ay or to any e/tent. 2 The e&o al#ays seeks to di ide and se,arate. 3 The 0oly 5,irit al#ays seeks to uni(y and heal. ! 3s you heal you are healed) $ecause the 0oly 5,irit sees no order o( di((iculty in healin&. % 0ealin& is the #ay to undo the $elie( in di((erences) $ein& the only #ay o( ,ercei in& the 5onshi, as one. ,11- ' This ,erce,tion is there(ore in accord #ith the la#s o( 1od) e en in a state o( mind that is out o( accord #ith 0is. * The stren&th o( ri&ht ,erce,tion is so &reat that it

$rin&s the mind into accord #ith 0is) $ecause it ser es 0is 6oice) #hich is in all o( you. T-*.I6.'. To think you can o,,ose the 8ill o( 1od is a real delusion. 2 The e&o $elie es that it can) and that it can o((er you its o#n 2#ill2 as a &i(t. 3 <7ou do not #ant it.= ! It is not a &i(t. % It is nothin& at all. ' 1od has &i en you a &i(t that you $oth <ha e= and <are.= * 8hen you do not use it) you (or&et that you ha e it. - By not remem$erin& it) you do not kno# #hat you are. : 0ealin&) then) is a #ay o( a,,roachin& kno#led&e $y thinkin& in accordance #ith the la#s o( 1od) and reco&niAin& their uni ersality. 1> 8ithout this reco&nition) you ha e made the la#s meanin&less to you. 11 7et the la#s are not meanin&less) since all meanin& is contained $y them and in them. T-*.I6.*. 5eek ye (irst the Gin&dom o( 0ea en) $ecause that is #here the la#s o( 1od o,erate truly) and they can o,erate only truly $ecause they are the la#s o( truth. 2 But seek this only) $ecause you can (ind nothin& else. 3 There <is= nothin& else. ! 1od is 3ll in all in a ery literal sense. % 3ll $ein& is in 0im 8ho is all Bein&. ' 7ou are there(ore in 0im since your $ein& is 0is. * 0ealin& is a #ay o( (or&ettin& the sense o( dan&er the e&o has induced in you) $y not reco&niAin& its e/istence in your $rother. - This stren&thens the 0oly 5,irit in $oth o( you) $ecause it is a re(usal to ackno#led&e (ear. : ;o e needs only this in itation. 1> It comes (reely to all the 5onshi,) $ein& #hat the 5onshi, is. 11 By your a#akenin& to it) you are merely (or&ettin& #hat you are not. 12 This ena$les you to remem$er #hat you are. ". Healin) an! t#e C#an)elessness of Min! T-*.6.1. The $ody is nothin& more than a (rame#ork (or de elo,in& a$ilities) #hich is quite a,art (rom #hat they are used (or. 2 <That= is a decision. 3 The e((ects o( the e&o+s decision in this matter are so a,,arent that they need no ela$oration) $ut the 0oly 5,irit+s decision to use the $ody only (or communication has such a direct connection #ith healin& that it does need clari(ication. ! The unhealed healer o$ iously does not understand his o#n ocation. ,11: T-*.6.2. Only minds communicate. 2 5ince the e&o cannot o$literate the im,ulse to communicate $ecause it is also the im,ulse to create) it can only teach you that the $ody can $oth communicate and create) and there(ore does not need the mind. 3 The e&o thus tries to teach you that the $ody can act like the mind) and is there(ore sel(-su((icient. ! 7et #e ha e learned that $eha ior is not the le el (or either teachin& or learnin&) since you can act in accordance #ith #hat you do not $elie e. % To do this) ho#e er) #ill #eaken you as a teacher and a learner $ecause) as has $een re,eatedly em,hasiAed) you teach #hat you <do= $elie e. ' 3n inconsistent lesson #ill $e ,oorly tau&ht and

,oorly learned. * I( you teach $oth sickness <and= healin&) you are $oth a ,oor teacher and a ,oor learner. T-*.6.3. 0ealin& is the one a$ility e eryone can de elo, and must de elo, i( he is to $e healed. 2 0ealin& is the 0oly 5,irit+s (orm o( communication in this #orld) and the only one 0e acce,ts. 3 0e reco&niAes no other) $ecause 0e does not acce,t the e&o+s con(usion o( mind and $ody. ! 4inds can communicate) $ut they cannot hurt. % The $ody in the ser ice o( the e&o can hurt other $odies) $ut this cannot occur unless the $ody has already $een con(used #ith the mind. ' This situation) too) can $e used either (or healin& or (or ma&ic) $ut you must remem$er that ma&ic al#ays in ol es the $elie( that healin& is harm(ul. * This $elie( is its totally insane ,remise) and so it ,roceeds accordin&ly. T-*.6.!. 0ealin& only stren&thens. 2 4a&ic al#ays tries to #eaken. 3 0ealin& ,ercei es nothin& in the healer that e eryone else does not share #ith him. ! 4a&ic al#ays sees somethin& 2s,ecial2 in the healer) #hich he $elie es he can o((er as a &i(t to someone #ho does not ha e it. % 0e may $elie e that the &i(t comes (rom 1od to him) $ut it is quite e ident that he does not understand 1od i( he thinks he has somethin& that others lack. T-*.6.%. The 0oly 5,irit does not #ork $y chance) and healin& that is o( 0im <al#ays= #orks. 2 Unless the healer al#ays heals $y 0im the results #ill ary. 3 7et healin& itsel( is consistent) since only consistency is con(lict-(ree) and only the con(lict-(ree are #hole. ! By acce,tin& e/ce,tions and ackno#led&in& that he can sometimes heal and sometimes not) the healer is o$ iously acce,tin& inconsistency. % 0e is there(ore in con(lict) and is teachin& con(lict. ' Can anythin& o( 1od not $e (or all and (or al#aysD * ;o e is inca,a$le o( any e/ce,tions. - Only i( there is (ear does the idea o( e/ce,tions seem to $e meanin&(ul. : @/ce,tions are (ear(ul $ecause they are made $y (ear. ,12> 1> The 2(ear(ul healer2 is a contradiction in terms) and is there(ore a conce,t that only a con(licted mind could ,ossi$ly ,ercei e as meanin&(ul. T-*.6.'. "ear does not &ladden. 2 0ealin& does. 3 "ear al#ays makes e/ce,tions. ! 0ealin& ne er does. % "ear ,roduces dissociation) $ecause it induces se,aration. ' 0ealin& al#ays ,roduces harmony) $ecause it ,roceeds (rom inte&ration. * It is ,redicta$le $ecause it can $e counted on. - @ erythin& that is o( 1od can $e counted on) $ecause e erythin& o( 1od is #holly real. : 0ealin& can $e counted on $ecause it is ins,ired $y 0is 6oice) and is in accord #ith 0is la#s. 1> 7et i( healin& is consistent it cannot $e inconsistently understood. 11 Understandin& means consistency $ecause 1od means consistency. 12 5ince that is 0is meanin&) it is also yours. 13 7our meanin& cannot $e out o( accord #ith 0is) $ecause your #hole meanin& and your only

meanin& comes (rom 0is and is like 0is. 1! 1od cannot $e out o( accord #ith 0imsel() and you cannot $e out o( accord #ith 0im. 1% 7ou cannot se,arate your 5el( (rom your Creator) 8ho created you $y sharin& 0is Bein& #ith you. T-*.6.*. The unhealed healer #ants &ratitude (rom his $rothers) $ut he is not &rate(ul to them. 2 That is $ecause he thinks he is &i in& somethin& to them) and is not recei in& somethin& equally desira$le in return. 3 0is teachin& is limited $ecause he is learnin& so little. ! 0is healin& lesson is limited $y his o#n in&ratitude) #hich is a lesson in sickness. % True learnin& is constant) and so ital in its ,o#er (or chan&e that a 5on o( 1od can reco&niAe his ,o#er in one instant and chan&e the #orld in the ne/t. ' That is $ecause) $y chan&in& his mind) he has chan&ed the most ,o#er(ul de ice that #as e er &i en him (or chan&e. * This in no #ay contradicts the chan&elessness o( mind as 1od created it) $ut you think that you ha e chan&ed it as lon& as you learn throu&h the e&o. - This ,laces you in a ,osition o( needin& to learn a lesson that seems contradictory9Kyou must learn to chan&e your mind a$out your mind. : Only $y this can you learn that it <is= chan&eless. T-*.6.-. 8hen you heal) that is e/actly #hat you <are= learnin&. 2 7ou are reco&niAin& the chan&eless mind in your $rother $y realiAin& that he could not ha e chan&ed his mind. 3 That is ho# you ,ercei e the 0oly 5,irit in him. ! It is only the 0oly 5,irit in him that ne er chan&es 0is 4ind. % 0e himsel( may think he can) or he #ould not ,ercei e himsel( as sick. ' 0e there(ore does not kno# #hat his 5el( is. * I( you see only the chan&eless in him you ha e not really chan&ed him. ,121 - By chan&in& your mind a$out his <(or= him) you hel, him undo the chan&e his e&o thinks it has made in him. T-*.6.:. 3s you can hear t#o oices) so you can see in t#o #ays. 2 One #ay sho#s you an ima&e) or an idol that you may #orshi, out o( (ear) $ut #ill ne er lo e. 3 The other sho#s you only truth) #hich you #ill lo e $ecause you #ill understand it. ! Understandin& is a,,reciation) $ecause #hat you understand you can identi(y #ith) and $y makin& it ,art o( you) you ha e acce,ted it #ith lo e. % That is ho# 1od 0imsel( created you9 in understandin&) in a,,reciation and in lo e. ' The e&o is totally una$le to understand this) $ecause it does not understand #hat it makes) does not a,,reciate it and does not lo e it. * It incor,orates to take a#ay. - It literally $elie es that e ery time it de,ri es someone o( somethin&) it has increased. : I ha e s,oken o(ten o( the increase o( the Gin&dom $y your creations) #hich can only $e created as you #ere. 1> The #hole &lory and ,er(ect Coy that <is= the Gin&dom lies in you to &i e. 11 Do you not #ant to &i e itD

T-*.6.1>. 7ou cannot (or&et the "ather $ecause I am #ith you) and I cannot (or&et 0im. 2 To (or&et me is to (or&et yoursel( and 0im 8ho created you. 3 Our $rothers are (or&et(ul. ! That is #hy they need your remem$rance o( me and o( 0im 8ho created me. % Throu&h this remem$rance) you can chan&e their minds a$out themsel es) as I can chan&e yours. ' 7our mind is so ,o#er(ul a li&ht that you can look into theirs and enli&hten them) as I can enli&hten yours. * I do not #ant to share my $ody in communion $ecause this is to share nothin&. - 8ould I try to share an illusion #ith the most holy children o( a most holy "atherD : 7et I do #ant to share my mind #ith you $ecause #e are o( one 4ind) and that 4ind is ours. 1> 5ee only this 4ind e ery#here) $ecause only this is e ery#here and in e erythin&. 11 It is e erythin& $ecause it encom,asses all thin&s #ithin itsel(. 12 Blessed are you #ho ,ercei e only this) $ecause you ,ercei e only #hat is true. T-*.6.11. Come there(ore unto me) and learn o( the truth in you. 2 The mind #e share is shared $y all our $rothers) and as #e see them truly they #ill $e healed. 3 ;et your mind shine #ith mine u,on their minds) and $y our &ratitude to them make them a#are o( the li&ht in them. ! This li&ht #ill shine $ack u,on you and on the #hole 5onshi,) $ecause this is your ,ro,er &i(t to 1od. % 0e #ill acce,t it and &i e it to the 5onshi,) $ecause it is acce,ta$le to 0im and there(ore to 0is 5ons. ' This is true communion #ith the 0oly 5,irit) 8ho sees the altar o( 1od in e eryone) and $y $rin&in& it to your a,,reciation) 0e calls u,on you to lo e 1od and 0is creation. ,122 * 7ou can a,,reciate the 5onshi, only as one. - This is ,art o( the la# o( creation) and there(ore &o erns all thou&ht. "I. Fro "i)ilance to Peace T-*.6I.1. 3lthou&h you can lo e the 5onshi, only as one) you can ,ercei e it as (ra&mented. 2 It is im,ossi$le) ho#e er) to see somethin& in ,art o( it that you #ill not attri$ute to all o( it. 3 That is #hy attack is ne er discrete) and #hy it must $e relinquished entirely. ! I( it is not relinquished entirely it is not relinquished at all. % "ear and lo e make or create) de,endin& on #hether the e&o or the 0oly 5,irit $e&ets or ins,ires them) $ut they <#ill= return to the mind o( the thinker and they #ill a((ect his total ,erce,tion. ' That includes his conce,t o( 1od) o( 0is creations and o( his o#n. * 0e #ill not a,,reciate any o( Them i( he re&ards Them (ear(ully. - 0e #ill a,,reciate all o( Them i( he re&ards Them #ith lo e. T-*.6I.2. The mind that acce,ts attack cannot lo e. 2 That is $ecause it $elie es it can destroy lo e) and there(ore does not understand #hat lo e is. 3 I( it does not understand #hat lo e is) it cannot ,ercei e itsel( as lo in&. ! This loses the a#areness o( $ein&) induces (eelin&s o(

unreality and results in utter con(usion. % 7our thinkin& has done this $ecause o( its ,o#er) $ut your thinkin& can also sa e you (rom this $ecause its ,o#er is not o( your makin&. ' 7our a$ility to direct your thinkin& as you choose is ,art o( its ,o#er. * I( you do not $elie e you can do this you ha e denied the ,o#er o( your thou&ht) and thus rendered it ,o#erless in your $elie(. T-*.6I.3. The in&eniousness o( the e&o to ,reser e itsel( is enormous) $ut it stems (rom the ery ,o#er o( the mind the e&o denies. 2 This means that the e&o attacks #hat is ,reser in& it) #hich must result in e/treme an/iety. 3 That is #hy the e&o ne er reco&niAes #hat it is doin&. ! It is ,er(ectly lo&ical $ut clearly insane. % The e&o dra#s u,on the one source that is totally inimical to its e/istence <(or= its e/istence. ' "ear(ul o( ,ercei in& the ,o#er o( this source) it is (orced to de,reciate it. * This threatens its o#n e/istence) a state #hich it (inds intolera$le. - Remainin& lo&ical $ut still insane) the e&o resol es this com,letely insane dilemma in a com,letely insane #ay. : It does not ,ercei e <its= e/istence as threatened $y ,roCectin& the threat onto <you)= and ,ercei in& your $ein& as none/istent. ,123 1> This ensures its continuance i( you side #ith it) $y &uaranteein& that you #ill not kno# your o#n sa(ety. T-*.6I.!. The e&o cannot a((ord to kno# anythin&. 2 Gno#led&e is total) and the e&o does not $elie e in totality. 3 This un$elie( is its ori&in) and #hile the e&o does not lo e you it <is= (aith(ul to its o#n antecedents) $e&ettin& as it #as $e&otten. ! 4ind al#ays re,roduces as it #as ,roduced. % ?roduced $y (ear) the e&o re,roduces (ear. ' This is its alle&iance) and this alle&iance makes it treacherous to lo e $ecause you <are= lo e. * ;o e is your ,o#er) #hich the e&o must deny. - It must also deny e erythin& this ,o#er &i es you <$ecause= it &i es you e erythin&. : No one #ho has e erythin& #ants the e&o. 1> Its o#n maker) then) does not #ant it. 11 ReCection is there(ore the only decision the e&o could ,ossi$ly encounter) i( the mind that made it kne# itsel(. 12 3nd i( it reco&niAed any ,art o( the 5onshi,) it <#ould= kno# itsel(. T-*.6I.%. The e&o there(ore o,,oses all a,,reciation) all reco&nition) all sane ,erce,tion and all kno#led&e. 2 It ,ercei es their threat as total) $ecause it senses that all commitments the mind makes are total. 3 "orced) there(ore) to detach itsel( (rom you) it is #illin& to attach itsel( to anythin& else. ! But there <is= nothin& else. % The mind can) ho#e er) make u, illusions) and i( it does so it #ill $elie e in them) $ecause that is ho# it made them. T-*.6I.'. The 0oly 5,irit undoes illusions #ithout attackin& them) $ecause 0e cannot ,ercei e them at all. 2 They there(ore do not e/ist (or 0im. 3 0e resol es the a,,arent con(lict they en&ender $y

,ercei in& con(lict as meanin&less. ! I ha e said $e(ore that the 0oly 5,irit ,ercei es the con(lict e/actly as it is) and it <is= meanin&less. % The 0oly 5,irit does not #ant you to understand con(lict9 0e #ants you to realiAe that) $ecause con(lict is meanin&less) it is not understanda$le. ' 3s I ha e already said) understandin& $rin&s a,,reciation and a,,reciation $rin&s lo e. * Nothin& else can $e understood) $ecause nothin& else is real and there(ore nothin& else has meanin&. T-*.6I.*. I( you #ill kee, in mind #hat the 0oly 5,irit o((ers you) you cannot $e i&ilant (or anythin& <$ut= 1od and 0is Gin&dom. 2 The only reason you may (ind this hard to acce,t is $ecause you may still think there is somethin& else. 3 Belie( does not require i&ilance unless it is con(licted. ! I( it is) there are con(lictin& com,onents #ithin it that ha e led to a state o( #ar) and i&ilance has there(ore $ecome essential. % 6i&ilance has no ,lace in ,eace. ' It is necessary a&ainst $elie(s that are not true) and #ould ne er ha e $een called u,on $y the 0oly 5,irit i( you had not $elie ed the untrue. ,12! * 8hen you $elie e somethin&) you ha e made it true (or you. - 8hen you $elie e #hat 1od does not kno#) your thou&ht seems to contradict 0is) and this makes it a,,ear as i( you are attackin& 0im. T-*.6I.-. I ha e re,eatedly em,hasiAed that the e&o does $elie e it can attack 1od) and tries to ,ersuade you that you ha e done this. 2 I( the mind cannot attack) the e&o ,roceeds ,er(ectly lo&ically to the $elie( that you must $e a $ody. 3 By not seein& you as you are) it can see itsel( as it #ants to $e. ! 3#are o( its #eakness the e&o #ants your alle&iance) $ut not as you really are. % The e&o there(ore #ants to en&a&e your mind in its o#n delusional system) $ecause other#ise the li&ht o( your understandin& #ould dis,el it. ' It #ants no ,art o( truth) $ecause the e&o itsel( is not true. * I( truth is total) the untrue cannot e/ist. - Commitment to either must $e total9 they cannot coe/ist in your mind #ithout s,littin& it. : I( they cannot coe/ist in ,eace) and i( you #ant ,eace) you must &i e u, the idea o( con(lict entirely and (or all time. 1> This requires i&ilance only as lon& as you do not reco&niAe #hat is true. 11 8hile you $elie e that t#o totally contradictory thou&ht systems share truth) your need (or i&ilance is a,,arent. T-*.6I.:. 7our mind is di idin& its alle&iance $et#een t#o kin&doms) and you are totally committed to neither. 2 7our identi(ication #ith the Gin&dom is totally $eyond question e/ce,t $y you) #hen you are thinkin& insanely. 3 8hat you are is not esta$lished $y your ,erce,tion) and is not in(luenced $y it at all. ! ?ercei ed ,ro$lems in identi(ication at any le el are not ,ro$lems o( (act. % They are ,ro$lems o( understandin&) since their ,resence im,lies a $elie( that #hat you are is u, to you to decide. ' The e&o $elie es this totally) $ein& (ully

committed to it. * It is not true. - The e&o there(ore is totally committed to untruth) ,ercei in& in total contradiction to the 0oly 5,irit and to the kno#led&e o( 1od. T-*.6I.1>. 7ou can $e ,ercei ed #ith meanin& only $y the 0oly 5,irit $ecause your $ein& <is= the kno#led&e o( 1od. 2 3ny $elie( you acce,t a,art (rom this #ill o$scure 1od+s 6oice in you) and #ill there(ore o$scure 1od to you. 3 Unless you ,ercei e 0is creation truly you cannot kno# the Creator) since 1od and 0is creation are not se,arate. ! The Oneness o( the Creator and the creation is your #holeness) your sanity and your limitless ,o#er. % This limitless ,o#er is 1od+s &i(t to you) $ecause it is #hat you are. ' I( you dissociate your mind (rom it you are ,ercei in& the most ,o#er(ul (orce in the uni erse as i( it #ere #eak) $ecause you do not $elie e you are ,art o( it. ,12% T-*.6I.11. ?ercei ed #ithout your ,art in it) 1od+s creation is seen as #eak) and those #ho see themsel es as #eakened do attack. 2 The attack must $e $lind) ho#e er) $ecause there is nothin& to attack. 3 There(ore they make u, ima&es) ,ercei e them as un#orthy and attack them (or their un#orthiness. ! That is all the #orld o( the e&o is. % Nothin&. ' It has no meanin&. * It does not e/ist. - Do not try to understand it $ecause) i( you do) you are $elie in& that it can $e understood and is there(ore ca,a$le o( $ein& a,,reciated and lo ed. : That #ould Custi(y its e/istence) #hich cannot $e Custi(ied. 1> 7ou cannot make the meanin&less meanin&(ul. 11 This can only $e an insane attem,t. T-*.6I.12. 3llo#in& insanity to enter your mind means that you ha e not Cud&ed sanity as #holly desira$le. 2 I( you #ant somethin& else you #ill make somethin& else) $ut $ecause it is somethin& else) it #ill attack your thou&ht system and di ide your alle&iance. 3 7ou cannot create in this di ided state) and you must $e i&ilant a&ainst this di ided state $ecause only ,eace can $e e/tended. ! 7our di ided mind is $lockin& the e/tension o( the Gin&dom) and its e/tension is your Coy. % I( you do not e/tend the Gin&dom) you are not thinkin& #ith your Creator and creatin& as 0e created. T-*.6I.13. In this de,ressin& state the 0oly 5,irit reminds you &ently that you are sad $ecause you are not (ul(illin& your (unction as cocreator #ith 1od) and are there(ore de,ri in& yoursel( o( Coy. 2 This is not 1od+s choice $ut yours. 3 I( your mind could $e out o( accord #ith 1od+s) you #ould $e #illin& #ithout meanin&. ! 7et $ecause 1od+s 8ill is unchan&ea$le) no con(lict o( #ill is ,ossi$le. % This is the 0oly 5,irit+s ,er(ectly consistent teachin&. ' Creation) not se,aration) is your #ill <$ecause= it is 1od+s) and nothin& that o,,oses this means anythin& at all. * Bein& a ,er(ect accom,lishment) the 5onshi, can only accom,lish ,er(ectly) e/tendin& the Coy in #hich it #as created) and

identi(yin& itsel( #ith $oth its Creator and its creations) kno#in& They are One. ,12' "II. T#e Totalit. of t#e ,in)!o T-*.6II.1. 8hene er you deny a $lessin& to a $rother <you= #ill (eel de,ri ed) $ecause denial is as total as lo e. 2 It is as im,ossi$le to deny ,art o( the 5onshi, as it is to lo e it in ,art. 3 Nor is it ,ossi$le to lo e it totally at times. ! 7ou cannot $e totally committed sometimes. % Denial has no ,o#er in itsel() $ut you can &i e it the ,o#er o( your mind) #hose ,o#er is #ithout limit. ' I( you use it to deny reality) reality is &one (or you. * <Reality= cannot $e ,artly a,,reciated. That is #hy denyin& any ,art o( it means you ha e lost the a#areness o( all o( it. : 7et denial is a de(ense) and so it is as ca,a$le o( $ein& used ,ositi ely as #ell as ne&ati ely. 1> Used ne&ati ely it #ill $e destructi e) $ecause it #ill $e used (or attack. 11 But in the ser ice o( the 0oly 5,irit) it can hel, you reco&niAe ,art o( reality) and thus a,,reciate all o( it. 12 4ind is too ,o#er(ul to $e su$Cect to e/clusion. 13 7ou #ill ne er $e a$le to e/clude yoursel( (rom your thou&hts. T-*.6II.2. 8hen a $rother acts insanely) he is o((erin& you an o,,ortunity to $less him. 2 0is need is yours. 3 7ou need the $lessin& you can o((er him. ! There is no #ay (or you to ha e it e/ce,t $y &i in& it. % This is the la# o( 1od) and it has no e/ce,tions. ' 8hat you deny you lack) not $ecause it is lackin&) $ut $ecause you ha e denied it in another and are there(ore not a#are o( it in yoursel(. * @ ery res,onse you make is determined $y #hat you think you are) and #hat you #ant to $e <is= #hat you think you are. - 8hat you #ant to $e) then) must determine e ery res,onse you make. T-*.6II.3. 7ou do not need 1od+s $lessin& $ecause that you ha e (ore er) $ut you do need yours. 2 The e&o+s ,icture o( you is de,ri ed) unlo in& and ulnera$le. 3 7ou cannot lo e this. ! 7et you can ery easily esca,e (rom this ima&e $y lea in& it $ehind. % 7ou are not there and that is not you. ' Do not see this ,icture in anyone) or you ha e acce,ted it <as= you. * 3ll illusions a$out the 5onshi, are dis,elled to&ether as they #ere made to&ether. - Teach no one that he is #hat you #ould not #ant to $e. : 7our $rother is the mirror in #hich you see the ima&e o( yoursel( as lon& as ,erce,tion lasts. 1> 3nd ,erce,tion #ill last until the 5onshi, kno#s itsel( as #hole. 11 7ou made ,erce,tion and it must last as lon& as you #ant it. T-*.6II.!. Illusions are in estments. 2 They #ill last as lon& as you alue them. 3 6alues are relati e) $ut they are ,o#er(ul $ecause they are mental Cud&ments. ! The only #ay to dis,el illusions is to #ithdra# all in estment (rom them) and they #ill ha e no li(e (or you $ecause you #ill ha e ,ut them out o( your mind. ,12* % 8hile you include

them in it) you are &i in& li(e to them. ' @/ce,t there is nothin& there to recei e your &i(t. T-*.6II.%. The &i(t o( li(e is yours to &i e) $ecause it #as &i en you. 2 7ou are una#are o( your &i(t $ecause you do not &i e it. 3 7ou cannot make nothin& li e) since nothin& cannot $e enli ened. ! There(ore) you are not e/tendin& the &i(t you $oth <ha e= and <are)= and so you do not kno# your $ein&. % 3ll con(usion comes (rom not e/tendin& li(e) $ecause that is not the 8ill o( your Creator. ' 7ou can do nothin& a,art (rom 0im) and you <do= do nothin& a,art (rom 0im. * Gee, 0is #ay to remem$er yoursel() and teach 0is #ay lest you (or&et yoursel(. - 1i e only honor to the 5ons o( the li in& 1od) and count yoursel( amon& them &ladly. T-*.6II.'. Only honor is a (ittin& &i(t (or those #hom 1od 0imsel( created #orthy o( honor) and #hom 0e honors. 2 1i e them the a,,reciation 1od accords them al#ays) $ecause they are 0is $elo ed 5ons in #hom 0e is #ell ,leased. 3 7ou cannot $e a,art (rom them $ecause you are not a,art (rom 0im. ! Rest in 0is ;o e and ,rotect your rest $y lo in&. % But lo e e erythin& 0e created) o( #hich you are a ,art) or you cannot learn o( 0is ,eace and acce,t 0is &i(t (or yoursel( and as yoursel(. ' 7ou cannot kno# your o#n ,er(ection until you ha e honored all those #ho #ere created like you. T-*.6II.*. One child o( 1od is the only teacher su((iciently #orthy to teach another. 2 One Teacher is in all minds and 0e teaches the same lesson to all. 3 0e al#ays teaches you the inestima$le #orth o( e ery 5on o( 1od) teachin& it #ith in(inite ,atience $orn o( the in(inite ;o e (or #hich 0e s,eaks. ! @ ery attack is a call (or 0is ,atience) since 0is ,atience can translate attack into $lessin&. % Those #ho attack do not kno# they are $lessed. ' They attack $ecause they $elie e they are de,ri ed. * 1i e) there(ore) o( your a$undance) and teach your $rothers theirs. - Do not share their illusions o( scarcity) or you #ill ,ercei e yoursel( as lackin&. T-*.6II.-. 3ttack could ne er ,romote attack unless you ,ercei ed it as a means o( de,ri in& you o( somethin& you #ant. 2 7et you cannot lose anythin& unless you do not alue it) and there(ore do not #ant it. 3 This makes you (eel de,ri ed o( it) and $y ,roCectin& your o#n reCection you then $elie e that others are takin& it (rom you. ! 7ou must $e (ear(ul i( you $elie e that your $rother is attackin& you to tear the Gin&dom o( 0ea en (rom you. % This is the ultimate $asis (or all the e&o+s ,roCection. ,12T-*.6II.:. Bein& the ,art o( your mind that does not $elie e it is res,onsi$le (or itsel() and $ein& #ithout alle&iance to 1od) the e&o is inca,a$le o( trust. 2 ?roCectin& its insane $elie( that you ha e $een treacherous to your Creator) it $elie es that your $rothers) #ho are as

inca,a$le o( this as you are) are out to take 1od (rom you. 3 8hene er a $rother attacks another) that <is= #hat he $elie es. ! ?roCection al#ays sees your #ishes in others. % I( you choose to se,arate yoursel( (rom 1od) that is #hat you #ill think others are doin& to you. T-*.6II.1>. 7ou <are= the 8ill o( 1od. 2 Do not acce,t anythin& else as your #ill) or you are denyin& #hat you are. 3 Deny this and you #ill attack) $elie in& you ha e $een attacked. ! But see the ;o e o( 1od in you) and you #ill see it e ery#here $ecause it <is= e ery#here. % 5ee 0is a$undance in e eryone) and you #ill kno# that you are in 0im #ith them. ' They are ,art o( you) as you are ,art o( 1od. * 7ou are as lonely #ithout understandin& this as 1od 0imsel( is lonely #hen 0is 5ons do not kno# 0im. - The ,eace o( 1od is understandin& this. : There is only one #ay out o( the #orld+s thinkin&) Cust as there #as only one #ay into it. 1> Understand totally $y understandin& totality. T-*.6II.11. ?ercei e any ,art o( the e&o+s thou&ht system as #holly insane) #holly delusional and #holly undesira$le) and you ha e correctly e aluated all o( it. 2 This correction ena$les you to ,ercei e any ,art o( creation as #holly real) #holly ,er(ect and #holly desira$le. 3 8antin& this only you #ill <ha e= this only) and &i in& this only you #ill <$e= only this. ! The &i(ts you o((er to the e&o are al#ays e/,erienced as sacri(ices) $ut the &i(ts you o((er to the Gin&dom are &i(ts to you. % They #ill al#ays $e treasured $y 1od $ecause they $elon& to 0is $elo ed 5ons) #ho $elon& to 0im. ' 3ll ,o#er and &lory are yours $ecause the Gin&dom is 0is. "III. T#e 1n/elieva/le -elief T-*.6III.1. 8e ha e said that #ithout ,roCection there can $e no an&er) $ut it is also true that #ithout e/tension there can $e no lo e. 2 These re(lect a (undamental la# o( the mind) and there(ore one that al#ays o,erates. 3 It is the la# $y #hich you create and #ere created. ! It is the la# that uni(ies the Gin&dom) and kee,s it in the 4ind o( 1od. % To the e&o) the la# is ,ercei ed as a means o( &ettin& rid o( somethin& it does not #ant. ,12: ' To the 0oly 5,irit) it is the (undamental la# o( sharin&) $y #hich you &i e #hat you alue in order to kee, it in your mind. * To the 0oly 5,irit it is the la# o( e/tension. - To the e&o it is the la# o( de,ri ation. : It there(ore ,roduces a$undance or scarcity) de,endin& on ho# you choose to a,,ly it. 1> This choice is u, to you) $ut it is not u, to you to decide #hether or not you #ill utiliAe the la#. 11 @ ery mind must ,roCect or e/tend) $ecause that is ho# it li es) and e ery mind is li(e. T-*.6III.2. The e&o+s use o( ,roCection must $e (ully understood $e(ore the ine ita$le association $et#een ,roCection and an&er can $e (inally undone. 2 The e&o al#ays tries to ,reser e con(lict. 3 It is ery

in&enious in de isin& #ays that seem to diminish con(lict) $ecause it does not #ant you to (ind con(lict so intolera$le that you #ill insist on &i in& it u,. ! The e&o there(ore tries to ,ersuade you that <it= can (ree you o( con(lict) lest you &i e the e&o u, and (ree yoursel(. % Usin& its o#n #ar,ed ersion o( the la#s o( 1od) the e&o utiliAes the ,o#er o( the mind only to de(eat the mind+s real ,ur,ose. ' It ,roCects con(lict (rom your mind to other minds) in an attem,t to ,ersuade you that you ha e &otten rid o( the ,ro$lem. T-*.6III.3. There are t#o maCor errors in ol ed in this attem,t. 2 "irst) strictly s,eakin&) con(lict cannot $e ,roCected $ecause it cannot $e shared. 3 3ny attem,t to kee, ,art o( it and &et rid o( another ,art does not really mean anythin&. ! Remem$er that a con(licted teacher is a ,oor teacher and a ,oor learner. % 0is lessons are con(used) and their trans(er alue is limited $y his con(usion. ' The second error is the idea that you can &et rid o( somethin& you do not #ant $y &i in& it a#ay. * 1i in& it is ho# you <kee,= it. - The $elie( that $y seein& it outside you ha e e/cluded it (rom #ithin is a com,lete distortion o( the ,o#er o( e/tension. : That is #hy those #ho ,roCect are i&ilant (or their o#n sa(ety. 1> They are a(raid that their ,roCections #ill return and hurt them. 11 Belie in& they ha e $lotted their ,roCections (rom their o#n minds) they also $elie e their ,roCections are tryin& to cree, $ack in. 12 5ince the ,roCections ha e not le(t their minds) they are (orced to en&a&e in constant acti ity in order not to reco&niAe this. T-*.6III.!. 7ou cannot ,er,etuate an illusion a$out another #ithout ,er,etuatin& it a$out yoursel(. 2 There is no #ay out o( this) $ecause it is im,ossi$le to (ra&ment the mind. 3 To (ra&ment is to $reak into ,ieces) and mind cannot attack or $e attacked. ! The $elie( that it can) an error the e&o al#ays makes) underlies its #hole use o( ,roCection. ,13> % It does not understand #hat mind is) and there(ore does not understand #hat <you= are. ' 7et its e/istence is de,endent on your mind) $ecause the e&o is your $elie(. * The e&o is a con(usion in identi(ication. - Ne er ha in& had a consistent model) it ne er de elo,ed consistently. : It is the ,roduct o( the misa,,lication o( the la#s o( 1od $y distorted minds that are misusin& their ,o#er. T-*.6III.%. <Do not $e a(raid o( the e&o.= 2 It de,ends on your mind) and as you made it $y $elie in& in it) so you can dis,el it $y #ithdra#in& $elie( (rom it. 3 Do not ,roCect the res,onsi$ility (or your $elie( in it onto anyone else) or you #ill ,reser e the $elie(. ! 8hen you are #illin& to acce,t sole res,onsi$ility (or the e&o+s e/istence you #ill ha e laid aside all an&er and all attack) $ecause they come (rom an attem,t to ,roCect res,onsi$ility (or your o#n errors. % But ha in& acce,ted the errors as yours) do not kee, them. ' 1i e them o er

quickly to the 0oly 5,irit to $e undone com,letely) so that all their e((ects #ill anish (rom your mind and (rom the 5onshi, as a #hole. T-*.6III.'. The 0oly 5,irit #ill teach you to ,ercei e $eyond your $elie() $ecause truth is $eyond $elie( and 0is ,erce,tion is true. 2 The e&o can $e com,letely (or&otten at any time) $ecause it is a totally incredi$le $elie() and no one can kee, a $elie( he has Cud&ed to $e un$elie a$le. 3 The more you learn a$out the e&o) the more you realiAe that it cannot $e $elie ed. ! The incredi$le cannot $e understood $ecause it is un$elie a$le. % The meanin&lessness o( ,erce,tion $ased on the un$elie a$le is a,,arent) $ut it may not $e reco&niAed as $ein& $eyond $elie() $ecause it is made <$y= $elie(. T-*.6III.*. The #hole ,ur,ose o( this course is to teach you that the e&o is un$elie a$le and #ill (ore er $e un$elie a$le. 2 7ou #ho made the e&o $y $elie in& the un$elie a$le cannot make this Cud&ment alone. 3 By acce,tin& the 3tonement (or yoursel() you are decidin& a&ainst the $elie( that you can $e alone) thus dis,ellin& the idea o( se,aration and a((irmin& your true identi(ication #ith the #hole Gin&dom as literally ,art o( you. ! This identi(ication is as $eyond dou$t as it is $eyond $elie(. % 7our #holeness has no limits $ecause $ein& is in(inity. ,131 I6. T#e E3tension of t#e ,in)!o T-*.IL.1. Only you can limit your creati e ,o#er) $ut 1od #ills to release it. 2 0e no more #ills you to de,ri e yoursel( o( your creations than 0e #ills to de,ri e 0imsel( o( 0is. 3 Do not #ithhold your &i(ts to the 5onshi,) or you #ithhold yoursel( (rom 1odJ ! 5el(ishness is o( the e&o) $ut 5el(-(ullness is o( s,irit $ecause that is ho# 1od created it. % The 0oly 5,irit is in the ,art o( the mind that lies $et#een the e&o and the s,irit) mediatin& $et#een them al#ays in (a or o( the s,irit. ' To the e&o this is ,artiality) and it res,onds as i( it #ere $ein& sided a&ainst. * To s,irit this is truth) $ecause it kno#s its (ullness and cannot concei e o( any ,art (rom #hich it is e/cluded. T-*.IL.2. 5,irit kno#s that the a#areness o( all its $rothers is included in its o#n) as it is included in 1od. 2 The ,o#er o( the #hole 5onshi, and o( its Creator is there(ore s,irit+s o#n (ullness) renderin& its creations equally #hole and equal in ,er(ection. 3 The e&o cannot ,re ail a&ainst a totality that includes 1od) and any totality <must= include 1od. ! @ erythin& 0e created is &i en all 0is ,o#er) $ecause it is ,art o( 0im and shares 0is Bein& #ith 0im. % Creatin& is the o,,osite o( loss) as $lessin& is the o,,osite o( sacri(ice. ' Bein& <must= $e e/tended. * That is ho# it retains the kno#led&e o( itsel(. - 5,irit yearns to share its $ein& as its Creator did. : Created $y sharin&) its #ill is to create. 1> It does not #ish to contain 1od) $ut #ills to e/tend 0is Bein&.

T-*.IL.3. The e/tension o( 1od+s Bein& is s,irit+s only (unction. 2 Its (ullness cannot $e contained) any more than can the (ullness o( its Creator. 3 "ullness is e/tension. ! The e&o+s #hole thou&ht system $locks e/tension) and thus $locks your only (unction. % It there(ore $locks your Coy) so that you ,ercei e yoursel( as un(ul(illed. ' Unless you create you <are= un(ul(illed) $ut 1od does not kno# un(ul(illment and there(ore you must create. * 7ou may not kno# your o#n creations) $ut this can no more inter(ere #ith their reality than your una#areness o( your s,irit can inter(ere #ith its $ein&. T-*.IL.!. The Gin&dom is (ore er e/tendin& $ecause it is in the 4ind o( 1od. 2 7ou do not kno# your Coy $ecause you do not kno# your o#n 5el(-(ullness. 3 @/clude any ,art o( the Gin&dom (rom yoursel( and you are not #hole. ! 3 s,lit mind cannot ,ercei e its (ullness) and needs the miracle o( its #holeness to da#n u,on it and heal it. % This rea#akens the #holeness in it) and restores it to the Gin&dom $ecause o( its acce,tance o( #holeness. ,132 ' The (ull a,,reciation o( the mind+s 5el(-(ullness makes sel(ishness im,ossi$le and e/tension ine ita$le. * That is #hy there is ,er(ect ,eace in the Gin&dom. - 5,irit is (ul(illin& its (unction) and only com,lete (ul(illment is ,eace. T-*.IL.%. 7our creations are ,rotected (or you $ecause the 0oly 5,irit) 8ho is in your mind) kno#s o( them and can $rin& them into your a#areness #hene er you #ill let 0im. 2 They are there as ,art o( your o#n $ein&) $ecause your (ul(illment includes them. 3 The creations o( e ery 5on o( 1od are yours) since e ery creation $elon&s to e eryone) $ein& created (or the 5onshi, as a #hole. T-*.IL.'. 7ou ha e not (ailed to increase the inheritance o( the 5ons o( 1od) and thus ha e not (ailed to secure it (or yoursel(. 2 5ince it #as the 8ill o( 1od to &i e it to you) 0e &a e it (ore er. 3 5ince it #as 0is 8ill that you ha e it (ore er) 0e &a e you the means (or kee,in& it. ! <3nd you ha e done so.= % Diso$eyin& 1od+s 8ill is meanin&(ul only to the insane. ' In truth it is im,ossi$le. * 7our 5el(-(ullness is as $oundless as 1od+s. - ;ike 0is) It e/tends (ore er and in ,er(ect ,eace. : Its radiance is so intense that It creates in ,er(ect Coy) and only the #hole can $e $orn o( Its 8holeness. T-*.IL.*. Be con(ident that you ha e ne er lost your Identity and the e/tensions #hich maintain It in #holeness and ,eace. 2 4iracles are an e/,ression o( this con(idence. 3 They are re(lections o( $oth your ,ro,er identi(ication #ith your $rothers) and o( your a#areness that your identi(ication is maintained $y e/tension. ! The miracle is a lesson in total ,erce,tion. % By includin& any ,art o( totality in the lesson) you ha e included the #hole. 6. T#e Conf'sion of Pain an! *o.

T-*.L.1. The Gin&dom is the result o( ,remises) Cust as this #orld is. 2 7ou may ha e carried the e&o+s reasonin& to its lo&ical conclusion) #hich is total con(usion a$out e erythin&. 3 I( you really sa# this result you could not #ant it. ! The only reason you could ,ossi$ly #ant any ,art o( it is $ecause you do not see the #hole o( it. % 7ou are #illin& to look at the e&o+s ,remises) $ut not at their lo&ical outcome. ' Is it not ,ossi$le that you ha e done the same thin& #ith the ,remises o( 1odD * 7our creations are the lo&ical outcome o( 0is ,remises. - 0is thinkin& has esta$lished them (or you. : They are e/actly #here they $elon&. 1> They $elon& in your mind as ,art o( your identi(ication #ith 0is) $ut your state o( mind and your reco&nition o( #hat is in it de,end on #hat you $elie e a$out your mind. ,133 11 8hate er these $elie(s may $e) they are the ,remises that #ill determine #hat you acce,t into your mind. T-*.L.2. It is surely clear that you can $oth acce,t into your mind #hat is not there) and deny #hat is. 2 7et the (unction 1od 0imsel( &a e your mind throu&h 0is you may deny) $ut you cannot ,re ent. 3 It is the lo&ical outcome o( #hat you are. ! The a$ility to see a lo&ical outcome de,ends on the #illin&ness to see it) $ut its truth has nothin& to do #ith your #illin&ness. % Truth is 1od+s 8ill. ' 5hare 0is 8ill and you share #hat 0e kno#s. * Deny 0is 8ill as yours) and you are denyin& 0is Gin&dom <and= yours. T-*.L.3. The 0oly 5,irit #ill direct you only so as to a oid ,ain. 2 5urely no one #ould o$Cect to this &oal i( he reco&niAed it. 3 The ,ro$lem is not #hether #hat the 0oly 5,irit says is true) $ut #hether you #ant to listen to #hat 0e says. ! 7ou no more reco&niAe #hat is ,ain(ul than you kno# #hat is Coy(ul) and are) in (act) ery a,t to con(use the t#o. % The 0oly 5,irit+s main (unction is to teach you to tell them a,art. ' 8hat is Coy(ul to you is ,ain(ul to the e&o) and as lon& as you are in dou$t a$out #hat you are) you #ill $e con(used a$out Coy and ,ain. * This con(usion is the cause o( the #hole idea o( sacri(ice. O$ey the 0oly 5,irit) and you #ill $e &i in& u, the e&o. : But you #ill $e sacri(icin& nothin&. 1> On the contrary) you #ill $e &ainin& e erythin&. 11 I( you $elie ed this) there #ould $e no con(lict. T-*.L.!. That is #hy you need to demonstrate the o$ ious to yoursel(. 2 It is not o$ ious to you. 3 7ou $elie e that doin& the o,,osite o( 1od+s 8ill can $e $etter (or you. ! 7ou also $elie e that it is ,ossi$le to <do= the o,,osite o( 1od+s 8ill. % There(ore) you $elie e that an im,ossi$le choice is o,en to you) and one #hich is $oth (ear(ul and desira$le. ' 7et 1od #ills. * 0e does not #ish. - 7our #ill is as ,o#er(ul as 0is $ecause it <is= 0is. : The e&o+s #ishes do not mean anythin&) $ecause the e&o #ishes (or the im,ossi$le. 1> 7ou can #ish (or the

im,ossi$le) $ut you can #ill only #ith 1od. 11 This is the e&o+s #eakness and your stren&th. T-*.L.%. The 0oly 5,irit al#ays sides #ith you and #ith your stren&th. 2 3s lon& as you a oid 0is &uidance in any #ay) you #ant to $e #eak. 3 7et #eakness is (ri&htenin&. ! 8hat else) then) can this decision mean e/ce,t that you #ant to $e (ear(ulD % The 0oly 5,irit ne er asks (or sacri(ice) $ut the e&o al#ays does. ' 8hen you are con(used a$out this distinction in moti ation) it can only $e due to ,roCection. ,13! * ?roCection is a con(usion in moti ation) and &i en this con(usion) trust $ecomes im,ossi$le. - No one &ladly o$eys a &uide he does not trust) $ut this does not mean that the &uide is untrust#orthy. : In this case) it al#ays means that the (ollo#er is. 1> 0o#e er) this) too) is merely a matter o( his o#n $elie(. 11 Belie in& that he can $etray) he $elie es that e erythin& can $etray him. 12 7et this is only $ecause he has elected to (ollo# (alse &uidance. 13 Una$le to (ollo# this &uidance #ithout (ear) he associates (ear #ith &uidance) and re(uses to (ollo# any &uidance at all. 1! I( the result o( this decision is con(usion) this is hardly sur,risin&. T-*.L.'. The 0oly 5,irit is ,er(ectly trust#orthy) as you are. 2 1od 0imsel( trusts you) and there(ore your trust#orthiness is $eyond question. 3 It #ill al#ays remain $eyond question) ho#e er much you may question it. ! I said $e(ore that you are the 8ill o( 1od. % 0is 8ill is not an idle #ish) and your identi(ication #ith 0is 8ill is not o,tional) since it is #hat you are. ' 5harin& 0is 8ill #ith me is not really o,en to choice) thou&h it may seem to $e. * The #hole se,aration lies in this error. - The only #ay out o( the error is to decide that you do not ha e to decide anythin&. : @ erythin& has $een &i en you $y 1od+s decision. 1> That is 0is 8ill) and you cannot undo it. T-*.L.*. @ en the relinquishment o( your (alse decision-makin& ,rero&ati e) #hich the e&o &uards so Cealously) is not accom,lished $y your #ish. 2 It #as accom,lished (or you $y the 8ill o( 1od) 8ho has not le(t you com(ortless. 3 0is 6oice #ill teach you ho# to distin&uish $et#een ,ain and Coy) and #ill lead you out o( the con(usion you ha e made. ! There is no con(usion in the mind o( a 5on o( 1od) #hose #ill must $e the 8ill o( the "ather) $ecause the "ather+s 8ill <is= 0is 5on. T-*.L.-. 4iracles are in accord #ith the 8ill o( 1od) 8hose 8ill you do not kno# $ecause you are con(used a$out #hat <you= #ill. 2 This means that you are con(used a$out #hat you are. 3 I( you are 1od+s 8ill and do not acce,t 0is 8ill) you are denyin& Coy. ! The miracle is there(ore a lesson in #hat Coy is. % Bein& a lesson in sharin& it is a lesson in lo e) #hich <is= Coy. ' @ ery miracle is thus a lesson in truth) and $y o((erin& truth you are learnin& the di((erence $et#een ,ain and Coy. ,13%

6I. T#e State of Grace T-*.LI.1. The 0oly 5,irit #ill al#ays &uide you truly) $ecause your Coy is 0is. 2 This is 0is 8ill (or e eryone $ecause 0e s,eaks (or the Gin&dom o( 1od) #hich <is= Coy. 3 "ollo#in& 0im is there(ore the easiest thin& in the #orld) and the only thin& that is easy) $ecause it is not o( the #orld. ! It is there(ore natural. % The #orld &oes a&ainst your nature) $ein& out o( accord #ith 1od+s la#s. ' The #orld ,ercei es orders o( di((iculty in e erythin&. * This is $ecause the e&o ,ercei es nothin& as #holly desira$le. - By demonstratin& to yoursel( there is no order o( di((iculty in miracles) you #ill con ince yoursel( that) in your natural state) there is no di((iculty at all <$ecause= it is a state o( &race. T-*.LI.2. 1race is the natural state o( e ery 5on o( 1od. 2 8hen he is not in a state o( &race) he is out o( his natural en ironment and does not (unction #ell. 3 @ erythin& he does $ecomes a strain) $ecause he #as not created (or the en ironment that he has made. ! 0e there(ore cannot ada,t to it) nor can he ada,t it to him. % There is no ,oint in tryin&. ' 3 5on o( 1od is ha,,y only #hen he kno#s he is #ith 1od. * That is the only en ironment in #hich he #ill not e/,erience strain) $ecause that is #here he $elon&s. - It is also the only en ironment that is #orthy o( him) $ecause his o#n #orth is $eyond anythin& he can make. T-*.LI.3. Consider the kin&dom you ha e made and Cud&e its #orth (airly. 2 Is it #orthy to $e a home (or a child o( 1odD 3 Does it ,rotect his ,eace and shine lo e u,on himD ! Does it kee, his heart untouched $y (ear) and allo# him to &i e al#ays) #ithout any sense o( lossD % Does it teach him that this &i in& is his Coy) and that 1od 0imsel( thanks him (or his &i in&D ' That is the only en ironment in #hich you can $e ha,,y. * 7ou cannot make it) any more than you can make yoursel(. - It has $een created (or you) as you #ere created (or it. : 1od #atches o er 0is children and denies them nothin&. 1> 7et #hen they deny 0im they do not kno# this) $ecause they deny themsel es e erythin&. 11 7ou #ho could &i e the ;o e o( 1od to e erythin& you see and touch and remem$er) are literally denyin& 0ea en to yoursel(. T-*.LI.!. I call u,on you to remem$er that I ha e chosen you to teach the Gin&dom <to= the Gin&dom. 2 There are no e/ce,tions to this lesson) $ecause the lack o( e/ce,tions <is= the lesson. 3 @ ery 5on #ho returns to the Gin&dom #ith this lesson in his heart has healed the 5onshi, and &i en thanks to 1od. ! @ eryone #ho learns this lesson has $ecome the ,er(ect teacher) $ecause he has learned it o( the 0oly 5,irit. ,13'

T-*.LI.%. 8hen a mind has only li&ht) it kno#s only li&ht. 2 Its o#n radiance shines all around it) and e/tends out into the darkness o( other minds) trans(ormin& them into maCesty. 3 The 4aCesty o( 1od is there) (or you to reco&niAe and a,,reciate and kno#. ! Reco&niAin& the 4aCesty o( 1od as your $rother is to acce,t your o#n inheritance. % 1od &i es only equally. ' I( you reco&niAe 0is &i(t in anyone) you ha e ackno#led&ed #hat 0e has &i en you. * Nothin& is so easy to reco&niAe as truth. - This is the reco&nition that is immediate) clear and natural. : 7ou ha e trained yoursel( not to reco&niAe it) and this has $een ery di((icult (or you. T-*.LI.'. Out o( your natural en ironment you may #ell ask) 28hat is truthD2 since truth is the en ironment $y #hich and (or #hich you #ere created. 2 7ou do not kno# yoursel() $ecause you do not kno# your Creator. 3 7ou do not kno# your creations $ecause you do not kno# your $rothers) #ho created them #ith you. ! I ha e already said that only the #hole 5onshi, is #orthy to $e co-creator #ith 1od) $ecause only the #hole 5onshi, can create like 0im. % 8hene er you heal a $rother $y reco&niAin& his #orth) you are ackno#led&in& his ,o#er to create and yours. ' 0e cannot ha e lost #hat you reco&niAe) and you must ha e the &lory you see in him. * 0e is a co-creator #ith 1od #ith you. - Deny his creati e ,o#er) and you are denyin& yours and that o( 1od 8ho created you. T-*.LI.*. 7ou cannot deny ,art o( truth. 2 7ou do not kno# your creations $ecause you do not kno# their creator. 3 7ou do not kno# yoursel( $ecause you do not kno# yours. ! 7our creations cannot esta$lish your reality) any more than you can esta$lish 1od+s. % But you can <kno#= $oth. ' Bein& is kno#n $y sharin&. * Because 1od shared 0is Bein& #ith you) you can kno# 0im. - But you must also kno# all 0e created) to kno# #hat they ha e shared. : 8ithout your "ather you #ill not kno# your (atherhood. 1> The Gin&dom o( 1od includes all 0is 5ons and their children) #ho are as like the 5ons as they are like the "ather. 11 Gno#) then) the 5ons o( 1od) and you #ill kno# all creation. ,13* Cha,ter -. THE *O1RNE7 -AC, I. T#e $irection of t#e C'rric'l' T--.I.1. Gno#led&e is not the moti ation (or learnin& this course. 2 ?eace is. 3 This is the ,rerequisite (or kno#led&e only $ecause those #ho are in con(lict are not ,eace(ul) and ,eace is the condition o( kno#led&e $ecause it is the condition o( the Gin&dom. ! Gno#led&e can $e restored only #hen you meet its conditions. % This is not a

$ar&ain made $y 1od) 8ho makes no $ar&ains. ' It is merely the result o( your misuse o( 0is la#s on $ehal( o( an ima&inary #ill that is not 0is. * Gno#led&e <is= 0is 8ill. - I( you are o,,osin& 0is 8ill) ho# can you ha e kno#led&eD : I ha e told you #hat kno#led&e o((ers you) $ut ,erha,s you do not yet re&ard this as #holly desira$le. 1> I( you did you #ould not $e so ready to thro# it a#ay #hen the e&o asks (or your alle&iance. T--.I.2. The distractions o( the e&o may seem to inter(ere #ith your learnin&) $ut the e&o has no ,o#er to distract you unless you &i e it the ,o#er to do so. 2 The e&o+s oice is an hallucination. 3 7ou cannot e/,ect it to say 2I am not real.2 ! 7et you are not asked to dis,el your hallucinations alone. % 7ou are merely asked to e aluate them in terms o( their results to you. ' I( you do not #ant them on the $asis o( loss o( ,eace) they #ill $e remo ed (rom your mind (or you. T--.I.3. @ ery res,onse to the e&o is a call to #ar) and #ar does de,ri e you o( ,eace. 2 7et in this #ar there is no o,,onent. 3 This is the reinter,retation o( reality that you must make to secure ,eace) and the only one you need e er make. ! Those #hom you ,ercei e as o,,onents are ,art o( your ,eace) #hich you are &i in& u, $y attackin& them. % 0o# can you ha e #hat you &i e u,D ' 7ou share to ha e) $ut you do not &i e it u, yoursel(. * 8hen you &i e u, ,eace) you are e/cludin& yoursel( (rom it. - This is a condition so alien to the Gin&dom that you cannot understand the state that ,re ails #ithin it. T--.I.!. 7our ,ast learnin& must ha e tau&ht you the #ron& thin&s) sim,ly $ecause it has not made you ha,,y. 2 On this $asis alone its alue should $e questioned. 3 I( learnin& aims at chan&e) and that is al#ays its ,ur,ose) are you satis(ied #ith the chan&es your learnin& has $rou&ht youD ,13- ! Dissatis(action #ith learnin& outcomes is a si&n o( learnin& (ailure) since it means that you did not &et #hat you #anted. T--.I.%. The curriculum o( the 3tonement is the o,,osite o( the curriculum you ha e esta$lished (or yoursel() $ut so is its outcome. 2 I( the outcome o( yours has made you unha,,y) and i( you #ant a di((erent one) a chan&e in the curriculum is o$ iously necessary. 3 The (irst chan&e to $e introduced is a chan&e in direction. ! 3 meanin&(ul curriculum cannot $e inconsistent. % I( it is ,lanned $y t#o teachers) each $elie in& in diametrically o,,osed ideas) it cannot $e inte&rated. ' I( it is carried out $y these t#o teachers simultaneously) each one merely inter(eres #ith the other. * This leads to (luctuation) $ut not to chan&e. - The olatile ha e no direction. : They cannot choose one $ecause they cannot relinquish the other) e en i( it does not e/ist. 1> Their con(licted curriculum teaches them that <all= directions e/ist) and &i es them no rationale (or choice.

T--.I.'. The total senselessness o( such a curriculum must $e (ully reco&niAed $e(ore a real chan&e in direction $ecomes ,ossi$le. 2 7ou cannot learn simultaneously (rom t#o teachers #ho are in total disa&reement a$out e erythin&. 3 Their Coint curriculum ,resents an im,ossi$le learnin& task. ! They are teachin& you entirely di((erent thin&s in entirely di((erent #ays) #hich mi&ht $e ,ossi$le e/ce,t that $oth are teachin& you a$out yoursel(. % 7our reality is una((ected $y $oth) $ut i( you listen to $oth) your mind #ill $e s,lit a$out #hat your reality is. II. T#e $ifference /et+een I prison ent an! Free!o T--.II.1. There <is= a rationale (or choice. 2 Only one Teacher kno#s #hat your reality is. 3 I( learnin& to remo e the o$stacles to that kno#led&e is the ,ur,ose o( the curriculum) you must learn it o( 0im. ! The e&o does not kno# #hat it is tryin& to teach. % It is tryin& to teach you #hat you are #ithout kno#in& #hat you are. ' It is e/,ert only in con(usion. * It does not understand anythin& else. - 3s a teacher) then) the e&o is totally con(used and totally con(usin&. : @ en i( you could disre&ard the 0oly 5,irit entirely) #hich is im,ossi$le) you could still learn nothin& (rom the e&o) $ecause the e&o kno#s nothin&. T--.II.2. Is there any ,ossi$le reason (or choosin& a teacher such as thisD ,13: 2 Does the total disre&ard o( anythin& it teaches make anythin& $ut senseD 3 Is this the teacher to #hom a 5on o( 1od should turn to (ind himsel(D ! The e&o has ne er &i en you a sensi$le ans#er to anythin&. % 5im,ly on the &rounds o( your o#n e/,erience #ith its teachin&) should not this alone disquali(y it as your (uture teacherD ' 7et the e&o has done more harm to your learnin& than this alone. * ;earnin& is Coy(ul i( it leads you alon& your natural ,ath) and (acilitates the de elo,ment o( #hat you ha e. - 8hen you are tau&ht a&ainst your nature) ho#e er) you #ill lose $y your learnin& $ecause your learnin& #ill im,rison you. : 7our #ill is <in= your nature) and there(ore cannot &o a&ainst it. T--.II.3. The e&o cannot teach you anythin& as lon& as your #ill is (ree) $ecause you #ill not listen to it. 2 It is not your #ill to $e im,risoned $ecause your #ill is (ree. 3 That is #hy the e&o is the denial o( (ree #ill. ! It is ne er 1od 8ho coerces you) $ecause 0e shares 0is 8ill #ith you. % 0is 6oice teaches only in accordance #ith 0is 8ill) $ut that is not the 0oly 5,irit+s lesson $ecause that is #hat you <are.= ' The lesson is that your #ill and 1od+s cannot $e out o( accord $ecause they are one. * This is the undoin& o( e erythin& the e&o tries to teach. - It is not) then) only the direction o( the curriculum that must $e uncon(licted) $ut also the content.

T--.II.!. The e&o tries to teach that you #ant to o,,ose 1od+s 8ill. 2 This unnatural lesson cannot $e learned) and the attem,t to learn it is a iolation o( your o#n (reedom) makin& you a(raid o( your #ill <$ecause= it is (ree. 3 The 0oly 5,irit o,,oses any im,risonin& o( the #ill o( a 5on o( 1od) kno#in& that the 8ill o( the 5on is the "ather+s. ! The 0oly 5,irit leads you steadily alon& the ,ath o( (reedom) teachin& you ho# to disre&ard or look $eyond e erythin& that #ould hold you $ack. T--.II.%. 8e ha e said that the 0oly 5,irit teaches you the di((erence $et#een ,ain and Coy. 2 That is the same as sayin& 0e teaches you the di((erence $et#een im,risonment and (reedom. 3 7ou cannot make this distinction #ithout 0im $ecause you ha e tau&ht yoursel( that im,risonment is (reedom. ! Belie in& them to $e the same) ho# can you tell them a,artD % Can you ask the ,art o( your mind that tau&ht you to $elie e they are the same) to teach you ho# they are di((erentD T--.II.'. The 0oly 5,irit+s teachin& takes only <one= direction and has only <one= &oal. 2 0is direction is (reedom and 0is &oal is 1od. 3 7et 0e cannot concei e o( 1od #ithout you) $ecause it is not 1od+s 8ill to <$e= #ithout you. ! 8hen you ha e learned that your #ill is 1od+s) you could no more #ill to $e #ithout 0im than 0e could #ill to $e #ithout you. ,1!> % This is (reedom and this is Coy. ' Deny yoursel( this and you are denyin& 1od 0is Gin&dom) $ecause 0e created you (or this. T--.II.*. 8hen I said) 23ll ,o#er and &lory are yours $ecause the Gin&dom is 0is)2 this is #hat I meant. The 8ill o( 1od is #ithout limit) and all ,o#er and &lory lie #ithin it. 2 It is $oundless in stren&th and in lo e and in ,eace. 3 It has no $oundaries $ecause its e/tension is unlimited) and it encom,asses all thin&s $ecause it created all thin&s. ! By creatin& all thin&s) it made them ,art o( itsel(. % 7ou are the 8ill o( 1od $ecause that is ho# you #ere created. ' Because your Creator creates only like 0imsel() you are like 0im. * 7ou are ,art o( 0im 8ho is all ,o#er and &lory) and are there(ore as unlimited as 0e is. T--.II.-. To #hat else e/ce,t all ,o#er and &lory can the 0oly 5,irit a,,eal to restore 1od+s Gin&domD 2 0is a,,eal) then) is merely to #hat the Gin&dom is) and (or its o#n ackno#led&ment o( #hat it is. 3 8hen you ackno#led&e this you $rin& the ackno#led&ment automatically to e eryone) $ecause you <ha e= ackno#led&ed e eryone. ! By your reco&nition you a#aken theirs) and throu&h theirs yours is e/tended. % 3#akenin& runs easily and &ladly throu&h the Gin&dom) in ans#er to the Call (or 1od. ' This is the natural res,onse o( e ery 5on o( 1od to the 6oice (or his Creator) $ecause It is the 6oice (or his creations and (or his o#n e/tension.

III. T#e Hol. Enco'nter T--.III.1. 1lory to 1od in the hi&hest) and to you $ecause 0e has so #illed it. 2 3sk and it shall $e &i en you) $ecause it has already <$een= &i en. 3 3sk (or li&ht and learn that you <are= li&ht. ! I( you #ant understandin& and enli&htenment you #ill learn it) $ecause your decision to learn it is the decision to listen to the Teacher 8ho kno#s o( li&ht) and can there(ore teach it to you. % There is no limit on your learnin& $ecause there is no limit on your mind. ' There is no limit on 0is teachin& $ecause 0e #as created to teach. * Understandin& 0is (unction ,er(ectly 0e (ul(ills it ,er(ectly) $ecause that is 0is Coy and yours. T--.III.2. To (ul(ill the 8ill o( 1od ,er(ectly is the only Coy and ,eace that can $e (ully kno#n) $ecause it is the only (unction that can $e (ully e/,erienced. 2 8hen this is accom,lished) then) there is no other e/,erience. ,1!1 3 7et the #ish (or other e/,erience #ill $lock its accom,lishment) $ecause 1od+s 8ill cannot $e (orced u,on you) $ein& an e/,erience o( total #illin&ness. ! The 0oly 5,irit understands ho# to teach this) $ut you do not. % That is #hy you need 0im) and #hy 1od &a e 0im to you. ' Only 0is teachin& #ill release your #ill to 1od+s) unitin& it #ith 0is ,o#er and &lory and esta$lishin& them as yours. * 7ou share them as 1od shares them) $ecause this is the natural outcome o( their $ein&. T--.III.3. The 8ill o( the "ather and o( the 5on are One) $y Their e/tension. 2 Their e/tension is the result o( Their Oneness) holdin& Their unity to&ether $y e/tendin& Their Coint 8ill. 3 This is ,er(ect creation $y the ,er(ectly created) in union #ith the ,er(ect Creator. ! The "ather must &i e (atherhood to 0is 5on) $ecause 0is O#n "atherhood must $e e/tended out#ard. % 7ou #ho $elon& in 1od ha e the holy (unction o( e/tendin& 0is "atherhood $y ,lacin& no limits u,on it. ' ;et the 0oly 5,irit teach you ho# to do this) (or you can kno# #hat it means only o( 1od 0imsel(. T--.III.!. 8hen you meet anyone) remem$er it is a holy encounter. 2 3s you see him you #ill see yoursel(. 3 3s you treat him you #ill treat yoursel(. ! 3s you think o( him you #ill think o( yoursel(. % Ne er (or&et this) (or in him you #ill (ind yoursel( or lose yoursel(. ' 8hene er t#o 5ons o( 1od meet) they are &i en another chance at sal ation. * Do not lea e anyone #ithout &i in& sal ation to him and recei in& it yoursel(. - "or I am al#ays there #ith you) in remem$rance o( <you.= T--.III.%. The &oal o( the curriculum) re&ardless o( the teacher you choose) is 2Gno# thysel(.2 2 There is nothin& else to seek. 3 @ eryone is lookin& (or himsel( and (or the ,o#er and &lory he thinks he has lost. ! 8hene er you are #ith anyone) you ha e another o,,ortunity to (ind them. % 7our ,o#er and &lory are in him $ecause they are yours. ' The

e&o tries to (ind them in yoursel( alone) $ecause it does not kno# #here to look. * The 0oly 5,irit teaches you that i( you look only at yoursel( you cannot (ind yoursel() $ecause that is not #hat you are. 8hene er you are #ith a $rother) you are learnin& #hat you are $ecause you are teachin& #hat you are. : 0e #ill res,ond either #ith ,ain or #ith Coy) de,endin& on #hich teacher you are (ollo#in&. 1> 0e #ill $e im,risoned or released accordin& to your decision) and so #ill you. 11 Ne er (or&et your res,onsi$ility to him) $ecause it is your res,onsi$ility to yoursel(. 12 1i e him his ,lace in the Gin&dom and you #ill ha e yours. ,1!2 T--.III.'. The Gin&dom cannot $e (ound alone) and you #ho are the Gin&dom cannot (ind yoursel( alone. 2 To achie e the &oal o( the curriculum) then) you cannot listen to the e&o) #hose ,ur,ose is to de(eat its o#n &oal. 3 The e&o does not kno# this) $ecause it does not kno# anythin&. ! But you can kno# it) and you #ill kno# it i( you are #illin& to look at #hat the e&o #ould make o( you. % This is your res,onsi$ility) $ecause once you ha e really looked at it you <#ill= acce,t the 3tonement (or yoursel(. ' 8hat other choice could you makeD * 0a in& made this choice you #ill understand #hy you once $elie ed that) #hen you met someone else) you thou&ht he <#as= someone else. - 3nd e ery holy encounter in #hich you enter (ully #ill teach you this is not so. T--.III.*. 7ou can encounter only ,art o( yoursel( $ecause you are ,art o( 1od) 8ho is e erythin&. 2 0is ,o#er and &lory are e ery#here) and you cannot $e e/cluded (rom them. 3 The e&o teaches that your stren&th is in you alone. ! The 0oly 5,irit teaches that all stren&th is in 1od and <there(ore= in you. % 1od #ills no one su((er. ' 0e does not #ill anyone to su((er (or a #ron& decision) includin& you. * That is #hy 0e has &i en you the means (or undoin& it. - Throu&h 0is ,o#er and &lory all your #ron& decisions are undone com,letely) releasin& you and your $rother (rom e ery im,risonin& thou&ht any ,art o( the 5onshi, holds. : 8ron& decisions ha e no ,o#er) $ecause they are not true. 1> The im,risonment they seem to ,roduce is no more true than they are. T--.III.-. ?o#er and &lory $elon& to 1od alone. 2 5o do you. 3 1od &i es #hate er $elon&s to 0im $ecause 0e &i es o( 0imsel() and e erythin& $elon&s to 0im. ! 1i in& o( yoursel( is the (unction 0e &a e you. % "ul(illin& it ,er(ectly #ill let you remem$er #hat you <ha e= o( 0im) and $y this you #ill remem$er also #hat you <are= in 0im. ' 7ou cannot $e ,o#erless to do this) $ecause this is your ,o#er. * 1lory is 1od+s &i(t to you) $ecause that is #hat 0e is. - 5ee this &lory e ery#here to remem$er #hat you are.

I". T#e Gift of Free!o T--.I6.1. I( 1od+s 8ill (or you is com,lete ,eace and Coy) unless you e/,erience only this you must $e re(usin& to ackno#led&e 0is 8ill. 2 0is 8ill does not acillate) $ein& chan&eless (ore er. 3 8hen you are not at ,eace it can only $e $ecause you do not $elie e you are in 0im. ! 7et 0e is 3ll in all. % 0is ,eace is com,lete) and you must $e included in it. ,1!3 ' 0is la#s &o ern you $ecause they &o ern e erythin&. * 7ou cannot e/em,t yoursel( (rom 0is la#s) althou&h you can diso$ey them. - 7et i( you do) and only i( you do) you #ill (eel lonely and hel,less) $ecause you are denyin& yoursel( e erythin&. T--.I6.2. I am come as a li&ht into a #orld that does deny itsel( e erythin&. 2 It does this sim,ly $y dissociatin& itsel( (rom e erythin&. 3 It is there(ore an illusion o( isolation) maintained $y (ear o( the same loneliness that <is= its illusion. ! I said that I am #ith you al#ays) e en unto the end o( the #orld. % That is #hy I am the li&ht o( the #orld. ' I( I am #ith you in the loneliness o( the #orld) the loneliness is &one. * 7ou cannot maintain the illusion o( loneliness i( you are not alone. - 4y ,ur,ose) then) is still to o ercome the #orld. : I do not attack it) $ut my li&ht must dis,el it $ecause o( #hat it is. 1> ;i&ht does not attack darkness) $ut it does shine it a#ay. 11 I( my li&ht &oes #ith you e ery#here) you shine it a#ay #ith me. 12 The li&ht $ecomes ours) and you cannot a$ide in darkness any more than darkness can a$ide #here er you &o. 13 The remem$rance o( me is the remem$rance o( yoursel() and o( 0im 8ho sent me to you. T--.I6.3. 7ou #ere in darkness until 1od+s 8ill #as done com,letely $y any ,art o( the 5onshi,. 2 8hen this #as done) it #as ,er(ectly accom,lished $y all. 3 0o# else could it $e ,er(ectly accom,lishedD ! 4y mission #as sim,ly to unite the #ill o( the 5onshi, #ith the 8ill o( the "ather $y $ein& a#are o( the "ather+s 8ill mysel(. % This is the a#areness I came to &i e you) and your ,ro$lem in acce,tin& it is the ,ro$lem o( this #orld. ' Dis,ellin& it is sal ation) and in this sense I <am= the sal ation o( the #orld. * The #orld must there(ore des,ise and reCect me) $ecause the #orld <is= the $elie( that lo e is im,ossi$le. - I( you #ill acce,t the (act that I am #ith you) you are denyin& the #orld and acce,tin& 1od. : 4y #ill is 0is) and your decision to hear me is the decision to hear 0is 6oice and a$ide in 0is 8ill. 1> 3s 1od sent me to you so #ill I send you to others. 11 3nd I #ill &o to them #ith you) so #e can teach them ,eace and union. T--.I6.!. Do you not think the #orld needs ,eace as much as you doD 2 Do you not #ant to &i e it to the #orld as much as you #ant to recei e itD 3 "or unless you do) you #ill not recei e it. ! I( you #ant to ha e it o( me) you must &i e it. % 0ealin& does not come (rom anyone else. ' 7ou must acce,t &uidance (rom #ithin. * The &uidance must $e

#hat you #ant) or it #ill $e meanin&less to you. ,1!! - That is #hy healin& is a colla$orati e enture. : I can tell you #hat to do) $ut you must colla$orate $y $elie in& that I kno# #hat you should do. 1> Only then #ill your mind choose to (ollo# me. 11 8ithout this choice you could not $e healed $ecause you #ould ha e decided a&ainst healin&) and this reCection o( my decision (or you makes healin& im,ossi$le. T--.I6.%. 0ealin& re(lects our Coint #ill. 2 This is o$ ious #hen you consider #hat healin& is (or. 3 0ealin& is the #ay in #hich the se,aration is o ercome. ! 5e,aration is o ercome $y union. % It cannot $e o ercome $y se,aratin&. ' The decision to unite must $e unequi ocal) or the mind itsel( is di ided and not #hole. * 7our mind is the means $y #hich you determine your o#n condition) $ecause mind is the mechanism o( decision. - It is the ,o#er $y #hich you se,arate or Coin) and e/,erience ,ain or Coy accordin&ly. : 4y decision cannot o ercome yours) $ecause yours is as ,o#er(ul as mine. 1> I( it #ere not so the 5ons o( 1od #ould $e unequal. 11 3ll thin&s are ,ossi$le throu&h our Coint decision) $ut mine alone cannot hel, you. 12 7our #ill is as (ree as mine) and 1od 0imsel( #ould not &o a&ainst it. 13 I cannot #ill #hat 1od does not #ill. 1! I can o((er my stren&th to make yours in inci$le) $ut I cannot o,,ose your decision #ithout com,etin& #ith it and there$y iolatin& 1od+s 8ill (or you. T--.I6.'. Nothin& 1od created can o,,ose your decision) as nothin& 1od created can o,,ose 0is 8ill. 2 1od &a e your #ill its ,o#er) #hich I can only ackno#led&e in honor o( 0is. 3 I( you #ant to $e like me I #ill hel, you) kno#in& that #e are alike. ! I( you #ant to $e di((erent) I #ill #ait until you chan&e your mind. % I can teach you) $ut only you can choose to listen to my teachin&. ' 0o# else can it $e) i( 1od+s Gin&dom is (reedomD * "reedom cannot $e learned $y tyranny o( any kind) and the ,er(ect equality o( all 1od+s 5ons cannot $e reco&niAed throu&h the dominion o( one mind o er another. - 1od+s 5ons are equal in #ill) all $ein& the 8ill o( their "ather. : This is the only lesson I came to teach. T--.I6.*. I( your #ill #ere not mine it #ould not $e our "ather+s. 2 This #ould mean you ha e im,risoned yours) and ha e not let it $e (ree. 3 O( yoursel( you can do nothin&) $ecause o( yoursel( you <are= nothin&. ! I am nothin& #ithout the "ather and you are nothin& #ithout me) $ecause $y denyin& the "ather you deny yoursel(. % I #ill al#ays remem$er you) and in my remem$rance o( you lies your remem$rance o( yoursel(. ' In our remem$rance o( each other lies our remem$rance o( 1od. * 3nd in this remem$rance lies your (reedom $ecause your (reedom is in 0im. ,1!% - Hoin) then) #ith me in ,raise o( 0im and you #hom 0e created. : This is our &i(t o( &ratitude to 0im) #hich 0e #ill share #ith all 0is creations) to #hom 0e &i es equally #hate er is acce,ta$le to 0im. 1> Because it is acce,ta$le to 0im it is the &i(t o(

(reedom) #hich is 0is 8ill (or all 0is 5ons. 11 By o((erin& (reedom you #ill $e (ree. T--.I6.-. "reedom is the only &i(t you can o((er to 1od+s 5ons) $ein& an ackno#led&ment o( #hat they are and #hat 0e is. 2 "reedom is creation) $ecause it is lo e. 3 8hom you seek to im,rison you do not lo e. ! There(ore) #hen you seek to im,rison anyone) includin& yoursel() you do not lo e him and you cannot identi(y #ith him. % 8hen you im,rison yoursel( you are losin& si&ht o( your true identi(ication #ith me and #ith the "ather. ' 7our identi(ication is #ith the "ather <and= #ith the 5on. * It cannot $e #ith One and not the Other. - I( you are ,art o( One you must $e ,art o( the Other) $ecause They are One. : The 0oly Trinity is holy <$ecause= It is One. 1> I( you e/clude yoursel( (rom this union) you are ,ercei in& the 0oly Trinity as se,arated. 11 7ou must $e included in It) $ecause It is e erythin&. 12 Unless you take your ,lace in It and (ul(ill your (unction as ,art o( It) the 0oly Trinity is as $ere(t as you are. 13 No ,art o( It can $e im,risoned i( Its truth is to $e kno#n. ". T#e 1n!ivi!e! &ill of t#e Sons#ip T--.6.1. Can you $e se,arated (rom your identi(ication and $e at ,eaceD 2 Dissociation is not a solution9 it is a delusion. 3 The delusional $elie e that truth #ill assail them) and they do not reco&niAe it $ecause they ,re(er the delusion. ! Hud&in& truth as somethin& they do not #ant) they ,ercei e their illusions #hich $lock kno#led&e. % 0el, them $y o((erin& them your uni(ied mind on their $ehal() as I am o((erin& you mine on $ehal( o( yours. ' 3lone #e can do nothin&) $ut to&ether our minds (use into somethin& #hose ,o#er is (ar $eyond the ,o#er o( its se,arate ,arts. * By not $ein& se,arate) the 4ind o( 1od is esta$lished in ours and as ours. - This 4ind is in inci$le $ecause it is undi ided. T--.6.2. The undi ided #ill o( the 5onshi, is the ,er(ect creator) $ein& #holly in the likeness o( 1od) 8hose 8ill it is. 2 7ou cannot $e e/em,t (rom it i( you are to understand #hat it is and #hat you are. ,1!' 3 By the $elie( that your #ill is se,arate (rom mine) you are e/em,tin& yoursel( (rom the 8ill o( 1od #hich <is= yoursel(. ! 7et to heal is still to make #hole. % There(ore) to heal is to unite #ith those #ho are like you) $ecause ,ercei in& this likeness is to reco&niAe the "ather. ' I( your ,er(ection is in 0im and only in 0im) ho# can you kno# it #ithout reco&niAin& 0imD * The reco&nition o( 1od is the reco&nition o( yoursel(. - There is no se,aration o( 1od and 0is creation. : 7ou #ill realiAe this #hen you understand that there is no se,aration $et#een your #ill and mine. 1> ;et the ;o e o( 1od shine u,on you $y your acce,tance o( me. 11 4y reality is yours and 0is. 12

By Coinin& your mind #ith mine you are si&ni(yin& your a#areness that the 8ill o( 1od is One. T--.6.3. 1od+s Oneness and ours are not se,arate) $ecause 0is Oneness encom,asses ours. 2 To Coin #ith me is to restore 0is ,o#er to you $ecause #e are sharin& it. 3 I o((er you only the reco&nition o( 0is ,o#er in you) $ut in that lies all truth. ! 3s #e unite) #e unite #ith 0im. % 1lory $e to the union o( 1od and 0is holy 5onsJ ' 3ll &lory lies in Them <$ecause= They are united. * The miracles #e do $ear #itness to the 8ill o( the "ather (or 0is 5on) and to our Coy in unitin& #ith 0is 8ill (or us. T--.6.!. 8hen you unite #ith me you are unitin& #ithout the e&o) $ecause I ha e renounced the e&o in mysel( and there(ore cannot unite #ith yours. 2 Our union is there(ore the #ay to renounce the e&o in you. 3 The truth in $oth o( us is $eyond the e&o. ! Our success in transcendin& the e&o is &uaranteed $y 1od) and I share this con(idence (or $oth o( us and all o( us. % I $rin& 1od+s ,eace $ack to all 0is children $ecause I recei ed it o( 0im (or us all. ' Nothin& can ,re ail a&ainst our united #ills $ecause nothin& can ,re ail a&ainst 1od+s. T--.6.%. 8ould you kno# the 8ill o( 1od (or youD 2 3sk it o( me #ho kno# it (or you and you #ill (ind it. 3 I #ill deny you nothin&) as 1od denies me nothin&. ! Ours is sim,ly the Courney $ack to 1od 8ho is our home. % 8hene er (ear intrudes any#here alon& the road to ,eace) it is $ecause the e&o has attem,ted to Coin the Courney #ith us and cannot do so. ' 5ensin& de(eat and an&ered $y it) the e&o re&ards itsel( as reCected and $ecomes retaliati e. * 7ou are in ulnera$le to its retaliation $ecause I am #ith you. - On this Courney you ha e chosen me as your com,anion <instead= o( the e&o. : Do not attem,t to hold on to $oth) or you #ill try to &o in di((erent directions and #ill lose the #ay. ,1!* T--.6.'. The e&o+s #ay is not mine) $ut it is also not yours. 2 The 0oly 5,irit has one direction (or all minds) and the one 0e tau&ht me is yours. 3 ;et us not lose si&ht o( 0is direction throu&h illusions) (or only illusions o( another direction can o$scure the one (or #hich 1od+s 6oice s,eaks in all o( us. ! Ne er accord the e&o the ,o#er to inter(ere #ith the Courney. % It has none) $ecause the Courney is the #ay to #hat is true. ' ;ea e all illusions $ehind) and reach $eyond all attem,ts o( the e&o to hold you $ack. * I &o $e(ore you $ecause I am $eyond the e&o. - Reach) there(ore) (or my hand $ecause you #ant to transcend the e&o. : 4y stren&th #ill ne er $e #antin&) and i( you choose to share it you #ill do so. 1> I &i e it #illin&ly and &ladly) $ecause I need you as much as you need me. "I. T#e Treas're of Go!

T--.6I.1. 8e are the Coint #ill o( the 5onshi,) #hose 8holeness is (or all. 2 8e $e&in the Courney $ack $y settin& out to&ether) and &ather in our $rothers as #e continue to&ether. 3 @ ery &ain in our stren&th is o((ered (or all) so they too can lay aside their #eakness and add their stren&th to us. ! 1od+s #elcome #aits (or us all) and 0e #ill #elcome us as I am #elcomin& you. % "or&et not the Gin&dom o( 1od (or anythin& the #orld has to o((er. T--.6I.2. The #orld can add nothin& to the ,o#er and the &lory o( 1od and 0is holy 5ons) $ut it can $lind the 5ons to the "ather i( they $ehold it. 2 7ou cannot $ehold the #orld and kno# 1od. 3 Only one is true. ! I am come to tell you that the choice o( #hich is true is not yours to make. % I( it #ere) you #ould ha e destroyed yoursel(. ' 7et 1od did not #ill the destruction o( 0is creations) ha in& created them (or eternity. * 0is 8ill has sa ed you) not (rom yoursel( $ut (rom your illusion o( yoursel(. - 0e has sa ed you <(or= yoursel(. T--.6I.3. ;et us &lori(y 0im 8hom the #orld denies) (or o er 0is Gin&dom the #orld has no ,o#er. 2 No one created $y 1od can (ind Coy in anythin& e/ce,t the eternal9 not $ecause he is de,ri ed o( anythin& else) $ut $ecause nothin& else is #orthy o( him. 3 8hat 1od and 0is 5ons create is eternal) and in this and this only is their Coy. T--.6I.!. ;isten to the story o( the ,rodi&al son) and learn #hat 1od+s treasure is and yours. This son o( a lo in& (ather le(t his home and thou&ht he had squandered e erythin& (or nothin& o( any alue) althou&h he had not understood its #orthlessness at the time. ,1!- 2 0e #as ashamed to return to his (ather) $ecause he thou&ht he had hurt him. 3 7et #hen he came home the (ather #elcomed him #ith Coy) $ecause the son himsel( <#as= his (ather+s treasure. ! 0e #anted nothin& else. T--.6I.%. 1od #ants only 0is 5on $ecause 0is 5on is 0is only treasure. 2 7ou #ant your creations as 0e #ants 0is. 3 7our creations are your &i(t to the 0oly Trinity) created in &ratitude (or your creation. ! They do not lea e you any more than you le(t your Creator) $ut they e/tend your creation as 1od e/tended 0imsel( to you. % Can the creations o( 1od 0imsel( take Coy in #hat is not realD ' 3nd #hat is real e/ce,t the creations o( 1od and those that are created like 0isD * 7our creations lo e you as you lo e your "ather (or the &i(t o( creation. - There is no other &i(t that is eternal) and there(ore there is no other &i(t that is true. : 0o#) then) can you acce,t anythin& else or &i e anythin& else) and e/,ect Coy in returnD 1> 3nd #hat else $ut Coy #ould you #antD 11 7ou made neither yoursel( nor your (unction. 12 7ou made only the decision to $e un#orthy o( $oth. 13 7et you cannot make yoursel( un#orthy $ecause you are the treasure o( 1od) and #hat 0e alues is

alua$le. 1! There can $e no question o( its #orth) $ecause its alue lies in 1od+s sharin& 0imsel( #ith it and esta$lishin& its alue (ore er. T--.6I.'. 7our (unction is to add to 1od+s treasure $y creatin& yours. 2 0is 8ill <to= you is 0is 8ill <(or= you. 3 0e #ould not #ithhold creation (rom you $ecause 0is Coy is in it. ! 7ou cannot (ind Coy e/ce,t as 1od does. % 0is Coy lay in creatin& you) and 0e e/tends 0is "atherhood to you so that you can e/tend yoursel( as 0e did. ' 7ou do not understand this $ecause you do not understand 0im. * No one #ho does not acce,t his (unction can understand #hat it is) and no one can acce,t his (unction unless he kno#s #hat <he= is. - Creation is the 8ill o( 1od. : 0is 8ill created you to create. 1> 7our #ill #as not created se,arate (rom 0is) and so you must #ill as 0e #ills. T--.6I.*. 3n 2un#illin& #ill2 does not mean anythin&) $ein& a contradiction in terms that actually means nothin&. 2 8hen you think you are un#illin& to #ill #ith 1od) you are not thinkin&. 3 1od+s 8ill <is= Thou&ht. ! It cannot $e contradicted <$y= thou&ht. % 1od does not contradict 0imsel() and 0is 5ons) #ho are like 0im) cannot contradict themsel es or 0im. ' 7et their thou&ht is so ,o#er(ul that they can e en im,rison the mind o( 1od+s 5on) i( they so choose. ,1!: * This choice does make the 5on+s (unction unkno#n to him) $ut ne er to his Creator. - 3nd $ecause it is not unkno#n to his Creator) it is (ore er kno#a$le to him. T--.6I.-. There is no question $ut one you should e er ask o( yoursel(9K2Do I #ant to kno# my "ather+s 8ill (or meD2 2 0e #ill not hide it. 3 0e has re ealed it to me $ecause I asked it o( 0im) and learned o( #hat 0e had already &i en. ! Our (unction is to #ork to&ether) $ecause a,art (rom each other #e cannot (unction at all. % The #hole ,o#er o( 1od+s 5on lies in all o( us) $ut not in any o( us alone. ' 1od #ould not ha e us $e alone $ecause <0e= does not #ill to $e alone. * That is #hy 0e created 0is 5on) and &a e him the ,o#er to create #ith 0im. - Our creations are as holy as #e are) and #e are the 5ons o( 1od 0imsel() as holy as 0e is. : Throu&h our creations #e e/tend our lo e) and thus increase the Coy o( the 0oly Trinity. 1> 7ou do not understand this) $ecause you #ho are 1od+s O#n treasure do not re&ard yoursel( as alua$le. 11 1i en this $elie() you cannot understand anythin&. T--.6I.:. I share #ith 1od the kno#led&e o( the alue 0e ,uts u,on you. 2 4y de otion to you is o( 0im) $ein& $orn o( my kno#led&e o( mysel( and 0im. 3 8e cannot $e se,arated. ! 8hom 1od has Coined cannot $e se,arated) and 1od has Coined all 0is 5ons #ith 0imsel(. % Can you $e se,arated (rom your li(e and your $ein&D ' The Courney to 1od is merely the rea#akenin& o( the kno#led&e o( #here you are al#ays) and #hat you are (ore er. * It is a Courney #ithout distance to a

&oal that has ne er chan&ed. - Truth can only $e e/,erienced. : It cannot $e descri$ed and it cannot $e e/,lained. 1> I can make you a#are o( the conditions o( truth) $ut the e/,erience is o( 1od. 11 To&ether #e can meet its conditions) $ut truth #ill da#n u,on you o( itsel(. T--.6I.1>. 8hat 1od has #illed (or you <is= yours. 2 0e has &i en 0is 8ill to 0is treasure) #hose treasure it is. 3 7our heart lies #here your treasure is) as 0is does. ! 7ou #ho are $elo ed o( 1od are #holly $lessed. % ;earn this o( me) and (ree the holy #ill o( all those #ho are as $lessed as you are. ,1%> "II. T#e -o!. as a Means of Co 'nication T--.6II.1. 3ttack is al#ays ,hysical. 2 8hen attack in any (orm enters your mind you are equatin& yoursel( #ith a $ody) since this is the e&o+s inter,retation o( the $ody. 3 7ou do not ha e to attack ,hysically to acce,t this inter,retation. ! 7ou are acce,tin& it sim,ly $y the $elie( that attack can &et you somethin& you #ant. % I( you did not $elie e this) the idea o( attack #ould ha e no a,,eal (or you. ' 8hen you equate yoursel( #ith a $ody you #ill al#ays e/,erience de,ression. * 8hen a child o( 1od thinks o( himsel( in this #ay he is $elittlin& himsel() and seein& his $rothers as similarly $elittled. - 5ince he can (ind himsel( only in them) he has cut himsel( o(( (rom sal ation. T--.6II.2. Remem$er that the 0oly 5,irit inter,rets the $ody only as a means o( communication. 2 Bein& the Communication ;ink $et#een 1od and 0is se,arated 5ons) the 0oly 5,irit inter,rets e erythin& you ha e made in the li&ht o( #hat 0e is. 3 The e&o se,arates throu&h the $ody. ! The 0oly 5,irit reaches throu&h it to others. % 7ou do not ,ercei e your $rothers as the 0oly 5,irit does) $ecause you do not re&ard $odies solely as a means o( Coinin& minds and unitin& them #ith yours and mine. ' This inter,retation o( the $ody #ill chan&e your mind entirely a$out its alue. * O( itsel( it has none. T--.6II.3. I( you use the $ody (or attack) it is harm(ul to you. 2 I( you use it only to reach the minds o( those #ho $elie e they are $odies) and teach them <throu&h= the $ody that this is not so) you #ill understand the ,o#er o( the mind that is in you. 3 I( you use the $ody (or this and only (or this) you cannot use it (or attack. ! In the ser ice o( unitin& it $ecomes a $eauti(ul lesson in communion) #hich has alue until communion <is.= % This is 1od+s #ay o( makin& unlimited #hat you ha e limited. ' The 0oly 5,irit does not see the $ody as you do) $ecause 0e kno#s the only reality o( anythin& is the ser ice it renders 1od on $ehal( o( the (unction 0e &i es it. T--.6II.!. Communication ends se,aration. 2 3ttack ,romotes it. 3 The $ody is $eauti(ul or u&ly) ,eace(ul or sa a&e) hel,(ul or harm(ul)

accordin& to the use to #hich it is ,ut. ! 3nd in the $ody o( another you #ill see the use to #hich you ha e ,ut yours. % I( the $ody $ecomes a means you &i e to the 0oly 5,irit to use on $ehal( o( union o( the 5onshi,) you #ill not see anythin& ,hysical e/ce,t as #hat it is. ' Use it (or truth and you #ill see it truly. ,1%1 * 4isuse it and you #ill misunderstand it) $ecause you ha e already done so <$y= misusin& it. - Inter,ret anythin& a,art (rom the 0oly 5,irit and you #ill mistrust it. : This #ill lead you to hatred and attack and loss o( ,eace. T--.6II.%. 7et all loss comes only (rom your o#n misunderstandin&. 2 ;oss o( any kind is im,ossi$le. 3 But #hen you look u,on a $rother as a ,hysical entity) his ,o#er and &lory are 2lost2 to you and so are yours. ! 7ou ha e attacked him) $ut you must ha e attacked yoursel( (irst. % Do not see him this #ay (or your o#n sal ation) #hich must $rin& him his. ' Do not allo# him to $elittle himsel( in your mind) $ut &i e him (reedom (rom his $elie( in littleness) and thus esca,e (rom yours. * 3s ,art o( you) he is holy. - 3s ,art o( me) you are. : To communicate #ith ,art o( 1od 0imsel( is to reach $eyond the Gin&dom to its Creator) throu&h 0is 6oice #hich 0e has esta$lished as ,art o( you. T--.6II.'. ReCoice) then) that o( yoursel( you can do nothin&. 2 7ou are not <o(= yoursel(. 3 0e o( 8hom you are has #illed your ,o#er and &lory (or you) #ith #hich you can ,er(ectly accom,lish 0is holy 8ill (or you #hen you acce,t it (or yoursel(. ! 0e has not #ithdra#n 0is &i(ts (rom you) $ut you $elie e you ha e #ithdra#n them (rom 0im. % ;et no 5on o( 1od remain hidden (or 0is Name+s sake) $ecause 0is Name is yours. T--.6II.*. The Bi$le says) 2The 8ord Eor thou&htF #as made (lesh.2 2 5trictly s,eakin& this is im,ossi$le) since it seems to in ol e the translation o( one order o( reality into another. 3 Di((erent orders o( reality merely a,,ear to e/ist) Cust as di((erent orders o( miracles do. ! Thou&ht cannot $e made into (lesh e/ce,t $y $elie() since thou&ht is not ,hysical. % 7et thou&ht is communication) (or #hich the $ody can $e used. ' This is the only natural use to #hich it can $e ,ut. * To use the $ody unnaturally is to lose si&ht o( the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose) and thus to con(use the &oal o( 0is curriculum. T--.6II.-. There is nothin& so (rustratin& to a learner as a curriculum he cannot learn. 2 0is sense o( adequacy su((ers) and he must $ecome de,ressed. 3 Bein& (aced #ith an im,ossi$le learnin& situation is the most de,ressin& thin& in the #orld. ! In (act) it is ultimately #hy the #orld itsel( is de,ressin&. % The 0oly 5,irit+s curriculum is ne er de,ressin&) $ecause it is a curriculum o( Coy. ' 8hene er the reaction to learnin& is de,ression) it is $ecause the true &oal o( the curriculum has $een lost si&ht o(.

T--.6II.:. In this #orld) not e en the $ody is ,ercei ed as #hole. 2 Its ,ur,ose is seen as (ra&mented into many (unctions #ith little or no relationshi, to each other) so that it a,,ears to $e ruled $y chaos. ,1%2 3 1uided $y the e&o) it <is.= ! 1uided $y the 0oly 5,irit) it is not. % It $ecomes a means $y #hich the ,art o( the mind you tried to se,arate <(rom= s,irit can reach $eyond its distortions and return <to= s,irit. ' The e&o+s tem,le thus $ecomes the tem,le o( the 0oly 5,irit) #here de otion to 0im re,laces de otion to the e&o. * In this sense the $ody does $ecome a tem,le to 1od9 0is 6oice a$ides in it $y directin& the use to #hich it is ,ut. T--.6II.1>. 0ealin& is the result o( usin& the $ody solely (or communication. 2 5ince this is natural it heals $y makin& #hole) #hich is also natural. 3 3ll mind is #hole) and the $elie( that ,art o( it is ,hysical) or not mind) is a (ra&mented or sick inter,retation. ! 4ind cannot $e made ,hysical) $ut it can $e made mani(est <throu&h= the ,hysical i( it uses the $ody to &o $eyond itsel(. % By reachin& out) the mind e/tends itsel(. ' It does not sto, at the $ody) (or i( it does it is $locked in its ,ur,ose. * 3 mind that has $een $locked has allo#ed itsel( to $e ulnera$le to attack) $ecause it has turned a&ainst itsel(. T--.6II.11. The remo al o( $locks) then) is the only #ay to &uarantee hel, and healin&. 2 0el, and healin& are the normal e/,ressions o( a mind that is #orkin& throu&h the $ody) $ut not <in= it. 3 I( the mind $elie es the $ody is its &oal it #ill distort its ,erce,tion o( the $ody) and $y $lockin& its o#n e/tension $eyond it) #ill induce illness $y (osterin& se,aration. ! ?ercei in& the $ody as a se,arate entity cannot $ut (oster illness) $ecause it is not true. % 3 medium o( communication loses its use(ulness i( it is used (or anythin& else. ' To use a medium o( communication as a medium o( attack is an o$ ious con(usion in ,ur,ose. T--.6II.12. To communicate is to Coin and to attack is to se,arate. 2 0o# can you do $oth simultaneously #ith the same thin& and not su((erD 3 ?erce,tion o( the $ody can $e uni(ied only $y one ,ur,ose. ! This releases the mind (rom the tem,tation to see the $ody in many li&hts) and &i es it o er entirely to the One ;i&ht in #hich it can $e really understood. % To con(use a learnin& de ice #ith a curriculum &oal is a (undamental con(usion that $locks the understandin& o( $oth. ' ;earnin& must lead $eyond the $ody to the re-esta$lishment o( the ,o#er o( the mind in it. * This can $e accom,lished only i( the mind e/tends to other minds) and does not arrest itsel( in its e/tension. This arrest is the cause o( all illness) $ecause only e/tension is the mind+s (unction. ,1%3 T--.6II.13. The o,,osite o( Coy is de,ression. 2 8hen your learnin& ,romotes de,ression instead o( Coy) you cannot $e listenin& to 1od+s

Coyous Teacher and learnin& 0is lessons. 3 To see a $ody as anythin& e/ce,t a means o( communication is to limit your mind and to hurt yoursel(. ! 0ealth is there(ore nothin& more than united ,ur,ose. % I( the $ody is $rou&ht under the ,ur,ose o( the mind) it $ecomes #hole $ecause the mind+s ,ur,ose is one. ' 3ttack can only $e an assumed ,ur,ose o( the $ody) $ecause a,art (rom the mind the $ody has no ,ur,ose at all. T--.6II.1!. 7ou are not limited $y the $ody) and thou&ht cannot $e made (lesh. 2 7et mind can $e mani(ested throu&h the $ody i( it &oes $eyond it and does not inter,ret it as limitation. 3 8hene er you see another as limited to or $y the $ody) you are im,osin& this limit on yoursel(. ! 3re you #illin& to acce,t this) #hen your #hole ,ur,ose (or learnin& should $e to esca,e (rom limitationsD % To concei e o( the $ody as a means o( attack and to $elie e that Coy could ,ossi$ly result) is a clear-cut indication o( a ,oor learner. ' 0e has acce,ted a learnin& &oal in o$ ious contradiction to the uni(ied ,ur,ose o( the curriculum) and one that is inter(erin& #ith his a$ility to acce,t its ,ur,ose as his o#n. T--.6II.1%. Hoy is uni(ied ,ur,ose) and uni(ied ,ur,ose is only 1od+s. 2 8hen yours is uni(ied it is 0is. 3 Belie e you can inter(ere #ith 0is ,ur,ose) and you need sal ation. ! 7ou ha e condemned yoursel() $ut condemnation is not o( 1od. % There(ore it is not true. ' No more are any o( its seemin& results. * 8hen you see a $rother as a $ody) you are condemnin& him $ecause you ha e condemned yoursel(. - 7et i( all condemnation is unreal) and it must $e unreal since it is a (orm o( attack) then it can <ha e= no results. T--.6II.1'. Do not allo# yoursel( to su((er (rom ima&ined results o( #hat is not true. 2 "ree your mind (rom the $elie( that this is ,ossi$le. 3 In its com,lete im,ossi$ility lies your only ho,e (or release. ! But #hat other ho,e #ould you #antD % "reedom (rom illusions lies only in not $elie in& them. ' There is no attack) $ut there <is= unlimited communication and there(ore unlimited ,o#er and #holeness. * The ,o#er o( #holeness is e/tension. - Do not arrest your thou&ht in this #orld) and you #ill o,en your mind to creation in 1od. ,1%! "III. T#e -o!. as Means or En! T--.6III.1. 3ttitudes to#ard the $ody are attitudes to#ard attack. 2 The e&o+s de(initions o( anythin& are childish) and are al#ays $ased on #hat it $elie es the thin& is <(or.= 3 This is $ecause it is inca,a$le o( true &eneraliAations) and equates #hat it sees #ith the (unction it ascri$es to it. ! It does not equate it #ith #hat it <is.= % To the e&o the $ody is to attack <#ith.= ' @quatin& you #ith the $ody) it teaches that <you= are to attack #ith. * The $ody) then) is not the source o( its o#n

health. - The $ody+s condition lies solely in your inter,retation o( its (unction. : "unctions are ,art o( $ein& since they arise (rom it) $ut the relationshi, is not reci,rocal. 1> The #hole does de(ine the ,art) $ut the ,art does not de(ine the #hole. 11 7et to kno# in ,art is to kno# entirely $ecause o( the (undamental di((erence $et#een kno#led&e and ,erce,tion. 12 In ,erce,tion the #hole is $uilt u, o( ,arts that can se,arate and reassem$le in di((erent constellations. 13 But kno#led&e ne er chan&es) so its constellation is ,ermanent. 1! The idea o( ,art#hole relationshi,s has meanin& only at the le el o( ,erce,tion) #here chan&e is ,ossi$le. 1% Other#ise) there is no di((erence $et#een the ,art and #hole. T--.6III.2. The $ody e/ists in a #orld that seems to contain t#o oices (i&htin& (or its ,ossession. 2 In this ,ercei ed constellation the $ody is seen as ca,a$le o( shi(tin& its alle&iance (rom one to the other) makin& the conce,ts o( $oth health and sickness meanin&(ul. 3 The e&o makes a (undamental con(usion $et#een means and end as it al#ays does. ! Re&ardin& the $ody as an end) the e&o has no real use (or it $ecause it is <not= an end. % 7ou must ha e noticed an outstandin& characteristic o( e ery end that the e&o has acce,ted as its o#n. ' 8hen you ha e achie ed it) <it has not satis(ied you.= * This is #hy the e&o is (orced to shi(t ceaselessly (rom one &oal to another) so that you #ill continue to ho,e it can yet o((er you somethin&. T--.6III.3. It has $een ,articularly di((icult to o ercome the e&o+s $elie( in the $ody as an end) $ecause it is synonymous #ith the $elie( in attack as an end. 2 The e&o has a ,ro(ound in estment in sickness. 3 I( you are sick) ho# can you o$Cect to the e&o+s (irm $elie( that you are not in ulnera$leD ! This is an a,,ealin& ar&ument (rom the e&o+s ,oint o( ie#) $ecause it o$scures the o$ ious attack that underlies the sickness. % I( you reco&niAed this and also decided a&ainst attack) you could not &i e this (alse #itness to the e&o+s stand. ,1%% T--.6III.!. It is hard to ,ercei e sickness as a (alse #itness) $ecause you do not realiAe that it is entirely out o( kee,in& #ith #hat you #ant. 2 This #itness) then) a,,ears to $e innocent and trust#orthy $ecause you ha e not seriously cross-e/amined him. 3 I( you had) you #ould not consider sickness such a stron& #itness on $ehal( o( the e&o+s ie#s. ! 3 more honest statement #ould $e that those #ho #ant the e&o are ,redis,osed to de(end it. % There(ore) their choice o( #itnesses should $e sus,ect (rom the $e&innin&. ' The e&o does not call u,on #itnesses #ho #ould disa&ree #ith its case) nor does the 0oly 5,irit. * I ha e said that Cud&ment is the (unction o( the 0oly 5,irit) and one 0e is ,er(ectly equi,,ed to (ul(ill. - The e&o as a Cud&e &i es anythin& $ut an im,artial Cud&ment. : 8hen the e&o calls on a #itness) it has already made the #itness an ally.

T--.6III.%. It is still true that the $ody has no (unction o( itsel() $ecause it is not an end. 2 The e&o) ho#e er) esta$lishes it as an end $ecause) as such) its true (unction is o$scured. 3 This is the ,ur,ose o( e erythin& the e&o does. ! Its sole aim is to lose si&ht o( the (unction o( e erythin&. % 3 sick $ody does not make any sense. ' It could not make sense $ecause sickness is not #hat the $ody is (or. * 5ickness is meanin&(ul only i( the t#o $asic ,remises on #hich the e&o+s inter,retation o( the $ody rests are true9 that the $ody is (or attack) and that you are a $ody. - 8ithout these ,remises sickness is inconcei a$le. T--.6III.'. 5ickness is a #ay o( demonstratin& that you can $e hurt. 2 It is a #itness to your (railty) your ulnera$ility) and your e/treme need to de,end on e/ternal &uidance. 3 The e&o uses this as its $est ar&ument (or your need (or <its= &uidance. ! It dictates endless ,rescri,tions (or a oidin& catastro,hic outcomes. % The 0oly 5,irit) ,er(ectly a#are o( the same situation) does not $other to analyAe it at all. ' I( data are meanin&less there is no ,oint in analyAin& them. * The (unction o( truth is to collect in(ormation that is true. - Times Ne# Roman2)5R=<3ny= #ay you handle error results in nothin&. : The more com,licated the results $ecome the harder it may $e to reco&niAe their nothin&ness) $ut it is not necessary to e/amine all ,ossi$le outcomes to #hich ,remises &i e rise in order to Cud&e them truly. T--.6III.*. 3 learnin& de ice is not a teacher. 2 It cannot tell you ho# you (eel. 3 7ou do not kno# ho# you (eel $ecause you ha e acce,ted the e&o+s con(usion) and you there(ore $elie e that a learnin& de ice <can= tell you ho# you (eel. ,1%' ! 5ickness is merely another e/am,le o( your insistence on askin& &uidance o( a teacher #ho does not kno# the ans#er. % The e&o is inca,a$le o( kno#in& ho# you (eel. ' 8hen I said that the e&o does not kno# anythin&) I said the one thin& a$out the e&o that is #holly true. * But there is a corollary9 i( only kno#led&e has $ein& and the e&o has no kno#led&e) then the e&o has no $ein&. T--.6III.-. 7ou mi&ht #ell ask ho# the oice o( somethin& that does not e/ist can $e so insistent. 2 0a e you thou&ht a$out the distortin& ,o#er o( somethin& you #ant) e en i( it is not realD 3 There are many instances o( ho# #hat you #ant distorts ,erce,tion. ! No one can dou$t the e&o+s skill in $uildin& u, (alse cases. % Nor can anyone dou$t your #illin&ness to listen until you choose not to acce,t anythin& e/ce,t truth. ' 8hen you lay the e&o aside) it #ill $e &one. * The 0oly 5,irit+s 6oice is as loud as your #illin&ness to listen. - It cannot $e louder #ithout iolatin& your (reedom o( choice) #hich the 0oly 5,irit seeks to restore) ne er to undermine.

T--.6III.:. The 0oly 5,irit teaches you to use your $ody only to reach your $rothers) so 0e can teach 0is messa&e throu&h you. 2 This #ill heal them and there(ore heal you. 3 @ erythin& used in accordance #ith its (unction as the 0oly 5,irit sees it cannot $e sick. ! @ erythin& used other#ise is. % Do not allo# the $ody to $e a mirror o( a s,lit mind. ' Do not let it $e an ima&e o( your o#n ,erce,tion o( littleness. * Do not let it re(lect your decision to attack. - 0ealth is seen as the natural state o( e erythin& #hen inter,retation is le(t to the 0oly 5,irit) 8ho ,ercei es no attack on anythin&. : 0ealth is the result o( relinquishin& all attem,ts to use the $ody lo elessly. 1> 0ealth is the $e&innin& o( the ,ro,er ,ers,ecti e on li(e under the &uidance o( the one Teacher 8ho kno#s #hat li(e is) $ein& the 6oice (or ;i(e Itsel(. I6. Healin) as Correcte! Perception T--.IL.1. I said $e(ore that the 0oly 5,irit is the 3ns#er. 2 0e is the 3ns#er to e erythin&) $ecause 0e kno#s #hat the ans#er to e erythin& is. 3 The e&o does not kno# #hat a real question is) althou&h it asks an endless num$er. ! 7et you can learn this as you learn to question the alue o( the e&o) and thus esta$lish your a$ility to e aluate its questions. % 8hen the e&o tem,ts you to sickness do not ask the 0oly 5,irit to heal the $ody) (or this #ould merely $e to acce,t the e&o+s $elie( that the $ody is the ,ro,er aim o( healin&. ,1%* ' 3sk) rather) that the 0oly 5,irit teach you the ri&ht <,erce,tion= o( the $ody) (or ,erce,tion alone can $e distorted. * Only ,erce,tion can $e sick) $ecause only ,erce,tion can $e #ron&. T--.IL.2. 8ron& ,erce,tion is the #ish that thin&s $e as they are not. 2 The reality o( e erythin& is totally harmless) $ecause total harmlessness is the condition o( its reality. 3 It is also the condition o( your a#areness o( its reality. ! 7ou do not ha e to seek reality. % It #ill seek you and (ind you #hen you meet its conditions. ' Its conditions are ,art o( #hat it is. * 3nd this ,art only is u, to you. - The rest is o( itsel(. : 7ou need do so little $ecause your little ,art is so ,o#er(ul that it #ill $rin& the #hole to you. 1> 3cce,t) then) your little ,art) and let the #hole $e yours. T--.IL.3. 8holeness heals $ecause it is o( the mind. 2 3ll (orms o( sickness) e en unto death) are ,hysical e/,ressions o( the (ear o( a#akenin&. 3 They are attem,ts to rein(orce slee,in& out o( (ear o( #akin&. ! This is a ,athetic #ay o( tryin& not to see $y renderin& the (aculties (or seein& ine((ectual. % 2Rest in ,eace2 is a $lessin& (or the li in&) not the dead) $ecause rest comes (rom #akin&) not (rom slee,in&. ' 5lee, is #ithdra#in&9 #akin& is Coinin&. * Dreams are illusions o( Coinin&) $ecause they re(lect the e&o+s distorted notions

a$out #hat Coinin& is. - 7et the 0oly 5,irit) too) has use (or slee,) and can use dreams on $ehal( o( #akin& i( you #ill let 0im. T--.IL.!. 0o# you #ake is the si&n o( ho# you ha e used slee,. 2 To #hom did you &i e itD 3 Under #hich teacher did you ,lace itD ! 8hene er you #ake dis,iritedly) it #as not &i en to the 0oly 5,irit. % Only #hen you a#aken Coyously ha e you utiliAed slee, accordin& to 0is ,ur,ose. ' 7ou can indeed $e 2dru&&ed2 $y slee,) i( you ha e misused it on $ehal( o( sickness. * 5lee, is no more a (orm o( death than death is a (orm o( unconsciousness. - Com,lete unconsciousness is im,ossi$le. : 7ou can rest in ,eace only $ecause you are a#ake. T--.IL.%. 0ealin& is release (rom the (ear o( #akin& and the su$stitution o( the decision to #ake. 2 The decision to #ake is the re(lection o( the #ill to lo e) since all healin& in ol es re,lacin& (ear #ith lo e. 3 The 0oly 5,irit cannot distin&uish amon& de&rees o( error) (or i( 0e tau&ht that one (orm o( sickness is more serious than another) 0e #ould $e teachin& that one error can $e more real than another. ,1%- ! 0is (unction is to distin&uish only $et#een the (alse and the true) re,lacin& the (alse #ith the true. T--.IL.'. The e&o) #hich al#ays #ants to #eaken the mind) tries to se,arate it (rom the $ody in an attem,t to destroy it. 2 7et the e&o actually $elie es that it is ,rotectin& it. 3 This is $ecause the e&o $elie es that mind is dan&erous) and that to make mindless is to heal. ! But to make mindless is im,ossi$le) since it #ould mean to make nothin& out o( #hat 1od created. % The e&o des,ises #eakness) e en thou&h it makes e ery e((ort to induce it. ' The e&o #ants only #hat it hates. * To the e&o this is ,er(ectly sensi$le. - Belie in& in the ,o#er o( attack) the e&o #ants attack. T--.IL.*. The Bi$le enCoins you to $e ,er(ect) to heal all errors) to take no thou&ht o( the $ody as se,arate and to accom,lish all thin&s in my name. 2 This is not my name alone) (or ours is a shared identi(ication. 3 The Name o( 1od+s 5on is One) and you are enCoined to do the #orks o( lo e $ecause #e share this Oneness. ! Our minds are #hole $ecause they are one. % I( you are sick you are #ithdra#in& (rom me. ' 7et you cannot #ithdra# (rom me alone. * 7ou can only #ithdra# (rom yoursel( <and= me. T--.IL.-. 7ou ha e surely $e&un to realiAe that this is a ery ,ractical course) and one that means e/actly #hat it says. 2 I #ould not ask you to do thin&s you cannot do) and it is im,ossi$le that I could do thin&s you cannot do. 3 1i en this) and &i en this quite literally) nothin& can ,re ent you (rom doin& e/actly #hat I ask) and e erythin& ar&ues <(or= your doin& it. ! I &i e you no limits $ecause 1od lays none u,on you. % 8hen you limit yoursel( #e are not o( one mind) and that is sickness. ' 7et sickness is not o( the $ody) $ut o( the mind. * 3ll (orms

o( sickness are si&ns that the mind is s,lit) and does not acce,t a uni(ied ,ur,ose. T--.IL.:. The uni(ication o( ,ur,ose) then) is the 0oly 5,irit+s only #ay o( healin&. 2 This is $ecause it is the only le el at #hich healin& means anythin&. 3 The re-esta$lishin& o( meanin& in a chaotic thou&ht system <is= the #ay to heal it. ! 7our task is only to meet the conditions (or meanin&) since meanin& itsel( is o( 1od. % 7et your return to meanin& is essential to 0is) $ecause your meanin& is ,art o( 0is. ' 7our healin&) then) is ,art o( 0is health) since it is ,art o( 0is 8holeness. * 0e cannot lose this) $ut you <can= not kno# it. - 7et it is still 0is 8ill (or you) and 0is 8ill must stand (ore er and in all thin&s. ,1%: Cha,ter :. THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ATONEMENT I. T#e Acceptance of Realit. T-:.I.1. "ear o( the 8ill o( 1od is one o( the stran&est $elie(s the human mind has e er made. 2 It could not ,ossi$ly ha e occurred unless the mind #ere already ,ro(oundly s,lit) makin& it ,ossi$le (or it to $e a(raid o( #hat it really is. 3 Reality cannot 2threaten2 anythin& e/ce,t illusions) since reality can only u,hold truth. ! The ery (act that the 8ill o( 1od) #hich is #hat you are) is ,ercei ed as (ear(ul) demonstrates that you <are= a(raid o( #hat you are. % It is not) then) the 8ill o( 1od o( #hich you are a(raid) $ut yours. T-:.I.2. 7our #ill is not the e&o+s) and that is #hy the e&o is a&ainst you. 2 8hat seems to $e the (ear o( 1od is really the (ear o( your o#n reality. 3 It is im,ossi$le to learn anythin& consistently in a state o( ,anic. ! I( the ,ur,ose o( this course is to hel, you remem$er #hat you are) and i( you $elie e that #hat you are is (ear(ul) then it must (ollo# that you #ill not learn this course. % 7et the reason (or the course is that you do not kno# #hat you are. T-:.I.3. I( you do not kno# #hat your reality is) #hy #ould you $e so sure that it is (ear(ulD 2 The association o( truth and (ear) #hich #ould $e hi&hly arti(icial at most) is ,articularly ina,,ro,riate in the minds o( those #ho do not kno# #hat truth is. 3 3ll this could mean is that you are ar$itrarily associatin& somethin& $eyond your a#areness #ith somethin& you do not #ant. ! It is e ident) then) that you are Cud&in& somethin& o( #hich you are totally una#are. % 7ou ha e set u, this stran&e situation so that it is im,ossi$le to esca,e (rom it #ithout a 1uide 8ho <does= kno# #hat your reality is. ' The ,ur,ose o( this 1uide is merely to remind you o( #hat you #ant. * 0e is not attem,tin& to (orce an alien #ill u,on you. - 0e is merely makin& e ery

,ossi$le e((ort) #ithin the limits you im,ose on 0im) to re-esta$lish your o#n #ill in your a#areness. T-:.I.!. 7ou ha e im,risoned your #ill $eyond your o#n a#areness) #here it remains) $ut cannot hel, you. 2 8hen I said that the 0oly 5,irit+s (unction is to sort out the true (rom the (alse in your mind) I meant that 0e has the ,o#er to look into #hat you ha e hidden and reco&niAe the 8ill o( 1od there. ,1'> 3 0is reco&nition o( this 8ill can make it real to you $ecause 0e is in your mind) and there(ore 0e is your reality. ! I() then) 0is ,erce,tion o( your mind $rin&s its reality to you) 0e <is= hel,in& you to remem$er #hat you are. % The only source o( (ear in this ,rocess is #hat you think you #ill lose. ' 7et it is only #hat the 0oly 5,irit sees that you can ,ossi$ly ha e. T-:.I.%. I ha e em,hasiAed many times that the 0oly 5,irit #ill ne er call u,on you to sacri(ice anythin&. 2 But i( you ask the sacri(ice o( reality o( yoursel() the 0oly 5,irit must remind you that this is not 1od+s 8ill $ecause it is not yours. 3 There is no di((erence $et#een your #ill and 1od+s. ! I( you did not ha e a s,lit mind) you #ould reco&niAe that #illin& is sal ation $ecause it is communication. T-:.I.'. It is im,ossi$le to communicate in alien ton&ues. 2 7ou and your Creator can communicate throu&h creation) $ecause that) and only that is 7our Coint 8ill. 3 3 di ided mind cannot communicate) $ecause it s,eaks (or di((erent thin&s to the same mind. ! This loses the a$ility to communicate sim,ly $ecause con(used communication does not mean anythin&. % 3 messa&e cannot $e communicated unless it makes sense. ' 0o# sensi$le can your messa&es $e) #hen you ask (or #hat you do not #antD * 7et as lon& as you are a(raid o( your #ill) that is ,recisely #hat you are askin& (or. T-:.I.*. 7ou may insist that the 0oly 5,irit does not ans#er you) $ut it mi&ht $e #iser to consider the kind o( questioner you are. 2 7ou do not ask only (or #hat you #ant. 3 This is $ecause you are a(raid you mi&ht recei e it) and you #ould. ! That is #hy you ,ersist in askin& the teacher #ho could not ,ossi$ly &i e you #hat you #ant. % O( him you can ne er learn #hat it is) and this &i es you the illusion o( sa(ety. ' 7et you cannot $e sa(e <(rom= truth) $ut only <in= truth. * Reality is the only sa(ety. - 7our #ill is your sal ation $ecause it is the same as 1od+s. : The se,aration is nothin& more than the $elie( that it is di((erent. T-:.I.-. No ri&ht mind can $elie e that its #ill is stron&er than 1od+s. 2 I() then) a mind $elie es that its #ill is di((erent (rom 0is) it can only decide either that there is no 1od or that 1od+s 8ill is (ear(ul. 3 The (ormer accounts (or the atheist and the latter (or the martyr) #ho $elie es that 1od demands sacri(ices. ! @ither o( these insane decisions #ill induce ,anic) $ecause the atheist $elie es he is alone)

and the martyr $elie es that 1od is cruci(yin& him. % 7et no one really #ants either a$andonment or retaliation) e en thou&h many may seek $oth. ,1'1 ' Can you ask the 0oly 5,irit (or 2&i(ts2 such as these) and actually e/,ect to recei e themD * 0e cannot &i e you somethin& you do not #ant. - 8hen you ask the Uni ersal 1i er (or #hat you do not #ant) you are askin& (or #hat cannot $e &i en $ecause it #as ne er created. : It #as ne er created) $ecause it #as ne er your #ill (or <you.= T-:.I.:. Ultimately e eryone must remem$er the 8ill o( 1od) $ecause ultimately e eryone must reco&niAe himsel(. 2 This reco&nition is the reco&nition that his #ill and 1od+s are one. 3 In the ,resence o( truth) there are no un$elie ers and no sacri(ices. ! In the security o( reality) (ear is totally meanin&less. % To deny #hat is can only <seem= to $e (ear(ul. ' "ear cannot $e real #ithout a cause) and 1od is the only Cause. * 1od is ;o e and you do #ant 0im. - This <is= your #ill. : 3sk (or this and you #ill $e ans#ered) $ecause you #ill $e askin& only (or #hat $elon&s to you. T-:.I.1>. 8hen you ask the 0oly 5,irit (or #hat #ould hurt you 0e cannot ans#er $ecause nothin& can hurt you) and so you are askin& (or nothin&. 2 3ny #ish that stems (rom the e&o is a #ish (or nothin&) and to ask (or it is not a request. 3 It is merely a denial in the (orm o( a request. ! The 0oly 5,irit is not concerned #ith (orm) $ein& a#are only o( meanin&. % The e&o cannot ask the 0oly 5,irit (or anythin&) $ecause there is com,lete communication (ailure $et#een them. ' 7et <you= can ask (or e erythin& o( the 0oly 5,irit) $ecause your requests to 0im are real) $ein& o( your ri&ht mind. * 8ould the 0oly 5,irit deny the 8ill o( 1odD - 3nd could 0e (ail to reco&niAe it in 0is 5onD T-:.I.11. 7ou do not reco&niAe the enormous #aste o( ener&y you e/,end in denyin& truth. 2 8hat #ould you say o( someone #ho ,ersists in attem,tin& the im,ossi$le) $elie in& that to achie e it is to succeedD 3 The $elie( that you must ha e the im,ossi$le in order to $e ha,,y is totally at ariance #ith the ,rinci,le o( creation. ! 1od could not #ill that ha,,iness de,ended on #hat you could ne er ha e. % The (act that 1od is ;o e does not require $elie() $ut it does require acce,tance. ' It is indeed ,ossi$le (or you to deny (acts) althou&h it is im,ossi$le (or you to chan&e them. * I( you hold your hands o er your eyes) you #ill not see $ecause you are inter(erin& #ith the la#s o( seein&. - I( you deny lo e) you #ill not kno# it $ecause your coo,eration is the la# o( its $ein&. : 7ou cannot chan&e la#s you did not make) and the la#s o( ha,,iness #ere created (or you) not $y you. ,1'2 T-:.I.12. 3ny attem,t to deny #hat <is= must $e (ear(ul) and i( the attem,t is stron& it #ill induce ,anic. 2 8illin& a&ainst reality) thou&h

im,ossi$le) can $e made into a ery ,ersistent &oal e en thou&h you do not #ant it. 3 But consider the result o( this stran&e decision. ! 7ou are de otin& your mind to #hat you do not #ant. % 0o# real can this de otion $eD ' I( you do not #ant it) it #as ne er created. * I( it #ere ne er created) it is nothin&. - Can you really de ote yoursel( to nothin&D T-:.I.13. 1od in 0is de otion to you created you de oted to e erythin&) and &a e you #hat you are de oted <to.= 2 Other#ise you #ould not ha e $een created ,er(ect. 3 Reality is e erythin&) and you ha e e erythin& $ecause you are real. ! 7ou cannot make the unreal $ecause the a$sence o( reality is (ear(ul) and (ear cannot $e created. % 3s lon& as you $elie e that (ear is ,ossi$le) you #ill not create. ' O,,osin& orders o( reality make reality meanin&less) and reality <is= meanin&. T-:.I.1!. Remem$er) then) that 1od+s 8ill is already ,ossi$le) and nothin& else #ill e er $e. 2 This is the sim,le acce,tance o( reality) $ecause only that is real. 3 7ou cannot distort reality and kno# #hat it is. ! 3nd i( you do distort reality you #ill e/,erience an/iety) de,ression and ultimately ,anic) $ecause you are tryin& to make yoursel( unreal. % 8hen you (eel these thin&s) do not try to look $eyond yoursel( (or truth) (or truth can only $e #ithin you. ' 5ay) there(ore. * Christ is in me) and #here 0e is 1od must $e) (or Christ is ,art o( 0im. II. T#e Ans+er to Pra.er T-:.II.1. @ eryone #ho e er tried to use ,rayer to ask (or somethin& has e/,erienced #hat a,,ears to $e (ailure. 2 This is not only true in connection #ith s,eci(ic thin&s that mi&ht $e harm(ul) $ut also in connection #ith requests that are strictly in line #ith this course. 3 The latter in ,articular mi&ht $e incorrectly inter,reted as 2,roo(2 that the course does not mean #hat it says. ! 7ou must remem$er) ho#e er) that the course states) and re,eatedly) that its ,ur,ose is the esca,e (rom (ear. T-:.II.2. ;et us su,,ose) then) that #hat you ask o( the 0oly 5,irit is #hat you really #ant) $ut you are still a(raid o( it. 2 5hould this $e the case) your attainment o( it #ould no lon&er <$e= #hat you #ant. ,1'3 3 This is #hy certain s,eci(ic (orms o( healin& are not achie ed) e en #hen the state o( healin& is. ! 3n indi idual may ask (or ,hysical healin& $ecause he is (ear(ul o( $odily harm. % 3t the same time) i( he #ere healed ,hysically) the threat to his thou&ht system mi&ht $e

considera$ly more (ear(ul to him than its ,hysical e/,ression. ' In this case he is not really askin& (or release (rom (ear) $ut (or the remo al o( a sym,tom that he himsel( selected. * This request is) there(ore) not (or healin& at all. T-:.II.3. The Bi$le em,hasiAes that all ,rayer is ans#ered) and this is indeed true. 2 The ery (act that the 0oly 5,irit has $een asked (or anythin& #ill ensure a res,onse. 3 7et it is equally certain that no res,onse &i en $y 0im #ill e er $e one that #ould increase (ear. ! It is ,ossi$le that 0is ans#er #ill not $e heard. % It is im,ossi$le) ho#e er) that it #ill $e lost. ' There are many ans#ers you ha e already recei ed $ut ha e not yet heard. * I assure you that they are #aitin& (or you. T-:.II.!. I( you #ould kno# your ,rayers are ans#ered) ne er dou$t a 5on o( 1od. 2 Do not question him and do not con(ound him) (or your (aith in him is your (aith in yoursel(. 3 I( you #ould kno# 1od and 0is 3ns#er) $elie e in me #hose (aith in you cannot $e shaken. ! Can you ask o( the 0oly 5,irit truly) and dou$t your $rotherD % Belie e his #ords are true $ecause o( the truth that is in him. ' 7ou #ill unite #ith the truth in him) and his #ords #ill <$e= true. * 3s you hear him you #ill hear me. - ;istenin& to truth is the only #ay you can hear it no#) and (inally kno# it. T-:.II.%. The messa&e your $rother &i es you is u, to you. 2 8hat does he say to youD 3 8hat #ould you ha e him sayD ! 7our decision a$out him determines the messa&e you recei e. % Remem$er that the 0oly 5,irit is in him) and 0is 6oice s,eaks to you throu&h him. ' 8hat can so holy a $rother tell you e/ce,t truthD * But are you listenin& to itD - 7our $rother may not kno# #ho he is) $ut there is a li&ht in his mind that does kno#. : This li&ht can shine into yours) &i in& truth to his #ords and makin& you a$le to hear them. 1> 0is #ords are the 0oly 5,irit+s ans#er to you. 11 Is your (aith in him stron& enou&h to let you hearD T-:.II.'. 7ou can no more ,ray (or yoursel( alone than you can (ind Coy (or yoursel( alone. 2 ?rayer is the restatement o( inclusion) directed $y the 0oly 5,irit under the la#s o( 1od. 3 5al ation is o( your $rother. ! The 0oly 5,irit e/tends (rom your mind to his) and ans#ers <you.= % 7ou cannot hear the 6oice (or 1od in yoursel( alone) $ecause you are not alone. ,1'! ' 3nd 0is ans#er is only (or #hat you are. * 7ou #ill not kno# the trust I ha e in you unless you e/tend it. - 7ou #ill not trust the &uidance o( the 0oly 5,irit) or $elie e that it is (or you unless you hear it in others. : It must $e (or your $rother <$ecause= it is (or you. 1> 8ould 1od ha e created a 6oice (or you aloneD 11 Could you hear 0is ans#er e/ce,t as 0e ans#ers all o( 1od+s 5onsD 12 0ear o(

your $rother #hat you #ould ha e me hear o( you) (or you #ould not #ant me to $e decei ed. T-:.II.*. I lo e you (or the truth in you) as 1od does. 2 7our dece,tions may decei e you) $ut they cannot decei e me. 3 Gno#in& #hat you are) I cannot dou$t you. ! I hear only the 0oly 5,irit in you) 8ho s,eaks to me throu&h you. % I( you #ould hear me) hear my $rothers in #hom 1od+s 6oice s,eaks. ' The ans#er to all ,rayers lies in them. * 7ou #ill $e ans#ered as you hear the ans#er in e eryone. Do not listen to anythin& else or you #ill not hear truly. T-:.II.-. Belie e in your $rothers $ecause I $elie e in you) and you #ill learn that my $elie( in you is Custi(ied. 2 Belie e in me <$y= $elie in& in them) (or the sake o( #hat 1od &a e them. 3 They #ill ans#er you i( you learn to ask only truth o( them. ! Do not ask (or $lessin&s #ithout $lessin& them) (or only in this #ay can you learn ho# $lessed you are. % By (ollo#in& this #ay you are seekin& the truth in you. ' This is not &oin& $eyond yoursel( $ut to#ard yoursel(. * 0ear only 1od+s 3ns#er in 0is 5ons) and you are ans#ered. T-:.II.:. To dis$elie e is to side a&ainst) or to attack. 2 To $elie e is to acce,t) and to side #ith. 3 To $elie e is not to $e credulous) $ut to acce,t and a,,reciate. ! 8hat you do not $elie e you do not a,,reciate) and you cannot $e &rate(ul (or #hat you do not alue. % There is a ,rice you #ill ,ay (or Cud&ment) $ecause Cud&ment is the settin& o( a ,rice. ' 3nd as you set it you #ill ,ay it. T-:.II.1>. I( ,ayin& is equated #ith &ettin&) you #ill set the ,rice lo# $ut demand a hi&h return. 2 7ou #ill ha e (or&otten) ho#e er) that to ,rice is to alue) so that your return is in ,ro,ortion to your Cud&ment o( #orth. 3 I( ,ayin& is associated #ith &i in& it cannot $e ,ercei ed as loss) and the reci,rocal relationshi, o( &i in& and recei in& #ill $e reco&niAed. ! The ,rice #ill then $e set hi&h) $ecause o( the alue o( the return. % The ,rice (or &ettin& is to lose si&ht o( alue) makin& it ine ita$le that you #ill not alue #hat you recei e. ' 6aluin& it little) you #ill not a,,reciate it and you #ill not #ant it. T-:.II.11. Ne er (or&et) then) that you set the alue on #hat you recei e) and ,rice it $y #hat you &i e. ,1'% 2 To $elie e that it is ,ossi$le to &et much (or little is to $elie e that you can $ar&ain #ith 1od. 3 1od+s la#s are al#ays (air and ,er(ectly consistent. ! By &i in& you recei e. % But to recei e is to acce,t) not to &et. ' It is im,ossi$le not to ha e) $ut it is ,ossi$le not to kno# you ha e. * The reco&nition o( ha in& is the #illin&ness (or &i in&) and only $y this #illin&ness can you reco&niAe #hat you ha e. - 8hat you &i e is there(ore the alue you ,ut on #hat you ha e) $ein& the e/act measure o( the alue you ,ut u,on it. : 3nd this) in turn) is the measure o( ho# much you #ant it.

T-:.II.12. 7ou can ask o( the 0oly 5,irit) then) only $y &i in& to 0im) and you can &i e to 0im only #here you reco&niAe 0im. 2 I( you reco&niAe 0im in e eryone) consider ho# much you #ill $e askin& o( 0im) and ho# much you #ill recei e. 3 0e #ill deny you nothin& $ecause you ha e denied 0im nothin&) and so you can share e erythin&. ! This is the #ay) and the only #ay to ha e 0is ans#er) $ecause 0is ans#er is all you can ask (or and #ant. % 5ay) then) to e eryone. ' Because I #ill to kno# mysel() I see you as 1od+s 5on and my $rother. III. T#e Correction of Error T-:.III.1. The alertness o( the e&o to the errors o( other e&os is not the kind o( i&ilance the 0oly 5,irit #ould ha e you maintain. 2 @&os are critical in terms o( the kind o( 2sense2 they stand (or. 3 They understand this kind o( sense) $ecause it is sensi$le to them. ! To the 0oly 5,irit it makes no sense at all. T-:.III.2. To the e&o it is kind and ri&ht and &ood to ,oint out errors and 2correct2 them. 2 This makes ,er(ect sense to the e&o) #hich is una#are o( #hat errors are and #hat correction is. 3 @rrors are o( the e&o) and correction o( errors lies in the relinquishment o( the e&o. ! 8hen you correct a $rother) you are tellin& him that he is #ron&. % 0e may $e makin& no sense at the time) and it is certain that) i( he is s,eakin& (rom the e&o) he #ill not $e makin& sense. ' But your task is still to tell him he is ri&ht. * 7ou do not tell him this er$ally) i( he is s,eakin& (oolishly. - 0e needs correction at another le el) $ecause his error is at another le el. : 0e is still ri&ht) $ecause he is a 5on o( 1od. 1> 0is e&o is al#ays #ron&) no matter #hat it says or does. ,1'' T-:.III.3. I( you ,oint out the errors o( your $rother+s e&o you must $e seein& throu&h yours) $ecause the 0oly 5,irit does not ,ercei e his errors. 2 This <must= $e true) since there is no communication $et#een the e&o and the 0oly 5,irit. 3 The e&o makes no sense) and the 0oly 5,irit does not attem,t to understand anythin& that arises (rom it. ! 5ince 0e does not understand it) 0e does not Cud&e it) kno#in& that nothin& the e&o makes means anythin&. T-:.III.!. 8hen you react at all to errors) you are not listenin& to the 0oly 5,irit. 2 0e has merely disre&arded them) and i( you attend to them you are not hearin& 0im. 3 I( you do not hear 0im) you are listenin& to your e&o and makin& as little sense as the $rother #hose errors you ,ercei e. ! This cannot $e correction. % 7et it is more than merely a lack o( correction (or him. ' It is the &i in& u, o( correction in yoursel(.

T-:.III.%. 8hen a $rother $eha es insanely) you can heal him only $y ,ercei in& the sanity in him. 2 I( you ,ercei e his errors and acce,t them) you are acce,tin& yours. 3 I( you #ant to &i e yours o er to the 0oly 5,irit) you must do this #ith his. ! Unless this $ecomes the one #ay in #hich you handle all errors) you cannot understand ho# all errors are undone. % 0o# is this di((erent (rom tellin& you that #hat you teach you learnD ' 7our $rother is as ri&ht as you are) and i( you think he is #ron& you are condemnin& yoursel(. T-:.III.'. <7ou= cannot correct yoursel(. 2 Is it ,ossi$le) then) (or you to correct anotherD 3 7et you can see him truly) $ecause it is ,ossi$le (or you to see yoursel( truly. ! It is not u, to you to chan&e your $rother) $ut merely to acce,t him as he is. % 0is errors do not come (rom the truth that is in him) and only this truth is yours. ' 0is errors cannot chan&e this) and can ha e no e((ect at all on the truth in you. * To ,ercei e errors in anyone) and to react to them as i( they #ere real) is to make them real to you. - 7ou #ill not esca,e ,ayin& the ,rice (or this) not $ecause you are $ein& ,unished (or it) $ut $ecause you are (ollo#in& the #ron& &uide and #ill there(ore lose your #ay. T-:.III.*. 7our $rother+s errors are not o( him) any more than yours are o( you. 2 3cce,t his errors as real) and you ha e attacked yoursel(. 3 I( you #ould (ind your #ay and kee, it) see only truth $eside you (or you #alk to&ether. ! The 0oly 5,irit in you (or&i es all thin&s in you and in your $rother. % 0is errors are (or&i en #ith yours. ' 3tonement is no more se,arate than lo e. * 3tonement cannot $e se,arate $ecause it comes (rom lo e. ,1'* - 3ny attem,t you make to correct a $rother means that you $elie e correction $y you is ,ossi$le) and this can only $e the arro&ance o( the e&o. : Correction is o( 1od) 8ho does not kno# o( arro&ance. T-:.III.-. The 0oly 5,irit (or&i es e erythin& $ecause 1od created e erythin&. 2 Do not undertake 0is (unction) or you #ill (or&et yours. 3 3cce,t only the (unction o( healin& in time) $ecause that is #hat time is (or. ! 1od &a e you the (unction to create in eternity. % 7ou do not need to learn that) $ut you do need to learn to #ant it. ' "or that all learnin& #as made. * This is the 0oly 5,irit+s use o( an a$ility that you do not need) $ut that you made. - 1i e it to 0imJ : 7ou do not understand ho# to use it. 1> 0e #ill teach you ho# to see yoursel( #ithout condemnation) $y learnin& ho# to look on e erythin& #ithout it. 11 Condemnation #ill then not $e real to you) and all your errors #ill $e (or&i en. I". T#e Hol. Spirit2s Plan of For)iveness T-:.I6.1. 3tonement is (or all) $ecause it is the #ay to undo the $elie( that anythin& is (or you alone. 2 To (or&i e is to o erlook. 3 ;ook) then)

$eyond error and do not let your ,erce,tion rest u,on it) (or you #ill $elie e #hat your ,erce,tion holds. ! 3cce,t as true only #hat your $rother is) i( you #ould kno# yoursel(. % ?ercei e #hat he is not and you cannot kno# #hat you are) $ecause you see him (alsely. ' Remem$er al#ays that your Identity is shared) and that Its sharin& is Its reality. T-:.I6.2. 7ou ha e a ,art to ,lay in the 3tonement) $ut the ,lan o( the 3tonement is $eyond you. 2 7ou do not understand ho# to o erlook errors) or you #ould not make them. 3 It #ould merely $e (urther error to $elie e either that you do not make them) or that you can correct them #ithout a 1uide to correction. ! 3nd i( you do not (ollo# this 1uide) your errors #ill not $e corrected. % The ,lan is not yours $ecause o( your limited ideas a$out #hat you are. ' This sense o( limitation is #here all errors arise. * The #ay to undo them) there(ore) is not <o(= you $ut <(or= you. T-:.I6.3. The 3tonement is a lesson in sharin&) #hich is &i en you $ecause <you ha e (or&otten ho# to do it.= 2 The 0oly 5,irit merely reminds you o( the natural use o( your a$ilities. 3 By reinter,retin& the a$ility to attack into the a$ility to share) 0e translates #hat you ha e made into #hat 1od created. ! I( you #ould accom,lish this throu&h 0im you cannot look on your a$ilities throu&h the eyes o( the e&o) or you #ill Cud&e them as <it= does. ,1'- % 3ll their harm(ulness lies in the e&o+s Cud&ment. ' 3ll their hel,(ulness lies in the Cud&ment o( the 0oly 5,irit. T-:.I6.!. The e&o) too) has a ,lan o( (or&i eness $ecause you are askin& (or one) thou&h not o( the ri&ht teacher. 2 The e&o+s ,lan) o( course) makes no sense and #ill not #ork. 3 By (ollo#in& its ,lan you #ill merely ,lace yoursel( in an im,ossi$le situation) to #hich the e&o al#ays leads you. ! The e&o+s ,lan is to ha e you see error clearly (irst) and then o erlook it. % 7et ho# can you o erlook #hat you ha e made realD ' By seein& it clearly) you ha e made it real and <cannot= o erlook it. * This is #here the e&o is (orced to a,,eal to 2mysteries)2 insistin& that you must acce,t the meanin&less to sa e yoursel(. 4any ha e tried to do this in my name) (or&ettin& that my #ords make ,er(ect sense $ecause they come (rom 1od. : They are as sensi$le no# as they e er #ere) $ecause they s,eak o( ideas that are eternal. T-:.I6.%. "or&i eness that is learned o( me does not use (ear to undo (ear. 2 Nor does it make real the unreal and then destroy it. 3 "or&i eness throu&h the 0oly 5,irit lies sim,ly in lookin& $eyond error (rom the $e&innin&) and thus kee,in& it unreal (or you. ! Do not let any $elie( in its realness enter your mind) or you #ill also $elie e that you must undo #hat you ha e made in order to $e (or&i en. % 8hat has no e((ect does not e/ist) and to the 0oly 5,irit the e((ects o( error are

none/istent. ' By steadily and consistently cancellin& out all its e((ects) e ery#here and in all res,ects) 0e teaches that the e&o does not e/ist and ,ro es it. T-:.I6.'. "ollo# the 0oly 5,irit+s teachin& in (or&i eness) then) $ecause (or&i eness is 0is (unction and 0e kno#s ho# to (ul(ill it ,er(ectly. 2 That is #hat I meant #hen I said that miracles are natural) and #hen they do not occur somethin& has &one #ron&. 3 4iracles are merely the si&n o( your #illin&ness to (ollo# the 0oly 5,irit+s ,lan o( sal ation) reco&niAin& that you do not understand #hat it is. ! 0is #ork is not your (unction) and unless you acce,t this you cannot learn #hat your (unction is. T-:.I6.*. The con(usion o( (unctions is so ty,ical o( the e&o that you should $e quite (amiliar #ith it $y no#. 2 The e&o $elie es that all (unctions $elon& to it) e en thou&h it has no idea #hat they are. 3 This is more than mere con(usion. ! It is a ,articularly dan&erous com$ination o( &randiosity and con(usion that makes the e&o likely to attack anyone and anythin& (or no reason at all. % This is e/actly #hat the e&o does. ,1': ' It is un,redicta$le in its res,onses) $ecause it has no idea o( #hat it ,ercei es. T-:.I6.-. I( you ha e no idea #hat is ha,,enin&) ho# a,,ro,riately can you e/,ect to reactD 2 7ou mi&ht ask yoursel() re&ardless o( ho# you may account (or the reaction) #hether its un,redicta$ility ,laces the e&o in a sound ,osition as your &uide. 3 ;et me re,eat that the e&o+s quali(ications as a &uide are sin&ularly un(ortunate) and that it is a remarka$ly ,oor choice as a teacher o( sal ation. ! 3nyone #ho elects a totally insane &uide must $e totally insane himsel(. % Nor is it true that you do not realiAe the &uide is insane. ' 7ou realiAe it $ecause I realiAe it) and you ha e Cud&ed it $y the same standard I ha e. T-:.I6.:. The e&o literally li es on $orro#ed time) and its days are num$ered. 2 Do not (ear the ;ast Hud&ment) $ut #elcome it and do not #ait) (or the e&o+s time is 2$orro#ed2 (rom your eternity. 3 This is the 5econd Comin& that #as made (or you as the "irst #as created. ! The 5econd Comin& is merely the return o( sense. % Can this ,ossi$ly $e (ear(ulD T-:.I6.1>. 8hat can $e (ear(ul $ut (antasy) and #ho turns to (antasy unless he des,airs o( (indin& satis(action in realityD 2 7et it is certain that you #ill ne er (ind satis(action in (antasy) so that your only ho,e is to chan&e your mind a$out reality. 3 Only i( the decision that reality is (ear(ul is #ron& can 1od $e ri&ht. ! 3nd I assure you that 1od <is= ri&ht. % Be &lad) then) that you ha e $een #ron&) $ut this #as only $ecause you did not kno# #ho you #ere. ' 0ad you kno#n) you could no more ha e $een #ron& than 1od can.

T-:.I6.11. The im,ossi$le can ha,,en only in (antasy. 2 8hen you search (or reality in (antasies you #ill not (ind it. 3 The sym$ols o( (antasy are o( the e&o) and o( these you #ill (ind many. ! But do not look (or meanin& in them. % They ha e no more meanin& than the (antasies into #hich they are #o en. ' "airy tales can $e ,leasant or (ear(ul) $ut no one calls them true. * Children may $elie e them) and so) (or a #hile) the tales are true (or them. - 7et #hen reality da#ns) the (antasies are &one. : Reality has not &one in the mean#hile. 1> The 5econd Comin& is the a#areness o( reality) not its return. T-:.I6.12. Behold) my child) reality is here. 2 It $elon&s to you and me and 1od) and is ,er(ectly satis(yin& to all o( Us. 3 Only this a#areness heals) $ecause it is the a#areness o( truth. ,1*> ". T#e 1n#eale! Healer T-:.6.1. The e&o+s ,lan (or (or&i eness is (ar more #idely used than 1od+s. 2 This is $ecause it is undertaken $y unhealed healers) and is there(ore o( the e&o. 3 ;et us consider the unhealed healer more care(ully no#. ! By de(inition) he is tryin& to &i e #hat he has not recei ed. % I( an unhealed healer is a theolo&ian) (or e/am,le) he may $e&in #ith the ,remise) 2I am a misera$le sinner) and so are you.2 ' I( he is a ,sychothera,ist) he is more likely to start #ith the equally incredi$le $elie( that attack is real (or $oth himsel( and the ,atient) $ut that it does not matter (or either o( them. T-:.6.2. I ha e re,eatedly said that $elie(s o( the e&o cannot $e shared) and this is #hy they are unreal. 2 0o#) then) can 2unco erin&2 them make them realD 3 @ ery healer #ho searches (antasies (or truth must $e unhealed) $ecause he does not kno# #here to look (or truth) and there(ore does not ha e the ans#er to the ,ro$lem o( healin&. T-:.6.3. There is an ad anta&e to $rin&in& ni&htmares into a#areness) $ut only to teach that they are not real) and that anythin& they contain is meanin&less. 2 The unhealed healer cannot do this $ecause he does not $elie e it. 3 3ll unhealed healers (ollo# the e&o+s ,lan (or (or&i eness in one (orm or another. ! I( they are theolo&ians they are likely to condemn themsel es) teach condemnation and ad ocate a (ear(ul solution. % ?roCectin& condemnation onto 1od) they make 0im a,,ear retaliati e) and (ear 0is retri$ution. ' 8hat they ha e done is merely to identi(y #ith the e&o) and $y ,ercei in& #hat <it= does) condemn themsel es $ecause o( this con(usion. * It is understanda$le that there ha e $een re olts a&ainst this conce,t) $ut to re olt a&ainst it is still to $elie e in it. T-:.6.!. 5ome ne#er (orms o( the e&o+s ,lan are as unhel,(ul as the older ones) $ecause (orm does not matter and the content has not chan&ed. 2 In one o( the ne#er (orms) (or e/am,le) a ,sychothera,ist

may inter,ret the e&o+s sym$ols in a ni&htmare) and then use them to ,ro e that the ni&htmare is real. 3 0a in& made it real) he then attem,ts to dis,el its e((ects $y de,reciatin& the im,ortance o( the dreamer. ! This #ould $e a healin& a,,roach i( the dreamer #ere also identi(ied as unreal. % 7et i( the dreamer is equated #ith the mind) the mind+s correcti e ,o#er throu&h the 0oly 5,irit is denied. ' This is a contradiction e en in the e&o+s terms) and one #hich it usually notes e en in its con(usion. ,1*1 T-:.6.%. I( the #ay to counteract (ear is to reduce the im,ortance o( the mind) ho# can this $uild e&o stren&thD 2 5uch e ident inconsistencies account (or #hy no one has really e/,lained #hat ha,,ens in ,sychothera,y. 3 Nothin& really does. ! Nothin& real has ha,,ened to the unhealed healer) and he must learn (rom his o#n teachin&. % 0is e&o #ill al#ays seek to &et somethin& (rom the situation. ' The unhealed healer there(ore does not kno# ho# to &i e) and consequently cannot share. * 0e cannot correct $ecause he is not #orkin& correcti ely. - 0e $elie es that it is u, to him to teach the ,atient #hat is real) althou&h he does not kno# it himsel(. T-:.6.'. 8hat) then) should ha,,enD 2 8hen 1od said) 2;et there $e li&ht)2 there <#as= li&ht. 3 Can you (ind li&ht $y analyAin& darkness) as the ,sychothera,ist does) or like the theolo&ian) $y ackno#led&in& darkness in yoursel( and lookin& (or a distant li&ht to remo e it) #hile em,hasiAin& the distanceD ! 0ealin& is not mysterious. % Nothin& #ill chan&e unless it is understood) since li&ht <is= understandin&. ' 3 2misera$le sinner2 cannot $e healed #ithout ma&ic) nor can an 2unim,ortant mind2 esteem itsel( #ithout ma&ic. T-:.6.*. Both (orms o( the e&o+s a,,roach) then) must arri e at an im,asse9 the characteristic 2im,ossi$le situation2 to #hich the e&o al#ays leads. 2 It may hel, someone to ,oint out #here he is headin&) $ut the ,oint is lost unless he is also hel,ed to chan&e his direction. 3 The unhealed healer cannot do this (or him) since he cannot do it (or himsel(. ! The only meanin&(ul contri$ution the healer can make is to ,resent an e/am,le o( one #hose direction has $een chan&ed <(or= him) and #ho no lon&er $elie es in ni&htmares o( any kind. % The li&ht in his mind #ill there(ore ans#er the questioner) #ho must decide #ith 1od that there is li&ht <$ecause= he sees it. ' 3nd $y his ackno#led&ment the healer kno#s it is there. * That is ho# ,erce,tion ultimately is translated into kno#led&e. - The miracle #orker $e&ins $y ,ercei in& li&ht) and translates his ,erce,tion into sureness $y continually e/tendin& it and acce,tin& its ackno#led&ment. : Its e((ects assure him it is there. T-:.6.-. 3 thera,ist does not heal9 <he lets healin& $e.= 2 0e can ,oint to darkness $ut he cannot $rin& li&ht o( himsel() (or li&ht is not o(

him. 3 7et) $ein& <(or= him) it must also $e (or his ,atient. ! The 0oly 5,irit is the only Thera,ist. % 0e makes healin& clear in any situation in #hich 0e is the 1uide. ' 7ou can only let 0im (ul(ill 0is (unction. ,1*2 * 0e needs no hel, (or this. - 0e #ill tell you e/actly #hat to do to hel, anyone 0e sends to you (or hel,) and #ill s,eak to him throu&h you i( you do not inter(ere. : Remem$er that you choose the &uide (or hel,in&) and the #ron& choice #ill not hel,. 1> But remem$er also that the ri&ht one #ill. 11 Trust 0im) (or hel, is 0is (unction) and 0e is o( 1od. 12 3s you a#aken other minds to the 0oly 5,irit throu&h 0im) and not yoursel() you #ill understand that you are not o$eyin& the la#s o( this #orld. 13 But the la#s you are o$eyin& #ork. 1! 2The &ood is #hat #orks2 is a sound thou&h insu((icient statement. 1% Only the &ood <can= #ork. 1' Nothin& else #orks at all. T-:.6.:. This course o((ers a ery direct and a ery sim,le learnin& situation) and ,ro ides the 1uide 8ho tells you #hat to do. 2 I( you do it) you #ill see that it #orks. 3 Its results are more con incin& than its #ords. ! They #ill con ince you that the #ords are true. % By (ollo#in& the ri&ht 1uide) you #ill learn the sim,lest o( all lessons. ' By their (ruits ye shall kno# them) and they shall kno# themsel es. "I. T#e Acceptance of 7o'r -rot#er T-:.6I.1. 0o# can you $ecome increasin&ly a#are o( the 0oly 5,irit in you e/ce,t $y 0is e((ectsD 2 7ou cannot see 0im #ith your eyes nor hear 0im #ith your ears. 3 0o#) then) can you ,ercei e 0im at allD ! I( you ins,ire Coy and others react to you #ith Coy) e en thou&h you are not e/,eriencin& Coy yoursel( there must $e somethin& in you that is ca,a$le o( ,roducin& it. % I( it is in you and can ,roduce Coy) and i( you see that it does ,roduce Coy in others) you must $e dissociatin& it in yoursel(. T-:.6I.2. It seems to you that the 0oly 5,irit does not ,roduce Coy consistently in you only $ecause you do not consistently arouse Coy in others. 2 Their reactions to you are your e aluations o( 0is consistency. 3 8hen you are inconsistent you #ill not al#ays &i e rise to Coy) and so you #ill not al#ays reco&niAe 0is consistency. ! 8hat you o((er to your $rother you o((er to 0im) $ecause 0e cannot &o $eyond your o((erin& in 0is &i in&. % This is not $ecause 0e limits 0is &i in&) $ut sim,ly $ecause you ha e limited your recei in&. ' The decision to recei e is the decision to acce,t. ,1*3 T-:.6I.3. I( your $rothers are ,art o( you) #ill you acce,t themD 2 Only they can teach you #hat you are) (or your learnin& is the result o( #hat you tau&ht them. 3 8hat you call u,on in them you call u,on in yoursel(. ! 3nd as you call u,on it in them it $ecomes real to you. %

1od has $ut one 5on) kno#in& them all as One. ' Only 1od 0imsel( is more than they $ut they are not less than 0e is. * 8ould you kno# #hat this meansD - I( #hat you do to my $rother you do to me) and i( you do e erythin& (or yoursel( $ecause #e are ,art o( you) e erythin& #e do $elon&s to you as #ell. : @ eryone 1od created is ,art o( you and shares 0is &lory #ith you. 1> 0is &lory $elon&s to 0im) $ut it is equally yours. 11 7ou cannot) then) $e less &lorious than 0e is. T-:.6I.!. 1od is more than you only $ecause 0e created you) $ut not e en this #ould 0e kee, (rom you. 2 There(ore you can create as 0e did) and your dissociation #ill not alter this. 3 Neither 1od+s li&ht nor yours is dimmed $ecause you do not see. ! Because the 5onshi, must create as one) you remem$er creation #hene er you reco&niAe ,art o( creation. % @ach ,art you remem$er adds to your #holeness $ecause each ,art <is= #hole. ' 8holeness is indi isi$le) $ut you cannot learn o( your #holeness until you see it e ery#here. * 7ou can kno# yoursel( only as 1od kno#s 0is 5on) (or kno#led&e is shared #ith 1od. - 8hen you a#ake in 0im you #ill kno# your ma&nitude $y acce,tin& 0is limitlessness as yours. : But mean#hile you #ill Cud&e it as you Cud&e your $rother+s) and #ill acce,t it as you acce,t his. T-:.6I.%. 7ou are not yet a#ake) $ut you can learn ho# to a#aken. 2 6ery sim,ly) the 0oly 5,irit teaches you to a#aken others. 3 3s you see them #aken you #ill learn #hat #akin& means) and $ecause you ha e chosen to #ake them) their &ratitude and their a,,reciation o( #hat you ha e &i en them #ill teach you its alue. ! They #ill $ecome the #itnesses to your reality) as you #ere created #itness to 1od+s. % 7et #hen the 5onshi, comes to&ether and acce,ts its Oneness it #ill $e kno#n $y its creations) #ho #itness to its reality as the 5on does to the "ather. T-:.6I.'. 4iracles ha e no ,lace in eternity) $ecause they are re,arati e. 2 7et #hile you still need healin&) your miracles are the only #itnesses to your reality that you can reco&niAe. 3 7ou cannot ,er(orm a miracle (or yoursel() $ecause miracles are a #ay o( &i in& acce,tance and recei in& it. ! In time the &i in& comes (irst) thou&h they are simultaneous in eternity) #here they cannot $e se,arated. % 8hen you ha e learned they are the same) the need (or time is o er. ,1*! T-:.6I.*. @ternity is one time) its only dimension $ein& 2al#ays.2 2 This cannot mean anythin& to you until you remem$er 1od+s o,en 3rms) and (inally kno# 0is o,en 4ind. 3 ;ike 0im) <you= are 2al#ays29 in 0is 4ind and #ith a mind like 0is. ! In your o,en mind are your creations) in ,er(ect communication $orn o( ,er(ect understandin&. % Could you $ut acce,t one o( them you #ould not #ant anythin& the #orld has to o((er. ' @ erythin& else #ould $e totally meanin&less. * 1od+s meanin& is incom,lete #ithout you) and you are incom,lete

#ithout your creations. - 3cce,t your $rother in this #orld and acce,t nothin& else) (or in him you #ill (ind your creations $ecause he created them #ith you. : 7ou #ill ne er kno# that you are co-creator #ith 1od until you learn that your $rother is co-creator #ith you. "II. T#e T+o Eval'ations T-:.6II.1. 1od+s 8ill is your sal ation. 2 8ould 0e not ha e &i en you the means to (ind itD 3 I( 0e #ills you to ha e it) 0e must ha e made it ,ossi$le and easy to o$tain it. ! 7our $rothers are e ery#here. % 7ou do not ha e to seek (ar (or sal ation. ' @ ery minute and e ery second &i es you a chance to sa e yoursel(. * Do not lose these chances) not $ecause they #ill not return) $ut $ecause delay o( Coy is needless. 1od #ills you ,er(ect ha,,iness no#. : Is it ,ossi$le that this is not also your #illD 1> 3nd is it ,ossi$le that this is not also the #ill o( your $rothersD T-:.6II.2. Consider) then) that in this Coint #ill you are all united) and in this only. 2 There may $e disa&reement on anythin& else) $ut not on this. 3 This) then) is #here ,eace a$ides. ! 3nd you a$ide in ,eace #hen you so decide. % 7et you cannot a$ide in ,eace unless you acce,t the 3tonement) $ecause the 3tonement <is= the #ay to ,eace. ' The reason is ery sim,le) and so o$ ious that it is o(ten o erlooked. * The e&o is a(raid o( the o$ ious) since o$ iousness is the essential characteristic o( reality. - 7et <you= cannot o erlook it unless you are not lookin&. T-:.6II.3. It is ,er(ectly o$ ious that i( the 0oly 5,irit looks #ith lo e on all 0e ,ercei es) 0e looks #ith lo e on you. 2 0is e aluation o( you is $ased on 0is kno#led&e o( #hat you are) and so 0e e aluates you truly. 3 3nd this e aluation must $e in your mind) $ecause 0e is. ! The e&o is also in your mind) $ecause you ha e acce,ted it there. ,1*% % Its e aluation o( you) ho#e er) is the e/act o,,osite o( the 0oly 5,irit+s) $ecause the e&o does not lo e you. ' It is una#are o( #hat you are) and #holly mistrust(ul o( e erythin& it ,ercei es $ecause its ,erce,tions are so shi(tin&. * The e&o is there(ore ca,a$le o( sus,iciousness at $est and iciousness at #orst. - That is its ran&e. : It cannot e/ceed it $ecause o( its uncertainty. 1> 3nd it can ne er &o $eyond it $ecause it can ne er <$e= certain. T-:.6II.!. 7ou) then) ha e t#o con(lictin& e aluations o( yoursel( in your mind) and they cannot $oth $e true. 2 7ou do not yet realiAe ho# com,letely di((erent these e aluations are) $ecause you do not understand ho# lo(ty the 0oly 5,irit+s ,erce,tion o( you really is. 3 0e is not decei ed $y anythin& you do) $ecause 0e ne er (or&ets #hat you are. ! The e&o is decei ed $y e erythin& you do) es,ecially #hen you res,ond to the 0oly 5,irit) $ecause at such times its con(usion

increases. % The e&o is) there(ore) ,articularly likely to attack you #hen you react lo in&ly) $ecause it has e aluated you as unlo in& and you are &oin& a&ainst its Cud&ment. ' The e&o #ill attack your moti es as soon as they $ecome clearly out o( accord #ith its ,erce,tion o( you. * This is #hen it #ill shi(t a$ru,tly (rom sus,iciousness to iciousness) since its uncertainty is increased. - 7et it is surely ,ointless to attack in return. : 8hat can this mean e/ce,t that you are a&reein& #ith the e&o+s e aluation o( #hat you areD T-:.6II.%. I( you choose to see yoursel( as unlo in& you #ill not $e ha,,y. 2 7ou are condemnin& yoursel( and must there(ore re&ard yoursel( as inadequate. 3 8ould you look to the e&o to hel, you esca,e (rom a sense o( inadequacy it has ,roduced) and must maintain (or its e/istenceD ! Can you esca,e (rom its e aluation o( you $y usin& its methods (or kee,in& this ,icture intactD T-:.6II.'. 7ou cannot e aluate an insane $elie( system (rom #ithin it. 2 Its ran&e ,recludes this. 3 7ou can only &o $eyond it) look $ack (rom a ,oint #here sanity e/ists and <see the contrast.= ! Only $y this contrast can insanity $e Cud&ed as insane. % 8ith the &randeur o( 1od in you) you ha e chosen to $e little and to lament your littleness. ' 8ithin the system that dictated this choice the lament is ine ita$le. * 7our littleness is taken (or &ranted there and you do not ask) 28ho &ranted itD2 - The question is meanin&less #ithin the e&o+s thou&ht system) $ecause it #ould o,en the #hole thou&ht system to question. T-:.6II.*. I ha e said that the e&o does not kno# #hat a real question is. ,1*' 2 ;ack o( kno#led&e o( any kind is al#ays associated #ith un#illin&ness to kno#) and this ,roduces a total lack o( kno#led&e sim,ly $ecause kno#led&e is total. 3 Not to question your littleness there(ore is to deny all kno#led&e) and kee, the e&o+s #hole thou&ht system intact. ! 7ou cannot retain ,art o( a thou&ht system) $ecause it can $e questioned only at its (oundation. % 3nd this must $e questioned (rom $eyond it) $ecause #ithin it its (oundation does stand. ' The 0oly 5,irit Cud&es a&ainst the reality o( the e&o+s thou&ht system merely $ecause 0e kno#s its (oundation is not true. * There(ore) nothin& that arises (rom it means anythin&. - 0e Cud&es e ery $elie( you hold in terms o( #here it comes (rom. : I( it comes (rom 1od) 0e kno#s it to $e true. 1> I( it does not) 0e kno#s that it is meanin&less. T-:.6II.-. 8hene er you question your alue) say. 2 1od 0imsel( is incom,lete #ithout me. 3 Remem$er this #hen the e&o s,eaks) and you #ill not hear it. ! The truth a$out you is so lo(ty that nothin& un#orthy o( 1od is #orthy o( you. % Choose) then) #hat you #ant in these terms) and acce,t nothin&

that you #ould not o((er to 1od as #holly (ittin& (or 0im. ' 7ou do not #ant anythin& else. * Return your ,art to 0im) and 0e #ill &i e you all o( 0imsel( in e/chan&e (or the return o( #hat $elon&s to 0im and renders 0im com,lete. "III. Gran!e'r vers's Gran!iosit. T-:.6III.1. 1randeur is o( 1od) and only o( 0im. 2 There(ore it is in you. 3 8hene er you $ecome a#are o( it) ho#e er dimly) you a$andon the e&o automatically) $ecause in the ,resence o( the &randeur o( 1od the meanin&lessness o( the e&o $ecomes ,er(ectly a,,arent. ! 8hen this occurs) e en thou&h it does not understand it) the e&o $elie es that its 2enemy2 has struck) and attem,ts to o((er &i(ts to induce you to return to its 2,rotection.2 % 5el(-in(lation is the only o((erin& it can make. ' The &randiosity o( the e&o is its alternati e to the &randeur o( 1od. * 8hich #ill you chooseD T-:.6III.2. 1randiosity is al#ays a co er (or des,air. 2 It is #ithout ho,e $ecause it is not real. 3 It is an attem,t to counteract your littleness) $ased on the $elie( that the littleness is real. ! 8ithout this $elie( &randiosity is meanin&less) and you could not ,ossi$ly #ant it. ,1** % The essence o( &randiosity is com,etiti eness) $ecause it al#ays in ol es attack. ' It is a delusional attem,t to outdo) $ut not to undo. * 8e said $e(ore that the e&o acillates $et#een sus,iciousness and iciousness. - It remains sus,icious as lon& as you des,air o( yoursel(. : It shi(ts to iciousness #hen you decide not to tolerate sel(a$asement and seek relie(. 1> Then it o((ers you the illusion o( attack as a 2solution.2 T-:.6III.3. The e&o does not understand the di((erence $et#een &randeur and &randiosity) $ecause it sees no di((erence $et#een miracle im,ulses and e&o-alien $elie(s o( its o#n. 2 I told you that the e&o is a#are o( threat to its e/istence) $ut makes no distinctions $et#een these t#o ery di((erent kinds o( threat. 3 Its ,ro(ound sense o( ulnera$ility renders it inca,a$le o( Cud&ment e/ce,t in terms o( attack. ! 8hen the e&o e/,eriences threat) its only decision is #hether to attack no# or to #ithdra# to attack later. % I( you acce,t its o((er o( &randiosity it #ill attack immediately. ' I( you do not) it #ill #ait. T-:.6III.!. The e&o is immo$iliAed in the ,resence o( 1od+s &randeur) $ecause 0is &randeur esta$lishes your (reedom. 2 @ en the (aintest hint o( your reality literally dri es the e&o (rom your mind) $ecause you #ill &i e u, all in estment in it. 3 1randeur is totally #ithout illusions) and $ecause it is real it is com,ellin&ly con incin&. ! 7et the con iction o( reality #ill not remain #ith you unless you do not allo# the e&o to attack it. % The e&o #ill make e ery e((ort to reco er and mo$iliAe its ener&ies a&ainst your release. ' It #ill tell you that you are insane) and

ar&ue that &randeur cannot $e a real ,art o( you $ecause o( the littleness in #hich it $elie es. * 7et your &randeur is not delusional $ecause you did not make it. - 7ou made &randiosity and are a(raid o( it $ecause it is a (orm o( attack) $ut your &randeur is o( 1od) 8ho created it out o( 0is ;o e. T-:.6III.%. "rom your &randeur you can only $less) $ecause your &randeur is your a$undance. 2 By $lessin& you hold it in your mind) ,rotectin& it (rom illusions and kee,in& yoursel( in the 4ind o( 1od. 3 Remem$er al#ays that you cannot $e any#here e/ce,t in the 4ind o( 1od. ! 8hen you (or&et this) you <#ill= des,air and you <#ill= attack. T-:.6III.'. The e&o de,ends solely on your #illin&ness to tolerate it. 2 I( you are #illin& to look u,on your &randeur you cannot des,air) and there(ore you cannot #ant the e&o. 3 7our &randeur is 1od+s ans#er to the e&o) $ecause it is true. ! ;ittleness and &randeur cannot coe/ist) nor is it ,ossi$le (or them to alternate. % ;ittleness and &randiosity can and must alternate) since $oth are untrue and are there(ore on the same le el. ,1*- ' Bein& the le el o( shi(t) it is e/,erienced as shi(tin& and e/tremes are its essential characteristic. T-:.6III.*. Truth and littleness are denials o( each other $ecause &randeur is truth. 2 Truth does not acillate9 it is al#ays true. 3 8hen &randeur sli,s a#ay (rom you) you ha e re,laced it #ith somethin& you ha e made. ! ?erha,s it is the $elie( in littleness9 ,erha,s it is the $elie( in &randiosity. % 7et it must $e insane $ecause it is not true. ' 7our &randeur #ill ne er decei e you) $ut your illusions al#ays #ill. * Illusions are dece,tions. - 7ou cannot trium,h) $ut you <are= e/alted. : 3nd in your e/alted state you seek others like you and reCoice #ith them. T-:.6III.-. It is easy to distin&uish &randeur (rom &randiosity) $ecause lo e is returned and ,ride is not. 2 ?ride #ill not ,roduce miracles) and #ill there(ore de,ri e you o( the true #itnesses to your reality. 3 Truth is not o$scure nor hidden) $ut its o$ iousness to you lies in the Coy you $rin& to its #itnesses) #ho sho# it to you. ! They attest to your &randeur) $ut they cannot attest to ,ride $ecause ,ride is not shared. % 1od #ants you to $ehold #hat 0e created $ecause it is 0is Coy. T-:.6III.:. Can your &randeur $e arro&ant #hen 1od 0imsel( #itnesses to itD 2 3nd #hat can $e real that has no #itnessesD 3 8hat &ood can come o( itD ! 3nd i( no &ood can come o( it the 0oly 5,irit cannot use it. % 8hat 0e cannot trans(orm to the 8ill o( 1od does not e/ist at all. ' 1randiosity is delusional) $ecause it is used to re,lace your &randeur. * 7et #hat 1od has created cannot $e re,laced. - 1od is incom,lete #ithout you $ecause 0is &randeur is total) and you cannot $e missin& (rom it.

T-:.6III.1>. 7ou are alto&ether irre,lacea$le in the 4ind o( 1od. 2 No one else can (ill your ,art in it) and #hile you lea e your ,art o( it em,ty your eternal ,lace merely #aits (or your return. 3 1od) throu&h 0is 6oice) reminds you o( it) and 1od 0imsel( kee,s your e/tensions sa(e #ithin it. ! 7et you do not kno# them until you return to them. % 7ou cannot re,lace the Gin&dom) and you cannot re,lace yoursel(. ' 1od) 8ho kno#s your alue) #ould not ha e it so) and so it is not so. * 7our alue is in 1od+s 4ind) and there(ore not in yours alone. - To acce,t yoursel( as 1od created you cannot $e arro&ance) $ecause it is the denial o( arro&ance. : To acce,t your littleness <is= arro&ant) $ecause it means that you $elie e your e aluation o( yoursel( is truer than 1od+s. ,1*: T-:.6III.11. 7et i( truth is indi isi$le) your e aluation o( yoursel( must <$e= 1od+s. 2 7ou did not esta$lish your alue and it needs no de(ense. 3 Nothin& can attack it nor ,re ail o er it. ! It does not ary. % It merely <is.= ' 3sk the 0oly 5,irit #hat it is and 0e #ill tell you) $ut do not $e a(raid o( 0is ans#er) $ecause it comes (rom 1od. * It is an e/alted ans#er $ecause o( its 5ource) $ut the 5ource is true and so is Its ans#er. - ;isten and do not question #hat you hear) (or 1od does not decei e. : 0e #ould ha e you re,lace the e&o+s $elie( in littleness #ith 0is O#n e/alted 3ns#er to #hat you are) so that you can cease to question it and kno# it (or #hat it is. ,1-> Cha,ter 1>. THE I$OLS OF SIC,NESS Intro!'ction T-1>.in.1. Nothin& $eyond yoursel( can make you (ear(ul or lo in&) $ecause nothin& <is= $eyond you. 2 Time and eternity are $oth in your mind) and #ill con(lict until you ,ercei e time solely as a means to re&ain eternity. 3 7ou cannot do this as lon& as you $elie e that anythin& ha,,enin& to you is caused $y (actors outside yoursel(. ! 7ou must learn that time is solely at your dis,osal) and that nothin& in the #orld can take this res,onsi$ility (rom you. % 7ou can iolate 1od+s la#s in your ima&ination) $ut you cannot esca,e (rom them. ' They #ere esta$lished (or your ,rotection and are as in iolate as your sa(ety. T-1>.in.2. 1od created nothin& $eside you and nothin& $eside you e/ists) (or you are ,art o( 0im. 2 8hat e/ce,t 0im can e/istD 3 Nothin& $eyond 0im can ha,,en) $ecause nothin& e/ce,t 0im is real. ! 7our creations add to 0im as you do) $ut nothin& is added that is di((erent $ecause e erythin& has al#ays $een. % 8hat can u,set you e/ce,t the e,hemeral) and ho# can the e,hemeral $e real i( you are 1od+s only creation and 0e created you eternalD ' 7our holy mind esta$lishes

e erythin& that ha,,ens to you. * @ ery res,onse you make to e erythin& you ,ercei e is u, to you) $ecause your mind determines your ,erce,tion o( it. T-1>.in.3. 1od does not chan&e 0is 4ind a$out you) (or 0e is not uncertain o( 0imsel(. 2 3nd #hat 0e kno#s can $e kno#n) $ecause 0e does not kno# it only (or 0imsel(. 3 0e created you (or 0imsel() $ut 0e &a e you the ,o#er to create (or yoursel( so you #ould $e like 0im. ! That is #hy your mind is holy. % Can anythin& e/ceed the ;o e o( 1odD ' Can anythin&) then) e/ceed your #illD * Nothin& can reach you (rom $eyond it $ecause) $ein& in 1od) you encom,ass e erythin&. - Belie e this) and you #ill realiAe ho# much is u, to you. : 8hen anythin& threatens your ,eace o( mind) ask yoursel() 20as 1od chan&ed 0is 4ind a$out meD2 1> Then acce,t 0is decision) (or it is indeed chan&eless) and re(use to chan&e your mind a$out yoursel(. 11 1od #ill ne er decide a&ainst you) or 0e #ould $e decidin& a&ainst 0imsel(. ,1-1 I. At Ho e in Go! T-1>.I.1. 7ou do not kno# your creations sim,ly $ecause you #ould decide a&ainst them as lon& as your mind is s,lit) and to attack #hat you ha e created is im,ossi$le. 2 But remem$er that <it is as im,ossi$le (or 1od.= 3 The la# o( creation is that you lo e your creations as yoursel() $ecause they are ,art o( you. ! @ erythin& that #as created is there(ore ,er(ectly sa(e) $ecause the la#s o( 1od ,rotect it $y 0is ;o e. % 3ny ,art o( your mind that does not kno# this has $anished itsel( (rom kno#led&e) $ecause it has not met its conditions. ' 8ho could ha e done this $ut youD * Reco&niAe this &ladly) (or in this reco&nition lies the realiAation that your $anishment is not o( 1od) and there(ore does not e/ist. T-1>.I.2. 7ou are at home in 1od) dreamin& o( e/ile $ut ,er(ectly ca,a$le o( a#akenin& to reality. 2 Is it your decision to do soD 3 7ou reco&niAe (rom your o#n e/,erience that #hat you see in dreams you think is real #hile you are aslee,. ! 7et the instant you #aken you realiAe that e erythin& that seemed to ha,,en in the dream did not ha,,en at all. % 7ou do not think this stran&e) e en thou&h all the la#s o( #hat you a#aken to #ere iolated #hile you sle,t. ' Is it not ,ossi$le that you merely shi(ted (rom one dream to another) #ithout really #akin&D T-1>.I.3. 8ould you $other to reconcile #hat ha,,ened in con(lictin& dreams) or #ould you dismiss $oth to&ether i( you disco ered that reality is in accord #ith neitherD 2 7ou do not remem$er $ein& a#ake. 3 8hen you hear the 0oly 5,irit you may (eel $etter $ecause lo in& then seems ,ossi$le to you) $ut you do not remem$er yet that it once #as

so. ! 3nd it is in this remem$erin& that you #ill kno# it can $e so a&ain. % 8hat is ,ossi$le has not yet $een accom,lished. ' 7et #hat has once $een is so no#) i( it is eternal. * 8hen you remem$er) you #ill kno# that #hat you remem$er is eternal) and there(ore is no#. T-1>.I.!. 7ou #ill remem$er e erythin& the instant you desire it #holly) (or i( to desire #holly is to create) you #ill ha e #illed a#ay the se,aration) returnin& your mind simultaneously to your Creator and your creations. 2 Gno#in& Them you #ill ha e no #ish to slee,) $ut only the desire to #aken and $e &lad. 3 Dreams #ill $e im,ossi$le $ecause you #ill #ant only truth) and $ein& at last your #ill) it #ill $e yours. ,1-2 II. T#e $ecision to For)et T-1>.II.1. Unless you (irst kno# somethin& you cannot dissociate it. 2 Gno#led&e must ,recede dissociation) so that dissociation is nothin& more than a decision to (or&et. 3 8hat has $een (or&otten then a,,ears to $e (ear(ul) $ut only $ecause the dissociation is an attack on truth. ! 7ou are (ear(ul <$ecause= you ha e (or&otten. % 3nd you ha e re,laced your kno#led&e $y an a#areness o( dreams $ecause you are a(raid o( your dissociation) not o( #hat you ha e dissociated. ' 8hen #hat you ha e dissociated is acce,ted) it ceases to $e (ear(ul. T-1>.II.2. 7et to &i e u, the dissociation o( reality $rin&s more than merely lack o( (ear. 2 In this decision lie Coy and ,eace and the &lory o( creation. 3 O((er the 0oly 5,irit only your #illin&ness to remem$er) (or 0e retains the kno#led&e o( 1od and o( yoursel( (or you) #aitin& (or your acce,tance. ! 1i e u, &ladly e erythin& that #ould stand in the #ay o( your remem$erin&) (or 1od is in your memory. % 0is 6oice #ill tell you that you are ,art o( 0im #hen you are #illin& to remem$er 0im and kno# your o#n reality a&ain. ' ;et nothin& in this #orld delay your remem$erin& o( 0im) (or in this remem$erin& is the kno#led&e o( yoursel(. T-1>.II.3. To remem$er is merely to restore to your mind <#hat is already there.= 2 7ou do not make #hat you remem$er9 you merely acce,t a&ain #hat is already there) $ut #as reCected. 3 The a$ility to acce,t truth in this #orld is the ,erce,tual counter,art o( creatin& in the Gin&dom. ! 1od #ill do 0is ,art i( you #ill do yours) and 0is return in e/chan&e (or yours is the e/chan&e o( kno#led&e (or ,erce,tion. % Nothin& is $eyond 0is 8ill (or you. ' But si&ni(y your #ill to remem$er 0im) and $eholdJ * 0e #ill &i e you e erythin& $ut (or the askin&. T-1>.II.!. 8hen you attack) you are denyin& yoursel(. 2 7ou are s,eci(ically teachin& yoursel( that you are not #hat you are. 3 7our denial o( reality ,recludes the acce,tance o( 1od+s &i(t) $ecause you ha e acce,ted somethin& else in its ,lace. ! I( you understand that this

is al#ays an attack on truth) and truth is 1od) you #ill realiAe #hy it is al#ays (ear(ul. % I( you (urther reco&niAe that you are ,art o( 1od) you #ill understand #hy it is that you al#ays attack yoursel( (irst. T-1>.II.%. 3ll attack is 5el( attack. 2 It cannot $e anythin& else. 3 3risin& (rom your o#n decision not to $e #hat you are) it is an attack on your identi(ication. ! 3ttack is thus the #ay in #hich your identi(ication is lost) $ecause #hen you attack) you must ha e (or&otten #hat you are. ,1-3 % 3nd i( your reality is 1od+s) #hen you attack you are not remem$erin& 0im. ' This is not $ecause 0e is &one) $ut $ecause you are acti ely choosin& not to remem$er 0im. T-1>.II.'. I( you realiAed the com,lete ha oc this makes o( your ,eace o( mind you could not make such an insane decision. 2 7ou make it only $ecause you still $elie e it can &et you somethin& you #ant. 3 It (ollo#s) then) that you #ant somethin& other than ,eace o( mind) $ut you ha e not considered #hat it must $e. ! 7et the lo&ical outcome o( your decision is ,er(ectly clear) i( you #ill only look at it. % By decidin& a&ainst your reality) you ha e made yoursel( i&ilant <a&ainst= 1od and 0is Gin&dom. ' 3nd it is this i&ilance that makes you a(raid to remem$er 0im. III. T#e Go! of Sic%ness T-1>.III.1. 7ou ha e not attacked 1od and you do lo e 0im. 2 Can you chan&e your realityD 3 No one can #ill to destroy himsel(. ! 8hen you think you are attackin& yoursel() it is a sure si&n that you hate #hat you <think= you are. % 3nd this) and only this) can $e attacked $y you. ' 8hat you think you are can $e ery hate(ul) and #hat this stran&e ima&e makes you do can $e ery destructi e. * 7et the destruction is no more real than the ima&e) althou&h those #ho make idols do #orshi, them. - The idols are nothin&) $ut their #orshi,,ers are the 5ons o( 1od in sickness. : 1od #ould ha e them released (rom their sickness and returned to 0is 4ind. 1> 0e #ill not limit your ,o#er to hel, them) $ecause 0e has &i en it to you. 11 Do not $e a(raid o( it) $ecause it is your sal ation. T-1>.III.2. 8hat Com(orter can there $e (or the sick children o( 1od e/ce,t 0is ,o#er throu&h youD 2 Remem$er that it does not matter #here in the 5onshi, 0e is acce,ted. 3 0e is al#ays acce,ted (or all) and #hen your mind recei es 0im the remem$rance o( 0im a#akens throu&hout the 5onshi,. ! 0eal your $rothers sim,ly $y acce,tin& 1od (or them. % 7our minds are not se,arate) and 1od has only one channel (or healin& $ecause 0e has $ut one 5on. ' 1od+s remainin& Communication ;ink #ith all 0is children Coins them to&ether) and them to 0im. * To $e a#are o( this is to heal them $ecause it is the a#areness that no one is se,arate) and so no one is sick. ,1-!

T-1>.III.3. To $elie e that a 5on o( 1od can $e sick is to $elie e that ,art o( 1od can su((er. 2 ;o e cannot su((er) $ecause it cannot attack. 3 The remem$rance o( lo e there(ore $rin&s in ulnera$ility #ith it. ! Do not side #ith sickness in the ,resence o( a 5on o( 1od e en i( he $elie es in it) (or your acce,tance o( 1od in him ackno#led&es the ;o e o( 1od he has (or&otten. % 7our reco&nition o( him as ,art o( 1od reminds him o( the truth a$out himsel() #hich he is denyin&. ' 8ould you stren&then his denial o( 1od and thus lose si&ht o( yoursel(D * Or #ould you remind him o( his #holeness and remem$er your Creator #ith himD T-1>.III.!. To $elie e a 5on o( 1od is sick is to #orshi, the same idol he does. 2 1od created lo e) not idolatry. 3 3ll (orms o( idolatry are caricatures o( creation) tau&ht $y sick minds too di ided to kno# that creation shares ,o#er and ne er usur,s it. ! 5ickness is idolatry) $ecause it is the $elie( that ,o#er can $e taken (rom you. % 7et this is im,ossi$le) $ecause you are ,art o( 1od) 8ho is all ,o#er. ' 3 sick &od must $e an idol) made in the ima&e o( #hat its maker thinks he is. * 3nd that is e/actly #hat the e&o does ,ercei e in a 5on o( 1od9 a sick &od) sel(-created) sel(-su((icient) ery icious and ery ulnera$le. - Is this the idol you #ould #orshi,D : Is this the ima&e you #ould $e i&ilant to sa eD 1> 3re you really a(raid o( losin& thisD T-1>.III.%. ;ook calmly at the lo&ical conclusion o( the e&o+s thou&ht system and Cud&e #hether its o((erin& is really #hat you #ant) (or this <is= #hat it o((ers you. 2 To o$tain this you are #illin& to attack the Di inity o( your $rothers) and thus lose si&ht o( yours. 3 3nd you are #illin& to kee, it hidden) to ,rotect an idol you think #ill sa e you (rom the dan&ers (or #hich it stands) $ut #hich do not e/ist. T-1>.III.'. There are no idolaters in the Gin&dom) $ut there is &reat a,,reciation (or e erythin& that 1od created) $ecause o( the calm kno#led&e that each one is ,art o( 0im. 2 1od+s 5on kno#s no idols) $ut he does kno# his "ather. 3 0ealth in this #orld is the counter,art o( alue in 0ea en. ! It is not my merit that I contri$ute to you $ut my lo e) (or you do not alue yoursel(. % 8hen you do not alue yoursel( you $ecome sick) $ut my alue o( you can heal you) $ecause the alue o( 1od+s 5on is one. ' 8hen I said) 24y ,eace I &i e unto you)2 I meant it. * ?eace comes (rom 1od throu&h me to you. - It is (or you althou&h you may not ask (or it. T-1>.III.*. 8hen a $rother is sick it is $ecause he is not askin& (or ,eace) and there(ore does not kno# he has it. 2 The acce,tance o( ,eace is the denial o( illusion) and sickness <is= an illusion. ,1-% 3 7et e ery 5on o( 1od has the ,o#er to deny illusions any#here in the Gin&dom) merely $y denyin& them com,letely in himsel(. ! I can heal you $ecause I kno# you. % I kno# your alue (or you) and it is this

alue that makes you #hole. ' 3 #hole mind is not idolatrous) and does not kno# o( con(lictin& la#s. * I #ill heal you merely $ecause I ha e only one messa&e) and it is true. - 7our (aith in it #ill make you #hole #hen you ha e (aith in me. T-1>.III.-. I do not $rin& 1od+s messa&e #ith dece,tion) and you #ill learn this as you learn that you al#ays recei e as much as you acce,t. 2 7ou could acce,t ,eace no# (or e eryone) and o((er them ,er(ect (reedom (rom all illusions $ecause you heard 0is 6oice. 3 But ha e no other &ods $e(ore 0im or you #ill not hear. ! 1od is not Cealous o( the &ods you make) $ut you are. % 7ou #ould sa e them and ser e them) $ecause you $elie e that they made you. ' 7ou think they are your (ather) $ecause you are ,roCectin& onto them the (ear(ul (act that you made them to re,lace 1od. * 7et #hen they seem to s,eak to you) remem$er that nothin& can re,lace 1od) and #hate er re,lacements you ha e attem,ted are nothin&. T-1>.III.:. 6ery sim,ly) then) you may $elie e you are a(raid o( nothin&ness) $ut you are really a(raid o( nothin&. 2 3nd in that a#areness you are healed. 3 7ou #ill hear the &od you listen to. ! 7ou made the &od o( sickness) and $y makin& him you made yoursel( a$le to hear him. % 7et you did not create him) $ecause he is not the 8ill o( the "ather. ' 0e is there(ore not eternal and #ill $e unmade (or you the instant you si&ni(y your #illin&ness to acce,t only the eternal. T-1>.III.1>. I( 1od has $ut one 5on) there is $ut one 1od. 2 7ou share reality #ith 0im) $ecause reality is not di ided. 3 To acce,t other &ods $e(ore 0im is to ,lace other ima&es $e(ore yoursel(. ! 7ou do not realiAe ho# much you listen to your &ods) and ho# i&ilant you are on their $ehal(. % 7et they e/ist only $ecause you honor them. ' ?lace honor #here it is due) and ,eace #ill $e yours. * It is your inheritance (rom your real "ather. - 7ou cannot make your "ather) and the (ather you made did not make you. : 0onor is not due to illusions) (or to honor them is to honor nothin&. 1> 7et (ear is not due them either) (or nothin& cannot $e (ear(ul. 11 7ou ha e chosen to (ear lo e $ecause o( its ,er(ect harmlessness) and $ecause o( this (ear you ha e $een #illin& to &i e u, your o#n ,er(ect hel,(ulness and your o#n ,er(ect 0el,. ,1-' T-1>.III.11. Only at the altar o( 1od #ill you (ind ,eace. 2 3nd this altar is in you $ecause 1od ,ut it there. 3 0is 6oice still calls you to return) and 0e #ill $e heard #hen you ,lace no other &ods $e(ore 0im. ! 7ou can &i e u, the &od o( sickness (or your $rothers9 in (act) you #ould ha e to do so i( you &i e him u, (or yoursel(. % "or i( you see the &od o( sickness any#here) you ha e acce,ted him. ' 3nd i( you acce,t him you #ill $o# do#n and #orshi, him) $ecause he #as made as 1od+s re,lacement. * 0e is the $elie( that you can choose #hich &od is

real. - 3lthou&h it is clear this has nothin& to do #ith reality) it is equally clear that it has e erythin& to do #ith reality as you ,ercei e it. I". T#e En! of Sic%ness T-1>.I6.1. 3ll ma&ic is an attem,t at reconcilin& the irreconcila$le. 2 3ll reli&ion is the reco&nition that the irreconcila$le cannot $e reconciled. 3 5ickness and ,er(ection are irreconcila$le. ! I( 1od created you ,er(ect) you <are= ,er(ect. % I( you $elie e you can $e sick) you ha e ,laced other &ods $e(ore 0im. ' 1od is not at #ar #ith the &od o( sickness you made) $ut you are. * 0e is the sym$ol o( decidin& a&ainst 1od) and you are a(raid o( him $ecause he cannot $e reconciled #ith 1od+s 8ill. - I( you attack him) you #ill make him real to you. : But i( you re(use to #orshi, him in #hate er (orm he may a,,ear to you) and #here er you think you see him) he #ill disa,,ear into the nothin&ness out o( #hich he #as made. T-1>.I6.2. Reality can da#n only on an unclouded mind. 2 It is al#ays there to $e acce,ted) $ut its acce,tance de,ends on your #illin&ness to ha e it. 3 To kno# reality must in ol e the #illin&ness to Cud&e unreality (or #hat it is. ! To o erlook nothin&ness is merely to Cud&e it correctly) and $ecause o( your a$ility to e aluate it truly) to let it &o. % Gno#led&e cannot da#n on a mind (ull o( illusions) $ecause truth and illusions are irreconcila$le. ' Truth is #hole) and cannot $e kno#n $y ,art o( a mind. T-1>.I6.3. The 5onshi, cannot $e ,ercei ed as ,artly sick) $ecause to ,ercei e it that #ay is not to ,ercei e it at all. 2 I( the 5onshi, is One) it is One in all res,ects. 3 Oneness cannot $e di ided. ! I( you ,ercei e other &ods your mind is s,lit) and you #ill not $e a$le to limit the s,lit) $ecause it is the si&n that you ha e remo ed ,art o( your mind (rom 1od+s 8ill. % This means it is out o( control. ' To $e out o( control is to $e out o( reason) and then the mind does $ecome unreasona$le. ,1-* * By de(inin& the mind #ron&ly) you ,ercei e it as (unctionin& #ron&ly. T-1>.I6.!. 1od+s la#s #ill kee, your mind at ,eace $ecause ,eace is 0is 8ill) and 0is la#s are esta$lished to u,hold it. 2 0is are the la#s o( (reedom) $ut yours are the la#s o( $onda&e. 3 5ince (reedom and $onda&e are irreconcila$le) their la#s cannot $e understood to&ether. ! The la#s o( 1od #ork only (or your &ood) and there are no other la#s $eside 0is. % @ erythin& else is merely la#less and there(ore chaotic. ' 7et 1od 0imsel( has ,rotected e erythin& 0e created $y 0is la#s. * @ erythin& that is not under them does not e/ist. - 2;a#s o( chaos2 is a meanin&less term. : Creation is ,er(ectly la#(ul) and the chaotic is #ithout meanin& $ecause it is #ithout 1od. 1> 7ou ha e 2&i en2 your ,eace to the &ods you made) $ut they are not there to take it (rom you) and you cannot &i e it to them.

T-1>.I6.%. 7ou are not (ree to &i e u, (reedom) $ut only to deny it. 2 7ou cannot do #hat 1od did not intend) $ecause #hat 0e did not intend does not ha,,en. 3 7our &ods do not $rin& chaos9 you are endo#in& them #ith chaos) and acce,tin& it o( them. ! 3ll this has ne er $een. % Nothin& $ut the la#s o( 1od has e er $een) and nothin& $ut 0is 8ill #ill e er $e. ' 7ou #ere created throu&h 0is la#s and $y 0is 8ill) and the manner o( your creation esta$lished you a creator. * 8hat you ha e made is so un#orthy o( you that you could hardly #ant it) i( you #ere #illin& to see it as it is. - 7ou #ill see nothin& at all. : 3nd your ision #ill automatically look $eyond it) to #hat is in you and all around you. 1> Reality cannot $reak throu&h the o$structions you inter,ose) $ut it #ill en elo, you com,letely #hen you let them &o. T-1>.I6.'. 8hen you ha e e/,erienced the ,rotection o( 1od) the makin& o( idols $ecomes inconcei a$le. 2 There are no stran&e ima&es in the 4ind o( 1od) and #hat is not in 0is 4ind cannot $e in yours) $ecause you are o( one mind and that mind $elon&s to 0im. 3 It is yours <$ecause= it $elon&s to 0im) (or to 0im o#nershi, is sharin&. ! 3nd i( it is so (or 0im) it is so (or you. % 0is de(initions <are= 0is la#s) (or $y them 0e esta$lished the uni erse as #hat it is. ' No (alse &ods you attem,t to inter,ose $et#een yoursel( and your reality a((ect truth at all. * ?eace is yours $ecause 1od created you. - 3nd 0e created nothin& else. T-1>.I6.*. The miracle is the act o( a 5on o( 1od #ho has laid aside all (alse &ods) and calls on his $rothers to do like#ise. 2 It is an act o( (aith) $ecause it is the reco&nition that his $rother can do it. ,1-- 3 It is a call to the 0oly 5,irit in his mind) a call that is stren&thened $y Coinin&. ! Because the miracle #orker has heard 1od+s 6oice) he stren&thens It in a sick $rother $y #eakenin& his $elie( in sickness) #hich he does not share. % The ,o#er o( one mind can shine into another) $ecause all the lam,s o( 1od #ere lit $y the same s,ark. ' It is e ery#here and it is eternal. T-1>.I6.-. In many only the s,ark remains) (or the 1reat Rays are o$scured. 2 7et 1od has ke,t the s,ark ali e so that the Rays can ne er $e com,letely (or&otten. 3 I( you $ut see the little s,ark you #ill learn o( the &reater li&ht) (or the Rays are there unseen. ! ?ercei in& the s,ark #ill heal) $ut kno#in& the li&ht #ill create. % 7et in the returnin& the little li&ht must $e ackno#led&ed (irst) (or the se,aration #as a descent (rom ma&nitude to littleness. ' But the s,ark is still as ,ure as the 1reat ;i&ht) $ecause it is the remainin& call o( creation. * ?ut all your (aith in it) and 1od 0imsel( #ill ans#er you. ". T#e $enial of Go!

T-1>.6.1. The rituals o( the &od o( sickness are stran&e and ery demandin&. 2 Hoy is ne er ,ermitted) (or de,ression is the si&n o( alle&iance to him. 3 De,ression means that you ha e (ors#orn 1od. ! 4any are a(raid o( $las,hemy) $ut they do not understand #hat it means. % They do not realiAe that to deny 1od is to deny their o#n Identity) and in this sense the #a&es o( sin <is= death. ' The sense is ery literal9 denial o( li(e ,ercei es its o,,osite) as all (orms o( denial re,lace #hat is #ith #hat is not. * No one can really do this) $ut that you can think you can and $elie e you ha e is $eyond dis,ute. T-1>.6.2. Do not (or&et) ho#e er) that to deny 1od #ill ine ita$ly result in ,roCection) and you #ill $elie e that others and not yoursel( ha e done this to you. 2 7ou must recei e the messa&e you &i e $ecause it is the messa&e you #ant. 3 7ou may $elie e that you Cud&e your $rothers $y the messa&es they &i e you) $ut you ha e Cud&ed them $y the messa&e you &i e to them. ! Do not attri$ute your denial o( Coy to them) or you cannot see the s,ark in them that #ould $rin& Coy to you. % It is the denial o( the s,ark that $rin&s de,ression) (or #hene er you see your $rothers #ithout it) you are denyin& 1od. ,1-: T-1>.6.3. 3lle&iance to the denial o( 1od is the e&o+s reli&ion. 2 The &od o( sickness o$ iously demands the denial o( health) $ecause health is in direct o,,osition to its o#n sur i al. 3 But consider #hat this means to you. ! Unless you are sick you cannot kee, the &ods you made) (or only in sickness could you ,ossi$ly #ant them. % Blas,hemy) then) is <sel(-destructi e)= not 1od-destructi e. ' It means that you are #illin& not to kno# yoursel( in order to $e sick. * This is the o((erin& your &od demands $ecause) ha in& made him out o( your insanity) he is an insane idea. - 0e has many (orms) $ut althou&h he may seem to $e many di((erent thin&s he is $ut one idea9Kthe denial o( 1od. T-1>.6.!. 5ickness and death seemed to enter the mind o( 1od+s 5on a&ainst 0is 8ill. 2 The 2attack on 1od2 made 0is 5on think he #as "atherless) and out o( his de,ression he made the &od o( de,ression. 3 This #as his alternati e to Coy) $ecause he #ould not acce,t the (act that) althou&h he #as a creator) he had $een created. ! 7et the 5on <is= hel,less #ithout the "ather) 8ho alone is his 0el,. T-1>.6.%. I said $e(ore that o( yoursel( you can do nothin&) $ut you are not <o(= yoursel(. 2 I( you #ere) #hat you ha e made #ould $e true) and you could ne er esca,e. 3 It is $ecause you did not make yoursel( that you need $e trou$led o er nothin&. ! 7our &ods are nothin&) $ecause your "ather did not create them. % 7ou cannot make creators #ho are unlike your Creator) any more than 0e could ha e created a 5on #ho #as unlike 0im. ' I( creation is sharin&) it cannot create #hat is unlike itsel(. * It can share only #hat it is. - De,ression is isolation) and so it could not ha e $een created.

T-1>.6.'. 5on o( 1od) you ha e not sinned) $ut you ha e $een much mistaken. 2 7et this can $e corrected and 1od #ill hel, you) kno#in& that you could not sin a&ainst 0im. 3 7ou denied 0im $ecause you lo ed 0im) kno#in& that i( you reco&niAed your lo e (or 0im) you could not deny 0im. ! 7our denial o( 0im there(ore means that you lo e 0im) and that you kno# 0e lo es you. % Remem$er that #hat you deny you must ha e once kno#n. ' 3nd i( you acce,t denial) you can acce,t its undoin&. T-1>.6.*. 7our "ather has not denied you. 2 0e does not retaliate) $ut 0e does call to you to return. 3 8hen you think 0e has not ans#ered your call) you ha e not ans#ered 0is. ! 0e calls to you (rom e ery ,art o( the 5onshi,) $ecause o( 0is ;o e (or 0is 5on. % I( you hear 0is messa&e 0e has ans#ered you) and you #ill learn o( 0im i( you hear ari&ht. ,1:> ' The ;o e o( 1od is in e erythin& 0e created) (or 0is 5on is e ery#here. * ;ook #ith ,eace u,on your $rothers) and 1od #ill come rushin& into your heart in &ratitude (or your &i(t to 0im. T-1>.6.-. Do not look to the &od o( sickness (or healin& $ut only to the 1od o( lo e) (or healin& is the ackno#led&ment o( 0im. 2 8hen you ackno#led&e 0im you #ill kno# that 0e has ne er ceased to ackno#led&e you) and that in 0is ackno#led&ment o( you lies your $ein&. 3 7ou are not sick and you cannot die. ! But you can con(use yoursel( #ith thin&s that do. % Remem$er) thou&h) that to do this is $las,hemy) (or it means that you are lookin& #ithout lo e on 1od and 0is creation) (rom #hich 0e cannot $e se,arated. T-1>.6.:. Only the eternal can $e lo ed) (or lo e does not die. 2 8hat is o( 1od is 0is (ore er) and you are o( 1od. 3 8ould 0e allo# 0imsel( to su((erD ! 3nd #ould 0e o((er 0is 5on anythin& that is not acce,ta$le to 0imD % I( you #ill acce,t yoursel( as 1od created you) you #ill $e inca,a$le o( su((erin&. ' 7et to do this you must ackno#led&e 0im as your Creator. * This is not $ecause you #ill $e ,unished other#ise. - It is merely $ecause your ackno#led&ment o( your "ather is the ackno#led&ment o( yoursel( as you are. : 7our "ather created you #holly #ithout sin) #holly #ithout ,ain and #holly #ithout su((erin& o( any kind. 1> I( you deny 0im you $rin& sin) ,ain and su((erin& into your o#n mind $ecause o( the ,o#er 0e &a e it. 11 7our mind is ca,a$le o( creatin& #orlds) $ut it can also deny #hat it creates $ecause it is (ree. T-1>.6.1>. 7ou do not realiAe ho# much you ha e denied yoursel() and ho# much 1od) in 0is ;o e) #ould not ha e it so. 2 7et 0e #ould not inter(ere #ith you) $ecause 0e #ould not kno# 0is 5on i( he #ere not (ree. 3 To inter(ere #ith you #ould $e to attack 0imsel() and 1od is not insane. ! 8hen you deny 0im <you= are insane. % 8ould you ha e 0im share your insanityD ' 1od #ill ne er cease to lo e 0is 5on) and 0is 5on #ill ne er cease to lo e 0im. * That #as the condition o( 0is

5on+s creation) (i/ed (ore er in the 4ind o( 1od. - To kno# that is sanity. : To deny it is insanity. 1> 1od &a e 0imsel( to you in your creation) and 0is &i(ts are eternal. 11 8ould you deny yoursel( to 0imD T-1>.6.11. Out o( your &i(ts to 0im the Gin&dom #ill $e restored to 0is 5on. 2 0is 5on remo ed himsel( (rom 0is &i(t $y re(usin& to acce,t #hat had $een created (or him) and #hat he had created in the Name o( his "ather. 3 0ea en #aits (or his return) (or it #as created as the d#ellin& ,lace o( 1od+s 5on. ,1:1 ! 7ou are not at home any#here else) or in any other condition. % Do not deny yoursel( the Coy that #as created (or you (or the misery you ha e made (or yoursel(. ' 1od has &i en you the means (or undoin& #hat you ha e made. * ;isten) and you #ill learn ho# to remem$er #hat you are. T-1>.6.12. I( 1od kno#s 0is children as #holly sinless) it is $las,hemous to ,ercei e them as &uilty. 2 I( 1od kno#s 0is children as #holly #ithout ,ain) it is $las,hemous to ,ercei e su((erin& any#here. 3 I( 1od kno#s 0is children to $e #holly Coyous) it is $las,hemous to (eel de,ressed. ! 3ll o( these illusions) and the many other (orms that $las,hemy may take) are re(usals to acce,t creation as it is. % I( 1od created 0is 5on ,er(ect) that is ho# you must learn to see him to learn o( his reality. ' 3nd as ,art o( the 5onshi,) that is ho# you must see yoursel( to learn o( yours. T-1>.6.13. Do not ,ercei e anythin& 1od did not create or you are denyin& 0im. 2 0is is the only "atherhood) and it is yours only $ecause 0e has &i en it to you. 3 7our &i(ts to yoursel( are meanin&less) $ut your &i(ts to your creations are like 0is) $ecause they are &i en in 0is Name. ! That is #hy your creations are as real as 0is. % 7et the real "atherhood must $e ackno#led&ed i( the real 5on is to $e kno#n. ' 7ou $elie e that the sick thin&s you ha e made are your real creations) $ecause you $elie e that the sick ima&es you ,ercei e are the 5ons o( 1od. * Only i( you acce,t the "atherhood o( 1od #ill you ha e anythin&) $ecause 0is "atherhood &a e you e erythin&. - That is #hy to deny 0im is to deny yoursel(. T-1>.6.1!. 3rro&ance is the denial o( lo e) $ecause lo e shares and arro&ance #ithholds. 2 3s lon& as $oth a,,ear to you to $e desira$le the conce,t o( choice) #hich is not o( 1od) #ill remain #ith you. 3 8hile this is not true in eternity it <is= true in time) so that #hile time lasts in your mind there #ill $e choices. ! Time itsel( is your choice. % I( you #ould remem$er eternity) you must look only on the eternal. ' I( you allo# yoursel( to $ecome ,reoccu,ied #ith the tem,oral) you are li in& in time. * 3s al#ays) your choice is determined $y #hat you alue. - Time and eternity cannot $oth $e real) $ecause they contradict each other. : I( you #ill acce,t only #hat is timeless as real) you #ill $e&in to understand eternity and make it yours. ,1:2

Cha,ter 11. GO$ OR THE EGO Intro!'ction T-11.in.1. @ither 1od or the e&o is insane. 2 I( you #ill e/amine the e idence on $oth sides (airly) you #ill realiAe this must $e true. 3 Neither 1od nor the e&o ,ro,oses a ,artial thou&ht system. ! @ach is internally consistent) $ut they are diametrically o,,osed in all res,ects so that ,artial alle&iance is im,ossi$le. % Remem$er) too) that their results are as di((erent as their (oundations) and their (undamentally irreconcila$le natures cannot $e reconciled $y acillations $et#een them. ' Nothin& ali e is "atherless) (or li(e is creation. * There(ore) your decision is al#ays an ans#er to the question) 28ho is my (atherD2 - 3nd you #ill $e (aith(ul to the (ather you choose. T-11.in.2. 7et #hat #ould you say to someone #ho $elie ed this question really in ol es con(lictD 2 I( you made the e&o) ho# can the e&o ha e made youD 3 The authority ,ro$lem is still the only source o( con(lict) $ecause the e&o #as made out o( the #ish o( 1od+s 5on to (ather 0im. ! The e&o) then) is nothin& more than a delusional system in #hich you made your o#n (ather. % 4ake no mistake a$out this. ' It sounds insane #hen it is stated #ith ,er(ect honesty) $ut the e&o ne er looks on #hat it does #ith ,er(ect honesty. * 7et that is its insane ,remise) #hich is care(ully hidden in the dark cornerstone o( its thou&ht system. - 3nd either the e&o) #hich you made) <is= your (ather) or its #hole thou&ht system #ill not stand. T-11.in.3. 7ou make $y ,roCection) $ut 1od creates $y e/tension. 2 The cornerstone o( 1od+s creation is you) (or 0is thou&ht system is li&ht. 3 Remem$er the Rays that are there unseen. ! The more you a,,roach the center o( 0is thou&ht system) the clearer the li&ht $ecomes. % The closer you come to the (oundation o( the e&o+s thou&ht system) the darker and more o$scure $ecomes the #ay. ' 7et e en the little s,ark in your mind is enou&h to li&hten it. * Brin& this li&ht (earlessly #ith you) and $ra ely hold it u, to the (oundation o( the e&o+s thou&ht system. - Be #illin& to Cud&e it #ith ,er(ect honesty. : O,en the dark cornerstone o( terror on #hich it rests) and $rin& it out into the li&ht. 1> There you #ill see that it rested on meanin&lessness) and that e erythin& o( #hich you ha e $een a(raid #as $ased on nothin&. ,1:3 T-11.in.!. 4y $rother) you are ,art o( 1od and ,art o( me. 2 8hen you ha e at last looked at the e&o+s (oundation #ithout shrinkin& you #ill also ha e looked u,on ours. 3 I come to you (rom our "ather to o((er you e erythin& a&ain. ! Do not re(use it in order to kee, a dark cornerstone hidden) (or its ,rotection #ill not sa e you. % I &i e you the

lam, and I #ill &o #ith you. ' 7ou #ill not take this Courney alone. * I #ill lead you to your true "ather) 8ho hath need o( you) as I ha e. 8ill you not ans#er the call o( lo e #ith CoyD I. T#e Gifts of Fat#er#oo! T-11.I.1. 7ou ha e learned your need o( healin&. 2 8ould you $rin& anythin& else to the 5onshi,) reco&niAin& your need o( healin& (or yoursel(D 3 "or in this lies the $e&innin& o( the return to kno#led&e9 the (oundation on #hich 1od #ill hel, $uild a&ain the thou&ht system you share #ith 0im. ! Not one stone you ,lace u,on it $ut #ill $e $lessed $y 0im) (or you #ill $e restorin& the holy d#ellin& ,lace o( 0is 5on) #here 0e #ills 0is 5on to $e and #here he is. % In #hate er ,art o( the mind o( 1od+s 5on you restore this reality) you restore it to yoursel(. ' 7ou d#ell in the 4ind o( 1od #ith your $rother) (or 1od 0imsel( did not #ill to $e alone. T-11.I.2. To $e alone is to $e se,arated (rom in(inity) $ut ho# can this $e i( in(inity has no endD 2 No one can $e $eyond the limitless) $ecause #hat has no limits must $e e ery#here. 3 There are no $e&innin&s and no endin&s in 1od) 8hose uni erse is 0imsel(. ! Can you e/clude yoursel( (rom the uni erse) or (rom 1od 8ho <is= the uni erseD % I and my "ather are one #ith you) (or you are ,art o( Us. ' Do you really $elie e that ,art o( 1od can $e missin& or lost to 0imD T-11.I.3. I( you #ere not ,art o( 1od) 0is 8ill #ould not $e uni(ied. 2 Is this concei a$leD 3 Can ,art o( 0is 4ind contain nothin&D ! I( your ,lace in 0is 4ind cannot $e (illed $y anyone e/ce,t you) and your (illin& it #as your creation) #ithout you there #ould $e an em,ty ,lace in 1od+s 4ind. % @/tension cannot $e $locked) and it has no oids. ' It continues (ore er) ho#e er much it is denied. * 7our denial o( its reality may arrest it in time) $ut not in eternity. - That is #hy your creations ha e not ceased to $e e/tended) and #hy so much is #aitin& (or your return. ,1:! T-11.I.!. 8aitin& is ,ossi$le only in time) $ut time has no meanin&. 2 7ou #ho made delay can lea e time $ehind sim,ly $y reco&niAin& that neither $e&innin&s nor endin&s #ere created $y the @ternal) 8ho ,laced no limits on 0is creation or u,on those #ho create like 0im. 3 7ou do not kno# this sim,ly $ecause you ha e tried to limit #hat 0e created) and so you $elie e that all creation is limited. ! 0o#) then) could you kno# your creations) ha in& denied in(inityD T-11.I.%. The la#s o( the uni erse do not ,ermit contradiction. 2 8hat holds (or 1od holds (or you. 3 I( you $elie e you are a$sent (rom 1od) you #ill $elie e that 0e is a$sent (rom you. ! In(inity is meanin&less #ithout you) and you are meanin&less #ithout 1od. % There is no end to 1od and 0is 5on) (or #e <are= the uni erse. ' 1od is not

incom,lete) and 0e is not childless. * Because 0e did not #ill to $e alone) 0e created a 5on like 0imsel(. - Do not deny 0im 0is 5on) (or your un#illin&ness to acce,t 0is "atherhood has denied you yours. : 5ee 0is creations as 0is 5on) (or yours #ere created in honor o( 0im. 1> The uni erse o( lo e does not sto, $ecause you do not see it) nor ha e your closed eyes lost the a$ility to see. 11 ;ook u,on the &lory o( 0is creation) and you #ill learn #hat 1od has ke,t (or you. T-11.I.'. 1od has &i en you a ,lace in 0is 4ind that is yours (ore er. 2 7et you can kee, it only $y &i in& it) as it #as &i en you. 3 Could you $e alone there) #hen it #as &i en you $ecause 1od did not #ill to $e aloneD ! 1od+s 4ind cannot $e lessened. % It can only $e increased) (or e erythin& 0e creates has the (unction o( creatin&. ' ;o e does not limit) and #hat it creates is not limited. * To &i e #ithout limit is 1od+s 8ill (or you) $ecause only this can $rin& you the Coy that is 0is and that 0e #ills to share #ith you. - 7our lo e is as $oundless as 0is $ecause it <is= 0is. T-11.I.*. Could any ,art o( 1od $e #ithout 0is ;o e) and could any ,art o( 0is ;o e $e containedD 2 1od is your herita&e) $ecause 0is one &i(t is 0imsel(. 3 0o# can you &i e e/ce,t like 0im i( you #ould kno# 0is &i(t to youD ! 1i e) then) #ithout limit and #ithout end) to learn ho# much 0e has &i en you. % 7our a$ility to acce,t 0im de,ends on your #illin&ness to &i e as 0e &i es. ' 7our (atherhood and your "ather are One. * 1od #ills to create) and your #ill is 0is. - It (ollo#s) then) that you #ill to create) since your #ill (ollo#s (rom 0is. : 3nd $ein& an e/tension o( 0is 8ill) yours must $e the same. ,1:% T-11.I.-. 7et #hat you #ill you do not kno#. 2 This is not stran&e #hen you realiAe that to deny is to 2not kno#.2 3 1od+s 8ill is that you are 0is 5on. ! By denyin& this you deny your o#n #ill) and there(ore do not kno# #hat it is. % 7ou must ask #hat 1od+s 8ill is in e erythin&) $ecause it is yours. ' 7ou do not kno# #hat it is) $ut the 0oly 5,irit remem$ers it (or you. * 3sk 0im) there(ore) #hat 1od+s 8ill is (or you) and 0e #ill tell you yours. - It cannot $e too o(ten re,eated that you do not kno# it. : 8hene er #hat the 0oly 5,irit tells you a,,ears to $e coerci e) it is only $ecause you ha e not reco&niAed your #ill. T-11.I.:. The ,roCection o( the e&o makes it a,,ear as i( 1od+s 8ill is outside yoursel() and there(ore not yours. 2 In this inter,retation it seems ,ossi$le (or 1od+s 8ill and yours to con(lict. 3 1od) then) may seem to demand o( you #hat you do not #ant to &i e) and thus de,ri e you o( #hat you #ant. ! 8ould 1od) 8ho #ants only your #ill) $e ca,a$le o( thisD % 7our #ill is 0is li(e) #hich 0e has &i en to you. ' @ en in time you cannot li e a,art (rom 0im. * 5lee, is not death. 8hat 0e created can slee,) $ut cannot die. : Immortality is 0is 8ill (or 0is 5on) and 0is 5on+s #ill (or himsel(. 1> 1od+s 5on cannot #ill death

(or himsel( $ecause his "ather is li(e) and 0is 5on is like 0im. 11 Creation is your #ill <$ecause= it is 0is. T-11.I.1>. 7ou cannot $e ha,,y unless you do #hat you #ill truly) and you cannot chan&e this $ecause it is immuta$le. 2 It is immuta$le $y 1od+s 8ill and yours) (or other#ise 0is 8ill #ould not $e e/tended. 3 7ou are a(raid to kno# 1od+s 8ill) $ecause you $elie e it is not yours. ! This $elie( is your #hole sickness and your #hole (ear. % @ ery sym,tom o( sickness and (ear arises here) $ecause this is the $elie( that makes you <#ant= not to kno#. ' Belie in& this you hide in darkness) denyin& that the li&ht is in you. T-11.I.11. 7ou are asked to trust the 0oly 5,irit only $ecause 0e s,eaks (or you. 2 0e is the 6oice (or 1od) $ut ne er (or&et that 1od did not #ill to $e alone. 3 0e shares 0is 8ill #ith you9 0e does not thrust it u,on you. ! 3l#ays remem$er that #hat 0e &i es 0e kee,s) so that nothin& 0e &i es can contradict 0im. % 7ou #ho share 0is li(e must share it to kno# it) (or sharin& <is= kno#in&. ' Blessed are you #ho learn that to hear the 8ill o( your "ather is to kno# your o#n. * "or it is your #ill to $e like 0im) 8hose 8ill it is that it $e so. - 1od+s 8ill is that 0is 5on $e One) and united #ith 0im in 0is Oneness. : That is #hy healin& is the $e&innin& o( the reco&nition that your #ill is 0is. ,1:' II. T#e Invitation to Healin) T-11.II.1. I( sickness is se,aration) the decision to heal and to $e healed is the (irst ste, to#ard reco&niAin& #hat you truly #ant. 2 @ ery attack is a ste, a#ay (rom this) and e ery healin& thou&ht $rin&s it closer. 3 The 5on o( 1od <has= $oth "ather and 5on) $ecause he <is= $oth "ather and 5on. ! To unite <ha in&= and <$ein&= is to unite your #ill #ith 0is) (or 0e #ills you 0imsel(. % 3nd you #ill yoursel( to 0im $ecause) in your ,er(ect understandin& o( 0im) you kno# there is $ut one 8ill. ' 7et #hen you attack any ,art o( 1od and 0is Gin&dom your understandin& is not ,er(ect) and #hat you really #ant is there(ore lost to you. T-11.II.2. 0ealin& thus $ecomes a lesson in understandin&) and the more you ,ractice it the $etter teacher and learner you $ecome. 2 I( you ha e denied truth) #hat $etter #itnesses to its reality could you ha e than those #ho ha e $een healed $y itD 3 But $e sure to count yoursel( amon& them) (or in your #illin&ness to Coin them is your healin& accom,lished. ! @ ery miracle that you accom,lish s,eaks to you o( the "atherhood o( 1od. % @ ery healin& thou&ht that you acce,t) either (rom your $rother or in your o#n mind) teaches you that you are 1od+s 5on. ' In e ery hurt(ul thou&ht you hold) #here er you ,ercei e it) lies the denial o( 1od+s "atherhood and o( your 5onshi,.

T-11.II.3. 3nd denial is as total as lo e. 2 7ou cannot deny ,art o( yoursel() $ecause the rest #ill seem to $e se,arate and there(ore #ithout meanin&. 3 3nd $ein& #ithout meanin& to you) you #ill not understand it. ! To deny meanin& is to (ail to understand. % 7ou can heal only yoursel() (or only 1od+s 5on needs healin&. ' 7ou need it $ecause you do not understand yoursel() and there(ore kno# not #hat you do. * 0a in& (or&otten your #ill) you do not kno# #hat you really #ant. T-11.II.!. 0ealin& is a si&n that you #ant to make #hole. 2 3nd this #illin&ness o,ens your ears to the 6oice o( the 0oly 5,irit) 8hose messa&e is #holeness. 3 0e #ill ena$le you to &o (ar $eyond the healin& you #ould undertake) (or $eside your small #illin&ness to make #hole 0e #ill lay 0is O#n com,lete 8ill and make yours #hole. ! 8hat can the 5on o( 1od not accom,lish #ith the "atherhood o( 1od in himD % 3nd yet the in itation must come (rom you) (or you ha e surely learned that #hom you in ite as your &uest #ill a$ide #ith you. T-11.II.%. The 0oly 5,irit cannot s,eak to an un#elcomin& host) $ecause 0e #ill not $e heard. ,1:* 2 The @ternal 1uest remains) $ut 0is 6oice &ro#s (aint in alien com,any. 3 0e needs your ,rotection) only $ecause your care is a si&n that you #ant 0im. ! Think like 0im e er so sli&htly) and the little s,ark $ecomes a $laAin& li&ht that (ills your mind so that 0e $ecomes your only 1uest. % 8hene er you ask the e&o to enter) you lessen 0is #elcome. ' 0e #ill remain) $ut you ha e allied yoursel( a&ainst 0im. * 8hate er Courney you choose to take) 0e #ill &o #ith you) #aitin&. - 7ou can sa(ely trust 0is ,atience) (or 0e cannot lea e a ,art o( 1od. : 7et you need (ar more than ,atience. T-11.II.'. 7ou #ill ne er rest until you kno# your (unction and (ul(ill it) (or only in this can your #ill and your "ather+s $e #holly Coined. 2 To ha e 0im is to $e like 0im) and 0e has &i en 0imsel( to you. 3 7ou #ho ha e 1od must $e as 1od) (or 0is (unction $ecame yours #ith 0is &i(t. ! In ite this kno#led&e $ack into your mind) and let nothin& that o$scures it enter. % The 1uest 8hom 1od sent you #ill teach you ho# to do this) i( you $ut reco&niAe the little s,ark and are #illin& to let it &ro#. ' 7our #illin&ness need not $e ,er(ect) $ecause 0is is. * I( you #ill merely o((er 0im a little ,lace) 0e #ill li&hten it so much that you #ill &ladly let it $e increased. - 3nd $y this increase) you #ill $e&in to remem$er creation. T-11.II.*. 8ould you $e hosta&e to the e&o or host to 1odD 2 7ou #ill acce,t only #hom you in ite. 3 7ou are (ree to determine #ho shall $e your &uest) and ho# lon& he shall remain #ith you. ! 7et this is not real (reedom) (or it still de,ends on ho# you see it. % The 0oly 5,irit is there) althou&h 0e cannot hel, you #ithout your in itation. ' 3nd the

e&o is nothin&) #hether you in ite it in or not. * Real (reedom de,ends on #elcomin& reality) and o( your &uests only the 0oly 5,irit is real. Gno#) then) 8ho a$ides #ith you merely $y reco&niAin& #hat is there already) and do not $e satis(ied #ith ima&inary com(orters) (or the Com(orter o( 1od is in you. III. Fro $ar%ness to Li)#t T-11.III.1. 8hen you are #eary) remem$er you ha e hurt yoursel(. 2 7our Com(orter #ill rest you) $ut you cannot. 3 7ou do not kno# ho#) (or i( you did you could ne er ha e &ro#n #eary. ! Unless you hurt yoursel( you could ne er su((er in any #ay) (or that is not 1od+s 8ill (or 0is 5on. % ?ain is not o( 0im) (or 0e kno#s no attack and 0is ,eace surrounds you silently. ,1:- ' 1od is ery quiet) (or there is no con(lict in 0im. * Con(lict is the root o( all e il) (or $ein& $lind it does not see #hom it attacks. - 7et it al#ays attacks the 5on o( 1od) and the 5on o( 1od is you. T-11.III.2. 1od+s 5on is indeed in need o( com(ort) (or he kno#s not #hat he does) $elie in& his #ill is not his o#n. 2 The Gin&dom is his) and yet he #anders homeless. 3 3t home in 1od he is lonely) and amid all his $rothers he is (riendless. ! 8ould 1od let this $e real) #hen 0e did not #ill to $e alone 0imsel(D % 3nd i( your #ill is 0is it cannot $e true o( you) $ecause it is not true o( 0im. T-11.III.3. O my child) i( you kne# #hat 1od #ills (or you) your Coy #ould $e com,leteJ 2 3nd #hat 0e #ills has ha,,ened) (or it #as al#ays true. 3 8hen the li&ht comes and you ha e said) 21od+s 8ill is mine)2 you #ill see such $eauty that you #ill kno# it is not o( you. ! Out o( your Coy you #ill create $eauty in 0is Name) (or your Coy could no more $e contained than 0is. % The $leak little #orld #ill anish into nothin&ness) and your heart #ill $e so (illed #ith Coy that it #ill lea, into 0ea en) and into the ?resence o( 1od. ' I cannot tell you #hat this #ill $e like) (or your heart is not ready. * 7et I can tell you) and remind you o(ten) that #hat 1od #ills (or 0imsel( 0e #ills (or you) and #hat 0e #ills (or you is yours. T-11.III.!. The #ay is not hard) $ut it <is= ery di((erent. 2 7ours is the #ay o( ,ain) o( #hich 1od kno#s nothin&. 3 That #ay is hard indeed) and ery lonely. ! "ear and &rie( are your &uests) and they &o #ith you and a$ide #ith you on the #ay. % But the dark Courney is not the #ay o( 1od+s 5on. ' 8alk in li&ht and do not see the dark com,anions) (or they are not (it com,anions (or the 5on o( 1od) #ho #as created <o(= li&ht and <in= li&ht. * The 1reat ;i&ht al#ays surrounds you and shines out (rom you. - 0o# can you see the dark com,anions in a li&ht such as thisD : I( you see them) it is only $ecause you are denyin& the li&ht. 1> But deny them instead) (or the li&ht is here and the #ay is clear.

T-11.III.%. 1od hides nothin& (rom 0is 5on) e en thou&h 0is 5on #ould hide himsel(. 2 7et the 5on o( 1od cannot hide his &lory) (or 1od #ills him to $e &lorious) and &a e him the li&ht that shines in him. 3 7ou #ill ne er lose your #ay) (or 1od leads you. ! 8hen you #ander) you $ut undertake a Courney that is not real. % The dark com,anions) the dark #ay) are all illusions. ' Turn to#ard the li&ht) (or the little s,ark in you is ,art o( a li&ht so &reat that it can s#ee, you out o( all darkness (ore er. * "or your "ather <is= your Creator) and you <are= like 0im. ,1:: T-11.III.'. The children o( li&ht cannot a$ide in darkness) (or darkness is not in them. 2 Do not $e decei ed $y the dark com(orters) and ne er let them enter the mind o( 1od+s 5on) (or they ha e no ,lace in 0is tem,le. 3 8hen you are tem,ted to deny 0im remem$er that there <are= no other &ods to ,lace $e(ore 0im) and acce,t 0is 8ill (or you in ,eace. ! "or you cannot acce,t it other#ise. T-11.III.*. Only 1od+s Com(orter can com(ort you. 2 In the quiet o( 0is tem,le) 0e #aits to &i e you the ,eace that is yours. 3 1i e 0is ,eace) that you may enter the tem,le and (ind it #aitin& (or you. ! But $e holy in the ?resence o( 1od) or you #ill not kno# that you are there. % "or #hat is unlike 1od cannot enter 0is 4ind) $ecause it #as not 0is Thou&ht and there(ore does not $elon& to 0im. ' 3nd your mind must $e as ,ure as 0is) i( you #ould kno# #hat $elon&s to you. * 1uard care(ully 0is tem,le) (or 0e 0imsel( d#ells there and a$ides in ,eace. 7ou cannot enter 1od+s ?resence #ith the dark com,anions $eside you) $ut you also cannot enter alone. : 3ll your $rothers must enter #ith you) (or until you ha e acce,ted them <you= cannot enter. 1> "or you cannot understand #holeness unless you are #hole) and no ,art o( the 5on can $e e/cluded i( he #ould kno# the 8holeness o( his "ather. T-11.III.-. In your mind you can acce,t the #hole 5onshi, and $less it #ith the li&ht your "ather &a e it. 2 Then you #ill $e #orthy to d#ell in the tem,le #ith 0im) $ecause it is your #ill not to $e alone. 3 1od $lessed 0is 5on (ore er. ! I( you #ill $less him in time) you #ill $e in eternity. % Time cannot se,arate you (rom 1od i( you use it on $ehal( o( the eternal. I". T#e In#eritance of Go!2s Son T-11.I6.1. Ne er (or&et that the 5onshi, is your sal ation) (or the 5onshi, is your 5el(. 2 3s 1od+s creation It is yours) and $elon&in& to you It is 0is. 3 7our 5el( does not need sal ation) $ut your mind needs to learn #hat sal ation is. ! 7ou are not sa ed <(rom= anythin&) $ut you are sa ed <(or= &lory. % 1lory is your inheritance) &i en you $y your Creator that you mi&ht e/tend it. ' 7et i( you hate ,art o( your 5el( all your understandin& is lost) $ecause you are lookin& on #hat 1od

created as yoursel( #ithout lo e. * 3nd since #hat 0e created is ,art o( 0im) you are denyin& 0im 0is ,lace in 0is O#n altar. ,2>> T-11.I6.2. Could you try to make 1od homeless and kno# that you are at homeD 2 Can the 5on deny the "ather #ithout $elie in& that the "ather has denied himD 3 1od+s la#s hold only (or your ,rotection) and they ne er hold in ain. ! 8hat you e/,erience #hen you deny your "ather is still (or your ,rotection) (or the ,o#er o( your #ill cannot $e lessened #ithout the inter ention o( 1od a&ainst it) and any limitation on your ,o#er is not the 8ill o( 1od. % There(ore) look only to the ,o#er that 1od &a e to sa e you) remem$erin& that it is yours <$ecause= it is 0is) and Coin #ith your $rothers in 0is ,eace. T-11.I6.3. 7our ,eace lies in its limitlessness. 2 ;imit the ,eace you share) and your 5el( must $e unkno#n to you. 3 @ ery altar to 1od is ,art o( you) $ecause the li&ht 0e created is one #ith 0im. ! 8ould you cut o(( a $rother (rom the li&ht that is yoursD % 7ou #ould not do so i( you realiAed that you can darken only your o#n mind. ' 3s you $rin& him $ack) so #ill you return. * That is the la# o( 1od) (or the ,rotection o( the 8holeness o( 0is 5on. T-11.I6.!. <Only you can de,ri e yoursel( o( anythin&.= 2 Do not o,,ose this realiAation) (or it is truly the $e&innin& o( the da#n o( li&ht. 3 Remem$er also that the denial o( this sim,le (act takes many (orms) and these you must learn to reco&niAe and to o,,ose stead(astly) #ithout e/ce,tion. ! This is a crucial ste, in the rea#akenin&. % The $e&innin& ,hases o( this re ersal are o(ten quite ,ain(ul) (or as $lame is #ithdra#n (rom #ithout) there is a stron& tendency to har$or it #ithin. ' It is di((icult at (irst to realiAe that this is e/actly the same thin&) (or there is no distinction $et#een #ithin and #ithout. T-11.I6.%. I( your $rothers are ,art o( you and you $lame them (or your de,ri ation) you are $lamin& yoursel(. 2 3nd you cannot $lame yoursel( #ithout $lamin& them. 3 That is #hy $lame must $e undone) not seen else#here. ! ;ay it to yoursel( and you cannot kno# yoursel() (or only the e&o $lames at all. % 5el(-$lame is there(ore e&o identi(ication) and as much an e&o de(ense as $lamin& others. ' <7ou cannot enter 1od+s ?resence i( you attack 0is 5on.= * 8hen 0is 5on li(ts his oice in ,raise o( his Creator) he #ill hear the 6oice (or his "ather. - 7et the Creator cannot $e ,raised #ithout 0is 5on) (or Their &lory is shared and They are &lori(ied to&ether. T-11.I6.'. Christ is at 1od+s altar) #aitin& to #elcome 0is 5on. 2 But come #holly #ithout condemnation) (or other#ise you #ill $elie e that the door is $arred and you cannot enter. 3 The door is not $arred) and it is im,ossi$le that you cannot enter the ,lace #here 1od #ould ha e you $e. ,2>1 ! But lo e yoursel( #ith the ;o e o( Christ) (or so does your "ather lo e you. % 7ou can re(use to enter) $ut you cannot $ar the

door that Christ holds o,en. ' Come unto me #ho hold it o,en (or you) (or #hile I li e it cannot $e shut) and I li e (ore er. * 1od is my li(e and yours) and nothin& is denied $y 1od to 0is 5on. T-11.I6.*. 3t 1od+s altar Christ #aits (or the restoration o( 0imsel( in you. 2 1od kno#s 0is 5on as #holly $lameless as 0imsel() and 0e is a,,roached throu&h the a,,reciation o( 0is 5on. 3 Christ #aits (or your acce,tance o( 0im as yoursel() and o( 0is 8holeness as yours. ! "or Christ is the 5on o( 1od) 8ho li es in 0is Creator and shines #ith 0is &lory. % Christ is the e/tension o( the ;o e and the lo eliness o( 1od) as ,er(ect as 0is Creator and at ,eace #ith 0im. T-11.I6.-. Blessed is the 5on o( 1od #hose radiance is o( his "ather) and #hose &lory he #ills to share as his "ather shares it #ith him. 2 There is no condemnation in the 5on) (or there is no condemnation in the "ather. 3 5harin& the ,er(ect ;o e o( the "ather the 5on must share #hat $elon&s to 0im) (or other#ise he #ill not kno# the "ather or the 5on. ! ?eace $e unto you #ho rest in 1od) and in #hom the #hole 5onshi, rests. ". T#e 8$.na ics8 of t#e E)o T-11.6.1. No one can esca,e (rom illusions unless he looks at them) (or not lookin& is the #ay they are ,rotected. 2 There is no need to shrink (rom illusions) (or they cannot $e dan&erous. 3 8e are ready to look more closely at the e&o+s thou&ht system $ecause to&ether #e ha e the lam, that #ill dis,el it) and since you realiAe you do not #ant it) you must $e ready. ! ;et us $e ery calm in doin& this) (or #e are merely lookin& honestly (or truth. % The 2dynamics2 o( the e&o #ill $e our lesson (or a #hile) (or #e must look (irst at this to see $eyond it) since you ha e made it real. ' 8e #ill undo this error quietly to&ether) and then look $eyond it to truth. T-11.6.2. 8hat is healin& $ut the remo al o( all that stands in the #ay o( kno#led&eD 2 3nd ho# else can one dis,el illusions e/ce,t $y lookin& at them directly) #ithout ,rotectin& themD 3 Be not a(raid) there(ore) (or #hat you #ill $e lookin& at is the source o( (ear) and you are $e&innin& to learn that (ear is not real. ! 7ou are also learnin& that its e((ects can $e dis,elled merely $y denyin& their reality. ,2>2 % The ne/t ste, is o$ iously to reco&niAe that #hat has no e((ects does not e/ist. ' ;a#s do not o,erate in a acuum) and #hat leads to nothin& has not ha,,ened. * I( reality is reco&niAed $y its e/tension) #hat leads to nothin& could not $e real. - Do not $e a(raid) then) to look u,on (ear) (or it cannot $e seen. : Clarity undoes con(usion $y de(inition) and to look u,on darkness throu&h li&ht must dis,el it. T-11.6.3. ;et us $e&in this lesson in 2e&o dynamics2 $y understandin& that the term itsel( does not mean anythin&. 2 It contains the ery

contradiction in terms that makes it meanin&less. 3 2Dynamics2 im,lies the ,o#er to do somethin&) and the #hole se,aration (allacy lies in the $elie( that the e&o <has= the ,o#er to do anythin&. ! The e&o is (ear(ul to you $ecause you $elie e this. % 7et the truth is ery sim,le. ' 3ll ,o#er is o( 1od. * 8hat is not o( 0im has no ,o#er to do anythin&. T-11.6.!. 8hen #e look at the e&o) then) #e are not considerin& dynamics $ut delusions. 2 7ou can surely re&ard a delusional system #ithout (ear) (or it cannot ha e any e((ects i( its source is not real. 3 "ear $ecomes more o$ iously ina,,ro,riate i( you reco&niAe the e&o+s &oal) #hich is so clearly senseless that any e((ort on its $ehal( is necessarily e/,ended on nothin&. ! The e&o+s &oal is quite e/,licitly e&o autonomy. % "rom the $e&innin&) then) its ,ur,ose is to $e se,arate) su((icient unto itsel( and inde,endent o( any ,o#er e/ce,t its o#n. ' This is #hy it is the sym$ol o( se,aration. T-11.6.%. @ ery idea has a ,ur,ose) and its ,ur,ose is al#ays the natural outcome o( #hat it is. 2 @ erythin& that stems (rom the e&o is the natural outcome o( its central $elie() and the #ay to undo its results is merely to reco&niAe that their source is not natural) $ein& out o( accord #ith your true nature. 3 I said $e(ore that to #ill contrary to 1od is #ish(ul thinkin& and not real #illin&. ! 0is 8ill is One <$ecause= the e/tension o( 0is 8ill cannot $e unlike itsel(. % The real con(lict you e/,erience) then) is $et#een the e&o+s idle #ishes and the 8ill o( 1od) #hich you share. ' Can this $e a real con(lictD T-11.6.'. 7ours is the inde,endence o( creation) not o( autonomy. 2 7our #hole creati e (unction lies in your com,lete de,endence on 1od) 8hose (unction 0e shares #ith you. ,2>3 3 By 0is #illin&ness to share it) 0e $ecame as de,endent on you as you are on 0im. ! Do not ascri$e the e&o+s arro&ance to 0im 8ho #ills not to $e inde,endent o( you. % 0e has included you in 0is 3utonomy. ' Can you $elie e that autonomy is meanin&(ul a,art (rom 0imD * The $elie( in e&o autonomy is costin& you the kno#led&e o( your de,endence on 1od) in #hich your (reedom lies. - The e&o sees all de,endency as threatenin&) and has t#isted e en your lon&in& (or 1od into a means o( esta$lishin& itsel(. : But do not $e decei ed $y its inter,retation o( your con(lict. T-11.6.*. The e&o al#ays attacks on $ehal( o( se,aration. 2 Belie in& it has the ,o#er to do this it does nothin& else) $ecause its &oal o( autonomy <is= nothin& else. 3 The e&o is totally con(used a$out reality) $ut it does not lose si&ht o( its &oal. ! It is much more i&ilant than you are) $ecause it is ,er(ectly certain o( its ,ur,ose. % 7ou are con(used $ecause you do not reco&niAe yours.

T-11.6.-. 7ou must reco&niAe that the last thin& the e&o #ishes you to realiAe is that you are a(raid o( it. 2 "or i( the e&o could &i e rise to (ear) it #ould diminish your inde,endence and #eaken your ,o#er. 3 7et its one claim to your alle&iance is that it can &i e ,o#er to you. ! 8ithout this $elie( you #ould not listen to it at all. % 0o#) then) can its e/istence continue i( you realiAe that) $y acce,tin& it) you are $elittlin& yoursel( and de,ri in& yoursel( o( ,o#erD T-11.6.:. The e&o can and does allo# you to re&ard yoursel( as su,ercilious) un$elie in&) 2li&hthearted)2 distant) emotionally shallo#) callous) unin ol ed and e en des,erate) $ut not really a(raid. 2 4inimiAin& (ear) $ut not its undoin&) is the e&o+s constant e((ort) and is indeed a skill at #hich it is ery in&enious. 3 0o# can it ,reach se,aration #ithout u,holdin& it throu&h (ear) and #ould you listen to it i( you reco&niAed this is #hat it is doin&D T-11.6.1>. 7our reco&nition that #hate er seems to se,arate you (rom 1od is only (ear) re&ardless o( the (orm it takes and quite a,art (rom ho# the e&o #ants you to e/,erience it) is there(ore the $asic e&o threat. 2 Its dream o( autonomy is shaken to its (oundation $y this a#areness. 3 "or thou&h you may countenance a (alse idea o( inde,endence) you #ill not acce,t the cost o( (ear i( you reco&niAe it. ! 7et this is the cost) and the e&o cannot minimiAe it. % I( you o erlook lo e you are o erlookin& yoursel() and you must (ear unreality <$ecause= you ha e denied yoursel(. ' By $elie in& that you ha e success(ully attacked truth) you are $elie in& that attack has ,o#er. ,2>! * 6ery sim,ly) then) you ha e $ecome a(raid o( yoursel(. - 3nd no one #ants to (ind #hat he $elie es #ould destroy him. T-11.6.11. I( the e&o+s &oal o( autonomy could $e accom,lished 1od+s ,ur,ose could $e de(eated) and this is im,ossi$le. 2 Only $y learnin& #hat (ear is can you (inally learn to distin&uish the ,ossi$le (rom the im,ossi$le and the (alse (rom the true. 3 3ccordin& to the e&o+s teachin&) <its= &oal can $e accom,lished and 1od+s ,ur,ose can <not.= ! 3ccordin& to the 0oly 5,irit+s teachin&) <only= 1od+s ,ur,ose can $e accom,lished) and it is accom,lished already. T-11.6.12. 1od is as de,endent on you as you are on 0im) $ecause 0is 3utonomy encom,asses yours) and is there(ore incom,lete #ithout it. 2 7ou can only esta$lish your autonomy $y identi(yin& #ith 0im) and (ul(illin& your (unction as it e/ists in truth. 3 The e&o $elie es that to accom,lish its &oal is ha,,iness. ! But it is &i en you to kno# that 1od+s (unction is yours) and ha,,iness cannot $e (ound a,art (rom 7our Coint 8ill. % Reco&niAe only that the e&o+s &oal) #hich you ha e ,ursued so dili&ently) has merely $rou&ht you (ear) and it $ecomes di((icult to maintain that (ear is ha,,iness. ' U,held $y (ear) this is #hat the e&o #ould ha e you $elie e. * 7et 1od+s 5on is not insane)

and cannot $elie e it. - ;et him $ut reco&niAe it and he #ill not acce,t it. : "or only the insane #ould choose (ear in ,lace o( lo e) and only the insane could $elie e that lo e can $e &ained $y attack. 1> But the sane realiAe that only attack could ,roduce (ear) (rom #hich the ;o e o( 1od com,letely ,rotects them. T-11.6.13. The e&o analyAes9 the 0oly 5,irit acce,ts. 2 The a,,reciation o( #holeness comes only throu&h acce,tance) (or to analyAe means to $reak do#n or to se,arate out. 3 The attem,t to understand totality $y $reakin& it do#n is clearly the characteristically contradictory a,,roach o( the e&o to e erythin&. ! The e&o $elie es that ,o#er) understandin& and truth lie in se,aration) and to esta$lish this $elie( it must attack. % Una#are that the $elie( cannot $e esta$lished) and o$sessed #ith the con iction that se,aration is sal ation) the e&o attacks e erythin& it ,ercei es $y $reakin& it into small) disconnected ,arts) #ithout meanin&(ul relationshi,s and there(ore #ithout meanin&. ' The e&o #ill al#ays su$stitute chaos (or meanin&) (or i( se,aration is sal ation) harmony is threat. T-11.6.1!. The e&o+s inter,retations o( the la#s o( ,erce,tion are) and #ould ha e to $e) the e/act o,,osite o( the 0oly 5,irit+s. ,2>% 2 The e&o (ocuses on error and o erlooks truth. 3 It makes real e ery mistake it ,ercei es) and #ith characteristically circular reasonin& concludes that $ecause o( the mistake consistent truth must $e meanin&less. ! The ne/t ste,) then) is o$ ious. % I( consistent truth is meanin&less) inconsistency must $e true. ' 0oldin& error clearly in mind) and ,rotectin& #hat it has made real) the e&o ,roceeds to the ne/t ste, in its thou&ht system. @rror is real and truth is error. T-11.6.1%. The e&o makes no attem,t to understand this) and it is clearly not understanda$le) $ut the e&o does make e ery attem,t to demonstrate it) and this it does constantly. 2 3nalyAin& to attack meanin&) the e&o succeeds in o erlookin& it and is le(t #ith a series o( (ra&mented ,erce,tions #hich it uni(ies on $ehal( o( itsel(. 3 This) then) $ecomes the uni erse it ,ercei es. ! 3nd it is this uni erse #hich) in turn) $ecomes its demonstration o( its o#n reality. T-11.6.1'. Do not underestimate the a,,eal o( the e&o+s demonstrations to those #ho #ould listen. 2 5electi e ,erce,tion chooses its #itnesses care(ully) and its #itnesses are consistent. 3 The case (or insanity is stron& to the insane. ! "or reasonin& ends at its $e&innin&) and no thou&ht system transcends its source. % 7et reasonin& #ithout meanin& cannot demonstrate anythin&) and those #ho are con inced $y it must $e deluded. ' Can the e&o teach truly #hen it o erlooks truthD * Can it ,ercei e #hat it has deniedD - Its #itnesses do attest to its denial) $ut hardly to #hat it has denied. :

The e&o looks strai&ht at the "ather and does not see 0im) (or it has denied 0is 5on. T-11.6.1*. 8ould <you= remem$er the "atherD 2 3cce,t 0is 5on and you #ill remem$er 0im. 3 Nothin& can demonstrate that 0is 5on is un#orthy) (or nothin& can ,ro e that a lie is true. ! 8hat you see o( 0is 5on throu&h the eyes o( the e&o is a demonstration that 0is 5on does not e/ist) yet #here the 5on is the "ather must $e. % 3cce,t #hat 1od does not deny) and it #ill demonstrate its truth. ' The #itnesses (or 1od stand in 0is li&ht and $ehold #hat 0e created. * Their silence is the si&n that they ha e $eheld 1od+s 5on) and in the ?resence o( Christ they need demonstrate nothin&) (or Christ s,eaks to them o( 0imsel( and o( 0is "ather. - They are silent $ecause Christ s,eaks to them) and it is 0is #ords they s,eak. T-11.6.1-. @ ery $rother you meet $ecomes a #itness (or Christ or (or the e&o) de,endin& on #hat you ,ercei e in him. ,2>' 2 @ eryone con inces you o( #hat you #ant to ,ercei e) and o( the reality o( the kin&dom you ha e chosen (or your i&ilance. 3 @ erythin& you ,ercei e is a #itness to the thou&ht system you #ant to $e true. ! @ ery $rother has the ,o#er to release you) i( you choose to $e (ree. % 7ou cannot acce,t (alse #itness o( him unless you ha e e oked (alse #itnesses a&ainst him. ' I( he s,eaks not o( Christ to you) you s,oke not o( Christ to him. * 7ou hear $ut your o#n oice) and i( Christ s,eaks throu&h you) you #ill hear 0im. "I. &a%in) to Re!e ption T-11.6I.1. It is im,ossi$le not to $elie e #hat you see) $ut it is equally im,ossi$le to see #hat you do not $elie e. 2 ?erce,tions are $uilt u, on the $asis o( e/,erience) and e/,erience leads to $elie(s. 3 It is not until $elie(s are (i/ed that ,erce,tions sta$iliAe. ! In e((ect) then) #hat you $elie e you <do= see. % That is #hat I meant #hen I said) 2Blessed are ye #ho ha e not seen and still $elie e)2 (or those #ho $elie e in the resurrection #ill see it. ' The resurrection is the com,lete trium,h o( Christ o er the e&o) not $y attack $ut $y transcendence. * "or Christ does rise a$o e the e&o and all its #orks) and ascends to the "ather and 0is Gin&dom. T-11.6I.2. 8ould you Coin in the resurrection or the cruci(i/ionD 2 8ould you condemn your $rothers or (ree themD 3 8ould you transcend your ,rison and ascend to the "atherD ! These questions are all the same) and are ans#ered to&ether. % There has $een much con(usion a$out #hat ,erce,tion means) $ecause the #ord is used $oth (or a#areness and (or the inter,retation o( a#areness. ' 7et you cannot $e a#are #ithout inter,retation) (or #hat you ,ercei e <is= your inter,retation.

T-11.6I.3. This course is ,er(ectly clear. 2 I( you do not see it clearly) it is $ecause you are inter,retin& a&ainst it) and there(ore do not $elie e it. 3 3nd since $elie( determines ,erce,tion) you do not ,ercei e #hat it means and there(ore do not acce,t it. ! 7et di((erent e/,eriences lead to di((erent $elie(s) and #ith them di((erent ,erce,tions. % "or ,erce,tions are learned <#ith= $elie(s) and e/,erience does teach. ' I am leadin& you to a ne# kind o( e/,erience that you #ill $ecome less and less #illin& to deny. * ;earnin& o( Christ is easy) (or to ,ercei e #ith 0im in ol es no strain at all. - 0is ,erce,tions are your natural a#areness) and it is only the distortions you introduce that tire you. ,2>* : ;et the Christ in you inter,ret (or you) and do not try to limit #hat you see $y narro# little $elie(s that are un#orthy o( 1od+s 5on. 1> "or until Christ comes into 0is O#n) the 5on o( 1od #ill see himsel( as "atherless. T-11.6I.!. I am <your= resurrection and <your= li(e. 2 7ou li e in me $ecause you li e in 1od. 3 3nd e eryone li es in you) as you li e in e eryone. ! Can you) then) ,ercei e un#orthiness in a $rother and not ,ercei e it in yoursel(D % 3nd can you ,ercei e it in yoursel( and not ,ercei e it in 1odD ' Belie e in the resurrection $ecause it has $een accom,lished) and it has $een accom,lished in you. * This is as true no# as it #ill e er $e) (or the resurrection is the 8ill o( 1od) #hich kno#s no time and no e/ce,tions. - But make no e/ce,tions yoursel() or you #ill not ,ercei e #hat has $een accom,lished (or you. : "or #e ascend unto the "ather to&ether) as it #as in the $e&innin&) is no# and e er shall $e) (or such is the nature o( 1od+s 5on as his "ather created him. T-11.6I.%. Do not underestimate the ,o#er o( the de otion o( 1od+s 5on) nor the ,o#er the &od he #orshi,s has o er him. 2 "or he ,laces himsel( at the altar o( his &od) #hether it $e the &od he made or the 1od 8ho created him. 3 That is #hy his sla ery is as com,lete as his (reedom) (or he #ill o$ey only the &od he acce,ts. ! The &od o( cruci(i/ion demands that he cruci(y) and his #orshi,,ers o$ey. % In his name they cruci(y themsel es) $elie in& that the ,o#er o( the 5on o( 1od is $orn o( sacri(ice and ,ain. ' The 1od o( resurrection demands nothin&) (or 0e does not #ill to take a#ay. * 0e does not require o$edience) (or o$edience im,lies su$mission. - 0e #ould only ha e you learn your #ill and (ollo# it) not in the s,irit o( sacri(ice and su$mission) $ut in the &ladness o( (reedom. T-11.6I.'. Resurrection must com,el your alle&iance &ladly) $ecause it is the sym$ol o( Coy. 2 Its #hole com,ellin& ,o#er lies in the (act that it re,resents #hat you #ant to $e. 3 The (reedom to lea e $ehind e erythin& that hurts you and hum$les you and (ri&htens you cannot $e thrust u,on you) $ut it can $e o((ered you throu&h the &race o( 1od.

! 3nd you can acce,t it $y 0is &race) (or 1od is &racious to 0is 5on) acce,tin& him #ithout question as 0is O#n. % 8ho) then) is <your= o#nD ' The "ather has &i en you all that is 0is) and 0e 0imsel( is yours #ith them. * 1uard them in their resurrection) (or other#ise you #ill not a#ake in 1od) sa(ely surrounded $y #hat is yours (ore er. T-11.6I.*. 7ou #ill not (ind ,eace until you ha e remo ed the nails (rom the hands o( 1od+s 5on) and taken the last thorn (rom his (orehead. ,2>- 2 The ;o e o( 1od surrounds 0is 5on #hom the &od o( cruci(i/ion condemns. 3 Teach not that I died in ain. ! Teach rather that I did not die $y demonstratin& that I li e in you. % "or the undoin& o( the cruci(i/ion o( 1od+s 5on is the #ork o( the redem,tion) in #hich e eryone has a ,art o( equal alue. ' 1od does not Cud&e 0is &uiltless 5on. * 0a in& &i en 0imsel( to him) ho# could it $e other#iseD T-11.6I.-. 7ou ha e nailed yoursel( to a cross) and ,laced a cro#n o( thorns u,on your o#n head. 2 7et you cannot cruci(y 1od+s 5on) (or the 8ill o( 1od cannot die. 3 0is 5on has $een redeemed (rom his o#n cruci(i/ion) and you cannot assi&n to death #hom 1od has &i en eternal li(e. ! The dream o( cruci(i/ion still lies hea y on your eyes) $ut #hat you see in dreams is not reality. % 8hile you ,ercei e the 5on o( 1od as cruci(ied) you are aslee,. ' 3nd as lon& as you $elie e that you can cruci(y him) you are only ha in& ni&htmares. * 7ou #ho are $e&innin& to #ake are still a#are o( dreams) and ha e not yet (or&otten them. - The (or&ettin& o( dreams and the a#areness o( Christ come #ith the a#akenin& o( others to share your redem,tion. T-11.6I.:. 7ou #ill a#aken to your o#n call) (or the Call to a#ake is #ithin you. 2 I( I li e in you) you are a#ake. 3 7et you must see the #orks I do throu&h you) or you #ill not ,ercei e that I ha e done them unto you. ! Do not set limits on #hat you $elie e I can do throu&h you) or you #ill not acce,t #hat I can do <(or= you. % 7et it is done already) and unless you &i e all that you ha e recei ed you #ill not kno# that your redeemer li eth) and that you ha e a#akened #ith him. ' Redem,tion is reco&niAed only $y sharin& it. T-11.6I.1>. 1od+s 5on <is= sa ed. 2 Brin& only this a#areness to the 5onshi,) and you #ill ha e a ,art in the redem,tion as alua$le as mine. 3 "or your ,art must $e like mine i( you learn it o( me. ! I( you $elie e that yours is limited) you are limitin& mine. % There is no order o( di((iculty in miracles $ecause all o( 1od+s 5ons are o( equal alue) and their equality is their oneness. ' The #hole ,o#er o( 1od is in e ery ,art o( 0im) and nothin& contradictory to 0is 8ill is either &reat or small. * 8hat does not e/ist has no siAe and no measure. - To 1od all thin&s are ,ossi$le. : 3nd to Christ it is &i en to $e like the "ather. ,2>:

"II. T#e Con!ition of Realit. T-11.6II.1. The #orld as you ,ercei e it cannot ha e $een created $y the "ather) (or the #orld is not as you see it. 2 1od created only the eternal) and e erythin& you see is ,erisha$le. 3 There(ore) there must $e another #orld that you do not see. ! The Bi$le s,eaks o( a ne# 0ea en and a ne# earth) yet this cannot $e literally true) (or the eternal are not re-created. % To ,ercei e ane# is merely to ,ercei e a&ain) im,lyin& that $e(ore) or in the inter al $et#een) you #ere not ,ercei in& at all. ' 8hat) then) is the #orld that a#aits your ,erce,tion #hen you see itD T-11.6II.2. @ ery lo in& thou&ht that the 5on o( 1od e er had is eternal. 2 The lo in& thou&hts his mind ,ercei es in this #orld are the #orld+s only reality. 3 They are still ,erce,tions) $ecause he still $elie es that he is se,arate. ! 7et they are eternal $ecause they are lo in&. % 3nd $ein& lo in& they are like the "ather) and there(ore cannot die. ' The real #orld can actually $e ,ercei ed. * 3ll that is necessary is a #illin&ness to ,ercei e nothin& else. - "or i( you ,ercei e $oth &ood and e il) you are acce,tin& $oth the (alse and the true and makin& no distinction $et#een them. T-11.6II.3. The e&o may see some &ood) $ut ne er only &ood. 2 That is #hy its ,erce,tions are so aria$le. 3 It does not reCect &oodness entirely) (or that you could not acce,t. ! But it al#ays adds somethin& that is not real to the real) thus con(usin& illusion and reality. % "or ,erce,tions cannot $e ,artly true. ' I( you $elie e in truth and illusion) you cannot tell #hich is true. * To esta$lish your ,ersonal autonomy you tried to create unlike your "ather) $elie in& that #hat you made is ca,a$le o( $ein& unlike 0im. - 7et e erythin& true <is= like 0im. : ?ercei in& only the real #orld #ill lead you to the real 0ea en) $ecause it #ill make you ca,a$le o( understandin& it. T-11.6II.!. The ,erce,tion o( &oodness is not kno#led&e) $ut the denial o( the o,,osite o( &oodness ena$les you to reco&niAe a condition in #hich o,,osites do not e/ist. 2 3nd this <is= the condition o( kno#led&e. 3 8ithout this a#areness you ha e not met its conditions) and until you do you #ill not kno# it is yours already. ! 7ou ha e made many ideas that you ha e ,laced $et#een yoursel( and your Creator) and these $elie(s are the #orld as you ,ercei e it. % Truth is not a$sent here) $ut it is o$scure. ' 7ou do not kno# the di((erence $et#een #hat you ha e made and #hat 1od created) and so you do not kno# the di((erence $et#een #hat you ha e made and #hat <you= ha e created. ,21> * To $elie e that you can ,ercei e the real #orld is to $elie e that you can kno# yoursel(. - 7ou can kno# 1od $ecause it is 0is 8ill to $e kno#n. : The real #orld is all that the 0oly 5,irit has

sa ed (or you out o( #hat you ha e made) and to ,ercei e only this is sal ation) $ecause it is the reco&nition that reality is only #hat is true. "III. T#e Pro/le an! t#e Ans+er T-11.6III.1. This is a ery sim,le course. 2 ?erha,s you do not (eel you need a course #hich) in the end) teaches that only reality is true. 3 But do you $elie e itD ! 8hen you ,ercei e the real #orld) you #ill reco&niAe that you did not $elie e it. % 7et the s#i(tness #ith #hich your ne# and only real ,erce,tion #ill $e translated into kno#led&e #ill lea e you $ut an instant to realiAe that this alone is true. ' 3nd then e erythin& you made #ill $e (or&otten9 the &ood and the $ad) the (alse and the true. * "or as 0ea en and earth $ecome one) e en the real #orld #ill anish (rom your si&ht. - The end o( the #orld is not its destruction) $ut its translation into 0ea en. : The reinter,retation o( the #orld is the trans(er o( all ,erce,tion to kno#led&e. T-11.6III.2. The Bi$le tells you to $ecome as little children. 2 ;ittle children reco&niAe that they do not understand #hat they ,ercei e) and so they ask #hat it means. 3 Do not make the mistake o( $elie in& that you understand #hat you ,ercei e) (or its meanin& is lost to you. ! 7et the 0oly 5,irit has sa ed its meanin& (or you) and i( you #ill let 0im inter,ret it) 0e #ill restore to you #hat you ha e thro#n a#ay. % 7et #hile you think you kno# its meanin&) you #ill see no need to ask it o( 0im. T-11.6III.3. 7ou do not kno# the meanin& o( anythin& you ,ercei e. 2 Not one thou&ht you hold is #holly true. 3 The reco&nition o( this is your (irm $e&innin&. ! 7ou are not mis&uided9 you ha e acce,ted no &uide at all. % Instruction in ,erce,tion is your &reat need) (or you understand nothin&. ' Reco&niAe this $ut do not acce,t it) (or understandin& is your inheritance. * ?erce,tions are learned) and you are not #ithout a Teacher. - 7et your #illin&ness to learn o( 0im de,ends on your #illin&ness to question e erythin& you learned o( yoursel() (or you #ho learned amiss should not $e your o#n teacher. T-11.6III.!. No one can #ithhold truth e/ce,t (rom himsel(. 2 7et 1od #ill not re(use you the 3ns#er 0e &a e. ,211 3 3sk) then) (or #hat is yours) $ut #hich you did not make) and do not de(end yoursel( a&ainst truth. ! 7ou made the ,ro$lem 1od has ans#ered. % 3sk yoursel() there(ore) $ut one sim,le question. ' Do I #ant the ,ro$lem or do I #ant the ans#erD * Decide (or the ans#er and you #ill ha e it) (or you #ill see it as it is) and it is yours already.

T-11.6III.%. 7ou may com,lain that this course is not su((iciently s,eci(ic (or you to understand and use. 2 7et ,erha,s you ha e not done #hat it s,eci(ically ad ocates. 3 This is not a course in the ,lay o( ideas) $ut in their ,ractical a,,lication. ! Nothin& could $e more s,eci(ic than to $e told that i( you ask you #ill recei e. % The 0oly 5,irit #ill ans#er e ery s,eci(ic ,ro$lem as lon& as you $elie e that ,ro$lems are s,eci(ic. ' 0is ans#er is $oth many and one) as lon& as you $elie e that the one is many. * 7ou may $e a(raid o( 0is s,eci(icity) (or (ear o( #hat you think it #ill demand o( you. - 7et only $y askin& #ill you learn that nothin& o( 1od demands anythin& o( you. : 1od &i es9 0e does not take. 1> 8hen you re(use to ask) it is $ecause you $elie e that askin& is takin& rather than sharin&. T-11.6III.'. The 0oly 5,irit #ill &i e you only #hat is yours) and #ill take nothin& in return. 2 "or #hat is yours is e erythin&) and you share it #ith 1od. 3 That is its reality. ! 8ould the 0oly 5,irit) 8ho #ills only to restore) $e ca,a$le o( misinter,retin& the question you must ask to learn 0is ans#erD % 7ou <ha e= heard the ans#er) $ut you ha e misunderstood the question. ' 7ou $elie e that to ask (or &uidance o( the 0oly 5,irit is to ask (or de,ri ation. T-11.6III.*. ;ittle child o( 1od) you do not understand your "ather. 2 7ou $elie e in a #orld that takes) $ecause you $elie e that you can &et $y takin&. 3 3nd $y that ,erce,tion you ha e lost si&ht o( the real #orld. ! 7ou are a(raid o( the #orld as you see it) $ut the real #orld is still yours (or the askin&. % Do not deny it to yoursel() (or it can only (ree you. ' Nothin& o( 1od #ill ensla e 0is 5on #hom 0e created (ree and #hose (reedom is ,rotected $y 0is Bein&. * Blessed are you #ho are #illin& to ask the truth o( 1od #ithout (ear) (or only thus can you learn that 0is ans#er is the release (rom (ear. T-11.6III.-. Beauti(ul child o( 1od) you are askin& only (or #hat I ,romised you. 2 Do you $elie e I #ould decei e youD 3 The Gin&dom o( 0ea en <is= #ithin you. ,212 ! Belie e that the truth is in me) (or I kno# that it is in you. % 1od+s 5ons ha e nothin& they do not share. ' 3sk (or truth o( any 5on o( 1od) and you ha e asked it o( me. * Not one o( us $ut has the ans#er in him) to &i e to anyone #ho asks it o( him. T-11.6III.:. 3sk anythin& o( 1od+s 5on and his "ather #ill ans#er you) (or Christ is not decei ed in 0is "ather and 0is "ather is not decei ed in 0im. 2 Do not) then) $e decei ed in your $rother) and see only his lo in& thou&hts as his reality) (or $y denyin& that his mind is s,lit you #ill heal yours. 3 3cce,t him as his "ather acce,ts him and heal him unto Christ) (or Christ is his healin& and yours. ! Christ is the 5on o( 1od 8ho is in no #ay se,arate (rom 0is "ather) 8hose e ery thou&ht is as lo in& as the Thou&ht o( 0is "ather $y #hich 0e #as created. % Be not decei ed in 1od+s 5on) (or there$y you must $e

decei ed in yoursel(. ' 3nd $ein& decei ed in yoursel( you are decei ed in your "ather) in 8hom no deceit is ,ossi$le. T-11.6III.1>. In the real #orld there is no sickness) (or there is no se,aration and no di ision. 2 Only lo in& thou&hts are reco&niAed) and $ecause no one is #ithout your hel,) the 0el, o( 1od &oes #ith you e ery#here. 3 3s you $ecome #illin& to acce,t this 0el, $y askin& (or It) you #ill &i e It $ecause you #ant It. ! Nothin& #ill $e $eyond your healin& ,o#er) $ecause nothin& #ill $e denied your sim,le request. % 8hat ,ro$lems #ill not disa,,ear in the ?resence o( 1od+s 3ns#erD ' 3sk) then) to learn o( the reality o( your $rother) $ecause this is #hat you #ill ,ercei e in him) and you #ill see your $eauty re(lected in his. T-11.6III.11. Do not acce,t your $rother+s aria$le ,erce,tion o( himsel( (or his s,lit mind is yours) and you #ill not acce,t your healin& #ithout his. 2 "or you share the real #orld as you share 0ea en) and his healin& is yours. 3 To lo e yoursel( is to heal yoursel() and you cannot ,ercei e ,art o( you as sick and achie e your &oal. ! Brother) #e heal to&ether as #e li e to&ether and lo e to&ether. % Be not decei ed in 1od+s 5on) (or he is one #ith himsel( and one #ith his "ather. ' ;o e him #ho is $elo ed o( his "ather) and you #ill learn o( the "ather+s ;o e (or you. T-11.6III.12. I( you ,ercei e o((ense in a $rother ,luck the o((ense (rom your mind) (or you are o((ended $y Christ and are decei ed in 0im. 2 0eal in Christ and $e not o((ended $y 0im) (or there is no o((ense in 0im. 3 I( #hat you ,ercei e o((ends you) you are o((ended in yoursel( and are condemnin& 1od+s 5on #hom 1od condemneth not. ,213 ! ;et the 0oly 5,irit remo e all o((enses o( 1od+s 5on a&ainst himsel( and ,ercei e no one $ut throu&h 0is &uidance) (or 0e #ould sa e you (rom all condemnation. % 3cce,t 0is healin& ,o#er and use it (or all 0e sends you) (or 0e #ills to heal the 5on o( 1od) in #hom 0e is not decei ed. T-11.6III.13. Children ,ercei e (ri&htenin& &hosts and monsters and dra&ons) and they are terri(ied. 2 7et i( they ask someone they trust (or the meanin& o( #hat they ,ercei e) and are #illin& to let their o#n inter,retations &o in (a or o( reality) their (ear &oes #ith them. 3 8hen a child is hel,ed to translate his 2&host2 into a curtain) his 2monster2 into a shado#) and his 2dra&on2 into a dream he is no lon&er a(raid) and lau&hs ha,,ily at his o#n (ear. T-11.6III.1!. 7ou) my child) are a(raid o( your $rothers and o( your "ather and o( yoursel(. 2 But you are merely decei ed in them. 3 3sk #hat they are o( the Teacher o( reality) and hearin& 0is ans#er) you too #ill lau&h at your (ears and re,lace them #ith ,eace. ! "or (ear lies not in reality) $ut in the minds o( children #ho do not understand reality. % It is only their lack o( understandin& that (ri&htens them) and #hen

they learn to ,ercei e truly they are not a(raid. ' 3nd $ecause o( this they #ill ask (or truth a&ain #hen they are (ri&htened. * It is not the reality o( your $rothers or your "ather or yoursel( that (ri&htens you. 7ou do not kno# #hat they are) and so you ,ercei e them as &hosts and monsters and dra&ons. : 3sk #hat their reality is (rom the One 8ho kno#s it) and 0e #ill tell you #hat they are. 1> "or you do not understand them) and $ecause you are decei ed $y #hat you see you need reality to dis,el your (ears. T-11.6III.1%. 8ould you not e/chan&e your (ears (or truth) i( the e/chan&e is yours (or the askin&D 2 "or i( 1od is not decei ed in you) you can $e decei ed only in yoursel(. 3 7et you can learn the truth a$out yoursel( (rom the 0oly 5,irit) 8ho #ill teach you that) as ,art o( 1od) deceit in you is im,ossi$le. ! 8hen you ,ercei e yoursel( #ithout deceit) you #ill acce,t the real #orld in ,lace o( the (alse one you ha e made. % 3nd then your "ather #ill lean do#n to you and take the last ste, (or you) $y raisin& you unto 0imsel(. ,21! Cha,ter 12. THE HOL7 SPIRIT2S C1RRIC1L1M I. T#e *'!) ent of t#e Hol. Spirit T-12.I.1. 7ou ha e $een told not to make error real) and the #ay to do this is ery sim,le. 2 I( you #ant to $elie e in error) you #ould ha e to make it real $ecause it is not true. 3 But truth is real in its o#n ri&ht) and to $elie e in truth <you do not ha e to do anythin&=. ! Understand that you do not res,ond to anythin& directly) $ut to your inter,retation o( it. % 7our inter,retation thus $ecomes the Custi(ication (or the res,onse. ' That is #hy analyAin& the moti es o( others is haAardous to you. * I( you decide that someone is really tryin& to attack you or desert you or ensla e you) you #ill res,ond as i( he had actually done so) ha in& made his error real to you. - To inter,ret error is to &i e it ,o#er) and ha in& done this you #ill o erlook truth. T-12.I.2. The analysis o( e&o moti ation is ery com,licated) ery o$scurin&) and ne er #ithout your o#n e&o in ol ement. 2 The #hole ,rocess re,resents a clear-cut attem,t to demonstrate your o#n a$ility to understand #hat you ,ercei e. 3 This is sho#n $y the (act that you react to your inter,retations as i( they #ere correct. ! 7ou may then control your reactions $eha iorally) $ut not emotionally. % This #ould o$ iously $e a s,lit or an attack on the inte&rity o( your mind) ,ittin& one le el #ithin it a&ainst another. T-12.I.3. There is $ut one inter,retation o( moti ation that makes any sense. 2 3nd $ecause it is the 0oly 5,irit+s Cud&ment it requires no e((ort at all on your ,art. 3 @ ery lo in& thou&ht is true. ! @ erythin&

else is an a,,eal (or healin& and hel,) re&ardless o( the (orm it takes. % Can anyone $e Custi(ied in res,ondin& #ith an&er to a $rother+s ,lea (or hel,D ' No res,onse can $e a,,ro,riate e/ce,t the #illin&ness to &i e it to him) (or this and only this is #hat he is askin& (or. * O((er him anythin& else) and you are assumin& the ri&ht to attack his reality $y inter,retin& it as you see (it. - ?erha,s the dan&er o( this to your o#n mind is not yet (ully a,,arent. : I( you $elie e that an a,,eal (or hel, is somethin& else you #ill react to somethin& else. 1> 7our res,onse #ill there(ore $e ina,,ro,riate to reality as it is) $ut not to your ,erce,tion o( it. T-12.I.!. There is nothin& to ,re ent you (rom reco&niAin& all calls (or hel, as e/actly #hat they are e/ce,t your o#n ima&ined need to attack. ,21% 2 It is only this that makes you #illin& to en&a&e in endless 2$attles2 #ith reality) in #hich you deny the reality o( the need (or healin& $y makin& it unreal. 3 7ou #ould not do this e/ce,t (or your un#illin&ness to acce,t reality as it is) and #hich you there(ore #ithhold (rom yoursel(. T-12.I.%. It is surely &ood ad ice to tell you not to Cud&e #hat you do not understand. 2 No one #ith a ,ersonal in estment is a relia$le #itness) (or truth to him has $ecome #hat he #ants it to $e. 3 I( you are un#illin& to ,ercei e an a,,eal (or hel, as #hat it is) it is $ecause you are un#illin& to &i e hel, and to recei e it. ! To (ail to reco&niAe a call (or hel, is to re(use hel,. % 8ould you maintain that you do not need itD ' 7et this is #hat you are maintainin& #hen you re(use to reco&niAe a $rother+s a,,eal) (or only $y ans#erin& his a,,eal <can= you $e hel,ed. * Deny him your hel, and you #ill not reco&niAe 1od+s 3ns#er to you. - The 0oly 5,irit does not need your hel, in inter,retin& moti ation) $ut you do need 0is. T-12.I.'. Only a,,reciation is an a,,ro,riate res,onse to your $rother. 2 1ratitude is due him (or $oth his lo in& thou&hts and his a,,eals (or hel,) (or $oth are ca,a$le o( $rin&in& lo e into your a#areness i( you ,ercei e them truly. 3 3nd all your sense o( strain comes (rom your attem,ts not to do Cust this. ! 0o# sim,le) then) is 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. % There is $ut one res,onse to reality) (or reality e okes no con(lict at all. ' There is $ut one Teacher o( reality) 8ho understands #hat it is. * 0e does not chan&e 0is 4ind a$out reality $ecause reality does not chan&e. - 3lthou&h your inter,retations o( reality are meanin&less in your di ided state) 0is remain consistently true. : 0e &i es them to you $ecause they are <(or= you. 1> Do not attem,t to 2hel,2 a $rother in your #ay) (or you cannot hel, yoursel(. 11 But hear his call (or the 0el, o( 1od) and you #ill reco&niAe your o#n need (or the "ather.

T-12.I.*. 7our inter,retations o( your $rother+s needs are your inter,retation o( yours. 2 By &i in& hel, you are askin& (or it) and i( you ,ercei e $ut one need in yoursel( you #ill $e healed. 3 "or you #ill reco&niAe 1od+s 3ns#er as you #ant It to $e) and i( you #ant It in truth) It #ill $e truly yours. ! @ ery a,,eal you ans#er in the Name o( Christ $rin&s the remem$rance o( your "ather closer to your a#areness. % "or the sake o( your need) then) hear e ery call (or hel, as #hat it is) so 1od can ans#er <you.= ,21' T-12.I.-. By a,,lyin& the 0oly 5,irit+s inter,retation o( the reactions o( others more and more consistently) you #ill &ain an increasin& a#areness that 0is criteria are equally a,,lica$le to you. 2 "or to reco&niAe (ear is not enou&h to esca,e (rom it) althou&h the reco&nition is necessary to demonstrate the need (or esca,e. 3 The 0oly 5,irit must still translate the (ear into truth. ! I( you #ere le(t #ith the (ear) once you had reco&niAed it) you #ould ha e taken a ste, a#ay (rom reality) not to#ards it. % 7et #e ha e re,eatedly em,hasiAed the need to reco&niAe (ear and (ace it #ithout dis&uise as a crucial ste, in the undoin& o( the e&o. ' Consider ho# #ell the 0oly 5,irit+s inter,retation o( the moti es o( others #ill ser e you then. * 0a in& tau&ht you to acce,t only lo in& thou&hts in others and to re&ard e erythin& else as an a,,eal (or hel,) 0e has tau&ht you that (ear itsel( is an a,,eal (or hel,. - This is #hat reco&niAin& (ear really means. : I( you do not ,rotect it) 0e #ill reinter,ret it. 1> That is the ultimate alue in learnin& to ,ercei e attack as a call (or lo e. 11 8e ha e already learned that (ear and attack are ine ita$ly associated. 12 I( only attack ,roduces (ear) and i( you see attack as the call (or hel, that it is) the unreality o( (ear must da#n on you. 13 "or (ear <is= a call (or lo e) in unconscious reco&nition o( #hat has $een denied. T-12.I.:. "ear is a sym,tom o( your o#n dee, sense o( loss. 2 I( #hen you ,ercei e it in others you learn to su,,ly the loss) the $asic cause o( (ear is remo ed. 3 There$y you teach yoursel( that (ear does not e/ist in you. ! The means (or remo in& it is in yoursel() and you ha e demonstrated this $y &i in& it. % "ear and lo e are the only emotions o( #hich you are ca,a$le. ' One is (alse) (or it #as made out o( denial9 and denial de,ends on the $elie( in #hat is denied (or its o#n e/istence. * By inter,retin& (ear correctly as a ,ositi e a((irmation o( the underlyin& $elie( it masks) you are underminin& its ,ercei ed use(ulness $y renderin& it useless. - De(enses that do not #ork at all are automatically discarded. : I( you raise #hat (ear conceals to clearcut unequi ocal ,redominance) (ear $ecomes meanin&less. 1> 7ou ha e denied its ,o#er to conceal lo e) #hich #as its only ,ur,ose. 11 The eil that you ha e dra#n across the (ace o( lo e has disa,,eared.

T-12.I.1>. I( you #ould look u,on lo e) #hich <is= the #orld+s reality) ho# could you do $etter than to reco&niAe) in e ery de(ense a&ainst it) the underlyin& a,,eal <(or= itD 2 3nd ho# could you $etter learn o( its reality than $y ans#erin& the a,,eal (or it $y &i in& itD 3 The 0oly 5,irit+s inter,retation o( (ear does dis,el it) (or the a#areness o( truth cannot $e denied. ,21* ! Thus does the 0oly 5,irit re,lace (ear #ith lo e and translate error into truth. % 3nd thus #ill you learn o( 0im ho# to re,lace your dream o( se,aration #ith the (act o( unity. ' "or the se,aration is only the denial o( union) and correctly inter,reted) attests to your eternal kno#led&e that union is true. II. T#e &a. to Re e /er Go! T-12.II.1. 4iracles are merely the translation o( denial into truth. 2 I( to lo e onesel( is to heal onesel() those #ho are sick do not lo e themsel es. 3 There(ore) they are askin& (or the lo e that #ould heal them) $ut #hich they are denyin& to themsel es. ! I( they kne# the truth a$out themsel es they could not $e sick. % The task o( the miracle #orker thus $ecomes <to deny the denial o( truth.= ' The sick must heal themsel es) (or the truth is in them. * 7et ha in& o$scured it) the li&ht in another mind must shine into theirs $ecause that li&ht <is= theirs. T-12.II.2. The li&ht in them shines as $ri&htly re&ardless o( the density o( the (o& that o$scures it. 2 I( you &i e no ,o#er to the (o& to o$scure the li&ht) it has none. 3 "or it has ,o#er only i( the 5on o( 1od &i es ,o#er to it. ! 0e must himsel( #ithdra# that ,o#er) remem$erin& that all ,o#er is o( 1od. % 7ou can remem$er this (or all the 5onshi,. ' Do not allo# your $rother not to remem$er) (or his (or&et(ulness is yours. * But your remem$erin& is his) (or 1od cannot $e remem$ered alone. <This is #hat you ha e (or&otten.= : To ,ercei e the healin& o( your $rother as the healin& o( yoursel( is thus the #ay to remem$er 1od. 1> "or you (or&ot your $rothers #ith 0im) and 1od+s 3ns#er to your (or&ettin& is $ut the #ay to remem$er. T-12.II.3. ?ercei e in sickness $ut another call (or lo e) and o((er your $rother #hat he $elie es he cannot o((er himsel(. 2 8hate er the sickness) there is $ut one remedy. 3 7ou #ill $e made #hole as you make #hole) (or to ,ercei e in sickness the a,,eal (or health is to reco&niAe in hatred the call (or lo e. ! 3nd to &i e a $rother #hat he really #ants is to o((er it unto yoursel() (or your "ather #ills you to kno# your $rother as yoursel(. % 3ns#er his call (or lo e) and yours is ans#ered. ' 0ealin& is the ;o e o( Christ (or 0is "ather and (or 0imsel(. T-12.II.!. Remem$er #hat #as said a$out the (ri&htenin& ,erce,tions o( little children) #hich terri(y them $ecause they do not understand them. ,21- 2 I( they ask (or enli&htenment and acce,t it) their (ears

anish. 3 But i( they hide their ni&htmares they #ill kee, them. ! It is easy to hel, an uncertain child) (or he reco&niAes that he does not understand #hat his ,erce,tions mean. % 7et you $elie e that you do understand yours. ' ;ittle child) you are hidin& your head under the co er o( the hea y $lankets you ha e laid u,on yoursel(. * 7ou are hidin& your ni&htmares in the darkness o( your o#n (alse certainty) and re(usin& to o,en your eyes and look at them. T-12.II.%. ;et us not sa e ni&htmares) (or they are not (ittin& o((erin&s (or Christ) and so they are not (it &i(ts (or you. 2 Take o(( the co ers and look at #hat you are a(raid o(. 3 Only the antici,ation #ill (ri&hten you) (or the reality o( nothin&ness cannot $e (ri&htenin&. ! ;et us not delay this) (or your dream o( hatred #ill not lea e you #ithout hel,) and 0el, is here. % ;earn to $e quiet in the midst o( turmoil) (or quietness is the end o( stri(e and this is the Courney to ,eace. ' ;ook strai&ht at e ery ima&e that rises to delay you) (or the &oal is ine ita$le $ecause it is eternal. * The &oal o( lo e is $ut your ri&ht) and it $elon&s to you des,ite your dreams. T-12.II.'. 7ou still #ant #hat 1od #ills) and no ni&htmare can de(eat a child o( 1od in his ,ur,ose. 2 "or your ,ur,ose #as &i en you $y 1od) and you must accom,lish it $ecause it is 0is 8ill. 3 3#ake and remem$er your ,ur,ose) (or it is your #ill to do so. ! 8hat has $een accom,lished (or you must $e yours. % Do not let your hatred stand in the #ay o( lo e) (or nothin& can #ithstand the ;o e o( Christ (or 0is "ather) or 0is "ather+s ;o e (or 0im. T-12.II.*. 3 little #hile and you #ill see me) (or I am not hidden $ecause <you= are hidin&. 2 I #ill a#aken you as surely as I a#akened mysel() (or I a#oke (or you. 3 In my resurrection is your release. ! Our mission is to esca,e (rom cruci(i/ion) not (rom redem,tion. % Trust in my hel,) (or I did not #alk alone) and I #ill #alk #ith you as our "ather #alked #ith me. ' Do you not kno# that I #alked #ith 0im in ,eaceD * 3nd does not that mean that ,eace &oes #ith <us= on the CourneyD T-12.II.-. There is no (ear in ,er(ect lo e. 2 8e #ill $ut $e makin& ,er(ect to you #hat is already ,er(ect in you. 3 7ou do not (ear the unkno#n $ut the kno#n. ! 7ou #ill not (ail in your mission $ecause I did not (ail in mine. % 1i e me $ut a little trust in the name o( the com,lete trust I ha e in you) and #e #ill easily accom,lish the &oal o( ,er(ection to&ether. ' "or ,er(ection <is)= and cannot $e denied. ,21: * To deny the denial o( ,er(ection is not so di((icult as to deny truth) and #hat #e can accom,lish to&ether #ill $e $elie ed #hen you see it as accom,lished. T-12.II.:. 7ou #ho ha e tried to $anish lo e ha e not succeeded) $ut you #ho choose to $anish (ear must succeed. 2 The ;ord is #ith you) $ut you kno# it not. 3 7et your Redeemer li eth) and a$ideth in you in

the ,eace out o( #hich 0e #as created. ! 8ould you not e/chan&e this a#areness (or the a#areness o( (earD % 8hen #e ha e o ercome (earK not $y hidin& it) not $y minimiAin& it) and not $y denyin& its (ull im,ort in any #ayKthis is #hat you #ill really see. ' 7ou cannot lay aside the o$stacles to real ision #ithout lookin& u,on them) (or to lay aside means to Cud&e a&ainst. * I( you #ill look) the 0oly 5,irit #ill Cud&e) and 0e #ill Cud&e truly. - 7et 0e cannot shine a#ay #hat you kee, hidden) (or you ha e not o((ered it to 0im and 0e cannot take it (rom you. T-12.II.1>. 8e are there(ore em$arkin& on an or&aniAed) #ell-structured and care(ully ,lanned ,ro&ram aimed at learnin& ho# to o((er to the 0oly 5,irit e erythin& you do not #ant. 2 0e kno#s #hat to do #ith it. 3 7ou do not understand ho# to use #hat 0e kno#s. ! 8hate er is &i en 0im that is not o( 1od is &one. % 7et you must look at it yoursel( in ,er(ect #illin&ness) (or other#ise 0is kno#led&e remains useless to you. ' 5urely 0e #ill not (ail to hel, you) since hel, is 0is only ,ur,ose. * Do you not ha e &reater reason (or (earin& the #orld as you ,ercei e it) than (or lookin& at the cause o( (ear and lettin& it &o (ore erD III. T#e Invest ent in Realit. T-12.III.1. I once asked you to sell all you ha e and &i e to the ,oor and (ollo# me. 2 This is #hat I meant. I( you ha e no in estment in anythin& in this #orld) you can teach the ,oor #here their treasure is. 3 The ,oor are merely those #ho ha e in ested #ron&ly) and they are ,oor indeedJ ! Because they are in need it is &i en you to hel, them) since you are amon& them. % Consider ho# ,er(ectly your lesson #ould $e learned i( you #ere un#illin& to share their ,o erty. ' "or ,o erty is lack) and there is $ut one lack since there is $ut one need. T-12.III.2. 5u,,ose a $rother insists on ha in& you do somethin& you think you do not #ant to do. 2 0is ery insistence should tell you that he $elie es sal ation lies in it. 3 I( you insist on re(usin& and e/,erience a quick res,onse o( o,,osition) you are $elie in& that your sal ation lies in <not= doin& it. ,22> ! 7ou) then) are makin& the same mistake he is) and are makin& his error real to $oth o( you. % Insistence means in estment) and #hat you in est in is al#ays related to your notion o( sal ation. ' The question is al#ays t#o(old9 (irst) <#hat= is to $e sa edD * 3nd second) <ho#= can it $e sa edD T-12.III.3. 8hene er you $ecome an&ry #ith a $rother) (or #hate er reason) you are $elie in& that the e&o is to $e sa ed) and to $e sa ed $y attack. 2 I( he attacks) you are a&reein& #ith this $elie(9 and i( you attack) you are rein(orcin& it. 3 <Remem$er that those #ho attack are ,oor.= ! Their ,o erty asks (or &i(ts) not (or (urther im,o erishment. % 7ou #ho could hel, them are surely actin& destructi ely i( you acce,t

their ,o erty as yours. ' I( you had not in ested as they had) it #ould ne er occur to you to o erlook their need. T-12.III.!. <Reco&niAe #hat does not matter)= and i( your $rothers ask you (or somethin& 2outra&eous)2 do it <$ecause= it does not matter. 2 Re(use) and your o,,osition esta$lishes that it does matter to you. 3 It is only you) there(ore) #ho ha e made the request outra&eous) and e ery request o( a $rother is (or you. ! 8hy #ould you insist in denyin& himD % "or to do so is to deny yoursel( and im,o erish $oth. ' 0e is askin& (or sal ation) as you are. * ?o erty is o( the e&o) and ne er o( 1od. - No 2outra&eous2 requests can $e made o( one #ho reco&niAes #hat is alua$le and #ants to acce,t nothin& else. T-12.III.%. 5al ation is (or the mind) and it is attained throu&h ,eace. 2 This is the only thin& that can $e sa ed and the only #ay to sa e it. 3 3ny res,onse other than lo e arises (rom a con(usion a$out the 2#hat2 and the 2ho#2 o( sal ation) and this is the only ans#er. ! Ne er lose si&ht o( this) and ne er allo# yoursel( to $elie e) e en (or an instant) that there is another ans#er. % "or you #ill surely ,lace yoursel( amon& the ,oor) #ho do not understand that they d#ell in a$undance and that sal ation is come. T-12.III.'. To identi(y #ith the e&o is to attack yoursel( and make yoursel( ,oor. 2 That is #hy e eryone #ho identi(ies #ith the e&o (eels de,ri ed. 3 8hat he e/,eriences then is de,ression or an&er) $ecause #hat he did #as to e/chan&e 5el(-lo e (or sel(-hate) makin& him a(raid o( himsel(. ! 0e does not realiAe this. % @ en i( he is (ully a#are o( an/iety he does not ,ercei e its source as his o#n e&o identi(ication) and he al#ays tries to handle it $y makin& some sort o( insane 2arran&ement2 #ith the #orld. ' 0e al#ays ,ercei es this #orld as outside himsel() (or this is crucial to his adCustment. ,221 * 0e does not realiAe that he makes this #orld) (or there is no #orld outside o( him. T-12.III.*. I( only the lo in& thou&hts o( 1od+s 5on are the #orld+s reality) the real #orld must $e in his mind. 2 0is insane thou&hts) too) must $e in his mind) $ut an internal con(lict o( this ma&nitude he cannot tolerate. 3 3 s,lit mind is endan&ered) and the reco&nition that it encom,asses com,letely o,,osed thou&hts #ithin itsel( is intolera$le. ! There(ore the mind ,roCects the s,lit) not the reality. % @ erythin& you ,ercei e as the outside #orld is merely your attem,t to maintain your e&o identi(ication) (or e eryone $elie es that identi(ication is sal ation. ' 7et consider #hat has ha,,ened) (or thou&hts do ha e consequences to the thinker. * 7ou ha e $ecome at odds #ith the #orld as you ,ercei e it) $ecause you think it is anta&onistic to you. - This is a necessary consequence o( #hat you ha e done. : 7ou ha e ,roCected out#ard #hat is anta&onistic to #hat

is in#ard) and there(ore you #ould ha e to ,ercei e it this #ay. 1> That is #hy you must realiAe that your hatred is in your mind and not outside it $e(ore you can &et rid o( it9 and #hy you must &et rid o( it $e(ore you can ,ercei e the #orld as it really is. T-12.III.-. I said $e(ore that 1od so lo ed the #orld that 0e &a e it to 0is only $e&otten 5on. 2 1od does lo e the real #orld) and those #ho ,ercei e its reality cannot see the #orld o( death. 3 "or death is not o( the real #orld) in #hich e erythin& re(lects the eternal. ! 1od &a e you the real #orld in e/chan&e (or the one you made out o( your s,lit mind) and #hich is the sym$ol o( death. % "or i( you could really se,arate yoursel( (rom the 4ind o( 1od you #ould die. T-12.III.:. The #orld you ,ercei e is a #orld o( se,aration. 2 ?erha,s you are #illin& to acce,t e en death to deny your "ather. 3 7et 0e #ould not ha e it so) and so it is not so. ! 7ou still cannot #ill a&ainst 0im) and that is #hy you ha e no control o er the #orld you made. % It is not a #orld o( #ill $ecause it is &o erned $y the desire to $e unlike 1od) and this desire is not #ill. ' The #orld you made is there(ore totally chaotic) &o erned $y ar$itrary and senseless 2la#s)2 and #ithout meanin& o( any kind. * "or it is made out o( #hat you do not #ant) ,roCected (rom your mind $ecause you are a(raid o( it. - 7et this #orld is only in the mind o( its maker) alon& #ith his real sal ation. : Do not $elie e it is outside o( yoursel() (or only $y reco&niAin& #here it is #ill you &ain control o er it. ,222 1> "or you do ha e control o er your mind) since the mind is the mechanism o( decision. T-12.III.1>. I( you #ill reco&niAe that all the attack you ,ercei e is in your o#n mind and no#here else) you #ill at last ha e ,laced its source) and #here it $e&ins it must end. 2 "or in this same ,lace also lies sal ation. 3 The altar o( 1od #here Christ a$ideth is there. ! 7ou ha e de(iled the altar) $ut not the #orld. % 7et Christ has ,laced the 3tonement on the altar (or you. ' Brin& your ,erce,tions o( the #orld to this altar) (or it is the altar to truth. * There you #ill see your ision chan&ed) and there you #ill learn to see truly. - "rom this ,lace) #here 1od and 0is 5on d#ell in ,eace and #here you are #elcome) you #ill look out in ,eace and $ehold the #orld truly. : 7et to (ind the ,lace) you must relinquish your in estment in the #orld as you ,roCect it) allo#in& the 0oly 5,irit to e/tend the real #orld to you (rom the altar o( 1od. I". See%in) an! Fin!in) T-12.I6.1. The e&o is certain that lo e is dan&erous) and this is al#ays its central teachin&. 2 It ne er ,uts it this #ay9 on the contrary) e eryone #ho $elie es that the e&o is sal ation seems to $e intensely en&a&ed in the search (or lo e. 3 7et the e&o) thou&h encoura&in& the

search (or lo e ery acti ely) makes one ,ro iso9 do not (ind it. ! Its dictates) then) can $e summed u, sim,ly as. 25eek and do <not= (ind.2 % This is the one ,romise the e&o holds out to you) and the one ,romise it #ill kee,. ' "or the e&o ,ursues its &oal #ith (anatic insistence) and its Cud&ment) thou&h se erely im,aired) is com,letely consistent. T-12.I6.2. The search the e&o undertakes is there(ore $ound to $e de(eated. 2 3nd since it also teaches that it is your identi(ication) its &uidance leads you to a Courney #hich must end in ,ercei ed sel(de(eat. 3 "or the e&o cannot lo e) and in its (rantic search (or lo e it is seekin& #hat it is a(raid to (ind. ! The search is ine ita$le $ecause the e&o is ,art o( your mind) and $ecause o( its source the e&o is not #holly s,lit o(() or it could not $e $elie ed at all. % "or it is your mind that $elie es in it and &i es e/istence to it. ' 7et it is also your mind that has the ,o#er to deny the e&o+s e/istence) and you #ill surely do so #hen you realiAe e/actly #hat the Courney is on #hich the e&o sets you. T-12.I6.3. It is surely o$ ious that no one #ants to (ind #hat #ould utterly de(eat him. ,223 2 Bein& una$le to lo e) the e&o #ould $e totally inadequate in lo e+s ,resence) (or it could not res,ond at all. 3 Then) you #ould ha e to a$andon the e&o+s &uidance) (or it #ould $e quite a,,arent that it had not tau&ht you the res,onse you need. ! The e&o #ill there(ore distort lo e) and teach you that lo e really calls (orth the res,onses the e&o <can= teach. % "ollo# its teachin&) then) and you #ill search (or lo e) $ut #ill not reco&niAe it. T-12.I6.!. Do you realiAe that the e&o must set you on a Courney #hich cannot $ut lead to a sense o( (utility and de,ressionD 2 To seek and not to (ind is hardly Coyous. 3 Is this the ,romise you #ould kee,D ! The 0oly 5,irit o((ers you another ,romise) and one that #ill lead to Coy. % "or 0is ,romise is al#ays) 25eek and you <#ill= (ind)2 and under 0is &uidance you cannot $e de(eated. ' 0is is the Courney to accom,lishment) and the &oal 0e sets $e(ore you 0e #ill &i e you. * "or 0e #ill ne er decei e 1od+s 5on #hom 0e lo es #ith the ;o e o( the "ather. T-12.I6.%. 7ou <#ill= undertake a Courney $ecause you are not at home in this #orld. 2 3nd you <#ill= search (or your home #hether you realiAe #here it is or not. 3 I( you $elie e it is outside you the search #ill $e (utile) (or you #ill $e seekin& it #here it is not. ! 7ou do not remem$er ho# to look #ithin (or you do not $elie e your home is there. % 7et the 0oly 5,irit remem$ers it (or you) and 0e #ill &uide you to your home $ecause that is 0is mission. ' 3s 0e (ul(ills 0is mission 0e #ill teach you yours) (or your mission is the same as 0is. * By &uidin& your $rothers home you are $ut (ollo#in& 0im.

T-12.I6.'. Behold the 1uide your "ather &a e you) that you mi&ht learn you ha e eternal li(e. 2 "or death is not your "ather+s 8ill nor yours) and #hate er is true is the 8ill o( the "ather. 3 7ou ,ay no ,rice (or li(e (or that #as &i en you) $ut you do ,ay a ,rice (or death) and a ery hea y one. ! I( death is your treasure) you #ill sell e erythin& else to ,urchase it. % 3nd you #ill $elie e that you ha e ,urchased it) $ecause you ha e sold e erythin& else. ' 7et you cannot sell the Gin&dom o( 0ea en. * 7our inheritance can neither $e $ou&ht nor sold. - There can $e no disinherited ,arts o( the 5onshi,) (or 1od is #hole and all 0is e/tensions are like 0im. T-12.I6.*. The 3tonement is not the ,rice o( your #holeness) $ut it <is= the ,rice o( your a#areness o( your #holeness. 2 "or #hat you chose to 2sell2 had to $e ke,t (or you) since you could not 2$uy2 it $ack. 3 7et you must in est in it) not #ith money $ut #ith s,irit. ,22! ! "or s,irit is #ill) and #ill is the 2,rice2 o( the Gin&dom. % 7our inheritance a#aits only the reco&nition that you ha e $een redeemed. ' The 0oly 5,irit &uides you into li(e eternal) $ut you must relinquish your in estment in death) or you #ill not see li(e thou&h it is all around you. ". T#e Sane C'rric'l' T-12.6.1. Only lo e is stron& $ecause it is undi ided. 2 The stron& do not attack $ecause they see no need to do so. 3 Be(ore the idea o( attack can enter your mind) you must ha e ,ercei ed yoursel( as #eak. ! Because you attacked yoursel( and $elie ed that the attack #as e((ecti e) you $ehold yoursel( as #eakened. % No lon&er ,ercei in& yoursel( and your $rothers as equal) and re&ardin& yoursel( as #eaker) you attem,t to 2equaliAe2 the situation you made. ' 7ou use attack to do so $ecause you $elie e that attack #as success(ul in #eakenin& you. T-12.6.2. That is #hy the reco&nition o( your o#n in ulnera$ility is so im,ortant to the restoration o( your sanity. 2 "or i( you acce,t your in ulnera$ility) you are reco&niAin& that attack has no e((ect. 3 3lthou&h you ha e attacked yoursel() you #ill $e demonstratin& that nothin& really ha,,ened. ! There(ore) $y attackin& you ha e not done anythin&. % Once you realiAe this you #ill no lon&er see any sense in attack) (or it mani(estly does not #ork and cannot ,rotect you. ' 7et the reco&nition o( your in ulnera$ility has more than ne&ati e alue. * I( your attacks on yoursel( ha e (ailed to #eaken you) you are still stron&. - 7ou there(ore ha e no need to 2equaliAe2 the situation to esta$lish your stren&th. T-12.6.3. 7ou #ill ne er realiAe the utter uselessness o( attack e/ce,t $y reco&niAin& that your attack on yoursel( has no e((ects. 2 "or others

do react to attack i( they ,ercei e it) and i( you are tryin& to attack them you #ill $e una$le to a oid inter,retin& this as rein(orcement. 3 The only ,lace you can cancel out all rein(orcement is in yoursel(. ! "or you are al#ays the (irst ,oint o( your attack) and i( this has ne er $een) it has no consequences. T-12.6.!. The 0oly 5,irit+s ;o e is your stren&th) (or yours is di ided and there(ore not real. 2 7ou cannot trust your o#n lo e #hen you attack it. 3 7ou cannot learn o( ,er(ect lo e #ith a s,lit mind) $ecause a s,lit mind has made itsel( a ,oor learner. ! 7ou tried to make the se,aration eternal) $ecause you #anted to retain the characteristics o( creation) $ut #ith your o#n content. ,22% % 7et creation is not o( you) and ,oor learners do need s,ecial teachin&. T-12.6.%. 7ou ha e learnin& handica,s in a ery literal sense. 2 There are areas in your learnin& skills that are so im,aired that you can ,ro&ress only under constant) clear-cut direction) ,ro ided $y a Teacher 8ho can transcend your limited resources. 3 0e $ecomes your Resource $ecause o( yoursel( you cannot learn. ! The learnin& situation in #hich you ,laced yoursel( is im,ossi$le) and in this situation you clearly require a s,ecial Teacher and a s,ecial curriculum. % ?oor learners are not &ood choices as teachers) either (or themsel es or (or anyone else. ' 7ou #ould hardly turn to them to esta$lish the curriculum $y #hich they can esca,e (rom their limitations. * I( they understood #hat is $eyond them) they #ould not $e handica,,ed. T-12.6.'. 7ou do not kno# the meanin& o( lo e) and that is your handica,. 2 Do not attem,t to teach yoursel( #hat you do not understand) and do not try to set u, curriculum &oals #here yours ha e clearly (ailed. 3 7our learnin& &oal has $een <not= to learn) and this cannot lead to success(ul learnin&. ! 7ou cannot trans(er #hat you ha e not learned) and the im,airment o( the a$ility to &eneraliAe is a crucial learnin& (ailure. % 8ould you ask those #ho ha e (ailed to learn #hat learnin& aids are (orD ' They do not kno#. * I( they could inter,ret the aids correctly) they #ould ha e learned (rom them. T-12.6.*. I ha e said that the e&o+s rule is) 25eek and do not (ind.2 2 Translated into curricular terms this means) 2Try to learn $ut do not succeed.2 3 The result o( this curriculum &oal is o$ ious. ! @ ery le&itimate teachin& aid) e ery real instruction) and e ery sensi$le &uide to learnin& #ill $e misinter,reted) since they are all (or (acilitatin& the learnin& this stran&e curriculum is a&ainst. % I( you are tryin& to learn ho# not to learn) and the aim o( your teachin& is to de(eat itsel() #hat can you e/,ect $ut con(usionD ' 5uch a curriculum does not make sense. * This attem,t at 2learnin&2 has so #eakened your mind that you cannot lo e) (or the curriculum you ha e chosen is a&ainst lo e) and amounts to a course in ho# to attack yoursel(. - 3

su,,lementary &oal in this curriculum is learnin& ho# <not= to o ercome the s,lit that makes its ,rimary aim $elie a$le. : 3nd you #ill not o ercome the s,lit in this curriculum) (or all your learnin& #ill $e on its $ehal(. 1> 7et your mind s,eaks a&ainst your learnin& as your learnin& s,eaks a&ainst your mind) and so you (i&ht a&ainst all learnin& and succeed) (or that is #hat you #ant. ,22' 11 But ,erha,s you do not realiAe) e en yet) that there is somethin& you #ant to learn) and that you can learn it $ecause it <is= your choice to do so. T-12.6.-. 7ou #ho ha e tried to learn #hat you do not #ant should take heart) (or althou&h the curriculum you set yoursel( is de,ressin& indeed) it is merely ridiculous i( you look at it. 2 Is it ,ossi$le that the #ay to achie e a &oal is not to attain itD 3 Resi&n no# as your o#n teacher. ! This resi&nation #ill not lead to de,ression. % It is merely the result o( an honest a,,raisal o( #hat you ha e tau&ht yoursel() and o( the learnin& outcomes that ha e resulted. ' Under the ,ro,er learnin& conditions) #hich you can neither ,ro ide nor understand) you #ill $ecome an e/cellent learner and an e/cellent teacher. * But it is not so yet) and #ill not $e so until the #hole learnin& situation as you ha e set it u, is re ersed. T-12.6.:. 7our learnin& ,otential) ,ro,erly understood) is limitless $ecause it #ill lead you to 1od. 2 7ou can teach the #ay to 0im and learn it) i( you (ollo# the Teacher 8ho kno#s the #ay to 0im and understands 0is curriculum (or learnin& it. 3 The curriculum is totally unam$i&uous) $ecause the &oal is not di ided and the means and the end are in com,lete accord. ! 7ou need o((er only undi ided attention. % @ erythin& else #ill $e &i en you. ' "or you really #ant to learn ari&ht) and nothin& can o,,ose the decision o( 1od+s 5on. * 0is learnin& is as unlimited as he is. "I. T#e "ision of C#rist T-12.6I.1. The e&o is tryin& to teach you ho# to &ain the #hole #orld and lose your o#n soul. 2 The 0oly 5,irit teaches that you cannot lose your soul and there is no &ain in the #orld) (or o( itsel( it ,ro(its nothin&. 3 To in est #ithout ,ro(it is surely to im,o erish yoursel() and the o erhead is hi&h. ! Not only is there no ,ro(it in the in estment) $ut the cost to you is enormous. % "or this in estment costs you the #orld+s reality $y denyin& yours) and &i es you nothin& in return. ' 7ou cannot sell your soul) $ut you can sell your a#areness o( it. * 7ou cannot ,ercei e your soul) $ut you #ill not kno# it #hile you ,ercei e somethin& else as more alua$le. T-12.6I.2. The 0oly 5,irit is your stren&th $ecause 0e kno#s nothin& $ut the s,irit as you. 2 0e is ,er(ectly a#are that you do not kno# yoursel() and ,er(ectly a#are o( ho# to teach you to remem$er #hat

you are. ,22* 3 Because 0e lo es you) 0e #ill &ladly teach you #hat 0e lo es) (or 0e #ills to share it. ! Remem$erin& you al#ays) 0e cannot let you (or&et your #orth. % "or the "ather ne er ceases to remind 0im o( 0is 5on) and 0e ne er ceases to remind 0is 5on o( the "ather. ' 1od is in your memory $ecause o( 0im. * 7ou chose to (or&et your "ather $ut you do not really #ant to do so) and there(ore you can decide other#ise. - 3s it #as my decision) so is it yours. T-12.6I.3. 7ou do not #ant the #orld. 2 The only thin& o( alue in it is #hate er ,art o( it you look u,on #ith lo e. 3 This &i es it the only reality it #ill e er ha e. ! Its alue is not in itsel() $ut yours is in you. % 3s sel(- alue comes (rom sel(-e/tension) so does the ,erce,tion o( sel(alue come (rom the e/tension o( lo in& thou&hts out#ard. ' 4ake the #orld real unto yoursel() (or the real #orld is the &i(t o( the 0oly 5,irit) and so it $elon&s to you. T-12.6I.!. Correction is (or all #ho cannot see. 2 To o,en the eyes o( the $lind is the 0oly 5,irit+s mission) (or 0e kno#s that they ha e not lost their ision) $ut merely slee,. 3 0e #ould a#aken them (rom the slee, o( (or&ettin& to the remem$erin& o( 1od. ! Christ+s eyes are o,en) and 0e #ill look u,on #hate er you see #ith lo e i( you acce,t 0is ision as yours. % The 0oly 5,irit kee,s the ision o( Christ (or e ery 5on o( 1od #ho slee,s. ' In 0is si&ht the 5on o( 1od is ,er(ect) and 0e lon&s to share 0is ision #ith you. * 0e #ill sho# you the real #orld $ecause 1od &a e you 0ea en. - Throu&h 0im your "ather calls 0is 5on to remem$er. : The a#akenin& o( 0is 5on $e&ins #ith his in estment in the real #orld) and $y this he #ill learn to re-in est in himsel(. 1> "or reality is one #ith the "ather and the 5on) and the 0oly 5,irit $lesses the real #orld in Their Name. T-12.6I.%. 8hen you ha e seen this real #orld) as you #ill surely do) you #ill remem$er Us. 2 7et you must learn the cost o( slee,in&) and re(use to ,ay it. 3 Only then #ill you decide to a#aken. ! 3nd then the real #orld #ill s,rin& to your si&ht) (or Christ has ne er sle,t. % 0e is #aitin& to $e seen) (or 0e has ne er lost si&ht o( you. ' 0e looks quietly on the real #orld) #hich 0e #ould share #ith you $ecause 0e kno#s o( the "ather+s ;o e (or 0im. * 3nd kno#in& this) 0e #ould &i e you #hat is yours. - In ,er(ect ,eace 0e #aits (or you at 0is "ather+s altar) holdin& out the "ather+s ;o e to you in the quiet li&ht o( the 0oly 5,irit+s $lessin&. : "or the 0oly 5,irit #ill lead e eryone home to his "ather) #here Christ #aits as his 5el(. ,22T-12.6I.'. @ ery child o( 1od is one in Christ) (or his $ein& is in Christ as Christ+s is in 1od. 2 Christ+s ;o e (or you is 0is ;o e (or 0is "ather) #hich 0e kno#s $ecause 0e kno#s 0is "ather+s ;o e (or 0im. 3 8hen the 0oly 5,irit has at last led you to Christ at the altar to 0is "ather) ,erce,tion (uses into kno#led&e $ecause ,erce,tion has $ecome so

holy that its trans(er to holiness is merely its natural e/tension. ! ;o e trans(ers to lo e #ithout any inter(erence) (or the t#o are one. % 3s you ,ercei e more and more common elements in all situations) the trans(er o( trainin& under the 0oly 5,irit+s &uidance increases and $ecomes &eneraliAed. ' 1radually you learn to a,,ly it to e eryone and e erythin&) (or its a,,lica$ility is uni ersal. * 8hen this has $een accom,lished) ,erce,tion and kno#led&e ha e $ecome so similar that they share the uni(ication o( the la#s o( 1od. T-12.6I.*. 8hat is one cannot $e ,ercei ed as se,arate) and the denial o( the se,aration is the reinstatement o( kno#led&e. 2 3t the altar o( 1od) the holy ,erce,tion o( 1od+s 5on $ecomes so enli&htened that li&ht streams into it) and the s,irit o( 1od+s 5on shines in the 4ind o( the "ather and $ecomes one #ith it. 3 6ery &ently does 1od shine u,on 0imsel() lo in& the e/tension o( 0imsel( that is 0is 5on. ! The #orld has no ,ur,ose as it $lends into the ,ur,ose o( 1od. % "or the real #orld has sli,,ed quietly into 0ea en) #here e erythin& eternal in it has al#ays $een. ' There the Redeemer and the redeemed Coin in ,er(ect lo e o( 1od and o( each other. * 0ea en is your home) and $ein& in 1od it must also $e in you. "II. Loo%in) &it#in T-12.6II.1. 4iracles demonstrate that learnin& has occurred under the ri&ht &uidance) (or learnin& is in isi$le and #hat has $een learned can $e reco&niAed only $y its results. 2 Its &eneraliAation is demonstrated as you use it in more and more situations. 3 7ou #ill reco&niAe that you ha e learned there is no order o( di((iculty in miracles #hen you a,,ly them to all situations. ! There is no situation to #hich miracles do not a,,ly) and $y a,,lyin& them to all situations you #ill &ain the real #orld. % "or in this holy ,erce,tion you #ill $e made #hole) and the 3tonement #ill radiate (rom your acce,tance o( it (or yoursel( to e eryone the 0oly 5,irit sends you (or your $lessin&. ' In e ery child o( 1od 0is $lessin& lies) and in your $lessin& o( the children o( 1od is 0is $lessin& to you. ,22: T-12.6II.2. @ eryone in the #orld must ,lay his ,art in its redem,tion) in order to reco&niAe that the #orld has $een redeemed. 2 7ou cannot see the in isi$le. 3 7et i( you see its e((ects you kno# it must $e there. ! By ,ercei in& #hat it does) you reco&niAe its $ein&. % 3nd $y #hat it does) you learn #hat it is. ' 7ou cannot see your stren&ths) $ut you &ain con(idence in their e/istence as they ena$le you to act. * 3nd the results o( your actions you <can= see. T-12.6II.3. The 0oly 5,irit is in isi$le) $ut you can see the results o( 0is ?resence) and throu&h them you #ill learn that 0e is there. 2 8hat 0e ena$les you to do is clearly not o( this #orld) (or miracles iolate e ery

la# o( reality as this #orld Cud&es it. 3 @ ery la# o( time and s,ace) o( ma&nitude and mass is transcended) (or #hat the 0oly 5,irit ena$les you to do is clearly $eyond all o( them. ! ?ercei in& 0is results) you #ill understand #here 0e must $e) and (inally kno# #hat 0e is. T-12.6II.!. 7ou cannot see the 0oly 5,irit) $ut you can see 0is mani(estations. 2 3nd unless you do) you #ill not realiAe 0e is there. 3 4iracles are 0is #itnesses) and s,eak (or 0is ?resence. ! 8hat you cannot see $ecomes real to you only throu&h the #itnesses that s,eak (or it. % "or you can $e a#are o( #hat you cannot see) and it can $ecome com,ellin&ly real to you as its ,resence $ecomes mani(est throu&h you. ' Do the 0oly 5,irit+s #ork) (or you share in 0is (unction. * 3s your (unction in 0ea en is creation) so your (unction on earth is healin&. - 1od shares 0is (unction #ith you in 0ea en) and the 0oly 5,irit shares 0is #ith you on earth. : 3s lon& as you $elie e you ha e other (unctions) so lon& #ill you need correction. 1> "or this $elie( is the destruction o( ,eace) a &oal in direct o,,osition to the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose. T-12.6II.%. 7ou see #hat you e/,ect) and you e/,ect #hat you in ite. 2 7our ,erce,tion is the result o( your in itation) comin& to you as you sent (or it. 3 8hose mani(estations #ould you seeD ! O( #hose ,resence #ould you $e con incedD % "or you #ill $elie e in #hat you mani(est) and as you look out so #ill you see in. ' T#o #ays o( lookin& at the #orld are in your mind) and your ,erce,tion #ill re(lect the &uidance you ha e chosen. T-12.6II.'. I am the mani(estation o( the 0oly 5,irit) and #hen you see me it #ill $e $ecause you ha e in ited 0im. 2 "or 0e #ill send you 0is #itnesses i( you #ill $ut look u,on them. 3 Remem$er al#ays that you see #hat you seek) (or #hat you seek you #ill (ind. ! The e&o (inds #hat it seeks) and only that. ,23> % It does not (ind lo e) (or that is not #hat it is seekin&. ' 7et seekin& and (indin& are the same) and i( you seek (or t#o &oals you #ill (ind them) $ut you #ill reco&niAe neither. * 7ou #ill think they are the same $ecause you #ant $oth o( them. - The mind al#ays stri es (or inte&ration) and i( it is s,lit and #ants to kee, the s,lit) it #ill still $elie e it has one &oal $y makin& it seem to $e one. T-12.6II.*. I said $e(ore that #hat you ,roCect or e/tend is u, to you) $ut you must do one or the other) (or that is a la# o( mind) and you must look in $e(ore you look out. 2 3s you look in) you choose the &uide (or seein&. 3 3nd then you look out and $ehold his #itnesses. ! This is #hy you (ind #hat you seek. % 8hat you #ant in yoursel( you #ill make mani(est) and you #ill acce,t it (rom the #orld $ecause you ,ut it there $y #antin& it. ' 8hen you think you are ,roCectin& #hat you do not #ant) it is still $ecause you <do= #ant it. * This leads directly to

dissociation) (or it re,resents the acce,tance o( t#o &oals) each ,ercei ed in a di((erent ,lace9 se,arated (rom each other $ecause you made them di((erent. - The mind then sees a di ided #orld outside itsel() $ut not #ithin. : This &i es it an illusion o( inte&rity) and ena$les it to $elie e that it is ,ursuin& one &oal. 1> 7et as lon& as you ,ercei e the #orld as s,lit) you are not healed. 11 "or to $e healed is to ,ursue one &oal) $ecause you ha e acce,ted only one and #ant $ut one. T-12.6II.-. 8hen you #ant only lo e you #ill see nothin& else. 2 The contradictory nature o( the #itnesses you ,ercei e is merely the re(lection o( your con(lictin& in itations. 3 7ou ha e looked u,on your mind and acce,ted o,,osition there) ha in& sou&ht it there. ! But do not then $elie e that the #itnesses (or o,,osition are true) (or they attest only to your decision a$out reality) returnin& to you the messa&es you &a e them. % ;o e) too) is reco&niAed $y its messen&ers. ' I( you make lo e mani(est) its messen&ers #ill come to you $ecause you in ited them. T-12.6II.:. The ,o#er o( decision is your one remainin& (reedom as a ,risoner o( this #orld. 2 7ou can decide to see it ri&ht. 3 8hat you made o( it is not its reality) (or its reality is only #hat you &i e it. ! 7ou cannot really &i e anythin& $ut lo e to anyone or anythin&) nor can you really recei e anythin& $ut lo e (rom them. % I( you think you ha e recei ed anythin& else) it is $ecause you ha e looked #ithin and thou&ht you sa# the ,o#er to &i e somethin& else #ithin yoursel(. ' It #as only this decision that determined #hat you (ound) (or it #as the decision (or #hat you sou&ht. ,231 T-12.6II.1>. 7ou are a(raid o( me $ecause you looked #ithin and are a(raid o( #hat you sa#. 2 7et you could not ha e seen reality) (or the reality o( your mind is the lo eliest o( 1od+s creations. 3 Comin& only (rom 1od) its ,o#er and &randeur could only $rin& you ,eace <i( you really looked u,on it.= ! I( you are a(raid) it is $ecause you sa# somethin& that is not there. % 7et in that same ,lace you could ha e looked u,on me and all your $rothers) in the ,er(ect sa(ety o( the 4ind #hich created us. ' "or #e are there in the ,eace o( the "ather) 8ho #ills to e/tend 0is ,eace throu&h you. T-12.6II.11. 8hen you ha e acce,ted your mission to e/tend ,eace you #ill (ind ,eace) (or $y makin& it mani(est you #ill see it. 2 Its holy #itnesses #ill surround you $ecause you called u,on them) and they #ill come to you. 3 I ha e heard your call and I ha e ans#ered it) $ut you #ill not look u,on me nor hear the ans#er that you sou&ht. ! That is $ecause you do not yet #ant T.2Times Ne# Roman2)5R=<only= that. % 7et as I $ecome more real to you) you #ill learn that you do #ant only that. ' 3nd you #ill see me as you look #ithin) and #e #ill look u,on the real #orld to&ether. * Throu&h the eyes o( Christ) only the real

#orld e/ists and only the real #orld can $e seen. - 3s you decide so #ill you see. : 3nd all that you see $ut #itnesses to your decision. T-12.6II.12. 8hen you look #ithin and see me) it #ill $e $ecause you ha e decided to mani(est truth. 2 3nd as you mani(est it you #ill see it $oth #ithout and #ithin. 3 7ou #ill see it #ithout <$ecause= you sa# it (irst #ithin. ! @ erythin& you $ehold #ithout is a Cud&ment o( #hat you $eheld #ithin. % I( it is your Cud&ment it #ill $e #ron&) (or Cud&ment is not your (unction. ' I( it is the Cud&ment o( the 0oly 5,irit it #ill $e ri&ht) (or Cud&ment <is= 0is (unction. * 7ou share 0is (unction only $y Cud&in& as 0e does) reser in& no Cud&ment at all (or yoursel(. 7ou #ill Cud&e a&ainst yoursel() $ut 0e #ill Cud&e <(or= you. T-12.6II.13. Remem$er) then) that #hene er you look #ithout and react un(a ora$ly to #hat you see) you ha e Cud&ed yoursel( un#orthy and ha e condemned yoursel( to death. 2 The death ,enalty is the e&o+s ultimate &oal) (or it (ully $elie es that you are a criminal) as deser in& o( death as 1od kno#s you are deser in& o( li(e. 3 The death ,enalty ne er lea es the e&o+s mind) (or that is #hat it al#ays reser es (or you in the end. ! 8antin& to kill you as the (inal e/,ression o( its (eelin& (or you) it lets you li e $ut to a#ait death. % It #ill torment you #hile you li e) $ut its hatred is not satis(ied until you die. ,232 ' "or your destruction is the one end to#ard #hich it #orks) and the only end #ith #hich it #ill $e satis(ied. T-12.6II.1!. The e&o is not a traitor to 1od) to 8hom treachery is im,ossi$le. 2 But it is a traitor to you #ho $elie e that you ha e $een treacherous to your "ather. 3 That is #hy the undoin& o( &uilt is an essential ,art o( the 0oly 5,irit+s teachin&. ! "or as lon& as you (eel &uilty you are listenin& to the oice o( the e&o) #hich tells you that you ha e $een treacherous to 1od and there(ore deser e death. % 7ou #ill think that death comes (rom 1od and not (rom the e&o $ecause) $y con(usin& yoursel( #ith the e&o) you $elie e that you #ant death. ' 3nd (rom #hat you #ant 1od does not sa e you. T-12.6II.1%. 8hen you are tem,ted to yield to the desire (or death) <remem$er that I did not die.= 2 7ou #ill realiAe that this is true #hen you look #ithin and <see= me. 3 8ould I ha e o ercome death (or mysel( aloneD ! 3nd #ould eternal li(e ha e $een &i en me o( the "ather unless 0e had also &i en it to youD % 8hen you learn to make me mani(est) you #ill ne er see death. ' "or you #ill ha e looked u,on the deathless in yoursel() and you #ill see only the eternal as you look out u,on a #orld that cannot die. "III. T#e Attraction of Love for Love T-12.6III.1. Do you really $elie e that you can kill the 5on o( 1odD 2 The "ather has hidden 0is 5on sa(ely #ithin 0imsel() and ke,t him (ar

a#ay (rom your destructi e thou&hts) $ut you kno# neither the "ather nor the 5on $ecause o( them. 3 7ou attack the real #orld e ery day and e ery hour and e ery minute) and yet you are sur,rised that you cannot see it. ! I( you seek lo e in order to attack it) you #ill ne er (ind it. % "or i( lo e is sharin&) ho# can you (ind it e/ce,t throu&h itsel(D ' O((er it and it #ill come to you) $ecause it is dra#n to itsel(. * But o((er attack and lo e #ill remain hidden) (or it can li e only in ,eace. T-12.6III.2. 1od+s 5on is as sa(e as his "ather) (or the 5on kno#s his "ather+s ,rotection and cannot (ear. 2 0is "ather+s ;o e holds him in ,er(ect ,eace) and needin& nothin&) he asks (or nothin&. 3 7et he is (ar (rom you #hose 5el( he is) (or you chose to attack him and he disa,,eared (rom your si&ht into his "ather. ! 0e did not chan&e) $ut you did. % "or a s,lit mind and all its #orks #ere not created $y the "ather) and could not li e in the kno#led&e o( 0im. T-12.6III.3. 8hen you made isi$le #hat is not true) #hat <is= true $ecame in isi$le to you. 2 7et it cannot $e in isi$le in itsel() (or the 0oly 5,irit sees it #ith ,er(ect clarity. 3 It is in isi$le to you $ecause you are lookin& at somethin& else. ! 7et it is no more u, to you to decide #hat is isi$le and #hat is in isi$le) than it is u, to you to decide #hat reality is. % 8hat can $e seen is #hat the 0oly 5,irit sees. ,233 ' The de(inition o( reality is 1od+s) not yours. * 0e created it) and 0e kno#s #hat it is. - 7ou #ho kne# ha e (or&otten) and unless 0e had &i en you a #ay to remem$er you #ould ha e condemned yoursel( to o$li ion. T-12.6III.!. Because o( your "ather+s ;o e you can ne er (or&et 0im) (or no one can (or&et #hat 1od 0imsel( ,laced in his memory. 2 7ou can deny it) $ut you cannot lose it. 3 3 6oice #ill ans#er e ery question you ask) and a ision #ill correct the ,erce,tion o( e erythin& you see. ! "or #hat you ha e made in isi$le is the only truth) and #hat you ha e not heard is the only 3ns#er. % 1od #ould reunite you #ith yoursel() and did not a$andon you in your distress. ' 7ou are #aitin& only (or 0im) and do not kno# it. * 7et 0is memory shines in your mind and cannot $e o$literated. - It is no more ,ast than (uture) $ein& (ore er al#ays. T-12.6III.%. 7ou ha e $ut to ask (or this memory) and you #ill remem$er. 2 7et the memory o( 1od cannot shine in a mind that has o$literated it and #ants to kee, it so. 3 "or the memory o( 1od can da#n only in a mind that chooses to remem$er) and that has relinquished the insane desire to control reality. ! 7ou #ho cannot e en control yoursel( should hardly as,ire to control the uni erse. % But look u,on #hat you ha e made o( it) and reCoice that it is not so. T-12.6III.'. 5on o( 1od) $e not content #ith nothin&J 2 8hat is not real cannot $e seen and has no alue. 3 1od could not o((er 0is 5on

#hat has no alue) nor could 0is 5on recei e it. ! 7ou #ere redeemed the instant you thou&ht you had deserted 0im. % @ erythin& you made has ne er $een) and is in isi$le $ecause the 0oly 5,irit does not see it. ' 7et #hat 0e does see is yours to $ehold) and throu&h 0is ision your ,erce,tion is healed. * 7ou ha e made in isi$le the only truth that this #orld holds. - 6aluin& nothin&) you ha e sou&ht nothin&. : By makin& nothin& real to you) you ha e seen it. 1> <But it is not there.= 11 3nd Christ is in isi$le to you $ecause o( #hat you ha e made isi$le to yoursel(. T-12.6III.*. 7et it does not matter ho# much distance you ha e tried to inter,ose $et#een your a#areness and truth. ,23! 2 1od+s 5on can $e seen $ecause his ision is shared. 3 The 0oly 5,irit looks u,on him) and sees nothin& else in you. ! 8hat is in isi$le to you is ,er(ect in 0is si&ht) and encom,asses all o( it. % 0e has remem$ered you $ecause 0e (or&ot not the "ather. ' 7ou looked u,on the unreal and (ound des,air. * 7et $y seekin& the unreal) #hat else could you (indD The unreal #orld <is= a thin& o( des,air) (or it can ne er $e. : 3nd you #ho share 1od+s Bein& #ith 0im could ne er $e content #ithout reality. 1> 8hat 1od did not &i e you has no ,o#er o er you) and the attraction o( lo e (or lo e remains irresisti$le. 11 "or it is the (unction o( lo e to unite all thin&s unto itsel() and to hold all thin&s to&ether $y e/tendin& its #holeness. T-12.6III.-. The real #orld #as &i en you $y 1od in lo in& e/chan&e (or the #orld you made and the #orld you see. 2 Only take it (rom the hand o( Christ and look u,on it. 3 Its reality #ill make e erythin& else in isi$le) (or $eholdin& it is total ,erce,tion. ! 3nd as you look u,on it you #ill remem$er that it #as al#ays so. % Nothin&ness #ill $ecome in isi$le) (or you #ill at last ha e seen truly. ' Redeemed ,erce,tion is easily translated into kno#led&e) (or only ,erce,tion is ca,a$le o( error and ,erce,tion has ne er $een. * Bein& corrected it &i es ,lace to kno#led&e) #hich is (ore er the only reality. - The 3tonement is $ut the #ay $ack to #hat #as ne er lost. : 7our "ather could not cease to lo e 0is 5on. ,23% Cha,ter 13. THE G1ILTLESS &ORL$ Intro!'ction T-13.in.1. I( you did not (eel &uilty you could not attack) (or condemnation is the root o( attack. 2 It is the Cud&ment o( one mind $y another as un#orthy o( lo e and deser in& o( ,unishment. 3 But herein lies the s,lit. ! "or the mind that Cud&es ,ercei es itsel( as se,arate (rom the mind $ein& Cud&ed) $elie in& that $y ,unishin& another) it #ill

esca,e ,unishment. % 3ll this is $ut the delusional attem,t o( the mind to deny itsel() and esca,e the ,enalty o( denial. ' It is not an attem,t to relinquish denial) $ut to hold on to it. * "or it is &uilt that has o$scured the "ather to you) and it is &uilt that has dri en you insane. T-13.in.2. The acce,tance o( &uilt into the mind o( 1od+s 5on #as the $e&innin& o( the se,aration) as the acce,tance o( the 3tonement is its end. 2 The #orld you see is the delusional system o( those made mad $y &uilt. 3 ;ook care(ully at this #orld) and you #ill realiAe that this is so. ! "or this #orld is the sym$ol o( ,unishment) and all the la#s that seem to &o ern it are the la#s o( death. % Children are $orn into it throu&h ,ain and in ,ain. ' Their &ro#th is attended $y su((erin&) and they learn o( sorro# and se,aration and death. * Their minds seem to $e tra,,ed in their $rain) and its ,o#ers to decline i( their $odies are hurt. - They seem to lo e) yet they desert and are deserted. : They a,,ear to lose #hat they lo e) ,erha,s the most insane $elie( o( all. 1> 3nd their $odies #ither and &as, and are laid in the &round) and are no more. 11 Not one o( them $ut has thou&ht that 1od is cruel. T-13.in.3. I( this #ere the real #orld) 1od <#ould= $e cruel. 2 "or no "ather could su$Cect 0is children to this as the ,rice o( sal ation and <$e= lo in&. 3 <;o e does not kill to sa e.= ! I( it did) attack #ould $e sal ation) and this is the e&o+s inter,retation) not 1od+s. % Only the #orld o( &uilt could demand this) (or only the &uilty could concei e o( it. ' 3dam+s 2sin2 could ha e touched no one) had he not $elie ed it #as the "ather 8ho dro e him out o( ?aradise. * "or in that $elie( the kno#led&e o( the "ather #as lost) since only those #ho do not understand 0im could $elie e it. T-13.in.!. This #orld <is= a ,icture o( the cruci(i/ion o( 1od+s 5on. 2 3nd until you realiAe that 1od+s 5on cannot $e cruci(ied) this is the #orld you #ill see. ,23' 3 7et you #ill not realiAe this until you acce,t the eternal (act that 1od+s 5on is not &uilty. ! 0e deser es only lo e $ecause he has &i en only lo e. % 0e cannot $e condemned $ecause he has ne er condemned. ' The 3tonement is the (inal lesson he need learn) (or it teaches him that) ne er ha in& sinned) he has no need o( sal ation. I. G'iltlessness an! Inv'lnera/ilit. T-13.I.1. @arlier) I said that the 0oly 5,irit shares the &oal o( all &ood teachers) #hose ultimate aim is to make themsel es unnecessary $y teachin& their ,u,ils all they kno#. 2 The 0oly 5,irit #ants only this) (or sharin& the "ather+s ;o e (or 0is 5on) 0e seeks to remo e all &uilt (rom his mind that he may remem$er his "ather in ,eace. 3 ?eace and &uilt are antithetical) and the "ather can $e remem$ered only in ,eace. ! ;o e and &uilt cannot coe/ist) and to acce,t one is to deny the other.

% 1uilt hides Christ (rom your si&ht) (or it is the denial o( the $lamelessness o( 1od+s 5on. T-13.I.2. In the stran&e #orld that you ha e made the 5on o( 1od <has= sinned. 2 0o# could you see him) thenD 3 By makin& him in isi$le) the #orld o( retri$ution rose in the $lack cloud o( &uilt that you acce,ted) and you hold it dear. ! "or the $lamelessness o( Christ is the ,roo( that the e&o ne er #as) and can ne er $e. % 8ithout &uilt the e&o has no li(e) and 1od+s 5on <is= #ithout &uilt. T-13.I.3. 3s you look u,on yoursel( and Cud&e #hat you do honestly) you may $e tem,ted to #onder ho# you can $e &uiltless. 2 7et consider this. 7ou are not &uiltless in time) $ut in eternity. 3 7ou ha e 2sinned2 in the ,ast) $ut there is no ,ast. ! 3l#ays has no direction. % Time seems to &o in one direction) $ut #hen you reach its end it #ill roll u, like a lon& car,et s,read alon& the ,ast $ehind you) and #ill disa,,ear. ' 3s lon& as you $elie e the 5on o( 1od is &uilty you #ill #alk alon& this car,et) $elie in& that it leads to death. * 3nd the Courney #ill seem lon& and cruel and senseless) (or so it is. T-13.I.!. The Courney the 5on o( 1od has set himsel( is useless indeed) $ut the Courney on #hich his "ather sets him is one o( release and Coy. 2 The "ather is not cruel) and 0is 5on cannot hurt himsel(. 3 The retaliation that he (ears and that he sees #ill ne er touch him) (or althou&h he $elie es in it the 0oly 5,irit kno#s it is not true. ,23* ! The 0oly 5,irit stands at the end o( time) #here you must $e $ecause 0e is #ith you. % 0e has already undone e erythin& un#orthy o( the 5on o( 1od) (or such #as 0is mission) &i en 0im $y 1od. ' 3nd #hat 1od &i es has al#ays $een. T-13.I.%. 7ou #ill see me as you learn the 5on o( 1od is &uiltless. 2 0e has al#ays sou&ht his &uiltlessness) and he has (ound it. 3 "or e eryone is seekin& to esca,e (rom the ,rison he has made) and the #ay to (ind release is not denied him. ! Bein& in him) he has (ound it. % <8hen= he (inds it is only a matter o( time) and time is $ut an illusion. ' "or the 5on o( 1od is &uiltless no#) and the $ri&htness o( his ,urity shines untouched (ore er in 1od+s 4ind. * 1od+s 5on #ill al#ays $e as he #as created. - Deny your #orld and Cud&e him not) (or his eternal &uiltlessness is in the 4ind o( his "ather) and ,rotects him (ore er. T-13.I.'. 8hen you ha e acce,ted the 3tonement (or yoursel() you #ill realiAe there is no &uilt in 1od+s 5on. 2 3nd only as you look u,on him as &uiltless can you understand his oneness. 3 "or the idea o( &uilt $rin&s a $elie( in condemnation o( one $y another) ,roCectin& se,aration in ,lace o( unity. ! 7ou can condemn only yoursel() and $y so doin& you cannot kno# that you are 1od+s 5on. % 7ou ha e denied the condition o( his $ein&) #hich is his ,er(ect $lamelessness. ' Out o( lo e he #as created) and in lo e he a$ides. * 1oodness and mercy

ha e al#ays (ollo#ed him) (or he has al#ays e/tended the ;o e o( his "ather. T-13.I.*. 3s you ,ercei e the holy com,anions #ho tra el #ith you) you #ill realiAe that there is no Courney) $ut only an a#akenin&. 2 The 5on o( 1od) #ho slee,eth not) has ke,t (aith #ith his "ather (or you. 3 There is no road to tra el on) and no time to tra el throu&h. ! "or 1od #aits not (or 0is 5on in time) $ein& (ore er un#illin& to $e #ithout him. % 3nd so it has al#ays $een. ' ;et the holiness o( 1od+s 5on shine a#ay the cloud o( &uilt that darkens your mind) and $y acce,tin& his ,urity as yours) learn o( him that it <is= yours. T-13.I.-. 7ou are in ulnera$le $ecause you are &uiltless. 2 7ou can hold on to the ,ast only throu&h &uilt. 3 "or &uilt esta$lishes that you #ill $e ,unished (or #hat you ha e done) and thus de,ends on onedimensional time) ,roceedin& (rom ,ast to (uture. ! No one #ho $elie es this can understand #hat 2al#ays2 means) and there(ore &uilt must de,ri e you o( the a,,reciation o( eternity. % 7ou are immortal $ecause you are eternal) and 2al#ays2 must $e no#. ' 1uilt) then) is a #ay o( holdin& ,ast and (uture in your mind to ensure the e&o+s continuity. ,23- * "or i( #hat has $een #ill $e ,unished) the e&o+s continuity is &uaranteed. - 7et the &uarantee o( your continuity is 1od+s) not the e&o+s. : 3nd immortality is the o,,osite o( time) (or time ,asses a#ay) #hile immortality is constant. T-13.I.:. 3cce,tin& the 3tonement teaches you #hat immortality is) (or $y acce,tin& your &uiltlessness you learn that the ,ast has ne er $een) and so the (uture is needless and #ill not $e. 2 The (uture) in time) is al#ays associated #ith e/,iation) and only &uilt could induce a sense o( a need (or e/,iation. 3 3cce,tin& the &uiltlessness o( the 5on o( 1od as yours is there(ore 1od+s #ay o( remindin& you o( 0is 5on) and #hat he is in truth. ! "or 1od has ne er condemned 0is 5on) and $ein& &uiltless he is eternal. T-13.I.1>. 7ou cannot dis,el &uilt $y makin& it real) and then atonin& (or it. 2 This is the e&o+s ,lan) #hich it o((ers instead o( dis,ellin& it. 3 The e&o $elie es in atonement throu&h attack) $ein& (ully committed to the insane notion that attack is sal ation. ! 3nd you #ho cherish &uilt must also $elie e it) (or ho# else $ut $y identi(yin& #ith the e&o could you hold dear #hat you do not #antD T-13.I.11. The e&o teaches you to attack yoursel( $ecause you are &uilty) and this must increase the &uilt) (or &uilt is the result o( attack. 2 In the e&o+s teachin&) then) there is no esca,e (rom &uilt. 3 "or attack makes &uilt real) and i( it is real there <is= no #ay to o ercome it. ! The 0oly 5,irit dis,els it sim,ly throu&h the calm reco&nition that it has ne er $een. % 3s 0e looks u,on the &uiltless 5on o( 1od) 0e kno#s that this is true. ' 3nd $ein& true (or you) you cannot attack yoursel()

(or #ithout &uilt attack is im,ossi$le. * 7ou) then) are sa ed $ecause 1od+s 5on is &uiltless. - 3nd $ein& #holly ,ure) you are in ulnera$le. II. T#e G'iltless Son of Go! T-13.II.1. The ultimate ,ur,ose o( ,roCection is al#ays to &et rid o( &uilt. 2 7et) characteristically) the e&o attem,ts to &et rid o( &uilt (rom its ie#,oint only) (or much as the e&o #ants to retain &uilt <you= (ind it intolera$le) since &uilt stands in the #ay o( your remem$erin& 1od) 8hose ,ull is so stron& that you cannot resist it. 3 On this issue) then) the dee,est s,lit o( all occurs) (or i( you are to retain &uilt) as the e&o insists) <you cannot $e you.= ! Only $y ,ersuadin& you that it is you could the e&o ,ossi$ly induce you to ,roCect &uilt) and there$y kee, it in your mind. ,23: T-13.II.2. 7et consider ho# stran&e a solution the e&o+s arran&ement is. 2 7ou ,roCect &uilt to &et rid o( it) $ut you are actually merely concealin& it. 3 7ou do e/,erience the &uilt) $ut you ha e no idea #hy. ! On the contrary) you associate it #ith a #eird assortment o( 2e&o ideals)2 #hich the e&o claims you ha e (ailed. % 7et you ha e no idea that you are (ailin& the 5on o( 1od $y seein& him as &uilty. ' Belie in& you are no lon&er you) you do not realiAe that you are (ailin& yoursel(. T-13.II.3. The darkest o( your hidden cornerstones holds your $elie( in &uilt (rom your a#areness. 2 "or in that dark and secret ,lace is the realiAation that you ha e $etrayed 1od+s 5on $y condemnin& him to death. 3 7ou do not e en sus,ect this murderous $ut insane idea lies hidden there) (or the e&o+s destructi e ur&e is so intense that nothin& short o( the cruci(i/ion o( 1od+s 5on can ultimately satis(y it. ! It does not kno# #ho the 5on o( 1od is $ecause it is $lind. % 7et let it ,ercei e &uiltlessness any#here) and it #ill try to destroy it $ecause it is a(raid. T-13.II.!. 4uch o( the e&o+s stran&e $eha ior is directly attri$uta$le to its de(inition o( &uilt. 2 To the e&o) <the &uiltless are &uilty.= 3 Those #ho do not attack are its 2enemies2 $ecause) $y not aluin& its inter,retation o( sal ation) they are in an e/cellent ,osition to let it &o. ! They ha e a,,roached the darkest and dee,est cornerstone in the e&o+s (oundation) and #hile the e&o can #ithstand your raisin& all else to question) it &uards this one secret #ith its li(e) (or its e/istence de,ends on kee,in& this secret. % 5o it is this secret that #e must look u,on) (or the e&o cannot ,rotect you a&ainst truth) and in its ,resence the e&o is dis,elled. T-13.II.%. In the calm li&ht o( truth) let us reco&niAe that you $elie e you ha e cruci(ied 1od+s 5on. 2 7ou ha e not admitted to this 2terri$le2 secret $ecause you #ould still #ish to cruci(y him i( you could (ind him. 3 7et the #ish has hidden him (rom you $ecause it is ery (ear(ul) and so you are a(raid to (ind him. ! 7ou ha e handled this #ish to kill

yoursel( $y not kno#in& #ho you are) and identi(yin& #ith somethin& else. % 7ou ha e ,roCected &uilt $lindly and indiscriminately) $ut you ha e not unco ered its source. ' "or the e&o does #ant to kill you) and i( you identi(y #ith it you must $elie e its &oal is yours. T-13.II.'. I ha e said that the cruci(i/ion is the sym$ol o( the e&o. 2 8hen it #as con(ronted #ith the real &uiltlessness o( 1od+s 5on it did attem,t to kill him) and the reason it &a e #as that &uiltlessness is $las,hemous to 1od. ,2!> 3 To the e&o) the <e&o= is 1od) and &uiltlessness must $e inter,reted as the (inal &uilt that (ully Custi(ies murder. ! 7ou do not yet understand that any (ear you may e/,erience in connection #ith this course stems ultimately (rom this inter,retation) $ut i( you #ill consider your reactions to it you #ill $ecome increasin&ly con inced that this is so. T-13.II.*. This course has e/,licitly stated that its &oal (or you is ha,,iness and ,eace. 2 7et you are a(raid o( it. 3 7ou ha e $een told a&ain and a&ain that it #ill set you (ree) yet you sometimes react as i( it is tryin& to im,rison you. ! 7ou o(ten dismiss it more readily than you dismiss the e&o+s thou&ht system. % To some e/tent) then) you must $elie e that $y not learnin& the course you are ,rotectin& yoursel(. ' 3nd you do not realiAe that it is only your &uiltlessness that <can= ,rotect you. T-13.II.-. The 3tonement has al#ays $een inter,reted as the release (rom &uilt) and this is correct i( it is understood. 2 7et e en #hen I inter,ret it (or you) you may reCect it and do not acce,t it (or yoursel(. 3 7ou ha e ,erha,s reco&niAed the (utility o( the e&o and its o((erin&s) $ut thou&h you do not #ant them) you may not yet look u,on the alternati e #ith &ladness. ! In the e/treme) you are a(raid o( redem,tion and you $elie e it #ill kill you. % 4ake no mistake a$out the de,th o( this (ear. ' "or you $elie e that) in the ,resence o( truth) you mi&ht turn on yoursel( and destroy yoursel(. T-13.II.:. ;ittle child) this is not so. 2 7our 2&uilty secret2 is nothin&) and i( you #ill $ut $rin& it to the li&ht) the li&ht #ill dis,el it. 3 3nd then no dark cloud #ill remain $et#een you and the remem$rance o( your "ather) (or you #ill remem$er 0is &uiltless 5on) #ho did not die $ecause he is immortal. ! 3nd you #ill see that you #ere redeemed #ith him) and ha e ne er $een se,arated (rom him. % In this understandin& lies your remem$erin&) (or it is the reco&nition o( lo e #ithout (ear. ' There #ill $e &reat Coy in 0ea en on your homecomin&) and the Coy #ill $e yours. * "or the redeemed son o( man is the &uiltless 5on o( 1od) and to reco&niAe him <is= your redem,tion. ,2!1 III. T#e Fear of Re!e ption

T-13.III.1. 7ou may #onder #hy it is so crucial that you look u,on your hatred and realiAe its (ull e/tent. 2 7ou may also think that it #ould $e easy enou&h (or the 0oly 5,irit to sho# it to you) and to dis,el it #ithout the need (or you to raise it to a#areness yoursel(. 3 7et there is one more o$stacle you ha e inter,osed $et#een yoursel( and the 3tonement. ! 8e ha e said that no one #ill countenance (ear i( he reco&niAes it. % 7et in your disordered state o( mind you are not a(raid o( (ear. ' 7ou do not like it) $ut it is not your desire to attack that really (ri&htens you. * 7ou are not seriously distur$ed $y your hostility. - 7ou kee, it hidden $ecause you are more a(raid o( #hat it co ers. : 7ou could look e en u,on the e&o+s darkest cornerstone #ithout (ear i( you did not $elie e that) #ithout the e&o) you #ould (ind #ithin yoursel( somethin& you (ear e en more. 1> 7ou are not really a(raid o( cruci(i/ion. 11 7our real terror is o( redem,tion. T-13.III.2. Under the e&o+s dark (oundation is the memory o( 1od) and it is o( this that you are really a(raid. 2 "or this memory #ould instantly restore you to your ,ro,er ,lace) and it is this ,lace that you ha e sou&ht to lea e. 3 7our (ear o( attack is nothin& com,ared to your (ear o( lo e. ! 7ou #ould $e #illin& to look e en u,on your sa a&e #ish to kill 1od+s 5on) i( you did not $elie e that it sa es you (rom lo e. % "or this #ish caused the se,aration) and you ha e ,rotected it $ecause you do not #ant the se,aration healed. ' 7ou realiAe that) $y remo in& the dark cloud that o$scures it) your lo e (or your "ather #ould im,el you to ans#er 0is Call and lea, into 0ea en. * 7ou $elie e that attack is sal ation $ecause it #ould ,re ent you (rom this. - "or still dee,er than the e&o+s (oundation) and much stron&er than it #ill e er $e) is your intense and $urnin& lo e o( 1od) and 0is (or you. : This is #hat you really #ant to hide. T-13.III.3. In honesty) is it not harder (or you to say 2I lo e2 than 2I hate2D 2 7ou associate lo e #ith #eakness and hatred #ith stren&th) and your o#n real ,o#er seems to you as your real #eakness. 3 "or you could not control your Coyous res,onse to the call o( lo e i( you heard it) and the #hole #orld you thou&ht you made #ould anish. ! The 0oly 5,irit) then) seems to $e attackin& your (ortress) (or you #ould shut out 1od) and 0e does not #ill to $e e/cluded. ,2!2 T-13.III.!. 7ou ha e $uilt your #hole insane $elie( system $ecause you think you #ould $e hel,less in 1od+s ?resence) and you #ould sa e yoursel( (rom 0is ;o e $ecause you think it #ould crush you into nothin&ness. 2 7ou are a(raid it #ould s#ee, you a#ay (rom yoursel( and make you little) $ecause you $elie e that ma&nitude lies in de(iance) and that attack is &randeur. 3 7ou think you ha e made a #orld 1od #ould destroy9 and $y lo in& 0im) #hich you do) you #ould thro# this #orld a#ay) #hich you <#ould.= ! There(ore) you ha e

used the #orld to co er your lo e) and the dee,er you &o into the $lackness o( the e&o+s (oundation) the closer you come to the ;o e that is hidden there. % <3nd it is this that (ri&htens you=. T-13.III.%. 7ou can acce,t insanity $ecause you made it) $ut you cannot acce,t lo e $ecause you did not. 2 7ou #ould rather $e a sla e o( the cruci(i/ion than a 5on o( 1od in redem,tion. 3 7our indi idual death seems more alua$le than your li in& oneness) (or #hat is &i en you is not so dear as #hat you made. ! 7ou are more a(raid o( 1od than o( the e&o) and lo e cannot enter #here it is not #elcome. % But hatred can) (or it enters o( its o#n olition and cares not (or yours. T-13.III.'. 7ou must look u,on your illusions and not kee, them hidden) $ecause they do not rest on their o#n (oundation. 2 In concealment they a,,ear to do so) and thus they seem to $e sel(-sustained. 3 This is the (undamental illusion on #hich the others rest. ! "or $eneath them) and concealed as lon& as they are hidden) is the lo in& mind that thou&ht it made them in an&er. % 3nd the ,ain in this mind is so a,,arent) #hen it is unco ered) that its need o( healin& cannot $e denied. ' Not all the tricks and &ames you o((er it can heal it) (or here is the real cruci(i/ion o( 1od+s 5on. T-13.III.*. 3nd yet he is not cruci(ied. 2 0ere is $oth his ,ain and his healin&) (or the 0oly 5,irit+s ision is merci(ul and 0is remedy is quick. 3 Do not hide su((erin& (rom 0is si&ht) $ut $rin& it &ladly to 0im. ! ;ay $e(ore 0is eternal sanity all your hurt) and let 0im heal you. % Do not lea e any s,ot o( ,ain hidden (rom 0is li&ht) and search your mind care(ully (or any thou&hts you may (ear to unco er. ' "or 0e #ill heal e ery little thou&ht you ha e ke,t to hurt you and cleanse it o( its littleness) restorin& it to the ma&nitude o( 1od. T-13.III.-. Beneath all the &randiosity you hold so dear is your real call (or hel,. 2 "or you call (or lo e to your "ather as your "ather calls you to 0imsel(. 3 In that ,lace #hich you ha e hidden) you #ill only to unite #ith the "ather) in lo in& remem$rance o( 0im. ,2!3 ! 7ou #ill (ind this ,lace o( truth as you see it in your $rothers) (or thou&h they may decei e themsel es) like you they lon& (or the &randeur that is in them. % 3nd ,ercei in& it you #ill #elcome it) and it #ill $e yours. ' "or &randeur is the ri&ht o( 1od+s 5on) and no illusions can satis(y him or sa e him (rom #hat he is. * Only his lo e is real) and he #ill $e content only #ith his reality. T-13.III.:. 5a e him (rom his illusions that you may acce,t the ma&nitude o( your "ather in ,eace and Coy. 2 But e/em,t no one (rom your lo e) or you #ill $e hidin& a dark ,lace in your mind #here the 0oly 5,irit is not #elcome. 3 3nd thus you #ill e/em,t yoursel( (rom 0is healin& ,o#er) (or $y not o((erin& total lo e you #ill not $e healed

com,letely. ! 0ealin& must $e as com,lete as (ear) (or lo e cannot enter #here there is one s,ot o( (ear to mar its #elcome. T-13.III.1>. 7ou #ho ,re(er se,aration to sanity cannot o$tain it in your ri&ht mind. 2 7ou #ere at ,eace until you asked (or s,ecial (a or. 3 3nd 1od did not &i e it (or the request #as alien to 0im) and you could not ask this o( a "ather 8ho truly lo ed 0is 5on. ! There(ore you made o( 0im an unlo in& (ather) demandin& o( 0im #hat only such a (ather could &i e. % 3nd the ,eace o( 1od+s 5on #as shattered) (or he no lon&er understood his "ather. ' 0e (eared #hat he had made) $ut still more did he (ear his real "ather) ha in& attacked his o#n &lorious equality #ith 0im. T-13.III.11. In ,eace he needed nothin& and asked (or nothin&. 2 In #ar he demanded e erythin& and (ound nothin&. 3 "or ho# could the &entleness o( lo e res,ond to his demands) e/ce,t $y de,artin& in ,eace and returnin& to the "atherD ! I( the 5on did not #ish to remain in ,eace) he could not remain at all. % "or a darkened mind cannot li e in the li&ht) and it must seek a ,lace o( darkness #here it can $elie e it is #here it is not. ' 1od did not allo# this to ha,,en. * 7et you demanded that it ha,,en) and there(ore $elie ed that it #as so. T-13.III.12. To 2sin&le out2 is to 2make alone)2 and thus make lonely. 2 1od did not do this to you. 3 Could 0e set you a,art) kno#in& that your ,eace lies in 0is OnenessD ! 0e denied you only your request (or ,ain) (or su((erin& is not o( 0is creation. % 0a in& &i en you creation) 0e could not take it (rom you. ' 0e could $ut ans#er your insane request #ith a sane ans#er that #ould a$ide #ith you in your insanity. * 3nd this 0e did. - No one #ho hears 0is ans#er $ut #ill &i e u, insanity. : "or 0is ans#er is the re(erence ,oint $eyond illusions) (rom #hich you can look $ack on them and see them as insane. ,2!! 1> But seek this ,lace and you #ill (ind it) (or ;o e is in you and #ill lead you there. I". T#e F'nction of Ti e T-13.I6.1. 3nd no# the reason #hy you are a(raid o( this course should $e a,,arent. 2 "or this is a course on lo e) $ecause it is a$out you. 3 7ou ha e $een told that your (unction in this #orld is healin&) and your (unction in 0ea en is creatin&. ! The e&o teaches that your (unction on earth is destruction) and you ha e no (unction at all in 0ea en. % It #ould thus destroy you here and $ury you here) lea in& you no inheritance e/ce,t the dust out o( #hich it thinks you #ere made. ' 3s lon& as it is reasona$ly satis(ied #ith you) as its reasonin& &oes) it o((ers you o$li ion. * 8hen it $ecomes o ertly sa a&e) it o((ers you hell.

T-13.I6.2. 7et neither o$li ion nor hell is as unacce,ta$le to you as 0ea en. 2 7our de(inition o( 0ea en <is= hell and o$li ion) and the real 0ea en is the &reatest threat you think you could e/,erience. 3 "or hell and o$li ion are ideas that you made u,) and you are $ent on demonstratin& their reality to esta$lish yours. ! I( their reality is questioned) you $elie e that yours is. % "or you $elie e that attack is your reality) and that your destruction is the (inal ,roo( that you #ere ri&ht. T-13.I6.3. Under the circumstances) #ould it not $e more desira$le to ha e $een #ron&) e en a,art (rom the (act that you #ere #ron&D 2 8hile it could ,erha,s $e ar&ued that death su&&ests there <#as= li(e) no one #ould claim that it ,ro es there <is= li(e. 3 @ en the ,ast li(e that death mi&ht indicate) could only ha e $een (utile i( it must come to this) and needs this to ,ro e that it #as at all. ! 7ou question 0ea en) $ut you do not question this. % 7et you could heal and $e healed i( you did question it. ' 3nd e en thou&h you kno# not 0ea en) mi&ht it not $e more desira$le than deathD * 7ou ha e $een as selecti e in your questionin& as in your ,erce,tion. - 3n o,en mind is more honest than this. T-13.I6.!. The e&o has a stran&e notion o( time) and it is #ith this notion that your questionin& mi&ht #ell $e&in. 2 The e&o in ests hea ily in the ,ast) and in the end $elie es that the ,ast is the only as,ect o( time that is meanin&(ul. 3 Remem$er that its em,hasis on &uilt ena$les it to ensure its continuity $y makin& the (uture like the ,ast) and thus a oidin& the ,resent. ,2!% ! By the notion o( ,ayin& (or the ,ast in the (uture) the ,ast $ecomes the determiner o( the (uture) makin& them continuous #ithout an inter enin& ,resent. % "or the e&o re&ards the ,resent only as a $rie( transition to the (uture) in #hich it $rin&s the ,ast to the (uture $y inter,retin& the ,resent in ,ast terms. T-13.I6.%. 2No#2 has no meanin& to the e&o. 2 The ,resent merely reminds it o( ,ast hurts) and it reacts to the ,resent as i( it <#ere= the ,ast. 3 The e&o cannot tolerate release (rom the ,ast) and althou&h the ,ast is o er) the e&o tries to ,reser e its ima&e $y res,ondin& as i( it #ere ,resent. ! It dictates your reactions to those you meet in the ,resent (rom a ,ast re(erence ,oint) o$scurin& their ,resent reality. % In e((ect) i( you (ollo# the e&o+s dictates you #ill react to your $rother as thou&h he #ere someone else) and this #ill surely ,re ent you (rom reco&niAin& him as he is. ' 3nd you #ill recei e messa&es (rom him out o( your o#n ,ast $ecause) $y makin& it real in the ,resent) you are (or$iddin& yoursel( to let it &o. * 7ou thus deny yoursel( the messa&e o( release that e ery $rother o((ers you <no#.= T-13.I6.'. The shado#y (i&ures (rom the ,ast are ,recisely #hat you must esca,e. 2 They are not real) and ha e no hold o er you unless

you $rin& them #ith you. 3 They carry the s,ots o( ,ain in your mind) directin& you to attack in the ,resent in retaliation (or a ,ast that is no more. ! 3nd this decision is one o( (uture ,ain. % Unless you learn that ,ast ,ain is an illusion) you are choosin& a (uture o( illusions and losin& the many o,,ortunities you could (ind (or release in the ,resent. ' The e&o #ould ,reser e your ni&htmares) and ,re ent you (rom a#akenin& and understandin& they are ,ast. * 8ould you reco&niAe a holy encounter i( you are merely ,ercei in& it as a meetin& #ith your o#n ,astD - "or you #ould $e meetin& no one) and the sharin& o( sal ation) #hich makes the encounter holy) #ould $e e/cluded (rom your si&ht. : The 0oly 5,irit teaches that you al#ays meet yoursel() and the encounter is holy $ecause you are. 1> The e&o teaches that you al#ays encounter your ,ast) and $ecause your dreams #ere not holy) the (uture cannot $e) and the ,resent is #ithout meanin&. T-13.I6.*. It is e ident that the 0oly 5,irit+s ,erce,tion o( time is the e/act o,,osite o( the e&o+s. 2 The reason is equally clear) (or they ,ercei e the &oal o( time as diametrically o,,osed. 3 The 0oly 5,irit inter,rets time+s ,ur,ose as renderin& the need (or time unnecessary. ,2!' ! 0e re&ards the (unction o( time as tem,orary) ser in& only 0is teachin& (unction) #hich is tem,orary $y de(inition. % 0is em,hasis is there(ore on the only as,ect o( time that can e/tend to the in(inite) (or <no#= is the closest a,,ro/imation o( eternity that this #orld o((ers. ' It is in the reality o( 2no#)2 #ithout ,ast or (uture) that the $e&innin& o( the a,,reciation o( eternity lies. * "or only 2no#2 is here) and only 2no#2 ,resents the o,,ortunities (or the holy encounters in #hich sal ation can $e (ound. T-13.I6.-. The e&o) on the other hand) re&ards the (unction o( time as one o( e/tendin& itsel( in ,lace o( eternity) (or like the 0oly 5,irit) the e&o inter,rets the &oal o( time as its o#n. 2 The continuity o( ,ast and (uture) under its direction) is the only ,ur,ose the e&o ,ercei es in time) and it closes o er the ,resent so that no &a, in its o#n continuity can occur. 3 Its continuity) then) #ould kee, you in time) #hile the 0oly 5,irit #ould release you (rom it. ! It is 0is inter,retation o( the means o( sal ation that you must learn to acce,t) i( you #ould share 0is &oal o( sal ation (or you. T-13.I6.:. 7ou) too) #ill inter,ret the (unction o( time as you inter,ret yours. 2 I( you acce,t your (unction in the #orld o( time as one o( healin&) you #ill em,hasiAe only the as,ect o( time in #hich healin& can occur. 3 0ealin& cannot $e accom,lished in the ,ast. ! It must $e accom,lished in the ,resent to release the (uture. % This inter,retation ties the (uture to the ,resent) and e/tends the ,resent rather than the ,ast. ' But i( you inter,ret your (unction as destruction) you #ill lose

si&ht o( the ,resent and hold on to the ,ast to ensure a destructi e (uture. * 3nd time #ill $e as you inter,ret it) (or o( itsel( it is nothin&. ". T#e T+o E otions T-13.6.1. I ha e said you ha e $ut t#o emotions) lo e and (ear. 2 One is chan&eless $ut continually e/chan&ed) $ein& o((ered $y the eternal to the eternal. 3 In this e/chan&e it is e/tended) (or it increases as it is &i en. ! The other has many (orms) (or the content o( indi idual illusions di((ers &reatly. % 7et they ha e one thin& in common9 they are all insane. ' They are made o( si&hts that are not seen) and sounds that are not heard. * They make u, a ,ri ate #orld that cannot $e shared. - "or they are meanin&(ul only to their maker) and so they ha e no meanin& at all. : In this #orld their maker mo es alone) (or only he ,ercei es them. ,2!* T-13.6.2. @ach one ,eo,les his #orld #ith (i&ures (rom his indi idual ,ast) and it is $ecause o( this that ,ri ate #orlds do di((er. 2 7et the (i&ures that he sees #ere ne er real) (or they are made u, only o( his reactions to his $rothers) and do not include their reactions to him. 3 There(ore) he does not see he made them) and that they are not #hole. ! "or these (i&ures ha e no #itnesses) $ein& ,ercei ed in one se,arate mind only. T-13.6.3. It is throu&h these stran&e and shado#y (i&ures that the insane relate to their insane #orld. 2 "or they see only those #ho remind them o( these ima&es) and it is to them that they relate. 3 Thus do they communicate #ith those #ho are not there) and it is they #ho ans#er them. ! 3nd no one hears their ans#er sa e him #ho called u,on them) and he alone $elie es they ans#ered him. % ?roCection makes ,erce,tion) and you cannot see $eyond it. ' 3&ain and a&ain ha e you attacked your $rother) $ecause you sa# in him a shado# (i&ure in your ,ri ate #orld. * 3nd thus it is you must attack yoursel( (irst) (or #hat you attack is not in others. - Its only reality is in your o#n mind) and $y attackin& others you are literally attackin& #hat is not there. T-13.6.!. The delusional can $e ery destructi e) (or they do not reco&niAe they ha e condemned themsel es. 2 They do not #ish to die) yet they #ill not let condemnation &o. 3 3nd so they se,arate into their ,ri ate #orlds) #here e erythin& is disordered) and #here #hat is #ithin a,,ears to $e #ithout. ! 7et #hat is #ithin they do not see) (or the reality o( their $rothers they cannot reco&niAe. T-13.6.%. 7ou ha e $ut t#o emotions) yet in your ,ri ate #orld you react to each o( them as thou&h it #ere the other. 2 "or lo e cannot a$ide in a #orld a,art) #here #hen it comes it is not reco&niAed. 3 I( you see your o#n hatred as your $rother) you are not seein& him. !

@ eryone dra#s ni&h unto #hat he lo es) and recoils (rom #hat he (ears. % 3nd you react #ith (ear to lo e) and dra# a#ay (rom it. ' 7et (ear attracts you) and $elie in& it is lo e) you call it to yoursel(. * 7our ,ri ate #orld is (illed #ith (i&ures o( (ear you ha e in ited into it) and all the lo e your $rothers o((er you) you do not see. T-13.6.'. 3s you look #ith o,en eyes u,on your #orld) it must occur to you that you ha e #ithdra#n into insanity. 2 7ou see #hat is not there) and you hear #hat makes no sound. 3 7our mani(estations o( emotions are the o,,osite o( #hat the emotions are. ! 7ou communicate #ith no one) and you are as isolated (rom reality as i( you #ere alone in all the uni erse. % In your madness you o erlook reality com,letely) and you see only your o#n s,lit mind e ery#here you look. ,2!- ' 1od calls you and you do not hear) (or you are ,reoccu,ied #ith your o#n oice. * 3nd the ision o( Christ is not in your si&ht) (or you look u,on yoursel( alone. T-13.6.*. ;ittle child) #ould you o((er this to your "atherD 2 "or i( you o((er it to yoursel() you <are= o((erin& it to 0im. 3 3nd 0e #ill not return it) (or it is un#orthy o( you $ecause it is un#orthy o( 0im. ! 7et 0e #ould release you (rom it and set you (ree. % 0is sane 3ns#er tells you #hat you ha e o((ered yoursel( is not true) $ut 0is o((erin& to you has ne er chan&ed. ' 7ou #ho kno# not #hat you do can learn #hat insanity is) and look $eyond it. * It is &i en you to learn ho# to deny insanity) and come (orth (rom your ,ri ate #orld in ,eace. - 7ou #ill see all that you denied in your $rothers $ecause you denied it in yoursel(. : "or you #ill lo e them) and $y dra#in& ni&h unto them you #ill dra# them to yoursel() ,ercei in& them as #itnesses to the reality you share #ith 1od. 1> I am #ith them as I am #ith you) and #e #ill dra# them (rom their ,ri ate #orlds) (or as #e are united so #ould #e unite #ith them. 11 The "ather #elcomes all o( us in &ladness) and &ladness is #hat #e should o((er 0im. 12 "or e ery 5on o( 1od is &i en you to #hom 1od &a e 0imsel(. 13 3nd it is 1od 8hom you must o((er them) to reco&niAe 0is &i(t to you. T-13.6.-. 6ision de,ends on li&ht. 2 7ou cannot see in darkness. 3 7et in darkness) in the ,ri ate #orld o( slee,) you see in dreams althou&h your eyes are closed. ! 3nd it is here that #hat you see you made. % But let the darkness &o and all you made you #ill no lon&er see) (or si&ht o( it de,ends u,on denyin& ision. ' 7et (rom denyin& ision it does not (ollo# you cannot see. * But this is #hat denial does) (or $y it you acce,t insanity) $elie in& you can make a ,ri ate #orld and rule your o#n ,erce,tion. - 7et (or this) li&ht must $e e/cluded. : Dreams disa,,ear #hen li&ht has come and you can see. T-13.6.:. Do not seek ision throu&h your eyes) (or you made your #ay o( seein& that you mi&ht see in darkness) and in this you are

decei ed. 2 Beyond this darkness) and yet still #ithin you) is the ision o( Christ) 8ho looks on all in li&ht. 3 7our 2 ision2 comes (rom (ear) as 0is (rom lo e. ! 3nd 0e sees (or you) as your #itness to the real #orld. % 0e is the 0oly 5,irit+s mani(estation) lookin& al#ays on the real #orld) and callin& (orth its #itnesses and dra#in& them to you. ' 0e lo es #hat 0e sees #ithin you) and 0e #ould e/tend it. * 3nd 0e #ill not return unto the "ather until 0e has e/tended your ,erce,tion e en unto 0im. ,2!: - 3nd there ,erce,tion is no more) (or 0e has returned you to the "ather #ith 0im. T-13.6.1>. 7ou ha e $ut t#o emotions) and one you made and one #as &i en you. 2 @ach is a #ay o( seein&) and di((erent #orlds arise (rom their di((erent si&hts. 3 5ee throu&h the ision that is &i en you) (or throu&h Christ+s ision 0e $eholds 0imsel(. ! 3nd seein& #hat 0e is) 0e kno#s 0is "ather. % Beyond your darkest dreams 0e sees 1od+s &uiltless 5on #ithin you) shinin& in ,er(ect radiance that is undimmed $y your dreams. ' 3nd this <you= #ill see as you look #ith 0im) (or 0is ision is 0is &i(t o( lo e to you) &i en 0im o( the "ather (or you. T-13.6.11. The 0oly 5,irit is the li&ht in #hich Christ stands re ealed. 2 3nd all #ho #ould $ehold 0im can see 0im) (or they ha e asked (or li&ht. 3 Nor #ill they see 0im alone) (or 0e is no more alone than they are. ! Because they sa# the 5on) they ha e risen in 0im to the "ather. % 3nd all this #ill they understand) $ecause they looked #ithin and sa# $eyond the darkness the Christ in them) and reco&niAed 0im. ' In the sanity o( 0is ision they looked u,on themsel es #ith lo e) seein& themsel es as the 0oly 5,irit sees them. * 3nd #ith this ision o( the truth in them came all the $eauty o( the #orld to shine u,on them. "I. Fin!in) t#e Present T-13.6I.1. To ,ercei e truly is to $e a#are o( all reality throu&h the a#areness o( your o#n. 2 But (or this no illusions can rise to meet your si&ht) (or reality lea es no room (or any error. 3 This means that you ,ercei e a $rother only as you see him <no#.= ! 0is ,ast has no reality in the ,resent) so you cannot see it. % 7our ,ast reactions to him are also not there) and i( it is to them that you react) you see $ut an ima&e o( him that you made and cherish instead o( him. ' In your questionin& o( illusions) ask yoursel( i( it is really sane to ,ercei e #hat #as as no#. * I( you remem$er the ,ast as you look u,on your $rother) you #ill $e una$le to ,ercei e the reality that is no#. T-13.6I.2. 7ou consider it 2natural2 to use your ,ast e/,erience as the re(erence ,oint (rom #hich to Cud&e the ,resent. 2 7et this is <unnatural= $ecause it is delusional. 3 8hen you ha e learned to look on e eryone #ith no re(erence at all to the ,ast) either his or yours as you ,ercei ed it) you #ill $e a$le to learn (rom #hat you see <no#.=

,2%> ! "or the ,ast can cast no shado# to darken the ,resent) <unless you are a(raid o( li&ht.= % 3nd only i( you are #ould you choose to $rin& darkness #ith you) and $y holdin& it in your mind) see it as a dark cloud that shrouds your $rothers and conceals their reality (rom your si&ht. T-13.6I.3. <This darkness is in you.= 2 The Christ as re ealed to you no# has no ,ast) (or 0e is chan&eless) and in 0is chan&elessness lies your release. 3 "or i( 0e is as 0e #as created) there is no &uilt in 0im. ! No cloud o( &uilt has risen to o$scure 0im) and 0e stands re ealed in e eryone you meet $ecause you see 0im throu&h 0imsel(. % To $e $orn a&ain is to let the ,ast &o) and look #ithout condemnation u,on the ,resent. ' The cloud that o$scures 1od+s 5on to you <is= the ,ast) and i( you #ould ha e it ,ast and &one) you must not see it no#. * I( you see it no# in your illusions) it has not &one (rom you) althou&h it is not there. T-13.6I.!. Time can release as #ell as im,rison) de,endin& on #hose inter,retation o( it you use. 2 ?ast) ,resent and (uture are not continuous) unless you (orce continuity on them. 3 7ou can ,ercei e them as continuous) and make them so (or you. ! But do not $e decei ed) and then $elie e that this is ho# it is. % "or to $elie e reality is #hat you #ould ha e it $e accordin& to your use (or it <is= delusional. ' 7ou #ould destroy time+s continuity $y $reakin& it into ,ast) ,resent and (uture (or your o#n ,ur,oses. * 7ou #ould antici,ate the (uture on the $asis o( your ,ast e/,erience) and ,lan (or it accordin&ly. - 7et $y doin& so you are ali&nin& ,ast and (uture) and not allo#in& the miracle) #hich could inter ene $et#een them) to (ree you to $e $orn a&ain. T-13.6I.%. The miracle ena$les you to see your $rother #ithout his ,ast) and so ,ercei e him as $orn a&ain. 2 0is errors are all ,ast) and $y ,ercei in& him #ithout them you are releasin& him. 3 3nd since his ,ast is yours) you share in this release. ! ;et no dark cloud out o( your ,ast o$scure him (rom you) (or truth lies only in the ,resent) and you #ill (ind it i( you seek it there. % 7ou ha e looked (or it #here it is not) and there(ore ha e not (ound it. ' ;earn) then) to seek it #here it is) and it #ill da#n on eyes that see. * 7our ,ast #as made in an&er) and i( you use it to attack the ,resent) you #ill not see the (reedom that the ,resent holds. T-13.6I.'. Hud&ment and condemnation are $ehind you) and unless you $rin& them #ith you) you #ill see that you are (ree o( them. 2 ;ook lo in&ly u,on the ,resent) (or it holds the only thin&s that are (ore er true. 3 3ll healin& lies #ithin it $ecause its continuity is real. ,2%1 ! It e/tends to all as,ects o( the 5onshi, at the same time) and thus ena$les them to reach each other. % The ,resent is $e(ore time #as)

and #ill $e #hen time is no more. ' In it are all thin&s that are eternal) and they are one. * Their continuity is timeless and their communication is un$roken) (or they are not se,arated $y the ,ast. Only the ,ast can se,arate) and it is no#here. T-13.6I.*. The ,resent o((ers you your $rothers in the li&ht that #ould unite you #ith them) and (ree you (rom the ,ast. 2 8ould you) then) hold the ,ast a&ainst themD 3 "or i( you do) you are choosin& to remain in the darkness that is not there) and re(usin& to acce,t the li&ht that is o((ered you. ! "or the li&ht o( ,er(ect ision is (reely &i en as it is (reely recei ed) and can $e acce,ted only #ithout limit. % In this one) still dimension o( time that does not chan&e) and #here there is no si&ht o( #hat you #ere) you look at Christ and call 0is #itnesses to shine on you <$ecause you called them (orth.= ' 3nd they #ill not deny the truth in you) $ecause you looked (or it in them and (ound it there. T-13.6I.-. No# is the time o( sal ation) (or no# is the release (rom time. 2 Reach out to all your $rothers) and touch them #ith the touch o( Christ. 3 In timeless union #ith them is your continuity) un$roken $ecause it is #holly shared. ! 1od+s &uiltless 5on is only li&ht. % There is no darkness in him any#here) (or he is #hole. ' Call all your $rothers to #itness to his #holeness) as I am callin& you to Coin #ith me. * @ach oice has a ,art in the son& o( redem,tion) the hymn o( &ladness and thanks&i in& (or the li&ht to the Creator o( li&ht. - The holy li&ht that shines (orth (rom 1od+s 5on is the #itness that his li&ht is o( his "ather. T-13.6I.:. 5hine on your $rothers in remem$rance o( your Creator) (or you #ill remem$er 0im as you call (orth the #itnesses to 0is creation. 2 Those #hom you heal $ear #itness to your healin&) (or in their #holeness you #ill see your o#n. 3 3nd as your hymns o( ,raise and &ladness rise to your Creator) 0e #ill return your thanks in 0is clear 3ns#er to your call. ! "or it can ne er $e that 0is 5on called u,on 0im and remained unans#ered. % 0is Call to you is $ut your call to 0im. ' 3nd in 0im you are ans#ered $y 0is ,eace. T-13.6I.1>. Child o( ;i&ht) you kno# not that the li&ht is in you. 2 7et you #ill (ind it throu&h its #itnesses) (or ha in& &i en li&ht to them they #ill return it. 3 @ach one you see in li&ht $rin&s your li&ht closer to your a#areness. ! ;o e al#ays leads to lo e. % The sick) #ho ask (or lo e) are &rate(ul (or it) and in their Coy they shine #ith holy thanks. ,2%2 ' 3nd this they o((er you #ho &a e them Coy. * They are your &uides to Coy) (or ha in& recei ed it o( you they #ould kee, it. - 7ou ha e esta$lished them as &uides to ,eace) (or you ha e made it mani(est in them. : 3nd seein& it) its $eauty calls you home. T-13.6I.11. There is a li&ht that this #orld cannot &i e. 2 7et you can &i e it) as it #as &i en you. 3 3nd as you &i e it) it shines (orth to call you (rom the #orld and (ollo# it. ! "or this li&ht #ill attract you as

nothin& in this #orld can do. % 3nd you #ill lay aside the #orld and (ind another. ' This other #orld is $ri&ht #ith lo e #hich you ha e &i en it. * 3nd here #ill e erythin& remind you o( your "ather and 0is holy 5on. - ;i&ht is unlimited) and s,reads across this #orld in quiet Coy. : 3ll those you $rou&ht #ith you #ill shine on you) and you #ill shine on them in &ratitude $ecause they $rou&ht you here. 1> 7our li&ht #ill Coin #ith theirs in ,o#er so com,ellin&) that it #ill dra# the others out o( darkness as you look on them. T-13.6I.12. 3#akin& unto Christ is (ollo#in& the la#s o( lo e o( your (ree #ill) and out o( quiet reco&nition o( the truth in them. 2 The attraction o( li&ht must dra# you #illin&ly) and #illin&ness is si&ni(ied $y &i in&. 3 Those #ho acce,t lo e o( you $ecome your #illin& #itnesses to the lo e you &a e them) and it is they #ho hold it out to you. ! In slee, you are alone) and your a#areness is narro#ed to yoursel(. % 3nd that is #hy the ni&htmares come. ' 7ou dream o( isolation $ecause your eyes are closed. * 7ou do not see your $rothers) and in the darkness you cannot look u,on the li&ht you &a e to them. T-13.6I.13. 3nd yet the la#s o( lo e are not sus,ended $ecause you slee,. 2 3nd you ha e (ollo#ed them throu&h all your ni&htmares) and ha e $een (aith(ul in your &i in&) (or you #ere not alone. 3 @ en in slee, has Christ ,rotected you) ensurin& the real #orld (or you #hen you a#ake. ! In your name 0e has &i en (or you) and &i en you the &i(ts 0e &a e. % 1od+s 5on is still as lo in& as his "ather. ' Continuous #ith his "ather) he has no ,ast a,art (rom 0im. * 5o he has ne er ceased to $e his "ather+s #itness and his o#n. - 3lthou&h he sle,t) Christ+s ision did not lea e him. : 3nd so it is that he can call unto himsel( the #itnesses that teach him that he ne er sle,t. ,2%3 "II. Attain ent of t#e Real &orl! T-13.6II.1. 5it quietly and look u,on the #orld you see) and tell yoursel(. 2The real #orld is not like this. 2 It has no $uildin&s and there are no streets #here ,eo,le #alk alone and se,arate. 3 There are no stores #here ,eo,le $uy an endless list o( thin&s they do not need. ! It is not lit #ith arti(icial li&ht) and ni&ht comes not u,on it. % There is no day that $ri&htens and &ro#s dim. ' There is no loss. * Nothin& is there $ut shines) and shines (ore er.2 T-13.6II.2. The #orld you see must $e denied) (or si&ht o( it is costin& you a di((erent kind o( ision. 2 <7ou cannot see $oth #orlds)= (or each o( them in ol es a di((erent kind o( seein&) and de,ends on #hat you cherish. 3 The si&ht o( one is ,ossi$le $ecause you ha e denied the other. ! Both are not true) yet either one #ill seem as real to you as the amount to #hich you hold it dear. % 3nd yet their ,o#er is not the same) $ecause their real attraction to you is unequal.

T-13.6II.3. 7ou do not really #ant the #orld you see) (or it has disa,,ointed you since time $e&an. 2 The homes you $uilt ha e ne er sheltered you. 3 The roads you made ha e led you no#here) and no city that you $uilt has #ithstood the crum$lin& assault o( time. ! Nothin& you made $ut has the mark o( death u,on it. % 0old it not dear) (or it is old and tired and ready to return to dust e en as you made it. ' This achin& #orld has not the ,o#er to touch the li in& #orld at all. * 7ou could not &i e it that) and so althou&h you turn in sadness (rom it) you cannot (ind in it the road that leads a#ay (rom it into another #orld. T-13.6II.!. 7et the real #orld has the ,o#er to touch you e en here) $ecause you lo e it. 2 3nd #hat you call #ith lo e #ill come to you. 3 ;o e al#ays ans#ers) $ein& una$le to deny a call (or hel,) or not to hear the cries o( ,ain that rise to it (rom e ery ,art o( this stran&e #orld you made $ut do not #ant. ! 3ll that you need to &i e this #orld a#ay in &lad e/chan&e (or #hat you did not make is #illin&ness to learn the one you made is (alse. T-13.6II.%. 7ou ha e $een #ron& a$out the #orld $ecause you ha e misCud&ed yoursel(. 2 "rom such a t#isted re(erence ,oint) #hat could you seeD 3 3ll seein& starts #ith the ,ercei er) #ho Cud&es #hat is true and #hat is (alse. ! 3nd #hat he Cud&es (alse he does not see. % 7ou #ho #ould Cud&e reality cannot see it) (or #hene er Cud&ment enters reality has sli,,ed a#ay. ' The out o( mind <is= out o( si&ht) $ecause #hat is denied is there $ut is not reco&niAed. ,2%! * Christ is still there) althou&h you kno# 0im not. - 0is Bein& does not de,end u,on your reco&nition. : 0e li es #ithin you in the quiet ,resent) and #aits (or you to lea e the ,ast $ehind and enter into the #orld 0e holds out to you in lo e. T-13.6II.'. No one in this distracted #orld $ut has seen some &lim,ses o( the other #orld a$out him. 2 7et #hile he still lays alue on his o#n) he #ill deny the ision o( the other) maintainin& that he lo es #hat he lo es not) and (ollo#in& not the road that lo e ,oints out. 3 ;o e leads so &ladlyJ ! 3s you (ollo# 0im) you #ill reCoice that you ha e (ound 0is com,any) and learned o( 0im the Coy(ul Courney home. % 7ou #ait $ut (or yoursel(. ' To &i e this sad #orld o er and e/chan&e your errors (or the ,eace o( 1od is $ut <your= #ill. * 3nd Christ #ill al#ays o((er you the 8ill o( 1od) in reco&nition that you share it #ith 0im. T-13.6II.*. It is 1od+s 8ill that nothin& touch 0is 5on e/ce,t 0imsel() and nothin& else comes ni&h unto him. 2 0e is as sa(e (rom ,ain as 1od 0imsel() 8ho #atches o er him in e erythin&. 3 The #orld a$out him shines #ith lo e $ecause 1od ,laced him in 0imsel( #here ,ain is not) and lo e surrounds him #ithout end or (la#. ! Distur$ance o( his ,eace can ne er $e. % In ,er(ect sanity he looks on lo e) (or it is all

a$out him and #ithin him. ' 0e must deny the #orld o( ,ain the instant he ,ercei es the arms o( lo e around him. * 3nd (rom this ,oint o( sa(ety he looks quietly a$out him and reco&niAes that the #orld is one #ith him. T-13.6II.-. The ,eace o( 1od ,asseth your understandin& only in the ,ast. 2 7et here it <is)= and you can understand it <no#.= 3 1od lo es 0is 5on (ore er) and 0is 5on returns his "ather+s ;o e (ore er. ! The real #orld is the #ay that leads you to remem$rance o( the one thin& that is #holly true and #holly yours. % "or all else you ha e lent yoursel( in time) and it #ill (ade. ' But this one thin& is al#ays yours) $ein& the &i(t o( 1od unto 0is 5on. * 7our one reality #as &i en you) and $y it 1od created you as one #ith 0im. T-13.6II.:. 7ou #ill (irst dream o( ,eace) and then a#aken to it. 2 7our (irst e/chan&e o( #hat you made (or #hat you #ant is the e/chan&e o( ni&htmares (or the ha,,y dreams o( lo e. 3 In these lie your true ,erce,tions) (or the 0oly 5,irit corrects the #orld o( dreams) #here all ,erce,tion is. ! Gno#led&e needs no correction. % 7et the dreams o( lo e lead unto kno#led&e. ' In them you see nothin& (ear(ul) and $ecause o( this they are the #elcome that you o((er kno#led&e. * ;o e #aits on #elcome) not on time) and the real #orld is $ut your #elcome o( #hat al#ays #as. - There(ore the call o( Coy is in it) and your &lad res,onse is your a#akenin& to #hat you ha e not lost. ,2%% T-13.6II.1>. ?raise) then) the "ather (or the ,er(ect sanity o( 0is most holy 5on. 2 7our "ather kno#eth that you ha e need o( nothin&. 3 In 0ea en this is so) (or #hat could you need in eternityD ! In your #orld you do need thin&s. % It is a #orld o( scarcity in #hich you (ind yoursel( <$ecause= you are lackin&. ' 7et can you (ind yoursel( in such a #orldD * 8ithout the 0oly 5,irit the ans#er #ould $e no. - 7et $ecause o( 0im the ans#er is a Coyous <yesJ= : 3s 4ediator $et#een the t#o #orlds) 0e kno#s #hat you ha e need o( and #hat #ill not hurt you. 1> O#nershi, is a dan&erous conce,t i( it is le(t to you. 11 The e&o #ants to ha e thin&s (or sal ation) (or ,ossession is its la#. 12 ?ossession (or its o#n sake is the e&o+s (undamental creed) a $asic cornerstone in the churches it $uilds to itsel(. 13 3nd at its altar it demands you lay all o( the thin&s it $ids you &et) lea in& you no Coy in them. T-13.6II.11. @ erythin& the e&o tells you that you need #ill hurt you. 2 "or althou&h the e&o ur&es you a&ain and a&ain to &et) it lea es you nothin&) (or #hat you &et it #ill demand o( you. 3 3nd e en (rom the ery hands that &ras,ed it) it #ill $e #renched and hurled into the dust. ! "or #here the e&o sees sal ation it sees se,aration) and so you lose #hate er you ha e &otten in its name. % There(ore ask not o( yoursel( #hat you need) (or you do not kno#) and your ad ice to

yoursel( #ill hurt you. ' "or #hat you think you need #ill merely ser e to ti&hten u, your #orld a&ainst the li&ht) and render you un#illin& to question the alue that this #orld can really hold (or you. T-13.6II.12. Only the 0oly 5,irit kno#s #hat you need. 2 "or 0e #ill &i e you all thin&s that do not $lock the #ay to li&ht. 3 3nd #hat else could you needD ! In time) 0e &i es you all the thin&s that you need ha e) and #ill rene# them as lon& as you ha e need o( them. % 0e #ill take nothin& (rom you as lon& as you ha e any need o( it. ' 3nd yet 0e kno#s that e erythin& you need is tem,orary) and #ill $ut last until you ste, aside (rom all your needs and realiAe that all o( them ha e $een (ul(illed. * There(ore 0e has no in estment in the thin&s that 0e su,,lies) e/ce,t to make certain that you #ill not use them on $ehal( o( lin&erin& in time. - 0e kno#s that you are not at home there) and 0e #ills no delay to #ait u,on your Coyous homecomin&. T-13.6II.13. ;ea e) then) your needs to 0im. 2 0e #ill su,,ly them #ith no em,hasis at all u,on them. 3 8hat comes to you o( 0im comes sa(ely) (or 0e #ill ensure it ne er can $ecome a dark s,ot) hidden in your mind and ke,t to hurt you. ,2%' ! Under 0is &uidance you #ill tra el li&ht and Courney li&htly) (or 0is si&ht is e er on the Courney+s end) #hich is 0is &oal. % 1od+s 5on is not a tra eller throu&h outer #orlds. ' 0o#e er holy his ,erce,tion may $ecome) no #orld outside himsel( holds his inheritance. * 8ithin himsel( he has no needs) (or li&ht needs nothin& $ut to shine in ,eace) and (rom itsel( to let the rays e/tend in quiet to in(inity. T-13.6II.1!. 8hene er you are tem,ted to undertake a useless Courney that #ould lead a#ay (rom li&ht) remem$er #hat you really #ant) and say. 2 The 0oly 5,irit leads me unto Christ) and #here else #ould I &oD 3 8hat need ha e I $ut to a#ake in 0imD T-13.6II.1%. Then (ollo# 0im in Coy) #ith (aith that 0e #ill lead you sa(ely throu&h all dan&ers to your ,eace o( mind this #orld may set $e(ore you. 2 Gneel not $e(ore the altars to sacri(ice) and seek not #hat you #ill surely lose. 3 Content yoursel( #ith #hat you #ill as surely kee,) and $e not restless) (or you undertake a quiet Courney to the ,eace o( 1od) #here 0e #ould ha e you $e in quietness. T-13.6II.1'. In me you ha e already o ercome e ery tem,tation that #ould hold you $ack. 2 8e #alk to&ether on the #ay to quietness that is the &i(t o( 1od. 3 0old me dear) (or #hat e/ce,t your $rothers can you needD ! 8e #ill restore to you the ,eace o( mind that #e must (ind to&ether. % The 0oly 5,irit #ill teach you to a#aken unto us and to yoursel(. ' This is the only real need to $e (ul(illed in time. * 5al ation

(rom the #orld lies only here. - 4y ,eace I &i e you. : Take it o( me in &lad e/chan&e (or all the #orld has o((ered $ut to take a#ay. 1> 3nd #e #ill s,read it like a eil o( li&ht across the #orld+s sad (ace) in #hich #e hide our $rothers (rom the #orld) and it (rom them. T-13.6II.1*. 8e cannot sin& redem,tion+s hymn alone. 2 4y task is not com,leted until I ha e li(ted e ery oice #ith mine. 3 3nd yet it is not mine) (or as it is my &i(t to you) so #as it the "ather+s &i(t to me) &i en me throu&h 0is 5,irit. ! The sound o( it #ill $anish sorro# (rom the mind o( 1od+s most holy 5on) #here it cannot a$ide. % 0ealin& in time is needed) (or Coy cannot esta$lish its eternal rei&n #here sorro# d#ells. ' 7ou d#ell not here) $ut in eternity. * 7ou tra el $ut in dreams) #hile sa(e at home. - 1i e thanks to e ery ,art o( you that you ha e tau&ht ho# to remem$er you. ,2%* : Thus does the 5on o( 1od &i e thanks unto his "ather (or his ,urity. "III. Fro Perception to ,no+le!)e T-13.6III.1. 3ll healin& is release (rom the ,ast. 2 That is #hy the 0oly 5,irit is the only 0ealer. 3 0e teaches that the ,ast does not e/ist) a (act #hich $elon&s to the s,here o( kno#led&e) and #hich there(ore no one in the #orld can kno#. ! It #ould indeed $e im,ossi$le to $e in the #orld #ith this kno#led&e. % "or the mind that kno#s this unequi ocally kno#s also it d#ells in eternity) and utiliAes no ,erce,tion at all. ' It there(ore does not consider #here it is) $ecause the conce,t 2#here2 does not mean anythin& to it. * It kno#s that it is e ery#here) Cust as it has e erythin&) and (ore er. T-13.6III.2. The ery real di((erence $et#een ,erce,tion and kno#led&e $ecomes quite a,,arent i( you consider this. There is nothin& ,artial a$out kno#led&e. 2 @ ery as,ect is #hole) and there(ore no as,ect is se,arate. 3 7ou are an as,ect o( kno#led&e) $ein& in the 4ind o( 1od) 8ho kno#s you. ! 3ll kno#led&e must $e yours) (or in you is all kno#led&e. % ?erce,tion) at its lo(tiest) is ne er com,lete. ' @ en the ,erce,tion o( the 0oly 5,irit) as ,er(ect as ,erce,tion can $e) is #ithout meanin& in 0ea en. * ?erce,tion can reach e ery#here under 0is &uidance) (or the ision o( Christ $eholds e erythin& in li&ht. - 7et no ,erce,tion) ho#e er holy) #ill last (ore er. T-13.6III.3. ?er(ect ,erce,tion) then) has many elements in common #ith kno#led&e) makin& trans(er to it ,ossi$le. 2 7et the last ste, must $e taken $y 1od) $ecause the last ste, in your redem,tion) #hich seems to $e in the (uture) #as accom,lished $y 1od in your creation. 3 The se,aration has not interru,ted it. ! Creation cannot $e interru,ted. % The se,aration is merely a (aulty (ormulation o( reality) #ith no e((ect at all. ' The miracle) #ithout a (unction in 0ea en) is need(ul here. * 3s,ects o( reality can still $e seen) and they #ill

re,lace as,ects o( unreality. - 3s,ects o( reality can $e seen in e erythin& and e ery#here. : 7et only 1od can &ather them to&ether) $y cro#nin& them as one #ith the (inal &i(t o( eternity. ,2%T-13.6III.!. 3,art (rom the "ather and the 5on) the 0oly 5,irit has no (unction. 2 0e is not se,arate (rom @ither) $ein& in the 4ind o( Both) and kno#in& that 4ind is One. 3 0e is a Thou&ht o( 1od) and 1od has &i en 0im to you $ecause 0e has no Thou&hts 0e does not share. ! 0is messa&e s,eaks o( timelessness in time) and that is #hy Christ+s ision looks on e erythin& #ith lo e. % 7et e en Christ+s ision is not 0is reality. ' The &olden as,ects o( reality that s,rin& to li&ht under 0is lo in& &aAe are ,artial &lim,ses o( the 0ea en that lies $eyond them. T-13.6III.%. This is the miracle o( creation9 <that it is one (ore er.= 2 @ ery miracle you o((er to the 5on o( 1od is $ut the true ,erce,tion o( one as,ect o( the #hole. 3 Thou&h e ery as,ect <is= the #hole) you cannot kno# this until you see that e ery as,ect is the same) ,ercei ed in the same li&ht and there(ore one. ! @ eryone seen #ithout the ,ast thus $rin&s you nearer to the end o( time $y $rin&in& healed and healin& si&ht into the darkness) and ena$lin& the #orld to see. % "or li&ht must come into the darkened #orld to make Christ+s ision ,ossi$le e en here. ' 0el, 0im to &i e 0is &i(t o( li&ht to all #ho think they #ander in the darkness) and let 0im &ather them into 0is quiet si&ht that makes them one. T-13.6III.'. They are all the same9 all $eauti(ul and equal in their holiness. 2 3nd 0e #ill o((er them unto 0is "ather as they #ere o((ered unto 0im. 3 There is one miracle) as there is one reality. ! 3nd e ery miracle you do contains them all) as e ery as,ect o( reality you see $lends quietly into the one reality o( 1od. % The only miracle that e er #as is 1od+s most holy 5on) created in the one reality that is his "ather. ' Christ+s ision is 0is &i(t to you. * 0is Bein& is 0is "ather+s &i(t to 0im. T-13.6III.*. Be you content #ith healin&) (or Christ+s &i(t you can $esto#) and your "ather+s &i(t you cannot lose. 2 O((er Christ+s &i(t to e eryone and e ery#here) (or miracles) o((ered the 5on o( 1od throu&h the 0oly 5,irit) attune you to reality. 3 The 0oly 5,irit kno#s your ,art in the redem,tion) and #ho are seekin& you and #here to (ind them. ! Gno#led&e is (ar $eyond your indi idual concern. % 7ou #ho are ,art o( it and all o( it need only realiAe that it is o( the "ather) not o( you. ' 7our role in the redem,tion leads you to it $y re-esta$lishin& its oneness in your mind. T-13.6III.-. 8hen you ha e seen your $rothers as yoursel( you #ill $e released to kno#led&e) ha in& learned to (ree yoursel( throu&h 0im 8ho kno#s o( (reedom. ,2%: 2 Unite #ith me under the holy $anner o( 0is teachin&) and as #e &ro# in stren&th the ,o#er o( 1od+s 5on #ill mo e in us) and #e #ill lea e no one untouched and no one le(t alone.

3 3nd suddenly time #ill $e o er) and #e #ill all unite in the eternity o( 1od the "ather. ! The holy li&ht you sa# outside yoursel() in e ery miracle you o((ered to your $rothers) #ill $e returned to you. % 3nd kno#in& that the li&ht is in you) your creations #ill $e there #ith you) as you are in your "ather. T-13.6III.:. 3s miracles in this #orld Coin you to your $rothers) so do your creations esta$lish your (atherhood in 0ea en. 2 7ou are the #itness to the "atherhood o( 1od) and 0e has &i en you the ,o#er to create the #itnesses to yours) #hich is as 0is. 3 Deny a $rother here) and you deny the #itnesses to your (atherhood in 0ea en. ! The miracle that 1od created is ,er(ect) as are the miracles that you esta$lished in 0is Name. % They need no healin&) nor do you) #hen you acce,t them. T-13.6III.1>. 7et in this #orld your ,er(ection is un#itnessed. 2 1od kno#s it) $ut you do not) and so you do not share 0is #itness to it. 3 Nor do you #itness unto 0im) (or reality is #itnessed to as one. ! 1od #aits your #itness to 0is 5on and to 0imsel(. % The miracles you do on earth are li(ted u, to 0ea en and to 0im. ' They #itness to #hat you do not kno#) and as they reach the &ates o( 0ea en) 1od #ill o,en them. * "or ne er #ould 0e lea e 0is O#n $elo ed 5on outside them) and $eyond 0imsel(. I6. T#e Clo'! of G'ilt T-13.IL.1. 1uilt remains the only thin& that hides the "ather) (or &uilt is the attack u,on 0is 5on. 2 The &uilty al#ays condemn) and ha in& done so they #ill still condemn) linkin& the (uture to the ,ast as is the e&o+s la#. 3 "idelity to this la# lets no li&ht in) (or it demands (idelity to darkness and (or$ids a#akenin&. ! The e&o+s la#s are strict) and $reaches are se erely ,unished. % There(ore &i e no o$edience to its la#s) (or they are la#s o( ,unishment. ' 3nd those #ho (ollo# them $elie e that they are &uilty) and so they must condemn. * Bet#een the (uture and the ,ast the la#s o( 1od must inter ene) i( you #ould (ree yoursel(. - 3tonement stands $et#een them) like a lam, shinin& so $ri&htly that the chain o( darkness in #hich you $ound yoursel( #ill disa,,ear. ,2'> T-13.IL.2. Release (rom &uilt is the e&o+s #hole undoin&. 2 <4ake no one (ear(ul)= (or his &uilt is yours) and $y o$eyin& the e&o+s harsh commandments you $rin& its condemnation on yoursel() and you #ill not esca,e the ,unishment it o((ers those #ho o$ey it. 3 The e&o re#ards (idelity to it #ith ,ain) (or (aith in it <is= ,ain. ! 3nd (aith can $e re#arded only in terms o( the $elie( in #hich the (aith #as ,laced. % "aith makes the ,o#er o( $elie() and #here it is in ested determines its

re#ard. ' "or (aith is al#ays &i en #hat is treasured) and #hat is treasured is returned to you. T-13.IL.3. The #orld can &i e you only #hat you &a e it) (or $ein& nothin& $ut your o#n ,roCection) it has no meanin& a,art (rom #hat you (ound in it and ,laced your (aith in. 2 Be (aith(ul unto darkness and you #ill not see) $ecause your (aith #ill $e re#arded as you &a e it. 3 7ou <#ill= acce,t your treasure) and i( you ,lace your (aith in the ,ast) the (uture #ill $e like it. ! 8hate er you hold dear you think is yours. % The ,o#er o( your aluin& #ill make it so. T-13.IL.!. 3tonement $rin&s a re-e aluation o( e erythin& you cherish) (or it is the means $y #hich the 0oly 5,irit can se,arate the (alse and the true) #hich you ha e acce,ted into your mind #ithout distinction. 2 There(ore you cannot alue one #ithout the other) and &uilt has $ecome as true (or you as innocence. 3 7ou do not $elie e the 5on o( 1od is &uiltless $ecause you see the ,ast) and see him not. ! 8hen you condemn a $rother you are sayin&) 2I #ho #as &uilty choose to remain so.2 % 7ou ha e denied his (reedom) and $y so doin& you ha e denied the #itness unto yours. ' 7ou could as easily ha e (reed him (rom the ,ast) and li(ted (rom his mind the cloud o( &uilt that $inds him to it. * 3nd in his (reedom #ould ha e $een your o#n. T-13.IL.%. ;ay not his &uilt u,on him) (or his &uilt lies in his secret thou&ht that he has done this unto you. 2 8ould you) then) teach him he is ri&ht in his delusionD 3 The idea that the &uiltless 5on o( 1od can attack himsel( and make himsel( &uilty is insane. ! In any (orm) in anyone) <$elie e this not.= % "or sin and condemnation are the same) and the $elie( in one is (aith in the other) callin& (or ,unishment instead o( lo e. ' Nothin& can Custi(y insanity) and to call (or ,unishment u,on yoursel( must $e insane. T-13.IL.'. 5ee no one) then) as &uilty) and you #ill a((irm the truth o( &uiltlessness unto yoursel(. 2 In e ery condemnation that you o((er the 5on o( 1od lies the con iction o( your o#n &uilt. 3 I( you #ould ha e the 0oly 5,irit make you (ree o( it) acce,t 0is o((er o( 3tonement (or all your $rothers. ,2'1 ! "or so you learn that it is true (or you. % Remem$er al#ays that it is im,ossi$le to condemn the 5on o( 1od in ,art. ' Those #hom you see as &uilty $ecome the #itnesses to &uilt in you) and you #ill see it there) (or it <is= there until it is undone. * 1uilt is al#ays in your mind) #hich has condemned itsel(. - ?roCect it not) (or #hile you do) it cannot $e undone. : 8ith e eryone #hom you release (rom &uilt &reat is the Coy in 0ea en) #here the #itnesses to your (atherhood reCoice. T-13.IL.*. 1uilt makes you $lind) (or #hile you see one s,ot o( &uilt #ithin you) you #ill not see the li&ht. 2 3nd $y ,roCectin& it the #orld seems dark) and shrouded in your &uilt. 3 7ou thro# a dark eil o er it)

and cannot see it $ecause you cannot look #ithin. ! 7ou are a(raid o( #hat you #ould see there) $ut it is not there. % <The thin& you (ear is &one.= ' I( you #ould look #ithin you #ould see only the 3tonement) shinin& in quiet and in ,eace u,on the altar to your "ather. T-13.IL.-. Do not $e a(raid to look #ithin. 2 The e&o tells you all is $lack #ith &uilt #ithin you) and $ids you not to look. 3 Instead) it $ids you look u,on your $rothers) and see the &uilt in them. ! 7et this you cannot do #ithout remainin& $lind. % "or those #ho see their $rothers in the dark) and &uilty in the dark in #hich they shroud them) are too a(raid to look u,on the li&ht #ithin. ' 8ithin you is not #hat you $elie e is there) and #hat you ,ut your (aith in. * 8ithin you is the holy si&n o( ,er(ect (aith your "ather has in you. - 0e does not alue you as you do. : 0e kno#s 0imsel() and kno#s the truth in you. 1> 0e kno#s there is no di((erence) (or 0e kno#s not o( di((erences. 11 Can you see &uilt #here 1od kno#s there is ,er(ect innocenceD 12 7ou can deny 0is kno#led&e) $ut you cannot chan&e it. 13 ;ook) then) u,on the li&ht 0e ,laced #ithin you) and learn that #hat you (eared #as there has $een re,laced #ith lo e. 6. Release fro G'ilt T-13.L.1. 7ou are accustomed to the notion that the mind can see the source o( ,ain #here it is not. 2 The dou$t(ul ser ice o( such dis,lacement is to hide the real source o( &uilt) and kee, (rom your a#areness the (ull ,erce,tion that it is insane. 3 Dis,lacement al#ays is maintained $y the illusion that the source o( &uilt) (rom #hich attention is di erted) must $e true9 and must $e (ear(ul) or you #ould not ha e dis,laced the &uilt onto #hat you $elie ed to $e less (ear(ul. ,2'2 ! 7ou are there(ore #illin& to look u,on all kinds o( 2sources)2 ,ro ided they are not the dee,er source to #hich they $ear no real relationshi, at all. T-13.L.2. Insane ideas ha e no real relationshi,s) (or that is #hy they are insane. 2 No real relationshi, can rest on &uilt) or e en hold one s,ot o( it to mar its ,urity. 3 "or all relationshi,s that &uilt has touched are used $ut to a oid the ,erson <and= the &uilt. ! 8hat stran&e relationshi,s you ha e made (or this stran&e ,ur,oseJ % 3nd you (or&ot that real relationshi,s are holy) and cannot $e used $y you at all. ' They are used only $y the 0oly 5,irit) and it is that #hich makes them ,ure. * I( you dis,lace your &uilt u,on them) the 0oly 5,irit cannot use them. - "or) $y ,re-em,tin& (or your o#n ends #hat you should ha e &i en 0im) 0e cannot use it (or your release. : No one #ho #ould unite in any #ay #ith anyone (or his indi idual sal ation #ill (ind it in that stran&e relationshi,. 1> It is not shared) and so it is not real.

T-13.L.3. In any union #ith a $rother in #hich you seek to lay your &uilt u,on him) or share it #ith him or ,ercei e his o#n) <you= #ill (eel &uilty. 2 Nor #ill you (ind satis(action and ,eace #ith him) $ecause your union #ith him is not real. 3 7ou #ill see &uilt in that relationshi, $ecause you ,ut it there. ! It is ine ita$le that those #ho su((er &uilt #ill attem,t to dis,lace it) $ecause they do $elie e in it. % 7et thou&h they su((er) they #ill not look #ithin and let it &o. ' They cannot kno# they lo e) and cannot understand #hat lo in& is. * Their main concern is to ,ercei e the source o( &uilt outside themsel es) $eyond their o#n control. T-13.L.!. 8hen you maintain that you are &uilty $ut the source o( your &uilt lies in the ,ast) you are not lookin& in#ard. 2 The ,ast is not <in= you. 3 7our #eird associations to it ha e no meanin& in the ,resent. ! 7et you let them stand $et#een you and your $rothers) #ith #hom you (ind no real relationshi,s at all. % Can you e/,ect to use your $rothers as a means to 2sol e2 the ,ast) and still to see them as they really areD ' 5al ation is not (ound $y those #ho use their $rothers to resol e ,ro$lems that are not there. * 7ou #anted not sal ation in the ,ast. 8ould you im,ose your idle #ishes on the ,resent) and ho,e to (ind sal ation no#D T-13.L.%. Determine) then) to $e not as you #ere. 2 Use no relationshi, to hold you to the ,ast) $ut #ith each one each day $e $orn a&ain. 3 3 minute) e en less) #ill $e enou&h to (ree you (rom the ,ast) and &i e your mind in ,eace o er to the 3tonement. ! 8hen e eryone is #elcome to you as you #ould ha e yoursel( $e #elcome to your "ather) you #ill see no &uilt in you. ,2'3 % "or you #ill ha e acce,ted the 3tonement) #hich shone #ithin you all the #hile you dreamed o( &uilt) and #ould not look #ithin and see it. T-13.L.'. 3s lon& as you $elie e that &uilt is Custi(ied in any #ay) in anyone) #hate er he may do) you #ill not look #ithin) #here you #ould al#ays (ind 3tonement. 2 The end o( &uilt #ill ne er come as lon& as you $elie e there is a reason (or it. 3 "or you must learn that &uilt is al#ays totally insane) and has no reason. ! The 0oly 5,irit seeks not to dis,el reality. % I( &uilt #ere real) 3tonement #ould not $e. ' The ,ur,ose o( 3tonement is to dis,el illusions) not to esta$lish them as real and then (or&i e them. T-13.L.*. The 0oly 5,irit does not kee, illusions in your mind to (ri&hten you) and sho# them to you (ear(ully to demonstrate #hat 0e has sa ed you (rom. 2 8hat 0e has sa ed you (rom is &one. 3 1i e no reality to &uilt) and see no reason (or it. ! The 0oly 5,irit does #hat 1od #ould ha e 0im do) and has al#ays done so. % 0e has seen se,aration) $ut kno#s o( union. ' 0e teaches healin&) $ut 0e also

kno#s o( creation. * 0e #ould ha e you see and teach as 0e does) and throu&h 0im. - 7et #hat 0e kno#s you do not kno#) thou&h it is yours. T-13.L.-. <No#= it is &i en you to heal and teach) to make #hat #ill $e <no#.= 2 3s yet it is not no#. 3 The 5on o( 1od $elie es that he is lost in &uilt) alone in a dark #orld #here ,ain is ,ressin& e ery#here u,on him (rom #ithout. ! 8hen he has looked #ithin and seen the radiance there) he #ill remem$er ho# much his "ather lo es him. % 3nd it #ill seem incredi$le that he e er thou&ht his "ather lo ed him not) and looked u,on him as condemned. ' The moment that you realiAe &uilt is insane) #holly unCusti(ied and #holly #ithout reason) you #ill not (ear to look u,on the 3tonement and acce,t it #holly. T-13.L.:. 7ou #ho ha e $een unmerci(ul to yoursel( do not remem$er your "ather+s ;o e. 2 3nd lookin& #ithout mercy u,on your $rothers) you do not remem$er ho# much you lo e 0im. 3 7et it is (ore er true. ! In shinin& ,eace #ithin you is the ,er(ect ,urity in #hich you #ere created. % "ear not to look u,on the lo ely truth in you. ' ;ook throu&h the cloud o( &uilt that dims your ision) and look ,ast darkness to the holy ,lace #here you #ill see the li&ht. * The altar to your "ather is as ,ure as 0e 8ho raised it to 0imsel(. - Nothin& can kee, (rom you #hat Christ #ould ha e you see. : 0is 8ill is like 0is "ather+s) and 0e o((ers mercy to e ery child o( 1od) as 0e #ould ha e you do. ,2'! T-13.L.1>.Release (rom &uilt as you #ould $e released. 2 There is no other #ay to look #ithin and see the li&ht o( lo e) shinin& as steadily and as surely as 1od 0imsel( has al#ays lo ed 0is 5on. 3 <3nd as 0is 5on lo es 0im.= ! There is no (ear in lo e) (or lo e is &uiltless. % 7ou #ho ha e al#ays lo ed your "ather can ha e no (ear) (or any reason) to look #ithin and see your holiness. ' 7ou cannot $e as you $elie ed you #ere. * 7our &uilt is #ithout reason $ecause it is not in the 4ind o( 1od) #here you are. - 3nd this <is= reason) #hich the 0oly 5,irit #ould restore to you. : 0e #ould remo e only illusions. 1> 3ll else 0e #ould ha e you see. 11 3nd in Christ+s ision 0e #ould sho# you the ,er(ect ,urity that is (ore er #ithin 1od+s 5on. T-13.L.11.7ou cannot enter into real relationshi,s #ith any o( 1od+s 5ons unless you lo e them all and equally. 2 ;o e is not s,ecial. 3 I( you sin&le out ,art o( the 5onshi, (or your lo e) you are im,osin& &uilt on all your relationshi,s and makin& them unreal. ! 7ou can lo e only as 1od lo es. % 5eek not to lo e unlike 0im) (or there is no lo e a,art (rom 0is. ' Until you reco&niAe that this is true) you #ill ha e no idea #hat lo e is like. * No one #ho condemns a $rother can see himsel( as &uiltless and in the ,eace o( 1od. - I( he is &uiltless and in ,eace and sees it not) he is delusional) and has not looked u,on himsel(. : To him I say.

1> Behold the 5on o( 1od) and look u,on his ,urity and $e still. 11 In quiet look u,on his holiness) and o((er thanks unto his "ather that no &uilt has e er touched him. T-13.L.12.No illusion that you ha e e er held a&ainst him has touched his innocence in any #ay. 2 0is shinin& ,urity) #holly untouched $y &uilt and #holly lo in&) is $ri&ht #ithin you. 3 ;et us look u,on him to&ether and lo e him. ! "or in lo e o( him is your &uiltlessness. % But look u,on yoursel() and &ladness and a,,reciation (or #hat you see #ill $anish &uilt (ore er. ' I thank 7ou) "ather) (or the ,urity o( 7our most holy 5on) #hom 7ou ha e created &uiltless (ore er. T-13.L.13.;ike you) my (aith and my $elie( are centered on #hat I treasure. 2 The di((erence is that I lo e <only= #hat 1od lo es #ith me) and $ecause o( this I treasure you $eyond the alue that you set on yoursel() e en unto the #orth that 1od has ,laced u,on you. 3 I lo e all that 0e created) and all my (aith and my $elie( I o((er unto it. ,2'% ! 4y (aith in you is as stron& as all the lo e I &i e my "ather. % 4y trust in you is #ithout limit) and #ithout the (ear that you #ill hear me not. ' I thank the "ather (or your lo eliness) and (or the many &i(ts that you #ill let me o((er to the Gin&dom in honor o( its #holeness that is o( 1od. T-13.L.1!.?raise $e to you #ho make the "ather One #ith 0is O#n 5on. 2 3lone #e are all lo#ly) $ut to&ether #e shine #ith $ri&htness so intense that none o( us alone can e en think o( it. 3 Be(ore the &lorious radiance o( the Gin&dom &uilt melts a#ay) and trans(ormed into kindness #ill ne er more $e #hat it #as. ! @ ery reaction you e/,erience #ill $e so ,uri(ied that it is (ittin& as a hymn o( ,raise unto your "ather. % 5ee only ,raise o( 0im in #hat 0e has created) (or 0e #ill ne er cease 0is ,raise o( you. ' United in this ,raise #e stand $e(ore the &ates o( 0ea en #here #e #ill surely enter in our sinlessness. * 1od lo es you. - Could I) then) lack (aith in you and lo e 0im ,er(ectlyD 6I. T#e Peace of Heaven T-13.LI.1. "or&et(ulness and slee, and e en death $ecome the e&o+s $est ad ice (or dealin& #ith the ,ercei ed and harsh intrusion o( &uilt on ,eace. 2 7et no one sees himsel( in con(lict and ra a&ed $y a cruel #ar unless he $elie es that $oth o,,onents in the #ar are real. 3 Belie in& this he must esca,e) (or such a #ar #ould surely end his ,eace o( mind) and so destroy him. ! 7et i( he could $ut realiAe the #ar is $et#een real and unreal ,o#ers) he could look u,on himsel( and see his (reedom. % No one (inds himsel( ra a&ed and torn in endless $attles i( he himsel( ,ercei es them as #holly #ithout meanin&.

T-13.LI.2. 1od #ould not ha e 0is 5on em$attled) and so 0is 5on+s ima&ined 2enemy2 is totally unreal. 2 7ou are $ut tryin& to esca,e a $itter #ar (rom #hich you <ha e= esca,ed. 3 The #ar is &one. ! "or you ha e heard the hymn o( (reedom risin& unto 0ea en. % 1ladness and Coy $elon& to 1od (or your release) $ecause you made it not. ' 7et as you made not (reedom) so you made not a #ar that could endan&er (reedom. * Nothin& destructi e e er #as or #ill $e. - The #ar) the &uilt) the ,ast are &one as one into the unreality (rom #hich they came. T-13.LI.3. 8hen #e are all united in 0ea en) you #ill alue nothin& that you alue here. 2 "or nothin& that you alue here do you alue #holly) and so you do not alue it at all. ,2'' 3 6alue is #here 1od ,laced it) and the alue o( #hat 1od esteems cannot $e Cud&ed) (or it has $een esta$lished. ! It is #holly o( alue. % It can merely $e a,,reciated or not. ' To alue it ,artially is not to kno# its alue. * In 0ea en is e erythin& 1od alues) and nothin& else. - 0ea en is ,er(ectly unam$i&uous. : @ erythin& is clear and $ri&ht) and calls (orth one res,onse. 1> There is no darkness and there is no contrast. 11 There is no ariation. 12 There is no interru,tion. 13 There is a sense o( ,eace so dee, that no dream in this #orld has e er $rou&ht e en a dim ima&inin& o( #hat it is. T-13.LI.!. Nothin& in this #orld can &i e this ,eace) (or nothin& in this #orld is #holly shared. 2 ?er(ect ,erce,tion can merely sho# you #hat is ca,a$le o( $ein& #holly shared. 3 It can also sho# you the results o( sharin&) #hile you still remem$er the results o( not sharin&. ! The 0oly 5,irit ,oints quietly to the contrast) kno#in& that you #ill (inally let 0im Cud&e the di((erence (or you) allo#in& 0im to demonstrate #hich must $e true. % 0e has ,er(ect (aith in your (inal Cud&ment) $ecause 0e kno#s that 0e #ill make it (or you. ' To dou$t this #ould $e to dou$t that 0is mission #ill $e (ul(illed. * 0o# is this ,ossi$le) #hen 0is mission is o( 1odD T-13.LI.%. 7ou #hose mind is darkened $y dou$t and &uilt) remem$er this. 1od &a e the 0oly 5,irit to you) and &a e 0im the mission to remo e all dou$t and e ery trace o( &uilt that 0is dear 5on has laid u,on himsel(. 2 It is im,ossi$le that this mission (ail. 3 Nothin& can ,re ent #hat 1od #ould ha e accom,lished (rom accom,lishment. ! 8hate er your reactions to the 0oly 5,irit+s 6oice may $e) #hate er oice you choose to listen to) #hate er stran&e thou&hts may occur to you) 1od+s 8ill <is= done. % 7ou #ill (ind the ,eace in #hich 0e has esta$lished you) $ecause 0e does not chan&e 0is 4ind. ' 0e is in aria$le as the ,eace in #hich you d#ell) and o( #hich the 0oly 5,irit reminds you.

T-13.LI.'. 7ou #ill not remem$er chan&e and shi(t in 0ea en. 2 7ou ha e need o( contrast only here. 3 Contrast and di((erences are necessary teachin& aids) (or $y them you learn #hat to a oid and #hat to seek. ! 8hen you ha e learned this) you #ill (ind the ans#er that makes the need (or any di((erences disa,,ear. % Truth comes o( its o#n #ill unto its o#n. ' 8hen you ha e learned that you $elon& to truth) it #ill (lo# li&htly o er you #ithout a di((erence o( any kind. * "or you #ill need no contrast to hel, you realiAe that this is #hat you #ant) and only this. - "ear not the 0oly 5,irit #ill (ail in #hat your "ather has &i en 0im to do. : The 8ill o( 1od can (ail in nothin&. ,2'* T-13.LI.*. 0a e (aith in only this one thin&) and it #ill $e su((icient. 1od #ills you $e in 0ea en) and nothin& can kee, you (rom it) or it (rom you. 2 7our #ildest mis,erce,tions) your #eird ima&inin&s) your $lackest ni&htmares all mean nothin&. 3 They #ill not ,re ail a&ainst the ,eace 1od #ills (or you. ! The 0oly 5,irit #ill restore your sanity $ecause insanity is not the 8ill o( 1od. % I( that su((ices 0im) it is enou&h (or you. ' 7ou #ill not kee, #hat 1od #ould ha e remo ed) $ecause it $reaks communication #ith you #ith #hom 0e #ould communicate. * 0is 6oice <#ill= $e heard. T-13.LI.-. The Communication ;ink that 1od 0imsel( ,laced #ithin you) Coinin& your mind #ith 0is) cannot $e $roken. 2 7ou may $elie e you #ant It $roken) and this $elie( does inter(ere #ith the dee, ,eace in #hich the s#eet and constant communication 1od #ould share #ith you is kno#n. 3 7et 0is channels o( reachin& out cannot $e #holly closed and se,arated (rom 0im. ! ?eace #ill $e yours $ecause 0is ,eace still (lo#s to you (rom 0im 8hose 8ill is ,eace. % 7ou ha e it no#. ' The 0oly 5,irit #ill teach you ho# to use it) and $y e/tendin& it) to learn that it is in you. * 1od #illed you 0ea en) and #ill al#ays #ill you nothin& else. - The 0oly 5,irit kno#s only o( 0is 8ill. : There is no chance that 0ea en #ill not $e yours) (or 1od is sure) and #hat 0e #ills is as sure as 0e is. T-13.LI.:. 7ou #ill learn sal ation $ecause you #ill learn ho# to sa e. 2 It #ill not $e ,ossi$le to e/em,t yoursel( (rom #hat the 0oly 5,irit #ants to teach you. 3 5al ation is as sure as 1od. ! 0is certainty su((ices. % ;earn that e en the darkest ni&htmare that distur$s the mind o( 1od+s slee,in& 5on holds no ,o#er o er him. ' 0e #ill learn the lesson o( a#akin&. * 1od #atches o er him and li&ht surrounds him. T-13.LI.1>. Can 1od+s 5on lose himsel( in dreams) #hen 1od has ,laced #ithin him the &lad Call to #aken and $e &ladD 2 0e cannot se,arate himsel( (rom #hat is in him. 3 0is slee, #ill not #ithstand the Call to #ake. ! The mission o( redem,tion #ill $e (ul(illed as surely as the creation #ill remain unchan&ed throu&hout eternity. % 7ou do not

ha e to kno# that 0ea en is yours to make it so. ' It <is= so. * 7et to kno# it) the 8ill o( 1od must $e acce,ted as your #ill. T-13.LI.11. The 0oly 5,irit #ill undo (or you e erythin& you ha e learned that teaches that #hat is not true must $e reconciled #ith truth. 2 This is the reconciliation the e&o #ould su$stitute (or your reconciliation to sanity and to ,eace. ,2'- 3 The 0oly 5,irit has a ery di((erent kind o( reconciliation in 0is 4ind (or you) and one 0e #ill e((ect as surely as the e&o #ill not e((ect #hat it attem,ts. ! "ailure is o( the e&o) not o( 1od. % "rom 0im you cannot #ander) and there is no ,ossi$ility that the ,lan the 0oly 5,irit o((ers <to= e eryone) (or the sal ation <o(= e eryone) #ill not $e ,er(ectly accom,lished. ' 7ou #ill $e released) and you #ill not remem$er anythin& you made that #as not created (or you and $y you in return. * "or ho# can you remem$er #hat #as ne er true) or not remem$er #hat has al#ays $eenD - It is this reconciliation #ith truth) and only truth) in #hich the ,eace o( 0ea en lies. ,2': Cha,ter 1!. TEACHING FOR TR1TH Intro!'ction T-1!.in.1. 7es) you are $lessed indeed. 2 7et in this #orld you do not kno# it. 3 But you ha e the means (or learnin& it and seein& it quite clearly. ! The 0oly 5,irit uses lo&ic as easily and as #ell as does the e&o) e/ce,t that 0is conclusions are not insane. % They take a direction e/actly o,,osite) ,ointin& as clearly to 0ea en as the e&o ,oints to darkness and to death. ' 8e ha e (ollo#ed much o( the e&o+s lo&ic) and ha e seen its lo&ical conclusions. * 3nd ha in& seen them) #e ha e realiAed that they cannot $e seen e/ce,t in illusions) (or there alone their seemin& clearness seems to $e clearly seen. - ;et us no# turn a#ay (rom them) and (ollo# the sim,le lo&ic $y #hich the 0oly 5,irit teaches the sim,le conclusions that s,eak (or truth) and only truth. I. T#e Con!itions of Learnin) T-1!.I.1. I( you are $lessed and do not kno# it) you need to learn it must $e so. 2 The kno#led&e is not tau&ht) $ut its conditions must $e acquired (or it is they that ha e $een thro#n a#ay. 3 7ou can learn to $less) and cannot &i e #hat you ha e not. ! I() then) you o((er $lessin&) it must ha e come (irst to yoursel(. % 3nd you must also ha e acce,ted it as yours) (or ho# else could you &i e it a#ayD ' That is #hy miracles o((er <you= the testimony that you are $lessed. * I( #hat you o((er is com,lete (or&i eness you must ha e let &uilt &o) acce,tin& the

3tonement (or yoursel( and learnin& you are &uiltless. - 0o# could you learn #hat has $een done (or you) unkno#n to you) unless you do #hat you #ould ha e to do i( it <had= $een done (or youD T-1!.I.2. Indirect ,roo( o( truth is needed in a #orld made o( denial and #ithout direction. 2 7ou #ill ,ercei e the need (or this i( you realiAe that to deny is the decision not to kno#. 3 The lo&ic o( the #orld must there(ore lead to nothin&) (or its &oal is nothin&. ! I( you decide to ha e and &i e and $e nothin& e/ce,t a dream) you must direct your thou&hts unto o$li ion. % 3nd i( you ha e and &i e and are e erythin&) and all this has $een denied) your thou&ht system is closed o(( and #holly se,arated (rom the truth. ,2*> ' This <is= an insane #orld) and do not underestimate the e/tent o( its insanity. * There is no area o( your ,erce,tion that it has not touched) and your dream <is= sacred to you. - That is #hy 1od ,laced the 0oly 5,irit in you) #here you ,laced the dream. T-1!.I.3. 5eein& is al#ays out#ard. 2 8ere your thou&hts #holly o( you) the thou&ht system you made #ould $e (ore er dark. 3 The thou&hts the mind o( 1od+s 5on ,roCects or e/tends ha e all the ,o#er that he &i es to them. ! The thou&hts he shares #ith 1od are $eyond his $elie() $ut those he made <are= his $elie(s. % 3nd it is these) and not the truth) that he has chosen to de(end and lo e. ' They #ill not $e taken (rom him. * But they can $e &i en u, <$y= him) (or the 5ource o( their undoin& is in him. - There is nothin& in the #orld to teach him that the lo&ic o( the #orld is totally insane and leads to nothin&. : 7et in him #ho made this insane lo&ic there is One 8ho kno#s it leads to nothin&) (or 0e kno#s e erythin&. T-1!.I.!. 3ny direction that #ould lead you #here the 0oly 5,irit leads you not) &oes no#here. 2 3nythin& you deny that 0e kno#s to $e true you ha e denied yoursel() and 0e must there(ore teach you not to deny it. 3 Undoin& <is= indirect) as doin& is. ! 7ou #ere created only to create) neither to see nor do. % These are $ut indirect e/,ressions o( the #ill to li e) #hich has $een $locked $y the ca,ricious and unholy #him o( death and murder that your "ather does not share #ith you. ' 7ou ha e set yoursel( the task o( sharin& #hat cannot $e shared. * 3nd #hile you think it ,ossi$le to learn to do this) you #ill not $elie e all that <is= ,ossi$le to learn to do. T-1!.I.%. The 0oly 5,irit) there(ore) must $e&in 0is teachin& $y sho#in& you #hat you can ne er learn. 2 0is messa&e is not indirect) $ut 0e must introduce the sim,le truth into a thou&ht system #hich has $ecome so t#isted and so com,le/ you cannot see that it means nothin&. 3 0e merely looks at its (oundation and dismisses it. ! But you #ho cannot undo #hat you ha e made) nor esca,e the hea y $urden o( its dullness that lies u,on your mind) cannot see throu&h it. % It

decei es you) $ecause you chose to decei e yoursel(. ' Those #ho choose to $e decei ed #ill merely attack direct a,,roaches) $ecause they seem to encroach u,on dece,tion and strike at it. ,2*1 II. T#e Happ. Learner T-1!.II.1. The 0oly 5,irit needs a ha,,y learner) in #hom 0is mission can $e ha,,ily accom,lished. 2 7ou #ho are stead(astly de oted to misery must (irst reco&niAe that you are misera$le and not ha,,y. 3 The 0oly 5,irit cannot teach #ithout this contrast) (or you $elie e that misery <is= ha,,iness. ! This has so con(used you that you ha e undertaken to learn to do #hat you can ne er do) $elie in& that unless you learn it you #ill not $e ha,,y. % 7ou do not realiAe that the (oundation on #hich this most ,eculiar learnin& &oal de,ends means a$solutely nothin&. ' 7et it may still make sense to you. * 0a e (aith in nothin& and you #ill (ind the 2treasure2 that you seek. - 7et you #ill add another $urden to your already $urdened mind. : 7ou #ill $elie e that nothin& is o( alue) and #ill alue it. 1> 3 little ,iece o( &lass) a s,eck o( dust) a $ody or a #ar are one to you. 11 "or i( you alue one thin& made o( nothin&) you ha e $elie ed that nothin& can $e ,recious) and that you <can= learn ho# to make the untrue true. T-1!.II.2. The 0oly 5,irit) seein& #here you are $ut kno#in& you are else#here) $e&ins 0is lesson in sim,licity #ith the (undamental teachin& that <truth= is true. 2 This is the hardest lesson you #ill e er learn) and in the end the only one. 3 5im,licity is ery di((icult (or t#isted minds. ! Consider all the distortions you ha e made o( nothin&9 all the stran&e (orms and (eelin&s and actions and reactions that you ha e #o en out o( it. % Nothin& is so alien to you as the sim,le truth) and nothin& are you less inclined to listen to. ' The contrast $et#een #hat is true and #hat is not is ,er(ectly a,,arent) yet you do not see it. * The sim,le and the o$ ious are not a,,arent to those #ho #ould make ,alaces and royal ro$es o( nothin&) $elie in& they are kin&s #ith &olden cro#ns $ecause o( them. T-1!.II.3. 3ll this the 0oly 5,irit sees) and teaches) sim,ly) that all this is not true. 2 To those unha,,y learners #ho #ould teach themsel es nothin&) and delude themsel es into $elie in& that it is not nothin&) the 0oly 5,irit says) #ith stead(ast quietness. 3 The truth is true. ! Nothin& else matters) nothin& else is real) and e erythin& $eside it is not there. % ;et 4e make the one distinction (or you that you cannot make) $ut need to learn. ' 7our (aith in nothin& is decei in& you. * O((er your (aith to 4e) and I #ill ,lace it &ently in the holy ,lace #here it $elon&s. ,2*2 - 7ou #ill (ind no dece,tion there)

$ut only the sim,le truth. : 3nd you #ill lo e it $ecause you #ill understand it. T-1!.II.!. ;ike you) the 0oly 5,irit did not make truth. 2 ;ike 1od) 0e kno#s it to $e true. 3 0e $rin&s the li&ht o( truth into the darkness) and lets it shine on you. ! 3nd as it shines your $rothers see it) and realiAin& that this li&ht is not #hat you ha e made) they see in you more than you see. % They #ill $e ha,,y learners o( the lesson this li&ht $rin&s to them) $ecause it teaches them release (rom nothin& and (rom all the #orks o( nothin&. ' The hea y chains that seem to $ind them to des,air they do not see as nothin&) until you $rin& the li&ht to them. * 3nd then they see the chains ha e disa,,eared) and so they <must= ha e $een nothin&. - 3nd you #ill see it #ith them. : Because you tau&ht them &ladness and release) they #ill $ecome your teachers in release and &ladness. T-1!.II.%. 8hen you teach anyone that truth is true) you learn it #ith him. 2 3nd so you learn that #hat seemed hardest #as the easiest. 3 ;earn to $e a ha,,y learner. ! 7ou #ill ne er learn ho# to make nothin& e erythin&. % 7et see that this has $een your &oal) and reco&niAe ho# (oolish it has $een. ' Be &lad it is undone) (or #hen you look at it in sim,le honesty) it <is= undone. * I said $e(ore) 2Be not content #ith nothin&)2 (or you ha e $elie ed that nothin& could content you. - <It is not so.= T-1!.II.'. I( you #ould $e a ha,,y learner) you must &i e e erythin& you ha e learned to the 0oly 5,irit) to $e unlearned (or you. 2 3nd then $e&in to learn the Coyous lessons that come quickly on the (irm (oundation that truth is true. 3 "or #hat is $uilded there <is= true) and $uilt on truth. ! The uni erse o( learnin& #ill o,en u, $e(ore you in all its &racious sim,licity. % 8ith truth $e(ore you) you #ill not look $ack. T-1!.II.*. The ha,,y learner meets the conditions o( learnin& here) as he meets the conditions o( kno#led&e in the Gin&dom. 2 3ll this lies in the 0oly 5,irit+s ,lan to (ree you (rom the ,ast) and o,en u, the #ay to (reedom (or you. 3 "or truth <is= true. ! 8hat else could e er $e) or e er #asD % This sim,le lesson holds the key to the dark door that you $elie e is locked (ore er. ' 7ou made this door o( nothin&) and $ehind it <is= nothin&. * The key is only the li&ht that shines a#ay the sha,es and (orms and (ears o( nothin&. - 3cce,t this key to (reedom (rom the hands o( Christ 8ho &i es it to you) that you may Coin 0im in the holy task o( $rin&in& li&ht. : "or) like your $rothers) you do not realiAe the li&ht has come and (reed you (rom the slee, o( darkness. ,2*3 T-1!.II.-. Behold your $rothers in their (reedom) and learn o( them ho# to $e (ree o( darkness. 2 The li&ht in you #ill #aken them) and they #ill not lea e you aslee,. 3 The ision o( Christ is &i en the ery

instant that it is ,ercei ed. ! 8here e erythin& is clear) it is all holy. % The quietness o( its sim,licity is so com,ellin& that you #ill realiAe it is im,ossi$le to deny the sim,le truth. ' "or there is nothin& else. * 1od is e ery#here) and 0is 5on is in 0im #ith e erythin&. - Can he sin& the dir&e o( sorro# #hen this is trueD III. T#e $ecision for G'iltlessness T-1!.III.1. The ha,,y learner cannot (eel &uilty a$out learnin&. 2 This is so essential to learnin& that it should ne er $e (or&otten. 3 The &uiltless learner learns easily $ecause his thou&hts are (ree. ! 7et this entails the reco&nition that &uilt is inter(erence) not sal ation) and ser es no use(ul (unction at all. T-1!.III.2. ?erha,s you are accustomed to usin& &uiltlessness merely to o((set the ,ain o( &uilt) and do not look u,on it as ha in& alue in itsel(. 2 7ou $elie e that &uilt and &uiltlessness are $oth o( alue) each re,resentin& an esca,e (rom #hat the other does not o((er you. 3 7ou do not #ant either alone) (or #ithout $oth you do not see yoursel( as #hole and there(ore ha,,y. ! 7et you are #hole only in your &uiltlessness) and only in your &uiltlessness can you $e ha,,y. % There is no con(lict here. ' To #ish (or &uilt in any #ay) in any (orm) #ill lose a,,reciation o( the alue o( your &uiltlessness) and ,ush it (rom your si&ht. T-1!.III.3. There is no com,romise that you can make #ith &uilt) and esca,e the ,ain that only &uiltlessness allays. 2 ;earnin& is li in& here) as creatin& is $ein& in 0ea en. 3 8hene er the ,ain o( &uilt seems to attract you) remem$er that i( you yield to it) you are decidin& a&ainst your ha,,iness) and #ill not learn ho# to $e ha,,y. ! 5ay there(ore) to yoursel() &ently) $ut #ith the con iction $orn o( the ;o e o( 1od and o( 0is 5on. % 8hat I e/,erience I #ill make mani(est. ' I( I am &uiltless) I ha e nothin& to (ear. * I choose to testi(y to my acce,tance o( the 3tonement) not to its reCection. ,2*! - I #ould acce,t my &uiltlessness $y makin& it mani(est and sharin& it. : ;et me $rin& ,eace to 1od+s 5on (rom his "ather. T-1!.III.!. @ach day) each hour and minute) e en each second) you are decidin& $et#een the cruci(i/ion and the resurrection9 $et#een the e&o and the 0oly 5,irit. 2 The e&o is the choice (or &uilt9 the 0oly 5,irit the choice (or &uiltlessness. 3 The ,o#er o( decision is all that is yours. ! 8hat you can decide $et#een is (i/ed) $ecause there are no alternati es e/ce,t truth and illusion. % 3nd there is no o erla,

$et#een them) $ecause they are o,,osites #hich cannot $e reconciled and cannot $oth $e true. ' 7ou are &uilty or &uiltless) $ound or (ree) unha,,y or ha,,y. T-1!.III.%. The miracle teaches you that you ha e chosen &uiltlessness) (reedom and Coy. 2 It is not a cause) $ut an e((ect. 3 It is the natural result o( choosin& ri&ht) attestin& to your ha,,iness that comes (rom choosin& to $e (ree o( &uilt. ! @ eryone you o((er healin& to returns it. % @ eryone you attack kee,s it and cherishes it $y holdin& it a&ainst you. ' 8hether he does this or does it not #ill make no di((erence9 you #ill think he does. * It is im,ossi$le to o((er #hat you do not #ant #ithout this ,enalty. - The cost o( &i in& <is= recei in&. : @ither it is a ,enalty (rom #hich you su((er) or the ha,,y ,urchase o( a treasure to hold dear. T-1!.III.'. No ,enalty is e er asked o( 1od+s 5on e/ce,t $y himsel( and o( himsel(. 2 @ ery chance &i en him to heal is another o,,ortunity to re,lace darkness #ith li&ht and (ear #ith lo e. 3 I( he re(uses it he $inds himsel( to darkness) $ecause he did not choose to (ree his $rother and enter li&ht #ith him. ! By &i in& ,o#er to nothin&) he thro#s a#ay the Coyous o,,ortunity to learn that nothin& has no ,o#er. % 3nd $y not dis,ellin& darkness) he $ecame a(raid o( darkness and o( li&ht. ' The Coy o( learnin& that darkness has no ,o#er o er the 5on o( 1od is the ha,,y lesson the 0oly 5,irit teaches) and #ould ha e you teach #ith 0im. * It is 0is Coy to teach it) as it #ill $e yours. T-1!.III.*. The #ay to teach this sim,le lesson is merely this. 1uiltlessness is in ulnera$ility. 2 There(ore) make your in ulnera$ility mani(est to e eryone. 3 Teach him that) #hate er he may try to do to you) your ,er(ect (reedom (rom the $elie( that you can $e harmed sho#s him that he is &uiltless. ! 0e can do nothin& that can hurt you) and $y re(usin& to allo# him to think he can) you teach him that the 3tonement) #hich you ha e acce,ted (or yoursel() is also his. ,2*% % There is nothin& to (or&i e. ' No one can hurt the 5on o( 1od. * 0is &uilt is #holly #ithout cause) and $ein& #ithout cause) cannot e/ist. T-1!.III.-. 1od is the only Cause) and &uilt is not o( 0im. 2 Teach no one he has hurt you) (or i( you do) you teach yoursel( that #hat is not o( 1od has ,o#er o er you. 3 <The causeless cannot $e.= ! Do not attest to it) and do not (oster $elie( in it in any mind. % Remem$er al#ays that mind is one) and cause is one. ' 7ou #ill learn communication #ith this oneness only #hen you learn to deny the causeless) and acce,t the Cause o( 1od as yours. * The ,o#er that 1od has &i en to 0is 5on <is= his) and nothin& else can 0is 5on see or choose to look u,on #ithout im,osin& on himsel( the ,enalty o( &uilt) in ,lace o( all the ha,,y teachin& the 0oly 5,irit #ould &ladly o((er him.

T-1!.III.:. 8hene er you choose to make decisions (or yoursel( you are thinkin& destructi ely) and the decision #ill $e #ron&. 2 It #ill hurt you $ecause o( the conce,t o( decision that led to it. 3 It is not true that you can make decisions $y yoursel( or (or yoursel( alone. ! No thou&ht o( 1od+s 5on can $e se,arate or isolated in its e((ects. % @ ery decision is made (or the #hole 5onshi,) directed in and out) and in(luencin& a constellation lar&er than anythin& you e er dreamed o(. T-1!.III.1>. Those #ho acce,t the 3tonement <are= in ulnera$le. 2 But those #ho $elie e they are &uilty #ill res,ond to &uilt) $ecause they think it is sal ation) and #ill not re(use to see it and side #ith it. 3 They $elie e that increasin& &uilt is sel(-,rotection. ! 3nd they #ill (ail to understand the sim,le (act that #hat they do not #ant must hurt them. % 3ll this arises $ecause they do not $elie e that #hat they #ant is &ood. ' 7et #ill #as &i en them $ecause it is holy) and #ill $rin& to them all that they need) comin& as naturally as ,eace that kno#s no limits. * There is nothin& their #ill (ails to ,ro ide that o((ers them anythin& o( alue. - 7et $ecause they do not understand their #ill) the 0oly 5,irit quietly understands it (or them) and &i es them #hat they #ant #ithout e((ort) strain) or the im,ossi$le $urden o( decidin& #hat they #ant and need alone. T-1!.III.11. It #ill ne er ha,,en that you must make decisions (or yoursel(. 2 7ou are not $ere(t o( hel,) and 0el, that kno#s the ans#er. 3 8ould you $e content #ith little) #hich is all that you alone can o((er yoursel() #hen 0e 8ho &i es you e erythin& #ill sim,ly o((er it to youD ! 0e #ill ne er ask #hat you ha e done to make you #orthy o( the &i(t o( 1od. ,2*' % 3sk it not there(ore o( yoursel(. ' Instead) acce,t 0is ans#er) (or 0e kno#s that you are #orthy o( e erythin& 1od #ills (or you. * Do not try to esca,e the &i(t o( 1od 0e so (reely and so &ladly o((ers you. - 0e o((ers you $ut #hat 1od &a e 0im (or you. : 7ou need not decide #hether or not you are deser in& o( it. 1> 1od kno#s you are. T-1!.III.12. 8ould you deny the truth o( 1od+s decision) and ,lace your ,iti(ul a,,raisal o( yoursel( in ,lace o( 0is calm and uns#er in& alue o( 0is 5onD 2 Nothin& can shake 1od+s con iction o( the ,er(ect ,urity o( e erythin& that 0e created) (or it <is= #holly ,ure. 3 Do not decide a&ainst it) (or $ein& o( 0im it must $e true. ! ?eace a$ides in e ery mind that quietly acce,ts the ,lan 1od set (or its 3tonement) relinquishin& its o#n. % 7ou kno# not o( sal ation) (or you do not understand it. ' 4ake no decisions a$out #hat it is or #here it lies) $ut ask the 0oly 5,irit e erythin&) and lea e all decisions to 0is &entle counsel. T-1!.III.13. The One 8ho kno#s the ,lan o( 1od that 1od #ould ha e you (ollo# can teach you #hat it is. 2 Only 0is #isdom is ca,a$le

o( &uidin& you to (ollo# it. 3 @ ery decision you undertake alone $ut si&ni(ies that you #ould de(ine #hat sal ation <is)= and #hat you #ould $e sa ed <(rom.= ! The 0oly 5,irit kno#s that all sal ation is esca,e (rom &uilt. % 7ou ha e no other 2enemy)2 and a&ainst this stran&e distortion o( the ,urity o( the 5on o( 1od the 0oly 5,irit is your only "riend. ' 0e is the stron& ,rotector o( the innocence that sets you (ree. * 3nd it is 0is decision to undo e erythin& that #ould o$scure your innocence (rom your unclouded mind. T-1!.III.1!. ;et 0im) there(ore) $e the only 1uide that you #ould (ollo# to sal ation. 2 0e kno#s the #ay) and leads you &ladly on it. 3 8ith 0im you #ill not (ail to learn that #hat 1od #ills (or you <is= your #ill. ! 8ithout 0is &uidance you #ill think you kno# alone) and #ill decide a&ainst your ,eace as surely as you decided that sal ation lay in you alone. % 5al ation is o( 0im to 8hom 1od &a e it (or you. ' 0e has not (or&otten it. * "or&et 0im not and 0e #ill make e ery decision (or you) (or your sal ation and the ,eace o( 1od in you. T-1!.III.1%. 5eek not to a,,raise the #orth o( 1od+s 5on #hom 0e created holy) (or to do so is to e aluate his "ather and Cud&e a&ainst 0im. 2 3nd you <#ill= (eel &uilty (or this ima&ined crime) #hich no one in this #orld or 0ea en could ,ossi$ly commit. 3 The 0oly 5,irit teaches only that the 2sin2 o( sel(-re,lacement on the throne o( 1od is not a source o( &uilt. ,2** ! 8hat cannot ha,,en can ha e no e((ects to (ear. % Be quiet in your (aith in 0im 8ho lo es you) and #ould lead you out o( insanity. ' 4adness may $e your choice) $ut not your reality. * Ne er (or&et the ;o e o( 1od) 8ho has remem$ered you. - "or it is quite im,ossi$le that 0e could e er let 0is 5on dro, (rom the lo in& 4ind #herein he #as created) and #here his a$ode #as (i/ed in ,er(ect ,eace (ore er. T-1!.III.1'. 5ay to the 0oly 5,irit only) 2Decide (or me)2 and it is done. 2 "or 0is decisions are re(lections o( #hat 1od kno#s a$out you) and in this li&ht) error o( any kind $ecomes im,ossi$le. 3 8hy #ould you stru&&le so (rantically to antici,ate all you cannot kno#) #hen all kno#led&e lies $ehind e ery decision the 0oly 5,irit makes (or youD ! ;earn o( 0is #isdom and 0is ;o e) and teach 0is ans#er to e eryone #ho stru&&les in the dark. % "or you decide (or them and (or yoursel(. T-1!.III.1*. 0o# &racious it is to decide all thin&s throu&h 0im 8hose equal ;o e is &i en equally to all alikeJ 2 0e lea es you no one outside you. 3 3nd so 0e &i es you #hat is yours) $ecause your "ather #ould ha e you share it #ith 0im. ! In e erythin& $e led $y 0im) and do not reconsider. % Trust 0im to ans#er quickly) surely) and #ith ;o e (or e eryone #ho #ill $e touched in any #ay $y the decision. ' 3nd e eryone #ill $e. * 8ould you take unto yoursel( the sole res,onsi$ility

(or decidin& #hat can $rin& only &ood to e eryoneD - 8ould you kno# thisD T-1!.III.1-. 7ou tau&ht yoursel( the most unnatural ha$it o( not communicatin& #ith your Creator. 2 7et you remain in close communication #ith 0im) and #ith e erythin& that is #ithin 0im) as it is #ithin yoursel(. 3 Unlearn isolation throu&h 0is lo in& &uidance) and learn o( all the ha,,y communication that you ha e thro#n a#ay $ut could not lose. T-1!.III.1:. 8hene er you are in dou$t #hat you should do) think o( 0is ?resence in you) and tell yoursel( this) and only this. 2 0e leadeth me and kno#s the #ay) #hich I kno# not. 3 7et 0e #ill ne er kee, (rom me #hat 0e #ould ha e me learn. ! 3nd so I trust 0im to communicate to me all that 0e kno#s (or me. % Then let 0im teach you quietly ho# to ,ercei e your &uiltlessness) #hich is already there. ,2*I". 7o'r F'nction in t#e Atone ent T-1!.I6.1. 8hen you acce,t a $rother+s &uiltlessness you #ill see the 3tonement in him. 2 "or $y ,roclaimin& it in him you make it yours) and you #ill see #hat you sou&ht. 3 7ou #ill not see the sym$ol o( your $rother+s &uiltlessness shinin& #ithin him #hile you still $elie e it is not there. ! 0is &uiltlessness is <your= 3tonement. % 1rant it to him) and you #ill see the truth o( #hat you ha e ackno#led&ed. ' 7et truth is o((ered (irst to $e recei ed) e en as 1od &a e it (irst to 0is 5on. * The (irst in time means nothin&) $ut the "irst in eternity is 1od the "ather) 8ho is $oth "irst and One. - Beyond the "irst there is no other) (or there is no order) no second or third) and nothin& $ut the "irst. T-1!.I6.2. 7ou #ho $elon& to the "irst Cause) created $y 0im like unto 0imsel( and ,art o( 0im) are more than merely &uiltless. 2 The state o( &uiltlessness is only the condition in #hich #hat is not there has $een remo ed (rom the disordered mind that thou&ht it #as. 3 This state) and only this) must you attain) #ith 1od $eside you. ! "or until you do) you #ill still think that you are se,arate (rom 0im. % 7ou can ,erha,s (eel 0is ?resence ne/t to you) $ut cannot kno# that you are one #ith 0im. ' This cannot $e tau&ht. * ;earnin& a,,lies only to the condition in #hich it ha,,ens o( itsel(. T-1!.I6.3. 8hen you ha e let all that o$scured the truth in your most holy mind $e undone (or you) and there(ore stand in &race $e(ore your "ather) 0e #ill &i e 0imsel( to you as 0e has al#ays done. 2 1i in& 0imsel( is all 0e kno#s) and so it is all kno#led&e. 3 "or #hat 0e kno#s not cannot $e) and there(ore cannot $e &i en. ! 3sk not to $e (or&i en)

(or this has already $een accom,lished. % 3sk) rather) to learn ho# to (or&i e) and to restore #hat al#ays #as to your un(or&i in& mind. ' 3tonement $ecomes real and isi$le to those #ho use it. * On earth this is your only (unction) and you must learn that it is all you #ant to learn. - 7ou #ill (eel &uilty till you learn this. : "or in the end) #hate er (orm it takes) your &uilt arises (rom your (ailure to (ul(ill your (unction in 1od+s 4ind #ith all o( yours. 1> Can you esca,e this &uilt $y (ailin& to (ul(ill your (unction hereD T-1!.I6.!. 7ou need not understand creation to do #hat must $e done $e(ore that kno#led&e #ould $e meanin&(ul to you. 2 1od $reaks no $arriers9 neither did 0e make them. 3 8hen you release them they are &one. ! 1od #ill not (ail) nor e er has in anythin&. ,2*: % Decide that 1od is ri&ht and you are #ron& a$out yoursel(. ' 0e created you out o( 0imsel() $ut still #ithin 0im. * 0e kno#s #hat you are. - Remem$er that there is no second to 0im. : There cannot) there(ore) $e anyone #ithout 0is 0oliness) nor anyone un#orthy o( 0is ,er(ect ;o e. 1> "ail not in your (unction o( lo in& in a lo eless ,lace made out o( darkness and deceit) (or thus are darkness and deceit undone. 11 "ail not yoursel() $ut instead o((er to 1od and you 0is $lameless 5on. 12 "or this small &i(t o( a,,reciation (or 0is ;o e) 1od #ill 0imsel( e/chan&e your &i(t (or 0is. T-1!.I6.%. Be(ore you make any decisions (or yoursel() remem$er that you ha e decided a&ainst your (unction in 0ea en) and then consider care(ully #hether you #ant to make decisions here. 2 7our (unction here is only to decide a&ainst decidin& #hat you #ant) in reco&nition that you do not kno#. 3 0o#) then) can you decide #hat you should doD ! ;ea e all decisions to the One 8ho s,eaks (or 1od) and (or your (unction as 0e kno#s it. % 5o #ill 0e teach you to remo e the a#(ul $urden you ha e laid u,on yoursel( $y lo in& not the 5on o( 1od) and tryin& to teach him &uilt instead o( lo e. ' 1i e u, this (rantic and insane attem,t that cheats you o( the Coy o( li in& #ith your 1od and "ather) and o( #akin& &ladly to 0is ;o e and 0oliness that Coin to&ether as the truth in you) makin& you one #ith 0im. T-1!.I6.'. 8hen you ha e learned ho# to decide #ith 1od) all decisions $ecome as easy and as ri&ht as $reathin&. 2 There is no e((ort) and you #ill $e led as &ently as i( you #ere $ein& carried do#n a quiet ,ath in summer. 3 Only your o#n olition seems to make decidin& hard. ! The 0oly 5,irit #ill not delay in ans#erin& your e ery question #hat to do. % 0e kno#s. ' 3nd 0e #ill tell you) and then do it (or you. * 7ou #ho are tired #ill (ind this is more rest(ul than slee,. - "or you can $rin& your &uilt into slee,in&) $ut not into this. T-1!.I6.*. Unless you are &uiltless you cannot kno# 1od) 8hose 8ill is that you kno# 0im. 2 There(ore) you <must= $e &uiltless. 3 7et i( you

do not acce,t the necessary conditions (or kno#in& 0im) you ha e denied 0im and do not reco&niAe 0im) thou&h 0e is all around you. ! 0e cannot $e kno#n #ithout 0is 5on) #hose &uiltlessness is the condition (or kno#in& 0im. % 3cce,tin& 0is 5on as &uilty is denial o( the "ather so com,lete) that kno#led&e is s#e,t a#ay (rom reco&nition in the ery mind #here 1od 0imsel( has ,laced it. ' I( you #ould $ut listen) and learn ho# im,ossi$le this isJ ,2-> * Do not endo# 0im #ith attri$utes you understand. - 7ou made 0im not) and anythin& you understand is not o( 0im. T-1!.I6.-. 7our task is not to make reality. 2 It is here #ithout your makin&) $ut not #ithout you. 3 7ou #ho ha e tried to thro# yoursel( a#ay and alued 1od so little) hear me s,eak (or 0im and (or yoursel(. ! 7ou cannot understand ho# much your "ather lo es you) (or there is no ,arallel in your e/,erience o( the #orld to hel, you understand it. % There is nothin& on earth #ith #hich it can com,are) and nothin& you ha e e er (elt a,art (rom 0im resem$les it e er so (aintly. ' 7ou cannot e en &i e a $lessin& in ,er(ect &entleness. * 8ould you kno# o( One 8ho &i es (ore er) and 8ho kno#s o( nothin& e/ce,t &i in&D T-1!.I6.:. The children o( 0ea en li e in the li&ht o( the $lessin& o( their "ather) $ecause they kno# that they are sinless. 2 The 3tonement #as esta$lished as the means o( restorin& &uiltlessness to minds that ha e denied it) and thus denied 0ea en to themsel es. 3 3tonement teaches you the true condition o( the 5on o( 1od. ! It does not teach you #hat you are) or #hat your "ather is. % The 0oly 5,irit) 8ho remem$ers this (or you) merely teaches you ho# to remo e the $locks that stand $et#een you and #hat you kno#. ' 0is memory is yours. * I( you remem$er #hat you ha e made) you are remem$erin& nothin&. Remem$rance o( reality is in 0im) and there(ore in you. T-1!.I6.1>. The &uiltless and the &uilty are totally inca,a$le o( understandin& one another. 2 @ach ,ercei es the other as like himsel() makin& $oth una$le to communicate) $ecause each sees the other unlike the #ay he sees himsel(. 3 1od can communicate only to the 0oly 5,irit in your mind) $ecause only 0e shares the kno#led&e o( #hat you are #ith 1od. ! 3nd only the 0oly 5,irit can ans#er 1od (or you) (or only 0e kno#s #hat 1od is. % @ erythin& else that you ha e ,laced #ithin your mind cannot e/ist) (or #hat is not in communication #ith the 4ind o( 1od has ne er $een. ' Communication #ith 1od is li(e. * Nothin& #ithout it is at all. ,2-1 ". T#e Circle of Atone ent T-1!.6.1. The only ,art o( your mind that has reality is the ,art that links you still #ith 1od. 2 8ould you ha e all o( it trans(ormed into a radiant messa&e o( 1od+s ;o e) to share #ith all the lonely ones #ho

ha e denied 0imD 3 <1od makes this ,ossi$le.= ! 8ould you deny 0is yearnin& to $e kno#nD % 7ou yearn (or 0im) as 0e (or you. ' This is (ore er chan&eless. * 3cce,t) then) the immuta$le. - ;ea e the #orld o( death $ehind) and return quietly to 0ea en. : There is nothin& o( alue here) and e erythin& o( alue there. 1> ;isten to the 0oly 5,irit) and to 1od throu&h 0im. 11 0e s,eaks o( you to <you.= 12 There is no &uilt in you) (or 1od is $lessed in 0is 5on as the 5on is $lessed in 0im. T-1!.6.2. @ eryone has a s,ecial ,art to ,lay in the 3tonement) $ut the messa&e &i en to each one is al#ays the same9 <1od+s 5on is &uiltless.= 2 @ach one teaches the messa&e di((erently) and learns it di((erently. 3 7et until he teaches it and learns it) he #ill su((er the ,ain o( dim a#areness that his true (unction remains un(ul(illed in him. ! The $urden o( &uilt is hea y) $ut 1od #ould not ha e you $ound $y it. % 0is ,lan (or your a#akin& is as ,er(ect as yours is (alli$le. ' 7ou kno# not #hat you do) $ut 0e 8ho kno#s is #ith you. * 0is &entleness is yours) and all the lo e you share #ith 1od 0e holds in trust (or you. 0e #ould teach you nothin& e/ce,t ho# to $e ha,,y. T-1!.6.3. Blessed 5on o( a #holly $lessin& "ather) Coy #as created (or you. 2 8ho can condemn #hom 1od has $lessedD 3 There is nothin& in the 4ind o( 1od that does not share 0is shinin& innocence. ! Creation is the natural e/tension o( ,er(ect ,urity. % 7our only callin& here is to de ote yoursel() #ith acti e #illin&ness) to the denial o( &uilt in all its (orms. ' To accuse is <not to understand.= * The ha,,y learners o( the 3tonement $ecome the teachers o( the innocence that is the ri&ht o( all that 1od created. - Deny them not #hat is their due) (or you #ill not #ithhold it (rom them alone. T-1!.6.!. The inheritance o( the Gin&dom is the ri&ht o( 1od+s 5on) &i en him in his creation. 2 Do not try to steal it (rom him) or you #ill ask (or &uilt and #ill e/,erience it. 3 ?rotect his ,urity (rom e ery thou&ht that #ould steal it a#ay and kee, it (rom his si&ht. ! Brin& innocence to li&ht) in ans#er to the call o( the 3tonement. % Ne er allo# ,urity to remain hidden) $ut shine a#ay the hea y eils o( &uilt #ithin #hich the 5on o( 1od has hidden himsel( (rom his o#n si&ht. ,2-2 T-1!.6.%. 8e are all Coined in the 3tonement here) and nothin& else can unite us in this #orld. 2 5o #ill the #orld o( se,aration sli, a#ay) and (ull communication $e restored $et#een the "ather and the 5on. 3 The miracle ackno#led&es the &uiltlessness that must ha e $een denied to ,roduce the need o( healin&. ! Do not #ithhold this &lad ackno#led&ment) (or ho,e o( ha,,iness and release (rom su((erin& o( e ery kind lie in it. % 8ho is there $ut #ishes to $e (ree o( ,ainD ' 0e may not yet ha e learned ho# to e/chan&e &uilt (or innocence) nor realiAe that only in this e/chan&e can (reedom (rom ,ain $e his. * 7et

those #ho ha e (ailed to learn need teachin&) not attack. - To attack those #ho ha e need o( teachin& is to (ail to learn (rom them. T-1!.6.'. Teachers o( innocence) each in his o#n #ay) ha e Coined to&ether) takin& their ,art in the uni(ied curriculum o( the 3tonement. 2 There is no unity o( learnin& &oals a,art (rom this. 3 There is no con(lict in this curriculum) #hich has one aim ho#e er it is tau&ht. ! @ach e((ort made on its $ehal( is o((ered (or the sin&le ,ur,ose o( release (rom &uilt) to the eternal &lory o( 1od and 0is creation. % 3nd e ery teachin& that ,oints to this ,oints strai&ht to 0ea en) and the ,eace o( 1od. ' There is no ,ain) no trial) no (ear that teachin& this can (ail to o ercome. * The ,o#er o( 1od 0imsel( su,,orts this teachin&) and &uarantees its limitless results. T-1!.6.*. Hoin your o#n e((orts to the ,o#er that cannot (ail and must result in ,eace. 2 No one can $e untouched $y teachin& such as this. 3 7ou #ill not see yoursel( $eyond the ,o#er o( 1od i( you teach only this. ! 7ou #ill not $e e/em,t (rom the e((ects o( this most holy lesson) #hich seeks $ut to restore #hat is the ri&ht o( 1od+s creation. % "rom e eryone #hom you accord release (rom &uilt you #ill ine ita$ly learn your innocence. ' The circle o( 3tonement has no end. * 3nd you #ill (ind e er-increasin& con(idence in your sa(e inclusion in the circle #ith e eryone you $rin& #ithin its sa(ety and its ,er(ect ,eace. T-1!.6.-. ?eace) then) $e unto e eryone #ho $ecomes a teacher o( ,eace. 2 "or ,eace is the ackno#led&ment o( ,er(ect ,urity) (rom #hich no one is e/cluded. 3 8ithin its holy circle is e eryone #hom 1od created as 0is 5on. ! Hoy is its uni(yin& attri$ute) #ith no one le(t outside to su((er &uilt alone. % The ,o#er o( 1od dra#s e eryone to its sa(e em$race o( lo e and union. ' 5tand quietly #ithin this circle) and attract all tortured minds to Coin #ith you in the sa(ety o( its ,eace and holiness. * 3$ide #ith me #ithin it) as a teacher o( 3tonement) not o( &uilt. ,2-3 T-1!.6.:. Blessed are you #ho teach #ith me. 2 Our ,o#er comes not o( us) $ut o( our "ather. 3 In &uiltlessness #e kno# 0im) as 0e kno#s us &uiltless. ! I stand #ithin the circle) callin& you to ,eace. % Teach ,eace #ith me) and stand #ith me on holy &round. ' Remem$er (or e eryone your "ather+s ,o#er that 0e has &i en him. * Belie e not that you cannot teach 0is ,er(ect ,eace. - 5tand not outside) $ut Coin #ith me #ithin. : "ail not the only ,ur,ose to #hich my teachin& calls you. 1> Restore to 1od 0is 5on as 0e created him) $y teachin& him his innocence. T-1!.6.1>. The cruci(i/ion had no ,art in the 3tonement. 2 Only the resurrection $ecame my ,art in it. 3 That is the sym$ol o( the release (rom &uilt $y &uiltlessness. ! 8hom you ,ercei e as &uilty you #ould cruci(y. % 7et you restore &uiltlessness to #home er you see as

&uiltless. ' Cruci(i/ion is al#ays the e&o+s aim. * It sees e eryone as &uilty) and $y its condemnation it #ould kill. - The 0oly 5,irit sees only &uiltlessness) and in 0is &entleness 0e #ould release (rom (ear and reesta$lish the rei&n o( lo e. : The ,o#er o( lo e is in 0is &entleness) #hich is o( 1od and there(ore cannot cruci(y nor su((er cruci(i/ion. 1> The tem,le you restore $ecomes your altar) (or it #as re$uilt throu&h you. 11 3nd e erythin& you &i e to 1od is yours. 12 Thus 0e creates) and thus must you restore. T-1!.6.11. @ach one you see you ,lace #ithin the holy circle o( 3tonement or lea e outside) Cud&in& him (it (or cruci(i/ion or (or redem,tion. 2 I( you $rin& him into the circle o( ,urity) you #ill rest there #ith him. 3 I( you lea e him #ithout) you Coin him there. ! Hud&e not e/ce,t in quietness #hich is not o( you. % Re(use to acce,t anyone as #ithout the $lessin& o( 3tonement) and $rin& him into it $y $lessin& him. ' 0oliness must $e shared) (or therein lies e erythin& that makes it holy. * Come &ladly to the holy circle) and look out in ,eace on all #ho think they are outside. - Cast no one out) (or here is #hat he seeks alon& #ith you. : Come) let us Coin him in the holy ,lace o( ,eace #hich is (or all o( us) united as one #ithin the Cause o( ,eace. ,2-! "I. T#e Li)#t of Co 'nication T-1!.6I.1. The Courney that #e undertake to&ether is the e/chan&e o( dark (or li&ht) o( i&norance (or understandin&. 2 Nothin& you understand is (ear(ul. 3 It is only in darkness and in i&norance that you ,ercei e the (ri&htenin&) and shrink a#ay (rom it to (urther darkness. ! 3nd yet it is only the hidden that can terri(y) not (or #hat it is) $ut (or its hiddenness. % The o$scure is (ri&htenin& $ecause you do not understand its meanin&. ' I( you did) it #ould $e clear and you #ould $e no lon&er in the dark. * Nothin& has hidden alue) (or #hat is hidden cannot $e shared) and so its alue is unkno#n. - The hidden is ke,t a,art) $ut alue al#ays lies in Coint a,,reciation. : 8hat is concealed cannot $e lo ed) and so it must $e (eared. T-1!.6I.2. The quiet li&ht in #hich the 0oly 5,irit d#ells #ithin you is merely ,er(ect o,enness) in #hich nothin& is hidden and there(ore nothin& is (ear(ul. 2 3ttack #ill al#ays yield to lo e i( it is $rou&ht to lo e) not hidden (rom it. 3 There is no darkness that the li&ht o( lo e #ill not dis,el) unless it is concealed (rom lo e+s $ene(icence. ! 8hat is ke,t a,art (rom lo e cannot share its healin& ,o#er) $ecause it has $een se,arated o(( and ke,t in darkness. % The sentinels o( darkness #atch o er it care(ully) and you #ho made these &uardians o( illusion out o( nothin& are no# a(raid o( them. T-1!.6I.3. 8ould you continue to &i e ima&ined ,o#er to these stran&e ideas o( sa(etyD 2 They are neither sa(e nor unsa(e. 3 They do not

,rotect9 neither do they attack. ! They do nothin& at all) $ein& nothin& at all. % 3s &uardians o( darkness and o( i&norance look to them only (or (ear) (or #hat they kee, o$scure <is= (ear(ul. ' But let them &o) and #hat #as (ear(ul #ill $e so no lon&er. * 8ithout ,rotection o( o$scurity only the li&ht o( lo e remains) (or only this has meanin& and can li e in li&ht. - @ erythin& else must disa,,ear. T-1!.6I.!. Death yields to li(e sim,ly $ecause destruction is not true. 2 The li&ht o( &uiltlessness shines &uilt a#ay $ecause) #hen they are $rou&ht to&ether) the truth o( one must make the (alsity o( its o,,osite ,er(ectly clear. 3 Gee, not &uilt and &uiltlessness a,art) (or your $elie( that you can ha e them $oth is meanin&less. ! 3ll you ha e done $y kee,in& them a,art is lose their meanin& $y con(usin& them #ith each other. % 3nd so you do not realiAe that only one means anythin&. ' The other is #holly #ithout sense o( any kind. T-1!.6I.%. 7ou ha e re&arded the se,aration as a means (or $reakin& your communication #ith your "ather. ,2-% 2 The 0oly 5,irit reinter,rets it as a means o( re-esta$lishin& #hat #as not $roken) $ut <has= $een made o$scure. 3 3ll thin&s you made ha e use to 0im) (or 0is most holy ,ur,ose. ! 0e kno#s you are not se,arate (rom 1od) $ut 0e ,ercei es much in your mind that lets you think you are. % 3ll this and nothin& else #ould 0e se,arate (rom you. ' The ,o#er o( decision) #hich you made in ,lace o( the ,o#er o( creation) 0e #ould teach you ho# to use on your $ehal(. * 7ou #ho made it to cruci(y yoursel( must learn o( 0im ho# to a,,ly it to the holy cause o( restoration. T-1!.6I.'. 7ou #ho s,eak in dark and de ious sym$ols do not understand the lan&ua&e you ha e made. 2 It has no meanin&) (or its ,ur,ose is not communication) $ut rather the disru,tion o( communication. 3 I( the ,ur,ose o( lan&ua&e is communication) ho# can this ton&ue mean anythin&D ! 7et e en this stran&e and t#isted e((ort to communicate throu&h not communicatin& holds enou&h o( lo e to make it meanin&(ul i( its Inter,reter is not its maker. % 7ou #ho made it are $ut e/,ressin& con(lict) (rom #hich the 0oly 5,irit #ould release you. ' ;ea e #hat you #ould communicate to 0im. * 0e #ill inter,ret it to you #ith ,er(ect clarity) (or 0e kno#s #ith 8hom you are in ,er(ect communication. T-1!.6I.*. 7ou kno# not #hat you say) and so you kno# not #hat is said to you. 2 7et your Inter,reter ,ercei es the meanin& in your alien lan&ua&e. 3 0e #ill not attem,t to communicate the meanin&less. ! But 0e #ill se,arate out all that has meanin&) dro,,in& o(( the rest and o((erin& your true communication to those #ho #ould communicate as truly #ith you. % 7ou s,eak t#o lan&ua&es at once) and this must lead to unintelli&i$ility. ' 7et i( one means nothin& and the other e erythin&)

only that one is ,ossi$le (or ,ur,oses o( communication. * The other $ut inter(eres #ith it. T-1!.6I.-. The 0oly 5,irit+s (unction is entirely communication. 2 0e there(ore must remo e #hate er inter(eres #ith communication in order to restore it. 3 There(ore) kee, no source o( inter(erence (rom 0is si&ht) (or 0e #ill not attack your sentinels. ! But $rin& them to 0im and let 0is &entleness teach you that) in the li&ht) they are not (ear(ul) and cannot ser e to &uard the dark doors $ehind #hich nothin& at all is care(ully concealed. % 8e must o,en all doors and let the li&ht come streamin& throu&h. ' There are no hidden cham$ers in 1od+s tem,le. * Its &ates are o,en #ide to &reet 0is 5on. - No one can (ail to come #here 1od has called him) i( he close not the door himsel( u,on his "ather+s #elcome. ,2-' "II. S#arin) Perception +it# t#e Hol. Spirit T-1!.6II.1. 8hat do you #antD 2 ;i&ht or darkness) kno#led&e or i&norance are yours) $ut not $oth. 3 O,,osites must $e $rou&ht to&ether) not ke,t a,art. ! "or their se,aration is only in your mind) and they are reconciled $y union) as you are. % In union) e erythin& that is not real must disa,,ear) (or truth <is= union. ' 3s darkness disa,,ears in li&ht) so i&norance (ades a#ay #hen kno#led&e da#ns. * ?erce,tion is the medium $y #hich i&norance is $rou&ht to kno#led&e. - 7et the ,erce,tion must $e #ithout deceit) (or other#ise it $ecomes the messen&er o( i&norance rather than a hel,er in the search (or truth. T-1!.6II.2. The search (or truth is $ut the honest searchin& out o( e erythin& that inter(eres #ith truth. 2 Truth <is.= 3 It can neither $e lost nor sou&ht nor (ound. ! It is there) #here er you are) $ein& #ithin you. % 7et it can $e reco&niAed or unreco&niAed) real or (alse to you. ' I( you hide it) it $ecomes unreal to you <$ecause= you hid it and surrounded it #ith (ear. * Under each cornerstone o( (ear on #hich you ha e erected your insane system o( $elie() the truth lies hidden. - 7et you cannot kno# this) (or $y hidin& truth in (ear) you see no reason to $elie e that the more you look at (ear the less you see it) and the clearer #hat it conceals $ecomes. T-1!.6II.3. It is not ,ossi$le to con ince the unkno#in& that they kno#. 2 "rom their ,oint o( ie# it is not true. 3 7et it is true $ecause 1od kno#s it. ! These are clearly o,,osite ie#,oints on #hat the 2unkno#in&2 are. % To 1od) unkno#in& is im,ossi$le. ' It is there(ore not a ,oint o( ie# at all) $ut merely a $elie( in somethin& that does not e/ist. * It is only this $elie( that the unkno#in& ha e) and $y it they are #ron& a$out themsel es. - They ha e de(ined themsel es as they #ere not created. : Their creation #as not a ,oint o( ie#) $ut rather a

certainty. 1> Uncertainty $rou&ht to certainty does not retain any con iction o( reality. T-1!.6II.!. Our em,hasis has $een on $rin&in& #hat is undesira$le to the desira$le9 #hat you do not #ant to #hat you do. 2 7ou #ill realiAe that sal ation must come to you this #ay) i( you consider #hat dissociation is. 3 Dissociation is a distorted ,rocess o( thinkin& #here$y t#o systems o( $elie( #hich cannot coe/ist are $oth maintained. ! I( they are $rou&ht to&ether) their Coint acce,tance $ecomes im,ossi$le. % But i( one is ke,t in darkness (rom the other) their se,aration seems to kee, them $oth ali e and equal in their reality. ' Their Coinin& thus $ecomes the source o( (ear) (or i( they meet) acce,tance must $e #ithdra#n (rom one o( them. ,2-* * 7ou cannot ha e them $oth) (or each denies the other. - 3,art) this (act is lost (rom si&ht) (or each in a se,arate ,lace can $e endo#ed #ith (irm $elie(. : Brin& them to&ether) and the (act o( their com,lete incom,ati$ility is instantly a,,arent. 1> One #ill &o) $ecause the other is seen in the same ,lace. T-1!.6II.%. ;i&ht cannot enter darkness #hen a mind $elie es in darkness) and #ill not let it &o. 2 Truth does not stru&&le a&ainst i&norance) and lo e does not attack (ear. 3 8hat needs no ,rotection does not de(end itsel(. ! De(ense is o( your makin&. % 1od kno#s it not. ' The 0oly 5,irit uses de(enses on $ehal( o( truth only $ecause you made them a&ainst it. * 0is ,erce,tion o( them) accordin& to 0is ,ur,ose) merely chan&es them into a call (or #hat you ha e attacked #ith them. - De(enses) like e erythin& you made) must $e &ently turned to your o#n &ood) translated $y the 0oly 5,irit (rom means o( sel(-destruction to means o( ,reser ation and release. : 0is task is mi&hty) $ut the ,o#er o( 1od is #ith 0im. 1> There(ore) to 0im it is so easy that it #as accom,lished the instant it #as &i en 0im (or you. 11 Do not delay in your return to ,eace $y #onderin& ho# 0e can (ul(ill #hat 1od has &i en 0im to do. 12 ;ea e that to 0im 8ho kno#s. 13 7ou are not asked to do mi&hty tasks yoursel(. 1! 7ou are merely asked to do the little 0e su&&ests you do) trustin& 0im only to the small e/tent o( $elie in& that) i( 0e asks it) you can do it. 1% 7ou #ill see ho# easily all that 0e asks can $e accom,lished. T-1!.6II.'. The 0oly 5,irit asks o( you $ut this9 $rin& to 0im e ery secret you ha e locked a#ay (rom 0im. 2 O,en e ery door to 0im) and $id 0im enter the darkness and li&hten it a#ay. 3 3t your request 0e enters &ladly. ! 0e $rin&s the li&ht to darkness i( you make the darkness o,en to 0im. % But #hat you hide 0e cannot look u,on. ' 0e sees (or you) and unless you look #ith 0im 0e cannot see. * The ision o( Christ is not (or 0im alone) $ut (or 0im #ith you. - Brin&) there(ore) all your dark and secret thou&hts to 0im) and look u,on them #ith 0im. : 0e holds the li&ht) and you the darkness. 1> They cannot

coe/ist #hen $oth o( 7ou to&ether look on them. 11 0is Cud&ment must ,re ail) and 0e #ill &i e it to you as you Coin your ,erce,tion to 0is. T-1!.6II.*. Hoinin& #ith 0im in seein& is the #ay in #hich you learn to share #ith 0im the inter,retation o( ,erce,tion that leads to kno#led&e. 2 7ou cannot see alone. 3 5harin& ,erce,tion #ith 0im 8hom 1od has &i en you teaches you ho# to reco&niAe #hat you see. ,2-- ! It is the reco&nition that nothin& you see means anythin& alone. % 5eein& #ith 0im #ill sho# you that all meanin&) includin& yours) comes not (rom dou$le ision) $ut (rom the &entle (usin& o( e erythin& into <one= meanin&) <one= emotion and <one= ,ur,ose. ' 1od has one ,ur,ose #hich 0e shares #ith you. * The sin&le ision #hich the 0oly 5,irit o((ers you #ill $rin& this oneness to your mind #ith clarity and $ri&htness so intense you could not #ish) (or all the #orld) not to acce,t #hat 1od #ould ha e you ha e. - Behold your #ill) acce,tin& it as 0is) #ith all 0is ;o e as yours. : 3ll honor to you throu&h 0im) and throu&h 0im unto 1od. "III. T#e Hol. Meetin) Place T-1!.6III.1. In the darkness you ha e o$scured the &lory 1od &a e you) and the ,o#er 0e $esto#ed u,on 0is &uiltless 5on. 2 3ll this lies hidden in e ery darkened ,lace) shrouded in &uilt and in the dark denial o( innocence. 3 Behind the dark doors you ha e closed lies nothin&) $ecause nothin& can o$scure the &i(t o( 1od. ! It is the closin& o( the doors that inter(eres #ith reco&nition o( the ,o#er o( 1od that shines in you. % Banish not ,o#er (rom your mind) $ut let all that #ould hide your &lory $e $rou&ht to the Cud&ment o( the 0oly 5,irit) and there undone. ' 8hom 0e #ould sa e (or &lory <is= sa ed (or it. * 0e has ,romised the "ather that throu&h 0im you #ould $e released (rom littleness to &lory. - To #hat 0e ,romised 1od 0e is #holly (aith(ul) (or 0e shares #ith 1od the ,romise that #as &i en 0im to share #ith you. T-1!.6III.2. 0e shares it still) (or you. 2 @ erythin& that ,romises other#ise) &reat or small) ho#e er much or little alued) 0e #ill re,lace #ith the one ,romise &i en unto 0im to lay u,on the altar to your "ather and 0is 5on. 3 No altar stands to 1od #ithout 0is 5on. ! 3nd nothin& $rou&ht there that is not equally #orthy o( Both) $ut #ill $e re,laced $y &i(ts #holly acce,ta$le to "ather and to 5on. % Can you o((er &uilt to 1odD ' 7ou cannot) then) o((er it to 0is 5on. * "or They are not a,art) and &i(ts to One are o((ered to the Other. - 7ou kno# not 1od $ecause you kno# not this. : 3nd yet you do kno# 1od and also this. 1> 3ll this is sa(e #ithin you) #here the 0oly 5,irit shines. 11 0e shines not in di ision) $ut in the meetin& ,lace #here 1od) united #ith 0is 5on) s,eaks to 0is 5on throu&h 0im. 12 Communication $et#een #hat cannot $e di ided cannot cease. ,2-: 13 The holy meetin& ,lace

o( the unse,arated "ather and 0is 5on lies in the 0oly 5,irit and in you. 1! 3ll inter(erence in the communication that 1od 0imsel( #ills #ith 0is 5on is quite im,ossi$le here. 1% Un$roken and uninterru,ted lo e (lo#s constantly $et#een the "ather and the 5on) as Both #ould ha e it $e. 1' 3nd so it is. T-1!.6III.3. ;et your mind #ander not throu&h darkened corridors) a#ay (rom li&ht+s center. 2 7ou and your $rother may choose to lead yoursel es astray) $ut you can $e $rou&ht to&ether only $y the 1uide a,,ointed (or you. 3 0e #ill surely lead you to #here 1od and 0is 5on a#ait your reco&nition. ! They are Coined in &i in& you the &i(t o( oneness) $e(ore #hich all se,aration anishes. % Unite #ith #hat you are. ' 7ou cannot Coin #ith anythin& e/ce,t reality. * 1od+s &lory and 0is 5on+s $elon& to you in truth. - They ha e no o,,osite) and nothin& else can you $esto# u,on yoursel(. T-1!.6III.!. There is no su$stitute (or truth. 2 3nd truth #ill make this ,lain to you as you are $rou&ht into the ,lace #here you must meet #ith truth. 3 3nd there you must $e led) throu&h &entle understandin& #hich can lead you no#here else. ! 8here 1od is) there are you. % 5uch is the truth. ' Nothin& can chan&e the kno#led&e) &i en you $y 1od) into unkno#in&ness. * @ erythin& 1od created kno#s its Creator. - "or this is ho# creation is accom,lished $y the Creator and $y 0is creations. : In the holy meetin& ,lace are Coined the "ather and 0is creations) and the creations o( 0is 5on #ith Them to&ether. 1> There is one link that Coins Them all to&ether) holdin& Them in the oneness out o( #hich creation ha,,ens. T-1!.6III.%. The link #ith #hich the "ather Coins 0imsel( to those 0e &i es the ,o#er to create can ne er $e dissol ed. 2 0ea en itsel( is union #ith all o( creation) and #ith its one Creator. 3 3nd 0ea en remains the 8ill o( 1od (or you. ! ;ay no &i(ts other than this u,on your altars) (or nothin& can coe/ist #ith it. % 0ere your little o((erin&s are $rou&ht to&ether #ith the &i(t o( 1od) and only #hat is #orthy o( the "ather #ill $e acce,ted $y the 5on) (or #hom it is intended. ' To #hom 1od &i es 0imsel() 0e <is= &i en. * 7our little &i(ts #ill anish on the altar) #here 0e has ,laced 0is O#n. ,2:> I6. T#e Reflection of Holiness T-1!.IL.1. The 3tonement does not make holy. 2 7ou #ere created holy. 3 It merely $rin&s unholiness to holiness9 or #hat you made to #hat you are. ! Brin&in& illusion to truth) or the e&o to 1od) is the 0oly 5,irit+s only (unction. % Gee, not your makin& (rom your "ather) (or hidin& it has cost you kno#led&e o( 0im and o( yoursel(. ' The kno#led&e is sa(e) $ut #here is your sa(ety a,art (rom itD * The makin& o( time to take the ,lace o( timelessness lay in the decision to

$e not as you are. - Thus truth #as made ,ast) and the ,resent #as dedicated to illusion. : 3nd the ,ast) too) #as chan&ed and inter,osed $et#een #hat al#ays #as and no#. 1> The ,ast that you remem$er ne er #as) and re,resents only the denial o( #hat al#ays #as. T-1!.IL.2. Brin&in& the e&o to 1od is $ut to $rin& error to truth) #here it stands corrected $ecause it is the o,,osite o( #hat it meets. 2 It is undone $ecause the contradiction can no lon&er stand. 3 0o# lon& can contradiction stand #hen its im,ossi$le nature is clearly re ealedD ! 8hat disa,,ears in li&ht is not attacked. % It merely anishes $ecause it is not true. ' Di((erent realities are meanin&less) (or reality must $e one. * It cannot chan&e #ith time or mood or chance. - Its chan&elessness is #hat makes it real. : This cannot $e undone. 1> Undoin& is (or unreality. 11 3nd this reality #ill do (or you. T-1!.IL.3. 4erely $y $ein& #hat it is) does truth release you (rom e erythin& that it is not. 2 The 3tonement is so &entle you need $ut #his,er to it) and all its ,o#er #ill rush to your assistance and su,,ort. 3 7ou are not (rail #ith 1od $eside you. ! 7et #ithout 0im you are nothin&. % The 3tonement o((ers you 1od. ' The &i(t that you re(used is held $y 0im in you. * The 0oly 5,irit holds it there (or you. - 1od has not le(t 0is altar) thou&h 0is #orshi,,ers ,laced other &ods u,on it. : The tem,le still is holy) (or the ?resence that d#ells #ithin it <is= 0oliness. T-1!.IL.!. In the tem,le) 0oliness #aits quietly (or the return o( them that lo e it. 2 The ?resence kno#s they #ill return to ,urity and to &race. 3 The &raciousness o( 1od #ill take them &ently in) and co er all their sense o( ,ain and loss #ith the immortal assurance o( their "ather+s ;o e. ! There) (ear o( death #ill $e re,laced #ith Coy o( li(e. % "or 1od is li(e) and they a$ide in li(e. ' ;i(e is as holy as the 0oliness $y #hich it #as created. ,2:1 * The ?resence o( 0oliness li es in e erythin& that li es) (or 0oliness created li(e) and lea es not #hat It created holy as Itsel(. T-1!.IL.%. In this #orld you can $ecome a s,otless mirror) in #hich the 0oliness o( your Creator shines (orth (rom you to all around you. 2 7ou can re(lect 0ea en here. 3 7et no re(lections o( the ima&es o( other &ods must dim the mirror that #ould hold 1od+s re(lection in it. ! @arth can re(lect 0ea en or hell9 1od or the e&o. % 7ou need $ut lea e the mirror clean and clear o( all the ima&es o( hidden darkness you ha e dra#n u,on it. ' 1od #ill shine u,on it o( 0imsel(. * Only the clear re(lection o( 0imsel( can $e ,ercei ed u,on it. T-1!.IL.'. Re(lections are seen in li&ht. 2 In darkness they are o$scure) and their meanin& seems to lie only in shi(tin& inter,retations) rather than in themsel es. 3 The re(lection o( 1od needs no inter,retation. ! It is clear. % Clean $ut the mirror) and the messa&e that shines (orth

(rom #hat the mirror holds out (or e eryone to see) no one can (ail to understand. ' It is the messa&e that the 0oly 5,irit is holdin& to the mirror that is in him. * 0e reco&niAes it $ecause he has $een tau&ht his need (or it) $ut kno#s not #here to look to (ind it. - ;et him) then) see it in you and share it #ith you. T-1!.IL.*. Could you $ut realiAe (or a sin&le instant the ,o#er o( healin& that the re(lection o( 1od) shinin& in you) can $rin& to all the #orld) you could not #ait to make the mirror o( your mind clean to recei e the ima&e o( the holiness that heals the #orld. 2 The ima&e o( holiness that shines in your mind is not o$scure) and #ill not chan&e. 3 Its meanin& to those #ho look u,on it is not o$scure) (or e eryone ,ercei es it as the same. ! 3ll $rin& their di((erent ,ro$lems to its healin& li&ht) and all their ,ro$lems (ind $ut healin& there. T-1!.IL.-. The res,onse o( holiness to any (orm o( error is al#ays the same. 2 There is no contradiction in #hat holiness calls (orth. 3 Its one res,onse is healin&) #ithout re&ard (or #hat is $rou&ht to it. ! Those #ho ha e learned to o((er only healin&) $ecause o( the re(lection o( holiness in them) are ready at last (or 0ea en. % There) holiness is not a re(lection) $ut rather the actual condition o( #hat #as $ut re(lected to them here. ' 1od is no ima&e) and 0is creations) as ,art o( 0im) hold 0im in them in truth. * They do not merely re(lect truth) (or they <are= truth. ,2:2 6. T#e E5'alit. of Miracles T-1!.L.1. 8hen no ,erce,tion stands $et#een 1od and 0is creations) or $et#een 0is children and their o#n) the kno#led&e o( creation must continue (ore er. 2 The re(lections you acce,t into the mirror o( your mind in time $ut $rin& eternity nearer or (arther. 3 But eternity itsel( is $eyond all time. ! Reach out o( time and touch it) #ith the hel, o( its re(lection in you. % 3nd you #ill turn (rom time to holiness) as surely as the re(lection o( holiness calls e eryone to lay all &uilt aside. ' Re(lect the ,eace o( 0ea en here) and $rin& this #orld to 0ea en. * "or the re(lection o( truth dra#s e eryone to truth) and as they enter into it they lea e all re(lections $ehind. T-1!.L.2. In 0ea en reality is shared and not re(lected. 2 By sharin& its re(lection here) its truth $ecomes the only ,erce,tion the 5on o( 1od acce,ts. 3 3nd thus) remem$rance o( his "ather da#ns on him) and he can no lon&er $e satis(ied #ith anythin& $ut his o#n reality. ! 7ou on earth ha e no conce,tion o( limitlessness) (or the #orld you seem to li e in is a #orld o( limits. % In this #orld) it is not true that anythin& #ithout order o( di((iculty can occur. ' The miracle) there(ore) has a unique (unction) and is moti ated $y a unique Teacher 8ho $rin&s the la#s o( another #orld to this one. * The miracle is the one thin& you

can do that transcends order) $ein& $ased not on di((erences $ut on equality. T-1!.L.3. 4iracles are not in com,etition) and the num$er o( them that you can do is limitless. 2 They can $e simultaneous and le&ion. 3 This is not di((icult to understand) once you concei e o( them as ,ossi$le at all. ! 8hat is more di((icult to &ras, is the lack o( order o( di((iculty that stam,s the miracle as somethin& that must come (rom else#here) not (rom here. % "rom the #orld+s ie#,oint) this is im,ossi$le. T-1!.L.!. ?erha,s you ha e $een a#are o( lack o( com,etition amon& your thou&hts) #hich e en thou&h they may con(lict) can occur to&ether and in &reat num$ers. 2 7ou may indeed $e so used to this that it causes you little sur,rise. 3 7et you are also used to classi(yin& some o( your thou&hts as more im,ortant) lar&er or $etter) #iser) or more ,roducti e and alua$le than others. ! This is true o( the thou&hts that cross the mind o( those #ho think they li e a,art. % "or some are re(lections o( 0ea en) #hile others are moti ated $y the e&o) #hich $ut seems to think. T-1!.L.%. The result is a #ea in&) chan&in& ,attern that ne er rests and is ne er still. ,2:3 2 It shi(ts unceasin&ly across the mirror o( your mind) and the re(lections o( 0ea en last $ut a moment and &ro# dim) as darkness $lots them out. 3 8here there #as li&ht) darkness remo es it in an instant) and alternatin& ,atterns o( li&ht and darkness s#ee, constantly across your mind. ! The little sanity that still remains is held to&ether $y a sense o( order that you esta$lish. % 7et the ery (act that you can do this) and $rin& any order into chaos sho#s you that you are not an e&o) and that more than an e&o must $e in you. ' "or the e&o <is= chaos) and i( it #ere all o( you) no order at all #ould $e ,ossi$le. * 7et thou&h the order you im,ose u,on your mind limits the e&o) it also limits you. - To order is to Cud&e) and to arran&e $y Cud&ment. : There(ore it is not your (unction) $ut the 0oly 5,irit+s. T-1!.L.'. It #ill seem di((icult (or you to learn that you ha e no $asis at all (or orderin& your thou&hts. 2 This lesson the 0oly 5,irit teaches $y &i in& you the shinin& e/am,les o( miracles to sho# you that your #ay o( orderin& is #ron&) $ut that a $etter #ay is o((ered you. 3 The miracle o((ers e/actly the same res,onse to e ery call (or hel,. ! It does not Cud&e the call. % It merely reco&niAes #hat it is) and ans#ers accordin&ly. ' It does not consider #hich call is louder or &reater or more im,ortant. * 7ou may #onder ho# you #ho are still $ound to Cud&ment can $e asked to do that #hich requires no Cud&ment o( your o#n. - The ans#er is ery sim,le. : The ,o#er o( 1od) and not o( you) en&enders miracles. 1> The miracle itsel( is $ut the #itness that you ha e the ,o#er o( 1od in you. 11 That is the reason #hy the miracle &i es equal $lessin& to all #ho share in it) and that is also #hy

e eryone shares in it. 12 The ,o#er o( 1od is limitless. 13 3nd $ein& al#ays ma/imal) it o((ers e erythin& to e ery call (rom anyone. 1! There is no order o( di((iculty here. 1% 3 call (or hel, is &i en hel,. T-1!.L.*. The only Cud&ment in ol ed is the 0oly 5,irit+s one di ision into t#o cate&ories9 one o( lo e) and the other the call (or lo e. 2 7ou cannot sa(ely make this di ision) (or you are much too con(used either to reco&niAe lo e) or to $elie e that e erythin& else is nothin& $ut a call (or lo e. 3 7ou are too $ound to (orm) and not to content. ! 8hat you consider content is not content at all. % It is merely (orm) and nothin& else. ' "or you do not res,ond to #hat a $rother really o((ers you) $ut only to the ,articular ,erce,tion o( his o((erin& $y #hich the e&o Cud&es it. T-1!.L.-. The e&o is inca,a$le o( understandin& content) and is totally unconcerned #ith it. ,2:! 2 To the e&o) i( the (orm is acce,ta$le the content must $e. 3 Other#ise it #ill attack the (orm. ! I( you $elie e you understand somethin& o( the 2dynamics2 o( the e&o) let me assure you that you understand nothin& o( it. % "or o( yoursel( you could not understand it. ' The study o( the e&o is not the study o( the mind. * In (act) the e&o enCoys studyin& itsel() and thorou&hly a,,ro es the undertakin&s o( students #ho #ould 2analyAe2 it) thus a,,ro in& its im,ortance. - 7et they $ut study (orm #ith meanin&less content. : "or their teacher is senseless) thou&h care(ul to conceal this (act $ehind im,ressi e soundin& #ords) $ut #hich lack any consistent sense #hen they are ,ut to&ether. T-1!.L.:. This is characteristic o( the e&o+s Cud&ments. 2 5e,arately) they seem to hold) $ut ,ut them to&ether and the system o( thou&ht that arises (rom Coinin& them is incoherent and utterly chaotic. 3 "or (orm is not enou&h (or meanin&) and the underlyin& lack o( content makes a cohesi e system im,ossi$le. ! 5e,aration there(ore remains the e&o+s chosen condition. % "or no one alone can Cud&e the e&o truly. ' 7et #hen t#o or more Coin to&ether in searchin& (or truth) the e&o can no lon&er de(end its lack o( content. * The (act o( union tells them it is not true. T-1!.L.1>.It is im,ossi$le to remem$er 1od in secret and alone. 2 "or remem$erin& 0im means you are not alone) and are #illin& to remem$er it. 3 Take no thou&ht (or yoursel() (or no thou&ht you hold <is= (or yoursel(. ! I( you #ould remem$er your "ather) let the 0oly 5,irit order your thou&hts and &i e only the ans#er #ith #hich 0e ans#ers you. % @ eryone seeks (or lo e as you do) $ut kno#s it not unless he Coins #ith you in seekin& it. ' I( you undertake the search to&ether) you $rin& #ith you a li&ht so ,o#er(ul that #hat you see is &i en meanin&. * The lonely Courney (ails $ecause it has e/cluded #hat it #ould (ind.

T-1!.L.11.3s 1od communicates to the 0oly 5,irit in you) so does the 0oly 5,irit translate 0is communications throu&h you) so you can understand them. 2 1od has no secret communications) (or e erythin& o( 0im is ,er(ectly o,en and (reely accessi$le to all) $ein& (or all. 3 Nothin& li es in secret) and #hat you #ould hide (rom the 0oly 5,irit is nothin&. ! @ ery inter,retation you #ould lay u,on a $rother is senseless. % ;et the 0oly 5,irit sho# him to you) and teach you $oth his lo e and his call (or lo e. ' Neither his mind nor yours holds more than these t#o orders o( thou&ht. T-1!.L.12.The miracle is the reco&nition that this is true. 2 8here there is lo e) your $rother must &i e it to you $ecause o( #hat it is. 3 But #here there is a call (or lo e) you must &i e it $ecause o( #hat you are. ,2:% ! @arlier I said this course #ill teach you ho# to remem$er #hat you are) restorin& to you your Identity. % 8e ha e already learned that this Identity is shared. ' The miracle $ecomes the means o( sharin& It. * By su,,lyin& your Identity #here er It is not reco&niAed) you #ill reco&niAe It. - 3nd 1od 0imsel() 8ho #ills to $e #ith 0is 5on (ore er) #ill $less each reco&nition o( 0is 5on #ith all the ;o e 0e holds (or him. : Nor #ill the ,o#er o( all 0is ;o e $e a$sent (rom any miracle you o((er to 0is 5on. 1> 0o#) then) can there $e any order o( di((iculty amon& themD 6I. T#e Test of Tr't# T-1!.LI.1. 7et the essential thin& is learnin& that <you do not kno#.= 2 Gno#led&e is ,o#er) and all ,o#er is o( 1od. 3 7ou #ho ha e tried to kee, ,o#er (or yoursel( ha e 2lost2 it. ! 7ou still ha e the ,o#er) $ut you ha e inter,osed so much $et#een it and your a#areness o( it that you cannot use it. % @ erythin& you ha e tau&ht yoursel( has made your ,o#er more and more o$scure to you. ' 7ou kno# not #hat it is) nor #here. * 7ou ha e made a sem$lance o( ,o#er and a sho# o( stren&th so ,iti(ul that it must (ail you. - "or ,o#er is not a seemin& stren&th) and truth is $eyond sem$lance o( any kind. : 7et all that stands $et#een you and the ,o#er o( 1od in you is $ut your learnin& o( the (alse) and o( your attem,ts to undo the true. T-1!.LI.2. Be #illin&) then) (or all o( it to $e undone) and $e &lad that you are not $ound to it (ore er. 2 "or you ha e tau&ht yoursel( ho# to im,rison the 5on o( 1od) a lesson so unthinka$le that only the insane) in dee,est slee,) could e en dream o( it. 3 Can 1od learn ho# not to $e 1odD ! 3nd can 0is 5on) &i en all ,o#er $y 0im) learn to $e ,o#erlessD % 8hat ha e you tau&ht yoursel( that you can ,ossi$ly ,re(er to kee,) in ,lace o( #hat you <ha e= and #hat you <areD= T-1!.LI.3. 3tonement teaches you ho# to esca,e (ore er (rom e erythin& that you ha e tau&ht yoursel( in the ,ast) $y sho#in& you

only #hat you are <no#.= 2 ;earnin& has $een accom,lished $e(ore its e((ects are mani(est. 3 ;earnin& is there(ore in the ,ast) $ut its in(luence determines the ,resent $y &i in& it #hate er meanin& it holds (or you. ! <7our= learnin& &i es the ,resent no meanin& at all. % Nothin& you ha e e er learned can hel, you understand the ,resent) or teach you ho# to undo the ,ast ,2:'. ' 7our ,ast is #hat you ha e tau&ht yoursel(. * <;et= it all &o. - Do not attem,t to understand any e ent or anythin& or anyone in its 2li&ht)2 (or the darkness in #hich you try to see can only o$scure. : ?ut no con(idence at all in darkness to illuminate your understandin&) (or i( you do you contradict the li&ht) and there$y think you see the darkness. 1> 7et darkness cannot $e seen) (or it is nothin& more than a condition in #hich seein& $ecomes im,ossi$le. T-1!.LI.!. 7ou #ho ha e not yet $rou&ht all o( the darkness you ha e tau&ht yoursel( into the li&ht in you) can hardly Cud&e the truth and alue o( this course. 2 7et 1od did not a$andon you. 3 3nd so you ha e another lesson sent (rom 0im) already learned (or e ery child o( li&ht $y 0im to 8hom 1od &a e it. ! This lesson shines #ith 1od+s &lory) (or in it lies 0is ,o#er) #hich 0e shares so &ladly #ith 0is 5on. % ;earn o( 0is ha,,iness) #hich is yours. ' But to accom,lish this) all your dark lessons must $e $rou&ht #illin&ly to truth) and Coyously laid do#n $y hands o,en to recei e) not closed to take. * @ ery dark lesson that you $rin& to 0im 8ho teaches li&ht 0e #ill acce,t (rom you) $ecause you do not #ant it. - 3nd 0e #ill &ladly e/chan&e each one (or the $ri&ht lesson 0e has learned (or you. : Ne er $elie e that any lesson you ha e learned a,art (rom 0im means anythin&. T-1!.LI.%. 7ou ha e one test) as sure as 1od) $y #hich to reco&niAe i( #hat you learned is true. 2 I( you are #holly (ree o( (ear o( any kind) and i( all those #ho meet or e en think o( you share in your ,er(ect ,eace) then you can $e sure that you ha e learned 1od+s lesson) and not your o#n. 3 Unless all this is true) there are dark lessons in your mind that hurt and hinder you) and e eryone around you. ! The a$sence o( ,er(ect ,eace means $ut one thin&. 7ou think you do not #ill (or 1od+s 5on #hat his "ather #ills (or him. % @ ery dark lesson teaches this) in one (orm or another. ' 3nd each $ri&ht lesson #ith #hich the 0oly 5,irit #ill re,lace the dark ones you do not acce,t) teaches you that you #ill #ith the "ather and 0is 5on. T-1!.LI.'. Do not $e concerned a$out ho# you can learn a lesson so com,letely di((erent (rom e erythin& that you ha e tau&ht yoursel(. 2 0o# #ould you kno#D 3 7our ,art is ery sim,le. ! 7ou need only reco&niAe that e erythin& you learned you do not #ant. % 3sk to $e tau&ht) and do not use your e/,eriences to con(irm #hat you ha e

learned. ' 8hen your ,eace is threatened or distur$ed in any #ay) say to yoursel(. ,2:* * I do not kno# #hat anythin&) includin& this) means. - 3nd so I do not kno# ho# to res,ond to it. : 3nd I #ill not use my o#n ,ast learnin& as the li&ht to &uide me no#. 1> By this re(usal to attem,t to teach yoursel( #hat you do not kno#) the 1uide 8hom 1od has &i en you #ill s,eak to you. 11 0e #ill take 0is ri&ht(ul ,lace in your a#areness the instant you a$andon it) and o((er it to 0im. T-1!.LI.*. 7ou cannot $e your &uide to miracles) (or it is you #ho made them necessary. 2 3nd $ecause you did) the means on #hich you can de,end (or miracles has $een ,ro ided (or you. 3 1od+s 5on can make no needs his "ather #ill not meet) i( he $ut turn to 0im e er so little. ! 7et 0e cannot com,el 0is 5on to turn to 0im and remain 0imsel(. % It is im,ossi$le that 1od lose 0is Identity) (or i( 0e did) you #ould lose yours. ' 3nd $ein& yours 0e cannot chan&e 0imsel() (or your Identity is chan&eless. * The miracle ackno#led&es 0is chan&elessness $y seein& 0is 5on as he al#ays #as) and not as he #ould make himsel(. - The miracle $rin&s the e((ects that only &uiltlessness can $rin&) and thus esta$lishes the (act that &uiltlessness must $e. T-1!.LI.-. 0o# can you) so (irmly $ound to &uilt and committed so to remain) esta$lish (or yoursel( your &uiltlessnessD 2 That is im,ossi$le. 3 But $e sure that you are #illin& to ackno#led&e that it <is= im,ossi$le. ! It is only $ecause you think that you can run some little ,art) or deal #ith certain as,ects o( your li(e alone) that the &uidance o( the 0oly 5,irit is limited. % Thus #ould you make 0im unde,enda$le) and use this (ancied unde,enda$ility as an e/cuse (or kee,in& certain dark lessons (rom 0im. ' 3nd $y so limitin& the &uidance that you #ould acce,t) you are una$le to de,end on miracles to ans#er all your ,ro$lems (or you. T-1!.LI.:. Do you think that #hat the 0oly 5,irit #ould ha e you &i e 0e #ould #ithhold (rom youD 2 7ou ha e no ,ro$lems that 0e cannot sol e $y o((erin& you a miracle. 3 4iracles are (or you. ! 3nd e ery (ear or ,ain or trial you ha e has $een undone. % 0e has $rou&ht all o( them to li&ht) ha in& acce,ted them instead o( you) and reco&niAed they ne er #ere. ' There are no dark lessons 0e has not already li&htened (or you. * The lessons you #ould teach yoursel( 0e has corrected already. - They do not e/ist in 0is 4ind at all. : "or the ,ast $inds 0im not) and there(ore $inds not you. 1> 0e does not see time as you do. 11 3nd each miracle 0e o((ers you corrects your use o( time) and makes it 0is. ,2:-

T-1!.LI.1>. 0e 8ho has (reed you (rom the ,ast #ould teach you are (ree o( it. 2 0e #ould $ut ha e you acce,t 0is accom,lishments as yours) $ecause 0e did them (or you. 3 3nd $ecause 0e did) they <are= yours. ! 0e has made you (ree o( #hat you made. % 7ou can deny 0im) $ut you cannot call on 0im in ain. ' 0e al#ays &i es 0is &i(ts in ,lace o( yours. * 0e #ould esta$lish 0is $ri&ht teachin& so (irmly in your mind) that no dark lesson o( &uilt can a$ide in #hat 0e has esta$lished as holy $y 0is ?resence. - Thank 1od that 0e is there and #orks throu&h you. : 3nd all 0is #orks are yours. 1> 0e o((ers you a miracle #ith e ery one you let 0im do throu&h you. T-1!.LI.11. 1od+s 5on #ill al#ays $e indi isi$le. 2 3s #e are held as one in 1od) so do #e learn as one in 0im. 3 1od+s Teacher is as like to 0is Creator as is 0is 5on) and throu&h 0is Teacher does 1od ,roclaim 0is Oneness and 0is 5on+s. ! ;isten in silence) and do not raise your oice a&ainst 0im. % "or 0e teaches the miracle o( oneness) and $e(ore 0is lesson di ision disa,,ears. ' Teach like 0im here) and you #ill remem$er that you ha e al#ays created like your "ather. * The miracle o( creation has ne er ceased) ha in& the holy stam, o( immortality u,on it. - This is the 8ill o( 1od (or all creation) and all creation Coins in #illin& this. T-1!.LI.12. Those #ho remem$er al#ays that they kno# nothin&) and #ho ha e $ecome #illin& to learn e erythin&) #ill learn it. 2 But #hene er they trust themsel es) they #ill not learn. 3 They ha e destroyed their moti ation (or learnin& $y thinkin& they already kno#. ! Think not you understand anythin& until you ,ass the test o( ,er(ect ,eace) (or ,eace and understandin& &o to&ether and ne er can $e (ound alone. % @ach $rin&s the other #ith it) (or it is the la# o( 1od they $e not se,arate. ' They are cause and e((ect) each to the other) so #here one is a$sent the other cannot $e. T-1!.LI.13. Only those #ho reco&niAe they cannot kno# unless the e((ects o( understandin& are #ith them) can really learn at all. 2 "or this it must $e ,eace they #ant) and nothin& else. 3 8hene er you think you kno#) ,eace #ill de,art (rom you) $ecause you ha e a$andoned the Teacher o( ,eace. ! 8hene er you (ully realiAe that you kno# not) ,eace #ill return) (or you #ill ha e in ited 0im to do so $y a$andonin& the e&o on $ehal( o( 0im. % Call not u,on the e&o (or anythin&9 it is only this that you need do. ' The 0oly 5,irit #ill) o( 0imsel() (ill e ery mind that so makes room (or 0im. T-1!.LI.1!. I( you #ant ,eace you must a$andon the teacher o( attack. 2 The Teacher o( ,eace #ill ne er a$andon you. 3 7ou can desert 0im $ut 0e #ill ne er reci,rocate) (or 0is (aith in you is 0is understandin&. ,2:: ! It is as (irm as is 0is (aith in 0is Creator) and 0e kno#s that (aith in 0is Creator must encom,ass (aith in 0is creation. %

In this consistency lies 0is 0oliness #hich 0e cannot a$andon) (or it is not 0is 8ill to do so. ' 8ith your ,er(ection e er in 0is si&ht) 0e &i es the &i(t o( ,eace to e eryone #ho ,ercei es the need (or ,eace) and #ho #ould ha e it. * 4ake #ay (or ,eace) and it #ill come. - "or understandin& is in you) and (rom it ,eace must come. T-1!.LI.1%. The ,o#er o( 1od) (rom #hich they $oth arise) is yours as surely as it is 0is. 2 7ou think you kno# 0im not) only $ecause) alone) it is im,ossi$le to kno# 0im. 3 7et see the mi&hty #orks that 0e #ill do throu&h you) and you must $e con inced you did them throu&h 0im. ! It is im,ossi$le to deny the 5ource o( e((ects so ,o#er(ul they could not $e o( you. % ;ea e room (or 0im) and you #ill (ind yoursel( so (illed #ith ,o#er that nothin& #ill ,re ail a&ainst your ,eace. ' 3nd this #ill $e the test $y #hich you reco&niAe that you ha e understood. ,3>> Cha,ter 1%. THE HOL7 INSTANT I. T#e T+o 1ses of Ti e T-1%.I.1. Can you ima&ine #hat it means to ha e no cares) no #orries) no an/ieties) $ut merely to $e ,er(ectly calm and quiet all the timeD 2 7et that is #hat time is (or9 to learn Cust that and nothin& more. 3 1od+s Teacher cannot $e satis(ied #ith 0is teachin& until it constitutes all your learnin&. ! 0e has not (ul(illed 0is teachin& (unction until you ha e $ecome such a consistent learner that you learn only o( 0im. % 8hen this has ha,,ened) you #ill no lon&er need a teacher or time in #hich to learn. T-1%.I.2. One source o( ,ercei ed discoura&ement (rom #hich you may su((er is your $elie( that this takes time) and that the results o( the 0oly 5,irit+s teachin& are (ar in the (uture. 2 This is not so. 3 "or the 0oly 5,irit uses time in 0is O#n #ay) and is not $ound $y it. ! Time is 0is (riend in teachin&. % It does not #aste 0im) as it does you. ' 3nd all the #aste that time seems to $rin& #ith it is due $ut to your identi(ication #ith the e&o) #hich uses time to su,,ort its $elie( in destruction. * The e&o) like the 0oly 5,irit) uses time to con ince you o( the ine ita$ility o( the &oal and end o( teachin&. - To the e&o the &oal is death) #hich <is= its end. : But to the 0oly 5,irit the &oal is li(e) #hich <has= no end. T-1%.I.3. The e&o is an ally o( time) $ut not a (riend. 2 "or it is as mistrust(ul o( death as it is o( li(e) and #hat it #ants (or you it cannot tolerate. 3 The e&o #ants <you= dead) $ut not itsel(. ! The outcome o( its stran&e reli&ion must there(ore $e the con iction that it can ,ursue you $eyond the &ra e. % 3nd out o( its un#illin&ness (or you to (ind

,eace e en in death) it o((ers you immortality in hell. ' It s,eaks to you o( 0ea en) $ut assures you that 0ea en is not (or you. * 0o# can the &uilty ho,e (or 0ea enD T-1%.I.!. The $elie( in hell is inesca,a$le to those #ho identi(y #ith the e&o. 2 Their ni&htmares and their (ears are all associated #ith it. 3 The e&o teaches that hell is in the (uture) (or this is #hat all its teachin& is directed to. ! 0ell is its &oal. % "or althou&h the e&o aims at death and dissolution as an end) it does not $elie e it. ' The &oal o( death) #hich it cra es (or you) lea es it unsatis(ied. * No one #ho (ollo#s the e&o+s teachin& is #ithout the (ear o( death. ,3>1 - 7et i( death #ere thou&ht o( merely as an end to ,ain) #ould it $e (earedD : 8e ha e seen this stran&e ,arado/ in the e&o+s thou&ht system $e(ore) $ut ne er so clearly as here. 1> "or the e&o must seem to kee, (ear (rom you to hold your alle&iance. 11 7et it must en&ender (ear in order to maintain itsel(. 12 3&ain the e&o tries) and all too (requently succeeds) in doin& $oth) $y usin& dissociation (or holdin& its contradictory aims to&ether so that they seem to $e reconciled. 13 The e&o teaches thus. Death is the end as (ar as ho,e o( 0ea en &oes. 1! 7et $ecause you and the e&o cannot $e se,arated) and $ecause it cannot concei e o( its o#n death) it #ill ,ursue you still) $ecause &uilt is eternal. 1% 5uch is the e&o+s ersion o( immortality. 1' 3nd it is this the e&o+s ersion o( time su,,orts. T-1%.I.%. The e&o teaches that 0ea en is here and no# $ecause the (uture is hell. 2 @ en #hen it attacks so sa a&ely that it tries to take the li(e o( someone #ho thinks its is the only oice) it s,eaks o( hell e en to him. 3 "or it tells him hell is here as #ell) and $ids him lea, (rom hell into o$li ion. ! The only time the e&o allo#s anyone to look u,on #ith equanimity is the ,ast. % 3nd e en there) its only alue is that it is no more. T-1%.I.'. 0o# $leak and des,airin& is the e&o+s use o( timeJ 2 3nd ho# terri(yin&J 3 "or underneath its (anatical insistence that the ,ast and (uture $e the same is hidden a (ar more insidious threat to ,eace. ! The e&o does not ad ertise its (inal threat) (or it #ould ha e its #orshi,,ers still $elie e that it can o((er them esca,e. % But the $elie( in &uilt must lead to the $elie( in hell) and al#ays does. ' The only #ay in #hich the e&o allo#s the (ear o( hell to $e e/,erienced is to $rin& hell here) $ut al#ays as a (oretaste o( the (uture. * "or no one #ho considers himsel( as deser in& o( hell can $elie e that ,unishment #ill end in ,eace. T-1%.I.*. The 0oly 5,irit teaches thus. There is no hell. 2 0ell is only #hat the e&o has made o( the ,resent. 3 The $elie( in hell is #hat ,re ents you (rom understandin& the ,resent) $ecause you are a(raid o( it. ! The 0oly 5,irit leads as steadily to 0ea en as the e&o dri es to

hell. % "or the 0oly 5,irit) 8ho kno#s only the ,resent) uses it to undo the (ear $y #hich the e&o #ould make the ,resent useless. ' There is no esca,e (rom (ear in the e&o+s use o( time. * "or time) accordin& to its teachin&) is nothin& $ut a teachin& de ice (or com,oundin& &uilt until it $ecomes all-encom,assin&) demandin& en&eance (ore er. T-1%.I.-. The 0oly 5,irit #ould undo all o( this <no#.= 2 "ear is not o( the ,resent) $ut only o( the ,ast and (uture) #hich do not e/ist. ,3>2 3 There is no (ear in the ,resent #hen each instant stands clear and se,arated (rom the ,ast) #ithout its shado# reachin& out into the (uture. ! @ach instant is a clean) untarnished $irth) in #hich the 5on o( 1od emer&es (rom the ,ast into the ,resent. % 3nd the ,resent e/tends (ore er. ' It is so $eauti(ul and so clean and (ree o( &uilt that nothin& $ut ha,,iness is there. * No darkness is remem$ered) and immortality and Coy are no#. T-1%.I.:. This lesson takes no time. 2 "or #hat is time #ithout a ,ast and (utureD 3 It has taken time to mis&uide you so com,letely) $ut it takes no time at all to $e #hat you are. ! Be&in to ,ractice the 0oly 5,irit+s use o( time as a teachin& aid to ha,,iness and ,eace. % Take this ery instant) no#) and think o( it as all there is o( time. ' Nothin& can reach you here out o( the ,ast) and it is here that you are com,letely a$sol ed) com,letely (ree and #holly #ithout condemnation. * "rom this holy instant #herein holiness #as $orn a&ain you #ill &o (orth in time #ithout (ear) and #ith no sense o( chan&e #ith time. T-1%.I.1>. Time is inconcei a$le #ithout chan&e) yet holiness does not chan&e. 2 ;earn (rom this instant more than merely that hell does not e/ist. 3 In this redeemin& instant lies 0ea en. ! 3nd 0ea en #ill not chan&e) (or the $irth into the holy ,resent is sal ation (rom chan&e. % Chan&e is an illusion) tau&ht $y those #ho cannot see themsel es as &uiltless. ' There is no chan&e in 0ea en $ecause there is no chan&e in 1od. * In the holy instant) in #hich you see yoursel( as $ri&ht #ith (reedom) you #ill remem$er 1od. - "or remem$erin& 0im <is= to remem$er (reedom. T-1%.I.11. I( you are tem,ted to $e dis,irited $y thinkin& ho# lon& it #ould take to chan&e your mind so com,letely) ask yoursel() 20o# lon& is an instantD2 2 Could you not &i e so short a time to the 0oly 5,irit (or your sal ationD 3 0e asks no more) (or 0e has no need o( more. ! It takes (ar lon&er to teach you to $e #illin& to &i e 0im this than (or 0im to use this tiny instant to o((er you the #hole o( 0ea en. % In e/chan&e (or this instant 0e stands ready to &i e you the remem$rance o( eternity. T-1%.I.12. 7ou #ill ne er &i e this holy instant to the 0oly 5,irit on $ehal( o( your release #hile you are un#illin& to &i e it to your $rothers

on $ehal( o( theirs. 2 "or the instant o( holiness is shared) and cannot $e yours alone. 3 Remem$er) then) #hen you are tem,ted to attack a $rother) that his instant o( release is yours. ! 4iracles are the instants o( release you o((er) and #ill recei e. ,3>3 % They attest to your #illin&ness to <$e= released) and to o((er time to the 0oly 5,irit (or 0is use o( it. T-1%.I.13. 0o# lon& is an instantD 2 It is as short (or your $rother as it is (or you. 3 ?ractice &i in& this $lessed instant o( (reedom to all #ho are ensla ed $y time) and thus make time their (riend (or them. ! The 0oly 5,irit &i es their $lessed instant to you throu&h your &i in& it. % 3s you &i e it) 0e o((ers it to you. ' Be not un#illin& to &i e #hat you #ould recei e o( 0im) (or you Coin #ith 0im in &i in&. * In the crystal cleanness o( the release you &i e is your instantaneous esca,e (rom &uilt. - 7ou must $e holy i( you o((er holiness. T-1%.I.1!. 0o# lon& is an instantD 2 3s lon& as it takes to re-esta$lish ,er(ect sanity) ,er(ect ,eace and ,er(ect lo e (or e eryone) (or 1od and (or yoursel(. 3 3s lon& as it takes to remem$er immortality) and your immortal creations #ho share it #ith you. ! 3s lon& as it takes to e/chan&e hell (or 0ea en. % ;on& enou&h to transcend all o( the e&o+s makin&) and ascend unto your "ather. T-1%.I.1%. Time is your (riend) i( you lea e it to the 0oly 5,irit to use. 2 0e needs $ut ery little to restore 1od+s #hole ,o#er to you. 3 0e 8ho transcends time (or you understands #hat time is (or. ! 0oliness lies not in time) $ut in eternity. % There ne er #as an instant in #hich 1od+s 5on could lose his ,urity. ' 0is chan&eless state is $eyond time) (or his ,urity remains (ore er $eyond attack and #ithout aria$ility. * Time stands still in his holiness) and chan&es not. - 3nd so it is no lon&er time at all. : "or cau&ht in the sin&le instant o( the eternal sanctity o( 1od+s creation) it is trans(ormed into (ore er. 1> 1i e the eternal instant) that eternity may $e remem$ered (or you) in that shinin& instant o( ,er(ect release. 11 O((er the miracle o( the holy instant throu&h the 0oly 5,irit) and lea e 0is &i in& it to you to 0im. II. T#e En! of $o'/t T-1%.II.1. The 3tonement is <in= time) $ut not <(or= time. 2 Bein& in you) it is eternal. 3 8hat holds remem$rance o( 1od cannot $e $ound $y time. ! No more are you. % "or unless 1od is $ound) you cannot $e. ' 3n instant o((ered to the 0oly 5,irit is o((ered to 1od on your $ehal() and in that instant you #ill a#aken &ently in 0im. * In the $lessed instant you #ill let &o all your ,ast learnin&) and the 0oly 5,irit #ill quickly o((er you the #hole lesson o( ,eace. ,3>! - 8hat can take time) #hen all the o$stacles to learnin& it ha e $een remo edD : Truth

is so (ar $eyond time that all o( it ha,,ens at once. 1> "or as it #as created one) so its oneness de,ends not on time at all. T-1%.II.2. Do not $e concerned #ith time) and (ear not the instant o( holiness that #ill remo e all (ear. 2 "or the instant o( ,eace is eternal <$ecause= it is #ithout (ear. 3 It #ill come) $ein& the lesson 1od &i es you) throu&h the Teacher 0e has a,,ointed to translate time into eternity. ! Blessed is 1od+s Teacher) 8hose Coy it is to teach 1od+s holy 5on his holiness. % 0is Coy is not contained in time. ' 0is teachin& is (or you $ecause 0is Coy is yours. * Throu&h 0im you stand $e(ore 1od+s altar) #here 0e &ently translates hell into 0ea en. - "or it is only in 0ea en that 1od #ould ha e you $e. T-1%.II.3. 0o# lon& can it take to $e #here 1od #ould ha e youD 2 "or you are #here you ha e (ore er $een and #ill (ore er $e. 3 3ll that you ha e) you ha e (ore er. ! The $lessed instant reaches out to encom,ass time) as 1od e/tends 0imsel( to encom,ass you. % 7ou #ho ha e s,ent days) hours and e en years in chainin& your $rothers to your e&o in an attem,t to su,,ort it and u,hold its #eakness) do not ,ercei e the 5ource o( stren&th. ' In this holy instant you #ill unchain all your $rothers) and re(use to su,,ort either their #eakness or your o#n. T-1%.II.!. 7ou do not realiAe ho# much you ha e misused your $rothers $y seein& them as sources o( e&o su,,ort. 2 3s a result) they #itness to the e&o in your ,erce,tion) and seem to ,ro ide reasons (or not lettin& it &o. 3 7et they are (ar stron&er and much more com,ellin& #itnesses (or the 0oly 5,irit. ! 3nd they su,,ort 0is stren&th. % It is) there(ore) your choice #hether they su,,ort the e&o or the 0oly 5,irit in you. ' 3nd you #ill reco&niAe #hich you ha e chosen $y <their= reactions. * 3 5on o( 1od #ho has $een released throu&h the 0oly 5,irit in a $rother is al#ays reco&niAed. - 0e cannot $e denied. : I( you remain uncertain) it is only $ecause you ha e not &i en com,lete release. 1> 3nd $ecause o( this) you ha e not &i en a sin&le instant com,letely to the 0oly 5,irit. 11 "or #hen you ha e) you #ill $e sure you ha e. 12 7ou #ill $e sure $ecause the #itness to 0im #ill s,eak so clearly o( 0im that you #ill hear and understand. 13 7ou #ill dou$t until you hear one #itness #hom you ha e #holly released throu&h the 0oly 5,irit. 1! 3nd then you #ill dou$t no more. T-1%.II.%. The holy instant has not yet ha,,ened to you. 2 7et it #ill) and you #ill reco&niAe it #ith ,er(ect certainty. ,3>% 3 No &i(t o( 1od is reco&niAed in any other #ay. ! 7ou can ,ractice the mechanics o( the holy instant) and #ill learn much (rom doin& so. % 7et its shinin& and &litterin& $rilliance) #hich #ill literally $lind you to this #orld $y its o#n ision) you cannot su,,ly. ' 3nd here it is) all in this instant) com,lete) accom,lished and &i en #holly.

T-1%.II.'. 5tart no# to ,ractice your little ,art in se,aratin& out the holy instant. 2 7ou #ill recei e ery s,eci(ic instructions as you &o alon&. 3 To learn to se,arate out this sin&le second) and to e/,erience it as timeless) is to $e&in to e/,erience yoursel( as not se,arate. ! "ear not that you #ill not $e &i en hel, in this. % 1od+s Teacher and 0is lesson #ill su,,ort your stren&th. ' It is only your #eakness that #ill de,art (rom you in this ,ractice) (or it is the ,ractice o( the ,o#er o( 1od in you. * Use it $ut (or one instant) and you #ill ne er deny it a&ain. - 8ho can deny the ?resence o( #hat the uni erse $o#s to) in a,,reciation and &ladnessD : Be(ore the reco&nition o( the uni erse that #itnesses to It) your dou$ts must disa,,ear. III. Littleness vers's Ma)nit'!e T-1%.III.1. Be not content #ith littleness. 2 But $e sure you understand #hat littleness is) and #hy you could ne er $e content #ith it. 3 ;ittleness is the o((erin& you &i e yoursel(. ! 7ou o((er this in ,lace o( ma&nitude) and you acce,t it. % @ erythin& in this #orld is little $ecause it is a #orld made out o( littleness) in the stran&e $elie( that littleness can content you. ' 8hen you stri e (or anythin& in this #orld in the $elie( that it #ill $rin& you ,eace) you are $elittlin& yoursel( and $lindin& yoursel( to &lory. * ;ittleness and &lory are the choices o,en to your stri in& and your i&ilance. - 7ou #ill al#ays choose one at the e/,ense o( the other. T-1%.III.2. 7et #hat you do not realiAe) each time you choose) is that your choice is your e aluation o( yoursel(. 2 Choose littleness and you #ill not ha e ,eace) (or you #ill ha e Cud&ed yoursel( un#orthy o( it. 3 3nd #hate er you o((er as a su$stitute is much too ,oor a &i(t to satis(y you. ! It is essential that you acce,t the (act) and acce,t it &ladly) that there is no (orm o( littleness that can e er content you. % 7ou are (ree to try as many as you #ish) $ut all you #ill $e doin& is to delay your homecomin&. ' "or you #ill $e content only in ma&nitude) #hich is your home. ,3>' T-1%.III.3. There is a dee, res,onsi$ility you o#e yoursel() and one you must learn to remem$er all the time. 2 The lesson may seem hard at (irst) $ut you #ill learn to lo e it #hen you realiAe that it is true and is $ut a tri$ute to your ,o#er. 3 7ou #ho ha e sou&ht and (ound littleness) remem$er this. @ ery decision you make stems (rom #hat you think you are) and re,resents the alue that you ,ut u,on yoursel(. ! Belie e the little can content you) and $y limitin& yoursel( you #ill not $e satis(ied. % "or your (unction is not little) and it is only $y (indin& your (unction and (ul(illin& it that you can esca,e (rom littleness. T-1%.III.!. There is no dou$t a$out #hat your (unction is) (or the 0oly 5,irit kno#s #hat it is. 2 There is no dou$t a$out its ma&nitude) (or it

reaches you throu&h 0im <(rom= 4a&nitude. 3 7ou do not ha e to stri e (or it) $ecause you ha e it. ! 3ll your stri in& must $e directed a&ainst littleness) (or it does require i&ilance to ,rotect your ma&nitude in this #orld. % To hold your ma&nitude in ,er(ect a#areness in a #orld o( littleness is a task the little cannot undertake. ' 7et it is asked o( you) in tri$ute to your ma&nitude and not your littleness. * Nor is it asked o( you alone. - The ,o#er o( 1od #ill su,,ort e ery e((ort you make on $ehal( o( 0is dear 5on. : 5earch (or the little) and you deny yoursel( 0is ,o#er. 1> 1od is not #illin& that 0is 5on $e content #ith less than e erythin&. 11 "or 0e is not content #ithout 0is 5on) and 0is 5on cannot $e content #ith less than his "ather has &i en him. T-1%.III.%. I asked you earlier) 28ould you $e hosta&e to the e&o or host to 1odD2 2 ;et this question $e asked you $y the 0oly 5,irit e ery time you make a decision. 3 "or e ery decision you make does ans#er this) and in ites sorro# or Coy accordin&ly. ! 8hen 1od &a e 0imsel( to you in your creation) 0e esta$lished you as host to 0im (ore er. % 0e has not le(t you) and you ha e not le(t 0im. ' 3ll your attem,ts to deny 0is ma&nitude) and make 0is 5on hosta&e to the e&o) cannot make little #hom 1od has Coined #ith 0im. * @ ery decision you make is (or 0ea en or (or hell) and $rin&s you the a#areness o( #hat you decided (or. T-1%.III.'. The 0oly 5,irit can hold your ma&nitude) clean o( all littleness) clearly and in ,er(ect sa(ety in your mind) untouched $y e ery little &i(t the #orld o( littleness #ould o((er you. 2 But (or this) you cannot side a&ainst 0im in #hat 0e #ills (or you. 3 Decide (or 1od throu&h 0im. ! "or littleness) and the $elie( that you can $e content #ith littleness) are decisions you make a$out yoursel(. % The ,o#er and the &lory that lie in you (rom 1od are (or all #ho) like you) ,ercei e themsel es as little) and $elie e that littleness can $e $lo#n u, into a sense o( ma&nitude that can content them. ,3>* ' Neither &i e littleness) nor acce,t it. * 3ll honor is due the host o( 1od. - 7our littleness decei es you) $ut your ma&nitude is o( 0im 8ho d#ells in you) and in 8hom you d#ell. : Touch no one) then) #ith littleness in the Name o( Christ) eternal 0ost unto 0is "ather. T-1%.III.*. In this season EChristmasF #hich cele$rates the $irth o( holiness into this #orld) Coin #ith me #ho decided (or holiness (or you. 2 It is our task to&ether to restore the a#areness o( ma&nitude to the host #hom 1od a,,ointed (or 0imsel(. 3 It is $eyond all your littleness to &i e the &i(t o( 1od) $ut not $eyond you. ! "or 1od #ould &i e 0imsel( <throu&h= you. % 0e reaches (rom you to e eryone and $eyond e eryone to 0is 5on+s creations) $ut #ithout lea in& you. ' "ar

$eyond your little #orld $ut still in you) 0e e/tends (ore er. * 7et 0e $rin&s all 0is e/tensions to you) as host to 0im. T-1%.III.-. Is it a sacri(ice to lea e littleness $ehind) and #ander not in ainD 2 It is not sacri(ice to #ake to &lory. 3 But it is sacri(ice to acce,t anythin& less than &lory. ! ;earn that you must $e #orthy o( the ?rince o( ?eace) $orn in you in honor o( 0im 8hose host you are. % 7ou kno# not #hat lo e means $ecause you ha e sou&ht to ,urchase it #ith little &i(ts) thus aluin& it too little to understand its ma&nitude. ' ;o e is not little and lo e d#ells in you) (or you are host to 0im. * Be(ore the &reatness that li es in you) your ,oor a,,reciation o( yoursel( and all the little o((erin&s you &i e sli, into nothin&ness. T-1%.III.:. 0oly child o( 1od) #hen #ill you learn that only holiness can content you and &i e you ,eaceD 2 Remem$er that you learn not (or yoursel( alone) no more than I did. 3 It is $ecause I learned (or you that you can learn o( me. ! I #ould $ut teach you #hat is yours) so that to&ether #e can re,lace the sha$$y littleness that $inds the host o( 1od to &uilt and #eakness #ith the &lad a#areness o( the &lory that is in him. % 4y $irth in you is your a#akenin& to &randeur. ' 8elcome me not into a man&er) $ut into the altar to holiness) #here holiness a$ides in ,er(ect ,eace. * 4y Gin&dom is not o( this #orld $ecause it is in you. - 3nd you are o( your "ather. : ;et us Coin in honorin& you) #ho must remain (ore er $eyond littleness. T-1%.III.1>. Decide #ith me) #ho has decided to a$ide #ith you. 2 I #ill as my "ather #ills) kno#in& 0is 8ill is constant and at ,eace (ore er #ith itsel(. 3 7ou #ill $e content #ith nothin& $ut 0is 8ill. ,3>! 3cce,t no less) remem$erin& that e erythin& I learned is yours. % 8hat my "ather lo es I lo e as 0e does) and I can no more acce,t it as #hat it is not) than 0e can. ' 3nd no more can you. * 8hen you ha e learned to acce,t #hat you are) you #ill make no more &i(ts to o((er to yoursel() (or you #ill kno# you are com,lete) in need o( nothin&) and una$le to acce,t anythin& (or yoursel(. - But you #ill &ladly &i e) ha in& recei ed. : The host o( 1od needs not seek to (ind anythin&. T-1%.III.11. I( you are #holly #illin& to lea e sal ation to the ,lan o( 1od and un#illin& to attem,t to &ras, (or ,eace yoursel() sal ation #ill $e &i en you. 2 7et think not you can su$stitute your ,lan (or 0is. 3 Rather) Coin #ith me in 0is) that #e may release all those #ho #ould $e $ound) ,roclaimin& to&ether that the 5on o( 1od is host to 0im. ! Thus #ill #e let no one (or&et #hat you #ould remem$er. % 3nd thus #ill you remem$er it. T-1%.III.12. Call (orth in e eryone only the remem$rance o( 1od) and o( the 0ea en that is in him. 2 "or #here you #ould ha e your $rother $e) there #ill you think you are. 3 0ear not his a,,eal to hell and littleness) $ut only his call (or 0ea en and &reatness. ! "or&et not

that his call is yours) and ans#er him #ith me. % 1od+s ,o#er is (ore er on the side o( 0is host) (or it ,rotects only the ,eace in #hich 0e d#ells. ' ;ay not littleness $e(ore 0is holy altar) #hich rises a$o e the stars and reaches e en to 0ea en) $ecause o( #hat is &i en it. I". Practicin) t#e Hol. Instant T-1%.I6.1. This course is not $eyond immediate learnin&) unless you $elie e that #hat 1od #ills takes time. 2 3nd this means only that you #ould rather delay the reco&nition that 0is 8ill is so. 3 The holy instant is this instant and e ery instant. ! The one you #ant it to $e it is. % The one you #ould not ha e it $e is lost to you. ' 7ou must decide #hen it is. * Delay it not. - "or $eyond the ,ast and (uture) #here you #ill not (ind it) it stands in shimmerin& readiness (or your acce,tance. : 7et you cannot $rin& it into &lad a#areness #hile you do not #ant it) (or it holds the #hole release (rom littleness. T-1%.I6.2. 7our ,ractice must there(ore rest u,on your #illin&ness to let all littleness &o. 2 The instant in #hich ma&nitude da#ns u,on you is $ut as (ar a#ay as your desire (or it. ,3>: 3 3s lon& as you desire it not and cherish littleness instead) $y so much is it (ar (rom you. ! By so much as you #ant it #ill you $rin& it nearer. % Think not that you can (ind sal ation in your o#n #ay and ha e it. ' 1i e o er e ery ,lan you ha e made (or your sal ation in e/chan&e (or 1od+s. * 0is #ill content you) and nothin& else can $rin& you ,eace. - "or ,eace is o( 1od) and no one $eside 0im. T-1%.I6.3. Be hum$le $e(ore 0im) and yet &reat <in= 0im. 2 3nd alue no ,lan o( the e&o $e(ore the ,lan o( 1od. 3 "or you lea e em,ty your ,lace in 0is ,lan) #hich you must (ill i( you #ould Coin #ith me) $y your decision to Coin in any ,lan $ut 0is. ! I call you to (ul(ill your holy ,art in the ,lan that 0e has &i en to the #orld (or its release (rom littleness. % 1od #ould ha e 0is host a$ide in ,er(ect (reedom. ' @ ery alle&iance to a ,lan o( sal ation a,art (rom 0im diminishes the alue o( 0is 8ill (or you in your o#n mind. * 3nd yet it is your mind that is the host to 0im. T-1%.I6.!. 8ould you learn ho# ,er(ect and immaculate is the holy altar on #hich your "ather has ,laced 0imsel(D 2 This you #ill reco&niAe in the holy instant) in #hich you #illin&ly and &ladly &i e o er e ery ,lan $ut 0is. 3 "or there lies ,eace) ,er(ectly clear $ecause you ha e $een #illin& to meet its conditions. ! 7ou can claim the holy instant any time and any#here you #ant it. % In your ,ractice) try to &i e o er e ery ,lan you ha e acce,ted (or (indin& ma&nitude in littleness. ' <It is not there.= * Use the holy instant only to reco&niAe that you alone cannot kno# #here it is) and can only decei e yoursel(.

T-1%.I6.%. I stand #ithin the holy instant) as clear as you #ould ha e me. 2 3nd the e/tent to #hich you learn to acce,t me is the measure o( the time in #hich the holy instant #ill $e yours. 3 I call to you to make the holy instant yours at once) (or the release (rom littleness in the mind o( the host o( 1od de,ends on #illin&ness) and not on time. T-1%.I6.'. The reason this course is sim,le is that truth is sim,le. 2 Com,le/ity is o( the e&o) and is nothin& more than the e&o+s attem,t to o$scure the o$ ious. 3 7ou could li e (ore er in the holy instant) $e&innin& no# and reachin& to eternity) $ut (or a ery sim,le reason. ! Do not o$scure the sim,licity o( this reason) (or i( you do) it #ill $e only $ecause you ,re(er not to reco&niAe it and not to let it &o. % The sim,le reason) sim,ly stated) is this. The holy instant is a time in #hich you recei e and &i e ,er(ect communication. ' This means) ho#e er) that it is a time in #hich your mind is o,en) $oth to recei e and &i e. ,31> * It is the reco&nition that all minds are in communication. - It there(ore seeks to chan&e nothin&) $ut merely to acce,t e erythin&. T-1%.I6.*. 0o# can you do this #hen you #ould ,re(er to ha e ,ri ate thou&hts and kee, themD 2 The only #ay you could do that #ould $e to deny the ,er(ect communication that makes the holy instant #hat it is. 3 7ou $elie e you can har$or thou&hts you #ould not share) and that sal ation lies in kee,in& thou&hts to yoursel( alone. ! "or in ,ri ate thou&hts) kno#n only to yoursel() you think you (ind a #ay to kee, #hat you #ould ha e alone) and share #hat <you= #ould share. % 3nd then you #onder #hy it is that you are not in (ull communication #ith those around you) and #ith 1od 8ho surrounds all o( you to&ether. T-1%.I6.-. @ ery thou&ht you #ould kee, hidden shuts communication o(() $ecause you #ould ha e it so. 2 It is im,ossi$le to reco&niAe ,er(ect communication #hile $reakin& communication holds alue to you. 3 3sk yoursel( honestly) 28ould I #ant to ha e ,er(ect communication) and am I #holly #illin& to let e erythin& that inter(eres #ith it &o (ore erD2 ! I( the ans#er is no) then the 0oly 5,irit+s readiness to &i e it to you is not enou&h to make it yours) (or you are not ready to share it #ith 0im. % 3nd it cannot come into a mind that has decided to o,,ose it. ' "or the holy instant is &i en and recei ed #ith equal #illin&ness) $ein& the acce,tance o( the sin&le 8ill that &o erns all thou&ht. T-1%.I6.:. The necessary condition (or the holy instant does not require that you ha e no thou&hts that are not ,ure. 2 But it does require that you ha e none that you #ould kee,. 3 Innocence is not o( your makin&. ! It is &i en you the instant you #ould ha e it. % 3tonement #ould not $e i( there #ere no need (or it. ' 7ou #ill not $e a$le to acce,t ,er(ect communication as lon& as you #ould hide it (rom yoursel(. * "or #hat

you #ould hide <is= hidden (rom you. - In your ,ractice) then) try only to $e i&ilant a&ainst dece,tion) and seek not to ,rotect the thou&hts you #ould kee, to yoursel(. : ;et the 0oly 5,irit+s ,urity shine them a#ay) and $rin& all your a#areness to the readiness (or ,urity 0e o((ers you. 1> Thus #ill 0e make you ready to ackno#led&e that you are host to 1od) and hosta&e to no one and to nothin&. ,311 ". T#e Hol. Instant an! Special Relations#ips T-1%.6.1. The holy instant is the 0oly 5,irit+s most use(ul learnin& de ice (or teachin& you lo e+s meanin&. 2 "or its ,ur,ose is to sus,end Cud&ment entirely. 3 Hud&ment al#ays rests on the ,ast) (or ,ast e/,erience is the $asis on #hich you Cud&e. ! Hud&ment $ecomes im,ossi$le #ithout the ,ast) (or #ithout it you do not understand anythin&. % 7ou #ould make no attem,t to Cud&e) $ecause it #ould $e quite a,,arent to you that you do not understand #hat anythin& means. ' 7ou are a(raid o( this $ecause you $elie e that #ithout the e&o) all #ould $e chaos. * 7et I assure you that #ithout the e&o) all #ould $e lo e. T-1%.6.2. The ,ast is the e&o+s chie( learnin& de ice) (or it is in the ,ast that you learned to de(ine your o#n needs and acquired methods (or meetin& them on your o#n terms. 2 8e ha e said that to limit lo e to ,art o( the 5onshi, is to $rin& &uilt into your relationshi,s) and thus make them unreal. 3 I( you seek to se,arate out certain as,ects o( the totality and look to them to meet your ima&ined needs) you are attem,tin& to use se,aration to sa e you. ! 0o#) then) could &uilt not enterD % "or se,aration is the source o( &uilt) and to a,,eal to it (or sal ation is to $elie e you are alone. ' To $e alone <is= to $e &uilty. * "or to e/,erience yoursel( as alone is to deny the Oneness o( the "ather and 0is 5on) and thus to attack reality. T-1%.6.3. 7ou cannot lo e ,arts o( reality and understand #hat lo e means. 2 I( you #ould lo e unlike to 1od) 8ho kno#s no s,ecial lo e) ho# can you understand itD 3 To $elie e that <s,ecial= relationshi,s) #ith <s,ecial= lo e) can o((er you sal ation is the $elie( that se,aration is sal ation. ! "or it is the com,lete equality o( the 3tonement in #hich sal ation lies. % 0o# can you decide that s,ecial as,ects o( the 5onshi, can &i e you more than othersD ' The ,ast has tau&ht you this. * 7et the holy instant teaches you it is not so. T-1%.6.!. Because o( &uilt) all s,ecial relationshi,s ha e elements o( (ear in them. 2 This is #hy they shi(t and chan&e so (requently. 3 They are not $ased on chan&eless lo e alone. ! 3nd lo e) #here (ear has entered) cannot $e de,ended on $ecause it is not ,er(ect. % In 0is (unction as Inter,reter o( #hat you made) the 0oly 5,irit uses s,ecial relationshi,s) #hich you ha e chosen to su,,ort the e&o) as learnin&

e/,eriences that ,oint to truth. ' Under 0is teachin&) e ery relationshi, $ecomes a lesson in lo e. ,312 T-1%.6.%. The 0oly 5,irit kno#s no one is s,ecial. 2 7et 0e also ,ercei es that you ha e made s,ecial relationshi,s) #hich 0e #ould ,uri(y and not let you destroy. 3 0o#e er unholy the reason you made them may $e) 0e can translate them into holiness $y remo in& as much (ear as you #ill let 0im. ! 7ou can ,lace any relationshi, under 0is care and $e sure that it #ill not result in ,ain) i( you o((er 0im your #illin&ness to ha e it ser e no need $ut 0is. % 3ll the &uilt in it arises (rom your use o( it. ' 3ll the lo e (rom 0is. * Do not) then) $e a(raid to let &o your ima&ined needs) #hich #ould destroy the relationshi,. 7our only need is 0is. T-1%.6.'. 3ny relationshi, you #ould su$stitute (or another has not $een o((ered to the 0oly 5,irit (or 0is use. 2 There <is= no su$stitute (or lo e. 3 I( you #ould attem,t to su$stitute one as,ect o( lo e (or another) you ha e ,laced less alue on one and more on the other. ! 7ou ha e not only se,arated them) $ut you ha e also Cud&ed a&ainst $oth. % 7et you had Cud&ed a&ainst yoursel( (irst) or you #ould ne er ha e ima&ined that you needed your $rothers as they #ere not. ' Unless you had seen yoursel( as #ithout lo e) you could not ha e Cud&ed them so like you in lack. T-1%.6.*. The e&o+s use o( relationshi,s is so (ra&mented that it (requently &oes e en (arther9 one ,art o( one as,ect suits its ,ur,oses) #hile it ,re(ers di((erent ,arts o( another as,ect. 2 Thus does it assem$le reality to its o#n ca,ricious likin&) o((erin& (or your seekin& a ,icture #hose likeness does not e/ist. 3 "or there is nothin& in 0ea en or earth that it resem$les) and so) ho#e er much you seek (or its reality) you cannot (ind it $ecause it is not real. T-1%.6.-. @ eryone on earth has (ormed s,ecial relationshi,s) and althou&h this is not so in 0ea en) the 0oly 5,irit kno#s ho# to $rin& a touch o( 0ea en to them here. 2 In the holy instant no one is s,ecial) (or your ,ersonal needs intrude on no one to make your $rothers seem di((erent. 3 8ithout the alues (rom the ,ast) you #ould see them all the same and like yoursel(. ! Nor #ould you see any se,aration $et#een yoursel( and them. % In the holy instant) you see in each relationshi, #hat it #ill $e #hen you ,ercei e only the ,resent. T-1%.6.:. 1od kno#s you <no#.= 2 0e remem$ers nothin&) ha in& al#ays kno#n you e/actly as 0e kno#s you no#. 3 The holy instant re(lects 0is kno#in& $y $rin&in& all ,erce,tion out o( the ,ast) thus remo in& the (rame o( re(erence you ha e $uilt $y #hich to Cud&e your $rothers. ! Once this is &one) the 0oly 5,irit su$stitutes 0is (rame o( re(erence (or it. ,313 % 0is (rame o( re(erence is sim,ly 1od. ' The 0oly 5,irit+s timelessness lies only here. * "or in the holy instant) (ree

o( the ,ast) you see that lo e is in you) and you ha e no need to look #ithout and snatch lo e &uiltily (rom #here you thou&ht it #as. T-1%.6.1>. 3ll your relationshi,s are $lessed in the holy instant) $ecause the $lessin& is not limited. 2 In the holy instant the 5onshi, &ains as one) and united in your $lessin& it $ecomes one to you. 3 The meanin& o( lo e is the meanin& 1od &a e to it. ! 1i e to it any meanin& a,art (rom 0is) and it is im,ossi$le to understand it. % 1od lo es e ery $rother as 0e lo es you9 neither less nor more. ' 0e needs them all equally) and so do you. * In time) you ha e $een told to o((er miracles as I direct) and let the 0oly 5,irit $rin& to you those #ho are seekin& you. - 7et in the holy instant you unite directly #ith 1od) and all your $rothers Coin in Christ. : Those #ho are Coined in Christ are in no #ay se,arate. 1> "or Christ is the 5el( the 5onshi, shares) as 1od shares 0is 5el( #ith Christ. T-1%.6.11. Think you that you can Cud&e the 5el( o( 1odD 2 1od has created It $eyond Cud&ment) out o( 0is need to e/tend 0is ;o e. 3 8ith lo e in you) you ha e no need e/ce,t to e/tend it. ! In the holy instant there is no con(lict o( needs) (or there is only one. % "or the holy instant reaches to eternity) and to the 4ind o( 1od. ' 3nd it is only there lo e has meanin&) and only there can it $e understood. "I. T#e Hol. Instant an! t#e La+s of Go! T-1%.6I.1. It is im,ossi$le to use one relationshi, at the e/,ense o( another and not to su((er &uilt. 2 3nd it is equally im,ossi$le to condemn ,art o( a relationshi, and (ind ,eace #ithin it. 3 Under the 0oly 5,irit+s teachin& all relationshi,s are seen as total commitments) yet they do not con(lict #ith one another in any #ay. ! ?er(ect (aith in each one) (or its a$ility to satis(y you com,letely) arises only (rom ,er(ect (aith in yoursel(. % 3nd this you cannot ha e #hile &uilt remains. ' 3nd there #ill $e &uilt as lon& as you acce,t the ,ossi$ility) and cherish it) that you can make a $rother into #hat he is not) $ecause you #ould ha e him so. T-1%.6I.2. 7ou ha e so little (aith in yoursel( $ecause you are un#illin& to acce,t the (act that ,er(ect lo e is in you. 2 3nd so you seek #ithout (or #hat you cannot (ind #ithout. ,31! 3 I o((er you my ,er(ect (aith in you) in ,lace o( all your dou$ts. ! But (or&et not that my (aith must $e as ,er(ect in all your $rothers as it is in you) or it #ould $e a limited &i(t to you. % In the holy instant #e share our (aith in 1od+s 5on $ecause #e reco&niAe) to&ether) that he is #holly #orthy o( it) and in our a,,reciation o( his #orth #e cannot dou$t his holiness. ' 3nd so #e lo e him. T-1%.6I.3. 3ll se,aration anishes as holiness is shared. 2 "or holiness is ,o#er) and $y sharin& it) it &ains in stren&th. 3 I( you seek (or

satis(action in &rati(yin& your needs as you ,ercei e them) you must $elie e that stren&th comes (rom another) and #hat you &ain he loses. ! 5omeone must al#ays lose i( you ,ercei e yoursel( as #eak. % 7et there is another inter,retation o( relationshi,s that transcends the conce,t o( loss o( ,o#er com,letely. T-1%.6I.!. 7ou do not (ind it di((icult to $elie e that #hen another calls on 1od (or lo e) your call remains as stron&. 2 Nor do you think that #hen 1od ans#ers him) your ho,e o( ans#er is diminished. 3 On the contrary) you are more inclined to re&ard his success as #itness to the ,ossi$ility o( yours. ! That is $ecause you reco&niAe) ho#e er dimly) that 1od is an idea) and so your (aith in 0im is stren&thened $y sharin&. % 8hat you (ind di((icult to acce,t is the (act that) like your "ather) <you= are an idea. ' 3nd like 0im) you can &i e yoursel( com,letely) #holly #ithout loss and only #ith &ain. * 0erein lies ,eace) (or here there <is= no con(lict. T-1%.6I.%. In the #orld o( scarcity) lo e has no meanin& and ,eace is im,ossi$le. 2 "or &ain and loss are $oth acce,ted) and so no one is a#are that ,er(ect lo e is in him. 3 In the holy instant you reco&niAe the idea o( lo e in you) and unite this idea #ith the 4ind that thou&ht it) and could not relinquish it. ! By holdin& it #ithin itsel() there <is= no loss. % The holy instant thus $ecomes a lesson in ho# to hold all o( your $rothers in your mind) e/,eriencin& not loss $ut com,letion. ' "rom this it (ollo#s you can only &i e. * 3nd this <is= lo e) (or this alone is natural under the la#s o( 1od. - In the holy instant the la#s o( 1od ,re ail) and only they ha e meanin&. : The la#s o( this #orld cease to hold any meanin& at all. 1> 8hen the 5on o( 1od acce,ts the la#s o( 1od as #hat he &ladly #ills) it is im,ossi$le that he $e $ound) or limited in any #ay. 11 In that instant he is as (ree as 1od #ould ha e him $e. 12 "or the instant he re(uses to $e $ound) he is not $ound. T-1%.6I.'. In the holy instant nothin& ha,,ens that has not al#ays $een. 2 Only the eil that has $een dra#n across reality is li(ted. 3 Nothin& has chan&ed. ,31% ! 7et the a#areness o( chan&elessness comes s#i(tly as the eil o( time is ,ushed aside. % No one #ho has not yet e/,erienced the li(tin& o( the eil) and (elt himsel( dra#n irresisti$ly into the li&ht $ehind it) can ha e (aith in lo e #ithout (ear. ' 7et the 0oly 5,irit &i es you this (aith) $ecause 0e o((ered it to me and I acce,ted it. * "ear not the holy instant #ill $e denied you) (or I denied it not. - 3nd throu&h me the 0oly 5,irit &i es it unto you) as you #ill &i e it. : ;et no need you ,ercei e o$scure your need o( this. 1> "or in the holy instant you #ill reco&niAe the only need the 5ons o( 1od share equally) and $y this reco&nition you #ill Coin #ith me in o((erin& #hat is needed.

T-1%.6I.*. It is throu&h <us= that ,eace #ill come. 2 Hoin me in the idea o( ,eace) (or in ideas minds can communicate. 3 I( you #ould &i e yoursel( as your "ather &i es 0is 5el() you #ill learn to understand 5el(hood. ! 3nd therein is lo e+s meanin& understood. % But remem$er that understandin& is o( the mind) and only o( the mind. ' Gno#led&e is there(ore o( the mind) and its conditions are in the mind #ith it. * I( you #ere not an idea) and nothin& $ut an idea) you could not $e in (ull communication #ith all that e er #as. - 7et as lon& as you ,re(er to $e somethin& else) or #ould attem,t to $e nothin& else and somethin& else to&ether) you #ill not remem$er the lan&ua&e o( communication) #hich you kno# ,er(ectly. T-1%.6I.-. In the holy instant 1od is remem$ered) and the lan&ua&e o( communication #ith all your $rothers is remem$ered #ith 0im. 2 "or communication is remem$ered to&ether) as is truth. 3 There is no e/clusion in the holy instant $ecause the ,ast is &one) and #ith it &oes the #hole $asis (or e/clusion. ! 8ithout its source e/clusion anishes. % 3nd this ,ermits your 5ource) and that o( all your $rothers) to re,lace it in your a#areness. ' 1od and the ,o#er o( 1od #ill take Their ri&ht(ul ,lace in you) and you #ill e/,erience the (ull communication o( ideas #ith ideas. * Throu&h your a$ility to do this you #ill learn #hat you must $e) (or you #ill $e&in to understand #hat your Creator is) and #hat 0is creation is alon& #ith 0im. ,31' "II. T#e Nee!less Sacrifice T-1%.6II.1. Beyond the ,oor attraction o( the s,ecial lo e relationshi,) and al#ays o$scured $y it) is the ,o#er(ul attraction o( the "ather (or 0is 5on. 2 There is no other lo e that can satis(y you) $ecause there <is= no other lo e. 3 This is the only lo e that is (ully &i en and (ully returned. ! Bein& com,lete) it asks nothin&. % Bein& #holly ,ure) e eryone Coined in it has e erythin&. ' This is not the $asis (or any relationshi, in #hich the e&o enters. * "or e ery relationshi, on #hich the e&o em$arks <is= s,ecial. T-1%.6II.2. The e&o esta$lishes relationshi,s only to &et somethin&. 2 3nd it #ould kee, the &i er $ound to itsel( throu&h &uilt. 3 It is im,ossi$le (or the e&o to enter into any relationshi, #ithout an&er) (or the e&o $elie es that an&er makes (riends. ! This is not its statement) $ut it <is= its ,ur,ose. % "or the e&o really $elie es that it can &et and kee, <$y makin& &uilty.= ' This is its one attraction9 an attraction so #eak that it #ould ha e no hold at all) e/ce,t that no one reco&niAes it. * "or the e&o al#ays seems to attract throu&h lo e) and has no attraction at all to anyone #ho ,ercei es that it attracts throu&h &uilt. T-1%.6II.3. The sick attraction o( &uilt must $e reco&niAed (or #hat it is. 2 "or ha in& $een made real to you) it is essential to look at it clearly)

and $y #ithdra#in& your in estment in it) to learn to let it &o. 3 No one #ould choose to let &o #hat he $elie es has alue. ! 7et the attraction o( &uilt has alue to you only $ecause you ha e not looked at #hat it is) and ha e Cud&ed it com,letely in the dark. % 3s #e $rin& it to li&ht) your only question #ill $e #hy it #as you e er #anted it. ' 7ou ha e nothin& to lose $y lookin& o,en-eyed) (or u&liness such as this $elon&s not in your holy mind. * This host o( 1od can ha e no real in estment here. T-1%.6II.!. 8e said $e(ore that the e&o attem,ts to maintain and increase &uilt) $ut in such a #ay that you do not reco&niAe #hat it #ould do to you. 2 "or it is the e&o+s (undamental doctrine that #hat you do to others you ha e esca,ed. 3 The e&o #ishes no one #ell. ! 7et its sur i al de,ends on your $elie( that you are e/em,t (rom its e il intentions. % It counsels) there(ore) that i( you are host to it) it #ill ena$le you to direct its an&er out#ard) thus ,rotectin& you. ' 3nd thus it em$arks on an endless) unre#ardin& chain o( s,ecial relationshi,s) (or&ed out o( an&er and dedicated to $ut one insane $elie(9 that the more an&er you in est outside yoursel() the sa(er you $ecome. ,31* T-1%.6II.%. It is this chain that $inds the 5on o( 1od to &uilt) and it is this chain the 0oly 5,irit #ould remo e (rom his holy mind. 2 "or the chain o( sa a&ery $elon&s not around the chosen host o( 1od) #ho cannot make himsel( host to the e&o. 3 In the name o( his release) and in the Name o( 0im 8ho #ould release him) let us look more closely at the relationshi,s the e&o contri es) and let the 0oly 5,irit Cud&e them truly. ! "or it is certain that i( you #ill look at them) you #ill o((er them &ladly to 0im. % 8hat 0e can make o( them you do not kno#) $ut you #ill $ecome #illin& to (ind out) i( you are #illin& (irst to ,ercei e #hat you ha e made o( them. T-1%.6II.'. In one #ay or another) e ery relationshi, the e&o makes is $ased on the idea that $y sacri(icin& itsel() it $ecomes $i&&er. 2 The 2sacri(ice)2 #hich it re&ards as ,uri(ication) is actually the root o( its $itter resentment. 3 "or it #ould ,re(er to attack directly) and a oid delayin& #hat it really #ants. ! 7et the e&o ackno#led&es 2reality2 as it sees it) and reco&niAes that no one could inter,ret direct attack as lo e. % 7et to make &uilty <is= direct attack) althou&h it does not seem to $e. ' "or the &uilty e/,ect attack) and ha in& asked (or it they are attracted to it. T-1%.6II.*. In such insane relationshi,s) the attraction o( #hat you do not #ant seems to $e much stron&er than the attraction o( #hat you do #ant. 2 "or each one thinks that he has sacri(iced somethin& to the other) and hates him (or it. 3 7et this is #hat he thinks he #ants. ! 0e is not in lo e #ith the other at all. % 0e merely $elie es he is in lo e #ith sacri(ice. ' 3nd (or this sacri(ice) #hich he demands o( himsel() he

demands that the other acce,t the &uilt and sacri(ice himsel( as #ell. * "or&i eness $ecomes im,ossi$le) (or the e&o $elie es that to (or&i e another is to lose him. - It is only $y attack #ithout (or&i eness that the e&o can ensure the &uilt that holds all its relationshi,s to&ether. T-1%.6II.-. 7et they only <seem= to $e to&ether. 2 "or relationshi,s) to the e&o) mean only that $odies are to&ether. 3 It is al#ays this that the e&o demands) and it does not o$Cect #here the mind &oes or #hat it thinks) (or this seems unim,ortant. ! 3s lon& as the $ody is there to recei e its sacri(ice) it is content. % To the e&o the mind is ,ri ate) and only the $ody can $e shared. ' Ideas are $asically o( no concern) e/ce,t as they $rin& the $ody o( another closer or (arther. * 3nd it is in these terms that it e aluates ideas as &ood or $ad. - 8hat makes another &uilty and holds him throu&h &uilt is 2&ood.2 : 8hat releases him (rom &uilt is 2$ad)2 $ecause he #ould no lon&er $elie e that $odies communicate) and so he #ould $e 2&one.2 ,31T-1%.6II.:. 5u((erin& and sacri(ice are the &i(ts #ith #hich the e&o #ould 2$less2 all unions. 2 3nd those #ho are united at its altar acce,t su((erin& and sacri(ice as the ,rice o( union. 3 In their an&ry alliances) $orn o( the (ear o( loneliness and yet dedicated to the continuance o( loneliness) each seeks relie( (rom &uilt $y increasin& it in the other. ! "or each $elie es that this decreases &uilt in him. % The other seems al#ays to $e attackin& and #oundin& him) ,erha,s in little #ays) ,erha,s 2unconsciously)2 yet ne er #ithout demand o( sacri(ice. ' The (ury o( those Coined at the e&o+s altar (ar e/ceeds your a#areness o( it. * "or #hat the e&o really #ants you do not realiAe. T-1%.6II.1>. 8hene er you are an&ry) you can $e sure that you ha e (ormed a s,ecial relationshi, #hich the e&o has 2$lessed)2 (or an&er <is= its $lessin&. 2 3n&er takes many (orms) $ut it cannot lon& decei e those #ho #ill learn that lo e $rin&s no &uilt at all) and #hat $rin&s &uilt cannot $e lo e and <must= $e an&er. 3 3ll an&er is nothin& more than an attem,t to make someone (eel &uilty) and this attem,t is the only $asis the e&o acce,ts (or s,ecial relationshi,s. ! 1uilt is the only need the e&o has) and as lon& as you identi(y #ith it) &uilt #ill remain attracti e to you. % 7et remem$er this9 to $e #ith a $ody is not communication. ' 3nd i( you think it is) you #ill (eel &uilty a$out communication and #ill $e a(raid to hear the 0oly 5,irit) reco&niAin& in 0is 6oice your o#n need to communicate. T-1%.6II.11. The 0oly 5,irit cannot teach throu&h (ear. 2 3nd ho# can 0e communicate #ith you) #hile you $elie e that to communicate is to make yoursel( aloneD 3 It is clearly insane to $elie e that $y communicatin& you #ill $e a$andoned. ! 3nd yet many do $elie e it. % "or they think their minds must $e ke,t ,ri ate or they #ill lose them) $ut i( their $odies are to&ether their minds remain their o#n. ' The

union o( $odies thus $ecomes the #ay in #hich they #ould kee, minds a,art. * "or $odies cannot (or&i e. - They can only do as the mind directs. T-1%.6II.12. The illusion o( the autonomy o( the $ody and its a$ility to o ercome loneliness is $ut the #orkin& o( the e&o+s ,lan to esta$lish its o#n autonomy. 2 3s lon& as you $elie e that to $e #ith a $ody is com,anionshi,) you #ill $e com,elled to attem,t to kee, your $rother in his $ody) held there $y &uilt. 3 3nd you #ill see sa(ety in &uilt and dan&er in communication. ! "or the e&o #ill al#ays teach that loneliness is sol ed $y &uilt) and that communication is the cause o( loneliness. ,31: % 3nd des,ite the e ident insanity o( this lesson) many ha e learned it. T-1%.6II.13. "or&i eness lies in communication as surely as damnation lies in &uilt. 2 It is the 0oly 5,irit+s teachin& (unction to instruct those #ho $elie e communication to $e damnation that communication is sal ation. 3 3nd 0e #ill do so) (or the ,o#er o( 1od in 0im and you is Coined in a real relationshi, so holy and so stron&) that it can o ercome e en this #ithout (ear. T-1%.6II.1!. It is throu&h the holy instant that #hat seems im,ossi$le is accom,lished) makin& it e ident that it is not im,ossi$le. 2 In the holy instant &uilt holds no attraction) since communication has $een restored. 3 3nd &uilt) #hose only ,ur,ose is to disru,t communication) has no (unction here. ! 0ere there is no concealment) and no ,ri ate thou&hts. % The #illin&ness to communicate attracts communication to it) and o ercomes loneliness com,letely. ' There is com,lete (or&i eness here) (or there is no desire to e/clude anyone (rom your com,letion) in sudden reco&nition o( the alue o( his ,art in it. * In the ,rotection o( your #holeness) all are in ited and made #elcome. - 3nd you understand that your com,letion is 1od+s) 8hose only need is to ha e you $e com,lete. : "or your com,letion makes you 0is in your a#areness. 1> 3nd here it is that you e/,erience yoursel( as you #ere created) and as you are. "III. T#e Onl. Real Relations#ip T-1%.6III.1. The holy instant does not re,lace the need (or learnin&) (or the 0oly 5,irit must not lea e you as your Teacher until the holy instant has e/tended (ar $eyond time. 2 "or a teachin& assi&nment such as 0is) 0e must use e erythin& in this #orld (or your release. 3 0e must side #ith e ery si&n or token o( your #illin&ness to learn o( 0im #hat the truth must $e. ! 0e is s#i(t to utiliAe #hate er you o((er 0im on $ehal( o( this. % 0is concern and care (or you are limitless. ' In the (ace o( your (ear o( (or&i eness) #hich 0e ,ercei es as clearly as 0e kno#s (or&i eness is release) 0e #ill teach you to remem$er that

(or&i eness is not loss) $ut your sal ation. * 3nd that in com,lete (or&i eness) in #hich you reco&niAe that there is nothin& to (or&i e) you are a$sol ed com,letely. ,32> T-1%.6III.2. 0ear 0im &ladly) and learn o( 0im that you ha e need o( no s,ecial relationshi,s at all. 2 7ou $ut seek in them #hat you ha e thro#n a#ay. 3 3nd throu&h them you #ill ne er learn the alue o( #hat you ha e cast aside) $ut still desire #ith all your heart. ! ;et us Coin to&ether in makin& the holy instant all that there is) $y desirin& that it <$e= all that there is. % 1od+s 5on has such &reat need o( your #illin&ness to stri e (or this that you cannot concei e o( need so &reat. ' Behold the only need that 1od and 0is 5on share) and #ill to meet to&ether. * 7ou are not alone in this. - The #ill o( your creations calls to you) to share your #ill #ith them. : Turn) then) in ,eace (rom &uilt to 1od and them. T-1%.6III.3. Relate only #ith #hat #ill ne er lea e you) and #hat you can ne er lea e. 2 The loneliness o( 1od+s 5on is the loneliness o( his "ather. 3 Re(use not the a#areness o( your com,letion) and seek not to restore it to yoursel(. ! "ear not to &i e redem,tion o er to your Redeemer+s ;o e. % 0e #ill not (ail you) (or 0e comes (rom One 8ho cannot (ail. ' 3cce,t your sense o( (ailure as nothin& more than a mistake in #ho you are. * "or the holy host o( 1od is $eyond (ailure) and nothin& that he #ills can $e denied. - 7ou are (ore er in a relationshi, so holy that it calls to e eryone to esca,e (rom loneliness) and Coin you in your lo e. : 3nd #here you are must e eryone seek) and (ind you there. T-1%.6III.!. Think $ut an instant on this. 1od &a e the 5onshi, to you) to ensure your ,er(ect creation. 2 This #as 0is &i(t) (or as 0e #ithheld 0imsel( not (rom you) 0e #ithheld not 0is creation. 3 Nothin& that e er #as created $ut is yours. ! 7our relationshi,s are #ith the uni erse. % 3nd this uni erse) $ein& o( 1od) is (ar $eyond the ,etty sum o( all the se,arate $odies you ,ercei e. ' "or all its ,arts are Coined in 1od throu&h Christ) #here they $ecome like to their "ather. * Christ kno#s o( no se,aration (rom 0is "ather) 8ho is 0is one relationshi,) in #hich 0e &i es as 0is "ather &i es to 0im. T-1%.6III.%. The 0oly 5,irit is 1od+s attem,t to (ree you o( #hat 0e does not understand. 2 3nd $ecause o( the 5ource o( the attem,t) it #ill succeed. 3 The 0oly 5,irit asks you to res,ond as 1od does) (or 0e #ould teach you #hat you do not understand. ! 1od #ould res,ond to e ery need) #hate er (orm it takes. % 3nd so 0e kee,s this channel o,en to recei e 0is communication to you) and yours to 0im. ' 1od does not understand your ,ro$lem in communication) (or 0e does not share it #ith you. * It is only you #ho $elie e that it is understanda$le.

- The 0oly 5,irit kno#s that it is not understanda$le) and yet 0e understands it $ecause you made it. ,321 T-1%.6III.'. In the 0oly 5,irit alone lies the a#areness o( #hat 1od cannot kno#) and #hat you do not understand. 2 It is 0is holy (unction to acce,t them $oth) and $y remo in& e ery element o( disa&reement) to Coin them into one. 3 0e #ill do this $ecause it is 0is (unction. ! ;ea e) then) #hat seems to you to $e im,ossi$le) to 0im 8ho kno#s it must $e ,ossi$le $ecause it is the 8ill o( 1od. % 3nd let 0im 8hose teachin& is only o( 1od teach you the only meanin& o( relationshi,s. ' "or 1od created the only relationshi, that has meanin&) and that is 0is relationshi, #ith you. I6. T#e Hol. Instant an! t#e Attraction of Go! T-1%.IL.1. 3s the e&o #ould limit your ,erce,tion o( your $rothers to the $ody) so #ould the 0oly 5,irit release your ision and let you see the 1reat Rays shinin& (rom them) so unlimited that they reach to 1od. 2 It is this shi(t to ision that is accom,lished in the holy instant. 3 7et it is need(ul (or you to learn Cust #hat this shi(t entails) so you #ill $ecome #illin& to make it ,ermanent. ! 1i en this #illin&ness it #ill not lea e you) (or it <is= ,ermanent. % Once you ha e acce,ted it as the only ,erce,tion you #ant) it is translated into kno#led&e $y the ,art that 1od 0imsel( ,lays in the 3tonement) (or it is the only ste, in it 0e understands. ' There(ore) in this there #ill $e no delay #hen you are ready (or it. * 1od is ready no#) $ut you are not. T-1%.IL.2. Our task is $ut to continue) as (ast as ,ossi$le) the necessary ,rocess o( lookin& strai&ht at all the inter(erence and seein& it e/actly as it is. 2 "or it is im,ossi$le to reco&niAe as #holly #ithout &rati(ication #hat you think you #ant. 3 The $ody is the sym$ol o( the e&o) as the e&o is the sym$ol o( the se,aration. ! 3nd $oth are nothin& more than attem,ts to limit communication) and there$y to make it im,ossi$le. % "or communication must $e unlimited in order to ha e meanin&) and de,ri ed o( meanin&) it #ill not satis(y you com,letely. ' 7et it remains the only means $y #hich you can esta$lish real relationshi,s) #hich ha e no limits) ha in& $een esta$lished $y 1od. T-1%.IL.3. In the holy instant) #here the 1reat Rays re,lace the $ody in a#areness) the reco&nition o( relationshi,s #ithout limits is &i en you. 2 But in order to see this) it is necessary to &i e u, e ery use the e&o has (or the $ody) and to acce,t the (act that the e&o has no ,ur,ose you #ould share #ith it. ,322 3 "or the e&o #ould limit e eryone to a $ody (or its o#n ,ur,oses) and #hile you think it has a ,ur,ose) you #ill choose to utiliAe the means $y #hich it tries to turn its ,ur,ose into accom,lishment. ! This #ill ne er $e accom,lished. % 7et you ha e surely reco&niAed that the e&o) #hose &oals are alto&ether

unattaina$le) #ill stri e (or them #ith all its mi&ht) and #ill do so #ith the stren&th that you ha e &i en it. T-1%.IL.!. It is im,ossi$le to di ide your stren&th $et#een 0ea en and hell) 1od and the e&o) and release your ,o#er to creation) #hich is the only ,ur,ose (or #hich it #as &i en you. 2 ;o e #ould <al#ays= &i e increase. 3 ;imits are demanded $y the e&o) and re,resent its demands to make little and ine((ectual. ! ;imit your si&ht o( a $rother to his $ody) #hich you #ill do as lon& as you #ould not release him (rom it) and you ha e denied his &i(t to you. % 0is $ody cannot &i e it. ' 3nd seek it not throu&h yours. * 7et your minds are already continuous) and their union need only $e acce,ted and the loneliness in 0ea en is &one. T-1%.IL.%. I( you #ould $ut let the 0oly 5,irit tell you o( the ;o e o( 1od (or you) and the need your creations ha e to $e #ith you (ore er) you #ould e/,erience the attraction o( the eternal. 2 No one can hear 0im s,eak o( this and lon& remain #illin& to lin&er here. 3 "or it is your #ill to $e in 0ea en) #here you are com,lete and quiet) in such sure and lo in& relationshi,s that any limit is im,ossi$le. ! 8ould you not e/chan&e your little relationshi,s (or thisD % "or the $ody <is= little and limited) and only those #hom you #ould see #ithout the limits the e&o #ould im,ose on them can o((er you the &i(t o( (reedom. T-1%.IL.'. 7ou ha e no conce,tion o( the limits you ha e ,laced on your ,erce,tion) and no idea o( all the lo eliness that you could see. 2 But this you must remem$er9 the attraction o( &uilt o,,oses the attraction o( 1od. 3 0is attraction (or you remains unlimited) $ut $ecause your ,o#er) $ein& 0is) is as &reat as 0is) you can turn a#ay (rom lo e. ! 8hat you in est in &uilt you #ithdra# (rom 1od. % 3nd your si&ht &ro#s #eak and dim and limited) (or you ha e attem,ted to se,arate the "ather (rom the 5on) and limit their communication. ' 5eek not 3tonement in (urther se,aration. * 3nd limit not your ision o( 1od+s 5on to #hat inter(eres #ith his release) and #hat the 0oly 5,irit must undo to set him (ree. - "or his $elie( in limits <has= im,risoned him. ,323 T-1%.IL.*. 8hen the $ody ceases to attract you) and #hen you ,lace no alue on it as a means o( &ettin& anythin&) then there #ill $e no inter(erence in communication and your thou&hts #ill $e as (ree as 1od+s. 2 3s you let the 0oly 5,irit teach you ho# to use the $ody only (or ,ur,oses o( communication) and renounce its use (or se,aration and attack #hich the e&o sees in it) you #ill learn you ha e no need o( a $ody at all. 3 In the holy instant there are no $odies) and you e/,erience only the attraction o( 1od. ! 3cce,tin& it as undi ided you Coin 0im #holly) in an instant) (or you #ould ,lace no limits on your

union #ith 0im. % The reality o( this relationshi, $ecomes the only truth that you could e er #ant. ' 3ll truth <is= here. 6. T#e Ti e of Re/irt# T-1%.L.1. It is in your ,o#er) in time) to delay the ,er(ect union o( the "ather and the 5on. 2 "or in this #orld) the attraction o( &uilt does stand $et#een them. 3 Neither time nor season means anythin& in eternity. ! But here it is the 0oly 5,irit+s (unction to use them $oth) thou&h not as the e&o uses them. % This is the season #hen you #ould cele$rate my $irth into the #orld. ' 7et you kno# not ho# to do it. * ;et the 0oly 5,irit teach you) and let me cele$rate <your= $irth throu&h 0im. - The only &i(t I can acce,t o( you is the &i(t I &a e to you. : Release me as I choose your o#n release. 1> The time o( Christ #e cele$rate to&ether) (or it has no meanin& i( #e are a,art. T-1%.L.2. The holy instant is truly the time o( Christ. 2 "or in this li$eratin& instant no &uilt is laid u,on the 5on o( 1od) and his unlimited ,o#er is thus restored to him. 3 8hat other &i(t can you o((er me) #hen only this I choose to o((er youD ! 3nd to see me is to see me in e eryone) and o((er e eryone the &i(t you o((er me. % I am as inca,a$le o( recei in& sacri(ice as 1od is) and e ery sacri(ice you ask o( yoursel( you ask o( me. ' ;earn no# that sacri(ice o( any kind is nothin& $ut a limitation im,osed on &i in&. * 3nd $y this limitation you ha e limited acce,tance o( the &i(t I o((er you. T-1%.L.3. 8e #ho are one cannot &i e se,arately. 2 8hen you are #illin& to acce,t our relationshi, as real) &uilt #ill hold no attraction (or you. 3 "or in our union you #ill acce,t all o( our $rothers. ! The &i(t o( union is the only &i(t that I #as $orn to &i e. % 1i e it to me) that you may ha e it. ,32! ' The time o( Christ is the time a,,ointed (or the &i(t o( (reedom) o((ered to e eryone. * 3nd $y your acce,tance o( it) you o((er it to e eryone. T-1%.L.!. It is in your ,o#er to make this season holy) (or it is in your ,o#er to make the time o( Christ $e no#. 2 It is ,ossi$le to do this all at once $ecause there is $ut one shi(t in ,erce,tion that is necessary) (or you made $ut one mistake. 3 It seems like many) $ut it is all the same. ! "or thou&h the e&o takes many (orms) it is al#ays the same idea. % 8hat is not lo e is al#ays (ear) and nothin& else. T-1%.L.%. It is not necessary to (ollo# (ear throu&h all the circuitous routes $y #hich it $urro#s under&round and hides in darkness) to emer&e in (orms quite di((erent (rom #hat it is. 2 7et it <is= necessary to e/amine each one as lon& as you #ould retain the ,rinci,le that &o erns all o( them. 3 8hen you are #illin& to re&ard them) not as se,arate) $ut as di((erent mani(estations o( the same idea) and one you do not #ant) they &o to&ether. ! The idea is sim,ly this. 7ou

$elie e it is ,ossi$le to $e host to the e&o or hosta&e to 1od. % This is the choice you think you ha e) and the decision you $elie e that you must make. ' 7ou see no other alternati es) (or you cannot acce,t the (act that sacri(ice &ets nothin&. * 5acri(ice is so essential to your thou&ht system that sal ation a,art (rom sacri(ice means nothin& to you. - 7our con(usion o( sacri(ice and lo e is so ,ro(ound that you cannot concei e o( lo e #ithout sacri(ice. : 3nd it is this that you must look u,on9 sacri(ice is attack) not lo e. 1> I( you #ould acce,t $ut this one idea) your (ear o( lo e #ould anish. 11 1uilt cannot last #hen the idea o( sacri(ice has $een remo ed. 12 "or i( there is sacri(ice) someone must ,ay and someone must &et. 13 3nd the only question that remains is ho# much is the ,rice) and (or &ettin& #hat. T-1%.L.'. 3s host to the e&o) you $elie e that you can &i e all your &uilt a#ay #hene er you #ant) and there$y ,urchase ,eace. 2 3nd the ,ayment does not seem to $e yours. 3 8hile it is o$ ious that the e&o does demand ,ayment it ne er seems to $e demandin& it o( you. ! 7ou are un#illin& to reco&niAe that the e&o) #hich you in ited) is treacherous only to those #ho think they are its host. % The e&o #ill ne er let you ,ercei e this) since this reco&nition #ould make it homeless. ' "or #hen the reco&nition da#ns clearly) you #ill not $e decei ed $y any (orm the e&o takes to ,rotect itsel( (rom your si&ht. * @ach (orm #ill $e reco&niAed as $ut a co er (or the one idea that hides $ehind them all9 that lo e demands sacri(ice) and is there(ore inse,ara$le (rom attack and (ear. ,32% - 3nd that &uilt is the ,rice o( lo e) #hich must $e ,aid $y (ear. T-1%.L.*. 0o# (ear(ul) then) has 1od $ecome to you) and ho# &reat a sacri(ice do you $elie e 0is ;o e demandsJ 2 "or total lo e #ould demand total sacri(ice. 3 3nd so the e&o seems to demand less o( you than 1od) and o( the t#o is Cud&ed as the lesser o( t#o e ils) one to $e (eared a little) ,erha,s) $ut the other to $e destroyed. ! "or you see lo e as destructi e) and your only question is #ho is to $e destroyed) you or anotherD % 7ou seek to ans#er this question in your s,ecial relationshi,s) in #hich you seem to $e $oth destroyer and destroyed in ,art) $ut a$le to $e neither com,letely. ' 3nd this you think sa es you (rom 1od) 8hose total ;o e #ould com,letely destroy you. T-1%.L.-. 7ou think that e eryone outside yoursel( demands your sacri(ice) $ut you do not see that only you demand sacri(ice) and only o( yoursel(. 2 7et the demand o( sacri(ice is so sa a&e and so (ear(ul that you cannot acce,t it #here it is. 3 The real ,rice o( not acce,tin& this has $een so &reat that you ha e &i en 1od a#ay rather than look at it. ! "or i( 1od #ould demand total sacri(ice o( you) it seems sa(er to ,roCect 0im out#ard and a#ay (rom you) and not $e host to 0im. % To 0im you ascri$ed the e&o+s treachery) in itin& it to take 0is ,lace to

,rotect you (rom 0im. ' 3nd you do not reco&niAe that it is #hat you in ited in that #ould destroy you) and does demand total sacri(ice o( you. * No ,artial sacri(ice #ill a,,ease this sa a&e &uest) (or it is an in ader #ho $ut seems to o((er kindness) $ut al#ays to make the sacri(ice com,lete. T-1%.L.:. 7ou #ill not succeed in $ein& ,artial hosta&e to the e&o) (or it kee,s no $ar&ains and #ould lea e you nothin&. 2 Nor can you $e ,artial host to it. 3 7ou must choose $et#een total (reedom and total $onda&e) (or there are no alternati es $ut these. ! 7ou ha e tried many com,romises in the attem,t to a oid reco&niAin& the one decision you must make. % 3nd yet it is the reco&nition o( the decision) <Cust as it is)= that makes the decision so easy. ' 5al ation is sim,le) $ein& o( 1od) and there(ore ery easy to understand. * Do not try to ,roCect it (rom you and see it outside yoursel(. - In you are $oth the question and the ans#er9 the demand (or sacri(ice and the ,eace o( 1od. ,32' 6I. C#rist as as t#e En! of Sacrifice T-1%.LI.1. "ear not to reco&niAe the #hole idea o( sacri(ice as solely o( your makin&. 2 3nd seek not sa(ety $y attem,tin& to ,rotect yoursel( (rom #here it is not. 3 7our $rothers and your "ather ha e $ecome ery (ear(ul to you. ! 3nd you #ould $ar&ain #ith them (or a (e# s,ecial relationshi,s) in #hich you think you see some scra,s o( sa(ety. % Do not try lon&er to kee, a,art your thou&hts and the Thou&ht that has $een &i en you. ' 8hen they are $rou&ht to&ether and ,ercei ed #here they are) the choice $et#een them is nothin& more than a &entle a#akenin&) and as sim,le as o,enin& your eyes to dayli&ht #hen you ha e no more need o( slee,. T-1%.LI.2. The si&n o( Christmas is a star) a li&ht in darkness. 2 5ee it not outside yoursel() $ut shinin& in the 0ea en #ithin) and acce,t it as the si&n the time o( Christ has come. 3 0e comes demandin& nothin&. ! No sacri(ice o( any kind) o( anyone) is asked $y 0im. % In 0is ?resence the #hole idea o( sacri(ice loses all meanin&. ' "or 0e is 0ost to 1od. * 3nd you need $ut in ite 0im in 8ho is there already) $y reco&niAin& that 0is 0ost is One) and no thou&ht alien to 0is Oneness can a$ide #ith 0im there. - ;o e must $e total to &i e 0im #elcome) (or the ?resence o( 0oliness creates the holiness that surrounds it. : No (ear can touch the 0ost 8ho cradles 1od in the time o( Christ) (or the 0ost is as holy as the ,er(ect Innocence #hich 0e ,rotects) and 8hose ,o#er ,rotects 0im. T-1%.LI.3. This Christmas &i e the 0oly 5,irit e erythin& that #ould hurt you. 2 ;et yoursel( $e healed com,letely that you may Coin #ith 0im in healin&) and let us cele$rate our release to&ether $y releasin&

e eryone #ith us. 3 ;ea e nothin& $ehind) (or release is total) and #hen you ha e acce,ted it #ith me you #ill &i e it #ith me. ! 3ll ,ain and sacri(ice and littleness #ill disa,,ear in our relationshi,) #hich is as innocent as our relationshi, #ith our "ather) and as ,o#er(ul. % ?ain #ill $e $rou&ht to us and disa,,ear in our ,resence) and #ithout ,ain there can $e no sacri(ice. ' 3nd #ithout sacri(ice there lo e <must= $e. T-1%.LI.!. 7ou #ho $elie e that sacri(ice is lo e must learn that sacri(ice is se,aration (rom lo e. 2 "or sacri(ice $rin&s &uilt as surely as lo e $rin&s ,eace. 3 1uilt is the condition o( sacri(ice) as ,eace is the condition (or the a#areness o( your relationshi, #ith 1od. ! Throu&h &uilt you e/clude your "ather and your $rothers (rom yoursel(. ,32* % Throu&h ,eace you in ite them $ack) realiAin& that they are #here your in itation $ids them $e. ' 8hat you e/clude (rom yoursel( seems (ear(ul) (or you endo# it #ith (ear and try to cast it out) thou&h it is ,art o( you. * 8ho can ,ercei e ,art o( himsel( as loathsome) and li e #ithin himsel( in ,eaceD - 3nd #ho can try to resol e the 2con(lict2 o( 0ea en and hell in him $y castin& 0ea en out and &i in& it the attri$utes o( hell) #ithout e/,eriencin& himsel( as incom,lete and lonelyD T-1%.LI.%. 3s lon& as you ,ercei e the $ody as your reality) so lon& #ill you ,ercei e yoursel( as lonely and de,ri ed. 2 3nd so lon& #ill you also ,ercei e yoursel( as a ictim o( sacri(ice) Custi(ied in sacri(icin& others. 3 "or #ho could thrust 0ea en and its Creator aside #ithout a sense o( sacri(ice and lossD ! 3nd #ho could su((er sacri(ice and loss #ithout attem,tin& to restore himsel(D % 7et ho# could you accom,lish this yoursel() #hen the $asis o( your attem,ts is the $elie( in the reality o( the de,ri ationD ' De,ri ation $reeds attack) $ein& the $elie( that attack is Custi(ied. * 3nd as lon& as you #ould retain the de,ri ation) attack $ecomes sal ation and sacri(ice $ecomes lo e. T-1%.LI.'. 5o is it that) in all your seekin& (or lo e) you seek (or sacri(ice and (ind it. 2 7et you (ind not lo e. 3 It is im,ossi$le to deny #hat lo e is and still reco&niAe it. ! The meanin& o( lo e lies in #hat you ha e cast outside yoursel() and it has no meanin& a,art (rom you. % It is #hat you ,re(er to kee, that has no meanin&) #hile all that you #ould kee, a#ay holds all the meanin& o( the uni erse) and holds the uni erse to&ether in its meanin&. ' Unless the uni erse #ere Coined in you it #ould $e a,art (rom 1od) and to $e #ithout 0im <is= to $e #ithout meanin&. T-1%.LI.*. In the holy instant the condition o( lo e is met) (or minds are Coined #ithout the $ody+s inter(erence) and #here there is communication there is ,eace. 2 The ?rince o( ?eace #as $orn to reesta$lish the condition o( lo e $y teachin& that communication

remains un$roken e en i( the $ody is destroyed) ,ro ided that you see not the $ody as the necessary means o( communication. 3 3nd i( you understand this lesson) you #ill realiAe that to sacri(ice the $ody is to sacri(ice nothin&) and communication) #hich must $e o( the mind) cannot $e sacri(iced. ! 8here) then) <is= sacri(iceD % The lesson I #as $orn to teach) and still #ould teach to all my $rothers) is that sacri(ice is no#here and lo e is e ery#here. ' "or communication em$races e erythin&) and in the ,eace it re-esta$lishes) lo e comes o( itsel(. ,32T-1%.LI.-. ;et no des,air darken the Coy o( Christmas) (or the time o( Christ is meanin&less a,art (rom Coy. 2 ;et us Coin in cele$ratin& ,eace $y demandin& no sacri(ice o( anyone) (or so you o((er me the lo e I o((er you. 3 8hat can $e more Coyous than to ,ercei e #e are de,ri ed o( nothin&D ! 5uch is the messa&e o( the time o( Christ) #hich I &i e you that you may &i e it and return it to the "ather) 8ho &a e it to me. % "or in the time o( Christ communication is restored) and 0e Coins us in the cele$ration o( 0is 5on+s creation. T-1%.LI.:. 1od o((ers thanks to the holy host #ho #ould recei e 0im) and lets 0im enter and a$ide #here 0e #ould $e. 2 3nd $y your #elcome does 0e #elcome you into 0imsel() (or #hat is contained in you #ho #elcome 0im is returned to 0im. 3 3nd #e $ut cele$rate 0is 8holeness as #e #elcome 0im into oursel es. ! Those #ho recei e the "ather are one #ith 0im) $ein& host to 0im 8ho created them. % 3nd $y allo#in& 0im to enter) the remem$rance o( the "ather enters #ith 0im) and #ith 0im they remem$er the only relationshi, they e er had) and e er #ant to ha e. T-1%.LI.1>. This is the time in #hich a ne# year #ill soon $e $orn (rom the time o( Christ. 2 I ha e ,er(ect (aith in you to do all that you #ould accom,lish. 3 Nothin& #ill $e lackin&) and you #ill make com,lete and not destroy. ! 5ay) then) to your $rother. % I &i e you to the 0oly 5,irit as ,art o( mysel(. ' I kno# that you #ill $e released) unless I #ant to use you to im,rison mysel(. * In the name o( my (reedom I choose your release) $ecause I reco&niAe that #e #ill $e released to&ether. - 5o #ill the year $e&in in Coy and (reedom. : There is much to do) and #e ha e $een lon& delayed. 1> 3cce,t the holy instant as this year is $orn) and take your ,lace) so lon& le(t un(ul(illed) in the 1reat 3#akenin&. 11 4ake this year di((erent $y makin& it all the same. 12 3nd let all your relationshi,s $e made holy (or you. 13 This is our #ill. 1! 3men. ,32:

Cha,ter 1'. THE FORGI"ENESS OF ILL1SIONS I. Tr'e E pat#. T-1'.I.1. To em,athiAe does not mean to Coin in su((erin&) (or that is #hat you must <re(use= to understand. 2 That is the e&o+s inter,retation o( em,athy) and is al#ays used to (orm a s,ecial relationshi, in #hich the su((erin& is shared. 3 The ca,acity to em,athiAe is ery use(ul to the 0oly 5,irit) ,ro ided you let 0im use it in 0is #ay. ! 0is #ay is ery di((erent. % 0e does not understand su((erin&) and #ould ha e you teach it is not understanda$le. ' 8hen 0e relates throu&h you) 0e does not relate throu&h your e&o to another e&o. * 0e does not Coin in ,ain) understandin& that healin& ,ain is not accom,lished $y delusional attem,ts to enter into it) and li&hten it $y sharin& the delusion. T-1'.I.2. The clearest ,roo( that em,athy as the e&o uses it is destructi e lies in the (act that it is a,,lied only to certain ty,es o( ,ro$lems and in certain ,eo,le. 2 These it selects out) and Coins #ith. 3 3nd it ne er Coins e/ce,t to stren&then itsel(. ! 0a in& identi(ied #ith #hat it thinks it understands) the e&o sees itsel( and #ould increase itsel( $y sharin& #hat is like itsel(. % 4ake no mistake a$out this maneu er9 the e&o al#ays em,athiAes to #eaken) and to #eaken is al#ays to attack. ' 7ou do not kno# #hat em,athiAin& means. * 7et o( this you may $e sure9 i( you #ill merely sit quietly $y and let the 0oly 5,irit relate throu&h you) you #ill em,athiAe #ith stren&th) and #ill &ain in stren&th and not in #eakness. T-1'.I.3. 7our ,art is only to remem$er this9 you do not #ant anythin& you alue to come o( a relationshi,. 2 7ou choose neither to hurt it nor to heal it in your o#n #ay. 3 7ou do not kno# #hat healin& is. ! 3ll you ha e learned o( em,athy is (rom the ,ast. % 3nd there is nothin& (rom the ,ast that you #ould share) (or there is nothin& (rom the ,ast that you #ould kee,. ' Do not use em,athy to make the ,ast real) and so ,er,etuate it. * 5te, &ently aside) and let healin& $e done (or you. Gee, $ut one thou&ht in mind and do not lose si&ht o( it) ho#e er tem,ted you may $e to Cud&e any situation) and to determine your res,onse <$y= Cud&in& it. : "ocus your mind only on this. ,33> 1> I am not alone) and I #ould not intrude the ,ast u,on my 1uest. 11 I ha e in ited 0im) and 0e is here. 12 I need do nothin& e/ce,t not to inter(ere.

T-1'.I.!. True em,athy is o( 0im 8ho kno#s #hat it is. 2 7ou #ill learn 0is inter,retation o( it i( you let 0im use your ca,acity (or stren&th) and not (or #eakness. 3 0e #ill not desert you) $ut $e sure that you desert not 0im. ! 0umility is stren&th in this sense only9 that to reco&niAe and acce,t the (act that you do not kno# is to reco&niAe and acce,t the (act that 0e <does= kno#. % 7ou are not sure that 0e #ill do 0is ,art) $ecause you ha e ne er yet done yours com,letely. ' 7ou cannot kno# ho# to res,ond to #hat you do not understand. * Be tem,ted not in this) and yield not to the e&o+s trium,hant use o( em,athy (or its &lory. T-1'.I.%. The trium,h o( #eakness is not #hat you #ould o((er to a $rother. 2 3nd yet you reco&niAe no trium,h $ut this. 3 This is not kno#led&e) and the (orm o( em,athy #hich #ould $rin& this a$out is so distorted that it #ould im,rison #hat it #ould release. ! The unredeemed cannot redeem) yet they ha e a Redeemer. % 3ttem,t to teach 0im not. ' 7ou are the learner9 0e the Teacher. * Do not con(use your role #ith 0is) (or this #ill ne er $rin& ,eace to anyone. - O((er your em,athy to 0im (or it is <0is= ,erce,tion and <0is= stren&th that you #ould share. : 3nd let 0im o((er you 0is stren&th and 0is ,erce,tion) to $e shared throu&h you. T-1'.I.'. The meanin& o( lo e is lost in any relationshi, that looks to #eakness) and ho,es to (ind lo e there. 2 The ,o#er o( lo e) #hich <is= its meanin&) lies in the stren&th o( 1od that ho ers o er it and $lesses it silently $y en elo,in& it in healin& #in&s. 3 ;et this $e) and do not try to su$stitute your 2miracle2 (or this. ! I ha e said that i( a $rother asks a (oolish thin& o( you to do it. % But $e certain that this does not mean to do a (oolish thin& that #ould hurt either him or you) (or #hat #ould hurt one #ill hurt the other. ' "oolish requests are (oolish merely $ecause they con(lict) since they al#ays contain some element o( s,ecialness. * Only the 0oly 5,irit reco&niAes (oolish needs as #ell as real ones. - 3nd 0e #ill teach you ho# to meet $oth #ithout losin& either. T-1'.I.*. <7ou= #ill attem,t to do this only in secrecy. 2 3nd you #ill think that $y meetin& the needs o( one you do not Ceo,ardiAe another) $ecause you kee, them se,arate and secret (rom each other. ,331 3 That is not the #ay) (or it leads not to li(e and truth. ! No needs #ill lon& $e le(t unmet i( you lea e them all to 0im 8hose (unction is to meet them. % That is 0is (unction) and not yours. ' 0e #ill not meet them secretly) (or 0e #ould share e erythin& you &i e throu&h 0im. * That is #hy 0e &i es it. - 8hat you &i e throu&h 0im is (or the #hole 5onshi,) not (or ,art o( it. : ;ea e 0im 0is (unction) (or 0e #ill (ul(ill it i( you $ut ask 0im to enter your relationshi,s) and $less them (or you. II. T#e Po+er of Holiness

T-1'.II.1. 7ou may still think that holiness is im,ossi$le to understand) $ecause you cannot see ho# it can $e e/tended to include e eryone. 2 3nd you ha e $een told that it must include e eryone to <$e= holy. 3 Concern yoursel( not #ith the e/tension o( holiness) (or the nature o( miracles you do not understand. ! Nor do you do them. % It is their e/tension) (ar $eyond the limits you ,ercei e) that demonstrates you do not do them. ' 8hy should you #orry ho# the miracle e/tends to all the 5onshi, #hen you do not understand the miracle itsel(D * One attri$ute is no more di((icult to understand than is the #hole. - I( miracles <are= at all) their attri$utes #ould ha e to $e miraculous) $ein& ,art o( them. T-1'.II.2. There is a tendency to (ra&ment) and then to $e concerned a$out the truth o( Cust a little ,art o( the #hole. 2 3nd this is $ut a #ay o( a oidin&) or lookin& a#ay (rom the #hole) to #hat you think you mi&ht $e $etter a$le to understand. 3 "or this is $ut another #ay in #hich you #ould still try to kee, understandin& to yoursel(. ! 3 $etter and (ar more hel,(ul #ay to think o( miracles is this. 7ou do not understand them) either in ,art or in #hole. % 7et they ha e $een done throu&h you. ' There(ore your understandin& cannot $e necessary. * 7et it is still im,ossi$le to accom,lish #hat you do not understand. 3nd so there must $e 5omethin& in you that <does= understand. T-1'.II.3. To you the miracle cannot seem natural) $ecause #hat you ha e done to hurt your mind has made it so unnatural that it does not remem$er #hat is natural to it. 2 3nd #hen you are told #hat is natural) you cannot understand it. 3 The reco&nition o( the ,art as #hole) and o( the #hole in e ery ,art is ,er(ectly natural) (or it is the #ay 1od thinks) and #hat is natural to 0im is natural to you. ,332 ! 8holly natural ,erce,tion #ould sho# you instantly that order o( di((iculty in miracles is quite im,ossi$le) (or it in ol es a contradiction o( #hat miracles mean. % 3nd i( you could understand their meanin&) their attri$utes could hardly cause you ,er,le/ity. T-1'.II.!. 7ou ha e done miracles) $ut it is quite a,,arent that you ha e not done them alone. 2 7ou ha e succeeded #hene er you ha e reached another mind and Coined #ith it. 3 8hen t#o minds Coin as one and share one idea equally) the (irst link in the a#areness o( the 5onshi, as One has $een made. ! 8hen you ha e made this Coinin& as the 0oly 5,irit $ids you) and ha e o((ered it to 0im to use as 0e sees (it) 0is natural ,erce,tion o( your &i(t ena$les 0im to understand it) and you to use 0is understandin& on your $ehal(. % It is im,ossi$le to con ince you o( the reality o( #hat has clearly $een accom,lished throu&h your #illin&ness #hile you $elie e that you must understand it or else it is not real.

T-1'.II.%. 0o# can (aith in reality $e yours #hile you are $ent on makin& it unrealD 2 3nd are you really sa(er in maintainin& the reality o( illusions than you #ould $e in Coyously acce,tin& truth (or #hat it is) and &i in& thanks (or itD 3 0onor the truth that has $een &i en you) and $e &lad you do not understand it. ! 4iracles are natural to the One 8ho s,eaks (or 1od. % "or 0is task is to translate the miracle into the kno#led&e #hich it re,resents) and #hich is hidden to you. ' ;et 0is understandin& o( the miracle $e enou&h (or you) and do not turn a#ay (rom all the #itnesses that 0e has &i en you to 0is reality. T-1'.II.'. No e idence #ill con ince you o( the truth o( #hat you do not #ant. 2 7et your relationshi, #ith 0im is real. 3 Re&ard this not #ith (ear) $ut #ith reCoicin&. ! The One you called u,on <is= #ith you. % Bid 0im #elcome) and honor the #itnesses #ho $rin& you the &lad tidin&s 0e has come. ' It is true) Cust as you (ear) that to ackno#led&e 0im is to deny all that you think you kno#. * But #hat you think you kno# #as ne er true. - 8hat &ain is there to you in clin&in& to it) and denyin& the e idence (or truthD : "or you ha e come too near to truth to renounce it no#) and you <#ill= yield to its com,ellin& attraction. 1> 7ou can delay this no#) $ut only a little #hile. 11 The 0ost o( 1od has called to you) and you ha e heard. 12 Ne er a&ain #ill you $e #holly #illin& not to listen. T-1'.II.*. This is a year o( Coy) in #hich your listenin& #ill increase and ,eace #ill &ro# #ith its increase. 2 The ,o#er o( holiness and the #eakness o( attack are $oth $ein& $rou&ht into your a#areness. ,333 3 3nd this has $een accom,lished in a mind (irmly con inced that holiness is #eakness and attack is ,o#er. ! 5hould not this $e a su((icient miracle to teach you that your Teacher is not o( youD % But remem$er also that #hene er you listened to 0is inter,retation the results ha e $rou&ht you Coy. ' 8ould you ,re(er the results o( your inter,retation) considerin& honestly #hat they ha e $eenD * 1od #ills you $etter. - Could you not look #ith &reater charity on #hom 1od lo es #ith ,er(ect ;o eD T-1'.II.-. Do not inter,ret a&ainst 1od+s ;o e) (or you ha e many #itnesses that s,eak o( it so clearly that only the $lind and dea( could (ail to see and hear them. 2 This year determine not to deny #hat has $een &i en you $y 1od. 3 3#ake and share it) (or that is the only reason 0e has called to you. ! 0is 6oice has s,oken clearly) and yet you ha e so little (aith in #hat you heard) $ecause you ha e ,re(erred to ,lace still &reater (aith in the disaster you ha e made. % Today) let us resol e to&ether to acce,t the Coy(ul tidin&s that disaster is not real and that reality is not disaster. ' Reality is sa(e and sure) and #holly kind to e eryone and e erythin&. * There is no &reater lo e than to

acce,t this and $e &lad. - "or lo e asks only that you $e ha,,y) and #ill &i e you e erythin& that makes (or ha,,iness. T-1'.II.:. 7ou ha e ne er &i en any ,ro$lem to the 0oly 5,irit 0e has not sol ed (or you) nor #ill you e er do so. 2 7ou ha e ne er tried to sol e anythin& yoursel( and $een success(ul. 3 Is it not time you $rou&ht these (acts to&ether and made sense o( themD ! This is the year (or the a,,lication o( the ideas that ha e $een &i en you. % "or the ideas are mi&hty (orces) to $e used and not held idly $y. ' They ha e already ,ro ed their ,o#er su((iciently (or you to ,lace your (aith in them) and not in their denial. * This year in est in truth) and let it #ork in ,eace. - 0a e (aith in 0im 8ho has (aith in you. : Think #hat you ha e really seen and heard) and reco&niAe it. 1> Can you $e alone #ith #itnesses like theseD III. T#e Re+ar! of Teac#in) T-1'.III.1. 8e ha e already learned that e eryone teaches) and teaches all the time. 2 7ou may ha e tau&ht #ell) and yet you may not ha e learned ho# to acce,t the com(ort o( your teachin&. 3 I( you #ill consider #hat you ha e tau&ht) and ho# alien it is to #hat you thou&ht you kne#) you #ill $e com,elled to realiAe that your Teacher came (rom $eyond your thou&ht system. ,33! ! There(ore 0e could look u,on it (airly) and ,ercei e it #as untrue. % 0e must ha e done so (rom the $asis o( a ery di((erent thou&ht system) and one #ith nothin& in common #ith yours. ' "or certainly #hat 0e has tau&ht) and #hat you ha e tau&ht throu&h 0im) ha e nothin& in common #ith #hat you tau&ht $e(ore 0e came. * 3nd the results ha e $een to $rin& ,eace #here there #as ,ain) and su((erin& has disa,,eared to $e re,laced $y Coy. T-1'.III.2. 7ou may ha e tau&ht (reedom) $ut you ha e not learned ho# to $e (ree. 2 I said earlier) 2By their (ruits ye shall kno# them) and they shall kno# themsel es.2 3 "or it is certain that you Cud&e yoursel( accordin& to your teachin&. ! The e&o+s teachin& ,roduces immediate results) $ecause its decisions are immediately acce,ted as your choice. % 3nd this acce,tance means that you are #illin& to Cud&e yoursel( accordin&ly. ' Cause and e((ect are ery clear in the e&o+s thou&ht system) $ecause all your learnin& has $een directed to#ard esta$lishin& the relationshi, $et#een them. * 3nd #ould you not ha e (aith in #hat you ha e so dili&ently tau&ht yoursel( to $elie eD - 7et remem$er ho# much care you ha e e/erted in choosin& its #itnesses) and in a oidin& those #hich s,oke (or the cause o( truth and its e((ects. T-1'.III.3. Does not the (act that you ha e not learned #hat you ha e tau&ht sho# you that you do not ,ercei e the 5onshi, as oneD 2 3nd does it not also sho# you that you do not re&ard <yoursel(= as oneD 3

"or it is im,ossi$le to teach success(ully #holly #ithout con iction) and it is equally im,ossi$le that con iction $e outside o( you. ! 7ou could ne er ha e tau&ht (reedom unless you did $elie e in it. % 3nd it must $e that #hat you tau&ht came (rom yoursel(. ' 7et this 5el( you clearly do not kno#) and do not reco&niAe It e en thou&h It (unctions. * 8hat (unctions must $e there. - 3nd it is only i( you deny #hat It has done that you could ,ossi$ly deny Its ?resence. T-1'.III.!. This is a course in ho# to kno# yoursel(. 2 7ou ha e tau&ht #hat you are) $ut ha e not let #hat you are teach you. 3 7ou ha e $een ery care(ul to a oid the o$ ious) and not to see the real cause and e((ect relationshi, that is ,er(ectly a,,arent. ! 7et #ithin you is e erythin& you tau&ht. % 8hat can it $e that has not learned itD ' It must $e this ,art that is really outside yoursel() not $y your o#n ,roCection) $ut in truth. * 3nd it is this ,art that you ha e taken in that is not you. - 8hat you acce,t into your mind does not really chan&e it. : Illusions are $ut $elie(s in #hat is not there. ,33% 1> 3nd the seemin& con(lict $et#een truth and illusion can only $e resol ed $y se,aratin& yoursel( (rom the illusion and not (rom truth. T-1'.III.%. 7our teachin& has already done this) (or the 0oly 5,irit is ,art o( you. 2 Created $y 1od) 0e le(t neither 1od nor 0is creation. 3 0e is $oth 1od and you) as you are 1od and 0im to&ether. ! "or 1od+s 3ns#er to the se,aration added more to you than you tried to take a#ay. % 0e ,rotected $oth your creations and you to&ether) kee,in& one #ith you #hat you #ould e/clude. ' 3nd they #ill take the ,lace o( #hat you took in to re,lace them. * They are quite real) as ,art o( the 5el( you do not kno#. - They communicate to you throu&h the 0oly 5,irit) and their ,o#er and &ratitude to you (or their creation they o((er &ladly to your teachin& o( yoursel() #ho is their home. : 7ou #ho are host to 1od are also host to them. 1> "or nothin& real has e er le(t the mind o( its creator. 11 3nd #hat is not real #as ne er there. T-1'.III.'. 7ou are not t#o sel es in con(lict. 2 8hat is $eyond 1odD 3 I( you #ho hold 0im and #hom 0e holds are the uni erse) all else must $e outside) #here nothin& is. ! 7ou ha e tau&ht this) and (rom (ar o(( in the uni erse) yet not $eyond yoursel() the #itnesses to your teachin& ha e &athered to hel, you learn. % Their &ratitude has Coined #ith yours and 1od+s to stren&then your (aith in #hat you tau&ht. ' "or #hat you tau&ht is true. * 3lone) you stand outside your teachin& and a,art (rom it. - But #ith them you must learn that you $ut tau&ht yoursel() and learned (rom the con iction you shared #ith them. T-1'.III.*. This year you #ill $e&in to learn) and make learnin& commensurate #ith teachin&. 2 7ou ha e chosen this $y your o#n #illin&ness to teach. 3 Thou&h you seemed to su((er (or it) the Coy o( teachin& #ill yet $e yours. ! "or the Coy o( teachin& is in the learner)

#ho o((ers it to the teacher in &ratitude) and shares it #ith him. % 3s you learn) your &ratitude to your 5el() 8ho teaches you #hat 0e is) #ill &ro# and hel, you honor 0im. ' 3nd you #ill learn 0is ,o#er and stren&th and ,urity) and lo e 0im as 0is "ather does. * 0is Gin&dom has no limits and no end) and there is nothin& in 0im that is not ,er(ect and eternal. - 3ll this is <you)= and nothin& outside o( this <is= you. T-1'.III.-. To your most holy 5el( all ,raise is due (or #hat you are) and (or #hat 0e is 8ho created you as you are. 2 5ooner or later must e eryone $rid&e the &a, he ima&ines e/ists $et#een his sel es. 3 @ach one $uilds this $rid&e) #hich carries him across the &a, as soon as he is #illin& to e/,end some little e((ort on $ehal( o( $rid&in& it. ,33' ! 0is little e((orts are ,o#er(ully su,,lemented $y the stren&th o( 0ea en) and $y the united #ill o( all #ho make 0ea en #hat it is) $ein& Coined #ithin it. % 3nd so the one #ho #ould cross o er is literally trans,orted there. T-1'.III.:. 7our $rid&e is $uilded stron&er than you think) and your (oot is ,lanted (irmly on it. 2 0a e no (ear that the attraction o( those #ho stand on the other side and #ait (or you #ill not dra# you sa(ely across. 3 "or you #ill come #here you #ould $e) and #here your 5el( a#aits you. I". T#e Ill'sion an! t#e Realit. of Love T-1'.I6.1. Be not a(raid to look u,on the s,ecial hate relationshi,) (or (reedom lies in lookin& at it. 2 It #ould $e im,ossi$le not to kno# the meanin& o( lo e) e/ce,t (or this. 3 "or the s,ecial lo e relationshi,) in #hich the meanin& o( lo e is hidden) is undertaken solely to o((set the hate) $ut not to let it &o. ! 7our sal ation #ill rise clearly $e(ore your o,en eyes as you look on this. % 7ou cannot limit hate. ' The s,ecial lo e relationshi, #ill not o((set it) $ut #ill merely dri e it under&round and out o( si&ht. * It is essential to $rin& it into si&ht) and to make no attem,t to hide it. - "or it is the attem,t to $alance hate #ith lo e that makes lo e meanin&less to you. : The e/tent o( the s,lit that lies in this you do not realiAe. 1> 3nd until you do) the s,lit #ill remain unreco&niAed) and there(ore unhealed. T-1'.I6.2. The sym$ols o( hate a&ainst the sym$ols o( lo e ,lay out a con(lict that does not e/ist. 2 "or sym$ols stand (or somethin& else) and the sym$ol o( lo e is #ithout meanin& i( lo e is e erythin&. 3 7ou #ill &o throu&h this last undoin& quite unharmed) and #ill at last emer&e as yoursel(. ! This is the last ste, in the readiness (or 1od. % Be not un#illin& no#9 you are too near) and you #ill cross the $rid&e in ,er(ect sa(ety) translated quietly (rom #ar to ,eace. ' "or the illusion o( lo e #ill ne er satis(y) $ut its reality) #hich a#aits you on the other side) #ill &i e you e erythin&.

T-1'.I6.3. The s,ecial lo e relationshi, is an attem,t to limit the destructi e e((ects o( hate $y (indin& a ha en in the storm o( &uilt. 2 It makes no attem,t to rise a$o e the storm) into the sunli&ht. 3 On the contrary) it em,hasiAes the &uilt outside the ha en $y attem,tin& to $uild $arricades a&ainst it) and kee, #ithin them. ,33* ! The s,ecial lo e relationshi, is not ,ercei ed as a alue in itsel() $ut as a ,lace o( sa(ety (rom #hich hatred is s,lit o(( and ke,t a,art. % The s,ecial lo e ,artner is acce,ta$le only as lon& as he ser es this ,ur,ose. ' 0atred can enter) and indeed is #elcome in some as,ects o( the relationshi,) $ut it is still held to&ether $y the illusion o( lo e. * I( the illusion &oes) the relationshi, is $roken or $ecomes unsatis(yin& on the &rounds o( disillusionment. T-1'.I6.!. ;o e is not an illusion. 2 It is a (act. 3 8here disillusionment is ,ossi$le) there #as not lo e $ut hate. ! "or hate <is= an illusion) and #hat can chan&e #as ne er lo e. % It is sure that those #ho select certain ones as ,artners in any as,ect o( li in&) and use them (or any ,ur,ose #hich they #ould not share #ith others) are tryin& to li e #ith &uilt rather than die o( it. ' This is the choice they see. * 3nd lo e) to them) is only an esca,e (rom death. - They seek it des,erately) $ut not in the ,eace in #hich it #ould &ladly come quietly to them. : 3nd #hen they (ind the (ear o( death is still u,on them) the lo e relationshi, loses the illusion that it is #hat it is not. 1> 8hen the $arricades a&ainst it are $roken) (ear rushes in and hatred trium,hs. T-1'.I6.%. There are no trium,hs o( lo e. 2 Only hate is at all concerned #ith the 2trium,h o( lo e.2 3 The illusion o( lo e can trium,h o er the illusion o( hate) $ut al#ays at the ,rice o( makin& $oth illusions. ! 3s lon& as the illusion o( hatred lasts) so lon& #ill lo e $e an illusion to you. % 3nd then the only choice remainin& ,ossi$le is #hich illusion you ,re(er. ' There <is= no con(lict in the choice $et#een truth and illusion. * 5een in these terms) no one #ould hesitate. - But con(lict enters the instant the choice seems to $e one $et#een illusions) $ut this choice does not matter. : 8here one choice is as dan&erous as the other) the decision must $e one o( des,air. T-1'.I6.'. 7our task is not to seek (or lo e) $ut merely to seek and (ind all o( the $arriers #ithin yoursel( that you ha e $uilt a&ainst it. 2 It is not necessary to seek (or #hat is true) $ut it <is= necessary to seek (or #hat is (alse. 3 @ ery illusion is one o( (ear) #hate er (orm it takes. ! 3nd the attem,t to esca,e (rom one illusion into another must (ail. % I( you seek lo e outside yoursel( you can $e certain that you ,ercei e hatred #ithin) and are a(raid o( it. ' 7et ,eace #ill ne er come (rom the illusion o( lo e) $ut only (rom its reality. T-1'.I6.*. Reco&niAe this) (or it is true) and truth must $e reco&niAed i( it is to $e distin&uished (rom illusion. The s,ecial lo e relationshi, is an

attem,t to $rin& lo e into se,aration. 2 3nd) as such) it is nothin& more than an attem,t to $rin& lo e into (ear) and make it real in (ear. ,33- 3 In (undamental iolation o( lo e+s one condition) the s,ecial lo e relationshi, #ould accom,lish the im,ossi$le. ! 0o# $ut in illusion could this $e doneD % It is essential that #e look ery closely at e/actly #hat it is you think you can do to sol e the dilemma #hich seems ery real to you) $ut #hich does not e/ist. ' 7ou ha e come close to truth) and only this stands $et#een you and the $rid&e that leads you into it. T-1'.I6.-. 0ea en #aits silently) and your creations are holdin& out their hands to hel, you cross and #elcome them. 2 "or it is they you seek. 3 7ou seek $ut (or your o#n com,letion) and it is they #ho render you com,lete. ! The s,ecial lo e relationshi, is $ut a sha$$y su$stitute (or #hat makes you #hole in truth) not in illusion. % 7our relationshi, #ith them is #ithout &uilt) and this ena$les you to look on all your $rothers #ith &ratitude) $ecause your creations #ere created in union #ith them. ' 3cce,tance o( your creations is the acce,tance o( the Oneness o( creation) #ithout #hich you could ne er $e com,lete. * No s,ecialness can o((er you #hat 1od has &i en) and #hat you are Coined #ith 0im in &i in&. T-1'.I6.:. 3cross the $rid&e is your com,letion) (or you #ill $e #holly in 1od) #illin& (or nothin& s,ecial) $ut only to $e #holly like to 0im) com,letin& 0im $y your com,letion. 2 "ear not to cross to the a$ode o( ,eace and ,er(ect holiness. 3 Only there is the com,letion o( 1od and o( 0is 5on esta$lished (ore er. ! 5eek not (or this in the $leak #orld o( illusion) #here nothin& is certain and #here e erythin& (ails to satis(y. % In the Name o( 1od) $e #holly #illin& to a$andon all illusions. ' In any relationshi, in #hich you are #holly #illin& to acce,t com,letion) and only this) there is 1od com,leted) and 0is 5on #ith 0im. T-1'.I6.1>. The $rid&e that leads to union in yoursel( <must= lead to kno#led&e) (or it #as $uilt #ith 1od $eside you) and #ill lead you strai&ht to 0im #here your com,letion rests) #holly com,ati$le #ith 0is. 2 @ ery illusion you acce,t into your mind $y Cud&in& it to $e attaina$le remo es your o#n sense o( com,letion) and thus denies the 8holeness o( your "ather. 3 @ ery (antasy) $e it o( lo e or hate) de,ri es you o( kno#led&e (or (antasies are the eil $ehind #hich truth is hidden. ! To li(t the eil that seems so dark and hea y) it is only need(ul to alue truth $eyond all (antasy) and to $e entirely un#illin& to settle (or illusion in ,lace o( truth. T-1'.I6.11. 8ould you not &o throu&h (ear to lo eD 2 "or such the Courney seems to $e. ,33: 3 ;o e calls) $ut hate #ould ha e you stay. ! 0ear not the call o( hate) and see no (antasies. % "or your com,letion lies in truth) and no#here else. ' 5ee in the call o( hate) and in e ery (antasy that rises to delay you) $ut the call (or hel, that rises

ceaselessly (rom you to your Creator. * 8ould 0e not ans#er you #hose com,letion is 0isD - 0e lo es you) #holly #ithout illusion) as you must lo e. : "or lo e <is= #holly #ithout illusion) and there(ore #holly #ithout (ear. 1> 8hom 1od remem$ers must $e #hole. 11 3nd 1od has ne er (or&otten #hat makes 0im #hole. 12 In your com,letion lie the memory o( 0is 8holeness and 0is &ratitude to you (or 0is com,letion. 13 In 0is link #ith you lie $oth 0is ina$ility to (or&et and your a$ility to remem$er. 1! In 0im are Coined your #illin&ness to lo e and all the ;o e o( 1od) 8ho (or&ot you not. T-1'.I6.12. 7our "ather can no more (or&et the truth in you than you can (ail to remem$er it. 2 The 0oly 5,irit is the Brid&e to 0im) made (rom your #illin&ness to unite #ith 0im and created $y 0is Coy in union #ith you. 3 The Courney that seemed endless is almost com,lete) (or #hat <is= endless is ery near. ! 7ou ha e almost reco&niAed it. % Turn #ith me (irmly a#ay (rom all illusions no#) and let nothin& stand in the #ay o( truth. ' 8e #ill take the last useless Courney a#ay (rom truth to&ether) and then to&ether #e &o strai&ht to 1od) in Coyous ans#er to 0is Call (or 0is com,letion. T-1'.I6.13. I( s,ecial relationshi,s o( any kind #ould hinder 1od+s com,letion) can they ha e any alue to youD 2 8hat #ould inter(ere #ith 1od must inter(ere #ith you. 3 Only in time does inter(erence in 1od+s com,letion seem to $e ,ossi$le. ! The $rid&e that 0e #ould carry you across li(ts you (rom time into eternity. % 8aken (rom time) and ans#er (earlessly the Call o( 0im 8ho &a e eternity to you in your creation. ' On this side o( the $rid&e to timelessness you understand nothin&. * But as you ste, li&htly across it) u,held <$y= timelessness) you are directed strai&ht to the 0eart o( 1od. - 3t its center) and only there) you are sa(e (ore er) $ecause you are com,lete (ore er. : There is no eil the ;o e o( 1od in us to&ether cannot li(t. 1> The #ay to truth is o,en. 11 "ollo# it #ith me. ,3!> ". T#e C#oice for Co pletion T-1'.6.1. In lookin& at the s,ecial relationshi,) it is necessary (irst to realiAe that it in ol es a &reat amount o( ,ain. 2 3n/iety) des,air) &uilt and attack all enter into it) $roken into $y ,eriods in #hich they seem to $e &one. 3 3ll these must $e understood (or #hat they are. ! 8hate er (orm they take) they are al#ays an attack on the sel( to make the other &uilty. % I ha e s,oken o( this $e(ore) $ut there are some as,ects o( #hat is really $ein& attem,ted that ha e not $een touched u,on. T-1'.6.2. 6ery sim,ly) the attem,t to make &uilty is al#ays directed a&ainst 1od. 2 "or the e&o #ould ha e you see 0im) and 0im alone) as &uilty) lea in& the 5onshi, o,en to attack and un,rotected (rom it. 3

The s,ecial lo e relationshi, is the e&o+s chie( #ea,on (or kee,in& you (rom 0ea en. ! It does not a,,ear to $e a #ea,on) $ut i( you consider ho# you alue it and #hy) you #ill realiAe #hat it must $e. T-1'.6.3. The s,ecial lo e relationshi, is the e&o+s most $oasted &i(t) and one #hich has the most a,,eal to those un#illin& to relinquish &uilt. 2 The 2dynamics2 o( the e&o are clearest here) (or countin& on the attraction o( this o((erin&) the (antasies that center around it are o(ten quite o ert. 3 0ere they are usually Cud&ed to $e acce,ta$le and e en natural. ! No one considers it $iAarre to lo e and hate to&ether) and e en those #ho $elie e that hate is sin merely (eel &uilty) $ut do not correct it. % This is the 2natural2 condition o( the se,aration) and those #ho learn that it is not natural at all seem to $e the unnatural ones. ' "or this #orld <is= the o,,osite o( 0ea en) $ein& made to $e its o,,osite) and e erythin& here takes a direction e/actly o,,osite o( #hat is true. * In 0ea en) #here the meanin& o( lo e is kno#n) lo e is the same as union. - 0ere) #here the illusion o( lo e is acce,ted in lo e+s ,lace) lo e is ,ercei ed as se,aration and e/clusion. T-1'.6.!. It is in the s,ecial relationshi,) $orn o( the hidden #ish (or s,ecial lo e (rom 1od) that the e&o+s hatred trium,hs. 2 "or the s,ecial relationshi, is the renunciation o( the ;o e o( 1od) and the attem,t to secure (or the sel( the s,ecialness that 0e denied. 3 It is essential to the ,reser ation o( the e&o that you $elie e this s,ecialness is not hell) $ut 0ea en. ! "or the e&o #ould ne er ha e you see that se,aration could only $e loss) $ein& the one condition in #hich 0ea en could not $e. T-1'.6.%. To e eryone 0ea en is com,letion. 2 There can $e no disa&reement on this) $ecause $oth the e&o and the 0oly 5,irit acce,t it. ,3!1 3 They are) ho#e er) in com,lete disa&reement on #hat com,letion is) and ho# it is accom,lished. ! The 0oly 5,irit kno#s that com,letion lies (irst in union) and then in the e/tension o( union. % To the e&o com,letion lies in trium,h) and in the e/tension o( the 2 ictory2 e en to the (inal trium,h o er 1od. ' In this it sees the ultimate (reedom o( the sel() (or nothin& #ould remain to inter(ere #ith the e&o. * This is its idea o( 0ea en. - 3nd there(ore union) #hich is a condition in #hich the e&o cannot inter(ere) must $e hell. T-1'.6.'. The s,ecial relationshi, is a stran&e and unnatural e&o de ice (or Coinin& hell and 0ea en) and makin& them indistin&uisha$le. 2 3nd the attem,t to (ind the ima&ined 2$est2 o( $oth #orlds has merely led to (antasies o( $oth) and to the ina$ility to ,ercei e either as it is. 3 The s,ecial relationshi, is the trium,h o( this con(usion. ! It is a kind o( union (rom #hich union is e/cluded) and the $asis (or the attem,t at union rests on e/clusion. % 8hat $etter e/am,le could there $e o( the e&o+s ma/im) 25eek $ut do not (ind2D

T-1'.6.*. 4ost curious o( all is the conce,t o( the sel( #hich the e&o (osters in the s,ecial relationshi,. 2 This 2sel(2 seeks the relationshi, to make itsel( com,lete. 3 7et #hen it (inds the s,ecial relationshi, in #hich it thinks it can accom,lish this it &i es itsel( a#ay) and tries to 2trade2 itsel( (or the sel( o( another. ! This is not union) (or there is no increase and no e/tension. % @ach ,artner tries to sacri(ice the sel( he does not #ant (or one he thinks he #ould ,re(er. ' 3nd he (eels &uilty (or the 2sin2 o( takin&) and o( &i in& nothin& o( alue in return. * 0o# much alue can he ,lace u,on a sel( that he #ould &i e a#ay to &et a 2$etter2 oneD T-1'.6.-. The 2$etter2 sel( the e&o seeks is al#ays one that is more s,ecial. 2 3nd #hoe er seems to ,ossess a s,ecial sel( is 2lo ed2 (or #hat can $e taken (rom him. 3 8here $oth ,artners see this s,ecial sel( in each other) the e&o sees 2a union made in 0ea en.2 ! "or neither one #ill reco&niAe that he has asked (or hell) and so he #ill not inter(ere #ith the e&o+s illusion o( 0ea en) #hich it o((ered him to inter(ere #ith 0ea en. % 7et i( all illusions are o( (ear) and they can $e o( nothin& else) the illusion o( 0ea en is nothin& more than an 2attracti e2 (orm o( (ear) in #hich the &uilt is $uried dee, and rises in the (orm o( 2lo e.2 T-1'.6.:. The a,,eal o( hell lies only in the terri$le attraction o( &uilt) #hich the e&o holds out to those #ho ,lace their (aith in littleness. ,3!2 2 The con iction o( littleness lies in e ery s,ecial relationshi,) (or only the de,ri ed could alue s,ecialness. 3 The demand (or s,ecialness) and the ,erce,tion o( the &i in& o( s,ecialness as an act o( lo e) #ould make lo e hate(ul. ! The real ,ur,ose o( the s,ecial relationshi,) in strict accordance #ith the e&o+s &oals) is to destroy reality and su$stitute illusion. % "or the e&o is itsel( an illusion) and only illusions can $e the #itnesses to its 2reality.2 T-1'.6.1>. I( you ,ercei ed the s,ecial relationshi, as a trium,h o er 1od) #ould you #ant itD 2 ;et us not think o( its (ear(ul nature) nor o( the &uilt it must entail) nor o( the sadness and the loneliness. 3 "or these are only attri$utes o( the #hole reli&ion o( se,aration) and o( the total conte/t in #hich it is thou&ht to occur. ! The central theme in its litany to sacri(ice is that 1od must die so you can li e. % 3nd it is this theme that is acted out in the s,ecial relationshi,. ' Throu&h the death o( your sel( you think you can attack another sel() and snatch it (rom the other to re,lace the sel( that you des,ise. * 3nd you des,ise it $ecause you do not think it o((ers the s,ecialness that you demand. 3nd hatin& it you ha e made it little and un#orthy) $ecause you are a(raid o( it. T-1'.6.11. 0o# can you &rant unlimited ,o#er to #hat you think you ha e attackedD 2 5o (ear(ul has the truth $ecome to you that unless it

is #eak and little) and un#orthy o( alue) you #ould not dare to look u,on it. 3 7ou think it sa(er to endo# the little sel( you made #ith ,o#er you #rested (rom truth) trium,hin& o er it and lea in& it hel,less. ! 5ee ho# e/actly is this ritual enacted in the s,ecial relationshi,. % 3n altar is erected in $et#een t#o se,arate ,eo,le) on #hich each seeks to kill his sel() and on his $ody raise another sel( to take its ,o#er (rom his death. ' O er and o er and o er this ritual is enacted. * 3nd it is ne er com,leted) nor e er #ill $e com,leted. - The ritual o( com,letion cannot com,lete) (or li(e arises not (rom death) nor 0ea en (rom hell. T-1'.6.12. 8hene er any (orm o( s,ecial relationshi, tem,ts you to seek (or lo e in ritual) remem$er lo e is content) and not (orm o( any kind. 2 The s,ecial relationshi, is a ritual o( (orm) aimed at raisin& the (orm to take the ,lace o( 1od at the e/,ense o( content. 3 There is no meanin& in the (orm) and there #ill ne er $e. ! The s,ecial relationshi, must $e reco&niAed (or #hat it is9 a senseless ritual in #hich stren&th is e/tracted (rom the death o( 1od) and in ested in 0is killer as the si&n that (orm has trium,hed o er content) and lo e has lost its meanin&. % 8ould you #ant this to $e ,ossi$le) e en a,art (rom its e ident im,ossi$ilityD ' I( it #ere ,ossi$le) you #ould ha e made yoursel( hel,less. ,3!3 * 1od is not an&ry. - 0e merely could not let this ha,,en. : 7ou cannot chan&e 0is 4ind. 1> No rituals that you ha e set u, in #hich the dance o( death deli&hts you can $rin& death to the eternal. 11 Nor can your chosen su$stitute (or the 8holeness o( 1od ha e any in(luence at all u,on it. T-1'.6.13. 5ee in the s,ecial relationshi, nothin& more than a meanin&less attem,t to raise other &ods $e(ore 0im) and $y #orshi,,in& them to o$scure their tininess and 0is &reatness. 2 In the name o( your com,letion you do not #ant this. 3 "or e ery idol that you raise to ,lace $e(ore 0im stands $e(ore <you)= in ,lace o( #hat you are. T-1'.6.1!. 5al ation lies in the sim,le (act that illusions are not (ear(ul $ecause they are not true. 2 They $ut seem to $e (ear(ul to the e/tent to #hich you (ail to reco&niAe them (or #hat they are9 and you #ill (ail to do this to the e/tent to #hich you <#ant= them to $e true. 3 3nd to the same e/tent you are denyin& truth) and so are (ailin& to make the sim,le choice $et#een truth and illusion9 1od and (antasy. ! Remem$er this) and you #ill ha e no di((iculty in ,ercei in& the decision as Cust #hat it is) and nothin& more. T-1'.6.1%. The core o( the se,aration illusion lies sim,ly in the (antasy o( destruction o( lo e+s meanin&. 2 3nd unless lo e+s meanin& is restored to you) you cannot kno# yoursel( #ho share its meanin&. 3 5e,aration is only the decision <not= to kno# yoursel(. ! This #hole

thou&ht system is a care(ully contri ed learnin& e/,erience) desi&ned to lead a#ay (rom truth and into (antasy. % 7et (or e ery learnin& that #ould hurt you) 1od o((ers you correction and com,lete esca,e (rom all its consequences. T-1'.6.1'. The decision #hether or not to listen to this course and (ollo# it is $ut the choice $et#een truth and illusion. 2 "or here is truth) se,arated (rom illusion and not con(used #ith it at all. 3 0o# sim,le does this choice $ecome #hen it is ,ercei ed as only #hat it is. ! "or only (antasies make con(usion in choosin& ,ossi$le) and they are totally unreal. T-1'.6.1*. This year is thus the time to make the easiest decision that e er con(ronted you) and also the only one. 2 7ou #ill cross the $rid&e into reality sim,ly $ecause you #ill reco&niAe that 1od is on the other side) and nothin& at all is here. 3 It is im,ossi$le not to make the natural decision as this is realiAed. ,3!! "I. T#e -ri!)e to t#e Real &orl! T-1'.6I.1. The search (or the s,ecial relationshi, is the si&n that you equate yoursel( #ith the e&o and not #ith 1od. 2 "or the s,ecial relationshi, has alue only to the e&o. 3 To the e&o) unless a relationshi, has s,ecial alue it has no meanin&) (or it ,ercei es all lo e as s,ecial. ! 7et this cannot $e natural) (or it is unlike the relationshi, o( 1od and 0is 5on) and all relationshi,s that are unlike this one <must= $e unnatural. % "or 1od created lo e as 0e #ould ha e it $e) and &a e it as it is. ' ;o e has no meanin& e/ce,t as its Creator de(ined it $y 0is 8ill. * It is im,ossi$le to de(ine it other#ise and understand it. T-1'.6I.2. ;o e is (reedom. 2 To look (or it $y ,lacin& yoursel( in $onda&e is to se,arate yoursel( (rom it. 3 "or the ;o e o( 1od) no lon&er seek (or union in se,aration) nor (or (reedom in $onda&eJ ! 3s you release) so #ill you $e released. % "or&et this not) or ;o e #ill $e una$le to (ind you and com(ort you. T-1'.6I.3. There is a #ay in #hich the 0oly 5,irit asks your hel,) i( you #ould ha e 0is. 2 The holy instant is 0is most hel,(ul aid in ,rotectin& you (rom the attraction o( &uilt) the real lure in the s,ecial relationshi,. 3 7ou do not reco&niAe that this is its real a,,eal) (or the e&o has tau&ht you that (reedom lies in it. ! 7et the closer you look at the s,ecial relationshi,) the more a,,arent it $ecomes that it must (oster &uilt and there(ore must im,rison. T-1'.6I.!. The s,ecial relationshi, is totally meanin&less #ithout a $ody. 2 I( you alue it) you must also alue the $ody. 3 3nd #hat you alue you #ill kee,. ! The s,ecial relationshi, is a de ice (or limitin& your sel( to a $ody) and (or limitin& your ,erce,tion o( others to theirs.

% The 1reat Rays #ould esta$lish the total lack o( alue o( the s,ecial relationshi,) i( they #ere seen. ' "or in seein& them the $ody #ould disa,,ear) $ecause its alue #ould $e lost. * 3nd so your #hole in estment in seein& it #ould $e #ithdra#n (rom it. T-1'.6I.%. 7ou see the #orld you alue. 2 On this side o( the $rid&e you see the #orld o( se,arate $odies) seekin& to Coin each other in se,arate unions and to $ecome one $y losin&. 3 8hen t#o indi iduals seek to $ecome one) they are tryin& to decrease their ma&nitude. ! @ach #ould deny his ,o#er) (or the se,arate union e/cludes the uni erse. % "ar more is le(t outside than #ould $e taken in) (or 1od is le(t #ithout and <nothin&= taken in. ' I( one such union #ere made in ,er(ect (aith) the uni erse #ould enter into it. * 7et the s,ecial relationshi, the e&o seeks does not include e en one #hole indi idual. ,3!% - The e&o #ants $ut ,art o( him) and sees only this ,art and nothin& else. T-1'.6I.'. 3cross the $rid&e it is so di((erentJ 2 "or a time the $ody is still seen) $ut not e/clusi ely) as it is seen here. 3 The little s,ark that holds the 1reat Rays #ithin it is also isi$le) and this s,ark cannot $e limited lon& to littleness. ! Once you ha e crossed the $rid&e) the alue o( the $ody is so diminished in your si&ht that you #ill see no need at all to ma&ni(y it. % "or you #ill realiAe that the only alue the $ody has is to ena$le you to $rin& your $rothers to the $rid&e #ith you) and to $e released to&ether there. T-1'.6I.*. The $rid&e itsel( is nothin& more than a transition in the ,ers,ecti e o( reality. 2 On this side) e erythin& you see is &rossly distorted and com,letely out o( ,ers,ecti e. 3 8hat is little and insi&ni(icant is ma&ni(ied) and #hat is stron& and ,o#er(ul cut do#n to littleness. ! In the transition there is a ,eriod o( con(usion) in #hich a sense o( actual disorientation may occur. % But (ear it not) (or it means only that you ha e $een #illin& to let &o your hold on the distorted (rame o( re(erence that seemed to hold your #orld to&ether. ' This (rame o( re(erence is $uilt around the s,ecial relationshi,. * 8ithout this illusion there could $e no meanin& you #ould still seek here. T-1'.6I.-. "ear not that you #ill $e a$ru,tly li(ted u, and hurled into reality. 2 Time is kind) and i( you use it on $ehal( o( reality) it #ill kee, &entle ,ace #ith you in your transition. 3 The ur&ency is only in dislod&in& your mind (rom its (i/ed ,osition here. ! This #ill not lea e you homeless and #ithout a (rame o( re(erence. % The ,eriod o( disorientation) #hich ,recedes the actual transition) is (ar shorter than the time it took to (i/ your mind so (irmly on illusions. ' Delay #ill hurt you no# more than $e(ore) only $ecause you realiAe it <is= delay) and that esca,e (rom ,ain is really ,ossi$le. * "ind ho,e and com(ort) rather than des,air) in this. 7ou could not lon& (ind e en the illusion o(

lo e in any s,ecial relationshi, here. - "or you are no lon&er #holly insane) and you #ould soon reco&niAe the &uilt o( sel(-$etrayal (or #hat it is. T-1'.6I.:. Nothin& you seek to stren&then in the s,ecial relationshi, is really ,art o( you. 2 3nd you cannot kee, ,art o( the thou&ht system that tau&ht you it #as real) and understand the Thou&ht that <kno#s= #hat you are. 3 7ou ha e allo#ed the Thou&ht o( your reality to enter your mind) and $ecause you in ited it) it #ill a$ide #ith you. ! 7our lo e (or it #ill not allo# you to $etray yoursel() and you could not enter into a relationshi, #here it could not &o #ith you) (or you #ould not #ant to $e a,art (rom it. ,3!' T-1'.6I.1>. Be &lad you ha e esca,ed the mockery o( sal ation the e&o o((ered you) and look not $ack #ith lon&in& on the tra esty it made o( your relationshi,s. 2 No# no one need su((er) (or you ha e come too (ar to yield to the illusion o( the $eauty and holiness o( &uilt. 3 Only the #holly insane could look on death and su((erin&) sickness and des,air) and see it thus. ! 8hat &uilt has #rou&ht is u&ly) (ear(ul and ery dan&erous. % 5ee no illusion o( truth and $eauty there. ' 3nd $e you thank(ul that there <is= a ,lace #here truth and $eauty #ait (or you. * 1o on to meet them &ladly) and learn ho# much a#aits you (or the sim,le #illin&ness to &i e u, nothin& <$ecause= it is nothin&. T-1'.6I.11. The ne# ,ers,ecti e you #ill &ain (rom crossin& o er #ill $e the understandin& o( #here 0ea en <is.= 2 "rom this side) it seems to $e outside and across the $rid&e. 3 7et as you cross to Coin it) it #ill Coin #ith you and $ecome one #ith you. ! 3nd you #ill think) in &lad astonishment) that (or all this you &a e u, <nothin&J= % The Coy o( 0ea en) #hich has no limit) is increased #ith each li&ht that returns to take its ri&ht(ul ,lace #ithin it. ' 8ait no lon&er) (or the ;o e o( 1od and <you.= * 3nd may the holy instant s,eed you on the #ay) as it #ill surely do i( you $ut let it come to you. T-1'.6I.12. The 0oly 5,irit asks only this little hel, o( you. 8hene er your thou&hts #ander to a s,ecial relationshi, #hich still attracts you) enter #ith 0im into a holy instant) and there let 0im release you. 2 0e needs only your #illin&ness to share 0is ,ers,ecti e to &i e it to you com,letely. 3 3nd your #illin&ness need not $e com,lete $ecause 0is is ,er(ect. ! It is 0is task to atone (or your un#illin&ness $y 0is ,er(ect (aith) and it is 0is (aith you share #ith 0im there. % Out o( your reco&nition o( your un#illin&ness (or your release) 0is ,er(ect #illin&ness is &i en you. ' Call u,on 0im) (or 0ea en is at 0is Call. * 3nd let 0im call on 0ea en (or you. "II. T#e En! of Ill'sions

T-1'.6II.1. It is im,ossi$le to let the ,ast &o #ithout relinquishin& the s,ecial relationshi,. 2 "or the s,ecial relationshi, is an attem,t to reenact the ,ast and chan&e it. 3 Ima&ined sli&hts) remem$ered ,ain) ,ast disa,,ointments) ,ercei ed inCustices and de,ri ations all enter into the s,ecial relationshi,) #hich $ecomes a #ay in #hich you seek to restore your #ounded sel(-esteem. ,3!* ! 8hat $asis #ould you ha e (or choosin& a s,ecial ,artner #ithout the ,astD % @ ery such choice is made $ecause o( somethin& 2e il2 in the ,ast to #hich you clin&) and (or #hich must someone else atone. T-1'.6II.2. The s,ecial relationshi, takes en&eance on the ,ast. 2 By seekin& to remo e su((erin& in the ,ast) it o erlooks the ,resent in its ,reoccu,ation #ith the ,ast and its total commitment to it. 3 No s,ecial relationshi, is e/,erienced in the ,resent. ! 5hades o( the ,ast en elo, it) and make it #hat it is. % It has no meanin& in the ,resent) and i( it means nothin& no#) it cannot ha e any real meanin& at all. ' 0o# can you chan&e the ,ast e/ce,t in (antasyD * 3nd #ho can &i e you #hat you think the ,ast de,ri ed you o(D - The ,ast is nothin&. : Do not seek to lay the $lame (or de,ri ation on it) (or the ,ast is &one. 1> 7ou cannot really <not= let &o #hat has already &one. 11 It must $e) there(ore) that you are maintainin& the illusion that it has not &one $ecause you think it ser es some ,ur,ose that you #ant (ul(illed. 12 3nd it must also $e that this ,ur,ose could not $e (ul(illed in the ,resent) $ut only in the ,ast. T-1'.6II.3. Do not underestimate the intensity o( the e&o+s dri e (or en&eance on the ,ast. 2 It is com,letely sa a&e and com,letely insane. 3 "or the e&o remem$ers e erythin& you ha e done that has o((ended it) and seeks retri$ution o( you. ! The (antasies it $rin&s to its chosen relationshi,s in #hich to act out its hate are (antasies o( your destruction. % "or the e&o holds the ,ast a&ainst you) and in your esca,e (rom the ,ast it sees itsel( de,ri ed o( the en&eance it $elie es you so Custly merit. ' 7et #ithout your alliance in your o#n destruction) the e&o could not hold you to the ,ast. * In the s,ecial relationshi, you are allo#in& your destruction to $e. - That this is insane is o$ ious. : But #hat is less o$ ious is that the ,resent is useless to you #hile you ,ursue the e&o+s &oal as its ally. T-1'.6II.!. The ,ast is &one9 seek not to ,reser e it in the s,ecial relationshi, that $inds you to it) and #ould teach you sal ation is ,ast and so you must return to the ,ast to (ind sal ation. 2 There is no (antasy that does not contain the dream o( retri$ution (or the ,ast. 3 8ould you act out the dream) or let it &oD T-1'.6II.%. In the s,ecial relationshi, it does not seem to $e an actin& out o( en&eance that you seek. 2 3nd e en #hen the hatred and the sa a&ery $reak $rie(ly throu&h) the illusion o( lo e is not ,ro(oundly

shaken. 3 7et the one thin& the e&o ne er allo#s to reach a#areness is that the s,ecial relationshi, is the actin& out o( en&eance on yoursel(. ,3!- ! 7et #hat else could it $eD % In seekin& the s,ecial relationshi,) you look not (or &lory in yoursel(. ' 7ou ha e denied that it is there) and the relationshi, $ecomes your su$stitute (or it. * 3nd en&eance $ecomes your su$stitute (or 3tonement) and the esca,e (rom en&eance $ecomes your loss. T-1'.6II.'. 3&ainst the e&o+s insane notion o( sal ation the 0oly 5,irit &ently lays the holy instant. 2 8e said $e(ore that the 0oly 5,irit must teach throu&h com,arisons) and uses o,,osites to ,oint to truth. 3 The holy instant is the o,,osite o( the e&o+s (i/ed $elie( in sal ation throu&h en&eance (or the ,ast. ! In the holy instant it is understood that the ,ast is &one) and #ith its ,assin& the dri e (or en&eance has $een u,rooted and has disa,,eared. % The stillness and the ,eace o( <no#= en(old you in ,er(ect &entleness. ' @ erythin& is &one e/ce,t the truth. T-1'.6II.*. "or a time you may attem,t to $rin& illusions into the holy instant) to hinder your (ull a#areness o( the com,lete di((erence) in all res,ects) $et#een your e/,erience o( truth and illusion. 2 7et you #ill not attem,t this lon&. 3 In the holy instant the ,o#er o( the 0oly 5,irit #ill ,re ail) $ecause you Coined 0im. ! The illusions you $rin& #ith you #ill #eaken the e/,erience o( 0im (or a #hile) and #ill ,re ent you (rom kee,in& the e/,erience in your mind. % 7et the holy instant is eternal) and your illusions o( time #ill not ,re ent the timeless (rom $ein& #hat it is) nor you (rom e/,eriencin& it as it is. T-1'.6II.-. 8hat 1od has &i en you is truly &i en) and #ill $e truly recei ed. 2 "or 1od+s &i(ts ha e no reality a,art (rom your recei in& them. 3 7our recei in& com,letes 0is &i in&. ! 7ou #ill recei e <$ecause= it is 0is 8ill to &i e. % 0e &a e the holy instant to $e &i en you) and it is im,ossi$le that you recei e it not <$ecause= 0e &a e it. ' 8hen 0e #illed that 0is 5on $e (ree) 0is 5on <#as= (ree. * In the holy instant is 0is reminder that 0is 5on #ill al#ays $e e/actly as he #as created. - 3nd e erythin& the 0oly 5,irit teaches is to remind you that you ha e recei ed #hat 1od has &i en you. T-1'.6II.:. There is nothin& you can hold a&ainst reality. 2 3ll that must $e (or&i en are the illusions you ha e held a&ainst your $rothers. 3 Their reality has no ,ast) and only illusions can $e (or&i en. ! 1od holds nothin& a&ainst anyone) (or 0e is inca,a$le o( illusions o( any kind. % Release your $rothers (rom the sla ery o( their illusions $y (or&i in& them (or the illusions you ,ercei e in them. ' Thus #ill you learn that you ha e $een (or&i en) (or it is you #ho o((ered them illusions. ,3!: * In the holy instant this is done (or you in time) to $rin& you the true condition o( 0ea en.

T-1'.6II.1>. Remem$er that you al#ays choose $et#een truth and illusion9 $et#een the real 3tonement that #ould heal and the e&o+s 2atonement2 that #ould destroy. 2 The ,o#er o( 1od and all 0is ;o e) #ithout limit) #ill su,,ort you as you seek only your ,lace in the ,lan o( 3tonement arisin& (rom 0is ;o e. 3 Be an ally o( 1od and not the e&o in seekin& ho# 3tonement can come to you. ! 0is hel, su((ices) (or 0is 4essen&er understands ho# to restore the Gin&dom to you) and to ,lace all your in estment in sal ation in your relationshi, #ith 0im. T-1'.6II.11. 5eek and (ind= 0is messa&e in the holy instant) #here all illusions are (or&i en. 2 "rom there the miracle e/tends to $less e eryone and to resol e all ,ro$lems) $e they ,ercei ed as &reat or small) ,ossi$le or im,ossi$le. 3 There is nothin& that #ill not &i e ,lace to 0im and to 0is 4aCesty. ! To Coin in close relationshi, #ith 0im is to acce,t relationshi,s as real) and throu&h their reality to &i e o er all illusions (or the reality o( your relationshi, #ith 1od. % ?raise $e to your relationshi, #ith 0im and to no other. ' The truth lies there and no#here else. * 7ou choose this or nothin&. T-1'.6II.12. <"or&i e us our illusions) "ather) and hel, us to acce,t our true relationshi, #ith 7ou) in #hich there are no illusions) and #here none can e er enter. 2 Our holiness is 7ours. 3 8hat can there $e in us that needs (or&i eness #hen 7ours is ,er(ectD ! The slee, o( (or&et(ulness is only the un#illin&ness to remem$er 7our (or&i eness and 7our ;o e. % ;et us not #ander into tem,tation) (or the tem,tation o( the 5on o( 1od is not 7our 8ill. ' 3nd let us recei e only #hat 7ou ha e &i en) and acce,t $ut this into the minds #hich 7ou created and #hich 7ou lo e. * 3men.= ,3%> Cha,ter 1*. FORGI"ENESS AN$ THE HOL7 RELATIONSHIP I. -rin)in) Fantas. to Tr't# T-1*.I.1. The $etrayal o( the 5on o( 1od lies only in illusions) and all his 2sins2 are $ut his o#n ima&inin&. 2 0is reality is (ore er sinless. 3 0e need not $e (or&i en $ut a#akened. ! In his dreams he has $etrayed himsel() his $rothers and his 1od. % 7et #hat is done in dreams has not $een really done. ' It is im,ossi$le to con ince the dreamer that this is so) (or dreams are #hat they are <$ecause= o( their illusion o( reality. * Only in #akin& is the (ull release (rom them) (or only then does it $ecome ,er(ectly a,,arent that they had no e((ect u,on reality at all) and did not chan&e it. - "antasies chan&e reality. : That is their ,ur,ose. 1> They cannot do so in reality) $ut they <can= do so in the mind that #ould ha e reality $e di((erent.

T-1*.I.2. It is) then) only your #ish to chan&e reality that is (ear(ul) $ecause $y your #ish you think you ha e accom,lished #hat you #ish. 2 This stran&e ,osition) in a sense) ackno#led&es your ,o#er. 3 7et $y distortin& it and de otin& it to 2e il)2 it also makes it unreal. ! 7ou cannot $e (aith(ul to t#o masters #ho ask con(lictin& thin&s o( you. % 8hat you use in (antasy you deny to truth. ' 7et #hat you &i e to truth to use (or you is sa(e (rom (antasy. T-1*.I.3. 8hen you maintain that there must $e an order o( di((iculty in miracles) all you mean is that there are some thin&s you #ould #ithhold (rom truth. 2 7ou $elie e truth cannot deal #ith them only $ecause you #ould kee, them (rom truth. 3 6ery sim,ly) your lack o( (aith in the ,o#er that heals all ,ain arises (rom your #ish to retain some as,ects o( reality (or (antasy. ! I( you $ut realiAed #hat this must do to your a,,reciation o( the #holeJ % 8hat you reser e (or yoursel() you take a#ay (rom 0im 8ho #ould release you. ' Unless you &i e it $ack) it is ine ita$le that your ,ers,ecti e on reality $e #ar,ed and uncorrected. T-1*.I.!. 3s lon& as you #ould ha e it so) so lon& #ill the illusion o( an order o( di((iculty in miracles remain #ith you. 2 "or you ha e esta$lished this order in reality $y &i in& some o( it to one teacher) and some to another. 3 3nd so you learn to deal #ith ,art o( the truth in one #ay) and in another #ay the other ,art. ! To (ra&ment truth is to destroy it $y renderin& it meanin&less. % Orders o( reality is a ,ers,ecti e #ithout understandin&9 a (rame o( re(erence (or reality to #hich it cannot really $e com,ared at all. T-1*.I.%. Think you that you can $rin& truth to (antasy) and learn #hat truth means (rom the ,ers,ecti e o( illusionsD 2 Truth <has= no meanin& in illusion. 3 The (rame o( re(erence (or its meanin& must $e itsel(. ! 8hen you try to $rin& truth to illusions) you are tryin& to make illusions real) and kee, them $y Custi(yin& your $elie( in them. ,3%1 % But to &i e illusions to truth is to ena$le truth to teach that the illusions are unreal) and thus ena$le you to esca,e (rom them. ' Reser e not one idea aside (rom truth) or you esta$lish orders o( reality that must im,rison you. * There is no order in reality) $ecause e erythin& there is true. T-1*.I.'. Be #illin&) then) to &i e all you ha e held outside the truth to 0im 8ho kno#s the truth) and in 8hom all is $rou&ht to truth. 2 5al ation (rom se,aration #ould $e com,lete) or #ill not $e at all. 3 Be not concerned #ith anythin& e/ce,t your #illin&ness to ha e this $e accom,lished. ! 0e #ill accom,lish it9 not you. % But (or&et not this. 8hen you $ecome distur$ed and lose your ,eace o( mind $ecause another is attem,tin& to sol e his ,ro$lems throu&h (antasy) you are re(usin& to (or&i e yoursel( (or Cust this same attem,t. ' 3nd you are

holdin& $oth o( you a#ay (rom truth and (rom sal ation. * 3s you (or&i e him) you restore to truth #hat #as denied $y $oth o( you. - 3nd you #ill see (or&i eness #here you ha e &i en it. II. T#e For)iven &orl! T-1*.II.1. Can you ima&ine ho# $eauti(ul those you (or&i e #ill look to youD 2 In no (antasy ha e you e er seen anythin& so lo ely. 3 Nothin& you see here) slee,in& or #akin&) comes near to such lo eliness. ! 3nd nothin& #ill you alue like unto this) nor hold so dear. % Nothin& that you remem$er that made your heart sin& #ith Coy has e er $rou&ht you e en a little ,art o( the ha,,iness this si&ht #ill $rin& you. ' "or you #ill see the 5on o( 1od. * 7ou #ill $ehold the $eauty the 0oly 5,irit lo es to look u,on) and #hich 0e thanks the "ather (or. - 0e #as created to see this (or you) until you learned to see it (or yoursel(. : 3nd all 0is teachin& leads to seein& it and &i in& thanks #ith 0im. T-1*.II.2. This lo eliness is not a (antasy. 2 It is the real #orld) $ri&ht and clean and ne#) #ith e erythin& s,arklin& under the o,en sun. ,3%2 3 Nothin& is hidden here) (or e erythin& has $een (or&i en and there are no (antasies to hide the truth. ! The $rid&e $et#een that #orld and this is so little and so easy to cross) that you could not $elie e it is the meetin& ,lace o( #orlds so di((erent. % 7et this little $rid&e is the stron&est thin& that touches on this #orld at all. ' This little ste,) so small it has esca,ed your notice) is a stride throu&h time into eternity) $eyond all u&liness into $eauty that #ill enchant you) and #ill ne er cease to cause you #onderment at its ,er(ection. T-1*.II.3. This ste,) the smallest e er taken) is still the &reatest accom,lishment o( all in 1od+s ,lan o( 3tonement. 2 3ll else is learned) $ut this is &i en) com,lete and #holly ,er(ect. 3 No one $ut 0im 8ho ,lanned sal ation could com,lete it thus. ! The real #orld) in its lo eliness) you learn to reach. % "antasies are all undone) and no one and nothin& remain still $ound $y them) and $y your o#n (or&i eness you are (ree to see. ' 7et #hat you see is only #hat you made) #ith the $lessin& o( your (or&i eness on it. * 3nd #ith this (inal $lessin& o( 1od+s 5on u,on himsel() the real ,erce,tion) $orn o( the ne# ,ers,ecti e he has learned) has ser ed its ,ur,ose. T-1*.II.!. The stars #ill disa,,ear in li&ht) and the sun that o,ened u, the #orld to $eauty #ill anish. 2 ?erce,tion #ill $e meanin&less #hen it has $een ,er(ected) (or e erythin& that has $een used (or learnin& #ill ha e no (unction. 3 Nothin& #ill e er chan&e9 no shi(ts nor shadin&s) no di((erences) no ariations that made ,erce,tion ,ossi$le #ill still occur. ! The ,erce,tion o( the real #orld #ill $e so short that you #ill $arely ha e time to thank 1od (or it. % "or 1od #ill take the

last ste, s#i(tly) #hen you ha e reached the real #orld and ha e $een made ready (or 0im. T-1*.II.%. The real #orld is attained sim,ly $y the com,lete (or&i eness o( the old) the #orld you see #ithout (or&i eness. 2 The &reat Trans(ormer o( ,erce,tion #ill undertake #ith you the care(ul searchin& o( the mind that made this #orld) and unco er to you the seemin& reasons (or your makin& it. 3 In the li&ht o( the real reason that 0e $rin&s) as you (ollo# 0im) 0e #ill sho# you that there is no reason here at all. ! @ach s,ot 0is reason touches &ro#s ali e #ith $eauty) and #hat seemed u&ly in the darkness o( your lack o( reason is suddenly released to lo eliness. % Not e en #hat the 5on o( 1od made in insanity could $e #ithout a hidden s,ark o( $eauty that &entleness could release. ,3%3 T-1*.II.'. 3ll this $eauty #ill rise to $less your si&ht as you look u,on the #orld #ith (or&i in& eyes. 2 "or (or&i eness literally trans(orms ision) and lets you see the real #orld reachin& quietly and &ently across chaos) remo in& all illusions that had t#isted your ,erce,tion and (i/ed it on the ,ast. 3 The smallest lea( $ecomes a thin& o( #onder) and a $lade o( &rass a si&n o( 1od+s ,er(ection. T-1*.II.*. "rom the (or&i en #orld the 5on o( 1od is li(ted easily into his home. 2 3nd there he kno#s that he has al#ays rested there in ,eace. 3 @ en sal ation #ill $ecome a dream) and anish (rom his mind. ! "or sal ation is the end o( dreams) and #ith the closin& o( the dream #ill ha e no meanin&. % 8ho) a#ake in 0ea en) could dream that there could e er $e need o( sal ationD T-1*.II.-. 0o# much do you #ant sal ationD 2 It #ill &i e you the real #orld) trem$lin& #ith readiness to $e &i en you. 3 The ea&erness o( the 0oly 5,irit to &i e you this is so intense 0e #ould not #ait) althou&h 0e #aits in ,atience. ! 4eet 0is ,atience #ith your im,atience at delay in meetin& 0im. % 1o out in &ladness to meet #ith your Redeemer) and #alk #ith 0im in trust out o( this #orld) and into the real #orld o( $eauty and (or&i eness. III. S#a!o+s of t#e Past T-1*.III.1. To (or&i e is merely to remem$er only the lo in& thou&hts you &a e in the ,ast) and those that #ere &i en you. 2 3ll the rest must $e (or&otten. 3 "or&i eness is a selecti e remem$erin&) $ased not on your selection. ! "or the shado# (i&ures you #ould make immortal are 2enemies2 o( reality. % Be #illin& to (or&i e the 5on o( 1od (or #hat he did not do. ' The shado# (i&ures are the #itnesses you $rin& #ith you to demonstrate he did #hat he did not. * Because you $rin& them) you #ill hear them. - 3nd you #ho kee, them $y your o#n selection do not understand ho# they came into your mind) and #hat

their ,ur,ose is. : They re,resent the e il that you think #as done to you. 1> 7ou $rin& them #ith you only that you may return e il (or e il) ho,in& that their #itness #ill ena$le you to think &uiltily o( another and not harm yoursel(. 11 They s,eak so clearly (or the se,aration that no one not o$sessed #ith kee,in& se,aration could hear them. 12 They o((er you the 2reasons2 #hy you should enter into unholy alliances to su,,ort the e&o+s &oals) and make your relationshi,s the #itness to its ,o#er. ,3%! T-1*.III.2. It is these shado# (i&ures that #ould make the e&o holy in your si&ht) and teach you #hat you do to kee, it sa(e is really lo e. 2 The shado# (i&ures al#ays s,eak (or en&eance) and all relationshi,s into #hich they enter are totally insane. 3 8ithout e/ce,tion) these relationshi,s ha e as their ,ur,ose the e/clusion o( the truth a$out the other) and o( yoursel(. ! This is #hy you see in $oth #hat is not there) and make o( $oth the sla es o( en&eance. % 3nd #hy #hate er reminds you o( your ,ast &rie ances attracts you) and seems to &o $y the name o( lo e) no matter ho# distorted the associations $y #hich you arri e at the connection may $e. ' 3nd (inally) #hy all such relationshi,s $ecome attem,ts at union throu&h the $ody) (or only $odies can $e seen as means (or en&eance. * That $odies are central to all unholy relationshi,s is e ident. - 7our o#n e/,erience has tau&ht you this. : But #hat you may not realiAe are all the reasons that &o to make the relationshi, unholy. 1> "or unholiness seeks to rein(orce itsel() as holiness does) $y &atherin& to itsel( #hat it ,ercei es as like itsel(. T-1*.III.3. In the unholy relationshi,) it is not the $ody o( the other #ith #hich union is attem,ted) $ut the $odies o( those #ho are not there. 2 "or e en the $ody o( the other) already a se erely limited ,erce,tion o( him) is not the central (ocus as it is) or in entirety. 3 8hat can $e used (or (antasies o( en&eance) and #hat can $e most readily associated #ith those on #hom en&eance is really sou&ht) is centered on and se,arated o(( as $ein& the only ,arts o( alue. ! @ ery ste, taken in the makin&) the maintainin& and the $reakin& o(( o( the unholy relationshi, is a mo e to#ard (urther (ra&mentation and unreality. % The shado# (i&ures enter more and more) and the one in #hom they seem to $e decreases in im,ortance. T-1*.III.!. Time is indeed unkind to the unholy relationshi,. 2 "or time <is= cruel in the e&o+s hands) as it is kind #hen used (or &entleness. 3 The attraction o( the unholy relationshi, $e&ins to (ade and to $e questioned almost at once. ! Once it is (ormed) dou$t must enter in) $ecause its ,ur,ose is im,ossi$le. % The 2ideal2 o( the unholy relationshi, thus $ecomes one in #hich the reality o( the other does not enter at all to 2s,oil2 the dream. ' 3nd the less the other really

$rin&s to the relationshi,) the 2$etter2 it $ecomes. * Thus) the attem,t at union $ecomes a #ay o( e/cludin& e en the one #ith #hom the union #as sou&ht. - "or it #as (ormed to &et him out o( it) and Coin #ith (antasies in uninterru,ted 2$liss.2 T-1*.III.%. 0o# can the 0oly 5,irit $rin& 0is inter,retation o( the $ody as a means o( communication into relationshi,s #hose only ,ur,ose is se,aration (rom realityD ,3%% 2 8hat (or&i eness <is= ena$les 0im to do so. 3 I( all $ut lo in& thou&hts ha e $een (or&otten) #hat remains is eternal. ! 3nd the trans(ormed ,ast is made like the ,resent. % No lon&er does the ,ast con(lict #ith <no#.= ' This continuity e/tends the ,resent $y increasin& its reality and its alue in your ,erce,tion o( it. * In these lo in& thou&hts is the s,ark o( $eauty hidden in the u&liness o( the unholy relationshi, #here hatred is remem$ered9 yet there to come ali e as the relationshi, is &i en to 0im 8ho &i es it li(e and $eauty. - That is #hy 3tonement centers on the ,ast) #hich is the source o( se,aration) and #here it must $e undone. : "or se,aration must $e corrected #here it #as made. T-1*.III.'. The e&o seeks to 2resol e2 its ,ro$lems) not at their source) $ut #here they #ere not made. 2 3nd thus it seeks to &uarantee there #ill $e no solution. 3 The 0oly 5,irit #ants only to make 0is resolutions com,lete and ,er(ect) and so 0e seeks and (inds the source o( ,ro$lems #here it is) and there undoes it. ! 3nd #ith each ste, in 0is undoin& is the se,aration more and more undone) and union $rou&ht closer. % 0e is not at all con(used $y any 2reasons2 (or se,aration. ' 3ll 0e ,ercei es in se,aration is that it must $e undone. * ;et 0im unco er the hidden s,ark o( $eauty in your relationshi,s) and sho# it to you. - Its lo eliness #ill so attract you that you #ill $e un#illin& e er to lose the si&ht o( it a&ain. : 3nd you #ill let this s,ark trans(orm the relationshi, so you can see it more and more. 1> "or you #ill #ant it more and more) and $ecome increasin&ly un#illin& to let it $e hidden (rom you. 11 3nd you #ill learn to seek (or and esta$lish the conditions in #hich this $eauty can $e seen. T-1*.III.*. 3ll this you #ill do &ladly) i( you $ut let 0im hold the s,ark $e(ore you) to li&ht your #ay and make it clear to you. 2 1od+s 5on is One. 3 8hom 1od has Coined as one) the e&o cannot ,ut asunder. ! The s,ark o( holiness must $e sa(e) ho#e er hidden it may $e) in e ery relationshi,. % "or the Creator o( the one relationshi, has le(t no ,art o( it #ithout 0imsel(. ' This is the only ,art o( the relationshi, the 0oly 5,irit sees) $ecause 0e kno#s that only this is true. * 7ou ha e made the relationshi, unreal) and there(ore unholy) $y seein& it #here it is not and as it is not. - 1i e the ,ast to 0im 8ho can chan&e your mind a$out it (or you. : But (irst) $e sure you (ully realiAe #hat you ha e made the ,ast to re,resent) and #hy. ,3%'

T-1*.III.-. The ,ast $ecomes the Custi(ication (or enterin& into a continuin&) unholy alliance #ith the e&o a&ainst the ,resent. 2 "or the ,resent <is= (or&i eness. 3 There(ore) the relationshi,s the unholy alliance dictates are not ,ercei ed nor (elt as <no#.= ! 7et the (rame o( re(erence to #hich the ,resent is re(erred (or meanin& is an <illusion= o( the ,ast) in #hich those elements that (it the ,ur,ose o( the unholy alliance are retained) and all the rest let &o. % 3nd #hat is thus let &o is all the truth the ,ast could e er o((er to the ,resent as #itnesses (or its reality. ' 8hat is ke,t $ut #itnesses to the reality o( dreams. T-1*.III.:. It is still u, to you to choose to Coin #ith truth or #ith illusion. 2 But remem$er that to choose one is to let the other &o. 3 8hich one you choose you #ill endo# #ith $eauty and reality) $ecause the choice de,ends on #hich you alue more. ! The s,ark o( $eauty or the eil o( u&liness) the real #orld or the #orld o( &uilt and (ear) truth or illusion) (reedom or sla eryKit is all the same. % "or you can ne er choose e/ce,t $et#een 1od and the e&o. ' Thou&ht systems are $ut true or (alse) and all their attri$utes come sim,ly (rom #hat they are. * Only the Thou&hts o( 1od are true. - 3nd all that (ollo#s (rom them comes (rom #hat they are) and is as true as is the holy 5ource (rom #hich they came. T-1*.III.1>. 4y holy $rother) I #ould enter into all your relationshi,s) and ste, $et#een you and your (antasies. 2 ;et my relationshi, to you $e real to you) and let me $rin& reality to your ,erce,tion o( your $rothers. 3 They #ere not created to ena$le you to hurt yoursel( throu&h them. ! They #ere created to create #ith you. % This is the truth that I #ould inter,ose $et#een you and your &oal o( madness. ' Be not se,arate (rom me) and let not the holy ,ur,ose o( 3tonement $e lost to you in dreams o( en&eance. * Relationshi,s in #hich such dreams are cherished ha e e/cluded me. - ;et me enter in the Name o( 1od and $rin& you ,eace) that you may o((er ,eace to me. I". T#e T+o Pict'res T-1*.I6.1. 1od esta$lished 0is relationshi, #ith you to make you ha,,y) and nothin& you do that does not share 0is ,ur,ose can $e real. 2 The ,ur,ose 1od ascri$ed to anythin& is its only (unction. 3 Because o( 0is reason (or creatin& 0is relationshi, #ith you) the (unction o( relationshi,s $ecame (ore er 2to make ha,,y.2 ! <3nd nothin& else.= ,3%* % To (ul(ill this (unction you relate to your creations as 1od to 0is. ' "or nothin& 1od created is a,art (rom ha,,iness) and nothin& 1od created $ut #ould e/tend ha,,iness as its Creator did. * 8hate er does not (ul(ill this (unction cannot $e real.

T-1*.I6.2. In this #orld it is im,ossi$le to create. 2 7et it <is= ,ossi$le to make ha,,y. 3 I ha e said re,eatedly that the 0oly 5,irit #ould not de,ri e you o( your s,ecial relationshi,s) $ut #ould trans(orm them. ! 3nd all that is meant $y that is that 0e #ill restore to them the (unction &i en them $y 1od. % The (unction you ha e &i en them is clearly not to make ha,,y. ' But the holy relationshi, shares 1od+s ,ur,ose) rather than aimin& to make a su$stitute (or it. * @ ery s,ecial relationshi, you ha e made is a su$stitute (or 1od+s 8ill) and &lori(ies yours instead o( 0is $ecause o( the illusion that they are di((erent. T-1*.I6.3. 7ou ha e made ery real relationshi,s e en in this #orld. 2 7et you do not reco&niAe them $ecause you ha e raised their su$stitutes to such ,redominance that) #hen truth calls to you) as it does constantly) you ans#er #ith a su$stitute. 3 @ ery s,ecial relationshi, you ha e made has) as its (undamental ,ur,ose) the aim o( occu,yin& your mind so com,letely that you #ill not hear the call o( truth. T-1*.I6.!. In a sense) the s,ecial relationshi, #as the e&o+s ans#er to the creation o( the 0oly 5,irit) 8ho #as 1od+s 3ns#er to the se,aration. 2 "or althou&h the e&o did not understand #hat had $een created) it #as a#are o( threat. 3 The #hole de(ense system the e&o e ol ed to ,rotect the se,aration (rom the 0oly 5,irit #as in res,onse to the &i(t #ith #hich 1od $lessed it) and $y 0is $lessin& ena$led it to $e healed. ! This $lessin& holds #ithin itsel( the truth a$out e erythin&. % 3nd the truth is that the 0oly 5,irit is in close relationshi, #ith you) $ecause in 0im is your relationshi, #ith 1od restored to you. ' The relationshi, #ith 0im has ne er $een $roken) $ecause the 0oly 5,irit has not $een se,arate (rom anyone since the se,aration. * 3nd throu&h 0im ha e all your holy relationshi,s $een care(ully ,reser ed) to ser e 1od+s ,ur,ose (or you. T-1*.I6.%. The e&o is al#ays alert to threat) and the ,art o( your mind into #hich the e&o #as acce,ted is ery an/ious to ,reser e its reason) as it sees it. 2 It does not realiAe that it is totally insane. 3 3nd you must realiAe Cust #hat this means i( you #ould $e restored to sanity. ! The insane ,rotect their thou&ht systems) $ut they do so insanely. ,3%- % 3nd all their de(enses are as insane as #hat they are su,,osed to ,rotect. ' The se,aration has nothin& in it) no ,art) no 2reason)2 and no attri$ute that is not insane. * 3nd its 2,rotection2 is ,art o( it) as insane as the #hole. - The s,ecial relationshi,) #hich is its chie( de(ense) must there(ore $e insane. T-1*.I6.'. 7ou ha e $ut little di((iculty no# in realiAin& that the thou&ht system the s,ecial relationshi, ,rotects is $ut a system o( delusions. 2 7ou reco&niAe) at least in &eneral terms) that the e&o is insane. 3 7et the s,ecial relationshi, still seems to you someho# to $e 2di((erent.2 !

7et #e ha e looked at it (ar closer than #e ha e at many other as,ects o( the e&o+s thou&ht system that you ha e $een more #illin& to let &o. % 8hile this one remains) you #ill not let the others &o. ' "or this one is not di((erent. * Retain this one) and you ha e retained the #hole. T-1*.I6.*. It is essential to realiAe that all de(enses <do= #hat they #ould de(end. 2 The underlyin& $asis (or their e((ecti eness is that they o((er #hat they de(end. 3 8hat they de(end is ,laced in them (or sa(e-kee,in&) and as they o,erate they $rin& it to you. ! @ ery de(ense o,erates $y &i in& &i(ts) and the &i(t is al#ays a miniature o( the thou&ht system the de(ense ,rotects) set in a &olden (rame. % The (rame is ery ela$orate) all set #ith Ce#els) and dee,ly car ed and ,olished. ' Its ,ur,ose is to $e o( alue <in itsel()= and to di ert your attention (rom #hat it encloses. * But the (rame #ithout the ,icture you cannot ha e. - De(enses o,erate to make you think you can. T-1*.I6.-. The s,ecial relationshi, has the most im,osin& and dece,ti e (rame o( all the de(enses the e&o uses. 2 Its thou&ht system is o((ered here) surrounded $y a (rame so hea y and so ela$orate that the ,icture is almost o$literated $y its im,osin& structure. 3 Into the (rame are #o en all sorts o( (anci(ul and (ra&mented illusions o( lo e) set #ith dreams o( sacri(ice and sel(-a&&randiAement) and interlaced #ith &ilded threads o( sel(-destruction. ! The &litter o( $lood shines like ru$ies) and the tears are (aceted like diamonds and &leam in the dim li&ht in #hich the o((erin& is made. T-1*.I6.:. ;ook at the <,icture.= 2 Do not let the (rame distract you. 3 This &i(t is &i en you (or your damnation) and i( you take it you #ill $elie e that you <are= damned. ! 7ou cannot ha e the (rame #ithout the ,icture. % 8hat you alue is the (rame) (or there you see no con(lict. ' 7et the (rame is only the #ra,,in& (or the &i(t o( con(lict. * The (rame is not the &i(t. - Be not decei ed $y the most su,er(icial as,ects o( this thou&ht system) (or these as,ects enclose the #hole) com,lete in e ery as,ect. ,3%: : Death lies in this &litterin& &i(t. 1> ;et not your &aAe d#ell on the hy,notic &leamin& o( the (rame. 11 ;ook at the ,icture) and realiAe that death is o((ered you. T-1*.I6.1>. That is #hy the holy instant is so im,ortant in the de(ense o( truth. 2 The truth itsel( needs no de(ense) $ut you do need de(ense a&ainst your acce,tance o( the &i(t o( death. 3 8hen you #ho are truth acce,t an idea so dan&erous to truth) you threaten truth #ith destruction. ! 3nd your de(ense must no# $e undertaken) to kee, truth #hole. % The ,o#er o( 0ea en) the ;o e o( 1od) the tears o( Christ) and the Coy o( 0is eternal 5,irit are marshalled to de(end you (rom your o#n attack. ' "or you attack Them) $ein& ,art o( Them) and They must sa e you) (or They lo e Themsel es.

T-1*.I6.11. The holy instant is a miniature o( 0ea en) sent you <(rom= 0ea en. 2 It is a ,icture) too) set in a (rame. 3 7et i( you acce,t this &i(t you #ill not see the (rame at all) $ecause the &i(t can only $e acce,ted throu&h your #illin&ness to (ocus all your attention on the ,icture. ! The holy instant is a miniature o( eternity. % It is a ,icture o( timelessness) set in a (rame o( time. ' I( you (ocus on the ,icture) you #ill realiAe that it #as only the (rame that made you think it <#as= a ,icture. * 8ithout the (rame) the ,icture is seen as #hat it re,resents. - "or as the #hole thou&ht system o( the e&o lies in its &i(ts) so the #hole o( 0ea en lies in this instant) $orro#ed (rom eternity and set in time (or you. T-1*.I6.12. T#o &i(ts are o((ered you. 2 @ach is com,lete) and cannot $e ,artially acce,ted. 3 @ach is a ,icture o( all that you can ha e) seen ery di((erently. ! 7ou cannot com,are their alue $y com,arin& a ,icture to a (rame. % It must $e the ,ictures only that you com,are) or the com,arison is #holly #ithout meanin&. ' Remem$er that it is the ,icture that is the &i(t. * 3nd only on this $asis are you really (ree to choose. - ;ook at the ,ictures. : Both o( them. 1> One is a tiny ,icture) hard to see at all $eneath the hea y shado#s o( its enormous and dis,ro,ortionate enclosure. 11 The other is li&htly (ramed and hun& in li&ht) lo ely to look u,on (or #hat it is. T-1*.I6.13. 7ou #ho ha e tried so hard) and are still tryin&) to (it the $etter ,icture into the #ron& (rame and so com$ine #hat cannot $e com$ined) acce,t this and $e &lad. These ,ictures are each (ramed ,er(ectly (or #hat they re,resent. 2 One is (ramed to $e out o( (ocus and not seen. 3 The other is (ramed (or ,er(ect clarity. ! The ,icture o( darkness and o( death &ro#s less con incin& as you search it out amid its #ra,,in&s. ,3'> % 3s each senseless stone that seems to shine (rom the (rame in darkness is e/,osed to li&ht) it $ecomes dull and li(eless) and ceases to distract you (rom the ,icture. ' 3nd (inally you look u,on the ,icture itsel() seein& at last that) un,rotected $y the (rame) it has no meanin&. T-1*.I6.1!. The other ,icture is li&htly (ramed) (or time cannot contain eternity. 2 There is no distraction here. 3 The ,icture o( 0ea en and eternity &ro#s more con incin& as you look at it. ! 3nd no#) $y real com,arison) a trans(ormation o( $oth ,ictures can at last occur. % 3nd each is &i en its ri&ht(ul ,lace #hen $oth are seen in relation to each other. ' The dark ,icture) $rou&ht to li&ht) is not ,ercei ed as (ear(ul) $ut the (act that it is Cust a ,icture is $rou&ht home at last. * 3nd #hat you see there you #ill reco&niAe as #hat it is9 a ,icture o( #hat you thou&ht #as real) and nothin& more. - "or $eyond this ,icture you #ill see nothin&.

T-1*.I6.1%. The ,icture o( li&ht) in clear-cut and unmistaka$le contrast) is trans(ormed into #hat lies $eyond the ,icture. 2 3s you look on this) you realiAe that it is not a ,icture) $ut a reality. 3 This is no (i&ured re,resentation o( a thou&ht system) $ut the Thou&ht itsel(. ! 8hat it re,resents is there. % The (rame (ades &ently and 1od rises to your remem$rance) o((erin& you the #hole o( creation in e/chan&e (or your little ,icture) #holly #ithout alue and entirely de,ri ed o( meanin&. T-1*.I6.1'. 3s 1od ascends into 0is ri&ht(ul ,lace and you to yours) you #ill e/,erience a&ain the meanin& o( relationshi, and kno# it to $e true. 2 ;et us ascend in ,eace to&ether to the "ather) $y &i in& 0im ascendance in our minds. 3 8e #ill &ain e erythin& $y &i in& 0im the ,o#er and the &lory) and kee,in& no illusions o( #here they are. ! They are in us) throu&h 0is ascendance. % 8hat 0e has &i en is 0is. ' It shines in e ery ,art o( 0im) as in the #hole. * The #hole reality o( your relationshi, #ith 0im lies in our relationshi, to one another. - The holy instant shines alike on all relationshi,s) (or in it they <are= one. : "or here is only healin&) already com,lete and ,er(ect. 1> "or here is 1od) and #here 0e is only the ,er(ect and com,lete can $e. ,3'1 ". T#e Heale! Relations#ip T-1*.6.1. The holy relationshi, is the e/,ression o( the holy instant in li in& in this #orld. 2 ;ike e erythin& a$out sal ation) the holy instant is a ,ractical de ice) #itnessed to $y its results. 3 The holy instant ne er (ails. ! The e/,erience o( it is al#ays (elt. % 7et #ithout e/,ression it is not remem$ered. ' The holy relationshi, is a constant reminder o( the e/,erience in #hich the relationshi, $ecame #hat it is. * 3nd as the unholy relationshi, is a continuin& hymn o( hate in ,raise o( its maker) so is the holy relationshi, a ha,,y son& o( ,raise to the Redeemer o( relationshi,s. T-1*.6.2. The holy relationshi,) a maCor ste, to#ard the ,erce,tion o( the real #orld) is learned. 2 It is the old) unholy relationshi,) trans(ormed and seen ane#. 3 The holy relationshi, is a ,henomenal teachin& accom,lishment. ! In all its as,ects) as it $e&ins) de elo,s and $ecomes accom,lished) it re,resents the re ersal o( the unholy relationshi,. % Be com(orted in this9 the only di((icult ,hase is the $e&innin&. ' "or here) the &oal o( the relationshi, is a$ru,tly shi(ted to the e/act o,,osite o( #hat it #as. * This is the (irst result o( o((erin& the relationshi, to the 0oly 5,irit) to use (or 0is ,ur,oses. T-1*.6.3. This in itation is acce,ted immediately) and the 0oly 5,irit #astes no time in introducin& the ,ractical results o( askin& 0im to enter. 2 3t once 0is &oal re,laces yours. 3 This is accom,lished ery ra,idly) $ut it makes the relationshi, seem distur$ed) disCuncti e and

e en quite distressin&. ! The reason is quite clear. % "or the relationshi, as it <is= is out o( line #ith its o#n &oal) and clearly unsuited to the ,ur,ose that has $een acce,ted (or it. ' In its unholy condition) <your= &oal #as all that seemed to &i e it meanin&. * No# it seems to make no sense. - 4any relationshi,s ha e $een $roken o(( at this ,oint) and the ,ursuit o( the old &oal re-esta$lished in another relationshi,. : "or once the unholy relationshi, has acce,ted the &oal o( holiness) it can ne er a&ain $e #hat it #as. T-1*.6.!. The tem,tation o( the e&o $ecomes e/tremely intense #ith this shi(t in &oals. 2 "or the relationshi, has not as yet $een chan&ed su((iciently to make its (ormer &oal com,letely #ithout attraction) and its structure is 2threatened2 $y the reco&nition o( its ina,,ro,riateness (or meetin& its ne# ,ur,ose. 3 The con(lict $et#een the &oal and the structure o( the relationshi, is so a,,arent that they cannot coe/ist. ! 7et no# the &oal #ill not $e chan&ed. ,3'2 % 5et (irmly in the unholy relationshi,) there is no course e/ce,t to chan&e the relationshi, to (it the &oal. ' Until this ha,,y solution is seen and acce,ted as the only #ay out o( the con(lict) the relationshi, may seem to $e se erely strained. T-1*.6.%. It #ould not $e kinder to shi(t the &oal more slo#ly) (or the contrast #ould $e o$scured) and the e&o &i en time to reinter,ret each slo# ste, accordin& to its likin&. 2 Only a radical shi(t in ,ur,ose could induce a com,lete chan&e o( mind a$out #hat the #hole relationshi, is (or. 3 3s this chan&e de elo,s and is (inally accom,lished) it &ro#s increasin&ly $ene(icent and Coyous. ! But at the $e&innin&) the situation is e/,erienced as ery ,recarious. % 3 relationshi,) undertaken $y t#o indi iduals (or their unholy ,ur,oses) suddenly has holiness (or its &oal. ' 3s these t#o contem,late their relationshi, (rom the ,oint o( ie# o( this ne# ,ur,ose) they are ine ita$ly a,,alled. * Their ,erce,tion o( the relationshi, may e en $ecome quite disor&aniAed. - 3nd yet) the (ormer or&aniAation o( their ,erce,tion no lon&er ser es the ,ur,ose they ha e a&reed to meet. T-1*.6.'. This is the time (or <(aith.= 2 7ou let this &oal $e set (or you. 3 That #as an act o( (aith. ! Do not a$andon (aith) no# that the re#ards o( (aith are $ein& introduced. % I( you $elie ed the 0oly 5,irit #as there to acce,t the relationshi,) #hy #ould you no# not still $elie e that 0e is there to ,uri(y #hat 0e has taken under 0is &uidanceD ' 0a e (aith in your $rother in #hat $ut seems to $e a tryin& time. * The &oal <is= set. - 3nd your relationshi, has sanity as its ,ur,ose. : "or no# you (ind yoursel( in an insane relationshi,) reco&niAed as such in the li&ht o( its &oal. T-1*.6.*. No# the e&o counsels thus9 su$stitute (or this another relationshi, to #hich your (ormer &oal #as quite a,,ro,riate. 2 7ou can

esca,e (rom your distress only $y &ettin& rid o( your $rother. 3 7ou need not ,art entirely i( you choose not to do so. ! But you must e/clude maCor areas o( (antasy (rom your $rother) to sa e your sanity. % <0ear not this no#J= ' 0a e (aith in 0im 8ho ans#ered you. * 0e heard. - 0as 0e not $een ery e/,licit in 0is ans#erD : 7ou are not no# #holly insane. 1> Can you deny that 0e has &i en you a most e/,licit statementD 11 No# 0e asks (or (aith a little lon&er) e en in $e#ilderment. 12 "or this #ill &o) and you #ill see the Custi(ication (or your (aith emer&e) to $rin& you shinin& con iction. 13 3$andon 0im not no#) nor your $rother. 1! This relationshi, has $een re$orn as holy. T-1*.6.-. 3cce,t #ith &ladness #hat you do not understand) and let it $e e/,lained to you as you ,ercei e its ,ur,ose #ork in it to make it holy. 2 7ou #ill (ind many o,,ortunities to $lame your $rother (or the 2(ailure2 o( your relationshi,) (or it #ill seem at times to ha e no ,ur,ose. 3 3 sense o( aimlessness #ill come to haunt you) and to remind you o( all the #ays you once sou&ht (or satis(action and thou&ht you (ound it. ! "or&et not no# the misery you really (ound) and do not $reathe li(e into your (ailin& e&o. % "or your relationshi, has not $een disru,ted. ' It has $een sa ed. T-1*.6.:. 7ou are ery ne# in the #ays o( sal ation) and think you ha e lost your #ay. ,3'3 2 <7our= #ay <is= lost) $ut think not this is loss. 3 In your ne#ness) remem$er that you and your $rother ha e started a&ain) <to&ether.= ! 3nd take his hand) to #alk to&ether alon& a road (ar more (amiliar than you no# $elie e. % Is it not certain that you #ill remem$er a &oal unchan&ed throu&hout eternityD ' "or you ha e chosen $ut the &oal o( 1od) (rom #hich your true intent #as ne er a$sent. T-1*.6.1>. Throu&hout the 5onshi, is the son& o( (reedom heard) in Coyous echo o( your choice. 2 7ou ha e Coined #ith many in the holy instant) and they ha e Coined #ith you. 3 Think not your choice #ill lea e you com(ortless) (or 1od 0imsel( has $lessed your holy relationshi,. ! Hoin in 0is $lessin&) and #ithhold not yours u,on it. % "or all it needs no# is your $lessin&) that you may see that in it rests sal ation. ' Condemn sal ation not) (or it has come to you. * 3nd #elcome it to&ether) (or it has come to Coin you and your $rother to&ether in a relationshi, in #hich all the 5onshi, is to&ether $lessed. T-1*.6.11. 7ou undertook) to&ether) to in ite the 0oly 5,irit into your relationshi,. 2 0e could not ha e entered other#ise. 3 3lthou&h you may ha e made many mistakes since then) you ha e also made enormous e((orts to hel, 0im do 0is #ork. ! 3nd 0e has not $een lackin& in a,,reciation (or all you ha e done (or 0im. % Nor does 0e see the mistakes at all. ' 0a e you $een similarly &rate(ul to your $rotherD * 0a e you consistently a,,reciated the &ood e((orts) and

o erlooked mistakesD - Or has your a,,reciation (lickered and &ro#n dim in #hat seemed to $e the li&ht o( the mistakesD : ?erha,s you are no# enterin& u,on a cam,ai&n to $lame him (or the discom(ort o( the situation in #hich you (ind yoursel(. 1> 3nd $y this lack o( thanks and &ratitude you make yoursel( una$le to e/,ress the holy instant) and thus lose si&ht o( it. T-1*.6.12. The e/,erience o( an instant) ho#e er com,ellin& it may $e) is easily (or&otten i( you allo# time to close o er it. ,3'! 2 It must $e ke,t shinin& and &racious in your a#areness o( time) $ut not concealed #ithin it. 3 The instant remains. ! But #here are youD % To &i e thanks to your $rother is to a,,reciate the holy instant) and thus ena$le its results to $e acce,ted and shared. ' To attack your $rother is not to lose the instant) $ut to make it ,o#erless in its e((ects. T-1*.6.13. 7ou <ha e= recei ed the holy instant) $ut you may ha e esta$lished a condition in #hich you cannot use it. 2 3s a result) you do not realiAe that it is #ith you still. 3 3nd $y cuttin& yoursel( o(( (rom its e/,ression) you ha e denied yoursel( its $ene(it. ! 7ou rein(orce this e ery time you attack your $rother) (or the attack must $lind you to yoursel(. % 3nd it is im,ossi$le to deny yoursel() and to reco&niAe #hat has $een &i en and recei ed $y you. T-1*.6.1!. 7ou and your $rother stand to&ether in the holy ,resence o( truth itsel(. 2 0ere is the &oal) to&ether #ith you. 3 Think you not the &oal itsel( #ill &ladly arran&e the means (or its accom,lishmentD ! It is Cust this same discre,ancy $et#een the ,ur,ose that has $een acce,ted and the means as they stand no# #hich seems to make you su((er) $ut #hich makes 0ea en &lad. % I( 0ea en #ere outside you) you could not share in its &ladness. ' 7et $ecause it is #ithin) the &ladness) too) is yours. * 7ou <are= Coined in ,ur,ose) $ut remain still se,arate and di ided on the means. - 7et the &oal is (i/ed) (irm and unaltera$le) and the means #ill surely (all in ,lace $ecause the &oal is sure. : 3nd you #ill share the &ladness o( the 5onshi, that it is so. T-1*.6.1%. 3s you $e&in to reco&niAe and acce,t the &i(ts you ha e so (reely &i en to your $rother) you #ill also acce,t the e((ects o( the holy instant and use them to correct all your mistakes and (ree you (rom their results. 2 3nd learnin& this) you #ill ha e also learned ho# to release all the 5onshi,) and o((er it in &ladness and thanks&i in& to 0im 8ho &a e you your release) and 8ho #ould e/tend it throu&h you. "I. Settin) t#e Goal T-1*.6I.1. The ,ractical a,,lication o( the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose is e/tremely sim,le) $ut it is unequi ocal. 2 In (act) in order to $e sim,le it <must= $e unequi ocal. 3 The sim,le is merely #hat is easily understood) and (or this it is a,,arent that it must $e clear. ! The

settin& o( the 0oly 5,irit+s &oal is &eneral. ,3'% % No# 0e #ill #ork #ith you to make it s,eci(ic) (or a,,lication <is= s,eci(ic. ' There are certain ery s,eci(ic &uidelines 0e ,ro ides (or any situation) $ut remem$er that you do not yet realiAe their uni ersal a,,lication. * There(ore) it is essential at this ,oint to use them in each situation se,arately) until you can more sa(ely look $eyond each situation) in an understandin& (ar $roader than you no# ,ossess. T-1*.6I.2. In any situation in #hich you are uncertain) the (irst thin& to consider) ery sim,ly) is 28hat do I #ant to come o( thisD 2 8hat is it <(orD2= 3 The clari(ication o( the &oal $elon&s at the $e&innin&) (or it is this #hich #ill determine the outcome. ! In the e&o+s ,rocedure this is re ersed. % The situation $ecomes the determiner o( the outcome) #hich can $e anythin&. ' The reason (or this disor&aniAed a,,roach is e ident. * The e&o does not kno# #hat it #ants to come o( the situation. - It is a#are o( #hat it does not #ant) $ut only that. : It has no ,ositi e &oal at all. T-1*.6I.3. 8ithout a clear-cut) ,ositi e &oal) set at the outset) the situation Cust seems to ha,,en) and makes no sense until it has already ha,,ened. 2 Then you look $ack at it) and try to ,iece to&ether #hat it must ha e meant. 3 3nd you #ill $e #ron&. ! Not only is your Cud&ment in the ,ast) $ut you ha e no idea #hat should ha,,en. % No &oal #as set #ith #hich to $rin& the means in line. ' 3nd no# the only Cud&ment le(t to make is #hether or not the e&o likes it9 is it acce,ta$le) or does it call (or en&eanceD * The a$sence o( a criterion (or outcome) set in ad ance) makes understandin& dou$t(ul and e aluation im,ossi$le. T-1*.6I.!. The alue o( decidin& in ad ance #hat you #ant to ha,,en is sim,ly that you #ill ,ercei e the situation as a means to <make= it ha,,en. 2 7ou #ill there(ore make e ery e((ort to o erlook #hat inter(eres #ith the accom,lishment o( your o$Cecti e) and concentrate on e erythin& that hel,s you meet it. 3 It is quite noticea$le that this a,,roach has $rou&ht you closer to the 0oly 5,irit+s sortin& out o( truth and (alsity. ! The true $ecomes #hat can $e used to meet the &oal. % The (alse $ecomes the useless (rom this ,oint o( ie#. ' The situation no# has meanin&) $ut only $ecause the &oal has made it meanin&(ul. T-1*.6I.%. The &oal o( truth has (urther ,ractical ad anta&es. 2 I( the situation is used (or truth and sanity) its outcome must $e ,eace. 3 3nd this is quite a,art (rom #hat the outcome <is.= ! I( ,eace is the condition o( truth and sanity) and cannot $e #ithout them) #here ,eace is they must $e. ,3'' % Truth comes o( itsel(. ' I( you e/,erience ,eace) it is $ecause the truth has come to you and you #ill see the outcome truly) (or dece,tion cannot ,re ail a&ainst you. * 7ou #ill reco&niAe the outcome <$ecause= you are at ,eace. - 0ere a&ain you

see the o,,osite o( the e&o+s #ay o( lookin&) (or the e&o $elie es the situation $rin&s the e/,erience. : The 0oly 5,irit kno#s that the situation is as the &oal determines it) and is e/,erienced accordin& to the &oal. T-1*.6I.'. The &oal o( truth requires (aith. 2 "aith is im,licit in the acce,tance o( the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose) and this (aith is all-inclusi e. 3 8here the &oal o( truth is set) there (aith must $e. ! The 0oly 5,irit sees the situation as a #hole. % The &oal esta$lishes the (act that e eryone in ol ed in it #ill ,lay his ,art in its accom,lishment. ' This is ine ita$le. * No one #ill (ail in anythin&. - This seems to ask (or (aith $eyond you) and $eyond #hat you can &i e. : 7et this is so only (rom the ie#,oint o( the e&o) (or the e&o $elie es in 2sol in&2 con(lict throu&h (ra&mentation) and does not ,ercei e the situation as a #hole. 1> There(ore) it seeks to s,lit o(( se&ments o( the situation and deal #ith them se,arately) (or it has (aith in se,aration and not in #holeness. T-1*.6I.*. Con(ronted #ith any as,ect o( the situation that seems to $e di((icult) the e&o #ill attem,t to take this as,ect else#here) and resol e it there. 2 3nd it #ill seem to $e success(ul) e/ce,t that this attem,t con(licts #ith unity) and must o$scure the &oal o( truth. 3 3nd ,eace #ill not $e e/,erienced e/ce,t in (antasy. ! Truth has not come $ecause (aith has $een denied) $ein& #ithheld (rom #here it ri&ht(ully $elon&ed. % Thus do you lose the understandin& o( the situation the &oal o( truth #ould $rin&. ' "or (antasy solutions $rin& $ut the illusion o( e/,erience) and the illusion o( ,eace is not the condition in #hich truth can enter. "II. T#e Call for Fait# T-1*.6II.1. The su$stitutes (or as,ects o( the situation are the #itnesses to your lack o( (aith. 2 They demonstrate that you did not $elie e the situation and the ,ro$lem #ere in the same ,lace. 3 The ,ro$lem <#as= the lack o( (aith) and it is this you demonstrate #hen you remo e it (rom its source and ,lace it else#here. ! 3s a result) you do not see the ,ro$lem. % 0ad you not lacked (aith that it could $e sol ed) the ,ro$lem #ould $e &one. ' 3nd the situation #ould ha e $een meanin&(ul to you) $ecause the inter(erence in the #ay o( understandin& #ould ha e $een remo ed. ,3'* * To remo e the ,ro$lem else#here is to kee, it) (or you remo e yoursel( (rom it and make it unsol a$le. T-1*.6II.2. There is no ,ro$lem in any situation that (aith #ill not sol e. 2 There is no shi(t in any as,ect o( the ,ro$lem $ut #ill make solution im,ossi$le. 3 "or i( you shi(t ,art o( the ,ro$lem else#here the meanin& o( the ,ro$lem must $e lost) and the solution to the ,ro$lem

is inherent in its meanin&. ! Is it not ,ossi$le that all your ,ro$lems ha e $een sol ed) $ut you ha e remo ed yoursel( (rom the solutionD % 7et (aith must $e #here somethin& has $een done) and #here you see it done. T-1*.6II.3. 3 situation is a relationshi,) $ein& the Coinin& o( thou&hts. 2 I( ,ro$lems are ,ercei ed) it is $ecause the thou&hts are Cud&ed to $e in con(lict. 3 But i( the &oal is truth) this is im,ossi$le. ! 5ome idea o( $odies must ha e entered) (or minds cannot attack. % The thou&ht o( $odies is the si&n o( (aithlessness) (or $odies cannot sol e anythin&. ' It is their intrusion on the relationshi,) an error in your thou&hts a$out the situation) #hich then $ecomes the Custi(ication (or your lack o( (aith. * 7ou #ill make this error) $ut $e not at all concerned #ith that. The error does not matter. : "aithlessness $rou&ht to (aith #ill ne er inter(ere #ith truth. 1> But (aithlessness used <a&ainst= truth #ill al#ays destroy (aith. 11 I( you lack (aith) ask that it $e restored #here it #as lost) and seek not to ha e it made u, to you else#here) as i( you had $een unCustly de,ri ed o( it. T-1*.6II.!. Only #hat <you= ha e not &i en can $e lackin& in any situation. 2 But remem$er this9 the &oal o( holiness #as set (or your relationshi,) and not $y you. 3 7ou did not set it $ecause holiness cannot $e seen e/ce,t throu&h (aith) and your relationshi, #as not holy $ecause your (aith in your $rother #as so limited and little. ! 7our (aith must &ro# to meet the &oal that has $een set. % The &oal+s reality #ill call this (orth) (or you #ill see that ,eace and (aith #ill not come se,arately. ' 8hat situation can you $e in #ithout (aith) and remain (aith(ul to your $rotherD T-1*.6II.%. @ ery situation in #hich you (ind yoursel( is $ut a means to meet the ,ur,ose set (or your relationshi,. 2 5ee it as somethin& else and you are (aithless. 3 Use not your (aithlessness. ! ;et it enter and look u,on it calmly) $ut do not use it. % "aithlessness is the ser ant o( illusion) and #holly (aith(ul to its master. ' Use it) and it #ill carry you strai&ht to illusions. * Be tem,ted not $y #hat it o((ers you. ,3'- - It inter(eres) not #ith the &oal) $ut #ith the alue o( the &oal to you. : 3cce,t not the illusion o( ,eace it o((ers) $ut look u,on its o((erin& and reco&niAe it <is= illusion. T-1*.6II.'. The &oal o( illusion is as closely tied to (aithlessness as (aith to truth. 2 I( you lack (aith in anyone to (ul(ill) and ,er(ectly) his ,art in any situation dedicated in ad ance to truth) your dedication is di ided. 3 3nd so you ha e $een (aithless to your $rother) and used your (aithlessness a&ainst him. ! No relationshi, is holy unless its holiness &oes #ith it e ery#here. % 3s holiness and (aith &o hand in hand) so must its (aith &o e ery#here #ith it. ' The &oal+s reality #ill call (orth and accom,lish e ery miracle needed (or its (ul(illment. * Nothin& too

small or too enormous) too #eak or too com,ellin&) $ut #ill $e &ently turned to its use and ,ur,ose. - The uni erse #ill ser e it &ladly) as it ser es the uni erse. : But do not inter(ere. T-1*.6II.*. The ,o#er set in you in #hom the 0oly 5,irit+s &oal has $een esta$lished is so (ar $eyond your little conce,tion o( the in(inite that you ha e no idea ho# &reat the stren&th that &oes #ith you. 2 3nd you can use <this= in ,er(ect sa(ety. 3 7et (or all its mi&ht) so &reat it reaches ,ast the stars and to the uni erse that lies $eyond them) your little (aithlessness can make it useless) i( you #ould use the (aithlessness instead. T-1*.6II.-. 7et think on this) and learn the cause o( (aithlessness. 7ou think you hold a&ainst your $rother #hat he has done to you. 2 But #hat you really $lame him (or is #hat <you= did to <him.= 3 It is not his ,ast $ut yours you hold a&ainst him. ! 3nd you lack (aith in him $ecause o( #hat you #ere. % 7et you are as innocent o( #hat you #ere as he is. ' 8hat ne er #as is causeless) and is not there to inter(ere #ith truth. * There is no cause (or (aithlessness) $ut there <is= Cause (or (aith. - That Cause has entered any situation that shares Its ,ur,ose. : The li&ht o( truth shines (rom the center o( the situation) and touches e eryone to #hom the situation+s ,ur,ose calls. 1> It calls to e eryone. 11 There is no situation that does not in ol e your #hole relationshi,) in e ery as,ect and com,lete in e ery ,art. 12 7ou can lea e nothin& o( yoursel( outside it and kee, the situation holy. 13 "or it shares the ,ur,ose o( your #hole relationshi,) and deri es its meanin& (rom it. T-1*.6II.:. @nter each situation #ith the (aith you &i e your $rother) or you are (aithless to your o#n relationshi,. 2 7our (aith #ill call the others to share your ,ur,ose) as the same ,ur,ose called (orth the (aith in you. 3 3nd you #ill see the means you once em,loyed to lead you to illusions trans(ormed to means (or truth. ,3': ! Truth calls (or (aith) and (aith makes room (or truth. % 8hen the 0oly 5,irit chan&ed the ,ur,ose o( your relationshi, $y e/chan&in& yours (or 0is) the &oal 0e ,laced there #as e/tended to e ery situation in #hich you enter) or #ill e er enter. ' 3nd e ery situation #as thus made (ree o( the ,ast) #hich #ould ha e made it ,ur,oseless. T-1*.6II.1>. 7ou call (or (aith $ecause o( 0im 8ho #alks #ith you in e ery situation. 2 7ou are no lon&er #holly insane) nor no lon&er alone. 3 "or loneliness in 1od must $e a dream. ! 7ou #hose relationshi, shares the 0oly 5,irit+s &oal are set a,art (rom loneliness $ecause the truth has come. % Its call (or (aith is stron&. ' Use not your (aithlessness a&ainst it) (or it calls you to sal ation and to ,eace. "III. T#e Con!itions of Peace

T-1*.6III.1. The holy instant is nothin& more than a s,ecial case) or an e/treme e/am,le) o( #hat e ery situation is meant to $e. 2 The meanin& that the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose has &i en it is also &i en to e ery situation. 3 It calls (orth Cust the same sus,ension o( (aithlessness) #ithheld and le(t unused) that (aith mi&ht ans#er to the call o( truth. ! The holy instant is the shinin& e/am,le) the clear and unequi ocal demonstration o( the meanin& o( e ery relationshi, and e ery situation) seen as a #hole. % "aith has acce,ted e ery as,ect o( the situation) and (aithlessness has not (orced any e/clusion on it. ' It is a situation o( ,er(ect ,eace) sim,ly $ecause you ha e let it $e #hat it is. T-1*.6III.2. This sim,le courtesy is all the 0oly 5,irit asks o( you. 2 ;et truth $e #hat it is. 3 Do not intrude u,on it) do not attack it) do not interru,t its comin&. ! ;et it encom,ass e ery situation and $rin& you ,eace. % Not e en (aith is asked o( you) (or truth asks nothin&. ' ;et it enter) and it #ill call (orth and secure (or you the (aith you need (or ,eace. * But rise you not a&ainst it) (or a&ainst your o,,osition it cannot come. T-1*.6III.3. 8ould you not #ant to make a holy instant o( e ery situationD 2 "or such is the &i(t o( (aith) (reely &i en #here er (aithlessness is laid aside) unused. 3 3nd then the ,o#er o( the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose is (ree to use instead. ! This ,o#er instantly trans(orms all situations into one sure and continuous means (or esta$lishin& 0is ,ur,ose) and demonstratin& its reality. % 8hat has $een demonstrated has called (or (aith) and has $een &i en it. ,3*> ' No# it $ecomes a (act) (rom #hich (aith can no lon&er $e #ithheld. * The strain o( re(usin& (aith to truth is enormous) and (ar &reater than you realiAe. - But to ans#er truth #ith (aith entails no strain at all. T-1*.6III.!. To you #ho ha e ackno#led&ed the Call o( your Redeemer) the strain o( not res,ondin& to 0is Call seems to $e &reater than $e(ore. 2 This is not so. 3 Be(ore) the strain #as there) $ut you attri$uted it to somethin& else) $elie in& that the 2somethin& else2 ,roduced it. ! This #as ne er true. % "or #hat the 2somethin& else2 ,roduced #as sorro# and de,ression) sickness and ,ain) darkness and dim ima&inin&s o( terror) cold (antasies o( (ear and (iery dreams o( hell. ' 3nd it #as nothin& $ut the intolera$le strain o( re(usin& to &i e (aith to truth) and see its e ident reality. T-1*.6III.%. 5uch #as the cruci(i/ion o( the 5on o( 1od. 2 0is (aithlessness did this to him. 3 Think care(ully $e(ore you let yoursel( use (aithlessness a&ainst him. ! "or he is risen) and you ha e acce,ted the Cause o( his a#akenin& as yours. % 7ou ha e assumed your ,art in his redem,tion) and you are no# (ully res,onsi$le to him. ' "ail him not no#) (or it has $een &i en you to realiAe #hat your lack o( (aith in him

must mean to you. * 0is sal ation is your only ,ur,ose. - 5ee only this in e ery situation) and it #ill $e a means (or $rin&in& only this. T-1*.6III.'. 8hen you acce,ted truth as the &oal (or your relationshi,) you $ecame a &i er o( ,eace as surely as your "ather &a e ,eace to you. 2 "or the &oal o( ,eace cannot $e acce,ted a,art (rom its conditions) and you had (aith in it (or no one acce,ts #hat he does not $elie e is real. 3 7our ,ur,ose has not chan&ed) and #ill not chan&e) (or you acce,ted #hat can ne er chan&e. ! 3nd nothin& that it needs to $e (ore er chan&eless can you no# #ithhold (rom it. % 7our release is certain. ' 1i e as you ha e recei ed. * 3nd demonstrate that you ha e risen (ar $eyond any situation that could hold you $ack) and kee, you se,arate (rom 0im 8hose Call you ans#ered. ,3*1 C#apter 9:. THE PASSING OF THE $REAM I. T#e S'/stit'te Realit. T-1-.I.1. To su$stitute is to acce,t instead. 2 I( you #ould $ut consider e/actly #hat this entails) you #ould ,ercei e at once ho# much at ariance this is #ith the &oal the 0oly 5,irit has &i en you) and #ould accom,lish (or you. 3 To su$stitute is to choose $et#een) renouncin& one as,ect o( the 5onshi, in (a or o( the other. ! "or this s,ecial ,ur,ose) one is Cud&ed more alua$le and the other is re,laced $y him. % The relationshi, in #hich the su$stitution occurred is thus (ra&mented) and its ,ur,ose s,lit accordin&ly. ' To (ra&ment is to e/clude) and su$stitution is the stron&est de(ense the e&o has (or se,aration. T-1-.I.2. The 0oly 5,irit ne er uses su$stitutes. 2 8here the e&o ,ercei es one ,erson as a re,lacement (or another) the 0oly 5,irit sees them Coined and indi isi$le. 3 0e does not Cud&e $et#een them) kno#in& they are one. ! Bein& united) they are one $ecause they are the same. % 5u$stitution is clearly a ,rocess in #hich they are ,ercei ed as di((erent. ' One #ould unite9 the other se,arate. * Nothin& can come $et#een #hat 1od has Coined and #hat the 0oly 5,irit sees as one. - But e erythin& <seems= to come $et#een the (ra&mented relationshi,s the e&o s,onsors to destroy. T-1-.I.3. The one emotion in #hich su$stitution is im,ossi$le is lo e. 2 "ear in ol es su$stitution $y de(inition) (or it is lo e+s re,lacement. 3 "ear is $oth a (ra&mented and (ra&mentin& emotion. ! It seems to take many (orms) and each one seems to require a di((erent (orm o( actin& out (or satis(action. % 8hile this a,,ears to introduce quite aria$le $eha ior) a (ar more serious e((ect lies in the (ra&mented ,erce,tion (rom #hich the $eha ior stems. ' No one is seen com,lete. * The $ody

is em,hasiAed) #ith s,ecial em,hasis on certain ,arts) and used as the standard (or com,arison o( acce,tance or reCection (or actin& out a s,ecial (orm o( (ear. T-1-.I.!. 7ou #ho $elie e that 1od is (ear made $ut one su$stitution. 2 It has taken many (orms) $ecause it #as the su$stitution o( illusion (or truth9 o( (ra&mentation (or #holeness. 3 It has $ecome so s,lintered and su$di ided and di ided a&ain) o er and o er) that it is no# almost im,ossi$le to ,ercei e it once #as one) and still is #hat it #as. ! That one error) #hich $rou&ht truth to illusion) in(inity to time) and li(e to death) #as all you e er made. % 7our #hole #orld rests u,on it. ' @ erythin& you see re(lects it) and e ery s,ecial relationshi, that you ha e e er made is ,art o( it. T-1-.I.%. 7ou may $e sur,rised to hear ho# ery di((erent is reality (rom #hat you see. 2 7ou do not realiAe the ma&nitude o( that one error. 3 It #as so ast and so com,letely incredi$le that (rom it a #orld o( total unreality <had= to emer&e. ,3*2 ! 8hat else could come o( itD % Its (ra&mented as,ects are (ear(ul enou&h) as you $e&in to look at them. ' But nothin& you ha e seen $e&ins to sho# you the enormity o( the ori&inal error) #hich seemed to cast you out o( 0ea en) to shatter kno#led&e into meanin&less $its o( disunited ,erce,tions) and to (orce you to make (urther su$stitutions. T-1-.I.'. That #as the (irst ,roCection o( error out#ard. 2 The #orld arose to hide it) and $ecame the screen on #hich it #as ,roCected and dra#n $et#een you and the truth. 3 "or truth e/tends in#ard) #here the idea o( loss is meanin&less and only increase is concei a$le. ! Do you really think it stran&e that a #orld in #hich e erythin& is $ack#ards and u,side do#n arose (rom this ,roCection o( errorD % It #as ine ita$le. ' "or truth $rou&ht to this could only remain #ithin in quiet) and take no ,art in all the mad ,roCection $y #hich this #orld #as made. * Call it not sin $ut madness) (or such it #as and so it still remains. - In est it not #ith &uilt) (or &uilt im,lies it #as accom,lished in reality. : 3nd a$o e all) <$e not a(raid o( it=. T-1-.I.*. 8hen you seem to see some t#isted (orm o( the ori&inal error risin& to (ri&hten you) say only) 21od is not (ear) $ut ;o e)2 and it #ill disa,,ear. 2 The truth #ill sa e you. 3 It has not le(t you) to &o out into the mad #orld and so de,art (rom you. ! In#ard is sanity9 insanity is outside you. % 7ou $ut $elie e it is the other #ay9 that truth is outside) and error and &uilt #ithin. ' 7our little) senseless su$stitutions) touched #ith insanity and s#irlin& li&htly o(( on a mad course like (eathers dancin& insanely in the #ind) ha e no su$stance. * They (use and mer&e and se,arate) in shi(tin& and totally meanin&less ,atterns that need not $e Cud&ed at all. - To Cud&e them indi idually is ,ointless. : Their tiny di((erences in (orm are no real di((erences at all. 1> None o(

them matters. 11 <That= they ha e in common and nothin& else. 12 7et #hat else is necessary to make them all the sameD T-1-.I.-. ;et them all &o) dancin& in the #ind) di,,in& and turnin& till they disa,,ear (rom si&ht) (ar) (ar outside o( you. 2 3nd turn you to the stately calm #ithin) #here in holy stillness d#ells the li in& 1od you ne er le(t) and 8ho ne er le(t you. ,3*3 3 The 0oly 5,irit takes you &ently $y the hand) and retraces #ith you your mad Courney outside yoursel() leadin& you &ently $ack to the truth and sa(ety #ithin. ! 0e $rin&s all your insane ,roCections and the #ild su$stitutions that you ha e ,laced outside you to the truth. % Thus 0e re erses the course o( insanity and restores you to reason. T-1-.I.:. In your relationshi, #ith your $rother) #here 0e has taken char&e o( e erythin& at your request) 0e has set the course in#ard to the truth you share. 2 In the mad #orld outside you nothin& can $e shared $ut only su$stituted) and sharin& and su$stitutin& ha e nothin& in common in reality. 3 8ithin yoursel( you lo e your $rother #ith a ,er(ect lo e. ! 0ere is holy &round) in #hich no su$stitution can enter) and #here only the truth in your $rother can a$ide. % 0ere you are Coined in 1od) as much to&ether as you are #ith 0im. ' The ori&inal error has not entered here) nor e er #ill. * 0ere is the radiant truth) to #hich the 0oly 5,irit has committed your relationshi,. - ;et 0im $rin& it here) #here <you= #ould ha e it $e. : 1i e 0im $ut a little (aith in your $rother) to hel, 0im sho# you that no su$stitute you made (or 0ea en can kee, you (rom it. T-1-.I.1>. In you there is no se,aration) and no su$stitute can kee, you (rom your $rother. 2 7our reality #as 1od+s creation) and has no su$stitute. 3 7ou are so (irmly Coined in truth that only 1od is there. ! 3nd 0e #ould ne er acce,t somethin& else instead o( you. % 0e lo es you $oth) equally and as one. ' 3nd as 0e lo es you) so you are. * 7ou are not Coined to&ether in illusions) $ut in the Thou&ht so holy and so ,er(ect that illusions cannot remain to darken the holy ,lace in #hich you stand to&ether. - 1od is #ith you) my $rother. : ;et us Coin in 0im in ,eace and &ratitude) and acce,t 0is &i(t as our most holy and ,er(ect reality) #hich #e share in 0im. T-1-.I.11. 0ea en is restored to all the 5onshi, throu&h your relationshi,) (or in it lies the 5onshi,) #hole and $eauti(ul) sa(e in your lo e. 2 0ea en has entered quietly) (or all illusions ha e $een &ently $rou&ht unto the truth in you) and lo e has shined u,on you) $lessin& your relationshi, #ith truth. 3 1od and 0is #hole creation ha e entered it to&ether. ! 0o# lo ely and ho# holy is your relationshi,) #ith the truth shinin& u,on itJ % 0ea en $eholds it) and reCoices that you ha e let it come to you. ' 3nd 1od 0imsel( is &lad that your relationshi, is as it #as created. ,3*! * The uni erse #ithin you stands #ith you)

to&ether #ith your $rother. - 3nd 0ea en looks #ith lo e on #hat is Coined in it) alon& #ith its Creator. T-1-.I.12. 8hom 1od has called should hear no su$stitutes. 2 Their call is $ut an echo o( the ori&inal error that shattered 0ea en. 3 3nd #hat $ecame o( ,eace in those #ho heardD ! Return #ith me to 0ea en) #alkin& to&ether #ith your $rother out o( this #orld and throu&h another) to the lo eliness and Coy the other holds #ithin it. % 8ould you still (urther #eaken and $reak a,art #hat is already $roken and ho,elessD ' Is it here that you #ould look (or ha,,inessD * Or #ould you not ,re(er to heal #hat has $een $roken) and Coin in makin& #hole #hat has $een ra a&ed $y se,aration and diseaseD T-1-.I.13. 7ou ha e $een called) to&ether #ith your $rother) to the most holy (unction this #orld contains. 2 It is the only one that has no limits) and reaches out to e ery $roken (ra&ment o( the 5onshi, #ith healin& and unitin& com(ort. 3 This is o((ered you) in your holy relationshi,. ! 3cce,t it here) and you #ill &i e as you ha e acce,ted. % The ,eace o( 1od is &i en you #ith the &lo#in& ,ur,ose in #hich you Coin #ith your $rother. ' The holy li&ht that $rou&ht you and him to&ether must e/tend) as you acce,ted it. II. T#e -asis of t#e $rea T-1-.II.1. Does not a #orld that seems quite real arise in dreamsD 2 7et think #hat this #orld is. 3 It is clearly not the #orld you sa# $e(ore you sle,t. ! Rather it is a distortion o( the #orld) ,lanned solely around #hat you #ould ha e ,re(erred. % 0ere) you are 2(ree2 to make o er #hate er seemed to attack you) and chan&e it into a tri$ute to your e&o) #hich #as outra&ed $y the 2attack.2 ' This #ould not $e your #ish unless you sa# yoursel( as one #ith the e&o) #hich al#ays looks u,on itsel() and there(ore on you) as under attack and hi&hly ulnera$le to it. T-1-.II.2. Dreams are chaotic $ecause they are &o erned $y your con(lictin& #ishes) and there(ore they ha e no concern #ith #hat is true. 2 They are the $est e/am,le you could ha e o( ho# ,erce,tion can $e utiliAed to su$stitute illusions (or truth. 3 7ou do not take them seriously on a#akin& $ecause the (act that reality is so outra&eously iolated in them $ecomes a,,arent. ! 7et they are a #ay o( lookin& at the #orld) and chan&in& it to suit the e&o $etter. ,3*% % They ,ro ide strikin& e/am,les) $oth o( the e&o+s ina$ility to tolerate reality) and o( your #illin&ness to chan&e reality on its $ehal(. T-1-.II.3. 7ou do not (ind the di((erences $et#een #hat you see in slee, and on a#akin& distur$in&. 2 7ou reco&niAe that #hat you see on #akin& is $lotted out in dreams. 3 7et on a#akenin&) you do not e/,ect it to $e &one. ! In dreams <you= arran&e e erythin&. % ?eo,le $ecome #hat you #ould ha e them $e) and #hat they do you order. ' No limits

on su$stitution are laid u,on you. * "or a time it seems as i( the #orld #ere &i en you) to make it #hat you #ish. - 7ou do not realiAe you are attackin& it) tryin& to trium,h o er it and make it ser e you. T-1-.II.!. Dreams are ,erce,tual tem,er tantrums) in #hich you literally scream) 2I #ant it thusJ2 2 3nd thus it seems to $e. 3 3nd yet the dream cannot esca,e its ori&in. ! 3n&er and (ear ,er ade it) and in an instant the illusion o( satis(action is in aded $y the illusion o( terror. % "or the dream o( your a$ility to control reality $y su$stitutin& a #orld that you ,re(er <is= terri(yin&. ' 7our attem,ts to $lot out reality are ery (ear(ul) $ut this you are not #illin& to acce,t. * 3nd so you su$stitute the (antasy that reality is (ear(ul) not #hat you #ould do to it. - 3nd thus is &uilt made real. T-1-.II.%. Dreams sho# you that you ha e the ,o#er to make a #orld as you #ould ha e it $e) and that $ecause you #ant it you see it. 2 3nd #hile you see it you do not dou$t that it is real. 3 7et here is a #orld) clearly #ithin your mind) that seems to $e outside. ! 7ou do not res,ond to it as thou&h you made it) nor do you realiAe that the emotions the dream ,roduces must come (rom you. % It is the (i&ures in the dream and #hat they do that seem to make the dream. ' 7ou do not realiAe that you are makin& them act out (or you) (or i( you did the &uilt #ould not $e theirs) and the illusion o( satis(action #ould $e &one. * In dreams these (eatures are not o$scure. - 7ou seem to #aken) and the dream is &one. : 7et #hat you (ail to reco&niAe is that #hat caused the dream has not &one #ith it. 1> 7our #ish to make another #orld that is not real remains #ith you. 11 3nd #hat you seem to #aken to is $ut another (orm o( this same #orld you see in dreams. 12 3ll your time is s,ent in dreamin&. 13 7our slee,in& and your #akin& dreams ha e di((erent (orms) and that is all. 1! Their content is the same. 1% They are your ,rotest a&ainst reality) and your (i/ed and insane idea that you can chan&e it. 1' In your #akin& dreams) the s,ecial relationshi, has a s,ecial ,lace. ,3*' 1* It is the means $y #hich you try to make your slee,in& dreams come true. 1- "rom this) you do not #aken. 1: The s,ecial relationshi, is your determination to kee, your hold on unreality) and to ,re ent yoursel( (rom #akin&. 2> 3nd #hile you see more alue in slee,in& than in #akin&) you #ill not let &o o( it. T-1-.II.'. The 0oly 5,irit) e er ,ractical in 0is #isdom) acce,ts your dreams and uses them as means (or #akin&. 2 7ou #ould ha e used them to remain aslee,. 3 I said $e(ore that the (irst chan&e) $e(ore dreams disa,,ear) is that your dreams o( (ear are chan&ed to ha,,y dreams. ! That is #hat the 0oly 5,irit does in the s,ecial relationshi,. % 0e does not destroy it) nor snatch it a#ay (rom you. ' But 0e does use it di((erently) as a hel, to make 0is ,ur,ose real to you. * The s,ecial relationshi, #ill remain) not as a source o( ,ain and &uilt) $ut as

a source o( Coy and (reedom. - It #ill not $e (or you alone) (or therein lay its misery. : 3s its unholiness ke,t it a thin& a,art) its holiness #ill $ecome an o((erin& to e eryone. T-1-.II.*. 7our s,ecial relationshi, #ill $e a means (or undoin& &uilt in e eryone $lessed throu&h your holy relationshi,. 2 It #ill $e a ha,,y dream) and one #hich you #ill share #ith all #ho come #ithin your si&ht. 3 Throu&h it) the $lessin& the 0oly 5,irit has laid u,on it #ill $e e/tended. ! Think not that 0e has (or&otten anyone in the ,ur,ose 0e has &i en you. % 3nd think not that 0e has (or&otten you to #hom 0e &a e the &i(t. ' 0e uses e eryone #ho calls on 0im as means (or the sal ation o( e eryone. * 3nd 0e #ill #aken e eryone throu&h you #ho o((ered your relationshi, to 0im. - I( you $ut reco&niAed 0is &ratitudeJ : Or mine throu&h 0isJ 1> "or #e are Coined as in one ,ur,ose) $ein& o( one mind #ith 0im. T-1-.II.-. ;et not the dream take hold to close your eyes. 2 It is not stran&e that dreams can make a #orld that is unreal. 3 It is the <#ish= to make it that is incredi$le. ! 7our relationshi, #ith your $rother has no# $ecome one in #hich the #ish has $een remo ed) $ecause its ,ur,ose has $een chan&ed (rom one o( dreams to one o( truth. % 7ou are not sure o( this $ecause you think it may $e this that is the dream. ' 7ou are so used to choosin& amon& dreams you do not see that you ha e made) at last) the choice $et#een the truth and <all= illusions. T-1-.II.:. 7et 0ea en is sure. 2 This is no dream. 3 Its comin& means that you ha e chosen truth) and it has come $ecause you ha e $een #illin& to let your s,ecial relationshi, meet its conditions. ,3** ! In your relationshi, the 0oly 5,irit has &ently laid the real #orld9 the #orld o( ha,,y dreams) (rom #hich a#akin& is so easy and so natural. % "or as your slee,in& and your #akin& dreams re,resent the same #ishes in your mind) so do the real #orld and the truth o( 0ea en Coin in the 8ill o( 1od. ' The dream o( #akin& is easily trans(erred to its reality. * "or this dream re(lects your #ill Coined #ith the 8ill o( 1od. 3nd #hat this 8ill #ould ha e accom,lished has ne er <not= $een done. III. Li)#t in t#e $rea T-1-.III.1. 7ou #ho ha e s,ent your li(e in $rin&in& truth to illusion) reality to (antasy) ha e #alked the #ay o( dreams. 2 "or you ha e &one (rom #akin& to slee,in&) and on and on to a yet dee,er slee,. 3 @ach dream has led to other dreams) and e ery (antasy that seemed to $rin& a li&ht into the darkness $ut made the darkness dee,er. ! 7our &oal #as darkness) in #hich no ray o( li&ht could enter. % 3nd you sou&ht a $lackness so com,lete that you could hide (rom truth (ore er) in com,lete insanity. ' 8hat you (or&ot #as sim,ly that 1od cannot

destroy 0imsel(. * The li&ht is <in= you. - Darkness can co er it) $ut cannot ,ut it out. T-1-.III.2. 3s the li&ht comes nearer you #ill rush to darkness) shrinkin& (rom the truth) sometimes retreatin& to the lesser (orms o( (ear) and sometimes to stark terror. 2 But you #ill ad ance) $ecause your &oal is the ad ance (rom (ear to truth. 3 The &oal you acce,ted is the &oal o( kno#led&e) (or #hich you si&ni(ied your #illin&ness. ! "ear seems to li e in darkness) and #hen you are a(raid you ha e ste,,ed $ack. % ;et us then Coin quickly in an instant o( li&ht) and it #ill $e enou&h to remind you that your &oal is li&ht. T-1-.III.3. Truth has rushed to meet you since you called u,on it. 2 I( you kne# 8ho #alks $eside you on the #ay that you ha e chosen) (ear #ould $e im,ossi$le. 3 7ou do not kno# $ecause the Courney into darkness has $een lon& and cruel) and you ha e &one dee, into it. ! 3 little (licker o( your eyelids) closed so lon&) has not yet $een su((icient to &i e you con(idence in yoursel() so lon& des,ised. % 7ou &o to#ard lo e still hatin& it) and terri$ly a(raid o( its Cud&ment u,on you. ' 3nd you do not realiAe that you are not a(raid o( lo e) $ut only o( #hat you ha e made o( it. * 7ou are ad ancin& to lo e+s meanin&) and a#ay (rom all illusions in #hich you ha e surrounded it. ,3*- - 8hen you retreat to the illusion your (ear increases) (or there is little dou$t that #hat you think it means <is= (ear(ul. : 7et #hat is that to us #ho tra el surely and ery s#i(tly a#ay (rom (earD T-1-.III.!. 7ou #ho hold your $rother+s hand also hold mine) (or #hen you Coined each other you #ere not alone. 2 Do you $elie e that I #ould lea e you in the darkness that you a&reed to lea e #ith meD 3 In your relationshi, is this #orld+s li&ht. ! 3nd (ear must disa,,ear $e(ore you no#. % Be tem,ted not to snatch a#ay the &i(t o( (aith you o((ered to your $rother. ' 7ou #ill succeed only in (ri&htenin& yoursel(. * The &i(t is &i en (ore er) (or 1od 0imsel( recei ed it. - 7ou cannot take it $ack. : 7ou ha e acce,ted 1od. 1> The holiness o( your relationshi, is esta$lished in 0ea en. 11 7ou do not understand #hat you acce,ted) $ut remem$er that your understandin& is not necessary. 12 3ll that #as necessary #as merely the <#ish= to understand. 13 That #ish #as the desire to $e holy. 1! The 8ill o( 1od is &ranted you. 1% "or you desire the only thin& you e er had) or e er #ere. T-1-.III.%. @ach instant that #e s,end to&ether #ill teach you that this &oal is ,ossi$le) and #ill stren&then your desire to reach it. 2 3nd in your desire lies its accom,lishment. 3 7our desire is no# in com,lete accord #ith all the ,o#er o( the 0oly 5,irit+s 8ill. ! No little) (alterin& (ootste,s that you may take can se,arate your desire (rom 0is 8ill and (rom 0is stren&th. % I hold your hand as surely as you a&reed to take your $rother+s. ' 7ou #ill not se,arate) (or I stand #ith you and #alk

#ith you in your ad ance to truth. * 3nd #here #e &o #e carry 1od #ith us. T-1-.III.'. In your relationshi, you ha e Coined #ith me in $rin&in& 0ea en to the 5on o( 1od) #ho hid in darkness. 2 7ou ha e $een #illin& to $rin& the darkness to li&ht) and this #illin&ness has &i en stren&th to e eryone #ho #ould remain in darkness. 3 Those #ho #ould see <#ill= see. ! 3nd they #ill Coin #ith me in carryin& their li&ht into the darkness) #hen the darkness in them is o((ered to the li&ht) and is remo ed (ore er. % 4y need (or you) Coined #ith me in the holy li&ht o( your relationshi,) is your need (or sal ation. ' 8ould I not &i e you #hat you &a e to meD * "or #hen you Coined your $rother) you ans#ered me. T-1-.III.*. 7ou #ho are no# the $rin&er o( sal ation ha e the (unction o( $rin&in& li&ht to darkness. 2 The darkness in you has $een $rou&ht to li&ht. 3 Carry it $ack to darkness) (rom the holy instant to #hich you $rou&ht it. ,3*: ! 8e are made #hole in our desire to make #hole. % ;et not time #orry you) (or all the (ear that you and your $rother e/,erience is really ,ast. ' Time has $een readCusted to hel, us do) to&ether) #hat your se,arate ,asts #ould hinder. * 7ou ha e &one ,ast (ear) (or no t#o minds can Coin in the desire (or lo e #ithout lo e+s Coinin& them. T-1-.III.-. Not one li&ht in 0ea en $ut &oes #ith you. 2 Not one Ray that shines (ore er in the 4ind o( 1od $ut shines on you. 3 0ea en is Coined #ith you in your ad ance to 0ea en. ! 8hen such &reat li&hts ha e Coined #ith you to &i e the little s,ark o( your desire the ,o#er o( 1od 0imsel() can you remain in darknessD % 7ou and your $rother are comin& home to&ether) a(ter a lon& and meanin&less Courney that you undertook a,art) and that led no#here. ' 7ou ha e (ound your $rother) and you #ill li&ht each other+s #ay. * 3nd (rom this li&ht #ill the 1reat Rays e/tend $ack into darkness and (or#ard unto 1od) to shine a#ay the ,ast and so make room (or 0is eternal ?resence) in #hich e erythin& is radiant in the li&ht. I". T#e Little &illin)ness T-1-.I6.1. The holy instant is the result o( your determination to $e holy. 2 It is the <ans#er.= 3 The desire and the #illin&ness to let it come ,recede its comin&. ! 7ou ,re,are your mind (or it only to the e/tent o( reco&niAin& that you #ant it a$o e all else. % It is not necessary that you do more9 indeed) it is necessary that you realiAe that you cannot do more. ' Do not attem,t to &i e the 0oly 5,irit #hat 0e does not ask) or you #ill add the e&o to 0im and con(use the t#o. * 0e asks $ut little. - It is 0e 8ho adds the &reatness and the mi&ht. : 0e Coins #ith you to make the holy instant (ar &reater than you can

understand. 1> It is your realiAation that you need do so little that ena$les 0im to &i e so much. T-1-.I6.2. Trust not your &ood intentions. 2 They are not enou&h. 3 But trust im,licitly your #illin&ness) #hate er else may enter. ! Concentrate only on this) and $e not distur$ed that shado#s surround it. % That is #hy you came. ' I( you could come #ithout them you #ould not need the holy instant. * Come to it not in arro&ance) assumin& that you must achie e the state its comin& $rin&s #ith it. The miracle o( the holy instant lies in your #illin&ness to let it $e #hat it is. : 3nd in your #illin&ness (or this lies also your acce,tance o( yoursel( as you #ere meant to $e. ,3-> T-1-.I6.3. 0umility #ill ne er ask that you remain content #ith littleness. 2 But it does require that you $e not content #ith less than &reatness that comes not o( you. 3 7our di((iculty #ith the holy instant arises (rom your (i/ed con iction that you are not #orthy o( it. ! 3nd #hat is this $ut the determination to $e as you #ould make yoursel(D % 1od did not create 0is d#ellin& ,lace un#orthy o( 0im. ' 3nd i( you $elie e 0e cannot enter #here 0e #ills to $e) you must $e inter(erin& #ith 0is 8ill. * 7ou do not need the stren&th o( #illin&ness to come (rom you) $ut only (rom 0is 8ill. T-1-.I6.!. The holy instant does not come (rom your little #illin&ness alone. 2 It is al#ays the result o( your small #illin&ness com$ined #ith the unlimited ,o#er o( 1od+s 8ill. 3 7ou ha e $een #ron& in thinkin& that it is need(ul to ,re,are yoursel( (or 0im. ! It is im,ossi$le to make arro&ant ,re,arations (or holiness) and not $elie e that it is u, to you to esta$lish the conditions (or ,eace. % 1od has esta$lished them. ' They do not #ait u,on your #illin&ness (or #hat they are. * 7our #illin&ness is needed only to make it ,ossi$le to teach you #hat they are. - I( you maintain you are un#orthy o( learnin& this) you are inter(erin& #ith the lesson $y $elie in& that you must make the learner di((erent. : 7ou did not make the learner) nor can you make him di((erent. 1> 8ould you (irst make a miracle yoursel() and then e/,ect one to $e made <(or= youD T-1-.I6.%. 7ou merely ask the question. 2 The ans#er is &i en. 3 5eek not to ans#er) $ut merely to recei e the ans#er as it is &i en. ! In ,re,arin& (or the holy instant) do not attem,t to make yoursel( holy to $e ready to recei e it. % That is $ut to con(use your role #ith 1od+s. ' 3tonement cannot come to those #ho think that they must (irst atone) $ut only to those #ho o((er it nothin& more than sim,le #illin&ness to make #ay (or it. * ?uri(ication is o( 1od alone) and there(ore (or you. Rather than seek to ,re,are yoursel( (or 0im) try to think thus. : I #ho am host to 1od am #orthy o( 0im.

1> 0e 8ho esta$lished 0is d#ellin& ,lace in me created it as 0e #ould ha e it $e. 11 It is not need(ul that I make it ready (or 0im) $ut only that I do not inter(ere #ith 0is ,lan to restore to me my o#n a#areness o( my readiness) #hich is eternal. 12 I need add nothin& to 0is ,lan. ,3-1 13 But to recei e it) I must $e #illin& not to su$stitute my o#n in ,lace o( it. T-1-.I6.'. 3nd that is all. 2 3dd more) and you #ill merely take a#ay the little that is asked. 3 Remem$er you made &uilt) and that your ,lan (or the esca,e (rom &uilt has $een to $rin& 3tonement to it) and make sal ation (ear(ul. ! 3nd it is only (ear that you #ill add) i( you ,re,are yoursel( (or lo e. % The ,re,aration (or the holy instant $elon&s to 0im 8ho &i es it. ' Release yoursel( to 0im 8hose (unction is release. * Do not assume 0is (unction (or 0im. - 1i e 0im $ut #hat 0e asks) that you may learn ho# little is your ,art) and ho# &reat is 0is. T-1-.I6.*. It is this that makes the holy instant so easy and so natural. 2 7ou make it di((icult) $ecause you insist there must $e more that you need do. 3 7ou (ind it di((icult to acce,t the idea that you need &i e so little) to recei e so much. ! 3nd it is ery hard (or you to realiAe it is not ,ersonally insultin& that your contri$ution and the 0oly 5,irit+s are so e/tremely dis,ro,ortionate. % 7ou are still con inced that your understandin& is a ,o#er(ul contri$ution to the truth) and makes it #hat it is. ' 7et #e ha e em,hasiAed that you need understand nothin&. * 5al ation is easy Cust <$ecause= it asks nothin& you cannot &i e ri&ht no#. T-1-.I6.-. "or&et not that it has $een your decision to make e erythin& that is natural and easy (or you im,ossi$le. 2 I( you $elie e the holy instant is di((icult (or you) it is $ecause you ha e $ecome the ar$iter o( #hat is ,ossi$le) and remain un#illin& to &i e ,lace to One 8ho kno#s. 3 The #hole $elie( in orders o( di((iculty in miracles is centered on this. ! @ erythin& 1od #ills is not only ,ossi$le) $ut has already ha,,ened. % 3nd that is #hy the ,ast has &one. ' It ne er ha,,ened in reality. * Only in your mind) #hich thou&ht it did) is its undoin& need(ul. ". T#e Happ. $rea T-1-.6.1. ?re,are you <no#= (or the undoin& o( #hat ne er #as. 2 I( you already understood the di((erence $et#een truth and illusion) the 3tonement #ould ha e no meanin&. 3 The holy instant) the holy relationshi,) the 0oly 5,irit+s teachin&) and all the means $y #hich sal ation is accom,lished) #ould ha e no ,ur,ose. ! "or they are all $ut as,ects o( the ,lan to chan&e your dreams o( (ear to ha,,y

dreams) (rom #hich you #aken easily to kno#led&e. ,3-2 % ?ut yoursel( not in char&e o( this) (or you cannot distin&uish $et#een ad ance and retreat. ' 5ome o( your &reatest ad ances you ha e Cud&ed as (ailures) and some o( your dee,est retreats you ha e e aluated as success. T-1-.6.2. Ne er a,,roach the holy instant a(ter you ha e tried to remo e all (ear and hatred (rom your mind. 2 That is <its= (unction. 3 Ne er attem,t to o erlook your &uilt $e(ore you ask the 0oly 5,irit+s hel,. ! That is <0is= (unction. % 7our ,art is only to o((er 0im a little #illin&ness to let 0im remo e all (ear and hatred) and to $e (or&i en. ' On your little (aith) Coined #ith 0is understandin&) 0e #ill $uild your ,art in the 3tonement and make sure that you (ul(ill it easily. * 3nd #ith 0im) you #ill $uild a ladder ,lanted in the solid rock o( (aith) and risin& e en to 0ea en. - Nor #ill you use it to ascend to 0ea en alone. T-1-.6.3. Throu&h your holy relationshi,) re$orn and $lessed in e ery holy instant you do not arran&e) thousands #ill rise to 0ea en #ith you. 2 Can you ,lan (or thisD 3 Or could you ,re,are yoursel( (or such a (unctionD ! 7et it is ,ossi$le) $ecause 1od #ills it. % Nor #ill 0e chan&e 0is 4ind a$out it. ' The means and ,ur,ose $oth $elon& to 0im. * 7ou ha e acce,ted one9 the other #ill $e ,ro ided. - 3 ,ur,ose such as this) #ithout the means) is inconcei a$le. : 0e #ill ,ro ide the means to anyone #ho shares 0is ,ur,ose. T-1-.6.!. 0a,,y dreams come true) not $ecause they are dreams) $ut only $ecause they are ha,,y. 2 3nd so they must $e lo in&. 3 Their messa&e is) 2Thy 8ill $e done)2 and not) 2I #ant it other#ise.2 ! The ali&nment o( means and ,ur,ose is an undertakin& im,ossi$le (or you to understand. % 7ou do not e en realiAe you ha e acce,ted the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose as your o#n) and you #ould merely $rin& unholy means to its accom,lishment. ' The little (aith it needed to chan&e the ,ur,ose is all that is required to recei e the means and use them. T-1-.6.%. It is no dream to lo e your $rother as yoursel(. 2 Nor is your holy relationshi, a dream. 3 3ll that remains o( dreams #ithin it is that it is still a s,ecial relationshi,. ! 7et it is ery use(ul to the 0oly 5,irit) 8ho <has= a s,ecial (unction here. % It #ill $ecome the ha,,y dream throu&h #hich 0e can s,read Coy to thousands on thousands #ho $elie e that lo e is (ear) not ha,,iness. ' ;et 0im (ul(ill the (unction that 0e &a e to your relationshi, $y acce,tin& it (or you) and nothin& #ill $e #antin& that #ould make o( it #hat 0e #ould ha e it $e. ,3-3 T-1-.6.'. 8hen you (eel the holiness o( your relationshi, is threatened $y anythin&) sto, instantly and o((er the 0oly 5,irit your #illin&ness) in s,ite o( (ear) to let 0im e/chan&e this instant (or the holy one that you #ould rather ha e. 2 0e #ill ne er (ail in this. 3 But (or&et not that your relationshi, is one) and so it must $e that #hate er threatens the

,eace o( one is an equal threat to the other. ! The ,o#er o( Coinin& its $lessin& lies in the (act that it is no# im,ossi$le (or you or your $rother to e/,erience (ear alone) or to attem,t to deal #ith it alone. % Ne er $elie e that this is necessary) or e en ,ossi$le. ' 7et Cust as this is im,ossi$le) so is it equally im,ossi$le that the holy instant come to either o( you #ithout the other. * 3nd it #ill come to $oth at the request o( either. T-1-.6.*. 8hoe er is saner at the time the threat is ,ercei ed should remem$er ho# dee, is his inde$tedness to the other and ho# much &ratitude is due him) and $e &lad that he can ,ay his de$t $y $rin&in& ha,,iness to $oth. 2 ;et him remem$er this) and say. 3 I desire this holy instant (or mysel() that I may share it #ith my $rother) #hom I lo e. ! It is not ,ossi$le that I can ha e it #ithout him) or he #ithout me. % 7et it is #holly ,ossi$le (or us to share it no#. ' 3nd so I choose this instant as the one to o((er to the 0oly 5,irit) that 0is $lessin& may descend on us) and kee, us $oth in ,eace. "I. -e.on! t#e -o!. T-1-.6I.1. There is nothin& outside you. 2 That is #hat you must ultimately learn) (or it is the realiAation that the Gin&dom o( 0ea en is restored to you. 3 "or 1od created only this) and 0e did not de,art (rom it nor lea e it se,arate (rom 0imsel(. ! The Gin&dom o( 0ea en is the d#ellin& ,lace o( the 5on o( 1od) #ho le(t not his "ather and d#ells not a,art (rom 0im. % 0ea en is not a ,lace nor a condition. ' It is merely an a#areness o( ,er(ect Oneness) and the kno#led&e that there is nothin& else9 nothin& outside this Oneness) and nothin& else #ithin. T-1-.6I.2. 8hat could 1od &i e $ut kno#led&e o( 0imsel(D 2 8hat else is there to &i eD ,3-! 3 The $elie( that you could &i e and &et somethin& else) somethin& outside yoursel() has cost you the a#areness o( 0ea en and o( your Identity. ! 3nd you ha e done a stran&er thin& than you yet realiAe. % 7ou ha e dis,laced your &uilt to your $ody (rom your mind. ' 7et a $ody cannot $e &uilty) (or it can do nothin& o( itsel(. * 7ou #ho think you hate your $ody decei e yoursel(. - 7ou hate your mind) (or &uilt has entered into it) and it #ould remain se,arate (rom your $rother+s) #hich it cannot do. T-1-.6I.3. 4inds are Coined9 $odies are not. 2 Only $y assi&nin& to the mind the ,ro,erties o( the $ody does se,aration seem to $e ,ossi$le. 3 3nd it is mind that seems to $e (ra&mented and ,ri ate and alone. ! Its &uilt) #hich kee,s it se,arate) is ,roCected to the $ody) #hich su((ers and dies $ecause it is attacked to hold the se,aration in the mind) and

let it not kno# its Identity. % 4ind cannot attack) $ut it can make (antasies and direct the $ody to act them out. ' 7et it is ne er #hat the $ody does that seems to satis(y. * Unless the mind $elie es the $ody is actually actin& out its (antasies) it #ill attack the $ody $y increasin& the ,roCection o( its &uilt u,on it. T-1-.6I.!. In this) the mind is clearly delusional. 2 It cannot attack) $ut it maintains it can) and uses #hat it does to hurt the $ody to ,ro e it can. 3 The mind cannot attack) $ut it can decei e itsel(. ! 3nd this is all it does #hen it $elie es it has attacked the $ody. % It can ,roCect its &uilt) $ut it #ill not lose it throu&h ,roCection. ' 3nd thou&h it clearly can mis,ercei e the (unction o( the $ody) it cannot chan&e its (unction (rom #hat the 0oly 5,irit esta$lishes it to $e. * The $ody #as not made $y lo e. - 7et lo e does not condemn it and can use it lo in&ly) res,ectin& #hat the 5on o( 1od has made and usin& it to sa e him (rom illusions. T-1-.6I.%. 8ould you not ha e the instruments o( se,aration reinter,reted as means (or sal ation) and used (or ,ur,oses o( lo eD 2 8ould you not #elcome and su,,ort the shi(t (rom (antasies o( en&eance to release (rom themD 3 7our ,erce,tion o( the $ody can clearly $e sick) $ut ,roCect not this u,on the $ody. ! "or your #ish to make destructi e #hat cannot destroy can ha e no real e((ect at all. % 8hat 1od created is only #hat 0e #ould ha e it $e) $ein& 0is 8ill. ' 7ou cannot make 0is 8ill destructi e. * 7ou can make (antasies in #hich your #ill con(licts #ith 0is) $ut that is all. T-1-.6I.'. It is insane to use the $ody as the sca,e&oat (or &uilt) directin& its attack and $lamin& it (or #hat you #ished it to do. 2 It is im,ossi$le to act out (antasies ,3-%. 3 "or it is still the (antasies you #ant) and they ha e nothin& to do #ith #hat the $ody does. ! It does not dream o( them) and they $ut make it a lia$ility #here it could $e an asset. % "or (antasies ha e made your $ody your 2enemy29 #eak) ulnera$le and treacherous) #orthy o( the hate that you in est in it. ' 0o# has this ser ed youD * 7ou ha e identi(ied #ith this thin& you hate) the instrument o( en&eance and the ,ercei ed source o( your &uilt. - 7ou ha e done this to a thin& that has no meanin&) ,roclaimin& it to $e the d#ellin& ,lace o( 1od+s 5on) and turnin& it a&ainst him. T-1-.6I.*. This is the host o( 1od that <you= ha e made. 2 3nd neither 1od nor 0is most holy 5on can enter an a$ode that har$ors hate) and #here you ha e so#n the seeds o( en&eance) iolence and death. 3 This thin& you made to ser e your &uilt stands $et#een you and other minds. ! The minds <are= Coined) $ut you do not identi(y #ith them. % 7ou see yoursel( locked in a se,arate ,rison) remo ed and unreacha$le) inca,a$le o( reachin& out as $ein& reached. ' 7ou hate

this ,rison you ha e made) and #ould destroy it. * But you #ould not esca,e (rom it) lea in& it unharmed) #ithout your &uilt u,on it. T-1-.6I.-. 7et only thus <can= you esca,e. 2 The home o( en&eance is not yours9 the ,lace you set aside to house your hate is not a ,rison) $ut an illusion o( yoursel(. 3 The $ody is a limit im,osed on the uni ersal communication that is an eternal ,ro,erty o( mind. ! But the communication is internal. % 4ind reaches to itsel(. ' It is <not= made u, o( di((erent ,arts) #hich reach each other. * It does not &o out. 8ithin itsel( it has no limits) and there is nothin& outside it. : It encom,asses e erythin&. 1> It encom,asses you entirely9 you #ithin it and it #ithin you. 11 There is nothin& else) any#here or e er. T-1-.6I.:. The $ody is outside you) and $ut seems to surround you) shuttin& you o(( (rom others and kee,in& you a,art (rom them) and them (rom you. 2 It is not there. 3 There is no $arrier $et#een 1od and 0is 5on) nor can 0is 5on $e se,arated (rom 0imsel( e/ce,t in illusions. ! This is not his reality) thou&h he $elie es it is. % 7et this could only $e i( 1od #ere #ron&. ' 1od #ould ha e had to create di((erently) and to ha e se,arated 0imsel( (rom 0is 5on to make this ,ossi$le. * 0e #ould ha e had to create di((erent thin&s) and to esta$lish di((erent orders o( reality) only some o( #hich #ere lo e. - 7et lo e must $e (ore er like itsel() chan&eless (ore er) and (ore er #ithout alternati e. : 3nd so it is. 1> 7ou cannot ,ut a $arrier around yoursel() $ecause 1od ,laced none $et#een 0imsel( and you. ,3-' T-1-.6I.1>. 7ou can stretch out your hand and reach to 0ea en. 2 7ou #hose hand is Coined #ith your $rother+s ha e $e&un to reach $eyond the $ody) $ut not outside yoursel() to reach your shared Identity to&ether. 3 Could this $e outside youD ! 8here 1od is notD % Is <0e= a $ody) and did 0e create you as 0e is not) and #here 0e cannot $eD ' 7ou are surrounded only $y 0im. * 8hat limits can there $e on you #hom 0e encom,assesD T-1-.6I.11. @ eryone has e/,erienced #hat he #ould call a sense o( $ein& trans,orted $eyond himsel(. 2 This (eelin& o( li$eration (ar e/ceeds the dream o( (reedom sometimes ho,ed (or in s,ecial relationshi,s. 3 It is a sense o( actual esca,e (rom limitations. ! I( you #ill consider #hat this 2trans,ortation2 really entails) you #ill realiAe that it is a sudden una#areness o( the $ody) and a Coinin& o( yoursel( and somethin& else in #hich your mind enlar&es to encom,ass it. % It $ecomes ,art o( you) as you unite #ith it. ' 3nd $oth $ecome #hole) as neither is ,ercei ed as se,arate. * 8hat really ha,,ens is that you ha e &i en u, the illusion o( a limited a#areness) and lost your (ear o( union. - The lo e that instantly re,laces it e/tends to #hat has (reed you) and unites #ith it. : 3nd #hile this lasts you are not uncertain o( your Identity) and #ould not limit It. 1> 7ou ha e esca,ed (rom (ear to

,eace) askin& no questions o( reality) $ut merely acce,tin& it. 11 7ou ha e acce,ted this instead o( the $ody) and ha e let yoursel( $e one #ith somethin& $eyond it) sim,ly $y not lettin& your mind $e limited $y it. T-1-.6I.12. This can occur re&ardless o( the ,hysical distance that seems to $e $et#een you and #hat you Coin9 o( your res,ecti e ,ositions in s,ace9 and o( your di((erences in siAe and seemin& quality. 2 Time is not rele ant9 it can occur #ith somethin& ,ast) ,resent or antici,ated. 3 The 2somethin&2 can $e anythin& and any#here9 a sound) a si&ht) a thou&ht) a memory) and e en a &eneral idea #ithout s,eci(ic re(erence. ! 7et in e ery case) you Coin it #ithout reser ation $ecause you lo e it) and #ould $e #ith it. % 3nd so you rush to meet it) lettin& your limits melt a#ay) sus,endin& all the 2la#s2 your $ody o$eys and &ently settin& them aside. T-1-.6I.13. There is no iolence at all in this esca,e. 2 The $ody is not attacked) $ut sim,ly ,ro,erly ,ercei ed. 3 It does not limit you) merely $ecause you #ould not ha e it so. ! 7ou are not really 2li(ted out2 o( it9 it cannot contain you. % 7ou &o #here you #ould $e) &ainin&) not losin&) a sense o( 5el(. ,3-* ' In these instants o( release (rom ,hysical restrictions) you e/,erience much o( #hat ha,,ens in the holy instant9 the li(tin& o( the $arriers o( time and s,ace) the sudden e/,erience o( ,eace and Coy) and) a$o e all) the lack o( a#areness o( the $ody) and o( the questionin& #hether or not all this is ,ossi$le. T-1-.6I.1!. It is ,ossi$le $ecause you #ant it. 2 The sudden e/,ansion o( a#areness that takes ,lace #ith your desire (or it is the irresisti$le a,,eal the holy instant holds. 3 It calls to you to $e yoursel() #ithin its sa(e em$race. ! There are the la#s o( limit li(ted (or you) to #elcome you to o,enness o( mind and (reedom. % Come to this ,lace o( re(u&e) #here you can $e yoursel( in ,eace. ' Not throu&h destruction) not throu&h a $reakin& out) $ut merely $y a quiet meltin& in. * "or ,eace #ill Coin you there) sim,ly $ecause you ha e $een #illin& to let &o the limits you ha e ,laced u,on lo e) and Coined it #here it is and #here it led you) in ans#er to its &entle call to $e at ,eace. "II. I Nee! $o Not#in) T-1-.6II.1. 7ou still ha e too much (aith in the $ody as a source o( stren&th. 2 8hat ,lans do you make that do not in ol e its com(ort or ,rotection or enCoyment in some #ayD 3 This makes the $ody an end and not a means in your inter,retation) and this al#ays means you still (ind sin attracti e. ! No one acce,ts 3tonement (or himsel( #ho still acce,ts sin as his &oal. % 7ou ha e thus not met your <one=

res,onsi$ility. ' 3tonement is not #elcomed $y those #ho ,re(er ,ain and destruction. T-1-.6II.2. There is one thin& that you ha e ne er done9 you ha e not utterly (or&otten the $ody. 2 It has ,erha,s (aded at times (rom your si&ht) $ut it has not yet com,letely disa,,eared. 3 7ou are not asked to let this ha,,en (or more than an instant) yet it is in this instant that the miracle o( 3tonement ha,,ens. ! 3(ter#ards you #ill see the $ody a&ain) $ut ne er quite the same. % 3nd e ery instant that you s,end #ithout a#areness o( it &i es you a di((erent ie# o( it #hen you return. T-1-.6II.3. 3t no sin&le instant does the $ody e/ist at all. 2 It is al#ays remem$ered or antici,ated) $ut ne er e/,erienced Cust <no#.= 3 Only its ,ast and (uture make it seem real. ! Time controls it entirely) (or sin is ne er #holly in the ,resent. % In any sin&le instant the attraction o( &uilt #ould $e e/,erienced as ,ain and nothin& else) and #ould $e a oided. ' It has no attraction <no#.== 3-- * Its #hole attraction is ima&inary) and there(ore must $e thou&ht o( in the ,ast or in the (uture. T-1-.6II.!. It is im,ossi$le to acce,t the holy instant #ithout reser ation unless) Cust (or an instant) you are #illin& to see no ,ast or (uture. 2 7ou cannot ,re,are (or it #ithout ,lacin& it in the (uture. 3 Release is &i en you the instant you desire it. ! 4any ha e s,ent a li(etime in ,re,aration) and ha e indeed achie ed their instants o( success. % This course does not attem,t to teach more than they learned in time) $ut it does aim at sa in& time. ' 7ou may $e attem,tin& to (ollo# a ery lon& road to the &oal you ha e acce,ted. * It is e/tremely di((icult to reach 3tonement $y (i&htin& a&ainst sin. - @normous e((ort is e/,ended in the attem,t to make holy #hat is hated and des,ised. : Nor is a li(etime o( contem,lation and lon& ,eriods o( meditation aimed at detachment (rom the $ody necessary. 1> 3ll such attem,ts #ill ultimately succeed $ecause o( their ,ur,ose. 11 7et the means are tedious and ery time consumin&) (or all o( them look to the (uture (or release (rom a state o( ,resent un#orthiness and inadequacy. T-1-.6II.%. 7our #ay #ill $e di((erent) not in ,ur,ose $ut in means. 2 3 holy relationshi, is a means o( sa in& time. 3 One instant s,ent to&ether #ith your $rother restores the uni erse to $oth o( you. ! 7ou <are= ,re,ared. % No# you need $ut to remem$er you need do nothin&. ' It #ould $e (ar more ,ro(ita$le no# merely to concentrate on this than to consider #hat you should do. * 8hen ,eace comes at last to those #ho #restle #ith tem,tation and (i&ht a&ainst the &i in& in to sin9 #hen the li&ht comes at last into the mind &i en to contem,lation9 or #hen the &oal is (inally achie ed $y anyone) it al#ays comes #ith Cust one ha,,y realiAation9 2<I need do nothin&.=2

T-1-.6II.'. 0ere is the ultimate release #hich e eryone #ill one day (ind in his o#n #ay) at his o#n time. 2 7ou do not need this time. 3 Time has $een sa ed (or you $ecause you and your $rother are to&ether. ! This is the s,ecial means this course is usin& to sa e you time. % 7ou are not makin& use o( the course i( you insist on usin& means #hich ha e ser ed others #ell) ne&lectin& #hat #as made (or <you.= ' 5a e time (or me $y only this one ,re,aration) and ,ractice doin& nothin& else. * 2I need do nothin&2 is a statement o( alle&iance) a truly undi ided loyalty. - Belie e it (or Cust one instant) and you #ill accom,lish more than is &i en to a century o( contem,lation) or o( stru&&le a&ainst tem,tation. ,3-: T-1-.6II.*. To do anythin& in ol es the $ody. 2 3nd i( you reco&niAe you need do nothin&) you ha e #ithdra#n the $ody+s alue (rom your mind. 3 0ere is the quick and o,en door throu&h #hich you sli, ,ast centuries o( e((ort) and esca,e (rom time. ! This is the #ay in #hich sin loses all attraction <ri&ht no#.= % "or here is time denied) and ,ast and (uture &one. ' 8ho needs do nothin& has no need (or time. * To do nothin& is to rest) and make a ,lace #ithin you #here the acti ity o( the $ody ceases to demand attention. - Into this ,lace the 0oly 5,irit comes) and there a$ides. : 0e #ill remain #hen you (or&et) and the $ody+s acti ities return to occu,y your conscious mind. T-1-.6II.-. 7et there #ill al#ays $e this ,lace o( rest to #hich you can return. 2 3nd you #ill $e more a#are o( this quiet center o( the storm than all its ra&in& acti ity. 3 This quiet center) in #hich you do nothin&) #ill remain #ith you) &i in& you rest in the midst o( e ery $usy doin& on #hich you are sent. ! "or (rom this center #ill you $e directed ho# to use the $ody sinlessly. % It is this center) (rom #hich the $ody is a$sent) that #ill kee, it so in your a#areness o( it. "III. T#e Little Gar!en T-1-.6III.1. It is only the a#areness o( the $ody that makes lo e seem limited. 2 "or the $ody <is= a limit on lo e. 3 The $elie( in limited lo e #as its ori&in) and it #as made to limit the unlimited. ! Think not that this is merely alle&orical) (or it #as made to limit <you.= % Can you #ho see yoursel( #ithin a $ody kno# yoursel( as an ideaD ' @ erythin& you reco&niAe you identi(y #ith e/ternals) somethin& outside itsel(. * 7ou cannot e en think o( 1od #ithout a $ody) or in some (orm you think you reco&niAe. T-1-.6III.2. The $ody cannot kno#. 2 3nd #hile you limit your a#areness to its tiny senses) you #ill not see the &randeur that surrounds you. 3 1od cannot come into a $ody) nor can you Coin 0im there. ! ;imits on lo e #ill al#ays seem to shut 0im out) and kee, you a,art (rom 0im. % The $ody is a tiny (ence around a little ,art o( a

&lorious and com,lete idea. ' It dra#s a circle) in(initely small) around a ery little se&ment o( 0ea en) s,lintered (rom the #hole) ,roclaimin& that #ithin it is your kin&dom) #here 1od can enter not. ,3:> T-1-.6III.3. 8ithin this kin&dom the e&o rules) and cruelly. 2 3nd to de(end this little s,eck o( dust it $ids you (i&ht a&ainst the uni erse. 3 This (ra&ment o( your mind is such a tiny ,art o( it that) could you $ut a,,reciate the #hole) you #ould see instantly that it is like the smallest sun$eam to the sun) or like the (aintest ri,,le on the sur(ace o( the ocean. ! In its amaAin& arro&ance) this tiny sun$eam has decided it is the sun9 this almost im,erce,ti$le ri,,le hails itsel( as the ocean. % Think ho# alone and (ri&htened is this little thou&ht) this in(initesimal illusion) holdin& itsel( a,art a&ainst the uni erse. ' The sun $ecomes the sun$eam+s 2enemy2 that #ould de our it) and the ocean terri(ies the little ri,,le and #ants to s#allo# it. T-1-.6III.!. 7et neither sun nor ocean is e en a#are o( all this stran&e and meanin&less acti ity. 2 They merely continue) una#are that they are (eared and hated $y a tiny se&ment o( themsel es. 3 @ en that se&ment is not lost to them) (or it could not sur i e a,art (rom them. ! 3nd #hat it thinks it is in no #ay chan&es its total de,endence on them (or its $ein&. % Its #hole e/istence still remains in them. ' 8ithout the sun the sun$eam #ould $e &one9 the ri,,le #ithout the ocean is inconcei a$le. T-1-.6III.%. 5uch is the stran&e ,osition in #hich those in a #orld inha$ited $y $odies seem to $e. 2 @ach $ody seems to house a se,arate mind) a disconnected thou&ht) li in& alone and in no #ay Coined to the Thou&ht $y #hich it #as created. 3 @ach tiny (ra&ment seems to $e sel(-contained) needin& another (or some thin&s) $ut $y no means totally de,endent on its one Creator (or e erythin&9 needin& the #hole to &i e it any meanin&) (or $y itsel( it does mean nothin&. ! Nor has it any li(e a,art and $y itsel(. T-1-.6III.'. ;ike to the sun and ocean your 5el( continues) unmind(ul that this tiny ,art re&ards itsel( as you. 2 It is not missin&9 it could not e/ist i( it #ere se,arate) nor #ould the 8hole $e #hole #ithout it. 3 It is not a se,arate kin&dom) ruled $y an idea o( se,aration (rom the rest. ! Nor does a (ence surround it) ,re entin& it (rom Coinin& #ith the rest) and kee,in& it a,art (rom its Creator. % This little as,ect is no di((erent (rom the #hole) $ein& continuous #ith it and at one #ith it. ' It leads no se,arate li(e) $ecause its li(e <is= the oneness in #hich its $ein& #as created. T-1-.6III.*. Do not acce,t this little) (enced-o(( as,ect as yoursel(. 2 The sun and ocean are as nothin& $eside #hat you are. 3 The sun$eam s,arkles only in the sunli&ht) and the ri,,le dances as it rests u,on the ocean. ! 7et in neither sun nor ocean is the ,o#er that rests in you.

,3:1 % 8ould you remain #ithin your tiny kin&dom) a sorry kin&) a $itter ruler o( all that he sur eys) #ho looks on nothin& yet #ho #ould still die to de(end itD ' This little sel( is not your kin&dom. * 3rched hi&h a$o e it and surroundin& it #ith lo e is the &lorious #hole) #hich o((ers all its ha,,iness and dee, content to e ery ,art. - The little as,ect that you think you set a,art is no e/ce,tion. T-1-.6III.-. ;o e kno#s no $odies) and reaches to e erythin& created like itsel(. 2 Its total lack o( limit <is= its meanin&. 3 It is com,letely im,artial in its &i in&) encom,assin& only to ,reser e and kee, com,lete #hat it #ould &i e. ! In your tiny kin&dom you ha e so littleJ % 5hould it not) then) $e there that you #ould call on lo e to enterD ' ;ook at the desertKdry and un,roducti e) scorched and CoylessKthat makes u, your little kin&dom. * 3nd realiAe the li(e and Coy that lo e #ould $rin& to it (rom #here it comes) and #here it #ould return #ith you. T-1-.6III.:. The Thou&ht o( 1od surrounds your little kin&dom) #aitin& at the $arrier you $uilt to come inside and shine u,on the $arren &round. 2 5ee ho# li(e s,rin&s u, e ery#hereJ 3 The desert $ecomes a &arden) &reen and dee, and quiet) o((erin& rest to those #ho lost their #ay and #ander in the dust. ! 1i e them a ,lace o( re(u&e) ,re,ared $y lo e (or them #here once a desert #as. % 3nd e eryone you #elcome #ill $rin& lo e #ith him (rom 0ea en (or you. ' They enter one $y one into this holy ,lace) $ut they #ill not de,art as they had come) alone. * The lo e they $rou&ht #ith them #ill stay #ith them) as it #ill stay #ith you. - 3nd under its $ene(icence your little &arden #ill e/,and) and reach out to e eryone #ho thirsts (or li in& #ater) $ut has &ro#n too #eary to &o on alone. T-1-.6III.1>. 1o out and (ind them) (or they $rin& your 5el( #ith them. 2 3nd lead them &ently to your quiet &arden) and recei e their $lessin& there. 3 5o #ill it &ro# and stretch across the desert) lea in& no lonely little kin&doms locked a#ay (rom lo e) and lea in& you inside. ! 3nd you #ill reco&niAe yoursel() and see your little &arden &ently trans(ormed into the Gin&dom o( 0ea en) #ith all the ;o e o( its Creator shinin& u,on it. T-1-.6III.11. The holy instant is your in itation to lo e to enter into your $leak and Coyless kin&dom) and to trans(orm it into a &arden o( ,eace and #elcome. 2 ;o e+s ans#er is ine ita$le. 3 It #ill come $ecause you came #ithout the $ody) and inter,osed no $arriers to inter(ere #ith its &lad comin&. ! In the holy instant) you ask o( lo e only #hat it o((ers e eryone) neither less nor more. ,3:2 % 3skin& (or e erythin&) you #ill recei e it. ' 3nd your shinin& 5el( #ill li(t the tiny as,ect that you tried to hide (rom 0ea en strai&ht to 0ea en. * No

,art o( lo e calls on the #hole in ain. - No 5on o( 1od remains outside 0is "atherhood. T-1-.6III.12. Be sure o( this9 lo e has entered your s,ecial relationshi,) and entered (ully at your #eak request. 2 7ou do not reco&niAe that lo e has come) $ecause you ha e not yet let &o o( all the $arriers you hold a&ainst your $rother. 3 3nd you and he #ill not $e a$le to &i e lo e #elcome se,arately. ! 7ou could no more kno# 1od alone than 0e kno#s you #ithout your $rother. % But to&ether you could no more $e una#are o( lo e than lo e could kno# you not) or (ail to reco&niAe itsel( in you. T-1-.6III.13. 7ou ha e reached the end o( an ancient Courney) not realiAin& yet that it is o er. 2 7ou are still #orn and tired) and the desert+s dust still seems to cloud your eyes and kee, you si&htless. 3 7et 0e 8hom you #elcomed has come to you) and #ould #elcome you. ! 0e has #aited lon& to &i e you this. % Recei e it no# o( 0im) (or 0e #ould ha e you kno# 0im. ' Only a little #all o( dust still stands $et#een you and your $rother. * Blo# on it li&htly and #ith ha,,y lau&hter) and it #ill (all a#ay. - 3nd #alk into the &arden lo e has ,re,ared (or $oth o( you. I6. T#e T+o &orl!s T-1-.IL.1. 7ou ha e $een told to $rin& the darkness to the li&ht) and &uilt to holiness. 2 3nd you ha e also $een told that error must $e corrected at its source. 3 There(ore) it is the tiny ,art o( yoursel() the little thou&ht that seems s,lit o(( and se,arate) the 0oly 5,irit needs. ! The rest is (ully in 1od+s kee,in&) and needs no &uide. % 7et this #ild and delusional thou&ht needs hel, $ecause) in its delusions) it thinks it is the 5on o( 1od) #hole and omni,otent) sole ruler o( the kin&dom it set a,art to tyranniAe $y madness into o$edience and sla ery. ' This is the little ,art you think you stole (rom 0ea en. * 1i e it $ack to 0ea en. - 0ea en has not lost it) $ut <you= ha e lost si&ht o( 0ea en. : ;et the 0oly 5,irit remo e it (rom the #ithered kin&dom in #hich you set it o(() surrounded $y darkness) &uarded $y attack and rein(orced $y hate. 1> 8ithin its $arricades is still a tiny se&ment o( the 5on o( 1od) com,lete and holy) serene and una#are o( #hat you think surrounds it. ,3:3 T-1-.IL.2. Be you not se,arate) (or the One 8ho does surround it has $rou&ht union to you) returnin& your little o((erin& o( darkness to the eternal li&ht. 2 0o# is this doneD 3 It is e/tremely sim,le) $ein& $ased on #hat this little kin&dom really is. ! The $arren sands) the darkness and the li(elessness) are seen only throu&h the $ody+s eyes. % Its $leak si&ht is distorted) and the messa&es it transmits to you #ho made it to

limit your a#areness are little and limited) and so (ra&mented they are meanin&less. T-1-.IL.3. "rom the #orld o( $odies) made $y insanity) insane messa&es seem to $e returned to the mind that made it. 2 3nd these messa&es $ear #itness to this #orld) ,ronouncin& it as true. 3 "or you sent (orth these messen&ers to $rin& this $ack to you. ! @ erythin& these messa&es relay to you is quite e/ternal. % There are no messa&es that s,eak o( #hat lies underneath) (or it is not the $ody that could s,eak o( this. ' Its eyes ,ercei e it not9 its senses remain quite una#are o( it9 its ton&ue cannot relay its messa&es. * 7et 1od can $rin& you there) i( you are #illin& to (ollo# the 0oly 5,irit throu&h seemin& terror) trustin& 0im not to a$andon you and lea e you there. "or it is not 0is ,ur,ose to (ri&hten you) $ut only yours. : 7ou are se erely tem,ted to a$andon 0im at the outside rin& o( (ear) $ut 0e #ould lead you sa(ely throu&h and (ar $eyond. T-1-.IL.!. The circle o( (ear lies Cust $elo# the le el the $ody sees) and seems to $e the #hole (oundation on #hich the #orld is $ased. 2 0ere are all the illusions) all the t#isted thou&hts) all the insane attacks) the (ury) the en&eance and $etrayal that #ere made to kee, the &uilt in ,lace) so that the #orld could rise (rom it and kee, it hidden. 3 Its shado# rises to the sur(ace) enou&h to hold its most e/ternal mani(estations in darkness) and to $rin& des,air and loneliness to it and kee, it Coyless. ! 7et its intensity is eiled $y its hea y co erin&s) and ke,t a,art (rom #hat #as made to kee, it hidden. % The $ody cannot see this) (or the $ody arose (rom this (or its ,rotection) #hich de,ends on kee,in& it not seen. ' The $ody+s eyes #ill ne er look on it. * 7et they #ill see #hat it dictates. T-1-.IL.%. The $ody #ill remain &uilt+s messen&er) and #ill act as it directs as lon& as you $elie e that &uilt is real. 2 "or the reality o( &uilt is the illusion that seems to make it hea y and o,aque) im,enetra$le) and a real (oundation (or the e&o+s thou&ht system. 3 Its thinness and trans,arency are not a,,arent until you see the li&ht $ehind it. ! 3nd then you see it as a (ra&ile eil $e(ore the li&ht. ,3:! T-1-.IL.'. This hea y-seemin& $arrier) this arti(icial (loor that looks like rock) is like a $ank o( lo# dark clouds that seem to $e a solid #all $e(ore the sun. 2 Its im,enetra$le a,,earance is #holly an illusion. 3 It &i es #ay so(tly to the mountain to,s that rise a$o e it) and has no ,o#er at all to hold $ack anyone #illin& to clim$ a$o e it and see the sun. ! It is not stron& enou&h to sto, a $utton+s (all) nor hold a (eather. % Nothin& can rest u,on it) (or it is $ut an illusion o( a (oundation. ' Try $ut to touch it and it disa,,ears9 attem,t to &ras, it and your hands hold nothin&.

T-1-.IL.*. 7et in this cloud $ank it is easy to see a #hole #orld risin&. 2 3 solid mountain ran&e) a lake) a city) all rise in your ima&ination) and (rom the clouds the messen&ers o( your ,erce,tion return to you) assurin& you that it is there. 3 "i&ures stand out and mo e a$out) actions seem real) and (orms a,,ear and shi(t (rom lo eliness to the &rotesque. ! 3nd $ack and (orth they &o) as lon& as you #ould ,lay the &ame o( children+s make-$elie e. % 7et ho#e er lon& you ,lay it) and re&ardless o( ho# much ima&ination you $rin& to it) you do not con(use it #ith the #orld $elo#) nor seek to make it real. T-1-.IL.-. 5o should it $e #ith the dark clouds o( &uilt) no more im,enetra$le and no more su$stantial. 2 7ou #ill not $ruise yoursel( a&ainst them in tra elin& throu&h. 3 ;et your 1uide teach you their unsu$stantial nature as 0e leads you ,ast them) (or $eneath them is a #orld o( li&ht #hereon they cast no shado#s. ! Their shado#s lie u,on the #orld $eyond them) still (urther (rom the li&ht. % 7et (rom them to the li&ht their shado#s cannot (all. T-1-.IL.:. This #orld o( li&ht) this circle o( $ri&htness is the real #orld) #here &uilt meets #ith (or&i eness. 2 0ere the #orld outside is seen ane#) #ithout the shado# o( &uilt u,on it. 3 0ere are you (or&i en) (or here you ha e (or&i en e eryone. ! 0ere is the ne# ,erce,tion) #here e erythin& is $ri&ht and shinin& #ith innocence) #ashed in the #aters o( (or&i eness) and cleansed o( e ery e il thou&ht you laid u,on it. % 0ere there is no attack u,on the 5on o( 1od) and you are #elcome. ' 0ere is your innocence) #aitin& to clothe you and ,rotect you) and make you ready (or the (inal ste, in the Courney in#ard. * 0ere are the dark and hea y &arments o( &uilt laid $y) and &ently re,laced $y ,urity and lo e. T-1-.IL.1>. 7et e en (or&i eness is not the end. 2 "or&i eness does make lo ely) $ut it does not create. ,3:% 3 It is the source o( healin&) $ut it is the messen&er o( lo e and not its 5ource. ! 0ere you are led) that 1od 0imsel( can take the (inal ste, unhindered) (or here does nothin& inter(ere #ith lo e) lettin& it $e itsel(. % 3 ste, $eyond this holy ,lace o( (or&i eness) a ste, still (urther in#ard $ut the one <you= cannot take) trans,orts you to somethin& com,letely di((erent. ' 0ere is the 5ource o( li&ht9 nothin& ,ercei ed) (or&i en nor trans(ormed. * But merely kno#n. T-1-.IL.11. This course #ill lead to kno#led&e) $ut kno#led&e itsel( is still $eyond the sco,e o( our curriculum. 2 Nor is there any need (or us to try to s,eak o( #hat must (ore er lie $eyond #ords. 3 8e need remem$er only that #hoe er attains the real #orld) $eyond #hich learnin& cannot &o) #ill &o $eyond it) $ut in a di((erent #ay. ! 8here learnin& ends there 1od $e&ins) (or learnin& ends $e(ore 0im 8ho is com,lete #here 0e $e&ins) and #here there <is= no end. % It is not (or

us to d#ell on #hat cannot $e attained. ' There is too much to learn. * The readiness (or kno#led&e still must $e attained. T-1-.IL.12. ;o e is not learned. 2 Its meanin& lies #ithin itsel(. 3 3nd learnin& ends #hen you ha e reco&niAed all it is <not.= ! That is the inter(erence9 that is #hat needs to $e undone. % ;o e is not learned) $ecause there ne er #as a time in #hich you kne# it not. ' ;earnin& is useless in the ?resence o( your Creator) 8hose ackno#led&ment o( you and yours o( 0im so (ar transcend all learnin& that e erythin& you learned is meanin&less) re,laced (ore er $y the kno#led&e o( lo e and its one meanin&. T-1-.IL.13. 7our relationshi, #ith your $rother has $een u,rooted (rom the #orld o( shado#s) and its unholy ,ur,ose has $een sa(ely $rou&ht throu&h the $arriers o( &uilt) #ashed #ith (or&i eness) and set shinin& and (irmly rooted in the #orld o( li&ht. 2 "rom there it calls to you to (ollo# the course it took) li(ted hi&h a$o e the darkness and &ently ,laced $e(ore the &ates o( 0ea en. 3 The holy instant in #hich you and your $rother #ere united is $ut the messen&er o( lo e) sent (rom $eyond (or&i eness to remind you o( all that lies $eyond it. ! 7et it is throu&h (or&i eness that it #ill $e remem$ered. T-1-.IL.1!. 3nd #hen the memory o( 1od has come to you in the holy ,lace o( (or&i eness you #ill remem$er nothin& else) and memory #ill $e as useless as learnin&) (or your only ,ur,ose #ill $e creatin&. 2 7et this you cannot kno# until e ery ,erce,tion has $een cleansed and ,uri(ied) and (inally remo ed (ore er. 3 "or&i eness remo es only the untrue) li(tin& the shado#s (rom the #orld and carryin& it) sa(e and sure #ithin its &entleness) to the $ri&ht #orld o( ne# and clean ,erce,tion. ,3:' ! There is your ,ur,ose <no#.= % 3nd it is there that ,eace a#aits you. ,3:* C#apter 9;. THE ATTAINMENT OF PEACE I. Healin) an! Fait# T-1:.I.1. 8e said $e(ore that #hen a situation has $een dedicated #holly to truth) ,eace is ine ita$le. 2 Its attainment is the criterion $y #hich the #holeness o( the dedication can $e sa(ely assumed. 3 7et #e also said that ,eace #ithout (aith #ill ne er $e attained) (or #hat is dedicated to truth as its only &oal is $rou&ht to truth <$y= (aith. ! This (aith encom,asses e eryone in ol ed) (or only thus the situation is ,ercei ed as meanin&(ul and as a #hole. % 3nd e eryone must $e in ol ed in it) or else your (aith is limited and your dedication incom,lete.

T-1:.I.2. @ ery situation) ,ro,erly ,ercei ed) $ecomes an o,,ortunity to heal the 5on o( 1od. 2 3nd he is healed <$ecause= you o((ered (aith to him) &i in& him to the 0oly 5,irit and releasin& him (rom e ery demand your e&o #ould make o( him. 3 Thus do you see him (ree) and in this ision does the 0oly 5,irit share. ! 3nd since 0e shares it 0e has &i en it) and so 0e heals throu&h you. % It is this Coinin& 0im in a united ,ur,ose that makes this ,ur,ose real) $ecause you make it #hole. ' 3nd this <is= healin&. * The $ody is healed $ecause you came #ithout it) and Coined the 4ind in #hich all healin& rests. T-1:.I.3. The $ody cannot heal) $ecause it cannot make itsel( sick. 2 It <needs= no healin&. 3 Its health or sickness de,ends entirely on ho# the mind ,ercei es it) and the ,ur,ose that the mind #ould use it (or. ! It is o$ ious that a se&ment o( the mind can see itsel( as se,arated (rom the Uni ersal ?ur,ose. % 8hen this occurs the $ody $ecomes its #ea,on) used a&ainst this ?ur,ose) to demonstrate the 2(act2 that se,aration has occurred. ' The $ody thus $ecomes the instrument o( illusion) actin& accordin&ly9 seein& #hat is not there) hearin& #hat truth has ne er said and $eha in& insanely) $ein& im,risoned <$y= insanity. T-1:.I.!. Do not o erlook our earlier statement that (aithlessness leads strai&ht to illusions. 2 "or (aithlessness is the ,erce,tion o( a $rother as a $ody) and the $ody cannot $e used (or ,ur,oses o( union. 3 I() then) you see your $rother as a $ody) you ha e esta$lished a condition in #hich unitin& #ith him $ecomes im,ossi$le. ! 7our (aithlessness to him has se,arated you (rom him) and ke,t you $oth a,art (rom $ein& healed. ,3:- % 7our (aithlessness has thus o,,osed the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose) and $rou&ht illusions) centered on the $ody) to stand $et#een you. ' 3nd the $ody #ill seem to $e sick) (or you ha e made o( it an 2enemy2 o( healin& and the o,,osite o( truth. T-1:.I.%. It cannot $e di((icult to realiAe that (aith must $e the o,,osite o( (aithlessness. 2 7et the di((erence in ho# they o,erate is less a,,arent) thou&h it (ollo#s directly (rom the (undamental di((erence in #hat they are. 3 "aithlessness #ould al#ays limit and attack9 (aith #ould remo e all limitations and make #hole. ! "aithlessness #ould destroy and se,arate9 (aith #ould unite and heal. % "aithlessness #ould inter,ose illusions $et#een the 5on o( 1od and his Creator9 (aith #ould remo e all o$stacles that seem to rise $et#een them. ' "aithlessness is #holly dedicated to illusions9 (aith #holly to truth. * ?artial dedication is im,ossi$le. - Truth is the a$sence o( illusion9 illusion the a$sence o( truth. : Both cannot $e to&ether) nor ,ercei ed in the same ,lace. 1> To dedicate yoursel( to $oth is to set u, a &oal (ore er im,ossi$le to attain) (or ,art o( it is sou&ht throu&h the $ody) thou&ht o( as a means (or seekin& out reality throu&h attack.

11 The other ,art #ould heal) and there(ore calls u,on the mind and not the $ody. T-1:.I.'. The ine ita$le com,romise is the $elie( that the $ody must $e healed) and not the mind. 2 "or this di ided &oal has &i en $oth an equal reality) #hich could $e ,ossi$le only i( the mind is limited to the $ody and di ided into little ,arts o( seemin& #holeness) $ut #ithout connection. 3 This #ill not harm the $ody) $ut it <#ill= kee, the delusional thou&ht system in the mind. ! 0ere) then) is healin& needed. % 3nd it is here that healin& <is.= ' "or 1od &a e healin& not a,art (rom sickness) nor esta$lished remedy #here sickness cannot $e. * They are to&ether) and #hen they are seen to&ether) all attem,ts to kee, $oth truth and illusion in the mind) #here $oth must $e) are reco&niAed as dedication to illusion9 and &i en u, #hen $rou&ht to truth) and seen as totally unreconcila$le #ith truth) in any res,ect or in any #ay. T-1:.I.*. Truth and illusion ha e no connection. 2 This #ill remain (ore er true) ho#e er much you seek to connect them. 3 But illusions are al#ays connected) as is truth. ! @ach is united) a com,lete thou&ht system) $ut totally disconnected to each other. % 3nd to ,ercei e this is to reco&niAe #here se,aration is) and #here it must $e healed. ,3:: ' The result o( an idea is ne er se,arate (rom its source. * The idea o( se,aration ,roduced the $ody and remains connected to it) makin& it sick $ecause o( the mind+s identi(ication #ith it. - 7ou think you are ,rotectin& the $ody $y hidin& this connection) (or this concealment seems to kee, your identi(ication sa(e (rom the 2attack2 o( truth. T-1:.I.-. I( you $ut understood ho# much this stran&e concealment has hurt your mind) and ho# con(used your o#n identi(ication has $ecome $ecause o( itJ 2 7ou do not see ho# &reat the de astation #rou&ht $y your (aithlessness) (or (aithlessness is an attack that seems to $e Custi(ied $y its results. 3 "or $y #ithholdin& (aith you see #hat is un#orthy o( it) and cannot look $eyond the $arrier to #hat is Coined #ith you. T-1:.I.:. To ha e (aith is to heal. 2 It is the si&n that you ha e acce,ted the 3tonement (or yoursel() and #ould there(ore share it. 3 By (aith) you o((er the &i(t o( (reedom (rom the ,ast) #hich you recei ed. ! 7ou do not use anythin& your $rother has done $e(ore to condemn him no#. % 7ou (reely choose to o erlook his errors) lookin& ,ast all $arriers $et#een yoursel( and him) and seein& them as one. ' 3nd in that one you see your (aith is (ully Custi(ied. * There is no Custi(ication (or (aithlessness) $ut (aith is al#ays Custi(ied. T-1:.I.1>. "aith is the o,,osite o( (ear) as much a ,art o( lo e as (ear is o( attack. 2 "aith is the ackno#led&ment o( union. 3 It is the &racious ackno#led&ment o( e eryone as a 5on o( your most lo in& "ather)

lo ed $y 0im like you) and there(ore lo ed $y you as yoursel(. ! It is 0is ;o e that Coins you and your $rother) and (or 0is ;o e you #ould kee, no one se,arate (rom yours. % @ach one a,,ears Cust as he is ,ercei ed in the holy instant) united in your ,ur,ose to $e released (rom &uilt. ' 7ou see the Christ in him) and he is healed $ecause you look on #hat makes (aith (ore er Custi(ied in e eryone. T-1:.I.11. "aith is the &i(t o( 1od) throu&h 0im 8hom 1od has &i en you. 2 "aithlessness looks u,on the 5on o( 1od) and Cud&es him un#orthy o( (or&i eness. 3 But throu&h the eyes o( (aith) the 5on o( 1od is seen already (or&i en) (ree o( all the &uilt he laid u,on himsel(. ! "aith sees him only <no#= $ecause it looks not to the ,ast to Cud&e him) $ut #ould see in him only #hat it #ould see in you. % It sees not throu&h the $ody+s eyes) nor looks to $odies (or its Custi(ication. ' It is the messen&er o( the ne# ,erce,tion) sent (orth to &ather #itnesses unto its comin&) and to return their messa&es to you. ,!>> T-1:.I.12. "aith is as easily e/chan&ed (or kno#led&e as is the real #orld. 2 "or (aith arises (rom the 0oly 5,irit+s ,erce,tion) and is the si&n you share it #ith 0im. 3 "aith is a &i(t you o((er to the 5on o( 1od throu&h 0im) and #holly acce,ta$le to his "ather as to 0im. ! 3nd there(ore o((ered you. % 7our holy relationshi,) #ith its ne# ,ur,ose) o((ers you (aith to &i e unto your $rother. ' 7our (aithlessness has dri en you and him a,art) and so you do not reco&niAe sal ation in him. * 7et (aith unites you in the holiness you see) not throu&h the $ody+s eyes) $ut in the si&ht o( 0im 8ho Coined you) and in 8hom you are united. T-1:.I.13. 1race is not &i en to a $ody) $ut to a mind. 2 3nd the mind that recei es it looks instantly $eyond the $ody) and sees the holy ,lace #here it #as healed. 3 There is the altar #here the &race #as &i en) in #hich it stands. ! Do you) then) o((er &race and $lessin& to your $rother) (or you stand at the same altar #here &race #as laid (or $oth o( you. % 3nd $e you healed $y &race to&ether) that you may heal throu&h (aith. T-1:.I.1!. In the holy instant) you and your $rother stand $e(ore the altar 1od has raised unto 0imsel( and $oth o( you. 2 ;ay (aithlessness aside) and come to it to&ether. 3 There #ill you see the miracle o( your relationshi, as it #as made a&ain throu&h (aith. ! 3nd there it is that you #ill realiAe that there is nothin& (aith cannot (or&i e. % No error inter(eres #ith its calm si&ht) #hich $rin&s the miracle o( healin& #ith equal ease to all o( them. ' "or #hat the messen&ers o( lo e are sent to do they do) returnin& the &lad tidin&s that it #as done to you and your $rother #ho stand to&ether $e(ore the altar (rom #hich they #ere sent (orth.

T-1:.I.1%. 3s (aithlessness #ill kee, your little kin&doms $arren and se,arate) so #ill (aith hel, the 0oly 5,irit ,re,are the &round (or the most holy &arden that 0e #ould make o( it. 2 "or (aith $rin&s ,eace) and so it calls on truth to enter and make lo ely #hat has already $een ,re,ared (or lo eliness. 3 Truth (ollo#s (aith and ,eace) com,letin& the ,rocess o( makin& lo ely that they $e&in. ! "or (aith is still a learnin& &oal) no lon&er needed #hen the lesson has $een learned. % 7et truth #ill stay (ore er. T-1:.I.1'. ;et) then) your dedication $e to the eternal) and learn ho# not to inter(ere #ith it and make it sla e to time. 2 "or #hat you think you do to the eternal you do to <you.= 3 8hom 1od created as 0is 5on is sla e to nothin&) $ein& lord o( all) alon& #ith his Creator. ! 7ou can ensla e a $ody) $ut an idea is (ree) inca,a$le o( $ein& ke,t in ,rison or limited in any #ay e/ce,t $y the mind that thou&ht it. ,!>1 % "or it remains Coined to its source) #hich is its Cailer or its li$erator) accordin& to #hich it chooses as its ,ur,ose (or itsel(. II. Sin vers's Error T-1:.II.1. It is essential that error $e not con(used #ith sin) and it is this distinction that makes sal ation ,ossi$le. 2 "or error can $e corrected) and the #ron& made ri&ht. 3 But sin) #ere it ,ossi$le) #ould $e irre ersi$le. ! The $elie( in sin is necessarily $ased on the (irm con iction that minds) not $odies) can attack. % 3nd thus the mind is &uilty) and #ill (ore er so remain unless a mind not ,art o( it can &i e it a$solution. ' 5in calls (or ,unishment as error (or correction) and the $elie( that ,unishment <is= correction is clearly insane. T-1:.II.2. 5in is not an error) (or sin entails an arro&ance #hich the idea o( error lacks. 2 To sin #ould $e to iolate reality) and to succeed. 3 5in is the ,roclamation that attack is real and &uilt is Custi(ied. ! It assumes the 5on o( 1od is &uilty) and has thus succeeded in losin& his innocence and makin& himsel( #hat 1od created not. % Thus is creation seen as not eternal) and the 8ill o( 1od o,en to o,,osition and de(eat. ' 5in is the &rand illusion underlyin& all the e&o+s &randiosity. * "or $y it 1od 0imsel( is chan&ed) and rendered incom,lete. T-1:.II.3. The 5on o( 1od can $e mistaken9 he can decei e himsel(9 he can e en turn the ,o#er o( his mind a&ainst himsel(. 2 But he <cannot= sin. 3 There is nothin& he can do that #ould really chan&e his reality in any #ay) nor make him really &uilty. ! That is #hat sin #ould do) (or such is its ,ur,ose. % 7et (or all the #ild insanity inherent in the #hole idea o( sin) it is im,ossi$le. ' "or the #a&es o( sin <is= death) and ho# can the immortal dieD

T-1:.II.!. 3 maCor tenet in the e&o+s insane reli&ion is that sin is not error $ut truth) and it is innocence that #ould decei e. 2 ?urity is seen as arro&ance) and the acce,tance o( the sel( as sin(ul is ,ercei ed as holiness. 3 3nd it is this doctrine that re,laces the reality o( the 5on o( 1od as his "ather created him) and #illed that he $e (ore er. ! Is this humilityD % Or is it) rather) an attem,t to #rest creation a#ay (rom truth) and kee, it se,arateD T-1:.II.%. 3ny attem,t to reinter,ret sin as error is al#ays inde(ensi$le to the e&o. ,!>2 2 The idea o( sin is #holly sacrosanct to its thou&ht system) and quite una,,roacha$le e/ce,t #ith re erence and a#e. 3 It is the most 2holy2 conce,t in the e&o+s system9 lo ely and ,o#er(ul) #holly true) and necessarily ,rotected #ith e ery de(ense at its dis,osal. ! "or here lies its 2$est2 de(ense) #hich all the others ser e. % 0ere is its armor) its ,rotection) and the (undamental ,ur,ose o( the s,ecial relationshi, in its inter,retation. T-1:.II.'. It can indeed $e said the e&o made its #orld on sin. 2 Only in such a #orld could e erythin& $e u,side do#n. 3 This is the stran&e illusion that makes the clouds o( &uilt seem hea y and im,enetra$le. ! The solidness that this #orld+s (oundation seems to ha e is (ound in this. % "or sin has chan&ed creation (rom an idea o( 1od to an ideal the e&o #ants9 a #orld it rules) made u, o( $odies) mindless and ca,a$le o( com,lete corru,tion and decay. ' I( this is a mistake) it can $e undone easily $y truth. * 3ny mistake can $e corrected) i( truth $e le(t to Cud&e it. - But i( the mistake is &i en the status o( truth) to #hat can it $e $rou&htD : The 2holiness2 o( sin is ke,t in ,lace $y Cust this stran&e de ice. 1> 3s truth it is in iolate) and e erythin& is $rou&ht to <it= (or Cud&ment. 11 3s a mistake) <it= must $e $rou&ht to truth. 12 It is im,ossi$le to ha e (aith in sin) (or sin is (aithlessness. 13 7et it is ,ossi$le to ha e (aith that a mistake can $e corrected. T-1:.II.*. There is no stone in all the e&o+s em$attled citadel that is more hea ily de(ended than the idea that sin is real9 the natural e/,ression o( #hat the 5on o( 1od has made himsel( to $e) and #hat he is. 2 To the e&o) this is no mistake. 3 "or this is its reality9 this is the 2truth2 (rom #hich esca,e #ill al#ays $e im,ossi$le. ! This is his ,ast) his ,resent and his (uture. % "or he has someho# mana&ed to corru,t his "ather) and chan&e 0is 4ind com,letely. ' 4ourn) then) the death o( 1od) 8hom sin has killedJ * 3nd this #ould $e the e&o+s #ish) #hich in its madness it $elie es it has accom,lished. T-1:.II.-. 8ould you not rather that all this $e nothin& more than a mistake) entirely correcta$le) and so easily esca,ed (rom that its #hole correction is like #alkin& throu&h a mist into the sunD 2 "or that is all it is. 3 ?erha,s you #ould $e tem,ted to a&ree #ith the e&o that it is (ar $etter to $e sin(ul than mistaken. ! 7et think you care(ully $e(ore you

allo# yoursel( to make this choice. % 3,,roach it not li&htly) (or it is the choice o( hell or 0ea en. ,!>3 III. T#e 1nrealit. of Sin T-1:.III.1. The attraction o( &uilt is (ound in sin) not error. 2 5in #ill $e re,eated $ecause o( this attraction. 3 "ear can $ecome so acute that the sin is denied the actin& out. ! But #hile the &uilt remains attracti e the mind #ill su((er) and not let &o o( the idea o( sin. % "or &uilt still calls to it) and the mind hears it and yearns (or it) makin& itsel( a #illin& ca,ti e to its sick a,,eal. ' 5in is an idea o( e il that cannot $e corrected) and yet #ill $e (ore er desira$le. * 3s an essential ,art o( #hat the e&o thinks you are) you #ill al#ays #ant it. - 3nd only an a en&er) #ith a mind unlike your o#n) could stam, it out throu&h (ear. T-1:.III.2. The e&o does not think it ,ossi$le that lo e) not (ear) is really called u,on $y sin) <and al#ays ans#ers.= 2 "or the e&o $rin&s sin to (ear) demandin& ,unishment. 3 7et ,unishment is $ut another (orm o( &uilt+s ,rotection) (or #hat is deser in& ,unishment must ha e $een really done. ! ?unishment is al#ays the &reat ,reser er o( sin) treatin& it #ith res,ect and honorin& its enormity. % 8hat must $e ,unished) must $e true. ' 3nd #hat is true must $e eternal) and #ill $e re,eated endlessly. * "or #hat you think is real you #ant) and #ill not let it &o. T-1:.III.3. 3n error) on the other hand) is not attracti e. 2 8hat you see clearly as a mistake you #ant corrected. 3 5ometimes a sin can $e re,eated o er and o er) #ith o$ iously distressin& results) $ut #ithout the loss o( its a,,eal. ! 3nd suddenly) you chan&e its status (rom a sin to a mistake. % No# you #ill not re,eat it9 you #ill merely sto, and let it &o) unless the &uilt remains. ' "or then you #ill $ut chan&e the (orm o( sin) &rantin& that it #as an error) $ut kee,in& it uncorrecta$le. * This is not really a chan&e in your ,erce,tion) (or it is sin that calls (or ,unishment) not error. T-1:.III.!. The 0oly 5,irit cannot ,unish sin. 2 4istakes 0e reco&niAes) and #ould correct them all as 1od entrusted 0im to do. 3 But sin 0e kno#s not) nor can 0e reco&niAe mistakes that cannot $e corrected. ! "or a mistake that cannot $e corrected is meanin&less to 0im. % 4istakes are <(or= correction) and they call (or nothin& else. ' 8hat calls (or ,unishment must call (or nothin&. * @ ery mistake <must= $e a call (or lo e. - 8hat) then) is sinD : 8hat could it $e $ut a mistake you #ould kee, hidden9 a call (or hel, that you #ould kee, unheard and thus unans#eredD T-1:.III.%. In time) the 0oly 5,irit clearly sees the 5on o( 1od can make mistakes. 2 On this you share 0is ision. 3 7et you do not share 0is reco&nition o( the di((erence $et#een time and eternity. ,!>! ! 3nd #hen correction is com,leted) time <is= eternity. % The 0oly 5,irit can

teach you ho# to look on time di((erently and see $eyond it) $ut not #hile you $elie e in sin. ' In error) yes) (or this can $e corrected $y the mind. * But sin is the $elie( that your ,erce,tion is unchan&ea$le) and that the mind must acce,t as true #hat it is told throu&h it. - I( it does not o$ey) the mind is Cud&ed insane. : The only ,o#er that could chan&e ,erce,tion is thus ke,t im,otent) held to the $ody $y the (ear o( chan&ed ,erce,tion #hich its Teacher) 8ho is one #ith it) #ould $rin&. T-1:.III.'. 8hen you are tem,ted to $elie e that sin is real) remem$er this. I( sin is real) $oth 1od and you are not. 2 I( creation is e/tension) the Creator must ha e e/tended 0imsel() and it is im,ossi$le that #hat is ,art o( 0im is totally unlike the rest. 3 I( sin is real) 1od must $e at #ar #ith 0imsel(. ! 0e must $e s,lit) and torn $et#een &ood and e il9 ,artly sane and ,artially insane. % "or 0e must ha e created #hat #ills to destroy 0im) and has the ,o#er to do so. ' Is it not easier to $elie e that you ha e $een mistaken than to $elie e in thisD T-1:.III.*. 8hile you $elie e that your reality or your $rother+s is $ounded $y a $ody) you #ill $elie e in sin. 2 8hile you $elie e that $odies can unite) you #ill (ind &uilt attracti e and $elie e that sin is ,recious. 3 "or the $elie( that $odies limit mind leads to a ,erce,tion o( the #orld in #hich the ,roo( o( se,aration seems to $e e ery#here. ! 3nd 1od and 0is creation seem to $e s,lit a,art and o erthro#n. % "or sin #ould ,ro e #hat 1od created holy could not ,re ail a&ainst it) nor remain itsel( $e(ore the ,o#er o( sin. ' 5in is ,ercei ed as mi&htier than 1od) $e(ore #hich 1od 0imsel( must $o#) and o((er 0is creation to its conqueror. * Is this humility or madnessD T-1:.III.-. I( sin is real) it must (ore er $e $eyond the ho,e o( healin&. 2 "or there #ould $e a ,o#er $eyond 1od+s) ca,a$le o( makin& another #ill that could attack 0is 8ill and o ercome it9 and &i e 0is 5on a #ill a,art (rom 0is) and stron&er. 3 3nd each ,art o( 1od+s (ra&mented creation #ould ha e a di((erent #ill) o,,osed to 0is) and in eternal o,,osition to 0im and to each other. ! 7our holy relationshi, has) as its ,ur,ose no#) the &oal o( ,ro in& this is im,ossi$le. % 0ea en has smiled u,on it) and the $elie( in sin has $een u,rooted in its smile o( lo e. ' 7ou see it still) $ecause you do not realiAe that its (oundation has &one. * Its source has $een remo ed) and so it can $e cherished $ut a little #hile $e(ore it anishes. ,!>% - Only the ha$it o( lookin& (or it still remains. T-1:.III.:. 3nd yet you look #ith 0ea en+s smile u,on your li,s) and 0ea en+s $lessin& on your si&ht. 2 7ou #ill not see sin lon&. 3 "or in the ne# ,erce,tion the mind corrects it #hen it seems to $e seen) and it $ecomes in isi$le. ! @rrors are quickly reco&niAed and quickly &i en to correction) to $e healed) not hidden. % 7ou #ill $e healed o( sin and all

its ra a&es the instant that you &i e it no ,o#er o er your $rother. ' 3nd you #ill hel, him o ercome mistakes $y Coyously releasin& him (rom the $elie( in sin. T-1:.III.1>. In the holy instant) you #ill see the smile o( 0ea en shinin& on $oth you and your $rother. 2 3nd you #ill shine u,on him) in &lad ackno#led&ment o( the &race that has $een &i en you. 3 "or sin #ill not ,re ail a&ainst a union 0ea en has smiled u,on. ! 7our ,erce,tion #as healed in the holy instant 0ea en &a e you. % "or&et #hat you ha e seen) and raise your eyes in (aith to #hat you no# can see. ' The $arriers to 0ea en #ill disa,,ear $e(ore your holy si&ht) (or you #ho #ere si&htless ha e $een &i en ision) and you can see. * ;ook not (or #hat has $een remo ed) $ut (or the &lory that has $een restored (or you to see. T-1:.III.11. ;ook u,on your Redeemer) and $ehold #hat 0e #ould sho# you in your $rother) and let not sin arise a&ain to $lind your eyes. 2 "or sin #ould kee, you se,arate (rom him) $ut your Redeemer #ould ha e you look u,on your $rother as yoursel(. 3 7our relationshi, is no# a tem,le o( healin&9 a ,lace #here all the #eary ones can come and rest. ! 0ere is the rest that #aits (or all) a(ter the Courney. % 3nd it is $rou&ht nearer to all $y your relationshi,. I". T#e O/stacles to Peace T-1:.I6.1. 3s ,eace e/tends (rom dee, inside yoursel( to em$race all the 5onshi, and &i e it rest) it #ill encounter many o$stacles. 2 5ome o( them you #ill try to im,ose. 3 Others #ill seem to arise (rom else#here9 (rom your $rothers) and (rom arious as,ects o( the #orld outside. ! 7et ,eace #ill &ently co er them) e/tendin& ,ast com,letely unencum$ered. % The e/tension o( the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose (rom your relationshi, to others) to $rin& them &ently in) is the #ay in #hich 0e #ill $rin& means and &oal in line. ' The ,eace 0e lay) dee, #ithin you and your $rother) #ill quietly e/tend to e ery as,ect o( your li(e) surroundin& you and your $rother #ith &lo#in& ha,,iness and the calm a#areness o( com,lete ,rotection. ,!>' * 3nd you #ill carry its messa&e o( lo e and sa(ety and (reedom to e eryone #ho dra#s ni&h unto your tem,le) #here healin& #aits (or him. - 7ou #ill not #ait to &i e him this) (or you #ill call to him and he #ill ans#er you) reco&niAin& in your call the Call (or 1od. : 3nd you #ill dra# him in and &i e him rest) as it #as &i en you. T-1:.I6.2. 3ll this #ill you do. 2 7et the ,eace that already lies dee,ly #ithin must (irst e/,and) and (lo# across the o$stacles you ,laced $e(ore it. 3 This #ill you do) (or nothin& undertaken #ith the 0oly 5,irit remains un(inished. ! 7ou can indeed $e sure o( nothin& you see outside you) $ut o( this you <can= $e sure. The 0oly 5,irit asks that

you o((er 0im a restin& ,lace #here you #ill rest in 0im. % 0e ans#ered you) and entered your relationshi,. ' 8ould you not no# return 0is &raciousness) and enter into a relationshi, #ith 0imD * "or it is 0e 8ho o((ered your relationshi, the &i(t o( holiness) #ithout #hich it #ould ha e $een (ore er im,ossi$le to a,,reciate your $rother. T-1:.I6.3. The &ratitude you o#e to 0im 0e asks $ut that you recei e (or 0im. 2 3nd #hen you look #ith &entle &raciousness u,on your $rother) you are $eholdin& 0im. 3 "or you are lookin& #here 0e <is)= and not a,art (rom 0im. ! 7ou cannot see the 0oly 5,irit) $ut you can see your $rothers truly. % 3nd the li&ht in them #ill sho# you all that you need to see. ' 8hen the ,eace in you has $een e/tended to encom,ass e eryone) the 0oly 5,irit+s (unction here #ill $e accom,lished. * 8hat need is there (or seein&) thenD - 8hen 1od has taken the last ste, 0imsel() the 0oly 5,irit #ill &ather all the thanks and &ratitude that you ha e o((ered 0im) and lay them &ently $e(ore 0is Creator in the Name o( 0is most holy 5on. : 3nd the "ather #ill acce,t them in 0is Name. 1> 8hat need is there o( seein&) in the ,resence o( 0is &ratitudeD 3. The "irst O$stacle. The Desire to 1et Rid o( It T-1:.I6.3.1. The (irst o$stacle that ,eace must (lo# across is your desire to &et rid o( it. 2 "or it cannot e/tend unless you kee, it. 3 7ou are the center (rom #hich it radiates out#ard) to call the others in. ! 7ou are its home9 its tranquil d#ellin& ,lace (rom #hich it &ently reaches out) $ut ne er lea in& you. % I( you #ould make it homeless) ho# can it a$ide #ithin the 5on o( 1odD ' I( it #ould s,read across the #hole creation) it must $e&in #ith you) and (rom you reach to e eryone #ho calls) and $rin& him rest $y Coinin& you. ,!>* T-1:.I6.3.2. 8hy #ould you #ant ,eace homelessD 2 8hat do you think that it must dis,ossess to d#ell #ith youD 3 8hat seems to $e the cost you are so un#illin& to ,ayD ! The little $arrier o( sand still stands $et#een you and your $rother. % 8ould you rein(orce it no#D ' 7ou are not asked to let it &o (or yoursel( alone. * Christ asks it o( you (or 0imsel(. - 0e #ould $rin& ,eace to e eryone) and ho# can 0e do this e/ce,t throu&h youD : 8ould you let a little $ank o( sand) a #all o( dust) a tiny seemin& $arrier) stand $et#een your $rothers and sal ationD 1> 3nd yet) this little remnant o( attack you cherish still a&ainst your $rother <is= the (irst o$stacle the ,eace in you encounters in its &oin& (orth. 11 This little #all o( hatred #ould still o,,ose the 8ill o( 1od) and kee, it limited. T-1:.I6.3.3. The 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose rests in ,eace #ithin you. 2 7et you are still un#illin& to let it Coin you #holly. 3 7ou still o,,ose the 8ill o( 1od) Cust $y a little. ! 3nd that little is a limit you #ould ,lace u,on the #hole. % 1od+s 8ill is One) not many. ' It has no o,,osition)

(or there is none $eside it. * 8hat you #ould still contain $ehind your little $arrier and kee, se,arate (rom your $rother seems mi&htier than the uni erse) (or it #ould hold $ack the uni erse and its Creator. - This little #all #ould hide the ,ur,ose o( 0ea en) and kee, it <(rom= 0ea en. T-1:.I6.3.!. 8ould you thrust sal ation a#ay (rom the &i er o( sal ationD 2 "or such ha e you $ecome. 3 ?eace could no more de,art (rom you than (rom 1od. ! "ear not this little o$stacle. % It cannot contain the 8ill o( 1od. ' ?eace #ill (lo# across it) and Coin you #ithout hindrance. * 5al ation cannot $e #ithheld (rom you. - It is your ,ur,ose. : 7ou cannot choose a,art (rom this. 1> 7ou ha e no ,ur,ose a,art (rom your $rother) nor a,art (rom the one you asked the 0oly 5,irit to share #ith you. 11 The little #all #ill (all a#ay so quietly $eneath the #in&s o( ,eace. 12 "or ,eace #ill send its messen&ers (rom you to all the #orld) and $arriers #ill (all a#ay $e(ore their comin& as easily as those that you inter,ose #ill $e surmounted. T-1:.I6.3.%. To o ercome the #orld is no more di((icult than to surmount your little #all. 2 "or in the miracle o( your holy relationshi,) #ithout this $arrier) is e ery miracle contained. 3 There is no order o( di((iculty in miracles) (or they are all the same. ! @ach is a &entle #innin& o er (rom the a,,eal o( &uilt to the a,,eal o( lo e. % 0o# can this (ail to $e accom,lished) #here er it is undertakenD. ,!>- ' 1uilt can raise no real $arriers a&ainst it. * 3nd all that seems to stand $et#een you and your $rother must (all a#ay $ecause o( the a,,eal you ans#ered. - "rom you #ho ans#ered) 0e 8ho ans#ered you #ould call. : 0is home is in your holy relationshi,. 1> Do not attem,t to stand $et#een 0im and 0is holy ,ur,ose) (or it is yours. 11 But let 0im quietly e/tend the miracle o( your relationshi, to e eryone contained in it as it #as &i en. T-1:.I6.3.'. There is a hush in 0ea en) a ha,,y e/,ectancy) a little ,ause o( &ladness in ackno#led&ment o( the Courney+s end. 2 "or 0ea en kno#s you #ell) as you kno# 0ea en. 3 No illusions stand $et#een you and your $rother no#. ! ;ook not u,on the little #all o( shado#s. % The sun has risen o er it. ' 0o# can a shado# kee, you (rom the sunD * No more can you $e ke,t $y shado#s (rom the li&ht in #hich illusions end. - @ ery miracle is $ut the end o( an illusion. : 5uch #as the Courney9 such its endin&. 1> 3nd in the &oal o( truth #hich you acce,ted must all illusions end. T-1:.I6.3.*. The little insane #ish to &et rid o( 0im 8hom you in ited in and ,ush 0im out <must= ,roduce con(lict. 2 3s you look u,on the #orld) this little #ish) u,rooted and (loatin& aimlessly) can land and settle $rie(ly u,on anythin&) (or it has no ,ur,ose no#. 3 Be(ore the 0oly 5,irit entered to a$ide #ith you it seemed to ha e a

mi&hty ,ur,ose9 the (i/ed and unchan&ea$le dedication to sin and its results. ! No# it is aimless) #anderin& ,ointlessly) causin& no more than tiny interru,tions in lo e+s a,,eal. T-1:.I6.3.-. This (eather o( a #ish) this tiny illusion) this microsco,ic remnant o( the $elie( in sin) is all that remains o( #hat once seemed to $e the #orld. 2 It is no lon&er an unrelentin& $arrier to ,eace. 3 Its ,ointless #anderin& makes its results a,,ear to $e more erratic and un,redicta$le than $e(ore. ! 7et #hat could $e more unsta$le than a ti&htly or&aniAed delusional systemD % Its seemin& sta$ility is its ,er asi e #eakness) #hich e/tends to e erythin&. ' The aria$ility the little remnant induces merely indicates its limited results. T-1:.I6.3.:. 0o# mi&hty can a little (eather $e $e(ore the &reat #in&s o( truthD 2 Can it o,,ose an ea&le+s (li&ht) or hinder the ad ance o( summerD 3 Can it inter(ere #ith the e((ects o( summer+s sun u,on a &arden co ered $y the sno#D ! 5ee $ut ho# easily this little #is, is li(ted u, and carried a#ay) ne er to return) and ,art #ith it in &ladness) not re&ret. % "or it is nothin& in itsel() and stood (or nothin& #hen you had &reater (aith in its ,rotection. ' 8ould you not rather &reet the summer sun than (i/ your &aAe u,on a disa,,earin& sno#(lake) and shi er in remem$rance o( the #inter+s coldD ,!>: i. The 3ttraction o( 1uilt T-1:.I6.3.1>. The attraction o( &uilt ,roduces (ear o( lo e) (or lo e #ould ne er look on &uilt at all. 2 It is the nature o( lo e to look u,on only the truth) (or there it sees itsel() #ith #hich it #ould unite in holy union and com,letion. 3 3s lo e must look ,ast (ear) so must (ear see lo e not. ! "or lo e contains the end o( &uilt) as surely as (ear de,ends on it. % ;o e is attracted only to lo e. ' O erlookin& &uilt com,letely) it sees no (ear. * Bein& #holly #ithout attack) it could not $e a(raid. "ear is attracted to #hat lo e sees not) and each $elie es that #hat the other looks u,on does not e/ist. : "ear looks on &uilt #ith Cust the same de otion that lo e looks on itsel(. 1> 3nd each has messen&ers #hich it sends (orth) and #hich return to it #ith messa&es #ritten in the lan&ua&e in #hich their &oin& (orth #as asked. T-1:.I6.3.11. ;o e+s messen&ers are &ently sent) and return #ith messa&es o( lo e and &entleness. 2 The messen&ers o( (ear are harshly ordered to seek out &uilt) and cherish e ery scra, o( e il and o( sin that they can (ind) losin& none o( them on ,ain o( death) and layin& them res,ect(ully $e(ore their lord and master. 3 ?erce,tion cannot o$ey t#o masters) each askin& (or messa&es o( di((erent thin&s in di((erent lan&ua&es. ! 8hat (ear #ould (eed u,on) lo e o erlooks. % 8hat (ear demands) lo e cannot e en see. ' The (ierce attraction that &uilt holds (or (ear is #holly a$sent (rom lo e+s &entle ,erce,tion. * 8hat lo e #ould look u,on is meanin&less to (ear) and quite in isi$le.

T-1:.I6.3.12. Relationshi,s in this #orld are the result o( ho# the #orld is seen. 2 3nd this de,ends on #hich emotion #as called on to send its messen&ers to look u,on it) and return #ith #ord o( #hat they sa#. 3 "ear+s messen&ers are trained throu&h terror) and they trem$le #hen their master calls on them to ser e him. ! "or (ear is merciless e en to its (riends. % Its messen&ers steal &uiltily a#ay in hun&ry search o( &uilt) (or they are ke,t cold and star in& and made ery icious $y their master) #ho allo#s them to (east only u,on #hat they return to him. ' No little shred o( &uilt esca,es their hun&ry eyes. * 3nd in their sa a&e search (or sin they ,ounce on any li in& thin& they see) and carry it screamin& to their master) to $e de oured. T-1:.I6.3.13. 5end not these sa a&e messen&ers into the #orld) to (east u,on it and to ,rey u,on reality. 2 "or they #ill $rin& you #ord o( $ones and skin and (lesh. 3 They ha e $een tau&ht to seek (or the corru,ti$le) and to return #ith &or&es (illed #ith thin&s decayed and rotted. ,!1> ! To them such thin&s are $eauti(ul) $ecause they seem to allay their sa a&e ,an&s o( hun&er. % "or they are (rantic #ith the ,ain o( (ear) and #ould a ert the ,unishment o( him #ho sends them (orth $y o((erin& him #hat they hold dear. T-1:.I6.3.1!. The 0oly 5,irit has &i en you lo e+s messen&ers to send instead o( those you trained throu&h (ear. 2 They are as ea&er to return to you #hat they hold dear as are the others. 3 I( you send them (orth) they #ill see only the $lameless and the $eauti(ul) the &entle and the kind. ! They #ill $e as care(ul to let no little act o( charity) no tiny e/,ression o( (or&i eness) no little $reath o( lo e esca,e their notice. % 3nd they #ill return #ith all the ha,,y thin&s they (ound) to share them lo in&ly #ith you. ' Be not a(raid o( them. * They o((er you sal ation. Theirs are the messa&es o( sa(ety) (or they see the #orld as kind. T-1:.I6.3.1%. I( you send (orth only the messen&ers the 0oly 5,irit &i es you) #antin& no messa&es $ut theirs) you #ill see (ear no more. 2 The #orld #ill $e trans(ormed $e(ore your si&ht) cleansed o( all &uilt and so(tly $rushed #ith $eauty. 3 The #orld contains no (ear that you laid not u,on it. ! 3nd none you cannot ask lo e+s messen&ers to remo e (rom it) and see it still. % The 0oly 5,irit has &i en you 0is messen&ers to send to your $rother and return to you #ith #hat lo e sees. ' They ha e $een &i en to re,lace the hun&ry do&s o( (ear you sent instead. * 3nd they &o (orth to si&ni(y the end o( (ear. T-1:.I6.3.1'. ;o e) too) #ould set a (east $e(ore you) on a ta$le co ered #ith a s,otless cloth) set in a quiet &arden #here no sound $ut sin&in& and a so(tly Coyous #his,erin& is e er heard. 2 This is a (east that honors your holy relationshi,) and at #hich e eryone is #elcomed as an honored &uest. 3 3nd in a holy instant &race is said $y e eryone to&ether) as they Coin in &entleness $e(ore the ta$le o( communion. !

3nd I #ill Coin you there) as lon& a&o I ,romised and ,romise still. % "or in your ne# relationshi, am I made #elcome. ' 3nd #here I am made #elcome) there I am. T-1:.I6.3.1*. I am made #elcome in the state o( &race) #hich means you ha e at last (or&i en me. 2 "or I $ecame the sym$ol o( your sin) and so I had to die instead o( you. 3 To the e&o sin means death) and so atonement is achie ed throu&h murder. ! 5al ation is looked u,on as a #ay $y #hich the 5on o( 1od #as killed instead o( you. % 7et #ould I o((er you my $ody) you #hom I lo e) <kno#in&= its littlenessD ' Or #ould I teach that $odies cannot kee, us a,artD ,!11 * 4ine #as o( no &reater alue than yours9 no $etter means (or communication o( sal ation) $ut not its 5ource. - No one can die (or anyone) and death does not atone (or sin. : But you can li e to sho# it is not real. 1> The $ody does a,,ear to $e the sym$ol o( sin #hile you $elie e that it can &et you #hat you #ant. 11 8hile you $elie e that it can &i e you ,leasure) you #ill also $elie e that it can $rin& you ,ain. 12 To think you could $e satis(ied and ha,,y #ith so little is to hurt yoursel() and to limit the ha,,iness that you #ould ha e calls u,on ,ain to (ill your mea&er store and make your li(e com,lete. 13 This is com,letion as the e&o sees it. 1! "or &uilt cree,s in #here ha,,iness has $een remo ed) and su$stitutes (or it. 1% Communion is another kind o( com,letion) #hich &oes $eyond &uilt) $ecause it &oes $eyond the $ody. -. T#e Secon! O/stacle< T#e -elief t#e -o!. is "al'a/le for &#at It Offers T-1:.I6.B.1. 8e said that ,eace must (irst surmount the o$stacle o( your desire to &et rid o( it. 2 8here the attraction o( &uilt holds s#ay) ,eace is not #anted. 3 The second o$stacle that ,eace must (lo# across) and closely related to the (irst) is the $elie( that the $ody is alua$le (or #hat it o((ers. ! "or here is the attraction o( &uilt made mani(est in the $ody) and seen in it. T-1:.I6.B.2. This is the alue that you think ,eace #ould ro$ you o(. 2 This is #hat you $elie e that it #ould dis,ossess) and lea e you homeless. 3 3nd it is this (or #hich you #ould deny a home to ,eace. ! This 2sacri(ice2 you (eel to $e too &reat to make) too much to ask o( you. % Is it a sacri(ice) or a releaseD ' 8hat has the $ody really &i en you that Custi(ies your stran&e $elie( that in it lies sal ationD * Do you not see that this is the $elie( in deathD - 0ere is the (ocus o( the ,erce,tion o( 3tonement as murder. : 0ere is the source o( the idea that lo e is (ear. T-1:.I6.B.3. The 0oly 5,irit+s messen&ers are sent (ar $eyond the $ody) callin& the mind to Coin in holy communion and $e at ,eace. 2 5uch is the messa&e that I &a e them (or you. 3 It is only the

messen&ers o( (ear that see the $ody) (or they look (or #hat can su((er. ! Is it a sacri(ice to $e remo ed (rom #hat can su((erD % The 0oly 5,irit does not demand you sacri(ice the ho,e o( the $ody+s ,leasure9 it <has= no ho,e o( ,leasure. ' But neither can it $rin& you (ear o( ,ain. * ?ain is the only 2sacri(ice2 the 0oly 5,irit asks) and this 0e <#ould= remo e. ,!12 T-1:.I6.B.!. ?eace is e/tended (rom you only to the eternal) and it reaches out (rom the eternal in you. 2 It (lo#s across all else. 3 The second o$stacle is no more solid than the (irst. ! "or you #ant neither to &et rid o( ,eace nor limit it. % 8hat are these o$stacles that you #ould inter,ose $et#een ,eace and its &oin& (orth $ut $arriers you ,lace $et#een your #ill and its accom,lishmentD ' 7ou #ant communion) not the (east o( (ear. * 7ou #ant sal ation) not the ,ain o( &uilt. - 3nd you #ant your "ather) not a little mound o( clay) to $e your home. : In your holy relationshi, is your "ather+s 5on. 1> 0e has not lost communion #ith 0im) nor #ith himsel(. 11 8hen you a&reed to Coin your $rother) you ackno#led&ed this is so. 12 This has no cost) $ut it has release (rom cost. T-1:.I6.B.%. 7ou ha e ,aid ery dearly (or your illusions) and nothin& you ha e ,aid (or $rou&ht you ,eace. 2 3re you not &lad that 0ea en cannot $e sacri(iced) and sacri(ice cannot $e asked o( youD 3 There is no o$stacle that you can ,lace $e(ore our union) (or in your holy relationshi, I am there already. ! 8e #ill surmount all o$stacles to&ether) (or #e stand #ithin the &ates and not outside. % 0o# easily the &ates are o,ened (rom #ithin) to let ,eace throu&h to $less the tired #orldJ ' Can it $e di((icult (or us to #alk ,ast $arriers to&ether) #hen you ha e Coined the limitlessD * The end o( &uilt is in your hands to &i e. - 8ould you sto, no# to look (or &uilt in your $rotherD T-1:.I6.B.'. ;et me $e to you the sym$ol o( the end o( &uilt) and look u,on your $rother as you #ould look on me. 2 "or&i e me all the sins you think the 5on o( 1od committed. 3 3nd in the li&ht o( your (or&i eness he #ill remem$er #ho he is) and (or&et #hat ne er #as. ! I ask (or your (or&i eness) (or i( you are &uilty) so must I $e. % But i( I surmounted &uilt and o ercame the #orld) you #ere #ith me. ' 8ould you see in me the sym$ol o( &uilt or o( the end o( &uilt) remem$erin& that #hat I si&ni(y to you you see #ithin yoursel(D T-1:.I6.B.*. "rom your holy relationshi, truth ,roclaims the truth) and lo e looks on itsel(. 2 5al ation (lo#s (rom dee, #ithin the home you o((ered to my "ather and to me. 3 3nd #e are there to&ether) in the quiet communion in #hich the "ather and the 5on are Coined. ! O come ye (aith(ul to the holy union o( the "ather and the 5on in youJ % 3nd kee, you not a,art (rom #hat is o((ered you in &ratitude (or &i in& ,eace its home in 0ea en. ' 5end (orth to all the #orld the Coyous

messa&e o( the end o( &uilt) and all the #orld #ill ans#er. * Think o( your ha,,iness as e eryone o((ers you #itness o( the end o( sin) and sho#s you that its ,o#er is &one (ore er. ,!13 - 8here can &uilt $e) #hen the $elie( in sin is &oneD : 3nd #here is death) #hen its &reat ad ocate is heard no moreD T-1:.I6.B.-. "or&i e me your illusions) and release me (rom ,unishment (or #hat I ha e not done. 2 5o #ill you learn the (reedom that I tau&ht $y teachin& (reedom to your $rother) and so releasin& me. 3 I am #ithin your holy relationshi,) yet you #ould im,rison me $ehind the o$stacles you raise to (reedom) and $ar my #ay to you. ! 7et it is not ,ossi$le to kee, a#ay One 8ho is there already. % 3nd in 0im it <is= ,ossi$le that our communion) #here #e are Coined already) #ill $e the (ocus o( the ne# ,erce,tion that #ill $rin& li&ht to all the #orld) contained in you. i. The 3ttraction o( ?ain T-1:.I6.B.:. 7our little ,art is $ut to &i e the 0oly 5,irit the #hole idea o( sacri(ice. 2 3nd to acce,t the ,eace 0e &i es instead) #ithout the limits that #ould hold its e/tension $ack) and so #ould limit your a#areness o( it. 3 "or #hat 0e &i es must $e e/tended i( you #ould ha e its limitless ,o#er) and use it (or the 5on o( 1od+s release. ! It is not this you #ould $e rid o() and ha in& it you cannot limit it. % I( ,eace is homeless) so are you and so am I. ' 3nd 0e 8ho is our home is homeless #ith us. * Is this your #ishD - 8ould you (ore er $e a #anderer in search o( ,eaceD : 8ould you in est your ho,e o( ,eace and ha,,iness in #hat must (ailD T-1:.I6.B.1>. "aith in the eternal is al#ays Custi(ied) (or the eternal is (ore er kind) in(inite in its ,atience and #holly lo in&. 2 It #ill acce,t you #holly) and &i e you ,eace. 3 7et it can unite only #ith #hat already is at ,eace in you) immortal as itsel(. ! The $ody can $rin& you neither ,eace nor turmoil9 neither Coy nor ,ain. % It is a means) and not an end. ' It has no ,ur,ose o( itsel() $ut only #hat is &i en to it. * The $ody #ill seem to $e #hate er is the means (or reachin& the &oal that you assi&n to it. - Only the mind can set a ,ur,ose) and only the mind can see the means (or its accom,lishment) and Custi(y its use. : ?eace and &uilt are $oth conditions o( the mind) to $e attained. 1> 3nd these conditions are the home o( the emotion that calls them (orth) and there(ore is com,ati$le #ith them. T-1:.I6.B.11. But think you #hich it is that is com,ati$le #ith you. 2 0ere is your choice) and it <is= (ree. 3 But all that lies in it #ill come #ith it) and #hat you think you are can ne er $e a,art (rom it. ! The $ody is the &reat seemin& $etrayer o( (aith. ,!1! % In it lies disillusionment and the seeds o( (aithlessness) $ut only i( you ask o( it #hat it cannot &i e. ' Can your mistake $e reasona$le &rounds (or

de,ression and disillusionment) and (or retaliati e attack on #hat you think has (ailed youD * Use not your error as the Custi(ication (or your (aithlessness. - 7ou ha e not sinned) $ut you ha e $een mistaken in #hat is (aith(ul. : 3nd the correction o( your mistake #ill &i e you &rounds (or (aith. T-1:.I6.B.12. It is im,ossi$le to seek (or ,leasure throu&h the $ody and not (ind ,ain. 2 It is essential that this relationshi, $e understood) (or it is one the e&o sees as ,roo( o( sin. 3 It is not really ,uniti e at all. ! It is $ut the ine ita$le result o( equatin& yoursel( #ith the $ody) #hich is the in itation to ,ain. % "or it in ites (ear to enter and $ecome your ,ur,ose. ' The attraction o( &uilt <must= enter #ith it) and #hate er (ear directs the $ody to do is there(ore ,ain(ul. * It #ill share the ,ain o( all illusions) and the illusion o( ,leasure #ill $e the same as ,ain. T-1:.I6.B.13. Is not this ine ita$leD 2 Under (ear+s orders the $ody #ill ,ursue &uilt) ser in& its master #hose attraction to &uilt maintains the #hole illusion o( its e/istence. 3 This) then) is the attraction o( ,ain. ! Ruled $y this ,erce,tion the $ody $ecomes the ser ant o( ,ain) seekin& it duti(ully and o$eyin& the idea that ,ain is ,leasure. % It is this idea that underlies all o( the e&o+s hea y in estment in the $ody. ' 3nd it is this insane relationshi, that it kee,s hidden) and yet (eeds u,on. * To you it teaches that the $ody+s ,leasure is ha,,iness. - 7et to itsel( it #his,ers) 2It is death.2 T-1:.I6.B.1!. 8hy should the $ody $e anythin& to youD 2 Certainly #hat it is made o( is not ,recious. 3 3nd Cust as certainly it has no (eelin&. ! It transmits to you the (eelin&s that you #ant. % ;ike any communication medium the $ody recei es and sends the messa&es that it is &i en. ' It has no (eelin& (or them. * 3ll o( the (eelin& #ith #hich they are in ested is &i en $y the sender and the recei er. - The e&o and the 0oly 5,irit $oth reco&niAe this) and $oth also reco&niAe that here the sender and recei er are the same. : The 0oly 5,irit tells you this #ith Coy. 1> The e&o hides it) (or it #ould kee, you una#are o( it. 11 8ho #ould send messa&es o( hatred and attack i( he $ut understood he sends them to himsel(D 12 8ho #ould accuse) make &uilty and condemn himsel(D T-1:.I6.B.1%. The e&o+s messa&es are al#ays sent a#ay (rom you) in the $elie( that (or your messa&e o( attack and &uilt #ill someone other than yoursel( su((er. ,!1% 2 3nd e en i( you su((er) yet someone else #ill su((er more. 3 The &reat decei er reco&niAes that this is not so) $ut as the 2enemy2 o( ,eace) it ur&es you to send out all your messa&es o( hate and (ree yoursel(. ! 3nd to con ince you this is ,ossi$le) it $ids the $ody search (or ,ain in attack u,on another) callin& it ,leasure and o((erin& it to you as (reedom <(rom= attack.

T-1:.I6.B.1'. 0ear not its madness) and $elie e not the im,ossi$le is true. 2 "or&et not that the e&o has dedicated the $ody to the &oal o( sin) and ,laces in it all its (aith that this can $e accom,lished. 3 Its sad disci,les chant the $ody+s ,raise continually) in solemn cele$ration o( the e&o+s rule. ! Not one $ut must $elie e that yieldin& to the attraction o( &uilt is the esca,e (rom ,ain. % Not one $ut must re&ard the $ody as himsel() #ithout #hich he #ould die) and yet #ithin #hich is his death equally ine ita$le. T-1:.I6.B.1*. It is not &i en to the e&o+s disci,les to realiAe that they ha e dedicated themsel es to death. 2 "reedom is o((ered them $ut they ha e not acce,ted it) and #hat is o((ered must also $e recei ed) to $e truly &i en. 3 "or the 0oly 5,irit) too) is a communication medium) recei in& (rom the "ather and o((erin& 0is messa&es unto the 5on. ! ;ike the e&o) the 0oly 5,irit is $oth the sender and the recei er. % "or #hat is sent throu&h 0im returns to 0im) seekin& itsel( alon& the #ay) and (indin& #hat it seeks. ' 5o does the e&o (ind the death <it= seeks) returnin& it to you. C. T#e T#ir! O/stacle< T#e Attraction of $eat# T-1:.I6.C.1. To you and your $rother) in #hose s,ecial relationshi, the 0oly 5,irit entered) it is &i en to release and $e released (rom the dedication to death. 2 "or it #as o((ered you) and you acce,ted. 3 7et you must learn still more a$out this stran&e de otion) (or it contains the third o$stacle that ,eace must (lo# across. ! No one can die unless he chooses death. % 8hat seems to $e the (ear o( death is really its attraction. ' 1uilt) too) is (eared and (ear(ul. * 7et it could ha e no hold at all e/ce,t on those #ho are attracted to it and seek it out. - 3nd so it is #ith death. : 4ade $y the e&o) its dark shado# (alls across all li in& thin&s) $ecause the e&o is the 2enemy2 o( li(e. T-1:.I6.C.2. 3nd yet a shado# cannot kill. 2 8hat is a shado# to the li in&D 3 They $ut #alk ,ast and it is &one. ! But #hat o( those #hose dedication is not to li e9 the $lack-dra,ed 2sinners)2 the e&o+s mourn(ul chorus) ,loddin& so hea ily a#ay (rom li(e) dra&&in& their chains and marchin& in the slo# ,rocession that honors their &rim master) lord o( deathD ,!1' % Touch any one o( them #ith the &entle hands o( (or&i eness) and #atch the chains (all a#ay) alon& #ith yours. ' 5ee him thro# aside the $lack ro$e he #as #earin& to his (uneral) and hear him lau&h at death. * The sentence sin #ould lay u,on him he can esca,e throu&h your (or&i eness. - This is no arro&ance. : It is the 8ill o( 1od. 1> 8hat is im,ossi$le to you #ho chose 0is 8ill as yoursD 11 8hat is death to youD 12 7our dedication is not to death) nor to its master. 13 8hen you acce,ted the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose in ,lace o( the e&o+s you renounced death) e/chan&in& it (or li(e. 1! 8e kno# that an

idea lea es not its source. 1% 3nd death is the result o( the thou&ht #e call the e&o) as surely as li(e is the result o( the Thou&ht o( 1od. i. The Incorru,ti$le Body T-1:.I6.C.3. "rom the e&o came sin and &uilt and death) in o,,osition to li(e and innocence) and to the 8ill o( 1od 0imsel(. 2 8here can such o,,osition lie $ut in the sick minds o( the insane) dedicated to madness and set a&ainst the ,eace o( 0ea enD 3 One thin& is sure9 1od) 8ho created neither sin nor death) #ills not that you $e $ound $y them. ! 0e kno#s o( neither sin nor its results. % The shrouded (i&ures in the (uneral ,rocession march not in honor o( their Creator) 8hose 8ill it is they li e. ' They are not (ollo#in& 0is 8ill9 they are o,,osin& it. T-1:.I6.C.!. 3nd #hat is the $lack-dra,ed $ody they #ould $uryD 2 3 $ody #hich they dedicated to death) a sym$ol o( corru,tion) a sacri(ice to sin) o((ered to sin to (eed u,on and kee, itsel( ali e9 a thin& condemned) damned $y its maker and lamented $y e ery mourner #ho looks u,on it as himsel(. 3 7ou #ho $elie e you ha e condemned the 5on o( 1od to this <are= arro&ant. ! But you #ho #ould release him are $ut honorin& the 8ill o( his Creator. % The arro&ance o( sin) the ,ride o( &uilt) the se,ulchre o( se,aration) all are ,art o( your unreco&niAed dedication to death. ' The &litter o( &uilt you laid u,on the $ody #ould kill it. * "or #hat the e&o lo es) it kills (or its o$edience. - But #hat o$eys it not) it cannot kill. T-1:.I6.C.%. 7ou ha e another dedication that #ould kee, the $ody incorru,ti$le and ,er(ect as lon& as it is use(ul (or your holy ,ur,ose. ,!1* 2 The $ody no more dies than it can (eel. 3 It does nothin&. ! O( itsel( it is neither corru,ti$le nor incorru,ti$le. % It <is= nothin&. ' It is the result o( a tiny) mad idea o( corru,tion that can $e corrected. * "or 1od has ans#ered this insane idea #ith 0is O#n9 an 3ns#er #hich le(t 0im not) and there(ore $rin&s the Creator to the a#areness o( e ery mind #hich heard 0is 3ns#er and acce,ted It. T-1:.I6.C.'. 7ou #ho are dedicated to the incorru,ti$le ha e $een &i en throu&h your acce,tance) the ,o#er to release (rom corru,tion. 2 8hat $etter #ay to teach the (irst and (undamental ,rinci,le in a course on miracles than $y sho#in& you the one that seems to $e the hardest can $e accom,lished (irstD 3 The $ody can $ut ser e your ,ur,ose. ! 3s you look on it) so #ill it seem to $e. % Death) #ere it true) #ould $e the (inal and com,lete disru,tion o( communication) #hich is the e&o+s &oal. T-1:.I6.C.*. Those #ho (ear death see not ho# o(ten and ho# loudly they call to it) and $id it come to sa e them (rom communication. 2 "or death is seen as sa(ety) the &reat dark sa ior (rom the li&ht o( truth) the ans#er to the 3ns#er) the silencer o( the 6oice that s,eaks (or

1od. 3 7et the retreat to death is not the end o( con(lict. ! Only 1od+s 3ns#er is its end. % The o$stacle o( your seemin& lo e (or death that ,eace must (lo# across seems to $e ery &reat. ' "or in it lie hidden all the e&o+s secrets) all its stran&e de ices (or dece,tion) all its sick ideas and #eird ima&inin&s. * 0ere is the (inal end o( union) the trium,h o( the e&o+s makin& o er creation) the ictory o( li(elessness on ;i(e Itsel(. T-1:.I6.C.-. Under the dusty ed&e o( its distorted #orld the e&o #ould lay the 5on o( 1od) slain $y its orders) ,roo( in his decay that 1od 0imsel( is ,o#erless $e(ore the e&o+s mi&ht) una$le to ,rotect the li(e that 0e created a&ainst the e&o+s sa a&e #ish to kill. 2 4y $rother) child o( our "ather) this is a <dream= o( death. 3 There is no (uneral) no dark altars) no &rim commandments nor t#isted rituals o( condemnation to #hich the $ody leads you. ! 3sk not release o( <it.= % But (ree it (rom the merciless and unrelentin& orders you laid u,on it) and (or&i e it #hat you ordered it to do. ' In its e/altation you commanded it to die) (or only death could conquer li(e. * 3nd #hat $ut insanity could look u,on the de(eat o( 1od) and think it realD T-1:.I6.C.:. The (ear o( death #ill &o as its a,,eal is yielded to lo e+s real attraction. 2 The end o( sin) #hich nestles quietly in the sa(ety o( your relationshi,) ,rotected $y your union #ith your $rother) and ready to &ro# into a mi&hty (orce (or 1od is ery near. ,!1- 3 The in(ancy o( sal ation is care(ully &uarded $y lo e) ,reser ed (rom e ery thou&ht that #ould attack it) and quietly made ready to (ul(ill the mi&hty task (or #hich it #as &i en you. ! 7our ne#$orn ,ur,ose is nursed $y an&els) cherished $y the 0oly 5,irit and ,rotected $y 1od 0imsel(. % It needs not your ,rotection9 it is <yours.= ' "or it is deathless) and #ithin it lies the end o( death. T-1:.I6.C.1>. 8hat dan&er can assail the #holly innocentD 2 8hat can attack the &uiltlessD 3 8hat (ear can enter and distur$ the ,eace o( sinlessnessD ! 8hat has $een &i en you) e en in its in(ancy) is in (ull communication #ith 1od and you. % In its tiny hands it holds) in ,er(ect sa(ety) e ery miracle you #ill ,er(orm) held out to you. ' The miracle o( li(e is a&eless) $orn in time $ut nourished in eternity. * Behold this in(ant) to #hom you &a e a restin& ,lace $y your (or&i eness o( your $rother) and see in it the 8ill o( 1od. - 0ere is the $a$e o( Bethlehem re$orn. : 3nd e eryone #ho &i es him shelter #ill (ollo# him) not to the cross) $ut to the resurrection and the li(e. T-1:.I6.C.11. 8hen anythin& seems to you to $e a source o( (ear) #hen any situation strikes you #ith terror and makes your $ody trem$le and the cold s#eat o( (ear comes o er it) remem$er it is al#ays (or <one= reason9 the e&o has ,ercei ed it as a sym$ol o( (ear) a si&n o( sin and death. 2 Remem$er) then) that neither si&n nor sym$ol should $e con(used #ith source) (or they must stand (or

somethin& other than themsel es. 3 Their meanin& cannot lie in them) $ut must $e sou&ht in #hat they re,resent. ! 3nd they may thus mean e erythin& or nothin&) accordin& to the truth or (alsity o( the idea #hich they re(lect. % Con(ronted #ith such seemin& uncertainty o( meanin&) Cud&e it not. ' Remem$er the holy ?resence o( the One &i en to you to $e the 5ource o( Cud&ment. * 1i e it to 0im to Cud&e (or you) and say. - Take this (rom me and look u,on it) Cud&in& it (or me. : ;et me not see it as a si&n o( sin and death) nor use it (or destruction. 1> Teach me ho# not to make o( it an o$stacle to ,eace) $ut let 7ou use it (or me) to (acilitate its comin&. ,!1: $. T#e Fo'rt# O/stacle< T#e Fear of Go! T-1:.I6.D.1. 8hat #ould you see #ithout the (ear o( deathD 2 8hat #ould you (eel and think i( death held no attraction (or youD 3 6ery sim,ly) you #ould remem$er your "ather. ! The Creator o( li(e) the 5ource o( e erythin& that li es) the "ather o( the uni erse and o( the uni erse o( uni erses) and o( e erythin& that lies e en $eyond them #ould you remem$er. % 3nd as this memory rises in your mind) ,eace must still surmount a (inal o$stacle) a(ter #hich is sal ation com,leted) and the 5on o( 1od entirely restored to sanity. ' "or here your #orld <does= end. T-1:.I6.D.2. The (ourth o$stacle to $e surmounted han&s like a hea y eil $e(ore the (ace o( Christ. 2 as 0is (ace rises $eyond it) shinin& #ith Coy $ecause 0e is in 0is "ather+s ;o e) ,eace #ill li&htly $rush the eil aside and run to meet 0im) and to Coin #ith 0im at last. 3 "or this dark eil) #hich seems to make the (ace o( Christ 0imsel( like to a le,er+s) and the $ri&ht Rays o( 0is "ather+s ;o e that li&ht 0is (ace #ith &lory a,,ear as streams o( $lood) (ades in the $laAin& li&ht $eyond it #hen the (ear o( death is &one. T-1:.I6.D.3. This is the darkest eil) u,held $y the $elie( in death and ,rotected $y its attraction. 2 The dedication to death and to its so erei&nty is $ut the solemn o#) the ,romise made in secret to the e&o ne er to li(t this eil) not to a,,roach it) nor e en to sus,ect that it is there. 3 This is the secret $ar&ain made #ith the e&o to kee, #hat lies $eyond the eil (ore er $lotted out and unremem$ered. ! 0ere is your ,romise ne er to allo# union to call you out o( se,aration9 the &reat amnesia in #hich the memory o( 1od seems quite (or&otten9 the clea a&e o( your 5el( (rom you9K <the (ear o( 1od)= the (inal ste, in your dissociation. T-1:.I6.D.!. 5ee ho# the $elie( in death #ould seem to 2sa e2 you. 2 "or i( this #ere &one) #hat could you (ear $ut li(eD 3 It is the

attraction o( death that makes li(e seem to $e u&ly) cruel and tyrannical. ! 7ou are no more a(raid o( death than o( the e&o. % These are your chosen (riends. ' "or in your secret alliance #ith them you ha e a&reed ne er to let the (ear o( 1od $e li(ted) so you could look u,on the (ace o( Christ and Coin 0im in 0is "ather. T-1:.I6.D.%. @ ery o$stacle that ,eace must (lo# across is surmounted in Cust the same #ay9 the (ear that raised it yields to the lo e $eyond) and so the (ear is &one. 2 3nd so it is #ith this. 3 The desire to &et rid o( ,eace and dri e the 0oly 5,irit (rom you (ades in the ,resence o( the quiet reco&nition that you lo e 0im. ,!2> ! The e/altation o( the $ody is &i en u, in (a or o( the s,irit) #hich you lo e as you could ne er lo e the $ody. % 3nd the a,,eal o( death is lost (ore er as lo e+s attraction stirs and calls to you. ' "rom $eyond each o( the o$stacles to lo e) ;o e Itsel( has called. * 3nd each has $een surmounted $y the ,o#er o( the attraction o( #hat lies $eyond. - 7our #antin& (ear seemed to $e holdin& them in ,lace. : 7et #hen you heard the 6oice o( ;o e $eyond them) you ans#ered and they disa,,eared. T-1:.I6.D.'. 3nd no# you stand in terror $e(ore #hat you s#ore ne er to look u,on. 2 7our eyes look do#n) remem$erin& your ,romise to your 2(riends.2 3 The 2lo eliness2 o( sin) the delicate a,,eal o( &uilt) the 2holy2 #a/en ima&e o( death) and the (ear o( en&eance o( the e&o you s#ore in $lood not to desert) all rise and $id you not to raise your eyes. ! "or you realiAe that i( you look on this and let the eil $e li(ted) <they= #ill $e &one (ore er. % 3ll o( your 2(riends)2 your 2,rotectors2 and your 2home2 #ill anish. ' Nothin& that you remem$er no# #ill you remem$er. T-1:.I6.D.*. It seems to you the #orld #ill utterly a$andon you i( you $ut raise your eyes. 2 7et all that #ill occur is you #ill lea e the #orld (ore er. 3 This is the re-esta$lishment o( <your= #ill. ! ;ook u,on it) o,en-eyed) and you #ill ne ermore $elie e that you are at the mercy o( thin&s $eyond you) (orces you cannot control) and thou&hts that come to you a&ainst your #ill. % It <is= your #ill to look on this. ' No mad desire) no tri ial im,ulse to (or&et a&ain) no sta$ o( (ear nor the cold s#eat o( seemin& death can stand a&ainst your #ill. * "or #hat attracts you (rom $eyond the eil is also dee, #ithin you) unse,arated (rom it and com,letely one. i. The ;i(tin& o( the 6eil T-1:.I6.D.-. "or&et not that you came this (ar to&ether) you and your $rother. 2 3nd it #as surely not the e&o that led you here. 3 No o$stacle to ,eace can $e surmounted throu&h its hel,. ! It does not o,en u, its secrets) and $id you look on them and &o $eyond them. % It #ould not ha e you see its #eakness) and learn it has no ,o#er to

kee, you (rom the truth. ' The 1uide 8ho $rou&ht you here remains #ith you) and #hen you raise your eyes you #ill $e ready to look on terror #ith no (ear at all. * But (irst) li(t u, your eyes and look on your $rother in innocence $orn o( com,lete (or&i eness o( his illusions) and throu&h the eyes o( (aith that sees them not. ,!21 T-1:.I6.D.:. No one can look u,on the (ear o( 1od unterri(ied) unless he has acce,ted the 3tonement and learned illusions are not real. 2 No one can stand $e(ore this o$stacle alone) (or he could not ha e reached this (ar unless his $rother #alked $eside him. 3 3nd no one #ould dare to look on it #ithout com,lete (or&i eness o( his $rother in his heart. ! 5tand you here a #hile and trem$le not. % 7ou #ill $e ready. ' ;et us Coin to&ether in a holy instant) here in this ,lace #here the ,ur,ose) &i en in a holy instant) has led you. * 3nd let us Coin in (aith that 0e 8ho $rou&ht us here to&ether #ill o((er you the innocence you need) and that you #ill acce,t it (or my lo e and 0is. T-1:.I6.D.1>. Nor is it ,ossi$le to look on this too soon. 2 This is the ,lace to #hich e eryone must come #hen he is ready. 3 Once he has (ound his $rother he <is= ready. ! 7et merely to reach the ,lace is not enou&h. % 3 Courney #ithout a ,ur,ose is still meanin&less) and e en #hen it is o er it seems to make no sense. ' 0o# can you kno# that it is o er unless you realiAe its ,ur,ose is accom,lishedD * 0ere) #ith the Courney+s end $e(ore you) you <see= its ,ur,ose. - 3nd it is here you choose #hether to look u,on it or #ander on) only to return and make the choice a&ain. T-1:.I6.D.11. To look u,on the (ear o( 1od does need some ,re,aration. 2 Only the sane can look on stark insanity and ra in& madness #ith ,ity and com,assion) $ut not #ith (ear. 3 "or only i( they share in it does it seem (ear(ul) and you do share in it until you look u,on your $rother #ith ,er(ect (aith and lo e and tenderness. ! Be(ore com,lete (or&i eness you still stand un(or&i in&. % 7ou are a(raid o( 1od <$ecause= you (ear your $rother. ' Those you do not (or&i e you (ear. * 3nd no one reaches lo e #ith (ear $eside him. T-1:.I6.D.12. This $rother #ho stands $eside you still seems to $e a stran&er. 2 7ou do not kno# him) and your inter,retation o( him is ery (ear(ul. 3 3nd you attack him still) to kee, #hat seems to $e yoursel( unharmed. ! 7et in his hands is your sal ation. % 7ou see his madness) #hich you hate $ecause you share it. ' 3nd all the ,ity and (or&i eness that #ould heal it &i es #ay to (ear. * Brother) you need (or&i eness o( your $rother) (or you #ill share in madness or in 0ea en to&ether. 3nd you and he #ill raise your eyes in (aith to&ether) or not at all. T-1:.I6.D.13. Beside you is one #ho o((ers you the chalice o( 3tonement) (or the 0oly 5,irit is in him. 2 8ould you hold his sins a&ainst him) or acce,t his &i(t to youD 3 Is this &i er o( sal ation your

(riend or enemyD ,!22 ! Choose #hich he is) remem$erin& that you #ill recei e o( him accordin& to your choice. % 0e has in him the ,o#er to (or&i e your sin) as you (or him. ' Neither can &i e it to himsel( alone. * 3nd yet your sa ior stands $eside each one. - ;et him $e #hat he is) and seek not to make o( lo e an enemy. T-1:.I6.D.1!. Behold your "riend) the Christ 8ho stands $eside you. 2 0o# holy and ho# $eauti(ul 0e isJ 3 7ou thou&ht 0e sinned $ecause you cast the eil o( sin u,on 0im to hide 0is lo eliness. ! 7et still 0e holds (or&i eness out to you) to share 0is 0oliness. % This 2enemy)2 this 2stran&er2 still o((ers you sal ation as 0is "riend. ' The 2enemies2 o( Christ) the #orshi,,ers o( sin) kno# not 8hom they attack. T-1:.I6.D.1%. This is your $rother) cruci(ied $y sin and #aitin& (or release (rom ,ain. 2 8ould you not o((er him (or&i eness) #hen only he can o((er it to youD 3 "or his redem,tion he #ill &i e you yours) as surely as 1od created e ery li in& thin& and lo es it. ! 3nd he #ill &i e it truly) (or it #ill $e $oth o((ered and recei ed. % There is no &race o( 0ea en that you cannot o((er to your $rother) and recei e (rom your most holy "riend. ' ;et him #ithhold it not) (or $y recei in& it you o((er it to him. * 3nd he #ill recei e o( you #hat you recei ed o( him. Redem,tion has $een &i en you to &i e your $rother) and thus recei e it. : 8hom you (or&i e is (ree) and #hat you &i e you share. 1> "or&i e the sins your $rother thinks he has committed) and all the &uilt you think you see in him. T-1:.I6.D.1'. 0ere is the holy ,lace o( resurrection) to #hich #e come a&ain9 to #hich #e #ill return until redem,tion is accom,lished and recei ed. 2 Think #ho your $rother is) $e(ore you #ould condemn him. 3 3nd o((er thanks to 1od that he is holy) and has $een &i en the &i(t o( holiness (or you. ! Hoin him in &ladness) and remo e all trace o( &uilt (rom his distur$ed and tortured mind. % 0el, him to li(t the hea y $urden o( sin you laid u,on him and he acce,ted as his o#n) and toss it li&htly and #ith ha,,y lau&hter a#ay (rom him. ' ?ress it not like thorns a&ainst his $ro#) nor nail him to it) unredeemed and ho,eless. T-1:.I6.D.1*. 1i e (aith to your $rother) (or (aith and ho,e and mercy are yours to &i e. 2 Into the hands that &i e) the &i(t is &i en. 3 ;ook on your $rother) and see in him the &i(t o( 1od you #ould recei e. ! It is almost @aster) the time o( resurrection. % ;et us &i e redem,tion to each other and share in it) that #e may rise as one in resurrection) not se,arate in death. ' Behold the &i(t o( (reedom that I &a e the 0oly 5,irit (or you. * 3nd $e you and your $rother (ree to&ether) as you o((er to the 0oly 5,irit this same &i(t. ,!23 - 3nd &i in& it) recei e it o( 0im in return (or #hat you &a e. : 0e leadeth you and me to&ether) that #e mi&ht meet here in this holy ,lace) and make the same decision.

T-1:.I6.D.1-. "ree your $rother here) as I (reed you. 2 1i e him the sel(same &i(t) nor look u,on him #ith condemnation o( any kind. 3 5ee him as &uiltless as I look on you) and o erlook the sins he thinks he sees #ithin himsel(. ! O((er your $rother (reedom and com,lete release (rom sin) here in the &arden o( seemin& a&ony and death. % 5o #ill #e ,re,are to&ether the #ay unto the resurrection o( 1od+s 5on) and let him rise a&ain to &lad remem$rance o( his "ather) 8ho kno#s no sin) no death) $ut only li(e eternal. T-1:.I6.D.1:. To&ether #e #ill disa,,ear into the ?resence $eyond the eil) not to $e lost $ut (ound9 not to $e seen $ut kno#n. 2 3nd kno#in&) nothin& in the ,lan 1od has esta$lished (or sal ation #ill $e le(t undone. 3 This is the Courney+s ,ur,ose) #ithout #hich is the Courney meanin&less. ! 0ere is the ,eace o( 1od) &i en to you eternally $y 0im. % 0ere is the rest and quiet that you seek) the reason (or the Courney (rom its $e&innin&. ' 0ea en is the &i(t you o#e your $rother) the de$t o( &ratitude you o((er to the 5on o( 1od in thanks (or #hat he is) and #hat his "ather created him to $e. T-1:.I6.D.2>. Think care(ully ho# you #ould look u,on the &i er o( this &i(t) (or as you look on him so #ill the &i(t itsel( a,,ear to $e. 2 3s he is seen as either the &i er o( &uilt or o( sal ation) so #ill his o((erin& $e seen and so recei ed. 3 The cruci(ied &i e ,ain $ecause they are in ,ain. ! But the redeemed &i e Coy $ecause they ha e $een healed o( ,ain. % @ eryone &i es as he recei es) $ut he must choose #hat it #ill <$e= that he recei es. ' 3nd he #ill reco&niAe his choice $y #hat he &i es) and #hat is &i en him. * Nor is it &i en anythin& in hell or 0ea en to inter(ere #ith his decision. T-1:.I6.D.21. 7ou came this (ar $ecause the Courney #as your choice. 2 3nd no one undertakes to do #hat he $elie es is meanin&less. 3 8hat you had (aith in still is (aith(ul) and #atches o er you in (aith so &entle yet so stron& that it #ould li(t you (ar $eyond the eil) and ,lace the 5on o( 1od sa(ely #ithin the sure ,rotection o( his "ather. ! 0ere is the only ,ur,ose that &i es this #orld) and the lon& Courney throu&h this #orld) #hate er meanin& lies in them. % Beyond this) they are meanin&less. ' 7ou and your $rother stand to&ether) still #ithout con iction they ha e a ,ur,ose. * 7et it is &i en you to see this ,ur,ose in your holy "riend) and reco&niAe it as your o#n. ,!2! C#apter (=. THE "ISION OF HOLINESS I. Hol. &ee% T-2>.I.1. This is ?alm 5unday) the cele$ration o( ictory and the acce,tance o( the truth. 2 ;et us not s,end this holy #eek $roodin& on

the cruci(i/ion o( 1od+s 5on) $ut ha,,ily in the cele$ration o( his release. 3 "or @aster is the si&n o( ,eace) not ,ain. ! 3 slain Christ has no meanin&. % But a risen Christ $ecomes the sym$ol o( the 5on o( 1od+s (or&i eness on himsel(9 the si&n he looks u,on himsel( as healed and #hole. T-2>.I.2. This #eek $e&ins #ith ,alms and ends #ith lilies) the #hite and holy si&n the 5on o( 1od is innocent. 2 ;et no dark si&n o( cruci(i/ion inter ene $et#een the Courney and its ,ur,ose9 $et#een the acce,tance o( the truth and its e/,ression. 3 This #eek #e cele$rate li(e) not death. ! 3nd #e honor the ,er(ect ,urity o( the 5on o( 1od) and not his sins. % O((er your $rother the &i(t o( lilies) not the cro#n o( thorns9 the &i(t o( lo e and not the 2&i(t2 o( (ear. ' 7ou stand $eside your $rother) thorns in one hand and lilies in the other) uncertain #hich to &i e. * Hoin no# #ith me and thro# a#ay the thorns) o((erin& the lilies to re,lace them. - This @aster I #ould ha e the &i(t o( your (or&i eness o((ered $y you to me) and returned $y me to you. : 8e cannot $e united in cruci(i/ion and in death. 1> Nor can the resurrection $e com,lete till your (or&i eness rests on Christ) alon& #ith mine. T-2>.I.3. 3 #eek is short) and yet this holy #eek is the sym$ol o( the #hole Courney the 5on o( 1od has undertaken. 2 0e started #ith the si&n o( ictory) the ,romise o( the resurrection) already &i en him. 3 ;et him not #ander into the tem,tation o( cruci(i/ion) and delay him there. ! 0el, him to &o in ,eace $eyond it) #ith the li&ht o( his o#n innocence li&htin& his #ay to his redem,tion and release. % 0old him not $ack #ith thorns and nails #hen his redem,tion is so near. ' But let the #hiteness o( your shinin& &i(t o( lilies s,eed him on his #ay to resurrection. T-2>.I.!. @aster is not the cele$ration o( the <cost= o( sin) $ut o( its <end.= 2 I( you see &lim,ses o( the (ace o( Christ $ehind the eil) lookin& $et#een the sno#-#hite ,etals o( the lilies you ha e recei ed and &i en as your &i(t) you #ill $ehold your $rother+s (ace and reco&niAe it. ,!2% 3 I #as a stran&er and you took me in) not kno#in& #ho I #as. ! 7et (or your &i(t o( lilies you #ill kno#. % In your (or&i eness o( this stran&er) alien to you and yet your ancient "riend) lies his release and your redem,tion #ith him. ' The time o( @aster is a time o( Coy) and not o( mournin&. * ;ook on your risen "riend) and cele$rate his holiness alon& #ith me. - "or @aster is the time o( your sal ation) alon& #ith mine. II. T#e Gift of Lilies T-2>.II.1. ;ook u,on all the trinkets made to han& u,on the $ody) or to co er it or (or its use. 2 5ee all the useless thin&s made (or its eyes to

see. 3 Think on the many o((erin&s made (or its ,leasure) and remem$er all these #ere made to make seem lo ely #hat you hate. ! 8ould you em,loy this hated thin& to dra# your $rother to you) and to attract his $ody+s eyesD % ;earn you $ut o((er him a cro#n o( thorns) not reco&niAin& it (or #hat it is) and tryin& to Custi(y your o#n inter,retation o( its alue $y his acce,tance. ' 7et still the &i(t ,roclaims his #orthlessness to you) as his acce,tance and deli&ht ackno#led&es the lack o( alue he ,laces on himsel(. T-2>.II.2. 1i(ts are not made throu&h $odies) i( they $e truly &i en and recei ed. 2 "or $odies can neither o((er nor acce,t9 hold out nor take. 3 Only the mind can alue) and only the mind decides on #hat it #ould recei e and &i e. ! 3nd e ery &i(t it o((ers de,ends on #hat it #ants. % It #ill adorn its chosen home most care(ully) makin& it ready to recei e the &i(ts it #ants $y o((erin& them to those #ho come unto its chosen home) or those it #ould attract to it. ' 3nd there they #ill e/chan&e their &i(ts) o((erin& and recei in& #hat their minds Cud&e to $e #orthy o( them. T-2>.II.3. @ach &i(t is an e aluation o( the recei er and the <&i er.= 2 No one $ut sees his chosen home as an altar to himsel(. 3 No one $ut seeks to dra# to it the #orshi,,ers o( #hat he ,laced u,on it) makin& it #orthy o( their de otion. ! 3nd each has set a li&ht u,on his altar) that they may see #hat he has ,laced u,on it and take it (or their o#n. % 0ere is the alue that you lay u,on your $rother and on yoursel(. ' 0ere is your &i(t to $oth9 your Cud&ment on the 5on o( 1od (or #hat he is. * "or&et not that it is your sa ior to #hom the &i(t is o((ered. - O((er him thorns and <you= are cruci(ied. : O((er him lilies and it is yoursel( you (ree. T-2>.II.!. I ha e &reat need (or lilies) (or the 5on o( 1od has not (or&i en me. ,!2' 2 3nd can I o((er him (or&i eness #hen he o((ers thorns to meD 3 "or he #ho o((ers thorns to anyone is a&ainst me still) and #ho is #hole #ithout himD ! Be you his (riend (or me) that I may $e (or&i en and you may look u,on the 5on o( 1od as #hole. % But look you (irst u,on the altar in your chosen home) and see #hat you ha e laid u,on it to o((er me. ' I( it $e thorns #hose ,oints &leam shar,ly in a $lood-red li&ht) the $ody is your chosen home and it is se,aration that you o((er me. * 3nd yet the thorns are &one. - ;ook you still closer at them no#) and you #ill see your altar is no lon&er #hat it #as. T-2>.II.%. 7ou look still #ith the $ody+s eyes) and they can see $ut thorns. 2 7et you ha e asked (or and recei ed another si&ht. 3 Those #ho acce,t the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose as their o#n share also 0is ision. ! 3nd #hat ena$les 0im to see 0is ,ur,ose shine (orth (rom e ery altar no# is yours as #ell as 0is. % 0e sees no stran&ers9 only dearly lo ed and lo in& (riends. ' 0e sees no thorns $ut only lilies) &leamin& in the

&entle &lo# o( ,eace that shines on e erythin& 0e looks u,on and lo es. T-2>.II.'. This @aster) look #ith di((erent eyes u,on your $rother. 2 7ou <ha e= (or&i en me. 3 3nd yet I cannot use your &i(t o( lilies #hile you see them not. ! Nor can you use #hat I ha e &i en unless you share it. % The 0oly 5,irit+s ision is no idle &i(t) no ,laythin& to $e tossed a$out a #hile and laid aside. ' ;isten and hear this care(ully) nor think it $ut a dream) a careless thou&ht to ,lay #ith) or a toy you #ould ,ick u, (rom time to time and then ,ut $y. * "or i( you do) so #ill it $e to you. T-2>.II.*. 7ou ha e the ision no# to look ,ast all illusions. 2 It has $een &i en you to see no thorns) no stran&ers and no o$stacles to ,eace. 3 The (ear o( 1od is nothin& to you no#. ! 8ho is a(raid to look u,on illusions) kno#in& his sa ior stands $eside himD % 8ith him) your ision has $ecome the &reatest ,o#er (or the undoin& o( illusion that 1od 0imsel( could &i e. ' "or #hat 1od &a e the 0oly 5,irit) you ha e recei ed. * The 5on o( 1od looks unto you (or his release. - "or you ha e asked (or and $een &i en the stren&th to look u,on this (inal o$stacle) and see no thorns nor nails to cruci(y the 5on o( 1od) and cro#n him kin& o( death. T-2>.II.-. 7our chosen home is on the other side) $eyond the eil. 2 It has $een care(ully ,re,ared (or you) and it is ready to recei e you no#. 3 7ou #ill not see it #ith the $ody+s eyes. ! 7et all you need you ha e. % 7our home has called to you since time $e&an) nor ha e you e er (ailed entirely to hear. ' 7ou heard) $ut kne# not ho# to look) nor #here. ,!2* * 3nd no# you kno#. - In you the kno#led&e lies) ready to $e un eiled and (reed (rom all the terror that ke,t it hidden. : There <is= no (ear in lo e. 1> The son& o( @aster is the &lad re(rain the 5on o( 1od #as ne er cruci(ied. 11 ;et us li(t u, our eyes to&ether) not in (ear $ut (aith. 12 3nd there #ill $e no (ear in us) (or in our ision #ill $e no illusions9 only a ,ath#ay to the o,en door o( 0ea en) the home #e share in quietness and #here #e li e in &entleness and ,eace) as one to&ether. T-2>.II.:. 8ould you not ha e your holy $rother lead you thereD 2 0is innocence #ill li&ht your #ay) o((erin& you its &uidin& li&ht and sure ,rotection) and shinin& (rom the holy altar #ithin him #here you laid the lilies o( (or&i eness. 3 ;et him $e to you the sa ior (rom illusions) and look on him #ith the ne# ision that looks u,on the lilies and $rin&s you Coy. ! 8e &o $eyond the eil o( (ear) li&htin& each other+s #ay. % The holiness that leads us is #ithin us) as is our home. ' 5o #ill #e (ind #hat #e #ere meant to (ind $y 0im 8ho leads us. T-2>.II.1>. This is the #ay to 0ea en and to the ,eace o( @aster) in #hich #e Coin in &lad a#areness that the 5on o( 1od is risen (rom the ,ast) and has a#akened to the ,resent. 2 No# is he (ree) unlimited in

his communion #ith all that is #ithin him. 3 No# are the lilies o( his innocence untouched $y &uilt) and ,er(ectly ,rotected (rom the cold chill o( (ear and #itherin& $li&ht o( sin alike. ! 7our &i(t has sa ed him (rom the thorns and nails) and his stron& arm is (ree to &uide you sa(ely throu&h them and $eyond. % 8alk #ith him no# reCoicin&) (or the sa ior (rom illusions has come to &reet you) and lead you home #ith him. T-2>.II.11. 0ere is your sa ior and your (riend) released (rom cruci(i/ion throu&h your ision) and (ree to lead you no# #here he #ould $e. 2 0e #ill not lea e you) nor (orsake the sa ior in his ,ain. 3 3nd &ladly #ill you and your $rother #alk the #ay o( innocence to&ether) sin&in& as you $ehold the o,en door o( 0ea en and reco&niAe the home that called to you. ! 1i e Coyously to your $rother the (reedom and the stren&th to lead you there. % 3nd come $e(ore his holy altar #here the stren&th and (reedom #ait) to o((er and recei e the $ri&ht a#areness that leads you home. ' The lam, is lit in you (or your $rother. * 3nd $y the hands that &a e it to him shall you $e led ,ast (ear to lo e. ,!2III. Sin as an A!4'st ent T-2>.III.1. The $elie( in sin is an adCustment. 2 3nd an adCustment is a chan&e9 a shi(t in ,erce,tion) or a $elie( that #hat #as so $e(ore has $een made di((erent. 3 @ ery adCustment is there(ore a distortion) and calls u,on de(enses to u,hold it a&ainst reality. ! Gno#led&e requires no adCustments and) in (act) is lost i( any shi(t or chan&e is undertaken. % "or this reduces it at once to mere ,erce,tion9 a #ay o( lookin& in #hich certainty is lost and dou$t has entered. ' To this im,aired condition <are= adCustments necessary) $ecause it is not true. * 8ho need adCust to truth) #hich calls on only #hat he is) to understandD T-2>.III.2. 3dCustments o( any kind are o( the e&o. 2 "or it is the e&o+s (i/ed $elie( that all relationshi,s de,end u,on adCustments) to make o( them #hat it #ould ha e them $e. 3 Direct relationshi,s) in #hich there are no inter(erences) are al#ays seen as dan&erous. ! The e&o is the sel(-a,,ointed mediator o( all relationshi,s) makin& #hate er adCustments it deems necessary and inter,osin& them $et#een those #ho #ould meet) to kee, them se,arate and ,re ent their union. % It is this studied inter(erence that makes it di((icult (or you to reco&niAe your holy relationshi, (or #hat it is. T-2>.III.3. The holy do not inter(ere #ith truth. 2 They are not a(raid o( it) (or it is #ithin the truth they reco&niAe their holiness) and reCoice at #hat they see. 3 They look on it directly) #ithout attem,tin& to adCust themsel es to it) or it to them. ! 3nd so they see that it #as in them) not decidin& (irst #here they #ould ha e it $e. % Their lookin& merely asks a question) and it is #hat they see that ans#ers them. ' 7ou make the #orld and then adCust to it) and it to you. * Nor is there any

di((erence $et#een yoursel( and it in your ,erce,tion) #hich made them $oth. T-2>.III.!. 3 sim,le question yet remains) and needs an ans#er. 2 Do you like #hat you ha e madeDKa #orld o( murder and attack) throu&h #hich you thread your timid #ay throu&h constant dan&ers) alone and (ri&htened) ho,in& at most that death #ill #ait a little lon&er $e(ore it o ertakes you and you disa,,ear. 3 <7ou made this u,.= ! It is a ,icture o( #hat you think you are9 o( ho# you see yoursel(. % 3 murderer <is= (ri&htened) and those #ho kill (ear death. ' 3ll these are $ut the (ear(ul thou&hts o( those #ho #ould adCust themsel es to a #orld made (ear(ul $y their adCustments. * 3nd they look out in sorro# (rom #hat is sad #ithin) and see the sadness there. ,!2: T-2>.III.%. 0a e you not #ondered #hat the #orld is really like9 ho# it #ould look throu&h ha,,y eyesD 2 The #orld you see is $ut a Cud&ment on yoursel(. 3 It is not there at all. ! 7et Cud&ment lays a sentence on it) Custi(ies it and makes it real. % 5uch is the #orld you see9 a Cud&ment on yoursel() and made $y you. ' This sickly ,icture o( yoursel( is care(ully ,reser ed $y the e&o) #hose ima&e it is and #hich it lo es) and ,laced outside you in the #orld. * 3nd to this #orld must you adCust as lon& as you $elie e this ,icture is outside) and has you at its mercy. - This #orld <is= merciless) and #ere it outside you) you should indeed $e (ear(ul. : 7et it #as you #ho made it merciless) and no# i( mercilessness seems to look $ack at you) it can $e corrected. T-2>.III.'. 8ho in a holy relationshi, can lon& remain unholyD 2 The #orld the holy see is one #ith them) Cust as the #orld the e&o looks u,on is like itsel(. 3 The #orld the holy see is $eauti(ul $ecause they see their innocence in it. ! They did not tell it #hat it #as9 they did not make adCustments to (it their orders. % They &ently questioned it and #his,ered) 28hat are youD2 ' 3nd 0e 8ho #atches o er all ,erce,tion ans#ered. * Take not the Cud&ment o( the #orld as ans#er to the question) 28hat am ID2 - The #orld $elie es in sin) $ut the $elie( that made it as you see it is not outside you. T-2>.III.*. 5eek not to make the 5on o( 1od adCust to his insanity. 2 There is a stran&er in him) #ho #andered carelessly into the home o( truth and #ho #ill #ander o((. 3 0e came #ithout a ,ur,ose) $ut he #ill not remain $e(ore the shinin& li&ht the 0oly 5,irit o((ered) and you acce,ted. ! "or there the stran&er is made homeless and <you= are #elcome. % 3sk not this transient stran&er) 28hat am ID2 ' 0e is the only thin& in all the uni erse that does not kno#. * 7et it is he you ask) and it is to his ans#er that you #ould adCust. - This one #ild thou&ht) (ierce in its arro&ance) and yet so tiny and so meanin&less it sli,s unnoticed throu&h the uni erse o( truth) $ecomes your &uide. : To it you turn to ask the meanin& o( the uni erse. 1> 3nd o( the one $lind

thin& in all the seein& uni erse o( truth you ask) 20o# shall I look u,on the 5on o( 1odD2 T-2>.III.-. Does one ask Cud&ment o( #hat is totally $ere(t o( Cud&mentD 2 3nd i( you ha e) #ould you $elie e the ans#er) and adCust to it as i( it #ere the truthD 3 The #orld you look on is the ans#er that it &a e you) and you ha e &i en it ,o#er to adCust the #orld to make its ans#er true. ! 7ou asked this ,u(( o( madness (or the meanin& o( your unholy relationshi,) and adCusted it accordin& to its insane ans#er. ,!3> % 0o# ha,,y did it make youD ' Did you meet your $rother #ith Coy to $less the 5on o( 1od) and &i e him thanks (or all the ha,,iness that he held out to youD * Did you reco&niAe your $rother as the eternal &i(t o( 1od to youD - Did you see the holiness that shone in $oth you and your $rother) to $less the otherD : That is the ,ur,ose o( your holy relationshi,. 1> 3sk not the means o( its attainment o( the one thin& that still #ould ha e it $e unholy. 11 1i e it no ,o#er to adCust the means and end. T-2>.III.:. ?risoners $ound #ith hea y chains (or years) star ed and emaciated) #eak and e/hausted) and #ith eyes so lon& cast do#n in darkness they remem$er not the li&ht) do not lea, u, in Coy the instant they are made (ree. 2 It takes a #hile (or them to understand #hat (reedom is. 3 7ou &ro,ed $ut (ee$ly in the dust and (ound your $rother+s hand) uncertain #hether to let it &o or to take hold on li(e so lon& (or&otten. ! 5tren&then your hold and raise your eyes unto your stron& com,anion) in #hom the meanin& o( your (reedom lies. % 0e seemed to $e cruci(ied $eside you. ' 3nd yet his holiness remained untouched and ,er(ect) and #ith him $eside you) you shall this day enter #ith him to ?aradise) and kno# the ,eace o( 1od. T-2>.III.1>. 5uch is my #ill (or you and your $rother) and (or each o( you (or one another and (or himsel(. 2 0ere there is only holiness and Coinin& #ithout limit. 3 "or #hat is 0ea en $ut union) direct and ,er(ect) and #ithout the eil o( (ear u,on itD ! 0ere are #e one) lookin& #ith ,er(ect &entleness u,on each other and on oursel es. % 0ere all thou&hts o( any se,aration $et#een us $ecome im,ossi$le. ' 7ou #ho #ere a ,risoner in se,aration are no# made (ree in ?aradise. * 3nd here #ould I unite #ith you) my (riend) my $rother and my 5el(. T-2>.III.11. 7our &i(t unto your $rother has &i en me the certainty our union #ill $e soon. 2 5hare) then) this (aith #ith me) and kno# that it is Custi(ied. 3 There is no (ear in ,er(ect lo e <$ecause= it kno#s no sin) and it must look on others as on itsel(. ! ;ookin& #ith charity #ithin) #hat can it (ear #ithoutD % The innocent see sa(ety) and the ,ure in heart see 1od #ithin 0is 5on) and look unto the 5on to lead them to the "ather. ' 3nd #here else #ould they &o $ut #here they #ill to $eD * 7ou and your $rother no# #ill lead the other to the "ather as

surely as 1od created 0is 5on holy) and ke,t him so. - In your $rother is the li&ht o( 1od+s eternal ,romise o( your immortality. : 5ee him as sinless) and there can <$e= no (ear in you. ,!31 I". Enterin) t#e Ar% T-2>.I6.1. Nothin& can hurt you unless you &i e it the ,o#er to do so. 2 7et <you= &i e ,o#er as the la#s o( this #orld inter,ret &i in&9 as you &i e you lose. 3 It is not u, to you to &i e ,o#er at all. ! ?o#er is o( 1od) &i en $y 0im and rea#akened $y the 0oly 5,irit) 8ho kno#s that as you &i e you &ain. % 0e &i es no ,o#er to sin) and there(ore it has none9 nor to its results as this #orld sees them)Ksickness and death and misery and ,ain. ' These thin&s ha e not occurred $ecause the 0oly 5,irit sees them not) and &i es no ,o#er to their seemin& source. * Thus #ould 0e kee, you (ree o( them. - Bein& #ithout illusion o( #hat you are) the 0oly 5,irit merely &i es e erythin& to 1od) 8ho has already &i en and recei ed all that is true. : The untrue 0e has neither recei ed nor &i en. T-2>.I6.2. 5in has no ,lace in 0ea en) #here its results are alien and can no more enter than can their source. 2 3nd therein lies your need to see your $rother sinless. 3 In him <is= 0ea en. ! 5ee sin in him instead) and 0ea en is lost to you. % But see him as he is) and #hat is yours shines (rom him to you. ' 7our sa ior &i es you only lo e) $ut #hat you #ould recei e o( him is u, to you. * It lies in him to o erlook all your mistakes) and therein lies his o#n sal ation. - 3nd so it is #ith yours. : 5al ation is a lesson in &i in&) as the 0oly 5,irit inter,rets it. 1> It is the rea#akenin& o( the la#s o( 1od in minds that ha e esta$lished other la#s) and &i en them ,o#er to en(orce #hat 1od created not. T-2>.I6.3. 7our insane la#s #ere made to &uarantee that you #ould make mistakes) and &i e them ,o#er o er you $y acce,tin& their results as your Cust due. 2 8hat could this $e $ut madnessD 3 3nd is it this that you #ould see #ithin your sa ior (rom insanityD ! 0e is as (ree (rom this as you are) and in the (reedom that you see in him you see your o#n. % "or this you share. ' 8hat 1od has &i en (ollo#s 0is la#s) and 0is alone. * Nor is it ,ossi$le (or those #ho (ollo# them to su((er the results o( any other source. T-2>.I6.!. Those #ho choose (reedom #ill e/,erience only its results. 2 Their ,o#er is o( 1od) and they #ill &i e it only to #hat 1od has &i en) to share #ith them. 3 Nothin& $ut this can touch them) (or they see only this) sharin& their ,o#er accordin& to the 8ill o( 1od. ! 3nd thus their (reedom is esta$lished and maintained. % It is u,held throu&h all tem,tation to im,rison and to $e im,risoned. ' It is o( them #ho learned o( (reedom that you should ask #hat (reedom is. ,!32 * 3sk

not the s,arro# ho# the ea&le soars) (or those #ith little #in&s ha e not acce,ted (or themsel es the ,o#er to share #ith you. T-2>.I6.%. The sinless &i e as they recei ed. 2 5ee) then) the ,o#er o( sinlessness #ithin your $rother) and share #ith him the ,o#er o( the release (rom sin you o((ered him. 3 To each #ho #alks this earth in seemin& solitude is a sa ior &i en) #hose s,ecial (unction here is to release him) and so to (ree himsel(. ! In the #orld o( se,aration each is a,,ointed se,arately) thou&h they are all the same. % 7et those #ho kno# that they are all the same need not sal ation. ' 3nd each one (inds his sa ior #hen he is ready to look u,on the (ace o( Christ) and see 0im sinless. T-2>.I6.'. The ,lan is not o( you) nor need you $e concerned #ith anythin& e/ce,t the ,art that has $een &i en you to learn. 2 "or 0e 8ho kno#s the rest #ill see to it #ithout your hel,. 3 But think not that 0e does not need your ,art to hel, 0im #ith the rest. ! "or in your ,art lies all o( it) #ithout #hich is no ,art com,lete) nor is the #hole com,leted #ithout your ,art. % The ark o( ,eace is entered t#o $y t#o) yet the $e&innin& o( another #orld &oes #ith them. ' @ach holy relationshi, must enter here) to learn its s,ecial (unction in the 0oly 5,irit+s ,lan) no# that it shares 0is ,ur,ose. * 3nd as this ,ur,ose is (ul(illed) a ne# #orld rises in #hich sin can enter not) and #here the 5on o( 1od can enter #ithout (ear and #here he rests a #hile) to (or&et im,risonment and to remem$er (reedom. - 0o# can he enter) to rest and to remem$er) #ithout youD : @/ce,t you $e there) he is not com,lete. 1> 3nd it is his com,letion that he remem$ers there. T-2>.I6.*. This is the ,ur,ose &i en you. 2 Think not that your (or&i eness o( your $rother ser es $ut you t#o alone. 3 "or the #hole ne# #orld rests in the hands o( e ery t#o #ho enter here to rest. ! 3nd as they rest) the (ace o( Christ shines on them and they remem$er the la#s o( 1od) (or&ettin& all the rest and yearnin& only to ha e 0is la#s ,er(ectly (ul(illed in them and all their $rothers. % Think you #hen this has $een achie ed that you #ill rest #ithout themD ' 7ou could no more lea e one o( them outside than I could lea e you) and (or&et ,art o( mysel(. T-2>.I6.-. 7ou may #onder ho# you can $e at ,eace #hen) #hile you are in time) there is so much that must $e done $e(ore the #ay to ,eace is o,en. 2 ?erha,s this seems im,ossi$le to you. 3 But ask yoursel( i( it is ,ossi$le that 1od #ould ha e a ,lan (or your sal ation that does not #ork. ! Once you acce,t 0is ,lan as the one (unction that you #ould (ul(ill) there #ill $e nothin& else the 0oly 5,irit #ill not arran&e (or you #ithout your e((ort. ,!33 % 0e #ill &o $e(ore you makin& strai&ht your ,ath) and lea in& in your #ay no stones to tri, on) and no o$stacles to $ar your #ay. ' Nothin& you need #ill $e

denied you. * Not one seemin& di((iculty $ut #ill melt a#ay $e(ore you reach it. - 7ou need take thou&ht (or nothin&) careless o( e erythin& e/ce,t the only ,ur,ose that you #ould (ul(ill. : 3s that #as &i en you) so #ill its (ul(illment $e. 1> 1od+s &uarantee #ill hold a&ainst all o$stacles) (or it rests on certainty and not contin&ency. 11 It rests on <you.= 12 3nd #hat can $e more certain than a 5on o( 1odD ". Heral!s of Eternit. T-2>.6.1. In this #orld) 1od+s 5on comes closest to himsel( in a holy relationshi,. 2 There he $e&ins to (ind the certainty his "ather has in him. 3 3nd there he (inds his (unction o( restorin& his "ather+s la#s to #hat #as held outside them) and (indin& #hat #as lost. ! Only in time can anythin& $e lost) and ne er lost (ore er. % 5o do the ,arts o( 1od+s 5on &radually Coin in time) and #ith each Coinin& is the end o( time $rou&ht nearer. ' @ach miracle o( Coinin& is a mi&hty herald o( eternity. * No one #ho has a sin&le ,ur,ose) uni(ied and sure) can $e a(raid. No one #ho shares his ,ur,ose #ith him can <not= $e one #ith him. T-2>.6.2. @ach herald o( eternity sin&s o( the end o( sin and (ear. 2 @ach s,eaks in time o( #hat is (ar $eyond it. 3 T#o oices raised to&ether call to the hearts o( e eryone) to let them $eat as one. ! 3nd in that sin&le heart$eat is the unity o( lo e ,roclaimed and &i en #elcome. % ?eace to your holy relationshi,) #hich has the ,o#er to hold the unity o( the 5on o( 1od to&ether. ' 7ou &i e to your $rother (or e eryone) and in your &i(t is e eryone made &lad. * "or&et not 8ho has &i en you the &i(ts you &i e) and throu&h your not (or&ettin& this) #ill you remem$er 8ho &a e the &i(ts to 0im to &i e to you. T-2>.6.3. It is im,ossi$le to o erestimate your $rother+s alue. 2 Only the e&o does this) $ut all it means is that it #ants the other (or itsel() and there(ore alues him too little. 3 8hat is inestima$le clearly cannot $e e aluated. ! Do you reco&niAe the (ear that rises (rom the meanin&less attem,t to Cud&e #hat lies so (ar $eyond your Cud&ment you cannot e en see itD % Hud&e not #hat is in isi$le to you or you #ill ne er see it) $ut #ait in ,atience (or its comin&. ,!3! ' It #ill $e &i en you to see your $rother+s #orth #hen all you #ant (or him is ,eace. * 3nd #hat you #ant (or him you #ill recei e. T-2>.6.!. 0o# can you estimate the #orth o( him #ho o((ers ,eace to youD 2 8hat #ould you #ant e/ce,t his o((erin&D 3 0is #orth has $een esta$lished $y his "ather) and you #ill reco&niAe it as you recei e his "ather+s &i(t throu&h him. ! 8hat is in him #ill shine so $ri&htly in your &rate(ul ision that you #ill merely lo e him and $e &lad. % 7ou #ill not think to Cud&e him) (or #ho #ould see the (ace o( Christ and yet insist that Cud&ment still has meanin&D ' "or this insistence is o( those #ho

do not see. * 6ision or Cud&ment is your choice) $ut ne er $oth o( these. T-2>.6.%. 7our $rother+s $ody is as little use to you as it is to him. 2 8hen it is used only as the 0oly 5,irit teaches) it has no (unction. 3 "or minds need not the $ody to communicate. ! The si&ht that sees the $ody has no use #hich ser es the ,ur,ose o( a holy relationshi,. % 3nd #hile you look u,on your $rother thus) the means and end ha e not $een $rou&ht in line. ' 8hy should it take so many holy instants to let this $e accom,lished) #hen one #ould doD * There <is= $ut one. The little $reath o( eternity that runs throu&h time like &olden li&ht is all the same9 nothin& $e(ore it) nothin& a(ter#ards. T-2>.6.'. 7ou look u,on each holy instant as a di((erent ,oint in time. 2 It ne er chan&es. 3 3ll that it e er held or #ill e er hold is here ri&ht no#. ! The ,ast takes nothin& (rom it) and the (uture #ill add no more. % 0ere) then) is e erythin&. ' 0ere is the lo eliness o( your relationshi,) #ith means and end in ,er(ect harmony already. * 0ere is the ,er(ect (aith that you #ill one day o((er to your $rother already o((ered you9 and here the limitless (or&i eness you #ill &i e him already &i en) the (ace o( Christ you yet #ill look u,on already seen. T-2>.6.*. Can you e aluate the &i er o( a &i(t like thisD 2 8ould you e/chan&e this &i(t (or any otherD 3 This &i(t returns the la#s o( 1od to your remem$rance. ! 3nd merely $y remem$erin& them) the la#s that held you ,risoner to ,ain and death must $e (or&otten. % This is no &i(t your $rother+s $ody o((ers you. ' The eil that hides the &i(t hides him as #ell. * 0e <is= the &i(t) and yet he kno#s it not. - No more do you. : 3nd yet) ha e (aith that 0e 8ho sees the &i(t in you and your $rother #ill o((er and recei e it (or you $oth. 1> 3nd throu&h 0is ision #ill you see it) and throu&h 0is understandin& reco&niAe it and lo e it as your o#n. ,!3% T-2>.6.-. Be com(orted) and (eel the 0oly 5,irit #atchin& o er you in lo e and ,er(ect con(idence in #hat 0e sees. 2 0e kno#s the 5on o( 1od) and shares his "ather+s certainty the uni erse rests in his &entle hands in sa(ety and in ,eace. 3 ;et us consider no# #hat he must learn) to share his "ather+s con(idence in him. ! 8hat is he) that the Creator o( the uni erse should o((er it to him and kno# it rests in sa(etyD % 0e looks u,on himsel( not as his "ather kno#s him. ' 3nd yet it is im,ossi$le the con(idence o( 1od should $e mis,laced. "I. T#e Te ple of t#e Hol. Spirit T-2>.6I.1. The meanin& o( the 5on o( 1od lies solely in his relationshi, #ith his Creator. 2 I( it #ere else#here it #ould rest on contin&ency) $ut there <is= nothin& else. 3 3nd this is #holly lo in& and (ore er. ! 7et has the 5on o( 1od in ented an unholy relationshi, $et#een him

and his "ather. % 0is real relationshi, is one o( ,er(ect union and un$roken continuity. ' The one he made is ,artial) sel(-centered) $roken into (ra&ments and (ull o( (ear. * The one created $y his "ather is #holly 5el(-encom,assin& and 5el(-e/tendin&. - The one he made is #holly sel(-destructi e and sel(-limitin&. T-2>.6I.2. Nothin& can sho# the contrast $etter than the e/,erience o( $oth a holy and an unholy relationshi,. 2 The (irst is $ased on lo e) and rests on it serene and undistur$ed. 3 The $ody does not intrude u,on it. ! 3ny relationshi, in #hich the $ody enters is $ased not on lo e) $ut on idolatry. % ;o e #ishes to $e kno#n) com,letely understood and shared. ' It has no secrets9 nothin& that it #ould kee, a,art and hide. * It #alks in sunli&ht) o,en-eyed and calm) in smilin& #elcome and in sincerity so sim,le and so o$ ious it cannot $e misunderstood. T-2>.6I.3. But idols do not share. 2 Idols acce,t) $ut ne er make return. 3 They can $e lo ed) $ut cannot lo e. ! They do not understand #hat they are o((ered) and any relationshi, in #hich they enter has lost its meanin&. % The lo e o( them has made lo e meanin&less. ' They li e in secrecy) hatin& the sunli&ht and ha,,y in the $ody+s darkness) #here they can hide and kee, their secrets hidden alon& #ith them. * 3nd they ha e no relationshi,s) (or no one else is #elcome there. They smile on no one) and those #ho smile on them they do not see. T-2>.6I.!. ;o e has no darkened tem,les #here mysteries are ke,t o$scure and hidden (rom the sun. ,!3' 2 It does not seek (or ,o#er) $ut (or relationshi,s. 3 The $ody is the e&o+s chosen #ea,on (or seekin& ,o#er <throu&h= relationshi,s. ! 3nd its relationshi,s must $e unholy) (or #hat they are it does not e en see. % It #ants them solely (or the o((erin&s on #hich its idols thri e. ' The rest it merely thro#s a#ay) (or all that it could o((er is seen as alueless. * 0omeless) the e&o seeks as many $odies as it can collect to ,lace its idols in) and so esta$lish them as tem,les to itsel(. T-2>.6I.%. The 0oly 5,irit+s tem,le is not a $ody) $ut a relationshi,. 2 The $ody is an isolated s,eck o( darkness9 a hidden secret room) a tiny s,ot o( senseless mystery) a meanin&less enclosure care(ully ,rotected) yet hidin& nothin&. 3 0ere the unholy relationshi, esca,es reality) and seeks (or crum$s to kee, itsel( ali e. ! 0ere it #ould dra& its $rothers) holdin& them here in its idolatry. % 0ere it is 2sa(e)2 (or here lo e cannot enter. ' The 0oly 5,irit does not $uild 0is tem,les #here lo e can ne er $e. * 8ould 0e 8ho sees the (ace o( Christ choose as 0is home the only ,lace in all the uni erse #here it can not $e seenD T-2>.6I.'. 7ou cannot make the $ody the 0oly 5,irit+s tem,le) and it #ill ne er $e the seat o( lo e. 2 It is the home o( the idolater) and o( lo e+s condemnation. 3 "or here is lo e made (ear(ul and ho,e a$andoned. !

@ en the idols that are #orshi,,ed here are shrouded in mystery) and ke,t a,art (rom those #ho #orshi, them. % This is the tem,le dedicated to no relationshi,s and no return. ' 0ere is the 2mystery2 o( se,aration ,ercei ed in a#e and held in re erence. * 8hat 1od #ould ha e <not= $e is here ke,t 2sa(e2 (rom 0im. - But #hat you do not realiAe is #hat you (ear #ithin your $rother) and #ould not see in him) is #hat makes 1od seem (ear(ul to you) and ke,t unkno#n. T-2>.6I.*. Idolaters #ill al#ays $e a(raid o( lo e) (or nothin& so se erely threatens them as lo e+s a,,roach. 2 ;et lo e dra# near them and o erlook the $ody) as it #ill surely do) and they retreat in (ear) (eelin& the seemin& (irm (oundation o( their tem,le $e&in to shake and loosen. 3 Brother) you trem$le #ith them. ! 7et #hat you (ear is $ut the herald o( esca,e. % This ,lace o( darkness is not your home. ' 7our tem,le is not threatened. * 7ou are an idolater no lon&er. - The 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose lies sa(e in your relationshi,) and not your $ody. : 7ou ha e esca,ed the $ody. 1> 8here you are the $ody cannot enter) (or the 0oly 5,irit has set 0is tem,le there. T-2>.6I.-. There is no order in relationshi,s. 2 They either are or not. 3 3n unholy relationshi, is no relationshi,. ,!3* ! It is a state o( isolation) #hich seems to $e #hat it is not. % No more than that. ' The instant that the mad idea o( makin& your relationshi, #ith 1od unholy seemed to $e ,ossi$le) all your relationshi,s #ere made meanin&less. * In that unholy instant time #as $orn) and $odies made to house the mad idea and &i e it the illusion o( reality. - 3nd so it seemed to ha e a home that held to&ether (or a little #hile in time) and anished. : "or #hat could house this mad idea a&ainst reality $ut (or an instantD T-2>.6I.:. Idols must disa,,ear) and lea e no trace $ehind their &oin&. 2 The unholy instant o( their seemin& ,o#er is (rail as is a sno#(lake) $ut #ithout its lo eliness. 3 Is this the su$stitute you #ant (or the eternal $lessin& o( the holy instant and its unlimited $ene(icenceD ! Is the male olence o( the unholy relationshi,) so seemin& ,o#er(ul and so $itterly misunderstood and so in ested in a (alse attraction your ,re(erence to the holy instant) #hich o((ers you ,eace and understandin&D % Then lay aside the $ody and quietly transcend it) risin& to #elcome #hat you really #ant. ' 3nd (rom 0is holy tem,le) look you not $ack on #hat you ha e a#akened (rom. * "or no illusions can attract the mind that has transcended them) and le(t them (ar $ehind. T-2>.6I.1>. The holy relationshi, re(lects the true relationshi, the 5on o( 1od has #ith his "ather in reality. 2 The 0oly 5,irit rests #ithin it in the certainty it #ill endure (ore er. 3 Its (irm (oundation is eternally u,held $y truth) and lo e shines on it #ith the &entle smile and tender $lessin& it o((ers to its o#n. ! 0ere the unholy instant is e/chan&ed in

&ladness (or the holy one o( sa(e return. % 0ere is the #ay to true relationshi,s held &ently o,en) throu&h #hich you and your $rother #alk to&ether) lea in& the $ody thank(ully $ehind and restin& in the @ erlastin& 3rms. ' ;o e+s 3rms are o,en to recei e you) and &i e you ,eace (ore er. T-2>.6I.11. The $ody is the e&o+s idol9 the $elie( in sin made (lesh and then ,roCected out#ard. 2 This ,roduces #hat seems to $e a #all o( (lesh around the mind) kee,in& it ,risoner in a tiny s,ot o( s,ace and time) $eholden unto death) and &i en $ut an instant in #hich to si&h and &rie e and die in honor o( its master. 3 3nd this unholy instant seems to $e li(e9 an instant o( des,air) a tiny island o( dry sand) $ere(t o( #ater and set uncertainly u,on o$li ion. ! 0ere does the 5on o( 1od sto, $rie(ly $y) to o((er his de otion to death+s idols and then ,ass on. % 3nd here he is more dead than li in&. ' 7et it is also here he makes his choice a&ain $et#een idolatry and lo e. ,!3- * 0ere it is &i en him to choose to s,end this instant ,ayin& tri$ute to the $ody) or let himsel( $e &i en (reedom (rom it. - 0ere he can acce,t the holy instant) o((ered him to re,lace the unholy one he chose $e(ore. : 3nd here can he learn relationshi,s are his sal ation) and not his doom. T-2>.6I.12. 7ou #ho are learnin& this may still $e (ear(ul) $ut you are not immo$iliAed. 2 The holy instant is o( &reater alue no# to you than its unholy seemin& counter,art) and you ha e learned you really #ant $ut one. 3 This is no time (or sadness. ! ?erha,s con(usion) $ut hardly discoura&ement. % 7ou ha e a <real= relationshi,) and it has meanin&. ' It is as like your real relationshi, #ith 1od as equal thin&s are like unto each other. * Idolatry is ,ast and meanin&less. - ?erha,s you (ear your $rother a little yet9 ,erha,s a shado# o( the (ear o( 1od remains #ith you. : 7et #hat is that to those #ho ha e $een &i en one true relationshi, $eyond the $odyD 1> Can they $e lon& held $ack (rom lookin& on the (ace o( ChristD 11 3nd can they lon& #ithhold the memory o( their relationshi, #ith their "ather (rom themsel es) and kee, remem$rance o( 0is ;o e a,art (rom their a#arenessD "II. T#e Consistenc. of Means an! En! T-2>.6II.1. 8e ha e said much a$out discre,ancies o( means and end) and ho# these must $e $rou&ht in line $e(ore your holy relationshi, can $rin& you only Coy. 2 But #e ha e also said the means to meet the 0oly 5,irit+s &oal #ill come (rom the same 5ource as does 0is ,ur,ose. 3 Bein& so sim,le and direct) this course has nothin& in it that is not consistent. ! The seemin& inconsistencies) or ,arts you (ind more di((icult than others) are merely indications o( areas #here means and end are still discre,ant. % 3nd this ,roduces &reat discom(ort. ' This

need not $e. * This course requires almost nothin& o( you. - It is im,ossi$le to ima&ine one that asks so little) or could o((er more. T-2>.6II.2. The ,eriod o( discom(ort that (ollo#s the sudden chan&e in a relationshi, (rom sin to holiness may no# $e almost o er. 2 To the e/tent you still e/,erience it) you are re(usin& to lea e the means to 0im 8ho chan&ed the ,ur,ose. 3 7ou reco&niAe you #ant the &oal. ! 3re you not also #illin& to acce,t the meansD % I( you are not) let us admit that <you= are inconsistent. ' 3 ,ur,ose is attained $y means) and i( you #ant a ,ur,ose you must $e #illin& to #ant the means as #ell. ,!3: * 0o# can one $e sincere and say) 2I #ant this a$o e all else) and yet I do not #ant to learn the means to &et itD2 T-2>.6II.3. To o$tain the &oal the 0oly 5,irit indeed asks little. 2 0e asks no more to &i e the means as #ell. 3 The means are second to the &oal. ! 3nd #hen you hesitate) it is $ecause the ,ur,ose (ri&htens you) and not the means. % Remem$er this) (or other#ise you #ill make the error o( $elie in& the means are di((icult. ' 7et ho# can they $e di((icult i( they are merely &i en youD * They &uarantee the &oal) and they are ,er(ectly in line #ith it. - Be(ore #e look at them a little closer) remem$er that i( you think they are im,ossi$le) your #antin& o( the ,ur,ose has $een shaken. : "or i( a &oal is ,ossi$le to reach) the means to do so must $e ,ossi$le as #ell. T-2>.6II.!. It <is= im,ossi$le to see your $rother as sinless and yet to look u,on him as a $ody. 2 Is this not ,er(ectly consistent #ith the &oal o( holinessD 3 "or holiness is merely the result o( lettin& the e((ects o( sin $e li(ted) so #hat #as al#ays true is reco&niAed. ! To see a sinless $ody is im,ossi$le) (or holiness is ,ositi e and the $ody is merely neutral. % It is not sin(ul) $ut neither is it sinless. ' 3s nothin&) #hich it is) the $ody cannot meanin&(ully $e in ested #ith attri$utes o( Christ or o( the e&o. * @ither must $e an error) (or $oth #ould ,lace the attri$utes #here they cannot $e. - 3nd $oth must $e undone (or ,ur,oses o( truth. T-2>.6II.%. The $ody <is= the means $y #hich the e&o tries to make the unholy relationshi, seem real. 2 The unholy instant <is= the time o( $odies. 3 But the <,ur,ose= here is sin. ! It cannot $e attained $ut in illusion) and so the illusion o( a $rother as a $ody is quite in kee,in& #ith the ,ur,ose o( unholiness. % Because o( this consistency) the means remain unquestioned #hile the end is cherished. ' 5eein& ada,ts to #ish) (or si&ht is al#ays secondary to desire. * 3nd i( you see the $ody) you ha e chosen Cud&ment and not ision. - "or ision) like relationshi,s) has no order. : 7ou either see or not. T-2>.6II.'. 8ho sees a $rother+s $ody has laid a Cud&ment on him) and sees him not. 2 0e does not really see him as sin(ul9 he does not see him at all. 3 In the darkness o( sin he is in isi$le. ! 0e can $ut $e

ima&ined in the darkness) and it is here that the illusions you hold a$out him are not held u, to his reality. % 0ere are illusions and reality ke,t se,arated. ' 0ere are illusions ne er $rou&ht to truth) and al#ays hidden (rom it. * 3nd here) in darkness) is your $rother+s reality ima&ined as a $ody) in unholy relationshi,s #ith other $odies) ser in& the cause o( sin an instant $e(ore he dies. ,!!> T-2>.6II.*. There is indeed a di((erence $et#een this ain ima&inin& and ision. 2 The di((erence lies not in them) $ut in their ,ur,ose. 3 Both are $ut means) each one a,,ro,riate to the end (or #hich it is em,loyed. ! Neither can ser e the ,ur,ose o( the other) (or each one is a <choice= o( ,ur,ose) em,loyed on its $ehal(. % @ither is meanin&less #ithout the end (or #hich it #as intended) nor is it alued as a se,arate thin& a,art (rom the intention. ' The means seem real $ecause the &oal is alued. * 3nd Cud&ment has no alue unless the &oal is sin. T-2>.6II.-. The $ody cannot $e looked u,on e/ce,t throu&h Cud&ment. 2 To see the $ody is the si&n that you lack ision) and ha e denied the means the 0oly 5,irit o((ers you to ser e 0is ,ur,ose. 3 0o# can a holy relationshi, achie e its ,ur,ose throu&h the means o( sinD ! Hud&ment you tau&ht yoursel(9 ision is learned (rom 0im 8ho #ould undo your teachin&. % 0is ision cannot see the $ody $ecause it cannot look on sin. ' 3nd thus it leads you to reality. * 7our holy $rother) si&ht o( #hom is your release) is no illusion. - 3ttem,t to see him not in darkness) (or your ima&inin&s a$out him #ill seem real there. : 7ou closed your eyes to shut him out. 1> 5uch #as your ,ur,ose) and #hile this ,ur,ose seems to ha e a meanin&) the means (or its attainment #ill $e e aluated as #orth the seein&) and so you #ill not see. T-2>.6II.:. 7our question should not $e) 20o# can I see my $rother #ithout the $odyD2 2 3sk only) 2Do I really #ish to see him sinlessD2 3 3nd as you ask) (or&et not that his sinlessness is <your= esca,e (rom (ear. ! 5al ation is the 0oly 5,irit+s &oal. % The means is ision. ' "or #hat the seein& look u,on <is= sinless. * No one #ho lo es can Cud&e) and #hat he sees is (ree o( condemnation. - 3nd #hat he sees he did not make) (or it #as &i en him to see) as #as the ision that made his seein& ,ossi$le. "III. T#e "ision of Sinlessness T-2>.6III.1. 6ision #ill come to you at (irst in &lim,ses) $ut they #ill $e enou&h to sho# you #hat is &i en you #ho see your $rother sinless. 2 Truth is restored to you throu&h your desire) as it #as lost to you throu&h your desire (or somethin& else. 3 O,en the holy ,lace that you closed o(( $y aluin& the 2somethin& else)2 and #hat #as ne er lost #ill quietly return. ! It has $een sa ed (or you. ,!!1 % 6ision #ould not

$e necessary had Cud&ment not $een made. ' Desire no# its #hole undoin&) and it is done (or you. T-2>.6III.2. Do you not #ant to kno# your o#n IdentityD 2 8ould you not ha,,ily e/chan&e your dou$ts (or certaintyD 3 8ould you not #illin&ly $e (ree o( misery) and learn a&ain o( CoyD ! 7our holy relationshi, o((ers all this to you. % 3s it #as &i en you) so #ill $e its e((ects. ' 3nd as its holy ,ur,ose #as not made $y you) the means $y #hich its ha,,y end is yours is also not o( you. * ReCoice in #hat is yours $ut (or the askin&) and think not that you need make either means or end. - 3ll this is &i en you #ho #ould $ut see your $rother sinless. : 3ll this is &i en) #aitin& on your desire $ut to recei e it. 1> 6ision is (reely &i en to those #ho ask to see. T-2>.6III.3. 7our $rother+s sinlessness is &i en you in shinin& li&ht) to look on #ith the 0oly 5,irit+s ision and to reCoice in alon& #ith 0im. 2 "or ,eace #ill come to all #ho ask (or it #ith real desire and sincerity o( ,ur,ose) shared #ith the 0oly 5,irit and at one #ith 0im on #hat sal ation is. 3 Be #illin&) then) to see your $rother sinless) that Christ may rise $e(ore your ision and &i e you Coy. ! 3nd ,lace no alue on your $rother+s $ody) #hich holds him to illusions o( #hat he is. % It is his desire to see his sinlessness) as it is yours. ' 3nd $less the 5on o( 1od in your relationshi,) nor see in him #hat you ha e made o( him. T-2>.6III.!. The 0oly 5,irit &uarantees that #hat 1od #illed and &a e you shall $e yours. 2 This is your ,ur,ose no#) and the ision that makes it yours is ready to $e &i en. 3 7ou ha e the ision that ena$les you to see the $ody not. ! 3nd as you look u,on your $rother) you #ill see an altar to your "ather) holy as 0ea en) &lo#in& #ith radiant ,urity and s,arklin& #ith the shinin& lilies you laid u,on it. % 8hat can you alue more than thisD ' 8hy do you think the $ody is a $etter home) a sa(er shelter (or 1od+s 5onD * 8hy #ould you rather look on it than on the truthD - 0o# can the en&ine o( destruction $e ,re(erred) and chosen to re,lace the holy home the 0oly 5,irit o((ers) #here 0e #ill d#ell #ith youD T-2>.6III.%. The $ody is the si&n o( #eakness) ulnera$ility and loss o( ,o#er. 2 Can such a sa ior hel, youD 3 8ould you turn in your distress and need (or hel, unto the hel,lessD ! Is the ,iti(ully little the ,er(ect choice to call u,on (or stren&thD % Hud&ment #ill seem to make your sa ior #eak. ' 7et it is <you= #ho need his stren&th. * There is no ,ro$lem) no e ent or situation) no ,er,le/ity that ision #ill not sol e. - 3ll is redeemed #hen looked u,on #ith ision. : "or this is not <your= si&ht) and $rin&s #ith it the la#s $elo ed o( 0im 8hose si&ht it is. ,!!3 T-2>.6III.'. @ erythin& looked u,on #ith ision (alls &ently into ,lace) accordin& to the la#s $rou&ht to it $y 0is calm and certain si&ht.

2 The end (or e erythin& 0e looks u,on is al#ays sure. 3 "or it #ill meet 0is ,ur,ose) seen in unadCusted (orm and suited ,er(ectly to meet it. ! Destructi eness $ecomes $eni&n) and sin is turned to $lessin& under 0is &entle &aAe. % 8hat can the $ody+s eyes ,ercei e) #ith ,o#er to correctD ' Its eyes adCust to sin) una$le to o erlook it in any (orm and seein& it e ery#here) in e erythin&. * ;ook throu&h its eyes) and e erythin& #ill stand condemned $e(ore you. - 3ll that could sa e you) you #ill ne er see. : 7our holy relationshi,) the source o( your sal ation) #ill $e de,ri ed o( meanin&) and its most holy ,ur,ose $ere(t o( means (or its accom,lishment. T-2>.6III.*. Hud&ment is $ut a toy) a #him) the senseless means to ,lay the idle &ame o( death in your ima&ination. 2 But ision sets all thin&s ri&ht) $rin&in& them &ently #ithin the kindly s#ay o( 0ea en+s la#s. 3 8hat i( you reco&niAed this #orld is an hallucinationD ! 8hat i( you really understood you made it u,D % 8hat i( you realiAed that those #ho seem to #alk a$out in it) to sin and die) attack and murder and destroy themsel es) are #holly unrealD ' Could you ha e (aith in #hat you see) i( you acce,ted thisD * 3nd #ould you see itD T-2>.6III.-. 0allucinations disa,,ear #hen they are reco&niAed (or #hat they are. 2 This is the healin& and the remedy. 3 Belie e them not and they are &one. ! 3nd all you need to do is reco&niAe that <you= did this. % Once you acce,t this sim,le (act and take unto yoursel( the ,o#er you &a e them) you are released (rom them. ' One thin& is sure9 hallucinations ser e a ,ur,ose) and #hen that ,ur,ose is no lon&er held they disa,,ear. * There(ore) the question ne er is #hether you #ant them) $ut al#ays) do you #ant the ,ur,ose that they ser eD This #orld seems to hold out many ,ur,oses) each di((erent and #ith di((erent alues. : 7et they are all the same. 1> 3&ain there is no order9 only a seemin& hierarchy o( alues. T-2>.6III.:. Only t#o ,ur,oses are ,ossi$le. 2 3nd one is sin) the other holiness. 3 Nothin& is in $et#een) and #hich you choose determines #hat you see. ! "or #hat you see is merely ho# you elect to meet your &oal. % 0allucinations ser e to meet the &oal o( madness. ' They are the means $y #hich the outside #orld) ,roCected (rom #ithin) adCusts to sin and seems to #itness to its reality. * It still is true that nothin& is #ithout. ,!!3 - 7et u,on nothin& are all ,roCections made. : "or it is the ,roCection that &i es the 2nothin&2 all the meanin& that it holds. T-2>.6III.1>. 8hat has no meanin& cannot $e ,ercei ed. 2 3nd meanin& al#ays looks #ithin to (ind itsel() and <then= looks out. 3 3ll meanin& that you &i e the #orld outside must thus re(lect the si&ht you sa# #ithin9 or $etter) i( you sa# at all or merely Cud&ed a&ainst. ! 6ision is the means $y #hich the 0oly 5,irit translates your ni&htmares

into ha,,y dreams9 your #ild hallucinations that sho# you all the (ear(ul outcomes o( ima&ined sin into the calm and reassurin& si&hts #ith #hich 0e #ould re,lace them. % These &entle si&hts and sounds are looked on ha,,ily) and heard #ith Coy. ' They are 0is su$stitutes (or all the terri(yin& si&hts and screamin& sounds the e&o+s ,ur,ose $rou&ht to your horri(ied a#areness. * They ste, a#ay (rom sin) remindin& you that it is not reality #hich (ri&htens you) and that the errors #hich you made can $e corrected. T-2>.6III.11. 8hen you ha e looked on #hat seemed terri(yin&) and seen it chan&e to si&hts o( lo eliness and ,eace9 #hen you ha e looked on scenes o( iolence and death) and #atched them chan&e to quiet ie#s o( &ardens under o,en skies) #ith clear) li(e-&i in& #ater runnin& ha,,ily $eside them in dancin& $rooks that ne er #aste a#ay9 #ho need ,ersuade you to acce,t the &i(t o( isionD 2 3nd a(ter ision) #ho is there #ho could re(use #hat must come a(terD 3 Think $ut an instant Cust on this9 you can $ehold the holiness 1od &a e 0is 5on. ! 3nd ne er need you think that there is somethin& else (or you to see. ,!!! C#apter (9. REASON AN$ PERCEPTION Intro!'ction T-21.in.1. ?roCection makes ,erce,tion. 2 The #orld you see is #hat you &a e it) nothin& more than that. 3 But thou&h it is no more than that) it is not less. ! There(ore) to you it is im,ortant. % It is the #itness to your state o( mind) the outside ,icture o( an in#ard condition. ' 3s a man thinketh) so does he ,ercei e. * There(ore) seek not to chan&e the #orld) $ut choose to chan&e your mind a$out the #orld. - ?erce,tion is a result and not a cause. : 3nd that is #hy order o( di((iculty in miracles is meanin&less. 1> @ erythin& looked u,on #ith ision is healed and holy. 11 Nothin& ,ercei ed #ithout it means anythin&. 12 3nd #here there is no meanin&) there is chaos. T-21.in.2. Damnation is your Cud&ment on yoursel() and this you #ill ,roCect u,on the #orld. 2 5ee it as damned) and all you see is #hat you did to hurt the 5on o( 1od. 3 I( you $ehold disaster and catastro,he) you tried to cruci(y him. ! I( you see holiness and ho,e) you Coined the 8ill o( 1od to set him (ree. % There is no choice that lies $et#een these t#o decisions. ' 3nd you #ill see the #itness to the choice you made) and learn (rom this to reco&niAe #hich one you chose. * The #orld you see $ut sho#s you ho# much Coy you ha e allo#ed yoursel( to see in you) and to acce,t as yours. - 3nd) i( this <is= its meanin&) then the ,o#er to &i e it Coy must lie #ithin you.

I. T#e For)otten Son) T-21.I.1. Ne er (or&et the #orld the si&htless 2see2 must $e ima&ined) (or #hat it really looks like is unkno#n to them. 2 They must in(er #hat could $e seen (rom e idence (ore er indirect9 and reconstruct their in(erences as they stum$le and (all $ecause o( #hat they did not reco&niAe) or #alk unharmed throu&h o,en door#ays that they thou&ht #ere closed. 3 3nd so it is #ith you. ! 7ou do not see. % 7our cues (or in(erence are #ron&) and so you stum$le and (all do#n u,on the stones you did not reco&niAe) $ut (ail to $e a#are you can &o throu&h the doors you thou&ht #ere closed) $ut #hich stand o,en $e(ore unseein& eyes) #aitin& to #elcome you. ,!!% T-21.I.2. 0o# (oolish is it to attem,t to Cud&e #hat could $e seen instead. 2 It is not necessary to ima&ine #hat the #orld must look like. 3 It must $e seen $e(ore you reco&niAe it (or #hat it is. ! 7ou can $e sho#n #hich doors are o,en) and you can see #here sa(ety lies9 and #hich #ay leads to darkness) #hich to li&ht. % Hud&ment #ill al#ays &i e you (alse directions) $ut ision sho#s you #here to &o. ' 8hy should you &uessD T-21.I.3. There is no need to learn throu&h ,ain. 2 3nd &entle lessons are acquired Coyously) and are remem$ered &ladly. 3 8hat &i es you ha,,iness you #ant to learn and not (or&et. ! It is not this you #ould deny. % 7our question is #hether the means $y #hich this course is learned #ill $rin& to you the Coy it ,romises. ' I( you $elie ed it #ould) the learnin& o( it #ould $e no ,ro$lem. * 7ou are not a ha,,y learner yet $ecause you still remain uncertain that ision &i es you more than Cud&ment does) and you ha e learned that $oth you cannot ha e. T-21.I.!. The $lind $ecome accustomed to their #orld $y their adCustments to it. 2 They think they kno# their #ay a$out in it. 3 They learned it) not throu&h Coyous lessons) $ut throu&h the stern necessity o( limits they $elie ed they could not o ercome. ! 3nd still $elie in& this) they hold those lessons dear) and clin& to them $ecause they cannot see. % They do not understand the lessons <kee,= them $lind. ' This they do not $elie e. * 3nd so they kee, the #orld they learned to 2see2 in their ima&ination) $elie in& that their choice is that or nothin&. - They hate the #orld they learned throu&h ,ain. : 3nd e erythin& they think is in it ser es to remind them that they are incom,lete and $itterly de,ri ed. T-21.I.%. Thus they de(ine their li(e and #here they li e) adCustin& to it as they think they must) a(raid to lose the little that they ha e. 2 3nd so it is #ith all #ho see the $ody as all they ha e and all their $rothers ha e. 3 They try to reach each other) and they (ail) and (ail a&ain. ! 3nd they adCust to loneliness) $elie in& that to kee, the $ody is to sa e

the little that they ha e. % ;isten) and try to think i( you remem$er #hat #e #ill s,eak o( no#. T-21.I.'. ;isten)K,erha,s you catch a hint o( an ancient state not quite (or&otten9 dim) ,erha,s) and yet not alto&ether un(amiliar) like a son& #hose name is lon& (or&otten) and the circumstances in #hich you heard com,letely unremem$ered. 2 Not the #hole son& has stayed #ith you) $ut Cust a little #is, o( melody) attached not to a ,erson or a ,lace or anythin& ,articular. ,!!' 3 But you remem$er) (rom Cust this little ,art) ho# lo ely #as the son&) ho# #onder(ul the settin& #here you heard it) and ho# you lo ed those #ho #ere there and listened #ith you. T-21.I.*. The notes are nothin&. 2 7et you ha e ke,t them #ith you) not (or themsel es) $ut as a so(t reminder o( #hat #ould make you #ee, i( you remem$ered ho# dear it #as to you. 3 7ou could remem$er) yet you are a(raid) $elie in& you #ould lose the #orld you learned since then. ! 3nd yet you kno# that nothin& in the #orld you learned is hal( so dear as this. % ;isten) and see i( you remem$er an ancient son& you kne# so lon& a&o and held more dear than any melody you tau&ht yoursel( to cherish since. T-21.I.-. Beyond the $ody) $eyond the sun and stars) ,ast e erythin& you see and yet someho# (amiliar) is an arc o( &olden li&ht that stretches as you look into a &reat and shinin& circle. 2 3nd all the circle (ills #ith li&ht $e(ore your eyes. 3 The ed&es o( the circle disa,,ear) and #hat is in it is no lon&er contained at all. ! The li&ht e/,ands and co ers e erythin&) e/tendin& to in(inity (ore er shinin& and #ith no $reak or limit any#here. % 8ithin it e erythin& is Coined in ,er(ect continuity. ' Nor is it ,ossi$le to ima&ine that anythin& could $e outside) (or there is no#here that this li&ht is not. T-21.I.:. This is the ision o( the 5on o( 1od) #hom you kno# #ell. 2 0ere is the si&ht o( him #ho kno#s his "ather. 3 0ere is the memory o( #hat you are9 a ,art o( this) #ith all o( it #ithin) and Coined to all as surely as all is Coined in you. ! 3cce,t the ision that can sho# you this) and not the $ody. % 7ou kno# the ancient son&) and kno# it #ell. ' Nothin& #ill e er $e as dear to you as is this ancient hymn o( lo e the 5on o( 1od sin&s to his "ather still. T-21.I.1>. 3nd no# the $lind can see) (or that same son& they sin& in honor o( their Creator &i es ,raise to them as #ell. 2 The $lindness that they made #ill not #ithstand the memory o( this son&. 3 3nd they #ill look u,on the ision o( the 5on o( 1od) remem$erin& #ho he is they sin& o(. ! 8hat is a miracle $ut this remem$erin&D % 3nd #ho is there in #hom this memory lies notD ' The li&ht in one a#akens it in all. * 3nd #hen you see it in your $rother) you <are= remem$erin& (or e eryone. ,!!*

II. T#e Responsi/ilit. for Si)#t T-21.II.1. 8e ha e re,eated ho# little is asked o( you to learn this course. 2 It is the same small #illin&ness you need to ha e your #hole relationshi, trans(ormed to Coy9 the little &i(t you o((er to the 0oly 5,irit (or #hich 0e &i es you e erythin&9 the ery little on #hich sal ation rests9 the tiny chan&e o( mind $y #hich the cruci(i/ion is chan&ed to resurrection. 3 3nd $ein& true) it is so sim,le that it cannot (ail to $e com,letely understood. ! ReCected yes) $ut not am$i&uous. % 3nd i( you choose a&ainst it no# it #ill not $e $ecause it is o$scure) $ut rather that this little cost seemed) in your Cud&ment) to $e too much to ,ay (or ,eace. T-21.II.2. This is the only thin& that you need do (or ision) ha,,iness) release (rom ,ain and the com,lete esca,e (rom sin) all to $e &i en you. 2 5ay only this) $ut mean it #ith no reser ations) (or here the ,o#er o( sal ation lies. 3 I am res,onsi$le (or #hat I see. ! I choose the (eelin&s I e/,erience) and I decide u,on the &oal I #ould achie e. % 3nd e erythin& that seems to ha,,en to me I ask (or) and recei e as I ha e asked. ' Decei e yoursel( no lon&er that you are hel,less in the (ace o( #hat is done to you. * 3ckno#led&e $ut that you ha e $een mistaken) and all e((ects o( your mistakes #ill disa,,ear. T-21.II.3. It is im,ossi$le the 5on o( 1od $e merely dri en $y e ents outside o( him. 2 It is im,ossi$le that ha,,enin&s that come to him #ere not his choice. 3 0is ,o#er o( decision is the determiner o( e ery situation in #hich he seems to (ind himsel( $y chance or accident. ! No accident nor chance is ,ossi$le #ithin the uni erse as 1od created it) outside o( #hich is nothin&. % 5u((er) and you decided sin #as your &oal. ' Be ha,,y) and you &a e the ,o#er o( decision to 0im 8ho must decide (or 1od (or you. * This is the little &i(t you o((er to the 0oly 5,irit) and e en this 0e &i es to you to &i e yoursel(. - "or $y this &i(t is &i en you the ,o#er to release your sa ior) that he may &i e sal ation unto you. T-21.II.!. Be&rud&e not then this little o((erin&. 2 8ithhold it) and you kee, the #orld as no# you see it. 3 1i e it a#ay) and e erythin& you see &oes #ith it. ! Ne er #as so much &i en (or so little. % In the holy instant is this e/chan&e e((ected and maintained. ' 0ere is the #orld you do not #ant $rou&ht to the one you do. ,!!- * 3nd here the one you do is &i en you $ecause you #ant it. - 7et (or this) the ,o#er o(

your #antin& must (irst $e reco&niAed. : 7ou must acce,t its stren&th) and not its #eakness. 1> 7ou must ,ercei e that #hat is stron& enou&h to make a #orld can let it &o) and can acce,t correction i( it is #illin& to see that it #as #ron&. T-21.II.%. The #orld you see is $ut the idle #itness that you #ere ri&ht. 2 This #itness is insane. 3 7ou trained it in its testimony) and as it &a e it $ack to you) you listened and con inced yoursel( that #hat it sa# #as true. ! 7ou did this to yoursel(. % 5ee only this) and you #ill also see ho# circular the reasonin& on #hich your 2seein&2 rests. ' This #as not &i en you. * This #as your &i(t to you and to your $rother. - Be #illin&) then) to ha e it taken (rom him and $e re,laced #ith truth. : 3nd as you look u,on the chan&e in him) it #ill $e &i en you to see it in yoursel(. T-21.II.'. ?erha,s you do not see the need (or you to &i e this little o((erin&. 2 ;ook closer) then) at #hat it is. 3 3nd) ery sim,ly) see in it the #hole e/chan&e o( se,aration (or sal ation. ! 3ll that the e&o is) is an idea that it is ,ossi$le that thin&s could ha,,en to the 5on o( 1od #ithout his #ill9 and thus #ithout the 8ill o( his Creator) 8hose 8ill cannot $e se,arate (rom his o#n. % This is the 5on o( 1od+s re,lacement (or his #ill) a mad re olt a&ainst #hat must (ore er $e. ' This is the statement that he has the ,o#er to make 1od ,o#erless and so to take it (or himsel() and lea e himsel( #ithout #hat 1od has #illed (or him. * This is the mad idea you ha e enshrined u,on your altars) and #hich you #orshi,. - 3nd anythin& that threatens this seems to attack your (aith) (or here is it in ested. : Think not that you are (aithless) (or your $elie( and trust in this is stron& indeed. T-21.II.*. The 0oly 5,irit can &i e you (aith in holiness and ision to see it easily enou&h. 2 But you ha e not le(t o,en and unoccu,ied the altar #here the &i(ts $elon&. 3 8here they should $e) you ha e set u, your idols to somethin& else. ! This other 2#ill)2 #hich seems to tell you #hat must ha,,en) you &i e reality. % 3nd #hat #ould sho# you other#ise must there(ore seem unreal. ' 3ll that is asked o( you is to make room (or truth. * 7ou are not asked to make or do #hat lies $eyond your understandin&. - 3ll you are asked to do is <let it in9= only to sto, your inter(erence #ith #hat #ill ha,,en o( itsel(9 sim,ly to reco&niAe a&ain the ,resence o( #hat you thou&ht you &a e a#ay. T-21.II.-. Be #illin&) (or an instant) to lea e your altars (ree o( #hat you ,laced u,on them) and #hat is really there you cannot (ail to see. ,!!: 2 The holy instant is not an instant o( creation) $ut o( reco&nition. 3 "or reco&nition comes o( ision and sus,ended Cud&ment. ! Then only it is ,ossi$le to look #ithin and see #hat must $e there) ,lainly in si&ht) and #holly inde,endent o( in(erence and Cud&ment. % Undoin& is

not your task) $ut it <is= u, to you to #elcome it or not. ' "aith and desire &o hand in hand) (or e eryone $elie es in #hat he #ants. T-21.II.:. 8e ha e already said that #ish(ul thinkin& is ho# the e&o deals #ith #hat it #ants) to make it so. 2 There is no $etter demonstration o( the ,o#er o( #antin&) and there(ore o( (aith) to make its &oals seem real and ,ossi$le. 3 "aith in the unreal leads to adCustments o( reality to make it (it the &oal o( madness. ! The &oal o( sin induces the ,erce,tion o( a (ear(ul #orld to Custi(y its ,ur,ose. % 8hat you desire) you #ill see. ' 3nd i( its reality is (alse) you #ill u,hold it $y not realiAin& all the adCustments you ha e introduced to make it so. T-21.II.1>. 8hen ision is denied) con(usion o( cause and e((ect $ecomes ine ita$le. 2 The ,ur,ose no# $ecomes to kee, o$scure the cause o( the e((ect) and make e((ect a,,ear to $e a cause. 3 This seemin& inde,endence o( e((ect ena$les it to $e re&arded as standin& $y itsel() and ca,a$le o( ser in& as a cause o( the e ents and (eelin&s its maker thinks it causes. ! @arlier) #e s,oke o( your desire to create your o#n creator) and $e (ather and not son to him. % This is the same desire. ' The 5on is the @((ect) #hose Cause he #ould deny. * 3nd so he seems to <$e= the cause) ,roducin& real e((ects. - Nothin& can ha e e((ects #ithout a cause) and to con(use the t#o is merely to (ail to understand them $oth. T-21.II.11. It is as need(ul that you reco&niAe you made the #orld you see) as that you reco&niAe that you did not create yoursel(. 2 <They are the same mistake.= 3 Nothin& created not $y your Creator has any in(luence o er you. ! 3nd i( you think #hat you ha e made can tell you #hat you see and (eel) and ,lace your (aith in its a$ility to do so) you are denyin& your Creator and $elie in& that you made yoursel(. % "or i( you think the #orld you made has ,o#er to make you #hat it #ills) you are con(usin& 5on and "ather9 e((ect and 5ource. T-21.II.12. The 5on+s creations are like his "ather+s. 2 7et in creatin& them the 5on does not delude himsel( that he is inde,endent o( his 5ource. 3 0is union #ith It is the source o( his creatin&. ! 3,art (rom this he has no ,o#er to create) and #hat he makes is meanin&less. ,!%> % It chan&es nothin& in creation) de,ends entirely u,on the madness o( its maker) and cannot ser e to Custi(y the madness. ' 7our $rother thinks he made the #orld #ith you. * Thus he denies creation. - 8ith you) he thinks the #orld he made) made him. : Thus he denies he made it. T-21.II.13. 7et the truth is you and your $rother #ere $oth created $y a lo in& "ather) 8ho created you to&ether and as one. 2 5ee #hat 2,ro es2 other#ise) and you deny your #hole reality. 3 But &rant that e erythin& that seems to stand $et#een you and your $rother) kee,in&

you (rom each other and se,arate (rom your "ather) you made in secret) and the instant o( release has come to you. ! 3ll its e((ects are &one) $ecause its source has $een unco ered. % It is its seemin& inde,endence o( its source that kee,s you ,risoner. ' This is the same mistake as thinkin& you are inde,endent o( the 5ource $y #hich you #ere created) and ha e ne er le(t. III. Fait#, -elief an! "ision T-21.III.1. 3ll s,ecial relationshi,s ha e sin as their &oal. 2 "or they are $ar&ains #ith reality) to#ard #hich the seemin& union is adCusted. 3 "or&et not this9 to $ar&ain is to set a limit) and any $rother #ith #hom you ha e a limited relationshi,) you hate. ! 7ou may attem,t to kee, the $ar&ain in the name o( 2(airness)2 sometimes demandin& ,ayment o( yoursel() ,erha,s more o(ten o( the other. % Thus in the 2(airness2 you attem,t to ease the &uilt that comes (rom the acce,ted ,ur,ose o( the relationshi,. ' 3nd that is #hy the 0oly 5,irit must chan&e its ,ur,ose to make it use(ul to 0im and harmless to you. T-21.III.2. I( you acce,t this chan&e) you ha e acce,ted the idea o( makin& room (or truth. 2 The <source= o( sin is &one. 3 7ou may ima&ine that you still e/,erience its e((ects) $ut it is not your ,ur,ose and you no lon&er #ant it. ! No one allo#s a ,ur,ose to $e re,laced #hile he desires it) (or nothin& is so cherished and ,rotected as is a &oal the mind acce,ts. % This it #ill (ollo#) &rimly or ha,,ily) $ut al#ays #ith (aith and #ith the ,ersistence that (aith ine ita$ly $rin&s. ' The ,o#er o( (aith is ne er reco&niAed i( it is ,laced in sin. * But it is al#ays reco&niAed i( it is ,laced in lo e. T-21.III.3. 8hy is it stran&e to you that (aith can mo e mountainsD 2 This is indeed a little (eat (or such a ,o#er. ,!%1 3 "or (aith can kee, the 5on o( 1od in chains as lon& as he $elie es he is in chains. ! 3nd #hen he is released (rom them it #ill $e sim,ly $ecause he no lon&er $elie es in them) #ithdra#in& (aith that they can hold him) and ,lacin& it in his (reedom instead. % It is im,ossi$le to ,lace equal (aith in o,,osite directions. ' 8hat (aith you &i e to sin you take a#ay (rom holiness. * 3nd #hat you o((er holiness has $een remo ed (rom sin. T-21.III.!. "aith and $elie( and ision are the means $y #hich the &oal o( holiness is reached. 2 Throu&h them the 0oly 5,irit leads you to the real #orld) and a#ay (rom all illusions #here your (aith #as laid. 3 This is 0is direction9 the only one 0e e er sees. ! 3nd #hen you #ander) 0e reminds you there is $ut one. % 0is (aith and 0is $elie( and ision are all (or you. ' 3nd #hen you ha e acce,ted them com,letely instead o( yours) you #ill ha e need o( them no lon&er. * "or (aith and ision and $elie( are meanin&(ul only $e(ore the state o( certainty is reached. - In 0ea en they are unkno#n. : 7et 0ea en is reached throu&h them.

T-21.III.%. It is im,ossi$le that the 5on o( 1od lack (aith) $ut he can choose #here he #ould ha e it $e. 2 "aithlessness is not a lack o( (aith) $ut (aith in nothin&. 3 "aith &i en to illusions does not lack ,o#er) (or $y it does the 5on o( 1od $elie e that he is ,o#erless. ! Thus is he (aithless to himsel() $ut stron& in (aith in his illusions a$out himsel(. % "or (aith) ,erce,tion and $elie( you made) as means (or losin& certainty and (indin& sin. ' This mad direction #as your choice) and $y your (aith in #hat you chose) you made #hat you desired. T-21.III.'. The 0oly 5,irit has a use (or all the means (or sin $y #hich you sou&ht to (ind it. 2 But as 0e uses them they lead a#ay (rom sin) $ecause 0is ,ur,ose lies in the o,,osite direction. 3 0e sees the means you use) $ut not the ,ur,ose (or #hich you made them. ! 0e #ould not take them (rom you) (or 0e sees their alue as a means (or #hat 0e #ills (or you. % 7ou made ,erce,tion that you mi&ht choose amon& your $rothers) and seek (or sin #ith them. ' The 0oly 5,irit sees ,erce,tion as a means to teach you that the ision o( a holy relationshi, is all you <#ant= to see. * Then #ill you &i e your (aith to holiness) desirin& and $elie in& in it $ecause o( your desire. T-21.III.*. "aith and $elie( $ecome attached to ision) as all the means that once ser ed sin are redirected no# to#ard holiness. 2 "or #hat you think is sin is limitation) and #hom you try to limit to the $ody you hate $ecause you (ear. ,!%2 3 In your re(usal to (or&i e him) you #ould condemn him to the $ody $ecause the means (or sin are dear to you. ! 3nd so the $ody has your (aith and your $elie(. % But holiness #ould set your $rother (ree) remo in& hatred $y remo in& (ear) not as a sym,tom) $ut at its source. T-21.III.-. Those #ho #ould (ree their $rothers (rom the $ody can ha e no (ear. 2 They ha e renounced the means (or sin $y choosin& to let all limitations $e remo ed. 3 3s they desire to look u,on their $rothers in holiness) the ,o#er o( their $elie( and (aith sees (ar $eyond the $ody) su,,ortin& ision) not o$structin& it. ! But (irst they chose to reco&niAe ho# much their (aith had limited their understandin& o( the #orld) desirin& to ,lace its ,o#er else#here should another ,oint o( ie# $e &i en them. % The miracles that (ollo# this decision are also $orn o( (aith. ' "or all #ho choose to look a#ay (rom sin are &i en ision) and are led to holiness. T-21.III.:. Those #ho $elie e in sin must think the 0oly 5,irit asks (or sacri(ice) (or this is ho# they think <their= ,ur,ose is accom,lished. 2 Brother) the 0oly 5,irit kno#s that sacri(ice $rin&s nothin&. 3 0e makes no $ar&ains. ! 3nd i( you seek to limit 0im) you #ill hate 0im $ecause you are a(raid. % The &i(t that 0e has &i en you is more than anythin& that stands this side o( 0ea en. ' The instant (or its reco&nition is at hand. * Hoin your a#areness to #hat has $een already Coined. - The

(aith you &i e your $rother can accom,lish this. : "or 0e 8ho lo es the #orld is seein& it (or you) #ithout one s,ot o( sin u,on it) and in the innocence that makes the si&ht o( it as $eauti(ul as 0ea en. T-21.III.1>. 7our (aith in sacri(ice has &i en it &reat ,o#er in your si&ht9 e/ce,t you do not realiAe you cannot see $ecause o( it. 2 "or sacri(ice must $e e/acted o( a $ody) and $y another $ody. 3 The mind could neither ask it nor recei e it o( itsel(. ! 3nd no more could the $ody. % The intention is in the mind) #hich tries to use the $ody to carry out the means (or sin in #hich the mind $elie es. ' Thus is the Coinin& o( mind and $ody an inesca,a$le $elie( o( those #ho alue sin. * 3nd so is sacri(ice in aria$ly a means (or limitation) and thus (or hate. T-21.III.11. Think you the 0oly 5,irit is concerned #ith thisD 2 0e &i es not #hat it is 0is ,ur,ose to lead you <(rom.= 3 7ou think 0e #ould de,ri e you (or your &ood. ! But 2&ood2 and 2de,ri ation2 are o,,osites) and cannot meanin&(ully Coin in any #ay. % It is like sayin& that the moon and sun are one $ecause they come #ith ni&ht and day) and so they must $e Coined. ,!%3 ' 7et si&ht o( one is $ut the si&n the other has disa,,eared (rom si&ht. * Nor is it ,ossi$le that #hat &i es li&ht $e one #ith #hat de,ends on darkness to $e seen. - Neither demands the sacri(ice o( the other. : 7et on the a$sence o( the other does each de,end. T-21.III.12. The $ody #as made to $e a sacri(ice to sin) and in the darkness so it still is seen. 2 7et in the li&ht o( ision it is looked u,on quite di((erently. 3 7ou can ha e (aith in it to ser e the 0oly 5,irit+s &oal) and &i e it ,o#er to ser e as means to hel, the $lind to see. ! But in their seein& they look ,ast it) as do you. % The (aith and the $elie( you &a e it $elon&s $eyond. ' 7ou &a e ,erce,tion and $elie( and (aith (rom mind to $ody. * ;et them no# $e &i en $ack to #hat ,roduced them) and can use them still to sa e itsel( (rom #hat it made. I". T#e Fear to Loo% &it#in T-21.I6.1. The 0oly 5,irit #ill ne er teach you that you are sin(ul. 2 @rrors 0e #ill correct) $ut this makes no one (ear(ul. 3 7ou are indeed a(raid to look #ithin and see the sin you think is there. ! This you #ould not $e (ear(ul to admit. % "ear in association #ith sin the e&o deems quite a,,ro,riate) and smiles a,,ro in&ly. ' It has no (ear to let you (eel ashamed. * It dou$ts not your $elie( and (aith in sin. - Its tem,les do not shake $ecause o( this. : 7our (aith that sin is there $ut #itnesses to your desire that it <$e= there to see. 1> This merely seems to $e the source o( (ear. T-21.I6.2. Remem$er that the e&o is not alone. 2 Its rule is tem,ered) and its unkno#n 2enemy)2 8hom it cannot e en see) it (ears. 3 ;oudly

the e&o tells you not to look in#ard) (or i( you do your eyes #ill li&ht on sin) and 1od #ill strike you $lind. ! This you $elie e) and so you do not look. % 7et this is not the e&o+s hidden (ear) nor yours #ho ser e it. ' ;oudly indeed the e&o claims it is9 too loudly and too o(ten. * "or underneath this constant shout and (rantic ,roclamation) the e&o is not certain it is so. - Beneath your (ear to look #ithin $ecause o( sin is yet another (ear) and one #hich makes the e&o trem$le. T-21.I6.3. 8hat i( you looked #ithin and sa# no sinD 2 This 2(ear(ul2 question is one the e&o ne er asks. 3 3nd you #ho ask it no# are threatenin& the e&o+s #hole de(ensi e system too seriously (or it to $other to ,retend it is your (riend. ! Those #ho ha e Coined their $rothers ha e detached themsel es (rom their $elie( that their identity lies in the e&o. ,!%! % 3 holy relationshi, is one in #hich you Coin #ith #hat is ,art o( you in truth. ' 3nd your $elie( in sin has $een already shaken) nor are you no# entirely un#illin& to look #ithin and see it not. T-21.I6.!. 7our li$eration still is only ,artial9 still limited and incom,lete) yet $orn #ithin you. 2 Not #holly mad) you ha e $een #illin& to look on much o( your insanity and reco&niAe its madness. 3 7our (aith is mo in& in#ard) ,ast insanity and on to reason. ! 3nd #hat your reason tells you no# the e&o #ould not hear. % The 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose #as acce,ted $y the ,art o( your mind the e&o kno#s not o(. ' No more did you. * 3nd yet this ,art) #ith #hich you no# identi(y) is not a(raid to look u,on itsel(. - It kno#s no sin. : 0o#) other#ise) could it ha e $een #illin& to see the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose as its o#nD T-21.I6.%. This ,art has seen your $rother) and reco&niAed him ,er(ectly since time $e&an. 2 3nd it desired nothin& $ut to Coin #ith him and to $e (ree a&ain) as once it #as. 3 It has $een #aitin& (or the $irth o( (reedom9 the acce,tance o( release to come to you. ! 3nd no# you reco&niAe that it #as not the e&o that Coined the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose) and so there must $e somethin& else. % Think not that this is madness. ' "or this your reason tells you) and it (ollo#s ,er(ectly (rom #hat you ha e already learned. T-21.I6.'. There is no inconsistency in #hat the 0oly 5,irit teaches. 2 This is the reasonin& o( the sane. 3 7ou ha e ,ercei ed the e&o+s madness) and not $een made a(raid $ecause you did not choose to share in it. ! 3t times it still decei es you. % 7et in your saner moments) its rantin& strikes no terror in your heart. ' "or you ha e realiAed that all the &i(ts it #ould #ithdra# (rom you) in ra&e at your 2,resum,tuous2 #ish to look #ithin) you do not #ant. * 3 (e# remainin& trinkets still seem to shine and catch your eye. - 7et you #ould not 2sell2 0ea en to ha e them. T-21.I6.*. 3nd no# the e&o <is= a(raid. 2 7et #hat it hears in terror) the other ,art hears as the s#eetest music9 the son& it lon&ed to hear

since (irst the e&o came into your mind. 3 The e&o+s #eakness is its stren&th. ! The son& o( (reedom) #hich sin&s the ,raises o( another #orld) $rin&s to it ho,e o( ,eace. % "or it remem$ers 0ea en) and no# it sees that 0ea en has come to earth at last) (rom #hich the e&o+s rule has ke,t it out so lon&. ' 0ea en has come $ecause it (ound a home in your relationshi, on earth. * 3nd earth can hold no lon&er #hat has $een &i en 0ea en as its o#n. ,!%% T-21.I6.-. ;ook &ently on your $rother) and remem$er the e&o+s #eakness is re ealed in $oth your si&ht. 2 8hat it #ould kee, a,art has met and Coined) and looks u,on the e&o una(raid. 3 ;ittle child) innocent o( sin) (ollo# in &ladness the #ay to certainty. ! Be not held $ack $y (ear+s insane insistence that sureness lies in dou$t. % This has no meanin&. ' 8hat matters it to you ho# loudly it is ,roclaimedD * The senseless is not made meanin&(ul $y re,etition and $y clamor. The quiet #ay is o,en. : "ollo# it ha,,ily) and question not #hat must $e so. ". T#e F'nction of Reason T-21.6.1. ?erce,tion selects) and makes the #orld you see. 2 It literally ,icks it out as the mind directs. 3 The la#s o( siAe and sha,e and $ri&htness #ould hold) ,erha,s) i( other thin&s #ere equal. ! They are not equal. % "or #hat you look (or you are (ar more likely to disco er than #hat you #ould ,re(er to o erlook. ' The still) small 6oice (or 1od is not dro#ned out $y all the e&o+s raucous screams and senseless ra in&s to those #ho #ant to hear It. * ?erce,tion is a choice and not a (act. - But on this choice de,ends (ar more than you may realiAe as yet. : "or on the oice you choose to hear) and on the si&hts you choose to see) de,ends entirely your #hole $elie( in #hat you are. 1> ?erce,tion is a #itness $ut to this) and ne er to reality. 11 7et it can sho# you the conditions in #hich a#areness o( reality is ,ossi$le) or those #here it could ne er $e. T-21.6.2. Reality needs no coo,eration (rom you to $e itsel(. 2 But your a#areness o( it needs your hel,) $ecause it is your choice. 3 ;isten to #hat the e&o says) and see #hat it directs you see) and it is sure that you #ill see yoursel( as tiny) ulnera$le and a(raid. ! 7ou #ill e/,erience de,ression) a sense o( #orthlessness) and (eelin&s o( im,ermanence and unreality. % 7ou #ill $elie e that you are hel,less ,rey to (orces (ar $eyond your o#n control) and (ar more ,o#er(ul than you. ' 3nd you #ill think the #orld you made directs your destiny. * "or this #ill $e your (aith. - But ne er $elie e $ecause it is your (aith it makes reality. T-21.6.3. There is another ision and another 6oice in #hich your (reedom lies) a#aitin& $ut your choice. 2 3nd i( you ,lace your (aith in

Them) you #ill ,ercei e another sel( in you. 3 This other sel( sees miracles as natural. ! They are as sim,le and as natural to it as $reathin& to the $ody. % They are the o$ ious res,onse to calls (or hel,) the only one it makes. ,!%' ' 4iracles seem unnatural to the e&o $ecause it does not understand ho# se,arate minds can in(luence each other. * Nor <could= they do so. - But minds cannot $e se,arate. : This other sel( is ,er(ectly a#are o( this. 1> 3nd thus it reco&niAes that miracles do not a((ect another+s mind) only its o#n. 11 They al#ays chan&e <your= mind. 12 There <is= no other. T-21.6.!. 7ou do not realiAe the #hole e/tent to #hich the idea o( se,aration has inter(ered #ith reason. 2 Reason lies in the other sel( you ha e cut o(( (rom your a#areness. 3 3nd nothin& you ha e allo#ed to stay in your a#areness is ca,a$le o( reason. ! 0o# can the se&ment o( the mind de oid o( reason understand #hat reason is) or &ras, the in(ormation it #ould &i eD % 3ll sorts o( questions may arise in it) $ut i( the $asic question stems (rom reason) it #ill not ask it. ' ;ike all that stems (rom reason) the $asic question is o$ ious) sim,le and remains unasked. * But think not reason could not ans#er it. T-21.6.%. 1od+s ,lan (or your sal ation could not ha e $een esta$lished #ithout your #ill and your consent. 2 It must ha e $een acce,ted $y the 5on o( 1od) (or #hat 1od #ills (or him he must recei e. 3 "or 1od #ills not a,art (rom him) nor does the 8ill o( 1od #ait u,on time to $e accom,lished. ! There(ore) #hat Coined the 8ill o( 1od must $e in you no#) $ein& eternal. % 7ou must ha e set aside a ,lace in #hich the 0oly 5,irit can a$ide) and #here 0e is. ' 0e must ha e $een there since the need (or 0im arose) and #as (ul(illed in the same instant. * 5uch #ould your reason tell you) i( you listened. - 7et such is clearly not the e&o+s reasonin&. : 7our reason+s alien nature to the e&o is ,roo( you #ill not (ind the ans#er there. 1> 7et i( it must $e so) it must e/ist. 11 3nd i( it e/ists (or you) and has your (reedom as the ,ur,ose &i en it) you must $e (ree to (ind it. T-21.6.'. 1od+s ,lan is sim,le9 ne er circular and ne er sel(-de(eatin&. 2 0e has no Thou&hts e/ce,t the 5el(-e/tendin&) and in this your #ill must $e included. 3 Thus) there must $e a ,art o( you that kno#s 0is 8ill and shares it. ! It is not meanin&(ul to ask i( #hat must $e is so. % But it is meanin&(ul to ask #hy you are una#are o( #hat is so) (or this must ha e an ans#er i( the ,lan o( 1od (or your sal ation is com,lete. ' 3nd it must $e com,lete) $ecause its 5ource kno#s not o( incom,letion. T-21.6.*. 8here #ould the ans#er $e $ut in the 5ourceD 2 3nd #here are you $ut there) #here this same ans#er isD 3 7our Identity) as much a true @((ect o( this same 5ource as is the ans#er) must there(ore $e to&ether and the same. ,!%* ! O yes) you kno# this) and more than

this alone. % 7et any ,art o( kno#led&e threatens dissociation as much as all o( it. ' 3nd all o( it #ill come #ith any ,art. * 0ere is the ,art you can acce,t. - 8hat reason ,oints to you can see) $ecause the #itnesses on its $ehal( are clear. : Only the totally insane can disre&ard them) and you ha e &one ,ast this. 1> Reason is a means that ser es the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose in its o#n ri&ht. 11 It is not reinter,reted and redirected (rom the &oal o( sin) as are the others. 12 "or reason is $eyond the e&o+s ran&e o( means. T-21.6.-. "aith and ,erce,tion and $elie( can $e mis,laced) and ser e the &reat decei er+s needs as #ell as truth. 2 But reason has no ,lace at all in madness) nor can it $e adCusted to (it its end. 3 "aith and $elie( are stron& in madness) &uidin& ,erce,tion to#ard #hat the mind has alued. ! But reason enters not at all in this. % "or the ,erce,tion #ould (all a#ay at once) i( reason #ere a,,lied. ' There is no reason in insanity) (or it de,ends entirely on reason+s a$sence. * The e&o ne er uses it) $ecause it does not realiAe that it e/ists. - The ,artially insane ha e access to it) and only they ha e need o( it. : Gno#led&e does not de,end on it) and madness kee,s it out. T-21.6.:. The ,art o( mind #here reason lies #as dedicated) $y your #ill in union #ith your "ather+s) to the undoin& o( insanity. 2 0ere #as the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose acce,ted and accom,lished) $oth at once. 3 Reason is alien to insanity) and those #ho use it ha e &ained a means #hich cannot $e a,,lied to sin. ! Gno#led&e is (ar $eyond attainment o( any kind. % But reason can ser e to o,en doors you closed a&ainst it. T-21.6.1>. 7ou ha e come ery close to this. 2 "aith and $elie( ha e shi(ted) and you ha e asked the question the e&o #ill ne er ask. 3 Does not your reason tell you no# the question must ha e come (rom somethin& that you do not kno#) $ut must $elon& to youD ! "aith and $elie() u,held $y reason) cannot (ail to lead to chan&ed ,erce,tion. % 3nd in this chan&e is room made #ay (or ision. ' 6ision e/tends $eyond itsel() as does the ,ur,ose that it ser es) and all the means (or its accom,lishment. ,!%"I. Reason vers's Ma!ness T-21.6I.1. Reason cannot see sin $ut can see errors) and leads to their correction. 2 It does not alue <them)= $ut their correction. 3 Reason #ill also tell you that #hen you think you sin) you call (or hel,. ! 7et i( you #ill not acce,t the hel, you call (or) you #ill not $elie e that it is yours to &i e. % 3nd so you #ill not &i e it) thus maintainin& the $elie(. ' "or uncorrected error o( any kind decei es you a$out the ,o#er that is in you to make correction. * I( it can correct) and you allo# it not to do so) you deny it to yoursel( and to your $rother. - 3nd i( he shares this same $elie( you $oth #ill think that you are damned. : This you

could s,are him and yoursel(. 1> "or reason #ould not make #ay (or correction in you alone. T-21.6I.2. Correction cannot $e acce,ted or re(used $y you #ithout your $rother. 2 5in #ould maintain it can. 3 7et reason tells you that you cannot see your $rother or yoursel( as sin(ul and still ,ercei e the other innocent. ! 8ho looks u,on himsel( as &uilty and sees a sinless #orldD % 3nd #ho can see a sin(ul #orld and look u,on himsel( a,art (rom itD ' 5in #ould maintain you and your $rother must $e se,arate. * But reason tells you that this must $e #ron&. - I( you and your $rother are Coined) ho# could it $e that you ha e ,ri ate thou&htsD : 3nd ho# could thou&hts that enter into #hat $ut seems like yours alone ha e no e((ect at all on #hat <is= yoursD 1> I( minds are Coined) this is im,ossi$le. T-21.6I.3. No one can think $ut (or himsel() as 1od thinks not #ithout 0is 5on. 2 Only #ere Both in $odies could this $e. 3 Nor could one mind think only (or itsel( unless the $ody <#ere= the mind. ! "or only $odies can $e se,arate) and there(ore unreal. % The home o( madness cannot $e the home o( reason. ' 7et it is easy to lea e the home o( madness i( you see reason. * 7ou do not lea e insanity $y &oin& some#here else. - 7ou lea e it sim,ly $y acce,tin& reason #here madness #as. : 4adness and reason see the same thin&s) $ut it is certain that they look u,on them di((erently. T-21.6I.!. 4adness is an attack on reason that dri es it out o( mind) and takes its ,lace. 2 Reason does not attack) $ut takes the ,lace o( madness quietly) re,lacin& madness i( it $e the choice o( the insane to listen to it. 3 But the insane kno# not their #ill) (or they $elie e they see the $ody) and let their madness tell them it is real. ! Reason #ould $e inca,a$le o( this. % 3nd i( you #ould de(end the $ody a&ainst your reason) you #ill not understand the $ody or yoursel(. ,!%: T-21.6I.%. The $ody does not se,arate you (rom your $rother) and i( you think it does you are insane. 2 But madness has a ,ur,ose) and $elie es it also has the means to make its ,ur,ose real. 3 To see the $ody as a $arrier $et#een #hat reason tells you must $e Coined must $e insane. ! Nor could you see it) i( you heard the oice o( reason. % 8hat can there $e that stands $et#een #hat is continuousD ' 3nd i( there is nothin& in $et#een) ho# can #hat enters ,art $e ke,t a#ay (rom other ,artsD * Reason #ould tell you this. - But think #hat you must reco&niAe) i( it $e so. T-21.6I.'. I( you choose sin instead o( healin&) you #ould condemn the 5on o( 1od to #hat can ne er $e corrected. 2 7ou tell him) $y your choice) that he is damned9 se,arate (rom you and (rom his "ather (ore er) #ithout a ho,e o( sa(e return. 3 7ou teach him this) and you #ill learn o( him e/actly #hat you tau&ht. ! "or you can teach him only

that he is as you #ould ha e him) and #hat you choose he $e is $ut your choice (or you. % 7et think not this is (ear(ul. ' That you are Coined to him is $ut a (act) not an inter,retation. * 0o# can a (act $e (ear(ul unless it disa&rees #ith #hat you hold more dear than truthD - Reason #ill tell you that this (act is your release. T-21.6I.*. Neither your $rother nor yoursel( can $e attacked alone. 2 But neither can acce,t a miracle instead #ithout the other $ein& $lessed $y it) and healed o( ,ain. 3 Reason) like lo e) #ould reassure you) and seeks not to (ri&hten you. ! The ,o#er to heal the 5on o( 1od is &i en you $ecause he must $e one #ith you. % 7ou <are= res,onsi$le (or ho# he sees himsel(. ' 3nd reason tells you it is &i en you to chan&e his #hole mind) #hich is one #ith you) in Cust an instant. * 3nd any instant ser es to $rin& com,lete correction o( his errors and make him #hole. - The instant that you choose to let yoursel( $e healed) in that same instant is his #hole sal ation seen as com,lete #ith yours. : Reason is &i en you to understand that this is so. 1> "or reason) kind as is the ,ur,ose (or #hich it is the means) leads steadily a#ay (rom madness to#ard the &oal o( truth. 11 3nd here you #ill lay do#n the $urden o( denyin& truth. 12 <This= is the $urden that is terri$le) and not the truth. T-21.6I.-. That you and your $rother are Coined is your sal ation9 the &i(t o( 0ea en) not the &i(t o( (ear. 2 Does 0ea en seem to $e a $urden to youD 3 In madness) yes. ! 3nd yet #hat madness sees must $e dis,elled $y reason. % Reason assures you 0ea en is #hat you #ant) and all you #ant. ,!'> ' ;isten to 0im 8ho s,eaks #ith reason) and $rin&s your reason into line #ith 0is. * Be #illin& to let reason $e the means $y #hich 0e #ould direct you ho# to lea e insanity $ehind. 0ide not $ehind insanity in order to esca,e (rom reason. : 8hat madness #ould conceal) the 0oly 5,irit still holds out (or e eryone to look u,on #ith &ladness. T-21.6I.:. 7ou <are= your $rother+s sa ior. 2 0e is yours. 3 Reason s,eaks ha,,ily indeed o( this. ! This &racious ,lan #as &i en lo e $y ;o e. % 3nd #hat ;o e ,lans is like Itsel( in this. Bein& united) It #ould ha e you learn #hat you must $e. ' 3nd $ein& one #ith It) it must $e &i en you to &i e #hat It has &i en) and &i es still. * 5,end $ut an instant in the &lad acce,tance o( #hat is &i en you to &i e your $rother) and learn #ith him #hat has $een &i en $oth o( you. - To &i e is no more $lessed than to recei e. : But neither is it less. T-21.6I.1>. The 5on o( 1od is al#ays $lessed as one. 2 3nd as his &ratitude &oes out to you #ho $lessed him) reason #ill tell you that it cannot $e you stand a,art (rom $lessin&. 3 The &ratitude he o((ers you reminds you o( the thanks your "ather &i es you (or com,letin& 0im. ! 3nd here alone does reason tell you that you can understand #hat you

must $e. % 7our "ather is as close to you as is your $rother. ' 7et #hat is there that could $e nearer you than is your 5el(D T-21.6I.11. The ,o#er you ha e o er the 5on o( 1od is not a threat to his reality. 2 It $ut attests to it. 3 8here could his (reedom lie $ut in himsel() i( he $e (ree alreadyD ! 3nd #ho could $ind him $ut himsel() i( he deny his (reedomD % 1od is not mocked9 no more 0is 5on can $e im,risoned sa e $y his o#n desire. ' 3nd it is $y his o#n desire that he is (reed. * 5uch is his stren&th) and not his #eakness. - 0e is at his o#n mercy. : 3nd #here he chooses to $e merci(ul) there is he (ree. 1> But #here he chooses to condemn instead) there is he held a ,risoner) #aitin& in chains his ,ardon on himsel( to set him (ree. "II. T#e Last 1nans+ere! >'estion T-21.6II.1. Do you not see that all your misery comes (rom the stran&e $elie( that you are ,o#erlessD 2 Bein& hel,less is the cost o( sin. 3 0el,lessness is sin+s condition9 the one requirement that it demands to $e $elie ed. ! Only the hel,less could $elie e in it. ,!'1 % @normity has no a,,eal sa e to the little. ' 3nd only those #ho (irst $elie e that they are little could see attraction there. * Treachery to the 5on o( 1od is the de(ense o( those #ho do not identi(y #ith him. - 3nd you are (or him or a&ainst him9 either you lo e him or attack him) ,rotect his unity or see him shattered and slain $y your attack. T-21.6II.2. No one $elie es the 5on o( 1od is ,o#erless. 2 3nd those #ho see themsel es as hel,less must $elie e that they are not the 5on o( 1od. 3 8hat can they $e e/ce,t his enemyD ! 3nd #hat can they do $ut en y him his ,o#er) and $y their en y make themsel es a(raid o( itD % These are the dark ones) silent and a(raid) alone and not communicatin&) (ear(ul the ,o#er o( the 5on o( 1od #ill strike them dead) and raisin& u, their hel,lessness a&ainst him. ' They Coin the army o( the ,o#erless) to #a&e their #ar o( en&eance) $itterness and s,ite on him) to make him one #ith them. * Because they do not kno# that they <are= one #ith him) they kno# not #hom they hate. - They are indeed a sorry army) each one as likely to attack his $rother or turn u,on himsel( as to remem$er that they thou&ht they had a common cause. T-21.6II.3. "rantic and loud and stron& the dark ones seem to $e. 2 7et they kno# not their 2enemy)2 e/ce,t they hate him. 3 In hatred they ha e come to&ether) $ut ha e not Coined each other. ! "or had they done so hatred #ould $e im,ossi$le. % The army o( the ,o#erless must $e dis$anded in the ,resence o( stren&th. ' Those #ho are stron& are ne er treacherous) $ecause they ha e no need to dream o( ,o#er and to act out their dream. * 0o# #ould an army act in dreamsD - 3ny #ay at all. : It could $e seen attackin& anyone #ith anythin&. 1> Dreams

ha e no reason in them. 11 3 (lo#er turns into a ,oisoned s,ear) a child $ecomes a &iant and a mouse roars like a lion. 12 3nd lo e is turned to hate as easily. 13 This is no army) $ut a madhouse. 1! 8hat seems to $e a ,lanned attack is $edlam. T-21.6II.!. The army o( the ,o#erless is #eak indeed. 2 It has no #ea,ons and it has no enemy. 3 7es) it can o errun the #orld and <seek= an enemy. ! But it can ne er (ind #hat is not there. % 7es) it can <dream= it (ound an enemy) $ut this #ill shi(t e en as it attacks) so that it runs at once to (ind another) and ne er comes to rest in ictory. ' 3nd as it runs it turns a&ainst itsel() thinkin& it cau&ht a &lim,se o( the &reat enemy #ho al#ays eludes its murderous attack $y turnin& into somethin& else. * 0o# treacherous does this enemy a,,ear) #ho chan&es so it is im,ossi$le e en to reco&niAe him. T-21.6II.%. 7et hate must ha e a tar&et. 2 There can $e no (aith in sin #ithout an enemy. ,!'2 3 8ho that $elie es in sin #ould dare $elie e he has no enemyD ! Could he admit that no one made him ,o#erlessD % Reason #ould surely $id him seek no lon&er #hat is not there to (ind. ' 7et (irst he must $e #illin& to ,ercei e a #orld #here it is not. * It is not necessary that he understand ho# he can see it. - Nor should he try. : "or i( he (ocuses on #hat he cannot understand) he #ill $ut em,hasiAe his hel,lessness) and let sin tell him that his enemy must $e himsel(. 1> But let him only ask himsel( these questions) #hich he must decide) to ha e it done (or him. 11 12 13 1! Do I desire a #orld I rule instead o( one that rules meD Do I desire a #orld #here I am ,o#er(ul instead o( hel,lessD Do I desire a #orld in #hich I ha e no enemies and cannot sinD 3nd do I #ant to see #hat I denied $ecause it is the truthD

T-21.6II.'. 7ou may already ha e ans#ered the (irst three questions) $ut not yet the last. 2 "or this one still seems (ear(ul) and unlike the others. 3 7et reason #ould assure you they are all the same. ! 8e said this year #ould em,hasiAe the sameness o( thin&s that are the same. % This (inal question) #hich is indeed the last you need decide) still seems to hold a threat the rest ha e lost (or you. ' 3nd this ima&ined di((erence attests to your $elie( that truth may $e the enemy you yet may (ind. * 0ere) then) #ould seem to $e the last remainin& ho,e o( (indin& sin) and not acce,tin& ,o#er. T-21.6II.*. "or&et not that the choice o( sin or truth) hel,lessness or ,o#er) is the choice o( #hether to attack or heal. 2 "or healin& comes o( ,o#er) and attack o( hel,lessness. 3 8hom you attack you <cannot= #ant to heal. ! 3nd #hom you #ould ha e healed must $e the one you chose to $e ,rotected (rom attack. % 3nd #hat is this

decision $ut the choice #hether to see him throu&h the $ody+s eyes) or let him $e re ealed to you throu&h isionD ' 0o# this decision leads to its e((ects is not your ,ro$lem. * But #hat you #ant to see must $e your choice. - This is a course in cause and not e((ect. T-21.6II.-. Consider care(ully your ans#er to the last question you ha e le(t unans#ered still. 2 3nd let your reason tell you that it must $e ans#ered) and is ans#ered in the other three. 3 3nd then it #ill $e clear to you that) as you look on the e((ects o( sin in any (orm) all you need do is sim,ly ask yoursel(. ,!'3 ! Is this #hat I #ould seeD % Do I #ant thisD T-21.6II.:. This is your one decision9 this the condition (or #hat occurs. 2 It is irrele ant to ho# it ha,,ens) $ut not to #hy. 3 7ou <ha e= control o( this. ! 3nd i( you choose to see a #orld #ithout an enemy) in #hich you are not hel,less) the means to see it #ill $e &i en you. T-21.6II.1>. 8hy is the (inal question so im,ortantD 2 Reason #ill tell you #hy. 3 It is the same as are the other three) e/ce,t in time. ! The others are decisions that can $e made) and then unmade and made a&ain. % But truth is constant) and im,lies a state #here acillations are im,ossi$le. ' 7ou can desire a #orld you rule that rules you not) and chan&e your mind. * 7ou can desire to e/chan&e your hel,lessness (or ,o#er) and lose this same desire as a little &lint o( sin attracts you. - 3nd you can #ant to see a sinless #orld) and let an 2enemy2 tem,t you to use the $ody+s eyes and chan&e #hat you desire. T-21.6II.11. In content all the questions are the same. 2 "or each one asks i( you are #illin& to e/chan&e the #orld o( sin (or #hat the 0oly 5,irit sees) since it is this the #orld o( sin denies. 3 3nd there(ore those #ho look on sin are seein& the denial o( the real #orld. ! 7et the last question adds the #ish (or constancy in your desire to see the real #orld) so the desire $ecomes the only one you ha e. % By ans#erin& the (inal question 2yes)2 you add sincerity to the decisions you ha e already made to all the rest. ' "or only then ha e you renounced the o,tion to chan&e your mind a&ain. * 8hen it is this you do not #ant) the rest are #holly ans#ered. T-21.6II.12. 8hy do you think you are unsure the others ha e $een ans#eredD 2 Could it $e necessary they $e asked so o(ten) i( they hadD 3 Until the last decision has $een made) the ans#er is $oth 2yes2 and 2no.2 ! "or you ha e ans#ered 2yes2 #ithout ,ercei in& that 2yes2 must mean 2not no.2 % No one decides a&ainst his ha,,iness) $ut he may do so i( he does not see he does it. ' 3nd i( he sees his ha,,iness

as e er chan&in&) no# this) no# that) and no# an elusi e shado# attached to nothin&) he does decide a&ainst it. T-21.6II.13. @lusi e ha,,iness) or ha,,iness in chan&in& (orm that shi(ts #ith time and ,lace) is an illusion that has no meanin&. 2 0a,,iness must $e constant) $ecause it is attained $y &i in& u, the #ish (or the <inconstant.= 3 Hoy cannot $e ,ercei ed e/ce,t throu&h constant ision. ! 3nd constant ision can $e &i en only those #ho #ish (or constancy. % The ,o#er o( the 5on o( 1od+s desire remains the ,roo( that he is #ron& #ho sees himsel( as hel,less. ,!'! ' Desire #hat you #ant) and you #ill look on it and think it real. * No thou&ht $ut has the ,o#er to release or kill. - 3nd none can lea e the thinker+s mind) or lea e him una((ected. "III. T#e Inner S#ift T-21.6III.1. 3re thou&hts) then) dan&erousD 2 To $odies) yesJ 3 The thou&hts that seem to kill are those that teach the thinker that he <can= $e killed. ! 3nd so he 2dies2 $ecause o( #hat he learned. % 0e &oes (rom li(e to death) the (inal ,roo( he alued the inconstant more than constancy. ' 5urely he thou&ht he #anted ha,,iness. * 7et he did not desire it <$ecause= it #as the truth) and there(ore must $e constant. T-21.6III.2. The constancy o( Coy is a condition quite alien to your understandin&. 2 7et i( you could e en ima&ine #hat it must $e) you #ould desire it althou&h you understand it not. 3 The constancy o( ha,,iness has no e/ce,tions9 no chan&e o( any kind. ! It is unshaka$le as is the ;o e o( 1od (or 0is creation. % 5ure in its ision as its Creator is in #hat 0e kno#s) ha,,iness looks on e erythin& and sees it is the same. ' It sees not the e,hemeral) (or it desires e erythin& $e like itsel() and sees it so. * Nothin& has ,o#er to con(ound its constancy) $ecause its o#n desire cannot $e shaken. - It comes as surely unto those #ho see the (inal question is necessary to the rest) as ,eace must come to those #ho choose to heal and not to Cud&e. T-21.6III.3. Reason #ill tell you that you cannot ask (or ha,,iness inconstantly. 2 "or i( #hat you desire you recei e) and ha,,iness is constant) then you need ask (or it $ut once to ha e it al#ays. 3 3nd i( you do not ha e it al#ays) $ein& #hat it is) you did not ask (or it. ! "or no one (ails to ask (or his desire o( somethin& he $elie es holds out some ,romise o( the ,o#er o( &i in& it. % 0e may $e #ron& in #hat he asks) #here) and o( #hat. ' 7et he #ill ask $ecause desire is a request) an askin& (or) and made $y one #hom 1od 0imsel( #ill ne er (ail to ans#er. * 1od has already &i en all that he really #ants. - 7et #hat he is uncertain o() 1od cannot &i e. : "or he does not desire it #hile he

remains uncertain) and 1od+s &i in& must $e incom,lete unless it is recei ed. T-21.6III.!. 7ou #ho com,lete 1od+s 8ill and are 0is ha,,iness) #hose #ill is ,o#er(ul as 0is) a ,o#er that is not lost in your illusions) think care(ully #hy you ha e not yet decided ho# you #ould ans#er the (inal question. 2 7our ans#er to the others has made it ,ossi$le to hel, you $e already ,artly sane. 3 3nd yet it is the (inal one that really asks i( you are #illin& to $e #holly sane. T-21.6III.%. 8hat is the holy instant $ut 1od+s a,,eal to you to reco&niAe #hat 0e has &i en youD 2 0ere is the &reat a,,eal to reason9 the a#areness o( #hat is al#ays there to see) the ha,,iness that could $e al#ays yours. ,!'% 3 0ere is the constant ,eace you could e/,erience (ore er. ! 0ere is #hat denial has denied re ealed to you. % "or here the (inal question is already ans#ered) and #hat you ask (or &i en. ' 0ere is the (uture <no#)= (or time is ,o#erless $ecause o( your desire (or #hat #ill ne er chan&e. * "or you ha e asked that nothin& stand $et#een the holiness o( your relationshi, and your <a#areness= o( its holiness. ,!'' C#apter ((. SAL"ATION AN$ THE HOL7 RELATIONSHIP Intro!'ction T-22.in.1. Take ,ity on yoursel() so lon& ensla ed. 2 ReCoice #hom 1od hath Coined ha e come to&ether and need no lon&er look on sin a,art. 3 No t#o can look on sin to&ether) (or they could ne er see it in the same ,lace and time. ! 5in is a strictly indi idual ,erce,tion) seen in the other yet $elie ed $y each to $e #ithin himsel(. % 3nd each one seems to make a di((erent error) and one the other cannot understand. ' Brother) it is the same) made $y the same) and (or&i en (or its maker in the same #ay. * The holiness o( your relationshi, (or&i es you and your $rother) undoin& the e((ects o( #hat you $oth $elie ed and sa#. 3nd #ith their &oin& is the need (or sin &one #ith them. T-22.in.2. 8ho has need (or sinD 2 Only the lonely and alone) #ho see their $rothers di((erent (rom themsel es. 3 It is this di((erence) seen $ut not real) that makes the need (or sin) not real $ut seen) seem Custi(ied. ! 3nd all this #ould $e real i( sin #ere so. % "or an unholy relationshi, is $ased on di((erences) #here each one thinks the other has #hat he has not. ' They come to&ether) each to com,lete himsel( and ro$ the other. * They stay until they think that there is nothin& le(t to steal) and then mo e on. - 3nd so they #ander throu&h a #orld o( stran&ers) unlike themsel es) li in& #ith their $odies ,erha,s under a

common roo( that shelters neither9 in the same room and yet a #orld a,art. T-22.in.3. 3 holy relationshi, starts (rom a di((erent ,remise. 2 @ach one has looked #ithin and seen no lack. 3 3cce,tin& his com,letion) he #ould e/tend it $y Coinin& #ith another) #hole as himsel(. ! 0e sees no di((erence $et#een these sel es) (or di((erences are only o( the $ody. % There(ore) he looks on nothin& he #ould take. ' 0e denies not his o#n reality <$ecause= it is the truth. * Hust under 0ea en does he stand) $ut close enou&h not to return to earth. - "or this relationshi, has 0ea en+s 0oliness. : 0o# (ar (rom home can a relationshi, so like to 0ea en $eD T-22.in.!. Think #hat a holy relationshi, can teachJ 2 0ere is $elie( in di((erences undone. 3 0ere is the (aith in di((erences shi(ted to sameness. ! 3nd here is si&ht o( di((erences trans(ormed to ision. ,!'* % Reason no# can lead you and your $rother to the lo&ical conclusion o( your union. ' It must e/tend) as you e/tended #hen you and he Coined. * It must reach out $eyond itsel() as you reached out $eyond the $ody) to let you and your $rother $e Coined. - 3nd no# the sameness that you sa# e/tends and (inally remo es all sense o( di((erences) so that the sameness that lies $eneath them all $ecomes a,,arent. : 0ere is the &olden circle #here you reco&niAe the 5on o( 1od. 1> "or #hat is $orn into a holy relationshi, can ne er end. I. T#e Messa)e of t#e Hol. Relations#ip T-22.I.1. ;et reason take another ste,. 2 I( you attack #hom 1od #ould heal and hate the one 0e lo es) then you and your Creator ha e a di((erent #ill. 3 7et i( you <are= 0is 8ill) #hat you must then $elie e is that you are not yoursel(. ! 7ou can indeed $elie e this) and you do. % 3nd you ha e (aith in this and see much e idence on its $ehal(. ' 3nd #here) you #onder) does your stran&e uneasiness) your sense o( $ein& disconnected) and your hauntin& (ear o( lack o( meanin& in yoursel( ariseD * It is as thou&h you #andered in #ithout a ,lan o( any kind e/ce,t to #ander o(() (or only that seems certain. T-22.I.2. 7et #e ha e heard a ery similar descri,tion earlier) $ut it #as not o( you. 2 But still this stran&e idea #hich it does accurately descri$e) you <think= is you. 3 Reason #ould tell you that the #orld you see throu&h eyes that are not yours must make no sense to you. ! To #hom #ould seein& such as this send $ack its messa&esD % 5urely not you) #hose si&ht is #holly inde,endent o( the eyes that look u,on the #orld. ' I( this is not your ision) #hat can it sho# to youD * The $rain cannot inter,ret #hat your ision sees. - This <you= #ould understand. : The $rain inter,rets to the $ody) o( #hich it is a ,art. 1>

But #hat it says you cannot understand. 11 7et you ha e listened to it. 12 3nd lon& and hard you tried to understand its messa&es. T-22.I.3. 7ou ha e not realiAed it is im,ossi$le to understand #hat (ails entirely to reach you. 2 7ou ha e recei ed no messa&es at all you understand. 3 "or you ha e listened to #hat can ne er communicate at all. ! Think) then) #hat ha,,ens. % Denyin& #hat you are) and (irm in (aith that you are somethin& else) this 2somethin& else2 that you ha e made to $e yoursel( $ecomes your si&ht. ' 7et it must $e the 2somethin& else2 that sees) and as <not= you) e/,lains its si&ht <to= you. ,!'- * 7our ision #ould) o( course) render this quite unnecessary. - 7et i( your eyes are closed and you ha e called u,on this thin& to lead you) askin& it to e/,lain to you the #orld it sees) you ha e no reason not to listen) nor to sus,ect that #hat it tells you is not true. : Reason #ould tell you it cannot $e true <$ecause= you do not understand it. 1> 1od has no secrets. 11 0e does not lead you throu&h a #orld o( misery) #aitin& to tell you) at the Courney+s end) #hy 0e did this to you. T-22.I.!. 8hat could $e secret (rom 1od+s 8illD 2 7et you $elie e that you ha e secrets. 3 8hat could your secrets $e e/ce,t another 2#ill2 that is your o#n) a,art (rom 0isD ! Reason #ould tell you that this is no secret that need $e hidden as a sin. % But a mistake indeedJ ' ;et not your (ear o( sin ,rotect it (rom correction) (or the attraction o( &uilt is only (ear. * 0ere is the one emotion that you made) #hate er it may seem to $e. - This is the emotion o( secrecy) o( ,ri ate thou&hts and o( the $ody. : This is the one emotion that o,,oses lo e) and al#ays leads to si&ht o( di((erences and loss o( sameness. 1> 0ere is the one emotion that kee,s you $lind) de,endent on the sel( you think you made to lead you throu&h the #orld it made (or you. T-22.I.%. 7our si&ht #as &i en you) alon& #ith e erythin& that you can understand. 2 7ou #ill ,ercei e no di((iculty in understandin& #hat this ision tells you) (or e eryone sees only #hat he thinks he is. 3 3nd #hat your si&ht #ould sho# you) you #ill understand <$ecause= it is the truth. ! Only your ision can con ey to you #hat you can see. % It reaches you directly) #ithout a need to $e inter,reted to you. ' 8hat needs inter,retation must $e alien. * Nor #ill it e er $e made understanda$le $y an inter,reter you cannot understand. T-22.I.'. O( all the messa&es you ha e recei ed and (ailed to understand) this course alone is o,en to your understandin& and can $e understood. 2 This is <your= lan&ua&e. 3 7ou do not understand it yet only $ecause your #hole communication is like a $a$y+s. ! The sounds a $a$y makes and #hat he hears are hi&hly unrelia$le) meanin& di((erent thin&s to him at di((erent times. % Neither the sounds he hears nor si&hts he sees are sta$le yet. ' But #hat he hears

and does not understand #ill $e his nati e ton&ue) throu&h #hich he #ill communicate #ith those around him) and they #ith him. * 3nd the stran&e) shi(tin& ones he sees a$out him #ill $ecome to him his com(orters) and he #ill reco&niAe his home and see them there #ith him. ,!': T-22.I.*. 5o in each holy relationshi, is the a$ility to communicate instead o( se,arate re$orn. 2 7et a holy relationshi,) so recently re$orn itsel( (rom an unholy relationshi,) and yet more ancient than the old illusion it has re,laced) is like a $a$y no# in its re$irth. 3 5till in this in(ant is your ision returned to you) and he #ill s,eak the lan&ua&e you can understand. ! 0e is not nurtured $y the 2somethin& else2 you thou&ht #as you. % 0e #as not &i en there) nor #as recei ed $y anythin& e/ce,t yoursel(. ' "or no t#o $rothers can unite e/ce,t throu&h Christ) 8hose ision sees them one. T-22.I.-. Think #hat is &i en you) my holy $rother. 2 This child #ill teach you #hat you do not understand) and make it ,lain. 3 "or his #ill $e no alien ton&ue. ! 0e #ill need no inter,reter to you) (or it #as you #ho tau&ht him #hat he kno#s <$ecause= you kne# it. % 0e could not come to anyone $ut you) ne er to 2somethin& else.2 ' 8here Christ has entered no one is alone) (or ne er could 0e (ind a home in se,arate ones. * 7et must 0e $e re$orn into 0is ancient home) so seemin& ne# and yet as old as 0e) a tiny ne#comer) de,endent on the holiness o( your relationshi, to let 0im li e. T-22.I.:. Be certain 1od did not entrust 0is 5on to the un#orthy. 2 Nothin& $ut #hat is ,art o( 0im is #orthy o( $ein& Coined. 3 Nor is it ,ossi$le that anythin& not ,art o( 0im <can= Coin. ! Communication must ha e $een restored to those #ho Coin) (or this they could not do throu&h $odies. % 8hat) then) has Coined themD ' Reason #ill tell you that they must ha e seen each other throu&h a ision not o( the $ody) and communicated in a lan&ua&e the $ody does not s,eak. * Nor could it $e a (ear(ul si&ht or sound that dre# them &ently into one. - Rather) in each the other sa# a ,er(ect shelter #here his 5el( could $e re$orn in sa(ety and in ,eace. : 5uch did his reason tell him9 such he $elie ed <$ecause= it #as the truth. T-22.I.1>. 0ere is the (irst direct ,erce,tion that you can make. 2 7ou make it throu&h a#areness older than ,erce,tion) and yet re$orn in Cust an instant. 3 "or #hat is time to #hat #as al#ays soD ! Think #hat that instant $rou&ht9 the reco&nition that the 2somethin& else2 you thou&ht #as you is an illusion. % 3nd truth came instantly) to sho# you #here your 5el( must $e. ' It is denial o( illusions that calls on truth) (or to deny illusions is to reco&niAe that (ear is meanin&less. * Into the holy home #here (ear is ,o#erless lo e enters thank(ully) &rate(ul that it is one #ith you #ho Coined to let it enter. ,!*>

T-22.I.11. Christ comes to #hat is like 0imsel(9 the same) not di((erent. 2 "or 0e is al#ays dra#n unto 0imsel(. 3 8hat is as like 0im as a holy relationshi,D ! 3nd #hat dra#s you and your $rother to&ether dra#s 0im to you. % 0ere are 0is s#eetness and 0is &entle innocence ,rotected (rom attack. ' 3nd here can 0e return in con(idence) (or (aith in another is al#ays (aith in 0im. * 7ou are indeed correct in lookin& on your $rother as 0is chosen home) (or here you #ill #ith 0im and #ith 0is "ather. - This is your "ather+s 8ill (or you) and yours #ith 0is. : 3nd #ho is dra#n to Christ is dra#n to 1od as surely as Both are dra#n to e ery holy relationshi,) the home ,re,ared (or Them as earth is turned to 0ea en. II. 7o'r -rot#er2s Sinlessness T-22.II.1. The o,,osite o( illusions is not disillusionment $ut truth. 2 Only to the e&o) to #hich truth is meanin&less) do they a,,ear to $e the only alternati es) and di((erent (rom each other. 3 In truth they are the same. ! Both $rin& the same amount o( misery) thou&h each one seems to $e the #ay to lose the misery the other $rin&s. % @ ery illusion carries ,ain and su((erin& in the dark (olds o( the hea y &arments in #hich it hides its nothin&ness. ' 7et $y these dark and hea y &arments are those #ho seek illusions co ered) and hidden (rom the Coy o( truth. T-22.II.2. Truth is the o,,osite o( illusions $ecause it o((ers Coy. 2 8hat else $ut Coy could $e the o,,osite o( miseryD 3 To lea e one kind o( misery and seek another is hardly an esca,e. ! To chan&e illusions is to make no chan&e. % The search (or Coy in misery is senseless) (or ho# could Coy $e (ound in miseryD ' 3ll that is ,ossi$le in the dark #orld o( misery is to select some as,ects out o( it) see them as di((erent) and de(ine the di((erence as Coy. * 7et to ,ercei e a di((erence #here none e/ists #ill surely (ail to make a di((erence. T-22.II.3. Illusions carry only &uilt and su((erin&) sickness and death) to their $elie ers. 2 The (orm in #hich they are acce,ted is irrele ant. 3 No (orm o( misery in reason+s eyes can $e con(used #ith Coy. ! Hoy is eternal. % 7ou can $e sure indeed that any seemin& ha,,iness that does not last is really (ear. ' Hoy does not turn to sorro#) (or the eternal cannot chan&e. * But sorro# can $e turned to Coy) (or time &i es #ay to the eternal. ,!*1 - Only the timeless must remain unchan&ed) $ut e erythin& in time can chan&e #ith time. : 7et i( the chan&e $e real and not ima&ined) illusions must &i e #ay to truth) and not to other dreams that are $ut equally unreal. 1> This is no di((erence. T-22.II.!. Reason #ill tell you that the only #ay to esca,e (rom misery is to reco&niAe it <and &o the other #ay=. 2 Truth is the same and misery the same) $ut they are di((erent (rom each other in e ery #ay)

in e ery instance and #ithout e/ce,tion. 3 To $elie e that one e/ce,tion can e/ist is to con(use #hat is the same #ith #hat is di((erent. ! One illusion cherished and de(ended a&ainst the truth makes all truth meanin&less) and all illusions real. % 5uch is the ,o#er o( $elie(. ' It cannot com,romise. * 3nd (aith in innocence is (aith in sin) i( the $elie( e/cludes one li in& thin& and holds it out) a,art (rom its (or&i eness. T-22.II.%. Both reason and the e&o #ill tell you this) $ut #hat they make o( it is not the same. 2 The e&o #ill assure you no# that it is im,ossi$le (or you to see no &uilt in anyone. 3 3nd i( this seein& is the only means $y #hich esca,e (rom &uilt can $e attained) then the $elie( in sin must $e eternal. ! 7et reason looks on this another #ay) (or reason sees the source o( an idea as #hat #ill make it either true or (alse. % This must $e so) i( the idea is like its source. ' There(ore) says reason) i( esca,e (rom &uilt #as &i en to the 0oly 5,irit as 0is ,ur,ose) and $y One to 8hom nothin& 0e #ills can $e im,ossi$le) the means (or its attainment are more than ,ossi$le. * They must $e there) and you must ha e them. T-22.II.'. This is a crucial ,eriod in this course) (or here the se,aration o( you and the e&o must $e made com,lete. 2 "or i( you ha e the means to let the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose $e accom,lished) they can $e used. 3 3nd throu&h their use #ill you &ain (aith in them. ! 7et to the e&o this must $e im,ossi$le) and no one undertakes to do #hat holds no ho,e o( e er $ein& done. % <7ou= kno# #hat your Creator #ills is ,ossi$le) $ut #hat you made $elie es it is not so. ' No# must you choose $et#een yoursel( and an illusion o( yoursel(. * Not $oth) $ut one. - There is no ,oint in tryin& to a oid this one decision. : It must $e made. 1> "aith and $elie( can (all to either side) $ut reason tells you misery lies only on one side and Coy u,on the other. T-22.II.*. "orsake not no# your $rother. 2 "or you #ho are the same #ill not decide alone nor di((erently. 3 @ither you &i e each other li(e or death9 either you are each other+s sa ior or his Cud&e) o((erin& him sanctuary or condemnation. ,!*2 ! This course #ill $e $elie ed entirely or not at all. % "or it is #holly true or #holly (alse) and cannot $e $ut ,artially $elie ed. ' 3nd you #ill either esca,e (rom misery entirely or not at all. * Reason #ill tell you that there is no middle &round #here you can ,ause uncertainly) #aitin& to choose $et#een the Coy o( 0ea en and the misery o( hell. - Until you choose 0ea en) you <are= in hell and misery. T-22.II.-. There is no ,art o( 0ea en you can take and #ea e into illusions. 2 Nor is there one illusion you can enter 0ea en #ith. 3 3 sa ior cannot $e a Cud&e) nor mercy condemnation. ! 3nd ision cannot damn) $ut only $less. % 8hose (unction is to sa e) #ill sa e. '

<0o#= 0e #ill do it is $eyond your understandin&) $ut <#hen= must $e your choice. * "or time you made) and time you can command. 7ou are no more a sla e to time than to the #orld you made. T-22.II.:. ;et us look closer at the #hole illusion that #hat you made has ,o#er to ensla e its maker. 2 This is the same $elie( that caused the se,aration. 3 It is the meanin&less idea that thou&hts can lea e the thinker+s mind) $e di((erent (rom it and in o,,osition to it. ! I( this #ere true) thou&hts #ould not $e the mind+s e/tensions) $ut its enemies. % 3nd here #e see a&ain another (orm o( the same (undamental illusion #e ha e seen many times $e(ore. ' Only i( it #ere ,ossi$le the 5on o( 1od could lea e his "ather+s 4ind) make himsel( di((erent and o,,ose 0is 8ill) #ould it $e ,ossi$le that the sel( he made) and all it made) should $e his master. T-22.II.1>. Behold the &reat ,roCection) $ut look on it #ith the decision that it must $e healed) and not #ith (ear. 2 Nothin& you made has any ,o#er o er you unless you still #ould $e a,art (rom your Creator) and #ith a #ill o,,osed to 0is. 3 "or only i( you #ould $elie e 0is 5on could $e 0is enemy does it seem ,ossi$le that #hat you made is yours. ! 7ou #ould condemn 0is Coy to misery) and make 0im di((erent. % 3nd all the misery you made has $een your o#n. ' 3re you not &lad to learn it is not trueD * Is it not #elcome ne#s to hear not one o( the illusions that you made re,laced the truthD T-22.II.11. Only <your= thou&hts ha e $een im,ossi$le. 2 5al ation cannot $e. 3 It <is= im,ossi$le to look u,on your sa ior as your enemy and reco&niAe him. ! 7et it is ,ossi$le to reco&niAe him (or #hat he is) i( 1od #ould ha e it so. % 8hat 1od has &i en to your holy relationshi, is there. ' "or #hat 0e &a e the 0oly 5,irit to &i e to you <0e &a e=. * 8ould you not look u,on the sa ior that has $een &i en youD ,!*3 3nd #ould you not e/chan&e) in &ratitude) the (unction o( an e/ecutioner you &a e him (or the one he has in truthD : Recei e o( him #hat 1od has &i en him (or you) not #hat you tried to &i e yoursel(. T-22.II.12. Beyond the $ody that you inter,osed $et#een you and your $rother) and shinin& in the &olden li&ht that reaches it (rom the $ri&ht) endless circle that e/tends (ore er) is your holy relationshi,) $elo ed o( 1od 0imsel(. 2 0o# still it rests) in time and yet $eyond) immortal yet on earth. 3 0o# &reat the ,o#er that lies in it. ! Time #aits u,on its #ill) and earth #ill $e as it #ould ha e it $e. % 0ere is no se,arate #ill) nor the desire that anythin& $e se,arate. ' Its #ill has no e/ce,tions) and #hat it #ills is true. * @ ery illusion $rou&ht to its (or&i eness is &ently o erlooked and disa,,ears. - "or at its center Christ has $een re$orn) to li&ht 0is home #ith ision that o erlooks the #orld. : 8ould you not ha e this holy home $e yours as #ellD 1> No misery is here) $ut only Coy.

T-22.II.13. 3ll you need do to d#ell in quiet here #ith Christ is share 0is ision. 2 Iuickly and &ladly is 0is ision &i en anyone #ho is $ut #illin& to see his $rother sinless. 3 3nd no one can remain $eyond this #illin&ness) i( you #ould $e released entirely (rom all e((ects o( sin. ! 8ould you ha e ,artial (or&i eness (or yoursel(D % Can you reach 0ea en #hile a sin&le sin still tem,ts you to remain in miseryD ' 0ea en is the home o( ,er(ect ,urity) and 1od created it (or you. * ;ook on your holy $rother) sinless as yoursel() and let him lead you there. III. Reason an! t#e For s of Error T-22.III.1. The introduction o( reason into the e&o+s thou&ht system is the $e&innin& o( its undoin&) (or reason and the e&o are contradictory. 2 Nor is it ,ossi$le (or them to coe/ist in your a#areness. 3 "or reason+s &oal is to make ,lain) and there(ore o$ ious. ! 7ou can <see= reason. % This is not a ,lay on #ords) (or here is the $e&innin& o( a ision that has meanin&. ' 6ision is sense) quite literally. * I( it is not the $ody+s si&ht) it <must= $e understood. - "or it is ,lain) and #hat is o$ ious is not am$i&uous. : It can $e understood. 1> 3nd here do reason and the e&o se,arate) to &o their se,arate #ays. T-22.III.2. The e&o+s #hole continuance de,ends on its $elie( you cannot learn this course. ,!*! 2 5hare this $elie() and reason #ill $e una$le to see your errors and make #ay (or their correction. 3 "or reason sees throu&h errors) tellin& you #hat you thou&ht #as real is not. ! Reason can see the di((erence $et#een sin and mistakes) $ecause it #ants correction. % There(ore) it tells you #hat you thou&ht #as uncorrecta$le can $e corrected) and thus it must ha e $een an error. ' The e&o+s o,,osition to correction leads to its (i/ed $elie( in sin and disre&ard o( errors. * It looks on nothin& that can $e corrected. Thus does the e&o damn) and reason sa e. T-22.III.3. Reason is not sal ation in itsel() $ut it makes #ay (or ,eace and $rin&s you to a state o( mind in #hich sal ation can $e &i en you. 2 5in is a $lock) set like a hea y &ate) locked and #ithout a key) across the road to ,eace. 3 No one #ho looks on it #ithout the hel, o( reason #ould try to ,ass it. ! The $ody+s eyes $ehold it as solid &ranite) so thick it #ould $e madness to attem,t to ,ass it. % 7et reason sees throu&h it easily) $ecause it is an error. ' The (orm it takes cannot conceal its em,tiness (rom reason+s eyes. T-22.III.!. Only the (orm o( error attracts the e&o. 2 4eanin& it does not reco&niAe) and does not see i( it is there or not. 3 @ erythin& the $ody+s eyes can see is a mistake) an error in ,erce,tion) a distorted (ra&ment o( the #hole #ithout the meanin& that the #hole #ould &i e. ! 3nd yet mistakes) re&ardless o( their (orm) can $e corrected. % 5in is $ut error

in a s,ecial (orm the e&o enerates. ' It #ould ,reser e all errors and make them sins. * "or here is its o#n sta$ility) its hea y anchor in the shi(tin& #orld it made9 the rock on #hich its church is $uilt) and #here its #orshi,,ers are $ound to $odies) $elie in& the $ody+s (reedom is their o#n. T-22.III.%. Reason #ill tell you that the (orm o( error is not #hat makes it a mistake. 2 I( #hat the (orm conceals is a mistake) the (orm cannot ,re ent correction. 3 The $ody+s eyes see only (orm. ! They cannot see $eyond #hat they #ere made to see. % 3nd they #ere made to look on error and not see ,ast it. ' Theirs is indeed a stran&e ,erce,tion) (or they can see only illusions) una$le to look $eyond the &ranite $lock o( sin) and sto,,in& at the outside (orm o( nothin&. * To this distorted (orm o( ision the outside o( e erythin&) the #all that stands $et#een you and the truth) is #holly true. - 7et ho# can si&ht that sto,s at nothin&ness) as i( it #ere a solid #all) see trulyD : It is held $ack $y (orm) ha in& $een made to &uarantee that nothin& else $ut (orm #ill $e ,ercei ed. T-22.III.'. These eyes) made not to see) #ill ne er see. 2 "or the idea they re,resent le(t not its maker) and it is their maker that sees throu&h them. ,!*% 3 8hat #as its maker+s &oal $ut not to seeD ! "or this the $ody+s eyes are ,er(ect means) $ut not (or seein&. % 5ee ho# the $ody+s eyes rest on e/ternals and cannot &o $eyond. ' 8atch ho# they sto, at nothin&ness) una$le to &o $eyond the (orm to meanin&. * Nothin& so $lindin& as ,erce,tion o( (orm. - "or si&ht o( (orm means understandin& has $een o$scured. T-22.III.*. Only mistakes ha e di((erent (orms) and so they can decei e. 2 7ou can chan&e (orm <$ecause= it is not true. 3 It could not $e reality <$ecause= it can $e chan&ed. ! Reason #ill tell you that i( (orm is not reality it must $e an illusion) and is not there to see. % 3nd i( you see it you must $e mistaken) (or you are seein& #hat can <not= $e real as i( it #ere. ' 8hat cannot see $eyond #hat is not there must $e distorted ,erce,tion) and must ,ercei e illusions as the truth. * Could it) then) reco&niAe the truthD T-22.III.-. ;et not the (orm o( his mistakes kee, you (rom him #hose holiness is yours. 2 ;et not the ision o( his holiness) the si&ht o( #hich #ould sho# you your (or&i eness) $e ke,t (rom you $y #hat the $ody+s eyes can see. 3 ;et your a#areness o( your $rother not $e $locked $y your ,erce,tion o( his sins and o( his $ody. ! 8hat is there in him that you #ould attack e/ce,t #hat you associate #ith his $ody) #hich you $elie e can sinD % Beyond his errors is his holiness and your sal ation. ' 7ou &a e him not his holiness) $ut tried to see your sins in him to sa e yoursel(. * 3nd yet) his holiness <is= your (or&i eness. - Can you $e sa ed $y makin& sin(ul the one #hose holiness is your sal ationD

T-22.III.:. 3 holy relationshi,) ho#e er ne#ly $orn) must alue holiness a$o e all else. 2 Unholy alues #ill ,roduce con(usion) and in a#areness. 3 In an unholy relationshi,) each one is alued $ecause he seems to Custi(y the other+s sin. ! @ach sees #ithin the other #hat im,els him to sin a&ainst his #ill. % 3nd thus he lays his sins u,on the other) and is attracted to him to ,er,etuate his sins. ' 3nd so it must $ecome im,ossi$le (or each to see himsel( as causin& sin $y his desire to ha e sin real. * 7et reason sees a holy relationshi, as #hat it is9 a common state o( mind) #here $oth &i e errors &ladly to correction) that $oth may ha,,ily $e healed as one. ,!*' I". T#e -ranc#in) of t#e Roa! T-22.I6.1. 8hen you come to the ,lace #here the $ranch in the road is quite a,,arent) you cannot &o ahead. 2 7ou must &o either one #ay or the other. 3 "or no# i( you &o strai&ht ahead) the #ay you #ent $e(ore you reached the $ranch) you #ill &o no#here. ! The #hole ,ur,ose o( comin& this (ar #as to decide #hich $ranch you #ill take no#. % The #ay you came no lon&er matters. ' It can no lon&er ser e. * No one #ho reaches this (ar can make the #ron& decision) althou&h he can delay. - 3nd there is no ,art o( the Courney that seems more ho,eless and (utile than standin& #here the road $ranches) and not decidin& on #hich #ay to &o. T-22.I6.2. It is $ut the (irst (e# ste,s alon& the ri&ht #ay that seem hard) (or you ha e chosen) althou&h you still may think you can &o $ack and make the other choice. 2 This is not so. 3 3 choice made #ith the ,o#er o( 0ea en to u,hold it cannot $e undone. ! 7our #ay is decided. % There #ill $e nothin& you #ill not $e told) i( you ackno#led&e this. T-22.I6.3. 3nd so you and your $rother stand) here in this holy ,lace) $e(ore the eil o( sin that han&s $et#een you and the (ace o( Christ. 2 ;et it $e li(tedJ 3 Raise it to&ether #ith your $rother) (or it is $ut a eil that stands $et#een you. ! @ither you or your $rother alone #ill see it as a solid $lock) nor realiAe ho# thin the dra,ery that se,arates you no#. % 7et it is almost o er in your a#areness) and ,eace has reached you e en here) $e(ore the eil. ' Think #hat #ill ha,,en a(ter. * The ;o e o( Christ #ill li&ht your (ace) and shine (rom it into a darkened #orld that needs the li&ht. - 3nd (rom this holy ,lace 0e #ill return #ith you) not lea in& it nor you. : 7ou #ill $ecome 0is messen&er) returnin& 0im unto 0imsel(. T-22.I6.!. Think o( the lo eliness that you #ill see) #ho #alk #ith 0imJ 2 3nd think ho# $eauti(ul #ill you and your $rother look to the otherJ 3 0o# ha,,y you #ill $e to $e to&ether) a(ter such a lon& and lonely Courney #here you #alked alone. ! The &ates o( 0ea en) o,en no# (or

you) #ill you no# o,en to the sorro#(ul. % 3nd none #ho looks u,on the Christ in you $ut #ill reCoice. ' 0o# $eauti(ul the si&ht you sa# $eyond the eil) #hich you #ill $rin& to li&ht the tired eyes o( those as #eary no# as once you #ere. * 0o# thank(ul #ill they $e to see you come amon& them) o((erin& Christ+s (or&i eness to dis,el their (aith in sin. T-22.I6.%. @ ery mistake you and your $rother make) the other #ill &ently ha e corrected (or you. ,!** 2 "or in his si&ht your lo eliness is his sal ation) #hich he #ould ,rotect (rom harm. 3 3nd you #ill $e your $rother+s stron& ,rotector (rom e erythin& that seems to rise $et#een you $oth. ! 5o shall you #alk the #orld #ith me) #hose messa&e has not yet $een &i en e eryone. % "or you are here to let it $e recei ed. ' 1od+s o((er still is o,en) yet it #aits acce,tance. * "rom you #ho ha e acce,ted it is it recei ed. - Into your hand) Coined #ith your $rother+s) is it sa(ely &i en) (or you #ho share it ha e $ecome its #illin& &uardian and ,rotector. T-22.I6.'. To all #ho share the ;o e o( 1od the &race is &i en to $e the &i ers o( #hat they ha e recei ed. 2 3nd so they learn that it is theirs (ore er. 3 3ll $arriers disa,,ear $e(ore their comin&) as e ery o$stacle #as (inally surmounted that seemed to rise and $lock their #ay $e(ore. ! This eil you and your $rother li(t to&ether o,ens the #ay to truth to more than you. % Those #ho #ould let illusions $e li(ted (rom their minds are this #orld+s sa iors) #alkin& the #orld #ith their Redeemer) and carryin& 0is messa&e o( ho,e and (reedom and release (rom su((erin& to e eryone #ho needs a miracle to sa e him. T-22.I6.*. 0o# easy is it to o((er this miracle to e eryoneJ 2 No one #ho has recei ed it (or himsel( could (ind it di((icult. 3 "or $y recei in& it) he learned it #as not &i en him alone. ! 5uch is the (unction o( a holy relationshi,9 to recei e to&ether and &i e as you recei ed. % 5tandin& $e(ore the eil) it still seems di((icult. ' But hold out your hand) Coined #ith your $rother+s) and touch this hea y-seemin& $lock) and you #ill learn ho# easily your (in&ers sli, throu&h its nothin&ness. * It is no solid #all. - 3nd only an illusion stands $et#een you and your $rother) and the holy 5el( you share to&ether. ". &ea%ness an! $efensiveness T-22.6.1. 0o# does one o ercome illusionsD 2 5urely not $y (orce or an&er) nor $y o,,osin& them in any #ay. 3 4erely $y lettin& reason tell you that they contradict reality. ! They &o a&ainst #hat must $e true. % The o,,osition comes (rom them) and not reality. ' Reality o,,oses nothin&. * 8hat merely is needs no de(ense) and o((ers none. - Only illusions need de(ense $ecause o( #eakness. : 3nd ho# can it $e di((icult to #alk the #ay o( truth #hen only #eakness inter(eresD 1>

<7ou= are the stron& one in this seemin& con(lict. ,!*- 11 3nd you need no de(ense. 12 @ erythin& that needs de(ense you do not #ant) (or anythin& that needs de(ense #ill #eaken you. T-22.6.2. Consider #hat the e&o #ants de(enses (or. 2 3l#ays to Custi(y #hat &oes a&ainst the truth) (lies in the (ace o( reason and makes no sense. 3 Can this <$e= Custi(iedD ! 8hat can this $e e/ce,t an in itation to insanity) to sa e you (rom the truthD % 3nd #hat #ould you $e sa ed (rom $ut #hat you (earD ' Belie( in sin needs &reat de(ense) and at enormous cost. * 3ll that the 0oly 5,irit o((ers must $e de(ended a&ainst and sacri(iced. - "or sin is car ed into a $lock out o( your ,eace) and laid $et#een you and its return. T-22.6.3. 7et ho# can ,eace $e so (ra&mentedD 2 It is still #hole) and nothin& has $een taken (rom it. 3 5ee ho# the means and the material o( e il dreams are nothin&. ! In truth you and your $rother stand to&ether) #ith nothin& in $et#een. % 1od holds your hands) and #hat can se,arate #hom 0e has Coined as one #ith 0imD ' It is your "ather 8hom you #ould de(end a&ainst. * 7et it remains im,ossi$le to kee, lo e out. - 1od rests #ith you in quiet) unde(ended and #holly unde(endin&) (or in this quiet state alone is stren&th and ,o#er. : 0ere can no #eakness enter) (or here is no attack and there(ore no illusions. 1> ;o e rests in certainty. 11 Only uncertainty can $e de(ensi e. 12 3nd all uncertainty is dou$t a$out yoursel(. T-22.6.!. 0o# #eak is (ear9 ho# little and ho# meanin&less. 2 0o# insi&ni(icant $e(ore the quiet stren&th o( those #hom lo e has CoinedJ 3 This is your 2enemy)2Ka (ri&htened mouse that #ould attack the uni erse. ! 0o# likely is it that it #ill succeedD % Can it $e di((icult to disre&ard its (ee$le squeaks that tell o( its omni,otence) and #ould dro#n out the hymn o( ,raise to its Creator that e ery heart throu&hout the uni erse (ore er sin&s as oneD ' 8hich is the stron&erD * Is it this tiny mouse or e erythin& that 1od createdD - 7ou and your $rother are not Coined to&ether $y this mouse) $ut $y the 8ill o( 1od. : 3nd can a mouse $etray #hom 1od has CoinedD T-22.6.%. I( you $ut reco&niAed ho# little stands $et#een you and your a#areness o( your union #ith your $rotherJ 2 Be not decei ed $y the illusions it ,resents o( siAe and thickness) #ei&ht) solidity and (irmness o( (oundation. 3 7es) to the $ody+s eyes it looks like an enormous solid $ody) immo a$le as is a mountain. ! 7et #ithin you is a "orce that no illusions can resist. % This $ody only seems to $e immo a$le9 this "orce is irresisti$le in truth. ' 8hat) then) must ha,,en #hen they come to&etherD ,!*: * Can the illusion o( immo a$ility $e lon& de(ended (rom #hat is quietly ,assed throu&h and &one $eyondD T-22.6.'. "or&et not) #hen you (eel the need arise to $e de(ensi e a$out anythin&) you ha e identi(ied yoursel( #ith an illusion. 2 3nd

there(ore (eel that you are #eak $ecause you are alone. 3 This is the cost o( all illusions. ! Not one $ut rests on the $elie( that you are se,arate. % Not one that does not seem to stand) hea y and solid and immo a$le) $et#een you and your $rother. ' 3nd not one that truth cannot ,ass o er li&htly) and so easily that you must $e con inced) in s,ite o( #hat you thou&ht it #as) that it is nothin&. * I( you (or&i e your $rother) this <must= ha,,en. - "or it is your un#illin&ness to o erlook #hat seems to stand $et#een you and your $rother that makes it look im,enetra$le) and de(ends the illusion o( its immo a$ility. "I. T#e Li)#t of t#e Hol. Relations#ip T-22.6I.1. Do you #ant (reedom o( the $ody or o( the mindD 2 "or $oth you cannot ha e. 3 8hich do you alueD ! 8hich is your &oalD % "or one you see as means9 the other) end. ' 3nd one must ser e the other and lead to its ,redominance) increasin& its im,ortance $y diminishin& its o#n. * 4eans ser e the end) and as the end is reached the alue o( the means decreases) ecli,sed entirely #hen they are reco&niAed as (unctionless. - No one $ut yearns (or (reedom and tries to (ind it. : 7et he #ill seek (or it #here he $elie es it is and can $e (ound. 1> 0e #ill $elie e it ,ossi$le o( mind or $ody) and he #ill make the other ser e his choice as means to (ind it. T-22.6I.2. 8here (reedom o( the $ody has $een chosen) the mind is used as means #hose alue lies in its a$ility to contri e #ays to achie e the $ody+s (reedom. 2 7et (reedom o( the $ody has no meanin&) and so the mind is dedicated to ser e illusions. 3 This is a situation so contradictory and so im,ossi$le that anyone #ho chooses this has no idea o( #hat is alua$le. ! 7et e en in this con(usion) so ,ro(ound it cannot $e descri$ed) the 0oly 5,irit #aits in &entle ,atience) as certain o( the outcome as 0e is sure o( 0is Creator+s ;o e. % 0e kno#s this mad decision #as made $y one as dear to 0is Creator as lo e is to itsel(. T-22.6I.3. Be not distur$ed at all to think ho# 0e can chan&e the role o( means and end so easily in #hat 1od lo es) and #ould ha e (ree (ore er. ,!-> 2 But $e you rather &rate(ul that you can $e the means to ser e 0is end. 3 This is the only ser ice that leads to (reedom. ! To ser e this end the $ody must $e ,ercei ed as sinless) $ecause the &oal is sinlessness. % The lack o( contradiction makes the so(t transition (rom means to end as easy as is the shi(t (rom hate to &ratitude $e(ore (or&i in& eyes. ' 7ou #ill $e sancti(ied $y your $rother) usin& your $ody only to ser e the sinless. * 3nd it #ill $e im,ossi$le (or you to hate #hat ser es #hom you #ould heal. T-22.6I.!. This holy relationshi,) lo ely in its innocence) mi&hty in stren&th) and $laAin& #ith a li&ht (ar $ri&hter than the sun that li&hts

the sky you see) is chosen o( your "ather as a means (or 0is O#n ,lan. 2 Be thank(ul that it ser es yours not at all. 3 Nothin& entrusted to it can $e misused) and nothin& &i en it $ut #ill $e used. ! This holy relationshi, has the ,o#er to heal all ,ain) re&ardless o( its (orm. % Neither you nor your $rother alone can ser e at all. ' Only in your Coint #ill does healin& lie. * "or here your healin& is) and here #ill you acce,t 3tonement. - 3nd in your healin& is the 5onshi, healed <$ecause= your #ill and your $rother+s are Coined. T-22.6I.%. Be(ore a holy relationshi, there is no sin. 2 The (orm o( error is no lon&er seen) and reason) Coined #ith lo e) looks quietly on all con(usion) o$ser in& merely) 2This #as a mistake.2 3 3nd then the same 3tonement you acce,ted in your relationshi, corrects the error) and lays a ,art o( 0ea en in its ,lace. ! 0o# $lessed are you #ho let this &i(t $e &i enJ % @ach ,art o( 0ea en that you $rin& is &i en you. ' 3nd e ery em,ty ,lace in 0ea en that you (ill a&ain #ith the eternal li&ht you $rin&) shines no# on you. * The means o( sinlessness can kno# no (ear $ecause they carry only lo e #ith them. T-22.6I.'. Child o( ,eace) the li&ht <has= come to you. 2 The li&ht you $rin& you do not reco&niAe) and yet you #ill remem$er. 3 8ho can deny himsel( the ision that he $rin&s to othersD ! 3nd #ho #ould (ail to reco&niAe a &i(t he let $e laid in 0ea en throu&h himsel(D % The &entle ser ice that you &i e the 0oly 5,irit is ser ice to yoursel(. ' 7ou #ho are no# 0is means must lo e all that 0e lo es. * 3nd #hat you $rin& is your remem$rance o( e erythin& that is eternal. - No trace o( anythin& in time can lon& remain in a mind that ser es the timeless. : 3nd no illusion can distur$ the ,eace o( a relationshi, that has $ecome the means o( ,eace. T-22.6I.*. 8hen you ha e looked u,on your $rother #ith com,lete (or&i eness) (rom #hich no error is e/cluded and nothin& ke,t hidden) #hat mistake can there $e any#here you cannot o erlookD ,!-1 2 8hat (orm o( su((erin& could $lock your si&ht) ,re entin& you (rom seein& ,ast itD 3 3nd #hat illusion could there $e you #ill not reco&niAe as a mistake9 a shado# throu&h #hich you #alk com,letely undismayedD ! 1od #ould let nothin& inter(ere #ith those #hose #ills are 0is) and they #ill reco&niAe their #ills are 0is) <$ecause= they ser e 0is 8ill. % 3nd ser e it #illin&ly. ' 3nd could remem$rance o( #hat they are $e lon& delayedD T-22.6I.-. 7ou #ill see your alue throu&h your $rother+s eyes) and each one is released as he $eholds his sa ior in ,lace o( the attacker #ho he thou&ht #as there. 2 Throu&h this releasin& is the #orld released. 3 This is your ,art in $rin&in& ,eace. ! "or you ha e asked #hat is your (unction here) and ha e $een ans#ered. % 5eek not to chan&e it) nor to su$stitute another &oal. ' This one #as &i en you)

and only this. * 3cce,t this one and ser e it #illin&ly) (or #hat the 0oly 5,irit does #ith &i(ts you &i e your $rother) to #hom 0e o((ers them) and #here and #hen) is u, to 0im. - 0e #ill $esto# them #here they are recei ed and #elcomed. : 0e #ill use e ery one o( them (or ,eace. 1> Nor #ill one little smile or #illin&ness to o erlook the tiniest mistake $e lost to anyone. T-22.6I.:. 8hat can it $e $ut uni ersal $lessin& to look on #hat your "ather lo es #ith charityD 2 @/tension o( (or&i eness is the 0oly 5,irit+s (unction. 3 ;ea e this to 0im. ! ;et your concern $e only that you &i e to 0im that #hich can $e e/tended. % 5a e no dark secrets that 0e cannot use) $ut o((er 0im the tiny &i(ts 0e can e/tend (ore er. ' 0e #ill take each one and make o( it a ,otent (orce (or ,eace. * 0e #ill #ithhold no $lessin& (rom it) nor limit it in any #ay. - 0e #ill Coin to it all the ,o#er that 1od has &i en 0im) to make each little &i(t o( lo e a source o( healin& (or e eryone. : @ach little &i(t you o((er to your $rother li&hts u, the #orld. 1> Be not concerned #ith darkness9 look a#ay (rom it and to#ard your $rother. 11 3nd let the darkness $e dis,elled $y 0im 8ho kno#s the li&ht) and lays it &ently in each quiet smile o( (aith and con(idence #ith #hich you $less your $rother. T-22.6I.1>. On your learnin& de,ends the #el(are o( the #orld. 2 3nd it is only arro&ance that #ould deny the ,o#er o( your #ill. 3 Think you the 8ill o( 1od is ,o#erlessD ! Is this humilityD % 7ou do not see #hat this $elie( has done. ' 7ou see yoursel( as ulnera$le) (rail and easily destroyed) and at the mercy o( countless attackers more ,o#er(ul than you. * ;et us look strai&ht at ho# this error came a$out) (or here lies $uried the hea y anchor that seems to kee, the (ear o( 1od in ,lace) immo a$le and solid as a rock. ,!-2 - 8hile this remains) so #ill it seem to $e. T-22.6I.11. 8ho can attack the 5on o( 1od and not attack his "atherD 2 0o# can 1od+s 5on $e #eak and (rail and easily destroyed unless his "ather isD 3 7ou do not see that e ery sin and e ery condemnation that you ,ercei e and Custi(y <is= an attack u,on your "ather. ! 3nd that is #hy it has not ha,,ened) nor could $e real. % 7ou do not see that this is your attem,t $ecause you think the "ather and the 5on are se,arate. ' 3nd you must think that They are se,arate) $ecause o( (ear. * "or it seems sa(er to attack another or yoursel( than to attack the &reat Creator o( the uni erse) 8hose ,o#er you kno#. T-22.6I.12. I( you #ere one #ith 1od and reco&niAed this oneness) you #ould kno# 0is ,o#er is yours. 2 But you #ill not remem$er this #hile you $elie e attack o( any kind means anythin&. 3 It is unCusti(ied in any (orm) $ecause it has no meanin&. ! The only #ay it could $e Custi(ied is i( you and your $rother #ere se,arate (rom the other) and all #ere se,arate (rom your Creator. % "or only then #ould it $e

,ossi$le to attack a ,art o( the creation #ithout the #hole) the 5on #ithout the "ather9 and to attack another #ithout yoursel() or hurt yoursel( #ithout the other (eelin& ,ain. ' 3nd this $elie( you #ant. * 7et #herein lies its alue) e/ce,t in the desire to attack in sa(etyD - 3ttack is neither sa(e nor dan&erous. : It is im,ossi$le. 1> 3nd this is so $ecause the uni erse is one. 11 7ou #ould not choose attack on its reality i( it #ere not essential to attack to see it se,arated (rom its maker. 12 3nd thus it seems as i( lo e could attack and $ecome (ear(ul. T-22.6I.13. Only the di((erent can attack. 2 5o you conclude <$ecause= you can attack) you and your $rother must $e di((erent. 3 7et does the 0oly 5,irit e/,lain this di((erently. ! <Because= you and your $rother are not di((erent) you cannot attack. % @ither ,osition is a lo&ical conclusion. ' @ither could $e maintained) $ut ne er $oth. * The only question to $e ans#ered in order to decide #hich must $e true is #hether you and your $rother are di((erent. - "rom the ,osition o( #hat you understand you seem to $e) and there(ore can attack. : O( the alternati es) this seems more natural and more in line #ith your e/,erience. 1> 3nd there(ore it is necessary that you ha e other e/,eriences) more in line #ith truth) to teach you #hat <is= natural and true. T-22.6I.1!. This is the (unction o( your holy relationshi,. 2 "or #hat one thinks) the other #ill e/,erience #ith him. ,!-3 3 8hat can this mean e/ce,t your mind and your $rother+s are oneD ! ;ook not #ith (ear u,on this ha,,y (act) and think not that it lays a hea y $urden on you. % "or #hen you ha e acce,ted it #ith &ladness) you #ill realiAe that your relationshi, is a re(lection o( the union o( the Creator and 0is 5on. ' "rom lo in& minds there <is= no se,aration. * 3nd e ery thou&ht in one $rin&s &ladness to the other $ecause they are the same. - Hoy is unlimited) $ecause each shinin& thou&ht o( lo e e/tends its $ein& and creates more o( itsel(. : There is no di((erence any#here in it) (or e ery thou&ht is like itsel(. T-22.6I.1%. The li&ht that Coins you and your $rother shines throu&hout the uni erse) and $ecause it Coins you and him) so it makes you and him one #ith your Creator. 2 3nd in 0im is all creation Coined. 3 8ould you re&ret you cannot (ear alone) #hen your relationshi, can also teach the ,o#er o( lo e is there) #hich makes all (ear im,ossi$leD ! Do not attem,t to kee, a little o( the e&o #ith this &i(t. % "or it #as &i en you to $e used) and not o$scured. ' 8hat teaches you that you cannot se,arate denies the e&o. * ;et truth decide i( you and your $rother $e di((erent or the same) and teach you #hich is true. ,!-! C#apter (?.

THE &AR AGAINST 7O1RSELF Intro!'ction T-23.in.1. Do you not see the o,,osite o( (railty and #eakness is sinlessnessD 2 Innocence is stren&th) and nothin& else is stron&. 3 The sinless cannot (ear) (or sin o( any kind is #eakness. ! The sho# o( stren&th attack #ould use to co er (railty conceals it not) (or ho# can the unreal $e hiddenD % No one is stron& #ho has an enemy) and no one can attack unless he thinks he has. ' Belie( in enemies is there(ore the $elie( in #eakness) and #hat is #eak is not the 8ill o( 1od. * Bein& o,,osed to it) it is 1od+s 2enemy.2 - 3nd 1od is (eared as an o,,osin& #ill. T-23.in.2. 0o# stran&e indeed $ecomes this #ar a&ainst yoursel(J 2 7ou #ill $elie e that e erythin& you use (or sin can hurt you and $ecome your enemy. 3 3nd you #ill (i&ht a&ainst it) and try to #eaken it $ecause o( this9 and you #ill think that you succeeded) and attack a&ain. ! It is as certain you #ill (ear #hat you attack as it is sure that you #ill lo e #hat you ,ercei e as sinless. % 0e #alks in ,eace #ho tra els sinlessly alon& the #ay lo e sho#s him. ' "or lo e #alks #ith him there) ,rotectin& him (rom (ear. * 3nd he #ill see only the sinless) #ho can not attack. T-23.in.3. 8alk you in &lory) #ith your head held hi&h) and (ear no e il. 2 The innocent are sa(e $ecause they share their innocence. 3 Nothin& they see is harm(ul) (or their a#areness o( the truth releases e erythin& (rom the illusion o( harm(ulness. ! 3nd #hat seemed harm(ul no# stands shinin& in their innocence) released (rom sin and (ear and ha,,ily returned to lo e. % They share the stren&th o( lo e <$ecause= they looked on innocence. ' 3nd e ery error disa,,eared $ecause they sa# it not. * 8ho looks (or &lory (inds it #here it is. 8here could it $e $ut in the innocentD T-23.in.!. ;et not the little inter(erers ,ull you to littleness. 2 There can $e no attraction o( &uilt in innocence. 3 Think #hat a ha,,y #orld you #alk) #ith truth $eside youJ ! Do not &i e u, this #orld o( (reedom (or a little si&h o( seemin& sin) nor (or a tiny stirrin& o( &uilt+s attraction. % 8ould you) (or all these meanin&less distractions) lay 0ea en asideD ' 7our destiny and ,ur,ose are (ar $eyond them) in the clean ,lace #here littleness does not e/ist. ,!-% * 7our ,ur,ose is at ariance #ith littleness o( any kind. - 3nd so it is at ariance #ith sin. T-23.in.%. ;et us not let littleness lead 1od+s 5on into tem,tation. 2 0is &lory is $eyond it) measureless and timeless as eternity. 3 Do not let time intrude u,on your si&ht o( him. ! ;ea e him not (ri&htened and alone in his tem,tation) $ut hel, him rise a$o e it and ,ercei e the li&ht o( #hich he is a ,art. % 7our innocence #ill li&ht the #ay to his) and so is yours ,rotected and ke,t in your a#areness. ' "or #ho can

kno# his &lory) and ,ercei e the little and the #eak a$out himD * 8ho can #alk trem$lin& in a (ear(ul #orld) and realiAe that 0ea en+s &lory shines on himD T-23.in.'. Nothin& around you $ut is ,art o( you. 2 ;ook on it lo in&ly) and see the li&ht o( 0ea en in it. 3 5o #ill you come to understand all that is &i en you. ! In kind (or&i eness #ill the #orld s,arkle and shine) and e erythin& you once thou&ht sin(ul no# #ill $e reinter,reted as ,art o( 0ea en. % 0o# $eauti(ul it is to #alk) clean and redeemed and ha,,y) throu&h a #orld in $itter need o( the redem,tion that your innocence $esto#s u,on itJ ' 8hat can you alue more than thisD * "or here is your sal ation and your (reedom. - 3nd it must $e com,lete i( you #ould reco&niAe it. I. T#e Irreconcila/le -eliefs T-23.I.1. The memory o( 1od comes to the quiet mind. 2 It cannot come #here there is con(lict) (or a mind at #ar a&ainst itsel( remem$ers not eternal &entleness. 3 The means o( #ar are not the means o( ,eace) and #hat the #arlike #ould remem$er is not lo e. ! 8ar is im,ossi$le unless $elie( in ictory is cherished. % Con(lict #ithin you must im,ly that you $elie e the e&o has the ,o#er to $e ictorious. ' 8hy else #ould you identi(y #ith itD * 5urely you realiAe the e&o is at #ar #ith 1od. - Certain it is it has no enemy. : 7et Cust as certain is its (i/ed $elie( it has an enemy that it must o ercome and #ill succeed. T-23.I.2. Do you not realiAe a #ar a&ainst yoursel( #ould $e a #ar on 1odD 2 Is ictory concei a$leD 3 3nd i( it #ere) is this a ictory that you #ould #antD ! The death o( 1od) i( it #ere ,ossi$le) #ould $e your death. % Is this a ictoryD ' The e&o al#ays marches to de(eat) $ecause it thinks that trium,h o er you is ,ossi$le. * 3nd 1od thinks other#ise. - This is no #ar9 only the mad $elie( the 8ill o( 1od can $e attacked and o erthro#n. : 7ou may identi(y #ith this $elie() $ut ne er #ill it $e more than madness. ,!-' 1> 3nd (ear #ill rei&n in madness) and #ill seem to ha e re,laced lo e there. 11 This is the con(lict+s ,ur,ose. 12 3nd to those #ho think that it is ,ossi$le) the means seem real. T-23.I.3. Be certain that it is im,ossi$le 1od and the e&o) or yoursel( and it) #ill e er meet. 2 7ou seem to meet) and make your stran&e alliances on &rounds that ha e no meanin&. 3 "or your $elie(s con er&e u,on the $ody) the e&o+s chosen home) #hich you $elie e is yours. ! 7ou meet at a mistake9 an error in your sel(-a,,raisal. % The e&o Coins #ith an illusion o( yoursel( you share #ith it. ' 3nd yet illusions cannot Coin. * They are the same) and they are nothin&. - Their Coinin& lies in nothin&ness9 t#o are as meanin&less as one or as a thousand. : The

e&o Coins #ith nothin&) $ein& nothin&. 1> The ictory it seeks is meanin&less as is itsel(. T-23.I.!. Brother) the #ar a&ainst yoursel( is almost o er. 2 The Courney+s end is at the ,lace o( ,eace. 3 8ould you not no# acce,t the ,eace o((ered you hereD ! This 2enemy2 you (ou&ht as an intruder on your ,eace is here trans(ormed) $e(ore your si&ht) into the &i er o( your ,eace. % 7our 2enemy2 #as 1od 0imsel() to 8hom all con(lict) trium,h and attack o( any kind are all unkno#n. ' 0e lo es you ,er(ectly) com,letely and eternally. * The 5on o( 1od at #ar #ith his Creator is a condition as ridiculous as nature roarin& at the #ind in an&er) ,roclaimin& it is ,art o( itsel( no more. - Could nature ,ossi$ly esta$lish this) and make it trueD : Nor is it u, to you to say #hat shall $e ,art o( you and #hat is ke,t a,art. T-23.I.%. The #ar a&ainst yoursel( #as undertaken to teach the 5on o( 1od that he is not himsel() and <not= his "ather+s 5on. 2 "or this) the memory o( his "ather must $e (or&otten. 3 It <is= (or&otten in the $ody+s li(e) and i( you think you are a $ody) you #ill $elie e you ha e (or&otten it. ! 7et truth can ne er $e (or&otten $y itsel() and you ha e not (or&otten #hat you are. % Only a stran&e illusion o( yoursel() a #ish to trium,h o er #hat you are) remem$ers not. T-23.I.'. The #ar a&ainst yoursel( is $ut the $attle o( t#o illusions) stru&&lin& to make them di((erent (rom each other) in the $elie( the one that conquers #ill $e true. 2 There <is= no con(lict $et#een them and the truth. 3 Nor are they di((erent (rom each other. ! Both are not true. % 3nd so it matters not #hat (orm they take. ' 8hat made them is insane) and they remain ,art o( #hat made them. * 4adness holds out no menace to reality) and has no in(luence u,on it. - Illusions cannot trium,h o er truth) nor can they threaten it in any #ay. : 3nd the reality that they deny is not a ,art o( them. ,!-* T-23.I.*. 8hat <you= remem$er <is= a ,art o( you. 2 "or you must $e as 1od created you. 3 Truth does not (i&ht a&ainst illusions) nor do illusions (i&ht a&ainst the truth. ! Illusions $attle only #ith themsel es. % Bein& (ra&mented) they (ra&ment. ' But truth is indi isi$le) and (ar $eyond their little reach. * 7ou #ill remem$er #hat you kno# #hen you ha e learned you cannot $e in con(lict. - One illusion a$out yoursel( can $attle #ith another) yet the #ar o( t#o illusions is a state #here nothin& ha,,ens. : There is no ictor and there is no ictory. 1> 3nd truth stands radiant) a,art (rom con(lict) untouched and quiet in the ,eace o( 1od. T-23.I.-. Con(lict must $e $et#een t#o (orces. 2 It cannot e/ist $et#een one ,o#er and nothin&ness. 3 There is nothin& you could attack that is not ,art o( you. ! 3nd <$y= attackin& it you make t#o illusions o( yoursel() in con(lict #ith each other. % 3nd this occurs

#hene er you look on anythin& that 1od created #ith anythin& $ut lo e. ' Con(lict is (ear(ul) (or it is the $irth o( (ear. * 7et #hat is $orn o( nothin& cannot #in reality throu&h $attle. - 8hy #ould you (ill your #orld #ith con(licts #ith yoursel(D : ;et all this madness $e undone (or you) and turn in ,eace to the remem$erance o( 1od) still shinin& in your quiet mind. T-23.I.:. 5ee ho# the con(lict o( illusions disa,,ears #hen it is $rou&ht to truthJ 2 "or it seems real only as lon& as it is seen as #ar $et#een con(lictin& truths9 the conqueror to $e the truer) the more real) and the anquisher o( the illusion that #as less real) made an illusion $y de(eat. 3 Thus) con(lict is the choice $et#een illusions) one to $e cro#ned as real) the other anquished and des,ised. ! 0ere #ill the "ather ne er $e remem$ered. % 7et no illusion can in ade 0is home and dri e 0im out o( #hat 0e lo es (ore er. ' 3nd #hat 0e lo es must $e (ore er quiet and at ,eace <$ecause= it is 0is home. T-23.I.1>. 7ou #ho are $elo ed o( 0im are no illusion) $ein& as true and holy as 0imsel(. 2 The stillness o( your certainty o( 0im and o( yoursel( is home to Both o( 7ou) 8ho d#ell as One and not a,art. 3 O,en the door o( 0is most holy home) and let (or&i eness s#ee, a#ay all trace o( the $elie( in sin that kee,s 1od homeless and 0is 5on #ith 0im. ! 7ou are not a stran&er in the house o( 1od. % 8elcome your $rother to the home #here 1od has set him in serenity and ,eace) and d#ells #ith him. ' Illusions ha e no ,lace #here lo e a$ides) ,rotectin& you (rom e erythin& that is not true. * 7ou d#ell in ,eace as limitless as its Creator) and e erythin& is &i en those #ho #ould remem$er 0im. ,!-- O er 0is home the 0oly 5,irit #atches) sure that its ,eace can ne er $e distur$ed. T-23.I.11. 0o# can the restin& ,lace o( 1od turn on itsel() and seek to o ercome the One 8ho d#ells thereD 2 3nd think #hat ha,,ens #hen the house o( 1od ,ercei es itsel( di ided. 3 The altar disa,,ears) the li&ht &ro#s dim) the tem,le o( the 0oly One $ecomes a house o( sin. ! 3nd nothin& is remem$ered e/ce,t illusions. % Illusions can con(lict) $ecause their (orms are di((erent. ' 3nd they do $attle only to esta$lish #hich (orm is true. T-23.I.12. Illusion meets illusion9 truth) itsel(. 2 The meetin& o( illusions leads to #ar. 3 ?eace) lookin& on itsel() e/tends itsel(. ! 8ar is the condition in #hich (ear is $orn) and &ro#s and seeks to dominate. % ?eace is the state #here lo e a$ides) and seeks to share itsel(. ' Con(lict and ,eace are o,,osites. * 8here one a$ides the other cannot $e9 #here either &oes the other disa,,ears. - 5o is the memory o( 1od o$scured in minds that ha e $ecome illusions+ $attle&round. : 7et (ar $eyond this senseless #ar it shines) ready to $e remem$ered #hen you side #ith ,eace.

II. T#e La+s of C#aos T-23.II.1. The 2la#s2 o( chaos can $e $rou&ht to li&ht) thou&h ne er understood. 2 Chaotic la#s are hardly meanin&(ul) and there(ore out o( reason+s s,here. 3 7et they a,,ear to $e an o$stacle to reason and to truth. ! ;et us) then) look u,on them calmly) that #e may look $eyond them) understandin& #hat they are) not #hat they #ould maintain. % It is essential it $e understood #hat they are (or) $ecause it is their ,ur,ose to make meanin&less) and to attack the truth. ' 0ere are the la#s that rule the #orld you made. * 3nd yet they &o ern nothin&) and need not $e $roken9 merely looked u,on and &one $eyond. T-23.II.2. The <(irst= chaotic la# is that the truth is di((erent (or e eryone. 2 ;ike all these ,rinci,les) this one maintains that each is se,arate and has a di((erent set o( thou&hts that set him o(( (rom others. 3 This ,rinci,le e ol es (rom the $elie( there is a hierarchy o( illusions9 some are more alua$le and there(ore true. ! @ach one esta$lishes this (or himsel() and makes it true $y his attack on #hat another alues. % 3nd this is Custi(ied $ecause the alues di((er) and those #ho hold them seem to $e unlike) and there(ore enemies. ,!-: T-23.II.3. Think ho# this seems to inter(ere #ith the (irst ,rinci,le o( miracles. 2 "or this esta$lishes de&rees o( truth amon& illusions) makin& it seem that some o( them are harder to o ercome than others. 3 I( it #ere realiAed that they are all the same and equally untrue) it #ould $e easy) then) to understand that miracles a,,ly to all o( them. ! @rrors o( any kind can $e corrected <$ecause= they are untrue. % 8hen $rou&ht to truth instead o( to each other) they merely disa,,ear. ' No ,art o( nothin& can $e more resistant to the truth than can another. T-23.II.!. The <second= la# o( chaos) dear indeed to e ery #orshi,,er o( sin) is that each one <must= sin) and there(ore deser es attack and death. 2 This ,rinci,le) closely related to the (irst) is the demand that errors call (or ,unishment and not correction. 3 "or the destruction o( the one #ho makes the error ,laces him $eyond correction and $eyond (or&i eness. ! 8hat he has done is thus inter,reted as an irre oca$le sentence u,on himsel() #hich 1od 0imsel( is ,o#erless to o ercome. % 5in cannot $e remitted) $ein& the $elie( the 5on o( 1od can make mistakes (or #hich his o#n destruction $ecomes ine ita$le. T-23.II.%. Think #hat this seems to do to the relationshi, $et#een the "ather and the 5on. 2 No# it a,,ears that They can ne er $e One a&ain. 3 "or One must al#ays $e condemned) and $y the Other. ! No# are They di((erent) and enemies. % 3nd Their relationshi, is one o( o,,osition) Cust as the se,arate as,ects o( the 5on meet only to

con(lict $ut not to Coin. ' One $ecomes #eak) the other stron& $y his de(eat. * 3nd (ear o( 1od and o( each other no# a,,ears as sensi$le) made real $y #hat the 5on o( 1od has done $oth to himsel( and his Creator. T-23.II.'. The arro&ance on #hich the la#s o( chaos stand could not $e more a,,arent than emer&es here. 2 0ere is a ,rinci,le that #ould de(ine #hat the Creator o( reality must $e9 #hat 0e must think and #hat 0e must $elie e9 and ho# 0e must res,ond) $elie in& it. 3 It is not seen as e en necessary that 0e $e asked a$out the truth o( #hat has $een esta$lished (or 0is $elie(. ! 0is 5on can tell 0im this) and 0e has $ut the choice #hether to take his #ord (or it or $e mistaken. % This leads directly to the <third= ,re,osterous $elie( that seems to make chaos eternal. ' "or i( 1od cannot $e mistaken) 0e must acce,t 0is 5on+s $elie( in #hat he is) and hate him (or it. T-23.II.*. 5ee ho# the (ear o( 1od is rein(orced $y this third ,rinci,le. 2 No# it $ecomes im,ossi$le to turn to 0im (or hel, in misery. ,!:> 3 "or no# 0e has $ecome the 2enemy2 8ho caused it) to 8hom a,,eal is useless. ! Nor can sal ation lie #ithin the 5on) #hose e ery as,ect seems to $e at #ar #ith 0im) and Custi(ied in its attack. % 3nd no# is con(lict made ine ita$le) $eyond the hel, o( 1od. ' "or no# sal ation must remain im,ossi$le) $ecause the 5a ior has $ecome the enemy. T-23.II.-. There can $e no release and no esca,e. 2 3tonement thus $ecomes a myth) and en&eance) not (or&i eness) is the 8ill o( 1od. 3 "rom #here all this $e&ins) there is no si&ht o( hel, that can succeed. ! Only destruction can $e the outcome. % 3nd 1od 0imsel( seems to $e sidin& #ith it) to o ercome 0is 5on. ' Think not the e&o #ill ena$le you to (ind esca,e (rom #hat it #ants. * That is the (unction o( this course) #hich does not alue #hat the e&o cherishes. T-23.II.:. The e&o alues only #hat it takes. 2 This leads to the <(ourth= la# o( chaos) #hich) i( the others are acce,ted) must $e true. 3 This seemin& la# is the $elie( you ha e #hat you ha e taken. ! By this) another+s loss $ecomes your &ain) and thus it (ails to reco&niAe that you can ne er take a#ay sa e (rom yoursel(. % 7et all the other la#s must lead to this. ' "or enemies do not &i e #illin&ly to one another) nor #ould they seek to share the thin&s they alue. * 3nd #hat your enemies #ould kee, (rom you must $e #orth ha in&) $ecause they kee, it hidden (rom your si&ht. T-23.II.1>. 3ll o( the mechanisms o( madness are seen emer&in& here. the 2enemy2 made stron& $y kee,in& hidden the alua$le inheritance that should $e yours9 your Custi(ied ,osition and attack (or #hat has $een #ithheld9 and the ine ita$le loss the enemy must su((er to sa e yoursel(. 2 Thus do the &uilty ones ,rotest their 2innocence.2 3 8ere they not (orced into this (oul attack $y the unscru,ulous $eha ior o(

the enemy) they #ould res,ond #ith only kindness. ! But in a sa a&e #orld the kind cannot sur i e) so they must take or else $e taken (rom. T-23.II.11. 3nd no# there is a a&ue unans#ered question) not yet 2e/,lained.2 2 8hat is this ,recious thin&) this ,riceless ,earl) this hidden secret treasure) to $e #rested in ri&hteous #rath (rom this most treacherous and cunnin& enemyD 3 It must $e #hat you #ant $ut ne er (ound. ! 3nd no# you 2understand2 the reason #hy you (ound it not. % "or it #as taken (rom you $y this enemy) and hidden #here you #ould not think to look. ' 0e hid it in his $ody) makin& it the co er (or his &uilt) the hidin& ,lace (or #hat $elon&s to you. * No# must his $ody $e destroyed and sacri(iced) that you may ha e that #hich $elon&s to you. ,!:1 - 0is treachery demands his death) that you may li e. : 3nd you attack only in sel(-de(ense. T-23.II.12. But #hat is it you #ant that needs his deathD 2 Can you $e sure your murderous attack is Custi(ied unless you kno# #hat it is (orD 3 3nd here a <(inal= ,rinci,le o( chaos comes to the 2rescue.2 ! It holds there is a su$stitute (or lo e. % This is the ma&ic that #ill cure all o( your ,ain9 the missin& (actor in your madness that makes it 2sane.2 ' This is the reason #hy you must attack. * 0ere is #hat makes your en&eance Custi(ied. - Behold) un eiled) the e&o+s secret &i(t) torn (rom your $rother+s $ody) hidden there in malice and in hatred (or the one to #hom the &i(t $elon&s. : 0e #ould de,ri e you o( the secret in&redient that #ould &i e meanin& to your li(e. 1> The su$stitute (or lo e) $orn o( your enmity to your $rother) must $e sal ation. 11 It has no su$stitute) and there is only one. 12 3nd all your relationshi,s ha e $ut the ,ur,ose o( seiAin& it and makin& it your o#n. T-23.II.13. Ne er is your ,ossession made com,lete. 2 3nd ne er #ill your $rother cease his attack on you (or #hat you stole. 3 Nor #ill 1od end 0is en&eance u,on $oth) (or in 0is madness 0e must ha e this su$stitute (or lo e) and kill you $oth. ! 7ou #ho $elie e you #alk in sanity #ith (eet on solid &round) and throu&h a #orld #here meanin& can $e (ound) consider this. These <are= the la#s on #hich your 2sanity2 a,,ears to rest. % These <are= the ,rinci,les #hich make the &round $eneath your (eet seem solid. ' 3nd it <is= here you look (or meanin&. * These are the la#s you made (or your sal ation. - They hold in ,lace the su$stitute (or 0ea en #hich you ,re(er. : This is their ,ur,ose9 they #ere made (or this. 1> There is no ,oint in askin& #hat they mean. 11 That is a,,arent. 12 The means o( madness must $e insane. 13 3re you as certain that you realiAe the &oal is madnessD T-23.II.1!. No one #ants madness) nor does anyone clin& to his madness i( he sees that this is #hat it is. 2 8hat ,rotects madness is the $elie( that it is true. 3 It is the (unction o( insanity to take the ,lace o( truth. ! It must $e seen as truth to $e $elie ed. % 3nd i( it is the

truth) then must its o,,osite) #hich #as the truth $e(ore) $e madness no#. ' 5uch a re ersal) com,letely turned around) #ith madness sanity) illusions true) attack a kindness) hatred lo e) and murder $enediction) is the &oal the la#s o( chaos ser e. * These are the means $y #hich the la#s o( 1od a,,ear to $e re ersed. - 0ere do the la#s o( sin a,,ear to hold lo e ca,ti e) and let sin &o (ree. ,!:2 T-23.II.1%. These do not seem to $e the &oals o( chaos) (or $y the &reat re ersal they a,,ear to $e the la#s o( order. 2 0o# could it not $e soD 3 Chaos is la#lessness) and has no la#s. ! To $e $elie ed) its seemin& la#s must $e ,ercei ed as real. % Their &oal o( madness must $e seen as sanity. ' 3nd (ear) #ith ashen li,s and si&htless eyes) $linded and terri$le to look u,on) is li(ted to the throne o( lo e) its dyin& conqueror) its su$stitute) the sa ior (rom sal ation. * 0o# lo ely do the la#s o( (ear make death a,,ear. - 1i e thanks unto the hero on lo e+s throne) #ho sa ed the 5on o( 1od (or (ear and deathJ T-23.II.1'. 3nd yet) ho# can it $e that la#s like these can $e $elie edD 2 There is a stran&e de ice that makes it ,ossi$le. 3 Nor is it un(amiliar9 #e ha e seen ho# it a,,ears to (unction many times $e(ore. ! In truth it does not (unction) yet in dreams) #here only shado#s ,lay the maCor roles) it seems most ,o#er(ul. % No la# o( chaos could com,el $elie( $ut (or the em,hasis on (orm and disre&ard o( content. ' No one #ho thinks that one o( these la#s is true sees #hat it says. * 5ome (orms it takes seem to ha e meanin&) and that is all. T-23.II.1*. 0o# can some (orms o( murder not mean deathD 2 Can an attack in any (orm $e lo eD 3 8hat (orm o( condemnation is a $lessin&D ! 8ho makes his sa ior ,o#erless and (inds sal ationD % ;et not the (orm o( the attack on him decei e you. ' 7ou cannot seek to harm him and $e sa ed. * 8ho can (ind sa(ety (rom attack $y turnin& on himsel(D - 0o# can it matter #hat the (orm this madness takesD : It is a Cud&ment that de(eats itsel() condemnin& #hat it says it #ants to sa e. 1> Be not decei ed #hen madness takes a (orm you think is lo ely. 11 8hat is intent on your destruction is not your (riend. T-23.II.1-. 7ou #ould maintain) and think it true) that you do not $elie e these senseless la#s) nor act u,on them. 2 3nd #hen you look at #hat they say) they cannot $e $elie ed. 3 Brother) you <do= $elie e them. ! "or ho# else could you ,ercei e the (orm they take) #ith content such as thisD % Can any (orm o( this $e tena$leD ' 7et you $elie e them <(or= the (orm they take) and do not reco&niAe the content. * It ne er chan&es. - Can you ,aint rosy li,s u,on a skeleton) dress it in lo eliness) ,et it and ,am,er it) and make it li eD : 3nd can you $e content #ith an illusion that you are li in&D

T-23.II.1:. There is no li(e outside o( 0ea en. 2 8here 1od created li(e) there li(e must $e. 3 In any state a,art (rom 0ea en li(e is illusion. ,!:3 ! 3t $est it seems like li(e9 at #orst) like death. % 7et $oth are Cud&ments on #hat is not li(e) equal in their inaccuracy and lack o( meanin&. ' ;i(e not in 0ea en is im,ossi$le) and #hat is not in 0ea en is not any#here. * Outside o( 0ea en) only the con(lict o( illusion stands9 senseless) im,ossi$le and $eyond all reason) and yet ,ercei ed as an eternal $arrier to 0ea en. - Illusions are $ut (orms. : Their content is ne er true. T-23.II.2>. The la#s o( chaos &o ern all illusions. 2 Their (orms con(lict) makin& it seem quite ,ossi$le to alue some a$o e the others. 3 7et each one rests as surely on the $elie( the la#s o( chaos are the la#s o( order as do the others. ! @ach one u,holds these la#s com,letely) o((erin& a certain #itness that these la#s are true. % The seemin& &entler (orms o( the attack are no less certain in their #itnessin&) or their results. ' Certain it is illusions #ill $rin& (ear $ecause o( the $elie(s that they im,ly) not (or their (orm. * 3nd lack o( (aith in lo e) in any (orm) attests to chaos as reality. T-23.II.21. "rom the $elie( in sin) the (aith in chaos must (ollo#. 2 It is $ecause it (ollo#s that it seems to $e a lo&ical conclusion9 a alid ste, in ordered thou&ht. 3 The ste,s to chaos do (ollo# neatly (rom their startin& ,oint. ! @ach is a di((erent (orm in the ,ro&ression o( truth+s re ersal) leadin& still dee,er into terror and a#ay (rom truth. % Think not one ste, is smaller than another) nor that return (rom one is easier. ' The #hole descent (rom 0ea en lies in each one. * 3nd #here your thinkin& starts) there must it end. T-23.II.22. Brother) take not one ste, in the descent to hell. 2 "or ha in& taken one) you #ill not reco&niAe the rest (or #hat they are. 3 3nd they <#ill= (ollo#. ! 3ttack in any (orm has ,laced your (oot u,on the t#isted stair#ay that leads (rom 0ea en. % 7et any instant it is ,ossi$le to ha e all this undone. ' 0o# can you kno# #hether you chose the stairs to 0ea en or the #ay to hellD * Iuite easily. - 0o# do you (eelD : Is ,eace in your a#arenessD 1> 3re you certain #hich #ay you &oD 11 3nd are you sure the &oal o( 0ea en can $e reachedD 12 I( not) you #alk alone. 13 3sk) then) your "riend to Coin #ith you) and &i e you certainty o( #here you &o. ,!:! III. Salvation +it#o't Co pro ise T-23.III.1. Is it not true you do not reco&niAe some o( the (orms attack can takeD 2 I( it is true attack in any (orm #ill hurt you) and #ill do so Cust as much as in another (orm that you <do= reco&niAe) then it must (ollo# that you do not al#ays reco&niAe the source o( ,ain. 3 3ttack in any (orm is equally destructi e. ! Its ,ur,ose does not chan&e. % Its

sole intent is murder) and #hat (orm o( murder ser es to co er the massi e &uilt and (rantic (ear o( ,unishment the murderer must (eelD ' 0e may deny he is a murderer and Custi(y his sa a&ery #ith smiles as he attacks. * 7et he #ill su((er) and #ill look on his intent in ni&htmares #here the smiles are &one) and #here the ,ur,ose rises to meet his horri(ied a#areness and ,ursue him still. - "or no one thinks o( murder and esca,es the &uilt the thou&ht entails. : I( the intent is death) #hat matter the (orm it takesD T-23.III.2. Is death in any (orm) ho#e er lo ely and charita$le it may seem to $e) a $lessin& and a si&n the 6oice (or 1od s,eaks throu&h you to your $rotherD 2 The #ra,,in& does not make the &i(t you &i e. 3 3n em,ty $o/) ho#e er $eauti(ul and &ently &i en) still contains nothin&. ! 3nd neither the recei er nor the &i er is lon& decei ed. % 8ithhold (or&i eness (rom your $rother and you attack him. ' 7ou &i e him nothin&) and recei e o( him $ut #hat you &a e. T-23.III.3. 5al ation is no com,romise o( any kind. 2 To com,romise is to acce,t $ut ,art o( #hat you #ant9 to take a little and &i e u, the rest. 3 5al ation &i es u, nothin&. ! It is com,lete (or e eryone. % ;et the idea o( com,romise $ut enter) and the a#areness o( sal ation+s ,ur,ose is lost $ecause it is not reco&niAed. ' It is denied #here com,romise has $een acce,ted) (or com,romise is the $elie( sal ation is im,ossi$le. * It #ould maintain you can attack a little) lo e a little) and kno# the di((erence. - Thus it #ould teach a little o( the same can still $e di((erent) and yet the same remain intact) as one. : Does this make senseD 1> Can it $e understoodD T-23.III.!. This course is easy Cust $ecause it makes no com,romise. 2 7et it seems di((icult to those #ho still $elie e that com,romise is ,ossi$le. 3 They do not see that) i( it is) sal ation is attack. ! 7et it is certain the $elie( that sal ation is im,ossi$le cannot u,hold a quiet) calm assurance it has come. % "or&i eness cannot $e #ithheld a little. ' Nor is it ,ossi$le to attack (or this and lo e (or that and understand (or&i eness. ,!:% * 8ould you not #ant to reco&niAe assault u,on your ,eace in any (orm) i( only thus does it $ecome im,ossi$le that you lose si&ht o( itD - It can $e ke,t shinin& $e(ore your ision) (ore er clear and ne er out o( si&ht) i( you de(end it not. T-23.III.%. Those #ho $elie e that ,eace can $e de(ended) and that attack is Custi(ied on its $ehal() cannot ,ercei e it lies #ithin them. 2 0o# could they kno#D 3 Could they acce,t (or&i eness side $y side #ith the $elie( that murder takes some (orms $y #hich their ,eace is sa edD ! 8ould they $e #illin& to acce,t the (act their sa a&e ,ur,ose is directed a&ainst themsel esD % No one unites #ith enemies) nor is at one #ith them in ,ur,ose. ' 3nd no one com,romises #ith an enemy $ut hates him still) (or #hat he ke,t (rom him.

T-23.III.'. 4istake not truce (or ,eace) nor com,romise (or the esca,e (rom con(lict. 2 To $e released (rom con(lict means that it is o er. 3 The door is o,en9 you ha e le(t the $attle&round. ! 7ou ha e not lin&ered there in co#erin& ho,e that it #ill not return $ecause the &uns are stilled an instant) and the (ear that haunts the ,lace o( death is not a,,arent. % There <is= no sa(ety in a $attle&round. ' 7ou can look do#n on it in sa(ety (rom a$o e and not $e touched. * But (rom #ithin it you can (ind no sa(ety. - Not one tree le(t still standin& #ill shelter you. : Not one illusion o( ,rotection stands a&ainst the (aith in murder. 1> 0ere stands the $ody) torn $et#een the natural desire to communicate and the unnatural intent to murder and to die. 11 Think you the (orm that murder takes can o((er sa(etyD 12 Can &uilt $e a$sent (rom a $attle(ieldD I". A/ove t#e -attle)ro'n! T-23.I6.1. Do not remain in con(lict) (or there <is= no #ar #ithout attack. 2 The (ear o( 1od is (ear o( li(e) and not o( death. 3 7et 0e remains the only ,lace o( sa(ety. ! In 0im is no attack) and no illusion in any (orm stalks 0ea en. % 0ea en is #holly true. ' No di((erence enters) and #hat is all the same cannot con(lict. * 7ou are not asked to (i&ht a&ainst your #ish to murder. - But you are asked to realiAe the (orm it takes conceals the same intent. : 3nd it is this you (ear) and not the (orm. 1> 8hat is not lo e is murder. 11 8hat is not lo in& must $e an attack. 12 @ ery illusion is an assault on truth) and e ery one does iolence to the idea o( lo e $ecause it seems to $e o( equal truth. ,!:' T-23.I6.2. 8hat can $e equal to the truth) yet di((erentD 2 4urder and lo e are incom,ati$le. 3 7et i( they $oth are true) then must they $e the same) and indistin&uisha$le (rom one another. ! 5o #ill they $e to those #ho see 1od+s 5on a $ody. % "or it is not the $ody that is like the 5on+s Creator. ' 3nd #hat is li(eless cannot $e the 5on o( ;i(e. * 0o# can a $ody $e e/tended to hold the uni erseD - Can it create) and $e #hat it createsD : 3nd can it o((er its creations all that it is and ne er su((er lossD T-23.I6.3. 1od does not share 0is (unction #ith a $ody. 2 0e &a e the (unction to create unto 0is 5on $ecause it is 0is O#n. 3 It is not sin(ul to $elie e the (unction o( the 5on is murder) $ut it <is= insanity. ! 8hat is the same can ha e no di((erent (unction. % Creation is the means (or 1od+s e/tension) and #hat is 0is must $e 0is 5on+s as #ell. ' @ither the "ather and the 5on are murderers) or neither is. * ;i(e makes not death) creatin& like itsel(. T-23.I6.!. The lo ely li&ht o( your relationshi, is like the ;o e o( 1od. 2 It cannot yet assume the holy (unction 1od &a e 0is 5on) (or your (or&i eness o( your $rother is not com,lete as yet) and so it cannot $e

e/tended to all creation. 3 @ach (orm o( murder and attack that still attracts you and that you do not reco&niAe (or #hat it is) limits the healin& and the miracles you ha e the ,o#er to e/tend to all. ! 7et does the 0oly 5,irit understand ho# to increase your little &i(ts and make them mi&hty. % 3lso 0e understands ho# your relationshi, is raised a$o e the $attle&round) in it no more. ' This is your ,art9 to realiAe that murder in any (orm is not your #ill. * The o erlookin& o( the $attle&round is no# your ,ur,ose. T-23.I6.%. Be li(ted u,) and (rom a hi&her ,lace look do#n u,on it. 2 "rom there #ill your ,ers,ecti e $e quite di((erent. 3 0ere in the midst o( it) it does seem real. ! 0ere you ha e chosen to $e ,art o( it. % 0ere murder is your choice. ' 7et (rom a$o e) the choice is miracles instead o( murder. * 3nd the ,ers,ecti e comin& (rom this choice sho#s you the $attle is not real) and easily esca,ed. - Bodies may $attle) $ut the clash o( (orms is meanin&less. : 3nd it is o er #hen you realiAe it ne er #as $e&un. 1> 0o# can a $attle $e ,ercei ed as nothin&ness #hen you en&a&e in itD 11 0o# can the truth o( miracles $e reco&niAed i( murder is your choiceD T-23.I6.'. 8hen the tem,tation to attack rises to make your mind darkened and murderous) remem$er you <can= see the $attle (rom a$o e. 2 @ en in (orms you do not reco&niAe) the si&ns you kno#. 3 There is a sta$ o( ,ain) a t#in&e o( &uilt) and a$o e all) a loss o( ,eace. ,!:* ! This you kno# #ell. % 8hen they occur lea e not your ,lace on hi&h) $ut quickly choose a miracle instead o( murder. ' 3nd 1od 0imsel( and all the li&hts o( 0ea en #ill &ently lean to you) and hold you u,. * "or you ha e chosen to remain #here 0e #ould ha e you) and no illusion can attack the ,eace o( 1od to&ether #ith 0is 5on. T-23.I6.*. 5ee no one (rom the $attle&round) (or there you look on him (rom no#here. 2 7ou ha e no re(erence ,oint (rom #here to look) #here meanin& can $e &i en #hat you see. 3 "or only $odies could attack and murder) and i( this is your ,ur,ose) then you must $e one #ith them. ! Only a ,ur,ose uni(ies) and those #ho share a ,ur,ose ha e a mind as one. % The $ody has no ,ur,ose o( itsel() and must $e solitary. ' "rom $elo#) it cannot $e surmounted. * "rom a$o e) the limits it e/erts on those in $attle still are &one) and not ,ercei ed. The $ody stands $et#een the "ather and the 0ea en 0e created (or 0is 5on <$ecause= it has no ,ur,ose. T-23.I6.-. Think #hat is &i en those #ho share their "ather+s ,ur,ose) and #ho kno# that it is theirs. 2 They #ant (or nothin&. 3 5orro# o( any kind is inconcei a$le. ! Only the li&ht they lo e is in a#areness) and only lo e shines u,on them (ore er. % It is their ,ast) their ,resent and their (uture9 al#ays the same) eternally com,lete and #holly shared. ' They kno# it is im,ossi$le their ha,,iness could e er su((er chan&e o(

any kind. * ?erha,s you think the $attle&round can o((er somethin& you can #in. - Can it $e anythin& that o((ers you a ,er(ect calmness) and a sense o( lo e so dee, and quiet that no touch o( dou$t can e er mar your certaintyD : 3nd that #ill last (ore erD T-23.I6.:. Those #ith the stren&th o( 1od in their a#areness could ne er think o( $attle. 2 8hat could they &ain $ut loss o( their ,er(ectionD 3 "or e erythin& (ou&ht (or on the $attle&round is o( the $ody9 somethin& it seems to o((er or to o#n. ! No one #ho kno#s that he has e erythin& could seek (or limitation) nor could he alue the $ody+s o((erin&s. % The senselessness o( conquest is quite a,,arent (rom the quiet s,here a$o e the $attle&round. ' 8hat can con(lict #ith e erythin&D * 3nd #hat is there that o((ers less) yet could $e #anted moreD - 8ho #ith the ;o e o( 1od u,holdin& him could (ind the choice o( miracles or murder hard to makeD ,!:C#apter (@. THE GOAL OF SPECIALNESS Intro!'ction T-2!.in.1. "or&et not that the moti ation (or this course is the attainment and the kee,in& o( the state o( ,eace. 2 1i en this state the mind is quiet) and the condition in #hich 1od is remem$ered is attained. 3 It is not necessary to tell 0im #hat to do. ! 0e #ill not (ail. % 8here 0e can enter) there 0e is already. ' 3nd can it $e 0e cannot enter #here 0e #ills to $eD * ?eace #ill $e yours <$ecause= it is 0is 8ill. - Can you $elie e a shado# can hold $ack the 8ill that holds the uni erse secureD : 1od does not #ait u,on illusions to let 0im $e 0imsel(. 1> No more 0is 5on. 11 They <are.= 12 3nd #hat illusion that idly seems to dri(t $et#een Them has the ,o#er to de(eat #hat is Their 8illD T-2!.in.2. To learn this course requires #illin&ness to question e ery alue that you hold. 2 Not one can $e ke,t hidden and o$scure $ut it #ill Ceo,ardiAe your learnin&. 3 No $elie( is neutral. ! @ ery one has the ,o#er to dictate each decision you make. % "or a decision is a conclusion $ased on e erythin& that you $elie e. ' It is the outcome o( $elie() and (ollo#s it as surely as does su((erin& (ollo# &uilt and (reedom sinlessness. * There is no su$stitute (or ,eace. - 8hat 1od creates has no alternati e. : The truth arises (rom #hat 0e kno#s. 1> 3nd your decisions come (rom your $elie(s as certainly as all creation rose in 0is 4ind <$ecause= o( #hat 0e kno#s. I. Specialness as a S'/stit'te for Love

T-2!.I.1. ;o e is e/tension. 2 To #ithhold the smallest &i(t is not to kno# lo e+s ,ur,ose. 3 ;o e o((ers e erythin& (ore er. ! 0old $ack $ut one $elie() one o((erin&) and lo e is &one) $ecause you asked a su$stitute to take its ,lace. % 3nd no# must #ar) the su$stitute (or ,eace) come #ith the one alternati e that you can choose (or lo e. ' 7our choosin& it has &i en it all the reality it seems to ha e. T-2!.I.2. Belie(s #ill ne er o,enly attack each other $ecause con(lictin& outcomes are im,ossi$le. 2 But an unreco&niAed $elie( is a decision to #ar in secret) #here the results o( con(lict are ke,t unkno#n and ne er $rou&ht to reason) to $e considered sensi$le or not. ,!:: 3 3nd many senseless outcomes ha e $een reached) and meanin&less decisions ha e $een made and ke,t hidden) to $ecome $elie(s no# &i en ,o#er to direct all su$sequent decisions. ! 4istake you not the ,o#er o( these hidden #arriors to disru,t your ,eace. % "or it is at their mercy #hile you decide to lea e it there. ' The secret enemies o( ,eace) your least decision to choose attack instead o( lo e) unreco&niAed and s#i(t to challen&e you to com$at and to iolence (ar more inclusi e than you think) are there $y your election. * Do not deny their ,resence nor their terri$le results. - 3ll that can $e denied is their reality) $ut not their outcome. T-2!.I.3. 3ll that is e er cherished as a hidden $elie() to $e de(ended thou&h unreco&niAed) is (aith in s,ecialness. 2 This takes many (orms) $ut al#ays clashes #ith the reality o( 1od+s creation and #ith the &randeur that 0e &a e 0is 5on. 3 8hat else could Custi(y attackD ! "or #ho could hate someone #hose 5el( is his) and 8hom he kno#sD % Only the s,ecial could ha e enemies) (or they are di((erent and not the same. ' 3nd di((erence o( any kind im,oses orders o( reality) and a need to Cud&e that cannot $e esca,ed. T-2!.I.!. 8hat 1od created cannot $e attacked) (or there is nothin& in the uni erse unlike itsel(. 2 But #hat is di((erent calls (or Cud&ment) and this must come (rom someone 2$etter)2 someone inca,a$le o( $ein& like #hat he condemns) 2a$o e2 it) sinless $y com,arison #ith it. 3 3nd thus does s,ecialness $ecome a means and end at once. ! "or s,ecialness not only sets a,art) $ut ser es as &rounds (rom #hich attack on those #ho seem 2$eneath2 the s,ecial one is 2natural2 and 2Cust.2 % The s,ecial ones (eel #eak and (rail $ecause o( di((erences) (or #hat #ould make them s,ecial <is= their enemy. ' 7et they ,rotect its enmity and call it 2(riend.2 * On its $ehal( they (i&ht a&ainst the uni erse) (or nothin& in the #orld they alue more. T-2!.I.%. 5,ecialness is the &reat dictator o( the #ron& decisions. 2 0ere is the &rand illusion o( #hat you are and #hat your $rother is. 3 3nd here is #hat must make the $ody dear and #orth ,reser in&. ! 5,ecialness must $e de(ended. % Illusions can attack it) and they do. '

"or #hat your $rother must $ecome to kee, your s,ecialness <is= an illusion. * 0e #ho is 2#orse2 than you must $e attacked) so that your s,ecialness can li e on his de(eat. - "or s,ecialness is trium,h) and its ictory is his de(eat and shame. ,%>> : 0o# can he li e) #ith all your sins u,on himD 1> 3nd #ho must $e his conqueror $ut youD T-2!.I.'. 8ould it $e ,ossi$le (or you to hate your $rother i( you #ere like himD 2 Could you attack him i( you realiAed you Courney #ith him) to a &oal that is the sameD 3 8ould you not hel, him reach it in e ery #ay you could) i( his attainment o( it #ere ,ercei ed as yoursD ! 7ou are his enemy in s,ecialness9 his (riend in a shared ,ur,ose. % 5,ecialness can ne er share) (or it de,ends on &oals that you alone can reach. ' 3nd he must ne er reach them) or your &oal is Ceo,ardiAed. * Can lo e ha e meanin& #here the &oal is trium,hD 3nd #hat decision can $e made (or this that #ill not hurt youD T-2!.I.*. 7our $rother is your (riend $ecause his "ather created him like you. 2 There is no di((erence. 3 7ou ha e $een &i en to your $rother that lo e mi&ht $e e/tended) not cut o(( (rom him. ! 8hat you kee, is lost to you. % 1od &a e you and your $rother 0imsel() and to remem$er this is no# the only ,ur,ose that you share. ' 3nd so it is the only one you ha e. * Could you attack your $rother i( you chose to see no s,ecialness o( any kind $et#een you and himD - ;ook (airly at #hate er makes you &i e your $rother only ,artial #elcome) or #ould let you think that you are $etter o(( a,art. : Is it not al#ays your $elie( your s,ecialness is limited $y your relationshi,D 1> 3nd is not this the 2enemy2 that makes you and your $rother illusions to each otherD T-2!.I.-. The (ear o( 1od and o( your $rother comes (rom each unreco&niAed $elie( in s,ecialness. 2 "or you demand your $rother $o# to it a&ainst his #ill. 3 3nd 1od 0imsel( must honor it or su((er en&eance. ! @ ery t#in&e o( malice) or sta$ o( hate or #ish to se,arate arises here. % "or here the ,ur,ose that you and your $rother share $ecomes o$scured (rom $oth o( you. ' 7ou #ould o,,ose this course $ecause it teaches you you and your $rother are alike. * 7ou ha e no ,ur,ose that is not the same) and none your "ather does not share #ith you. - "or your relationshi, has $een made clean o( s,ecial &oals. : 3nd #ould you no# de(eat the &oal o( holiness that 0ea en &a e itD 1> 8hat ,ers,ecti e can the s,ecial ha e that does not chan&e #ith e ery seemin& $lo#) each sli&ht) or (ancied Cud&ment on itsel(D T-2!.I.:. Those #ho are s,ecial must de(end illusions a&ainst the truth. 2 "or #hat is s,ecialness $ut an attack u,on the 8ill o( 1odD 3 7ou lo e your $rother not #hile it is this you #ould de(end a&ainst him. ! This is #hat he attacks) and you ,rotect. % 0ere is the &round o( $attle #hich you #a&e a&ainst him. ,%>1 ' 0ere must he $e your

enemy and not your (riend. * Ne er can there $e ,eace amon& the di((erent. - 0e is your (riend <$ecause= you are the same. II. T#e Treac#er. of Specialness T-2!.II.1. Com,arison must $e an e&o de ice) (or lo e makes none. 2 5,ecialness al#ays makes com,arisons. 3 It is esta$lished $y a lack seen in another) and maintained $y searchin& (or) and kee,in& clear in si&ht) all lacks it can ,ercei e. ! This does it seek) and this it looks u,on. % 3nd al#ays #hom it thus diminishes #ould $e your sa ior) had you not chosen to make o( him a tiny measure o( your s,ecialness instead. ' 3&ainst the littleness you see in him you stand as tall and stately) clean and honest) ,ure and unsullied) $y com,arison #ith #hat you see. * Nor do you understand it is yoursel( that you diminish thus. T-2!.II.2. ?ursuit o( s,ecialness is al#ays at the cost o( ,eace. 2 8ho can attack his sa ior and cut him do#n) yet reco&niAe his stron& su,,ortD 3 8ho can detract (rom his omni,otence) yet share his ,o#erD ! 3nd #ho can use him as the &au&e o( littleness) and $e released (rom limitsD % 7ou ha e a (unction in sal ation. ' Its ,ursuit #ill $rin& you Coy. * But the ,ursuit o( s,ecialness must $rin& you ,ain. - 0ere is a &oal that #ould de(eat sal ation) and thus run counter to the 8ill o( 1od. : To alue s,ecialness is to esteem an alien #ill to #hich illusions o( yoursel( are dearer than the truth. T-2!.II.3. 5,ecialness is the idea o( sin made real. 2 5in is im,ossi$le e en to ima&ine #ithout this $ase. 3 "or sin arose (rom it) out o( nothin&ness9 an e il (lo#er #ith no roots at all. ! 0ere is the sel(-made 2sa ior)2 the 2creator2 #ho creates unlike the "ather) and #hich made 0is 5on like to itsel( and not like unto 0im. % 0is 2s,ecial2 sons are many) ne er one) each one in e/ile (rom himsel() and 0im o( 8hom they are a ,art. ' Nor do they lo e the Oneness #hich created them as one #ith 0im. * They chose their s,ecialness instead o( 0ea en and instead o( ,eace) and #ra,,ed it care(ully in sin) to kee, it 2sa(e2 (rom truth. T-2!.II.!. 7ou are not s,ecial. 2 I( you think you are) and #ould de(end your s,ecialness a&ainst the truth o( #hat you really are) ho# can you kno# the truthD 3 8hat ans#er that the 0oly 5,irit &i es can reach you) #hen it is your s,ecialness to #hich you listen) and #hich asks and ans#ersD ,%>2 ! Its tiny ans#er) soundless in the melody that ,ours (rom 1od to you eternally in lo in& ,raise o( #hat you are) is all you listen to. % 3nd that ast son& o( honor and o( lo e (or #hat you are seems silent and unheard $e(ore its 2mi&htiness.2 ' 7ou strain your ears to hear its soundless oice) and yet the Call o( 1od 0imsel( is soundless to you.

T-2!.II.%. 7ou can de(end your s,ecialness) $ut ne er #ill you hear the 6oice (or 1od $eside it. 2 They s,eak a di((erent lan&ua&e and they (all on di((erent ears. 3 To e ery s,ecial one a di((erent messa&e) and one #ith di((erent meanin&) is the truth. ! 7et ho# can truth $e di((erent to each oneD % The s,ecial messa&es the s,ecial hear con ince them they are di((erent and a,art9 each in his s,ecial sins and 2sa(e2 (rom lo e) #hich does not see his s,ecialness at all. ' Christ+s ision is their 2enemy)2 (or it sees not #hat they #ould look u,on) and it #ould sho# them that the s,ecialness they think they see is an illusion. T-2!.II.'. 8hat #ould they see insteadD 2 The shinin& radiance o( the 5on o( 1od) so like his "ather that the memory o( 0im s,rin&s instantly to mind. 3 3nd #ith this memory) the 5on remem$ers his o#n creations) as like to him as he is to his "ather. ! 3nd all the #orld he made) and all his s,ecialness) and all the sins he held in its de(ense a&ainst himsel() #ill anish as his mind acce,ts the truth a$out himsel() as it returns to take their ,lace. % This is the only 2cost2 o( truth. 7ou #ill no lon&er see #hat ne er #as) nor hear #hat makes no sound. ' Is it a sacri(ice to &i e u, nothin&) and to recei e the ;o e o( 1od (ore erD T-2!.II.*. 7ou #ho ha e chained your sa ior to your s,ecialness) and &i en it his ,lace) remem$er this. 0e has not lost the ,o#er to (or&i e you all the sins you think you ,laced $et#een him and the (unction o( sal ation &i en him (or you. 2 Nor #ill you chan&e his (unction) any more than you can chan&e the truth in him and in yoursel(. 3 But $e you certain that the truth is Cust the same in $oth. ! It &i es no di((erent messa&es) and has one meanin&. % 3nd it is one you and your $rother $oth can understand) and one that $rin&s release to $oth o( you. ' 0ere stands your $rother #ith the key to 0ea en in his hand) held out to you. * ;et not the dream o( s,ecialness remain $et#een you. - 8hat is one is Coined in truth. T-2!.II.-. Think o( the lo eliness that you #ill see #ithin yoursel() #hen you ha e looked on him as on a (riend. 2 0e <is= the enemy o( s,ecialness) $ut only (riend to #hat is real in you. 3 Not one attack you thou&ht you made on him has taken (rom him the &i(t that 1od #ould ha e him &i e to you. ,%>3 ! 0is need to &i e it is as &reat as yours to ha e it. % ;et him (or&i e you all your s,ecialness) and make you #hole in mind and one #ith him. ' 0e #aits (or your (or&i eness only that he may return it unto you. * It is not 1od 8ho has condemned 0is 5on) $ut you) to sa e his s,ecialness and kill his 5el(. T-2!.II.:. 7ou ha e come (ar alon& the #ay o( truth9 too (ar to (alter no#. 2 Hust one ste, more) and e ery esti&e o( the (ear o( 1od #ill melt a#ay in lo e. 3 7our $rother+s s,ecialness and yours <are= enemies) and $ound in hate to kill each other and deny they are the

same. ! 7et it is not illusions that ha e reached this (inal o$stacle #hich seems to make 1od and 0is 0ea en so remote that They cannot $e reached. % 0ere in this holy ,lace does truth stand #aitin& to recei e you and your $rother in silent $lessin&) and in ,eace so real and so encom,assin& that nothin& stands outside. ' ;ea e all illusions o( yoursel( outside this ,lace) to #hich you come in ho,e and honesty. T-2!.II.1>. 0ere is your sa ior <(rom= your s,ecialness. 2 0e is in need o( your acce,tance o( himsel( as ,art o( you) as you (or his. 3 7ou are alike to 1od as 1od is to 0imsel(. ! 0e is not s,ecial) (or 0e #ould not kee, one ,art o( #hat 0e is unto 0imsel() not &i en to 0is 5on $ut ke,t (or 0im alone. % 3nd it is this you (ear) (or i( 0e is not s,ecial) then 0e #illed 0is 5on to $e like 0im) and your $rother <is= like you. ' Not s,ecial) $ut ,ossessed o( e erythin&) includin& you. * 1i e him $ut #hat he has) remem$erin& 1od &a e 0imsel( to you and your $rother in equal lo e) that $oth mi&ht share the uni erse #ith 0im 8ho chose that lo e could ne er $e di ided) and ke,t se,arate (rom #hat it is and must (ore er $e. T-2!.II.11. 7ou <are= your $rother+s9 ,art o( lo e #as not denied to him. 2 But can it $e that you ha e lost $ecause he is com,leteD 3 8hat has $een &i en him makes you com,lete) as it does him. ! 1od+s ;o e &a e you to him and him to you $ecause 0e &a e 0imsel(. % 8hat is the same as 1od is one #ith 0im. ' 3nd only s,ecialness could make the truth o( 1od and you as one seem anythin& $ut 0ea en) #ith the ho,e o( ,eace at last in si&ht. T-2!.II.12. 5,ecialness is the seal o( treachery u,on the &i(t o( lo e. 2 8hate er ser es its ,ur,ose must $e &i en to kill. 3 No &i(t that $ears its seal $ut o((ers treachery to &i er and recei er. ! Not one &lance (rom eyes it eils $ut looks on si&ht o( death. % Not one $elie er in its ,otency $ut seeks (or $ar&ains and (or com,romise that #ould esta$lish sin lo e+s su$stitute) and ser e it (aith(ully. ,%>! ' 3nd no relationshi, that holds its ,ur,ose dear $ut clin&s to murder as sa(ety+s #ea,on) and the &reat de(ender o( all illusions (rom the 2threat2 o( lo e. T-2!.II.13. The ho,e o( s,ecialness makes it seem ,ossi$le 1od made the $ody as the ,rison house that kee,s 0is 5on (rom 0im. 2 "or it demands a s,ecial ,lace 1od cannot enter) and a hidin& ,lace #here none is #elcome $ut your tiny sel(. 3 Nothin& is sacred here $ut unto you) and you alone) a,art and se,arate (rom all your $rothers9 sa(e (rom all intrusions o( sanity u,on illusions9 sa(e (rom 1od and sa(e (or con(lict e erlastin&. ! 0ere are the &ates o( hell you closed u,on yoursel() to rule in madness and in loneliness your s,ecial kin&dom) a,art (rom 1od) a#ay (rom truth and (rom sal ation.

T-2!.II.1!. The key you thre# a#ay 1od &a e your $rother) #hose holy hands #ould o((er it to you #hen you #ere ready to acce,t 0is ,lan (or your sal ation in the ,lace o( yours. 2 0o# could this readiness $e reached sa e throu&h the si&ht o( all your misery) and the a#areness that your ,lan has (ailed) and #ill (ore er (ail to $rin& you ,eace and Coy o( any kindD 3 Throu&h this des,air you tra el no#) yet it is $ut illusion o( des,air. ! The death o( s,ecialness is not your death) $ut your a#akin& into li(e eternal. % 7ou $ut emer&e (rom an illusion o( #hat you are to the acce,tance o( yoursel( as 1od created you. III. T#e For)iveness of Specialness T-2!.III.1. "or&i eness is the end o( s,ecialness. 2 Only illusions can $e (or&i en) and then they disa,,ear. 3 "or&i eness is release (rom all illusions) and that is #hy it is im,ossi$le $ut ,artly to (or&i e. ! No one #ho clin&s to one illusion can see himsel( as sinless) (or he holds one error to himsel( as lo ely still. % 3nd so he calls it 2un(or&i a$le)2 and makes it sin. ' 0o# can he then &i e his (or&i eness #holly) #hen he #ould not recei e it (or himsel(D * "or it is sure he #ould recei e it #holly the instant that he &a e it so. - 3nd thus his secret &uilt #ould disa,,ear) (or&i en $y himsel(. T-2!.III.2. 8hate er (orm o( s,ecialness you cherish) you ha e made sin. 2 In iolate it stands) stron&ly de(ended #ith all your ,uny mi&ht a&ainst the 8ill o( 1od. 3 3nd thus it stands a&ainst yoursel(9 <your= enemy) not 1od+s. ! 5o does it seem to s,lit you o(( (rom 1od) and make you se,arate (rom 0im as its de(ender. % 7ou #ould ,rotect #hat 1od created not. ,%>% ' 3nd yet) this idol that seems to &i e you ,o#er has taken it a#ay. * "or you ha e &i en your $rother+s $irthri&ht to it) lea in& him alone and un(or&i en) and yoursel( in sin $eside him) $oth in misery) $e(ore the idol that can sa e you not. T-2!.III.3. It is not <you= #ho are so ulnera$le and o,en to attack that Cust a #ord) a little #his,er that you do not like) a circumstance that suits you not) or an e ent that you did not antici,ate u,sets your #orld) and hurls it into chaos. 2 Truth is not (rail. 3 Illusions lea e it ,er(ectly unmo ed and undistur$ed. ! But s,ecialness is not the truth in you. % <It= can $e thro#n o(( $alance $y anythin&. ' 8hat rests on nothin& ne er can $e sta$le. * 0o#e er lar&e and o er$lo#n it seems to $e) it still must rock and turn and #hirl a$out #ith e ery $reeAe. T-2!.III.!. 8ithout (oundation nothin& is secure. 2 8ould 1od ha e le(t 0is 5on in such a state) #here sa(ety has no meanin&D 3 No) 0is 5on is sa(e) restin& on 0im. ! It is your s,ecialness that is attacked $y e erythin& that #alks and $reathes) or cree,s or cra#ls) or e en li es at all. % Nothin& is sa(e (rom its attack) and it is sa(e (rom nothin&. ' It #ill (ore ermore $e un(or&i in&) (or that is #hat it is9 a secret o# that

#hat 1od #ants (or you #ill ne er $e) and that you #ill o,,ose 0is 8ill (ore er. * Nor is it ,ossi$le the t#o can e er $e the same) #hile s,ecialness stands like a (lamin& s#ord o( death $et#een them) and makes them enemies. T-2!.III.%. 1od asks (or your (or&i eness. 2 0e #ould ha e no se,aration) like an alien #ill) rise $et#een #hat 0e #ills (or you and #hat you #ill. 3 They <are= the same) (or neither One #ills s,ecialness. ! 0o# could They #ill the death o( lo e itsel(D % 7et They are ,o#erless to make attack u,on illusions. ' They are not $odies9 as one 4ind They #ait (or all illusions to $e $rou&ht to Them) and le(t $ehind. * 5al ation challen&es not e en death. - 3nd 1od 0imsel() 8ho kno#s that death is not your #ill) must say) 2Thy #ill $e done2 $ecause you think it is. T-2!.III.'. "or&i e the &reat Creator o( the uni erse) the 5ource o( li(e) o( lo e and holiness) the ,er(ect "ather o( a ,er(ect 5on) (or your illusions o( your s,ecialness. 2 0ere is the hell you chose to $e your home. 3 0e chose not this (or you. ! 3sk not 0e enter this. % The #ay is $arred to lo e and to sal ation. ' 7et i( you #ould release your $rother (rom the de,ths o( hell) you ha e (or&i en 0im 8hose 8ill it is you rest (ore er in the arms o( ,eace) in ,er(ect sa(ety) and #ithout the heat and malice o( one thou&ht o( s,ecialness to mar your rest. ,%>' * "or&i e the 0oly One the s,ecialness 0e could not &i e) and that you made instead. T-2!.III.*. The s,ecial ones are all aslee,) surrounded $y a #orld o( lo eliness they do not see. 2 "reedom and ,eace and Coy stand there) $eside the $ier on #hich they slee,) and call them to come (orth and #aken (rom their dream o( death. 3 7et they hear nothin&. ! They are lost in dreams o( s,ecialness. % They hate the call that #ould a#aken them) and they curse 1od $ecause 0e did not make their dream reality. ' Curse 1od and die) $ut not $y 0im 8ho made not death9 $ut only in the dream. * O,en your eyes a little9 see the sa ior 1od &a e to you that you mi&ht look on him) and &i e him $ack his $irthri&ht. - It is yours. T-2!.III.-. The sla es o( s,ecialness #ill yet $e (ree. 2 5uch is the 8ill o( 1od and o( 0is 5on. 3 8ould 1od condemn 0imsel( to hell and to damnationD ! 3nd do you #ill that this $e done unto your sa iorD % 1od calls to you (rom him to Coin 0is 8ill to sa e you $oth (rom hell. ' ;ook on the ,rint o( nails u,on his hands that he holds out (or your (or&i eness. * 1od asks your mercy on 0is 5on and on 0imsel(. - Deny Them not. : They ask o( you $ut that your #ill $e done. 1> They seek your lo e that you may lo e yoursel(. 11 ;o e not your s,ecialness instead o( Them. 12 The ,rint o( nails is on your hands as #ell. 13 "or&i e your "ather it #as not 0is 8ill that you $e cruci(ied.

I". Specialness vers's Sinlessness T-2!.I6.1. 5,ecialness is a lack o( trust in anyone e/ce,t yoursel(. 2 "aith is in ested in yoursel( alone. 3 @ erythin& else $ecomes your enemy9 (eared and attacked) deadly and dan&erous) hated and #orthy only o( destruction. ! 8hate er &entleness it o((ers is $ut dece,tion) $ut its hate is real. % In dan&er o( destruction it must kill) and you are dra#n to it to kill it (irst. ' 3nd such is &uilt+s attraction. * 0ere is death enthroned as sa ior9 cruci(i/ion is no# redem,tion) and sal ation can only mean destruction o( the #orld) e/ce,t yoursel(. T-2!.I6.2. 8hat could the ,ur,ose o( the $ody $e $ut s,ecialnessD 2 3nd it is this that makes it (rail and hel,less in its o#n de(ense. 3 It #as concei ed to make <you= (rail and hel,less. ! The &oal o( se,aration is its curse. % 7et $odies ha e no &oal. ' ?ur,ose is o( the mind. * 3nd minds can chan&e as they desire. ,%>* - 8hat they are) and all their attri$utes) they cannot chan&e. : But #hat they hold as ,ur,ose can $e chan&ed) and $ody states must shi(t accordin&ly. 1> O( itsel( the $ody can do nothin&. 11 5ee it as means to hurt) and it is hurt. 12 5ee it as means to heal) and it is healed. T-2!.I6.3. 7ou can $ut hurt yoursel(. 2 This has $een o(t re,eated) $ut is di((icult to &ras, as yet. 3 To minds intent on s,ecialness it is im,ossi$le. ! 7et to those #ho #ish to heal and not attack) it is quite o$ ious. % The ,ur,ose o( attack is in the mind) and its e((ects are (elt $ut #here it is. ' Nor is the mind limited9 so must it $e that harm(ul ,ur,ose hurts the mind as one. * Nothin& could make less sense to s,ecialness. - Nothin& could make more sense to miracles. : "or miracles are merely chan&e o( ,ur,ose (rom hurt to healin&. 1> This shi(t in ,ur,ose does 2endan&er2 s,ecialness) $ut only in the sense that all illusions are 2threatened2 $y the truth. 11 They #ill not stand $e(ore it. 12 7et #hat com(ort has e er $een in them) that you #ould kee, the &i(t your "ather asks (rom 0im) and &i e it there insteadD 13 1i en to 0im) the uni erse is yours. 1! O((ered to them) no &i(ts can $e returned. 1% 8hat you ha e &i en s,ecialness has le(t you $ankru,t and your treasure house $arren and em,ty) #ith an o,en door in itin& e erythin& that #ould distur$ your ,eace to enter and destroy. T-2!.I6.!. @arlier I said consider not the means $y #hich sal ation is attained) nor ho# to reach it. 2 But do consider) and consider #ell) #hether it is your #ish that you mi&ht see your $rother sinless. 3 To s,ecialness the ans#er must $e 2no.2 ! 3 sinless $rother <is= its enemy) #hile sin) i( it #ere ,ossi$le) #ould $e its (riend. % 7our $rother+s sin #ould Custi(y itsel() and &i e it meanin& that the truth denies. ' 3ll that is real ,roclaims his sinlessness. * 3ll that is (alse ,roclaims his sins as real. - I( he is sin(ul) then is your reality not real)

$ut Cust a dream o( s,ecialness that lasts an instant) crum$lin& into dust. T-2!.I6.%. Do not de(end this senseless dream) in #hich 1od is $ere(t o( #hat 0e lo es) and you remain $eyond sal ation. 2 Only this is certain in this shi(tin& #orld that has no meanin& in reality. 8hen ,eace is not #ith you entirely) and #hen you su((er ,ain o( any kind) you ha e $eheld some sin #ithin your $rother) and ha e reCoiced at #hat you thou&ht #as there. 3 7our s,ecialness seemed sa(e $ecause o( it. ! 3nd thus you sa ed #hat you a,,ointed to $e your sa ior) and cruci(ied the one #hom 1od has &i en you instead. % 5o are you $ound #ith him) (or you are one. ' 3nd so is s,ecialness his 2enemy)2 and yours as #ell. ,%>". T#e C#rist in 7o' T-2!.6.1. The Christ in you is ery still. 2 0e looks on #hat 0e lo es) and kno#s it as 0imsel(. 3 3nd thus does 0e reCoice at #hat 0e sees) $ecause 0e kno#s that it is one #ith 0im and #ith 0is "ather. ! 5,ecialness) too) takes Coy in #hat it sees) althou&h it is not true. % 7et #hat you seek (or is a source o( Coy as you concei e it. ' 8hat you #ish is true (or you. * Nor is it ,ossi$le that you can #ish (or somethin& and lack (aith that it is so. - 8ishin& makes real) as surely as does #ill create. : The ,o#er o( a #ish u,holds illusions as stron&ly as does lo e e/tend itsel(. 1> @/ce,t that one deludes9 the other heals. T-2!.6.2. There is no dream o( s,ecialness) ho#e er hidden or dis&uised the (orm) ho#e er lo ely it may seem to $e) ho#e er much it delicately o((ers the ho,e o( ,eace and the esca,e (rom ,ain) in #hich you su((er not your condemnation. 2 In dreams e((ect and cause are interchan&ed) (or here the maker o( the dream $elie es that #hat he made is ha,,enin& to him. 3 0e does not realiAe he ,icked a thread (rom here) a scra, (rom there) and #o e a ,icture out o( nothin&. ! "or the ,arts do not $elon& to&ether) and the #hole contri$utes nothin& to the ,arts to &i e them meanin&. T-2!.6.3. 8here could your ,eace arise <$ut= (rom (or&i enessD 2 The Christ in you looks only on the truth) and sees no condemnation that could need (or&i eness. 3 0e is at ,eace <$ecause= 0e sees no sin. ! Identi(y #ith 0im) and #hat has 0e that you ha e notD % 0e is your eyes) your ears) your hands) your (eet. ' 0o# &entle are the si&hts 0e sees) the sounds 0e hears. * 0o# $eauti(ul 0is hand that holds 0is $rother+s) and ho# lo in&ly 0e #alks $eside him) sho#in& him #hat can $e seen and heard) and #here he #ill see nothin& and there is no sound to hear. T-2!.6.!. 7et let your s,ecialness direct his #ay) and you #ill (ollo#. 2 3nd $oth #ill #alk in dan&er) each intent) in the dark (orest o( the

si&htless) unlit $ut $y the shi(tin& tiny &leams that s,ark an instant (rom the (ire(lies o( sin and then &o out) to lead the other to a nameless ,reci,ice and hurl him o er it. 3 "or #hat can s,ecialness deli&ht in $ut to killD ! 8hat does it seek (or $ut the si&ht o( deathD % 8here does it lead $ut to destructionD ' 7et think not that it looked u,on your $rother (irst) nor hated him $e(ore it hated you. * The sin its eyes $ehold in him and lo e to look u,on it sa# in you) and looks on still #ith Coy. - 7et is it Coy to look u,on decay and madness) and $elie e this crum$lin& thin&) #ith (lesh already loosened (rom the $one and si&htless holes (or eyes) is like yoursel(D ,%>: T-2!.6.%. ReCoice you ha e no eyes #ith #hich to see9 no ears to listen) and no hands to hold nor (eet to &uide. 2 Be &lad that only Christ can lend you 0is) #hile you ha e need o( them. 3 They are illusions) too) as much as yours. ! 3nd yet $ecause they ser e a di((erent ,ur,ose) the stren&th their ,ur,ose holds is &i en them. % 3nd #hat they see and hear and hold and lead is &i en li&ht) that you may lead as you #ere led. T-2!.6.'. The Christ in you is ery still. 2 0e kno#s #here you are &oin&) and 0e leads you there in &entleness and $lessin& all the #ay. 3 0is ;o e (or 1od re,laces all the (ear you thou&ht you sa# #ithin yoursel(. ! 0is 0oliness sho#s you 0imsel( in him #hose hand you hold) and #hom you lead to 0im. % 3nd #hat you see is like yoursel(. ' "or #hat $ut Christ is there to see and hear and lo e and (ollo# homeD * 0e looked u,on you (irst) $ut reco&niAed that you #ere not com,lete. 3nd so 0e sou&ht (or your com,letion in each li in& thin& that 0e $eholds and lo es. : 3nd seeks it still) that each mi&ht o((er you the ;o e o( 1od. T-2!.6.*. 7et is 0e quiet) (or 0e kno#s that lo e is in you no#) and sa(ely held in you $y that same hand that holds your $rother+s in your o#n. 2 Christ+s hand holds all 0is $rothers in 0imsel(. 3 0e &i es them ision (or their si&htless eyes) and sin&s to them o( 0ea en) that their ears may hear no more the sound o( $attle and o( death. ! 0e reaches throu&h them) holdin& out 0is hand) that e eryone may $less all li in& thin&s) and see their holiness. % 3nd 0e reCoices that these si&hts are yours) to look u,on #ith 0im and share 0is Coy. ' 0is ,er(ect lack o( s,ecialness 0e o((ers you) that you may sa e all li in& thin&s (rom death) recei in& (rom each one the &i(t o( li(e that your (or&i eness o((ers to your 5el(. * The si&ht o( Christ is all there is to see. - The son& o( Christ is all there is to hear. : The hand o( Christ is all there is to hold. 1> There is no Courney $ut to #alk #ith 0im. T-2!.6.-. 7ou #ho #ould $e content #ith s,ecialness) and seek sal ation in a #ar #ith lo e) consider this. The holy ;ord o( 0ea en has 0imsel( come do#n to you) to o((er you your o#n com,letion. 2 8hat is

0is is yours $ecause in your com,letion is 0is O#n. 3 0e 8ho #illed not to $e #ithout 0is 5on could ne er #ill that you $e $rotherless. ! 3nd #ould 0e &i e a $rother unto you e/ce,t he $e as ,er(ect as yoursel() and Cust as like to 0im in holiness as you must $eD ,%1> T-2!.6.:. There must $e dou$t $e(ore there can $e con(lict. 2 3nd e ery dou$t must $e a$out yoursel(. 3 Christ has no dou$t) and (rom 0is certainty 0is quiet comes. ! 0e #ill e/chan&e 0is certainty (or all your dou$ts) i( you a&ree that 0e is One #ith you) and that this Oneness is endless) timeless) and #ithin your &ras, $ecause your hands are 0is. % 0e is #ithin you) yet 0e #alks $eside you and $e(ore) leadin& the #ay that 0e must &o to (ind 0imsel( com,lete. ' 0is quietness $ecomes your certainty. * 3nd #here is dou$t #hen certainty has comeD "I. Salvation fro Fear T-2!.6I.1. Be(ore your $rother+s holiness the #orld is still) and ,eace descends on it in &entleness and $lessin& so com,lete that not one trace o( con(lict still remains to haunt you in the darkness o( the ni&ht. 2 0e is your sa ior (rom the dreams o( (ear. 3 0e is the healin& o( your sense o( sacri(ice and (ear that #hat you ha e #ill scatter #ith the #ind and turn to dust. ! In him is your assurance 1od is here) and #ith you no#. % 8hile he is #hat he is) you can $e sure that 1od is kno#a$le and #ill $e kno#n to you. ' "or 0e could ne er lea e 0is O#n creation. * 3nd the si&n that this is so lies in your $rother) o((ered you that all your dou$ts a$out yoursel( may disa,,ear $e(ore his holiness. - 5ee in him 1od+s creation. : "or in him his "ather #aits (or your ackno#led&ment that 0e created you as ,art o( 0im. T-2!.6I.2. 8ithout you there #ould $e a lack in 1od) a 0ea en incom,lete) a 5on #ithout a "ather. 2 There could $e no uni erse and no reality. 3 "or #hat 1od #ills is #hole) and ,art o( 0im $ecause 0is 8ill is One. ! Nothin& ali e that is not ,art o( 0im) and nothin& is $ut is ali e in 0im. % 7our $rother+s holiness sho#s you that 1od is One #ith him and you9 that #hat he has is yours $ecause you are not se,arate (rom him nor (rom his "ather. T-2!.6I.3. Nothin& is lost to you in all the uni erse. 2 Nothin& that 1od created has 0e (ailed to lay $e(ore you lo in&ly) as yours (ore er. 3 3nd no Thou&ht #ithin 0is 4ind is a$sent (rom your o#n. ! It is 0is 8ill you share 0is ;o e (or you) and look u,on yoursel( as lo in&ly as 0e concei ed o( you $e(ore the #orld $e&an) and as 0e kno#s you still. % 1od chan&es not 0is 4ind a$out 0is 5on #ith ,assin& circumstance #hich has no meanin& in eternity #here 0e a$ides) and you #ith 0im. ' 7our $rother <is= as 0e created him. ,%11 * 3nd it is this that sa es you (rom a #orld that 0e created not.

T-2!.6I.!. "or&et not that the healin& o( 1od+s 5on is all the #orld is (or. 2 That is the only ,ur,ose the 0oly 5,irit sees in it) and thus the only one it has. 3 Until you see the healin& o( the 5on as all you #ish to $e accom,lished $y the #orld) $y time and all a,,earances) you #ill not kno# the "ather nor yoursel(. ! "or you #ill use the #orld (or #hat is not its ,ur,ose) and #ill not esca,e its la#s o( iolence and death. % 7et it is &i en you to $e $eyond its la#s in all res,ects) in e ery #ay and e ery circumstance) in all tem,tation to ,ercei e #hat is not there) and all $elie( 1od+s 5on can su((er ,ain $ecause he sees himsel( as he is not. T-2!.6I.%. ;ook on your $rother) and $ehold in him the #hole re ersal o( the la#s that seem to rule this #orld. 2 5ee in his (reedom yours) (or such it is. 3 ;et not his s,ecialness o$scure the truth in him) (or not one la# o( death you $ind him to #ill you esca,e. ! 3nd not one sin you see in him $ut kee,s you $oth in hell. % 7et #ill his ,er(ect sinlessness release you $oth) (or holiness is quite im,artial) #ith one Cud&ment made (or all it looks u,on. ' 3nd that is made) not o( itsel() $ut throu&h the 6oice that s,eaks (or 1od in e erythin& that li es and shares 0is Bein&. T-2!.6I.'. It is 0is sinlessness that eyes that see can look u,on. 2 It is 0is lo eliness they see in e erythin&. 3 3nd it is 0e they look (or e ery#here) and (ind no si&ht nor ,lace nor time #here 0e is not. ! 8ithin your $rother+s holiness) the ,er(ect (rame (or your sal ation and the #orld+s) is set the shinin& memory o( 0im in 8hom your $rother li es) and you alon& #ith him. % ;et not your eyes $e $linded $y the eil o( s,ecialness that hides the (ace o( Christ (rom him) and you as #ell. ' 3nd let the (ear o( 1od no lon&er hold the ision you #ere meant to see (rom you. * 7our $rother+s $ody sho#s not Christ to you. - 0e <is= set (orth #ithin his holiness. T-2!.6I.*. Choose) then) his $ody or his holiness as #hat you #ant to see) and #hich you choose is yours to look u,on. 2 7et #ill you choose in countless situations) and throu&h time that seems to ha e no end) until the truth $e your decision. 3 "or eternity is not re&ained $y still one more denial o( Christ in him. ! 3nd #here is your sal ation) i( he is $ut a $odyD % 8here is your ,eace $ut in his holinessD ' 3nd #here is 1od 0imsel( $ut in that ,art o( 0im 0e set (ore er in your $rother+s holiness) that you mi&ht see the truth a$out yoursel() set (orth at last in terms you reco&niAed and understoodD ,%12 T-2!.6I.-. 7our $rother+s holiness is sacrament and $enediction unto you. 2 0is errors cannot #ithhold 1od+s $lessin& (rom himsel() nor you #ho see him truly. 3 0is mistakes can cause delay) #hich it is &i en you to take (rom him) that $oth may end a Courney that has ne er $e&un) and needs no end. ! 8hat ne er #as is not a ,art o( you. % 7et

you #ill think it is) until you realiAe that it is not a ,art o( him #ho stands $eside you. ' 0e is the mirror o( yoursel() #herein you see the Cud&ment you ha e laid on $oth o( you. * The Christ in you $eholds his holiness. - 7our s,ecialness looks on his $ody and $eholds him not. T-2!.6I.:. 5ee him as #hat he is) that your deli erance may not $e lon&. 2 3 senseless #anderin&) #ithout a ,ur,ose and #ithout accom,lishment o( any kind) is all the other choice can o((er you. 3 "utility o( (unction not (ul(illed #ill haunt you #hile your $rother lies aslee,) till #hat has $een assi&ned to you is done and he is risen (rom the ,ast. ! 0e #ho condemned himsel() and you as #ell) is &i en you to sa e (rom condemnation) alon& #ith you. % 3nd $oth shall see 1od+s &lory in 0is 5on) #hom you mistook as (lesh) and $ound to la#s that ha e no ,o#er o er him at all. T-2!.6I.1>. 8ould you not &ladly realiAe these la#s are not (or youD 2 Then see him not as ,risoner to them. 3 It cannot $e #hat &o erns ,art o( 1od holds not (or all the rest. ! 7ou ,lace yoursel( under the la#s you see as rulin& him. % Think) then) ho# &reat the ;o e o( 1od (or you must $e) that 0e has &i en you a ,art o( 0im to sa e (rom ,ain and &i e you ha,,iness. ' 3nd ne er dou$t $ut that your s,ecialness #ill disa,,ear $e(ore the 8ill o( 1od) 8ho lo es each ,art o( 0im #ith equal lo e and care. * The Christ in you can see your $rother truly. 8ould you decide a&ainst the holiness 0e seesD T-2!.6I.11. 5,ecialness is the (unction that you &a e yoursel(. 2 It stands (or you alone) as sel(-created) sel(-maintained) in need o( nothin&) and unCoined #ith anythin& $eyond the $ody. 3 In its eyes you are a se,arate uni erse) #ith all the ,o#er to hold itsel( com,lete #ithin itsel() #ith e ery entry shut a&ainst intrusion) and e ery #indo# $arred a&ainst the li&ht. ! 3l#ays attacked and al#ays (urious) #ith an&er al#ays (ully Custi(ied) you ha e ,ursued this &oal #ith i&ilance you ne er thou&ht to yield) and e((ort that you ne er thou&ht to cease. % 3nd all this &rim determination #as (or this9 you #anted s,ecialness to $e the truth. T-2!.6I.12. No# you are merely asked that you ,ursue another &oal #ith (ar less i&ilance9 #ith little e((ort and #ith little time) and #ith the ,o#er o( 1od maintainin& it) and ,romisin& success. ,%13 2 7et o( the t#o) it is this one you (ind more di((icult. 3 The 2sacri(ice2 o( sel( you understand) nor do you deem this cost too hea y. ! But a tiny #illin&ness) a nod to 1od) a &reetin& to the Christ in you) you (ind a $urden #earisome and tedious) too hea y to $e $orne. % 7et to the dedication to the truth as 1od esta$lished it no sacri(ice is asked) no strain called (orth) and all the ,o#er o( 0ea en and the mi&ht o( truth itsel( is &i en to ,ro ide the means) and &uarantee the &oal+s accom,lishment.

T-2!.6I.13. 7ou #ho $elie e it easier to see your $rother+s $ody than his holiness) $e sure you understand #hat made this Cud&ment. 2 0ere is the oice o( s,ecialness heard clearly) Cud&in& a&ainst the Christ and settin& (orth (or you the ,ur,ose that you can attain) and #hat you cannot do. 3 "or&et not that this Cud&ment must a,,ly to #hat you do #ith it as your ally. ! "or #hat you do throu&h Christ it does not kno#. % To 0im this Cud&ment makes no sense at all) (or only #hat 0is "ather #ills is ,ossi$le) and there is no alternati e (or 0im to see. ' Out o( 0is lack o( con(lict comes your ,eace. * 3nd (rom 0is ,ur,ose comes the means (or e((ortless accom,lishment and rest. "II. T#e Meetin) Place T-2!.6II.1. 0o# $itterly does e eryone tied to this #orld de(end the s,ecialness he #ants to $e the truthJ 2 0is #ish is la# to him) and he o$eys. 3 Nothin& his s,ecialness demands does he #ithhold. ! Nothin& it needs does he deny to #hat he lo es. % 3nd #hile it calls to him he hears no other 6oice. ' No e((ort is too &reat) no cost too much) no ,rice too dear to sa e his s,ecialness (rom the least sli&ht) the tiniest attack) the #his,ered dou$t) the hint o( threat) or anythin& $ut dee,est re erence. * This is your son) $elo ed o( you as you are to your "ather. - 7et it stands in ,lace o( your creations) #ho <are= son to you) that you mi&ht share the "atherhood o( 1od) not snatch it (rom 0im. : 8hat is this son that you ha e made to $e your stren&thD 1> 8hat is this child o( earth on #hom such lo e is la ishedD 11 8hat is this ,arody o( 1od+s creation that takes the ,lace o( yoursD 12 3nd #here are they) no# that the host o( 1od has (ound another son #hom he ,re(ers to themD ,%1! T-2!.6II.2. The memory o( 1od shines not alone. 2 8hat is #ithin your $rother still contains all o( creation) e erythin& created and creatin&) $orn and un$orn as yet) still in the (uture or a,,arently &one $y. 3 8hat is in him is chan&eless) and your chan&elessness is reco&niAed in its ackno#led&ment. ! The holiness in you $elon&s to him. % 3nd $y your seein& it in him) returns to you. ' 3ll o( the tri$ute you ha e &i en s,ecialness $elon&s to him) and thus returns to you. * 3ll o( the lo e and care) the stron& ,rotection) the thou&ht $y day and ni&ht) the dee, concern) the ,o#er(ul con iction this is you) $elon& to him. - Nothin& you &a e to s,ecialness $ut is his due. : 3nd nothin& due him is not due to you. T-2!.6II.3. 0o# can you kno# your #orth #hile s,ecialness claims you insteadD 2 0o# can you (ail to kno# it in his holinessD 3 5eek not to make your s,ecialness the truth) (or i( it #ere you #ould $e lost indeed. ! Be thank(ul) rather) it is &i en you to see his holiness

<$ecause= it is the truth. % 3nd #hat is true in him must $e as true in you. T-2!.6II.!. 3sk yoursel( this. Can <you= ,rotect the mindD 2 The $ody) yes) a little9 not (rom time) $ut tem,orarily. 3 3nd much you think you sa e) you hurt. ! 8hat #ould you sa e it <(orD= % "or in that choice lie $oth its health and harm. ' 5a e it (or sho#) as $ait to catch another (ish) to house your s,ecialness in $etter style) or #ea e a (rame o( lo eliness around your hate) and you condemn it to decay and death. * 3nd i( you see this ,ur,ose in your $rother+s) such is your condemnation o( your o#n. - 8ea e) rather) then) a (rame o( holiness around him) that the truth may shine on him) and &i e <you= sa(ety (rom decay. T-2!.6II.%. The "ather kee,s #hat 0e created sa(e. 2 7ou cannot touch it #ith the (alse ideas you made) $ecause it #as created not $y you. 3 ;et not your (oolish (ancies (ri&hten you. ! 8hat is immortal cannot $e attacked9 #hat is $ut tem,oral has no e((ect. % Only the ,ur,ose that you see in it has meanin&) and i( that is true) its sa(ety rests secure. ' I( not) it has no ,ur,ose) and is means (or nothin&. * 8hate er is ,ercei ed as means (or truth shares in its holiness) and rests in li&ht as sa(ely as itsel(. - Nor #ill that li&ht &o out #hen it is &one. : Its holy ,ur,ose &a e it immortality) settin& another li&ht in 0ea en) #here your creations reco&niAe a &i(t (rom you) a si&n that you ha e not (or&otten them. T-2!.6II.'. The test o( e erythin& on earth is sim,ly this9 28hat is it <(or=D2 2 The ans#er makes it #hat it is (or you. 3 It has no meanin& o( itsel() yet you can &i e reality to it) accordin& to the ,ur,ose that you ser e. ,%1% ! 0ere you are $ut means) alon& #ith it. % 1od is a 4eans as #ell as @nd. ' In 0ea en) means and end are one) and one #ith 0im. * This is the state o( true creation) (ound not #ithin time) $ut in eternity. - To no one here is this descri$a$le. : Nor is there any #ay to learn #hat this condition means. 1> Not till you &o ,ast learnin& to the 1i en9 not till you make a&ain a holy home (or your creations is it understood. T-2!.6II.*. 3 co-creator #ith the "ather must ha e a 5on. 2 7et must this 5on ha e $een created like 0imsel(. 3 3 ,er(ect $ein&) allencom,assin& and all-encom,assed) nothin& to add and nothin& taken (rom9 not $orn o( siAe nor ,lace nor time) nor held to limits or uncertainties o( any kind. ! 0ere do the means and end unite as one) nor does this one ha e any end at all. % 3ll this is true) and yet it has no meanin& to anyone #ho still retains one unlearned lesson in his memory) one thou&ht #ith ,ur,ose still uncertain) or one #ish #ith a di ided aim.

T-2!.6II.-. This course makes no attem,t to teach #hat cannot easily $e learned. 2 Its sco,e does not e/ceed your o#n) e/ce,t to say that #hat is yours #ill come to you #hen you are ready. 3 0ere are the means and the ,ur,ose se,arate $ecause they #ere so made and so ,ercei ed. ! 3nd there(ore do #e deal #ith them as i( they #ere. % It is essential it $e ke,t in mind that all ,erce,tion still is u,side do#n until its ,ur,ose has $een understood. ' ?erce,tion does not seem to $e a means. * 3nd it is this that makes it hard to &ras, the #hole e/tent to #hich it must de,end on #hat you see it (or. - ?erce,tion seems to teach you #hat you see. : 7et it $ut #itnesses to #hat you tau&ht. 1> It is the out#ard ,icture o( a #ish9 an ima&e that you #anted to $e true. T-2!.6II.:. ;ook at yoursel() and you #ill see a $ody. 2 ;ook at this $ody in a di((erent li&ht and it looks di((erent. 3 3nd #ithout a li&ht it seems that it is &one. ! 7et you are reassured that it is there $ecause you still can (eel it #ith your hands and hear it mo e. % 0ere is an ima&e that you #ant to $e yoursel(. ' It is the means to make your #ish come true. * It &i es the eyes #ith #hich you look on it) the hands that (eel it) and the ears #ith #hich you listen to the sounds it makes. - It ,ro es its o#n reality to you. T-2!.6II.1>. Thus is the $ody made a theory o( yoursel() #ith no ,ro isions made (or e idence $eyond itsel() and no esca,e #ithin its si&ht. 2 Its course is sure) #hen seen throu&h its o#n eyes. 3 It &ro#s and #ithers) (lourishes and dies. ! 3nd you cannot concei e o( you a,art (rom it. % 7ou $rand it sin(ul and you hate its acts) Cud&in& it e il. ,%1' ' 7et your s,ecialness #his,ers) 20ere is my o#n $elo ed son) in #hom I am #ell ,leased.2 * Thus does the 2son2 $ecome the means to ser e his 2(ather+s2 ,ur,ose. - Not identical) not e en like) $ut still a means to o((er to the 2(ather2 #hat he #ants. : 5uch is the tra esty on 1od+s creation. 1> "or as 0is 5on+s creation &a e 0im Coy and #itness to 0is ;o e and shared 0is ,ur,ose) so does the $ody testi(y to the idea that made it) and s,eak (or its reality and truth. T-2!.6II.11. 3nd thus are t#o sons made) and $oth a,,ear to #alk this earth #ithout a meetin& ,lace and no encounter. 2 One do you ,ercei e outside yoursel() your o#n $elo ed son. 3 The other rests #ithin) his "ather+s 5on) #ithin your $rother as he is in you. ! Their di((erence does not lie in ho# they look) nor #here they &o) nor e en #hat they do. % They ha e a di((erent ,ur,ose. ' It is this that Coins them to their like) and se,arates each (rom all as,ects #ith a di((erent ,ur,ose. * The 5on o( 1od retains his "ather+s 8ill. - The son o( man ,ercei es an alien #ill and #ishes it #ere so. : 3nd thus does his ,erce,tion ser e his #ish $y &i in& it a,,earances o( truth. 1> 7et can ,erce,tion ser e another &oal. 11 It is not $ound to s,ecialness $ut $y

your choice. 12 3nd it is &i en you to make a di((erent choice) and use ,erce,tion (or a di((erent ,ur,ose. 13 3nd #hat you see #ill ser e that ,ur,ose #ell) and ,ro e its o#n reality to you. ,%1* C#apter (A. THE *1STICE OF GO$ Intro!'ction T-2%.in.1. The Christ in you inha$its not a $ody. 2 7et 0e is in you. 3 3nd thus it must $e that you are not #ithin a $ody. ! 8hat is #ithin you cannot $e outside. % 3nd it is certain that you cannot $e a,art (rom #hat is at the ery center o( your li(e. ' 8hat &i es you li(e cannot $e housed in death. * No more can you. - Christ is #ithin a (rame o( 0oliness #hose only ,ur,ose is that 0e may $e made mani(est to those #ho kno# 0im not) that 0e may call to them to come to 0im and see 0im #here they thou&ht their $odies #ere. : Then #ill their $odies melt a#ay) that they may (rame 0is 0oliness in them. T-2%.in.2. No one #ho carries Christ in him can (ail to reco&niAe 0im e ery#here. 2 <@/ce,t= in $odies. 3 3nd as lon& as he $elie es he is in a $ody) #here he thinks he is 0e cannot $e. ! 3nd so he carries 0im unkno#in&ly) and does not make 0im mani(est. % 3nd thus he does not reco&niAe 0im #here 0e is. ' The son o( man is not the risen Christ. * 7et does the 5on o( 1od a$ide e/actly #here he is) and #alks #ith him #ithin his holiness) as ,lain to see as is his s,ecialness set (orth #ithin his $ody. T-2%.in.3. The $ody needs no healin&. 2 But the mind that thinks it is a $ody is sick indeedJ 3 3nd it is here that Christ sets (orth the remedy. ! 0is ,ur,ose (olds the $ody in 0is li&ht) and (ills it #ith the 0oliness that shines (rom 0im. % 3nd nothin& that the $ody says or does $ut makes 0im mani(est. ' To those #ho kno# 0im not it carries 0im in &entleness and lo e) to heal their minds. * 5uch is the mission that your $rother has (or you. - 3nd such it must $e that your mission is (or him. I. The ;ink to Truth T-2%.I.1. It cannot $e that it is hard to do the task that Christ a,,ointed you to do) since it is 0e 8ho does it. 2 3nd in the doin& o( it #ill you learn the $ody merely seems to $e the means to do it. 3 "or the 4ind is 0is. ! 3nd so it must $e yours. % 0is 0oliness directs the $ody throu&h the mind at one #ith 0im. ,%1- ' 3nd you are mani(est unto your holy $rother) as he to you. * 0ere is the meetin& o( the holy Christ unto 0imsel(9 nor any di((erences ,ercei ed to stand $et#een

the as,ects o( 0is 0oliness) #hich meet and Coin and raise 0im to 0is "ather) #hole and ,ure and #orthy o( 0is e erlastin& ;o e. T-2%.I.2. 0o# can you mani(est the Christ in you e/ce,t to look on holiness and see 0im thereD 2 ?erce,tion tells you <you= are mani(est in #hat you see. 3 Behold the $ody) and you #ill $elie e that you are there. ! 3nd e ery $ody that you look u,on reminds you o( yoursel(9 your sin(ulness) your e il and) a$o e all) your death. % 3nd #ould you not des,ise the one #ho tells you this) and seek his death insteadD ' The messa&e and the messen&er are one. * 3nd you must see your $rother as yoursel(. - "ramed in his $ody you #ill see your sin(ulness) #herein you stand condemned. : 5et in his holiness) the Christ in him ,roclaims 0imsel( as you. T-2%.I.3. ?erce,tion is a choice o( #hat you #ant yoursel( to $e9 the #orld you #ant to li e in) and the state in #hich you think your mind #ill $e content and satis(ied. 2 It chooses #here you think your sa(ety lies) at your decision. 3 It re eals yoursel( to you as you #ould ha e you $e. ! 3nd al#ays is it (aith(ul to your ,ur,ose) (rom #hich it ne er se,arates) nor &i es the sli&htest #itness unto anythin& the ,ur,ose in your mind u,holdeth not. % ?erce,tion is a ,art o( #hat it is your ,ur,ose to $ehold) (or means and end are ne er se,arate. ' 3nd thus you learn #hat seems to ha e a li(e a,art has none. T-2%.I.!. <7ou= are the means (or 1od9 not se,arate) nor #ith a li(e a,art (rom 0is. 2 0is li(e is mani(est in you #ho are 0is 5on. 3 @ach as,ect o( 0imsel( is (ramed in holiness and ,er(ect ,urity) in lo e celestial and so com,lete it #ishes only that it may release all that it looks u,on unto itsel(. ! Its radiance shines throu&h each $ody that it looks u,on) and $rushes all its darkness into li&ht merely $y lookin& ,ast it <to= the li&ht. % The eil is li(ted throu&h its &entleness) and nothin& hides the (ace o( Christ (rom its $eholders. ' 7ou and your $rother stand $e(ore 0im no#) to let 0im dra# aside the eil that seems to kee, you se,arate and a,art. T-2%.I.%. 5ince you $elie e that you are se,arate) 0ea en ,resents itsel( to you as se,arate) too. 2 Not that it is in truth) $ut that the link that has $een &i en you to Coin the truth may reach to you throu&h #hat you understand. 3 "ather and 5on and 0oly 5,irit are as One) as all your $rothers Coin as one in truth. ! Christ and 0is "ather ne er ha e $een se,arate) and Christ a$ides #ithin your understandin&) in the ,art o( you that shares 0is "ather+s 8ill. ,%1: % The 0oly 5,irit links the other ,artKthe tiny) mad desire to $e se,arate) di((erent and s,ecialKto the Christ) to make the oneness clear to #hat is really one. ' In this #orld this is not understood) $ut can $e tau&ht. T-2%.I.'. The 0oly 5,irit ser es Christ+s ,ur,ose in your mind) so that the aim o( s,ecialness can $e corrected #here the error lies. 2 Because

0is ,ur,ose still is one #ith $oth the "ather and the 5on) 0e kno#s the 8ill o( 1od and #hat you really #ill. 3 But this is understood $y mind ,ercei ed as one) a#are that it is one) and so e/,erienced. ! It is the 0oly 5,irit+s (unction to teach you ho# this oneness is e/,erienced) #hat you must do that it can $e e/,erienced) and #here you should &o to do it. T-2%.I.*. 3ll this takes note o( time and ,lace as i( they #ere discrete) (or #hile you think that ,art o( you is se,arate) the conce,t o( a Oneness Coined as One is meanin&less. 2 It is a,,arent that a mind so s,lit could ne er $e the Teacher o( a Oneness #hich unites all thin&s #ithin Itsel(. 3 3nd so 8hat is #ithin this mind) and does unite all thin&s to&ether) must $e its Teacher. ! 7et must It use the lan&ua&e that this mind can understand) in the condition in #hich it thinks it is. % 3nd It must use all learnin& to trans(er illusions to the truth) takin& all (alse ideas o( #hat you are) and leadin& you $eyond them to the truth that <is= $eyond them. ' 3ll this can ery sim,ly $e reduced to this. * 8hat is the same can not $e di((erent) and #hat is one can not ha e se,arate ,arts. II. T#e Savior fro t#e $ar% T-2%.II.1. Is it not e ident that #hat the $ody+s eyes ,ercei e (ills you #ith (earD 2 ?erha,s you think you (ind a ho,e o( satis(action there. 3 ?erha,s you (ancy to attain some ,eace and satis(action in the #orld as you ,ercei e it. ! 7et it must $e e ident the outcome does not chan&e. % Des,ite your ho,es and (ancies) al#ays does des,air result. ' 3nd there is no e/ce,tion) nor #ill there e er $e. * The only alue that the ,ast can hold is that you learn it &a e you no re#ards #hich you #ould #ant to kee,. - "or only thus #ill you $e #illin& to relinquish it) and ha e it &one (ore er. ,%2> T-2%.II.2. Is it not stran&e that you should cherish still some ho,e o( satis(action (rom the #orld you seeD 2 In no res,ect) at any time or ,lace) has anythin& $ut (ear and &uilt $een your re#ard. 3 0o# lon& is needed (or you to realiAe the chance o( chan&e in this res,ect is hardly #orth delayin& chan&e that mi&ht result in $etter outcomeD ! "or one thin& is sure9 the #ay you see) and lon& ha e seen) &i es no su,,ort to $ase your (uture ho,es) and no su&&estions o( success at all. % To ,lace your ho,es #here no ho,e lies must make you ho,eless. ' 7et is this ho,elessness your choice) #hile you #ould seek (or ho,e #here none is e er (ound. T-2%.II.3. Is it not also true that you ha e (ound some ho,e a,art (rom this9 some &limmerin&)Kinconstant) #a erin&) yet dimly seen)Kthat ho,e(ulness is #arranted on &rounds that are not in this #orldD 2 3nd

yet your ho,e that they may still $e here ,re ents you still (rom &i in& u, the ho,eless and unre#ardin& task you set yoursel(. 3 Can it make sense to hold the (i/ed $elie( that there is reason to u,hold ,ursuit o( #hat has al#ays (ailed) on &rounds that it #ill suddenly succeed and $rin& #hat it has ne er $rou&ht $e(oreD T-2%.II.!. Its ,ast <has= (ailed. 2 Be &lad that it is &one #ithin your mind) to darken #hat is there. 3 Take not the (orm (or content) (or the (orm is $ut a means (or content. ! 3nd the (rame is $ut a means to hold the ,icture u,) so that it can $e seen. % 3 (rame that hides the ,icture has no ,ur,ose. ' It cannot $e a (rame i( it is #hat you see. * 8ithout the ,icture is the (rame #ithout its meanin&. - Its ,ur,ose is to set the ,icture o(() and not itsel(. T-2%.II.%. 8ho han&s an em,ty (rame u,on a #all and stands $e(ore it) dee, in re erence) as i( a master,iece #ere there to seeD 2 7et i( you see your $rother as a $ody) it is $ut this you do. 3 The master,iece that 1od has set #ithin this (rame is all there is to see. ! The $ody holds it (or a #hile) #ithout o$scurin& it in any #ay. % 7et #hat 1od has created needs no (rame) (or #hat 0e has created 0e su,,orts and (rames #ithin 0imsel(. ' 0is master,iece 0e o((ers you to see. * 3nd #ould you rather see the (rame instead o( thisD - 3nd see the ,icture not at allD T-2%.II.'. The 0oly 5,irit is the (rame 1od set around the ,art o( 0im that you #ould see as se,arate. 2 7et its (rame is Coined to its Creator) One #ith 0im and #ith 0is master,iece. 3 This is its ,ur,ose) and you do not make the (rame into the ,icture #hen you choose to see it in its ,lace. ! The (rame that 1od has &i en it $ut ser es 0is ,ur,ose) not yours a,art (rom 0is. % It is your se,arate ,ur,ose that o$scures the ,icture) and cherishes the (rame instead o( it. ,%21 ' 7et 1od has set 0is master,iece #ithin a (rame that #ill endure (ore er) #hen yours has crum$led into dust. * But think you not the ,icture is destroyed in any #ay. - 8hat 1od creates is sa(e (rom all corru,tion) unchan&ed and ,er(ect in eternity. T-2%.II.*. 3cce,t 1od+s (rame instead o( yours) and you #ill see the master,iece. 2 ;ook at its lo eliness) and understand the 4ind that thou&ht it) not in (lesh and $ones) $ut in a (rame as lo ely as itsel(. 3 Its holiness li&hts u, the sinlessness the (rame o( darkness hides) and casts a eil o( li&ht across the ,icture+s (ace #hich $ut re(lects the li&ht that shines (rom it to its Creator. ! Think not this (ace #as e er darkened $ecause you sa# it in a (rame o( death. % 1od ke,t it sa(e that you mi&ht look on it) and see the holiness that 0e has &i en it. T-2%.II.-. 8ithin the darkness see the sa ior <(rom= the dark) and understand your $rother as his "ather+s 4ind sho#s him to you. 2 0e #ill ste, (orth (rom darkness as you look on him) and you #ill see the

dark no more. 3 The darkness touched him not) nor you #ho $rou&ht him (orth (or you to look u,on. ! 0is sinlessness $ut ,ictures yours. % 0is &entleness $ecomes your stren&th) and $oth #ill &ladly look #ithin) and see the holiness that must $e there $ecause o( #hat you looked u,on in him. ' 0e is the (rame in #hich your holiness is set) and #hat 1od &a e him must $e &i en you. * 0o#e er much he o erlooks the master,iece in him and sees only a (rame o( darkness) it is still your only (unction to $ehold in him #hat he sees not. - 3nd in this seein& is the ision shared that looks on Christ instead o( seein& death. T-2%.II.:. 0o# could the ;ord o( 0ea en not $e &lad i( you a,,reciate 0is master,ieceD 2 8hat could 0e do $ut o((er thanks to you #ho lo e 0is 5on as 0e doesD 3 8ould 0e not make kno#n to you 0is ;o e) i( you $ut share 0is ,raise o( #hat 0e lo esD ! 1od cherishes creation as the ,er(ect "ather that 0e is. % 3nd so 0is Coy is made com,lete #hen any ,art o( 0im Coins in 0is ,raise) to share 0is Coy. ' This $rother is 0is ,er(ect &i(t to you. * 3nd 0e is &lad and thank(ul #hen you thank 0is ,er(ect 5on (or $ein& #hat he is. - 3nd all 0is thanks and &ladness shine on you #ho #ould com,lete 0is Coy) alon& #ith 0im. : 3nd thus is yours com,leted. 1> Not one ray o( darkness can $e seen $y those #ho #ill to make their "ather+s ha,,iness com,lete) and theirs alon& #ith 0is. 11 The &ratitude o( 1od 0imsel( is (reely o((ered to e eryone #ho shares 0is ,ur,ose. ,%22 12 It is not 0is 8ill to $e alone. 13 3nd neither is it yours. T-2%.II.1>. "or&i e your $rother) and you cannot se,arate yoursel( (rom him nor (rom his "ather. 2 7ou need no (or&i eness) (or the #holly ,ure ha e ne er sinned. 3 1i e) then) #hat 0e has &i en you) that you may see 0is 5on as one) and thank his "ather as 0e thanks you. ! Nor $elie e that all 0is ,raise is &i en not to you. % "or #hat you &i e is 0is) and &i in& it) you learn to understand 0is &i(t to you. ' 3nd &i e the 0oly 5,irit #hat 0e o((ers unto the "ather and the 5on alike. * Nothin& has ,o#er o er you e/ce,t 0is 8ill and yours) #hich $ut e/tends 0is 8ill. - It #as (or this you #ere created) and your $rother #ith you and at one #ith you. T-2%.II.11. 7ou and your $rother are the same) as 1od 0imsel( is One and not di ided in 0is 8ill. 2 3nd you must ha e one ,ur,ose) since 0e &a e the same to $oth o( you. 3 0is 8ill is $rou&ht to&ether as you Coin in #ill) that you $e made com,lete $y o((erin& com,letion to your $rother. ! 5ee not in him the sin(ulness he sees) $ut &i e him honor that you may esteem yoursel( and him. % To you and your $rother is &i en the ,o#er o( sal ation) that esca,e (rom darkness into li&ht $e yours to share9 that you may see as one #hat ne er has $een se,arate) nor a,art (rom all 1od+s ;o e as &i en equally.

III. Perception an! C#oice T-2%.III.1. To the e/tent to #hich you alue &uilt) to that e/tent #ill you ,ercei e a #orld in #hich attack is Custi(ied. 2 To the e/tent to #hich you reco&niAe that &uilt is meanin&less) to that e/tent you #ill ,ercei e attack cannot <$e= Custi(ied. 3 This is in accord #ith ,erce,tion+s (undamental la#. 7ou see #hat you $elie e is there) and you $elie e it there $ecause you #ant it there. ! ?erce,tion has no other la# than this. % The rest $ut stems (rom this) to hold it u, and o((er it su,,ort. ' This is ,erce,tion+s (orm) ada,ted to this #orld) o( 1od+s more $asic la#9 that lo e creates itsel() and nothin& $ut itsel(. T-2%.III.2. 1od+s la#s do not o$tain directly to a #orld ,erce,tion rules) (or such a #orld could not ha e $een created $y the 4ind to #hich ,erce,tion has no meanin&. 2 7et are 0is la#s re(lected e ery#here. 3 Not that the #orld #here this re(lection is) is real at all. ! Only $ecause 0is 5on $elie es it is) and (rom 0is 5on+s $elie( 0e could not let 0imsel( $e se,arate entirely. ,%23 % 0e could not enter 0is 5on+s insanity #ith him) $ut 0e could $e sure 0is sanity #ent there #ith him) so he could not $e lost (ore er in the madness o( his #ish. T-2%.III.3. ?erce,tion rests on choosin&9 kno#led&e does not. 2 Gno#led&e has $ut one la# $ecause it has $ut one Creator. 3 But this #orld has t#o #ho made it) and they do not see it as the same. ! To each it has a di((erent ,ur,ose) and to each it is a ,er(ect means to ser e the &oal (or #hich it is ,ercei ed. % "or s,ecialness) it is the ,er(ect (rame to set it o((9 the ,er(ect $attle&round to #a&e its #ars) the ,er(ect shelter (or illusions #hich it #ould make real. ' Not one $ut it u,holds in its ,erce,tion9 not one $ut can $e (ully Custi(ied. T-2%.III.!. There is another 4aker o( the #orld) the simultaneous Corrector o( the mad $elie( that anythin& could $e esta$lished and maintained #ithout some link that ke,t it still #ithin the la#s o( 1od9 not as the la# itsel( u,holds the uni erse as 1od created it) $ut in some (orm ada,ted to the need the 5on o( 1od $elie es he has. 2 Corrected error is the error+s end. 3 3nd thus has 1od ,rotected still 0is 5on) e en in error. T-2%.III.%. There is another ,ur,ose in the #orld that error made) $ecause it has another 4aker 8ho can reconcile its &oal #ith 0is Creator+s ,ur,ose. 2 In 0is ,erce,tion o( the #orld) nothin& is seen $ut Custi(ies (or&i eness and the si&ht o( ,er(ect sinlessness. 3 Nothin& arises $ut is met #ith instant and com,lete (or&i eness. ! Nothin& remains an instant) to o$scure the sinlessness that shines unchan&ed) $eyond the ,iti(ul attem,ts o( s,ecialness to ,ut it out o( mind) #here it must $e) and li&ht the $ody u, instead o( it. % The lam,s o( 0ea en are not (or mind to choose to see them #here it #ill. ' I( it elects to see them else#here (rom their home) as i( they lit a ,lace #here they could

ne er $e) then must the 4aker o( the #orld correct your error) lest you remain in darkness #here the lam,s are not. T-2%.III.'. @ eryone here has entered darkness) yet no one has entered it alone. 2 Nor need he stay more than an instant. 3 "or he has come #ith 0ea en+s 0el, #ithin him) ready to lead him out o( darkness into li&ht at any time. ! The time he chooses can $e any time) (or hel, is there) a#aitin& $ut his choice. % 3nd #hen he chooses to a ail himsel( o( #hat is &i en him) then #ill he see each situation that he thou&ht $e(ore #as means to Custi(y his an&er turned to an e ent #hich Custi(ies his lo e. ' 0e #ill hear ,lainly that the calls to #ar he heard $e(ore are really calls to ,eace. ,%2! * 0e #ill ,ercei e that #here he &a e attack is $ut another altar #here he can) #ith equal ease and (ar more ha,,iness) $esto# (or&i eness. - 3nd he #ill reinter,ret all tem,tation as Cust another chance to $rin& him Coy. T-2%.III.*. 0o# can a mis,erce,tion $e a sinD 2 ;et all your $rother+s errors $e to you nothin& e/ce,t a chance (or you to see the #orkin&s o( the 0el,er &i en you to see the #orld 0e made instead o( yours. 3 8hat) then) <is= Custi(iedD ! 8hat do you #antD % "or these t#o questions are the same. ' 3nd #hen you see them as the same) your choice is made. * "or it is seein& them as one that $rin&s release (rom the $elie( there are t#o #ays to see. - This #orld has much to o((er to your ,eace) and many chances to e/tend your o#n (or&i eness. : 5uch its ,ur,ose is) to those #ho #ant to see ,eace and (or&i eness descend on them) and o((er them the li&ht. T-2%.III.-. The 4aker o( the #orld o( &entleness has ,er(ect ,o#er to o((set the #orld o( iolence and hate that seems to stand $et#een you and 0is &entleness. 2 It is not there in 0is (or&i in& eyes. 3 3nd there(ore it need not $e there in yours. ! 5in is the (i/ed $elie( ,erce,tion cannot chan&e. % 8hat has $een damned is damned and damned (ore er) $ein& (ore er un(or&i a$le. ' I() then) it is (or&i en) sin+s ,erce,tion must ha e $een #ron&. * 3nd thus is chan&e made ,ossi$le. - The 0oly 5,irit) too) sees #hat 0e sees as (ar $eyond the chance o( chan&e. : But on 0is ision sin cannot encroach) (or sin has $een corrected $y 0is si&ht. 1> 3nd thus it must ha e $een an error) not a sin. 11 "or #hat it claimed could ne er $e) has $een. 12 5in is attacked $y ,unishment) and so ,reser ed. 13 But to (or&i e it is to chan&e its state (rom error into truth. T-2%.III.:. The 5on o( 1od could ne er sin) $ut he can #ish (or #hat #ould hurt him. 2 3nd he has the ,o#er to think he can $e hurt. 3 8hat could this $e e/ce,t a mis,erce,tion o( himsel(D ! Is this a sin or a mistake) (or&i a$le or notD % Does he need hel, or condemnationD ' Is it your ,ur,ose that he $e sa ed or damnedD * "or&ettin& not that #hat he is to you #ill make this choice your (utureD - "or you make it

<no#)= the instant #hen all time $ecomes a means to reach a &oal. : 4ake) then) your choice. 1> But reco&niAe that in this choice the ,ur,ose o( the #orld you see is chosen) and #ill $e Custi(ied. ,%2% I". T#e Li)#t 7o' -rin) T-2%.I6.1. 4inds that are Coined and reco&niAe they are) can (eel no &uilt. 2 "or they cannot attack) and they reCoice that this is so) seein& their sa(ety in this ha,,y (act. 3 Their Coy is in the innocence they see. ! 3nd thus they seek (or it) $ecause it is their ,ur,ose to $ehold it and reCoice. % @ eryone seeks (or #hat #ill $rin& him Coy as he de(ines it. ' It is not the aim) as such) that aries. * 7et it is the #ay in #hich the aim is seen that makes the choice o( means ine ita$le) and $eyond the ho,e o( chan&e unless the aim is chan&ed. - 3nd then the means are chosen once a&ain) as #hat #ill $rin& reCoicin& is de(ined another #ay and sou&ht (or di((erently. T-2%.I6.2. ?erce,tion+s $asic la# could thus $e said) 27ou #ill reCoice at #hat you see $ecause you see it to reCoice.2 2 3nd #hile you think that su((erin& and sin #ill $rin& you Coy) so lon& #ill they $e there (or you to see. 3 Nothin& is harm(ul or $ene(icent a,art (rom #hat you #ish. ! It is your #ish that makes it #hat it is in its e((ects on you. % Because you chose it as a means to &ain these same e((ects) $elie in& them to $e the $rin&ers o( reCoicin& and o( Coy. ' @ en in 0ea en does this la# o$tain. * The 5on o( 1od creates to $rin& him Coy) sharin& his "ather+s ,ur,ose in his o#n creation) that his Coy mi&ht $e increased) and 1od+s alon& #ith his. T-2%.I6.3. 7ou maker o( a #orld that is not so) take rest and com(ort in another #orld #here ,eace a$ides. 2 This #orld you $rin& #ith you to all the #eary eyes and tired hearts that look on sin and $eat its sad re(rain. 3 "rom you can come their rest. ! "rom you can rise a #orld they #ill reCoice to look u,on) and #here their hearts are &lad. % In you there is a ision that e/tends to all o( them) and co ers them in &entleness and li&ht. ' 3nd in this #idenin& #orld o( li&ht the darkness that they thou&ht #as there is ,ushed a#ay) until it is $ut distant shado#s) (ar a#ay) not lon& to $e remem$ered as the sun shines them to nothin&ness. * 3nd all their 2e il2 thou&hts and 2sin(ul2 ho,es) their dreams o( &uilt and merciless re en&e) and e ery #ish to hurt and kill and die) #ill disa,,ear $e(ore the sun you $rin&. T-2%.I6.!. 8ould you not do this (or the ;o e o( 1odD 2 3nd (or <yoursel(D= 3 "or think #hat it #ould do (or you. ! 7our 2e il2 thou&hts that haunt you no# #ill seem increasin&ly remote and (ar a#ay (rom you. % 3nd they &o (arther and (arther o(() $ecause the sun in you has risen that they may $e ,ushed a#ay $e(ore the li&ht. ' They lin&er (or a #hile) a little #hile) in t#isted (orms too (ar a#ay (or reco&nition) and

are &one (ore er. ,%2' * 3nd in the sunli&ht you #ill stand in quiet) in innocence and #holly una(raid. - 3nd (rom you #ill the rest you (ound e/tend) so that your ,eace can ne er (all a#ay and lea e you homeless. : Those #ho o((er ,eace to e eryone ha e (ound a home in 0ea en the #orld cannot destroy. 1> "or it is lar&e enou&h to hold the #orld #ithin its ,eace. T-2%.I6.%. In you is all o( 0ea en. 2 @ ery lea( that (alls is &i en li(e in you. 3 @ach $ird that e er san& #ill sin& a&ain in you. ! 3nd e ery (lo#er that e er $loomed has sa ed its ,er(ume and its lo eliness (or you. % 8hat aim can su,ersede the 8ill o( 1od and o( 0is 5on) that 0ea en $e restored to him (or #hom it #as created as his only homeD ' Nothin& $e(ore and nothin& a(ter it. * No other ,lace9 no other state nor time. - Nothin& $eyond nor nearer. : Nothin& else. 1> In any (orm. 11 This can you $rin& to all the #orld) and all the thou&hts that entered it and #ere mistaken (or a little #hile. 12 0o# $etter could your o#n mistakes $e $rou&ht to truth than $y your #illin&ness to $rin& the li&ht o( 0ea en #ith you) as you #alk $eyond the #orld o( darkness into li&htD ". T#e State of Sinlessness T-2%.6.1. The state o( sinlessness is merely this. The #hole desire to attack is &one) and so there is no reason to ,ercei e the 5on o( 1od as other than he is. 2 The need (or &uilt is &one $ecause it has no ,ur,ose) and is meanin&less #ithout the &oal o( sin. 3 3ttack and sin are $ound as one illusion) each the cause and aim and Custi(ier o( the other. ! @ach is meanin&less alone) $ut seems to dra# a meanin& (rom the other. % @ach de,ends u,on the other (or #hate er sense it seems to ha e. ' 3nd no one could $elie e in one unless the other #ere the truth) (or each attests the other must $e true. T-2%.6.2. 3ttack makes Christ your enemy) and 1od alon& #ith 0im. 2 4ust you not $e a(raid #ith 2enemies2 like theseD 3 3nd must you not $e (ear(ul o( yoursel(D ! "or you ha e hurt yoursel() and made your 5el( your 2enemy.2 % 3nd no# you must $elie e you are not you) $ut somethin& alien to yoursel( and 2somethin& else)2 a 2somethin&2 to $e (eared instead o( lo ed. ' 8ho #ould attack #hate er he ,ercei es as #holly innocentD * 3nd #ho) <$ecause= he #ishes to attack) can (ail to think he must $e &uilty to maintain the #ish) #hile #antin& innocenceD ,%2* - "or #ho could see the 5on o( 1od as innocent and #ish him deadD : Christ stands $e(ore you) each time you look u,on your $rother. 1> 0e has not &one $ecause your eyes are closed. 11 But #hat is there to see $y searchin& (or your 5a ior) seein& 0im throu&h si&htless eyesD

T-2%.6.3. It is not Christ you see $y lookin& thus. 2 It is the 2enemy)2 con(used #ith Christ) you look u,on. 3 3nd hate $ecause there is no sin in him (or you to see. ! Nor do you hear his ,lainti e call) unchan&ed in content in #hate er (orm the call is made) that you unite #ith him) and Coin #ith him in innocence and ,eace. % 3nd yet) $eneath the e&o+s senseless shrieks) such is the call that 1od has &i en him) that you mi&ht hear in him 0is Call to you) and ans#er $y returnin& unto 1od #hat is 0is O#n. T-2%.6.!. The 5on o( 1od asks only this o( you9 that you return to him #hat is his due) that you may share in it #ith him. 2 3lone does neither ha e it. 3 5o must it remain useless to $oth. ! To&ether) it #ill &i e to each an equal stren&th to sa e the other) and sa e himsel( alon& #ith him. % "or&i en $y you) your sa ior o((ers you sal ation. ' Condemned $y you) he o((ers death to you. * In e eryone you see $ut the re(lection o( #hat you choose to ha e him $e to you. - I( you decide a&ainst his ,ro,er (unction) the only one he has in truth) you are de,ri in& him o( all the Coy he #ould ha e (ound i( he (ul(illed the role 1od &a e to him. : But think not 0ea en is lost to him alone. 1> Nor can it $e re&ained unless the #ay is sho#n to him throu&h you) that you may (ind it) #alkin& $y his side. T-2%.6.%. It is no sacri(ice that he $e sa ed) (or $y his (reedom #ill you &ain your o#n. 2 To let his (unction $e (ul(illed is $ut the means to let yours $e. 3 3nd so you #alk to#ard 0ea en or to#ard hell) $ut not alone. ! 0o# $eauti(ul his sinlessness #ill $e #hen you ,ercei e itJ % 3nd ho# &reat #ill $e your Coy) #hen he is (ree to o((er you the &i(t o( si&ht 1od &a e to him (or youJ ' 0e has no need $ut this9 that you allo# him (reedom to com,lete the task 1od &a e to him. * Remem$erin& $ut this9 that #hat he does you do) alon& #ith him. 3nd as you see him) so do you de(ine the (unction he #ill ha e (or you) until you see him di((erently and let him $e #hat 1od a,,ointed that he $e to you. T-2%.6.'. 3&ainst the hatred that the 5on o( 1od may cherish to#ard himsel() is 1od $elie ed to $e #ithout the ,o#er to sa e #hat 0e created (rom the ,ain o( hell. 2 But in the lo e he sho#s himsel( is 1od made (ree to let 0is 8ill $e done. ,%2- 3 In your $rother you see the ,icture o( your o#n $elie( in #hat the 8ill o( 1od must $e (or you. ! In your (or&i eness #ill you understand 0is ;o e (or you9 throu&h your attack $elie e 0e hates you) thinkin& 0ea en must $e hell. % ;ook once a&ain u,on your $rother) not #ithout the understandin& that he is the #ay to 0ea en or to hell) as you ,ercei e him. ' But (or&et not this9 the role you &i e to him is &i en you) and you #ill #alk the #ay you ,ointed out to him $ecause it is your Cud&ment on yoursel(.

"I. T#e Special F'nction T-2%.6I.1. The &race o( 1od rests &ently on (or&i in& eyes) and e erythin& they look on s,eaks o( 0im to the $eholder. 2 0e can see no e il9 nothin& in the #orld to (ear) and no one #ho is di((erent (rom himsel(. 3 3nd as he lo es them) so he looks u,on himsel( #ith lo e and &entleness. ! 0e #ould no more condemn himsel( (or his mistakes than damn another. % 0e is not an ar$iter o( en&eance) nor a ,unisher o( sin. ' The kindness o( his si&ht rests on himsel( #ith all the tenderness it o((ers others. * "or he #ould only heal and only $less. 3nd $ein& in accord #ith #hat 1od #ills) he has the ,o#er to heal and $less all those he looks on #ith the &race o( 1od u,on his si&ht. T-2%.6I.2. @yes $ecome used to darkness) and the li&ht o( $rilliant day seems ,ain(ul to the eyes &ro#n lon& accustomed to the dim e((ects ,ercei ed at t#ili&ht. 2 3nd they turn a#ay (rom sunli&ht and the clarity it $rin&s to #hat they look u,on. 3 Dimness seems $etter9 easier to see) and $etter reco&niAed. ! 5omeho# the a&ue and more o$scure seems easier to look u,on9 less ,ain(ul to the eyes than #hat is #holly clear and unam$i&uous. % 7et this is not #hat eyes are (or) and #ho can say that he ,re(ers the darkness and maintain he #ants to seeD T-2%.6I.3. The #ish to see calls do#n the &race o( 1od u,on your eyes) and $rin&s the &i(t o( li&ht that makes si&ht ,ossi$le. 2 8ould you $ehold your $rotherD 3 1od is &lad to ha e you look on him. ! 0e does not #ill your sa ior $e unreco&niAed $y you. % Nor does 0e #ill that he remain #ithout the (unction that 0e &a e to him. ' ;et him no more $e lonely) (or the lonely ones are those #ho see no (unction in the #orld (or them to (ill9 no ,lace #here they are needed) and no aim #hich only they can ,er(ectly (ul(ill. ,%2: T-2%.6I.!. 5uch is the 0oly 5,irit+s kind ,erce,tion o( s,ecialness9 0is use o( #hat you made) to heal instead o( harm. 2 To each 0e &i es a s,ecial (unction in sal ation he alone can (ill9 a ,art (or only him. 3 Nor is the ,lan com,lete until he (inds his s,ecial (unction) and (ul(ills the ,art assi&ned to him) to make himsel( com,lete #ithin a #orld #here incom,letion rules. T-2%.6I.%. 0ere) #here the la#s o( 1od do not ,re ail in ,er(ect (orm) can he yet do <one= ,er(ect thin& and make <one= ,er(ect choice. 2 3nd $y this act o( s,ecial (aith(ulness to one ,ercei ed as other than himsel() he learns the &i(t #as &i en to himsel() and so they must $e one. 3 "or&i eness is the only (unction meanin&(ul in time. ! It is the means the 0oly 5,irit uses to translate s,ecialness (rom sin into sal ation. % "or&i eness is (or all. ' But #hen it rests on all it is com,lete) and e ery (unction o( this #orld com,leted #ith it. * Then is time no more. - 7et #hile in time) there is still much to do. : 3nd each must do #hat is allotted him) (or on his ,art does all the ,lan de,end.

1> 0e <has= a s,ecial ,art in time (or so he chose) and choosin& it) he made it (or himsel(. 11 0is #ish #as not denied $ut chan&ed in (orm) to let it ser e his $rother and himsel() and thus $ecome a means to sa e instead o( lose. T-2%.6I.'. 5al ation is no more than a reminder this #orld is not your home. 2 Its la#s are not im,osed on you) its alues are not yours. 3 3nd nothin& that you think you see in it is really there at all. ! This is seen and understood as each one takes his ,art in its undoin&) as he did in makin& it. % 0e has the means (or either) as he al#ays did. ' The s,ecialness he chose to hurt himsel( did 1od a,,oint to $e the means (or his sal ation) (rom the ery instant that the choice #as made. * 0is s,ecial sin #as made his s,ecial &race. - 0is s,ecial hate $ecame his s,ecial lo e. T-2%.6I.*. The 0oly 5,irit needs your s,ecial (unction) that 0is may $e (ul(illed. 2 Think not you lack a s,ecial alue here. 3 7ou #anted it) and it is &i en you. ! 3ll that you made can ser e sal ation easily and #ell. % The 5on o( 1od can make no choice the 0oly 5,irit cannot em,loy on his $ehal() and not a&ainst himsel(. ' Only in darkness does your s,ecialness a,,ear to $e attack. * In li&ht) you see it as your s,ecial (unction in the ,lan to sa e the 5on o( 1od (rom all attack) and let him understand that he is sa(e) as he has al#ays $een) and #ill remain in time and in eternity alike. - This is the (unction &i en you (or your $rother. : Take it &ently) then) (rom your $rother+s hand) and let sal ation $e ,er(ectly (ul(illed in you. 1> Do this <one= thin&) that e erythin& $e &i en you. ,%3> "II. T#e Roc% of Salvation T-2%.6II.1. 7et i( the 0oly 5,irit can commute each sentence that you laid u,on yoursel( into a $lessin&) then it cannot $e a sin. 2 5in is the only thin& in all the #orld that cannot chan&e. 3 It is immuta$le. ! 3nd on its chan&elessness the #orld de,ends. % The ma&ic o( the #orld can seem to hide the ,ain o( sin (rom sinners) and decei e #ith &litter and #ith &uile. ' 7et each one kno#s the cost o( sin is death. * 3nd so it is. - "or sin is a request (or death) a #ish to make this #orld+s (oundation sure as lo e) de,enda$le as 0ea en) and as stron& as 1od 0imsel(. : The #orld is sa(e (rom lo e to e eryone #ho thinks sin ,ossi$le. 1> Nor #ill it chan&e. 11 7et is it ,ossi$le #hat 1od created not should share the attri$utes o( 0is creation) #hen it o,,oses it in e ery #ayD T-2%.6II.2. It cannot $e the 2sinner+s2 #ish (or death is Cust as stron& as is 1od+s 8ill (or li(e. 2 Nor can the $asis o( a #orld 0e did not make $e (irm and sure as 0ea en. 3 0o# could it $e that hell and 0ea en are the sameD ! 3nd is it ,ossi$le that #hat 0e did not #ill cannot $e chan&edD % 8hat is immuta$le $esides 0is 8illD ' 3nd #hat can share

its attri$utes e/ce,t itsel(D * 8hat #ish can rise a&ainst 0is 8ill) and $e immuta$leD - I( you could realiAe nothin& is chan&eless $ut the 8ill o( 1od) this course #ould not $e di((icult (or you. : "or it is this that you do not $elie e. 1> 7et there is nothin& else you could $elie e) i( you $ut looked at #hat it really is. T-2%.6II.3. ;et us &o $ack to #hat #e said $e(ore) and think o( it more care(ully. 2 It must $e so that either 1od is mad) or is this #orld a ,lace o( madness. 3 Not one Thou&ht o( 0is makes any sense at all #ithin this #orld. ! 3nd nothin& that the #orld $elie es as true has any meanin& in 0is 4ind at all. % 8hat makes no sense and has no meanin& is insanity. ' 3nd #hat is madness cannot $e the truth. * I( one $elie( so dee,ly alued here #ere true) then e ery Thou&ht 1od e er had is an illusion. - 3nd i( $ut one Thou&ht o( 0is is true) then all $elie(s the #orld &i es any meanin& to are (alse) and make no sense at all. : This is the choice you make. 1> Do not attem,t to see it di((erently) nor t#ist it into somethin& it is not. 11 "or only this decision can you make. 12 The rest is u, to 1od) and not to you. T-2%.6II.!. To Custi(y one alue that the #orld u,holds is to deny your "ather+s sanity and yours. 2 "or 1od and 0is $elo ed 5on do not think di((erently. 3 3nd it is the a&reement o( their thou&ht that makes the 5on a co-creator #ith the 4ind 8hose Thou&ht created him. ,%31 ! 5o i( he chooses to $elie e one thou&ht o,,osed to truth) he has decided he is not his "ather+s 5on $ecause the 5on is mad) and sanity must lie a,art (rom $oth the "ather and the 5on. % This you $elie e. ' Think not that this $elie( de,ends u,on the (orm it takes. * 8ho thinks the #orld is sane in any #ay) is Custi(ied in anythin& it thinks) or is maintained $y any (orm o( reason) $elie es this to $e true. - 5in is not real <$ecause= the "ather and the 5on are not insane. : This #orld is meanin&less <$ecause= it rests on sin. 1> 8ho could create the chan&eless i( it does not rest on truthD T-2%.6II.%. The 0oly 5,irit has the ,o#er to chan&e the #hole (oundation o( the #orld you see to somethin& else9 a $asis not insane) on #hich a sane ,erce,tion can $e $ased) another #orld ,ercei ed. 2 3nd one in #hich nothin& is contradicted that #ould lead the 5on o( 1od to sanity and Coy. 3 Nothin& attests to death and cruelty9 to se,aration and to di((erences. ! "or here is e erythin& ,ercei ed as one) and no one loses that each one may &ain. T-2%.6II.'. Test e erythin& that you $elie e a&ainst this one requirement) and understand that e erythin& that meets this one demand is #orthy o( your (aith. 2 But nothin& else. 3 8hat is not lo e is sin) and either one ,ercei es the other as insane and meanin&less. ! ;o e is the $asis (or a #orld ,ercei ed as #holly mad to sinners) #ho $elie e theirs is the #ay to sanity. % But sin is equally insane #ithin the

si&ht o( lo e) #hose &entle eyes #ould look $eyond the madness and rest ,eace(ully on truth. ' @ach sees a #orld immuta$le) as each de(ines the chan&eless and eternal truth o( #hat you are. * 3nd each re(lects a ie# o( #hat the "ather and the 5on must $e) to make that ie#,oint meanin&(ul and sane. T-2%.6II.*. 7our s,ecial (unction is the s,ecial (orm in #hich the (act that 1od is not insane a,,ears most sensi$le and meanin&(ul to you. 2 The content is the same. 3 The (orm is suited to your s,ecial needs) and to the s,ecial time and ,lace in #hich you think you (ind yoursel() and #here you can $e (ree o( ,lace and time) and all that you $elie e must limit you. ! The 5on o( 1od cannot $e $ound $y time nor ,lace nor anythin& 1od did not #ill. % 7et i( 0is 8ill is seen as madness) then the (orm o( sanity #hich makes it most acce,ta$le to those #ho are insane requires s,ecial choice. ' Nor can this choice $e made $y the insane) #hose ,ro$lem is their choices are not (ree) and made #ith reason in the li&ht o( sense. ,%32 T-2%.6II.-. It <#ould= $e madness to entrust sal ation to the insane. 2 Because 0e is not mad has 1od a,,ointed One as sane as 0e to raise a saner #orld to meet the si&ht o( e eryone #ho chose insanity as his sal ation. 3 To this One is &i en the choice o( (orm most suita$le to him9 one #hich #ill not attack the #orld he sees) $ut enter into it in quietness and sho# him he is mad. ! This One $ut ,oints to an alternati e) another #ay o( lookin& at #hat he has seen $e(ore) and reco&niAes as the #orld in #hich he li es) and thou&ht he understood $e(ore. T-2%.6II.:. No# must he question this) $ecause the (orm o( the alternati e is one #hich he cannot deny) nor o erlook) nor (ail com,letely to ,ercei e at all. 2 To each his s,ecial (unction is desi&ned to $e ,ercei ed as ,ossi$le) and more and more desired) as it ,ro es to him that it is an alternati e he really #ants. 3 "rom this ,osition does his sin(ulness) and all the sin he sees #ithin the #orld) o((er him less and less. ! Until he comes to understand it cost him his sanity) and stands $et#een him and #hate er ho,e he has o( $ein& sane. % Nor is he le(t #ithout esca,e (rom madness) (or he has a s,ecial ,art in e eryone+s esca,e. ' 0e can no more $e le(t outside) #ithout a s,ecial (unction in the ho,e o( ,eace) than could the "ather o erlook 0is 5on) and ,ass him $y in careless thou&htlessness. T-2%.6II.1>. 8hat is de,enda$le e/ce,t 1od+s ;o eD 2 3nd #here does sanity a$ide e/ce,t in 0imD 3 The One 8ho s,eaks (or 0im can sho# you this) in the alternati e 0e chose es,ecially (or you. ! It is 1od+s 8ill that you remem$er this) and so emer&e (rom dee,est mournin& into ,er(ect Coy. % 3cce,t the (unction that has $een assi&ned to you in 1od+s O#n ,lan to sho# 0is 5on that hell and 0ea en are

di((erent) not the same. ' 3nd that in 0ea en <They= are all the same) #ithout the di((erences #hich #ould ha e made a hell o( 0ea en and a hea en o( hell) had such insanity $een ,ossi$le. T-2%.6II.11. The #hole $elie( that someone loses $ut re(lects the underlyin& tenet 1od must $e insane. 2 "or in this #orld it seems that one must &ain <$ecause= another lost. 3 I( this #ere true) then 1od is mad indeedJ ! But #hat is this $elie( e/ce,t a (orm o( the more $asic tenet) 25in is real) and rules the #orld2D % "or e ery little &ain must someone lose) and ,ay e/act amount in $lood and su((erin&. ' "or other#ise #ould e il trium,h) and destruction $e the total cost o( any &ain at all. * 7ou #ho $elie e that 1od is mad) look care(ully at this) and understand that it must $e either 1od or this must $e insane) $ut hardly $oth. T-2%.6II.12. 5al ation is re$irth o( the idea no one can lose (or anyone to &ain. 2 3nd e eryone <must= &ain) i( anyone #ould $e a &ainer. 3 0ere is sanity restored. ! 3nd on this sin&le rock o( truth can (aith in 1od+s eternal saneness rest in ,er(ect con(idence and ,er(ect ,eace. % Reason is satis(ied) (or all insane $elie(s can $e corrected here. ' 3nd sin must $e im,ossi$le) i( this is true. * This is the rock on #hich sal ation rests) the anta&e ,oint (rom #hich the 0oly 5,irit &i es meanin& and direction to the ,lan in #hich your s,ecial (unction has a ,art. ,%33 - "or here your s,ecial (unction is made #hole) $ecause it shares the (unction o( the #hole. T-2%.6II.13. Remem$er all tem,tation is $ut this9 a mad $elie( that 1od+s insanity #ould make you sane and &i e you #hat you #ant9 that either 1od or you must lose to madness $ecause your aims can not $e reconciled. 2 Death demands li(e) $ut li(e is not maintained at any cost. 3 No one can su((er (or the 8ill o( 1od to $e (ul(illed. ! 5al ation is 0is 8ill <$ecause= you share it. % Not (or you alone) $ut (or the 5el( that is the 5on o( 1od. ' 0e cannot lose) (or i( he could the loss #ould $e his "ather+s) and in 0im no loss is ,ossi$le. * 3nd this is sane $ecause it is the truth. "III. *'stice Ret'rne! to Love T-2%.6III.1. The 0oly 5,irit can use all that you &i e to 0im (or your sal ation. 2 But 0e cannot use #hat you #ithhold) (or 0e cannot take it (rom you #ithout your #illin&ness. 3 "or i( 0e did) you #ould $elie e 0e #rested it (rom you a&ainst your #ill. ! 3nd so you #ould not learn it <is= your #ill to $e #ithout it. % 7ou need not &i e it to 0im #holly #illin&ly) (or i( you could you had no need o( 0im. ' But this 0e needs9 that you ,re(er 0e take it than that you kee, it (or yoursel( alone) and reco&niAe that #hat $rin&s loss to no one you #ould not kno#. * This

much is necessary to add to the idea no one can lose (or you to &ain. 3nd nothin& more. T-2%.6III.2. 0ere is the only ,rinci,le sal ation needs. 2 Nor is it necessary that your (aith in it $e stron&) uns#er in&) and #ithout attack (rom all $elie(s o,,osed to it. 3 7ou ha e no (i/ed alle&iance. ! But remem$er sal ation is not needed $y the sa ed. % 7ou are not called u,on to do #hat one di ided still a&ainst himsel( #ould (ind im,ossi$le. ' 0a e little (aith that #isdom could $e (ound in such a state o( mind. * But $e you thank(ul that only little (aith is asked o( you. ,%3! - 8hat $ut a little (aith remains to those #ho still $elie e in sinD : 8hat could they kno# o( 0ea en and the Custice o( the sa edD T-2%.6III.3. There is a kind o( Custice in sal ation o( #hich the #orld kno#s nothin&. 2 To the #orld) Custice and en&eance are the same) (or sinners see Custice only as their ,unishment) ,erha,s sustained $y someone else) $ut not esca,ed. 3 The la#s o( sin demand a ictim. ! 8ho it may $e makes little di((erence. % But death must $e the cost and must $e ,aid. ' This is not Custice) $ut insanity. * 7et ho# could Custice $e de(ined #ithout insanity #here lo e means hate) and death is seen as ictory and trium,h o er eternity and timelessness and li(eD T-2%.6III.!. 7ou #ho kno# not o( Custice still can ask) and learn the ans#er. 2 Hustice looks on all in the same #ay. 3 It is not Cust that one should lack (or #hat another has. ! "or that is en&eance in #hate er (orm it takes. % Hustice demands no sacri(ice) (or any sacri(ice is made that sin may $e ,reser ed and ke,t. ' It is a ,ayment o((ered (or the cost o( sin) $ut not the total cost. * The rest is taken (rom another) to $e laid $eside your little ,ayment) to 2atone2 (or all that you #ould kee,) and not &i e u,. - 5o is the ictim seen as ,artly you) #ith someone else $y (ar the &reater ,art. : 3nd in the total cost) the &reater his the less is yours. 1> 3nd Custice) $ein& $lind) is satis(ied $y $ein& ,aid) it matters not $y #hom. T-2%.6III.%. Can this $e CusticeD 2 1od kno#s not o( this. 3 But Custice does 0e kno#) and kno#s it #ell. ! "or 0e is #holly (air to e eryone. % 6en&eance is alien to 1od+s 4ind <$ecause= 0e kno#s o( Custice. ' To $e Cust is to $e (air) and not $e en&e(ul. * "airness and en&eance are im,ossi$le) (or each one contradicts the other and denies that it is real. - It is im,ossi$le (or you to share the 0oly 5,irit+s Custice #ith a mind that can concei e o( s,ecialness at all. : 7et ho# could 0e $e Cust i( 0e condemns a sinner (or the crimes he did not do) $ut thinks he didD 1> 3nd #here #ould Custice $e i( 0e demanded o( the ones o$sessed #ith the idea o( ,unishment that they lay it aside) unaided) and ,ercei e it is not trueD T-2%.6III.'. It is e/tremely hard (or those #ho still $elie e sin meanin&(ul to understand the 0oly 5,irit+s Custice. 2 They must $elie e

0e shares their o#n con(usion) and cannot a oid the en&eance that their o#n $elie( in Custice must entail. 3 3nd so they (ear the 0oly 5,irit) and ,ercei e the 2#rath2 o( 1od in 0im. ! Nor can they trust 0im not to strike them dead #ith li&htnin& $olts torn (rom the 2(ires2 o( 0ea en $y 1od+s O#n an&ry 0and. % They <do= $elie e that 0ea en is hell) and <are= a(raid o( lo e. ,%3% ' 3nd dee, sus,icion and the chill o( (ear comes o er them #hen they are told that they ha e ne er sinned. * Their #orld de,ends on sin+s sta$ility. - 3nd they ,ercei e the 2threat2 o( #hat 1od kno#s as Custice to $e more destructi e to themsel es and to their #orld than en&eance) #hich they understand and lo e. T-2%.6III.*. 5o do they think the loss o( sin a curse. 2 3nd (lee the 0oly 5,irit as i( 0e #ere a messen&er (rom hell) sent (rom a$o e) in treachery and &uile) to #ork 1od+s en&eance on them in the &uise o( a deli erer and (riend. 3 8hat could 0e $e to them e/ce,t a de il) dressed to decei e #ithin an an&el+s cloak. ! 3nd #hat esca,e has 0e (or them e/ce,t a door to hell that seems to look like 0ea en+s &ateD T-2%.6III.-. 7et Custice cannot ,unish those #ho ask (or ,unishment) $ut ha e a Hud&e 8ho kno#s that they are #holly innocent in truth. 2 In Custice 0e is $ound to set them (ree) and &i e them all the honor they deser e and ha e denied themsel es $ecause they are not (air) and cannot understand that they are innocent. 3 ;o e is not understanda$le to sinners $ecause they think that Custice is s,lit o(( (rom lo e) and stands (or somethin& else. ! 3nd thus is lo e ,ercei ed as #eak) and en&eance stron&. % "or lo e has lost #hen Cud&ment le(t its side) and is too #eak to sa e (rom ,unishment. ' But en&eance #ithout lo e has &ained in stren&th $y $ein& se,arate and a,art (rom lo e. * 3nd #hat $ut en&eance no# can hel, and sa e) #hile lo e stands (ee$ly $y #ith hel,less hands) $ere(t o( Custice and itality) and ,o#erless to sa eD T-2%.6III.:. 8hat can ;o e ask o( you #ho think that all o( this is trueD 2 Could 0e) in Custice and in lo e) $elie e in your con(usion you ha e much to &i eD 3 7ou are not asked to trust 0im (ar. ! No more than #hat you see 0e o((ers you) and #hat you reco&niAe you could not &i e yoursel(. % In 1od+s O#n Custice does 0e reco&niAe all you deser e) $ut understands as #ell that you cannot acce,t it (or yoursel(. ' It is 0is s,ecial (unction to hold out to you the &i(ts the innocent deser e. * 3nd e ery one that you acce,t $rin&s Coy to 0im as #ell as you. - 0e kno#s that 0ea en is richer made $y each one you acce,t. : 3nd 1od reCoices as 0is 5on recei es #hat lo in& Custice kno#s to $e his due. 1> "or lo e and Custice are not di((erent. 11 <Because= they are the same does mercy stand at 1od+s ri&ht 0and) and &i es the 5on o( 1od the ,o#er to (or&i e himsel( o( sin.

T-2%.6III.1>. To him #ho merits e erythin&) ho# can it $e that anythin& $e ke,t (rom himD ,%3' 2 "or that #ould $e inCustice) and un(air indeed to all the holiness that is in him) ho#e er much he reco&niAe it not. 3 1od kno#s o( no inCustice. ! 0e #ould not allo# 0is 5on $e Cud&ed $y those #ho seek his death) and could not see his #orth at all. % 8hat honest #itnesses could they call (orth to s,eak on his $ehal(D ' 3nd #ho #ould come to ,lead (or him) and not a&ainst his li(eD * No Custice #ould $e &i en him $y you. - 7et 1od ensured that Custice #ould $e done unto the 5on 0e lo es) and #ould ,rotect (rom all un(airness you mi&ht seek to o((er) $elie in& en&eance is his ,ro,er due. T-2%.6III.11. 3s s,ecialness cares not #ho ,ays the cost o( sin) so it $e ,aid) the 0oly 5,irit heeds not #ho looks on innocence at last) ,ro ided it is seen and reco&niAed. 2 "or Cust <one= #itness is enou&h) i( he sees truly. 3 5im,le Custice asks no more. ! O( each one does the 0oly 5,irit ask i( he #ill $e that one) so Custice may return to lo e and there $e satis(ied. % @ach s,ecial (unction 0e allots is $ut (or this9 that each one learn that lo e and Custice are not se,arate. ' 3nd $oth are stren&thened $y their union #ith each other. * 8ithout lo e is Custice ,reCudiced and #eak. - 3nd lo e #ithout Custice is im,ossi$le. : "or lo e is (air) and cannot chasten #ithout cause. 1> 8hat cause can $e to #arrant an attack u,on the innocentD 11 In Custice) then) does lo e correct mistakes) $ut not in en&eance. 12 "or that #ould $e unCust to innocence. T-2%.6III.12. 7ou can $e ,er(ect #itness to the ,o#er o( lo e and Custice) i( you understand it is im,ossi$le the 5on o( 1od could merit en&eance. 2 7ou need not ,ercei e) in e ery circumstance) that this is true. 3 Nor need you look to your e/,erience #ithin the #orld) #hich is $ut shado#s o( all that is really ha,,enin& #ithin yoursel(. ! The understandin& that you need comes not o( you) $ut (rom a lar&er 5el() so &reat and holy that 0e could not dou$t 0is innocence. % 7our s,ecial (unction is a call to 0im) that 0e may smile on you #hose sinlessness 0e shares. ' 0is understandin& #ill $e yours. * 3nd so the 0oly 5,irit+s s,ecial (unction has $een (ul(illed. - 1od+s 5on has (ound a #itness unto his sinlessness and not his sins. : 0o# little need you &i e the 0oly 5,irit that sim,le Custice may $e &i en you. T-2%.6III.13. 8ithout im,artiality there is no Custice. 2 0o# can s,ecialness $e CustD 3 Hud&e not $ecause you cannot) not $ecause you are a misera$le sinner too. ! 0o# can the s,ecial really understand that Custice is the same (or e eryoneD % To take (rom one to &i e another must $e an inCustice to them $oth) since they are equal in the 0oly 5,irit+s si&ht. ,%3* ' Their "ather &a e the same inheritance to $oth. * 8ho #ould ha e more or less is not a#are that he has

e erythin&. - 0e is no Cud&e o( #hat must $e another+s due) $ecause he thinks he is de,ri ed. : 3nd so must he $e en ious) and try to take a#ay (rom #hom he Cud&es. 1> 0e is not im,artial) and cannot (airly see another+s ri&hts $ecause his o#n ha e $een o$scured to him. T-2%.6III.1!. 7ou ha e the ri&ht to all the uni erse9 to ,er(ect ,eace) com,lete deli erance (rom all e((ects o( sin) and to the li(e eternal) Coyous and com,lete in e ery #ay) as 1od a,,ointed (or 0is holy 5on. 2 This is the only Custice 0ea en kno#s) and all the 0oly 5,irit $rin&s to earth. 3 7our s,ecial (unction sho#s you nothin& else $ut ,er(ect Custice can ,re ail (or you. ! 3nd you are sa(e (rom en&eance in all (orms. % The #orld decei es) $ut it cannot re,lace 1od+s Custice #ith a ersion o( its o#n. ' "or only lo e is Cust) and can ,ercei e #hat Custice must accord the 5on o( 1od. * ;et lo e decide) and ne er (ear that you) in your un(airness) #ill de,ri e yoursel( o( #hat 1od+s Custice has allotted you. I6. T#e *'stice of Heaven T-2%.IL.1. 8hat can it $e $ut arro&ance to think your little errors cannot $e undone $y 0ea en+s CusticeD 2 3nd #hat could this mean e/ce,t that they are sins and not mistakes) (ore er uncorrecta$le) and to $e met #ith en&eance) not #ith CusticeD 3 3re you #illin& to $e released (rom all e((ects o( sinD ! 7ou cannot ans#er this until you see all that the ans#er must entail. % "or i( you ans#er 2yes2 it means you #ill (ore&o all alues o( this #orld in (a or o( the ,eace o( 0ea en. ' Not one sin #ould you retain. * 3nd not one dou$t that this is ,ossi$le #ill you hold dear that sin $e ke,t in ,lace. - 7ou mean that truth has &reater alue no# than all illusions. : 3nd you reco&niAe that truth must $e re ealed to you) $ecause you kno# not #hat it is. T-2%.IL.2. To &i e reluctantly is not to &ain the &i(t) $ecause you are reluctant to acce,t it. 2 It is sa ed (or you until reluctance to recei e it disa,,ears) and you are #illin& it $e &i en you. 3 1od+s Custice #arrants &ratitude) not (ear. ! Nothin& you &i e is lost to you or anyone) $ut cherished and ,reser ed in 0ea en) #here all o( the treasures &i en to 1od+s 5on are ke,t (or him) and o((ered anyone #ho $ut holds out his hand in #illin&ness they $e recei ed. ,%3- % Nor is the treasure less as it is &i en out. ' @ach &i(t $ut adds to the su,,ly. * "or 1od is (air. - 0e does not (i&ht a&ainst 0is 5on+s reluctance to ,ercei e sal ation as a &i(t (rom 0im. : 7et #ould 0is Custice not $e satis(ied until it is recei ed $y e eryone. T-2%.IL.3. Be certain any ans#er to a ,ro$lem the 0oly 5,irit sol es #ill al#ays $e one in #hich no one loses. 2 3nd this must $e true) $ecause 0e asks no sacri(ice o( anyone. 3 3n ans#er #hich demands the sli&htest loss to anyone has not resol ed the ,ro$lem) $ut has added

to it and made it &reater) harder to resol e and more un(air. ! It is im,ossi$le the 0oly 5,irit could see un(airness as a resolution. % To 0im) #hat is un(air must $e corrected <$ecause= it is un(air. ' 3nd e ery error is a ,erce,tion in #hich one) at least) is seen un(airly. * Thus is Custice not accorded to the 5on o( 1od. - 8hen anyone is seen as losin&) he has $een condemned. : 3nd ,unishment $ecomes his due instead o( Custice. T-2%.IL.!. The si&ht o( innocence makes ,unishment im,ossi$le) and Custice sure. 2 The 0oly 5,irit+s ,erce,tion lea es no &round (or an attack. 3 Only a loss could Custi(y attack) and loss o( any kind 0e cannot see. ! The #orld sol es ,ro$lems in another #ay. % It sees a resolution as a state in #hich it is decided #ho shall #in and #ho shall lose9 ho# much the one shall take) and ho# much can the loser still de(end. ' 7et does the ,ro$lem still remain unsol ed) (or only Custice can set u, a state in #hich there is no loser9 no one le(t un(airly treated and de,ri ed) and thus #ith &rounds (or en&eance. * ?ro$lem sol in& cannot $e en&eance) #hich at $est can $rin& another ,ro$lem added to the (irst) in #hich the murder is not o$ ious. T-2%.IL.%. The 0oly 5,irit+s ,ro$lem sol in& is the #ay in #hich the ,ro$lem ends. 2 It has $een sol ed $ecause it has $een met #ith Custice. 3 Until it has it #ill recur) $ecause it has not yet $een sol ed. ! The ,rinci,le that Custice means no one can lose is crucial to this course. % "or miracles de,end on Custice. ' Not as it is seen throu&h this #orld+s eyes) $ut as 1od kno#s it and as kno#led&e is re(lected in the si&ht the 0oly 5,irit &i es. T-2%.IL.'. No one deser es to lose. 2 3nd #hat #ould $e unCust to him cannot occur. 3 0ealin& must $e (or e eryone) $ecause he does not merit an attack o( any kind. ! 8hat order can there $e in miracles) unless someone deser es to su((er more and others lessD % 3nd is this Custice to the #holly innocentD ' 3 miracle <is= Custice. * It is not a s,ecial &i(t to some) to $e #ithheld (rom others as less #orthy) more condemned) and thus a,art (rom healin&. ,%3: - 8ho is there #ho can $e se,arate (rom sal ation) i( its ,ur,ose is the end o( s,ecialnessD : 8here is sal ation+s Custice i( some errors are un(or&i a$le) and #arrant en&eance in ,lace o( healin& and return o( ,eaceD T-2%.IL.*. 5al ation cannot seek to hel, 1od+s 5on $e more un(air than he has sou&ht to $e. 2 I( miracles) the 0oly 5,irit+s &i(t) #ere &i en s,ecially to an elect and s,ecial &rou,) and ke,t a,art (rom others as less deser in&) then is 0e ally to s,ecialness. 3 8hat 0e cannot ,ercei e 0e $ears no #itness to. ! 3nd e eryone is equally entitled to 0is &i(t o( healin& and deli erance and ,eace. % To &i e a ,ro$lem to the 0oly 5,irit to sol e (or you means that you <#ant= it sol ed. ' To kee, it (or yoursel( to sol e #ithout 0is hel, is to decide it should

remain unsettled) unresol ed) and lastin& in its ,o#er o( inCustice and attack. * No one can $e unCust to you) unless you ha e decided (irst to <$e= unCust. - 3nd then must ,ro$lems rise to $lock your #ay) and ,eace $e scattered $y the #inds o( hate. T-2%.IL.-. Unless you think that all your $rothers ha e an equal ri&ht to miracles #ith you) you #ill not claim your ri&ht to them $ecause you #ere unCust to one #ith equal ri&hts. 2 5eek to deny and you #ill (eel denied. 3 5eek to de,ri e) and you ha e $een de,ri ed. ! 3 miracle can ne er $e recei ed $ecause another could recei e it not. % Only (or&i eness o((ers miracles. ' 3nd ,ardon must $e Cust to e eryone. T-2%.IL.:. The little ,ro$lems that you kee, and hide $ecome your secret sins) $ecause you did not choose to let them $e remo ed (or you. 2 3nd so they &ather dust and &ro#) until they co er e erythin& that you ,ercei e and lea e you (air to no one. 3 Not one ri&ht do you $elie e you ha e. ! 3nd $itterness) #ith en&eance Custi(ied and mercy lost) condemns you as un#orthy o( (or&i eness. % The un(or&i en ha e no mercy to $esto# u,on another. ' That is #hy your sole res,onsi$ility must $e to take (or&i eness (or yoursel(. T-2%.IL.1>. The miracle that you recei e) you &i e. 2 @ach one $ecomes an illustration o( the la# on #hich sal ation rests9 that Custice must $e done to all) i( anyone is to $e healed. 3 No one can lose) and e eryone must $ene(it. ! @ach miracle is an e/am,le o( #hat Custice can accom,lish #hen it is o((ered to e eryone alike. % It is recei ed and &i en equally. ' It is a#areness that &i in& and recei in& are the same. * Because it does not make the same unlike) it sees no di((erences #here none e/ists. ,%!> - 3nd thus it is the same (or e eryone) $ecause it sees no di((erences in them. : Its o((erin& is uni ersal) and it teaches $ut one messa&e. 1> 8hat is 1od+s $elon&s to e eryone) and is his due. ,%!1 C#apter (B. THE TRANSITION I. T#e 8Sacrifice8 of Oneness T-2'.I.1. In the 2dynamics2 o( attack is sacri(ice a key idea. 2 It is the ,i ot u,on #hich all com,romise) all des,erate attem,ts to strike a $ar&ain) and all con(licts achie e a seemin& $alance. 3 It is the sym$ol o( the central theme that <some$ody must lose.= ! Its (ocus on the $ody is a,,arent) (or it is al#ays an attem,t to limit loss. % The $ody is itsel( a sacri(ice9 a &i in& u, o( ,o#er in the name o( sa in& Cust a little (or yoursel(. ' To see a $rother in another $ody) se,arate (rom yours) is the e/,ression o( a #ish to see a little ,art o( him and sacri(ice the

rest. * ;ook at the #orld) and you #ill see nothin& attached to anythin& $eyond itsel(. - 3ll seemin& entities can come a little nearer) or &o a little (arther o(() $ut cannot Coin. T-2'.I.2. The #orld you see is $ased on 2sacri(ice2 o( oneness. 2 It is a ,icture o( com,lete disunity and total lack o( Coinin&. 3 3round each entity is $uilt a #all so seemin& solid that it looks as i( #hat is inside can ne er reach #ithout) and #hat is out can ne er reach and Coin #ith #hat is locked a#ay #ithin the #all. ! @ach ,art must sacri(ice the other ,art) to kee, itsel( com,lete. % "or i( they Coined each one #ould lose its o#n identity) and $y their se,aration are their sel es maintained. T-2'.I.3. The little that the $ody (ences o(( $ecomes the sel() ,reser ed throu&h sacri(ice o( all the rest. 2 3nd all the rest must lose this little ,art) remainin& incom,lete to kee, its o#n identity intact. 3 In this ,erce,tion o( yoursel( the $ody+s loss #ould $e a sacri(ice indeed. ! "or si&ht o( $odies $ecomes the si&n that sacri(ice is limited) and somethin& still remains (or you alone. % 3nd (or this little to $elon& to you are limits ,laced on e erythin& outside) Cust as they are on e erythin& you think is yours. ' "or &i in& and recei in& are the same. * 3nd to acce,t the limits o( a $ody is to im,ose these limits on each $rother #hom you see. - "or you must see him as you see yoursel(. T-2'.I.!. The $ody <is= a loss) and <can= $e made to sacri(ice. 2 3nd #hile you see your $rother as a $ody) a,art (rom you and se,arate in his cell) you are demandin& sacri(ice o( him and you. 3 8hat &reater sacri(ice could $e demanded than that 1od+s 5on ,ercei e himsel( #ithout his "atherD ,%!2 ! 3nd his "ather $e #ithout 0is 5onD % 7et e ery sacri(ice demands that they $e se,arate and #ithout the other. ' The memory o( 1od must $e denied i( any sacri(ice is asked o( anyone. * 8hat #itness to the 8holeness o( 1od+s 5on is seen #ithin a #orld o( se,arate $odies) ho#e er much he #itnesses to truthD - 0e is in isi$le in such a #orld. : Nor can his son& o( union and o( lo e $e heard at all. 1> 7et is it &i en him to make the #orld recede $e(ore his son&) and si&ht o( him re,lace the $ody+s eyes. T-2'.I.%. Those #ho #ould see the #itnesses to truth instead o( to illusion merely ask that they mi&ht see a ,ur,ose in the #orld that &i es it sense and makes it meanin&(ul. 2 8ithout your s,ecial (unction has this #orld no meanin& (or you. 3 7et it can $ecome a treasure house as rich and limitless as 0ea en itsel(. ! No instant ,asses here in #hich your $rother+s holiness cannot $e seen) to add a limitless su,,ly to e ery mea&er scra, and tiny crum$ o( ha,,iness that you allot yoursel(. T-2'.I.'. 7ou can lose si&ht o( oneness) $ut can not make sacri(ice o( its reality. 2 Nor can you lose #hat you #ould sacri(ice) nor kee, the

0oly 5,irit (rom 0is task o( sho#in& you that it has not $een lost. 3 0ear) then) the son& your $rother sin&s to you) and let the #orld recede) and take the rest his #itness o((ers on $ehal( o( ,eace. ! But Cud&e him not) (or you #ill hear no son& o( li$eration (or yoursel() nor see #hat it is &i en him to #itness to) that you may see it and reCoice #ith him. % 4ake not his holiness a sacri(ice to your $elie( in sin. ' 7ou sacri(ice your innocence #ith his) and die each time you see in him a sin deser in& death. T-2'.I.*. 7et e ery instant can you $e re$orn) and &i en li(e a&ain. 2 0is holiness &i es li(e to you) #ho cannot die $ecause his sinlessness is kno#n to 1od9 and can no more $e sacri(iced $y you than can the li&ht in you $e $lotted out $ecause he sees it not. 3 7ou #ho #ould make a sacri(ice o( li(e) and make your eyes and ears $ear #itness to the death o( 1od and o( 0is holy 5on) think not that you ha e ,o#er to make o( Them #hat 1od #illed not They $e. ! In 0ea en) 1od+s 5on is not im,risoned in a $ody) nor is sacri(iced in solitude to sin. % 3nd as he is in 0ea en) so must he $e eternally and e ery#here. ' 0e is the same (ore er. * Born a&ain each instant) untouched $y time) and (ar $eyond the reach o( any sacri(ice o( li(e or death. - "or neither did he make) and only one #as &i en him $y One 8ho kno#s 0is &i(ts can ne er su((er sacri(ice and loss. ,%!3 T-2'.I.-. 1od+s Custice rests in &entleness u,on 0is 5on) and kee,s him sa(e (rom all inCustice the #orld #ould lay u,on him. 2 Could it $e that you could make his sins reality) and sacri(ice his "ather+s 8ill (or himD 3 Condemn him not $y seein& him #ithin the rottin& ,rison #here he sees himsel(. ! It is your s,ecial (unction to ensure the door $e o,ened) that he may come (orth to shine on you) and &i e you $ack the &i(t o( (reedom $y recei in& it o( you. % 8hat is the 0oly 5,irit+s s,ecial (unction $ut to release the holy 5on o( 1od (rom the im,risonment he made to kee, himsel( (rom CusticeD ' Could your (unction $e a task a,art and se,arate (rom 0is O#nD II. Man. For sC One Correction T-2'.II.1. It is not di((icult to understand the reasons #hy you do not ask the 0oly 5,irit to sol e all ,ro$lems (or you. 2 0e has not &reater di((iculty in resol in& some than others. 3 @ ery ,ro$lem is the same to 0im) $ecause each one is sol ed in Cust the same res,ect and throu&h the same a,,roach. ! The as,ects that need sol in& do not chan&e) #hate er (orm the ,ro$lem seems to take. % 3 ,ro$lem can a,,ear in many (orms) and it #ill do so #hile the ,ro$lem lasts. ' It ser es no ,ur,ose to attem,t to sol e it in a s,ecial (orm. * It #ill recur and then recur a&ain and yet a&ain) until it has $een ans#ered (or all time and

#ill not rise a&ain in any (orm. - 3nd only then are you released (rom it. T-2'.II.2. The 0oly 5,irit o((ers you release (rom e ery ,ro$lem that you think you ha e. 2 They are the same to 0im $ecause each one) re&ardless o( the (orm it seems to take) is a demand that someone su((er loss and make a sacri(ice that you mi&ht &ain. 3 3nd #hen the situation is #orked out so no one loses is the ,ro$lem &one) $ecause it #as an error in ,erce,tion that no# has $een corrected. ! One mistake is not more di((icult (or 0im to $rin& to truth than is another. % "or there <is= $ut one mistake9 the #hole idea that loss is ,ossi$le) and could result in &ain (or anyone. ' I( this #ere true) then 1od #ould $e un(air9 sin #ould $e ,ossi$le) attack $e Custi(ied and en&eance (air. T-2'.II.3. This one mistake) in any (orm) has one correction. 2 There is no loss9 to think there is) is a mistake. 3 7ou ha e no ,ro$lems) thou&h you think you ha e. ! 3nd yet you could not think so i( you sa# them anish one $y one) #ithout re&ard to siAe) com,le/ity) or ,lace and time) or any attri$ute #hich you ,ercei e that makes each one seem di((erent (rom the rest ,%!!. % Think not the limits you im,ose on #hat you see can limit 1od in any #ay. T-2'.II.!. The miracle o( Custice can correct all errors. 2 @ ery ,ro$lem is an error. 3 It does inCustice to the 5on o( 1od) and there(ore is not true. ! The 0oly 5,irit does not e aluate inCustices as &reat or small) or more or less. % They ha e no ,ro,erties to 0im. ' They are mistakes (rom #hich the 5on o( 1od is su((erin&) $ut needlessly. * 3nd so 0e takes the thorns and nails a#ay. - 0e does not ,ause to Cud&e #hether the hurt $e lar&e or little. : 0e makes $ut one Cud&ment9 that to hurt 1od+s 5on must $e un(air and there(ore is not so. T-2'.II.%. 7ou #ho $elie e it sa(e to &i e $ut some mistakes to $e corrected #hile you kee, the others to yoursel() remem$er this. Hustice is total. 2 There is no such thin& as ,artial Custice. 3 I( the 5on o( 1od is &uilty then is he condemned) and he deser es no mercy (rom the 1od o( Custice. ! But ask not 1od to ,unish him $ecause <you= (ind him &uilty and #ould ha e him die. % 1od o((ers you the means to see his innocence. ' 8ould it $e (air to ,unish him $ecause you #ill not look at #hat is there to seeD * @ach time you kee, a ,ro$lem (or yoursel( to sol e) or Cud&e that it is one that has no resolution) you ha e made it &reat) and ,ast the ho,e o( healin&. - 7ou deny the miracle o( Custice Times Ne# Roman2)5R=<can= $e (air. T-2'.II.'. I( 1od is Cust) then can there $e no ,ro$lems that Custice cannot sol e. 2 But you $elie e that some inCustices are (air and &ood) and necessary to ,reser e yoursel(. 3 It is these ,ro$lems that you think are &reat and cannot $e resol ed. ! "or there are those you #ant to su((er loss) and no one #hom you #ish to $e ,reser ed (rom

sacri(ice entirely. % Consider once a&ain your s,ecial (unction. ' One is &i en you to see in him his ,er(ect sinlessness. * 3nd you #ill ask no sacri(ice o( him $ecause you could not #ill he su((er loss. - The miracle o( Custice you call (orth #ill rest on you as surely as on him. : Nor #ill the 0oly 5,irit $e content until it is recei ed $y e eryone. 1> "or #hat you &i e to 0im is e eryone+s) and $y your &i in& it can 0e ensure that e eryone recei es it equally. T-2'.II.*. Think) then) ho# &reat your o#n release #ill $e #hen you are #illin& to recei e correction (or all your ,ro$lems. 2 7ou #ill not kee, one) (or ,ain in any (orm you #ill not #ant. 3 3nd you #ill see each little hurt resol ed $e(ore the 0oly 5,irit+s &entle si&ht. ! "or all o( them <are= little in 0is si&ht) and #orth no more than Cust a tiny si&h $e(ore they disa,,ear) to $e (ore er undone and unremem$ered. ,%!% % 8hat seemed once to $e a s,ecial ,ro$lem) a mistake #ithout a remedy) or an a((liction #ithout a cure) has $een trans(ormed into a uni ersal $lessin&. ' 5acri(ice is &one. * 3nd in its ,lace the ;o e o( 1od can $e remem$ered) and #ill shine a#ay all memory o( sacri(ice and loss. T-2'.II.-. 1od cannot $e remem$ered until Custice is lo ed instead o( (eared. 2 0e cannot $e unCust to anyone or anythin&) $ecause 0e kno#s that e erythin& that is $elon&s to 0im) and #ill (ore er $e as 0e created it. 3 Nothin& 0e lo es $ut must $e sinless and $eyond attack. ! 7our s,ecial (unction o,ens #ide the door $eyond #hich is the memory o( 0is ;o e ke,t ,er(ectly intact and unde(iled. % 3nd all you need to do is $ut to #ish that 0ea en $e &i en you instead o( hell) and e ery $olt and $arrier that seems to hold the door securely $arred and locked #ill merely (all a#ay and disa,,ear. ' "or it is not your "ather+s 8ill that you should o((er or recei e less than 0e &a e) #hen 0e created you in ,er(ect lo e. III. T#e -or!erlan! T-2'.III.1. Com,le/ity is not o( 1od. 2 0o# could it $e) #hen all 0e kno#s is OneD 3 0e kno#s o( one creation) one reality) one truth and $ut one 5on. ! Nothin& con(licts #ith oneness. % 0o#) then) could there $e com,le/ity in 0imD ' 8hat is there to decideD * "or it is con(lict that makes choice ,ossi$le. - The truth is sim,le9 it is one) #ithout an o,,osite. : 3nd ho# could stri(e enter in its sim,le ,resence) and $rin& com,le/ity #here oneness isD 1> The truth makes no decisions) (or there is nothin& to decide <$et#een.= 11 3nd only i( there #ere could choosin& $e a necessary ste, in the ad ance to#ard oneness. 12 8hat is e erythin& lea es room (or nothin& else. 13 7et is this ma&nitude $eyond the sco,e o( this curriculum. 1! Nor is it necessary #e d#ell on anythin& that cannot $e immediately &ras,ed.

T-2'.III.2. There is a $orderland o( thou&ht that stands $et#een this #orld and 0ea en. 2 It is not a ,lace) and #hen you reach it is a,art (rom time. 3 0ere is the meetin& ,lace #here thou&hts are $rou&ht to&ether9 #here con(lictin& alues meet and all illusions are laid do#n $eside the truth) #here they are Cud&ed to $e untrue. ! This $orderland is Cust $eyond the &ate o( 0ea en. % 0ere is e ery thou&ht made ,ure and #holly sim,le. ,%!' ' 0ere is sin denied) and e erythin& that <is= recei ed instead. T-2'.III.3. This is the Courney+s end. 2 8e ha e re(erred to it as the real #orld. 3 3nd yet there is a contradiction here) in that the #ords im,ly a limited reality) a ,artial truth) a se&ment o( the uni erse made true. ! This is $ecause kno#led&e makes no attack u,on ,erce,tion. % They are $rou&ht to&ether) and only one continues ,ast the &ate #here oneness is. ' 5al ation is a $orderland #here ,lace and time and choice ha e meanin& still) and yet it can $e seen that they are tem,orary) out o( ,lace) and e ery choice has $een already made. T-2'.III.!. Nothin& the 5on o( 1od $elie es can $e destroyed. 2 But #hat is truth to him must $e $rou&ht to the last com,arison that he #ill e er make9 the last e aluation that #ill $e ,ossi$le) the (inal Cud&ment u,on this #orld. 3 It is the Cud&ment o( the truth u,on illusion) o( kno#led&e on ,erce,tion. 2It has no meanin&) and does not e/ist.2 ! This is not your decision. % It is $ut a sim,le statement o( a sim,le (act. ' But in this #orld there are no sim,le (acts) $ecause #hat is the same and #hat is di((erent remain unclear. * The one essential thin& to make a choice at all is this distinction. - 3nd herein lies the di((erence $et#een the #orlds. : In this one) choice is made im,ossi$le. 1> In the real #orld is choosin& sim,li(ied. T-2'.III.%. 5al ation sto,s Cust short o( 0ea en) (or only ,erce,tion needs sal ation. 2 0ea en #as ne er lost) and so cannot $e sa ed. 3 7et #ho can make a choice $et#een the #ish (or 0ea en and the #ish (or hell unless he reco&niAes they are not the sameD ! This di((erence is the learnin& &oal this course has set. % It #ill not &o $eyond this aim. ' Its only ,ur,ose is to teach #hat is the same and #hat is di((erent) lea in& room to make the only choice that can $e made. T-2'.III.'. There is no $asis (or a choice in this com,le/ and o ercom,licated #orld. 2 "or no one understands #hat is the same) and seems to choose #here no choice really is. 3 The real #orld is the area o( choice made real) not in the outcome) $ut in the ,erce,tion o( alternati es (or choice. ! That there is choice is an illusion. % 7et #ithin this one lies the undoin& o( e ery illusion) not e/ce,tin& this. T-2'.III.*. Is not this like your s,ecial (unction) #here the se,aration is undone $y chan&e o( ,ur,ose in #hat once #as s,ecialness) and no# is unionD 2 3ll illusions are $ut one. 3 3nd in the reco&nition this is so

lies the a$ility to &i e u, all attem,ts to choose $et#een them) and to make them di((erent. ,%!* ! 0o# sim,le is the choice $et#een t#o thin&s so clearly unalike. % There is no con(lict here. ' No sacri(ice is ,ossi$le in the relinquishment o( an illusion reco&niAed as such. * 8here all reality has $een #ithdra#n (rom #hat #as ne er true) can it $e hard to &i e it u,) and choose #hat <must= $e trueD I". &#ere Sin Has Left T-2'.I6.1. "or&i eness is this #orld+s equi alent o( 0ea en+s Custice. 2 It translates the #orld o( sin into a sim,le #orld) #here Custice can $e re(lected (rom $eyond the &ate $ehind #hich total lack o( limits lies. 3 Nothin& in $oundless lo e could need (or&i eness. ! 3nd #hat is charity #ithin the #orld &i es #ay to sim,le Custice ,ast the &ate that o,ens into 0ea en. % No one (or&i es unless he has $elie ed in sin) and still $elie es that he has much to $e (or&i en. ' "or&i eness thus $ecomes the means $y #hich he learns he has done nothin& to (or&i e. * "or&i eness al#ays rests u,on the one #ho o((ers it) until he sees himsel( as needin& it no more. - 3nd thus is he returned to his real (unction o( creatin&) #hich his (or&i eness o((ers him a&ain. T-2'.I6.2. "or&i eness turns the #orld o( sin into a #orld o( &lory) #onder(ul to see. 2 @ach (lo#er shines in li&ht) and e ery $ird sin&s o( the Coy o( 0ea en. 3 There is no sadness and there is no ,artin& here) (or e erythin& is totally (or&i en. ! 3nd #hat has $een (or&i en must Coin) (or nothin& stands $et#een to kee, them se,arate and a,art. % The sinless must ,ercei e that they are one) (or nothin& stands $et#een to ,ush the other o((. ' 3nd in the s,ace that sin le(t acant do they Coin as one) in &ladness reco&niAin& #hat is ,art o( them has not $een ke,t a,art and se,arate. T-2'.I6.3. The holy ,lace on #hich you stand is $ut the s,ace that sin has le(t. 2 3nd here you see the (ace o( Christ) arisin& in its ,lace. 3 8ho could $ehold the (ace o( Christ and not recall 0is "ather as 0e really isD ! 8ho could (ear lo e) and stand u,on the &round #here sin has le(t a ,lace (or 0ea en+s altar to rise and to#er (ar a$o e the #orld) and reach $eyond the uni erse to touch the 0eart o( all creationD % 8hat is 0ea en $ut a son& o( &ratitude and lo e and ,raise $y e erythin& created to the 5ource o( its creationD ' The holiest o( altars is set #here once sin #as $elie ed to $e ,%!-. * 3nd here does e ery li&ht o( 0ea en come) to $e rekindled and increased in Coy. - "or here is #hat #as lost restored to them) and all their radiance made #hole a&ain. T-2'.I6.!. "or&i eness $rin&s no little miracles to lay $e(ore the &ate o( 0ea en. 2 0ere the 5on o( 1od 0imsel( comes to recei e each &i(t that $rin&s him nearer to his home. 3 Not one is lost) and none is cherished

more than any other. ! @ach reminds him o( his "ather+s ;o e as surely as the rest. % 3nd each one teaches him that #hat he (eared he lo es the most. ' 8hat $ut a miracle could chan&e his mind) so that he understands that lo e cannot $e (earedD * 8hat other miracle is there $ut thisD - 3nd #hat else need there $e to make the s,ace $et#een you disa,,earD T-2'.I6.%. 8here sin once #as ,ercei ed #ill rise a #orld that #ill $ecome an altar to the truth) and you #ill Coin the li&hts o( 0ea en there) and sin& their son& o( &ratitude and ,raise. 2 3nd as they come to you to $e com,lete) so #ill you &o #ith them. 3 "or no one hears the son& o( 0ea en and remains #ithout a oice that adds its ,o#er to the son&) and makes it s#eeter still. ! 3nd each one Coins the sin&in& at the altar that #as raised #ithin the tiny s,ot that sin ,roclaimed to $e its o#n. % 3nd #hat #as tiny then has soared into a ma&nitude o( son& in #hich the uni erse has Coined #ith $ut a sin&le oice. T-2'.I6.'. This tiny s,ot o( sin that stands $et#een you and your $rother still is holdin& $ack the ha,,y o,enin& o( 0ea en+s &ate. 2 0o# little is the hindrance that #ithholds the #ealth o( 0ea en (rom you. 3 3nd ho# &reat #ill $e the Coy in 0ea en #hen you Coin the mi&hty chorus to the ;o e o( 1odJ ". T#e Little Hin!rance T-2'.6.1. 3 little hindrance can seem lar&e indeed to those #ho do not understand that miracles are all the same. 2 7et teachin& that is #hat this course is (or. 3 This is its only ,ur,ose) (or only that is all there is to learn. ! 3nd you can learn it in many di((erent #ays. % 3ll learnin& is a hel, or hindrance to the &ate o( 0ea en. ' Nothin& in $et#een is ,ossi$le. * There are t#o teachers only) #ho ,oint in di((erent #ays. 3nd you #ill &o alon& the #ay your chosen teacher leads. : There are $ut t#o directions you can take) #hile time remains and choice is meanin&(ul. 1> "or ne er #ill another road $e made e/ce,t the #ay to 0ea en. 11 7ou $ut choose #hether to &o to#ard 0ea en) or a#ay to no#here. ,%!: 12 There is nothin& else to choose. T-2'.6.2. Nothin& is e er lost $ut time) #hich in the end is meanin&less. 2 "or it is $ut a little hindrance to eternity) quite meanin&less to the real Teacher o( the #orld. 3 7et since you do $elie e in it) #hy should you #aste it &oin& no#here) #hen it can $e used to reach a &oal as hi&h as learnin& can achie eD ! Think not the #ay to 0ea en+s &ate is di((icult at all. % Nothin& you undertake #ith certain ,ur,ose and hi&h resol e and ha,,y con(idence) holdin& your $rother+s hand and kee,in& ste, to 0ea en+s son&) is di((icult to do. ' But it is hard indeed to #ander o(() alone and misera$le) do#n a road that leads to nothin& and that has no ,ur,ose.

T-2'.6.3. 1od &a e 0is Teacher to re,lace the one you made) not to con(lict #ith it. 2 3nd #hat 0e #ould re,lace has $een re,laced. 3 Time lasted $ut an instant in your mind) #ith no e((ect u,on eternity. ! 3nd so is all time ,ast) and e erythin& e/actly as it #as $e(ore the #ay to nothin&ness #as made. % The tiny tick o( time in #hich the (irst mistake #as made) and all o( them #ithin that one mistake) held also the Correction (or that one) and all o( them that came #ithin the (irst. ' 3nd in that tiny instant time #as &one) (or that #as all it e er #as. * 8hat 1od &a e ans#er to is ans#ered and is &one. T-2'.6.!. To you #ho still $elie e you li e in time and kno# not it is &one) the 0oly 5,irit still &uides you throu&h the in(initely small and senseless maAe you still ,ercei e in time) thou&h it has lon& since &one. 2 7ou think you li e in #hat is ,ast. 3 @ach thin& you look u,on you sa# $ut (or an instant) lon& a&o) $e(ore its unreality &a e #ay to truth. ! Not one illusion still remains unans#ered in your mind. % Uncertainty #as $rou&ht to certainty so lon& a&o that it is hard indeed to hold it to your heart) as i( it #ere $e(ore you still. T-2'.6.%. The tiny instant you #ould kee, and make eternal) ,assed a#ay in 0ea en too soon (or anythin& to notice it had come. 2 8hat disa,,eared too quickly to a((ect the sim,le kno#led&e o( the 5on o( 1od can hardly still $e there) (or you to choose to $e your teacher. 3 Only in the ,ast)Kan ancient ,ast) too short to make a #orld in ans#er to creation)Kdid this #orld a,,ear to rise. ! 5o ery lon& a&o) (or such a tiny inter al o( time) that not one note in 0ea en+s son& #as missed. % 7et in each un(or&i in& act or thou&ht) in e ery Cud&ment and in all $elie( in sin) is that one instant still called $ack) as i( it could $e made a&ain in time. ,%%> ' 7ou kee, an ancient memory $e(ore your eyes. * 3nd he #ho li es in memories alone is una#are o( #here he is. T-2'.6.'. "or&i eness is the &reat release (rom time. 2 It is the key to learnin& that the ,ast is o er. 3 4adness s,eaks no more. ! There <is= no other teacher and no other #ay. % "or #hat has $een undone no lon&er is. ' 3nd #ho can stand u,on a distant shore) and dream himsel( across an ocean) to a ,lace and time that ha e lon& since &one $yD * 0o# real a hindrance can this dream $e to #here he really isD "or this is (act) and does not chan&e #hate er dreams he has. : 7et can he still ima&ine he is else#here) and in another time. 1> In the e/treme) he can delude himsel( that this is true) and ,ass (rom mere ima&inin& into $elie( and into madness) quite con inced that #here he #ould ,re(er to $e) he <is.= T-2'.6.*. Is this a hindrance to the ,lace #hereon he standsD 2 Is any echo (rom the ,ast that he may hear a (act in #hat is there to hear #here he is no#D 3 3nd ho# much can his o#n illusions a$out time and ,lace e((ect a chan&e in #here he really isD

T-2'.6.-. The un(or&i en is a oice that calls (rom out a ,ast (ore ermore &one $y. 2 3nd e erythin& that ,oints to it as real is $ut a #ish that #hat is &one could $e made real a&ain and seen as here and no#) in ,lace o( #hat is <really= no# and here. 3 Is this a hindrance to the truth the ,ast is &one) and cannot $e returned to youD ! 3nd do you #ant that (ear(ul instant ke,t) #hen 0ea en seemed to disa,,ear and 1od #as (eared and made a sym$ol o( your hateD T-2'.6.:. "or&et the time o( terror that has $een so lon& a&o corrected and undone. 2 Can sin #ithstand the 8ill o( 1odD 3 Can it $e u, to you to see the ,ast and ,ut it in the ,resentD ! 7ou can <not= &o $ack. % 3nd e erythin& that ,oints the #ay in the direction o( the ,ast $ut sets you on a mission #hose accom,lishment can only $e unreal. ' 5uch is the Custice your 3ll-;o in& "ather has ensured must come to you. * 3nd (rom your o#n un(airness to yoursel( has 0e ,rotected you. - 7ou cannot lose your #ay $ecause there is no #ay $ut 0is) and no#here can you &o e/ce,t to 0im. T-2'.6.1>. 8ould 1od allo# 0is 5on to lose his #ay alon& a road lon& since a memory o( time &one $yD 2 This course #ill teach you only #hat is no#. 3 3 dread(ul instant in a distant ,ast) no# ,er(ectly corrected) is o( no concern nor alue. ! ;et the dead and &one $e ,eace(ully (or&otten. % Resurrection has come to take its ,lace. ' 3nd no# you are a ,art o( resurrection) not o( death. * No ,ast illusions ha e the ,o#er to kee, you in a ,lace o( death) a ault 1od+s 5on entered an instant) to $e instantly restored unto his "ather+s ,er(ect ;o e. ,%%1 - 3nd ho# can he $e ke,t in chains lon& since remo ed and &one (ore er (rom his mindD T-2'.6.11. The 5on #hom 1od created is as (ree as 1od created him. 2 0e #as re$orn the instant that he chose to die instead o( li e. 3 3nd #ill you not (or&i e him no#) $ecause he made an error in the ,ast that 1od remem$ers not) and is not thereD ! No# you are shi(tin& $ack and (orth $et#een the ,ast and ,resent. % 5ometimes the ,ast seems real) as i( it <#ere= the ,resent. ' 6oices (rom the ,ast are heard and then are dou$ted. * 7ou are like to one #ho still hallucinates) $ut lacks con iction in #hat he ,ercei es. - This is the $orderland $et#een the #orlds) the $rid&e $et#een the ,ast and ,resent. : 0ere the shado# o( the ,ast remains) $ut still a ,resent li&ht is dimly reco&niAed. 1> Once it is seen) this li&ht can ne er $e (or&otten. 11 It must dra# you (rom the ,ast into the ,resent) #here you really are. T-2'.6.12. The shado# oices do not chan&e the la#s o( time nor o( eternity. 2 They come (rom #hat is ,ast and &one) and hinder not the true e/istence o( the here and no#. 3 The real #orld is the second ,art o( the hallucination time and death are real) and ha e e/istence that can $e ,ercei ed. ! This terri$le illusion #as denied in $ut the time it

took (or 1od to &i e 0is 3ns#er to illusion (or all time and e ery circumstance. % 3nd then it #as no more to $e e/,erienced as there. T-2'.6.13. @ach day) and e ery minute in each day) and e ery instant that each minute holds) you $ut reli e the sin&le instant #hen the time o( terror took the ,lace o( lo e. 2 3nd so you die each day to li e a&ain) until you cross the &a, $et#een the ,ast and ,resent) #hich is not a &a, at all. 3 5uch is each li(e9 a seemin& inter al (rom $irth to death and on to li(e a&ain) a re,etition o( an instant &one $y lon& a&o that cannot $e reli ed. ! 3nd all o( time is $ut the mad $elie( that #hat is o er is still here and no#. T-2'.6.1!. "or&i e the ,ast and let it &o) (or it <is= &one. 2 7ou stand no lon&er on the &round that lies $et#een the #orlds. 3 7ou ha e &one on) and reached the #orld that lies at 0ea en+s &ate. ! There is no hindrance to the 8ill o( 1od) nor any need that you re,eat a&ain a Courney that #as o er lon& a&o. % ;ook &ently on your $rother) and $ehold the #orld in #hich ,erce,tion o( your hate has $een trans(ormed into a #orld o( lo e. ,%%3 "I. T#e Appointe! Frien! T-2'.6I.1. 3nythin& in this #orld that you $elie e is &ood and alua$le and #orth stri in& (or can hurt you) and #ill do so. 2 Not $ecause it has the ,o#er to hurt) $ut Cust $ecause you ha e denied it is $ut an illusion) and made it real. 3 3nd it is real to you. ! It is not nothin&. % 3nd throu&h its ,ercei ed reality has entered all the #orld o( sick illusions. ' 3ll $elie( in sin) in ,o#er o( attack) in hurt and harm) in sacri(ice and death) has come to you. * "or no one can make one illusion real) and still esca,e the rest. - "or #ho can choose to kee, the ones that he ,re(ers) and (ind the sa(ety that the truth alone can &i eD : 8ho can $elie e illusions are the same) and still maintain that e en one is $estD T-2'.6I.2. ;ead not your little li(e in solitude) #ith one illusion as your only (riend. 2 This is no (riendshi, #orthy o( 1od+s 5on) nor one #ith #hich he could remain content. 3 7et 1od has &i en him a $etter "riend) in 8hom all ,o#er in earth and 0ea en rests. ! The one illusion that you think is (riend o$scures 0is &race and maCesty (rom you) and kee,s 0is (riendshi, and (or&i eness (rom your #elcomin& em$race. % 8ithout 0im you are (riendless. ' 5eek not another (riend to take 0is ,lace. * There <is= no other (riend. - 8hat 1od a,,ointed has no su$stitute) (or #hat illusion can re,lace the truthD T-2'.6I.3. 8ho d#ells #ith shado#s is alone indeed) and loneliness is not the 8ill o( 1od. 2 8ould you allo# one shado# to usur, the throne that 1od a,,ointed (or your "riend) i( you $ut realiAed its em,tiness has le(t yours em,ty and unoccu,iedD 3 4ake no illusion (riend) (or i(

you do) it can $ut take the ,lace o( 0im 8hom 1od has called your "riend. ! 3nd it is 0e 8ho is your only "riend in truth. % 0e $rin&s you &i(ts that are not o( this #orld) and only 0e to 8hom they ha e $een &i en can make sure that you recei e them. ' 0e #ill ,lace them on your throne) #hen you make room (or 0im on 0is. "II. T#e La+s of Healin) T-2'.6II.1. This is a course in miracles. 2 3s such) the la#s o( healin& must $e understood $e(ore the ,ur,ose o( the course can $e accom,lished. 3 ;et us re ie# the ,rinci,les that #e ha e co ered) and arran&e them in a #ay that summariAes all that must occur (or healin& to $e ,ossi$le. ,%%3 ! "or #hen it once is ,ossi$le it must occur. T-2'.6II.2. 3ll sickness comes (rom se,aration. 2 8hen the se,aration is denied) it &oes. 3 "or it is &one as soon as the idea that $rou&ht it has $een healed) and $een re,laced $y sanity. ! 5ickness and sin are seen as consequence and cause) in a relationshi, ke,t hidden (rom a#areness that it may $e care(ully ,reser ed (rom reason+s li&ht. T-2'.6II.3. 1uilt asks (or ,unishment) and its request is &ranted. 2 Not in truth) $ut in the #orld o( shado#s and illusions $uilt on sin. 3 The 5on o( 1od ,ercei ed #hat he #ould see $ecause ,erce,tion is a #ish (ul(illed. ! ?erce,tion chan&es) made to take the ,lace o( chan&eless kno#led&e. % 7et is truth unchan&ed. ' It cannot $e ,ercei ed) $ut only kno#n. * 8hat is ,ercei ed takes many (orms) $ut none has meanin&. - Brou&ht to truth) its senselessness is quite a,,arent. : Ge,t a,art (rom truth) it seems to ha e a meanin& and $e real. T-2'.6II.!. ?erce,tion+s la#s are o,,osite to truth) and #hat is true o( kno#led&e is not true o( anythin& that is a,art (rom it. 2 7et has 1od &i en ans#er to the #orld o( sickness) #hich a,,lies to all its (orms. 3 1od+s ans#er is eternal) thou&h it #orks in time) #here it is needed. ! 7et $ecause it is o( 1od) the la#s o( time do not a((ect its #orkin&s. % It is in this #orld) $ut not a ,art o( it. ' "or it is real) and d#ells #here all reality must $e. * Ideas lea e not their source) and their e((ects $ut seem to $e a,art (rom them. - Ideas are o( the mind. : 8hat is ,roCected out) and seems to $e e/ternal to the mind) is not outside at all) $ut an e((ect o( #hat is in) and has not le(t its source. T-2'.6II.%. 1od+s ans#er lies #here the $elie( in sin must $e) (or only there can its e((ects $e utterly undone and #ithout cause. 2 ?erce,tion+s la#s must $e re ersed) $ecause they <are= re ersals o( the la#s o( truth. 3 The la#s o( truth (ore er #ill $e true) and cannot $e re ersed9 yet can $e seen as u,side do#n. ! 3nd this must $e corrected #here the illusion o( re ersal lies. T-2'.6II.'. It is im,ossi$le that one illusion $e less amena$le to truth than are the rest. 2 But it is ,ossi$le that some are &i en &reater alue)

and less #illin&ly o((ered to truth (or healin& and (or hel,. 3 No illusion has any truth in it. ! 7et it a,,ears some are more true than others) althou&h this clearly makes no sense at all. % 3ll that a hierarchy o( illusions can sho# is ,re(erence) not reality. ' 8hat rele ance has ,re(erence to the truthD * Illusions are illusions and are (alse. ,%%! 7our ,re(erence &i es them no reality. : Not one is true in any #ay) and all must yield #ith equal ease to #hat 1od &a e as ans#er to them all. 1> 1od+s 8ill is One. 11 3nd any #ish that seems to &o a&ainst 0is 8ill has no (oundation in the truth. T-2'.6II.*. 5in is not error) (or it &oes $eyond correction to im,ossi$ility. 2 7et the $elie( that it is real has made some errors seem (ore er ,ast the ho,e o( healin&) and the lastin& &rounds (or hell. 3 I( this #ere so) #ould 0ea en $e o,,osed $y its o#n o,,osite) as real as it. ! Then #ould 1od+s 8ill $e s,lit in t#o) and all creation $e su$Cected to the la#s o( t#o o,,osin& ,o#ers) until 1od $ecomes im,atient) s,lits the #orld a,art) and rele&ates attack unto 0imsel(. % Thus has 0e lost 0is 4ind) ,roclaimin& sin has taken 0is reality (rom 0im and $rou&ht 0is ;o e at last to en&eance+s heels. ' "or such an insane ,icture an insane de(ense can $e e/,ected) $ut can not esta$lish that the ,icture must $e true. T-2'.6II.-. Nothin& &i es meanin& #here no meanin& is. 2 3nd truth needs no de(ense to make it true. 3 Illusions ha e no #itnesses and no e((ects. ! 8ho looks on them is $ut decei ed. % "or&i eness is the only (unction here) and ser es to $rin& the Coy this #orld denies to e ery as,ect o( 1od+s 5on #here sin #as thou&ht to rule. ' ?erha,s you do not see the role (or&i eness ,lays in endin& death and all $elie(s that rise (rom mists o( &uilt. * 5ins are $elie(s that you im,ose $et#een your $rother and yoursel(. - They limit you to time and ,lace) and &i e a little s,ace to you) another little s,ace to him. : This se,aratin& o(( is sym$oliAed) in your ,erce,tion) $y a $ody #hich is clearly se,arate and a thin& a,art. 1> 7et #hat this sym$ol re,resents is $ut your #ish to <$e= a,art and se,arate. T-2'.6II.:. "or&i eness takes a#ay #hat stands $et#een your $rother and yoursel(. 2 It is the #ish that you $e Coined #ith him) and not a,art. 3 8e call it 2#ish2 $ecause it still concei es o( other choices) and has not yet reached $eyond the #orld o( choice entirely. ! 7et is this #ish in line #ith 0ea en+s state) and not in o,,osition to 1od+s 8ill. % 3lthou&h it (alls (ar short o( &i in& you your (ull inheritance) it does remo e the o$stacles that you ha e ,laced $et#een the 0ea en #here you are) and reco&nition o( #here and #hat you are. ' "acts are unchan&ed. * 7et (acts can $e denied and thus unkno#n) thou&h they #ere kno#n $e(ore they #ere denied.

T-2'.6II.1>. 5al ation) ,er(ect and com,lete) asks $ut a little #ish that #hat is true $e true9 a little #illin&ness to o erlook #hat is not there9 a little si&h that s,eaks (or 0ea en as a ,re(erence to this #orld that death and desolation seem to rule. ,%%% 2 In Coyous ans#er #ill creation rise #ithin you) to re,lace the #orld you see #ith 0ea en) #holly ,er(ect and com,lete. 3 8hat is (or&i eness $ut a #illin&ness that truth $e trueD ! 8hat can remain unhealed and $roken (rom a unity #hich holds all thin&s #ithin itsel(D % There is no sin. ' 3nd e ery miracle is ,ossi$le the instant that the 5on o( 1od ,ercei es his #ishes and the 8ill o( 1od are one. T-2'.6II.11. 8hat is the 8ill o( 1odD 2 0e #ills 0is 5on ha e e erythin&. 3 3nd this 0e &uaranteed #hen 0e created him <as= e erythin&. ! It is im,ossi$le that anythin& $e lost) i( #hat you <ha e= is #hat you <are.= % This is the miracle $y #hich creation $ecame your (unction) sharin& it #ith 1od. ' It is not understood a,art (rom 0im) and there(ore has no meanin& in this #orld. * 0ere does the 5on o( 1od ask not too much) $ut (ar too little. - 0e #ould sacri(ice his o#n identity #ith e erythin&) to (ind a little treasure o( his o#n. : 3nd this he cannot do #ithout a sense o( isolation) loss and loneliness. 1> This is the treasure he has sou&ht to (ind. 11 3nd he could only $e a(raid o( it. 12 Is (ear a treasureD 13 Can uncertainty $e #hat you #antD 1! Or is it a mistake a$out your #ill) and #hat you really areD T-2'.6II.12. ;et us consider #hat the error is) so it can $e corrected) not ,rotected. 2 5in is $elie( attack can $e ,roCected outside the mind #here the $elie( arose. 3 0ere is the (irm con iction that ideas can lea e their source made real and meanin&(ul. ! 3nd (rom this error does the #orld o( sin and sacri(ice arise. % This #orld is an attem,t to ,ro e your innocence) #hile cherishin& attack. ' Its (ailure lies in that you still (eel &uilty) thou&h #ithout understandin& #hy. * @((ects are seen as se,arate (rom their source) and seem to $e $eyond you to control or to ,re ent. - 8hat is thus ke,t a,art can ne er Coin. T-2'.6II.13. Cause and e((ect are one) not se,arate. 2 1od #ills you learn #hat al#ays has $een true. that 0e created you as ,art o( 0im) and this must still $e true $ecause ideas lea e not their source. 3 5uch is creation+s la#9 that each idea the mind concei es $ut adds to its a$undance) ne er takes a#ay. ! This is as true o( #hat is idly #ished as #hat is truly #illed) $ecause the mind can #ish to $e decei ed) $ut cannot make it $e #hat it is not. % 3nd to $elie e ideas can lea e their source is to in ite illusions to $e true) #ithout success. ' "or ne er #ill success $e ,ossi$le in tryin& to decei e the 5on o( 1od. ,%%' T-2'.6II.1!. The miracle is ,ossi$le #hen cause and consequence are $rou&ht to&ether) not ke,t se,arate. 2 The healin& o( e((ect #ithout the cause can merely shi(t e((ects to other (orms. 3 3nd this is not

release. ! 1od+s 5on could ne er $e content #ith less than (ull sal ation and esca,e (rom &uilt. % "or other#ise he still demands that he must make some sacri(ice) and thus denies that e erythin& is his) unlimited $y loss o( any kind. ' 3 tiny sacri(ice is Cust the same in its e((ects as is the #hole idea o( sacri(ice. * I( loss in any (orm is ,ossi$le) then is 1od+s 5on made incom,lete and not himsel(. - Nor #ill he kno# himsel() nor reco&niAe his #ill. : 0e has (ors#orn his "ather and himsel() and made Them $oth his enemies in hate. T-2'.6II.1%. Illusions ser e the ,ur,ose they #ere made to ser e. 2 3nd (rom their ,ur,ose they deri e #hate er meanin& that they seem to ha e. 3 1od &a e to all illusions that #ere made another ,ur,ose that #ould Custi(y a miracle #hate er (orm they took. ! In e ery miracle all healin& lies) (or 1od &a e ans#er to them all as one. % 3nd #hat is one to 0im must $e the same. ' I( you $elie e #hat is the same is di((erent you $ut decei e yoursel(. * 8hat 1od calls One #ill $e (ore er One) not se,arate. - 0is Gin&dom is united9 thus it #as created) and thus #ill it e er $e. T-2'.6II.1'. The miracle $ut calls your ancient Name) #hich you #ill reco&niAe $ecause the truth is in your memory. 2 3nd to this Name your $rother calls (or his release and yours. 3 0ea en is shinin& on the 5on o( 1od. ! Deny him not) that you may $e released. % @ach instant is the 5on o( 1od re$orn until he chooses not to die a&ain. ' In e ery #ish to hurt he chooses death instead o( #hat his "ather #ills (or him. * 7et e ery instant o((ers li(e to him $ecause his "ather #ills that he should li e. T-2'.6II.1*. In cruci(i/ion is redem,tion laid) (or healin& is not needed #here there is no ,ain or su((erin&. 2 "or&i eness is the ans#er to attack o( any kind. 3 5o is attack de,ri ed o( its e((ects) and hate is ans#ered in the name o( lo e. ! To you to #hom it has $een &i en to sa e the 5on o( 1od (rom cruci(i/ion and (rom hell and death) all &lory $e (ore er. % "or you ha e ,o#er to sa e the 5on o( 1od $ecause his "ather #illed that it $e so. ' 3nd in your hands does all sal ation lie) to $e $oth o((ered and recei ed as one. T-2'.6II.1-. To use the ,o#er 1od has &i en you as 0e #ould ha e it used is natural. 2 It is not arro&ant to $e as 0e created you) nor to make use o( #hat 0e &a e to ans#er all 0is 5on+s mistakes and set him (ree. 3 But it is arro&ant to lay aside the ,o#er that 0e &a e) and choose a little senseless #ish instead o( #hat 0e #ills. ,%%* ! The &i(t o( 1od to you is limitless. % There is no circumstance it cannot ans#er) and no ,ro$lem #hich is not resol ed #ithin its &racious li&ht. T-2'.6II.1:. 3$ide in ,eace) #here 1od #ould ha e you $e. 2 3nd $e the means #here$y your $rother (inds the ,eace in #hich your #ishes are (ul(illed. 3 ;et us unite in $rin&in& $lessin& to the #orld o(

sin and death. ! "or #hat can sa e each one o( us can sa e us all. % There is no di((erence amon& the 5ons o( 1od. ' The unity that s,ecialness denies #ill sa e them all) (or #hat is one can ha e no s,ecialness. * 3nd e erythin& $elon&s to each o( them. - No #ishes lie $et#een a $rother and his o#n. : To &et (rom one is to de,ri e them all. 1> 3nd yet to $less $ut one &i es $lessin& to them all as one. T-2'.6II.2>. 7our ancient Name $elon&s to e eryone) as theirs to you. 2 Call on your $rother+s name and 1od #ill ans#er) (or on 0im you call. 3 Could 0e re(use to ans#er #hen 0e has already ans#ered all #ho call on 0imD ! 3 miracle can make no chan&e at all. % But it can make #hat al#ays has $een true $e reco&niAed $y those #ho kno# it not9 and $y this little &i(t o( truth $ut let to $e itsel() the 5on o( 1od allo#ed to $e himsel() and all creation (reed to call u,on the Name o( 1od as One. "III. T#e I e!iac. of Salvation T-2'.6III.1. The one remainin& ,ro$lem that you ha e is that you see an inter al $et#een the time #hen you (or&i e) and #ill recei e the $ene(its o( trustin& in your $rother. 2 This $ut re(lects the little you #ould kee, $et#een you and your $rother) that you and he mi&ht $e a little se,arate. 3 "or time and s,ace are one illusion) #hich takes di((erent (orms. ! I( it has $een ,roCected $eyond your mind you think o( it as time. % The nearer it is $rou&ht to #here it is) the more you think o( it in terms o( s,ace. T-2'.6III.2. There is a distance you #ould kee, a,art (rom your $rother) and this s,ace you ,ercei e as time $ecause you still $elie e you are e/ternal to him. 2 This makes trust im,ossi$le. 3 3nd you cannot $elie e that trust #ould settle e ery ,ro$lem no#. ! Thus do you think it sa(er to remain a little care(ul and a little #atch(ul o( interests ,ercei ed as se,arate. % "rom this ,erce,tion you cannot concei e o( &ainin& #hat (or&i eness o((ers <no#.= ' The inter al you think lies in $et#een the &i in& and recei in& o( the &i(t seems to $e one in #hich you sacri(ice and su((er loss. ,%%- * 7ou see e entual sal ation) not immediate results. T-2'.6III.3. 5al ation <is= immediate. 2 Unless you so ,ercei e it) you #ill $e a(raid o( it) $elie in& that the risk o( loss is &reat $et#een the time its ,ur,ose is made yours and its e((ects #ill come to you. 3 In this (orm is the error still o$scured that is the source o( (ear. ! 5al ation <#ould= #i,e out the s,ace you see $et#een you still) and let you instantly $ecome as one. % 3nd it is here you (ear the loss #ould lie. ' Do not ,roCect this (ear to time) (or time is not the enemy that you ,ercei e. * Time is as neutral as the $ody is) e/ce,t in terms o( #hat you see it (or. - I( you #ould kee, a little s,ace $et#een you

and your $rother still) you then #ould #ant a little time in #hich (or&i eness is #ithheld a little #hile. : 3nd this $ut makes the inter al $et#een the time in #hich (or&i eness is #ithheld (rom you and &i en seem dan&erous) #ith terror Custi(ied. T-2'.6III.!. 7et s,ace $et#een you and your $rother is a,,arent only in the ,resent) <no#)= and cannot $e ,ercei ed in (uture time. 2 No more can it $e o erlooked e/ce,t #ithin the ,resent. 3 "uture loss is not your (ear. ! But ,resent Coinin& is your dread. % 8ho can (eel desolation e/ce,t no#D ' 3 (uture cause as yet has no e((ects. * 3nd there(ore must it $e that i( you (ear) there is a ,resent cause. - 3nd it is <this= that needs correction) not a (uture state. T-2'.6III.%. The ,lans you make (or sa(ety all are laid #ithin the (uture) #here you cannot ,lan. 2 No ,ur,ose has $een &i en it as yet) and #hat #ill ha,,en has as yet no cause. 3 8ho can ,redict e((ects #ithout a causeD ! 3nd #ho could (ear e((ects unless he thou&ht they had $een caused) and Cud&ed disastrous <no#D= % Belie( in sin arouses (ear) and like its cause) is lookin& (or#ard) lookin& $ack) $ut o erlookin& #hat is here and no#. ' 7et only here and no# its cause must $e) i( its e((ects already ha e $een Cud&ed as (ear(ul. * 3nd in o erlookin& this) is it ,rotected and ke,t se,arate (rom healin&. - "or a miracle is <no#.= : It stands already here) in ,resent &race) #ithin the only inter al o( time that sin and (ear ha e o erlooked) $ut #hich is all there is to time. T-2'.6III.'. The #orkin& out o( all correction takes no time at all. 2 7et the acce,tance o( the #orkin& out can seem to take (ore er. 3 The chan&e o( ,ur,ose the 0oly 5,irit $rou&ht to your relationshi, has in it all e((ects that you #ill see. ! They can $e looked at <no#.= % 8hy #ait till they un(old in time and (ear they may not come) althou&h already thereD ,%%: ' 7ou ha e $een told that e erythin& $rin&s &ood that comes (rom 1od. * 3nd yet it seems as i( this is not so. - 1ood in disaster+s (orm is di((icult to credit in ad ance. : Nor is there really sense in this idea. T-2'.6III.*. 8hy should the &ood a,,ear in e il+s (ormD 2 3nd is it not dece,tion i( it doesD 3 Its cause is here) i( it a,,ears at all. ! 8hy are not its e((ects a,,arent) thenD % 8hy in the (utureD ' 3nd you seek to $e content #ith si&hin&) and #ith 2reasonin&2 you do not understand it no#) $ut #ill some day. * 3nd then its meanin& #ill $e clear. - This is not reason) (or it is unCust) and clearly hints at ,unishment until the time o( li$eration is at hand. : 1i en a chan&e o( ,ur,ose (or the &ood) there is no reason (or an inter al in #hich disaster strikes) to $e ,ercei ed as 2&ood2 some day $ut no# in (orm o( ,ain. 1> This is a sacri(ice o( <no#)= #hich could not $e the cost the 0oly 5,irit asks (or #hat 0e &a e #ithout a cost at all.

T-2'.6III.-. 7et this illusion has a cause #hich) thou&h untrue) must $e already in your mind. 2 3nd this illusion is $ut one e((ect that it en&enders) and one (orm in #hich its outcome is ,ercei ed. 3 This inter al in time) #hen retri$ution is ,ercei ed to $e the (orm in #hich the 2&ood2 a,,ears) is $ut one as,ect o( the little s,ace that lies $et#een you) un(or&i en still. T-2'.6III.:. Be not content #ith (uture ha,,iness. 2 It has no meanin&) and is not your Cust re#ard. 3 "or you ha e cause (or (reedom <no#.= ! 8hat ,ro(its (reedom in a ,risoner+s (ormD % 8hy should deli erance $e dis&uised as deathD ' Delay is senseless) and the 2reasonin&2 that #ould maintain e((ects o( ,resent cause must $e delayed until a (uture time) is merely a denial o( the (act that consequence and cause must come as one. * ;ook not to time) $ut to the little s,ace $et#een you still) to $e deli ered (rom. - 3nd do not let it $e dis&uised as time) and so ,reser ed $ecause its (orm is chan&ed and #hat it is cannot $e reco&niAed. : The 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose no# is yours. 1> 5hould not 0is ha,,iness $e yours as #ellD I6. For T#e. Have Co e T-2'.IL.1. Think $ut ho# holy you must $e (rom #hom the 6oice (or 1od calls lo in&ly unto your $rother) that you may a#ake in him the 6oice that ans#ers to your callJ 2 3nd think ho# holy he must $e #hen in him slee,s your o#n sal ation) #ith his (reedom CoinedJ ,%'> 3 0o#e er much you #ish he $e condemned) 1od is in him. ! 3nd ne er #ill you kno# 0e is in you as #ell #hile you attack 0is chosen home) and $attle #ith 0is host. % Re&ard him &ently. ' ;ook #ith lo in& eyes on him #ho carries Christ #ithin him) that you may $ehold his &lory and reCoice that 0ea en is not se,arate (rom you. T-2'.IL.2. Is it too much to ask a little trust (or him #ho carries Christ to you) that you may $e (or&i en all your sins) and le(t #ithout a sin&le one you cherish stillD 2 "or&et not that a shado# held $et#een your $rother and yoursel( o$scures the (ace o( Christ and memory o( 1od. 3 3nd #ould you trade Them (or an ancient hateD ! The &round #hereon you stand is holy &round $ecause o( Them 8ho) standin& there #ith you) ha e $lessed it #ith Their innocence and ,eace. T-2'.IL.3. The $lood o( hatred (ades to let the &rass &ro# &reen a&ain) and let the (lo#ers $e all #hite and s,arklin& in the summer sun. 2 8hat #as a ,lace o( death has no# $ecome a li in& tem,le in a #orld o( li&ht. 3 Because o( Them. ! It is Their ?resence #hich has li(ted holiness a&ain to take its ancient ,lace u,on an ancient throne. % Because o( Them ha e miracles s,run& u, as &rass and (lo#ers on the $arren &round that hate had scorched and rendered desolate. ' 8hat hate has #rou&ht ha e They undone. * 3nd no# you stand on &round

so holy 0ea en leans to Coin #ith it) and make it like itsel(. - The shado# o( an ancient hate has &one) and all the $li&ht and #itherin& ha e ,assed (ore er (rom the land #here They ha e come. T-2'.IL.!. 8hat is a hundred or a thousand years to Them) or tens o( thousandsD 2 8hen They come) time+s ,ur,ose is (ul(illed. 3 8hat ne er #as ,asses to nothin&ness #hen They ha e come. ! 8hat hatred claimed is &i en u, to lo e) and (reedom li&hts u, e ery li in& thin& and li(ts it into 0ea en) #here the li&hts &ro# e er $ri&hter as each one comes home. % The incom,lete is made com,lete a&ain) and 0ea en+s Coy has $een increased $ecause #hat is its o#n has $een restored to it. ' The $loodied earth is cleansed) and the insane ha e shed their &arments o( insanity to Coin Them on the &round #hereon you stand. T-2'.IL.%. 0ea en is &rate(ul (or this &i(t o( #hat has $een #ithheld so lon&. 2 "or They ha e come to &ather in Their O#n. 3 8hat has $een locked is o,ened9 #hat #as held a,art (rom li&ht is &i en u,) that li&ht may shine on it and lea e no s,ace nor distance lin&erin& $et#een the li&ht o( 0ea en and the #orld. ,%'1 T-2'.IL.'. The holiest o( all the s,ots on earth is #here an ancient hatred has $ecome a ,resent lo e. 2 3nd They come quickly to the li in& tem,le) #here a home (or Them has $een set u,. 3 There is no ,lace in 0ea en holier. ! 3nd They ha e come to d#ell #ithin the tem,le o((ered Them) to $e Their restin& ,lace as #ell as yours. % 8hat hatred has released to lo e $ecomes the $ri&htest li&ht in 0ea en+s radiance. ' 3nd all the li&hts in 0ea en $ri&hter &ro#) in &ratitude (or #hat has $een restored. T-2'.IL.*. 3round you an&els ho er lo in&ly) to kee, a#ay all darkened thou&hts o( sin) and kee, the li&ht #here it has entered in. 2 7our (oot,rints li&hten u, the #orld) (or #here you #alk (or&i eness &ladly &oes #ith you. 3 No one on earth $ut o((ers thanks to one #ho has restored his home) and sheltered him (rom $itter #inter and the (reeAin& cold. ! 3nd shall the ;ord o( 0ea en and 0is 5on &i e less in &ratitude (or so much moreD T-2'.IL.-. No# is the tem,le o( the li in& 1od re$uilt as host a&ain to 0im $y 8hom it #as created. 2 8here 0e d#ells) 0is 5on d#ells #ith 0im) ne er se,arate. 3 3nd They &i e thanks that They are #elcome made at last. ! 8here stood a cross stands no# the risen Christ) and ancient scars are healed #ithin 0is si&ht. % 3n ancient miracle has come to $less and to re,lace an ancient enmity that came to kill. ' In &entle &ratitude do 1od the "ather and the 5on return to #hat is Theirs) and #ill (ore er $e. * No# is the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose done. "or They ha e comeJ : "or They ha e come at lastJ

6. T#e En! of In4'stice T-2'.L.1. 8hat) then) remains to $e undone (or you to realiAe Their ?resenceD 2 Only this9 you ha e a di((erential ie# o( #hen attack is Custi(ied) and #hen you think it is un(air and not to $e allo#ed. 3 8hen you ,ercei e it as un(air) you think that a res,onse o( an&er no# is Cust. ! 3nd thus you see #hat is the same as di((erent. % Con(usion is not limited. ' I( it occurs at all it #ill $e total. * 3nd its ,resence) in #hate er (orm) #ill hide Their ?resence. - They are kno#n #ith clarity or not at all. : Con(used ,erce,tion #ill $lock kno#led&e. 1> It is not a question o( the siAe o( the con(usion) or ho# much it inter(eres. 11 Its sim,le ,resence shuts the door to Theirs) and kee,s Them there unkno#n. ,%'2 T-2'.L.2. 8hat does it mean i( you ,ercei e attack in certain (orms to $e un(air to youD 2 It means that there must $e some (orms in #hich you think it (air. 3 "or other#ise) ho# could some $e e aluated as un(airD ! 5ome) then) are &i en meanin& and ,ercei ed as sensi$le. % 3nd only some are seen as meanin&less. ' 3nd this denies the (act that <all= are senseless) equally #ithout a cause or consequence) and cannot ha e e((ects o( any kind. * Their ?resence is o$scured $y any eil that stands $et#een Their shinin& innocence) and your a#areness that it is your o#n and equally $elon&s to e ery li in& thin& alon& #ith you. - 1od limits not. : 3nd #hat is limited cannot $e 0ea en. 1> 5o it must $e hell. T-2'.L.3. Un(airness and attack are one mistake) so (irmly Coined that #here one is ,ercei ed the other must $e seen. 2 7ou cannot $e un(airly treated. 3 The $elie( you are is $ut another (orm o( the idea you are de,ri ed $y someone not yoursel(. ! ?roCection o( the cause o( sacri(ice is at the root o( e erythin& ,ercei ed to $e un(air and not your Cust deserts. % 7et it is you #ho ask this o( yoursel() in dee, inCustice to the 5on o( 1od. ' 7ou ha e no enemy e/ce,t yoursel() and you are enemy indeed to him $ecause you do not kno# him <as= yoursel(. * 8hat could $e more unCust than that he $e de,ri ed o( #hat he is) denied the ri&ht to $e himsel() and asked to sacri(ice his "ather+s ;o e and yours as not his dueD T-2'.L.!. Be#are o( the tem,tation to ,ercei e yoursel( un(airly treated. 2 In this ie#) you seek to (ind an innocence that is not Theirs $ut yours alone) and at the cost o( someone else+s &uilt. 3 Can innocence $e ,urchased $y the &i in& o( your &uilt to someone elseD ! 3nd <is= it innocence that your attack on him attem,ts to &etD % Is it not retri$ution (or your o#n attack u,on the 5on o( 1od you seekD ' Is it not sa(er to $elie e that you are innocent o( this) and ictimiAed des,ite your innocenceD * 8hate er #ay the &ame o( &uilt is ,layed)

there must $e loss. - 5omeone must lose his innocence that someone else can take it (rom him) makin& it his o#n. T-2'.L.%. 7ou think your $rother is un(air to you $ecause you think that one must $e un(air to make the other innocent. 2 3nd in this &ame do you ,ercei e one ,ur,ose (or your #hole relationshi,. 3 3nd this you seek to add unto the ,ur,ose &i en it. ! The 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose is to let the ?resence o( your holy 1uests $e kno#n to you. % 3nd to this ,ur,ose nothin& can $e added) (or the #orld is ,ur,oseless e/ce,t (or this. ' To add or take a#ay (rom this one &oal is $ut to take a#ay all ,ur,ose (rom the #orld and (rom yoursel(. ,%'3 * 3nd each un(airness that the #orld a,,ears to lay u,on you) you ha e laid on it $y renderin& it ,ur,oseless) #ithout the (unction that the 0oly 5,irit sees. - 3nd sim,le Custice has $een thus denied to e ery li in& thin& u,on the earth. T-2'.L.'. 8hat this inCustice does to you #ho Cud&e un(airly) and #ho see as you ha e Cud&ed) you cannot calculate. 2 The #orld &ro#s dim and threatenin&) not a trace o( all the ha,,y s,arkle that sal ation $rin&s can you ,ercei e to li&hten u, your #ay. 3 3nd so you see yoursel( de,ri ed o( li&ht) a$andoned to the dark) un(airly le(t #ithout a ,ur,ose in a (utile #orld. ! The #orld is (air $ecause the 0oly 5,irit has $rou&ht inCustice to the li&ht #ithin) and there has all un(airness $een resol ed and $een re,laced #ith Custice and #ith lo e. % I( you ,ercei e inCustice any#here) you need $ut say. ' By this do I deny the ?resence o( the "ather and the 5on. * 3nd I #ould rather kno# o( Them than see inCustice) #hich Their ?resence shines a#ay. ,%'! C#apter (D. THE HEALING OF THE $REAM I. T#e Pict're of Cr'cifi3ion T-2*.I.1. The #ish to $e un(airly treated is a com,romise attem,t that #ould com$ine attack and innocence. 2 8ho can com$ine the #holly incom,ati$le) and make a unity o( #hat can ne er CoinD 3 8alk you the &entle #ay) and you #ill (ear no e il and no shado#s in the ni&ht. ! But ,lace no terror sym$ols on your ,ath) or you #ill #ea e a cro#n o( thorns (rom #hich your $rother and yoursel( #ill not esca,e. % 7ou cannot cruci(y yoursel( alone. ' 3nd i( you are un(airly treated) he must su((er the un(airness that you see. * 7ou cannot sacri(ice yoursel( alone. - "or sacri(ice is total. : I( it could occur at all it #ould entail the #hole o( 1od+s creation) and the "ather #ith the sacri(ice o( 0is $elo ed 5on.

T-2*.I.2. In your release (rom sacri(ice is his made mani(est) and sho#n to $e his o#n. 2 But e ery ,ain you su((er do you see as ,roo( that he is &uilty o( attack. 3 Thus #ould you make yoursel( to $e the si&n that he has lost his innocence) and need $ut look on you to realiAe that he has $een condemned. ! 3nd #hat to you has $een un(air #ill come to him in ri&hteousness. % The unCust en&eance that you su((er no# $elon&s to him) and #hen it rests on him are you set (ree. ' 8ish not to make yoursel( a li in& sym$ol o( his &uilt) (or you #ill not esca,e the death you made (or him. * But in his innocence you (ind your o#n. T-2*.I.3. 8hene er you consent to su((er ,ain) to $e de,ri ed) un(airly treated or in need o( anythin&) you $ut accuse your $rother o( attack u,on 1od+s 5on. 2 7ou hold a ,icture o( your cruci(i/ion $e(ore his eyes) that he may see his sins are #rit in 0ea en in your $lood and death) and &o $e(ore him) closin& o(( the &ate and damnin& him to hell. 3 7et this is #rit in hell and not in 0ea en) #here you are $eyond attack and ,ro e his innocence. ! The ,icture o( yoursel( you o((er him you sho# yoursel() and &i e it all your (aith. % The 0oly 5,irit o((ers you) to &i e to him) a ,icture o( yoursel( in #hich there is no ,ain and no re,roach at all. ' 3nd #hat #as martyred to his &uilt $ecomes the ,er(ect #itness to his innocence. T-2*.I.!. The ,o#er o( #itness is $eyond $elie( $ecause it $rin&s con iction in its #ake. ,%'% 2 The #itness is $elie ed $ecause he ,oints $eyond himsel( to #hat he re,resents. 3 3 sick and su((erin& you $ut re,resents your $rother+s &uilt9 the #itness that you send lest he (or&et the inCuries he &a e) (rom #hich you s#ear he ne er #ill esca,e. ! This sick and sorry ,icture <you= acce,t) i( only it can ser e to ,unish him. % The sick are merciless to e eryone) and in conta&ion do they seek to kill. ' Death seems an easy ,rice) i( they can say) 2Behold me) $rother) at your hand I die.2 * "or sickness is the #itness to his &uilt) and death #ould ,ro e his errors must $e sins. - 5ickness is $ut a 2little2 death9 a (orm o( en&eance not yet total. : 7et it s,eaks #ith certainty (or #hat it re,resents. 1> The $leak and $itter ,icture you ha e sent your $rother <you= ha e looked u,on in &rie(. 11 3nd e erythin& that it has sho#n to him ha e you $elie ed) $ecause it #itnessed to the &uilt in him #hich you ,ercei ed and lo ed. T-2*.I.%. No# in the hands made &entle $y 0is touch) the 0oly 5,irit lays a ,icture o( a di((erent you. 2 It is a ,icture o( a $ody still) (or #hat you really are cannot $e seen nor ,ictured. 3 7et this one has not $een used (or ,ur,ose o( attack) and there(ore ne er su((ered ,ain at all. ! It #itnesses to the eternal truth that you cannot $e hurt) and ,oints $eyond itsel( to $oth your innocence and his. % 5ho# this unto your $rother) #ho #ill see that e ery scar is healed) and e ery tear is #i,ed a#ay in lau&hter and in lo e. ' 3nd he #ill look on his (or&i eness

there) and #ith healed eyes #ill look $eyond it to the innocence that he $eholds in you. * 0ere is the ,roo( that he has ne er sinned9 that nothin& #hich his madness $id him do #as e er done) or e er had e((ects o( any kind. - That no re,roach he laid u,on his heart #as e er Custi(ied) and no attack can e er touch him #ith the ,oisoned and relentless stin& o( (ear. T-2*.I.'. 3ttest his innocence and not his &uilt. 2 7our healin& is his com(ort and his health $ecause it ,ro es illusions are not true. 3 It is not #ill (or li(e $ut #ish (or death that is the moti ation (or this #orld. ! Its only ,ur,ose is to ,ro e &uilt real. % No #orldly thou&ht or act or (eelin& has a moti ation other than this one. ' These are the #itnesses that are called (orth to $e $elie ed) and lend con iction to the system they s,eak (or and re,resent. * 3nd each has many oices) s,eakin& to your $rother and yoursel( in di((erent ton&ues. - 3nd yet to $oth the messa&e is the same. : 3dornment o( the $ody seeks to sho# ho# lo ely are the #itnesses (or &uilt. 1> Concerns a$out the $ody demonstrate ho# (rail and ulnera$le is your li(e9 ho# easily destroyed is #hat you lo e. ,%'' 11 De,ression s,eaks o( death) and anity o( real concern #ith anythin& at all. T-2*.I.*. The stron&est #itness to (utility) that $olsters all the rest and hel,s them ,aint the ,icture in #hich sin is Custi(ied) is sickness in #hate er (orm it takes. 2 The sick ha e reason (or each one o( their unnatural desires and stran&e needs. 3 "or #ho could li e a li(e so soon cut short and not esteem the #orth o( ,assin& CoysD ! 8hat ,leasures could there $e that #ill endureD % 3re not the (rail entitled to $elie e that e ery stolen scra, o( ,leasure is their ri&hteous ,ayment (or their little li esD ' Their death #ill ,ay the ,rice (or all o( them) i( they enCoy their $ene(its or not. * The end o( li(e must come) #hate er #ay that li(e $e s,ent. - 3nd so take ,leasure in the quickly ,assin& and e,hemeral. T-2*.I.-. These are not sins) $ut #itnesses unto the stran&e $elie( that sin and death are real) and innocence and sin #ill end alike #ithin the termination o( the &ra e. 2 I( this #ere true) there #ould $e reason to remain content to seek (or ,assin& Coys and cherish little ,leasures #here you can. 3 7et in this ,icture is the $ody not ,ercei ed as neutral and #ithout a &oal inherent in itsel(. ! "or it $ecomes the sym$ol o( re,roach) the si&n o( &uilt #hose consequences still are there to see) so that the cause can ne er $e denied. T-2*.I.:. 7our (unction is to sho# your $rother sin can ha e no cause. 2 0o# (utile must it $e to see yoursel( a ,icture o( the ,roo( that #hat your (unction is can ne er $eJ 3 The 0oly 5,irit+s ,icture chan&es not the $ody into somethin& it is not. ! It only takes a#ay (rom it all si&ns o( accusation and o( $lame(ulness. % ?ictured #ithout a ,ur,ose) it is

seen as neither sick nor #ell) nor $ad nor &ood. ' No &rounds are o((ered that it may $e Cud&ed in any #ay at all. * It has no li(e) $ut neither is it dead. - It stands a,art (rom all e/,erience o( lo e or (ear. : "or no# it #itnesses to nothin& yet) its ,ur,ose $ein& o,en) and the mind made (ree a&ain to choose #hat it is (or. 1> No# is it not condemned) $ut #aitin& (or a ,ur,ose to $e &i en) that it may (ul(ill the (unction that it #ill recei e. T-2*.I.1>. Into this em,ty s,ace) (rom #hich the &oal o( sin has $een remo ed) is 0ea en (ree to $e remem$ered. 2 0ere its ,eace can come) and ,er(ect healin& take the ,lace o( death. 3 The $ody can $ecome a si&n o( li(e) a ,romise o( redem,tion) and a $reath o( immortality to those &ro#n sick o( $reathin& in the (etid scent o( death. ,%'* ! ;et it ha e healin& as its ,ur,ose. % Then #ill it send (orth the messa&e it recei ed) and $y its health and lo eliness ,roclaim the truth and alue that it re,resents. ' ;et it recei e the ,o#er to re,resent an endless li(e) (ore er unattacked. * 3nd to your $rother let its messa&e $e) 2Behold me) $rother) at your hand I li e.2 T-2*.I.11. The sim,le #ay to let this $e achie ed is merely this9 to let the $ody ha e no ,ur,ose (rom the ,ast) #hen you #ere sure you kne# its ,ur,ose #as to (oster &uilt. 2 "or this insists your cri,,led ,icture is a lastin& si&n o( #hat it re,resents. 3 This lea es no s,ace in #hich a di((erent ie#) another ,ur,ose) can $e &i en it. ! 7ou do <not= kno# its ,ur,ose. % 7ou $ut &a e illusions o( a ,ur,ose to a thin& you made to hide your (unction (rom yoursel(. ' This thin& #ithout a ,ur,ose cannot hide the (unction that the 0oly 5,irit &a e. * ;et) then) its ,ur,ose and your (unction $oth $e reconciled at last and seen as one. II. T#e Fear of Healin) T-2*.II.1. Is healin& (ri&htenin&D 2 To many) yes. 3 "or accusation is a $ar to lo e) and dama&ed $odies are accusers. ! They stand (irmly in the #ay o( trust and ,eace) ,roclaimin& that the (rail can ha e no trust and that the dama&ed ha e no &rounds (or ,eace. % 8ho has $een inCured $y his $rother) and could lo e and trust him stillD ' 0e has attacked and #ill attack a&ain. * ?rotect him not) $ecause your dama&ed $ody sho#s that <you= must $e ,rotected (rom him. - To (or&i e may $e an act o( charity) $ut not his due. : 0e may $e ,itied (or his &uilt) $ut not e/onerated. 1> 3nd i( you (or&i e him his trans&ressions) you $ut add to all the &uilt that he has really earned. T-2*.II.2. The unhealed cannot ,ardon. 2 "or they are the #itnesses that ,ardon is un(air. 3 They #ould retain the consequences o( the &uilt they o erlook. ! 7et no one can (or&i e a sin that he $elie es is real. % 3nd #hat has consequences must $e real) $ecause #hat it has done is

there to see. ' "or&i eness is not ,ity) #hich $ut seeks to ,ardon #hat it thinks to $e the truth. * 1ood cannot <$e= returned (or e il) (or (or&i eness does not (irst esta$lish sin and then (or&i e it. - 8ho can say and mean) 24y $rother) you ha e inCured me) and yet) $ecause I am the $etter o( the t#o) I ,ardon you my hurt.2 : 0is ,ardon and your hurt cannot e/ist to&ether. 1> One denies the other and must make it (alse. ,%'T-2*.II.3. To #itness sin and yet (or&i e it is a ,arado/ that reason cannot see. 2 "or it maintains #hat has $een done to you deser es no ,ardon. 3 3nd $y &i in& it) you &rant your $rother mercy $ut retain the ,roo( he is not really innocent. ! The sick remain accusers. % They cannot (or&i e their $rothers and themsel es as #ell. ' "or no one in #hom true (or&i eness rests can su((er. * 0e holds not the ,roo( o( sin $e(ore his $rother+s eyes. - 3nd thus he must ha e o erlooked it and remo ed it (rom his o#n. : "or&i eness cannot $e (or one and not the other. 1> 8ho (or&i es is healed. 11 3nd in his healin& lies the ,roo( that he has truly ,ardoned) and retains no trace o( condemnation that he still #ould hold a&ainst himsel( or any li in& thin&. T-2*.II.!. "or&i eness is not real unless it $rin&s a healin& to your $rother and yoursel(. 2 7ou must attest his sins ha e no e((ect on you to demonstrate they are not real. 3 0o# else could he $e &uiltlessD ! 3nd ho# could his innocence $e Custi(ied unless his sins ha e no e((ect to #arrant &uiltD % 5ins are $eyond (or&i eness Cust $ecause they #ould entail e((ects that cannot $e undone and o erlooked entirely. ' In their undoin& lies the ,roo( that they are merely errors. * ;et yoursel( $e healed that you may $e (or&i in&) o((erin& sal ation to your $rother and yoursel(. T-2*.II.%. 3 $roken $ody sho#s the mind has not $een healed. 2 3 miracle o( healin& ,ro es that se,aration is #ithout e((ect. 3 8hat you #ould ,ro e to him you #ill $elie e. ! The ,o#er o( #itness comes (rom your $elie(. % 3nd e erythin& you say or do or think $ut testi(ies to #hat you teach to him. ' 7our $ody can $e means to teach that it has ne er su((ered ,ain $ecause o( him. * 3nd in its healin& can it o((er him mute testimony o( his innocence. - It is this testimony that can s,eak #ith ,o#er &reater than a thousand ton&ues. : "or here is his (or&i eness ,ro ed to him. T-2*.II.'. 3 miracle can o((er nothin& less to him than it has &i en unto you. 2 5o does your healin& sho# your mind is healed) and has (or&i en #hat he did not do. 3 3nd so is he con inced his innocence #as ne er lost) and healed alon& #ith you. ! Thus does the miracle undo all thin&s the #orld attests can ne er $e undone. % 3nd ho,elessness and death must disa,,ear $e(ore the ancient clarion call o( li(e. ' This call has ,o#er (ar $eyond the #eak and misera$le cry o(

death and &uilt. * The ancient callin& o( the "ather to 0is 5on) and o( the 5on unto 0is O#n) #ill yet $e the last trum,et that the #orld #ill e er hear. - Brother) there is no death. ,%': : 3nd this you learn #hen you $ut #ish to sho# your $rother that you had no hurt o( him. 1> 0e thinks your $lood is on his hands) and so he stands condemned. 11 7et it is &i en you to sho# him) $y your healin&) that his &uilt is $ut the (a$ric o( a senseless dream. T-2*.II.*. 0o# Cust are miraclesJ 2 "or they $esto# an equal &i(t o( (ull deli erance (rom &uilt u,on your $rother and yoursel(. 3 7our healin& sa es him ,ain as #ell as you) and you are healed $ecause you #ished him #ell. ! This is the la# the miracle o$eys9 that healin& sees no s,ecialness at all. % It does not come (rom ,ity $ut (rom lo e. ' 3nd lo e #ould ,ro e all su((erin& is $ut a ain ima&inin&) a (oolish #ish #ith no e((ects. * 7our health is a result o( your desire to see your $rother #ith no $lood u,on his hands) nor &uilt u,on his heart made hea y #ith the ,roo( o( sin. - 3nd #hat you #ish is &i en you to see. T-2*.II.-. The 2cost2 o( your serenity is his. 2 This is the 2,rice2 the 0oly 5,irit and the #orld inter,ret di((erently. 3 The #orld ,ercei es it as a statement o( the 2(act2 that your sal ation sacri(ices his. ! The 0oly 5,irit kno#s your healin& is the #itness unto his) and cannot $e a,art (rom his at all. % 3s lon& as he consents to su((er) you #ill $e unhealed. ' 7et you can sho# him that his su((erin& is ,ur,oseless and #holly #ithout cause. * 5ho# him your healin&) and he #ill consent no more to su((er. - "or his innocence has $een esta$lished in your si&ht and his. : 3nd lau&hter #ill re,lace your si&hs) $ecause 1od+s 5on remem$ered that he <is= 1od+s 5on. T-2*.II.:. 8ho) then) (ears healin&D 2 Only those to #hom their $rother+s sacri(ice and ,ain are seen to re,resent their o#n serenity. 3 Their hel,lessness and #eakness re,resent the &rounds on #hich they Custi(y his ,ain. ! The constant stin& o( &uilt he su((ers ser es to ,ro e that he is sla e) $ut they are (ree. % The constant ,ain they su((er demonstrates that they are (ree <$ecause= they hold him $ound. ' 3nd sickness is desired to ,re ent a shi(t o( $alance in the sacri(ice. * 0o# could the 0oly 5,irit $e deterred an instant) e en less) to reason #ith an ar&ument (or sickness such as thisD - 3nd need your healin& $e delayed $ecause you ,ause to listen to insanityD T-2*.II.1>. Correction is not your (unction. 2 It $elon&s to One 8ho kno#s o( (airness) not o( &uilt. 3 I( you assume correction+s role) you lose the (unction o( (or&i eness. ! No one can (or&i e until he learns correction is $ut to (or&i e) and ne er to accuse. % 3lone) you cannot see they are the same) and there(ore is correction not o( you. ,%*> ' Identity and (unction are the same) and $y your (unction do you kno# yoursel(. * 3nd thus) i( you con(use your (unction #ith the (unction o(

3nother) you must $e con(used a$out yoursel( and #ho you are. 8hat is the se,aration $ut a #ish to take 1od+s (unction (rom 0im and deny that it is 0isD : 7et i( it is not 0is it is not yours) (or you must lose #hat you #ould take a#ay. T-2*.II.11. In a s,lit mind) identity must seem to $e di ided. 2 Nor can anyone ,ercei e a (unction uni(ied #hich has con(lictin& ,ur,oses and di((erent ends. 3 Correction) to a mind so s,lit) must $e a #ay to ,unish sins you think are yours in someone else. ! 3nd thus does he $ecome your ictim) not your $rother) di((erent (rom you in that he is more &uilty) thus in need o( your correction) as the one more innocent than he. % This s,lits his (unction o(( (rom yours) and &i es you $oth a di((erent role. ' 3nd so you cannot $e ,ercei ed as one) and #ith a sin&le (unction that #ould mean a shared identity #ith $ut one end. T-2*.II.12. Correction <you= #ould do must se,arate) $ecause that is the (unction &i en it <$y= you. 2 8hen you ,ercei e correction is the same as ,ardon) then you also kno# the 0oly 5,irit+s 4ind and yours are One. 3 3nd so your o#n Identity is (ound. ! 7et must 0e #ork #ith #hat is &i en 0im) and you allo# 0im only hal( your mind. % 3nd thus 0e re,resents the other hal() and seems to ha e a di((erent ,ur,ose (rom the one you cherish) and you think is yours. ' Thus does your (unction seem di ided) #ith a hal( in o,,osition to a hal(. * 3nd these t#o hal es a,,ear to re,resent a s,lit #ithin a sel( ,ercei ed as t#o. T-2*.II.13. Consider ho# this sel(-,erce,tion must e/tend) and do not o erlook the (act that e ery thou&ht e/tends $ecause that is its ,ur,ose) $ein& #hat it really is. 2 "rom an idea o( sel( as t#o) there comes a necessary ie# o( (unction s,lit $et#een the t#o. 3 3nd #hat you #ould correct is only hal( the error) #hich you think is all o( it. ! 7our $rother+s sins $ecome the central tar&et (or correction) lest your errors and his o#n $e seen as one. % 7ours are mistakes) $ut his are sins and not the same as yours. ' 0is merit ,unishment) #hile yours) in (airness) should $e o erlooked. T-2*.II.1!. In this inter,retation o( correction) your o#n mistakes you #ill not e en see. 2 The (ocus o( correction has $een ,laced outside yoursel() on one #ho cannot $e a ,art o( you #hile this ,erce,tion lasts. 3 8hat is condemned can ne er $e returned to its accuser) #ho had hated it) and hates it still as sym$ol o( his (ear. ! This is your $rother) (ocus o( your hate) un#orthy to $e ,art o( you and thus outside yoursel(9 the other hal() #hich is denied. ,%*1 % 3nd only #hat is le(t #ithout his ,resence is ,ercei ed as all o( you. ' To this remainin& hal( the 0oly 5,irit must re,resent the other hal( until you reco&niAe it <is= the other hal(. * 3nd this 0e does $y &i in& you and him a (unction that is one) not di((erent.

T-2*.II.1%. Correction is the (unction &i en $oth) $ut neither one alone. 2 3nd #hen it is (ul(illed as shared) it must correct mistakes in you and him. 3 It cannot lea e mistakes in one unhealed and set the other (ree. ! That is di ided ,ur,ose) #hich can not $e shared) and so it cannot $e the &oal in #hich the 0oly 5,irit sees 0is O#n. % 3nd you can rest assured that 0e #ill not (ul(ill a (unction that 0e does not see and reco&niAe as 0is. ' "or only thus can 0e kee, yours ,reser ed intact) des,ite 7our se,arate ie#s o( #hat your (unction is. * I( 0e u,held di ided (unction) you #ere lost indeed. - 0is ina$ility to see 0is &oal di ided and distinct (or you and him) ,reser es yoursel( (rom the a#areness o( a (unction not your o#n. : 3nd thus is healin& &i en you and him. T-2*.II.1'. Correction must $e le(t to One 8ho kno#s correction and (or&i eness are the same. 2 8ith hal( a mind this is not understood. 3 ;ea e) then) correction to the 4ind that is united) (unctionin& as one $ecause it is not s,lit in ,ur,ose) and concei es a sin&le (unction as its only one. ! 0ere is the (unction &i en it concei ed to $e its O#n) and not a,art (rom that its 1i er kee,s <$ecause= it has $een shared. % In 0is acce,tance o( this (unction lies the means #here$y your mind is uni(ied. ' 0is sin&le ,ur,ose uni(ies the hal es o( you that you ,ercei e as se,arate. * 3nd each (or&i es the other) that he may acce,t his other hal( as ,art o( him. III. -e.on! All S. /ols T-2*.III.1. ?o#er cannot o,,ose. 2 "or o,,osition #ould #eaken it) and #eakened ,o#er is a contradiction in ideas. 3 8eak stren&th is meanin&less) and ,o#er used to #eaken is em,loyed to limit. ! 3nd there(ore it must $e limited and #eak) $ecause that is its ,ur,ose. % ?o#er is uno,,osed) to $e itsel(. ' No #eakness can intrude on it #ithout chan&in& it into somethin& it is not. * To #eaken is to limit) and im,ose an o,,osite that contradicts the conce,t that it attacks. - 3nd $y this does it Coin to the idea a somethin& it is not) and make it unintelli&i$le. : 8ho can understand a dou$le conce,t) such as 2#eakened ,o#er2 or 2hate(ul lo e2D ,%*2 T-2*.III.2. 7ou ha e decided that your $rother is a sym$ol (or a 2hate(ul lo e)2 a 2#eakened ,o#er)2 and a$o e all) a 2li in& death.2 2 3nd so he has no meanin& to you) (or he stands (or #hat is meanin&less. 3 0e re,resents a dou$le thou&ht) #here hal( is cancelled out $y the remainin& hal(. ! 7et e en this is quickly contradicted $y the hal( it cancelled out) and so they $oth are &one. % 3nd no# he stands (or nothin&. ' 5ym$ols #hich $ut re,resent ideas that cannot $e must stand (or em,ty s,ace and nothin&ness. * 7et nothin&ness and em,ty

s,ace can not $e inter(erence. - 8hat can inter(ere #ith the a#areness o( reality is the $elie( that there is somethin& there. T-2*.III.3. The ,icture o( your $rother that you see means nothin&. 2 There is nothin& to attack or to deny9 to lo e or hate) or to endo# #ith ,o#er or to see as #eak. 3 The ,icture has $een #holly cancelled out) $ecause it sym$oliAed a contradiction that cancelled out the thou&ht it re,resents. ! 3nd thus the ,icture has no cause at all. % 8ho can ,ercei e e((ect #ithout a causeD ' 8hat can the causeless $e $ut nothin&nessD * The ,icture o( your $rother that you see is #holly a$sent and has ne er $een. - ;et) then) the em,ty s,ace it occu,ies $e reco&niAed as acant) and the time de oted to its seein& $e ,ercei ed as idly s,ent) a time unoccu,ied. T-2*.III.!. 3n em,ty s,ace that is not seen as (illed) an unused inter al o( time not seen as s,ent and (ully occu,ied) $ecome a silent in itation to the truth to enter) and to make itsel( at home. 2 No ,re,aration can $e made that #ould enhance the in itation+s real a,,eal. 3 "or #hat you lea e as acant 1od #ill (ill) and #here 0e is there must the truth a$ide. ! Un#eakened ,o#er) #ith no o,,osite) is #hat creation is. % "or this there are no sym$ols. ' Nothin& ,oints $eyond the truth) (or #hat can stand (or more than e erythin&D * 7et true undoin& must $e kind. - 3nd so the (irst re,lacement (or your ,icture is another ,icture o( another kind. T-2*.III.%. 3s nothin&ness cannot $e ,ictured) so there is no sym$ol (or totality. 2 Reality is ultimately kno#n #ithout a (orm) un,ictured and unseen. 3 "or&i eness is not yet a ,o#er kno#n as #holly (ree o( limits. ! 7et it sets no limits you ha e chosen to im,ose. % "or&i eness is the means $y #hich the truth is re,resented tem,orarily. ' It lets the 0oly 5,irit make e/chan&e o( ,ictures ,ossi$le) until the time #hen aids are meanin&less and learnin& done. * No learnin& aid has use that can e/tend $eyond the &oal o( learnin&. ,%*3 - 8hen its aim has $een accom,lished it is (unctionless. : 7et in the learnin& inter al it has a use that no# you (ear) $ut yet #ill lo e. T-2*.III.'. The ,icture o( your $rother &i en you to occu,y the s,ace so lately le(t unoccu,ied and acant #ill not need de(ense o( any kind. 2 "or you #ill &i e it o er#helmin& ,re(erence. 3 Nor delay an instant in decidin& that it is the only one you #ant. ! It does not stand (or dou$le conce,ts. % Thou&h it is $ut hal( the ,icture and is incom,lete) #ithin itsel( it is the same. ' The other hal( o( #hat it re,resents remains unkno#n) $ut is not cancelled out. * 3nd thus is 1od le(t (ree to take the (inal ste, 0imsel(. - "or this you need no ,ictures and no learnin& aids. : 3nd #hat #ill ultimately take the ,lace o( e ery learnin& aid #ill merely <$e.=

T-2*.III.*. "or&i eness anishes and sym$ols (ade) and nothin& that the eyes ha e e er seen or ears ha e heard remains to $e ,ercei ed. 2 3 ,o#er #holly limitless has come) not to destroy) $ut to recei e its o#n. 3 There is no choice o( (unction any#here. ! The choice you (ear to lose you ne er had. % 7et only this a,,ears to inter(ere #ith ,o#er unlimited and sin&le thou&hts) com,lete and ha,,y) #ithout o,,osite. ' 7ou do not kno# the ,eace o( ,o#er that o,,oses nothin&. * 7et no other kind can $e at all. - 1i e #elcome to the ,o#er $eyond (or&i eness) and $eyond the #orld o( sym$ols and o( limitations. : 0e #ould merely $e) and so 0e merely is. I". T#e >'iet Ans+er T-2*.I6.1. In quietness are all thin&s ans#ered) and is e ery ,ro$lem quietly resol ed. 2 In con(lict there can $e no ans#er and no resolution) (or its ,ur,ose is to make no resolution ,ossi$le) and to ensure no ans#er #ill $e ,lain. 3 3 ,ro$lem set in con(lict has no ans#er) (or it is seen in di((erent #ays. ! 3nd #hat #ould $e an ans#er (rom one ,oint o( ie# is not an ans#er in another li&ht. % 7ou <are= in con(lict. ' Thus it must $e clear you cannot ans#er anythin& at all) (or con(lict has no limited e((ects. * 7et i( 1od &a e an ans#er there must $e a #ay in #hich your ,ro$lems are resol ed) (or #hat 0e #ills already has $een done. T-2*.I6.2. Thus it must $e that time is not in ol ed and e ery ,ro$lem can $e ans#ered <no#.= 2 7et it must also $e that) in your state o( mind) solution is im,ossi$le. 3 There(ore) 1od must ha e &i en you a #ay o( reachin& to another state o( mind in #hich the ans#er is already there. ,%*! ! 5uch is the holy instant. % It is here that all your ,ro$lems should $e $rou&ht and le(t. ' 0ere they $elon&) (or here their ans#er is. * 3nd #here its ans#er is) a ,ro$lem must $e sim,le and $e easily resol ed. - It must $e ,ointless to attem,t to sol e a ,ro$lem #here the ans#er cannot $e. : 7et Cust as surely it must $e resol ed) i( it is $rou&ht to #here the ans#er is. T-2*.I6.3. 3ttem,t to sol e no ,ro$lems $ut #ithin the holy instant+s surety. 2 "or there the ,ro$lem <#ill= $e ans#ered and resol ed. 3 Outside there #ill $e no solution) (or there is no ans#er there that could $e (ound. ! No#here outside a sin&le) sim,le question is e er asked. % The #orld can only ask a dou$le question. ' One #ith many ans#ers can ha e no ans#ers. * None o( them #ill do. - It does not ask a question to $e ans#ered) $ut only to restate its ,oint o( ie#. T-2*.I6.!. 3ll questions asked #ithin this #orld are $ut a #ay o( lookin&) not a question asked. 2 3 question asked in hate cannot $e ans#ered) $ecause it is an ans#er in itsel(. 3 3 dou$le question asks and ans#ers) $oth attestin& the same thin& in di((erent (orm. ! The

#orld asks $ut one question. % It is this. 2O( these illusions) #hich o( them <is= trueD ' 8hich ones esta$lish ,eace and o((er CoyD * 3nd #hich can $rin& esca,e (rom all the ,ain o( #hich this #orld is madeD2 - 8hate er (orm the question takes) its ,ur,ose is the same. : It asks $ut to esta$lish sin is real) and ans#ers in the (orm o( ,re(erence. 1> 28hich sin do you ,re(erD 11 That is the one that you should choose. 12 The others are not true. 13 8hat can the $ody &et that you #ould #ant the most o( allD 1! It is your ser ant and also your (riend. 1% But tell it #hat you #ant) and it #ill ser e you lo in&ly and #ell.2 1' 3nd this is not a question) (or it tells you #hat you #ant and #here to &o (or it. 1* It lea es no room to question its $elie(s) e/ce,t that #hat it states takes question+s (orm. T-2*.I6.%. 3 ,seudo-question has no ans#er. 2 It dictates the ans#er e en as it asks. 3 Thus is all questionin& #ithin the #orld a (orm o( ,ro,a&anda (or itsel(. ! Hust as the $ody+s #itnesses are $ut the senses (rom #ithin itsel() so are the ans#ers to the questions o( the #orld contained #ithin the questions that are asked. % 8here ans#ers re,resent the questions) they add nothin& ne# and nothin& has $een learned. ' 3n honest question is a learnin& tool that asks (or somethin& that you do not kno#. * It does not set conditions (or res,onse) $ut merely asks #hat the res,onse should $e. ,%*% - But no one in a con(lict state is (ree to ask this question) (or he does not <#ant= an honest ans#er #here the con(lict ends. T-2*.I6.'. Only #ithin the holy instant can an honest question honestly $e asked. 2 3nd (rom the meanin& o( the question does the meanin&(ulness o( the ans#er come. 3 0ere is it ,ossi$le to se,arate your #ishes (rom the ans#er) so it can $e &i en you and also $e recei ed. ! The ans#er is ,ro ided e ery#here. % 7et it is only here it can $e heard. ' 3n honest ans#er asks no sacri(ice $ecause it ans#ers questions truly asked. * The questions o( the #orld $ut ask o( #hom is sacri(ice demanded) askin& not i( sacri(ice is meanin&(ul at all. - 3nd so) unless the ans#er tells 2o( #hom)2 it #ill remain unreco&niAed) unheard) and thus the question is ,reser ed intact $ecause it &a e the ans#er to itsel(. : The holy instant is the inter al in #hich the mind is still enou&h to hear an ans#er that is not entailed #ithin the question asked. 1> It o((ers somethin& ne# and di((erent (rom the question. 11 0o# could it $e ans#ered i( it $ut re,eats itsel(D T-2*.I6.*. There(ore) attem,t to sol e no ,ro$lems in a #orld (rom #hich the ans#er has $een $arred. 2 But $rin& the ,ro$lem to the only ,lace that holds the ans#er lo in&ly (or you. 3 0ere are the ans#ers that #ill sol e your ,ro$lems $ecause they stand a,art (rom them) and see #hat can $e ans#ered9 #hat the question <is.= ! 8ithin the #orld the ans#ers merely raise another question) thou&h they lea e the (irst

unans#ered. % In the holy instant) you can $rin& the question to the ans#er) and recei e the ans#er that #as made (or you. ". T#e Healin) E3a ple T-2*.6.1. The only #ay to heal is to $e healed. 2 The miracle e/tends #ithout your hel,) $ut you are needed that it can $e&in. 3 3cce,t the miracle o( healin&) and it #ill &o (orth $ecause o( #hat it is. ! It is its nature to e/tend itsel( the instant it is $orn. % 3nd it is $orn the instant it is o((ered and recei ed. ' No one can ask another to $e healed. * But he can let <himsel(= $e healed) and thus o((er the other #hat he has recei ed. - 8ho can $esto# u,on another #hat he does not ha eD : 3nd #ho can share #hat he denies himsel(D 1> The 0oly 5,irit s,eaks to <you.= 11 0e does not s,eak to someone else. 12 7et $y your listenin& 0is 6oice e/tends) $ecause you ha e acce,ted #hat 0e says. ,%*' T-2*.6.2. 0ealth is the #itness unto health. 2 3s lon& as it is unattested) it remains #ithout con iction. 3 Only #hen it has $een demonstrated is it ,ro ed) and must ,ro ide a #itness that com,els $elie(. ! No one is healed throu&h dou$le messa&es. % I( you #ish only to $e healed) you heal. ' 7our sin&le ,ur,ose makes this ,ossi$le. * But i( you are a(raid o( healin&) then it cannot come throu&h you. - The only thin& that is required (or a healin& is a lack o( (ear. : The (ear(ul are not healed) and cannot heal. 1> This does not mean the con(lict must $e &one (ore er (rom your mind to heal. 11 "or i( it #ere) there #ere no need (or healin& then. 12 But it does mean) i( only (or an instant) you lo e #ithout attack. 13 3n instant is su((icient. 1! 4iracles #ait not on time. T-2*.6.3. The holy instant is the miracle+s a$idin& ,lace. 2 "rom there) each one is $orn into this #orld as #itness to a state o( mind that has transcended con(lict) and has reached to ,eace. 3 It carries com(ort (rom the ,lace o( ,eace into the $attle&round) and demonstrates that #ar has no e((ects. ! "or all the hurt that #ar has sou&ht to $rin&) the $roken $odies and the shattered lim$s) the screamin& dyin& and the silent dead) are &ently li(ted u, and com(orted. T-2*.6.!. There is no sadness #here a miracle has come to heal. 2 3nd nothin& more than Cust one instant o( your lo e #ithout attack is necessary that all this occur. 3 In that one instant you are healed) and in that sin&le instant is all healin& done. ! 8hat stands a,art (rom you) #hen you acce,t the $lessin& that the holy instant $rin&sD % Be not a(raid o( $lessin&) (or the One 8ho $lesses you lo es all the #orld) and lea es nothin& #ithin the #orld that could $e (eared. ' But i( you shrink (rom $lessin&) #ill the #orld indeed seem (ear(ul) (or you ha e #ithheld its ,eace and com(ort) lea in& it to die.

T-2*.6.%. 8ould not a #orld so $itterly $ere(t $e looked on as a condemnation $y the one #ho could ha e sa ed it) $ut ste,,ed $ack $ecause he #as a(raid o( $ein& healedD 2 The eyes o( all the dyin& $rin& re,roach) and su((erin& #his,ers) 28hat is there to (earD2 3 Consider #ell its question. ! It is asked o( you on your $ehal(. % 3 dyin& #orld asks only that you rest an instant (rom attack u,on yoursel() that it $e healed. T-2*.6.'. Come to the holy instant and $e healed) (or nothin& that is there recei ed is le(t $ehind on your returnin& to the #orld. 2 3nd $ein& $lessed you #ill $rin& $lessin&. 3 ;i(e is &i en you to &i e the dyin& #orld. ! 3nd su((erin& eyes no lon&er #ill accuse) $ut shine in thanks to you #ho $lessin& &a e. ,%** % The holy instant+s radiance #ill li&ht your eyes) and &i e them si&ht to see $eyond all su((erin& and see Christ+s (ace instead. ' 0ealin& re,laces su((erin&. * 8ho looks on one cannot ,ercei e the other) (or they cannot $oth $e there. - 3nd #hat you see the #orld #ill #itness) and #ill #itness to. T-2*.6.*. Thus is your healin& e erythin& the #orld requires) that it may $e healed. 2 It needs one lesson that has ,er(ectly $een learned. 3 3nd then) #hen you (or&et it) #ill the #orld remind you &ently o( #hat you ha e tau&ht. ! No rein(orcement #ill its thanks #ithhold (rom you #ho let yoursel( $e healed that it mi&ht li e. % It #ill call (orth its #itnesses to sho# the (ace o( Christ to you #ho $rou&ht the si&ht to them) $y #hich they #itnessed it. ' The #orld o( accusation is re,laced $y one in #hich all eyes look lo in&ly u,on the "riend #ho $rou&ht them their release. * 3nd ha,,ily your $rother #ill ,ercei e the many (riends he thou&ht #ere enemies. T-2*.6.-. ?ro$lems are not s,eci(ic $ut they take s,eci(ic (orms) and these s,eci(ic sha,es make u, the #orld. 2 3nd no one understands the nature o( his ,ro$lem. 3 I( he did) it #ould $e there no more (or him to see. ! Its ery nature is that it is <not.= % 3nd thus) #hile he ,ercei es it he can not ,ercei e it as it is. ' But healin& is a,,arent in s,eci(ic instances) and &eneraliAes to include them all. * This is $ecause they really are the same) des,ite their di((erent (orms. - 3ll learnin& aims at trans(er) #hich $ecomes com,lete #ithin t#o situations that are seen as one) (or only common elements are there. : 7et this can only $e attained $y One 8ho does not see the di((erences you see. 1> The total trans(er o( your learnin& is not made $y you. 11 But that it has $een made in s,ite o( all the di((erences you see) con inces you that they could not $e real. T-2*.6.:. 7our healin& #ill e/tend) and #ill $e $rou&ht to ,ro$lems that you thou&ht #ere not your o#n. 2 3nd it #ill also $e a,,arent that your many di((erent ,ro$lems #ill $e sol ed as any one o( them has $een esca,ed. 3 It cannot $e their di((erences #hich made this ,ossi$le) (or

learnin& does not Cum, (rom situations to their o,,osites and $rin& the same results. ! 3ll healin& must ,roceed in la#(ul manner) in accord #ith la#s that ha e $een ,ro,erly ,ercei ed $ut ne er iolated. % "ear you not the #ay that you ,ercei e them. ' 7ou are #ron&) $ut there is One #ithin you 8ho is ri&ht. ,%*T-2*.6.1>. ;ea e) then) the trans(er o( your learnin& to the One 8ho really understands its la#s) and 8ho #ill &uarantee that they remain un iolated and unlimited. 2 7our ,art is merely to a,,ly #hat 0e has tau&ht you to yoursel() and 0e #ill do the rest. 3 3nd it is thus the ,o#er o( your learnin& #ill $e ,ro ed to you $y all the many di((erent #itnesses it (inds. ! 7our $rother (irst amon& them #ill $e seen) $ut thousands stand $ehind him) and $eyond each one o( them there are a thousand more. % @ach one may seem to ha e a ,ro$lem that is di((erent (rom the rest. ' 7et they are sol ed to&ether. * 3nd their common ans#er sho#s the questions could not ha e $een se,arate. T-2*.6.11. ?eace $e to you to #hom is healin& o((ered. 2 3nd you #ill learn that ,eace is &i en you #hen you acce,t the healin& (or yoursel(. 3 Its total alue need not $e a,,raised $y you to let you understand that you ha e $ene(ited (rom it. ! 8hat occurred #ithin the instant that lo e entered in #ithout attack #ill stay #ith you (ore er. % 7our healin& #ill $e one o( its e((ects) as #ill your $rother+s. ' @ ery#here you &o) #ill you $ehold its multi,lied e((ects. * 7et all the #itnesses that you $ehold #ill $e (ar less than all there really are. - In(inity cannot $e understood $y merely countin& u, its se,arate ,arts. : 1od thanks you (or your healin&) (or 0e kno#s it is a &i(t o( lo e unto 0is 5on) and there(ore is it &i en unto 0im. "I. T#e &itnesses to Sin T-2*.6I.1. ?ain demonstrates the $ody must $e real. 2 It is a loud) o$scurin& oice #hose shrieks #ould silence #hat the 0oly 5,irit says) and kee, 0is #ords (rom your a#areness. 3 ?ain com,els attention) dra#in& it a#ay (rom 0im and (ocusin& u,on itsel(. ! Its ,ur,ose is the same as ,leasure) (or they $oth are means to make the $ody real. % 8hat shares a common ,ur,ose is the same. ' This is the la# o( ,ur,ose) #hich unites all those #ho share in it #ithin itsel(. * ?leasure and ,ain are equally unreal) $ecause their ,ur,ose cannot $e achie ed. - Thus are they means (or nothin&) (or they ha e a &oal #ithout a meanin&. : 3nd they share the lack o( meanin& #hich their ,ur,ose has. T-2*.6I.2. 5in shi(ts (rom ,ain to ,leasure) and a&ain to ,ain. 2 "or either #itness is the same) and carries $ut one messa&e. 27ou are here) #ithin this $ody) and you can $e hurt. 3 7ou can ha e ,leasure) too) $ut only at the cost o( ,ain.2 ,%*: ! These #itnesses are Coined $y

many more. % @ach one seems di((erent $ecause it has a di((erent name) and so it seems to ans#er to a di((erent sound. ' @/ce,t (or this) the #itnesses o( sin are all alike. * Call ,leasure ,ain) and it #ill hurt. Call ,ain a ,leasure) and the ,ain $ehind the ,leasure #ill $e (elt no more. : 5in+s #itnesses $ut shi(t (rom name to name) as one ste,s (or#ard and another $ack. 1> 7et #hich is (oremost makes no di((erence. 11 5in+s #itnesses hear $ut the call o( death. T-2*.6I.3. This $ody) ,ur,oseless #ithin itsel() holds all your memories and all your ho,es. 2 7ou use its eyes to see) its ears to hear) and let it tell you #hat it is it (eels. 3 <It does not kno#.= ! It tells you $ut the names you &a e to it to use) #hen you call (orth the #itnesses to its reality. % 7ou cannot choose amon& them #hich are real) (or any one you choose is like the rest. ' This name or that) $ut nothin& more) you choose. * 7ou do not make a #itness true $ecause you called him $y truth+s name. - The truth is (ound in him i( it is truth he re,resents. : 3nd other#ise he lies) i( you should call him $y the holy Name o( 1od 0imsel(. T-2*.6I.!. 1od+s 8itness sees no #itnesses a&ainst the $ody. 2 Neither does 0e harken to the #itnesses $y other names that s,eak in other #ays (or its reality. 3 0e kno#s it is not real. ! "or nothin& could contain #hat you $elie e it holds #ithin. % Nor could it tell a ,art o( 1od 0imsel( #hat it should (eel and #hat its (unction is. ' 7et must 0e lo e #hate er you hold dear. * 3nd (or each #itness to the $ody+s death 0e sends a #itness to your li(e in 0im 8ho kno#s no death. @ach miracle 0e $rin&s is #itness that the $ody is not real. : Its ,ains and ,leasures does 0e heal alike) (or all sin+s #itnesses do 0is re,lace. T-2*.6I.%. The miracle makes no distinctions in the names $y #hich sin+s #itnesses are called. 2 It merely ,ro es that #hat they re,resent has no e((ects. 3 3nd this it ,ro es $ecause its o#n e((ects ha e come to take their ,lace. ! It matters not the name $y #hich you called your su((erin&. % It is no lon&er there. ' The One 8ho $rin&s the miracle ,ercei es them all as one) and called $y name o( (ear. * 3s (ear is #itness unto death) so is the miracle the #itness unto li(e. - It is a #itness no one can deny) (or it is the e((ects o( li(e it $rin&s. : The dyin& li e) the dead arise) and ,ain has anished. 1> 7et a miracle s,eaks not $ut (or itsel() $ut #hat it re,resents. T-2*.6I.'. ;o e) too) has sym$ols in a #orld o( sin. 2 The miracle (or&i es $ecause it stands (or #hat is ,ast (or&i eness and is true. 3 0o# (oolish and insane it is to think a miracle is $ound $y la#s that it came solely to undoJ ,%-> ! The la#s o( sin ha e di((erent #itnesses #ith di((erent stren&ths. % 3nd they attest to di((erent su((erin&s. ' 7et to the One 8ho sends (orth miracles to $less the #orld) a tiny sta$ o( ,ain) a little #orldly ,leasure) and the throes o( death itsel( are $ut a

sin&le sound9 a call (or healin&) and a ,lainti e cry (or hel, #ithin a #orld o( misery. * It is their sameness that the miracle attests. - It is their sameness that it ,ro es. : The la#s that call them di((erent are dissol ed) and sho#n as ,o#erless. 1> The ,ur,ose o( a miracle is to accom,lish this. 11 3nd 1od 0imsel( has &uaranteed the stren&th o( miracles (or #hat they #itness to. T-2*.6I.*. Be you then #itness to the miracle) and not the la#s o( sin. 2 There is no need to su((er any more. 3 But there <is= need that you $e healed) $ecause the su((erin& and sorro# o( the #orld ha e made it dea( to its sal ation and deli erance. T-2*.6I.-. The resurrection o( the #orld a#aits your healin& and your ha,,iness) that you may demonstrate the healin& o( the #orld. 2 The holy instant #ill re,lace all sin i( you $ut carry its e((ects #ith you. 3 3nd no one #ill elect to su((er more. ! 8hat $etter (unction could you ser e than thisD % Be healed that you may heal) and su((er not the la#s o( sin to $e a,,lied to you. ' 3nd truth #ill $e re ealed to you #ho chose to let lo e+s sym$ols take the ,lace o( sin. "II. T#e $rea er of t#e $rea T-2*.6II.1. 5u((erin& is an em,hasis u,on all that the #orld has done to inCure you. 2 0ere is the #orld+s demented ersion o( sal ation clearly sho#n. 3 ;ike to a dream o( ,unishment) in #hich the dreamer is unconscious o( #hat $rou&ht on the attack a&ainst himsel() he sees himsel( attacked unCustly and $y somethin& not himsel(. ! 0e is the ictim o( this 2somethin& else)2 a thin& outside himsel() (or #hich he has no reason to $e held res,onsi$le. % 0e must $e innocent $ecause he kno#s not #hat he does) $ut #hat is done to him. ' 7et is his o#n attack u,on himsel( a,,arent still) (or it is he #ho $ears the su((erin&. * 3nd he cannot esca,e $ecause its source is seen outside himsel(. T-2*.6II.2. No# you are $ein& sho#n you <can= esca,e. 2 3ll that is needed is you look u,on the ,ro$lem as it is) and not the #ay that you ha e set it u,. 3 0o# could there $e another #ay to sol e a ,ro$lem that is ery sim,le) $ut has $een o$scured $y hea y clouds o( com,lication) #hich #ere made to kee, the ,ro$lem unresol edD ,%-1 ! 8ithout the clouds the ,ro$lem #ill emer&e in all its ,rimiti e sim,licity. % The choice #ill not $e di((icult) $ecause the ,ro$lem is a$surd #hen clearly seen. ' No one has di((iculty makin& u, his mind to let a sim,le ,ro$lem $e resol ed i( it is seen as hurtin& him) and also ery easily remo ed. T-2*.6II.3. The 2reasonin&2 $y #hich the #orld is made) on #hich it rests) $y #hich it is maintained) is sim,ly this. 2<7ou= are the cause o( #hat I do. 2 7our ,resence Custi(ies my #rath) and you e/ist and think a,art (rom me. 3 8hile you attack I must $e innocent. ! 3nd #hat I

su((er (rom is your attack.2 % No one #ho looks u,on this 2reasonin&2 e/actly as it is could (ail to see it does not (ollo# and it makes no sense. ' 7et it seems sensi$le) $ecause it looks as i( the #orld #ere hurtin& you. * 3nd so it seems as i( there is no need to &o $eyond the o$ ious in terms o( cause. T-2*.6II.!. There is indeed a need. 2 The #orld+s esca,e (rom condemnation is a need #hich those #ithin the #orld are Coined in sharin&. 3 7et they do not reco&niAe their common need. ! "or each one thinks that i( he does his ,art) the condemnation o( the #orld #ill rest on him. % 3nd it is this that he ,ercei es to <$e= his ,art in its deli erance. ' 6en&eance must ha e a (ocus. * Other#ise is the a en&er+s kni(e in his o#n hand) and ,ointed to himsel(. - 3nd he must see it in another+s hand) i( he #ould $e a ictim o( attack he did not choose. : 3nd thus he su((ers (rom the #ounds a kni(e he does not hold has made u,on himsel(. T-2*.6II.%. This is the ,ur,ose o( the #orld he sees. 2 3nd looked at thus) the #orld ,ro ides the means $y #hich this ,ur,ose seems to $e (ul(illed. 3 The means attest the ,ur,ose) $ut are not themsel es a cause. ! Nor #ill the cause $e chan&ed $y seein& it a,art (rom its e((ects. % The cause ,roduces the e((ects) #hich then $ear #itness to the cause) and not themsel es. ' ;ook) then) $eyond e((ects. * It is not here the cause o( su((erin& and sin must lie. - 3nd d#ell not on the su((erin& and sin) (or they are $ut re(lections o( their cause. T-2*.6II.'. The ,art you ,lay in sal a&in& the #orld (rom condemnation is your o#n esca,e. 2 "or&et not that the #itness to the #orld o( e il cannot s,eak e/ce,t (or #hat has seen a need (or e il in the #orld. 3 3nd this is #here your &uilt #as (irst $eheld. ! In se,aration (rom your $rother #as the (irst attack u,on yoursel( $e&un. % 3nd it is this the #orld $ears #itness to. ' 5eek not another cause) nor look amon& the mi&hty le&ions o( its #itnesses (or its undoin&. ,%-2 * They su,,ort its claim on your alle&iance. - 8hat conceals the truth is not #here you should look to <(ind= the truth. T-2*.6II.*. The #itnesses to sin all stand #ithin one little s,ace. 2 3nd it is here you (ind the cause o( your ,ers,ecti e on the #orld. 3 Once you #ere una#are o( #hat the cause o( e erythin& the #orld a,,eared to thrust u,on you) unin ited and unasked) must really $e. ! O( one thin& you #ere sure. O( all the many causes you ,ercei ed as $rin&in& ,ain and su((erin& to you) your &uilt #as not amon& them. % Nor did you in any #ay request them (or yoursel(. ' This is ho# all illusions came a$out. * The one #ho makes them does not see himsel( as makin& them) and their reality does not de,end on him. - 8hate er cause they ha e is somethin& quite a,art (rom him) and #hat he sees is se,arate (rom his mind. : 0e cannot dou$t his dreams+ reality) $ecause

he does not see the ,art he ,lays in makin& them and makin& them seem real. T-2*.6II.-. No one can #aken (rom a dream the #orld is dreamin& (or him. 2 0e $ecomes a ,art o( someone else+s dream. 3 0e cannot choose to #aken (rom a dream he did not make. ! 0el,less he stands) a ictim to a dream concei ed and cherished $y a se,arate mind. % Careless indeed o( him this mind must $e) as thou&htless o( his ,eace and ha,,iness as is the #eather or the time o( day. ' It lo es him not) $ut casts him as it #ill in any role that satis(ies its dream. * 5o little is his #orth that he is $ut a dancin& shado#) lea,in& u, and do#n accordin& to a senseless ,lot concei ed #ithin the idle dreamin& o( the #orld. T-2*.6II.:. This is the only ,icture you can see9 the one alternati e that you can choose) the other ,ossi$ility o( cause) i( you $e not the dreamer o( your dreams. 2 3nd this is #hat you choose i( you deny the cause o( su((erin& is in your mind. 3 Be &lad indeed it is) (or thus are you the one decider o( your destiny in time. ! The choice is yours to make $et#een a slee,in& death and dreams o( e il or a ha,,y #akenin& and Coy o( li(e. T-2*.6II.1>. 8hat could you choose $et#een $ut li(e or death) #akin& or slee,in&) ,eace or #ar) your dreams or your realityD 2 There is a risk o( thinkin& death is ,eace) $ecause the #orld equates the $ody #ith the 5el( #hich 1od created. 3 7et a thin& can ne er $e its o,,osite. ! 3nd death is o,,osite to ,eace) $ecause it is the o,,osite o( li(e. % 3nd li(e is ,eace. ' 3#aken and (or&et all thou&hts o( death) and you #ill (ind you ha e the ,eace o( 1od. * 7et i( the choice is really &i en you) then you must see the causes o( the thin&s you choose $et#een e/actly as they are and #here they are. ,%-3 T-2*.6II.11. 8hat choices can $e made $et#een t#o states) $ut one o( #hich is clearly reco&niAedD 2 8ho could $e (ree to choose $et#een e((ects) #hen only one is seen as u, to himD 3 3n honest choice could ne er $e ,ercei ed as one in #hich the choice is s,lit $et#een a tiny you and an enormous #orld) #ith di((erent dreams a$out the truth in you. ! The &a, $et#een reality and dreams lies not $et#een the dreamin& o( the #orld and #hat you dream in secret. % They are one. ' The dreamin& o( the #orld is $ut a ,art o( your o#n dream you &a e a#ay) and sa# as i( it #ere its start and endin&) $oth. * 7et #as it started $y your secret dream) #hich you do not ,ercei e althou&h it caused the ,art you see and do not dou$t is real. - 0o# could you dou$t it #hile you lie aslee,) and dream in secret that its cause is realD T-2*.6II.12. 3 $rother se,arated (rom yoursel() an ancient enemy) a murderer #ho stalks you in the ni&ht and ,lots your death) yet ,lans that it $e lin&erin& and slo#9 o( this you dream. 2 7et underneath this

dream is yet another) in #hich you $ecome the murderer) the secret enemy) the sca en&er and the destroyer o( your $rother and the #orld alike. 3 0ere is the cause o( su((erin&) the s,ace $et#een your little dreams and your reality. ! The little &a, you do not e en see) the $irth,lace o( illusions and o( (ear) the time o( terror and o( ancient hate) the instant o( disaster) all are here. % 0ere is the cause o( unreality. ' 3nd it is here that it #ill $e undone. T-2*.6II.13. <7ou= are the dreamer o( the #orld o( dreams. 2 No other cause it has) nor e er #ill. 3 Nothin& more (ear(ul than an idle dream has terri(ied 1od+s 5on) and made him think that he has lost his innocence) denied his "ather) and made #ar u,on himsel(. ! 5o (ear(ul is the dream) so seemin& real) he could not #aken to reality #ithout the s#eat o( terror and a scream o( mortal (ear) unless a &entler dream ,receded his a#akin&) and allo#ed his calmer mind to #elcome) not to (ear) the 6oice that calls #ith lo e to #aken him9 a &entler dream) in #hich his su((erin& #as healed and #here his $rother #as his (riend. % 1od #illed he #aken &ently and #ith Coy) and &a e him means to #aken #ithout (ear. T-2*.6II.1!. 3cce,t the dream 0e &a e instead o( yours. 2 It is not di((icult to chan&e a dream #hen once the dreamer has $een reco&niAed. 3 Rest in the 0oly 5,irit) and allo# 0is &entle dreams to take the ,lace o( those you dreamed in terror and in (ear o( death. ! 0e $rin&s (or&i in& dreams) in #hich the choice is not #ho is the murderer and #ho shall $e the ictim. ,%-! % In the dreams 0e $rin&s there is no murder and there is no death. ' The dream o( &uilt is (adin& (rom your si&ht) althou&h your eyes are closed. * 3 smile has come to li&hten u, your slee,in& (ace. - The slee, is ,eace(ul no#) (or these are ha,,y dreams. T-2*.6II.1%. Dream so(tly o( your sinless $rother) #ho unites #ith you in holy innocence. 2 3nd (rom this dream the ;ord o( 0ea en #ill 0imsel( a#aken 0is $elo ed 5on. 3 Dream o( your $rother+s kindnesses instead o( d#ellin& in your dreams on his mistakes. ! 5elect his thou&ht(ulness to dream a$out instead o( countin& u, the hurts he &a e. % "or&i e him his illusions) and &i e thanks to him (or all the hel,(ulness he &a e. ' 3nd do not $rush aside his many &i(ts $ecause he is not ,er(ect in your dreams. * 0e re,resents his "ather) 8hom you see as o((erin& $oth li(e and death to you. T-2*.6II.1'. Brother) 0e &i es $ut li(e. 2 7et #hat you see as &i(ts your $rother o((ers re,resent the &i(ts you dream your "ather &i es to you. 3 ;et all your $rother+s &i(ts $e seen in li&ht o( charity and kindness o((ered you. ! 3nd let no ,ain distur$ your dream o( dee, a,,reciation (or his &i(ts to you.

"III. T#e 8Hero8 of t#e $rea T-2*.6III.1. The $ody is the central (i&ure in the dreamin& o( the #orld. 2 There is no dream #ithout it) nor does it e/ist #ithout the dream in #hich it acts as i( it #ere a ,erson to $e seen and $e $elie ed. 3 It takes the central ,lace in e ery dream) #hich tells the story o( ho# it #as made $y other $odies) $orn into the #orld outside the $ody) li es a little #hile and dies) to $e united in the dust #ith other $odies dyin& like itsel(. ! In the $rie( time allotted it to li e) it seeks (or other $odies as its (riends and enemies. % Its sa(ety is its main concern. ' Its com(ort is its &uidin& rule. * It tries to look (or ,leasure) and a oid the thin&s that #ould $e hurt(ul. - 3$o e all) it tries to teach itsel( its ,ains and Coys are di((erent and can $e told a,art. T-2*.6III.2. The dreamin& o( the #orld takes many (orms) $ecause the $ody seeks in many #ays to ,ro e it is autonomous and real. 2 It ,uts thin&s on itsel( that it has $ou&ht #ith little metal discs or ,a,er stri,s the #orld ,roclaims as alua$le and real. 3 It #orks to &et them) doin& senseless thin&s) and tosses them a#ay (or senseless thin&s it does not need and does not e en #ant. ! It hires other $odies) that they may ,rotect it and collect more senseless thin&s that it can call its o#n. ,%-% % It looks a$out (or s,ecial $odies that can share its dream. ' 5ometimes it dreams it is a conqueror o( $odies #eaker than itsel(. * But in some ,hases o( the dream) it is the sla e o( $odies that #ould hurt and torture it. T-2*.6III.3. The $ody+s serial ad entures) (rom the time o( $irth to dyin& are the theme o( e ery dream the #orld has e er had. 2 The 2hero2 o( this dream #ill ne er chan&e) nor #ill its ,ur,ose. 3 Thou&h the dream itsel( takes many (orms) and seems to sho# a &reat ariety o( ,laces and e ents #herein its 2hero2 (inds itsel() the dream has $ut one ,ur,ose) tau&ht in many #ays. ! This sin&le lesson does it try to teach a&ain) and still a&ain) and yet once more9 that it is cause and not e((ect. % 3nd you are its e((ect) and cannot $e its cause. T-2*.6III.!. Thus are you not the dreamer) $ut the dream. 2 3nd so you #ander idly in and out o( ,laces and e ents that it contri es. 3 That this is all the $ody does is true) (or it is $ut a (i&ure in a dream. ! But #ho reacts to (i&ures in a dream unless he sees them as i( they #ere realD % The instant that he sees them as they are they ha e no more e((ects on him) $ecause he understands he &a e them their e((ects $y causin& them and makin& them seem real. T-2*.6III.%. 0o# #illin& are you to esca,e e((ects o( all the dreams the #orld has e er hadD 2 Is it your #ish to let no dream a,,ear to $e the cause o( #hat it is you doD 3 Then let us merely look u,on the dream+s $e&innin&) (or the ,art you see is $ut the second ,art) #hose

cause lies in the (irst. ! No one aslee, and dreamin& in the #orld remem$ers his attack u,on himsel(. % No one $elie es there really #as a time #hen he kne# nothin& o( a $ody) and could ne er ha e concei ed this #orld as real. ' 0e #ould ha e seen at once that these ideas are one illusion) too ridiculous (or anythin& $ut to $e lau&hed a#ay. * 0o# serious they no# a,,ear to $eJ - 3nd no one can remem$er #hen they #ould ha e met #ith lau&hter and #ith dis$elie(. : 8e can remem$er this) i( #e $ut look directly at their cause. 1> 3nd #e #ill see the &rounds (or lau&hter) not a cause (or (ear. T-2*.6III.'. ;et us return the dream he &a e a#ay unto the dreamer) #ho ,ercei es the dream as se,arate (rom himsel( and done to him. 2 Into eternity) #here all is one) there cre,t a tiny) mad idea) at #hich the 5on o( 1od remem$ered not to lau&h. 3 In his (or&ettin& did the thou&ht $ecome a serious idea) and ,ossi$le o( $oth accom,lishment and real e((ects. ,%-' ! To&ether) #e can lau&h them $oth a#ay) and understand that time cannot intrude u,on eternity. % It is a Coke to think that time can come to circum ent eternity) #hich <means= there is no time. T-2*.6III.*. 3 timelessness in #hich is time made real9 a ,art o( 1od that can attack itsel(9 a se,arate $rother as an enemy9 a mind #ithin a $ody all are (orms o( circularity #hose endin& starts at its $e&innin&) endin& at its cause. 2 The #orld you see de,icts e/actly #hat you thou&ht you did. 3 @/ce,t that no# you think that #hat you did is $ein& done to you. ! The &uilt (or #hat you thou&ht is $ein& ,laced outside yoursel() and on a &uilty #orld that dreams your dreams and thinks your thou&hts instead o( you. % It $rin&s its en&eance) not your o#n. ' It kee,s you narro#ly con(ined #ithin a $ody) #hich it ,unishes $ecause o( all the sin(ul thin&s the $ody does #ithin its dream. * 7ou ha e no ,o#er to make the $ody sto, its e il deeds $ecause you did not make it) and cannot control its actions nor its ,ur,ose nor its (ate. T-2*.6III.-. The #orld $ut demonstrates an ancient truth9 you #ill $elie e that others do to you e/actly #hat you think you did to them. 2 But once deluded into $lamin& them you #ill not see the cause o( #hat they do) $ecause you <#ant= the &uilt to rest on them. 3 0o# childish is the ,etulant de ice to kee, your innocence $y ,ushin& &uilt outside yoursel() $ut ne er lettin& &oJ ! It is not easy to ,ercei e the Cest #hen all around you do your eyes $ehold its hea y consequences) $ut #ithout their tri(lin& cause. % 8ithout the cause do its e((ects seem serious and sad indeed. ' 7et they $ut (ollo#. * 3nd it is their cause that (ollo#s nothin& and is $ut a Cest. T-2*.6III.:. In &entle lau&hter does the 0oly 5,irit ,ercei e the cause) and looks not to e((ects. 2 0o# else could 0e correct your error) #ho ha e o erlooked the cause entirelyD 3 0e $ids you $rin& each

terri$le e((ect to 0im that you may look to&ether on its (oolish cause and lau&h #ith 0im a #hile. ! <7ou= Cud&e e((ects) $ut <0e= has Cud&ed their cause. % 3nd $y 0is Cud&ment are e((ects remo ed. ' ?erha,s you come in tears. * But hear 0im say) 24y $rother) holy 5on o( 1od) $ehold your idle dream) in #hich this could occur.2 - 3nd you #ill lea e the holy instant #ith your lau&hter and your $rother+s Coined #ith 0is. T-2*.6III.1>. The secret o( sal ation is $ut this. that you are doin& this unto yoursel(. 2 No matter #hat the (orm o( the attack) this still is true. 3 8hoe er takes the role o( enemy and o( attacker) still is this the truth. ,%-* ! 8hate er seems to $e the cause o( any ,ain and su((erin& you (eel) this is still true. % "or you #ould not react at all to (i&ures in a dream you kne# that you #ere dreamin&. ' ;et them $e as hate(ul and as icious as they may) they could ha e no e((ect on you unless you (ailed to reco&niAe it is your dream. T-2*.6III.11. This sin&le lesson learned #ill set you (ree (rom su((erin&) #hate er (orm it takes. 2 The 0oly 5,irit #ill re,eat this one inclusi e lesson o( deli erance until it has $een learned) re&ardless o( the (orm o( su((erin& that $rin&s you ,ain. 3 8hate er hurt you $rin& to 0im 0e #ill make ans#er #ith this ery sim,le truth. ! "or this one ans#er takes a#ay the cause o( e ery (orm o( sorro# and o( ,ain. % The (orm a((ects 0is ans#er not at all) (or 0e #ould teach you $ut the sin&le cause o( all o( them) no matter #hat their (orm. ' 3nd you #ill understand that miracles re(lect the sim,le statement) 2<I= ha e done this thin&) and it is this I #ould undo.2 T-2*.6III.12. Brin&) then) all (orms o( su((erin& to 0im 8ho kno#s that e ery one is like the rest. 2 0e sees no di((erences #here none e/ists) and 0e #ill teach you ho# each one is caused. 3 None has a di((erent cause (rom all the rest) and all o( them are easily undone $y $ut a sin&le lesson truly learned. ! 5al ation is a secret you ha e ke,t $ut (rom yoursel(. % The uni erse ,roclaims it so. ' 7et to its #itnesses you ,ay no heed at all. * "or they attest the thin& you do not #ant to kno#. - They seem to kee, it secret (rom you. : 7et you need $ut learn you chose $ut not to listen) not to see. T-2*.6III.13. 0o# di((erently #ill you ,ercei e the #orld #hen this is reco&niAedJ 2 8hen you (or&i e the #orld your &uilt) you #ill $e (ree o( it. 3 Its innocence does not demand your &uilt) nor does your &uiltlessness rest on its sins. ! This is the o$ ious9 a secret ke,t (rom no one $ut yoursel(. % 3nd it is this that has maintained you se,arate (rom the #orld) and ke,t your $rother se,arate (rom you. ' No# need you $ut to learn that $oth o( you are innocent or &uilty. * The one thin& that is im,ossi$le is that you $e unlike each other9 that they $oth $e

true. - This is the only secret yet to learn. : 3nd it #ill $e no secret you are healed. ,%-C#apter (:. THE 1N$OING OF FEAR I. T#e Present Me or. T-2-.I.1. The miracle does nothin&. 2 3ll it does is to undo. 3 3nd thus it cancels out the inter(erence to #hat has $een done. ! It does not add) $ut merely takes a#ay. % 3nd #hat it takes a#ay is lon& since &one) $ut $ein& ke,t in memory a,,ears to ha e immediate e((ects. ' This #orld #as o er lon& a&o. * The thou&hts that made it are no lon&er in the mind that thou&ht o( them and lo ed them (or a little #hile. - The miracle $ut sho#s the ,ast is &one) and #hat has truly &one has no e((ects. : Remem$erin& a cause can $ut ,roduce illusions o( its ,resence) not e((ects. T-2-.I.2. 3ll the e((ects o( &uilt are here no more. 2 "or &uilt is o er. 3 In its ,assin& #ent its consequences) le(t #ithout a cause. ! 8hy #ould you clin& to it in memory i( you did not desire its e((ectsD % Remem$erin& is as selecti e as ,erce,tion) $ein& its ,ast tense. ' It is ,erce,tion o( the ,ast as i( it #ere occurrin& no#) and still #ere there to see. * 4emory) like ,erce,tion) is a skill made u, $y you to take the ,lace o( #hat 1od &a e in your creation. - 3nd like all the thin&s you made) it can $e used to ser e another ,ur,ose) and to $e the means (or somethin& else. : It can $e used to heal and not to hurt) i( you so #ish it $e. T-2-.I.3. Nothin& em,loyed (or healin& re,resents an e((ort to do anythin& at all. 2 It is a reco&nition that you ha e no needs #hich mean that somethin& must $e done. 3 It is an unselecti e memory) that is not used to inter(ere #ith truth. ! 3ll thin&s the 0oly 5,irit can em,loy (or healin& ha e $een &i en 0im) #ithout the content and the ,ur,oses (or #hich they ha e $een made. % They are $ut skills #ithout an a,,lication. ' They a#ait their use. * They ha e no dedication and no aim. T-2-.I.!. The 0oly 5,irit can indeed make use o( memory) (or 1od 0imsel( is there. 2 7et this is not a memory o( ,ast e ents) $ut only o( a ,resent state. 3 7ou are so lon& accustomed to $elie e that memory holds only #hat is ,ast) that it is hard (or you to realiAe it is a skill that can remem$er <no#.= ! The limitations on remem$erin& the #orld im,oses on it are as ast as those you let the #orld im,ose on you. % There is no link o( memory to the ,ast. ' I( you #ould ha e it there) then there it is. ,%-: * But only your desire made the link) and only you ha e held it to a ,art o( time #here &uilt a,,ears to lin&er still.

T-2-.I.%. The 0oly 5,irit+s use o( memory is quite a,art (rom time. 2 0e does not seek to use it as a means to kee, the ,ast) $ut rather as a #ay to let it &o. 3 4emory holds the messa&e it recei es) and does #hat it is &i en it to do. ! It does not #rite the messa&e) nor a,,oint #hat it is (or. % ;ike to the $ody) it is ,ur,oseless #ithin itsel(. ' 3nd i( it seems to ser e to cherish ancient hate) and &i es you ,ictures o( inCustices and hurts that you #ere sa in&) this is #hat you asked its messa&e $e and that it is. * Committed to its aults) the history o( all the $ody+s ,ast is hidden there. - 3ll o( the stran&e associations made to kee, the ,ast ali e) the ,resent dead) are stored #ithin it) #aitin& your command that they $e $rou&ht to you) and li ed a&ain. : 3nd thus do their e((ects a,,ear to $e increased $y time) #hich took a#ay their cause. T-2-.I.'. 7et time is $ut another ,hase o( #hat does nothin&. 2 It #orks hand in hand #ith all the other attri$utes #ith #hich you seek to kee, concealed the truth a$out yoursel(. 3 Time neither takes a#ay nor can restore. ! 3nd yet you make stran&e use o( it) as i( the ,ast had caused the ,resent) #hich is $ut a consequence in #hich no chan&e can $e made ,ossi$le $ecause its cause has &one. % 7et chan&e must ha e a cause that #ill endure) or else it #ill not last. ' No chan&e can $e made in the ,resent i( its cause is ,ast. * Only the ,ast is held in memory as you make use o( it) and so it is a #ay to hold the ,ast a&ainst the no#. T-2-.I.*. Remem$er nothin& that you tau&ht yoursel() (or you #ere $adly tau&ht. 2 3nd #ho #ould kee, a senseless lesson in his mind) #hen he can learn and can ,reser e a $etter oneD 3 8hen ancient memories o( hate a,,ear) remem$er that their cause is &one. ! 3nd so you cannot understand #hat they are (or. % ;et not the cause that you #ould &i e them no# $e #hat it #as that made them #hat they #ere) or seemed to $e. ' Be &lad that it is &one) (or this is #hat you #ould $e ,ardoned (rom. * 3nd see) instead) the ne# e((ects o( cause acce,ted <no#)= #ith consequences <here.= - They #ill sur,rise you #ith their lo eliness. : The ancient ne# ideas they $rin& #ill $e the ha,,y consequences o( a Cause so ancient that It (ar e/ceeds the s,an o( memory #hich your ,erce,tion sees. T-2-.I.-. This is the Cause the 0oly 5,irit has remem$ered (or you) #hen you #ould (or&et. 2 It is not ,ast $ecause 0e let It not $e unremem$ered. 3 It has ne er chan&ed) $ecause there ne er #as a time in #hich 0e did not kee, It sa(ely in your mind. ! Its consequences #ill indeed seem ne#) $ecause you thou&ht that you remem$ered not their Cause. % 7et #as It ne er a$sent (rom your mind) (or it #as not your "ather+s 8ill that 0e $e unremem$ered $y 0is 5on.

T-2-.I.:. 8hat <you= remem$er ne er #as. 2 It came (rom causelessness #hich you con(used #ith cause. ,%:> 3 It can deser e $ut lau&hter) #hen you learn you ha e remem$ered consequences that #ere causeless and could ne er $e e((ects. ! The miracle reminds you o( a Cause (ore er ,resent) ,er(ectly untouched $y time and inter(erence. % Ne er chan&ed (rom #hat It is. ' 3nd you are Its @((ect) as chan&eless and as ,er(ect as Itsel(. * Its memory does not lie in the ,ast) nor #aits the (uture. - It is not re ealed in miracles. : They $ut remind you that It has not &one. 1> 8hen you (or&i e It (or your sins) It #ill no lon&er $e denied. T-2-.I.1>. 7ou #ho ha e sou&ht to lay a Cud&ment on your o#n Creator cannot understand it is not 0e 8ho laid a Cud&ment on 0is 5on. 2 7ou #ould deny 0im 0is @((ects) yet ha e They ne er $een denied. 3 There #as no time in #hich 0is 5on could $e condemned (or #hat #as causeless and a&ainst 0is 8ill. ! 8hat your remem$erin& #ould #itness to is $ut the (ear o( 1od. % 0e has not done the thin& you (ear. ' No more ha e you. * 3nd so your innocence has not $een lost. - 7ou need no healin& to $e healed. : In quietness) see in the miracle a lesson in allo#in& Cause to ha e Its O#n @((ects) and doin& nothin& that #ould inter(ere. T-2-.I.11. The miracle comes quietly into the mind that sto,s an instant and is still. 2 It reaches &ently (rom that quiet time) and (rom the mind it healed in quiet then) to other minds to share its quietness. 3 3nd they #ill Coin in doin& nothin& to ,re ent its radiant e/tension $ack into the 4ind #hich caused all minds to $e. ! Born out o( sharin&) there can $e no ,ause in time to cause the miracle delay in hastenin& to all unquiet minds) and $rin&in& them an instant+s stillness) #hen the memory o( 1od returns to them. % Their o#n remem$erin& is quiet no#) and #hat has come to take its ,lace #ill not $e #holly unremem$ered a(ter#ards. T-2-.I.12. 0e to 8hom time is &i en o((ers thanks (or e ery quiet instant &i en 0im. 2 "or in that instant is 1od+s memory allo#ed to o((er all its treasures to the 5on o( 1od) (or #hom they ha e $een ke,t. 3 0o# &ladly does 0e o((er them unto the one (or #hom 0e has $een &i en themJ ! 3nd 0is Creator shares 0is thanks) $ecause 0e #ould not $e de,ri ed o( 0is @((ects. ,%:1 % The instant+s silence that 0is 5on acce,ts &i es #elcome to eternity and 0im) and lets Them enter #here They #ould a$ide. ' "or in that instant does the 5on o( 1od do nothin& that #ould make himsel( a(raid. T-2-.I.13. 0o# instantly the memory o( 1od arises in the mind that has no (ear to kee, the memory a#ayJ 2 Its o#n remem$erin& has &one. 3 There is no ,ast to kee, its (ear(ul ima&e in the #ay o( &lad a#akenin& to ,resent ,eace. ! The trum,ets o( eternity resound throu&hout the

stillness) yet distur$ it not. % 3nd #hat is no# remem$ered is not (ear) $ut rather is the Cause that (ear #as made to render unremem$ered and undone. ' The stillness s,eaks in &entle sounds o( lo e the 5on o( 1od remem$ers (rom $e(ore his o#n remem$erin& came in $et#een the ,resent and the ,ast) to shut them out. T-2-.I.1!. No# is the 5on o( 1od at last a#are o( ,resent Cause and Its $eni&n @((ects. 2 No# does he understand #hat he has made is causeless) ha in& no e((ects at all. 3 0e has done nothin&. ! 3nd in seein& this) he understands he ne er had a need (or doin& anythin&) and ne er did. % 0is Cause <is= Its @((ects. ' There ne er #as a cause $eside It that could &enerate a di((erent ,ast or (uture. * Its @((ects are chan&elessly eternal) $eyond (ear) and ,ast the #orld o( sin entirely. T-2-.I.1%. 8hat has $een lost) to see the causeless notD 2 3nd #here is sacri(ice) #hen memory o( 1od has come to take the ,lace o( lossD 3 8hat $etter #ay to close the little &a, $et#een illusions and reality than to allo# the memory o( 1od to (lo# across it) makin& it a $rid&e an instant #ill su((ice to reach $eyondD ! "or 1od has closed it #ith 0imsel(. % 0is memory has not &one $y) and le(t a stranded 5on (ore er on a shore #here he can &lim,se another shore that he can ne er reach. ' 0is "ather #ills that he $e li(ted u, and &ently carried o er. * 0e has $uilt the $rid&e) and it is 0e 8ho #ill trans,ort 0is 5on across it. - 0a e no (ear that 0e #ill (ail in #hat 0e #ills. : Nor that you $e e/cluded (rom the 8ill that is (or you. II. Reversin) Effect an! Ca'se T-2-.II.1. 8ithout a cause there can $e no e((ects) and yet #ithout e((ects there is no cause. 2 The cause a cause is <made= $y its e((ects9 the "ather <is= a "ather $y 0is 5on. 3 @((ects do not create their cause) $ut they esta$lish its causation. ! Thus) the 5on &i es "atherhood to his Creator) and recei es the &i(t that he has &i en 0im. % It is <$ecause= he is 1od+s 5on that he must also $e a (ather) #ho creates as 1od created him. ' The circle o( creation has no end. * Its startin& and its endin& are the same. - But in itsel( it holds the uni erse o( all creation) #ithout $e&innin& and #ithout an end. T-2-.II.2. "atherhood <is= creation. 2 ;o e must $e e/tended. 3 ?urity is not con(ined. ,%:2 ! It is the nature o( the innocent to $e (ore er uncontained) #ithout a $arrier or limitation. % Thus is ,urity not o( the $ody. ' Nor can it $e (ound #here limitation is. * The $ody can $e healed $y its e((ects) #hich are as limitless as is itsel(. - 7et must all healin& come a$out $ecause the mind is reco&niAed as not #ithin the $ody) and its innocence is quite a,art (rom it) and #here all healin& is. : 8here) then) is healin&D 1> Only #here its cause is &i en its e((ects.

11 "or sickness is a meanin&less attem,t to &i e e((ects to causelessness) and make it $e a cause. T-2-.II.3. 3l#ays in sickness does the 5on o( 1od attem,t to make himsel( his cause) and not allo# himsel( to $e his "ather+s 5on. 2 "or this im,ossi$le desire) he does not $elie e that he is ;o e+s @((ect) and must $e cause $ecause o( #hat he is. 3 The cause o( healin& is the only Cause o( e erythin&. ! It has $ut <one= @((ect. % 3nd in that reco&nition) causelessness is &i en no e((ects and none is seen. ' 3 mind #ithin a $ody and a #orld o( other $odies) each #ith se,arate minds) are your 2creations)2 you the 2other2 mind) creatin& #ith e((ects unlike yoursel(. * 3nd as their 2(ather)2 you must $e like them. T-2-.II.!. Nothin& at all has ha,,ened $ut that you ha e ,ut yoursel( to slee,) and dreamed a dream in #hich you #ere an alien to yoursel() and $ut a ,art o( someone else+s dream. 2 The miracle does not a#aken you) $ut merely sho#s you #ho the dreamer is. 3 It teaches you there is a choice o( dreams #hile you are still aslee,) de,endin& on the ,ur,ose o( your dreamin&. ! Do you #ish (or dreams o( healin&) or (or dreams o( deathD % 3 dream is like a memory in that it ,ictures #hat you #anted sho#n to you. T-2-.II.%. 3n em,ty storehouse) #ith an o,en door) holds all your shreds o( memories and dreams. 2 7et i( you are the dreamer) you ,ercei e this much at least. that you ha e caused the dream) and can acce,t another dream as #ell. 3 But (or this chan&e in content o( the dream) it must $e realiAed that it is you #ho dreamed the dreamin& that you do not like. ! It is $ut an e((ect that <you= ha e caused) and you #ould not $e cause o( this e((ect. % In dreams o( murder and attack are you the ictim in a dyin& $ody slain. ,%:3 ' But in (or&i in& dreams is no one asked to $e the ictim and the su((erer. * These are the ha,,y dreams the miracle e/chan&es (or your o#n. - It does not ask you make another9 only that you see you made the one you #ould e/chan&e (or this. T-2-.II.'. This #orld is causeless) as is e ery dream that anyone has dreamed #ithin the #orld. 2 No ,lans are ,ossi$le) and no desi&n e/ists that could $e (ound and understood. 3 8hat else could $e e/,ected (rom a thin& that has no causeD ! 7et i( it has no cause) it has no ,ur,ose. % 7ou may cause a dream) $ut ne er #ill you &i e it real e((ects. ' "or that #ould chan&e its cause) and it is this you cannot do. * The dreamer o( a dream is not a#ake) $ut does not kno# he slee,s. 0e sees illusions o( himsel( as sick or #ell) de,ressed or ha,,y) $ut #ithout a sta$le cause #ith &uaranteed e((ects. T-2-.II.*. The miracle esta$lishes you dream a dream) and that its content is not true. 2 This is a crucial ste, in dealin& #ith illusions. 3 No one is a(raid o( them #hen he ,ercei es he made them u,. ! The

(ear #as held in ,lace $ecause he did not see that he #as author o( the dream) and not a (i&ure in the dream. % 0e &i es himsel( the consequences that he dreams he &a e his $rother. ' 3nd it is $ut this the dream has ,ut to&ether and has o((ered him) to sho# him that his #ishes ha e $een done. * Thus does he (ear his o#n attack) $ut sees it at another+s hands. - 3s ictim) he is su((erin& (rom its e((ects) $ut not their cause. : 0e authored not his o#n attack) and he is innocent o( #hat he caused. 1> The miracle does nothin& $ut to sho# him that he has done nothin&. 11 8hat he (ears is cause #ithout the consequences that #ould make it cause. 12 3nd so it ne er #as. T-2-.II.-. The se,aration started #ith the dream the "ather #as de,ri ed o( 0is @((ects) and ,o#erless to kee, them since 0e #as no lon&er their Creator. 2 In the dream) the dreamer made himsel(. 3 But #hat he made has turned a&ainst him) takin& on the role o( its creator) as the dreamer had. ! 3nd as he hated his Creator) so the (i&ures in the dream ha e hated him. % 0is $ody is their sla e) #hich they a$use $ecause the moti es he has &i en it ha e they ado,ted as their o#n. ' 3nd hate it (or the en&eance it #ould o((er them. * It is their en&eance on the $ody #hich a,,ears to ,ro e the dreamer could not $e the maker o( the dream. - @((ect and cause are (irst s,lit o(() and then re ersed) so that e((ect $ecomes a cause9 the cause) e((ect. ,%:! T-2-.II.:. This is the se,aration+s (inal ste,) #ith #hich sal ation) #hich ,roceeds to &o the other #ay) $e&ins. 2 This (inal ste, is an e((ect o( #hat has &one $e(ore) a,,earin& as a cause. 3 The miracle is the (irst ste, in &i in& $ack to cause the (unction o( causation) not e((ect. ! "or this con(usion has ,roduced the dream) and #hile it lasts #ill #akenin& $e (eared. % Nor #ill the call to #akenin& $e heard) $ecause it seems to $e the call to (ear. T-2-.II.1>. ;ike e ery lesson that the 0oly 5,irit requests you learn) the miracle is clear. 2 It demonstrates #hat 0e #ould ha e you learn) and sho#s you its e((ects are #hat you #ant. 3 In 0is (or&i in& dreams are the e((ects o( yours undone) and hated enemies ,ercei ed as (riends #ith merci(ul intent. ! Their enmity is seen as causeless no#) $ecause they did not make it. % 3nd you can acce,t the role o( maker o( their hate) $ecause you see that it has no e((ects. ' No# are you (reed (rom this much o( the dream9 the #orld is neutral) and the $odies that still seem to mo e a$out as se,arate thin&s need not $e (eared. * 3nd so they are not sick. T-2-.II.11. The miracle returns the cause o( (ear to you #ho made it. 2 But it also sho#s that) ha in& no e((ects) it is not cause) $ecause the (unction o( causation is to ha e e((ects. 3 3nd #here e((ects are &one) there is no cause. ! Thus is the $ody healed $y miracles $ecause they sho# the mind made sickness) and em,loyed the $ody to $e ictim) or

e((ect) o( #hat it made. % 7et hal( the lesson #ill not teach the #hole. ' The miracle is useless i( you learn $ut that the $ody can $e healed) (or this is not the lesson it #as sent to teach. * The lesson is the <mind= #as sick that thou&ht the $ody could $e sick9 ,roCectin& out its &uilt caused nothin&) and had no e((ects. T-2-.II.12. This #orld is (ull o( miracles. 2 They stand in shinin& silence ne/t to e ery dream o( ,ain and su((erin&) o( sin and &uilt. 3 They are the dream+s alternati e) the choice to $e the dreamer) rather than deny the acti e role in makin& u, the dream. ! They are the &lad e((ects o( takin& $ack the consequence o( sickness to its cause. % The $ody is released $ecause the mind ackno#led&es 2this is not done to me) $ut <I= am doin& this.2 ' 3nd thus the mind is (ree to make another choice instead. * Be&innin& here) sal ation #ill ,roceed to chan&e the course o( e ery ste, in the descent to se,aration) until all the ste,s ha e $een retraced) the ladder &one) and all the dreamin& o( the #orld undone. ,%:% III. T#e A)ree ent to *oin T-2-.III.1. 8hat #aits in ,er(ect certainty $eyond sal ation is not our concern. 2 "or you ha e $arely started to allo# your (irst) uncertain ste,s to $e directed u, the ladder se,aration led you do#n. 3 The miracle alone is your concern at ,resent. ! 0ere is #here #e must $e&in. % 3nd ha in& started) #ill the #ay $e made serene and sim,le in the risin& u, to #akin& and the endin& o( the dream. ' 8hen you acce,t a miracle) you do not add your dream o( (ear to one that is already $ein& dreamed. * 8ithout su,,ort) the dream #ill (ade a#ay #ithout e((ects. - "or it is your su,,ort that stren&thens it. T-2-.III.2. No mind is sick until another mind a&rees that they are se,arate. 2 3nd thus it is their Coint decision to $e sick. 3 I( you #ithhold a&reement and acce,t the ,art you ,lay in makin& sickness real) the other mind cannot ,roCect its &uilt #ithout your aid in lettin& it ,ercei e itsel( as se,arate and a,art (rom you. ! Thus is the $ody not ,ercei ed as sick $y $oth your minds (rom se,arate ,oints o( ie#. % Unitin& #ith a $rother+s mind ,re ents the cause o( sickness and ,ercei ed e((ects. ' 0ealin& is the e((ect o( minds that Coin) as sickness comes (rom minds that se,arate. T-2-.III.3. The miracle does nothin& Cust <$ecause= the minds are Coined) and cannot se,arate. 2 7et in the dreamin& has this $een re ersed) and se,arate minds are seen as $odies) #hich are se,arated and #hich cannot Coin. 3 Do not allo# your $rother to $e sick) (or i( he is) ha e you a$andoned him to his o#n dream $y sharin& it #ith him. ! 0e has not seen the cause o( sickness #here it is) and you ha e o erlooked the &a, $et#een you) #here the sickness has $een $red. %

Thus are you Coined in sickness) to ,reser e the little &a, unhealed) #here sickness is ke,t care(ully ,rotected) cherished) and u,held $y (irm $elie() lest 1od should come to $rid&e the little &a, that leads to 0im. ' "i&ht not 0is comin& #ith illusions) (or it is 0is comin& that you #ant a$o e all thin&s that seem to &listen in the dream. T-2-.III.!. The end o( dreamin& is the end o( (ear) and lo e #as ne er in the #orld o( dreams. 2 The &a, <is= little. 3 7et it holds the seeds o( ,estilence and e ery (orm o( ill) $ecause it is a #ish to kee, a,art and not to Coin. ! 3nd thus it seems to &i e a cause to sickness #hich is not its cause. % The ,ur,ose o( the &a, is all the cause that sickness has. ' "or it #as made to kee, you se,arated) in a $ody #hich you see as i( it #ere the cause o( ,ain. ,%:' T-2-.III.%. The cause o( ,ain is se,aration) not the $ody) #hich is only its e((ect. 2 7et se,aration is $ut em,ty s,ace) enclosin& nothin&) doin& nothin&) and as unsu$stantial as the em,ty ,lace $et#een the ri,,les that a shi, has made in ,assin& $y. 3 3nd co ered Cust as (ast) as #ater rushes in to close the &a,) and as the #a es in Coinin& co er it. ! 8here is the &a, $et#een the #a es #hen they ha e Coined) and co ered u, the s,ace #hich seemed to kee, them se,arate (or a little #hileD % 8here are the &rounds (or sickness #hen the minds ha e Coined to close the little &a, $et#een them) #here the seeds o( sickness seemed to &ro#D T-2-.III.'. 1od $uilds the $rid&e) $ut only in the s,ace le(t clean and acant $y the miracle. 2 The seeds o( sickness and the shame o( &uilt 0e cannot $rid&e) (or 0e can not destroy the alien #ill that 0e created not. 3 ;et its e((ects $e &one and clutch them not #ith ea&er hands) to kee, them (or yoursel(. ! The miracle #ill $rush them all aside) and thus make room (or 0im 8ho #ills to come and $rid&e 0is 5on+s returnin& to 0imsel(. T-2-.III.*. Count) then) the sil er miracles and &olden dreams o( ha,,iness as all the treasures you #ould kee, #ithin the storehouse o( the #orld. 2 The door is o,en) not to thie es) $ut to your star in& $rothers) #ho mistook (or &old the shinin& o( a ,e$$le) and #ho stored a hea, o( sno# that shone like sil er. 3 They ha e nothin& le(t $ehind the o,en door. ! 8hat is the #orld e/ce,t a little &a, ,ercei ed to tear eternity a,art) and $reak it into days and months and yearsD % 3nd #hat are you #ho li e #ithin the #orld e/ce,t a ,icture o( the 5on o( 1od in $roken ,ieces) each concealed #ithin a se,arate and uncertain $it o( clayD T-2-.III.-. Be not a(raid) my child) $ut let your #orld $e &ently lit $y miracles. 2 3nd #here the little &a, #as seen to stand $et#een you and your $rother) Coin him there. 3 3nd so sickness #ill no# $e seen #ithout a cause. ! The dream o( healin& in (or&i eness lies) and &ently

sho#s you that you ne er sinned. % The miracle #ould lea e no ,roo( o( &uilt to $rin& you #itness to #hat ne er #as. ' 3nd in your storehouse it #ill make a ,lace o( #elcome (or your "ather and your 5el(. * The door is o,en) that all those may come #ho #ould no lon&er star e) and #ould enCoy the (east o( ,lenty set $e(ore them there. 3nd they #ill meet #ith your in ited 1uests the miracle has asked to come to you. T-2-.III.:. This is a (east unlike indeed to those the dreamin& o( the #orld has sho#n. 2 "or here) the more that anyone recei es) the more is le(t (or all the rest to share. 3 The 1uests ha e $rou&ht unlimited su,,ly #ith Them. ,%:* ! 3nd no one is de,ri ed or can de,ri e. % 0ere is a (east the "ather lays $e(ore 0is 5on) and shares it equally #ith him. ' 3nd in Their sharin& there can $e no &a, in #hich a$undance (alters and &ro#s thin. * 0ere can the lean years enter not) (or time #aits not u,on this (east) #hich has no end. - "or lo e has set its ta$le in the s,ace that seemed to kee, your 1uests a,art (rom you. I". T#e Greater *oinin) T-2-.I6.1. 3cce,tin& the 3tonement (or yoursel( means not to &i e su,,ort to someone+s dream o( sickness and o( death. 2 It means that you share not his #ish to se,arate) and let him turn illusions on himsel(. 3 Nor do you #ish that they $e turned) instead) on you. ! Thus ha e they no e((ects. % 3nd you are (ree o( dreams o( ,ain $ecause you let him $e. ' Unless you hel, him) you #ill su((er ,ain #ith him $ecause that is your #ish. * 3nd you $ecome a (i&ure in his dream o( ,ain) as he in yours. - 5o do you and your $rother $oth $ecome illusions) and #ithout identity. : 7ou could $e anyone or anythin&) de,endin& on #hose e il dream you share. 1> 7ou can $e sure o( Cust one thin&9 that you are e il) (or you share in dreams o( (ear. T-2-.I6.2. There is a #ay o( (indin& certainty ri&ht here and no#. 2 Re(use to $e a ,art o( (ear(ul dreams #hate er (orm they take) (or you #ill lose identity in them. 3 7ou (ind yoursel( $y not acce,tin& them as causin& you) and &i in& you e((ects. ! 7ou stand a,art (rom them) $ut not a,art (rom him #ho dreams them. % Thus you se,arate the dreamer (rom the dream) and Coin in one) $ut let the other &o. ' The dream is $ut illusion in the mind. * 3nd #ith the mind you #ould unite) $ut ne er #ith the dream. - It is the dream you (ear) and not the mind. : 7ou see them as the same) $ecause you think that <you= are $ut a dream. 1> 3nd #hat is real and #hat is $ut illusion in yoursel( you do not kno# and cannot tell a,art. T-2-.I6.3. ;ike you) your $rother thinks he is a dream. 2 5hare not in his illusion o( himsel() (or your Identity de,ends on his reality. 3 Think) rather) o( him as a mind in #hich illusions still ,ersist) $ut as a mind

#hich $rother is to you. ! 0e is not $rother made $y #hat he dreams) nor is his $ody) 2hero2 o( the dream) your $rother. % It is his reality that is your $rother) as is yours to him. ' 7our mind and his are Coined in $rotherhood. * 0is $ody and his dreams $ut seem to make a little &a,) #here yours ha e Coined #ith his. ,%:T-2-.I6.!. 3nd yet) $et#een your minds there is no &a,. 2 To Coin his dreams is thus to meet him not) $ecause his dreams #ould se,arate (rom you. 3 There(ore release him) merely $y your claim on $rotherhood) and not on dreams o( (ear. ! ;et him ackno#led&e #ho he is) $y not su,,ortin& his illusions $y your (aith) (or i( you do) you #ill ha e (aith in yours. % 8ith (aith in yours) he #ill not $e released) and you are ke,t in $onda&e to his dreams. ' 3nd dreams o( (ear #ill haunt the little &a,) inha$ited $ut $y illusions #hich you ha e su,,orted in your $rother+s mind. T-2-.I6.%. Be certain) i( you do your ,art) he #ill do his) (or he #ill Coin you #here you stand. 2 Call not to him to meet you in the &a, $et#een you) or you must $elie e that it is your reality as #ell as his. 3 7ou cannot do his ,art) $ut this you <do= #hen you $ecome a ,assi e (i&ure in his dreams) instead o( dreamer o( your o#n. ! Identity in dreams is meanin&less $ecause the dreamer and the dream are one. % 8ho shares a dream must $e the dream he shares) $ecause $y sharin& is a cause ,roduced. T-2-.I6.'. 7ou share con(usion and you are con(used) (or in the &a, no sta$le sel( e/ists. 2 8hat is the same seems di((erent) $ecause #hat is the same a,,ears to $e unlike. 3 0is dreams are yours $ecause you let them $e. ! But i( you took your o#n a#ay #ould he $e (ree o( them) and o( his o#n as #ell. % 7our dreams are #itnesses to his) and his attest the truth o( yours. ' 7et i( you see there is no truth in yours) his dreams #ill &o) and he #ill understand #hat made the dream. T-2-.I6.*. The 0oly 5,irit is in $oth your minds) and 0e is One $ecause there is no &a, that se,arates 0is Oneness (rom Itsel(. 2 The &a, $et#een your $odies matters not) (or #hat is Coined in 0im is al#ays one. 3 No one is sick i( someone else acce,ts his union #ith him. ! 0is desire to $e a sick and se,arated mind can not remain #ithout a #itness or a cause. % 3nd $oth are &one i( someone #ills to $e united #ith him. ' 0e has dreams that he #as se,arated (rom his $rother #ho) $y sharin& not his dream) has le(t the s,ace $et#een them acant. * 3nd the "ather comes to Coin 0is 5on the 0oly 5,irit Coined. T-2-.I6.-. The 0oly 5,irit+s (unction is to take the $roken ,icture o( the 5on o( 1od and ,ut the ,ieces into ,lace a&ain. 2 This holy ,icture) healed entirely) does 0e hold out to e ery se,arate ,iece that thinks it is a ,icture in itsel(. 3 To each 0e o((ers his Identity) #hich the #hole ,icture re,resents) instead o( Cust a little) $roken $it that he insisted

#as himsel(. ,%:: ! 3nd #hen he sees this ,icture he #ill reco&niAe himsel(. % I( you share not your $rother+s e il dream) this is the ,icture that the miracle #ill ,lace #ithin the little &a,) le(t clean o( all the seeds o( sickness and o( sin. ' 3nd here the "ather #ill recei e 0is 5on) $ecause 0is 5on #as &racious to himsel(. T-2-.I6.:. I thank 7ou) "ather) kno#in& 7ou #ill come to close each little &a, that lies $et#een the $roken ,ieces o( 7our holy 5on. 2 7our 0oliness) com,lete and ,er(ect) lies in e ery one o( them. 3 3nd they are Coined $ecause #hat is in one is in them all. ! 0o# holy is the smallest &rain o( sand) #hen it is reco&niAed as $ein& ,art o( the com,leted ,icture o( 1od+s 5onJ % The (orms the $roken ,ieces seem to take mean nothin&. ' "or the #hole is in each one. * 3nd e ery as,ect o( the 5on o( 1od is Cust the same as e ery other ,art. T-2-.I6.1>. Hoin not your $rother+s dreams $ut Coin #ith him) and #here you Coin 0is 5on the "ather is. 2 8ho seeks (or su$stitutes #hen he ,ercei es he has lost nothin&D 3 8ho #ould #ant to ha e the 2$ene(its2 o( sickness #hen he has recei ed the sim,le ha,,iness o( healthD ! 8hat 1od has &i en cannot $e a loss) and #hat is not o( 0im has no e((ects. % 8hat) then) #ould you ,ercei e #ithin the &a,D ' The seeds o( sickness come (rom the $elie( that there is Coy in se,aration) and its &i in& u, #ould $e a sacri(ice. * But miracles are the result #hen you do not insist on seein& in the &a, #hat is not there. - 7our #illin&ness to let illusions &o is all the 0ealer o( 1od+s 5on requires. : 0e #ill ,lace the miracle o( healin& #here the seeds o( sickness #ere. 1> 3nd there #ill $e no loss) $ut only &ain. ". T#e Alternate to $rea s of Fear T-2-.6.1. 8hat is a sense o( sickness $ut a sense o( limitationD 2 O( a s,littin& <o((= and se,aratin& <(rom=D 3 3 &a, that is ,ercei ed $et#een you and your $rother) and #hat is no# seen as healthD ! 3nd so the &ood is seen to $e outside9 the e il) in. % 3nd thus is sickness se,aratin& o(( the sel( (rom &ood) and kee,in& e il in. ' 1od is the 3lternate to dreams o( (ear. * 8ho shares in them can ne er share in 0im. - But #ho #ithdra#s his mind (rom sharin& them <is= sharin& 0im. : There is no other choice. 1> @/ce,t you share it) nothin& can e/ist. 11 3nd you e/ist $ecause 1od shared 0is 8ill #ith you) that 0is creation mi&ht create. ,'>> T-2-.6.2. It is the sharin& o( the e il dreams o( hate and malice) $itterness and death) o( sin and su((erin& and ,ain and loss) that makes them real. 2 Unshared) they are ,ercei ed as meanin&less. 3 The (ear is &one (rom them $ecause you did not &i e them your su,,ort. ! 8here (ear has &one there lo e must come) $ecause there are $ut these alternati es. % 8here one a,,ears) the other disa,,ears.

' 3nd #hich you share $ecomes the only one you ha e. * 7ou ha e the one that you acce,t) $ecause it is the only one you #ish to ha e. T-2-.6.3. 7ou share no e il dreams i( you (or&i e the dreamer) and ,ercei e that he is not the dream he made. 2 3nd so he cannot $e a ,art o( yours) (rom #hich you $oth are (ree. 3 "or&i eness se,arates the dreamer (rom the e il dream) and thus releases him. ! Remem$er i( you share an e il dream) you #ill $elie e you are the dream you share. % 3nd (earin& it) you #ill not #ant to kno# your o#n Identity) $ecause you think that It is (ear(ul. ' 3nd you #ill deny your 5el() and #alk u,on an alien &round #hich your Creator did not make) and #here you seem to $e a somethin& you are not. * 7ou #ill make #ar u,on your 5el() #hich seems to $e your enemy9 and #ill attack your $rother) as a ,art o( #hat you hate. - There is no com,romise. : 7ou are your 5el( or an illusion. 1> 8hat can $e $et#een illusion and the truthD 11 3 middle &round) #here you can $e a thin& that is not you) must $e a dream and cannot $e the truth. T-2-.6.!. 7ou ha e concei ed a little &a, $et#een illusions and the truth to $e the ,lace #here all your sa(ety lies) and #here your 5el( is sa(ely hidden $y #hat you ha e made. 2 0ere is a #orld esta$lished that is sick) and this the #orld the $ody+s eyes ,ercei e. 3 0ere are the sounds it hears9 the oices that its ears #ere made to hear. ! 7et si&hts and sounds the $ody can ,ercei e are meanin&less. % It cannot see nor hear. ' It does not kno# #hat seein& <is=9 #hat listenin& is <(or.= * It is as little a$le to ,ercei e as it can Cud&e or understand or kno#. - Its eyes are $lind9 its ears are dea(. : It can not think) and so it cannot ha e e((ects. T-2-.6.%. 8hat is there 1od created to $e sickD 2 3nd #hat that 0e created not can $eD 3 ;et not your eyes $ehold a dream9 your ears $ear #itness to illusion. ! They #ere made to look u,on a #orld that is not there9 to hear the oices that can make no sound. % 7et are there other sounds and other si&hts that <can= $e seen and heard and understood. ' "or eyes and ears are senses #ithout sense) and #hat they see and hear they $ut re,ort. ,'>1 * It is not they that hear and see) $ut you) #ho ,ut to&ether e ery Ca&&ed ,iece) each senseless scra, and shred o( e idence) and make a #itness to the #orld you #ant. - ;et not the $ody+s ears and eyes ,ercei e these countless (ra&ments seen #ithin the &a, that you ima&ined) and let them ,ersuade their maker his ima&inin&s are real. T-2-.6.'. Creation ,ro es reality $ecause it shares the (unction all creation shares. 2 It is not made o( little $its o( &lass) a ,iece o( #ood) a thread or t#o) ,erha,s) all ,ut to&ether to attest its truth. 3 Reality does not de,end on this. ! There is no &a, that se,arates the truth (rom dreams and (rom illusions. % Truth has le(t no room (or them in

any ,lace or time. ' "or it (ills e ery ,lace and e ery time) and makes them #holly indi isi$le. T-2-.6.*. 7ou #ho $elie e there is a little &a, $et#een you and your $rother) do not see that it is here you are as ,risoners in a #orld ,ercei ed to $e e/istin& here. 2 The #orld you see does not e/ist) $ecause the ,lace #here you ,ercei e it is not real. 3 The &a, is care(ully concealed in (o&) and misty ,ictures rise to co er it #ith a&ue uncertain (orms and chan&in& sha,es) (ore er unsu$stantial and unsure. ! 7et in the &a, is nothin&. % 3nd there are no a#esome secrets and no darkened tom$s #here terror rises (rom the $ones o( death. ' ;ook at the little &a,) and you $ehold the innocence and em,tiness o( sin that you #ill see #ithin yoursel() #hen you ha e lost the (ear o( reco&niAin& lo e. "I. T#e Secret "o+s T-2-.6I.1. 8ho ,unishes the $ody is insane. 2 "or here the little &a, is seen) and yet it is not here. 3 It has not Cud&ed itsel() nor made itsel( to $e #hat it is not. ! It does not seek to make o( ,ain a Coy and look (or lastin& ,leasure in the dust. % It does not tell you #hat its ,ur,ose is and cannot understand #hat it is (or. ' It does not ictimiAe) $ecause it has no #ill) no ,re(erences and no dou$ts. * It does not #onder #hat it is. - 3nd so it has no need to $e com,etiti e. : It can $e ictimiAed) $ut cannot (eel itsel( as ictim. 1> It acce,ts no role) $ut does #hat it is told) #ithout attack. T-2-.6I.2. It is indeed a senseless ,oint o( ie# to hold res,onsi$le (or si&ht a thin& that cannot see) and $lame it (or the sounds you do not like) althou&h it cannot hear. 2 It su((ers not the ,unishment you &i e $ecause it has no (eelin&. 3 It $eha es in #ays you #ant) $ut ne er makes the choice. ,'>2 ! It is not $orn and does not die. % It can $ut (ollo# aimlessly the ,ath on #hich it has $een set. ' 3nd i( that ,ath is chan&ed) it #alks as easily another #ay. * It takes no sides and Cud&es not the road it tra els. - It ,ercei es no &a,) $ecause it does not hate. : It can $e used (or hate) $ut it cannot $e hate(ul made there$y. T-2-.6I.3. The thin& you hate and (ear and loathe and #ant) the $ody does not kno#. 2 7ou send it (orth to seek (or se,aration and $e se,arate. 3 3nd then you hate it) not (or #hat it is) $ut (or the uses you ha e made o( it. ! 7ou shrink (rom #hat it sees and #hat it hears) and hate its (railty and littleness. % 3nd you des,ise its acts) $ut not your o#n. ' It sees and acts (or <you.= * It hears your oice. - 3nd it is (rail and little $y your #ish. : It seems to ,unish you) and thus deser e your hatred (or the limitations that it $rin&s to you. 1> 7et you ha e made o( it a sym$ol (or the limitations that you #ant your mind to ha e and see and kee,.

T-2-.6I.!. The $ody re,resents the &a, $et#een the little $it o( mind you call your o#n and all the rest o( #hat is really yours. 2 7ou hate it) yet you think it is your sel() and that) #ithout it) #ould your sel( $e lost. 3 This is the secret o# that you ha e made #ith e ery $rother #ho #ould #alk a,art. ! This is the secret oath you take a&ain) #hene er you ,ercei e yoursel( attacked. % No one can su((er i( he does not see himsel( attacked) and losin& $y attack. ' Unstated and unheard in consciousness is e ery ,led&e to sickness. * 7et it is a ,romise to another to $e hurt $y him) and to attack him in return. T-2-.6I.%. 5ickness is an&er taken out u,on the $ody) so that it #ill su((er ,ain. 2 It is the o$ ious e((ect o( #hat #as made in secret) in a&reement #ith another+s secret #ish to $e a,art (rom you) as you #ould $e a,art (rom him. 3 Unless you $oth a&ree that is your #ish) it can ha e no e((ects. ! 8hoe er says) 2There is no &a, $et#een my mind and yours2 has ke,t 1od+s ,romise) not his tiny oath to $e (ore er (aith(ul unto death. % 3nd $y his healin& is his $rother healed. T-2-.6I.'. ;et this $e your a&reement #ith each one9 that you $e one #ith him and not a,art. 2 3nd he #ill kee, the ,romise that you make #ith him) $ecause it is the one that he has made to 1od) as 1od has made to him. 3 1od kee,s 0is ,romises9 0is 5on kee,s his. ! In his creation did his "ather say) 27ou are $elo ed o( 4e and I o( you (ore er. % Be you ,er(ect as 4ysel() (or you can ne er $e a,art (rom 4e.2 ' 0is 5on remem$ers not that he re,lied 2I #ill)2 thou&h in that ,romise he #as $orn. ,'>3 * 7et 1od reminds him o( it e ery time he does not share a ,romise to $e sick) $ut lets his mind $e healed and uni(ied. 0is secret o#s are ,o#erless $e(ore the 8ill o( 1od) 8hose ,romises he shares. : 3nd #hat he su$stitutes is not his #ill) #ho has made ,romise o( himsel( to 1od. "II. T#e Ar% of Safet. T-2-.6II.1. 1od asks (or nothin&) and 0is 5on) like 0im) need ask (or nothin&. 2 "or there is no lack in him. 3 3n em,ty s,ace) a little &a,) #ould $e a lack. ! 3nd it is only there that he could #ant (or somethin& he has not. % 3 s,ace #here 1od is not) a &a, $et#een the "ather and the 5on is not the 8ill o( @ither) 8ho ha e ,romised to $e One. ' 1od+s ,romise is a ,romise to 0imsel() and there is no one #ho could $e untrue to #hat 0e #ills as ,art o( #hat 0e is. * The ,romise that there is no &a, $et#een 0imsel( and #hat 0e is cannot $e (alse. - 8hat #ill can come $et#een #hat must $e One) and in 8hose 8holeness there can $e no &a,D T-2-.6II.2. The $eauti(ul relationshi, you ha e #ith all your $rothers is a ,art o( you $ecause it is a ,art o( 1od 0imsel(. 2 3re you not sick) i( you deny yoursel( your #holeness and your health) the 5ource o( hel,)

the Call to healin& and the Call to healD 3 7our sa ior #aits (or healin&) and the #orld #aits #ith him. ! Nor are you a,art (rom it. % "or healin& #ill $e one or not at all) its oneness $ein& #here the healin& is. ' 8hat could correct (or se,aration $ut its o,,ositeD * There is no middle &round in any as,ect o( sal ation. - 7ou acce,t it #holly or acce,t it not. : 8hat is unse,arated must $e Coined. 1> 3nd #hat is Coined cannot $e se,arate. T-2-.6II.3. @ither there is a &a, $et#een you and your $rother) or you are as one. 2 There is no in $et#een) no other choice) and no alle&iance to $e s,lit $et#een the t#o. 3 3 s,lit alle&iance is $ut (aithlessness to $oth) and merely sets you s,innin& round) to &ras, uncertainly at any stra# that seems to hold some ,romise o( relie(. ! 7et #ho can $uild his home u,on a stra#) and count on it as shelter (rom the #indD % The $ody can $e made a home like this) $ecause it lacks (oundation in the truth. ' 3nd yet) $ecause it does) it can $e seen as not your home) $ut merely as an aid to hel, you reach the home #here 1od a$ides. T-2-.6II.!. 8ith <this= as ,ur,ose is the $ody healed. 2 It is not used to #itness to the dream o( se,aration and disease. ,'>! 3 Nor is it idly $lamed (or #hat it did not do. ! It ser es to hel, the healin& o( 1od+s 5on) and (or this ,ur,ose it cannot $e sick. % It #ill not Coin a ,ur,ose not your o#n) and you ha e chosen that it not $e sick. ' 3ll miracles are $ased u,on this choice) and &i en you the instant it is made. * No (orms o( sickness are immune) $ecause the choice cannot $e made in terms o( (orm. - The choice o( sickness seems to $e o( (orm) yet it is one) as is its o,,osite. : 3nd you are sick or #ell) accordin&ly. T-2-.6II.%. But ne er you alone. 2 This #orld is $ut the dream that you can $e alone) and think #ithout a((ectin& those a,art (rom you. 3 To $e alone must mean you are a,art) and i( you are) you cannot $ut $e sick. ! This seems to ,ro e that you must $e a,art. % 7et all it means is that you tried to kee, a ,romise to $e true to (aithlessness. ' 7et (aithlessness is sickness. * It is like the house set u,on stra#. - It seems to $e quite solid and su$stantial in itsel(. : 7et its sta$ility cannot $e Cud&ed a,art (rom its (oundation. 1> I( it rests on stra#) there is no need to $ar the door and lock the #indo#s and make (ast the $olts. 11 The #ind #ill to,,le it) and rain #ill come and carry it into o$li ion. T-2-.6II.'. 8hat is the sense in seekin& to $e sa(e in #hat #as made (or dan&er and (or (earD 2 8hy $urden it #ith (urther locks and chains and hea y anchors) #hen its #eakness lies) not in itsel() $ut in the (railty o( the little &a, o( nothin&ness #hereon it standsD 3 8hat can $e sa(e that rests u,on a shado#D ! 8ould you $uild your home u,on #hat #ill colla,se $eneath a (eather+s #ei&htD

T-2-.6II.*. 7our home is $uilt u,on your $rother+s health) u,on his ha,,iness) his sinlessness) and e erythin& his "ather ,romised him. 2 No secret ,romise you ha e made instead has shaken the "oundation o( his home. 3 The #inds #ill $lo# u,on it and the rain #ill $eat a&ainst it) $ut #ith no e((ect. ! The #orld #ill #ash a#ay and yet this house #ill stand (ore er) (or its stren&th lies not #ithin itsel( alone. % It is an ark o( sa(ety) restin& on 1od+s ,romise that 0is 5on is sa(e (ore er in 0imsel(. ' 8hat &a, can inter,ose itsel( $et#een the sa(ety o( this shelter and its 5ourceD * "rom here the $ody can $e seen as #hat it is) and neither less nor more in #orth than the e/tent to #hich it can $e used to li$erate 1od+s 5on unto his home. - 3nd #ith this holy ,ur,ose is it made a home o( holiness a little #hile) $ecause it shares your "ather+s 8ill #ith you. ,'>% C#apter (;. THE A&A,ENING I. T#e Closin) of t#e Gap T-2:.I.1. There is no time) no ,lace) no state #here 1od is a$sent. 2 There is nothin& to $e (eared. 3 There is no #ay in #hich a &a, could $e concei ed o( in the 8holeness that is 0is. ! The com,romise the least and littlest &a, #ould re,resent in 0is eternal lo e is quite im,ossi$le. % "or it #ould mean 0is ;o e could har$or Cust a hint o( hate) 0is &entleness turn sometimes to attack) and 0is eternal ,atience sometimes (ail. ' 3ll this do you $elie e) #hen you ,ercei e a &a, $et#een your $rother and yoursel(. * 0o# could you trust 0im) thenD - "or 0e must $e dece,ti e in 0is ;o e. : Be #ary) then9 let 0im not come too close) and lea e a &a, $et#een you and 0is ;o e) throu&h #hich you can esca,e i( there $e need (or you to (lee. T-2:.I.2. 0ere is the (ear o( 1od most ,lainly seen. 2 "or lo e <is= treacherous to those #ho (ear) since (ear and hate can ne er $e a,art. 3 No one #ho hates $ut is a(raid o( lo e) and there(ore must he $e a(raid o( 1od. ! Certain it is he kno#s not #hat lo e means. % 0e (ears to lo e and lo es to hate) and so he thinks that lo e is (ear(ul9 hate is lo e. ' This is the consequence the little &a, must $rin& to those #ho cherish it) and think that it is their sal ation and their ho,e. T-2:.I.3. The (ear o( 1odJ 2 The &reatest o$stacle that ,eace must (lo# across has not yet &one. 3 The rest are ,ast) $ut this one still remains to $lock your ,ath) and make the #ay to li&ht seem dark and (ear(ul) ,erilous and $leak. ! 7ou had decided that your $rother is your enemy. % 5ometimes a (riend) ,erha,s) ,ro ided that your se,arate interests made your (riendshi, ,ossi$le a little #hile. ' But not #ithout a &a, ,ercei ed $et#een you and him) lest he turn a&ain into an

enemy. * ;et him come close to you) and you Cum,ed $ack9 as you a,,roached) did he $ut instantly #ithdra#. - 3 cautious (riendshi,) and limited in sco,e and care(ully restricted in amount) $ecame the treaty that you had made #ith him. : Thus you and your $rother $ut shared a quali(ied entente) in #hich a clause o( se,aration #as a ,oint you $oth a&reed to kee, intact. 1> 3nd iolatin& this #as thou&ht to $e a $reach o( treaty not to $e allo#ed. ,'>' T-2:.I.!. The &a, $et#een you and your $rother is not one o( s,ace $et#een t#o se,arate $odies. 2 3nd this $ut seems to $e di idin& o(( your se,arate minds. 3 It is the sym$ol o( a ,romise made to meet #hen you ,re(er) and se,arate till you and he elect to meet a&ain. ! 3nd then your $odies seem to &et in touch) and there$y si&ni(y a meetin& ,lace to Coin. % But al#ays is it ,ossi$le (or you and him to &o your se,arate #ays. ' Conditional u,on the 2ri&ht2 to se,arate #ill you and he a&ree to meet (rom time to time) and kee, a,art in inter als o( se,aration) #hich do ,rotect you (rom the 2sacri(ice2 o( lo e. * The $ody sa es you) (or it &ets a#ay (rom total sacri(ice and &i es to you the time in #hich to $uild a&ain your se,arate sel() #hich you truly $elie e diminishes as you and your $rother meet. T-2:.I.%. The $ody could not se,arate your mind (rom your $rother+s unless you #anted it to $e a cause o( se,aration and o( distance seen $et#een you and him. 2 Thus do you endo# it #ith a ,o#er that lies not #ithin itsel(. 3 3nd herein lies its ,o#er o er you. ! "or no# you think that it determines #hen your $rother and you meet) and limits your a$ility to make communion #ith your $rother+s mind. % 3nd no# it tells you #here to &o and ho# to &o there) #hat is (easi$le (or you to undertake) and #hat you cannot do. ' It dictates #hat its health can tolerate) and #hat #ill tire it and make it sick. * 3nd its 2inherent2 #eaknesses set u, the limitations on #hat you #ould do) and kee, your ,ur,ose limited and #eak. T-2:.I.'. The $ody #ill accommodate to this) i( you #ould ha e it so. 2 It #ill allo# $ut limited indul&ences in 2lo e)2 #ith inter als o( hatred in $et#een. 3 3nd it #ill take command o( #hen to 2lo e)2 and #hen to shrink more sa(ely into (ear. ! It #ill $e sick $ecause you do not kno# #hat lo in& means. % 3nd so you must misuse each circumstance and e eryone you meet) and see in them a ,ur,ose not your o#n. T-2:.I.*. It is not lo e that asks a sacri(ice. 2 But (ear demands the sacri(ice o( lo e) (or in lo e+s ,resence (ear cannot a$ide. 3 "or hate to $e maintained) lo e must $e (eared9 and only sometimes ,resent) sometimes &one. ! Thus is lo e seen as treacherous) $ecause it seems to come and &o uncertainly) and o((er no sta$ility to you. % 7ou do not see ho# limited and #eak is your alle&iance) and ho# (requently you

ha e demanded that lo e &o a#ay) and lea e you quietly alone in 2,eace.2 ,'>* T-2:.I.-. The $ody) innocent o( &oals) is your e/cuse (or aria$le &oals you hold) and (orce the $ody to maintain. 2 7ou do not (ear its #eakness) $ut its lack o( stren&th <or= #eakness. 3 8ould you kno# that nothin& stands $et#een you and your $rotherD ! 8ould you kno# there is no &a, $ehind #hich you can hideD % There is a shock that comes to those #ho learn their sa ior is their enemy no more. ' There is a #ariness that is aroused $y learnin& that the $ody is not real. * 3nd there are o ertones o( seemin& (ear around the ha,,y messa&e) 21od is ;o e.2 T-2:.I.:. 7et all that ha,,ens #hen the &a, is &one is ,eace eternal. 2 Nothin& more than that) and nothin& less. 3 8ithout the (ear o( 1od) #hat could induce you to a$andon 0imD ! 8hat toys or trinkets in the &a, could ser e to hold you $ack an instant (rom 0is ;o eD % 8ould you allo# the $ody to say 2no2 to 0ea en+s callin&) #ere you not a(raid to (ind a loss o( sel( in (indin& 1odD ' 7et can your sel( $e lost $y $ein& (oundD II. T#e Co in) of t#e G'est T-2:.II.1. 8hy #ould you not ,ercei e it as release (rom su((erin& to learn that you are (reeD 2 8hy #ould you not acclaim the truth instead o( lookin& on it as an enemyD 3 8hy does an easy ,ath) so clearly marked it is im,ossi$le to lose the #ay) seem thorny) rou&h and (ar too di((icult (or you to (ollo#D ! Is it not $ecause you see it as the road to hell instead o( lookin& on it as a sim,le #ay) #ithout a sacri(ice or any loss) to (ind yoursel( in 0ea en and in 1odD % Until you realiAe you &i e u, nothin&) until you understand there is no loss) you #ill ha e some re&rets a$out the #ay that you ha e chosen. ' 3nd you #ill not see the many &ains your choice has o((ered you. * 7et thou&h you do not see them) they are there. - Their cause has $een e((ected) and they must $e ,resent #here their cause has entered in. T-2:.II.2. 7ou ha e acce,ted healin&+s cause) and so it must $e you are healed. 2 3nd $ein& healed) the ,o#er to heal must also no# $e yours. 3 The miracle is not a se,arate thin& that ha,,ens suddenly) as an e((ect #ithout a cause. ! Nor is it) in itsel() a cause. % But #here its cause is must it $e. ' No# is it caused) thou&h not as yet ,ercei ed. * 3nd its e((ects are there) thou&h not yet seen. - ;ook in#ard no#) and you #ill not $ehold a reason (or re&ret) $ut cause indeed (or &lad reCoicin& and (or ho,e o( ,eace. ,'>T-2:.II.3. It has $een ho,eless to attem,t to (ind the ho,e o( ,eace u,on a $attle&round. 2 It has $een (utile to demand esca,e (rom sin and ,ain o( #hat #as made to ser e the (unction o( retainin& sin and

,ain. 3 "or ,ain and sin are one illusion) as are hate and (ear) attack and &uilt $ut one. ! 8here they are causeless their e((ects are &one) and lo e must come #here er they are not. % 8hy are you not reCoicin&D ' 7ou are (ree o( ,ain and sickness) misery and loss) and all e((ects o( hatred and attack. * No more is ,ain your (riend and &uilt your &od) and you should #elcome the e((ects o( lo e. T-2:.II.!. 7our 1uest <has= come. 2 7ou asked 0im) and 0e came. 3 7ou did not hear 0im enter) (or you did not #holly #elcome 0im. ! 3nd yet 0is &i(ts came #ith 0im. % 0e has laid them at your (eet) and asks you no# that you #ill look on them and take them (or your o#n. ' 0e needs your hel, in &i in& them to all #ho #alk a,art) $elie in& they are se,arate and alone. * They #ill $e healed #hen you acce,t your &i(ts) $ecause your 1uest #ill #elcome e eryone #hose (eet ha e touched the holy &round #hereon you stand) and #here 0is &i(ts (or them are laid. T-2:.II.%. 7ou do not see ho# much you no# can &i e) $ecause o( e erythin& you ha e recei ed. 2 7et 0e 8ho entered in $ut #aits (or you to come #here you in ited 0im to $e. 3 There is no other ,lace #here 0e can (ind 0is host) nor #here 0is host can meet #ith 0im. ! 3nd no#here else 0is &i(ts o( ,eace and Coy) and all the ha,,iness 0is ?resence $rin&s) can $e o$tained. % "or they are #here 0e is 8ho $rou&ht them #ith 0im) that they mi&ht $e yours. ' 7ou cannot see your 1uest) $ut you can see the &i(ts 0e $rou&ht. * 3nd #hen you look on them) you #ill $elie e 0is ?resence must $e there. - "or #hat you no# can do could not $e done #ithout the lo e and &race 0is ?resence holds. T-2:.II.'. 5uch is the ,romise o( the li in& 1od9 0is 5on ha e li(e and e ery li in& thin& $e ,art o( him) and nothin& else ha e li(e. 2 8hat you ha e &i en 2li(e2 is not ali e) and sym$oliAes $ut your #ish to $e ali e a,art (rom li(e) ali e in death) #ith death ,ercei ed as li(e) and li in&) death. 3 Con(usion (ollo#s on con(usion here) (or on con(usion has this #orld $een $ased) and there is nothin& else it rests u,on. ! Its $asis does not chan&e) althou&h it seems to $e in constant chan&e. % 7et #hat is that e/ce,t the state con(usion really meansD ' 5ta$ility to those #ho are con(used is meanin&less) and shi(t and chan&e $ecome the la# on #hich they ,redicate their li es. T-2:.II.*. The $ody does not chan&e. 2 It re,resents the lar&er dream that chan&e is ,ossi$le. ,'>: 3 To chan&e is to attain a state unlike the one in #hich you (ound yoursel( $e(ore. ! There is no chan&e in immortality) and 0ea en kno#s it not. % 7et here on earth it has a dou$le ,ur,ose) (or it can $e made to teach o,,osin& thin&s. ' 3nd they re(lect the teacher #ho is teachin& them. * The $ody can a,,ear to chan&e #ith time) #ith sickness or #ith health) and #ith e ents that

seem to alter it. - 7et this $ut means the mind remains unchan&ed in its $elie( o( #hat the ,ur,ose o( the $ody is. T-2:.II.-. 5ickness is a demand the $ody $e a thin& that it is not. 2 Its nothin&ness is &uarantee that it can <not= $e sick. 3 In your demand that it $e more than this lies the idea o( sickness. ! "or it asks that 1od $e less than all 0e really is. % 8hat) then) $ecomes o( you) (or it is you o( #hom the sacri(ice is askedD ' "or 0e is told that ,art o( 0im $elon&s to 0im no lon&er. * 0e must sacri(ice your sel() and in 0is sacri(ice are you made more and 0e is lessened $y the loss o( you. 3nd #hat is &one (rom 0im $ecomes your &od) ,rotectin& you (rom $ein& ,art o( 0im. T-2:.II.:. The $ody that is asked to $e a &od #ill $e attacked) $ecause its nothin&ness has not $een reco&niAed. 2 3nd so it seems to $e a thin& #ith ,o#er in itsel(. 3 3s somethin&) it can $e ,ercei ed and thou&ht to (eel and act) and hold you in its &ras, as ,risoner to itsel(. ! 3nd it can (ail to $e #hat you demanded that it $e. % 3nd you #ill hate it (or its littleness) unmind(ul that the (ailure does not lie in that it is not more than it should $e) $ut only in your (ailure to ,ercei e that it is nothin&. ' 7et its nothin&ness is your sal ation) (rom #hich you #ould (lee. T-2:.II.1>. 3s 2somethin&2 is the $ody asked to $e 1od+s enemy) re,lacin& #hat 0e is #ith littleness and limit and des,air. 2 It is 0is loss you cele$rate #hen you $ehold the $ody as a thin& you lo e) or look u,on it as a thin& you hate. 3 "or i( 0e $e the sum o( e erythin&) then #hat is not in 0im does not e/ist) and 0is com,letion is its nothin&ness. ! 7our sa ior is not dead) nor does he d#ell in #hat #as $uilt as tem,le unto death. % 0e li es in 1od) and it is this that makes him sa ior unto you) and only this. ' 0is $ody+s nothin&ness releases yours (rom sickness and (rom death. * "or #hat is yours cannot $e more or less than #hat is his. ,'1> III. Go!2s &itnesses T-2:.III.1. Condemn your sa ior not $ecause he thinks he is a $ody. 2 "or $eyond his dreams is his reality. 3 But he must learn he is a sa ior (irst) $e(ore he can remem$er #hat he is. ! 3nd he must sa e #ho #ould $e sa ed. % On sa in& you de,ends his ha,,iness. ' "or #ho is sa ior $ut the one #ho &i es sal ationD * Thus he learns it must $e his to &i e. - Unless he &i es he #ill not kno# he has) (or &i in& is the ,roo( o( ha in&. : Only those #ho think that 1od is lessened $y their stren&th could (ail to understand this must $e so. 1> "or #ho could &i e unless he has) and #ho could lose $y &i in& #hat must $e increased there$yD

T-2:.III.2. Think you the "ather lost 0imsel( #hen 0e created youD 2 8as 0e made #eak $ecause 0e shared 0is ;o eD 3 8as 0e made incom,lete $y your ,er(ectionD ! Or are you the ,roo( that 0e is ,er(ect and com,leteD % Deny 0im not 0is #itness in the dream 0is 5on ,re(ers to his reality. ' 0e must $e sa ior (rom the dream he made) that he $e (ree o( it. * 0e must see someone else as not a $ody) one #ith him #ithout the #all the #orld has $uilt to kee, a,art all li in& thin&s #ho kno# not that they li e. T-2:.III.3. 8ithin the dream o( $odies and o( death is yet one theme o( truth9 no more) ,erha,s) than Cust a tiny s,ark) a s,ace o( li&ht created in the dark) #here 1od still shines. 2 7ou cannot #ake yoursel(. 3 7et you can let yoursel( $e #akened. ! 7ou can o erlook your $rother+s dreams. % 5o ,er(ectly can you (or&i e him his illusions he $ecomes your sa ior (rom your dreams. ' 3nd as you see him shinin& in the s,ace o( li&ht #here 1od a$ides #ithin the darkness) you #ill see that 1od 0imsel( is #here his $ody is. * Be(ore this li&ht the $ody disa,,ears) as hea y shado#s must &i e #ay to li&ht. - The darkness cannot choose that it remain. : The comin& o( the li&ht means it is &one. 1> In &lory #ill you see your $rother then) and understand #hat really (ills the &a, so lon& ,ercei ed as kee,in& you a,art. 11 There) in its ,lace) 1od+s #itness has set (orth the &entle #ay o( kindness to 1od+s 5on. 12 8hom you (or&i e is &i en ,o#er to (or&i e you your illusions. 13 By your &i(t o( (reedom is it &i en unto you. T-2:.III.!. 4ake #ay (or lo e) #hich you did not create) $ut #hich you can e/tend. 2 On earth this means (or&i e your $rother) that the darkness may $e li(ted (rom your mind. 3 8hen li&ht has come to him throu&h your (or&i eness) he #ill not (or&et his sa ior) lea in& him unsa ed. ! "or it #as in your (ace he sa# the li&ht that he #ould kee, $eside him) as he #alks throu&h darkness to the e erlastin& li&ht. ,'11 T-2:.III.%. 0o# holy are you) that the 5on o( 1od can $e your sa ior in the midst o( dreams o( desolation and disaster. 2 5ee ho# ea&erly he comes) and ste,s aside (rom hea y shado#s that ha e hidden him) and shines on you in &ratitude and lo e. 3 0e is himsel() $ut not himsel( alone. ! 3nd as his "ather lost not ,art o( him in your creation) so the li&ht in him is $ri&hter still $ecause you &a e your li&ht to him) to sa e him (rom the dark. % 3nd no# the li&ht in you must $e as $ri&ht as shines in him. ' This is the s,ark that shines #ithin the dream9 that you can hel, him #aken) and $e sure his #akin& eyes #ill rest on you. * 3nd in his &lad sal ation you are sa ed. I". $rea Roles T-2:.I6.1. Do you $elie e that truth can $e $ut some illusionsD 2 They are dreams <$ecause= they are not true. 3 Their equal lack o( truth

$ecomes the $asis (or the miracle) #hich means that you ha e understood that dreams are dreams9 and that esca,e de,ends) not on the dream) $ut only on a#akin&. ! Could it $e some dreams are ke,t) and others #akened (romD % The choice is not $et#een #hich dreams to kee,) $ut only i( you #ant to li e in dreams or to a#aken (rom them. ' Thus it is the miracle does not select some dreams to lea e untouched $y its $ene(icence. * 7ou cannot dream some dreams and #ake (rom some) (or you are either slee,in& or a#ake. - 3nd dreamin& &oes #ith only one o( these. T-2:.I6.2. The dreams you think you like #ould hold you $ack as much as those in #hich the (ear is seen. 2 "or e ery dream is $ut a dream o( (ear) no matter #hat the (orm it seems to take. 3 The (ear is seen #ithin) #ithout) or $oth. ! Or it can $e dis&uised in ,leasant (orm. % But ne er is it a$sent (rom the dream) (or (ear is the material o( dreams) (rom #hich they all are made. ' Their (orm can chan&e) $ut they cannot $e made o( somethin& else. * The miracle #ere treacherous indeed i( it allo#ed you still to $e a(raid $ecause you did not reco&niAe the (ear. - 7ou #ould not then $e #illin& to a#ake) (or #hich the miracle ,re,ares the #ay. T-2:.I6.3. In sim,lest (orm) it can $e said attack is a res,onse to (unction un(ul(illed as you ,ercei e the (unction. 2 It can $e in you or someone else) $ut #here it is ,ercei ed it #ill $e there it is attacked. ,'12 3 De,ression or assault must $e the theme o( e ery dream) (or they are made o( (ear. ! The thin dis&uise o( ,leasure and o( Coy in #hich they may $e #ra,,ed $ut sli&htly eils the hea y lum, o( (ear that is their core. % 3nd it is this the miracle ,ercei es) and not the #ra,,in&s in #hich it is $ound. T-2:.I6.!. 8hen you are an&ry) is it not $ecause someone has (ailed to (ill the (unction you allotted himD 2 3nd does not this $ecome the 2reason2 your attack is Custi(iedD 3 The dreams you think you like are those in #hich the (unctions you ha e &i en ha e $een (illed9 the needs #hich you ascri$e to you are met. ! It does not matter i( they $e (ul(illed or merely #anted. % It is the idea that they e/ist (rom #hich the (ears arise. ' Dreams are not #anted more or less. * They are desired or not. - 3nd each one re,resents some (unction that you ha e assi&ned9 some &oal #hich an e ent) or $ody) or a thin& <should= re,resent) and <should= achie e (or you. : I( it succeeds you think you like the dream. 1> I( it should (ail you think the dream is sad. 11 But #hether it succeeds or (ails is not its core) $ut Cust the (limsy co erin&. T-2:.I6.%. 0o# ha,,y #ould your dreams $ecome i( you #ere not the one #ho &a e the 2,ro,er2 role to e ery (i&ure #hich the dream contains. 2 No one can (ail $ut your idea o( him) and there is no

$etrayal $ut o( this. 3 The core o( dreams the 0oly 5,irit &i es is ne er one o( (ear. ! The co erin&s may not a,,ear to chan&e) $ut #hat they mean has chan&ed $ecause they co er somethin& else. % ?erce,tions are determined $y their ,ur,ose) in that they seem to $e #hat they are (or. ' 3 shado# (i&ure #ho attacks $ecomes a $rother &i in& you a chance to hel,) i( this $ecomes the (unction o( the dream. * 3nd dreams o( sadness thus are turned to Coy. T-2:.I6.'. 8hat is your $rother (orD 2 7ou do not kno#) $ecause your (unction is o$scure to you. 3 Do not ascri$e a role to him that you ima&ine #ould $rin& ha,,iness to you. ! 3nd do not try to hurt him #hen he (ails to take the ,art that you assi&ned to him) in #hat you dream your li(e #as meant to $e. % 0e asks (or hel, in e ery dream he has) and you ha e hel, to &i e him i( you see the (unction o( the dream as 0e ,ercei es its (unction) 8ho can utiliAe all dreams as means to ser e the (unction &i en 0im. ' Because 0e lo es the dreamer) not the dream) each dream $ecomes an o((erin& o( lo e. * "or at its center is 0is ;o e (or you) #hich li&hts #hate er (orm it takes #ith lo e. ,'13 ". T#e C#an)eless $+ellin) Place T-2:.6.1. There is a ,lace in you #here this #hole #orld has $een (or&otten9 #here no memory o( sin and o( illusion lin&ers still. 2 There is a ,lace in you #hich time has le(t) and echoes o( eternity are heard. 3 There is a restin& ,lace so still no sound e/ce,t a hymn to 0ea en rises u, to &ladden 1od the "ather and the 5on. ! 8here Both a$ide are They remem$ered) Both. % 3nd #here They are is 0ea en and is ,eace. T-2:.6.2. Think not that you can chan&e Their d#ellin& ,lace. 2 "or your Identity a$ides in Them) and #here They are) (ore er must you $e. 3 The chan&elessness o( 0ea en is in you) so dee, #ithin that nothin& in this #orld $ut ,asses $y) unnoticed and unseen. ! The still in(inity o( endless ,eace surrounds you &ently in its so(t em$race) so stron& and quiet) tranquil in the mi&ht o( its Creator) nothin& can intrude u,on the sacred 5on o( 1od #ithin. T-2:.6.3. 0ere is the role the 0oly 5,irit &i es to you #ho #ait u,on the 5on o( 1od) and #ould $ehold him #aken and $e &lad. 2 0e is a ,art o( you and you o( him) $ecause he is his "ather+s 5on) and not (or any ,ur,ose you may see in him. 3 Nothin& is asked o( you $ut to acce,t the chan&eless and eternal that a$ide in him) (or your Identity is there. ! The ,eace in you can $ut $e (ound in him. % 3nd e ery thou&ht o( lo e you o((er him $ut $rin&s you nearer to your #akenin& to ,eace eternal and to endless Coy. T-2:.6.!. This sacred 5on o( 1od is like yoursel(9 the mirror o( his "ather+s ;o e (or you) the so(t reminder o( his "ather+s ;o e $y #hich

he #as created and #hich still a$ides in him as it a$ides in you. 2 Be ery still and hear 1od+s 6oice in him) and let It tell you #hat his (unction is. 3 0e #as created that you mi&ht $e #hole) (or only the com,lete can $e a ,art o( 1od+s com,letion) #hich created you. T-2:.6.%. There is no &i(t the "ather asks o( you $ut that you see in all creation $ut the shinin& &lory o( 0is &i(t to you. 2 Behold 0is 5on) 0is ,er(ect &i(t) in #hom his "ather shines (ore er) and to #hom is all creation &i en as his o#n. 3 Because he has it is it &i en you) and #here it lies in him $ehold your ,eace. ! The quiet that surrounds you d#ells in him) and (rom this quiet come the ha,,y dreams in #hich your hands are Coined in innocence. % These are not hands that &ras, in dreams o( ,ain. ' They hold no s#ord) (or they ha e le(t their hold on e ery ain illusion o( the #orld. * 3nd $ein& em,ty they recei e) instead) a $rother+s hand in #hich com,letion lies. ,'1! T-2:.6.'. I( you $ut kne# the &lorious &oal that lies $eyond (or&i eness) you #ould not kee, hold on any thou&ht) ho#e er li&ht the touch o( e il on it may a,,ear to $e. 2 "or you #ould understand ho# &reat the cost o( holdin& anythin& 1od did not &i e in minds that can direct the hand to $less) and lead 1od+s 5on unto his "ather+s house. 3 8ould you not #ant to $e a (riend to him) created $y his "ather as 0is homeD ! I( 1od esteems him #orthy o( 0imsel() #ould you attack him #ith the hands o( hateD % 8ho #ould lay $loody hands on 0ea en itsel() and ho,e to (ind its ,eaceD ' 7our $rother thinks he holds the hand o( death. * Belie e him not. - But learn) instead) ho# $lessed are you #ho can release him) Cust $y o((erin& him yours. T-2:.6.*. 3 dream is &i en you in #hich he is your sa ior) not your enemy in hate. 2 3 dream is &i en you in #hich you ha e (or&i en him (or all his dreams o( death9 a dream o( ho,e you share #ith him) instead o( dreamin& e il se,arate dreams o( hate. 3 8hy does it seem so hard to share this dreamD ! Because unless the 0oly 5,irit &i es the dream its (unction) it #as made (or hate) and #ill continue in death+s ser ices. % @ach (orm it takes in some #ay calls (or death. ' 3nd those #ho ser e the lord o( death ha e come to #orshi, in a se,arated #orld) each #ith his tiny s,ear and rusted s#ord) to kee, his ancient ,romises to die. T-2:.6.-. 5uch is the core o( (ear in e ery dream that has $een ke,t a,art (rom use $y 0im 8ho sees a di((erent (unction (or a dream. 2 8hen dreams are shared they lose the (unction o( attack and se,aration) e en thou&h it #as (or this that e ery dream #as made. 3 7et nothin& in the #orld o( dreams remains #ithout the ho,e o( chan&e and $etterment) (or here is not #here chan&elessness is (ound. ! ;et us $e &lad indeed that this is so) and seek not the eternal in this #orld. % "or&i in& dreams are means to ste, aside (rom dreamin& o( a #orld

outside yoursel(. ' 3nd leadin& (inally $eyond all dreams) unto the ,eace o( e erlastin& li(e. "I. For)iveness an! t#e En! of Ti e T-2:.6I.1. 0o# #illin& are you to (or&i e your $rotherD 2 0o# much do you desire ,eace instead o( endless stri(e and misery and ,ainD 3 These questions are the same) in di((erent (orm. ! "or&i eness is your ,eace) (or herein lies the end o( se,aration and the dream o( dan&er and destruction) sin and death9 o( madness and o( murder) &rie( and loss. ,'1% % This is the 2sacri(ice2 sal ation asks) and &ladly o((ers ,eace instead o( this. T-2:.6I.2. 5#ear not to die) you holy 5on o( 1odJ 2 7ou make a $ar&ain that you cannot kee,. 3 The 5on o( ;i(e cannot $e killed. ! 0e is immortal as his "ather. % 8hat he is cannot $e chan&ed. ' 0e is the only thin& in all the uni erse that must $e one. * 8hat <seems= eternal all #ill ha e an end. - The stars #ill disa,,ear) and ni&ht and day #ill $e no more. : 3ll thin&s that come and &o) the tides) the seasons and the li es o( men9 all thin&s that chan&e #ith time and $loom and (ade #ill not return. 1> 8here time has set an end is not #here the eternal is. 11 1od+s 5on can ne er chan&e $y #hat men made o( him. 12 0e #ill $e as he #as and as he is) (or time a,,ointed not his destiny) nor set the hour o( his $irth and death. 13 "or&i eness #ill not chan&e him. 1! 7et time #aits u,on (or&i eness that the thin&s o( time may disa,,ear $ecause they ha e no use. T-2:.6I.3. Nothin& sur i es its ,ur,ose. 2 I( it $e concei ed to die) then die it must unless it does not take this ,ur,ose as its o#n. 3 Chan&e is the only thin& that can $e made a $lessin& here) #here ,ur,ose is not (i/ed) ho#e er chan&eless it a,,ears to $e. ! Think not that you can set a &oal unlike 1od+s ,ur,ose (or you) and esta$lish it as chan&eless and eternal. % 7ou can &i e yoursel( a ,ur,ose that you do not ha e. ' But you can not remo e the ,o#er to chan&e your mind) and see another ,ur,ose there. T-2:.6I.!. Chan&e is the &reatest &i(t 1od &a e to all that you #ould make eternal) to ensure that only 0ea en #ould not ,ass a#ay. 2 7ou #ere not $orn to die. 3 7ou cannot chan&e) $ecause your (unction has $een (i/ed $y 1od. ! 3ll other &oals are set in time and chan&e that time mi&ht $e ,reser ed) e/ce,tin& one. % "or&i eness does not aim at kee,in& time) $ut at its endin&) #hen it has no use. ' Its ,ur,ose ended) it is &one. * 3nd #here it once held seemin& s#ay is no# restored the (unction 1od esta$lished (or 0is 5on in (ull a#areness. Time can set no end to its (ul(illment nor its chan&elessness. : There is no death $ecause the li in& share the (unction their Creator &a e to

them. 1> ;i(e+s (unction cannot $e to die. 11 It must $e li(e+s e/tension) that it $e as one (ore er and (ore er) #ithout end. T-2:.6I.%. This #orld #ill $ind your (eet and tie your hands and kill your $ody only i( you think that it #as made to cruci(y 1od+s 5on. 2 "or e en thou&h it #as a dream o( death) you need not let it stand (or this to you. ,'1' 3 ;et <this= $e chan&ed) and nothin& in the #orld $ut must $e chan&ed as #ell. ! "or nothin& here $ut is de(ined as #hat you see it (or. T-2:.6I.'. 0o# lo ely is the #orld #hose ,ur,ose is (or&i eness o( 1od+s 5onJ 2 0o# (ree (rom (ear) ho# (illed #ith $lessin& and #ith ha,,inessJ 3 3nd #hat a Coyous thin& it is to d#ell a little #hile in such a ha,,y ,laceJ ! Nor can it $e (or&ot) in such a #orld) it <is= a little #hile till timelessness comes quietly to take the ,lace o( time. "II. See% Not O'tsi!e 7o'rself T-2:.6II.1. 5eek not outside yoursel(. 2 "or it #ill (ail) and you #ill #ee, each time an idol (alls. 3 0ea en cannot $e (ound #here it is not) and there can $e no ,eace e/ce,tin& there. ! @ach idol that you #orshi, #hen 1od calls #ill ne er ans#er in 0is ,lace. % There is no other ans#er you can su$stitute) and (ind the ha,,iness 0is ans#er $rin&s. ' 5eek not outside yoursel(. * "or all your ,ain comes sim,ly (rom a (utile search (or #hat you #ant) insistin& #here it must $e (ound. - 8hat i( it is not thereD : Do you ,re(er that you $e ri&ht or ha,,yD 1> Be you &lad that you are told #here ha,,iness a$ides) and seek no lon&er else#here. 11 7ou #ill (ail. 12 But it is &i en you to kno# the truth) and not to seek (or it outside yoursel(. T-2:.6II.2. No one #ho comes here $ut must still ha e ho,e) some lin&erin& illusion) or some dream that there is somethin& outside o( himsel( that #ill $rin& ha,,iness and ,eace to him. 2 I( e erythin& is in him this cannot $e so. 3 3nd there(ore $y his comin&) he denies the truth a$out himsel() and seeks (or somethin& more than e erythin&) as i( a ,art o( it #ere se,arated o(( and (ound #here all the rest o( it is not. ! This is the ,ur,ose he $esto#s u,on the $ody9 that it seek (or #hat he lacks) and &i e him #hat #ould make himsel( com,lete. % 3nd thus he #anders aimlessly a$out) in search o( somethin& that he cannot (ind) $elie in& that he is #hat he is not. T-2:.6II.3. The lin&erin& illusion #ill im,el him to seek out a thousand idols) and to seek $eyond them (or a thousand more. 2 3nd each #ill (ail him) all e/ce,tin& one9 (or he #ill die) and does not understand the idol that he seeks <is= $ut his death. 3 Its (orm a,,ears to $e outside himsel(. ! 7et does he seek to kill 1od+s 5on #ithin) and ,ro e that he is ictor o er him. ,'1* % This is the ,ur,ose e ery idol has) (or this the role that is assi&ned to it) and this the role that cannot $e (ul(illed.

T-2:.6II.!. 8hene er you attem,t to reach a &oal in #hich the $ody+s $etterment is cast as maCor $ene(iciary) you try to $rin& a$out your death. 2 "or you $elie e that you can su((er lack) and lack <is= death. 3 To sacri(ice is to &i e u,) and thus to $e #ithout and to ha e su((ered loss. ! 3nd $y this &i in& u, is li(e renounced. % 5eek not outside yoursel(. ' The search im,lies you are not #hole #ithin and (ear to look u,on your de astation) $ut ,re(er to seek outside yoursel( (or #hat you are. T-2:.6II.%. Idols must (all <$ecause= they ha e no li(e) and #hat is li(eless is a si&n o( death. 2 7ou came to die) and #hat #ould you e/,ect $ut to ,ercei e the si&ns o( death you seekD 3 No sadness and no su((erin& ,roclaim a messa&e other than an idol (ound that re,resents a ,arody o( li(e #hich) in its li(elessness) is really death) concei ed as real and &i en li in& (orm. ! 7et each must (ail and crum$le and decay) $ecause a (orm o( death cannot $e li(e) and #hat is sacri(iced cannot $e #hole. T-2:.6II.'. 3ll idols o( this #orld #ere made to kee, the truth #ithin (rom $ein& kno#n to you) and to maintain alle&iance to the dream that you must (ind #hat is outside yoursel( to $e com,lete and ha,,y. 2 It is ain to #orshi, idols in the ho,e o( ,eace. 3 1od d#ells #ithin) and your com,letion lies in 0im. ! No idol takes 0is ,lace. % ;ook not to idols. ' Do not seek outside yoursel(. T-2:.6II.*. ;et us (or&et the ,ur,ose o( the #orld the ,ast has &i en it. 2 "or other#ise) the (uture #ill $e like the ,ast) and $ut a series o( de,ressin& dreams) in #hich all idols (ail you) one $y one) and you see death and disa,,ointment e ery#here. T-2:.6II.-. To chan&e all this) and o,en u, a road o( ho,e and o( release in #hat a,,eared to $e an endless circle o( des,air) you need $ut to decide you do not kno# the ,ur,ose o( the #orld. 2 7ou &i e it &oals it does not ha e) and thus do you decide #hat it is (or. 3 7ou try to see in it a ,lace o( idols (ound outside yoursel() #ith ,o#er to make com,lete #hat is #ithin $y s,littin& #hat you are $et#een the t#o. ! 7ou choose your dreams) (or they are #hat you #ish) ,ercei ed as i( it had $een &i en you. % 7our idols do #hat you #ould ha e them do) and ha e the ,o#er you ascri$e to them. ' 3nd you ,ursue them ainly in the dream) $ecause you #ant their ,o#er as your o#n. T-2:.6II.:. 7et #here are dreams $ut in a mind aslee,D 2 3nd can a dream succeed in makin& real the ,icture it ,roCects outside itsel(D ,'1- 3 5a e time) my $rother9 learn #hat time is (or. ! 3nd s,eed the end o( idols in a #orld made sad and sick $y seein& idols there. % 7our holy mind is altar unto 1od) and #here 0e is no idols can a$ide. ' The (ear o( 1od is $ut the (ear o( loss o( idols. * It is not the (ear o( loss o( your reality. - But you ha e made o( your reality an idol) #hich you

must ,rotect a&ainst the li&ht o( truth. : 3nd all the #orld $ecomes the means $y #hich this idol can $e sa ed. 1> 5al ation thus a,,ears to threaten li(e and o((er death. T-2:.6II.1>. It is not so. 2 5al ation seeks to ,ro e there is no death) and only li(e e/ists. 3 The sacri(ice o( death is nothin& lost. ! 3n idol cannot take the ,lace o( 1od. % ;et 0im remind you o( 0is ;o e (or you) and do not seek to dro#n 0is 6oice in chants o( dee, des,air to idols o( yoursel(. ' 5eek not outside your "ather (or your ho,e. * "or ho,e o( ha,,iness is <not= des,air. "III. T#e Anti0C#rist T-2:.6III.1. 8hat is an idolD 2 Do you think you kno#D 3 "or idols are unreco&niAed as such) and ne er seen (or #hat they really are. ! That is the only ,o#er that they ha e. % Their ,ur,ose is o$scure) and they are (eared and #orshi,,ed) $oth) <$ecause= you do not kno# #hat they are (or) and #hy they ha e $een made. ' 3n idol is an ima&e o( your $rother that you #ould alue more than #hat he is. * Idols are made that he may $e re,laced) no matter #hat their (orm. - 3nd it is this that ne er is ,ercei ed and reco&niAed. : Be it a $ody or a thin&) a ,lace) a situation or a circumstance) an o$Cect o#ned or #anted) or a ri&ht demanded or achie ed) it is the same. T-2:.6III.2. ;et not their (orm decei e you. 2 Idols are $ut su$stitutes (or your reality. 3 In some #ay) you $elie e they #ill com,lete your little sel() (or sa(ety in a #orld ,ercei ed as dan&erous) #ith (orces massed a&ainst your con(idence and ,eace o( mind. ! They ha e the ,o#er to su,,ly your lacks) and add the alue that you do not ha e. % No one $elie es in idols #ho has not ensla ed himsel( to littleness and loss. ' 3nd thus must seek $eyond his little sel( (or stren&th to raise his head) and stand a,art (rom all the misery the #orld re(lects. * This is the ,enalty (or lookin& not #ithin (or certainty and quiet calm that li$erates you (rom the #orld) and lets you stand a,art) in quiet and in ,eace. ,'1: T-2:.6III.3. 3n idol is a (alse im,ression) or a (alse $elie(9 some (orm o( anti-Christ) that constitutes a &a, $et#een the Christ and #hat you see. 2 3n idol is a #ish) made tan&i$le and &i en (orm) and thus ,ercei ed as real and seen outside the mind. 3 7et it is still a thou&ht) and cannot lea e the mind that is its source. ! Nor is its (orm a,art (rom the idea it re,resents. % 3ll (orms o( anti-Christ o,,ose the Christ. ' 3nd (all $e(ore 0is (ace like a dark eil that seems to shut you o(( (rom 0im) alone in darkness. * 7et the li&ht is there. - 3 cloud does not ,ut out the sun. : No more a eil can $anish #hat it seems to se,arate) nor darken $y one #hit the li&ht itsel(.

T-2:.6III.!. This #orld o( idols <is= a eil across the (ace o( Christ) $ecause its ,ur,ose is to se,arate your $rother (rom yoursel(. 2 3 dark and (ear(ul ,ur,ose) yet a thou&ht #ithout the ,o#er to chan&e one $lade o( &rass (rom somethin& li in& to a si&n o( death. 3 Its (orm is no#here) (or its source a$ides #ithin your mind #here 1od a$ideth not. ! 8here is this ,lace #here #hat is e ery#here has $een e/cluded and $een ke,t a,artD % 8hat hand could $e held u, to $lock 1od+s #ayD ' 8hose oice could make demand 0e enter notD * The 2more-thane erythin&2 is not a thin& to make you trem$le and to quail in (ear. Christ+s enemy is no#here. : 0e can take no (orm in #hich he e er #ill $e real. T-2:.6III.%. 8hat is an idolD 2 Nothin&J 3 It must $e $elie ed $e(ore it seems to come to li(e) and &i en ,o#er that it may $e (eared. ! Its li(e and ,o#er are its $elie er+s &i(t) and this is #hat the miracle restores to #hat <has= li(e and ,o#er #orthy o( the &i(t o( 0ea en and eternal ,eace. % The miracle does not restore the truth) the li&ht the eil $et#een has not ,ut out. ' It merely li(ts the eil) and lets the truth shine unencum$ered) $ein& #hat it is. * It does not need $elie( to $e itsel() (or it has $een created9 so it <is.= T-2:.6III.'. 3n idol is esta$lished $y $elie() and #hen it is #ithdra#n the idol 2dies.2 2 This is the anti-Christ9 the stran&e idea there is a ,o#er ,ast omni,otence) a ,lace $eyond the in(inite) a time transcendin& the eternal. 3 0ere the #orld o( idols has $een set $y the idea this ,o#er and ,lace and time are &i en (orm) and sha,e the #orld #here the im,ossi$le has ha,,ened. ! 0ere the deathless come to die) the all-encom,assin& to su((er loss) the timeless to $e made the sla es o( time. % 0ere does the chan&eless chan&e9 the ,eace o( 1od) (ore er &i en to all li in& thin&s) &i e #ay to chaos. ' 3nd the 5on o( 1od) as ,er(ect) sinless and as lo in& as his "ather) come to hate a little #hile9 to su((er ,ain and (inally to die. ,'2> T-2:.6III.*. 8here is an idolD 2 No#hereJ 3 Can there $e a &a, in #hat is in(inite) a ,lace #here time can interru,t eternityD ! 3 ,lace o( darkness set #here all is li&ht) a dismal alco e se,arated o(( (rom #hat is endless) <has= no ,lace to $e. % 3n idol is $eyond #here 1od has set all thin&s (ore er) and has le(t no room (or anythin& to $e e/ce,t 0is 8ill. ' Nothin& and no#here must an idol $e) #hile 1od is e erythin& and e ery#here. T-2:.6III.-. 8hat ,ur,ose has an idol) thenD 2 8hat is it (orD 3 This is the only question that has many ans#ers) each de,endin& on the one o( #hom the question has $een asked. ! The #orld $elie es in idols. % No one comes unless he #orshi,,ed them) and still attem,ts to seek (or one that yet mi&ht o((er him a &i(t reality does not contain. ' @ach #orshi,,er o( idols har$ors ho,e his s,ecial deities #ill &i e him

more than other men ,ossess. * It must $e more. - It does not really matter more o( #hat9 more $eauty) more intelli&ence) more #ealth) or e en more a((liction and more ,ain. : But more o( somethin& is an idol (or. 1> 3nd #hen one (ails another takes its ,lace) #ith ho,e o( (indin& more o( somethin& else. 11 Be not decei ed $y (orms the 2somethin&2 takes. 12 3n idol is a means (or &ettin& more. 13 3nd it is this that is a&ainst 1od+s 8ill. T-2:.6III.:. 1od has not many 5ons) $ut only One. 2 8ho can ha e more) and #ho $e &i en lessD 3 In 0ea en #ould the 5on o( 1od $ut lau&h) i( idols could intrude u,on his ,eace. ! It is (or him the 0oly 5,irit s,eaks) and tells you idols ha e no ,ur,ose here. % "or more than 0ea en can you ne er ha e. ' I( 0ea en is #ithin) #hy #ould you seek (or idols that #ould make o( 0ea en less) to &i e you more than 1od $esto#ed u,on your $rother and on you) as one #ith 0imD * 1od &a e you all there is. - 3nd to $e sure you could not lose it) did 0e also &i e the same to e ery li in& thin& as #ell. : 3nd thus is e ery li in& thin& a ,art o( you) as o( 0imsel(. 1> No idol can esta$lish you as more than 1od. 11 But you #ill ne er $e content #ith $ein& less. ,'21 I6. T#e For)ivin) $rea T-2:.IL.1. The sla e o( idols is a #illin& sla e. 2 "or #illin& he must $e to let himsel( $o# do#n in #orshi, to #hat has no li(e) and seek (or ,o#er in the ,o#erless. 3 8hat ha,,ened to the holy 5on o( 1od that this could $e his #ish9 to let himsel( (all lo#er than the stones u,on the &round) and look to idols that they raise him u,D ! 0ear) then) your story in the dream you made) and ask yoursel( i( it $e not the truth that you $elie e that it is not a dream. T-2:.IL.2. 3 dream o( Cud&ment came into the mind that 1od created ,er(ect as 0imsel(. 2 3nd in that dream #as 0ea en chan&ed to hell) and 1od made enemy unto 0is 5on. 3 0o# can 1od+s 5on a#aken (rom the dreamD ! It is a dream o( Cud&ment. % 5o must he Cud&e not) and he #ill #aken. ' "or the dream #ill seem to last #hile he is ,art o( it. * Hud&e not) (or he #ho Cud&es #ill ha e need o( idols) #hich #ill hold the Cud&ment o(( (rom restin& on himsel(. - Nor can he kno# the 5el( he has condemned. : Hud&e not) $ecause you make yoursel( a ,art o( e il dreams) #here idols are your 2true2 identity) and your sal ation (rom the Cud&ment laid in terror and in &uilt u,on yoursel(. T-2:.IL.3. 3ll (i&ures in the dream are idols) made to sa e you (rom the dream. 2 7et they are ,art o( #hat they ha e $een made to sa e you <(rom.= 3 Thus does an idol kee, the dream ali e and terri$le) (or #ho could #ish (or one unless he #ere in terror and des,airD ! 3nd this the idol re,resents) and so its #orshi, is the #orshi, o( des,air and terror) and the dream (rom #hich they come. % Hud&ment is an inCustice to

1od+s 5on) and it <is= Custice that #ho Cud&es him #ill not esca,e the ,enalty he laid u,on himsel( #ithin the dream he made. ' 1od kno#s o( Custice) not o( ,enalty. * But in the dream o( Cud&ment you attack and are condemned9 and #ish to $e the sla e o( idols) #hich are inter,osed $et#een your Cud&ment and the ,enalty it $rin&s. T-2:.IL.!. There can $e no sal ation in the dream as you are dreamin& it. 2 "or idols must $e ,art o( it) to sa e you (rom #hat you $elie e you ha e accom,lished) and ha e done to make you sin(ul and ,ut out the li&ht #ithin you. 3 ;ittle child) the li&ht is there. ! 7ou do $ut dream) and idols are the toys you dream you ,lay #ith. % 8ho has need o( toys $ut childrenD ' They ,retend they rule the #orld) and &i e their toys the ,o#er to mo e a$out) and talk and think and (eel and s,eak (or them. * 7et e erythin& their toys a,,ear to do is in the minds o( those #ho ,lay #ith them. - But they are ea&er to (or&et that they made u, the dream in #hich their toys are real) nor reco&niAe their #ishes are their o#n. ,'22 T-2:.IL.%. Ni&htmares are childish dreams. 2 The toys ha e turned a&ainst the child #ho thou&ht he made them real. 3 7et can a dream attackD ! Or can a toy &ro# lar&e and dan&erous and (ierce and #ildD % This does the child $elie e) $ecause he (ears his thou&hts and &i es them to the toys instead. ' 3nd their reality $ecomes his o#n) $ecause they seem to sa e him (rom his thou&hts. * 7et do they kee, his thou&hts ali e and real) $ut seen outside himsel() #here they can turn a&ainst him (or his treachery to them. - 0e thinks he needs them that he may esca,e his thou&hts) $ecause he thinks the thou&hts are real. : 3nd so he makes o( anythin& a toy) to make his #orld remain outside himsel() and ,lay that he is $ut a ,art o( it. T-2:.IL.'. There is a time #hen childhood should $e ,assed and &one (ore er. 2 5eek not to retain the toys o( children. 3 ?ut them all a#ay) (or you ha e need o( them no more. ! The dream o( Cud&ment is a children+s &ame) in #hich the child $ecomes the (ather) ,o#er(ul) $ut #ith the little #isdom o( a child. % 8hat hurts him is destroyed9 #hat hel,s him) $lessed. ' @/ce,t he Cud&es this as does a child) #ho does not kno# #hat hurts and #hat #ill heal. * 3nd $ad thin&s seem to ha,,en) and he is a(raid o( all the chaos in a #orld he thinks is &o erned $y the la#s he made. - 7et is the real #orld una((ected $y the #orld he thinks is real. : Nor ha e its la#s $een chan&ed $ecause he does not understand. T-2:.IL.*. The real #orld still is $ut a dream. 2 @/ce,t the (i&ures ha e $een chan&ed. 3 They are not seen as idols #hich $etray. ! It is a dream in #hich no one is used to su$stitute (or somethin& else) nor inter,osed $et#een the thou&hts the mind concei es and #hat it sees. % No one is used (or somethin& he is not) (or childish thin&s ha e all

$een ,ut a#ay. ' 3nd #hat #as once a dream o( Cud&ment no# has chan&ed into a dream #here all is Coy) $ecause that is the ,ur,ose that it has. * Only (or&i in& dreams can enter here) (or time is almost o er. - 3nd the (orms that enter in the dream are no# ,ercei ed as $rothers) not in Cud&ment) $ut in lo e. T-2:.IL.-. "or&i in& dreams ha e little need to last. 2 They are not made to se,arate the mind (rom #hat it thinks. 3 They do not seek to ,ro e the dream is $ein& dreamed $y someone else. ! 3nd in these dreams a melody is heard that e eryone remem$ers) thou&h he has not heard it since $e(ore all time $e&an. % "or&i eness) once com,lete) $rin&s timelessness so close the son& o( 0ea en can $e heard) not #ith the ears) $ut #ith the holiness that ne er le(t the altar that a$ides (ore er dee, #ithin the 5on o( 1od. ,'23 ' 3nd #hen he hears this son& a&ain) he kno#s he ne er heard it not. * 3nd #here is time) #hen dreams o( Cud&ment ha e $een ,ut a#ayD T-2:.IL.:. 8hene er you (eel (ear in any (orm)Kand you <are= (ear(ul i( you do not (eel a dee, content) a certainty o( hel,) a calm assurance 0ea en &oes #ith you)K$e sure you made an idol) and $elie e it #ill $etray you. 2 "or $eneath your ho,e that it #ill sa e you lie the &uilt and ,ain o( sel(-$etrayal and uncertainty) so dee, and $itter that the dream cannot conceal com,letely all your sense o( doom. 3 7our sel($etrayal must result in (ear) (or (ear <is= Cud&ment) leadin& surely to the (rantic search (or idols and (or death. T-2:.IL.1>. "or&i in& dreams remind you that you li e in sa(ety and ha e not attacked yoursel(. 2 5o do your childish terrors melt a#ay) and dreams $ecome a si&n that you ha e made a ne# $e&innin&) not another try to #orshi, idols and to kee, attack. 3 "or&i in& dreams are kind to e eryone #ho (i&ures in the dream. ! 3nd so they $rin& the dreamer (ull release (rom dreams o( (ear. % 0e does not (ear his Cud&ment (or he has Cud&ed no one) nor has sou&ht to $e released throu&h Cud&ment (rom #hat Cud&ment must im,ose. ' 3nd all the #hile he is remem$erin& #hat he (or&ot) #hen Cud&ment seemed to $e the #ay to sa e him (rom its ,enalty. ,'2! C#apter ?=. THE NE& -EGINNING Intro!'ction T-3>.in.1. The ne# $e&innin& no# $ecomes the (ocus o( the curriculum. 2 The &oal is clear) $ut no# you need s,eci(ic methods (or attainin& it. 3 The s,eed $y #hich it can $e reached de,ends on this one thin& alone9 your #illin&ness to ,ractice e ery ste,. ! @ach one #ill hel, a little) e ery time it is attem,ted. % 3nd to&ether #ill these ste,s

lead you (rom dreams o( Cud&ment to (or&i in& dreams and out o( ,ain and (ear. ' They are not ne# to you) $ut they are more ideas than rules o( thou&ht to you as yet. * 5o no# #e need to ,ractice them a#hile) until they are the rules $y #hich you li e. - 8e seek to make them ha$its no#) so you #ill ha e them ready (or #hate er need. I. Rules (or Decision T-3>.I.1. Decisions are continuous. 2 7ou do not al#ays kno# #hen you are makin& them. 3 But #ith a little ,ractice #ith the ones you reco&niAe) a set $e&ins to (orm #hich sees you throu&h the rest. ! It is not #ise to let yoursel( $ecome ,reoccu,ied #ith e ery ste, you take. % The ,ro,er set) ado,ted consciously each time you #ake) #ill ,ut you #ell ahead. ' 3nd i( you (ind resistance stron& and dedication #eak) you are not ready. * <Do not (i&ht yoursel(.= - But think a$out the kind o( day you #ant) and tell yoursel( there is a #ay in #hich this ery day can ha,,en Cust like that. : Then try a&ain to ha e the day you #ant. T-3>.I.2. E1F The outlook starts #ith this. 2 Today I #ill make no decisions $y mysel(. 3 This means that you are choosin& not to $e the Cud&e o( #hat to do. ! But it must also mean you #ill not Cud&e the situations #here you #ill $e called u,on to make res,onse. % "or i( you Cud&e them) you ha e set the rules (or ho# you should react to them. ' 3nd then another ans#er cannot $ut ,roduce con(usion and uncertainty and (ear. ,'2% T-3>.I.3. This is your maCor ,ro$lem no#. 2 7ou still make u, your mind) and <then= decide to ask #hat you should do. 3 3nd #hat you hear may not resol e the ,ro$lem as you sa# it (irst. ! This leads to (ear) $ecause it contradicts #hat you ,ercei e and so you (eel attacked. % 3nd there(ore an&ry. ' There are rules $y #hich this #ill not ha,,en. * But it does occur at (irst) #hile you are learnin& ho# to hear. T-3>.I.!. E2F Throu&hout the day) at any time you think o( it and ha e a quiet moment (or re(lection) tell yoursel( a&ain the kind o( day you #ant9 the (eelin&s you #ould ha e) the thin&s you #ant to ha,,en to you) and the thin&s you #ould e/,erience) and say. 2 I( I make no decisions $y mysel() this is the day that #ill $e &i en me. 3 These t#o ,rocedures) ,racticed #ell) #ill ser e to let you $e directed #ithout (ear) (or o,,osition #ill not (irst arise and then $ecome a ,ro$lem in itsel(. T-3>.I.%. But there #ill still $e times #hen you ha e Cud&ed already. 2 No# the ans#er #ill ,ro oke attack) unless you quickly strai&hten out

your mind to #ant an ans#er that #ill #ork. 3 Be certain this has ha,,ened i( you (eel yoursel( un#illin& to sit $y and ask to ha e the ans#er &i en you. ! This means you ha e decided $y yoursel() and can not see the question. % No# you need a quick restorati e $e(ore you ask a&ain. T-3>.I.'. E3F Remem$er once a&ain the day you #ant) and reco&niAe that somethin& has occurred that is not ,art o( it. 2 Then realiAe that you ha e asked a question $y yoursel() and must ha e set an ans#er in your terms. 3 Then say. ! I ha e no question. % I (or&ot #hat to decide. ' This cancels out the terms that you ha e set) and lets the ans#er sho# you #hat the question must ha e really $een. T-3>.I.*. Try to o$ser e this rule #ithout delay) des,ite your o,,osition. 2 "or you ha e already &otten an&ry. 3 3nd your (ear o( $ein& ans#ered in a di((erent #ay (rom #hat your ersion o( the question asks #ill &ain momentum) until you $elie e the day you #ant is one in #hich you &et <your= ans#er to <your= question. ! 3nd you #ill not &et it) (or it #ould destroy the day $y ro$$in& you o( #hat you really #ant. ,'2' % This can $e ery hard to realiAe) #hen once you ha e decided $y yoursel( the rules that ,romise you a ha,,y day. ' 7et this decision still can $e undone) $y sim,le methods that you can acce,t. T-3>.I.-. E!F I( you are so un#illin& to recei e you cannot e en let your question &o) you can $e&in to chan&e your mind #ith this. 2 3t least I can decide I do not like #hat I (eel no#. 3 This much is o$ ious) and ,a es the #ay (or the ne/t easy ste,. T-3>.I.:. E%F 0a in& decided that you do not like the #ay you (eel) #hat could $e easier than to continue #ith. 2 3nd so I ho,e I ha e $een #ron&. 3 This #orks a&ainst the sense o( o,,osition) and reminds you that hel, is not $ein& thrust u,on you $ut is somethin& that you #ant and that you need) $ecause you do not like the #ay you (eel. ! This tiny o,enin& #ill $e enou&h to let you &o ahead #ith Cust a (e# more ste,s you need to let yoursel( $e hel,ed. T-3>.I.1>. No# you ha e reached the turnin& ,oint) $ecause it has occurred to you that you #ill &ain i( #hat you ha e decided is not so. 2 Until this ,oint is reached) you #ill $elie e your ha,,iness de,ends on

$ein& ri&ht. 3 But this much reason ha e you no# attained9 you #ould $e $etter o(( i( you #ere #ron&. T-3>.I.11. E'F This tiny &rain o( #isdom #ill su((ice to take you (urther. 2 7ou are not coerced) $ut merely ho,e to &et a thin& you #ant. 3 3nd you can say in ,er(ect honesty. ! I #ant another #ay to look at this. % No# you ha e chan&ed your mind a$out the day) and ha e remem$ered #hat you really #ant. ' Its ,ur,ose has no lon&er $een o$scured $y the insane $elie( you #ant it (or the &oal o( $ein& ri&ht #hen you are #ron&. * Thus is the readiness (or askin& $rou&ht to your a#areness) (or you cannot $e in con(lict #hen you ask (or #hat you #ant) and see that it is this (or #hich you ask. T-3>.I.12. E*F This (inal ste, is $ut ackno#led&ment o( lack o( o,,osition to $e hel,ed. 2 It is a statement o( an o,en mind) not certain yet) $ut #illin& to $e sho#n. ,'2* 3 ?erha,s there is another #ay to look at this. ! 8hat can I lose $y askin&D % Thus you no# can ask a question that makes sense) and so the ans#er #ill make sense as #ell. ' Nor #ill you (i&ht a&ainst it) (or you see that it is you #ho #ill $e hel,ed $y it. T-3>.I.13. It must $e clear that it is easier to ha e a ha,,y day i( you ,re ent unha,,iness (rom enterin& at all. 2 But this takes ,ractice in the rules that #ill ,rotect you (rom the ra a&es o( (ear. 3 8hen this has $een achie ed) the sorry dream o( Cud&ment has (ore er $een undone. ! But mean#hile) you ha e need (or ,racticin& the rules (or its undoin&. % ;et us) then) consider once a&ain the ery (irst o( the decisions #hich are o((ered here. T-3>.I.1!. 8e said you can $e&in a ha,,y day #ith the determination not to make decisions $y yoursel(. 2 This seems to $e a real decision in itsel(. 3 3nd yet) you <cannot= make decisions $y yoursel(. ! The only question really is #ith #hat you choose to make them. % That is really all. ' The (irst rule) then) is not coercion) $ut a sim,le statement o( a sim,le (act. * 7ou #ill not make decisions $y yoursel( #hate er you decide. - "or they are made #ith idols or #ith 1od. : 3nd you ask hel, o( anti-Christ or Christ) and #hich you choose #ill Coin #ith you and tell you #hat to do. T-3>.I.1%. 7our day is not at random. 2 It is set $y #hat you choose to li e it #ith) and ho# the (riend #hose counsel you ha e sou&ht ,ercei es your ha,,iness. 3 7ou al#ays ask ad ice $e(ore you can

decide on anythin&. ! ;et this $e understood) and you can see there cannot $e coercion here) nor &rounds (or o,,osition that you may $e (ree. % There is no (reedom (rom #hat must occur. ' 3nd i( you think there is) you must $e #ron&. T-3>.I.1'. The second rule as #ell is $ut a (act. 2 "or you and your ad iser must a&ree on #hat you #ant $e(ore it can occur. 3 It is $ut this a&reement that ,ermits all thin&s to ha,,en. ! Nothin& can $e caused #ithout some (orm o( union) $e it #ith a dream o( Cud&ment or the 6oice (or 1od. % Decisions cause results <$ecause= they are not made in isolation. ' They are made $y you and your ad iser) (or yoursel( and (or the #orld as #ell. * The day you #ant you o((er to the #orld) (or it #ill $e #hat you ha e asked (or) and #ill rein(orce the rule o( your ad iser in the #orld. - 8hose kin&dom is the #orld (or you todayD : 8hat kind o( day #ill you decide to ha eD T-3>.I.1*. It needs $ut t#o #ho #ould ha e ha,,iness this day to ,romise it to all the #orld. ,'2- 2 It needs $ut t#o to understand that they cannot decide alone) to &uarantee the Coy they asked (or #ill $e #holly shared. 3 "or they ha e understood the $asic la# that makes decision ,o#er(ul) and &i es it all e((ects that it #ill e er ha e. ! It needs $ut t#o. % These t#o are Coined $e(ore there can $e a decision. ' ;et this $e the one reminder that you kee, in mind) and you #ill ha e the day you #ant) and &i e it to the #orld $y ha in& it yoursel(. * 7our Cud&ment has $een li(ted (rom the #orld $y your decision (or a ha,,y day. - 3nd as you ha e recei ed) so must you &i e. II. Free!o of &ill T-3>.II.1. Do you not understand that to o,,ose the 0oly 5,irit is to (i&ht <yoursel(D= 2 0e tells you $ut your #ill9 0e s,eaks (or you. 3 In 0is Di inity is $ut your o#n. ! 3nd all 0e kno#s is $ut your kno#led&e) sa ed (or you that you may do your #ill throu&h 0im. % 1od <asks= you do your #ill. ' 0e Coins #ith <you.= * 0e did not set 0is Gin&dom u, alone. - 3nd 0ea en itsel( $ut re,resents your #ill) #here e erythin& created is (or you. : No s,ark o( li(e $ut #as created #ith your &lad consent) as you #ould ha e it $e. 1> 3nd not one Thou&ht that 1od has e er had $ut #aited (or your $lessin& to $e $orn. 11 1od is no enemy to you. 12 0e asks no more than that 0e hear you call 0im 2"riend.2 T-3>.II.2. 0o# #onder(ul it is to do your #illJ 2 "or that is (reedom. 3 There is nothin& else that e er should $e called $y (reedom+s name. ! Unless you do your #ill you are not (ree. % 3nd #ould 1od lea e 0is 5on #ithout #hat he has chosen (or himsel(D ' 1od $ut ensured that you #ould ne er lose your #ill #hen 0e &a e you 0is ,er(ect 3ns#er. * 0ear It no#) that you may $e reminded o( 0is ;o e and learn your #ill.

- 1od #ould not ha e 0is 5on made ,risoner to #hat he does not #ant. : 0e Coins #ith you in #illin& you $e (ree. 1> 3nd to o,,ose 0im is to make a choice a&ainst yoursel() and choose that you $e $ound. T-3>.II.3. ;ook once a&ain u,on your enemy) the one you chose to hate instead o( lo e. 2 "or thus #as hatred $orn into the #orld) and thus the rule o( (ear esta$lished there. 3 No# hear 1od s,eak to you) throu&h 0im 8ho is 0is 6oice and yours as #ell) remindin& you that it is not your #ill to hate and $e a ,risoner to (ear) a sla e to death) a little creature #ith a little li(e. ! 7our #ill is $oundless9 it is not your #ill that it $e $ound. ,'2: % 8hat lies in you has Coined #ith 1od 0imsel( in all creation+s $irth. ' Remem$er 0im 8ho has created you) and throu&h your #ill created e erythin&. * Not one created thin& $ut &i es you thanks) (or it is $y your #ill that it #as $orn. - No li&ht o( 0ea en shines e/ce,t (or you) (or it #as set in 0ea en $y your #ill. T-3>.II.!. 8hat cause ha e you (or an&er in a #orld that merely #aits your $lessin& to $e (reeD 2 I( you $e ,risoner) then 1od 0imsel( could not $e (ree. 3 "or #hat is done to him #hom 1od so lo es is done to 1od 0imsel(. ! Think not 0e #ills to $ind you) 8ho has made you cocreator o( the uni erse alon& #ith 0im. % 0e #ould $ut kee, your #ill (ore er and (ore er limitless. ' This #orld a#aits the (reedom you #ill &i e #hen you ha e reco&niAed that you are (ree. * But you #ill not (or&i e the #orld until you ha e (or&i en 0im 8ho &a e your #ill to you. - "or it is $y your #ill the #orld is &i en (reedom. : Nor can you $e (ree a,art (rom 0im 8hose holy 8ill you share. T-3>.II.%. 1od turns to you to ask the #orld $e sa ed) (or $y your o#n sal ation is it healed. 2 3nd no one #alks u,on the earth $ut must de,end on your decision) that he learn death has no ,o#er o er him) $ecause he shares your (reedom as he shares your #ill. 3 It <is= your #ill to heal him) and $ecause you ha e decided #ith him) he is healed. ! 3nd no# is 1od (or&i en) (or you chose to look u,on your $rother as a (riend. III. -e.on! All I!ols T-3>.III.1. Idols are quite s,eci(ic. 2 But your #ill is uni ersal) $ein& limitless. 3 3nd so it has no (orm) nor is content (or its e/,ression in the terms o( (orm. ! Idols are limits. % They are the $elie( that there are (orms that #ill $rin& ha,,iness) and that) $y limitin&) is all attained. ' It is as i( you said) 2I ha e no need o( e erythin&. * This little thin& I #ant) and it #ill $e as e erythin& to me.2 - 3nd this must (ail to satis(y) $ecause it is your #ill that e erythin& $e yours. : Decide (or idols and you ask (or loss. 1> Decide (or truth and e erythin& is yours. T-3>.III.2. It is not (orm you seek. 2 8hat (orm can $e a su$stitute (or 1od the "ather+s ;o eD 3 8hat (orm can take the ,lace o( all the lo e in

the Di inity o( 1od the 5onD ! 8hat idol can make t#o o( #hat is oneD % 3nd can the limitless $e limitedD ' 7ou do not #ant an idol. ,'3> * It is not your #ill to ha e one. - It #ill not $esto# on you the &i(t you seek. : 8hen you decide u,on the (orm o( #hat you #ant) you lose the understandin& o( its ,ur,ose. 1> 5o you see your #ill #ithin the idol) thus reducin& it to a s,eci(ic (orm. 11 7et this could ne er $e your #ill) $ecause #hat shares in all creation cannot $e content #ith small ideas and little thin&s. T-3>.III.3. Behind the search (or e ery idol lies the yearnin& (or com,letion. 2 8holeness has no (orm $ecause it is unlimited. 3 To seek a s,ecial ,erson or a thin& to add to you to make yoursel( com,lete) can only mean that you $elie e some (orm is missin&. ! 3nd $y (indin& this) you #ill achie e com,letion in a (orm you like. % This is the ,ur,ose o( an idol9 that you #ill not look $eyond it) to the source o( the $elie( that you are incom,lete. ' Only i( you had sinned could this $e so. * "or sin is the idea you are alone and se,arated o(( (rom #hat is #hole. - 3nd thus it #ould $e necessary (or the search (or #holeness to $e made $eyond the $oundaries o( limits on yoursel(. T-3>.III.!. It ne er is the idol that you #ant. 2 But #hat you think it o((ers you) you #ant indeed and ha e the ri&ht to ask (or. 3 Nor could it $e ,ossi$le it $e denied. ! 7our #ill to $e com,lete is $ut 1od+s 8ill) and this is &i en you $y $ein& 0is. % 1od kno#s not (orm. ' 0e cannot ans#er you in terms that ha e no meanin&. * 3nd your #ill could not $e satis(ied #ith em,ty (orms) made $ut to (ill a &a, that is not there. It is not this you #ant. : Creation &i es no se,arate ,erson and no se,arate thin& the ,o#er to com,lete the 5on o( 1od. 1> 8hat idol can $e called u,on to &i e the 5on o( 1od #hat he already hasD T-3>.III.%. Com,letion is the <(unction= o( 1od+s 5on. 2 0e has no need to seek (or it at all. 3 Beyond all idols stands his holy #ill to $e $ut #hat he is. ! "or more than #hole is meanin&less. % I( there #ere chan&e in him) i( he could $e reduced to any (orm and limited to #hat is not in him) he #ould not $e as 1od created him. ' 8hat idol can he need to $e himsel(D * "or can he &i e a ,art o( him a#ayD - 8hat is not #hole cannot make #hole. : But #hat is really asked (or cannot $e denied. 1> 7our #ill <is= &ranted. 11 Not in any (orm that #ould content you not) $ut in the #hole com,letely lo ely Thou&ht 1od holds o( you. T-3>.III.'. Nothin& that 1od kno#s not e/ists. 2 3nd #hat 0e kno#s e/ists (ore er) chan&elessly. 3 "or thou&hts endure as lon& as does the mind that thou&ht o( them. ! 3nd in the 4ind o( 1od there is no endin&) nor a time in #hich 0is Thou&hts #ere a$sent or could su((er chan&e. ,'31 % Thou&hts are not $orn and cannot die. ' They share the attri$utes o( their creator) nor ha e they a se,arate li(e a,art (rom

his. * The thou&hts you think are in your mind) as you are in the 4ind #hich thou&ht o( you. - 3nd so there are no se,arate ,arts in #hat e/ists #ithin 1od+s 4ind. : It is (ore er One) eternally united and at ,eace. T-3>.III.*. Thou&hts seem to come and &o. 2 7et all this means is that you are sometimes a#are o( them) and sometimes not. 3 3n unremem$ered thou&ht is $orn a&ain to you #hen it returns to your a#areness. ! 7et it did not die #hen you (or&ot it. % It #as al#ays there) $ut you #ere una#are o( it. ' The Thou&ht 1od holds o( you is ,er(ectly unchan&ed $y your (or&ettin&. * It #ill al#ays $e e/actly as it #as $e(ore the time #hen you (or&ot) and #ill $e Cust the same #hen you remem$er. - 3nd it is the same #ithin the inter al #hen you (or&ot. T-3>.III.-. The Thou&hts o( 1od are (ar $eyond all chan&e) and shine (ore er. 2 They a#ait not $irth. 3 They #ait (or #elcome and remem$erin&. ! The Thou&ht 1od holds o( you is like a star) unchan&ea$le in an eternal sky. % 5o hi&h in 0ea en is it set that those outside o( 0ea en kno# not it is there. ' 7et still and #hite and lo ely #ill it shine throu&h all eternity. * There #as no time it #as not there9 no instant #hen its li&ht &re# dimmer or less ,er(ect e er #as. T-3>.III.:. 8ho kno#s the "ather kno#s this li&ht) (or 0e is the eternal sky that holds it sa(e) (ore er li(ted u, and anchored sure. 2 Its ,er(ect ,urity does not de,end on #hether it is seen on earth or not. 3 The sky em$races it and so(tly holds it in its ,er(ect ,lace) #hich is as (ar (rom earth as earth (rom 0ea en. ! It is not the distance nor the time that kee,s this star in isi$le to earth. % But those #ho seek (or idols cannot kno# the star is there. T-3>.III.1>. Beyond all idols is the Thou&ht 1od holds o( you. 2 Com,letely una((ected $y the turmoil and the terror o( the #orld) the dreams o( $irth and death that here are dreamed) the myriad o( (orms that (ear can take9 quite undistur$ed) the Thou&ht 1od holds o( you remains e/actly as it al#ays #as. 3 5urrounded $y a stillness so com,lete no sound o( $attle comes remotely near) it rests in certainty and ,er(ect ,eace. ! 0ere is your one reality ke,t sa(e) com,letely una#are o( all the #orld that #orshi,s idols) and that kno#s not 1od. % In ,er(ect sureness o( its chan&elessness and o( its rest in its eternal home) the Thou&ht 1od holds o( you has ne er le(t the 4ind o( its Creator 8hom it kno#s) as its Creator kno#s that it is there. ,'33 T-3>.III.11. 8here could the Thou&ht 1od holds o( you e/ist $ut #here you areD 2 Is your reality a thin& a,art (rom you) and in a #orld #hich your reality kno#s nothin& o(D 3 Outside you there is no eternal sky) no chan&eless star and no reality. ! The mind o( 0ea en+s 5on in 0ea en is) (or there the 4ind o( "ather and o( 5on Coined in creation

#hich can ha e no end. % 7ou ha e not t#o realities) $ut one. ' Nor can you $e a#are o( more than one. * 3n idol <or= the Thou&ht 1od holds o( you is your reality. - "or&et not) then) that idols must kee, hidden #hat you are) not (rom the 4ind o( 1od) $ut (rom your o#n. : The star shines still9 the sky has ne er chan&ed. 1> But you) the holy 5on o( 1od 0imsel() are una#are o( your reality. I". T#e Tr't# /e#in! Ill'sions T-3>.I6.1. 7ou #ill attack #hat does not satis(y) and thus you #ill not see you made it u,. 2 7ou al#ays (i&ht illusions. 3 "or the truth $ehind them is so lo ely and so still in lo in& &entleness) #ere you a#are o( it you #ould (or&et de(ensi eness entirely) and rush to its em$race. ! The truth could ne er $e attacked. % 3nd this you kne# #hen you made idols. ' They #ere made that this mi&ht $e (or&otten. * 7ou attack $ut (alse ideas) and ne er truth(ul ones. - 3ll idols are the (alse ideas you made to (ill the &a, you think arose $et#een yoursel( and #hat is true. : 3nd you attack them (or the thin&s you think they re,resent. 1> 8hat lies $eyond them cannot $e attacked. T-3>.I6.2. The #earyin&) dissatis(yin& &ods you made are $lo#n-u, children+s toys. 2 3 child is (ri&htened #hen a #ooden head s,rin&s u, as a closed $o/ is o,ened suddenly) or #hen a so(t and silent #oolly $ear $e&ins to squeak as he takes hold o( it. 3 The rules he made (or $o/es and (or $ears ha e (ailed him) and ha e $roken his 2control2 o( #hat surrounds him. ! 3nd he is a(raid) $ecause he thou&ht the rules ,rotected him. % No# must he learn the $o/es and the $ears did not decei e him) $roke no rules) nor mean his #orld is made chaotic and unsa(e. ' 0e #as mistaken. * 0e misunderstood #hat made him sa(e) and thou&ht that it had le(t. T-3>.I6.3. The &a, that is not there is (illed #ith toys in countless (orms. 2 3nd each one seems to $reak the rules you set (or it. 3 It ne er #as the thin& you thou&ht. ,'33 ! It must a,,ear to $reak your rules (or sa(ety) since the rules #ere #ron&. % But <you= are not endan&ered. ' 7ou can lau&h at ,o,,in& heads and squeakin& toys) as does the child #ho learns they are no threat to him. * 7et #hile he likes to ,lay #ith them) he still ,ercei es them as o$eyin& rules he made (or his enCoyment. - 5o there still are rules that they can seem to $reak and (ri&hten him. : 7et <is= he at the mercy o( his toysD 1> 3nd <can= they re,resent a threat to himD T-3>.I6.!. Reality o$ser es the la#s o( 1od) and not the rules you set. 2 It is 0is la#s that &uarantee your sa(ety. 3 3ll illusions that you $elie e a$out yoursel( o$ey no la#s. ! They seem to dance a little #hile) accordin& to the rules you set (or them. % But then they (all and cannot rise a&ain. ' They are $ut toys) my child) so do not &rie e (or them. *

Their dancin& ne er $rou&ht you Coy. - But neither #ere they thin&s to (ri&hten you) nor make you sa(e i( they o$eyed your rules. : They must $e neither cherished nor attacked) $ut merely looked u,on as children+s toys #ithout a sin&le meanin& o( their o#n. 1> 5ee one in them and you #ill see them all. 11 5ee none in them and they #ill touch you not. T-3>.I6.%. 3,,earances decei e <$ecause= they are a,,earances and not reality. 2 D#ell not on them in any (orm. 3 They $ut o$scure reality) and they $rin& (ear <$ecause= they hide the truth. ! Do not attack #hat you ha e made to let you $e decei ed) (or thus you ,ro e that you ha e $een decei ed. % 3ttack has ,o#er to make illusions real. ' 7et #hat it makes is nothin&. * 8ho could $e made (ear(ul $y a ,o#er that can ha e no real e((ects at allD - 8hat could it $e $ut an illusion) makin& thin&s a,,ear like to itsel(D : ;ook calmly at its toys) and understand that they are idols #hich $ut dance to ain desires. 1> 1i e them not your #orshi,) (or they are not there. 11 7et this is equally (or&otten in attack. 12 1od+s 5on needs no de(ense a&ainst his dreams. 13 0is idols do not threaten him at all. 1! 0is one mistake is that he thinks them real. 1% 8hat can the ,o#er o( illusions doD T-3>.I6.'. 3,,earances can $ut decei e the mind that #ants to $e decei ed. 2 3nd you can make a sim,le choice that #ill (ore er ,lace you (ar $eyond dece,tion. 3 7ou need not concern yoursel( #ith ho# this #ill $e done) (or this you cannot understand. ! But you #ill understand that mi&hty chan&es ha e $een quickly $rou&ht a$out) #hen you decide one ery sim,le thin&9 you do not #ant #hate er you $elie e an idol &i es. % "or thus the 5on o( 1od declares that he is (ree o( idols. ' 3nd thus <is= he (ree. ,'3! T-3>.I6.*. 5al ation is a ,arado/ indeedJ 2 8hat could it $e e/ce,t a ha,,y dreamD 3 It asks you $ut that you (or&i e all thin&s that no one e er did9 to o erlook #hat is not there) and not to look u,on the unreal as reality. ! 7ou are $ut asked to let your #ill $e done) and seek no lon&er (or the thin&s you do not #ant. % 3nd you are asked to let yoursel( $e (ree o( all the dreams o( #hat you ne er #ere) and seek no more to su$stitute the stren&th o( idle #ishes (or the 8ill o( 1od. T-3>.I6.-. 0ere does the dream o( se,aration start to (ade and disa,,ear. 2 "or here the &a, that is not there $e&ins to $e ,ercei ed #ithout the toys o( terror that you made. 3 No more than this is asked. ! Be &lad indeed sal ation asks so little) not so much. % It asks (or nothin& in reality. ' 3nd e en in illusions it $ut asks (or&i eness $e the su$stitute (or (ear. * 5uch is the only rule (or ha,,y dreams. - The &a, is em,tied o( the toys o( (ear) and then its unreality is ,lain. : Dreams are (or nothin&. 1> 3nd the 5on o( 1od can ha e no need o( them. 11 They o((er him no sin&le thin& that he could e er #ant. 12 0e is

deli ered (rom illusions $y his #ill) and $ut restored to #hat he is. 13 8hat could 1od+s ,lan (or his sal ation $e) e/ce,t a means to &i e him to 0imsel(D ". T#e Onl. P'rpose T-3>.6.1. The real #orld is the state o( mind in #hich the only ,ur,ose o( the #orld is seen to $e (or&i eness. 2 "ear is not its &oal) (or the esca,e (rom &uilt $ecomes its aim. 3 The alue o( (or&i eness is ,ercei ed and takes the ,lace o( idols) #hich are sou&ht no lon&er) (or their 2&i(ts2 are not held dear. ! No rules are idly set) and no demands are made o( anyone or anythin& to t#ist and (it into the dream o( (ear. % Instead) there is a #ish to understand all thin&s created as they really are. ' 3nd it is reco&niAed that all thin&s must $e (irst (or&i en) and <then= understood. T-3>.6.2. 0ere) it is thou&ht that understandin& is acquired $y attack. 2 There) it is clear that $y attack is understandin& lost. 3 The (olly o( ,ursuin& &uilt as &oal is (ully reco&niAed. ! 3nd idols are not #anted there) (or &uilt is understood as the sole cause o( ,ain in any (orm. % No one is tem,ted $y its ain a,,eal) (or su((erin& and death ha e $een ,ercei ed as thin&s not #anted and not stri en (or. ' The ,ossi$ility o( (reedom has $een &ras,ed and #elcomed) and the means $y #hich it can $e &ained can no# $e understood. ,'3% * The #orld $ecomes a ,lace o( ho,e) $ecause its only ,ur,ose is to $e a ,lace #here ho,e o( ha,,iness can $e (ul(illed. - 3nd no one stands outside this ho,e) $ecause the #orld has $een united in $elie( the ,ur,ose o( the #orld is one #hich all must share) i( ho,e $e more than Cust a dream. T-3>.6.3. Not yet is 0ea en quite remem$ered) (or the ,ur,ose o( (or&i eness still remains. 2 7et e eryone is certain he #ill &o $eyond (or&i eness) and he $ut remains until it is made ,er(ect in himsel(. 3 0e has no #ish (or anythin& $ut this. ! 3nd (ear has dro,,ed a#ay) $ecause he is united in his ,ur,ose #ith himsel(. % There is a ho,e o( ha,,iness in him so sure and constant he can $arely stay and #ait a little lon&er) #ith his (eet still touchin& earth. ' 7et is he &lad to #ait till e ery hand is Coined) and e ery heart made ready to arise and &o #ith him. * "or thus is he made ready (or the ste, in #hich is all (or&i eness le(t $ehind. T-3>.6.!. The (inal ste, is 1od+s) $ecause it is $ut 1od 8ho could create a ,er(ect 5on and share 0is "atherhood #ith him. 2 No one outside o( 0ea en kno#s ho# this can $e) (or understandin& this is 0ea en itsel(. 3 @ en the real #orld has a ,ur,ose still $eneath creation and eternity. ! But (ear is &one $ecause its ,ur,ose is (or&i eness) not idolatry. % 3nd so is 0ea en+s 5on ,re,ared to $e

himsel() and to remem$er that the 5on o( 1od kno#s e erythin& his "ather understands) and understands it ,er(ectly #ith 0im. T-3>.6.%. The real #orld still (alls short o( this) (or this is 1od+s O#n ,ur,ose9 only 0is) and yet com,letely shared and ,er(ectly (ul(illed. 2 The real #orld is a state in #hich the mind has learned ho# easily do idols &o #hen they are still ,ercei ed $ut #anted not. 3 0o# #illin&ly the mind can let them &o #hen it has understood that idols are nothin& and no#here) and are ,ur,oseless. ! "or only then can &uilt and sin $e seen #ithout a ,ur,ose) and as meanin&less. T-3>.6.'. Thus is the real #orld+s ,ur,ose &ently $rou&ht into a#areness) to re,lace the &oal o( sin and &uilt. 2 3nd all that stood $et#een your ima&e o( yoursel( and #hat you are) (or&i eness #ashes Coy(ully a#ay. 3 7et 1od need not create 0is 5on a&ain) that #hat is his $e &i en $ack to him. ! The &a, $et#een your $rother and yoursel( #as ne er there. % 3nd #hat the 5on o( 1od kne# in creation he must kno# a&ain. T-3>.6.*. 8hen $rothers Coin in ,ur,ose in the #orld o( (ear) they stand already at the ed&e o( the real #orld. 2 ?erha,s they still look $ack) and think they see an idol that they #ant. 3 7et has their ,ath $een surely set a#ay (rom idols to#ard reality. ,'3' ! "or #hen they Coined their hands it #as Christ+s hand they took) and they #ill look on 0im 8hose hand they hold. % The (ace o( Christ is looked u,on $e(ore the "ather is remem$ered. ' "or 0e must $e unremem$ered till 0is 5on has reached $eyond (or&i eness to the ;o e o( 1od. * 7et is the ;o e o( Christ acce,ted (irst. - 3nd then #ill come the kno#led&e They are One. T-3>.6.-. 0o# li&ht and easy is the ste, across the narro# $oundaries o( the #orld o( (ear #hen you ha e reco&niAed 8hose hand you holdJ 2 8ithin your hand is e erythin& you need to #alk #ith ,er(ect con(idence a#ay (rom (ear (ore er) and to &o strai&ht on) and quickly reach the &ate o( 0ea en itsel(. 3 "or 0e 8hose hand you hold #as #aitin& $ut (or you to Coin 0im. ! No# that you ha e come) #ould 0e delay in sho#in& you the #ay that 0e must #alk #ith youD % 0is $lessin& lies on you as surely as 0is "ather+s ;o e rests u,on 0im. ' 0is &ratitude to you is ,ast your understandin&) (or you ha e ena$led 0im to rise (rom chains and &o #ith you) to&ether) to 0is "ather+s house. T-3>.6.:. 3n ancient hate is ,assin& (rom the #orld. 2 3nd #ith it &oes all hatred and all (ear. 3 ;ook $ack no lon&er) (or #hat lies ahead is all you e er #anted in your heart. ! 1i e u, the #orldJ % But not to sacri(ice. ' 7ou ne er #anted it. * 8hat ha,,iness ha e you sou&ht here that did not $rin& you ,ainD - 8hat moment o( content has not $een $ou&ht at (ear(ul ,rice in coins o( su((erin&D : Hoy has no cost. 1> It is your sacred ri&ht) and #hat you ,ay (or is not ha,,iness. 11 Be

s,eeded on your #ay $y honesty) and let not your e/,eriences here decei e in retros,ect. 12 They #ere not (ree (rom $itter cost and Coyless consequence. T-3>.6.1>. Do not look $ack e/ce,t in honesty. 2 3nd #hen an idol tem,ts you) think o( this. 3 There ne er #as a time an idol $rou&ht you anythin& e/ce,t the 2&i(t2 o( &uilt. ! Not one #as $ou&ht e/ce,t at cost o( ,ain) nor #as it e er ,aid $y you alone. % Be merci(ul unto your $rother) then. ' 3nd do not choose an idol thou&htlessly) remem$erin& that he #ill ,ay the cost as #ell as you. * "or he #ill $e delayed #hen you look $ack) and you #ill not ,ercei e 8hose lo in& hand you hold. - ;ook (or#ard) then9 in con(idence #alk #ith a ha,,y heart that $eats in ho,e and does not ,ound in (ear. ,'3* T-3>.6.11. The 8ill o( 1od (ore er lies in those #hose hands are Coined. 2 Until they Coined) they thou&ht 0e #as their enemy. 3 But #hen they Coined and shared a ,ur,ose) they #ere (ree to learn their #ill is one. ! 3nd thus the 8ill o( 1od must reach to their a#areness. % Nor can they (or&et (or lon& that it is $ut their o#n. "I. T#e *'stification for For)iveness T-3>.6I.1. 3n&er is <ne er= Custi(ied. 2 3ttack has <no= (oundation. 3 It is here esca,e (rom (ear $e&ins) and #ill $e made com,lete. ! 0ere is the real #orld &i en in e/chan&e (or dreams o( terror. % "or it is on this (or&i eness rests) and is $ut natural. ' 7ou are not asked to o((er ,ardon #here attack is due) and #ould $e Custi(ied. * "or that #ould mean that you (or&i e a sin $y o erlookin& #hat is really there. - This is not ,ardon. : "or it #ould assume that) $y res,ondin& in a #ay #hich is not Custi(ied) your ,ardon #ill $ecome the ans#er to attack that has $een made. 1> 3nd thus is ,ardon ina,,ro,riate) $y $ein& &ranted #here it is not due. T-3>.6I.2. ?ardon is <al#ays= Custi(ied. 2 It has a sure (oundation. 3 7ou do not (or&i e the un(or&i a$le) nor o erlook a real attack that calls (or ,unishment. ! 5al ation does not lie in $ein& asked to make unnatural res,onses #hich are ina,,ro,riate to #hat is real. % Instead) it merely asks that you res,ond a,,ro,riately to #hat is not real $y not ,ercei in& #hat has not occurred. ' I( ,ardon #ere unCusti(ied) you #ould $e asked to sacri(ice your ri&hts #hen you return (or&i eness (or attack. * But you are merely asked to see (or&i eness as the natural reaction to distress that rests on error) and thus calls (or hel,. "or&i eness is the only sane res,onse. : It <kee,s= your ri&hts (rom $ein& sacri(iced.

T-3>.6I.3. This understandin& is the only chan&e that lets the real #orld rise to take the ,lace o( dreams o( terror. 2 "ear cannot arise unless attack is Custi(ied) and i( it had a real (oundation ,ardon #ould ha e none. 3 The real #orld is achie ed #hen you ,ercei e the $asis o( (or&i eness is quite real and (ully Custi(ied. ! 8hile you re&ard it as a &i(t un#arranted) it must u,hold the &uilt you #ould 2(or&i e.2 % UnCusti(ied (or&i eness is attack. ' 3nd this is all the #orld can e er &i e. * It ,ardons 2sinners2 sometimes) $ut remains a#are that they ha e sinned. - 3nd so they do not merit the (or&i eness that it &i es. T-3>.6I.!. This is the (alse (or&i eness #hich the #orld em,loys to kee, the sense o( sin ali e. ,'3- 2 3nd reco&niAin& 1od is Cust) it seems im,ossi$le 0is ,ardon could $e real. 3 Thus is the (ear o( 1od the sure result o( seein& ,ardon as unmerited. ! No one #ho sees himsel( as &uilty can a oid the (ear o( 1od. % But he is sa ed (rom this dilemma i( he can (or&i e. ' The mind must think o( its Creator as it looks u,on itsel(. * I( you can see your $rother merits ,ardon) you ha e learned (or&i eness is your ri&ht as much as his. - Nor #ill you think that 1od intends (or you a (ear(ul Cud&ment that your $rother does not merit. : "or it is the truth that you can merit neither more nor less than he. T-3>.6I.%. "or&i eness reco&niAed as merited #ill heal. 2 It &i es the miracle its stren&th to o erlook illusions. 3 This is ho# you learn that you must $e (or&i en too. ! There can $e no a,,earance that can not $e o erlooked. % "or i( there #ere) it #ould $e necessary (irst there $e some sin that stands $eyond (or&i eness. ' There #ould $e an error that is more than a mistake9 a s,ecial (orm o( error that remains unchan&ea$le) eternal) and $eyond correction or esca,e. * There #ould $e one mistake that had the ,o#er to undo creation) and to make a #orld that could re,lace it and destroy the 8ill o( 1od. - Only i( this #ere ,ossi$le could there $e some a,,earances that could #ithstand the miracle) and not $e healed $y it. T-3>.6I.'. There is no surer ,roo( idolatry is #hat you #ish than a $elie( there are some (orms o( sickness and o( Coylessness (or&i eness cannot heal. 2 This means that you ,re(er to kee, some idols) and are not ,re,ared) as yet) to let all idols &o. 3 3nd thus you think that some a,,earances are real and not a,,earances at all. ! Be not decei ed a$out the meanin& o( a (i/ed $elie( that some a,,earances are harder to look ,ast than others are. % It al#ays means you think (or&i eness must $e limited. ' 3nd you ha e set a &oal o( ,artial ,ardon and a limited esca,e (rom &uilt (or you. * 8hat can this $e e/ce,t a (alse (or&i eness o( yoursel() and e eryone #ho seems a,art (rom youD T-3>.6I.*. It must $e true the miracle can heal all (orms o( sickness) or it cannot heal. 2 Its ,ur,ose cannot $e to Cud&e #hich (orms are real) and #hich a,,earances are true. 3 I( one a,,earance must remain

a,art (rom healin&) one illusion must $e ,art o( truth. ! 3nd you could not esca,e all &uilt) $ut only some o( it. % 7ou must (or&i e 1od+s 5on entirely. ' Or you #ill kee, an ima&e o( yoursel( that is not #hole) and #ill remain a(raid to look #ithin and (ind esca,e (rom e ery idol there. * 5al ation rests on (aith there cannot $e some (orms o( &uilt that you cannot (or&i e. ,'3: - 3nd so there cannot $e a,,earances that ha e re,laced the truth a$out 1od+s 5on. T-3>.6I.-. ;ook on your $rother #ith the #illin&ness to see him as he is. 2 3nd do not kee, a ,art o( him outside your #illin&ness that he $e healed. 3 To heal is to make #hole. ! 3nd #hat is #hole can ha e no missin& ,arts that ha e $een ke,t outside. % "or&i eness rests on reco&niAin& this) and $ein& &lad there cannot $e some (orms o( sickness #hich the miracle must lack the ,o#er to heal. T-3>.6I.:. 1od+s 5on is ,er(ect) or he cannot $e 1od+s 5on. 2 Nor #ill you kno# him) i( you think he does not merit the esca,e (rom &uilt in all its consequences and its (orms. 3 There is no #ay to think o( him $ut this) i( you #ould kno# the truth a$out yoursel(. ! I thank 7ou) "ather) (or 7our ,er(ect 5on) and in his &lory #ill I see my o#n. % 0ere is the Coy(ul statement that there are no (orms o( e il that can o ercome the 8ill o( 1od9 the &lad ackno#led&ment that &uilt has not succeeded $y your #ish to make illusions real. ' 3nd #hat is this e/ce,t a sim,le statement o( the truthD T-3>.6I.1>. ;ook on your $rother #ith this ho,e in you) and you #ill understand he could not make an error that could chan&e the truth in him. 2 It is not di((icult to o erlook mistakes that ha e $een &i en no e((ects. 3 But #hat you see as ha in& ,o#er to make an idol o( the 5on o( 1od you #ill not ,ardon. ! "or he has $ecome to you a &ra en ima&e and a si&n o( death. % Is this your sa iorD ' Is his "ather #ron& a$out 0is 5onD * Or ha e you $een decei ed in him #ho has $een &i en you to heal) (or your sal ation and deli eranceD "II. T#e Ne+ Interpretation T-3>.6II.1. 8ould 1od ha e le(t the meanin& o( the #orld to your inter,retationD 2 I( 0e had) it <has= no meanin&. 3 "or it cannot $e that meanin& chan&es constantly) and yet is true. ! The 0oly 5,irit looks u,on the #orld as #ith one ,ur,ose) chan&elessly esta$lished. % 3nd no situation can a((ect its aim) $ut must $e in accord #ith it. ' "or only i( its aim could chan&e #ith e ery situation could each one $e o,en to inter,retation #hich is di((erent e ery time you think o( it. * 7ou add an element into the scri,t you #rite (or e ery minute in the

day) and all that ha,,ens no# means somethin& else. ,'!> - 7ou take a#ay another element) and e ery meanin& shi(ts accordin&ly. T-3>.6II.2. 8hat do your scri,ts re(lect e/ce,t your ,lans (or #hat the day <should= $eD 2 3nd thus you Cud&e disaster and success) ad ance) retreat) and &ain and loss. 3 These Cud&ments all are made accordin& to the roles the scri,t assi&ns. ! The (act they ha e no meanin& in themsel es is demonstrated $y the ease #ith #hich these la$els chan&e #ith other Cud&ments) made on di((erent as,ects o( e/,erience. % 3nd then) in lookin& $ack) you think you see another meanin& in #hat #ent $e(ore. ' 8hat ha e you really done) e/ce,t to sho# there #as no meanin& thereD * But you assi&ned a meanin& in the li&ht o( &oals that chan&e) #ith e ery meanin& shi(tin& as they chan&e. T-3>.6II.3. Only a constant ,ur,ose can endo# e ents #ith sta$le meanin&. 2 But it must accord <one= meanin& to them all. 3 I( they are &i en di((erent meanin&s) it must $e that they re(lect $ut di((erent ,ur,oses. ! 3nd this is all the meanin& that they ha e. % Can this $e meanin&D ' Can con(usion $e #hat meanin& meansD * ?erce,tion cannot $e in constant (lu/) and make allo#ance (or sta$ility o( meanin& any#here. - "ear is a Cud&ment ne er Custi(ied. : Its ,resence has no meanin& $ut to sho# you #rote a (ear(ul scri,t) and are a(raid accordin&ly. 1> But not $ecause the thin& you (ear has (ear(ul meanin& in itsel(. T-3>.6II.!. 3 common ,ur,ose is the only means #here$y ,erce,tion can $e sta$iliAed) and one inter,retation &i en to the #orld and all e/,eriences here. 2 In this shared ,ur,ose is one Cud&ment shared $y e eryone and e erythin& you see. 3 7ou do not ha e to Cud&e) (or you ha e learned one meanin& has $een &i en e erythin&) and you are &lad to see it e ery#here. ! It cannot chan&e <$ecause= you #ould ,ercei e it e ery#here) unchan&ed $y circumstance. % 3nd so you o((er it to all e ents) and let them o((er you sta$ility. T-3>.6II.%. @sca,e (rom Cud&ment sim,ly lies in this9 all thin&s ha e $ut one ,ur,ose) #hich you share #ith all the #orld. 2 3nd nothin& in the #orld can $e o,,osed to it) (or it $elon&s to e erythin&) as it $elon&s to you. 3 In sin&le ,ur,ose is the end o( all ideas o( sacri(ice) #hich must assume a di((erent ,ur,ose (or the one #ho &ains and him #ho loses. ! There could $e no thou&ht o( sacri(ice a,art (rom this idea. % 3nd it is this idea o( di((erent &oals that makes ,erce,tion shi(t and meanin& chan&e. ' In one united &oal does this $ecome im,ossi$le) (or your a&reement makes inter,retation sta$iliAe and last. ,'!1 T-3>.6II.'. 0o# can communication really $e esta$lished #hile the sym$ols that are used mean di((erent thin&sD 2 The 0oly 5,irit+s &oal &i es one inter,retation) meanin&(ul to you and to your $rother. 3 Thus

can you communicate #ith him) and he #ith you. ! In sym$ols that you $oth can understand the sacri(ice o( meanin& is undone. % 3ll sacri(ice entails the loss o( your a$ility to see relationshi,s amon& e ents. ' 3nd looked at se,arately they ha e no meanin&. * "or there is no li&ht $y #hich they can $e seen and understood. - They ha e no ,ur,ose. : 3nd #hat they are (or cannot $e seen. 1> In any thou&ht o( loss there is no meanin&. 11 No one has a&reed #ith you on #hat it means. 12 It is a ,art o( a distorted scri,t) #hich cannot $e inter,reted #ith meanin&. 13 It must $e (ore er unintelli&i$le. 1! This is not communication. 1% 7our dark dreams are $ut the senseless) isolated scri,ts you #rite in slee,. 1' ;ook not to se,arate dreams (or meanin&. 1* Only dreams o( ,ardon can $e shared. 1- They mean the same to $oth o( you. T-3>.6II.*. Do not inter,ret out o( solitude) (or #hat you see means nothin&. 2 It #ill shi(t in #hat it stands (or) and you #ill $elie e the #orld is an uncertain ,lace) in #hich you #alk in dan&er and uncertainty. 3 It is $ut your inter,retations #hich are lackin& in sta$ility) (or they are not in line #ith #hat you really are. ! This is a state so seemin&ly unsa(e that (ear must rise. % Do not continue thus) my $rother. ' 8e ha e one Inter,reter. * 3nd throu&h 0is use o( sym$ols are #e Coined) so that they mean the same to all o( us. - Our common lan&ua&e lets us s,eak to all our $rothers) and to understand #ith them (or&i eness has $een &i en to us all) and thus #e can communicate a&ain. "III. C#an)eless Realit. T-3>.6III.1. 3,,earances decei e) $ut can $e chan&ed. 2 Reality is chan&eless. 3 It does not decei e at all) and i( you (ail to see $eyond a,,earances you <are= decei ed. ! "or e erythin& you see #ill chan&e) and yet you thou&ht it real $e(ore) and no# you think it real a&ain. % Reality is thus reduced to (orm) and ca,a$le o( chan&e. ' Reality is chan&eless. * It is this that makes it real) and kee,s it se,arate (rom all a,,earances. - It must transcend all (orm to $e itsel(. : It cannot chan&e. T-3>.6III.2. The miracle is means to demonstrate that all a,,earances can chan&e $ecause they <are= a,,earances) and cannot ha e the chan&elessness reality entails. ,'!2 2 The miracle attests sal ation (rom a,,earances $y sho#in& they can chan&e. 3 7our $rother has a chan&elessness in him $eyond a,,earance and dece,tion) $oth. ! It is o$scured $y chan&in& ie#s o( him that you ,ercei e as his reality. % The ha,,y dream a$out him takes the (orm o( the a,,earance o( his ,er(ect health) his ,er(ect (reedom (rom all (orms o( lack) and sa(ety (rom disaster o( all kinds. ' The miracle is

,roo( he is not $ound $y loss or su((erin& in any (orm) $ecause it can so easily $e chan&ed. * This demonstrates that it #as ne er real) and could not stem (rom his reality. - "or that is chan&eless) and has no e((ects that anythin& in 0ea en or on earth could e er alter. : But a,,earances are sho#n to $e unreal <$ecause= they chan&e. T-3>.6III.3. 8hat is tem,tation $ut a #ish to make illusions realD 2 It does not seem to $e the #ish that no reality $e so. 3 7et it is an assertion that some (orms o( idols ha e a ,o#er(ul a,,eal that makes them harder to resist than those you #ould not #ant to ha e reality. ! Tem,tation) then) is nothin& more than this9 a ,rayer the miracle touch not some dreams) $ut kee, their unreality o$scure and &i e to them reality instead. % 3nd 0ea en &i es no ans#er to the ,rayer) nor can a miracle $e &i en you to heal a,,earances you do not like. ' 7ou ha e esta$lished limits. * 8hat you ask <is= &i en you) $ut not o( 1od 8ho kno#s no limits. - 7ou ha e limited yoursel(. T-3>.6III.!. Reality is chan&eless. 2 4iracles $ut sho# #hat you ha e inter,osed $et#een reality and your a#areness is unreal) and does not inter(ere at all. 3 The cost o( the $elie( there must $e some a,,earances $eyond the ho,e o( chan&e is that the miracle cannot come (orth (rom you consistently. ! "or you ha e asked it $e #ithheld (rom ,o#er to heal all dreams. % There is no miracle you cannot ha e #hen you desire healin&. ' But there is no miracle that can $e &i en you unless you #ant it. * Choose #hat you #ould heal) and 0e 8ho &i es all miracles has not $een &i en (reedom to $esto# 0is &i(ts u,on 1od+s 5on. - 8hen he is tem,ted) he denies reality. : 3nd he $ecomes the #illin& sla e o( #hat he chose instead. T-3>.6III.%. <Because= reality is chan&eless is a miracle already there to heal all thin&s that chan&e) and o((er them to you to see in ha,,y (orm) de oid o( (ear. 2 It #ill $e &i en you to look u,on your $rother thus. 3 But not #hile you #ould ha e it other#ise in some res,ects. ,'!3 ! "or this $ut means you #ould not ha e him healed and #hole. % The Christ in him is ,er(ect. ' Is it this that you #ould look u,onD * Then let there $e no dreams a$out him that you #ould ,re(er to seein& this. - 3nd you #ill see the Christ in him $ecause you let 0im come to you. : 3nd #hen 0e has a,,eared to you) you #ill $e certain you are like 0im) (or 0e is the chan&eless in your $rother and in you. T-3>.6III.'. This #ill you look u,on #hen you decide there is not one a,,earance you #ould hold in ,lace o( #hat your $rother really is. 2 ;et no tem,tation to ,re(er a dream allo# uncertainty to enter here. 3 Be not made &uilty and a(raid #hen you are tem,ted $y a dream o( #hat he is. ! But do not &i e it ,o#er to re,lace the chan&eless in him in your si&ht o( him. % There is no (alse a,,earance $ut #ill (ade) i( you

request a miracle instead. ' There is no ,ain (rom #hich he is not (ree) i( you #ould ha e him $e $ut #hat he is. * 8hy should you (ear to see the Christ in himD - 7ou $ut $ehold yoursel( in #hat you see. : 3s he is healed are you made (ree o( &uilt) (or his a,,earance is your o#n to you. ,'!! C#apter ?9. THE FINAL "ISION I. T#e Si plicit. of Salvation T-31.I.1. 0o# sim,le is sal ationJ 2 3ll it says is #hat #as ne er true is not true no#) and ne er #ill $e. 3 The im,ossi$le has not occurred) and can ha e no e((ects. ! 3nd that is all. % Can this $e hard to learn $y anyone #ho #ants it to $e trueD ' Only un#illin&ness to learn it could make such an easy lesson di((icult. * 0o# hard is it to see that #hat is (alse can not $e true) and #hat is true can not $e (alseD - 7ou can no lon&er say that you ,ercei e no di((erences in (alse and true. : 7ou ha e $een told e/actly ho# to tell one (rom the other) and Cust #hat to do i( you $ecome con(used. 1> 8hy) then) do you ,ersist in learnin& not such sim,le thin&sD T-31.I.2. There is a reason. 2 But con(use it not #ith di((iculty in the sim,le thin&s sal ation asks you learn. 3 It teaches $ut the ery o$ ious. ! It merely &oes (rom one a,,arent lesson to the ne/t) in easy ste,s that lead you &ently (rom one to another) #ith no strain at all. % This cannot $e con(usin&) yet you are con(used. ' "or someho# you $elie e that #hat is totally con(used is easier to learn and understand. * 8hat you ha e tau&ht yoursel( is such a &iant learnin& (eat it is indeed incredi$le. - But you accom,lished it $ecause you #anted to) and did not ,ause in dili&ence to Cud&e it hard to learn or too com,le/ to &ras,. T-31.I.3. No one #ho understands #hat you ha e learned) ho# care(ully you learned it) and the ,ains to #hich you #ent to ,ractice and re,eat the lessons endlessly) in e ery (orm you could concei e o( them) could e er dou$t the ,o#er o( your learnin& skill. 2 There is no &reater ,o#er in the #orld. 3 The #orld #as made $y it) and e en no# de,ends on nothin& else. ! The lessons you ha e tau&ht yoursel( ha e $een so o erlearned and (i/ed they rise like hea y curtains to o$scure the sim,le and the o$ ious. % 5ay not you cannot learn them. ' "or your ,o#er to learn is stron& enou&h to teach you that your #ill is not your o#n) your thou&hts do not $elon& to you) and e en you are someone else. T-31.I.!. 8ho could maintain that lessons such as these are easyD 2 7et you ha e learned more than this. 3 7ou ha e continued) takin&

e ery ste,) ho#e er di((icult) #ithout com,laint) until a #orld #as $uilt that suited you. ,'!% ! 3nd e ery lesson that makes u, the #orld arises (rom the (irst accom,lishment o( learnin&9 an enormity so &reat the 0oly 5,irit+s 6oice seems small and still $e(ore its ma&nitude. % The #orld $e&an #ith one stran&e lesson) ,o#er(ul enou&h to render 1od (or&otten) and 0is 5on an alien to himsel() in e/ile (rom the home #here 1od 0imsel( esta$lished him. ' 7ou #ho ha e tau&ht yoursel( the 5on o( 1od is &uilty) say not that you cannot learn the sim,le thin&s sal ation teaches youJ T-31.I.%. ;earnin& is an a$ility you made and &a e yoursel(. 2 It #as not made to do the 8ill o( 1od) $ut to u,hold a #ish that it could $e o,,osed) and that a #ill a,art (rom it #as yet more real than it. 3 3nd this has learnin& sou&ht to demonstrate) and you ha e learned #hat it #as made to teach. ! No# does your ancient o erlearnin& stand im,laca$le $e(ore the 6oice o( truth) and teach you that Its lessons are not true9 too hard to learn) too di((icult to see) and too o,,osed to #hat is really true. % 7et you #ill learn them) (or their learnin& is the only ,ur,ose (or your learnin& skill the 0oly 5,irit sees in all the #orld. ' 0is sim,le lessons in (or&i eness ha e a ,o#er mi&htier than yours) $ecause they call (rom 1od and (rom your 5el( to you. T-31.I.'. Is this a little 6oice) so small and still It cannot rise a$o e the senseless noise o( sounds that ha e no meanin&D 2 1od #illed not 0is 5on (or&et 0im. 3 3nd the ,o#er o( 0is 8ill is in the 6oice that s,eaks (or 0im. ! 8hich lesson #ill you learnD % 8hat outcome is ine ita$le) sure as 1od) and (ar $eyond all dou$t and questionD ' Can it $e your little learnin&) stran&e in outcome and incredi$le in di((iculty #ill #ithstand the sim,le lessons $ein& tau&ht to you in e ery moment o( each day) since time $e&an and learnin& had $een madeD T-31.I.*. The lessons to $e learned are only t#o. 2 @ach has its outcome in a di((erent #orld. 3 3nd each #orld (ollo#s surely (rom its source. ! The certain outcome o( the lesson that 1od+s 5on is &uilty is the #orld you see. % It is a #orld o( terror and des,air. ' Nor is there ho,e o( ha,,iness in it. * There is no ,lan (or sa(ety you can make that e er #ill succeed. - There is no Coy that you can seek (or here and ho,e to (ind. : 7et this is not the only outcome #hich your learnin& can ,roduce. 1> 0o#e er much you may ha e o erlearned your chosen task) the lesson that re(lects the ;o e o( 1od is stron&er still. 11 3nd you #ill learn 1od+s 5on is innocent) and see another #orld. ,'!' T-31.I.-. The outcome o( the lesson that 1od+s 5on is &uiltless is a #orld in #hich there is no (ear) and e erythin& is lit #ith ho,e and s,arkles #ith a &entle (riendliness. 2 Nothin& $ut calls to you in so(t a,,eal to $e your (riend) and let it Coin #ith you. 3 3nd ne er does a call remain unheard) misunderstood) nor le(t unans#ered in the

sel(same ton&ue in #hich the call #as made. ! 3nd you #ill understand it #as this call that e eryone and e erythin& #ithin the #orld has al#ays made) $ut you had not ,ercei ed it as it #as. % 3nd no# you see you #ere mistaken. ' 7ou had $een decei ed $y (orms the call #as hidden in. * 3nd so you did not hear it) and had lost a (riend #ho al#ays #anted to $e ,art o( you. - The so(t eternal callin& o( each ,art o( 1od+s creation to the #hole is heard throu&hout the #orld this second lesson $rin&s. T-31.I.:. There is no li in& thin& that does not share the uni ersal 8ill that it $e #hole) and that you do not lea e its call unheard. 2 8ithout your ans#er is it le(t to die) as it is sa ed (rom death #hen you ha e heard its callin& as the ancient call to li(e) and understood that it is $ut your o#n. 3 The Christ in you remem$ers 1od #ith all the certainty #ith #hich 0e kno#s 0is ;o e. ! But only i( 0is 5on is innocent can 0e $e ;o e. % "or 1od #ere (ear indeed i( he #hom 0e created innocent could $e a sla e to &uilt. ' 1od+s ,er(ect 5on remem$ers his creation. * But in &uilt he has (or&otten #hat he really is. T-31.I.1>. The (ear o( 1od results as surely (rom the lesson that 0is 5on is &uilty as 1od+s ;o e must $e remem$ered #hen he learns his innocence. 2 "or hate must (ather (ear) and look u,on its (ather as itsel(. 3 0o# #ron& are you #ho (ail to hear the call that echoes ,ast each seemin& call to death) that sin&s $ehind each murderous attack and ,leads that lo e restore the dyin& #orld. ! 7ou do not understand 8ho calls to you $eyond each (orm o( hate9 each call to #ar. % 7et you #ill reco&niAe 0im as you &i e 0im ans#er in the lan&ua&e that 0e calls. ' 0e #ill a,,ear #hen you ha e ans#ered 0im) and you #ill kno# in 0im that 1od is ;o e. T-31.I.11. 8hat is tem,tation $ut a #ish to make the #ron& decision on #hat you #ould learn) and ha e an outcome that you do not #antD 2 It is the reco&nition that it is a state o( mind un#anted that $ecomes the means #here$y the choice is reassessed9 another outcome seen to $e ,re(erred. 3 7ou are decei ed i( you $elie e you #ant disaster and disunity and ,ain. ! 0ear not the call (or this #ithin yoursel(. ,'!* % But listen) rather) to the dee,er call $eyond it that a,,eals (or ,eace and Coy. ' 3nd all the #orld #ill &i e you Coy and ,eace. * "or as you hear) you ans#er. - 3nd $eholdJ : 7our ans#er is the ,roo( o( #hat you learned. 1> Its outcome is the #orld you look u,on. T-31.I.12. ;et us $e still an instant) and (or&et all thin&s #e e er learned) all thou&hts #e had) and e ery ,reconce,tion that #e hold o( #hat thin&s mean and #hat their ,ur,ose is. 2 ;et us remem$er not our o#n ideas o( #hat the #orld is (or. 3 8e do not kno#. ! ;et e ery ima&e held o( e eryone $e loosened (rom our minds and s#e,t a#ay.

T-31.I.13. Be innocent o( Cud&ment) una#are o( any thou&hts o( e il or o( &ood that e er crossed your mind o( anyone. 2 No# do you kno# him not. 3 But you are (ree to learn o( him) and learn o( him ane#. ! No# is he $orn a&ain to you) and you are $orn a&ain to him) #ithout the ,ast that sentenced him to die) and you #ith him. % No# is he (ree to li e as you are (ree) $ecause an ancient learnin& ,assed a#ay) and le(t a ,lace (or truth to $e re$orn. II. &al%in) +it# C#rist T-31.II.1. 3n ancient lesson is not o ercome $y the o,,osin& o( the ne# and old. 2 It is not anquished that the truth $e kno#n) nor (ou&ht a&ainst to lose to truth+s a,,eal. 3 There is no $attle that must $e ,re,ared9 no time to $e e/,ended) and no ,lans that need $e laid (or $rin&in& in the ne#. ! There <is= an ancient $attle $ein& #a&ed a&ainst the truth) $ut truth does not res,ond. % 8ho could $e hurt in such a #ar) unless he hurts himsel(D ' 0e has no enemy in truth. * 3nd can he $e assailed $y dreamsD T-31.II.2. ;et us re ie# a&ain #hat seems to stand $et#een you and the truth o( #hat you are. 2 "or there are ste,s in its relinquishment. 3 The (irst is a decision that you make. ! But a(ter#ards) the truth is &i en you. % 7ou #ould esta$lish truth. ' 3nd $y your #ish you set t#o choices to $e made) each time you think you must decide on anythin&. * Neither is true. - Nor are they di((erent. : 7et must #e see them $oth) $e(ore you can look ,ast them to the one alternati e that <is= a di((erent choice. 1> But not in dreams you made) that this mi&ht $e o$scured to you. T-31.II.3. 8hat you #ould choose $et#een is not a choice and &i es $ut the illusion it is (ree) (or it #ill ha e one outcome either #ay. ,'!2 Thus is it really not a choice at all. 3 The leader and the (ollo#er emer&e as se,arate roles) each seemin& to ,ossess ad anta&es you #ould not #ant to lose. ! 5o in their (usion there a,,ears to $e the ho,e o( satis(action and o( ,eace. % 7ou see yoursel( di ided into $oth these roles) (ore er s,lit $et#een the t#o. ' 3nd e ery (riend or enemy $ecomes a means to hel, you sa e yoursel( (rom this. T-31.II.!. ?erha,s you call it lo e. 2 ?erha,s you think that it is murder Custi(ied at last. 3 7ou hate the one you &a e the leader+s role #hen you #ould ha e it) and you hate as #ell his not assumin& it at times you #ant to let the (ollo#er in you arise) and &i e a#ay the role o( leadershi,. ! 3nd this is #hat you made your $rother (or) and learned to think that this his ,ur,ose is. % Unless he ser es it) he has not (ul(illed the (unction that #as &i en him $y you. ' 3nd thus he merits death) $ecause he has no ,ur,ose and no use(ulness to you.

T-31.II.%. 3nd #hat o( himD 2 8hat does he #ant o( youD 3 8hat could he #ant) $ut #hat you #ant o( himD ! 0erein is li(e as easily as death) (or #hat you choose you choose as #ell (or him. % T#o calls you make to him) as he to you. ' Bet#een these t#o <is= choice) $ecause (rom them there is a di((erent outcome. * I( he $e the leader or the (ollo#er to you it matters not) (or you ha e chosen death. - But i( he calls (or death or calls (or li(e) (or hate or (or (or&i eness and (or hel,) is not the same in outcome. : 0ear the one) and you are se,arate (rom him and are lost. 1> But hear the other) and you Coin #ith him and in your ans#er is sal ation (ound. 11 The oice you hear in him is $ut your o#n. 12 8hat does he ask you (orD 13 3nd listen #ellJ 1! "or he is askin& #hat #ill come to you) $ecause you see an ima&e o( yoursel( and hear your oice requestin& #hat you #ant. T-31.II.'. Be(ore you ans#er) ,ause to think o( this. 2 The ans#er that I &i e my $rother is #hat I am askin& (or. 3 3nd #hat I learn o( him is #hat I learn a$out mysel(. ! Then let us #ait an instant and $e still) (or&ettin& e erythin& #e thou&ht #e heard9 remem$erin& ho# much #e do not kno#. % This $rother neither leads nor (ollo#s us) $ut #alks $eside us on the sel(same road. ' 0e is like us) as near or (ar a#ay (rom #hat #e #ant as #e #ill let him $e. * 8e make no &ains he does not make #ith us) and #e (all $ack i( he does not ad ance. ,'!: - Take not his hand in an&er $ut in lo e) (or in his ,ro&ress do you count your o#n. : 3nd #e &o se,arately alon& the #ay unless you kee, him sa(ely $y your side. T-31.II.*. Because he is your equal in 1od+s ;o e) you #ill $e sa ed (rom all a,,earances and ans#er to the Christ 8ho calls to you. 2 Be still and listen. 3 Think not ancient thou&hts. ! "or&et the dismal lessons that you learned a$out this 5on o( 1od #ho calls to you. % Christ calls to all #ith equal tenderness) seein& no leaders and no (ollo#ers) and hearin& $ut one ans#er to them all. ' Because 0e hears one 6oice) 0e cannot hear a di((erent ans#er (rom the one 0e &a e #hen 1od a,,ointed 0im 0is only 5on. T-31.II.-. Be ery still an instant. 2 Come #ithout all thou&ht o( #hat you e er learned $e(ore) and ,ut aside all ima&es you made. 3 The old #ill (all a#ay $e(ore the ne# #ithout your o,,osition or intent. ! There #ill $e no attack u,on the thin&s you thou&ht #ere ,recious and in need o( care. % There #ill $e no assault u,on your #ish to hear a call that ne er has $een made. ' Nothin& #ill hurt you in this holy ,lace) to #hich you come to listen silently and learn the truth o( #hat you really #ant. * No more than this #ill you $e asked to learn. - But as you hear

it) you #ill understand you need $ut come a#ay #ithout the thou&hts you did not #ant) and that #ere ne er true. T-31.II.:. "or&i e your $rother all a,,earances) that are $ut ancient lessons you ha e tau&ht yoursel( a$out the sin(ulness in you. 2 0ear $ut his call (or mercy and release (rom all the (ear(ul ima&es he holds o( #hat he is and o( #hat you must $e. 3 0e is a(raid to #alk #ith you) and thinks ,erha,s a $it $ehind) a $it ahead #ould $e a sa(er ,lace (or him to $e. ! Can you make ,ro&ress i( you think the same) ad ancin& only #hen he #ould ste, $ack) and (allin& $ack #hen he #ould &o aheadD % "or so do you (or&et the Courney+s &oal) #hich is $ut to decide to #alk #ith him) so neither leads nor (ollo#s. ' Thus it is a #ay you &o to&ether) not alone. * 3nd in this choice is learnin&+s outcome chan&ed) (or Christ has $een re$orn to $oth o( you. T-31.II.1>. 3n instant s,ent #ithout your old ideas o( #ho your &reat com,anion is and #hat he should $e askin& (or) #ill $e enou&h to let this ha,,en. 2 3nd you #ill ,ercei e his ,ur,ose is the same as yours. 3 0e asks (or #hat you #ant) and needs the same as you. ! It takes) ,erha,s) a di((erent (orm in him) $ut it is not the (orm you ans#er to. % 0e asks and you recei e) (or you ha e come #ith $ut one ,ur,ose9 that you learn you lo e your $rother #ith a $rother+s lo e. ,'%> ' 3nd as a $rother) must his "ather $e the same as yours) as he is like yoursel( in truth. T-31.II.11. To&ether is your Coint inheritance remem$ered and acce,ted $y you $oth. 2 3lone it is denied to $oth o( you. 3 Is it not clear that #hile you still insist on leadin& or on (ollo#in&) you think you #alk alone) #ith no one $y your sideD ! This is the road to no#here) (or the li&ht cannot $e &i en #hile you #alk alone) and so you cannot see #hich #ay you &o. % 3nd thus there is con(usion) and a sense o( endless dou$tin& as you sta&&er $ack and (or#ard in the darkness and alone. ' 7et these are $ut a,,earances o( #hat the Courney is) and ho# it must $e made. * "or ne/t to you is One 8ho holds the li&ht $e(ore you) so that e ery ste, is made in certainty and sureness o( the road. 3 $lind(old can indeed o$scure your si&ht) $ut cannot make the #ay itsel( &ro# dark. : 3nd 0e 8ho tra els #ith you <has= the li&ht. III. T#e Self0Acc'se! T-31.III.1. Only the sel(-accused condemn. 2 3s you ,re,are to make a choice that #ill result in di((erent outcomes) there is (irst one thin& that must $e o erlearned. 3 It must $ecome a ha$it o( res,onse so ty,ical o( e erythin& you do that it $ecomes your (irst res,onse to all tem,tation) and to e ery situation that occurs. ! ;earn this) and learn it #ell) (or it is here delay o( ha,,iness is shortened $y a s,an o( time you cannot realiAe. % 7ou ne er hate your $rother (or his sins) $ut only

(or your o#n. ' 8hate er (orm his sins a,,ear to take) it $ut o$scures the (act that you $elie e them to $e yours) and there(ore meritin& a 2Cust2 attack. T-31.III.2. 8hy should his sins $e sins) i( you did not $elie e they could not $e (or&i en in youD 2 8hy are they real in him) i( you did not $elie e that they are your realityD 3 3nd #hy do you attack them e ery#here e/ce,t you hate yoursel(D ! 3re <you= a sinD % 7ou ans#er 2yes2 #hene er you attack) (or $y attack do you assert that you are &uilty) and must &i e as you deser e. ' 3nd #hat can you deser e $ut #hat you areD * I( you did not $elie e that you deser ed attack) it ne er #ould occur to you to &i e attack to anyone at all. 8hy should youD : 8hat #ould $e the &ain to youD 1> 8hat could the outcome $e that you #ould #antD 11 3nd ho# could murder $rin& you $ene(itD ,'%1 T-31.III.3. 5ins are in $odies. 2 They are not ,ercei ed in minds. 3 They are not seen as ,ur,oses) $ut actions. ! Bodies act) and minds do not. % 3nd there(ore must the $ody $e at (ault (or #hat it does. ' It is not seen to $e a ,assi e thin&) o$eyin& your commands) and doin& nothin& o( itsel( at all. * I( you are sin you <are= a $ody) (or the mind acts not. - 3nd ,ur,ose must $e in the $ody) not the mind. : The $ody must act on its o#n) and moti ate itsel(. 1> I( you are sin you lock the mind #ithin the $ody) and you &i e its ,ur,ose to its ,rison house) #hich acts instead o( it. 11 3 Cailer does not (ollo# orders) $ut en(orces orders on the ,risoner. T-31.III.!. 7et is the <$ody= ,risoner) and not the mind. 2 The $ody thinks no thou&hts. 3 It has no ,o#er to learn) to ,ardon) nor ensla e. ! It &i es no orders that the mind need ser e) nor sets conditions that it must o$ey. % It holds in ,rison $ut the #illin& mind that #ould a$ide in it. ' It sickens at the $iddin& o( the mind that #ould $ecome its ,risoner. * 3nd it &ro#s old and dies) $ecause that mind is sick #ithin itsel(. - ;earnin& is all that causes chan&e. : 3nd so the $ody) #here no learnin& can occur) could ne er chan&e unless the mind ,re(erred the $ody chan&e in its a,,earances) to suit the ,ur,ose &i en $y the mind. 1> "or mind can learn) and there is all chan&e made. T-31.III.%. The mind that thinks it is a sin has $ut one ,ur,ose9 that the $ody $e the source o( sin) to kee, it in the ,rison house it chose and &uards and holds itsel( at $ay) a slee,in& ,risoner to the snarlin& do&s o( hate and e il) sickness and attack9 o( ,ain and a&e) o( &rie( and su((erin&. 2 0ere are the thou&hts o( sacri(ice ,reser ed) (or here &uilt rules) and orders that the #orld $e like itsel(9 a ,lace #here nothin& can (ind mercy) nor sur i e the ra a&es o( (ear e/ce,t in murder and in death. 3 "or here are you made sin) and sin cannot a$ide the Coyous and the (ree) (or they are enemies #hich sin must kill. ! In death is sin

,reser ed) and those #ho think that they are sin must die (or #hat they think they are. T-31.III.'. ;et us $e &lad that you #ill see #hat you $elie e) and that it has $een &i en you to chan&e #hat you $elie e. 2 The $ody #ill $ut (ollo#. 3 It can ne er lead you #here you #ould not $e. ! It does not &uard your slee,) nor inter(ere #ith your a#akenin&. % Release your $ody (rom im,risonment) and you #ill see no one as ,risoner to #hat you ha e esca,ed. ' 7ou #ill not #ant to hold in &uilt your chosen enemies) nor kee, in chains) to the illusion o( a chan&in& lo e) the ones you think are (riends. ,'%2 T-31.III.*. The innocent release in &ratitude (or their release. 2 3nd #hat they see u,holds their (reedom (rom im,risonment and death. 3 O,en your mind to chan&e) and there #ill $e no ancient ,enalty e/acted (rom your $rother or yoursel(. ! "or 1od has said there <is= no sacri(ice that can $e asked9 there <is= no sacri(ice that can $e made. I". T#e Real Alternative T-31.I6.1. There is a tendency to think the #orld can o((er consolation and esca,e (rom ,ro$lems that its ,ur,ose is to kee,. 2 8hy should this $eD 3 Because it is a ,lace #here choice amon& illusions seems to $e the only choice. ! 3nd you are in control o( outcomes o( your choosin&. % Thus you think) #ithin the narro# $and (rom $irth to death) a little time is &i en you to use (or you alone9 a time #hen e eryone con(licts #ith you) $ut you can choose #hich road #ill lead you out o( con(lict) and a#ay (rom di((iculties that concern you not. ' 7et they <are= your concern. * 0o#) then) can you esca,e (rom them $y lea in& them $ehindD - 8hat must &o #ith you) you #ill take #ith you #hate er road you choose to #alk alon&. T-31.I6.2. Real choice is no illusion. 2 But the #orld has none to o((er. 3 3ll its roads $ut lead to disa,,ointment) nothin&ness and death. ! There is no choice in its alternati es. % 5eek not esca,e (rom ,ro$lems here. ' The #orld #as made that ,ro$lems could not <$e= esca,ed. * Be not decei ed $y all the di((erent names its roads are &i en. - They ha e $ut one end. : 3nd each is $ut the means to &ain that end) (or it is here that all its roads #ill lead) ho#e er di((erently they seem to start9 ho#e er di((erently they seem to &o. 1> Their end is certain) (or there is no choice amon& them. 11 3ll o( them #ill lead to death. 12 On some you tra el &aily (or a #hile) $e(ore the $leakness enters. 13 3nd on some the thorns are (elt at once. 1! The choice is not #hat #ill the endin& $e) $ut #hen it comes. T-31.I6.3. There is no choice #here e ery end is sure. 2 ?erha,s you #ould ,re(er to try them all) $e(ore you really learn they are $ut one. 3

The roads this #orld can o((er seem to $e quite lar&e in num$er) $ut the time must come #hen e eryone $e&ins to see ho# like they are to one another. ! 4en ha e died on seein& this) $ecause they sa# no #ay e/ce,t the ,ath#ays o((ered $y the #orld. ,'%3 % 3nd learnin& they led no#here) lost their ho,e. ' 3nd yet this #as the time they could ha e learned their &reatest lesson. * 3ll must reach this ,oint) and &o $eyond it. - It is true indeed there is no choice at all #ithin the #orld. : But this is not the lesson in itsel(. 1> The lesson has a ,ur,ose) and in this you come to understand #hat it is (or. T-31.I6.!. 8hy #ould you seek to try another road) another ,erson or another ,lace) #hen you ha e learned the #ay the lesson starts) $ut do not yet ,ercei e #hat it is (orD 2 Its ,ur,ose is the ans#er to the search that all must undertake #ho still $elie e there is another ans#er to $e (ound. 3 ;earn no#) #ithout des,air) there is no ho,e o( ans#er in the #orld. ! But do not Cud&e the lesson that is $ut $e&un #ith this. % 5eek not another si&n,ost in the #orld that seems to ,oint to still another road. ' No lon&er look (or ho,e #here there is none. * 4ake (ast your learnin& no#) and understand you $ut #aste time unless you &o $eyond #hat you ha e learned to #hat is yet to learn. "or (rom this lo#est ,oint #ill learnin& lead to hei&hts o( ha,,iness) in #hich you see the ,ur,ose o( the lesson shinin& clear) and ,er(ectly #ithin your learnin& &ras,. T-31.I6.%. 8ho #ould $e #illin& to $e turned a#ay (rom all the road#ays o( the #orld) unless he understood their real (utilityD 2 Is it not need(ul that he should $e&in #ith this) to seek another #ay insteadD 3 "or #hile he sees a choice #here there is none) #hat ,o#er o( decision can he useD ! The &reat release o( ,o#er must $e&in #ith learnin& #here it really has a use. % 3nd #hat decision has ,o#er i( it $e a,,lied in situations #ithout choiceD T-31.I6.'. The learnin& that the #orld can o((er $ut one choice) no matter #hat its (orm may $e) is the $e&innin& o( acce,tance that there is a real alternati e instead. 2 To (i&ht a&ainst this ste, is to de(eat your ,ur,ose here. 3 7ou did not come to learn to (ind a road the #orld does not contain. ! The search (or di((erent ,ath#ays in the #orld is $ut the search (or di((erent (orms o( truth. % 3nd this #ould <kee,= the truth (rom $ein& reached. T-31.I6.*. Think not that ha,,iness is e er (ound $y (ollo#in& a road a#ay (rom it. 2 This makes no sense) and cannot $e the #ay. 3 To you #ho seem to (ind this course to $e too di((icult to learn) let me re,eat that to achie e a &oal you must ,roceed in its direction) not a#ay (rom it. ! 3nd e ery road that leads the other #ay #ill not ad ance the ,ur,ose to $e (ound. % I( this $e di((icult to understand) then is this

course im,ossi$le to learn. ' But only then. ,'%! * "or other#ise) it is a sim,le teachin& in the o$ ious. T-31.I6.-. There <is= a choice that you ha e ,o#er to make #hen you ha e seen the real alternati es. 2 Until that ,oint is reached you ha e no choice) and you can $ut decide ho# you #ould choose the $etter to decei e yoursel( a&ain. 3 This course attem,ts to teach no more than that the ,o#er o( decision cannot lie in choosin& di((erent (orms o( #hat is still the same illusion and the same mistake. ! 3ll choices in the #orld de,end on this9 you choose $et#een your $rother and yoursel() and you #ill &ain as much as he #ill lose) and #hat you lose is #hat is &i en him. % 0o# utterly o,,osed to truth is this) #hen all the lesson+s ,ur,ose is to teach that #hat your $rother loses <you= ha e lost) and #hat he &ains is #hat is &i en <you.= T-31.I6.:. 0e has not le(t 0is Thou&htsJ 2 But you (or&ot 0is ?resence and remem$ered not 0is ;o e. 3 No ,ath#ay in the #orld can lead to 0im) nor any #orldly &oal $e one #ith 0is. ! 8hat road in all the #orld #ill lead #ithin) #hen e ery road #as made to se,arate the Courney (rom the ,ur,ose it must ha e unless it $e $ut (utile #anderin&D % 3ll roads that lead a#ay (rom #hat you are #ill lead you to con(usion and des,air. ' 7et has 0e ne er le(t 0is Thou&hts to die) #ithout their 5ource (ore er in themsel es. T-31.I6.1>. 0e has not le(t 0is Thou&htsJ 2 0e could no more de,art (rom them than they could kee, 0im out. 3 In unity #ith 0im do they a$ide) and in Their Oneness Both are ke,t com,lete. ! There is no road that leads a#ay (rom 0im. % 3 Courney (rom yoursel( does not e/ist. ' 0o# (oolish and insane it is to think that there could $e a road #ith such an aimJ * 8here could it &oD - 3nd ho# could you $e made to tra el on it) #alkin& there #ithout your o#n reality at one #ith youD T-31.I6.11. "or&i e yoursel( your madness) and (or&et all senseless Courneys and all &oal-less aims. 2 They ha e no meanin&. 3 7ou can not esca,e (rom #hat you are. ! "or 1od is merci(ul) and did not let 0is 5on a$andon 0im. % "or #hat 0e is $e thank(ul) (or in that is your esca,e (rom madness and (rom death. ' No#here $ut #here 0e is can you $e (ound. * There <is= no ,ath that does not lead to 0im. ,'%% ". Self0Concept vers's Self T-31.6.1. The learnin& o( the #orld is $uilt u,on a conce,t o( the sel( adCusted to the #orld+s reality. 2 It (its it #ell. 3 "or this an ima&e is that suits a #orld o( shado#s and illusions. ! 0ere it #alks at home) #here #hat it sees is one #ith it. % The $uildin& o( a conce,t o( the sel( is #hat the learnin& o( the #orld is (or. ' This is its ,ur,ose9 that you come #ithout a sel() and make one as you &o alon&. * 3nd $y the time

you reach 2maturity2 you ha e ,er(ected it) to meet the #orld on equal terms) at one #ith its demands. T-31.6.2. 3 conce,t o( the sel( is made $y you. 2 It $ears no likeness to yoursel( at all. 3 It is an idol) made to take the ,lace o( your reality as 5on o( 1od. ! The conce,t o( the sel( the #orld #ould teach is not the thin& that it a,,ears to $e. % "or it is made to ser e t#o ,ur,oses) $ut one o( #hich the mind can reco&niAe. ' The (irst ,resents the (ace o( innocence) the as,ect acted on. * It is this (ace that smiles and charms and e en seems to lo e. - It searches (or com,anions and it looks) at times #ith ,ity) on the su((erin&) and sometimes o((ers solace. : It $elie es that it is &ood #ithin an e il #orld. T-31.6.3. This as,ect can &ro# an&ry) (or the #orld is #icked and una$le to ,ro ide the lo e and shelter innocence deser es. 2 3nd so this (ace is o(ten #et #ith tears at the inCustices the #orld accords to those #ho #ould $e &enerous and &ood. 3 This as,ect ne er makes the (irst attack. ! But e ery day a hundred little thin&s make small assaults u,on its innocence) ,ro okin& it to irritation) and at last to o,en insult and a$use. T-31.6.!. The (ace o( innocence the conce,t o( the sel( so ,roudly #ears can tolerate attack in sel(-de(ense) (or is it not a #ell-kno#n (act the #orld deals harshly #ith de(enseless innocenceD 2 No one #ho makes a ,icture o( himsel( omits this (ace) (or he has need o( it. 3 The other side he does not #ant to see. ! 7et it is here the learnin& o( the #orld has set its si&hts) (or it is here the #orld+s 2reality2 is set) to see to it the idol lasts. T-31.6.%. Beneath the (ace o( innocence there is a lesson that the conce,t o( the sel( #as made to teach. 2 It is a lesson in a terri$le dis,lacement) and a (ear so de astatin& that the (ace that smiles a$o e it must (ore er look a#ay) lest it ,ercei e the treachery it hides. 3 The lesson teaches this. 2I am the thin& you made o( me) and as you look on me) you stand condemned $ecause o( #hat I am.2 ! On this conce,tion o( the sel( the #orld smiles #ith a,,ro al) (or it &uarantees the ,ath#ays o( the #orld are sa(ely ke,t) and those #ho #alk on them #ill not esca,e. ,'%' T-31.6.'. 0ere is the central lesson that ensures your $rother is condemned eternally. 2 "or #hat you are has no# $ecome his sin. 3 "or this is no (or&i eness ,ossi$le. ! No lon&er does it matter #hat he does) (or your accusin& (in&er ,oints to him) un#a erin& and deadly in its aim. % It ,oints to you as #ell) $ut this is ke,t still dee,er in the mists $elo# the (ace o( innocence. ' 3nd in these shrouded aults are all his sins and yours ,reser ed and ke,t in darkness) #here they cannot $e ,ercei ed as errors) #hich the li&ht #ould surely sho#. * 7ou can $e neither $lamed (or #hat you are) nor can you chan&e the thin&s

it makes you do. - 7our $rother then is sym$ol o( your sins to you #ho are $ut silently) and yet #ith ceaseless ur&ency) condemnin& still your $rother (or the hated thin& you are. T-31.6.*. Conce,ts are learned. 2 They are not natural. 3 3,art (rom learnin& they do not e/ist. ! They are not &i en) so they must $e made. % Not one o( them is true) and many come (rom (e erish ima&inations) hot #ith hatred and distortions $orn o( (ear. ' 8hat is a conce,t $ut a thou&ht to #hich its maker &i es a meanin& o( his o#nD * Conce,ts maintain the #orld. - But they can not $e used to demonstrate the #orld is real. : "or all o( them are made #ithin the #orld) $orn in its shado#) &ro#in& in its #ays and (inally 2maturin&2 in its thou&ht. 1> They are ideas o( idols) ,ainted #ith the $rushes o( the #orld) #hich cannot make a sin&le ,icture re,resentin& truth. T-31.6.-. 3 conce,t o( the sel( is meanin&less) (or no one here can see #hat it is (or) and there(ore cannot ,icture #hat it is. 2 7et is all learnin& that the #orld directs $e&un and ended #ith the sin&le aim o( teachin& you this conce,t o( yoursel() that you #ill choose to (ollo# this #orld+s la#s) and ne er seek to &o $eyond its roads nor realiAe the #ay you see yoursel(. 3 No# must the 0oly 5,irit (ind a #ay to hel, you see this conce,t o( the sel( must $e undone) i( any ,eace o( mind is to $e &i en you. ! Nor can it $e unlearned e/ce,t $y lessons aimed to teach that you are somethin& else. % "or other#ise) you #ould $e asked to make e/chan&e o( #hat you no# $elie e (or total loss o( sel() and &reater terror #ould arise in you. T-31.6.:. Thus are the 0oly 5,irit+s lesson ,lans arran&ed in easy ste,s) that thou&h there $e some lack o( ease at times and some distress) there is no shatterin& o( #hat #as learned) $ut Cust a retranslation o( #hat seems to $e the e idence on its $ehal(. ,'%* 2 ;et us consider) then) #hat ,roo( there is that you are #hat your $rother made o( you. 3 "or e en thou&h you do not yet ,ercei e that this is #hat you think) you surely learned $y no# that you $eha e as i( it #ere. ! Does he react (or youD % 3nd does he kno# e/actly #hat #ould ha,,enD ' Can he see your (uture and ordain) $e(ore it comes) #hat you should do in e ery circumstanceD * 0e must ha e made the #orld as #ell as you to ha e such ,rescience in the thin&s to come. T-31.6.1>. That you are #hat your $rother made o( you seems most unlikely. 2 @ en i( he did) #ho &a e the (ace o( innocence to youD 3 Is this your contri$utionD ! 8ho is) then) the 2you2 #ho made itD % 3nd #ho is decei ed $y all your &oodness) and attacks it soD ' ;et us (or&et the conce,t+s (oolishness) and merely think o( this9 there are t#o ,arts to #hat you think yoursel( to $e. * I( one #ere &enerated $y your $rother) #ho #as there to make the otherD - 3nd (rom #hom must somethin& $e ke,t hiddenD : I( the #orld $e e il) there is still no need

to hide #hat you are made o(. 1> 8ho is there to seeD 11 3nd #hat $ut is attacked could need de(enseD T-31.6.11. ?erha,s the reason #hy this conce,t must $e ke,t in darkness is that) in the li&ht) the one #ho #ould not think it true is you. 2 3nd #hat #ould ha,,en to the #orld you see) i( all its under,innin&s #ere remo edD 3 7our conce,t o( the #orld de,ends u,on this conce,t o( the sel(. ! 3nd $oth #ould &o) i( either one #ere e er raised to dou$t. % The 0oly 5,irit does not seek to thro# you into ,anic. ' 5o 0e merely asks i( Cust a little question mi&ht $e raised. T-31.6.12. There are alternati es a$out the thin& that you must $e. 2 7ou mi&ht) (or instance) $e the thin& you chose to ha e your $rother $e. 3 This shi(ts the conce,t o( the sel( (rom #hat is #holly ,assi e) and at least makes #ay (or acti e choice) and some ackno#led&ment that interaction must ha e entered in. ! There is some understandin& that you chose (or $oth o( you) and #hat he re,resents has meanin& that #as &i en it $y you. % It also sho#s some &limmerin& o( si&ht into ,erce,tion+s la# that #hat you see re(lects the state o( the ,ercei er+s mind. ' 7et #ho #as it that did the choosin& (irstD * I( you are #hat you chose your $rother $e) alternati es #ere there to choose amon&) and someone must ha e (irst decided on the one to choose) and let the other &o. T-31.6.13. 3lthou&h this ste, has &ains) it does not yet a,,roach a $asic question. 2 5omethin& must ha e &one $e(ore these conce,ts o( the sel(. ,'%- 3 3nd somethin& must ha e done the learnin& #hich &a e rise to them. ! Nor can this $e e/,lained $y either ie#. % The main ad anta&e o( the shi(tin& to the second (rom the (irst is that you someho# entered in the choice $y your decision. ' But this &ain is ,aid in almost equal loss) (or no# you stand accused o( &uilt (or #hat your $rother is. * 3nd you must share his &uilt) $ecause you chose it (or him in the ima&e o( your o#n. - 8hile only he #as treacherous $e(ore) no# must you $e condemned alon& #ith him. T-31.6.1!. The conce,t o( the sel( has al#ays $een the &reat ,reoccu,ation o( the #orld. 2 3nd e eryone $elie es that he must (ind the ans#er to the riddle o( himsel(. 3 5al ation can $e seen as nothin& more than the esca,e (rom conce,ts. ! It does not concern itsel( #ith content o( the mind) $ut #ith the sim,le statement that it thinks. % 3nd #hat can think has choice) and can $e sho#n that di((erent thou&hts ha e di((erent consequence. ' 5o it can learn that e erythin& it thinks re(lects the dee, con(usion that it (eels a$out ho# it #as made and #hat it is. * 3nd a&uely does the conce,t o( the sel( a,,ear to ans#er #hat it does not kno#. T-31.6.1%. 5eek not your 5el( in sym$ols. 2 There can $e no conce,t that can stand (or #hat you are. 3 8hat matters it #hich conce,t you

acce,t #hile you ,ercei e a sel( that interacts #ith e il) and reacts to #icked thin&sD ! 7our conce,t o( yoursel( #ill still remain quite meanin&less. % 3nd you #ill not ,ercei e that you can interact $ut #ith yoursel(. ' To see a &uilty #orld is $ut the si&n your learnin& has $een &uided $y the #orld) and you $ehold it as you see yoursel(. * The conce,t o( the sel( em$races all you look u,on) and nothin& is outside o( this ,erce,tion. - I( you can $e hurt $y anythin&) you see a ,icture o( your secret #ishes. : Nothin& more than this. 1> 3nd in your su((erin& o( any kind you see your o#n concealed desire to kill. T-31.6.1'. 7ou #ill make many conce,ts o( the sel( as learnin& &oes alon&. 2 @ach one #ill sho# the chan&es in your o#n relationshi,s) as your ,erce,tion o( yoursel( is chan&ed. 3 There #ill $e some con(usion e ery time there is a shi(t) $ut $e you thank(ul that the learnin& o( the #orld is loosenin& its &ras, u,on your mind. ! 3nd $e you sure and ha,,y in the con(idence that it #ill &o at last) and lea e your mind at ,eace. % The role o( the accuser #ill a,,ear in many ,laces and in many (orms. ' 3nd each #ill seem to $e accusin& you. * 7et ha e no (ear it #ill not $e undone. ,'%: T-31.6.1*. The #orld can teach no ima&es o( you unless you #ant to learn them. 2 There #ill come a time #hen ima&es ha e all &one $y) and you #ill see you kno# not #hat you are. 3 It is to this unsealed and o,en mind that truth returns) unhindered and un$ound. ! 8here conce,ts o( the sel( ha e $een laid $y is truth re ealed e/actly as it is. % 8hen e ery conce,t has $een raised to dou$t and question) and $een reco&niAed as made on no assum,tions that #ould stand the li&ht) then is the truth le(t (ree to enter in its sanctuary) clean and (ree o( &uilt. ' There is no statement that the #orld is more a(raid to hear than this. * I do not kno# the thin& I am) and there(ore do not kno# #hat I am doin&) #here I am) or ho# to look u,on the #orld or on mysel(. - 7et in this learnin& is sal ation $orn. : 3nd 8hat you are #ill tell you o( Itsel(. "I. Reco)niEin) t#e Spirit T-31.6I.1. 7ou see the (lesh or reco&niAe the s,irit. 2 There is no com,romise $et#een the t#o. 3 I( one is real the other must $e (alse) (or #hat is real denies its o,,osite. ! There is no choice in ision $ut this one. % 8hat you decide in this determines all you see and think is real and hold as true. ' On this one choice does all your #orld de,end) (or here ha e you esta$lished #hat you are) as (lesh or s,irit in your o#n $elie(. * I( you choose (lesh) you ne er #ill esca,e the $ody as

your o#n reality) (or you ha e chosen that you #ant it so. - But choose the s,irit) and all 0ea en $ends to touch your eyes and $less your holy si&ht) that you may see the #orld o( (lesh no more e/ce,t to heal and com(ort and to $less. T-31.6I.2. 5al ation is undoin&. 2 I( you choose to see the $ody) you $ehold a #orld o( se,aration) unrelated thin&s) and ha,,enin&s that make no sense at all. 3 This one a,,ears and disa,,ears in death9 that one is doomed to su((erin& and loss. ! 3nd no one is e/actly as he #as an instant ,re ious) nor #ill he $e the same as he is no# an instant hence. % 8ho could ha e trust #here so much chan&e is seen) (or #ho is #orthy i( he $e $ut dustD ' 5al ation is undoin& o( all this. ,''> * "or constancy arises in the si&ht o( those #hose eyes sal ation has released (rom lookin& at the cost o( kee,in& &uilt) $ecause they chose to let it &o instead. T-31.6I.3. 5al ation does not ask that you $ehold the s,irit and ,ercei e the $ody not. 2 It merely asks that this should $e your choice. 3 "or you can see the $ody #ithout hel,) $ut do not understand ho# to $ehold a #orld a,art (rom it. ! It is your #orld sal ation #ill undo) and let you see another #orld your eyes could ne er (ind. % Be not concerned ho# this could e er $e. ' 7ou do not understand ho# #hat you see arose to meet your si&ht. * "or i( you did) it #ould $e &one. The eil o( i&norance is dra#n across the e il and the &ood) and must $e ,assed that $oth may disa,,ear) so that ,erce,tion (inds no hidin& ,lace. : 0o# is this doneD 1> It is not done at all. 11 8hat could there $e #ithin the uni erse that 1od created that must still $e doneD T-31.6I.!. Only in arro&ance could you concei e that you must make the #ay to 0ea en ,lain. 2 The means are &i en you $y #hich to see the #orld that #ill re,lace the one you made. 3 7our #ill $e doneJ ! In 0ea en as on earth this is (ore er true. % It matters not #here you $elie e you are) nor #hat you think the truth a$out yoursel( must really $e. ' It makes no di((erence #hat you look u,on) nor #hat you choose to (eel or think or #ish. * "or 1od 0imsel( has said) 27our #ill $e done.2 - 3nd it is done to you accordin&ly. T-31.6I.%. 7ou #ho $elie e that you can choose to see the 5on o( 1od as you #ould ha e him $e) (or&et not that no conce,t o( yoursel( #ill stand a&ainst the truth o( #hat you are. 2 Undoin& truth #ould $e im,ossi$le. 3 But conce,ts are not di((icult to chan&e. ! One ision) clearly seen) that does not (it the ,icture as it #as ,ercei ed $e(ore #ill chan&e the #orld (or eyes that learn to see) $ecause the conce,t o( the sel( has chan&ed. T-31.6I.'. 3re you in ulnera$leD 2 Then the #orld is harmless in your si&ht. 3 Do you (or&i eD ! Then is the #orld (or&i in&) (or you ha e (or&i en it its tres,asses) and so it looks on you #ith eyes that see as

yours. % 3re you a $odyD ' 5o is all the #orld ,ercei ed as treacherous) and out to kill. * 3re you a s,irit) deathless) and #ithout the ,romise o( corru,tion and the stain o( sin u,on youD - 5o the #orld is seen as sta$le) (ully #orthy o( your trust9 a ha,,y ,lace to rest in (or a #hile) #here nothin& need $e (eared) $ut only lo ed. : 8ho is un#elcome to the kind in heartD 1> 3nd #hat could hurt the truly innocentD ,''1 T-31.6I.*. 7our #ill $e done) you holy child o( 1od. 2 It does not matter i( you think you are in earth or 0ea en. 3 8hat your "ather #ills o( you can ne er chan&e. ! The truth in you remains as radiant as a star) as ,ure as li&ht) as innocent as lo e itsel(. % 3nd you <are= #orthy that your #ill $e doneJ "II. T#e Savior2s "ision T-31.6II.1. ;earnin& is chan&e. 2 5al ation does not seek to use a means as yet too alien to your thinkin& to $e hel,(ul) nor to make the kinds o( chan&e you could not reco&niAe. 3 Conce,ts are needed #hile ,erce,tion lasts) and chan&in& conce,ts is sal ation+s task. ! "or it must deal in contrasts) not in truth) #hich has no o,,osite and cannot chan&e. % In this #orld+s conce,ts are the &uilty 2$ad29 the 2&ood2 are innocent. ' 3nd no one here $ut holds a conce,t o( himsel( in #hich he counts the 2&ood2 to ,ardon him the 2$ad.2 * Nor does he trust the 2&ood2 in anyone) $elie in& that the 2$ad2 must lurk $ehind. - This conce,t em,hasiAes treachery) and trust $ecomes im,ossi$le. : Nor could it chan&e #hile you ,ercei e the 2$ad2 in you. T-31.6II.2. 7ou could not reco&niAe your 2e il2 thou&hts as lon& as you see alue in attack. 2 7ou #ill ,ercei e them sometimes) $ut #ill not see them as meanin&less. 3 3nd so they come in (ear(ul (orm) #ith content still concealed) to shake your sorry conce,t o( yoursel( and $lacken it #ith still another 2crime.2 ! 7ou cannot &i e yoursel( your innocence) (or you are too con(used a$out yoursel(. % But should <one= $rother da#n u,on your si&ht as #holly #orthy o( (or&i eness) then your conce,t o( yoursel( is #holly chan&ed. ' 7our 2e il2 thou&hts ha e $een (or&i en #ith his) $ecause you let them all a((ect you not. * No lon&er do you choose that you should $e the si&n o( e il and o( &uilt in him. - 3nd as you &i e your trust to #hat is &ood in him) you &i e it to the &ood in you. T-31.6II.3. In terms o( conce,ts) it is thus you see him more than Cust a $ody) (or the &ood is ne er #hat the $ody seems to $e. 2 The actions o( the $ody are ,ercei ed as comin& (rom the 2$aser2 ,art o( you) and thus o( him as #ell. 3 By (ocusin& u,on the &ood in him) the $ody &ro#s decreasin&ly ,ersistent in your si&ht) and #ill at len&th $e seen as little more than Cust a shado# circlin& round the &ood. ! 3nd this #ill $e your conce,t o( yoursel() #hen you ha e reached the #orld $eyond

the si&ht your eyes alone can o((er you to see. ,''2 % "or you #ill not inter,ret #hat you see #ithout the 3id that 1od has &i en you. ' 3nd in 0is si&ht there <is= another #orld. T-31.6II.!. 7ou li e in that #orld Cust as much as this. 2 "or $oth are conce,ts o( yoursel() #hich can $e interchan&ed $ut ne er Cointly held. 3 The contrast is (ar &reater than you think) (or you #ill lo e this conce,t o( yoursel() $ecause it #as not made (or you alone. ! Born as a &i(t (or someone not ,ercei ed to $e yoursel() it has $een &i en you. % "or your (or&i eness) o((ered unto him) has $een acce,ted no# (or $oth o( you. T-31.6II.%. 0a e (aith in him #ho #alks #ith you) so that your (ear(ul conce,t o( yoursel( may chan&e. 2 3nd look u,on the &ood in him) that you may not $e (ri&htened $y your 2e il2 thou&hts $ecause they do not cloud your ie# o( him. 3 3nd all this shi(t requires is that you $e #illin& that this ha,,y chan&e occur. ! No more than this is asked. % On its $ehal() remem$er #hat the conce,t o( yoursel( that no# you hold has $rou&ht you in its #ake) and #elcome the &lad contrast o((ered you. ' 0old out your hand) that you may ha e the &i(t o( kind (or&i eness #hich you o((er one #hose need (or it is Cust the same as yours. * 3nd let the cruel conce,t o( yoursel( $e chan&ed to one that $rin&s the ,eace o( 1od. T-31.6II.'. The conce,t o( yoursel( that no# you hold #ould &uarantee your (unction here remain (ore er unaccom,lished and undone. 2 3nd thus it dooms you to a $itter sense o( dee, de,ression and (utility. 3 7et it need not $e (i/ed) unless you choose to hold it ,ast the ho,e o( chan&e and kee, it static and concealed #ithin your mind. ! 1i e it instead to 0im 8ho understands the chan&es that it needs to let it ser e the (unction &i en you to $rin& you ,eace) that you may o((er ,eace to ha e it yours. % 3lternati es are in your mind to use) and you can see yoursel( another #ay. ' 8ould you not rather look u,on yoursel( as needed (or sal ation o( the #orld) instead o( as sal ation+s enemyD T-31.6II.*. The conce,t o( the sel( stands like a shield) a silent $arricade $e(ore the truth) and hides it (rom your si&ht. 2 3ll thin&s you see are ima&es) $ecause you look on them as throu&h a $arrier that dims your si&ht and #ar,s your ision) so that you $ehold nothin& #ith clarity. 3 The li&ht is ke,t (rom e erythin& you see. ! 3t most) you &lim,se a shado# o( #hat lies $eyond. % 3t least) you merely look on darkness) and ,ercei e the terri(ied ima&inin&s that come (rom &uilty thou&hts and conce,ts $orn o( (ear. ,''3 ' 3nd #hat you see is hell) (or (ear <is= hell. * 3ll that is &i en you is (or release9 the si&ht) the ision and the inner 1uide all lead you out o( hell #ith those you lo e $eside you) and the uni erse #ith them.

T-31.6II.-. Behold your role #ithin the uni erseJ 2 To e ery ,art o( true creation has the ;ord o( ;o e and li(e entrusted all sal ation (rom the misery o( hell. 3 3nd to each one has 0e allo#ed the &race to $e a sa ior to the holy ones es,ecially entrusted to his care. ! 3nd this he learns #hen (irst he looks u,on one $rother as he looks u,on himsel() and sees the mirror o( himsel( in him. % Thus is the conce,t o( himsel( laid $y) (or nothin& stands $et#een his si&ht and #hat he looks u,on) to Cud&e #hat he $eholds. ' 3nd in this sin&le ision does he see the (ace o( Christ) and understands he looks on e eryone as he $eholds this one. * "or there is li&ht #here darkness #as $e(ore) and no# the eil is li(ted (rom his si&ht. T-31.6II.:. The eil across the (ace o( Christ) the (ear o( 1od and o( sal ation) and the lo e o( &uilt and death) they all are di((erent names (or Cust one error9 that there is a s,ace $et#een you and your $rother) ke,t a,art $y an illusion o( yoursel( that holds him o(( (rom you) and you a#ay (rom him. 2 The s#ord o( Cud&ment is the #ea,on that you &i e to the illusion o( yoursel() that it may (i&ht to kee, the s,ace that holds your $rother o(( unoccu,ied $y lo e. 3 7et #hile you hold this s#ord) you must ,ercei e the $ody as yoursel() (or you are $ound to se,aration (rom the si&ht o( him #ho holds the mirror to another ie# o( #hat he is) and thus #hat you must $e. T-31.6II.1>. 8hat is tem,tation $ut the #ish to stay in hell and miseryD 2 3nd #hat could this &i e rise to $ut an ima&e o( yoursel( that can $e misera$le) and remain in hell and tormentD 3 8ho has learned to see his $rother not as this has sa ed himsel() and thus is he a sa ior to the rest. ! To e eryone has 1od entrusted all) $ecause a ,artial sa ior #ould $e one #ho is $ut ,artly sa ed. % The holy ones #hom 1od has &i en you to sa e are $ut e eryone you meet or look u,on) not kno#in& #ho they are9 all those you sa# an instant and (or&ot) and those you kne# a lon& #hile since) and those you #ill yet meet9 the unremem$ered and the not yet $orn. ' "or 1od has &i en you 0is 5on to sa e (rom e ery conce,t that he e er held. T-31.6II.11. 7et #hile you #ish to stay in hell) ho# could you $e the sa ior o( the 5on o( 1odD 2 0o# #ould you kno# his holiness #hile you see him a,art (rom yoursD ,''! 3 "or holiness is seen throu&h holy eyes that look u,on the innocence #ithin) and thus e/,ect to see it e ery#here. ! 3nd so they call it (orth in e eryone they look u,on) that he may $e #hat they e/,ect o( him. % This is the sa ior+s ision9 that he see his innocence in all he looks u,on) and see his o#n sal ation e ery#here. ' 0e holds no conce,t o( himsel( $et#een his calm and o,en eyes and #hat he sees. * 0e $rin&s the li&ht to #hat he looks u,on) that he may see it as it really is.

T-31.6II.12. 8hate er (orm tem,tation seems to take) it al#ays $ut re(lects a #ish to $e a sel( that you are not. 2 3nd (rom that #ish a conce,t rises) teachin& that you are the thin& you #ish to $e. 3 It #ill remain your conce,t o( yoursel( until the #ish that (athered it no lon&er is held dear. ! But #hile you cherish it) you #ill $ehold your $rother in the likeness o( the sel( #hose ima&e has the #ish $e&ot o( you. % "or seein& can $ut re,resent a #ish) $ecause it has no ,o#er to create. ' 7et it can look #ith lo e or look #ith hate) de,endin& only on the sim,le choice o( #hether you #ould Coin #ith #hat you see) or kee, yoursel( a,art and se,arate. T-31.6II.13. The sa ior+s ision is as innocent o( #hat your $rother is as it is (ree o( any Cud&ment made u,on yoursel(. 2 It sees no ,ast in anyone at all. 3 3nd thus it ser es a #holly o,en mind) unclouded $y old conce,ts) and ,re,ared to look on only #hat the ,resent holds. ! It cannot Cud&e $ecause it does not kno#. % 3nd reco&niAin& this) it merely asks) 28hat is the meanin& o( #hat I $eholdD2 ' Then is the ans#er &i en. * 3nd the door held o,en (or the (ace o( Christ to shine u,on the one #ho asks) in innocence) to see $eyond the eil o( old ideas and ancient conce,ts held so lon& and dear a&ainst the ision o( the Christ in you. T-31.6II.1!. Be i&ilant a&ainst tem,tation) then) remem$erin& that it is $ut a #ish) insane and meanin&less) to make yoursel( a thin& that you are not. 2 3nd think as #ell u,on the thin& that you #ould $e instead. 3 It is a thin& o( madness) ,ain and death9 a thin& o( treachery and $lack des,air) o( (ailin& dreams and no remainin& ho,e e/ce,t to die) and end the dream o( (ear. ! <This= is tem,tation9 nothin& more than this. % Can this $e di((icult to choose <a&ainstD= ' Consider #hat tem,tation is) and see the real alternati es you choose $et#een. * There are $ut t#o. - Be not decei ed $y #hat a,,ears as many choices. : There is hell or 0ea en) and o( these you choose $ut one. T-31.6II.1%. ;et not the #orld+s li&ht) &i en unto you) $e hidden (rom the #orld. ,''% 2 It needs the li&ht) (or it is dark indeed) and men des,air $ecause the sa ior+s ision is #ithheld and #hat they see is death. 3 Their sa ior stands) unkno#in& and unkno#n) $eholdin& them #ith eyes uno,ened. ! 3nd they cannot see until he looks on them #ith seein& eyes) and o((ers them (or&i eness #ith his o#n. % Can you to #hom 1od says) 2Release 4y 5onJ2 $e tem,ted not to listen) #hen you learn that it is you (or #hom 0e asks releaseD ' 3nd #hat $ut this is #hat this course #ould teachD * 3nd #hat $ut this is there (or you to learnD "III. C#oose Once A)ain

T-31.6III.1. Tem,tation has one lesson it #ould teach) in all its (orms) #here er it occurs. 2 It #ould ,ersuade the holy 5on o( 1od he is a $ody) $orn in #hat must die) una$le to esca,e its (railty) and $ound $y #hat it orders him to (eel. 3 It sets the limits on #hat he can do9 its ,o#er is the only stren&th he has9 his &ras, cannot e/ceed its tiny reach. ! 8ould you $e this) i( Christ a,,eared to you in all 0is &lory) askin& you $ut this. % Choose once a&ain i( you #ould take your ,lace amon& the sa iors o( the #orld) or #ould remain in hell) and hold your $rothers there. ' "or 0e <has= come) and 0e <is= askin& this. T-31.6III.2. 0o# do you make the choiceD 2 0o# easily is this e/,lainedJ 3 7ou al#ays choose $et#een your #eakness and the stren&th o( Christ in you. ! 3nd #hat you choose is #hat you think is real. % 5im,ly $y ne er usin& #eakness to direct your actions) you ha e &i en it no ,o#er. ' 3nd the li&ht o( Christ in you is &i en char&e o( e erythin& you do. * "or you ha e $rou&ht your #eakness unto 0im) and 0e has &i en you 0is stren&th instead. T-31.6III.3. Trials are $ut lessons that you (ailed to learn ,resented once a&ain) so #here you made a (aulty choice $e(ore you no# can make a $etter one) and thus esca,e all ,ain that #hat you chose $e(ore has $rou&ht to you. 2 In e ery di((iculty) all distress) and each ,er,le/ity Christ calls to you and &ently says) 24y $rother) choose a&ain.2 3 0e #ould not lea e one source o( ,ain unhealed) nor any ima&e le(t to eil the truth. ,''' ! 0e #ould remo e all misery (rom you #hom 1od created altar unto Coy. % 0e #ould not lea e you com(ortless) alone in dreams o( hell) $ut #ould release your mind (rom e erythin& that hides 0is (ace (rom you. ' 0is 0oliness is yours $ecause 0e is the only ,o#er that is real in you. * 0is stren&th is yours $ecause 0e is the 5el( that 1od created as 0is only 5on. T-31.6III.!. The ima&es you make cannot ,re ail a&ainst #hat 1od 0imsel( #ould ha e you $e. 2 Be ne er (ear(ul o( tem,tation) then) $ut see it as it is9 another chance to choose a&ain) and let Christ+s stren&th ,re ail in e ery circumstance and e ery ,lace you raised an ima&e o( yoursel( $e(ore. 3 "or #hat a,,ears to hide the (ace o( Christ is ,o#erless $e(ore 0is maCesty) and disa,,ears $e(ore 0is holy si&ht. ! The sa iors o( the #orld) #ho see like 0im) are merely those #ho choose 0is stren&th instead o( their o#n #eakness) seen a,art (rom 0im. % They #ill redeem the #orld) (or they are Coined in all the ,o#er o( the 8ill o( 1od. ' 3nd #hat they #ill is only #hat 0e #ills.

T-31.6III.%. ;earn) then) the ha,,y ha$it o( res,onse to all tem,tation to ,ercei e yoursel( as #eak and misera$le #ith these #ords. 2 I am as 1od created me. 3 0is 5on can su((er nothin&. ! 3nd I am 0is 5on. % Thus is Christ+s stren&th in ited to ,re ail) re,lacin& all your #eakness #ith the stren&th that comes (rom 1od and that can ne er (ail. ' 3nd thus are miracles as natural as (ear and a&ony a,,eared to $e $e(ore the choice (or holiness #as made. * "or in that choice are (alse distinctions &one) illusory alternati es laid $y) and nothin& le(t to inter(ere #ith truth. T-31.6III.'. 7ou <are= as 1od created you) and so is e ery li in& thin& you look u,on) re&ardless o( the ima&es you see. 2 8hat you $ehold as sickness and as ,ain) as #eakness and as su((erin& and loss) is $ut tem,tation to ,ercei e yoursel( de(enseless and in hell. 3 7ield not to this) and you #ill see all ,ain) in e ery (orm) #here er it occurs) $ut disa,,ear as mists $e(ore the sun. ! 3 miracle has come to heal 1od+s 5on) and close the door u,on his dreams o( #eakness) o,enin& the #ay to his sal ation and release. % Choose once a&ain #hat you #ould ha e him $e) remem$erin& that e ery choice you make esta$lishes your o#n identity as you #ill see it and $elie e it is. T-31.6III.*. Deny me not the little &i(t I ask) #hen in e/chan&e I lay $e(ore your (eet the ,eace o( 1od) and ,o#er to $rin& this ,eace to e eryone #ho #anders in the #orld uncertain) lonely) and in constant (ear. ,''* 2 "or it is &i en you to Coin #ith him) and throu&h the Christ in you un eil his eyes) and let him look u,on the Christ in him. T-31.6III.-. 4y $rothers in sal ation) do not (ail to hear my oice and listen to my #ords. 2 I ask (or nothin& $ut your o#n release. 3 There is no ,lace (or hell #ithin a #orld #hose lo eliness can yet $e so intense and so inclusi e it is $ut a ste, (rom there to 0ea en. ! To your tired eyes I $rin& a ision o( a di((erent #orld) so ne# and clean and (resh you #ill (or&et the ,ain and sorro# that you sa# $e(ore. % 7et this a ision is #hich you must share #ith e eryone you see) (or other#ise you #ill $ehold it not. ' To &i e this &i(t is ho# to make it yours. * 3nd 1od ordained) in lo in& kindness) that it $e (or you. T-31.6III.:. ;et us $e &lad that #e can #alk the #orld) and (ind so many chances to ,ercei e another situation #here 1od+s &i(t can once a&ain $e reco&niAed as oursJ 2 3nd thus #ill all the esti&es o( hell) the secret sins and hidden hates $e &one. 3 3nd all the lo eliness #hich they concealed a,,ear like la#ns o( 0ea en to our si&ht) to li(t us hi&h a$o e the thorny roads #e tra elled on $e(ore the Christ a,,eared. !

0ear me) my $rothers) hear and Coin #ith me. % 1od has ordained I cannot call in ain) and in 0is certainty I rest content. ' "or you <#ill= hear) and you <#ill= choose a&ain. * 3nd in this choice is e eryone made (ree. T-31.6III.1>. I thank 7ou) "ather) (or these holy ones #ho are my $rothers as they are 7our 5ons. 2 4y (aith in them is 7ours. 3 I am as sure that they #ill come to me as 7ou are sure o( #hat they are) and #ill (ore er $e. ! They #ill acce,t the &i(t I o((er them) $ecause 7ou &a e it me on their $ehal(. % 3nd as I #ould $ut do 7our holy 8ill) so #ill they choose. ' 3nd I &i e thanks (or them. * 5al ation+s son& #ill echo throu&h the #orld #ith e ery choice they make. - "or #e are one in ,ur,ose) and the end o( hell is near. T-31.6III.11. In Coyous #elcome is my hand outstretched to e ery $rother #ho #ould Coin #ith me in reachin& ,ast tem,tation) and #ho looks #ith (i/ed determination to#ard the li&ht that shines $eyond in ,er(ect constancy. 2 1i e me my o#n) (or they $elon& to 7ou. 3 3nd can 7ou (ail in #hat is $ut 7our 8illD ! I &i e 7ou thanks (or #hat my $rothers are. % 3nd as each one elects to Coin #ith me) the son& o( thanks (rom earth to 0ea en &ro#s (rom tiny scattered threads o( melody to one inclusi e chorus (rom a #orld redeemed (rom hell) and &i in& thanks to 7ou. ,''T-31.6III.12. 3nd no# #e say 23men.2 2 "or Christ has come to d#ell in the a$ode 7ou set (or 0im $e(ore time #as) in calm eternity. 3 The Courney closes) endin& at the ,lace #here it $e&an. ! No trace o( it remains. % Not one illusion is accorded (aith) and not one s,ot o( darkness still remains to hide the (ace o( Christ (rom anyone. ' Thy 8ill is done) com,lete and ,er(ectly) and all creation reco&niAes 7ou) and kno#s 7ou as the only 5ource it has. * Clear in 7our likeness does the li&ht shine (orth (rom e erythin& that li es and mo es in 7ou. - "or #e ha e reached #here all o( us are one) and #e are home) #here 7ou #ould ha e us $e. ,'':

&OR,-OO, FOR ST1$ENTS

INTRO$1CTION 8-in.1. 3 theoretical (oundation such as the te/t ,ro ides is necessary as a (rame#ork to make the e/ercises in this #ork$ook meanin&(ul. 2 7et it is doin& the e/ercises that #ill make the &oal o( the course ,ossi$le. 3 3n untrained mind can accom,lish nothin&. ! It is the ,ur,ose o( this #ork$ook to train your mind to think alon& the lines the te/t sets (orth. 8-in.2. The e/ercises are ery sim,le. 2 They do not require a &reat deal o( time) and it does not matter #here you do them. 3 They need no ,re,aration. ! The trainin& ,eriod is one year. % The e/ercises are num$ered (rom 1 to 3'%. ' Do not undertake to do more than one set o( e/ercises a day. 8-in.3. The #ork$ook is di ided into t#o main sections) the (irst dealin& #ith the undoin& o( the #ay you see no#) and the second #ith the acquisition o( true ,erce,tion. 2 8ith the e/ce,tion o( the re ie# ,eriods) each day+s e/ercises are ,lanned around one central idea) #hich is stated (irst. 3 This is (ollo#ed $y a descri,tion o( the s,eci(ic ,rocedures $y #hich the idea (or the day is to $e a,,lied. 8-in.!. The ,ur,ose o( the #ork$ook is to train your mind in a systematic #ay to a di((erent ,erce,tion o( e eryone and e erythin& in the #orld. 2 The e/ercises are ,lanned to hel, you &eneraliAe the lessons) so that you #ill understand that each o( them is equally a,,lica$le to e eryone and e erythin& you see. 8-in.%. Trans(er o( trainin& in true ,erce,tion does not ,roceed as does trans(er o( the trainin& o( the #orld. 2 I( true ,erce,tion has $een achie ed in connection #ith any ,erson) situation or e ent) total trans(er to e eryone and e erythin& is certain. 3 On the other hand) one e/ce,tion held a,art (rom true ,erce,tion makes its accom,lishments any#here im,ossi$le. 8-in.'. The only &eneral rules to $e o$ser ed throu&hout) then) are. "irst) that the e/ercises $e ,racticed #ith &reat s,eci(icity) as #ill $e indicated. 2 This #ill hel, you to &eneraliAe the ideas in ol ed to e ery situation in #hich you (ind yoursel() and to e eryone and e erythin& in it. 3 5econd) $e sure that you do not decide (or yoursel( that there are some ,eo,le) situations or thin&s to #hich the ideas are ina,,lica$le. ! This #ill inter(ere #ith trans(er o( trainin&. % The ery nature o( true ,erce,tion is that it has no limits. ' It is the o,,osite o( the #ay you see no#. 8-in.*. The o erall aim o( the e/ercises is to increase your a$ility to e/tend the ideas you #ill $e ,racticin& to include e erythin&. 2 This #ill require no e((ort on your ,art. 3 The e/ercises themsel es meet the conditions necessary (or this kind o( trans(er.

8-in.-. 5ome o( the ideas the #ork$ook ,resents you #ill (ind hard to $elie e) and others may seem to $e quite startlin&. 2 This does not matter. 3 7ou are merely asked to a,,ly the ideas as you are directed to do. ! 7ou are not asked to Cud&e them at all. % 7ou are asked only to use them. ' It is their use that #ill &i e them meanin& to you) and #ill sho# you that they are true. 8-in.:. Remem$er only this9 you need not $elie e the ideas) you need not acce,t them) and you need not e en #elcome them. 2 5ome o( them you may acti ely resist. 3 None o( this #ill matter) or decrease their e((icacy. ! But do not allo# yoursel( to make e/ce,tions in a,,lyin& the ideas the #ork$ook contains) and #hate er your reactions to the ideas may $e) use them. % Nothin& more than that is required. PART I LESSON 9. Nothin& I see in this room Mon this street) (rom this #indo#) in this ,laceN means anythin&. 8-1.1. No# look slo#ly around you) and ,ractice a,,lyin& this idea ery s,eci(ically to #hate er you see. 2 3 ! % ' This This This This This ta$le does not mean anythin&. chair does not mean anythin&. hand does not mean anythin&. (oot does not mean anythin&. ,en does not mean anythin&.

8-1.2. Then look (arther a#ay (rom your immediate area) and a,,ly the idea to a #ider ran&e. 2 3 ! % ' That That That That That door does not mean anythin&. $ody does not mean anythin&. lam, does not mean anythin&. si&n does not mean anythin&. shado# does not mean anythin&.

8-1.3. Notice that these statements are not arran&ed in any order) and make no allo#ance (or di((erences in the kinds o( thin&s to #hich they are a,,lied. 2 That is the ,ur,ose o( the e/ercise. 3 The statement should merely $e a,,lied to anythin& you see. ! 3s you ,ractice the idea (or the day) use it totally indiscriminately. % Do not attem,t to a,,ly it to e erythin& you see) (or these e/ercises should

not $ecome ritualistic. ' Only $e sure that nothin& you see is s,eci(ically e/cluded. * One thin& is like another as (ar as the a,,lication o( the idea is concerned. 8-1.!. @ach o( the (irst three lessons should not $e done more than t#ice a day each) ,re(era$ly mornin& and e enin&. 2 Nor should they $e attem,ted (or more than a minute or so) unless that entails a sense o( hurry. 3 3 com(orta$le sense o( leisure is essential. LESSON (. I ha e &i en e erythin& I see in this room Mon this street) (rom this #indo#) in this ,laceN all the meanin& that it has (or me. 8-2.1. The e/ercises #ith this idea are the same as those (or the (irst one. 2 Be&in #ith the thin&s that are near you) and a,,ly the idea to #hate er your &lance rests on. 3 Then increase the ran&e out#ard. ! Turn your head so that you include #hate er is on either side. % I( ,ossi$le) turn around and a,,ly the idea to #hat #as $ehind you. ' Remain as indiscriminate as ,ossi$le in selectin& su$Cects (or its a,,lication) do not concentrate on anythin& in ,articular) and do not attem,t to include e erythin& you see in a &i en area) or you #ill introduce strain. 8-2.2. 4erely &lance easily and (airly quickly around you) tryin& to a oid selection $y siAe) $ri&htness) color) material) or relati e im,ortance to you. 2 Take the su$Cects sim,ly as you see them. 3 Try to a,,ly the e/ercise #ith equal ease to a $ody or a $utton) a (ly or a (loor) an arm or an a,,le. ! The sole criterion (or a,,lyin& the idea to anythin& is merely that your eyes ha e li&hted on it. % 4ake no attem,t to include anythin& ,articular) $ut $e sure that nothin& is s,eci(ically e/cluded. LESSON ?. I do not understand anythin& I see in this room Mon this street) (rom this #indo#) in this ,laceN. 8-3.1. 3,,ly this idea in the same #ay as the ,re ious ones) #ithout makin& distinctions o( any kind. 2 8hate er you see $ecomes a ,ro,er su$Cect (or a,,lyin& the idea. 3 Be sure that you do not question the suita$ility o( anythin& (or a,,lication o( the idea. ! These are not e/ercises in Cud&ment. % 3nythin& is suita$le i( you see it. ' 5ome o( the thin&s you see may ha e emotionally char&ed meanin& (or

you. * Try to lay such (eelin&s aside) and merely use these thin&s e/actly as you #ould anythin& else. 8-3.2. The ,oint o( the e/ercises is to hel, you clear your mind o( all ,ast associations) to see thin&s e/actly as they a,,ear to you no#) and to realiAe ho# little you really understand a$out them. 2 It is there(ore essential that you kee, a ,er(ectly o,en mind) unham,ered $y Cud&ment) in selectin& the thin&s to #hich the idea (or the day is to $e a,,lied. 3 "or this ,ur,ose one thin& is like another9 equally suita$le and there(ore equally use(ul. LESSON @. These thou&hts do not mean anythin&. They are like the thin&s I see in this room Mon this street) (rom this #indo#) in this ,laceN. 8-!.1. Unlike the ,recedin& ones) these e/ercises do not $e&in #ith the idea (or the day. 2 In these ,ractice ,eriods) $e&in #ith notin& the thou&hts that are crossin& your mind (or a$out a minute. 3 Then a,,ly the idea to them. ! I( you are already a#are o( unha,,y thou&hts) use them as su$Cects (or the idea. % Do not) ho#e er) select only the thou&hts you think are 2$ad.2 ' 7ou #ill (ind) i( you train yoursel( to look at your thou&hts) that they re,resent such a mi/ture that) in a sense) none o( them can $e called 2&ood2 or 2$ad.2 * This is #hy they do not mean anythin&. 8-!.2. In selectin& the su$Cects (or the a,,lication o( today+s idea) the usual s,eci(icity is required. 2 Do not $e a(raid to use 2&ood2 thou&hts as #ell as 2$ad.2 3 None o( them re,resents your real thou&hts) #hich are $ein& co ered u, $y them. ! The 2&ood2 ones are $ut shado#s o( #hat lies $eyond) and shado#s make si&ht di((icult. % The 2$ad2 ones are $locks to si&ht) and make seein& im,ossi$le. ' 7ou do not #ant either. 8-!.3. This is a maCor e/ercise) and #ill $e re,eated (rom time to time in some#hat di((erent (orm. 2 The aim here is to train you in the (irst ste,s to#ard the &oal o( se,aratin& the meanin&less (rom the meanin&(ul. 3 It is a (irst attem,t in the lon&-ran&e ,ur,ose o( learnin& to see the meanin&less as outside you) and the meanin&(ul #ithin. ! It is also the $e&innin& o( trainin& your mind to reco&niAe #hat is the same and #hat is di((erent. 8-!.!. In usin& your thou&hts (or a,,lication o( the idea (or today) identi(y each thou&ht $y the central (i&ure or e ent it contains9 (or e/am,le. 2 This thou&ht a$out OOO does not mean anythin&.

3 It is like the thin&s I see in this room Mon this street) and so onN. 8-!.%. 7ou can also use the idea (or a ,articular thou&ht that you reco&niAe as harm(ul. 2 This ,ractice is use(ul) $ut is not a su$stitute (or the more random ,rocedures to $e (ollo#ed (or the e/ercises. 3 Do not) ho#e er) e/amine your mind (or more than a minute or so. ! 7ou are too ine/,erienced as yet to a oid a tendency to $ecome ,ointlessly ,reoccu,ied. 8-!.'. "urther) since these e/ercises are the (irst o( their kind) you may (ind the sus,ension o( Cud&ment in connection #ith thou&hts ,articularly di((icult. 2 Do not re,eat these e/ercises more than three or (our times durin& the day. 3 8e #ill return to them later. LESSON A. I am ne er u,set (or the reason I think. 8-%.1. This idea) like the ,recedin& one) can $e used #ith any ,erson) situation or e ent you think is causin& you ,ain. 2 3,,ly it s,eci(ically to #hate er you $elie e is the cause o( your u,set) usin& the descri,tion o( the (eelin& in #hate er term seems accurate to you. 3 The u,set may seem to $e (ear) #orry) de,ression) an/iety) an&er) hatred) Cealousy or any num$er o( (orms) all o( #hich #ill $e ,ercei ed as di((erent. ! This is not true. % 0o#e er) until you learn that (orm does not matter) each (orm $ecomes a ,ro,er su$Cect (or the e/ercises (or the day. ' 3,,lyin& the same idea to each o( them se,arately is the (irst ste, in ultimately reco&niAin& they are all the same. 8-%.2. 8hen usin& the idea (or today (or a s,eci(ic ,ercei ed cause o( an u,set in any (orm) use $oth the name o( the (orm in #hich you see the u,set) and the cause #hich you ascri$e to it. 2 "or e/am,le. 3 I am not an&ry at OOO (or the reason I think. ! I am not a(raid o( OOO (or the reason I think. 8-%.3. But a&ain) this should not $e su$stituted (or ,ractice ,eriods in #hich you (irst search your mind (or 2sources2 o( u,set in #hich you $elie e) and (orms o( u,set #hich you think result. 8-%.!. In these e/ercises) more than in the ,recedin& ones) you may (ind it hard to $e indiscriminate) and to a oid &i in& &reater #ei&ht to some su$Cects than to others. 2 It mi&ht hel, to ,recede the e/ercises #ith the statement.

3 There are no small u,sets. ! They are all equally distur$in& to my ,eace o( mind. 8-%.%. Then e/amine your mind (or #hate er is distressin& you) re&ardless o( ho# much or ho# little you think it is doin& so. 8-%.'. 7ou may also (ind yoursel( less #illin& to a,,ly today+s idea to some ,ercei ed sources o( u,set than to others. 2 I( this occurs) think (irst o( this. 3 I cannot kee, this (orm o( u,set and let the others &o. ! "or the ,ur,oses o( these e/ercises) then) I #ill re&ard them all as the same. 8-%.*. Then search your mind (or no more than a minute or so) and try to identi(y a num$er o( di((erent (orms o( u,set that are distur$in& you) re&ardless o( the relati e im,ortance you may &i e them. 2 3,,ly the idea (or today to each o( them) usin& the name o( $oth the source o( the u,set as you ,ercei e it) and o( the (eelin& as you e/,erience it. 3 "urther e/am,les are. ! I am not #orried a$out OOO (or the reason I think. % I am not de,ressed a$out OOO (or the reason I think. ' Three or (our times durin& the day is enou&h. LESSON B. I am u,set $ecause I see somethin& that is not there. 8-'.1. The e/ercises #ith this idea are ery similar to the ,recedin& ones. 2 3&ain) it is necessary to name $oth the (orm o( u,set Ean&er) (ear) #orry) de,ression and so onF and the ,ercei ed source ery s,eci(ically (or any a,,lication o( the idea. 3 "or e/am,le. ! I am an&ry at OOO $ecause I see somethin& that is not there. % I am #orried a$out OOO $ecause I see somethin& that is not there. 8-'.2. Today+s idea is use(ul (or a,,lication to anythin& that seems to u,set you) and can ,ro(ita$ly $e used throu&hout the day (or that ,ur,ose. 2 0o#e er) the three or (our ,ractice ,eriods #hich are required should $e ,receded $y a minute or so o( mind searchin&) as $e(ore) and the a,,lication o( the idea to each u,settin& thou&ht unco ered in the search.

8-'.3. 3&ain) i( you resist a,,lyin& the idea to some u,settin& thou&hts more than to others) remind yoursel( o( the t#o cautions stated in the ,re ious lesson. 2 There are no small u,sets. 3 They are all equally distur$in& to my ,eace o( mind. ! 3nd. % I cannot kee, this (orm o( u,set and let the others &o. ' "or the ,ur,oses o( these e/ercises) then) I #ill re&ard them all as the same. LESSON D. I see only the ,ast. 8-*.1. This idea is ,articularly di((icult to $elie e at (irst. 2 7et it is the rationale (or all o( the ,recedin& ones. 3 It is the reason #hy nothin& that you see means anythin&. ! It is the reason #hy you ha e &i en e erythin& you see all the meanin& that it has (or you. % It is the reason #hy you do not understand anythin& you see. ' It is the reason #hy your thou&hts do not mean anythin&) and #hy they are like the thin&s you see. * It is the reason #hy you are ne er u,set (or the reason you think. - It is the reason #hy you are u,set $ecause you see somethin& that is not there. 8-*.2. Old ideas a$out time are ery di((icult to chan&e) $ecause e erythin& you $elie e is rooted in time) and de,ends on your not learnin& these ne# ideas a$out it. 2 7et that is ,recisely #hy you need ne# ideas a$out time. 3 This (irst time idea is not really so stran&e as it may sound at (irst. 8-*.3. ;ook at a cu,) (or e/am,le. 2 Do you see a cu,) or are you merely re ie#in& your ,ast e/,eriences o( ,ickin& u, a cu,) $ein& thirsty) drinkin& (rom a cu,) (eelin& the rim o( a cu, a&ainst your li,s) ha in& $reak(ast and so onD 3 3re not your aesthetic reactions to the cu,) too) $ased on ,ast e/,eriencesD ! 0o# else #ould you kno# #hether or not this kind o( cu, #ill $reak i( you dro, itD % 8hat do you kno# a$out this cu, e/ce,t #hat you learned in the ,astD ' 7ou #ould ha e no idea #hat this cu, is) e/ce,t (or your ,ast learnin&. * Do you) then) really see itD

8-*.!. ;ook a$out you. 2 This is equally true o( #hate er you look at. 3 3ckno#led&e this $y a,,lyin& the idea (or today indiscriminately to #hate er catches your eye. ! "or e/am,le. % ' * : I I I I I see see see see see only only only only only the the the the the ,ast ,ast ,ast ,ast ,ast in in in in in this ,encil. this shoe. this hand. that $ody. that (ace.

8-*.%. Do not lin&er o er any one thin& in ,articular) $ut remem$er to omit nothin& s,eci(ically. 2 1lance $rie(ly at each su$Cect) and then mo e on to the ne/t. 3 Three or (our ,ractice ,eriods) each to last a minute or so) #ill $e enou&h. LESSON :. 4y mind is ,reoccu,ied #ith ,ast thou&hts. 8--.1. This idea is) o( course) the reason #hy you see only the ,ast. 2 No one really sees anythin&. 3 0e sees only his thou&hts ,roCected out#ard. ! The mind+s ,reoccu,ation #ith the ,ast is the cause o( the misconce,tion a$out time (rom #hich your seein& su((ers. % 7our mind cannot &ras, the ,resent) #hich is the only time there is. ' It there(ore cannot understand time) and cannot) in (act) understand anythin&. 8--.2. The one #holly true thou&ht one can hold a$out the ,ast is that it is not here. 2 To think a$out it at all is there(ore to think a$out illusions. 3 6ery (e# ha e realiAed #hat is actually entailed in ,icturin& the ,ast or in antici,atin& the (uture. ! The mind is actually $lank #hen it does this) $ecause it is not really thinkin& a$out anythin&. 8--.3. The ,ur,ose o( the e/ercises (or today is to $e&in to train your mind to reco&niAe #hen it is not really thinkin& at all. 2 8hile thou&htless ideas ,reoccu,y your mind) the truth is $locked. 3 Reco&niAin& that your mind has $een merely $lank) rather than $elie in& that it is (illed #ith real ideas) is the (irst ste, to o,enin& the #ay to ision. 8--.!. The e/ercises (or today should $e done #ith eyes closed. 2 This is $ecause you actually cannot see anythin&) and it is easier to reco&niAe that no matter ho# i idly you may ,icture a thou&ht) you are not seein& anythin&. 3 8ith as little in estment as ,ossi$le) search your mind (or the usual minute or so) merely notin& the thou&hts you (ind there. ! Name each one $y the central (i&ure or theme it contains) and ,ass on to the ne/t. % Introduce the ,ractice ,eriod $y sayin&.

' I seem to $e thinkin& a$out OOO. 8--.%. Then name each o( your thou&hts s,eci(ically) (or e/am,le.

2 I seem to $e thinkin& a$out Mname o( a ,ersonN) a$out Mname o( an o$CectN) a$out Mname o( an emotionN) and so on) concludin& at the end o( the mind-searchin& ,eriod #ith. 3 But my mind is ,reoccu,ied #ith ,ast thou&hts. 8--.'. This can $e done (our or (i e times durin& the day) unless you (ind it irritates you. 2 I( you (ind it tryin&) three or (our times is su((icient. 3 7ou mi&ht (ind it hel,(ul) ho#e er) to include your irritation) or any emotion that the idea (or today may induce) in the mind searchin& itsel(. LESSON ;. I see nothin& as it is no#. 8-:.1. This idea o$ iously (ollo#s (rom the t#o ,recedin& ones. 2 But #hile you may $e a$le to acce,t it intellectually) it is unlikely that it #ill mean anythin& to you as yet. 3 0o#e er) understandin& is not necessary at this ,oint. ! In (act) the reco&nition that you do not understand is a ,rerequisite (or undoin& your (alse ideas. % These e/ercises are concerned #ith ,ractice) not #ith understandin&. ' 7ou do not need to ,ractice #hat you already understand. * It #ould indeed $e circular to aim at understandin&) and assume that you ha e it already. 8-:.2. It is di((icult (or the untrained mind to $elie e that #hat it seems to ,icture is not there. 2 This idea can $e quite distur$in&) and may meet #ith acti e resistance in any num$er o( (orms. 3 7et that does not ,reclude a,,lyin& it. ! No more than that is required (or these or any other e/ercises. % @ach small ste, #ill clear a little o( the darkness a#ay) and understandin& #ill (inally come to li&hten e ery corner o( the mind that has $een cleared o( the de$ris that darkens it. 8-:.3. These e/ercises) (or #hich three or (our ,ractice ,eriods are su((icient) in ol e lookin& a$out you and a,,lyin& the idea (or the day to #hate er you see) remem$erin& the need (or its indiscriminate a,,lication) and the essential rule o( e/cludin& nothin&. 2 "or e/am,le.

3 I do not see this ty,e#riter as it is no#. ! I do not see this tele,hone as it is no#. % I do not see this arm as it is no#. 8-:.!. Be&in #ith thin&s that are nearest you) and then e/tend the ran&e out#ard. 2 I do not see that coat rack as it is no#. 3 I do not see that door as it is no#. ! I do not see that (ace as it is no#. 8-:.%. It is em,hasiAed a&ain that #hile com,lete inclusion should not $e attem,ted) s,eci(ic e/clusion must $e a oided. 2 Be sure you are honest #ith yoursel( in makin& this distinction. 3 7ou may $e tem,ted to o$scure it. LESSON 9=. 4y thou&hts do not mean anythin&. 8-1>.1. This idea a,,lies to all the thou&hts o( #hich you are a#are) or $ecome a#are in the ,ractice ,eriods. 2 The reason the idea is a,,lica$le to all o( them is that they are not your real thou&hts. 3 8e ha e made this distinction $e(ore) and #ill do so a&ain. ! 7ou ha e no $asis (or com,arison as yet. % 8hen you do) you #ill ha e no dou$t that #hat you once $elie ed #ere your thou&hts did not mean anythin&. 8-1>.2. This is the second time #e ha e used this kind o( idea. 2 The (orm is only sli&htly di((erent. 3 This time the idea is introduced #ith 24y thou&hts2 instead o( 2These thou&hts)2 and no link is made o ertly #ith the thin&s around you. ! The em,hasis is no# on the lack o( reality o( #hat you think you think. 8-1>.3. This as,ect o( the correction ,rocess $e&an #ith the idea that the thou&hts o( #hich you are a#are are meanin&less) outside rather than #ithin9 and then stressed their ,ast rather than their ,resent status. 2 No# #e are em,hasiAin& that the ,resence o( these 2thou&hts2 means that you are not thinkin&. 3 This is merely another #ay o( re,eatin& our earlier statement that your mind is really a $lank. ! To reco&niAe this is to reco&niAe nothin&ness #hen you think you see it. % 3s such) it is the ,rerequisite (or ision. 8-1>.!. Close your eyes (or these e/ercises) and introduce them $y re,eatin& the idea (or today quite slo#ly to yoursel(. 2 Then add.

3 This idea #ill hel, to release me (rom all that I no# $elie e. ! The e/ercises consist) as $e(ore) in searchin& your mind (or all the thou&hts that are a aila$le to you) #ithout selection or Cud&ment. % Try to a oid classi(ication o( any kind. ' In (act) i( you (ind it hel,(ul to do so) you mi&ht ima&ine that you are #atchin& an oddly assorted ,rocession &oin& $y) #hich has little i( any ,ersonal meanin& to you. * 3s each one crosses your mind) say. - 4y thou&ht a$out OOO does not mean anythin&. : 4y thou&ht a$out OOO does not mean anythin&. 8-1>.%. Today+s thou&ht can o$ iously ser e (or any thou&ht that distresses you at any time. 2 In addition) (i e ,ractice ,eriods are recommended) each in ol in& no more than a minute or so o( mind searchin&. 3 It is not recommended that this time ,eriod $e e/tended) and it should $e reduced to hal( a minute or less i( you e/,erience discom(ort. ! Remem$er) ho#e er) to re,eat the idea slo#ly $e(ore a,,lyin& it s,eci(ically) and also to add. % This idea #ill hel, to release me (rom all that I no# $elie e. LESSON 99. 4y meanin&less thou&hts are sho#in& me a meanin&less #orld. 8-11.1. This is the (irst idea #e ha e had that is related to a maCor ,hase o( the correction ,rocess9 the re ersal o( the thinkin& o( the #orld. 2 It seems as i( the #orld determines #hat you ,ercei e. 3 Today+s idea introduces the conce,t that your thou&hts determine the #orld you see. ! Be &lad indeed to ,ractice the idea in its initial (orm) (or in this idea is your release made sure. % The key to (or&i eness lies in it. 8-11.2. The ,ractice ,eriods (or today+s idea are to $e undertaken some#hat di((erently (rom the ,re ious ones. 2 Be&in #ith your eyes closed) and re,eat the idea slo#ly to yoursel(. 3 Then o,en your eyes and look a$out) near and (ar) u, and do#n)Kany#here. ! Durin& the minute or so to $e s,ent in usin& the idea merely re,eat it to yoursel() $ein& sure to do so #ithout haste) and #ith no sense o( ur&ency or e((ort. 8-11.3. To do these e/ercises (or ma/imum $ene(it) the eyes should mo e (rom one thin& to another (airly ra,idly) since they should not lin&er on anythin& in ,articular. 2 The #ords) ho#e er) should $e used

in an unhurried) e en leisurely (ashion. 3 The introduction to this idea) in ,articular) should $e ,racticed as casually as ,ossi$le. ! It contains the (oundation (or the ,eace) rela/ation and (reedom (rom #orry that #e are tryin& to achie e. % On concludin& the e/ercises) close your eyes and re,eat the idea once more slo#ly to yoursel(. 8-11.!. Three ,ractice ,eriods today #ill ,ro$a$ly $e su((icient. 2 0o#e er) i( there is little or no uneasiness and an inclination to do more) as many as (i e may $e undertaken. 3 4ore than this is not recommended. LESSON 9(. I am u,set $ecause I see a meanin&less #orld. 8-12.1. The im,ortance o( this idea lies in the (act that it contains a correction (or a maCor ,erce,tual distortion. 2 7ou think that #hat u,sets you is a (ri&htenin& #orld) or a sad #orld) or a iolent #orld) or an insane #orld. 3 3ll these attri$utes are &i en it $y you. ! The #orld is meanin&less in itsel(. 8-12.2. These e/ercises are done #ith eyes o,en. 2 ;ook around you) this time quite slo#ly. 3 Try to ,ace yoursel( so that the slo# shi(tin& o( your &lance (rom one thin& to another in ol es a (airly constant time inter al. ! Do not allo# the time o( the shi(t to $ecome markedly lon&er or shorter) $ut try) instead) to kee, a measured) e en tem,o throu&hout. % 8hat you see does not matter. ' 7ou teach yoursel( this as you &i e #hate er your &lance rests on equal attention and equal time. * This is a $e&innin& ste, in learnin& to &i e them all equal alue. 8-12.3. 3s you look a$out you) say to yoursel(. 2 I think I see a (ear(ul #orld) a dan&erous #orld) a hostile #orld) a sad #orld) a #icked #orld) a craAy #orld) and so on) usin& #hate er descri,ti e terms ha,,en to occur to you. 3 I( terms #hich seem ,ositi e rather than ne&ati e occur to you) include them. ! "or e/am,le) you mi&ht think o( 2a &ood #orld)2 or 2a satis(yin& #orld.2 % I( such terms occur to you) use them alon& #ith the rest. ' 7ou may not yet understand #hy these 2nice2 adCecti es $elon& in these e/ercises $ut remem$er that a 2&ood #orld2 im,lies a 2$ad2 one) and a 2satis(yin& #orld2 im,lies an 2unsatis(yin&2 one. * 3ll terms #hich cross your mind are suita$le su$Cects (or today+s e/ercises. Their seemin& quality does not matter. 8-12.!. Be sure that you do not alter the time inter als $et#een a,,lyin& today+s idea to #hat you think is ,leasant and #hat you think

is un,leasant. 2 "or the ,ur,oses o( these e/ercises) there is no di((erence $et#een them. 3 3t the end o( the ,ractice ,eriod) add. ! But I am u,set $ecause I see a meanin&less #orld. 8-12.%. 8hat is meanin&less is neither &ood nor $ad. 2 8hy) then) should a meanin&less #orld u,set youD 3 I( you could acce,t the #orld as meanin&less and let the truth $e #ritten u,on it (or you) it #ould make you indescri$a$ly ha,,y. ! But $ecause it is meanin&less) you are im,elled to #rite u,on it #hat you #ould ha e it $e. % It is this you see in it. ' It is this that is meanin&less in truth. * Beneath your #ords is #ritten the 8ord o( 1od. - The truth u,sets you no#) $ut #hen your #ords ha e $een erased) you #ill see 0is. : That is the ultimate ,ur,ose o( these e/ercises. 8-12.'. Three or (our times is enou&h (or ,racticin& the idea (or today. 2 Nor should the ,ractice ,eriods e/ceed a minute. 3 7ou may (ind e en this too lon&. ! Terminate the e/ercises #hene er you e/,erience a sense o( strain. LESSON 9?. 3 meanin&less #orld en&enders (ear. 8-13.1. Today+s idea is really another (orm o( the ,recedin& one) e/ce,t that it is more s,eci(ic as to the emotion aroused. 2 3ctually) a meanin&less #orld is im,ossi$le. 3 Nothin& #ithout meanin& e/ists. ! 0o#e er) it does not (ollo# that you #ill not think you ,ercei e somethin& that has no meanin&. % On the contrary) you #ill $e ,articularly likely to think you do ,ercei e it. 8-13.2. Reco&nition o( meanin&lessness arouses intense an/iety in all the se,arated ones. 2 It re,resents a situation in #hich 1od and the e&o 2challen&e2 each other as to #hose meanin& is to $e #ritten in the em,ty s,ace that meanin&lessness ,ro ides. 3 The e&o rushes in (rantically to esta$lish its o#n ideas there) (ear(ul that the oid may other#ise $e used to demonstrate its o#n im,otence and unreality. ! 3nd on this alone it is correct. 8-13.3. It is essential) there(ore) that you learn to reco&niAe the meanin&less) and acce,t it #ithout (ear. 2 I( you are (ear(ul) it is certain that you #ill endo# the #orld #ith attri$utes that it does not ,ossess) and cro#d it #ith ima&es that do not e/ist. 3 To the e&o illusions are sa(ety de ices) as they must also $e to you #ho equate yoursel( #ith the e&o.

8-13.!. The e/ercises (or today) #hich should $e done a$out three or (our times (or not more than a minute or so at most each time) are to $e ,racticed in a some#hat di((erent #ay (rom the ,recedin& ones. 2 8ith eyes closed) re,eat today+s idea to yoursel(. 3 Then o,en your eyes) and look a$out you slo#ly) sayin&. ! I am lookin& at a meanin&less #orld. % Re,eat this statement to yoursel( as you look a$out. ' Then close your eyes) and conclude #ith. * 3 meanin&less #orld en&enders (ear $ecause I think I am in com,etition #ith 1od. 8-13.%. 7ou may (ind it di((icult to a oid resistance) in one (orm or another) to this concludin& statement. 2 8hate er (orm such resistance may take) remind yoursel( that you are really a(raid o( such a thou&ht $ecause o( the 2 en&eance2 o( the 2enemy.2 3 7ou are not e/,ected to $elie e the statement at this ,oint) and #ill ,ro$a$ly dismiss it as ,re,osterous. ! Note care(ully) ho#e er) any si&ns o( o ert or co ert (ear #hich it may arouse. 8-13.'. This is our (irst attem,t at statin& an e/,licit cause and e((ect relationshi, o( a kind #hich you are ery ine/,erienced in reco&niAin&. 2 Do not d#ell on the concludin& statement) and try not e en to think o( it e/ce,t durin& the ,ractice ,eriods. 3 That #ill su((ice at ,resent. LESSON 9@. 1od did not create a meanin&less #orld. 8-1!.1. The idea (or today is) o( course) the reason #hy a meanin&less #orld is im,ossi$le. 2 8hat 1od did not create does not e/ist. 3 3nd e erythin& that does e/ist e/ists as 0e created it. ! The #orld you see has nothin& to do #ith reality. % It is o( your o#n makin&) and it does not e/ist. 8-1!.2. The e/ercises (or today are to $e ,racticed #ith eyes closed throu&hout. 2 The mind-searchin& ,eriod should $e short) a minute at most. 3 Do not ha e more than three ,ractice ,eriods #ith today+s idea unless you (ind them com(orta$le. ! I( you do) it #ill $e $ecause you really understand #hat they are (or. 8-1!.3. The idea (or today is another ste, in learnin& to let &o the thou&hts that you ha e #ritten on the #orld) and see the 8ord o( 1od

in their ,lace. 2 The early ste,s in this e/chan&e) #hich can truly $e called sal ation) can $e quite di((icult and e en quite ,ain(ul. 3 5ome o( them #ill lead you directly into (ear. ! 7ou #ill not $e le(t there. % 7ou #ill &o (ar $eyond it. ' Our direction is to#ard ,er(ect sa(ety and ,er(ect ,eace. 8-1!.!. 8ith eyes closed) think o( all the horrors in the #orld that cross your mind. 2 Name each one as it occurs to you) and then deny its reality. 3 1od did not create it) and so it is not real. ! 5ay) (or e/am,le. % 1od did not create that #ar) and so it is not real. ' 1od did not create that air,lane crash) and so it is not real. * 1od did not create that disaster Ms,eci(yN) and so it is not real. 8-1!.%. 5uita$le su$Cects (or the a,,lication o( today+s idea also include anythin& you are a(raid mi&ht ha,,en to you) or to anyone a$out #hom you are concerned. 2 In each case) name the 2disaster2 quite s,eci(ically. 3 Do not use &eneral terms. ! "or e/am,le) do not say) 21od did not create illness)2 $ut) 21od did not create cancer)2 or heart attacks) or #hate er may arouse (ear in you. 8-1!.'. This is your ,ersonal re,ertory o( horrors at #hich you are lookin&. 2 These thin&s are ,art o( the #orld you see. 3 5ome o( them are shared illusions) and others are ,art o( your ,ersonal hell. ! It does not matter. % 8hat 1od did not create can only $e in your o#n mind a,art (rom 0is. ' There(ore) it has no meanin&. * In reco&nition o( this (act) conclude the ,ractice ,eriods $y re,eatin& today+s idea. - 1od did not create a meanin&less #orld. 8-1!.*. The idea (or today can) o( course) $e a,,lied to anythin& that distur$s you durin& the day) aside (rom the ,ractice ,eriods. 2 Be ery s,eci(ic in a,,lyin& it. 3 5ay. ! 1od did not create a meanin&less #orld. % 0e did not create Ms,eci(y the situation #hich is distur$in& youN) and so it is not real. LESSON 9A. 4y thou&hts are ima&es that I ha e made. 8-1%.1. It is $ecause the thou&hts you think you think a,,ear as ima&es that you do not reco&niAe them as nothin&. 2 7ou think you think them) and so you think you see them. 3 This is ho# your 2seein&2

#as made. ! This is the (unction you ha e &i en your $ody+s eyes. % It is not seein&. ' It is ima&e makin&. * It takes the ,lace o( seein&) re,lacin& ision #ith illusions. 8-1%.2. This introductory idea to the ,rocess o( ima&e makin& that you call seein& #ill not ha e much meanin& (or you. 2 7ou #ill $e&in to understand it #hen you ha e seen little ed&es o( li&ht around the same (amiliar o$Cects #hich you see no#. 3 That is the $e&innin& o( real ision. ! 7ou can $e certain that real ision #ill come quickly #hen this has occurred. 8-1%.3. 3s #e &o alon&) you may ha e many 2li&ht e,isodes.2 2 They may take many di((erent (orms) some o( them quite une/,ected. 3 Do not $e a(raid o( them. ! They are si&ns that you are o,enin& your eyes at last. % They #ill not ,ersist) $ecause they merely sym$oliAe true ,erce,tion) and they are not related to kno#led&e. ' These e/ercises #ill not re eal kno#led&e to you. * But they #ill ,re,are the #ay to it. 8-1%.!. In ,racticin& the idea (or today) re,eat it (irst to yoursel() and then a,,ly it to #hate er you see around you) usin& its name and lettin& your eyes rest on it as you say. 2 This OOO is an ima&e that I ha e made. 3 That OOO is an ima&e that I ha e made. ! It is not necessary to include a lar&e num$er o( s,eci(ic su$Cects (or the a,,lication o( today+s idea. % It is necessary) ho#e er) to continue to look at each su$Cect #hile you re,eat the idea to yoursel(. ' The idea should $e re,eated quite slo#ly each time. 8-1%.%. 3lthou&h you #ill o$ iously not $e a$le to a,,ly the idea to ery many thin&s durin& the minute or so o( ,ractice that is recommended) try to make the selection as random as ,ossi$le. 2 ;ess than a minute #ill do (or the ,ractice ,eriods) i( you $e&in to (eel uneasy. 3 Do not ha e more than three a,,lication ,eriods (or today+s idea unless you (eel com,letely com(orta$le #ith it) and do not e/ceed (our. ! 0o#e er) the idea can $e a,,lied as needed throu&hout the day. LESSON 9B. I ha e no neutral thou&hts. 8-1'.1. The idea (or today is a $e&innin& ste, in dis,ellin& the $elie( that your thou&hts ha e no e((ect. 2 @ erythin& you see is the result o( your thou&hts. 3 There is no e/ce,tion to this (act. ! Thou&hts are not $i& or little9 ,o#er(ul or #eak. % They are merely true or (alse. ' Those

that are true create their o#n likeness. * Those that are (alse make theirs. 8-1'.2. There is no more sel(-contradictory conce,t than that o( 2idle thou&hts.2 2 8hat &i es rise to the ,erce,tion o( a #hole #orld can hardly $e called idle. 3 @ ery thou&ht you ha e contri$utes to truth or to illusion9 either it e/tends the truth or it multi,lies illusions. ! 7ou can indeed multi,ly nothin&) $ut you #ill not e/tend it $y doin& so. 8-1'.3. Besides your reco&niAin& that thou&hts are ne er idle) sal ation requires that you also reco&niAe that e ery thou&ht you ha e $rin&s either ,eace or #ar9 either lo e or (ear. 2 3 neutral result is im,ossi$le $ecause a neutral thou&ht is im,ossi$le. 3 There is such a tem,tation to dismiss (ear thou&hts as unim,ortant) tri ial and not #orth $otherin& a$out that it is essential you reco&niAe them all as equally destructi e) $ut equally unreal. ! 8e #ill ,ractice this idea in many (orms $e(ore you really understand it. 8-1'.!. In a,,lyin& the idea (or today) search your mind (or a minute or so #ith eyes closed) and acti ely seek not to o erlook any 2little2 thou&ht that may tend to elude the search. 2 This is quite di((icult until you &et used to it. 3 7ou #ill (ind that it is still hard (or you not to make arti(icial distinctions. ! @ ery thou&ht that occurs to you) re&ardless o( the qualities that you assi&n to it) is a suita$le su$Cect (or a,,lyin& today+s idea. 8-1'.%. In the ,ractice ,eriods) (irst re,eat the idea to yoursel() and then as each one crosses your mind hold it in a#areness #hile you tell yoursel(. 2 This thou&ht a$out OOO is not a neutral thou&ht. 3 That thou&ht a$out OOO is not a neutral thou&ht. ! 3s usual) use today+s idea #hene er you are a#are o( a ,articular thou&ht that arouses uneasiness. % The (ollo#in& (orm is su&&ested (or this ,ur,ose. ' This thou&ht a$out OOO is not a neutral thou&ht) $ecause I ha e no neutral thou&hts. 8-1'.'. "our or (i e ,ractice ,eriods are recommended) i( you (ind them relati ely e((ortless. 2 I( strain is e/,erienced) three #ill $e enou&h. 3 The len&th o( the e/ercise ,eriod should also $e reduced i( there is discom(ort. LESSON 9D.

I see no neutral thin&s. 8-1*.1. This idea is another ste, in the direction o( identi(yin& cause and e((ect as it really o,erates in the #orld. 2 7ou see no neutral thin&s $ecause you ha e no neutral thou&hts. 3 It is al#ays the thou&ht that comes (irst) des,ite the tem,tation to $elie e that it is the other #ay around. ! This is not the #ay the #orld thinks) $ut you must learn that it is the #ay you think. % I( it #ere not so) ,erce,tion #ould ha e no cause) and #ould itsel( $e the cause o( reality. ' In ie# o( its hi&hly aria$le nature) this is hardly likely. 8-1*.2. In a,,lyin& today+s idea) say to yoursel() #ith eyes o,en. 2 I see no neutral thin&s $ecause I ha e no neutral thou&hts. 3 Then look a$out you) restin& your &lance on each thin& you note lon& enou&h to say. ! I do not see a neutral OOO) $ecause my thou&hts a$out OOO are not neutral. % "or e/am,le) you mi&ht say. ' I do not see a neutral #all) $ecause my thou&hts a$out #alls are not neutral. * I do not see a neutral $ody) $ecause my thou&hts a$out $odies are not neutral. 8-1*.3. 3s usual) it is essential to make no distinctions $et#een #hat you $elie e to $e animate or inanimate9 ,leasant or un,leasant. 2 Re&ardless o( #hat you may $elie e) you do not see anythin& that is really ali e or really Coyous. 3 That is $ecause you are una#are as yet o( any thou&ht that is really true) and there(ore really ha,,y. 8-1*.!. Three or (our s,eci(ic ,ractice ,eriods are recommended) and no less than three are required (or ma/imum $ene(it) e en i( you e/,erience resistance. 2 0o#e er) i( you do) the len&th o( the ,ractice ,eriod may $e reduced to less than the minute or so that is other#ise recommended. LESSON 9:. I am not alone in e/,eriencin& the e((ects o( my seein&.

8-1-.1. The idea (or today is another ste, in learnin& that the thou&hts #hich &i e rise to #hat you see are ne er neutral or unim,ortant. 2 It also em,hasiAes the idea that minds are Coined) #hich #ill $e &i en increasin& stress later on. 8-1-.2. Today+s idea does not re(er to #hat you see as much as to ho# you see it. 2 There(ore) the e/ercises (or today em,hasiAe this as,ect o( your ,erce,tion. 3 The three or (our ,ractice ,eriods #hich are recommended should $e done as (ollo#s. 8-1-.3. ;ook a$out you) selectin& su$Cects (or the a,,lication o( the idea (or today as randomly as ,ossi$le) and kee,in& your eyes on each one lon& enou&h to say. 2 I am not alone in e/,eriencin& the e((ects o( ho# I see OOO. 3 Conclude each ,ractice ,eriod $y re,eatin& the more &eneral statement. ! I am not alone in e/,eriencin& the e((ects o( my seein&. % 3 minute or so) or e en less) #ill $e su((icient (or each ,ractice ,eriod. LESSON 9;. I am not alone in e/,eriencin& the e((ects o( my thou&hts. 8-1:.1. The idea (or today is o$ iously the reason #hy your seein& does not a((ect you alone. 2 7ou #ill notice that at times the ideas related to thinkin& ,recede those related to ,ercei in&) #hile at other times the order is re ersed. 3 The reason is that the order does not matter. ! Thinkin& and its results are really simultaneous) (or cause and e((ect are ne er se,arate. 8-1:.2. Today #e are a&ain em,hasiAin& the (act that minds are Coined. 2 This is rarely a #holly #elcome idea at (irst) since it seems to carry #ith it an enormous sense o( res,onsi$ility) and may e en $e re&arded as an 2in asion o( ,ri acy.2 3 7et it is a (act that there are no ,ri ate thou&hts. ! Des,ite your initial resistance to this idea) you #ill yet understand that it must $e true i( sal ation is ,ossi$le at all. % 3nd sal ation must $e ,ossi$le $ecause it is the 8ill o( 1od. 8-1:.3. The minute or so o( mind searchin& #hich today+s e/ercises require is to $e undertaken #ith eyes closed. 2 The idea (or today is to $e re,eated (irst) and then the mind should $e care(ully searched (or the thou&hts it contains at that time. 3 3s you consider each one)

name it in terms o( the central ,erson or theme it contains) and holdin& it in your mind as you do so) say. ! I am not alone in e/,eriencin& the e((ects o( this thou&ht a$out OOO. 8-1:.!. The requirement o( as much indiscriminateness as ,ossi$le in selectin& su$Cects (or the ,ractice ,eriods should $e quite (amiliar to you $y no#) and #ill no lon&er $e re,eated each day) althou&h it #ill occasionally $e included as a reminder. 2 Do not (or&et) ho#e er) that random selection o( su$Cects (or all ,ractice ,eriods remains essential throu&hout. 3 ;ack o( order in this connection #ill ultimately make the reco&nition o( lack o( order in miracles meanin&(ul to you. 8-1:.%. 3,art (rom the 2as needed2 a,,lication o( today+s idea) at least three ,ractice ,eriods are required) shortenin& the len&th o( time in ol ed) i( necessary. 2 Do not attem,t more than (our. LESSON (=. I am determined to see. 8-2>.1. 8e ha e $een quite casual a$out our ,ractice ,eriods thus (ar. 2 There has $een irtually no attem,t to direct the time (or undertakin& them) minimal e((ort has $een required) and not e en acti e coo,eration and interest ha e $een asked. 3 This a,,roach has $een intentional) and ery care(ully ,lanned. ! 8e ha e not lost si&ht o( the crucial im,ortance o( the re ersal o( your thinkin&. % The sal ation o( the #orld de,ends on it. ' 7et you #ill not see i( you re&ard yoursel( as $ein& coerced) and i( you &i e in to resentment and o,,osition. 8-2>.2. This is our (irst attem,t to introduce structure. 2 Do not misconstrue it as an e((ort to e/ert (orce or ,ressure. 3 7ou #ant sal ation. ! 7ou #ant to $e ha,,y. % 7ou #ant ,eace. ' 7ou do not ha e them no#) $ecause your mind is totally undisci,lined) and you cannot distin&uish $et#een Coy and sorro#) ,leasure and ,ain) lo e and (ear. * 7ou are no# learnin& ho# to tell them a,art. - 3nd &reat indeed #ill $e your re#ard. 8-2>.3. 7our decision to see is all that ision requires. 2 8hat you #ant is yours. 3 Do not mistake the little e((ort that is asked o( you (or an indication that our &oal is o( little #orth. ! Can the sal ation o( the #orld $e a tri ial ,ur,oseD % 3nd can the #orld $e sa ed i( you are notD ' 1od has one 5on) and he is the resurrection and the li(e. * 0is #ill is done $ecause all ,o#er is &i en him in 0ea en and on earth. - In your determination to see is ision &i en you.

8-2>.!. The e/ercises (or today consist in remindin& yoursel( throu&hout the day that you #ant to see. 2 Today+s idea also tacitly im,lies the reco&nition that you do not see no#. 3 There(ore) as you re,eat the idea) you are statin& that you are determined to chan&e your ,resent state (or a $etter one) and one you really #ant. 8-2>.%. Re,eat today+s idea slo#ly and ,ositi ely at least t#ice an hour today) attem,tin& to do so e ery hal( hour. 2 Do not $e distressed i( you (or&et to do so) $ut make a real e((ort to remem$er. 3 The e/tra re,etitions should $e a,,lied to any situation) ,erson or e ent that u,sets you. ! 7ou can see them di((erently) and you #ill. % 8hat you desire you #ill see. ' 5uch is the real la# o( cause and e((ect as it o,erates in the #orld. LESSON (9. I am determined to see thin&s di((erently. 8-21.1. The idea (or today is o$ iously a continuation and e/tension o( the ,recedin& one. 2 This time) ho#e er) s,eci(ic mind-searchin& ,eriods are necessary) in addition to a,,lyin& the idea to ,articular situations as they may arise. 3 "i e ,ractice ,eriods are ur&ed) allo#in& a (ull minute (or each. 8-21.2. In the ,ractice ,eriods) $e&in $y re,eatin& the idea to yoursel(. 2 Then close your eyes and search your mind care(ully (or situations ,ast) ,resent or antici,ated that arouse an&er in you. 3 The an&er may take the (orm o( any reaction ran&in& (rom mild irritation to ra&e. ! The de&ree o( the emotion you e/,erience does not matter. % 7ou #ill $ecome increasin&ly a#are that a sli&ht t#in&e o( annoyance is nothin& $ut a eil dra#n o er intense (ury. 8-21.3. Try) there(ore) not to let the 2little2 thou&hts o( an&er esca,e you in the ,ractice ,eriods. 2 Remem$er that you do not really reco&niAe #hat arouses an&er in you) and nothin& that you $elie e in this connection means anythin&. 3 7ou #ill ,ro$a$ly $e tem,ted to d#ell more on some situations or ,ersons than on others) on the (allacious &rounds that they are more 2o$ ious.2 ! This is not so. % It is merely an e/am,le o( the $elie( that some (orms o( attack are more Custi(ied than others. 8-21.!. 3s you search your mind (or all the (orms in #hich attack thou&hts ,resent themsel es) hold each one in mind #hile you tell yoursel(. 2 I am determined to see OOO Mname o( ,ersonN di((erently. 3 I am determined to see OOO Ms,eci(y the situationN di((erently.

8-21.%. Try to $e as s,eci(ic as ,ossi$le. 2 7ou may) (or e/am,le) (ocus your an&er on a ,articular attri$ute o( a ,articular ,erson) $elie in& that the an&er is limited to this as,ect. 3 I( your ,erce,tion is su((erin& (rom this (orm o( distortion) say. ! I am determined to see OOO Ms,eci(y the attri$uteN in OOO Mname o( ,ersonN di((erently. LESSON ((. 8hat I see is a (orm o( en&eance. 8-22.1. Today+s idea accurately descri$es the #ay anyone #ho holds attack thou&hts in his mind must see the #orld. 2 0a in& ,roCected his an&er onto the #orld) he sees en&eance a$out to strike at him. 3 0is o#n attack is thus ,ercei ed as sel( de(ense. ! This $ecomes an increasin&ly icious circle until he is #illin& to chan&e ho# he sees. % Other#ise) thou&hts o( attack and counter-attack #ill ,reoccu,y him and ,eo,le his entire #orld. ' 8hat ,eace o( mind is ,ossi$le to him thenD 8-22.2. It is (rom this sa a&e (antasy that you #ant to esca,e. 2 Is it not Coyous ne#s to hear that it is not realD 3 Is it not a ha,,y disco ery to (ind that you can esca,eD ! 7ou made #hat you #ould destroy9 e erythin& that you hate and #ould attack and kill. % 3ll that you (ear does not e/ist. 8-22.3. ;ook at the #orld a$out you at least (i e times today) (or at least a minute each time. 2 3s your eyes mo e slo#ly (rom one o$Cect to another) (rom one $ody to another) say to yoursel(. 3 ! % ' I see only the ,erisha$le. I see nothin& that #ill last. 8hat I see is not real. 8hat I see is a (orm o( en&eance.

* 3t the end o( each ,ractice ,eriod) ask yoursel(. - Is this the #orld I really #ant to seeD : The ans#er is surely o$ ious.

LESSON (?. I can esca,e (rom the #orld I see $y &i in& u, attack thou&hts. 8-23.1. The idea (or today contains the only #ay out o( (ear that #ill e er succeed. 2 Nothin& else #ill #ork9 e erythin& else is meanin&less. 3 But this #ay cannot (ail. ! @ ery thou&ht you ha e makes u, some se&ment o( the #orld you see. % It is #ith your thou&hts) then) that #e must #ork) i( your ,erce,tion o( the #orld is to $e chan&ed. 8-23.2. I( the cause o( the #orld you see is attack thou&hts) you must learn that it is these thou&hts #hich you do not #ant. 2 There is no ,oint in lamentin& the #orld. 3 There is no ,oint in tryin& to chan&e the #orld. ! It is inca,a$le o( chan&e $ecause it is merely an e((ect. % But there is indeed a ,oint in chan&in& your thou&hts a$out the #orld. ' 0ere you are chan&in& the cause. * The e((ect #ill chan&e automatically. 8-23.3. The #orld you see is a en&e(ul #orld) and e erythin& in it is a sym$ol o( en&eance. 2 @ach o( your ,erce,tions o( 2e/ternal reality2 is a ,ictorial re,resentation o( your o#n attack thou&hts. 3 One can #ell ask i( this can $e called seein&. ! Is not (antasy a $etter #ord (or such a ,rocess) and hallucination a more a,,ro,riate term (or the resultD 8-23.!. 7ou see the #orld that you ha e made) $ut you do not see yoursel( as the ima&e maker. 2 7ou cannot $e sa ed (rom the #orld) $ut you can esca,e (rom its cause. 3 This is #hat sal ation means) (or #here is the #orld you see #hen its cause is &oneD ! 6ision already holds a re,lacement (or e erythin& you think you see no#. % ;o eliness can li&ht your ima&es) and so trans(orm them that you #ill lo e them) e en thou&h they #ere made o( hate. ' "or you #ill not $e makin& them alone. 8-23.%. The idea (or today introduces the thou&ht that you are not tra,,ed in the #orld you see) $ecause its cause can $e chan&ed. 2 This chan&e requires) (irst) that the cause $e identi(ied and then let &o) so that it can $e re,laced. 3 The (irst t#o ste,s in this ,rocess require your coo,eration. ! The (inal one does not. % 7our ima&es ha e already $een re,laced. ' By takin& the (irst t#o ste,s) you #ill see that this is so. 8-23.'. Besides usin& it throu&hout the day as the need arises) (i e ,ractice ,eriods are required in a,,lyin& today+s idea. 2 3s you look a$out you) re,eat the idea slo#ly to yoursel( (irst) and then close your eyes and de ote a$out a minute to searchin& your mind (or as many attack thou&hts as occur to you. 3 3s each one crosses your mind say.

! I can esca,e (rom the #orld I see $y &i in& u, attack thou&hts a$out OOO. % 0old each attack thou&ht in mind as you say this) and then dismiss that thou&ht and &o on to the ne/t. 8-23.*. In the ,ractice ,eriods) $e sure to include $oth your thou&hts o( attackin& and o( $ein& attacked. 2 Their e((ects are e/actly the same $ecause they are e/actly the same. 3 7ou do not reco&niAe this as yet) and you are asked at this time only to treat them as the same in today+s ,ractice ,eriods. ! 8e are still at the sta&e o( identi(yin& the cause o( the #orld you see. % 8hen you (inally learn that thou&hts o( attack and o( $ein& attacked are not di((erent) you #ill $e ready to let the cause &o. LESSON (@. I do not ,ercei e my o#n $est interests. 8-2!.1. In no situation that arises do you realiAe the outcome that #ould make you ha,,y. 2 There(ore) you ha e no &uide to a,,ro,riate action) and no #ay o( Cud&in& the result. 3 8hat you do is determined $y your ,erce,tion o( the situation) and that ,erce,tion is #ron&. ! It is ine ita$le) then) that you #ill not ser e your o#n $est interests. % 7et they are your only &oal in any situation #hich is correctly ,ercei ed. ' Other#ise) you #ill not reco&niAe #hat they are. 8-2!.2. I( you realiAed that you do not ,ercei e your o#n $est interests) you could $e tau&ht #hat they are. 2 But in the ,resence o( your con iction that you do kno# #hat they are) you cannot learn. 3 The idea (or today is a ste, to#ard o,enin& your mind so that learnin& can $e&in. 8-2!.3. The e/ercises (or today require much more honesty than you are accustomed to usin&. 2 3 (e# su$Cects) honestly and care(ully considered in each o( the (i e ,ractice ,eriods #hich should $e undertaken today) #ill $e more hel,(ul than a more cursory e/amination o( a lar&e num$er. 3 T#o minutes are su&&ested (or each o( the mind-searchin& ,eriods #hich the e/ercises in ol e. 8-2!.!. The ,ractice ,eriods should $e&in #ith re,eatin& today+s idea) (ollo#ed $y searchin& the mind) #ith closed eyes) (or unresol ed situations a$out #hich you are currently concerned. 2 The em,hasis should $e on unco erin& the outcome you #ant. 3 7ou #ill quickly realiAe that you ha e a num$er o( &oals in mind as ,art o( the desired

outcome) and also that these &oals are on di((erent le els and o(ten con(lict. 8-2!.%. In a,,lyin& the idea (or today) name each situation that occurs to you) and then enumerate care(ully as many &oals as ,ossi$le that you #ould like to $e met in its resolution. 2 The (orm o( each a,,lication should $e rou&hly as (ollo#s. 3 In the situation in ol in& OOO) I #ould like OOO to ha,,en) and OOO to ha,,en) and so on. ! Try to co er as many di((erent kinds o( outcomes as may honestly occur to you) e en i( some o( them do not a,,ear to $e directly related to the situation) or e en to $e inherent in it at all. 8-2!.'. I( these e/ercises are done ,ro,erly) you #ill quickly reco&niAe that you are makin& a lar&e num$er o( demands o( the situation #hich ha e nothin& to do #ith it. 2 7ou #ill also reco&niAe that many o( your &oals are contradictory) that you ha e no uni(ied outcome in mind) and that you must e/,erience disa,,ointment in connection #ith some o( your &oals) ho#e er the situation turns out. 8-2!.*. 3(ter co erin& the list o( as many ho,ed-(or &oals as ,ossi$le) (or each unresol ed situation that crosses your mind say to yoursel(. 2 I do not ,ercei e my o#n $est interests in this situation) and &o on to the ne/t one. LESSON (A. I do not kno# #hat anythin& is (or. 8-2%.1. ?ur,ose is meanin&. 2 Today+s idea e/,lains #hy nothin& you see means anythin&. 3 7ou do not kno# #hat it is (or. ! There(ore) it is meanin&less to you. % @ erythin& is (or your o#n $est interests. ' That is #hat it is (or9 that is its ,ur,ose9 that is #hat it means. * It is in reco&niAin& this that your &oals $ecome uni(ied. - It is in reco&niAin& this that #hat you see is &i en meanin&. 8-2%.2. 7ou ,ercei e the #orld and e erythin& in it as meanin&(ul in terms o( e&o &oals. 2 These &oals ha e nothin& to do #ith your o#n $est interests) $ecause the e&o is not you. 3 This (alse identi(ication makes you inca,a$le o( understandin& #hat anythin& is (or. ! 3s a result) you are $ound to misuse it. % 8hen you $elie e this) you #ill try

to #ithdra# the &oals you ha e assi&ned to the #orld) instead o( attem,tin& to rein(orce them. 8-2%.3. 3nother #ay o( descri$in& the &oals you no# ,ercei e is to say that they are all concerned #ith 2,ersonal2 interests. 2 5ince you ha e no ,ersonal interests) your &oals are really concerned #ith nothin&. 3 In cherishin& them) there(ore) you ha e no &oals at all. ! 3nd thus you do not kno# #hat anythin& is (or. 8-2%.!. Be(ore you can make any sense out o( the e/ercises (or today) one more thou&ht is necessary. 2 3t the most su,er(icial le els) you do reco&niAe ,ur,ose. 3 7et ,ur,ose cannot $e understood at these le els. ! "or e/am,le) you do understand that a tele,hone is (or the ,ur,ose o( talkin& to someone #ho is not ,hysically in your immediate icinity. % 8hat you do not understand is #hat you #ant to reach him (or. ' 3nd it is this that makes your contact #ith him meanin&(ul or not. 8-2%.%. It is crucial to your learnin& to $e #illin& to &i e u, the &oals you ha e esta$lished (or e erythin&. 2 The reco&nition that they are meanin&less) rather than 2&ood2 or 2$ad)2 is the only #ay to accom,lish this. 3 The idea (or today is a ste, in this direction. 8-2%.'. 5i/ ,ractice ,eriods) each o( t#o-minutes duration) are required. 2 @ach ,ractice ,eriod should $e&in #ith a slo# re,etition o( the idea (or today) (ollo#ed $y lookin& a$out you and lettin& your &lance rest on #hate er ha,,ens to catch your eye) near or (ar) 2im,ortant2 or 2unim,ortant)2 2human2 or 2nonhuman.2 3 8ith your eyes restin& on each su$Cect you so select) say) (or e/am,le. ! I do not kno# #hat this chair is (or. % I do not kno# #hat this ,encil is (or. ' I do not kno# #hat this hand is (or. * 5ay this quite slo#ly) #ithout shi(tin& your eyes (rom the su$Cect until you ha e com,leted the statement a$out it. - Then mo e on to the ne/t su$Cect) and a,,ly today+s idea as $e(ore. LESSON (B. 4y attack thou&hts are attackin& my in ulnera$ility. 8-2'.1. It is surely o$ ious that i( you can $e attacked you are not in ulnera$le. 2 7ou see attack as a real threat. 3 That is $ecause you $elie e that you can really attack. ! 3nd #hat #ould ha e e((ects throu&h you must also ha e e((ects on you. % It is this la# that #ill ultimately sa e you) $ut you are misusin& it no#. ' 7ou must there(ore

learn ho# it can $e used (or your o#n $est interests) rather than a&ainst them. 8-2'.2. Because your attack thou&hts #ill $e ,roCected) you #ill (ear attack. 2 3nd i( you (ear attack) you must $elie e that you are not in ulnera$le. 3 3ttack thou&hts there(ore make you ulnera$le in your o#n mind) #hich is #here the attack thou&hts are. ! 3ttack thou&hts and in ulnera$ility cannot $e acce,ted to&ether. % They contradict each other. 8-2'.3. The idea (or today introduces the thou&ht that you al#ays attack yoursel( (irst. 2 I( attack thou&hts must entail the $elie( that you are ulnera$le) their e((ect is to #eaken you in your o#n eyes. 3 Thus they ha e attacked your ,erce,tion o( yoursel(. ! 3nd $ecause you $elie e in them) you can no lon&er $elie e in yoursel(. % 3 (alse ima&e o( yoursel( has come to take the ,lace o( #hat you are. 8-2'.!. ?ractice #ith today+s idea #ill hel, you to understand that ulnera$ility or in ulnera$ility is the result o( your o#n thou&hts. 2 Nothin& e/ce,t your thou&hts can attack you. 3 Nothin& e/ce,t your thou&hts can make you think you are ulnera$le. ! 3nd nothin& e/ce,t your thou&hts can ,ro e to you this is not so. 8-2'.%. 5i/ ,ractice ,eriods are required in a,,lyin& today+s idea. 2 3 (ull t#o minutes should $e attem,ted (or each o( them) althou&h the time may $e reduced to a minute i( the discom(ort is too &reat. 3 Do not reduce it (urther. 8-2'.'. The ,ractice ,eriod should $e&in #ith re,eatin& the idea (or today) then closin& your eyes and re ie#in& the unresol ed questions #hose outcomes are causin& you concern. 2 The concern may take the (orm o( de,ression) #orry) an&er) a sense o( im,osition) (ear) (ore$odin& or ,reoccu,ation. 3 3ny ,ro$lem as yet unsettled that tends to recur in your thou&hts durin& the day is a suita$le su$Cect. ! 7ou #ill not $e a$le to use ery many (or any one ,ractice ,eriod) $ecause a lon&er time than usual should $e s,ent #ith each one. % Today+s idea should $e a,,lied as (ollo#s. 8-2'.*. "irst) name the situation. 2 I am concerned a$out OOO. 3 Then &o o er e ery ,ossi$le outcome that has occurred to you in that connection and #hich has caused you concern) re(errin& to each one quite s,eci(ically) sayin&. ! I am a(raid OOO #ill ha,,en.

8-2'.-. I( you are doin& the e/ercises ,ro,erly) you should ha e some (i e or si/ distressin& ,ossi$ilities a aila$le (or each situation you use) and quite ,ossi$ly more. 2 It is much more hel,(ul to co er a (e# situations thorou&hly than to touch on a lar&er num$er. 3 3s the list o( antici,ated outcomes (or each situation continues) you #ill ,ro$a$ly (ind some o( them) es,ecially those that occur to you to#ard the end) less acce,ta$le to you. ! Try) ho#e er) to treat them all alike to #hate er e/tent you can. 8-2'.:. 3(ter you ha e named each outcome o( #hich you are a(raid) tell yoursel(. 2 That thou&ht is an attack u,on mysel(. 3 Conclude each ,ractice ,eriod $y re,eatin& today+s idea to yoursel( once more. LESSON (D. 3$o e all else I #ant to see. 8-2*.1. Today+s idea e/,resses somethin& stron&er than mere determination. 2 It &i es ision ,riority amon& your desires. 3 7ou may (eel hesitant a$out usin& the idea) on the &rounds that you are not sure you really mean it. ! This does not matter. % The ,ur,ose o( today+s e/ercises is to $rin& the time #hen the idea #ill $e #holly true a little nearer. 8-2*.2. There may $e a &reat tem,tation to $elie e that some sort o( sacri(ice is $ein& asked o( you #hen you say you #ant to see a$o e all else. 2 I( you $ecome uneasy a$out the lack o( reser ation in ol ed) add. 3 6ision has no cost to anyone. ! I( (ear o( loss still ,ersists) add (urther. % It can only $less. 8-2*.3. The idea (or today needs many re,etitions (or ma/imum $ene(it. 2 It should $e used at least e ery hal( hour) and more i( ,ossi$le. 3 7ou mi&ht try (or e ery (i(teen or t#enty minutes. ! It is recommended that you set a de(inite time inter al (or usin& the idea #hen you #ake or shortly a(ter#ards) and attem,t to adhere to it throu&hout the day. % It #ill not $e di((icult to do this) e en i( you are

en&a&ed in con ersation) or other#ise occu,ied at the time. ' 7ou can still re,eat one short sentence to yoursel( #ithout distur$in& anythin&. 8-2*.!. The real question is) ho# o(ten #ill you remem$erD 2 0o# much do you #ant today+s idea to $e trueD 3 3ns#er one o( these questions) and you ha e ans#ered the other. ! 7ou #ill ,ro$a$ly miss se eral a,,lications) and ,erha,s quite a num$er. % Do not $e distur$ed $y this) $ut do try to kee, on your schedule (rom then on. ' I( only once durin& the day you (eel that you #ere ,er(ectly sincere #hile you #ere re,eatin& today+s idea) you can $e sure that you ha e sa ed yoursel( many years o( e((ort. LESSON (:. 3$o e all else I #ant to see thin&s di((erently. 8-2-.1. Today #e are really &i in& s,eci(ic a,,lication to the idea (or yesterday. 2 In these ,ractice ,eriods) you #ill $e makin& a series o( de(inite commitments. 3 The question o( #hether you #ill kee, them in the (uture is not our concern here. ! I( you are #illin& at least to make them no#) you ha e started on the #ay to kee,in& them. % 3nd #e are still at the $e&innin&. 8-2-.2. 7ou may #onder #hy it is im,ortant to say) (or e/am,le) 23$o e all else I #ant to see this ta$le di((erently.2 2 In itsel( it is not im,ortant at all. 3 7et #hat is $y itsel(D ! 3nd #hat does 2in itsel(2 meanD % 7ou see a lot o( se,arate thin&s a$out you) #hich really means you are not seein& at all. ' 7ou either see or not. * 8hen you ha e seen one thin& di((erently) you #ill see all thin&s di((erently. - The li&ht you #ill see in any one o( them is the same li&ht you #ill see in them all. 8-2-.3. 8hen you say) 23$o e all else I #ant to see this ta$le di((erently)2 you are makin& a commitment to #ithdra# your ,reconcei ed ideas a$out the ta$le) and o,en your mind to #hat it is) and #hat it is (or. 2 7ou are not de(inin& it in ,ast terms. 3 7ou are askin& #hat it is) rather than tellin& it #hat it is. ! 7ou are not $indin& its meanin& to your tiny e/,erience o( ta$les) nor are you limitin& its ,ur,ose to your little ,ersonal thou&hts. 8-2-.!. 7ou #ill not question #hat you ha e already de(ined. 2 3nd the ,ur,ose o( these e/ercises is to ask questions and recei e the ans#ers. 3 In sayin&) 23$o e all else I #ant to see this ta$le di((erently)2 you are committin& yoursel( to seein&. ! It is not an e/clusi e commitment. % It is a commitment that a,,lies to the ta$le Cust as much as to anythin& else) neither more nor less.

8-2-.%. 7ou could) in (act) &ain ision (rom Cust that ta$le) i( you #ould #ithdra# all your o#n ideas (rom it) and look u,on it #ith a com,letely o,en mind. 2 It has somethin& to sho# you9 somethin& $eauti(ul and clean and o( in(inite alue) (ull o( ha,,iness and ho,e. 3 0idden under all your ideas a$out it is its real ,ur,ose) the ,ur,ose it shares #ith all the uni erse. 8-2-.'. In usin& the ta$le as a su$Cect (or a,,lyin& the idea (or today) you are there(ore really askin& to see the ,ur,ose o( the uni erse. 2 7ou #ill $e makin& this same request o( each su$Cect that you use in the ,ractice ,eriods. 3 3nd you are makin& a commitment to each o( them to let its ,ur,ose $e re ealed to you) instead o( ,lacin& your o#n Cud&ment u,on it. 8-2-.*. 8e #ill ha e si/ t#o-minute ,ractice ,eriods today) in #hich the idea (or the day is stated (irst) and then a,,lied to #hate er you see a$out you. 2 Not only should the su$Cects $e chosen randomly) $ut each one should $e accorded equal sincerity as today+s idea is a,,lied to it) in an attem,t to ackno#led&e the equal alue o( them all in their contri$ution to your seein&. 8-2-.-. 3s usual) the a,,lications should include the name o( the su$Cect your eyes ha,,en to li&ht on) and you should rest your eyes on it #hile sayin&. 2 3$o e all else I #ant to see this OOO di((erently. 3 @ach a,,lication should $e made quite slo#ly) and as thou&ht(ully as ,ossi$le. ! There is no hurry. LESSON (;. 1od is in e erythin& I see. 8-2:.1. The idea (or today e/,lains #hy you can see all ,ur,ose in e erythin&. 2 It e/,lains #hy nothin& is se,arate) $y itsel( or in itsel(. 3 3nd it e/,lains #hy nothin& you see means anythin&. ! In (act) it e/,lains e ery idea #e ha e used thus (ar) and all su$sequent ones as #ell. % Today+s idea is the #hole $asis (or ision. 8-2:.2. 7ou #ill ,ro$a$ly (ind this idea ery di((icult to &ras, at this ,oint. 2 7ou may (ind it silly) irre erent) senseless) (unny and e en o$Cectiona$le. 3 Certainly 1od is not in a ta$le) (or e/am,le) as you see it. ! 7et #e em,hasiAed yesterday that a ta$le shares the ,ur,ose o( the uni erse. % 3nd #hat shares the ,ur,ose o( the uni erse shares the ,ur,ose o( its Creator.

8-2:.3. Try then) today) to $e&in to learn ho# to look on all thin&s #ith lo e) a,,reciation and o,en-mindedness. 2 7ou do not see them no#. 3 8ould you kno# #hat is in themD ! Nothin& is as it a,,ears to you. % Its holy ,ur,ose stands $eyond your little ran&e. ' 8hen ision has sho#n you the holiness that li&hts u, the #orld) you #ill understand today+s idea ,er(ectly. * 3nd you #ill not understand ho# you could e er ha e (ound it di((icult. 8-2:.!. Our si/ t#o-minute ,ractice ,eriods (or today should (ollo# a no# (amiliar ,attern. Be&in #ith re,eatin& the idea to yoursel() and then a,,ly it to randomly chosen su$Cects a$out you) namin& each one s,eci(ically. 2 Try to a oid the tendency to#ard sel(-directed selection) #hich may $e ,articularly tem,tin& in connection #ith today+s idea $ecause o( its #holly alien nature. 3 Remem$er that any order you im,ose is equally alien to reality. 8-2:.%. 7our list o( su$Cects should there(ore $e as (ree o( sel(selection as ,ossi$le. 2 "or e/am,le) a suita$le list mi&ht include. 3 ! % ' * : 1od 1od 1od 1od 1od 1od 1od is is is is is is is in in in in in in in this coat han&er. this ma&aAine. this (in&er. this lam,. that $ody. that door. that #aste $asket.

1> In addition to the assi&ned ,ractice ,eriods) re,eat the idea (or today at least once an hour) lookin& slo#ly a$out you as you say the #ords unhurriedly to yoursel(. 11 3t least once or t#ice) you should e/,erience a sense o( rest(ulness as you do this. LESSON ?=. 1od is in e erythin& I see $ecause 1od is in my mind. 8-3>.1. The idea (or today is the s,rin&$oard (or ision. 2 "rom this idea #ill the #orld o,en u, $e(ore you) and you #ill look u,on it and see in it #hat you ha e ne er seen $e(ore. 3 Nor #ill #hat you sa# $e(ore $e e en (aintly isi$le to you. 8-3>.2. Today #e are tryin& to use a ne# kind o( 2,roCection.2 2 8e are not attem,tin& to &et rid o( #hat #e do not like $y seein& it outside. 3 Instead) #e are tryin& to see in the #orld #hat is in our minds) and #hat #e #ant to reco&niAe is there. ! Thus) #e are tryin& to

Coin #ith #hat #e see) rather than kee,in& it a,art (rom us. % That is the (undamental di((erence $et#een ision and the #ay you see. 8-3>.3. Today+s idea should $e a,,lied as o(ten as ,ossi$le throu&hout the day. 2 8hene er you ha e a moment or so) re,eat it to yoursel( slo#ly) lookin& a$out you) and tryin& to realiAe that the idea a,,lies to e erythin& you do see no#) or could see no# i( it #ere #ithin the ran&e o( your si&ht. 8-3>.!. Real ision is not limited to conce,ts such as 2near2 and 2(ar.2 2 To hel, you $e&in to &et used to this idea) try to think o( thin&s $eyond your ,resent ran&e as #ell as those you can actually see) as you a,,ly today+s idea. 8-3>.%. Real ision is not only unlimited $y s,ace and distance) $ut it does not de,end on the $ody+s eyes at all. 2 The mind is its only source. 3 To aid in hel,in& you to $ecome more accustomed to this idea as #ell) de ote se eral ,ractice ,eriods to a,,lyin& today+s idea #ith your eyes closed) usin& #hate er su$Cects come to mind) and lookin& #ithin rather than #ithout. ! Today+s idea a,,lies equally to $oth. LESSON ?9. I am not the ictim o( the #orld I see. 8-31.1. Today+s idea is the introduction to your declaration o( release. 2 3&ain) the idea should $e a,,lied to $oth the #orld you see #ithout and the #orld you see #ithin. 3 In a,,lyin& the idea) #e #ill use a (orm o( ,ractice #hich #ill $e used more and more) #ith chan&es as indicated. ! 1enerally s,eakin&) the (orm includes t#o as,ects) one in #hich you a,,ly the idea on a more sustained $asis) and the other consistin& o( (requent a,,lications o( the idea throu&hout the day. 8-31.2. T#o lon&er ,eriods o( ,ractice #ith the idea (or today are needed) one in the mornin& and one at ni&ht. 2 Three to (i e minutes (or each o( these are recommended. 3 Durin& that time) look a$out you slo#ly #hile re,eatin& the idea t#o or three times. ! Then close your eyes) and a,,ly the same idea to your inner #orld. % 7ou #ill esca,e (rom $oth to&ether) (or the inner is the cause o( the outer. 8-31.3. 3s you sur ey your inner #orld) merely let #hate er thou&hts cross your mind come into your a#areness) each to $e considered (or a moment) and then re,laced $y the ne/t. 2 Try not to esta$lish any kind o( hierarchy amon& them. 3 8atch them come and &o as dis,assionately as ,ossi$le. ! Do not d#ell on any one in ,articular) $ut try to let the stream mo e on e enly and calmly) #ithout any s,ecial in estment on your ,art. % 3s you sit and quietly

#atch your thou&hts) re,eat today+s idea to yoursel( as o(ten as you care to) $ut #ith no sense o( hurry. 8-31.!. In addition) re,eat the idea (or today as o(ten as ,ossi$le durin& the day. 2 Remind yoursel( that you are makin& a declaration o( inde,endence in the name o( your o#n (reedom. 3 3nd in your (reedom lies the (reedom o( the #orld. 8-31.%. The idea (or today is also a ,articularly use(ul one to use as a res,onse to any (orm o( tem,tation that may arise. 2 It is a declaration that you #ill not yield to it) and ,ut yoursel( in $onda&e. LESSON ?(. I ha e in ented the #orld I see. 8-32.1. Today #e are continuin& to de elo, the theme o( cause and e((ect. 2 7ou are not the ictim o( the #orld you see $ecause you in ented it. 3 7ou can &i e it u, as easily as you made it u,. ! 7ou #ill see it or not see it) as you #ish. % 8hile you #ant it you #ill see it9 #hen you no lon&er #ant it) it #ill not $e there (or you to see. 8-32.2. The idea (or today) like the ,recedin& ones) a,,lies to your inner and outer #orlds) #hich are actually the same. 2 0o#e er) since you see them as di((erent) the ,ractice ,eriods (or today #ill a&ain include t#o ,hases) one in ol in& the #orld you see outside you) and the other the #orld you see in your mind. 3 In today+s e/ercises) try to introduce the thou&ht that $oth are in your o#n ima&ination. 8-32.3. 3&ain #e #ill $e&in the ,ractice ,eriods (or the mornin& and e enin& $y re,eatin& the idea (or today t#o or three times #hile lookin& around at the #orld you see as outside yoursel(. 2 Then close your eyes and look around your inner #orld. 3 Try to treat them $oth as equally as ,ossi$le. ! Re,eat the idea (or today unhurriedly as o(ten as you #ish) as you #atch the ima&es your ima&ination ,resents to your a#areness. 8-32.!. "or the t#o lon&er ,ractice ,eriods three to (i e minutes are recommended) #ith not less than three required. 2 4ore than (i e can $e utiliAed) i( you (ind the e/ercise rest(ul. 3 To (acilitate this) select a time #hen (e# distractions are antici,ated) and #hen you yoursel( (eel reasona$ly ready. 8-32.%. These e/ercises are also to $e continued durin& the day) as o(ten as ,ossi$le. 2 The shorter a,,lications consist o( re,eatin& the idea slo#ly) as you sur ey either your inner or outer #orld. 3 It does not matter #hich you choose. 8-32.'. The idea (or today should also $e a,,lied immediately to any situation that may distress you. 2 3,,ly the idea $y tellin& yoursel(.

3 I ha e in ented this situation as I see it. LESSON ??. There is another #ay o( lookin& at the #orld. 8-33.1. Today+s idea is an attem,t to reco&niAe that you can shi(t your ,erce,tion o( the #orld in $oth its outer and inner as,ects. 2 3 (ull (i e minutes should $e de oted to the mornin& and e enin& a,,lications. 3 In these ,ractice ,eriods) the idea should $e re,eated as o(ten as you (ind com(orta$le) thou&h unhurried a,,lications are essential. ! 3lternate $et#een sur eyin& your outer and inner ,erce,tions) $ut #ithout an a$ru,t sense o( shi(tin&. 8-33.2. 4erely &lance casually around the #orld you ,ercei e as outside yoursel() then close your eyes and sur ey your inner thou&hts #ith equal casualness. 2 Try to remain equally unin ol ed in $oth) and to maintain this detachment as you re,eat the idea throu&hout the day. 8-33.3. The shorter e/ercise ,eriods should $e as (requent as ,ossi$le. 2 5,eci(ic a,,lications o( today+s idea should also $e made immediately) #hen any situation arises #hich tem,ts you to $ecome distur$ed. 3 "or these a,,lications) say. ! There is another #ay o( lookin& at this. 8-33.!. Remem$er to a,,ly today+s idea the instant you are a#are o( distress. 2 It may $e necessary to take a minute or so to sit quietly and re,eat the idea to yoursel( se eral times. 3 Closin& your eyes #ill ,ro$a$ly hel, in this (orm o( a,,lication. LESSON ?@. I could see ,eace instead o( this. 8-3!.1. The idea (or today $e&ins to descri$e the conditions that ,re ail in the other #ay o( seein&. 2 ?eace o( mind is clearly an internal matter. 3 It must $e&in #ith your o#n thou&hts) and then e/tend out#ard. ! It is (rom your ,eace o( mind that a ,eace(ul ,erce,tion o( the #orld arises. 8-3!.2. Three lon&er ,ractice ,eriods are required (or today+s e/ercises. 2 One in the mornin& and one in the e enin& are ad ised) #ith an additional one to $e undertaken at any time in $et#een that

seems most conduci e to readiness. 3 3ll a,,lications should $e done #ith your eyes closed. ! It is your inner #orld to #hich the a,,lications o( today+s idea should $e made. 8-3!.3. 5ome (i e minutes o( mind searchin& are required (or each o( the lon&er ,ractice ,eriods. 2 5earch your mind (or (ear thou&hts) an/iety-,ro okin& situations) 2o((endin&2 ,ersonalities or e ents) or anythin& else a$out #hich you are har$orin& unlo in& thou&hts. 3 Note them all casually) re,eatin& the idea (or today slo#ly as you #atch them arise in your mind) and let each one &o) to $e re,laced $y the ne/t. 8-3!.!. I( you $e&in to e/,erience di((iculty in thinkin& o( s,eci(ic su$Cects) continue to re,eat the idea to yoursel( in an unhurried manner) #ithout a,,lyin& it to anythin& in ,articular. 2 Be sure) ho#e er) not to make any s,eci(ic e/clusions. 8-3!.%. The shorter a,,lications are to $e (requent) and made #hene er you (eel your ,eace o( mind is threatened in any #ay. 2 The ,ur,ose is to ,rotect yoursel( (rom tem,tation throu&hout the day. 3 I( a s,eci(ic (orm o( tem,tation arises in your a#areness) the e/ercise should take this (orm. ! I could see ,eace in this situation instead o( #hat I no# see in it. 8-3!.'. I( the inroads on your ,eace o( mind take the (orm o( more &eneraliAed ad erse emotions) such as de,ression) an/iety or #orry) use the idea in its ori&inal (orm. 2 I( you (ind you need more than one a,,lication o( today+s idea to hel, you chan&e your mind in any s,eci(ic conte/t) try to take se eral minutes and de ote them to re,eatin& the idea until you (eel some sense o( relie(. 3 It #ill hel, you i( you tell yoursel( s,eci(ically. ! I can re,lace my (eelin&s o( de,ression) an/iety or #orry Mor my thou&hts a$out this situation) ,ersonality or e entN #ith ,eace. LESSON ?A. 4y mind is ,art o( 1od+s. I am ery holy. 8-3%.1. Today+s idea does not descri$e the #ay you see yoursel( no#. 2 It does) ho#e er) descri$e #hat ision #ill sho# you. 3 It is di((icult (or anyone #ho thinks he is in this #orld to $elie e this o( himsel(. ! 7et the reason he thinks he is in this #orld is $ecause he does not $elie e it.

8-3%.2. 7ou #ill $elie e that you are ,art o( #here you think you are. 2 That is $ecause you surround yoursel( #ith the en ironment you #ant. 3 3nd you #ant it to ,rotect the ima&e o( yoursel( that you ha e made. ! The ima&e is ,art o( this en ironment. % 8hat you see #hile you $elie e you are in it is seen throu&h the eyes o( the ima&e. ' This is not ision. * Ima&es cannot see. 8-3%.3. The idea (or today ,resents a ery di((erent ie# o( yoursel(. 2 By esta$lishin& your 5ource it esta$lishes your Identity) and it descri$es you as you must really $e in truth. 3 8e #ill use a some#hat di((erent kind o( a,,lication (or today+s idea $ecause the em,hasis (or today is on the ,ercei er) rather than on #hat he ,ercei es. 8-3%.!. "or each o( the three (i e-minute ,ractice ,eriods today) $e&in $y re,eatin& today+s idea to yoursel() and then close your eyes and search your mind (or the arious kinds o( descri,ti e terms in #hich you see yoursel(. 2 Include all the e&o-$ased attri$utes #hich you ascri$e to yoursel() ,ositi e or ne&ati e) desira$le or undesira$le) &randiose or de$ased. 3 3ll o( them are equally unreal) $ecause you do not look u,on yoursel( throu&h the eyes o( holiness. 8-3%.%. In the earlier ,art o( the mind-searchin& ,eriod) you #ill ,ro$a$ly em,hasiAe #hat you consider to $e the more ne&ati e as,ects o( your ,erce,tion o( yoursel(. 2 To#ard the latter ,art o( the e/ercise ,eriod) ho#e er) more sel(-in(latin& descri,ti e terms may #ell cross your mind. 3 Try to reco&niAe that the direction o( your (antasies a$out yoursel( does not matter. ! Illusions ha e no direction in reality. % They are merely not true. 8-3%.'. 3 suita$le unselected list (or a,,lyin& the idea (or today mi&ht $e as (ollo#s. 2 I see mysel( as im,osed on. 3 I see mysel( as de,ressed. ! I see mysel( as (ailin&. % I see mysel( as endan&ered. ' I see mysel( as hel,less. * I see mysel( as ictorious. - I see mysel( as losin& out. : I see mysel( as charita$le. 1> I see mysel( as irtuous. 8-3%.*. 7ou should not think o( these terms in an a$stract #ay. 2 They #ill occur to you as arious situations) ,ersonalities and e ents in #hich you (i&ure cross your mind. 3 ?ick u, any s,eci(ic situation that occurs to you) identi(y the descri,ti e term or terms you (eel are

a,,lica$le to your reactions to that situation) and use them in a,,lyin& today+s idea. ! 3(ter you ha e named each one) add. % But my mind is ,art o( 1od+s. ' I am ery holy. 8-3%.-. Durin& the lon&er e/ercise ,eriods) there #ill ,ro$a$ly $e inter als in #hich nothin& s,eci(ic occurs to you. 2 Do not strain to think u, s,eci(ic thin&s to (ill the inter al) $ut merely rela/ and re,eat today+s idea slo#ly until somethin& occurs to you. 3 3lthou&h nothin& that does occur should $e omitted (rom the e/ercises) nothin& should $e 2du& out2 #ith e((ort. ! Neither (orce nor discrimination should $e used. 8-3%.:. 3s o(ten as ,ossi$le durin& the day) ,ick u, a s,eci(ic attri$ute or attri$utes you are ascri$in& to yoursel( at the time and a,,ly the idea (or today to them) addin& the idea in the (orm stated a$o e to each o( them. 2 I( nothin& ,articular occurs to you) merely re,eat the idea to yoursel() #ith closed eyes. LESSON ?B. 4y holiness en elo,s e erythin& I see. 8-3'.1. Today+s idea e/tends the idea (or yesterday (rom the ,ercei er to the ,ercei ed. 2 7ou are holy $ecause your mind is ,art o( 1od+s. 3 3nd $ecause you are holy) your si&ht must $e holy as #ell. ! 25inless2 means #ithout sin. % 7ou cannot $e #ithout sin a little. ' 7ou are sinless or not. * I( your mind is ,art o( 1od+s you must $e sinless) or a ,art o( 0is 4ind #ould $e sin(ul. - 7our si&ht is related to 0is 0oliness) not to your e&o) and there(ore not to your $ody. 8-3'.2. "our three-to-(i e-minute ,ractice ,eriods are required (or today. 2 Try to distri$ute them (airly e enly) and make the shorter a,,lications (requently) to ,rotect your ,rotection throu&hout the day. 3 The lon&er ,ractice ,eriods should take this (orm. 8-3'.3. "irst) close your eyes and re,eat the idea (or today se eral times) slo#ly. 2 Then o,en your eyes and look quite slo#ly a$out you) a,,lyin& the idea s,eci(ically to #hate er you note in your casual sur ey. 3 5ay) (or e/am,le. ! % ' * 4y 4y 4y 4y 4y holiness holiness holiness holiness holiness en en en en en elo,s elo,s elo,s elo,s elo,s that ru&. that #all. these (in&ers. that chair. that $ody.

: 4y holiness en elo,s this ,en. 1> 5e eral times durin& these ,ractice ,eriods) close your eyes and re,eat the idea to yoursel(. 11 Then o,en your eyes) and continue as $e(ore. 8-3'.!. "or the shorter e/ercise ,eriods) close your eyes and re,eat the idea9 look a$out you as you re,eat it a&ain9 and conclude #ith one more re,etition #ith your eyes closed. 2 3ll a,,lications should) o( course) $e made quite slo#ly) as e((ortlessly and unhurriedly as ,ossi$le. LESSON ?D. 4y holiness $lesses the #orld. 8-3*.1. This idea contains the (irst &limmerin&s o( your true (unction in the #orld) or #hy you are here. 2 7our ,ur,ose is to see the #orld throu&h your o#n holiness. 3 Thus are you and the #orld $lessed to&ether. ! No one loses9 nothin& is taken a#ay (rom anyone9 e eryone &ains throu&h your holy ision. % It si&ni(ies the end o( sacri(ice $ecause it o((ers e eryone his (ull due. ' 3nd he is entitled to e erythin& $ecause it is his $irthri&ht as a 5on o( 1od. 8-3*.2. There is no other #ay in #hich the idea o( sacri(ice can $e remo ed (rom the #orld+s thinkin&. 2 3ny other #ay o( seein& #ill ine ita$ly demand ,ayment o( someone or somethin&. 3 3s a result) the ,ercei er #ill lose. ! Nor #ill he ha e any idea #hy he is losin&. % 7et is his #holeness restored to his a#areness throu&h your ision. ' 7our holiness $lesses him $y askin& nothin& o( him. * Those #ho see themsel es as #hole make no demands. 8-3*.3. 7our holiness is the sal ation o( the #orld. 2 It lets you teach the #orld that it is one #ith you) not $y ,reachin& to it) not $y tellin& it anythin&) $ut merely $y your quiet reco&nition that in your holiness are all thin&s $lessed alon& #ith you. 8-3*.!. Today+s (our lon&er e/ercise ,eriods) each to in ol e three to (i e minutes o( ,ractice) $e&in #ith the re,etition o( the idea (or today) (ollo#ed $y a minute or so o( lookin& a$out you as you a,,ly the idea to #hate er you see. 2 4y holiness $lesses this chair 3 4y holiness $lesses that #indo# ! 4y holiness $lesses this $ody.

% Then close your eyes and a,,ly the idea to any ,erson #ho occurs to you) usin& his name and sayin&. ' 4y holiness $lesses you) MnameN. 8-3*.%. 7ou may continue the ,ractice ,eriod #ith your eyes closed9 you may o,en your eyes a&ain and a,,ly the idea (or today to your outer #orld i( you so desire9 you may alternate $et#een a,,lyin& the idea to #hat you see around you and to those #ho are in your thou&hts9 or you may use any com$ination o( these t#o ,hases o( a,,lication that you ,re(er. 2 The ,ractice ,eriod should conclude #ith a re,etition o( the idea #ith your eyes closed) and another) (ollo#in& immediately) #ith your eyes o,en. 8-3*.'. The shorter e/ercises consist o( re,eatin& the idea as o(ten as you can. 2 It is ,articularly hel,(ul to a,,ly it silently to anyone you meet) usin& his name as you do so. 3 It is essential to use the idea i( anyone seems to cause an ad erse reaction in you. ! O((er him the $lessin& o( your holiness immediately) that you may learn to kee, it in your o#n a#areness. LESSON ?:. There is nothin& my holiness cannot do. 8-3-.1. 7our holiness re erses all the la#s o( the #orld. 2 It is $eyond e ery restriction o( time) s,ace) distance and limits o( any kind. 3 7our holiness is totally unlimited in its ,o#er $ecause it esta$lishes you as a 5on o( 1od) at one #ith the 4ind o( his Creator. 8-3-.2. Throu&h your holiness the ,o#er o( 1od is made mani(est. 2 Throu&h your holiness the ,o#er o( 1od is made a aila$le. 3 3nd there is nothin& the ,o#er o( 1od cannot do. ! 7our holiness) then) can remo e all ,ain) can end all sorro#) and can sol e all ,ro$lems. % It can do so in connection #ith yoursel( and #ith anyone else. ' It is equal in its ,o#er to hel, anyone $ecause it is equal in its ,o#er to sa e anyone. 8-3-.3. I( you are holy) so is e erythin& 1od created. 2 7ou are holy $ecause all thin&s 0e created are holy. 3 3nd all thin&s 0e created are holy $ecause you are. ! In today+s e/ercises) #e #ill a,,ly the ,o#er o( your holiness to all ,ro$lems) di((iculties or su((erin& in any (orm that you ha,,en to think o() in yoursel( or in someone else. % 8e #ill make no distinctions $ecause there are no distinctions. 8-3-.!. In the (our lon&er ,ractice ,eriods) each ,re(era$ly to last a (ull (i e minutes) re,eat the idea (or today) close your eyes) and then

search your mind (or any sense o( loss or unha,,iness o( any kind as you see it. 2 Try to make as little distinction as ,ossi$le $et#een a situation that is di((icult (or you) and one that is di((icult (or someone else. 3 Identi(y the situation s,eci(ically) and also the name o( the ,erson concerned. ! Use this (orm in a,,lyin& the idea (or today. % In the situation in ol in& OOO in #hich I see mysel() there is nothin& that my holiness cannot do. ' In the situation in ol in& OOO in #hich OOO sees himsel() there is nothin& my holiness cannot do. 8-3-.%. "rom time to time you may #ant to ary this ,rocedure) and add some rele ant thou&hts o( your o#n. 2 7ou mi&ht like) (or e/am,le) to include thou&hts such as. 3 There is nothin& my holiness cannot do $ecause the ,o#er o( 1od lies in it. ! Introduce #hate er ariations a,,eal to you) $ut kee, the e/ercises (ocused on the theme) 2There is nothin& my holiness cannot do.2 % The ,ur,ose o( today+s e/ercises is to $e&in to instill in you a sense that you ha e dominion o er all thin&s $ecause o( #hat you are. 8-3-.'. In the (requent shorter a,,lications) a,,ly the idea in its ori&inal (orm unless a s,eci(ic ,ro$lem concernin& you or someone else arises) or comes to mind. 2 In that e ent) use the more s,eci(ic (orm in a,,lyin& the idea to it. LESSON ?;. 4y holiness is my sal ation. 8-3:.1. I( &uilt is hell) #hat is its o,,ositeD 2 ;ike the te/t (or #hich this #ork$ook #as #ritten) the ideas used (or the e/ercises are ery sim,le) ery clear and totally unam$i&uous. 3 8e are not concerned #ith intellectual (eats nor lo&ical toys. ! 8e are dealin& only in the ery o$ ious) #hich has $een o erlooked in the clouds o( com,le/ity in #hich you think you think. 8-3:.2. I( &uilt is hell) #hat is its o,,ositeD 2 This is not di((icult) surely. 3 The hesitation you may (eel in ans#erin& is not due to the am$i&uity o( the question. ! But do you $elie e that &uilt is hellD % I( you did) you #ould see at once ho# direct and sim,le the te/t is) and you #ould not need a #ork$ook at all. ' No one needs ,ractice to &ain #hat is already his.

8-3:.3. 8e ha e already said that your holiness is the sal ation o( the #orld. 2 8hat a$out your o#n sal ationD 3 7ou cannot &i e #hat you do not ha e. ! 3 sa ior must $e sa ed. % 0o# else can he teach sal ationD ' Today+s e/ercises #ill a,,ly to you) reco&niAin& that your sal ation is crucial to the sal ation o( the #orld. * 3s you a,,ly the e/ercises to your #orld) the #hole #orld stands to $ene(it. 8-3:.!. 7our holiness is the ans#er to e ery question that #as e er asked) is $ein& asked no#) or #ill $e asked in the (uture. 2 7our holiness means the end o( &uilt) and there(ore the end o( hell. 3 7our holiness is the sal ation o( the #orld) and your o#n. ! 0o# could you to #hom your holiness $elon&s $e e/cluded (rom itD % 1od does not kno# unholiness. ' Can it $e 0e does not kno# 0is 5onD 8-3:.%. 3 (ull (i e minutes are ur&ed (or the (our lon&er ,ractice ,eriods (or today) and lon&er and more (requent ,ractice sessions are encoura&ed. 2 I( you #ant to e/ceed the minimum requirements) more rather than lon&er sessions are recommended) althou&h $oth are su&&ested. 8-3:.'. Be&in the ,ractice ,eriods as usual) $y re,eatin& today+s idea to yoursel(. 2 Then) #ith closed eyes) search out your unlo in& thou&hts in #hate er (orm they a,,ear9 uneasiness) de,ression) an&er) (ear) #orry) attack) insecurity and so on. 3 8hate er (orm they take) they are unlo in& and there(ore (ear(ul. ! 3nd so it is (rom them that you need to $e sa ed. 8-3:.*. 5,eci(ic situations) e ents or ,ersonalities you associate #ith unlo in& thou&hts o( any kind are suita$le su$Cects (or today+s e/ercises. 2 It is im,erati e (or your sal ation that you see them di((erently. 3 3nd it is your $lessin& on them that #ill sa e you and &i e you ision. 8-3:.-. 5lo#ly) #ithout conscious selection and #ithout undue em,hasis on any one in ,articular) search your mind (or e ery thou&ht that stands $et#een you and your sal ation. 2 3,,ly the idea (or today to each o( them in this #ay. 3 4y unlo in& thou&hts a$out OOO are kee,in& me in hell ! 4y holiness is my sal ation. 8-3:.:. 7ou may (ind these ,ractice ,eriods easier i( you inters,erse them #ith se eral short ,eriods durin& #hich you merely re,eat today+s idea to yoursel( slo#ly a (e# times. 2 7ou may also (ind it hel,(ul to include a (e# short inter als in #hich you Cust rela/ and do not seem to $e thinkin& o( anythin&. 3 5ustained concentration is ery di((icult at (irst. ! It #ill $ecome much easier as your mind $ecomes more disci,lined and less distracti$le.

8-3:.1>. 4ean#hile) you should (eel (ree to introduce ariety into the e/ercise ,eriods in #hate er (orm a,,eals to you. 2 Do not) ho#e er) chan&e the idea itsel( as you ary the method o( a,,lyin& it. 3 0o#e er you elect to use it) the idea should $e stated so that its meanin& is the (act that your holiness is your sal ation. ! @nd each ,ractice ,eriod $y re,eatin& the idea in its ori&inal (orm once more) and addin&. % I( &uilt is hell) #hat is its o,,ositeD 8-3:.11. In the shorter a,,lications) #hich should $e made some three or (our times an hour and more i( ,ossi$le) you may ask yoursel( this question) re,eat today+s idea) and ,re(era$ly $oth. 2 I( tem,tations arise) a ,articularly hel,(ul (orm o( the idea is. 3 4y holiness is my sal ation (rom this. LESSON @=. I am $lessed as a 5on o( 1od. 8-!>.1. Today #e #ill $e&in to assert some o( the ha,,y thin&s to #hich you are entitled) $ein& #hat you are. 2 No lon& ,ractice ,eriods are required today) $ut ery (requent short ones are necessary. 3 Once e ery ten minutes #ould $e hi&hly desira$le) and you are ur&ed to attem,t this schedule and to adhere to it #hene er ,ossi$le. ! I( you (or&et) try a&ain. % I( there are lon& interru,tions) try a&ain. ' 8hene er you remem$er) try a&ain. 8-!>.2. 7ou need not close your eyes (or the e/ercise ,eriods) althou&h you #ill ,ro$a$ly (ind it more hel,(ul i( you do. 2 0o#e er) you may $e in a num$er o( situations durin& the day #hen closin& your eyes #ould not $e (easi$le. 3 Do not miss a ,ractice ,eriod $ecause o( this. ! 7ou can ,ractice quite #ell under any circumstances) i( you really #ant to. 8-!>.3. Today+s e/ercises take little time and no e((ort. 2 Re,eat the idea (or today) and then add se eral o( the attri$utes you associate #ith $ein& a 5on o( 1od) a,,lyin& them to yoursel(. 3 One ,ractice ,eriod mi&ht) (or e/am,le) consist o( the (ollo#in&. ! I am $lessed as a 5on o( 1od % I am ha,,y) ,eace(ul) lo in& and contented. ' 3nother mi&ht take this (orm.

* I am $lessed as a 5on o( 1od - I am calm) quiet) assured and con(ident. : I( only a $rie( ,eriod is a aila$le) merely tellin& yoursel( that you are $lessed as a 5on o( 1od #ill do. LESSON @9. 1od &oes #ith me #here er I &o. 8-!1.1. Today+s idea #ill e entually o ercome com,letely the sense o( loneliness and a$andonment all the se,arated ones e/,erience. 2 De,ression is an ine ita$le consequence o( se,aration. 3 5o are an/iety) #orry) a dee, sense o( hel,lessness) misery) su((erin& and intense (ear o( loss. 8-!1.2. The se,arated ones ha e in ented many 2cures2 (or #hat they $elie e to $e 2the ills o( the #orld.2 2 But the one thin& they do not do is to question the reality o( the ,ro$lem. 3 7et its e((ects cannot $e cured $ecause the ,ro$lem is not real. ! The idea (or today has the ,o#er to end all this (oolishness (ore er. % 3nd (oolishness it is) des,ite the serious and tra&ic (orms it may take. 8-!1.3. Dee, #ithin you is e erythin& that is ,er(ect) ready to radiate throu&h you and out into the #orld. 2 It #ill cure all sorro# and ,ain and (ear and loss $ecause it #ill heal the mind that thou&ht these thin&s #ere real) and su((ered out o( its alle&iance to them. 8-!1.!. 7ou can ne er $e de,ri ed o( your ,er(ect holiness $ecause its 5ource &oes #ith you #here er you &o. 2 7ou can ne er su((er $ecause the 5ource o( all Coy &oes #ith you #here er you &o. 3 7ou can ne er $e alone $ecause the 5ource o( all li(e &oes #ith you #here er you &o. ! Nothin& can destroy your ,eace o( mind $ecause 1od &oes #ith you #here er you &o. 8-!1.%. 8e understand that you do not $elie e all this. 2 0o# could you) #hen the truth is hidden dee, #ithin) under a hea y cloud o( insane thou&hts) dense and o$scurin&) yet re,resentin& all you seeD 3 Today #e #ill make our (irst real attem,t to &et ,ast this dark and hea y cloud) and to &o throu&h it to the li&ht $eyond. 8-!1.'. There #ill $e only one lon& ,ractice ,eriod today. 2 In the mornin&) as soon as you &et u, i( ,ossi$le) sit quietly (or some three to (i e minutes) #ith your eyes closed. 3 3t the $e&innin& o( the ,ractice ,eriod) re,eat today+s idea ery slo#ly. ! Then make no e((ort to think o( anythin&. % Try) instead) to &et a sense o( turnin& in#ard) ,ast all the idle thou&hts o( the #orld. ' Try to enter ery dee,ly into your o#n mind) kee,in& it clear o( any thou&hts that mi&ht di ert your attention.

8-!1.*. "rom time to time) you may re,eat the idea i( you (ind it hel,(ul. 2 But most o( all) try to sink do#n and in#ard) a#ay (rom the #orld and all the (oolish thou&hts o( the #orld. 3 7ou are tryin& to reach ,ast all these thin&s. ! 7ou are tryin& to lea e a,,earances and a,,roach reality. 8-!1.-. It is quite ,ossi$le to reach 1od. 2 In (act it is ery easy) $ecause it is the most natural thin& in the #orld. 3 7ou mi&ht e en say it is the only natural thin& in the #orld. ! The #ay #ill o,en) i( you $elie e that it is ,ossi$le. % This e/ercise can $rin& ery startlin& results e en the (irst time it is attem,ted) and sooner or later it is al#ays success(ul. ' 8e #ill &o into more detail a$out this kind o( ,ractice as #e &o alon&. * But it #ill ne er (ail com,letely) and instant success is ,ossi$le. 8-!1.:. Throu&hout the day use today+s idea o(ten) re,eatin& it ery slo#ly) ,re(era$ly #ith eyes closed. 2 Think o( #hat you are sayin&9 #hat the #ords mean. 3 Concentrate on the holiness that they im,ly a$out you9 on the un(ailin& com,anionshi, that is yours9 on the com,lete ,rotection that surrounds you. 8-!1.1>. 7ou can indeed a((ord to lau&h at (ear thou&hts) remem$erin& that 1od &oes #ith you #here er you &o. LESSON @(. 1od is my stren&th. 6ision is 0is &i(t. 8-!2.1. The idea (or today com$ines t#o ery ,o#er(ul thou&hts) $oth o( maCor im,ortance. 2 It also sets (orth a cause and e((ect relationshi, that e/,lains #hy you cannot (ail in your e((orts to achie e the &oal o( the course. 3 7ou #ill see $ecause it is the 8ill o( 1od. ! It is 0is stren&th) not your o#n) that &i es you ,o#er. % 3nd it is 0is &i(t) rather than your o#n) that o((ers ision to you. 8-!2.2. 1od is indeed your stren&th) and #hat 0e &i es is truly &i en. 2 This means that you can recei e it any time and any#here) #here er you are) and in #hate er circumstance you (ind yoursel(. 3 7our ,assa&e throu&h time and s,ace is not at random. ! 7ou cannot $ut $e in the ri&ht ,lace at the ri&ht time. % 5uch is the stren&th o( 1od. ' 5uch are 0is &i(ts. 8-!2.3. 8e #ill ha e t#o three-to-(i e-minute ,ractice ,eriods today) one as soon as ,ossi$le a(ter you #ake) and another as close as ,ossi$le to the time you &o to slee,. 2 It is $etter) ho#e er) to #ait until you can sit quietly $y yoursel() at a time #hen you (eel ready) than it is to $e concerned #ith the time as such.

8-!2.!. Be&in these ,ractice ,eriods $y re,eatin& the idea (or today slo#ly) #ith your eyes o,en) lookin& a$out you. 2 Then close your eyes and re,eat the idea a&ain) e en slo#er than $e(ore. 3 3(ter this) try to think o( nothin& e/ce,t thou&hts that occur to you in relation to the idea (or the day. ! 7ou mi&ht think) (or e/am,le. % 6ision must $e ,ossi$le. ' 1od &i es truly) or. * 1od+s &i(ts to me must $e mine) $ecause 0e &a e them to me. 8-!2.%. 3ny thou&ht that is clearly related to the idea (or today is suita$le. 2 7ou may) in (act) $e astonished at the amount o( courserelated understandin& some o( your thou&hts contain. 3 ;et them come #ithout censorin& unless you (ind your mind is merely #anderin&) and you ha e let o$ iously irrele ant thou&hts intrude. ! 7ou may also reach a ,oint #here no thou&hts at all seem to come to mind. % I( such inter(erences occur) o,en your eyes and re,eat the thou&ht once more #hile lookin& slo#ly a$out9 close your eyes) re,eat the idea once more) and then continue to look (or related thou&hts in your mind. 8-!2.'. Remem$er) ho#e er) that acti e searchin& (or rele ant thou&hts is not a,,ro,riate (or today+s e/ercises. 2 Try merely to ste, $ack and let the thou&hts come. 3 I( you (ind this di((icult) it is $etter to s,end the ,ractice ,eriod alternatin& $et#een slo# re,etitions o( the idea #ith eyes o,en) then #ith eyes closed) than it is to strain to (ind suita$le thou&hts. 8-!2.*. There is no limit on the num$er o( short ,ractice ,eriods that #ould $e $ene(icial today. 2 The idea (or the day is a $e&innin& ste, in $rin&in& thou&hts to&ether) and teachin& you that you are studyin& a uni(ied thou&ht system in #hich nothin& is lackin& that is needed) and nothin& is included that is contradictory or irrele ant. 8-!2.-. The more o(ten you re,eat the idea durin& the day) the more o(ten you #ill $e remindin& yoursel( that the &oal o( the course is im,ortant to you) and that you ha e not (or&otten it. LESSON @?. 1od is my 5ource. I cannot see a,art (rom 0im. 8-!3.1. ?erce,tion is not an attri$ute o( 1od. 2 0is is the realm o( kno#led&e. 3 7et 0e has created the 0oly 5,irit as the 4ediator $et#een ,erce,tion and kno#led&e. ! 8ithout this link #ith 1od) ,erce,tion #ould ha e re,laced kno#led&e (ore er in your mind. % 8ith this link #ith 1od) ,erce,tion #ill $ecome so chan&ed and ,uri(ied

that it #ill lead to kno#led&e. ' That is its (unction as the 0oly 5,irit sees it. * There(ore) that is its (unction in truth. 8-!3.2. In 1od you cannot see. 2 ?erce,tion has no (unction in 1od) and does not e/ist. 3 7et in sal ation) #hich is the undoin& o( #hat ne er #as) ,erce,tion has a mi&hty ,ur,ose. ! 4ade $y the 5on o( 1od (or an unholy ,ur,ose) it must $ecome the means (or the restoration o( his holiness to his a#areness. % ?erce,tion has no meanin&. ' 7et does the 0oly 5,irit &i e it a meanin& ery close to 1od+s. * 0ealed ,erce,tion $ecomes the means $y #hich the 5on o( 1od (or&i es his $rother) and thus (or&i es himsel(. 8-!3.3. 7ou cannot see a,art (rom 1od $ecause you cannot $e a,art (rom 1od. 2 8hate er you do you do in 0im) $ecause #hate er you think) you think #ith 0is 4ind. 3 I( ision is real) and it is real to the e/tent to #hich it shares the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose) then you cannot see a,art (rom 1od. 8-!3.!. Three (i e-minute ,ractice ,eriods are required today) one as early and one as late as ,ossi$le in the day. 2 The third may $e undertaken at the most con enient and suita$le time that circumstances and readiness ,ermit. 3 3t the $e&innin& o( these ,ractice ,eriods) re,eat the idea (or today to yoursel( #ith eyes o,en. ! Then &lance around you (or a short time) a,,lyin& the idea s,eci(ically to #hat you see. % "our or (i e su$Cects (or this ,hase o( the ,ractice ,eriod are su((icient. ' 7ou mi&ht say) (or e/am,le. * 1od is my 5ource. - I cannot see this desk a,art (rom 0im : 1od is my 5ource. 1> I cannot see that ,icture a,art (rom 0im. 8-!3.%. 3lthou&h this ,art o( the e/ercise ,eriod should $e relati ely short) $e sure that you select the su$Cects (or this ,hase o( ,ractice indiscriminately) #ithout sel(-directed inclusion or e/clusion. 2 "or the second and lon&er ,hase) close your eyes) re,eat today+s idea a&ain) and then let #hate er rele ant thou&hts occur to you add to the idea in your o#n ,ersonal #ay. 3 Thou&hts such as. ! % ' * I see throu&h the eyes o( (or&i eness I see the #orld as $lessed The #orld can sho# me mysel( I see my o#n thou&hts) #hich are like 1od+s.

- 3ny thou&ht related more or less directly to today+s idea is suita$le. : The thou&hts need not $ear any o$ ious relationshi, to the idea) $ut they should not $e in o,,osition to it.

8-!3.'. I( you (ind your mind #anderin&9 i( you $e&in to $e a#are o( thou&hts #hich are clearly out o( accord #ith today+s idea) or i( you seem to $e una$le to think o( anythin&) o,en your eyes) re,eat the (irst ,hase o( the e/ercise ,eriod) and then attem,t the second ,hase a&ain. 2 Do not allo# any ,rotracted ,eriod to occur in #hich you $ecome ,reoccu,ied #ith irrele ant thou&hts. 3 Return to the (irst ,hase o( the e/ercises as o(ten as necessary to ,re ent this. 8-!3.*. In a,,lyin& today+s idea in the shorter ,ractice ,eriods) the (orm may ary accordin& to the circumstances and situations in #hich you (ind yoursel( durin& the day. 2 8hen you are #ith someone else) (or e/am,le) try to remem$er to tell him silently. 3 1od is my 5ource. ! I cannot see you a,art (rom 0im. % This (orm is equally a,,lica$le to stran&ers as it is to those you think are closer to you. ' In (act) try not to make distinctions o( this kind at all. 8-!3.-. Today+s idea should also $e a,,lied throu&hout the day to arious situations and e ents that may occur) ,articularly to those #hich seem to distress you in any #ay. 2 "or this ,ur,ose) a,,ly the idea in this (orm. 3 1od is my 5ource. ! I cannot see this a,art (rom 0im. 8-!3.:. I( no ,articular su$Cect ,resents itsel( to your a#areness at the time) merely re,eat the idea in its ori&inal (orm. 2 Try today not to allo# any lon& ,eriods o( time to sli, $y #ithout remem$erin& today+s idea) and thus remem$erin& your (unction.

LESSON @@. 1od is the li&ht in #hich I see. 8-!!.1. Today #e are continuin& the idea (or yesterday) addin& another dimension to it. 2 7ou cannot see in darkness) and you cannot make li&ht. 3 7ou can make darkness and then think you see in it) $ut li&ht re(lects li(e) and is there(ore an as,ect o( creation. ! Creation and darkness cannot coe/ist) $ut li&ht and li(e must &o to&ether) $ein& $ut di((erent as,ects o( creation. 8-!!.2. In order to see) you must reco&niAe that li&ht is #ithin) not #ithout. 2 7ou do not see outside yoursel() nor is the equi,ment (or seein& outside you. 3 3n essential ,art o( this equi,ment is the li&ht

that makes seein& ,ossi$le. ! It is #ith you al#ays) makin& ision ,ossi$le in e ery circumstance. 8-!!.3. Today #e are &oin& to attem,t to reach that li&ht. 2 "or this ,ur,ose) #e #ill use a (orm o( e/ercise #hich has $een su&&ested $e(ore) and #hich #e #ill utiliAe increasin&ly. 3 It is a ,articularly di((icult (orm (or the undisci,lined mind) and re,resents a maCor &oal o( mind trainin&. ! It requires ,recisely #hat the untrained mind lacks. % 7et this trainin& must $e accom,lished i( you are to see. 8-!!.!. 0a e at least three ,ractice ,eriods today) each lastin& three to (i e minutes. 2 3 lon&er time is hi&hly recommended) $ut only i( you (ind the time sli,,in& $y #ith little or no sense o( strain. 3 The (orm o( ,ractice #e #ill use today is the most natural and easy one in the #orld (or the trained mind) Cust as it seems to $e the most unnatural and di((icult (or the untrained mind. 8-!!.%. 7our mind is no lon&er #holly untrained. 2 7ou are quite ready to learn the (orm o( e/ercise #e #ill use today) $ut you may (ind that you #ill encounter stron& resistance. 3 The reason is ery sim,le. ! 8hile you ,ractice in this #ay) you lea e $ehind e erythin& that you no# $elie e) and all the thou&hts that you ha e made u,. % ?ro,erly s,eakin&) this is the release (rom hell. ' 7et ,ercei ed throu&h the e&o+s eyes) it is loss o( identity and a descent into hell. 8-!!.'. I( you can stand aside (rom the e&o $y e er so little) you #ill ha e no di((iculty in reco&niAin& that its o,,osition and its (ears are meanin&less. 2 7ou mi&ht (ind it hel,(ul to remind yoursel() (rom time to time) that to reach li&ht is to esca,e (rom darkness) #hate er you may $elie e to the contrary. 3 1od is the li&ht in #hich you see. ! 7ou are attem,tin& to reach 0im. 8-!!.*. Be&in the ,ractice ,eriod $y re,eatin& today+s idea #ith your eyes o,en) and close them slo#ly) re,eatin& the idea se eral times more. 2 Then try to sink into your mind) lettin& &o e ery kind o( inter(erence and intrusion $y quietly sinkin& ,ast them. 3 7our mind cannot $e sto,,ed in this unless you choose to sto, it. ! It is merely takin& its natural course. % Try to o$ser e your ,assin& thou&hts #ithout in ol ement) and sli, quietly $y them. 8-!!.-. 8hile no ,articular a,,roach is ad ocated (or this (orm o( e/ercise) #hat is need(ul is a sense o( the im,ortance o( #hat you are doin&9 its inestima$le alue to you) and an a#areness that you are attem,tin& somethin& ery holy. 2 5al ation is your ha,,iest accom,lishment. 3 It is also the only one that has any meanin&) $ecause it is the only one that has any real use to you at all. 8-!!.:. I( resistance rises in any (orm) ,ause lon& enou&h to re,eat today+s idea) kee,in& your eyes closed unless you are a#are o( (ear. 2 In that case) you #ill ,ro$a$ly (ind it more reassurin& to o,en your

eyes $rie(ly. 3 Try) ho#e er) to return to the e/ercises #ith eyes closed as soon as ,ossi$le. 8-!!.1>. I( you are doin& the e/ercises correctly) you should e/,erience some sense o( rela/ation) and e en a (eelin& that you are a,,roachin&) i( not actually enterin& into li&ht. 2 Try to think o( li&ht) (ormless and #ithout limit) as you ,ass $y the thou&hts o( this #orld. 3 3nd do not (or&et that they cannot hold you to the #orld unless you &i e them the ,o#er to do so. 8-!!.11. Throu&hout the day re,eat the idea o(ten) #ith eyes o,en or closed as seems $etter to you at the time. 2 But do not (or&et. 3 3$o e all) $e determined not to (or&et today. LESSON @A. 1od is the 4ind #ith #hich I think. 8-!%.1. Today+s idea holds the key to #hat your real thou&hts are. 2 They are nothin& that you think you think) Cust as nothin& that you think you see is related to ision in any #ay. 3 There is no relationshi, $et#een #hat is real and #hat you think is real. ! Nothin& that you think are your real thou&hts resem$le your real thou&hts in any res,ect. % Nothin& that you think you see $ears any resem$lance to #hat ision #ill sho# you. 8-!%.2. 7ou think #ith the 4ind o( 1od. 2 There(ore you share your thou&hts #ith 0im) as 0e shares 0is #ith you. 3 They are the same thou&hts) $ecause they are thou&ht $y the same 4ind. ! To share is to make alike) or to make one. % Nor do the thou&hts you think #ith the 4ind o( 1od lea e your mind) $ecause thou&hts do not lea e their source. ' There(ore) your thou&hts are in the 4ind o( 1od) as you are. * They are in your mind as #ell) #here 0e is. - 3s you are ,art o( 0is 4ind) so are your thou&hts ,art o( 0is 4ind. 8-!%.3. 8here) then) are your real thou&htsD 2 Today #e #ill attem,t to reach them. 3 8e #ill ha e to look (or them in your mind) $ecause that is #here they are. ! They must still $e there) $ecause they cannot ha e le(t their source. % 8hat is thou&ht $y the 4ind o( 1od is eternal) $ein& ,art o( creation. 8-!%.!. Our three (i e-minute ,ractice ,eriods (or today #ill take the same &eneral (orm that #e used in a,,lyin& yesterday+s idea. 2 8e #ill attem,t to lea e the unreal and seek (or the real. 3 8e #ill deny the #orld in (a or o( truth. ! 8e #ill not let the thou&hts o( the #orld hold us $ack. % 8e #ill not let the $elie(s o( the #orld tell us that #hat 1od #ould ha e us do is im,ossi$le. ' Instead) #e #ill try to reco&niAe that only #hat 1od #ould ha e us do is ,ossi$le.

8-!%.%. 8e #ill also try to understand that only #hat 1od #ould ha e us do is #hat #e #ant to do. 2 3nd #e #ill also try to remem$er that #e cannot (ail in doin& #hat 0e #ould ha e us do. 3 There is e ery reason to (eel con(ident that #e #ill succeed today. ! It is the 8ill o( 1od. 8-!%.'. Be&in the e/ercises (or today $y re,eatin& the idea to yoursel() closin& your eyes as you do so. 2 Then s,end a (airly short ,eriod in thinkin& a (e# rele ant thou&hts o( your o#n) kee,in& the idea in mind. 3 3(ter you ha e added some (our or (i e thou&hts o( your o#n to the idea) re,eat it a&ain and tell yoursel( &ently. ! 4y real thou&hts are in my mind. % I #ould like to (ind them. ' Then try to &o ,ast all the unreal thou&hts that co er the truth in your mind) and reach to the eternal. 8-!%.*. Under all the senseless thou&hts and mad ideas #ith #hich you ha e cluttered u, your mind are the thou&hts that you thou&ht #ith 1od in the $e&innin&. 2 They are there in your mind no#) com,letely unchan&ed. 3 They #ill al#ays $e in your mind) e/actly as they al#ays #ere. ! @ erythin& you ha e thou&ht since then #ill chan&e) $ut the "oundation on #hich it rests is #holly chan&eless. 8-!%.-. It is this "oundation to#ard #hich the e/ercises (or today are directed. 2 0ere is your mind Coined #ith the 4ind o( 1od. 3 0ere are your thou&hts one #ith 0is. ! "or this kind o( ,ractice only one thin& is necessary9 a,,roach it as you #ould an altar dedicated in 0ea en to 1od the "ather and to 1od the 5on. % "or such is the ,lace you are tryin& to reach. ' 7ou #ill ,ro$a$ly $e una$le as yet to realiAe ho# hi&h you are tryin& to &o. * 7et e en #ith the little understandin& you ha e already &ained) you should $e a$le to remind yoursel( that this is no idle &ame) $ut an e/ercise in holiness and an attem,t to reach the Gin&dom o( 0ea en. 8-!%.:. In the shorter e/ercise ,eriods (or today) try to remem$er ho# im,ortant it is to you to understand the holiness o( the mind that thinks #ith 1od. 2 Take a minute or t#o) as you re,eat the idea throu&hout the day) to a,,reciate your mind+s holiness. 3 5tand aside) ho#e er $rie(ly) (rom all thou&hts that are un#orthy o( 0im 8hose host you are. ! 3nd thank 0im (or the Thou&hts 0e is thinkin& #ith you. LESSON @B. 1od is the ;o e in #hich I (or&i e.

8-!'.1. 1od does not (or&i e $ecause 0e has ne er condemned. 2 3nd there must $e condemnation $e(ore (or&i eness is necessary. 3 "or&i eness is the &reat need o( this #orld) $ut that is $ecause it is a #orld o( illusions. ! Those #ho (or&i e are thus releasin& themsel es (rom illusions) #hile those #ho #ithhold (or&i eness are $indin& themsel es to them. % 3s you condemn only yoursel() so do you (or&i e only yoursel(. 8-!'.2. 7et althou&h 1od does not (or&i e) 0is ;o e is ne ertheless the $asis o( (or&i eness. 2 "ear condemns and lo e (or&i es. 3 "or&i eness thus undoes #hat (ear has ,roduced) returnin& the mind to the a#areness o( 1od. ! "or this reason) (or&i eness can truly $e called sal ation. % It is the means $y #hich illusions disa,,ear. 8-!'.3. Today+s e/ercises require at least three (ull (i e-minute ,ractice ,eriods) and as many shorter ones as ,ossi$le. 2 Be&in the lon&er ,ractice ,eriods $y re,eatin& today+s idea to yoursel() as usual. 3 Close your eyes as you do so) and s,end a minute or t#o in searchin& your mind (or those #hom you ha e not (or&i en. ! It does not matter 2ho# much2 you ha e not (or&i en them. % 7ou ha e (or&i en them entirely or not at all. 8-!'.!. I( you are doin& the e/ercises #ell you should ha e no di((iculty in (indin& a num$er o( ,eo,le you ha e not (or&i en. 2 It is a sa(e rule that anyone you do not like is a suita$le su$Cect. 3 4ention each one $y name) and say. ! 1od is the ;o e in #hich I (or&i e you) MnameN. 8-!'.%. The ,ur,ose o( the (irst ,hase o( today+s ,ractice ,eriods is to ,ut you in a ,osition to (or&i e yoursel(. 2 3(ter you ha e a,,lied the idea to all those #ho ha e come to mind) tell yoursel(. 3 1od is the ;o e in #hich I (or&i e mysel(. ! Then de ote the remainder o( the ,ractice ,eriod to addin& related ideas such as. % 1od is the ;o e #ith #hich I lo e mysel( ' 1od is the ;o e in #hich I am $lessed. 8-!'.'. The (orm o( the a,,lication may ary considera$ly) $ut the central idea should not $e lost si&ht o(. 2 7ou mi&ht say) (or e/am,le. 3 I cannot $e &uilty $ecause I am a 5on o( 1od. ! I ha e already $een (or&i en.

% No (ear is ,ossi$le in a mind $elo ed o( 1od. ' There is no need to attack $ecause lo e has (or&i en me. * The ,ractice ,eriod should end) ho#e er) #ith a re,etition o( today+s idea as ori&inally stated. 8-!'.*. The shorter ,ractice ,eriods may consist either o( a re,etition o( the idea (or today in the ori&inal or in a related (orm) as you ,re(er. 2 Be sure) ho#e er) to make more s,eci(ic a,,lications i( they are needed. 3 They #ill $e needed at any time durin& the day #hen you $ecome a#are o( any kind o( ne&ati e reaction to anyone) ,resent or not. ! In that e ent) tell him silently. % 1od is the ;o e in #hich I (or&i e you. LESSON @D. 1od is the stren&th in #hich I trust. 8-!*.1. I( you are trustin& in your o#n stren&th) you ha e e ery reason to $e a,,rehensi e) an/ious and (ear(ul. 2 8hat can you ,redict or controlD 3 8hat is there in you that can $e counted onD ! 8hat #ould &i e you the a$ility to $e a#are o( all the (acets o( any ,ro$lem) and to resol e them in such a #ay that only &ood can come o( itD % 8hat is there in you that &i es you the reco&nition o( the ri&ht solution) and the &uarantee that it #ill $e accom,lishedD 8-!*.2. O( yoursel( you can do none o( these thin&s. 2 To $elie e that you can is to ,ut your trust #here trust is un#arranted) and to Custi(y (ear) an/iety) de,ression) an&er and sorro#. 3 8ho can ,ut his (aith in #eakness and (eel sa(eD ! 7et #ho can ,ut his (aith in stren&th and (eel #eakD 8-!*.3. 1od is your sa(ety in e ery circumstance. 2 0is 6oice s,eaks (or 0im in all situations and in e ery as,ect o( all situations) tellin& you e/actly #hat to do to call u,on 0is stren&th and 0is ,rotection. 3 There are no e/ce,tions $ecause 1od has no e/ce,tions. ! 3nd the 6oice #hich s,eaks (or 0im thinks as 0e does. 8-!*.!. Today #e #ill try to reach ,ast your o#n #eakness to the 5ource o( real stren&th. 2 "our (i e-minute ,ractice ,eriods are necessary today) and lon&er and more (requent ones are ur&ed. 3 Close your eyes and $e&in) as usual) $y re,eatin& the idea (or the day. ! Then s,end a minute or t#o in searchin& (or situations in your li(e #hich you ha e in ested #ith (ear) dismissin& each one $y tellin& yoursel(.

% 1od is the stren&th in #hich I trust. 8-!*.%. No# try to sli, ,ast all concerns related to your o#n sense o( inadequacy. 2 It is o$ ious that any situation that causes you concern is associated #ith (eelin&s o( inadequacy) (or other#ise you #ould $elie e that you could deal #ith the situation success(ully. 3 It is not $y trustin& yoursel( that you #ill &ain con(idence. ! But the stren&th o( 1od in you is success(ul in all thin&s. 8-!*.'. The reco&nition o( your o#n (railty is a necessary ste, in the correction o( your errors) $ut it is hardly a su((icient one in &i in& you the con(idence #hich you need) and to #hich you are entitled. 2 7ou must also &ain an a#areness that con(idence in your real stren&th is (ully Custi(ied in e ery res,ect and in all circumstances. 8-!*.*. In the latter ,hase o( the ,ractice ,eriod) try to reach do#n into your mind to a ,lace o( real sa(ety. 2 7ou #ill reco&niAe that you ha e reached it i( you (eel a sense o( dee, ,eace) ho#e er $rie(ly. 3 ;et &o all the tri ial thin&s that churn and $u$$le on the sur(ace o( your mind) and reach do#n and $elo# them to the Gin&dom o( 0ea en. ! There is a ,lace in you #here there is ,er(ect ,eace. % There is a ,lace in you #here nothin& is im,ossi$le. ' There is a ,lace in you #here the stren&th o( 1od a$ides. 8-!*.-. Durin& the day) re,eat the idea o(ten. 2 Use it as your ans#er to any distur$ance. 3 Remem$er that ,eace is your ri&ht) $ecause you are &i in& your trust to the stren&th o( 1od. LESSON @:. There is nothin& to (ear. 8-!-.1. The idea (or today sim,ly states a (act. 2 It is not a (act to those #ho $elie e in illusions) $ut illusions are not (acts. 3 In truth there is nothin& to (ear. ! It is ery easy to reco&niAe this. % But it is ery di((icult to reco&niAe it (or those #ho #ant illusions to $e true. 8-!-.2. Today+s ,ractice ,eriods #ill $e ery short) ery sim,le and ery (requent. 2 4erely re,eat the idea as o(ten as ,ossi$le. 3 7ou can use it #ith your eyes o,en at any time and in any situation. ! It is stron&ly recommended) ho#e er) that you take a minute or so #hene er ,ossi$le to close your eyes and re,eat the idea slo#ly to yoursel( se eral times. % It is ,articularly im,ortant that you use the idea immediately) should anythin& distur$ your ,eace o( mind. 8-!-.3. The ,resence o( (ear is a sure si&n that you are trustin& in your o#n stren&th. 2 The a#areness that there is nothin& to (ear sho#s that some#here in your mind) thou&h not necessarily in a ,lace you

reco&niAe as yet) you ha e remem$ered 1od) and let 0is stren&th take the ,lace o( your #eakness. 3 The instant you are #illin& to do this there is indeed nothin& to (ear. LESSON @;. 1od+s 6oice s,eaks to me all throu&h the day. 8-!:.1. It is quite ,ossi$le to listen to 1od+s 6oice all throu&h the day #ithout interru,tin& your re&ular acti ities in any #ay. 2 The ,art o( your mind in #hich truth a$ides is in constant communication #ith 1od) #hether you are a#are o( it or not. 3 It is the other ,art o( your mind that (unctions in the #orld and o$eys the #orld+s la#s. ! It is this ,art that is constantly distracted) disor&aniAed and hi&hly uncertain. 8-!:.2. The ,art that is listenin& to the 6oice (or 1od is calm) al#ays at rest and #holly certain. 2 It is really the only ,art there is. 3 The other ,art is a #ild illusion) (rantic and distrau&ht) $ut #ithout reality o( any kind. ! Try today not to listen to it. % Try to identi(y #ith the ,art o( your mind #here stillness and ,eace rei&n (ore er. ' Try to hear 1od+s 6oice call to you lo in&ly) remindin& you that your Creator has not (or&otten 0is 5on. 8-!:.3. 8e #ill need at least (our (i e-minute ,ractice ,eriods today) and more i( ,ossi$le. 2 8e #ill try actually to hear 1od+s 6oice remindin& you o( 0im and o( your 5el(. 3 8e #ill a,,roach this ha,,iest and holiest o( thou&hts #ith con(idence) kno#in& that in doin& so #e are Coinin& our #ill #ith the 8ill o( 1od. ! 0e #ants you to hear 0is 6oice. % 0e &a e It to you to $e heard. 8-!:.!. ;isten in dee, silence. 2 Be ery still and o,en your mind. 3 1o ,ast all the raucous shrieks and sick ima&inin&s that co er your real thou&hts and o$scure your eternal link #ith 1od. ! 5ink dee, into the ,eace that #aits (or you $eyond the (rantic) riotous thou&hts and si&hts and sounds o( this insane #orld. % 7ou do not li e here. ' 8e are tryin& to reach your real home. * 8e are tryin& to reach the ,lace #here you are truly #elcome. - 8e are tryin& to reach 1od. 8-!:.%. Do not (or&et to re,eat today+s idea ery (requently. 2 Do so #ith your eyes o,en #hen necessary) $ut closed #hen ,ossi$le. 3 3nd $e sure to sit quietly and re,eat the idea (or today #hene er you can) closin& your eyes on the #orld) and realiAin& that you are in itin& 1od+s 6oice to s,eak to you. LESSON A=.

I am sustained $y the ;o e o( 1od. 8-%>.1. 0ere is the ans#er to e ery ,ro$lem that #ill con(ront you) today and tomorro# and throu&hout time. 2 In this #orld) you $elie e you are sustained $y e erythin& $ut 1od. 3 7our (aith is ,laced in the most tri ial and insane sym$ols9 ,ills) money) 2,rotecti e2 clothin&) in(luence) ,resti&e) $ein& liked) kno#in& the 2ri&ht2 ,eo,le) and an endless list o( (orms o( nothin&ness that you endo# #ith ma&ical ,o#ers. 8-%>.2. 3ll these thin&s are your re,lacements (or the ;o e o( 1od. 2 3ll these thin&s are cherished to ensure a $ody identi(ication. 3 They are son&s o( ,raise to the e&o. ! Do not ,ut your (aith in the #orthless. % It #ill not sustain you. 8-%>.3. Only the ;o e o( 1od #ill ,rotect you in all circumstances. 2 It #ill li(t you out o( e ery trial) and raise you hi&h a$o e all the ,ercei ed dan&ers o( this #orld into a climate o( ,er(ect ,eace and sa(ety. 3 It #ill trans,ort you into a state o( mind that nothin& can threaten) nothin& can distur$) and #here nothin& can intrude u,on the eternal calm o( the 5on o( 1od. 8-%>.!. ?ut not your (aith in illusions. 2 They #ill (ail you. 3 ?ut all your (aith in the ;o e o( 1od #ithin you9 eternal) chan&eless and (ore er un(ailin&. ! This is the ans#er to #hate er con(ronts you today. % Throu&h the ;o e o( 1od #ithin you) you can resol e all seemin& di((iculties #ithout e((ort and in sure con(idence. ' Tell yoursel( this o(ten today. * It is a declaration o( release (rom the $elie( in idols. - It is your ackno#led&ment o( the truth a$out yoursel(. 8-%>.%. "or ten minutes) t#ice today) mornin& and e enin&) let the idea (or today sink dee, into your consciousness. 2 Re,eat it) think a$out it) let related thou&hts come to hel, you reco&niAe its truth) and allo# ,eace to (lo# o er you like a $lanket o( ,rotection and surety. 3 ;et no idle and (oolish thou&hts enter to distur$ the holy mind o( the 5on o( 1od. ! 5uch is the Gin&dom o( 0ea en. % 5uch is the restin& ,lace #here your "ather has ,laced you (ore er. RE"IE& I Intro!'ction 8-rI.in.1. Be&innin& #ith today #e #ill ha e a series o( re ie# ,eriods. 2 @ach o( them #ill co er (i e o( the ideas already ,resented) startin& #ith the (irst and endin& #ith the (i(tieth. 3 There #ill $e a (e# short comments a(ter each o( the ideas) #hich you should consider in your re ie#. ! In the ,ractice ,eriods) the e/ercises should $e done as (ollo#s.

8-rI.in.2. Be&in the day $y readin& the (i e ideas) #ith the comments included. 2 Therea(ter) it is not necessary to (ollo# any ,articular order in considerin& them) thou&h each one should $e ,racticed at least once. 3 De ote t#o minutes or more to each ,ractice ,eriod) thinkin& a$out the idea and the related comments a(ter readin& them o er. ! Do this as o(ten as ,ossi$le durin& the day. % I( any one o( the (i e ideas a,,eals to you more than the others) concentrate on that one. ' 3t the end o( the day) ho#e er) $e sure to re ie# all o( them once more. 8-rI.in.3. It is not necessary to co er the comments that (ollo# each idea either literally or thorou&hly in the ,ractice ,eriods. 2 Try) rather) to em,hasiAe the central ,oint) and think a$out it as ,art o( your re ie# o( the idea to #hich it relates. 3 3(ter you ha e read the idea and the related comments) the e/ercises should $e done #ith your eyes closed and #hen you are alone in a quiet ,lace) i( ,ossi$le. 8-rI.in.!. This is em,hasiAed (or ,ractice ,eriods at your sta&e o( learnin&. 2 It #ill $e necessary) ho#e er) that you learn to require no s,ecial settin&s in #hich to a,,ly #hat you ha e learned. 3 7ou #ill need your learnin& most in situations that a,,ear to $e u,settin&) rather than in those that already seem to $e calm and quiet. ! The ,ur,ose o( your learnin& is to ena$le you to $rin& the quiet #ith you) and to heal distress and turmoil. % This is not done $y a oidin& them and seekin& a ha en o( isolation (or yoursel(. 8-rI.in.%. 7ou #ill yet learn that ,eace is ,art o( you) and requires only that you $e there to em$race any situation in #hich you are. 2 3nd (inally you #ill learn that there is no limit to #here you are) so that your ,eace is e ery#here) as you are. 8-rI.in.'. 7ou #ill note that) (or re ie# ,ur,oses) some o( the ideas are not &i en in quite their ori&inal (orm. 2 Use them as they are &i en here. 3 It is not necessary to return to the ori&inal statements) nor to a,,ly the ideas as #as su&&ested then. ! 8e are no# em,hasiAin& the relationshi,s amon& the (irst (i(ty o( the ideas #e ha e co ered) and the cohesi eness o( the thou&ht system to #hich they are leadin& you. LESSON A9. The re ie# (or today co ers the (ollo#in& ideas. 8-%1.1. E1F Nothin& I see means anythin&. 2 The reason this is so is that I see nothin&) and nothin& has no meanin&. 3 It is necessary that I reco&niAe this) that I may learn to see. ! 8hat I think I see no# is takin& the ,lace o( ision. % I must let it &o $y realiAin& it has no meanin&) so that ision may take its ,lace.

8-%1.2. E2F I ha e &i en #hat I see all the meanin& it has (or me. 2 I ha e Cud&ed e erythin& I look u,on) and it is this and only this I see. 3 This is not ision. ! It is merely an illusion o( reality) $ecause my Cud&ments ha e $een made quite a,art (rom reality. % I am #illin& to reco&niAe the lack o( alidity in my Cud&ments) $ecause I #ant to see. ' 4y Cud&ments ha e hurt me) and I do not #ant to see accordin& to them. 8-%1.3. E3F I do not understand anythin& I see. 2 0o# could I understand #hat I see #hen I ha e Cud&ed it amissD 3 8hat I see is the ,roCection o( my o#n errors o( thou&ht. ! I do not understand #hat I see $ecause it is not understanda$le. % There is no sense in tryin& to understand it. ' But there is e ery reason to let it &o) and make room (or #hat can $e seen and understood and lo ed. * I can e/chan&e #hat I see no# (or this merely $y $ein& #illin& to do so. - Is not this a $etter choice than the one I made $e(oreD 8-%1.!. E!F These thou&hts do not mean anythin&. 2 The thou&hts o( #hich I am a#are do not mean anythin& $ecause I am tryin& to think #ithout 1od. 3 8hat I call 2my2 thou&hts are not my real thou&hts. ! 4y real thou&hts are the thou&hts I think #ith 1od. % I am not a#are o( them $ecause I ha e made my thou&hts to take their ,lace. ' I am #illin& to reco&niAe that my thou&hts do not mean anythin&) and to let them &o. * I choose to ha e them $e re,laced $y #hat they #ere intended to re,lace. - 4y thou&hts are meanin&less) $ut all creation lies in the thou&hts I think #ith 1od. 8-%1.%. E%F I am ne er u,set (or the reason I think. 2 I am ne er u,set (or the reason I think $ecause I am constantly tryin& to Custi(y my thou&hts. 3 I am constantly tryin& to make them true. ! I make all thin&s my enemies) so that my an&er is Custi(ied and my attacks are #arranted. % I ha e not realiAed ho# much I ha e misused e erythin& I see $y assi&nin& this role to it. ' I ha e done this to de(end a thou&ht system that has hurt me) and that I no lon&er #ant. * I am #illin& to let it &o. LESSON A(. Today+s re ie# co ers these ideas. 8-%2.1. E'F I am u,set $ecause I see #hat is not there. 2 Reality is ne er (ri&htenin&. 3 It is im,ossi$le that it could u,set me. ! Reality $rin&s only ,er(ect ,eace. % 8hen I am u,set) it is al#ays $ecause I ha e re,laced reality #ith illusions I made u,. ' The illusions are u,settin& $ecause I ha e &i en them reality) and thus re&ard

reality as an illusion. * Nothin& in 1od+s creation is a((ected in any #ay $y this con(usion o( mine. - I am al#ays u,set $y nothin&. 8-%2.2. E*F I see only the ,ast. 2 3s I look a$out) I condemn the #orld I look u,on. 3 I call this seein&. ! I hold the ,ast a&ainst e eryone and e erythin&) makin& them my enemies. % 8hen I ha e (or&i en mysel( and remem$ered 8ho I am) I #ill $less e eryone and e erythin& I see. ' There #ill $e no ,ast) and there(ore no enemies. * 3nd I #ill look #ith lo e on all that I (ailed to see $e(ore. 8-%2.3. E-F 4y mind is ,reoccu,ied #ith ,ast thou&hts. 2 I see only my o#n thou&hts) and my mind is ,reoccu,ied #ith the ,ast. 3 8hat) then) can I see as it isD ! ;et me remem$er that I look on the ,ast to ,re ent the ,resent (rom da#nin& on my mind. % ;et me understand that I am tryin& to use time a&ainst 1od. ' ;et me learn to &i e the ,ast a#ay) realiAin& that in so doin& I am &i in& u, nothin&. 8-%2.!. E:F I see nothin& as it is no#. 2 I( I see nothin& as it is no#) it can truly $e said that I see nothin&. 3 I can see only #hat is no#. ! The choice is not #hether to see the ,ast or the ,resent9 the choice is merely #hether to see or not. % 8hat I ha e chosen to see has cost me ision. ' No# I #ould choose a&ain) that I may see. 8-%2.%. E1>F 4y thou&hts do not mean anythin&. 2 I ha e no ,ri ate thou&hts. 3 7et it is only ,ri ate thou&hts o( #hich I am a#are. ! 8hat can these thou&hts meanD % They do not e/ist) and so they mean nothin&. ' 7et my mind is ,art o( creation and ,art o( its Creator. * 8ould I not rather Coin the thinkin& o( the uni erse than to o$scure all that is really mine #ith my ,iti(ul and meanin&less 2,ri ate2 thou&htsD LESSON A?. Today #e #ill re ie# the (ollo#in&. 8-%3.1. E11F 4y meanin&less thou&hts are sho#in& me a meanin&less #orld. 2 5ince the thou&hts o( #hich I am a#are do not mean anythin&) the #orld that ,ictures them can ha e no meanin&. 3 8hat is ,roducin& this #orld is insane) and so is #hat it ,roduces. ! Reality is not insane) and I ha e real thou&hts as #ell as insane ones. % I can there(ore see a real #orld) i( I look to my real thou&hts as my &uide (or seein&. 8-%3.2. E12F I am u,set $ecause I see a meanin&less #orld. 2 Insane thou&hts are u,settin&. 3 They ,roduce a #orld in #hich there is no order any#here. ! Only chaos rules a #orld that re,resents

chaotic thinkin&) and chaos has no la#s. % I cannot li e in ,eace in such a #orld. ' I am &rate(ul that this #orld is not real) and that I need not see it at all unless I choose to alue it. * 3nd I do not choose to alue #hat is totally insane and has no meanin&. 8-%3.3. E13F 3 meanin&less #orld en&enders (ear. 2 The totally insane en&enders (ear $ecause it is com,letely unde,enda$le) and o((ers no &rounds (or trust. 3 Nothin& in madness is de,enda$le. ! It holds out no sa(ety and no ho,e. % But such a #orld is not real. ' I ha e &i en it the illusion o( reality) and ha e su((ered (rom my $elie( in it. * No# I choose to #ithdra# this $elie() and ,lace my trust in reality. - In choosin& this) I #ill esca,e all the e((ects o( the #orld o( (ear) $ecause I am ackno#led&in& that it does not e/ist. 8-%3.!. E1!F 1od did not create a meanin&less #orld. 2 0o# can a meanin&less #orld e/ist i( 1od did not create itD 3 0e is the 5ource o( all meanin&) and e erythin& that is real is in 0is 4ind. ! It is in my mind too) $ecause 0e created it #ith me. % 8hy should I continue to su((er (rom the e((ects o( my o#n insane thou&hts) #hen the ,er(ection o( creation is my homeD ' ;et me remem$er the ,o#er o( my decision) and reco&niAe #here I really a$ide. 8-%3.%. E1%F 4y thou&hts are ima&es that I ha e made. 2 8hate er I see re(lects my thou&hts. 3 It is my thou&hts that tell me #here I am and #hat I am. ! The (act that I see a #orld in #hich there is su((erin& and loss and death sho#s me that I am seein& only the re,resentation o( my insane thou&hts) and am not allo#in& my real thou&hts to cast their $ene(icent li&ht on #hat I see. % 7et 1od+s #ay is sure. ' The ima&es I ha e made cannot ,re ail a&ainst 0im $ecause it is not my #ill that they do so. * 4y #ill is 0is) and I #ill ,lace no other &ods $e(ore 0im.

LESSON A@. These are the re ie# ideas (or today. 8-%!.1. E1'F I ha e no neutral thou&hts. 2 Neutral thou&hts are im,ossi$le $ecause all thou&hts ha e ,o#er. 3 They #ill either make a (alse #orld or lead me to the real one. ! But thou&hts cannot $e #ithout e((ects. % 3s the #orld I see arises (rom my thinkin& errors) so #ill the real #orld rise $e(ore my eyes as I let my errors $e corrected. ' 4y thou&hts cannot $e neither true nor (alse. * They must $e one or the other. - 8hat I see sho#s me #hich they are. 8-%!.2. E1*F I see no neutral thin&s.

2 8hat I see #itnesses to #hat I think. 3 I( I did not think I #ould not e/ist) $ecause li(e is thou&ht. ! ;et me look on the #orld I see as the re,resentation o( my o#n state o( mind. % I kno# that my state o( mind can chan&e. ' 3nd so I also kno# the #orld I see can chan&e as #ell. 8-%!.3. E1-F I am not alone in e/,eriencin& the e((ects o( my seein&. 2 I( I ha e no ,ri ate thou&hts) I cannot see a ,ri ate #orld. 3 @ en the mad idea o( se,aration had to $e shared $e(ore it could (orm the $asis o( the #orld I see. ! 7et that sharin& #as a sharin& o( nothin&. % I can also call u,on my real thou&hts) #hich share e erythin& #ith e eryone. ' 3s my thou&hts o( se,aration call to the se,aration thou&hts o( others) so my real thou&hts a#aken the real thou&hts in them. * 3nd the #orld my real thou&hts sho# me #ill da#n on their si&ht as #ell as mine. 8-%!.!. E1:F I am not alone in e/,eriencin& the e((ects o( my thou&hts. 2 I am alone in nothin&. 3 @ erythin& I think or say or do teaches all the uni erse. ! 3 5on o( 1od cannot think or s,eak or act in ain. % 0e cannot $e alone in anythin&. ' It is there(ore in my ,o#er to chan&e e ery mind alon& #ith mine) (or mine is the ,o#er o( 1od. 8-%!.%. E2>F I am determined to see. 2 Reco&niAin& the shared nature o( my thou&hts) I am determined to see. 3 I #ould look u,on the #itnesses that sho# me the thinkin& o( the #orld has $een chan&ed. ! I #ould $ehold the ,roo( that #hat has $een done throu&h me has ena$led lo e to re,lace (ear) lau&hter to re,lace tears) and a$undance to re,lace loss. % I #ould look u,on the real #orld) and let it teach me that my #ill and the 8ill o( 1od are one. LESSON AA. Today+s re ie# includes the (ollo#in&. 8-%%.1. E21F I am determined to see thin&s di((erently. 2 8hat I see no# are $ut si&ns o( disease) disaster and death. 3 This cannot $e #hat 1od created (or 0is $elo ed 5on. ! The ery (act that I see such thin&s is ,roo( that I do not understand 1od. % There(ore I also do not understand 0is 5on. ' 8hat I see tells me that I do not kno# #ho I am. * I am determined to see the #itnesses to the truth in me) rather than those #hich sho# me an illusion o( mysel(. 8-%%.2. E22F 8hat I see is a (orm o( en&eance. 2 The #orld I see is hardly the re,resentation o( lo in& thou&hts. 3 It is a ,icture o( attack on e erythin& $y e erythin&. ! It is anythin& $ut a re(lection o( the ;o e o( 1od and the ;o e o( 0is 5on. % It is my o#n attack thou&hts that &i e rise to this ,icture. ' 4y lo in& thou&hts #ill

sa e me (rom this ,erce,tion o( the #orld) and &i e me the ,eace 1od intended me to ha e. 8-%%.3. E23F I can esca,e (rom this #orld $y &i in& u, attack thou&hts. 2 0erein lies sal ation) and no#here else. 3 8ithout attack thou&hts I could not see a #orld o( attack. ! 3s (or&i eness allo#s lo e to return to my a#areness) I #ill see a #orld o( ,eace and sa(ety and Coy. % 3nd it is this I choose to see) in ,lace o( #hat I look on no#. 8-%%.!. E2!F I do not ,ercei e my o#n $est interests. 2 0o# could I reco&niAe my o#n $est interests #hen I do not kno# #ho I amD 3 8hat I think are my $est interests #ould merely $ind me closer to the #orld o( illusions. ! I am #illin& to (ollo# the 1uide 1od has &i en me to (ind out #hat my o#n $est interests are) reco&niAin& that I cannot ,ercei e them $y mysel(. 8-%%.%. E2%F I do not kno# #hat anythin& is (or. 2 To me) the ,ur,ose o( e erythin& is to ,ro e that my illusions a$out mysel( are real. 3 It is (or this ,ur,ose that I attem,t to use e eryone and e erythin&. ! It is (or this that I $elie e the #orld is (or. % There(ore I do not reco&niAe its real ,ur,ose. ' The ,ur,ose I ha e &i en the #orld has led to a (ri&htenin& ,icture o( it. * ;et me o,en my mind to the #orld+s real ,ur,ose $y #ithdra#in& the one I ha e &i en it) and learnin& the truth a$out it. LESSON AB. Our re ie# (or today co ers the (ollo#in&. 8-%'.1. E2'F 4y attack thou&hts are attackin& my in ulnera$ility. 2 0o# can I kno# #ho I am #hen I see mysel( as under constant attackD 3 ?ain) illness) loss) a&e and death seem to threaten me. ! 3ll my ho,es and #ishes and ,lans a,,ear to $e at the mercy o( a #orld I cannot control. % 7et ,er(ect security and com,lete (ul(illment are my inheritance. ' I ha e tried to &i e my inheritance a#ay in e/chan&e (or the #orld I see. * But 1od has ke,t my inheritance sa(e (or me. - 4y o#n real thou&hts #ill teach me #hat it is. 8-%'.2. E2*F 3$o e all else I #ant to see. 2 Reco&niAin& that #hat I see re(lects #hat I think I am) I realiAe that ision is my &reatest need. 3 The #orld I see attests to the (ear(ul nature o( the sel(-ima&e I ha e made. ! I( I #ould remem$er #ho I am) it is essential that I let this ima&e o( mysel( &o. % 3s it is re,laced $y truth) ision #ill surely $e &i en me. ' 3nd #ith this ision) I #ill look u,on the #orld and on mysel( #ith charity and lo e. 8-%'.3. E2-F 3$o e all else I #ant to see di((erently.

2 The #orld I see holds my (ear(ul sel(-ima&e in ,lace) and &uarantees its continuance. 3 8hile I see the #orld as I see it no#) truth cannot enter my a#areness. ! I #ould let the door $ehind this #orld $e o,ened (or me) that I may look ,ast it to the #orld that re(lects the ;o e o( 1od. 8-%'.!. E2:F 1od is in e erythin& I see. 2 Behind e ery ima&e I ha e made) the truth remains unchan&ed. 3 Behind e ery eil I ha e dra#n across the (ace o( lo e) its li&ht remains undimmed. ! Beyond all my insane #ishes is my #ill) united #ith the 8ill o( my "ather. % 1od is still e ery#here and in e erythin& (ore er. ' 3nd #e #ho are ,art o( 0im #ill yet look ,ast all a,,earances) and reco&niAe the truth $eyond them all. 8-%'.%. E3>F 1od is in e erythin& I see $ecause 1od is in my mind. 2 In my o#n mind) $ehind all my insane thou&hts o( se,aration and attack) is the kno#led&e that all is one (ore er. 3 I ha e not lost the kno#led&e o( 8ho I am $ecause I ha e (or&otten it. ! It has $een ke,t (or me in the 4ind o( 1od) 8ho has not le(t 0is Thou&hts. % 3nd I) #ho am amon& them) am one #ith them and one #ith 0im. LESSON AD. Today let us re ie# these ideas. 8-%*.1. E31F I am not the ictim o( the #orld I see. 2 0o# can I $e the ictim o( a #orld that can $e com,letely undone i( I so chooseD 3 4y chains are loosened. ! I can dro, them o(( merely $y desirin& to do so. % The ,rison door is o,en. ' I can lea e sim,ly $y #alkin& out. * Nothin& holds me in this #orld. - Only my #ish to stay kee,s me a ,risoner. : I #ould &i e u, my insane #ishes and #alk into the sunli&ht at last. 8-%*.2. E32F I ha e in ented the #orld I see. 2 I made u, the ,rison in #hich I see mysel(. 3 3ll I need do is reco&niAe this and I am (ree. ! I ha e deluded mysel( into $elie in& it is ,ossi$le to im,rison the 5on o( 1od. % I #as $itterly mistaken in this $elie() #hich I no lon&er #ant. ' The 5on o( 1od must $e (ore er (ree. * 0e is as 1od created him) and not #hat I #ould make o( him. - 0e is #here 1od #ould ha e him $e) and not #here I thou&ht to hold him ,risoner. 8-%*.3. E33F There is another #ay o( lookin& at the #orld. 2 5ince the ,ur,ose o( the #orld is not the one I ascri$ed to it) there must $e another #ay o( lookin& at it. 3 I see e erythin& u,side do#n) and my thou&hts are the o,,osite o( truth. ! I see the #orld as a ,rison (or 1od+s 5on. % It must $e) then) that the #orld is really a ,lace #here

he can $e set (ree. ' I #ould look u,on the #orld as it is) and see it as a ,lace #here the 5on o( 1od (inds his (reedom. 8-%*.!. E3!F I could see ,eace instead o( this. 2 8hen I see the #orld as a ,lace o( (reedom) I realiAe that it re(lects the la#s o( 1od instead o( the rules I made u, (or it to o$ey. 3 I #ill understand that ,eace) not #ar) a$ides in it. ! 3nd I #ill ,ercei e that ,eace also a$ides in the hearts o( all #ho share this ,lace #ith me. 8-%*.%. E3%F 4y mind is ,art o( 1od+s. 2 I am ery holy. 3 3s I share the ,eace o( the #orld #ith my $rothers) I $e&in to understand that this ,eace comes (rom dee, #ithin mysel(. ! The #orld I look u,on has taken on the li&ht o( my (or&i eness) and shines (or&i eness $ack at me. % In this li&ht I $e&in to see #hat my illusions a$out mysel( ke,t hidden. ' I $e&in to understand the holiness o( all li in& thin&s) includin& mysel() and their oneness #ith me. LESSON A:. These ideas are (or re ie# today. 8-%-.1. E3'F 4y holiness en elo,s e erythin& I see. 2 "rom my holiness does the ,erce,tion o( the real #orld come. 3 0a in& (or&i en) I no lon&er see mysel( as &uilty. ! I can acce,t the innocence that is the truth a$out me. % 5een throu&h understandin& eyes) the holiness o( the #orld is all I see) (or I can ,icture only the thou&hts I hold a$out mysel(. 8-%-.2. E3*F 4y holiness $lesses the #orld. 2 The ,erce,tion o( my holiness does not $less me alone. 3 @ eryone and e erythin& I see in its li&ht shares in the Coy it $rin&s to me. ! There is nothin& that is a,art (rom this Coy) $ecause there is nothin& that does not share my holiness. % 3s I reco&niAe my holiness) so does the holiness o( the #orld shine (orth (or e eryone to see. 8-%-.3. E3-F There is nothin& my holiness cannot do. 2 4y holiness is unlimited in its ,o#er to heal) $ecause it is unlimited in its ,o#er to sa e. 3 8hat is there to $e sa ed (rom e/ce,t illusionsD ! 3nd #hat are all illusions e/ce,t (alse ideas a$out mysel(D % 4y holiness undoes them all $y assertin& the truth a$out me. ' In the ,resence o( my holiness) #hich I share #ith 1od 0imsel() all idols anish. 8-%-.!. E3:F 4y holiness is my sal ation. 2 5ince my holiness sa es me (rom all &uilt) reco&niAin& my holiness is reco&niAin& my sal ation. 3 It is also reco&niAin& the sal ation o( the #orld. ! Once I ha e acce,ted my holiness) nothin& can make me a(raid. % 3nd $ecause I

am una(raid) e eryone must share in my understandin&) #hich is the &i(t o( 1od to me and to the #orld. 8-%-.%. E!>F I am $lessed as a 5on o( 1od. 2 0erein lies my claim to all &ood and only &ood. 3 I am $lessed as a 5on o( 1od. ! 3ll &ood thin&s are mine) $ecause 1od intended them (or me. % I cannot su((er any loss or de,ri ation or ,ain $ecause o( 8ho I am. ' 4y "ather su,,orts me) ,rotects me) and directs me in all thin&s. * 0is care (or me is in(inite) and is #ith me (ore er. - I am eternally $lessed as 0is 5on. LESSON A;. The (ollo#in& ideas are (or re ie# today. 8-%:.1. E!1F 1od &oes #ith me #here er I &o. 2 0o# can I $e alone #hen 1od al#ays &oes #ith meD 3 0o# can I $e dou$t(ul and unsure o( mysel( #hen ,er(ect certainty a$ides in 0imD ! 0o# can I $e distur$ed $y anythin& #hen 0e rests in me in a$solute ,eaceD % 0o# can I su((er #hen lo e and Coy surround me throu&h 0imD ' ;et me not cherish illusions a$out mysel(. * I am ,er(ect $ecause 1od &oes #ith me #here er I &o. 8-%:.2. E!2F 1od is my stren&th. 2 6ision is 0is &i(t. 3 ;et me not look to my o#n eyes to see today. ! ;et me $e #illin& to e/chan&e my ,iti(ul illusion o( seein& (or the ision that is &i en $y 1od. % Christ+s ision is 0is &i(t) and 0e has &i en it to me. ' ;et me call u,on this &i(t today) so that this day may hel, me to understand eternity. 8-%:.3. E!3F 1od is my 5ource. 2 I cannot see a,art (rom 0im. 3 I can see #hat 1od #ants me to see. ! I cannot see anythin& else. % Beyond 0is 8ill lie only illusions. ' It is these I choose #hen I think I can see a,art (rom 0im. * It is these I choose #hen I try to see throu&h the $ody+s eyes. - 7et the ision o( Christ has $een &i en me to re,lace them. : It is throu&h this ision that I choose to see. 8-%:.!. E!!F 1od is the li&ht in #hich I see. 2 I cannot see in darkness. 3 1od is the only li&ht. ! There(ore) i( I am to see) it must $e throu&h 0im. % I ha e tried to de(ine #hat seein& is) and I ha e $een #ron&. ' No# it is &i en me to understand that 1od is the li&ht in #hich I see. * ;et me #elcome ision and the ha,,y #orld it #ill sho# me. 8-%:.%. E!%F 1od is the 4ind #ith #hich I think. 2 I ha e no thou&hts I do not share #ith 1od. 3 I ha e no thou&hts a,art (rom 0im) $ecause I ha e no mind a,art (rom 0is. ! 3s ,art o( 0is 4ind) my thou&hts are 0is and 0is Thou&hts are mine.

LESSON B=. These ideas are (or today+s re ie#. 8-'>.1. E!'F 1od is the ;o e in #hich I (or&i e. 2 1od does not (or&i e $ecause 0e has ne er condemned. 3 The $lameless cannot $lame) and those #ho ha e acce,ted their innocence see nothin& to (or&i e. ! 7et (or&i eness is the means $y #hich I #ill reco&niAe my innocence. % It is the re(lection o( 1od+s ;o e on earth. ' It #ill $rin& me near enou&h to 0ea en that the ;o e o( 1od can reach do#n to me and raise me u, to 0im. 8-'>.2. E!*F 1od is the stren&th in #hich I trust. 2 It is not my o#n stren&th throu&h #hich I (or&i e. 3 It is throu&h the stren&th o( 1od in me) #hich I am remem$erin& as I (or&i e. ! 3s I $e&in to see) I reco&niAe 0is re(lection on earth. % I (or&i e all thin&s $ecause I (eel the stirrin& o( 0is stren&th in me. ' 3nd I $e&in to remem$er the ;o e I chose to (or&et) $ut #hich has not (or&otten me. 8-'>.3. E!-F There is nothin& to (ear. 2 0o# sa(e the #orld #ill look to me #hen I can see itJ 3 It #ill not look anythin& like #hat I ima&ine I see no#. ! @ eryone and e erythin& I see #ill lean to#ard me to $less me. % I #ill reco&niAe in e eryone my dearest "riend. ' 8hat could there $e to (ear in a #orld that I ha e (or&i en) and that has (or&i en meD 8-'>.!. E!:F 1od+s 6oice s,eaks to me all throu&h the day. 2 There is not a moment in #hich 1od+s 6oice ceases to call on my (or&i eness to sa e me. 3 There is not a moment in #hich 0is 6oice (ails to direct my thou&hts) &uide my actions and lead my (eet. ! I am #alkin& steadily on to#ard truth. % There is no#here else I can &o) $ecause 1od+s 6oice is the only 6oice and the only 1uide that has $een &i en to 0is 5on. 8-'>.%. E%>F I am sustained $y the ;o e o( 1od. 2 3s I listen to 1od+s 6oice) I am sustained $y 0is ;o e. 3 3s I o,en my eyes) 0is ;o e li&hts u, the #orld (or me to see. ! 3s I (or&i e) 0is ;o e reminds me that 0is 5on is sinless. % 3nd as I look u,on the #orld #ith the ision 0e has &i en me) I remem$er that I am 0is 5on. LESSON B9. I am the li&ht o( the #orld. 8-'1.1. 8ho is the li&ht o( the #orld e/ce,t 1od+s 5onD 2 This) then) is merely a statement o( the truth a$out yoursel(. 3 It is the o,,osite o(

a statement o( ,ride) o( arro&ance) or o( sel(-dece,tion. ! It does not descri$e the sel(-conce,t you ha e made. % It does not re(er to any o( the characteristics #ith #hich you ha e endo#ed your idols. ' It re(ers to you as you #ere created $y 1od. * It sim,ly states the truth. 8-'1.2. To the e&o) today+s idea is the e,itome o( sel(-&lori(ication. 2 But the e&o does not understand humility) mistakin& it (or sel(de$asement. 3 0umility consists o( acce,tin& your role in sal ation and in takin& no other. ! It is not humility to insist you cannot $e the li&ht o( the #orld i( that is the (unction 1od assi&ned to you. % It is only arro&ance that #ould assert this (unction cannot $e (or you) and arro&ance is al#ays o( the e&o. 8-'1.3. True humility requires that you acce,t today+s idea $ecause it is 1od+s 6oice #hich tells you it is true. 2 This is a $e&innin& ste, in acce,tin& your real (unction on earth. 3 It is a &iant stride to#ard takin& your ri&ht(ul ,lace in sal ation. ! It is a ,ositi e assertion o( your ri&ht to $e sa ed) and an ackno#led&ment o( the ,o#er that is &i en you to sa e others. 8-'1.!. 7ou #ill #ant to think a$out this idea as o(ten as ,ossi$le today. 2 It is the ,er(ect ans#er to all illusions) and there(ore to all tem,tation. 3 It $rin&s all the ima&es you ha e made a$out yoursel( to the truth) and hel,s you de,art in ,eace) un$urdened and certain o( your ,ur,ose. 8-'1.%. 3s many ,ractice ,eriods as ,ossi$le should $e undertaken today) althou&h each one need not e/ceed a minute or t#o. 2 They should $e&in #ith tellin& yoursel(. 3 I am the li&ht o( the #orld. ! That is my only (unction. % That is #hy I am here. ' Then think a$out these statements (or a short #hile) ,re(era$ly #ith your eyes closed i( the situation ,ermits. * ;et a (e# related thou&hts come to you) and re,eat the idea to yoursel( i( your mind #anders a#ay (rom the central thou&ht. 8-'1.'. Be sure $oth to $e&in and end the day #ith a ,ractice ,eriod. 2 Thus you #ill a#aken #ith an ackno#led&ment o( the truth a$out yoursel() rein(orce it throu&hout the day) and turn to slee, as you rea((irm your (unction and your only ,ur,ose here. 3 These t#o ,ractice ,eriods may $e lon&er than the rest) i( you (ind them hel,(ul and #ant to e/tend them. 8-'1.*. Today+s idea &oes (ar $eyond the e&o+s ,etty ie#s o( #hat you are and #hat your ,ur,ose is. 2 3s a $rin&er o( sal ation) this is o$ iously necessary. 3 This is the (irst o( a num$er o( &iant ste,s #e #ill take in the ne/t (e# #eeks. ! Try today to $e&in to $uild a (irm

(oundation (or these ad ances. % 7ou are the li&ht o( the #orld. ' 1od has $uilt 0is ,lan (or the sal ation o( 0is 5on on you. LESSON B(. "or&i eness is my (unction as the li&ht o( the #orld. 8-'2.1. It is your (or&i eness that #ill $rin& the #orld o( darkness to the li&ht. 2 It is your (or&i eness that lets you reco&niAe the li&ht in #hich you see. 3 "or&i eness is the demonstration that you are the li&ht o( the #orld. ! Throu&h your (or&i eness does the truth a$out yoursel( return to your memory. % There(ore) in your (or&i eness lies your sal ation. 8-'2.2. Illusions a$out yoursel( and the #orld are one. 2 That is #hy all (or&i eness is a &i(t to yoursel(. 3 7our &oal is to (ind out #ho you are) ha in& denied your Identity $y attackin& creation and its Creator. ! No# you are learnin& ho# to remem$er the truth. % "or this attack must $e re,laced $y (or&i eness) so that thou&hts o( li(e may re,lace thou&hts o( death. 8-'2.3. Remem$er that in e ery attack you call u,on your o#n #eakness) #hile each time you (or&i e you call u,on the stren&th o( Christ in you. 2 Do you not then $e&in to understand #hat (or&i eness #ill do (or youD 3 It #ill remo e all sense o( #eakness) strain and (ati&ue (rom your mind. ! It #ill take a#ay all (ear and &uilt and ,ain. % It #ill restore the in ulnera$ility and ,o#er 1od &a e 0is 5on to your a#areness. 8-'2.!. ;et us $e &lad to $e&in and end this day $y ,racticin& today+s idea) and to use it as (requently as ,ossi$le throu&hout the day. 2 It #ill hel, to make the day as ha,,y (or you as 1od #ants you to $e. 3 3nd it #ill hel, those around you) as #ell as those #ho seem to $e (ar a#ay in s,ace and time) to share this ha,,iness #ith you. 8-'2.%. 3s o(ten as you can) closin& your eyes i( ,ossi$le) say to yoursel( today. 2 "or&i eness is my (unction as the li&ht o( the #orld. 3 I #ould (ul(ill my (unction that I may $e ha,,y. ! Then de ote a minute or t#o to considerin& your (unction and the ha,,iness and release it #ill $rin& you. % ;et related thou&hts come (reely) (or your heart #ill reco&niAe these #ords) and in your mind is the a#areness they are true. ' 5hould your attention #ander) re,eat the idea and add.

* I #ould remem$er this $ecause I #ant to $e ha,,y. LESSON B?. The li&ht o( the #orld $rin&s ,eace to e ery mind throu&h my (or&i eness. 8-'3.1. 0o# holy are you #ho ha e the ,o#er to $rin& ,eace to e ery mindJ 2 0o# $lessed are you #ho can learn to reco&niAe the means (or lettin& this $e done throu&h youJ 3 8hat ,ur,ose could you ha e that #ould $rin& you &reater ha,,inessD 8-'3.2. 7ou are indeed the li&ht o( the #orld #ith such a (unction. 2 The 5on o( 1od looks to you (or his redem,tion. 3 It is yours to &i e him) (or it $elon&s to you. ! 3cce,t no tri ial ,ur,ose or meanin&less desire in its ,lace) or you #ill (or&et your (unction and lea e the 5on o( 1od in hell. % This is no idle request that is $ein& asked o( you. ' 7ou are $ein& asked to acce,t sal ation that it may $e yours to &i e. 8-'3.3. Reco&niAin& the im,ortance o( this (unction) #e #ill $e ha,,y to remem$er it ery o(ten today. 2 8e #ill $e&in the day $y ackno#led&in& it) and close the day #ith the thou&ht o( it in our a#areness. 3 3nd throu&hout the day #e #ill re,eat this as o(ten as #e can. ! The li&ht o( the #orld $rin&s ,eace to e ery mind throu&h my (or&i eness. % I am the means 1od has a,,ointed (or the sal ation o( the #orld. 8-'3.!. I( you close your eyes) you #ill ,ro$a$ly (ind it easier to let the related thou&hts come to you in the minute or t#o that you should de ote to considerin& this. 2 Do not) ho#e er) #ait (or such an o,,ortunity. 3 No chance should $e lost (or rein(orcin& today+s idea. ! Remem$er that 1od+s 5on looks to you (or his sal ation. % 3nd 8ho $ut your 5el( must $e 0is 5onD LESSON B@. ;et me not (or&et my (unction. 8-'!.1. Today+s idea is merely another #ay o( sayin& 2;et me not #ander into tem,tation.2 2 The ,ur,ose o( the #orld you see is to o$scure your (unction o( (or&i eness) and ,ro ide you #ith a Custi(ication (or (or&ettin& it. 3 It is the tem,tation to a$andon 1od and

0is 5on $y takin& on a ,hysical a,,earance. ! It is this the $ody+s eyes look u,on. 8-'!.2. Nothin& the $ody+s eyes seem to see can $e anythin& $ut a (orm o( tem,tation) since this #as the ,ur,ose o( the $ody itsel(. 2 7et #e ha e learned that the 0oly 5,irit has another use (or all the illusions you ha e made) and there(ore 0e sees another ,ur,ose in them. 3 To the 0oly 5,irit) the #orld is a ,lace #here you learn to (or&i e yoursel( #hat you think o( as your sins. ! In this ,erce,tion) the ,hysical a,,earance o( tem,tation $ecomes the s,iritual reco&nition o( sal ation. 8-'!.3. To re ie# our last (e# lessons) your (unction here is to $e the li&ht o( the #orld) a (unction &i en you $y 1od. 2 It is only the arro&ance o( the e&o that leads you to question this) and only the (ear o( the e&o that induces you to re&ard yoursel( as un#orthy o( the task assi&ned to you $y 1od 0imsel(. 3 The #orld+s sal ation a#aits your (or&i eness) $ecause throu&h it does the 5on o( 1od esca,e (rom all illusions) and thus (rom all tem,tation. ! The 5on o( 1od is you. 8-'!.!. Only $y (ul(illin& the (unction &i en you $y 1od #ill you $e ha,,y. 2 That is $ecause your (unction is to $e ha,,y $y usin& the means $y #hich ha,,iness $ecomes ine ita$le. 3 There is no other #ay. ! There(ore) e ery time you choose #hether or not to (ul(ill your (unction) you are really choosin& #hether or not to $e ha,,y. 8-'!.%. ;et us remem$er this today. 2 ;et us remind oursel es o( it in the mornin& and a&ain at ni&ht) and all throu&h the day as #ell. 3 ?re,are yoursel( in ad ance (or all the decisions you #ill make today $y remem$erin& they are all really ery sim,le. ! @ach one #ill lead to ha,,iness or unha,,iness. % Can such a sim,le decision really $e di((icult to makeD ' ;et not the (orm o( the decision decei e you. * Com,le/ity o( (orm does not im,ly com,le/ity o( content. - It is im,ossi$le that any decision on earth can ha e a content di((erent (rom Cust this one sim,le choice. : That is the only choice the 0oly 5,irit sees. 1> There(ore it is the only choice there is. 8-'!.'. Today) then) let us ,ractice #ith these thou&hts. 2 ;et me not (or&et my (unction. 3 ;et me not try to su$stitute mine (or 1od+s. ! ;et me (or&i e and $e ha,,y. % 3t least once de ote ten or (i(teen minutes today to re(lectin& on this #ith closed eyes. ' Related thou&hts #ill come to hel, you) i( you remem$er the crucial im,ortance o( your (unction to you and to the #orld.

8-'!.*. In the (requent a,,lications o( today+s idea throu&hout the day) de ote se eral minutes to re ie#in& these thou&hts) and then thinkin& a$out them and a$out nothin& else. 2 This #ill $e di((icult) at (irst ,articularly) since you are not ,ro(icient in the mind disci,line that it requires. 3 7ou may need to re,eat 2;et me not (or&et my (unction2 quite o(ten to hel, you concentrate. 8-'!.-. T#o (orms o( shorter ,ractice ,eriods are required. 2 3t times) do the e/ercises #ith your eyes closed) tryin& to concentrate on the thou&hts you are usin&. 3 3t other times) kee, your eyes o,en a(ter re ie#in& the thou&hts) and then look slo#ly and unselecti ely around you) tellin& yoursel(. ! This is the #orld it is my (unction to sa e. LESSON BA. 4y only (unction is the one 1od &a e me. 8-'%.1. The idea (or today rea((irms your commitment to sal ation. 2 It also reminds you that you ha e no (unction other than that. 3 Both these thou&hts are o$ iously necessary (or a total commitment. ! 5al ation cannot $e the only ,ur,ose you hold #hile you still cherish others. % The (ull acce,tance o( sal ation as your only (unction necessarily entails t#o ,hases9 the reco&nition o( sal ation as your (unction) and the relinquishment o( all the other &oals you ha e in ented (or yoursel(. 8-'%.2. This is the only #ay in #hich you can take your ri&ht(ul ,lace amon& the sa iors o( the #orld. 2 This is the only #ay in #hich you can say and mean) 24y only (unction is the one 1od &a e me.2 3 This is the only #ay in #hich you can (ind ,eace o( mind. 8-'%.3. Today) and (or a num$er o( days to (ollo#) set aside ten to (i(teen minutes (or a more sustained ,ractice ,eriod) in #hich you try to understand and acce,t #hat the idea (or the day really means. 2 Today+s idea o((ers you esca,e (rom all your ,ercei ed di((iculties. 3 It ,laces the key to the door o( ,eace) #hich you ha e closed u,on yoursel() in your o#n hands. ! It &i es you the ans#er to all the searchin& you ha e done since time $e&an. 8-'%.!. Try) i( ,ossi$le) to undertake the daily e/tended ,ractice ,eriods at a,,ro/imately the same time each day. 2 Try) also) to determine this time in ad ance) and then adhere to it as closely as ,ossi$le. 3 The ,ur,ose o( this is to arran&e your day so that you ha e set a,art the time (or 1od) as #ell as (or all the tri ial ,ur,oses and &oals you #ill ,ursue. ! This is ,art o( the lon&-ran&e disci,linary

trainin& your mind needs) so that the 0oly 5,irit can use it consistently (or the ,ur,ose 0e shares #ith you. 8-'%.%. "or the lon&er ,ractice ,eriod) $e&in $y re ie#in& the idea (or the day. 2 Then close your eyes) re,eat the idea to yoursel( once a&ain) and #atch your mind care(ully to catch #hate er thou&hts cross it. 3 3t (irst) make no attem,t to concentrate only on thou&hts related to the idea (or the day. ! Rather) try to unco er each thou&ht that arises to inter(ere #ith it. % Note each one as it comes to you) #ith as little in ol ement or concern as ,ossi$le) dismissin& each one $y tellin& yoursel(. ' This thou&ht re(lects a &oal that is ,re entin& me (rom acce,tin& my only (unction. 8-'%.'. 3(ter a #hile) inter(erin& thou&hts #ill $ecome harder to (ind. 2 Try) ho#e er) to continue a minute or so lon&er) attem,tin& to catch a (e# o( the idle thou&hts that esca,ed your attention $e(ore) $ut do not strain or make undue e((ort in doin& this. 3 Then tell yoursel(. ! On this clean slate let my true (unction $e #ritten (or me. % 7ou need not use these e/act #ords) $ut try to &et the sense o( $ein& #illin& to ha e your illusions o( ,ur,ose $e re,laced $y truth. 8-'%.*. "inally) re,eat the idea (or today once more) and de ote the rest o( the ,ractice ,eriod to tryin& to (ocus on its im,ortance to you) the relie( its acce,tance #ill $rin& you $y resol in& your con(licts once and (or all) and the e/tent to #hich you really #ant sal ation in s,ite o( your o#n (oolish ideas to the contrary. 8-'%.-. In the shorter ,ractice ,eriods) #hich should $e undertaken at least once an hour) use this (orm in a,,lyin& today+s idea. 2 4y only (unction is the one 1od &a e me. 3 I #ant no other and I ha e no other. ! 5ometimes close your eyes as you ,ractice this) and sometimes kee, them o,en and look a$out you. % It is #hat you see no# that #ill $e totally chan&ed #hen you acce,t today+s idea com,letely. LESSON BB. 4y ha,,iness and my (unction are one.

8-''.1. 7ou ha e surely noticed an em,hasis throu&hout our recent lessons on the connection $et#een (ul(illin& your (unction and achie in& ha,,iness. 2 This is $ecause you do not really see the connection. 3 7et there is more than Cust a connection $et#een them9 they are the same. ! Their (orms are di((erent) $ut their content is com,letely one. 8-''.2. The e&o does constant $attle #ith the 0oly 5,irit on the (undamental question o( #hat your (unction is. 2 5o does it do constant $attle #ith the 0oly 5,irit a$out #hat your ha,,iness is. 3 It is not a t#o-#ay $attle. ! The e&o attacks and the 0oly 5,irit does not res,ond. % 0e kno#s #hat your (unction is. ' 0e kno#s that it is your ha,,iness. 8-''.3. Today #e #ill try to &o ,ast this #holly meanin&less $attle and arri e at the truth a$out your (unction. 2 8e #ill not en&a&e in senseless ar&uments a$out #hat it is. 3 8e #ill not $ecome ho,elessly in ol ed in de(inin& ha,,iness and determinin& the means (or achie in& it. ! 8e #ill not indul&e the e&o $y listenin& to its attacks on truth. % 8e #ill merely $e &lad that #e can (ind out #hat truth is. 8-''.!. Our lon&er ,ractice ,eriod today has as its ,ur,ose your acce,tance o( the (act that not only is there a ery real connection $et#een the (unction 1od &a e you and your ha,,iness) $ut that they are actually identical. 2 1od &i es you only ha,,iness. 3 There(ore) the (unction 0e &a e you must $e ha,,iness) e en i( it a,,ears to $e di((erent. ! Today+s e/ercises are an attem,t to &o $eyond these di((erences in a,,earance) and reco&niAe a common content #here it e/ists in truth. 8-''.%. Be&in the ten-to-(i(teen-minute ,ractice ,eriod $y re ie#in& these thou&hts. 2 1od &i es me only ha,,iness. 3 0e has &i en my (unction to me. ! There(ore my (unction must $e ha,,iness. % Try to see the lo&ic in this sequence) e en i( you do not yet acce,t the conclusion. ' It is only i( the (irst t#o thou&hts are #ron& that the conclusion could $e (alse. * ;et us) then) think a$out the ,remises (or a #hile) as #e are ,racticin&. 8-''.'. The (irst ,remise is that 1od &i es you only ha,,iness. 2 This could $e (alse) o( course) $ut in order to $e (alse it is necessary to de(ine 1od as somethin& 0e is not. 3 ;o e cannot &i e e il) and #hat is not ha,,iness is e il. ! 1od cannot &i e #hat 0e does not ha e) and 0e cannot ha e #hat 0e is not. % Unless 1od &i es you only ha,,iness)

0e must $e e il. ' 3nd it is this de(inition o( 0im you are $elie in& i( you do not acce,t the (irst ,remise. 8-''.*. The second ,remise is that 1od has &i en you your (unction. 2 8e ha e seen that there are only t#o ,arts o( your mind. 3 One is ruled $y the e&o) and is made u, o( illusions. ! The other is the home o( the 0oly 5,irit) #here truth a$ides. % There are no other &uides $ut these to choose $et#een) and no other outcomes ,ossi$le as a result o( your choice $ut the (ear that the e&o al#ays en&enders) and the lo e that the 0oly 5,irit al#ays o((ers to re,lace it. 8-''.-. Thus) it must $e that your (unction is esta$lished $y 1od throu&h 0is 6oice) or is made $y the e&o #hich you ha e made to re,lace 0im. 2 8hich is trueD 3 Unless 1od &a e your (unction to you) it must $e the &i(t o( the e&o. ! Does the e&o really ha e &i(ts to &i e) $ein& itsel( an illusion and o((erin& only the illusion o( &i(tsD 8-''.:. Think a$out this durin& the lon&er ,ractice ,eriod today. 2 Think also a$out the many (orms the illusion o( your (unction has taken in your mind) and the many #ays in #hich you tried to (ind sal ation under the e&o+s &uidance. 3 Did you (ind itD ! 8ere you ha,,yD % Did they $rin& you ,eaceD ' 8e need &reat honesty today. * Remem$er the outcomes (airly) and consider also #hether it #as e er reasona$le to e/,ect ha,,iness (rom anythin& the e&o e er ,ro,osed. - 7et the e&o is the only alternati e to the 0oly 5,irit+s 6oice. 8-''.1>. 7ou #ill listen to madness or hear the truth. 2 Try to make this choice as you think a$out the ,remises on #hich our conclusion rests. 3 8e can share in this conclusion) $ut in no other. ! "or 1od 0imsel( shares it #ith us. % Today+s idea is another &iant stride in the ,erce,tion o( the same as the same) and the di((erent as di((erent. ' On one side stand all illusions. * 3ll truth stands on the other. - ;et us try today to realiAe that only the truth is true. 8-''.11. In the shorter ,ractice ,eriods) #hich #ould $e most hel,(ul today i( undertaken t#ice an hour) this (orm o( the a,,lication is su&&ested. 2 4y ha,,iness and (unction are one) $ecause 1od has &i en me $oth. 3 It #ill not take more than a minute) and ,ro$a$ly less) to re,eat these #ords slo#ly and think a$out them a little #hile as you say them. LESSON BD. ;o e created me like itsel(.

8-'*.1. Today+s idea is a com,lete and accurate statement o( #hat you are. 2 This is #hy you are the li&ht o( the #orld. 3 This is #hy 1od a,,ointed you as the #orld+s sa ior. ! This is #hy the 5on o( 1od looks to you (or his sal ation. % 0e is sa ed $y #hat you are. ' 8e #ill make e ery e((ort today to reach this truth a$out you) and to realiAe (ully) i( only (or a moment) that it is the truth. 8-'*.2. In the lon&er ,ractice ,eriod) #e #ill think a$out your reality and its #holly unchan&ed and unchan&ea$le nature. 2 8e #ill $e&in $y re,eatin& this truth a$out you) and then s,end a (e# minutes addin& some rele ant thou&hts) such as. 3 ! % ' 0oliness created me holy. Gindness created me kind. 0el,(ulness created me hel,(ul. ?er(ection created me ,er(ect.

* 3ny attri$ute #hich is in accord #ith 1od as 0e de(ines 0imsel( is a,,ro,riate (or use. - 8e are tryin& today to undo your de(inition o( 1od and re,lace it #ith 0is O#n. : 8e are also tryin& to em,hasiAe that you are ,art o( 0is de(inition o( 0imsel(. 8-'*.3. 3(ter you ha e &one o er se eral such related thou&hts) try to let all thou&hts dro, a#ay (or a $rie( ,re,aratory inter al) and then try to reach ,ast all your ima&es and ,reconce,tions a$out yoursel( to the truth in you. 2 I( lo e created you like itsel() this 5el( must $e in you. 3 3nd some#here in your mind It is there (or you to (ind. 8-'*.!. 7ou may (ind it necessary to re,eat the idea (or today (rom time to time to re,lace distractin& thou&hts. 2 7ou may also (ind that this is not su((icient) and that you need to continue addin& other thou&hts related to the truth a$out yoursel(. 3 7et ,erha,s you #ill succeed in &oin& ,ast that) and throu&h the inter al o( thou&htlessness to the a#areness o( a $laAin& li&ht in #hich you reco&niAe yoursel( as lo e created you. ! Be con(ident that you #ill do much today to $rin& that a#areness nearer) #hether you (eel you ha e succeeded or not. 8-'*.%. It #ill $e ,articularly hel,(ul today to ,ractice the idea (or the day as o(ten as you can. 2 7ou need to hear the truth a$out yoursel( as (requently as ,ossi$le) $ecause your mind is so ,reoccu,ied #ith (alse sel(-ima&es. 3 "our or (i e times an hour) and ,erha,s e en more) it #ould $e most $ene(icial to remind yoursel( that lo e created you like itsel(. ! 0ear the truth a$out yoursel( in this. 8-'*.'. Try to realiAe in the shorter ,ractice ,eriods that this is not your tiny) solitary oice that tells you this. 2 This is the 6oice (or 1od) remindin& you o( your "ather and o( your 5el(. 3 This is the 6oice o( truth) re,lacin& e erythin& that the e&o tells you a$out yoursel( #ith

the sim,le truth a$out the 5on o( 1od. ! 7ou #ere created $y lo e like itsel(. LESSON B:. ;o e holds no &rie ances. 8-'-.1. 7ou #ho #ere created $y lo e like itsel( can hold no &rie ances and kno# your 5el(. 2 To hold a &rie ance is to (or&et #ho you are. 3 To hold a &rie ance is to see yoursel( as a $ody. ! To hold a &rie ance is to let the e&o rule your mind and to condemn the $ody to death. % ?erha,s you do not yet (ully realiAe Cust #hat holdin& &rie ances does to your mind. ' It seems to s,lit you o(( (rom your 5ource and make you unlike 0im. * It makes you $elie e that 0e is like #hat you think you ha e $ecome) (or no one can concei e o( his Creator as unlike himsel(. 8-'-.2. 5hut o(( (rom your 5el() #hich remains a#are o( Its likeness to Its Creator) your 5el( seems to slee,) #hile the ,art o( your mind that #ea es illusions in its slee, a,,ears to $e a#ake. 2 Can all this arise (rom holdin& &rie ancesD 3 Oh) yesJ ! "or he #ho holds &rie ances denies he #as created $y lo e) and his Creator has $ecome (ear(ul to him in his dream o( hate. % 8ho can dream o( hatred and not (ear 1odD 8-'-.3. It is as sure that those #ho hold &rie ances #ill rede(ine 1od in their o#n ima&e) as it is certain that 1od created them like 0imsel() and de(ined them as ,art o( 0im. 2 It is as sure that those #ho hold &rie ances #ill su((er &uilt) as it is certain that those #ho (or&i e #ill (ind ,eace. 3 It is as sure that those #ho hold &rie ances #ill (or&et #ho they are) as it is certain that those #ho (or&i e #ill remem$er. 8-'-.!. 8ould you not $e #illin& to relinquish your &rie ances i( you $elie ed all this #ere soD 2 ?erha,s you do not think you can let your &rie ances &o. 3 That) ho#e er) is sim,ly a matter o( moti ation. ! Today #e #ill try to (ind out ho# you #ould (eel #ithout them. % I( you succeed e en $y e er so little) there #ill ne er $e a ,ro$lem in moti ation e er a&ain. 8-'-.%. Be&in today+s e/tended ,ractice ,eriod $y searchin& your mind (or those a&ainst #hom you hold #hat you re&ard as maCor &rie ances. 2 5ome o( these #ill $e quite easy to (ind. 3 Then think o( the seemin&ly minor &rie ances you hold a&ainst those you like and e en think you lo e. ! It #ill quickly $ecome a,,arent that there is no one a&ainst #hom you do not cherish &rie ances o( some sort. % This has le(t you alone in all the uni erse in your ,erce,tion o( yoursel(.

8-'-.'. Determine no# to see all these ,eo,le as (riends. 2 5ay to them all) thinkin& o( each one in turn as you do so. 3 I #ould see you as my (riend) that I may remem$er you are ,art o( me and come to kno# mysel(. ! 5,end the remainder o( the ,ractice ,eriod tryin& to think o( yoursel( as com,letely at ,eace #ith e eryone and e erythin&) sa(e in a #orld that ,rotects you and lo es you) and that you lo e in return. % Try to (eel sa(ety surroundin& you) ho erin& o er you and holdin& you u,. ' Try to $elie e) ho#e er $rie(ly) that nothin& can harm you in any #ay. * 3t the end o( the ,ractice ,eriod tell yoursel(. - ;o e holds no &rie ances. : 8hen I let all my &rie ances &o I #ill kno# I am ,er(ectly sa(e. 8-'-.*. The short ,ractice ,eriods should include a quick a,,lication o( today+s idea in this (orm) #hene er any thou&ht o( &rie ance arises a&ainst anyone) ,hysically ,resent or not. 2 ;o e holds no &rie ances. 3 ;et me not $etray my 5el(. ! In addition) re,eat the idea se eral times an hour in this (orm. % ;o e holds no &rie ances. ' I #ould #ake to my 5el( $y layin& all my &rie ances aside and #akenin& in 0im. LESSON B;. 4y &rie ances hide the li&ht o( the #orld in me. 8-':.1. No one can look u,on #hat your &rie ances conceal. 2 Because your &rie ances are hidin& the li&ht o( the #orld in you) e eryone stands in darkness) and you $eside him. 3 But as the eil o( your &rie ances is li(ted) you are released #ith him. ! 5hare your sal ation no# #ith him #ho stood $eside you #hen you #ere in hell. % 0e is your $rother in the li&ht o( the #orld that sa es you $oth. 8-':.2. Today let us make another real attem,t to reach the li&ht in you. 2 Be(ore #e undertake this in our more e/tended ,ractice ,eriod) let us de ote se eral minutes to thinkin& a$out #hat #e are tryin& to do. 3 8e are literally attem,tin& to &et in touch #ith the sal ation o( the #orld. ! 8e are tryin& to see ,ast the eil o( darkness that kee,s it

concealed. % 8e are tryin& to let the eil $e li(ted) and to see the tears o( 1od+s 5on disa,,ear in the sunli&ht. 8-':.3. ;et us $e&in our lon&er ,ractice ,eriod today #ith the (ull realiAation that this is so) and #ith real determination to reach #hat is dearer to us than all else. 2 5al ation is our only need. 3 There is no other ,ur,ose here) and no other (unction to (ul(ill. ! ;earnin& sal ation is our only &oal. % ;et us end the ancient search today $y (indin& the li&ht in us) and holdin& it u, (or e eryone #ho searches #ith us to look u,on and reCoice. 8-':.!. 6ery quietly no#) #ith your eyes closed) try to let &o o( all the content that &enerally occu,ies your consciousness. 2 Think o( your mind as a ast circle) surrounded $y a layer o( hea y) dark clouds. 3 7ou can see only the clouds $ecause you seem to $e standin& outside the circle and quite a,art (rom it. 8-':.%. "rom #here you stand) you can see no reason to $elie e there is a $rilliant li&ht hidden $y the clouds. 2 The clouds seem to $e the only reality. 3 They seem to $e all there is to see. ! There(ore) you do not attem,t to &o throu&h them and ,ast them) #hich is the only #ay in #hich you #ould $e really con inced o( their lack o( su$stance. % 8e #ill make this attem,t today. 8-':.'. 3(ter you ha e thou&ht a$out the im,ortance o( #hat you are tryin& to do (or yoursel( and the #orld) try to settle do#n in ,er(ect stillness) remem$erin& only ho# much you #ant to reach the li&ht in you today)Kno#J 2 Determine to &o ,ast the clouds. 3 Reach out and touch them in your mind. ! Brush them aside #ith your hand9 (eel them restin& on your cheeks and (orehead and eyelids as you &o throu&h them. % 1o on9 clouds cannot sto, you. 8-':.*. I( you are doin& the e/ercises ,ro,erly) you #ill $e&in to (eel a sense o( $ein& li(ted u, and carried ahead. 2 7our little e((ort and small determination call on the ,o#er o( the uni erse to hel, you) and 1od 0imsel( #ill raise you (rom darkness into li&ht. 3 7ou are in accord #ith 0is 8ill. ! 7ou cannot (ail $ecause your #ill is 0is. 8-':.-. 0a e con(idence in your "ather today) and $e certain that 0e has heard you and ans#ered you. 2 7ou may not reco&niAe 0is ans#er yet) $ut you can indeed $e sure that it is &i en you and you #ill yet recei e it. 3 Try) as you attem,t to &o throu&h the clouds to the li&ht) to hold this con(idence in your mind. ! Try to remem$er that you are at last Coinin& your #ill to 1od+s. % Try to kee, the thou&ht clearly in mind that #hat you undertake #ith 1od must succeed. ' Then let the ,o#er o( 1od #ork in you and throu&h you) that 0is 8ill and yours $e done. 8-':.:. In the shorter ,ractice ,eriods) #hich you #ill #ant to do as o(ten as ,ossi$le in ie# o( the im,ortance o( today+s idea to you and your ha,,iness) remind yoursel( that your &rie ances are hidin& the

li&ht o( the #orld (rom your a#areness. 2 Remind yoursel( also that you are not searchin& (or it alone) and that you do kno# #here to look (or it. 3 5ay) then. ! 4y &rie ances hide the li&ht o( the #orld in me. % I cannot see #hat I ha e hidden. ' 7et I #ant to let it $e re ealed to me) (or my sal ation and the sal ation o( the #orld. * 3lso) $e sure to tell yoursel(. - I( I hold this &rie ance the li&ht o( the #orld #ill $e hidden (rom me) i( you are tem,ted to hold anythin& a&ainst anyone today. LESSON D=. 4y sal ation comes (rom me. 8-*>.1. 3ll tem,tation is nothin& more than some (orm o( the $asic tem,tation not to $elie e the idea (or today. 2 5al ation seems to come (rom any#here e/ce,t (rom you. 3 5o) too) does the source o( &uilt. ! 7ou see neither &uilt nor sal ation as in your o#n mind and no#here else. % 8hen you realiAe that all &uilt is solely an in ention o( your mind) you also realiAe that &uilt and sal ation must $e in the same ,lace. ' In understandin& this you are sa ed. 8-*>.2. The seemin& cost o( acce,tin& today+s idea is this. It means that nothin& outside yoursel( can sa e you9 nothin& outside yoursel( can &i e you ,eace. 2 But it also means that nothin& outside yoursel( can hurt you) or distur$ your ,eace or u,set you in any #ay. 3 Today+s idea ,laces you in char&e o( the uni erse) #here you $elon& $ecause o( #hat you are. ! This is not a role that can $e ,artially acce,ted. % 3nd you must surely $e&in to see that acce,tin& it is sal ation. 8-*>.3. It may not) ho#e er) $e clear to you #hy the reco&nition that &uilt is in your o#n mind entails the realiAation that sal ation is there as #ell. 2 1od #ould not ha e ,ut the remedy (or the sickness #here it cannot hel,. 3 That is the #ay your mind has #orked) $ut hardly 0is. ! 0e #ants you to $e healed) so 0e has ke,t the 5ource o( healin& #here the need (or healin& lies. 8-*>.!. 7ou ha e tried to do Cust the o,,osite) makin& e ery attem,t) ho#e er distorted and (antastic it mi&ht $e) to se,arate healin& (rom the sickness (or #hich it #as intended) and thus kee, the sickness. 2 7our ,ur,ose #as to ensure that healin& did not occur. 3 1od+s ,ur,ose #as to ensure that it did.

8-*>.%. Today #e ,ractice realiAin& that 1od+s 8ill and ours are really the same in this. 2 1od #ants us to $e healed) and #e do not really #ant to $e sick) $ecause it makes us unha,,y. 3 There(ore) in acce,tin& the idea (or today) #e are really in a&reement #ith 1od. ! 0e does not #ant us to $e sick. % Neither do #e. ' 0e #ants us to $e healed. * 5o do #e. 8-*>.'. 8e are ready (or t#o lon&er ,ractice ,eriods today) each o( #hich should last some ten to (i(teen minutes. 2 8e #ill) ho#e er) still let you decide #hen to undertake them. 3 8e #ill (ollo# this ,ractice (or a num$er o( lessons) and it #ould a&ain $e #ell to decide in ad ance #hen #ould $e a &ood time to lay aside (or each o( them) and then adherin& to your o#n decisions as closely as ,ossi$le. 8-*>.*. Be&in these ,ractice ,eriods $y re,eatin& the idea (or today) addin& a statement si&ni(yin& your reco&nition that sal ation comes (rom nothin& outside o( you. 2 7ou mi&ht ,ut it this #ay. 3 4y sal ation comes (rom me. ! It cannot come (rom any#here else. % Then de ote a (e# minutes) #ith your eyes closed) to re ie#in& some o( the e/ternal ,laces #here you ha e looked (or sal ation in the ,ast9K in other ,eo,le) in ,ossessions) in arious situations and e ents) and in sel(-conce,ts that you sou&ht to make real. ' Reco&niAe that it is not there) and tell yoursel(. * 4y sal ation cannot come (rom any o( these thin&s. - 4y sal ation comes (rom me and only (rom me. 8-*>.-. No# #e #ill try a&ain to reach the li&ht in you) #hich is #here your sal ation is. 2 7ou cannot (ind it in the clouds that surround the li&ht) and it is in them you ha e $een lookin& (or it. 3 It is not there. ! It is ,ast the clouds and in the li&ht $eyond. % Remem$er that you #ill ha e to &o throu&h the clouds $e(ore you can reach the li&ht. ' But remem$er also that you ha e ne er (ound anythin& in the cloud ,atterns you ima&ined that endured) or that you #anted. 8-*>.:. 5ince all illusions o( sal ation ha e (ailed you) surely you do not #ant to remain in the clouds) lookin& ainly (or idols there) #hen you could so easily #alk on into the li&ht o( real sal ation. 2 Try to ,ass the clouds $y #hate er means a,,eals to you. 3 I( it hel,s you) think o( me holdin& your hand and leadin& you. ! 3nd I assure you this #ill $e no idle (antasy. 8-*>.1>. "or the short and (requent ,ractice ,eriods today) remind yoursel( that your sal ation comes (rom you) and nothin& $ut your o#n thou&hts can ham,er your ,ro&ress. 2 7ou are (ree (rom all e/ternal

inter(erence. 3 7ou are in char&e o( your sal ation. ! 7ou are in char&e o( the sal ation o( the #orld. % 5ay) then. ' 4y sal ation comes (rom me. * Nothin& outside o( me can hold me $ack. - 8ithin me is the #orld+s sal ation and my o#n. LESSON D9. Only 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation #ill #ork. 8-*1.1. 7ou may not realiAe that the e&o has set u, a ,lan (or sal ation in o,,osition to 1od+s. 2 It is this ,lan in #hich you $elie e. 3 5ince it is the o,,osite o( 1od+s) you also $elie e that to acce,t 1od+s ,lan in ,lace o( the e&o+s is to $e damned. ! This sounds ,re,osterous) o( course. % 7et a(ter #e ha e considered Cust #hat the e&o+s ,lan is) ,erha,s you #ill realiAe that) ho#e er ,re,osterous it may $e) you do $elie e in it. 8-*1.2. The e&o+s ,lan (or sal ation centers around holdin& &rie ances. 2 It maintains that) i( someone else s,oke or acted di((erently) i( some e/ternal circumstance or e ent #ere chan&ed) you #ould $e sa ed. 3 Thus) the source o( sal ation is constantly ,ercei ed as outside yoursel(. ! @ach &rie ance you hold is a declaration) and an assertion in #hich you $elie e) that says) 2I( this #ere di((erent) I #ould $e sa ed.2 % The chan&e o( mind necessary (or sal ation is thus demanded o( e eryone and e erythin& e/ce,t yoursel(. 8-*1.3. The role assi&ned to your o#n mind in this ,lan) then) is sim,ly to determine #hat) other than itsel() must chan&e i( you are to $e sa ed. 2 3ccordin& to this insane ,lan) any ,ercei ed source o( sal ation is acce,ta$le ,ro ided that it #ill not #ork. 3 This ensures that the (ruitless search #ill continue) (or the illusion ,ersists that) althou&h this ho,e has al#ays (ailed) there is still &rounds (or ho,e in other ,laces and in other thin&s. ! 3nother ,erson #ill yet ser e $etter9 another situation #ill yet o((er success. 8-*1.!. 5uch is the e&o+s ,lan (or your sal ation. 2 5urely you can see ho# it is in strict accord #ith the e&o+s $asic doctrine) 25eek $ut do not (ind.2 3 "or #hat could more surely &uarantee that you #ill not (ind sal ation than to channeliAe all your e((orts in searchin& (or it #here it is notD 8-*1.%. 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation #orks sim,ly $ecause) $y (ollo#in& 0is direction) you seek (or sal ation #here it is. 2 But i( you are to succeed) as 1od ,romises you #ill) you must $e #illin& to seek there only. 3 Other#ise) your ,ur,ose is di ided and you #ill attem,t to (ollo# t#o ,lans (or sal ation that are diametrically o,,osed in all

#ays. ! The result can only $rin& con(usion) misery and a dee, sense o( (ailure and des,air. 8-*1.'. 0o# can you esca,e all thisD 2 6ery sim,ly. 3 The idea (or today is the ans#er. ! Only 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation #ill #ork. % There can $e no real con(lict a$out this) $ecause there is no ,ossi$le alternati e to 1od+s ,lan that #ill sa e you. ' 0is is the only ,lan that is certain in its outcome. * 0is is the only ,lan that must succeed. 8-*1.*. ;et us ,ractice reco&niAin& this certainty today. 2 3nd let us reCoice that there is an ans#er to #hat seems to $e a con(lict #ith no resolution ,ossi$le. 3 3ll thin&s are ,ossi$le to 1od. ! 5al ation must $e yours $ecause o( 0is ,lan) #hich cannot (ail. 8-*1.-. Be&in the t#o lon&er ,ractice ,eriods (or today $y thinkin& a$out today+s idea) and realiAin& that it contains t#o ,arts) each makin& equal contri$ution to the #hole. 2 1od+s ,lan (or your sal ation #ill #ork) and other ,lans #ill not. 3 Do not allo# yoursel( to $ecome de,ressed or an&ry at the second ,art9 it is inherent in the (irst. ! 3nd in the (irst is your (ull release (rom all your o#n insane attem,ts and mad ,ro,osals to (ree yoursel(. % They ha e led to de,ression and an&er9 $ut 1od+s ,lan #ill succeed. ' It #ill lead to release and Coy. 8-*1.:. Remem$erin& this) let us de ote the remainder o( the e/tended ,ractice ,eriods to askin& 1od to re eal 0is ,lan to us. 2 3sk 0im ery s,eci(ically. 3 8hat #ould 7ou ha e me doD ! 8here #ould 7ou ha e me &oD % 8hat #ould 7ou ha e me say) and to #homD ' 1i e 0im (ull char&e o( the rest o( the ,ractice ,eriod) and let 0im tell you #hat needs to $e done $y you in 0is ,lan (or your sal ation. * 0e #ill ans#er in ,ro,ortion to your #illin&ness to hear 0is 6oice. Re(use not to hear. : The ery (act that you are doin& the e/ercises ,ro es that you ha e some #illin&ness to listen. 1> This is enou&h to esta$lish your claim to 1od+s ans#er. 8-*1.1>. In the shorter ,ractice ,eriods) tell yoursel( o(ten that 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation) and only 0is) #ill #ork. 2 Be alert to all tem,tation to hold &rie ances today) and res,ond to them #ith this (orm o( today+s idea. 3 0oldin& &rie ances is the o,,osite o( 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. ! 3nd only 0is ,lan #ill #ork.

% Try to remem$er today+s idea some si/ or se en times an hour. ' There could $e no $etter #ay to s,end a hal( minute or less than to remem$er the 5ource o( your sal ation) and to see It #here It is. LESSON D(. 0oldin& &rie ances is an attack on 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. 8-*2.1. 8hile #e ha e reco&niAed that the e&o+s ,lan (or sal ation is the o,,osite o( 1od+s) #e ha e not yet em,hasiAed that it is an acti e attack on 0is ,lan) and a deli$erate attem,t to destroy it. 2 In the attack) 1od is assi&ned the attri$utes #hich are actually associated #ith the e&o) #hile the e&o a,,ears to take on the attri$utes o( 1od. 8-*2.2. The e&o+s (undamental #ish is to re,lace 1od. 2 In (act) the e&o is the ,hysical em$odiment o( that #ish. 3 "or it is that #ish that seems to surround the mind #ith a $ody) kee,in& it se,arate and alone) and una$le to reach other minds e/ce,t throu&h the $ody that #as made to im,rison it. ! The limit on communication cannot $e the $est means to e/,and communication. % 7et the e&o #ould ha e you $elie e that it is. 8-*2.3. 3lthou&h the attem,t to kee, the limitations that a $ody #ould im,ose is o$ ious here) it is ,erha,s not so a,,arent #hy holdin& &rie ances is an attack on 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. 2 But let us consider the kinds o( thin&s you are a,t to hold &rie ances (or. 3 3re they not al#ays associated #ith somethin& a $ody doesD ! 3 ,erson says somethin& you do not like. % 0e does somethin& that dis,leases you. ' 0e 2$etrays2 his hostile thou&hts in his $eha ior. 8-*2.!. 7ou are not dealin& here #ith #hat the ,erson is. 2 On the contrary) you are e/clusi ely concerned #ith #hat he does in a $ody. 3 7ou are doin& more than (ailin& to hel, in (reein& him (rom the $ody+s limitations. ! 7ou are acti ely tryin& to hold him to it $y con(usin& it #ith him) and Cud&in& them as one. % 0erein is 1od attacked) (or i( 0is 5on is only a $ody) so must 0e $e as #ell. ' 3 creator #holly unlike his creation is inconcei a$le. 8-*2.%. I( 1od is a $ody) #hat must 0is ,lan (or sal ation $eD 2 8hat could it $e $ut deathD 3 In tryin& to ,resent 0imsel( as the 3uthor o( li(e and not o( death) 0e is a liar and a decei er) (ull o( (alse ,romises and o((erin& illusions in ,lace o( truth. ! The $ody+s a,,arent reality makes this ie# o( 1od quite con incin&. % In (act) i( the $ody #ere real) it #ould $e di((icult indeed to esca,e this conclusion. ' 3nd e ery &rie ance that you hold insists that the $ody is real. * It o erlooks entirely #hat your $rother is. - It rein(orces your $elie( that he is a $ody) and condemns him (or it. : 3nd it asserts that his sal ation must

$e death) ,roCectin& this attack onto 1od) and holdin& 0im res,onsi$le (or it. 8-*2.'. To this care(ully ,re,ared arena) #here an&ry animals seek (or ,rey and mercy cannot enter) the e&o comes to sa e you. 2 1od made you a $ody. 3 6ery #ell. ! ;et us acce,t this and $e &lad. % 3s a $ody) do not let yoursel( $e de,ri ed o( #hat the $ody o((ers. ' Take the little you can &et. * 1od &a e you nothin&. - The $ody is your only sa ior. : It is the death o( 1od and your sal ation. 8-*2.*. This is the uni ersal $elie( o( the #orld you see. 2 5ome hate the $ody) and try to hurt and humiliate it. 3 Others lo e the $ody) and try to &lori(y and e/alt it. ! But #hile the $ody stands at the center o( your conce,t o( yoursel() you are attackin& 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation) and holdin& your &rie ances a&ainst 0im and 0is creation) that you may not hear the 6oice o( truth and #elcome It as "riend. % 7our chosen sa ior takes 0is ,lace instead. ' It is your (riend9 0e is your enemy. 8-*2.-. 8e #ill try today to sto, these senseless attacks on sal ation. 2 8e #ill try to #elcome it instead. 3 7our u,side-do#n ,erce,tion has $een ruinous to your ,eace o( mind. ! 7ou ha e seen yoursel( in a $ody and the truth outside you) locked a#ay (rom your a#areness $y the $ody+s limitations. % No# #e are &oin& to try to see this di((erently. 8-*2.:. The li&ht o( truth is in us) #here it #as ,laced $y 1od. 2 It is the $ody that is outside us) and is not our concern. 3 To $e #ithout a $ody is to $e in our natural state. ! To reco&niAe the li&ht o( truth in us is to reco&niAe oursel es as #e are. % To see our 5el( as se,arate (rom the $ody is to end the attack on 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation) and to acce,t it instead. ' 3nd #here er 0is ,lan is acce,ted) it is accom,lished already. 8-*2.1>. Our &oal in the lon&er ,ractice ,eriods today is to $ecome a#are that 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation has already $een accom,lished in us. 2 To achie e this &oal) #e must re,lace attack #ith acce,tance. 3 3s lon& as #e attack it) #e cannot understand #hat 1od+s ,lan (or us is. ! 8e are there(ore attackin& #hat #e do not reco&niAe. % No# #e are &oin& to try to lay Cud&ment aside) and ask #hat 1od+s ,lan (or us is. ' 8hat is sal ation) "atherD * I do not kno#. - Tell me) that I may understand. : Then #e #ill #ait in quiet (or 0is ans#er. 1> 8e ha e attacked 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation #ithout #aitin& to hear #hat it is. 11 8e ha e shouted our &rie ances so loudly that #e ha e not listened to 0is

6oice. 12 8e ha e used our &rie ances to close our eyes and sto, our ears. 8-*2.11. No# #e #ould see and hear and learn. 2 28hat is sal ation) "atherD2 3 3sk and you #ill $e ans#ered. ! 5eek and you #ill (ind. % 8e are no lon&er askin& the e&o #hat sal ation is and #here to (ind it. ' 8e are askin& it o( truth. * Be certain) then) that the ans#er #ill $e true $ecause o( 8hom you ask. 8-*2.12. 8hene er you (eel your con(idence #ane and your ho,e o( success (licker and &o out) re,eat your question and your request) remem$erin& that you are askin& o( the in(inite Creator o( in(inity) 8ho created you like 0imsel(. 2 8hat is sal ation) "atherD 3 I do not kno#. ! Tell me) that I may understand. % 0e #ill ans#er. ' Be determined to hear. 8-*2.13. One or ,erha,s t#o shorter ,ractice ,eriods an hour #ill $e enou&h (or today) since they #ill $e some#hat lon&er than usual. 2 These e/ercises should $e&in #ith this. 3 0oldin& &rie ances is an attack on 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. ! ;et me acce,t it instead. % 8hat is sal ation) "atherD ' Then #ait a minute or so in silence) ,re(era$ly #ith your eyes closed) and listen (or 0is ans#er. LESSON D?. I #ill there $e li&ht. 8-*3.1. Today #e are considerin& the #ill you share #ith 1od. 2 This is not the same as the e&o+s idle #ishes) out o( #hich darkness and nothin&ness arise. 3 The #ill you share #ith 1od has all the ,o#er o( creation in it. ! The e&o+s idle #ishes are unshared) and there(ore ha e no ,o#er at all. % Its #ishes are not idle in the sense that they can make a #orld o( illusions in #hich your $elie( can $e ery stron&. ' But they are idle indeed in terms o( creation. * They make nothin& that is real. 8-*3.2. Idle #ishes and &rie ances are ,artners or co-makers in ,icturin& the #orld you see. 2 The #ishes o( the e&o &a e rise to it) and the e&o+s need (or &rie ances) #hich are necessary to maintain it) ,eo,les it #ith (i&ures that seem to attack you and call (or 2ri&hteous2 Cud&ment. 3 These (i&ures $ecome the middlemen the e&o em,loys to

tra((ic in &rie ances. ! They stand $et#een your a#areness and your $rothers+ reality. % Beholdin& them) you do not kno# your $rothers or your 5el(. 8-*3.3. 7our #ill is lost to you in this stran&e $arterin&) in #hich &uilt is traded $ack and (orth) and &rie ances increase #ith each e/chan&e. 2 Can such a #orld ha e $een created $y the 8ill the 5on o( 1od shares #ith his "atherD 3 Did 1od create disaster (or 0is 5onD ! Creation is the 8ill o( Both to&ether. % 8ould 1od create a #orld that kills 0imsel(D 8-*3.!. Today #e #ill try once more to reach the #orld that is in accordance #ith your #ill. 2 The li&ht is in it $ecause it does not o,,ose the 8ill o( 1od. 3 It is not 0ea en) $ut the li&ht o( 0ea en shines on it. ! Darkness has anished. % The e&o+s idle #ishes ha e $een #ithdra#n. ' 7et the li&ht that shines u,on this #orld re(lects your #ill) and so it must $e in you that #e #ill look (or it. 8-*3.%. 7our ,icture o( the #orld can only mirror #hat is #ithin. 2 The source o( neither li&ht nor darkness can $e (ound #ithout. 3 1rie ances darken your mind) and you look out on a darkened #orld. ! "or&i eness li(ts the darkness) reasserts your #ill) and lets you look u,on a #orld o( li&ht. % 8e ha e re,eatedly em,hasiAed that the $arrier o( &rie ances is easily ,assed) and cannot stand $et#een you and your sal ation. ' The reason is ery sim,le. * Do you really #ant to $e in hellD - Do you really #ant to #ee, and su((er and dieD 8-*3.'. "or&et the e&o+s ar&uments #hich seek to ,ro e all this is really 0ea en. 2 7ou kno# it is not so. 3 7ou cannot #ant this (or yoursel(. ! There is a ,oint $eyond #hich illusions cannot &o. % 5u((erin& is not ha,,iness) and it is ha,,iness you really #ant. ' 5uch is your #ill in truth. * 3nd so sal ation is your #ill as #ell. - 7ou #ant to succeed in #hat #e are tryin& to do today. : 8e undertake it #ith your $lessin& and your &lad accord. 8-*3.*. 8e #ill succeed today i( you remem$er that you #ant sal ation (or yoursel(. 2 7ou #ant to acce,t 1od+s ,lan $ecause you share in it. 3 7ou ha e no #ill that can really o,,ose it) and you do not #ant to do so. ! 5al ation is (or you. % 3$o e all else) you #ant the (reedom to remem$er 8ho you really are. ' Today it is the e&o that stands ,o#erless $e(ore your #ill. * 7our #ill is (ree) and nothin& can ,re ail a&ainst it. 8-*3.-. There(ore) #e undertake the e/ercises (or today in ha,,y con(idence) certain that #e #ill (ind #hat it is your #ill to (ind) and remem$er #hat it is your #ill to remem$er. 2 No idle #ishes can detain us) nor decei e us #ith an illusion o( stren&th. 3 Today let your #ill $e done) and end (ore er the insane $elie( that it is hell in ,lace o( 0ea en that you choose.

8-*3.:. 8e #ill $e&in our lon&er ,ractice ,eriods #ith the reco&nition that 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation) and only 0is) is #holly in accord #ith your #ill. 2 It is not the ,ur,ose o( an alien ,o#er) thrust u,on you un#illin&ly. 3 It is the one ,ur,ose here on #hich you and your "ather are in ,er(ect accord. ! 7ou #ill succeed today) the time a,,ointed (or the release o( the 5on o( 1od (rom hell and (rom all idle #ishes. % 0is #ill is no# restored to his a#areness. ' 0e is #illin& this ery day to look u,on the li&ht in him and $e sa ed. 8-*3.1>. 3(ter remindin& yoursel( o( this) and determinin& to kee, your #ill clearly in mind) tell yoursel( #ith &entle (irmness and quiet certainty. 2 I #ill there $e li&ht. 3 ;et me $ehold the li&ht that re(lects 1od+s 8ill and mine. ! Then let your #ill assert itsel() Coined #ith the ,o#er o( 1od and united #ith your 5el(. % ?ut the rest o( the ,ractice ,eriod under Their &uidance. ' Hoin #ith Them as They lead the #ay. 8-*3.11. In the shorter ,ractice ,eriods) a&ain make a declaration o( #hat you really #ant. 2 5ay. 3 I #ill there $e li&ht. ! Darkness is not my #ill. % This should $e re,eated se eral times an hour. ' It is most im,ortant) ho#e er) to a,,ly today+s idea in this (orm immediately you are tem,ted to hold a &rie ance o( any kind. * This #ill hel, you let your &rie ances &o) instead o( cherishin& them and hidin& them in darkness. LESSON D@. There is no #ill $ut 1od+s. 8-*!.1. The idea (or today can $e re&arded as the central thou&ht to#ard #hich all our e/ercises are directed. 2 1od+s is the only 8ill. 3 8hen you ha e reco&niAed this) you ha e reco&niAed that your #ill is 0is. ! The $elie( that con(lict is ,ossi$le has &one. % ?eace has re,laced the stran&e idea that you are torn $y con(lictin& &oals. ' 3s an e/,ression o( the 8ill o( 1od) you ha e no &oal $ut 0is. 8-*!.2. There is &reat ,eace in today+s idea) and the e/ercises (or today are directed to#ards (indin& it. 2 The idea itsel( is #holly true. 3 There(ore it cannot &i e rise to illusions. ! 8ithout illusions con(lict is im,ossi$le. % ;et us try to reco&niAe this today) and e/,erience the ,eace this reco&nition $rin&s.

8-*!.3. Be&in the lon&er ,ractice ,eriods $y re,eatin& these thou&hts se eral times) slo#ly and #ith (irm determination to understand #hat they mean) and to hold them in mind. 2 There is no #ill $ut 1od+s. 3 I cannot $e in con(lict. ! Then s,end se eral minutes in addin& some related thou&hts) such as. % ' : I am at ,eace. Nothin& can distur$ me. * 4y #ill is 1od+s. 4y #ill and 1od+s are one. 1od #ills ,eace (or 0is 5on.

1> Durin& this introductory ,hase) $e sure to deal quickly #ith any con(lict thou&hts that may cross your mind. 11 Tell yoursel( immediately. 12 There is no #ill $ut 1od+s. 13 These con(lict thou&hts are meanin&less. 8-*!.!. I( there is one con(lict area that seems ,articularly di((icult to resol e) sin&le it out (or s,ecial consideration. 2 Think a$out it $rie(ly $ut ery s,eci(ically) identi(y the ,articular ,erson or ,ersons and the situation or situations in ol ed) and tell yoursel(. 3 There is no #ill $ut 1od+s. ! I share it #ith 0im. % 4y con(licts a$out OOO cannot $e real. 8-*!.%. 3(ter you ha e cleared your mind in this #ay) close your eyes and try to e/,erience the ,eace to #hich your reality entitles you. 2 5ink into it and (eel it closin& around you. 3 There may $e some tem,tation to mistake these attem,ts (or #ithdra#al) $ut the di((erence is easily detected. ! I( you are succeedin&) you #ill (eel a dee, sense o( Coy and an increased alertness) rather than a (eelin& o( dro#siness and ener ation. 8-*!.'. Hoy characteriAes ,eace. 2 By this e/,erience #ill you reco&niAe that you ha e reached it. 3 I( you (eel yoursel( sli,,in& o(( into #ithdra#al) quickly re,eat the idea (or today and try a&ain. ! Do this as o(ten as necessary. % There is de(inite &ain in re(usin& to allo# retreat into #ithdra#al) e en i( you do not e/,erience the ,eace you seek.

8-*!.*. In the shorter ,eriods) #hich should $e undertaken at re&ular and ,redetermined inter als today) say to yoursel(. 2 There is no #ill $ut 1od+s. 3 I seek 0is ,eace today. ! Then try to (ind #hat you are seekin&. % 3 minute or t#o e ery hal( an hour) #ith eyes closed i( ,ossi$le) #ould $e #ell s,ent on this today. LESSON DA. The li&ht has come. 8-*%.1. The li&ht has come. 2 7ou are healed and you can heal. 3 The li&ht has come. ! 7ou are sa ed and you can sa e. % 7ou are at ,eace) and you $rin& ,eace #ith you #here er you &o. ' Darkness and turmoil and death ha e disa,,eared. * The li&ht has come. 8-*%.2. Today #e cele$rate the ha,,y endin& to your lon& dream o( disaster. 2 There are no dark dreams no#. 3 The li&ht has come. ! Today the time o( li&ht $e&ins (or you and e eryone. % It is a ne# era) in #hich a ne# #orld is $orn. ' The old one has le(t no trace u,on it in its ,assin&. * Today #e see a di((erent #orld) $ecause the li&ht has come. 8-*%.3. Our e/ercises (or today #ill $e ha,,y ones) in #hich #e o((er thanks (or the ,assin& o( the old and the $e&innin& o( the ne#. 2 No shado#s (rom the ,ast remain to darken our si&ht and hide the #orld (or&i eness o((ers us. 3 Today #e #ill acce,t the ne# #orld as #hat #e #ant to see. ! 8e #ill $e &i en #hat #e desire. % 8e #ill to see the li&ht9 the li&ht has come. 8-*%.!. Our lon&er ,ractice ,eriods #ill $e de oted to lookin& at the #orld that our (or&i eness sho#s us. 2 This is #hat #e #ant to see) and only this. 3 Our sin&le ,ur,ose makes our &oal ine ita$le. ! Today the real #orld rises $e(ore us in &ladness) to $e seen at last. % 5i&ht is &i en us) no# that the li&ht has come. 8-*%.%. 8e do not #ant to see the e&o+s shado# on the #orld today. 2 8e see the li&ht) and in it #e see 0ea en+s re(lection lie across the #orld. 3 Be&in the lon&er ,ractice ,eriods $y tellin& yoursel( the &lad tidin&s o( your release. ! The li&ht has come. % I ha e (or&i en the #orld. 8-*%.'. D#ell not u,on the ,ast today. 2 Gee, a com,letely o,en mind) #ashed o( all ,ast ideas and clean o( e ery conce,t you ha e made. 3 7ou ha e (or&i en the #orld today. ! 7ou can look u,on it no#

as i( you ne er sa# it $e(ore. % 7ou do not kno# yet #hat it looks like. ' 7ou merely #ait to ha e it sho#n to you. * 8hile you #ait) re,eat se eral times) slo#ly and in com,lete ,atience. - The li&ht has come. : I ha e (or&i en the #orld. 8-*%.*. RealiAe that your (or&i eness entitles you to ision. 2 Understand that the 0oly 5,irit ne er (ails to &i e the &i(t o( si&ht to the (or&i in&. 3 Belie e 0e #ill not (ail you no#. ! 7ou ha e (or&i en the #orld. % 0e #ill $e #ith you as you #atch and #ait. ' 0e #ill sho# you #hat true ision sees. * It is 0is 8ill) and you ha e Coined #ith 0im. 8ait ,atiently (or 0im. : 0e #ill $e there. 1> The li&ht has come. 11 7ou ha e (or&i en the #orld. 8-*%.-. Tell 0im you kno# you cannot (ail $ecause you trust in 0im. 2 3nd tell yoursel( you #ait in certainty to look u,on the #orld 0e ,romised you. 3 "rom this time (orth you #ill see di((erently. ! Today the li&ht has come. % 3nd you #ill see the #orld that has $een ,romised you since time $e&an) and in #hich is the end o( time ensured. 8-*%.:. The shorter ,ractice ,eriods) too) #ill $e Coy(ul reminders o( your release. 2 Remind yoursel( e ery quarter o( an hour or so that today is a time (or s,ecial cele$ration. 3 1i e thanks (or mercy and the ;o e o( 1od. ! ReCoice in the ,o#er o( (or&i eness to heal your si&ht com,letely. % Be con(ident that on this day there is a ne# $e&innin&. ' 8ithout the darkness o( the ,ast u,on your eyes) you cannot (ail to see today. * 3nd #hat you see #ill $e so #elcome that you #ill &ladly e/tend today (ore er. 8-*%.1>. 5ay) then. 2 The li&ht has come. 3 I ha e (or&i en the #orld. ! 5hould you $e tem,ted) say to anyone #ho seems to ,ull you $ack into darkness. % The li&ht has come. ' I ha e (or&i en you. 8-*%.11. 8e dedicate this day to the serenity in #hich 1od #ould ha e you $e. 2 Gee, it in your a#areness o( yoursel( and see it e ery#here today) as #e cele$rate the $e&innin& o( your ision and the si&ht o( the real #orld) #hich has come to re,lace the un(or&i en #orld you thou&ht #as real.

LESSON DB. I am under no la#s $ut 1od+s. 8-*'.1. 8e ha e o$ser ed $e(ore ho# many senseless thin&s ha e seemed to you to $e sal ation. 2 @ach has im,risoned you #ith la#s as senseless as itsel(. 3 7ou are not $ound $y them. ! 7et to understand that this is so) you must (irst realiAe sal ation lies not there. % 8hile you #ould seek (or it in thin&s that ha e no meanin&) you $ind yoursel( to la#s that make no sense. ' Thus do you seek to ,ro e sal ation is #here it is not. 8-*'.2. Today #e #ill $e &lad you cannot ,ro e it. 2 "or i( you could) you #ould (ore er seek sal ation #here it is not) and ne er (ind it. 3 The idea (or today tells you once a&ain ho# sim,le is sal ation. ! ;ook (or it #here it #aits (or you) and there it #ill $e (ound. % ;ook no#here else) (or it is no#here else. 8-*'.3. Think o( the (reedom in the reco&nition that you are not $ound $y all the stran&e and t#isted la#s you ha e set u, to sa e you. 2 7ou really think that you #ould star e unless you ha e stacks o( &reen ,a,er stri,s and ,iles o( metal discs. 3 7ou really think a small round ,ellet or some (luid ,ushed into your eins throu&h a shar,ened needle #ill #ard o(( disease and death. ! 7ou really think you are alone unless another $ody is #ith you. 8-*'.!. It is insanity that thinks these thin&s. 2 7ou call them la#s) and ,ut them under di((erent names in a lon& catalo&ue o( rituals that ha e no use and ser e no ,ur,ose. 3 7ou think you must o$ey the 2la#s2 o( medicine) o( economics and o( health. ! ?rotect the $ody) and you #ill $e sa ed. 8-*'.%. These are not la#s) $ut madness. 2 The $ody is endan&ered $y the mind that hurts itsel(. 3 The $ody su((ers Cust in order that the mind #ill (ail to see it is the ictim o( itsel(. ! The $ody+s su((erin& is a mask the mind holds u, to hide #hat really su((ers. % It #ould not understand it is its o#n enemy9 that it attacks itsel( and #ants to die. ' It is (rom this your 2la#s2 #ould sa e the $ody. * It is (or this you think you are a $ody. 8-*'.'. There are no la#s e/ce,t the la#s o( 1od. 2 This needs re,eatin&) o er and o er) until you realiAe it a,,lies to e erythin& that you ha e made in o,,osition to 1od+s 8ill. 3 7our ma&ic has no meanin&. ! 8hat it is meant to sa e does not e/ist. % Only #hat it is meant to hide #ill sa e you. 8-*'.*. The la#s o( 1od can ne er $e re,laced. 2 8e #ill de ote today to reCoicin& that this is so. 3 It is no lon&er a truth that #e #ould hide. ! 8e realiAe instead it is a truth that kee,s us (ree (ore er. %

4a&ic im,risons) $ut the la#s o( 1od make (ree. ' The li&ht has come $ecause there are no la#s $ut 0is. 8-*'.-. 8e #ill $e&in the lon&er ,ractice ,eriods today #ith a short re ie# o( the di((erent kinds o( 2la#s2 #e ha e $elie ed #e must o$ey. 2 These #ould include) (or e/am,le) the 2la#s2 o( nutrition) o( immuniAation) o( medication) and o( the $ody+s ,rotection in innumera$le #ays. 3 Think (urther9 you $elie e in the 2la#s2 o( (riendshi,) o( 2&ood2 relationshi,s and reci,rocity. ! ?erha,s you e en think that there are la#s #hich set (orth #hat is 1od+s and #hat is yours. % 4any 2reli&ions2 ha e $een $ased on this. ' They #ould not sa e $ut damn in 0ea en+s name. * 7et they are no more stran&e than other 2la#s2 you hold must $e o$eyed to make you sa(e. 8-*'.:. There are no la#s $ut 1od+s. 2 Dismiss all (oolish ma&ical $elie(s today) and hold your mind in silent readiness to hear the 6oice that s,eaks the truth to you. 3 7ou #ill $e listenin& to One 8ho says there is no loss under the la#s o( 1od. ! ?ayment is neither &i en nor recei ed. % @/chan&e cannot $e made9 there are no su$stitutes9 and nothin& is re,laced $y somethin& else. ' 1od+s la#s (ore er &i e and ne er take. 8-*'.1>. 0ear 0im 8ho tells you this) and realiAe ho# (oolish are the 2la#s2 you thou&ht u,held the #orld you thou&ht you sa#. 2 Then listen (urther. 3 0e #ill tell you more. ! 3$out the ;o e your "ather has (or you. % 3$out the endless Coy 0e o((ers you. ' 3$out 0is yearnin& (or 0is only 5on) created as 0is channel (or creation9 denied to 0im $y his $elie( in hell. 8-*'.11. ;et us today o,en 1od+s channels to 0im) and let 0is 8ill e/tend throu&h us to 0im. 2 Thus is creation endlessly increased. 3 0is 6oice #ill s,eak o( this to us) as #ell as o( the Coys o( 0ea en #hich 0is la#s kee, limitless (ore er. ! 8e #ill re,eat today+s idea until #e ha e listened and understood there are no la#s $ut 1od+s. % Then #e #ill tell oursel es) as a dedication #ith #hich the ,ractice ,eriod concludes. ' I am under no la#s $ut 1od+s. 8-*'.12. 8e #ill re,eat this dedication as o(ten as ,ossi$le today9 at least (our or (i e times an hour) as #ell as in res,onse to any tem,tation to e/,erience oursel es as su$Cect to other la#s throu&hout the day. 2 It is our statement o( (reedom (rom all dan&er and all tyranny. 3 It is our ackno#led&ment that 1od is our "ather) and that 0is 5on is sa ed. LESSON DD.

I am entitled to miracles. 8-**.1. 7ou are entitled to miracles $ecause o( #hat you are. 2 7ou #ill recei e miracles $ecause o( #hat 1od is. 3 3nd you #ill o((er miracles $ecause you are one #ith 1od. ! 3&ain) ho# sim,le is sal ationJ % It is merely a statement o( your true Identity. ' It is this that #e #ill cele$rate today. 8-**.2. 7our claim to miracles does not lie in your illusions a$out yoursel(. 2 It does not de,end on any ma&ical ,o#ers you ha e ascri$ed to yoursel() nor on any o( the rituals you ha e de ised. 3 It is inherent in the truth o( #hat you are. ! It is im,licit in #hat 1od your "ather is. % It #as ensured in your creation) and &uaranteed $y the la#s o( 1od. 8-**.3. Today #e #ill claim the miracles #hich are your ri&ht) since they $elon& to you. 2 7ou ha e $een ,romised (ull release (rom the #orld you made. 3 7ou ha e $een assured that the Gin&dom o( 1od is #ithin you) and can ne er $e lost. ! 8e ask no more than #hat $elon&s to us in truth. % Today) ho#e er) #e #ill also make sure that #e #ill not content oursel es #ith less. 8-**.!. Be&in the lon&er ,ractice ,eriods $y tellin& yoursel( quite con(idently that you are entitled to miracles. 2 Closin& your eyes) remind yoursel( that you are askin& only (or #hat is ri&ht(ully yours. 3 Remind yoursel( also that miracles are ne er taken (rom one and &i en to another) and that in askin& (or your ri&hts) you are u,holdin& the ri&hts o( e eryone. ! 4iracles do not o$ey the la#s o( this #orld. % They merely (ollo# (rom the la#s o( 1od. 8-**.%. 3(ter this $rie( introductory ,hase) #ait quietly (or the assurance that your request is &ranted. 2 7ou ha e asked (or the sal ation o( the #orld) and (or your o#n. 3 7ou ha e requested that you $e &i en the means $y #hich this is accom,lished. ! 7ou cannot (ail to $e assured in this. % 7ou are $ut askin& that the 8ill o( 1od $e done. 8-**.'. In doin& this) you do not really ask (or anythin&. 2 7ou state a (act that cannot $e denied. 3 The 0oly 5,irit cannot $ut assure you that your request is &ranted. ! The (act that you acce,ted must $e so. % There is no room (or dou$t and uncertainty today. ' 8e are askin& a real question at last. * The ans#er is a sim,le statement o( a sim,le (act. - 7ou #ill recei e the assurance that you seek. 8-**.*. Our shorter ,ractice ,eriods #ill $e (requent) and #ill also $e de oted to a reminder o( a sim,le (act. 2 Tell yoursel( o(ten today. 3 I am entitled to miracles.

! 3sk (or them #hene er a situation arises in #hich they are called (or. % 7ou #ill reco&niAe these situations. ' 3nd since you are not relyin& on yoursel( to (ind the miracle) you are (ully entitled to recei e it #hene er you ask. 8-**.-. Remem$er) too) not to $e satis(ied #ith less than the ,er(ect ans#er. 2 Be quick to tell yoursel() should you $e tem,ted. 3 I #ill not trade miracles (or &rie ances. ! I #ant only #hat $elon&s to me. % 1od has esta$lished miracles as my ri&ht. LESSON D:. ;et miracles re,lace all &rie ances. 8-*-.1. ?erha,s it is not yet quite clear to you that each decision that you make is one $et#een a &rie ance and a miracle. 2 @ach &rie ance stands like a dark shield o( hate $e(ore the miracle it #ould conceal. 3 3nd as you raise it u, $e(ore your eyes) you #ill not see the miracle $eyond. ! 7et all the #hile it #aits (or you in li&ht) $ut you $ehold your &rie ances instead. 8-*-.2. Today #e &o $eyond the &rie ances) to look u,on the miracle instead. 2 8e #ill re erse the #ay you see $y not allo#in& si&ht to sto, $e(ore it sees. 3 8e #ill not #ait $e(ore the shield o( hate) $ut lay it do#n and &ently li(t our eyes in silence to $ehold the 5on o( 1od. 8-*-.3. 0e #aits (or you $ehind your &rie ances) and as you lay them do#n he #ill a,,ear in shinin& li&ht #here each one stood $e(ore. 2 "or e ery &rie ance is a $lock to si&ht) and as it li(ts you see the 5on o( 1od #here he has al#ays $een. 3 0e stands in li&ht) $ut you #ere in the dark. ! @ach &rie ance made the darkness dee,er) and you could not see. 8-*-.!. Today #e #ill attem,t to see 1od+s 5on. 2 8e #ill not let oursel es $e $lind to him9 #e #ill not look u,on our &rie ances. 3 5o is the seein& o( the #orld re ersed) as #e look out to#ard truth) a#ay (rom (ear. ! 8e #ill select one ,erson you ha e used as tar&et (or your &rie ances) and lay the &rie ances aside and look at him. % 5omeone) ,erha,s) you (ear and e en hate9 someone you think you lo e #ho an&ered you9 someone you call a (riend) $ut #hom you see as di((icult at times or hard to ,lease) demandin&) irritatin& or untrue to the ideal he should acce,t as his) accordin& to the role you set (or him. 8-*-.%. 7ou kno# the one to choose9 his name has crossed your mind already. 2 0e #ill $e the one o( #hom #e ask 1od+s 5on $e sho#n to you. 3 Throu&h seein& him $ehind the &rie ances that you ha e held a&ainst him) you #ill learn that #hat lay hidden #hile you sa# him not

is there in e eryone) and can $e seen. ! 0e #ho #as enemy is more than (riend #hen he is (reed to take the holy role the 0oly 5,irit has assi&ned to him. % ;et him $e sa ior unto you today. ' 5uch is his role in 1od your "ather+s ,lan. 8-*-.'. Our lon&er ,ractice ,eriods today #ill see him in this role. 2 7ou #ill attem,t to hold him in your mind) (irst as you no# consider him. 3 7ou #ill re ie# his (aults) the di((iculties you ha e had #ith him) the ,ain he caused you) his ne&lect) and all the little and the lar&er hurts he &a e. ! 7ou #ill re&ard his $ody #ith its (la#s and $etter ,oints as #ell) and you #ill think o( his mistakes and e en o( his 2sins.2 8-*-.*. Then let us ask o( 0im 8ho kno#s this 5on o( 1od in his reality and truth) that #e may look on him a di((erent #ay) and see our sa ior shinin& in the li&ht o( true (or&i eness) &i en unto us. 2 8e ask 0im in the holy Name o( 1od and o( 0is 5on) as holy as 0imsel(. 3 ;et me $ehold my sa ior in this one 7ou ha e a,,ointed as the one (or me to ask to lead me to the holy li&ht in #hich he stands) that I may Coin #ith him. ! The $ody+s eyes are closed) and as you think o( him #ho &rie ed you) let your mind $e sho#n the li&ht in him $eyond your &rie ances. 8-*-.-. 8hat you ha e asked (or cannot $e denied. 2 7our sa ior has $een #aitin& lon& (or this. 3 0e #ould $e (ree) and make his (reedom yours. ! The 0oly 5,irit leans (rom him to you) seein& no se,aration in 1od+s 5on. % 3nd #hat you see throu&h 0im #ill (ree you $oth. ' Be ery quiet no#) and look u,on your shinin& sa ior. * No dark &rie ances o$scure the si&ht o( him. - 7ou ha e allo#ed the 0oly 5,irit to e/,ress throu&h him the role 1od &a e 0im that you mi&ht $e sa ed. 8-*-.:. 1od thanks you (or these quiet times today in #hich you laid your ima&es aside) and looked u,on the miracle o( lo e the 0oly 5,irit sho#ed you in their ,lace. 2 The #orld and 0ea en Coin in thankin& you) (or not one Thou&ht o( 1od $ut must reCoice as you are sa ed) and all the #orld #ith you. 8-*-.1>. 8e #ill remem$er this throu&hout the day) and take the role assi&ned to us as ,art o( 1od+s sal ation ,lan) and not our o#n. 2 Tem,tation (alls a#ay #hen #e allo# each one #e meet to sa e us) and re(use to hide his li&ht $ehind our &rie ances. 3 To e eryone you meet) and to the ones you think o( or remem$er (rom the ,ast) allo# the role o( sa ior to $e &i en) that you may share it #ith him. ! "or you $oth) and all the si&htless ones as #ell) #e ,ray. % ;et miracles re,lace all &rie ances.

LESSON D;. ;et me reco&niAe the ,ro$lem so it can $e sol ed. 8-*:.1. 3 ,ro$lem cannot $e sol ed i( you do not kno# #hat it is. 2 @ en i( it is really sol ed already you #ill still ha e the ,ro$lem) $ecause you #ill not reco&niAe that it has $een sol ed. 3 This is the situation o( the #orld. ! The ,ro$lem o( se,aration) #hich is really the only ,ro$lem) has already $een sol ed. % 7et the solution is not reco&niAed $ecause the ,ro$lem is not reco&niAed. 8-*:.2. @ eryone in this #orld seems to ha e his o#n s,ecial ,ro$lems. 2 7et they are all the same) and must $e reco&niAed as one i( the one solution that sol es them all is to $e acce,ted. 3 8ho can see that a ,ro$lem has $een sol ed i( he thinks the ,ro$lem is somethin& elseD ! @ en i( he is &i en the ans#er) he cannot see its rele ance. 8-*:.3. That is the ,osition in #hich you (ind yoursel( no#. 2 7ou ha e the ans#er) $ut you are still uncertain a$out #hat the ,ro$lem is. 3 3 lon& series o( di((erent ,ro$lems seems to con(ront you) and as one is settled the ne/t one and the ne/t arise. ! There seems to $e no end to them. % There is no time in #hich you (eel com,letely (ree o( ,ro$lems and at ,eace. 8-*:.!. The tem,tation to re&ard ,ro$lems as many is the tem,tation to kee, the ,ro$lem o( se,aration unsol ed. 2 The #orld seems to ,resent you #ith a ast num$er o( ,ro$lems) each requirin& a di((erent ans#er. 3 This ,erce,tion ,laces you in a ,osition in #hich your ,ro$lem sol in& must $e inadequate) and (ailure is ine ita$le. 8-*:.%. No one could sol e all the ,ro$lems the #orld a,,ears to hold. 2 They seem to $e on so many le els) in such aryin& (orms and #ith such aried content) that they con(ront you #ith an im,ossi$le situation. 3 Dismay and de,ression are ine ita$le as you re&ard them. ! 5ome s,rin& u, une/,ectedly) Cust as you think you ha e resol ed the ,re ious ones. % Others remain unsol ed under a cloud o( denial) and rise to haunt you (rom time to time) only to $e hidden a&ain $ut still unsol ed. 8-*:.'. 3ll this com,le/ity is $ut a des,erate attem,t not to reco&niAe the ,ro$lem) and there(ore not to let it $e resol ed. 2 I( you could reco&niAe that your only ,ro$lem is se,aration) no matter #hat (orm it takes) you could acce,t the ans#er $ecause you #ould see its rele ance. 3 ?ercei in& the underlyin& constancy in all the ,ro$lems that seem to con(ront you) you #ould understand that you ha e the means to sol e them all. ! 3nd you #ould use the means) $ecause you reco&niAe the ,ro$lem.

8-*:.*. In our lon&er ,ractice ,eriods today #e #ill ask #hat the ,ro$lem is) and #hat is the ans#er to it. 2 8e #ill not assume that #e already kno#. 3 8e #ill try to (ree our minds o( all the many di((erent kinds o( ,ro$lems #e think #e ha e. ! 8e #ill try to realiAe that #e ha e only one ,ro$lem) #hich #e ha e (ailed to reco&niAe. % 8e #ill ask #hat it is) and #ait (or the ans#er. ' 8e #ill $e told. * Then #e #ill ask (or the solution to it. - 3nd #e #ill $e told. 8-*:.-. The e/ercises (or today #ill $e success(ul to the e/tent to #hich you do not insist on de(inin& the ,ro$lem. 2 ?erha,s you #ill not succeed in lettin& all your ,reconcei ed notions &o) $ut that is not necessary. 3 3ll that is necessary is to entertain some dou$t a$out the reality o( your ersion o( #hat your ,ro$lems are. ! 7ou are tryin& to reco&niAe that you ha e $een &i en the ans#er $y reco&niAin& the ,ro$lem) so that the ,ro$lem and the ans#er can $e $rou&ht to&ether and you can $e at ,eace. 8-*:.:. The shorter ,ractice ,eriods (or today #ill not $e set $y time) $ut $y need. 2 7ou #ill see many ,ro$lems today) each one callin& (or an ans#er. 3 Our e((orts #ill $e directed to#ard reco&niAin& that there is only one ,ro$lem and one ans#er. ! In this reco&nition are all ,ro$lems resol ed. % In this reco&nition there is ,eace. 8-*:.1>. Be not decei ed $y the (orm o( ,ro$lems today. 2 8hene er any di((iculty seems to rise) tell yoursel( quickly. 3 ;et me reco&niAe this ,ro$lem so it can $e sol ed. ! Then try to sus,end all Cud&ment a$out #hat the ,ro$lem is. % I( ,ossi$le) close your eyes (or a moment and ask #hat it is. ' 7ou #ill $e heard and you #ill $e ans#ered. LESSON :=. ;et me reco&niAe my ,ro$lems ha e $een sol ed. 8-->.1. I( you are #illin& to reco&niAe your ,ro$lems) you #ill reco&niAe that you ha e no ,ro$lems. 2 7our one central ,ro$lem has $een ans#ered) and you ha e no other. 3 There(ore) you must $e at ,eace. ! 5al ation thus de,ends on reco&niAin& this one ,ro$lem) and understandin& that it has $een sol ed. % One ,ro$lem) one solution. ' 5al ation is accom,lished. * "reedom (rom con(lict has $een &i en you. - 3cce,t that (act) and you are ready to take your ri&ht(ul ,lace in 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. 8-->.2. 7our only ,ro$lem has $een sol edJ 2 Re,eat this o er and o er to yoursel( today) #ith &ratitude and con iction. 3 7ou ha e

reco&niAed your only ,ro$lem) o,enin& the #ay (or the 0oly 5,irit to &i e you 1od+s ans#er. ! 7ou ha e laid dece,tion aside) and seen the li&ht o( truth. % 7ou ha e acce,ted sal ation (or yoursel( $y $rin&in& the ,ro$lem to the ans#er. ' 3nd you can reco&niAe the ans#er) $ecause the ,ro$lem has $een identi(ied. 8-->.3. 7ou are entitled to ,eace today. 2 3 ,ro$lem that has $een resol ed cannot trou$le you. 3 Only $e certain you do not (or&et that all ,ro$lems are the same. ! Their many (orms #ill not decei e you #hile you remem$er this. % One ,ro$lem) one solution. ' 3cce,t the ,eace this sim,le statement $rin&s. 8-->.!. In our lon&er ,ractice ,eriods today) #e #ill claim the ,eace that must $e ours #hen the ,ro$lem and the ans#er ha e $een $rou&ht to&ether. 2 The ,ro$lem must $e &one) $ecause 1od+s ans#er cannot (ail. 3 0a in& reco&niAed one) you ha e reco&niAed the other. ! The solution is inherent in the ,ro$lem. % 7ou are ans#ered) and ha e acce,ted the ans#er. ' 7ou are sa ed. 8-->.%. No# let the ,eace that your acce,tance $rin&s $e &i en you. 2 Close your eyes) and recei e your re#ard. 3 Reco&niAe that your ,ro$lems ha e $een sol ed. ! Reco&niAe that you are out o( con(lict9 (ree and at ,eace. % 3$o e all) remem$er that you ha e one ,ro$lem) and that the ,ro$lem has one solution. ' It is in this that the sim,licity o( sal ation lies. * It is $ecause o( this that it is &uaranteed to #ork. 8-->.'. 3ssure yoursel( o(ten today that your ,ro$lems ha e $een sol ed. 2 Re,eat the idea #ith dee, con iction) as (requently as ,ossi$le. 3 3nd $e ,articularly sure to a,,ly the idea (or today to any s,eci(ic ,ro$lem that may arise. ! 5ay quickly. % ;et me reco&niAe this ,ro$lem has $een sol ed. 8-->.*. ;et us $e determined not to collect &rie ances today. 2 ;et us $e determined to $e (ree o( ,ro$lems that do not e/ist. 3 The means is sim,le honesty. ! Do not decei e yoursel( a$out #hat the ,ro$lem is) and you must reco&niAe it has $een sol ed. RE"IE& II Intro!'ction 8-rII.in.1. 8e are no# ready (or another re ie#. 2 8e #ill $e&in #here our last re ie# le(t o(() and co er t#o ideas each day. 3 The earlier ,art o( each day #ill $e de oted to one o( these ideas) and the latter ,art o( the day to the other. ! 8e #ill ha e one lon&er e/ercise ,eriod) and (requent shorter ones in #hich #e ,ractice each o( them.

8-rII.in.2. The lon&er ,ractice ,eriods #ill (ollo# this &eneral (orm. Take a$out (i(teen minutes (or each o( them) and $e&in $y thinkin& a$out the ideas (or the day) and the comments that are included in the assi&nments. 2 De ote some three or (our minutes to readin& them o er slo#ly) se eral times i( you #ish) and then close your eyes and listen. 8-rII.in.3. Re,eat the (irst ,hase o( the e/ercise ,eriod i( you (ind your mind #anderin&) $ut try to s,end the maCor ,art o( the time listenin& quietly $ut attenti ely. 2 There is a messa&e #aitin& (or you. 3 Be con(ident that you #ill recei e it. ! Remem$er that it $elon&s to you) and that you #ant it. 8-rII.in.!. Do not allo# your intent to #a er in the (ace o( distractin& thou&hts. 2 RealiAe that) #hate er (orm such thou&hts may take) they ha e no meanin& and no ,o#er. 3 Re,lace them #ith your determination to succeed. ! Do not (or&et that your #ill has ,o#er o er all (antasies and dreams. % Trust it to see you throu&h) and carry you $eyond them all. 8-rII.in.%. Re&ard these ,ractice ,eriods as dedications to the #ay) the truth and the li(e. 2 Re(use to $e sidetracked into detours) illusions and thou&hts o( death. 3 7ou are dedicated to sal ation. ! Be determined each day not to lea e your (unction un(ul(illed. 8-rII.in.'. Rea((irm your determination in the shorter ,ractice ,eriods as #ell) usin& the ori&inal (orm o( the idea (or &eneral a,,lications) and more s,eci(ic (orms #hen needed. 2 5ome s,eci(ic (orms are included in the comments #hich (ollo# the statement o( the ideas. 3 These) ho#e er) are merely su&&estions. ! It is not the ,articular #ords you use that matter. LESSON :9. Our ideas (or re ie# today are. 8--1.1. E'1F I am the li&ht o( the #orld. 2 0o# holy am I) #ho ha e $een &i en the (unction o( li&htin& u, the #orldJ 3 ;et me $e still $e(ore my holiness. ! In its calm li&ht let all my con(licts disa,,ear. % In its ,eace let me remem$er 8ho I am. 8--1.2. 5ome s,eci(ic (orms (or a,,lyin& this idea #hen s,ecial di((iculties seem to arise mi&ht $e. 2 ;et me not o$scure the li&ht o( the #orld in me. 3 ;et the li&ht o( the #orld shine throu&h this a,,earance. ! This shado# #ill anish $e(ore the li&ht.

8--1.3. E'2F "or&i eness is my (unction as the li&ht o( the #orld. 2 It is throu&h acce,tin& my (unction that I #ill see the li&ht in me. 3 3nd in this li&ht #ill my (unction stand clear and ,er(ectly unam$i&uous $e(ore my si&ht. ! 4y acce,tance does not de,end on my reco&niAin& #hat my (unction is) (or I do not yet understand (or&i eness. % 7et I #ill trust that) in the li&ht) I #ill see it as it is. 8--1.!. 5,eci(ic (orms (or usin& this idea mi&ht include. 2 ;et this hel, me learn #hat (or&i eness means. 3 ;et me not se,arate my (unction (rom my #ill. ! I #ill not use this (or an alien ,ur,ose. LESSON :(. 8e #ill re ie# these ideas today. 8--2.1. E'3F The li&ht o( the #orld $rin&s ,eace to e ery mind throu&h my (or&i eness. 2 4y (or&i eness is the means $y #hich the li&ht o( the #orld (inds e/,ression throu&h me. 3 4y (or&i eness is the means $y #hich I $ecome a#are o( the li&ht o( the #orld in me. ! 4y (or&i eness is the means $y #hich the #orld is healed) to&ether #ith mysel(. % ;et me) then) (or&i e the #orld) that it may $e healed alon& #ith me. 8--2.2. 5u&&estions (or s,eci(ic (orms (or a,,lyin& this idea are. 2 ;et ,eace e/tend (rom my mind to yours) MnameN. 3 I share the li&ht o( the #orld #ith you) MnameN. ! Throu&h my (or&i eness I can see this as it is. 8--2.3. E'!F ;et me not (or&et my (unction. 2 I #ould not (or&et my (unction) $ecause I #ould remem$er my 5el(. 3 I cannot (ul(ill my (unction i( I (or&et it. ! 3nd unless I (ul(ill my (unction) I #ill not e/,erience the Coy that 1od intends (or me. 8--2.!. 5uita$le s,eci(ic (orms o( this idea include. 2 ;et me not use this to hide my (unction (rom me. 3 I #ould use this as an o,,ortunity to (ul(ill my (unction. ! This may threaten my e&o) $ut cannot chan&e my (unction in any #ay. LESSON :?.

Today let us re ie# these ideas. 8--3.1. E'%F 4y only (unction is the one 1od &a e me. 2 I ha e no (unction $ut the one 1od &a e me. 3 This reco&nition releases me (rom all con(lict) $ecause it means I cannot ha e con(lictin& &oals. ! 8ith one ,ur,ose only) I am al#ays certain #hat to do) #hat to say and #hat to think. % 3ll dou$t must disa,,ear as I ackno#led&e that my only (unction is the one 1od &a e me. 8--3.2. 4ore s,eci(ic a,,lications o( this idea mi&ht take these (orms. 2 4y ,erce,tion o( this does not chan&e my (unction. 3 This does not &i e me a (unction other than the one 1od &a e me. ! ;et me not use this to Custi(y a (unction 1od did not &i e me. 8--3.3. E''F 4y ha,,iness and my (unction are one. 2 3ll thin&s that come (rom 1od are one. 3 They come (rom Oneness) and must $e recei ed as one. ! "ul(illin& my (unction is my ha,,iness $ecause $oth come (rom the same 5ource. % 3nd I must learn to reco&niAe #hat makes me ha,,y) i( I #ould (ind ha,,iness. 8--3.!. 5ome use(ul (orms (or s,eci(ic a,,lications o( this idea are. 2 This cannot se,arate my ha,,iness (rom my (unction. 3 The oneness o( my ha,,iness and my (unction remains #holly una((ected $y this. ! Nothin&) includin& this) can Custi(y the illusion o( ha,,iness a,art (rom my (unction. LESSON :@. These are the ideas (or today+s re ie#. 8--!.1. E'*F ;o e created me like itsel(. 2 I am in the likeness o( my Creator. 3 I cannot su((er) I cannot e/,erience loss and I cannot die. ! I am not a $ody. % I #ould reco&niAe my reality today. ' I #ill #orshi, no idols) nor raise my o#n sel(conce,t to re,lace my 5el(. * I am in the likeness o( my Creator. - ;o e created me like itsel(. 8--!.2. 7ou mi&ht (ind these s,eci(ic (orms hel,(ul in a,,lyin& the idea. 2 ;et me not see an illusion o( mysel( in this. 3 3s I look on this) let me remem$er my Creator.

! 4y Creator did not create this as I see it. 8--!.3. E'-F ;o e holds no &rie ances. 2 1rie ances are com,letely alien to lo e. 3 1rie ances attack lo e and kee, its li&ht o$scure. ! I( I hold &rie ances I am attackin& lo e) and there(ore attackin& my 5el(. % 4y 5el( thus $ecomes alien to me. ' I am determined not to attack my 5el( today) so that I can remem$er 8ho I am. 8--!.!. These s,eci(ic (orms (or a,,lyin& this idea #ould $e hel,(ul. 2 This is no Custi(ication (or denyin& my 5el(. 3 I #ill not use this to attack lo e. ! ;et this not tem,t me to attack mysel(. LESSON :A. Today+s re ie# #ill co er these ideas. 8--%.1. E':F 4y &rie ances hide the li&ht o( the #orld in me. 2 4y &rie ances sho# me #hat is not there) and hide (rom me #hat I #ould see. 3 Reco&niAin& this) #hat do I #ant my &rie ances (orD ! They kee, me in darkness and hide the li&ht. % 1rie ances and li&ht cannot &o to&ether) $ut li&ht and ision must $e Coined (or me to see. ' To see) I must lay &rie ances aside. * I #ant to see) and this #ill $e the means $y #hich I #ill succeed. 8--%.2. 5,eci(ic a,,lications (or this idea mi&ht $e made in these (orms. 2 ;et me not use this as a $lock to si&ht. 3 The li&ht o( the #orld #ill shine all this a#ay. ! I ha e no need (or this. % I #ant to see. 8--%.3. E*>F 4y sal ation comes (rom me. 2 Today I #ill reco&niAe #here my sal ation is. 3 It is in me $ecause its 5ource is there. ! It has not le(t its 5ource) and so it cannot ha e le(t my mind. % I #ill not look (or it outside mysel(. ' It is not (ound outside and then $rou&ht in. * But (rom #ithin me it #ill reach $eyond) and e erythin& I see #ill $ut re(lect the li&ht that shines in me and in itsel(. 8--%.!. These (orms o( the idea are suita$le (or more s,eci(ic a,,lications. 2 ;et this not tem,t me to look a#ay (rom me (or my sal ation.

3 I #ill not let this inter(ere #ith my a#areness o( the 5ource o( my sal ation. ! This has no ,o#er to remo e sal ation (rom me. LESSON :B. These ideas are (or re ie# today. 8--'.1. E*1F Only 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation #ill #ork. 2 It is senseless (or me to search #ildly a$out (or sal ation. 3 I ha e seen it in many ,eo,le and in many thin&s) $ut #hen I reached (or it) it #as not there. ! I #as mistaken a$out #here it is. % I #as mistaken a$out #hat it is. ' I #ill undertake no more idle seekin&. * Only 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation #ill #ork. - 3nd I #ill reCoice $ecause 0is ,lan can ne er (ail. 8--'.2. These are some su&&ested (orms (or a,,lyin& this idea s,eci(ically. 2 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation #ill sa e me (rom my ,erce,tion o( this. 3 This is no e/ce,tion in 1od+s ,lan (or my sal ation. ! ;et me ,ercei e this only in the li&ht o( 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. 8--'.3. E*2F 0oldin& &rie ances is an attack on 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. 2 0oldin& &rie ances is an attem,t to ,ro e that 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation #ill not #ork. 3 7et only 0is ,lan #ill #ork. ! By holdin& &rie ances) I am there(ore e/cludin& my only ho,e o( sal ation (rom my a#areness. % I #ould no lon&er de(eat my o#n $est interests in this insane #ay. ' I #ould acce,t 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation) and $e ha,,y. 8--'.!. 5,eci(ic a,,lications (or this idea mi&ht $e in these (orms. 2 I am choosin& $et#een mis,erce,tion and sal ation as I look on this. 3 I( I see &rounds (or &rie ances in this) I #ill not see the &rounds (or my sal ation. ! This calls (or sal ation) not attack. LESSON :D. Our re ie# today #ill co er these ideas. 8--*.1. E*3F I #ill there $e li&ht. 2 I #ill use the ,o#er o( my #ill today. 3 It is not my #ill to &ro,e a$out in darkness) (ear(ul o( shado#s and a(raid o( thin&s unseen and unreal.

! ;i&ht shall $e my &uide today. % I #ill (ollo# it #here it leads me) and I #ill look only on #hat it sho#s me. ' This day I #ill e/,erience the ,eace o( true ,erce,tion. 8--*.2. These (orms o( this idea #ould $e hel,(ul (or s,eci(ic a,,lications. 2 This cannot hide the li&ht I #ill to see. 3 7ou stand #ith me in li&ht) MnameN. ! In the li&ht this #ill look di((erent. 8--*.3. E*!F There is no #ill $ut 1od+s. 2 I am sa(e today $ecause there is no #ill $ut 1od+s. 3 I can $ecome a(raid only #hen I $elie e there is another #ill. ! I try to attack only #hen I am a(raid) and only #hen I try to attack can I $elie e that my eternal sa(ety is threatened. % Today I #ill reco&niAe that all this has not occurred. ' I am sa(e $ecause there is no #ill $ut 1od+s. 8--*.!. These are some use(ul (orms o( this idea (or s,eci(ic a,,lications. 2 ;et me ,ercei e this in accordance #ith the 8ill o( 1od. 3 It is 1od+s 8ill you are 0is 5on) MnameN) and mine as #ell. ! This is ,art o( 1od+s 8ill (or me) ho#e er I may see it. LESSON ::. Today #e #ill re ie# these ideas. 8---.1. E*%F The li&ht has come. 2 In choosin& sal ation rather than attack) I merely choose to reco&niAe #hat is already there. 3 5al ation is a decision made already. ! 3ttack and &rie ances are not there to choose. % That is #hy I al#ays choose $et#een truth and illusion9 $et#een #hat is there and #hat is not. ' The li&ht has come. * I can $ut choose the li&ht) (or it has no alternati e. - It has re,laced the darkness) and the darkness has &one. 8---.2. These #ould ,ro e use(ul (orms (or s,eci(ic a,,lications o( this idea. 2 This cannot sho# me darkness) (or the li&ht has come. 3 The li&ht in you is all that I #ould see) MnameN. ! I #ould see in this only #hat is there. 8---.3. E*'F I am under no la#s $ut 1od+s.

2 0ere is the ,er(ect statement o( my (reedom. 3 I am under no la#s $ut 1od+s. ! I am constantly tem,ted to make u, other la#s and &i e them ,o#er o er me. % I su((er only $ecause o( my $elie( in them. ' They ha e no real e((ect on me at all. * I am ,er(ectly (ree o( the e((ects o( all la#s sa e 1od+s. - 3nd 0is are the la#s o( (reedom. 8---.!. "or s,eci(ic (orms in a,,lyin& this idea) these #ould $e use(ul. 2 4y ,erce,tion o( this sho#s me I $elie e in la#s that do not e/ist. 3 I see only the la#s o( 1od at #ork in this. ! ;et me allo# 1od+s la#s to #ork in this) and not my o#n. LESSON :;. These are our re ie# ideas (or today. 8--:.1. E**F I am entitled to miracles. 2 I am entitled to miracles $ecause I am under no la#s $ut 1od+s. 3 0is la#s release me (rom all &rie ances) and re,lace them #ith miracles. ! 3nd I #ould acce,t the miracles in ,lace o( the &rie ances) #hich are $ut illusions that hide the miracles $eyond. % No# I #ould acce,t only #hat the la#s o( 1od entitle me to ha e) that I may use it on $ehal( o( the (unction 0e has &i en me. 8--:.2. 7ou mi&ht use these su&&estions (or s,eci(ic a,,lications o( this idea. 2 Behind this is a miracle to #hich I am entitled. 3 ;et me not hold a &rie ance a&ainst you) MnameN) $ut o((er you the miracle that $elon&s to you instead. ! 5een truly) this o((ers me a miracle. 8--:.3. E*-F ;et miracles re,lace all &rie ances. 2 By this idea do I unite my #ill #ith the 0oly 5,irit+s) and ,ercei e them as one. 3 By this idea do I acce,t my release (rom hell. ! By this idea do I e/,ress my #illin&ness to ha e all my illusions $e re,laced #ith truth) accordin& to 1od+s ,lan (or my sal ation. % I #ould make no e/ce,tions and no su$stitutes. ' I #ant all o( 0ea en and only 0ea en) as 1od #ills me to ha e. 8--:.!. Use(ul s,eci(ic (orms (or a,,lyin& this idea #ould $e. 2 I #ould not hold this &rie ance a,art (rom my sal ation. 3 ;et our &rie ances $e re,laced $y miracles) MnameN. ! Beyond this is the miracle $y #hich all my &rie ances are re,laced.

LESSON ;=. "or this re ie# #e #ill use these ideas. 8-:>.1. E*:F ;et me reco&niAe the ,ro$lem so it can $e sol ed. 2 ;et me realiAe today that the ,ro$lem is al#ays some (orm o( &rie ance that I #ould cherish. 3 ;et me also understand that the solution is al#ays a miracle #ith #hich I let the &rie ance $e re,laced. ! Today I #ould remem$er the sim,licity o( sal ation $y rein(orcin& the lesson that there is one ,ro$lem and one solution. % The ,ro$lem is a &rie ance9 the solution is a miracle. ' 3nd I in ite the solution to come to me throu&h my (or&i eness o( the &rie ance) and my #elcome o( the miracle that takes its ,lace. 8-:>.2. 5,eci(ic a,,lications o( this idea mi&ht $e in these (orms. 2 This ,resents a ,ro$lem to me #hich I #ould ha e resol ed. 3 The miracle $ehind this &rie ance #ill resol e it (or me. ! The ans#er to this ,ro$lem is the miracle that it conceals. 8-:>.3. E->F ;et me reco&niAe my ,ro$lems ha e $een sol ed. 2 I seem to ha e ,ro$lems only $ecause I am misusin& time. 3 I $elie e that the ,ro$lem comes (irst) and time must ela,se $e(ore it can $e #orked out. ! I do not see the ,ro$lem and the ans#er as simultaneous in their occurrence. % That is $ecause I do not yet realiAe that 1od has ,laced the ans#er to&ether #ith the ,ro$lem) so that they cannot $e se,arated $y time. ' The 0oly 5,irit #ill teach me this) i( I #ill let 0im. * 3nd I #ill understand it is im,ossi$le that I could ha e a ,ro$lem #hich has not $een sol ed already. 8-:>.!. These (orms o( the idea #ill $e use(ul (or s,eci(ic a,,lications. 2 I need not #ait (or this to $e resol ed. 3 The ans#er to this ,ro$lem is already &i en me) i( I #ill acce,t it. ! Time cannot se,arate this ,ro$lem (rom its solution. LESSON ;9. 4iracles are seen in li&ht. 8-:1.1. It is im,ortant to remem$er that miracles and ision necessarily &o to&ether. 2 This needs re,eatin&) and (requent re,eatin&. 3 It is a central idea in your ne# thou&ht system) and the

,erce,tion that it ,roduces. ! The miracle is al#ays there. % Its ,resence is not caused $y your ision9 its a$sence is not the result o( your (ailure to see. ' It is only your a#areness o( miracles that is a((ected. * 7ou #ill see them in the li&ht9 you #ill not see them in the dark. 8-:1.2. To you) then) li&ht is crucial. 2 8hile you remain in darkness) the miracle remains unseen. 3 Thus you are con inced it is not there. ! This (ollo#s (rom the ,remises (rom #hich the darkness comes. % Denial o( li&ht leads to (ailure to ,ercei e it. ' "ailure to ,ercei e li&ht is to ,ercei e darkness. * The li&ht is useless to you then) e en thou&h it is there. - 7ou cannot use it $ecause its ,resence is unkno#n to you. : 3nd the seemin& reality o( the darkness makes the idea o( li&ht meanin&less. 8-:1.3. To $e told that #hat you do not see is there sounds like insanity. 2 It is ery di((icult to $ecome con inced that it is insanity not to see #hat is there) and to see #hat is not there instead. 3 7ou do not dou$t that the $ody+s eyes can see. ! 7ou do not dou$t the ima&es they sho# you are reality. % 7our (aith lies in the darkness) not the li&ht. ' 0o# can this $e re ersedD * "or you it is im,ossi$le) $ut you are not alone in this. 8-:1.!. 7our e((orts) ho#e er little they may $e) ha e stron& su,,ort. 2 Did you $ut realiAe ho# &reat this stren&th) your dou$ts #ould anish. 3 Today #e #ill de ote oursel es to the attem,t to let you (eel this stren&th. ! 8hen you ha e (elt the stren&th in you) #hich makes all miracles #ithin your easy reach) you #ill not dou$t. % The miracles your sense o( #eakness hides #ill lea, into a#areness as you (eel the stren&th in you. 8-:1.%. Three times today) set aside a$out ten minutes (or a quiet time in #hich you try to lea e your #eakness $ehind. 2 This is accom,lished ery sim,ly) as you instruct yoursel( that you are not a $ody. 3 "aith &oes to #hat you #ant) and you instruct your mind accordin&ly. ! 7our #ill remains your teacher) and your #ill has all the stren&th to do #hat it desires. % 7ou can esca,e the $ody i( you choose. ' 7ou can e/,erience the stren&th in you. 8-:1.'. Be&in the lon&er ,ractice ,eriods #ith this statement o( true cause and e((ect relationshi,s. 2 4iracles are seen in li&ht. 3 The $ody+s eyes do not ,ercei e the li&ht. ! But I am not a $ody. % 8hat am ID ' The question #ith #hich this statement ends is needed (or our e/ercises today. * 8hat you think you are is a $elie( to $e undone. -

But #hat you really are must $e re ealed to you. : The $elie( you are a $ody calls (or correction) $ein& a mistake. 1> The truth o( #hat you are calls on the stren&th in you to $rin& to your a#areness #hat the mistake conceals. 8-:1.*. I( you are not a $ody) #hat are youD 2 7ou need to $e a#are o( #hat the 0oly 5,irit uses to re,lace the ima&e o( a $ody in your mind. 3 7ou need to (eel somethin& to ,ut your (aith in) as you li(t it (rom the $ody. ! 7ou need a real e/,erience o( somethin& else) somethin& more solid and more sure9 more #orthy o( your (aith) and really there. 8-:1.-. I( you are not a $ody) #hat are youD 2 3sk this in honesty) and then de ote se eral minutes to allo#in& your mistaken thou&hts a$out your attri$utes to $e corrected) and their o,,osites to take their ,lace. 3 5ay) (or e/am,le. ! % ' * : I I I I I I am not #eak) $ut stron&. am not hel,less) $ut all ,o#er(ul. am not limited) $ut unlimited. am not dou$t(ul) $ut certain. am not an illusion) $ut a reality. cannot see in darkness) $ut in li&ht.

8-:1.:. In the second ,hase o( the e/ercise ,eriod) try to e/,erience these truths a$out yoursel(. 2 Concentrate ,articularly on the e/,erience o( stren&th. 3 Remem$er that all sense o( #eakness is associated #ith the $elie( you are a $ody) a $elie( that is mistaken and deser es no (aith. ! Try to remo e your (aith (rom it) i( only (or a moment. % 7ou #ill $e accustomed to kee,in& (aith #ith the more #orthy in you as #e &o alon&. 8-:1.1>. Rela/ (or the rest o( the ,ractice ,eriod) con(ident that your e((orts) ho#e er mea&er) are (ully su,,orted $y the stren&th o( 1od and all 0is Thou&hts. 2 It is (rom Them that your stren&th #ill come. 3 It is throu&h Their stron& su,,ort that you #ill (eel the stren&th in you. ! They are united #ith you in this ,ractice ,eriod) in #hich you share a ,ur,ose like Their O#n. % Theirs is the li&ht in #hich you #ill see miracles) $ecause Their stren&th is yours. ' Their stren&th $ecomes your eyes) that you may see. 8-:1.11. "i e or si/ times an hour) at reasona$ly re&ular inter als) remind yoursel( that miracles are seen in li&ht. 2 3lso) $e sure to meet tem,tation #ith today+s idea. 3 This (orm #ould $e hel,(ul (or this s,ecial ,ur,ose.

! 4iracles are seen in li&ht. % ;et me not close my eyes $ecause o( this. LESSON ;(. 4iracles are seen in li&ht) and li&ht and stren&th are one. 8-:2.1. The idea (or today is an e/tension o( the ,re ious one. 2 7ou do not think o( li&ht in terms o( stren&th) and darkness in terms o( #eakness. 3 That is $ecause your idea o( #hat seein& means is tied u, #ith the $ody and its eyes and $rain. ! Thus you $elie e that you can chan&e #hat you see $y ,uttin& little $its o( &lass $e(ore your eyes. % This is amon& the many ma&ical $elie(s that come (rom the con iction you are a $ody) and the $ody+s eyes can see. 8-:2.2. 7ou also $elie e the $ody+s $rain can think. 2 I( you $ut understood the nature o( thou&ht) you could $ut lau&h at this insane idea. 3 It is as i( you thou&ht you held the match that li&hts the sun and &i es it all its #armth9 or that you held the #orld #ithin your hand) securely $ound until you let it &o. ! 7et this is no more (oolish than to $elie e the $ody+s eyes can see9 the $rain can think. 8-:2.3. It is 1od+s stren&th in you that is the li&ht in #hich you see) as it is 0is 4ind #ith #hich you think. 2 0is stren&th denies your #eakness. 3 It is your #eakness that sees throu&h the $ody+s eyes) ,eerin& a$out in darkness to $ehold the likeness o( itsel(9 the small) the #eak) the sickly and the dyin&) those in need) the hel,less and a(raid) the sad) the ,oor) the star in& and the Coyless. ! These are seen throu&h eyes that cannot see and cannot $less. 8-:2.!. 5tren&th o erlooks these thin&s $y seein& ,ast a,,earances. 2 It kee,s its steady &aAe u,on the li&ht that lies $eyond them. 3 It unites #ith li&ht) o( #hich it is a ,art. ! It sees itsel(. % It $rin&s the li&ht in #hich your 5el( a,,ears. ' In darkness you ,ercei e a sel( that is not there. * 5tren&th is the truth a$out you9 #eakness is an idol (alsely #orshi,,ed and adored that stren&th may $e dis,elled) and darkness rule #here 1od a,,ointed that there should $e li&ht. 8-:2.%. 5tren&th comes (rom truth) and shines #ith li&ht its 5ource has &i en it9 #eakness re(lects the darkness o( its maker. 2 It is sick and looks on sickness) #hich is like itsel(. 3 Truth is a sa ior and can only #ill (or ha,,iness and ,eace (or e eryone. ! It &i es its stren&th to e eryone #ho asks) in limitless su,,ly. % It sees that lack in anyone #ould $e a lack in all. ' 3nd so it &i es its li&ht that all may see and $ene(it as one. * Its stren&th is shared) that it may $rin& to all the miracle in #hich they #ill unite in ,ur,ose and (or&i eness and in lo e.

8-:2.'. 8eakness) #hich looks in darkness) cannot see a ,ur,ose in (or&i eness and in lo e. 2 It sees all others di((erent (rom itsel() and nothin& in the #orld that it #ould share. 3 It Cud&es and condemns) $ut does not lo e. ! In darkness it remains to hide itsel() and dreams that it is stron& and conquerin&) a ictor o er limitations that $ut &ro# in darkness to enormous siAe. 8-:2.*. It (ears and it attacks and hates itsel() and darkness co ers e erythin& it sees) lea in& its dreams as (ear(ul as itsel(. 2 No miracles are here) $ut only hate. 3 It se,arates itsel( (rom #hat it sees) #hile li&ht and stren&th ,ercei e themsel es as one. ! The li&ht o( stren&th is not the li&ht you see. % It does not chan&e and (licker and &o out. ' It does not shi(t (rom ni&ht to day) and $ack to darkness till the mornin& comes a&ain. 8-:2.-. The li&ht o( stren&th is constant) sure as lo e) (ore er &lad to &i e itsel( a#ay) $ecause it cannot &i e $ut to itsel(. 2 No one can ask in ain to share its si&ht) and none #ho enters its a$ode can lea e #ithout a miracle $e(ore his eyes) and stren&th and li&ht a$idin& in his heart. 8-:2.:. The stren&th in you #ill o((er you the li&ht) and &uide your seein& so you do not d#ell on idle shado#s that the $ody+s eyes ,ro ide (or sel(-dece,tion. 2 5tren&th and li&ht unite in you) and #here they meet) your 5el( stands ready to em$race you as Its O#n. 3 5uch is the meetin& ,lace #e try today to (ind and rest in) (or the ,eace o( 1od is #here your 5el() 0is 5on) is #aitin& no# to meet Itsel( a&ain) and $e as One. 8-:2.1>. ;et us &i e t#enty minutes t#ice today to Coin this meetin&. 2 ;et yoursel( $e $rou&ht unto your 5el(. 3 Its stren&th #ill $e the li&ht in #hich the &i(t o( si&ht is &i en you. ! ;ea e) then) the dark a little #hile today) and #e #ill ,ractice seein& in the li&ht) closin& the $ody+s eyes and askin& truth to sho# us ho# to (ind the meetin& ,lace o( sel( and 5el() #here li&ht and stren&th are one. 8-:2.11. 4ornin& and e enin& #e #ill ,ractice thus. 2 3(ter the mornin& meetin&) #e #ill use the day in ,re,aration (or the time at ni&ht #hen #e #ill meet a&ain in trust. 3 ;et us re,eat as o(ten as #e can the idea (or today) and reco&niAe that #e are $ein& introduced to si&ht) and led a#ay (rom darkness to the li&ht #here only miracles can $e ,ercei ed. LESSON ;?. ;i&ht and Coy and ,eace a$ide in me.

8-:3.1. 7ou think you are the home o( e il) darkness and sin. 2 7ou think i( anyone could see the truth a$out you he #ould $e re,elled) recoilin& (rom you as i( (rom a ,oisonous snake. 3 7ou think i( #hat is true a$out you #ere re ealed to you) you #ould $e struck #ith horror so intense that you #ould rush to death $y your o#n hand) li in& on a(ter seein& this $ein& im,ossi$le. 8-:3.2. These are $elie(s so (irmly (i/ed that it is di((icult to hel, you see that they are $ased on nothin&. 2 That you ha e made mistakes is o$ ious. 3 That you ha e sou&ht sal ation in stran&e #ays9 ha e $een decei ed) decei in& and a(raid o( (oolish (antasies and sa a&e dreams9 and ha e $o#ed do#n to idols made o( dust)Kall this is true $y #hat you no# $elie e. 8-:3.3. Today #e question this) not (rom the ,oint o( ie# o( #hat you think) $ut (rom a ery di((erent re(erence ,oint) (rom #hich such idle thou&hts are meanin&less. 2 These thou&hts are not accordin& to 1od+s 8ill. 3 These #eird $elie(s 0e does not share #ith you. ! This is enou&h to ,ro e that they are #ron&) $ut you do not ,ercei e that this is so. 8-:3.!. 8hy #ould you not $e o erCoyed to $e assured that all the e il that you think you did #as ne er done) that all your sins are nothin&) that you are as ,ure and holy as you #ere created) and that li&ht and Coy and ,eace a$ide in youD 2 7our ima&e o( yoursel( cannot #ithstand the 8ill o( 1od. 3 7ou think that this is death) $ut it is li(e. ! 7ou think you are destroyed) $ut you are sa ed. 8-:3.%. The sel( you made is not the 5on o( 1od. 2 There(ore) this sel( does not e/ist at all. 3 3nd anythin& it seems to do and think means nothin&. ! It is neither $ad nor &ood. % It is unreal) and nothin& more than that. ' It does not $attle #ith the 5on o( 1od. * It does not hurt him) nor attack his ,eace. - It has not chan&ed creation) nor reduced eternal sinlessness to sin) and lo e to hate. : 8hat ,o#er can this sel( you made ,ossess) #hen it #ould contradict the 8ill o( 1odD 8-:3.'. 7our sinlessness is &uaranteed $y 1od. 2 O er and o er this must $e re,eated) until it is acce,ted. 3 It is true. ! 7our sinlessness is &uaranteed $y 1od. % Nothin& can touch it) or chan&e #hat 1od created as eternal. ' The sel( you made) e il and (ull o( sin) is meanin&less. * 7our sinlessness is &uaranteed $y 1od) and li&ht and Coy and ,eace a$ide in you. 8-:3.*. 5al ation requires the acce,tance o( $ut one thou&ht9Kyou are as 1od created you) not #hat you made o( yoursel(. 2 8hate er e il you may think you did) you are as 1od created you. 3 8hate er mistakes you made) the truth a$out you is unchan&ed. ! Creation is eternal and unaltera$le. % 7our sinlessness is &uaranteed $y 1od. ' 7ou

are and #ill (ore er $e e/actly as you #ere created. * ;i&ht and Coy and ,eace a$ide in you $ecause 1od ,ut them there. 8-:3.-. In our lon&er e/ercise ,eriods today) #hich #ould $e most ,ro(ita$le i( done (or the (irst (i e minutes o( e ery #akin& hour) $e&in $y statin& the truth a$out your creation. 2 ;i&ht and Coy and ,eace a$ide in me. 3 4y sinlessness is &uaranteed $y 1od. ! Then ,ut a#ay your (oolish sel(-ima&es) and s,end the rest o( the ,ractice ,eriod in tryin& to e/,erience #hat 1od has &i en you) in ,lace o( #hat you ha e decreed (or yoursel(. 8-:3.:. 7ou are #hat 1od created or #hat you made. 2 One 5el( is true9 the other is not there. 3 Try to e/,erience the unity o( your one 5el(. ! Try to a,,reciate Its 0oliness and the lo e (rom #hich It #as created. % Try not to inter(ere #ith the 5el( #hich 1od created as you) $y hidin& Its maCesty $ehind the tiny idols o( e il and sin(ulness you ha e made to re,lace It. ' ;et It come into Its O#n. * 0ere you are9 This is 7ou. - 3nd li&ht and Coy and ,eace a$ide in you $ecause this is so. 8-:3.1>. 7ou may not $e #illin& or e en a$le to use the (irst (i e minutes o( each hour (or these e/ercises. 2 Try) ho#e er) to do so #hen you can. 3 3t least remem$er to re,eat these thou&hts each hour. ! ;i&ht and Coy and ,eace a$ide in me. % 4y sinlessness is &uaranteed $y 1od. ' Then try to de ote at least a minute or so to closin& your eyes and realiAin& that this is a statement o( the truth a$out you. 8-:3.11. I( a situation arises that seems to $e distur$in&) quickly dis,el the illusion o( (ear $y re,eatin& these thou&hts a&ain. 2 5hould you $e tem,ted to $ecome an&ry #ith someone) tell him silently. 3 ;i&ht and Coy and ,eace a$ide in you. ! 7our sinlessness is &uaranteed $y 1od. % 7ou can do much (or the #orld+s sal ation today. ' 7ou can do much today to $rin& you closer to the ,art in sal ation that 1od has assi&ned to you. * 3nd you can do much today to $rin& the con iction to your mind that the idea (or the day is true indeed.

LESSON ;@. I am as 1od created me. 8-:!.1. Today #e continue #ith the one idea #hich $rin&s com,lete sal ation9 the one statement #hich makes all (orms o( tem,tation ,o#erless9 the one thou&ht #hich renders the e&o silent and entirely undone. 2 7ou are as 1od created you. 3 The sounds o( this #orld are still) the si&hts o( this #orld disa,,ear) and all the thou&hts that this #orld e er held are #i,ed a#ay (ore er $y this one idea. ! 0ere is sal ation accom,lished. % 0ere is sanity restored. 8-:!.2. True li&ht is stren&th) and stren&th is sinlessness. 2 I( you remain as 1od created you) you must $e stron& and li&ht must $e in you. 3 0e 8ho ensured your sinlessness must $e the &uarantee o( stren&th and li&ht as #ell. ! 7ou are as 1od created you. % Darkness cannot o$scure the &lory o( 1od+s 5on. ' 7ou stand in li&ht) stron& in the sinlessness in #hich you #ere created) and in #hich you #ill remain throu&hout eternity. 8-:!.3. Today #e #ill a&ain de ote the (irst (i e minutes o( each #akin& hour to the attem,t to (eel the truth in you. 2 Be&in these times o( searchin& #ith these #ords. 3 I am as 1od created me. ! I am 0is 5on eternally. % No# try to reach the 5on o( 1od in you. ' This is the 5el( that ne er sinned) nor made an ima&e to re,lace reality. * This is the 5el( that ne er le(t Its home in 1od to #alk the #orld uncertainly. - This is the 5el( that kno#s no (ear) nor could concei e o( loss or su((erin& or death. 8-:!.!. Nothin& is required o( you to reach this &oal e/ce,t to lay all idols and sel(-ima&es aside9 &o ,ast the list o( attri$utes) $oth &ood and $ad) you ha e ascri$ed to yoursel(9 and #ait in silent e/,ectancy (or the truth. 2 1od has 0imsel( ,romised that it #ill $e re ealed to all #ho ask (or it. 3 7ou are askin& no#. ! 7ou cannot (ail $ecause 0e cannot (ail. 8-:!.%. I( you do not meet the requirement o( ,racticin& (or the (irst (i e minutes o( e ery hour) at least remind yoursel( hourly. 2 I am as 1od created me. 3 I am 0is 5on eternally.

! Tell yoursel( (requently today that you are as 1od created you. % 3nd $e sure to res,ond to anyone #ho seems to irritate you #ith these #ords. ' 7ou are as 1od created you. * 7ou are 0is 5on eternally. - 4ake e ery e((ort to do the hourly e/ercises today. : @ach one you do #ill $e a &iant stride to#ard your release) and a milestone in learnin& the thou&ht system #hich this course sets (orth. LESSON ;A. I am one 5el() united #ith my Creator. 8-:%.1. Today+s idea accurately descri$es you as 1od created you. 2 7ou are one #ithin yoursel() and one #ith 0im. 3 7ours is the unity o( all creation. ! 7our ,er(ect unity makes chan&e in you im,ossi$le. % 7ou do not acce,t this) and you (ail to realiAe it must $e so) only $ecause you $elie e that you ha e chan&ed yoursel( already. 8-:%.2. 7ou see yoursel( as a ridiculous ,arody on 1od+s creation9 #eak) icious) u&ly and sin(ul) misera$le and $eset #ith ,ain. 2 5uch is your ersion o( yoursel(9 a sel( di ided into many #arrin& ,arts) se,arate (rom 1od) and tenuously held to&ether $y its erratic and ca,ricious maker) to #hich you ,ray. 3 It does not hear your ,rayers) (or it is dea(. ! It does not see the oneness in you) (or it is $lind. % It does not understand you are the 5on o( 1od) (or it is senseless and understands nothin&. 8-:%.3. 8e #ill attem,t today to $e a#are only o( #hat can hear and see) and #hat makes ,er(ect sense. 2 8e #ill a&ain direct our e/ercises to#ards reachin& your one 5el() #hich is united #ith Its Creator. 3 In ,atience and in ho,e #e try a&ain today. 8-:%.!. The use o( the (irst (i e minutes o( e ery #akin& hour (or ,racticin& the idea (or the day has s,ecial ad anta&es at the sta&e o( learnin& in #hich you are at ,resent. 2 It is di((icult at this ,oint not to allo# your mind to #ander) i( it undertakes e/tended ,ractice. 3 7ou ha e surely realiAed this $y no#. ! 7ou ha e seen the e/tent o( your lack o( mental disci,line) and o( your need (or mind trainin&. % It is necessary that you $e a#are o( this) (or it is indeed a hindrance to your ad ance. 8-:%.%. "requent $ut shorter ,ractice ,eriods ha e other ad anta&es (or you at this time. 2 In addition to reco&niAin& your di((iculties #ith sustained attention) you must also ha e noticed that) unless you are

reminded o( your ,ur,ose (requently) you tend to (or&et a$out it (or lon& ,eriods o( time. 3 7ou o(ten (ail to remem$er the short a,,lications o( the idea (or the day) and you ha e not yet (ormed the ha$it o( usin& the idea as an automatic res,onse to tem,tation. 8-:%.'. 5tructure) then) is necessary (or you at this time) ,lanned to include (requent reminders o( your &oal and re&ular attem,ts to reach it. 2 Re&ularity in terms o( time is not the ideal requirement (or the most $ene(icial (orm o( ,ractice in sal ation. 3 It is ad anta&eous) ho#e er) (or those #hose moti ation is inconsistent) and #ho remain hea ily de(ended a&ainst learnin&. 8-:%.*. 8e #ill) there(ore) kee, to the (i e-minutes-an-hour ,ractice ,eriods (or a #hile) and ur&e you to omit as (e# as ,ossi$le. 2 Usin& the (irst (i e minutes o( the hour #ill $e ,articularly hel,(ul) since it im,oses (irmer structure. 3 Do not) ho#e er) use your la,ses (rom this schedule as an e/cuse not to return to it a&ain as soon as you can. ! There may #ell $e a tem,tation to re&ard the day as lost $ecause you ha e already (ailed to do #hat is required. % This should) ho#e er) merely $e reco&niAed as #hat it is9 a re(usal to let your mistake $e corrected) and an un#illin&ness to try a&ain. 8-:%.-. The 0oly 5,irit is not delayed in 0is teachin& $y your mistakes. 2 0e can $e held $ack only $y your un#illin&ness to let them &o. 3 ;et us there(ore $e determined) ,articularly (or the ne/t #eek or so) to $e #illin& to (or&i e oursel es (or our la,ses in dili&ence) and our (ailures to (ollo# the instructions (or ,racticin& the day+s idea. ! This tolerance (or #eakness #ill ena$le us to o erlook it) rather than &i e it ,o#er to delay our learnin&. % I( #e &i e it ,o#er to do this) #e are re&ardin& it as stren&th) and are con(usin& stren&th #ith #eakness. 8-:%.:. 8hen you (ail to com,ly #ith the requirements o( this course) you ha e merely made a mistake. 2 This calls (or correction) and (or nothin& else. 3 To allo# a mistake to continue is to make additional mistakes) $ased on the (irst and rein(orcin& it. ! It is this ,rocess that must $e laid aside) (or it is $ut another #ay in #hich you #ould de(end illusions a&ainst the truth. 8-:%.1>. ;et all these errors &o $y reco&niAin& them (or #hat they are. 2 They are attem,ts to kee, you una#are you are one 5el() united #ith your Creator) at one #ith e ery as,ect o( creation) and limitless in ,o#er and in ,eace. 3 This is the truth) and nothin& else is true. ! Today #e #ill a((irm this truth a&ain) and try to reach the ,lace in you in #hich there is no dou$t that only this is true. 8-:%.11. Be&in the ,ractice ,eriods today #ith this assurance) o((ered to your mind #ith all the certainty that you can &i e.

2 I am one 5el() united #ith my Creator) at one #ith e ery as,ect o( creation) and limitless in ,o#er and in ,eace. 3 Then close your eyes and tell yoursel( a&ain) slo#ly and thou&ht(ully) attem,tin& to allo# the meanin& o( the #ords to sink into your mind) re,lacin& (alse ideas. ! I am one 5el(. % Re,eat this se eral times) and then attem,t to (eel the meanin& that the #ords con ey. 8-:%.12. 7ou are one 5el() united and secure in li&ht and Coy and ,eace. 2 7ou are 1od+s 5on) one 5el() #ith one Creator and one &oal9 to $rin& a#areness o( this oneness to all minds) that true creation may e/tend the allness and the unity o( 1od. 3 7ou are one 5el() com,lete and healed and #hole) #ith ,o#er to li(t the eil o( darkness (rom the #orld) and let the li&ht in you come throu&h to teach the #orld the truth a$out yoursel(. 8-:%.13. 7ou are one 5el() in ,er(ect harmony #ith all there is) and all that there #ill $e. 2 7ou are one 5el() the holy 5on o( 1od) united #ith your $rothers in that 5el(9 united #ith your "ather in 0is 8ill. 3 "eel this one 5el( in you) and let It shine a#ay all your illusions and your dou$ts. ! This is your 5el() the 5on o( 1od 0imsel() sinless as Its Creator) #ith 0is stren&th #ithin you and 0is ;o e (ore er yours. % 7ou are one 5el() and it is &i en you to (eel this 5el( #ithin you) and to cast all your illusions out o( the one 4ind that is this 5el() the holy truth in you. 8-:%.1!. Do not (or&et today. 2 8e need your hel,9 your little ,art in $rin&in& ha,,iness to all the #orld. 3 3nd 0ea en looks to you in con(idence that you #ill try today. ! 5hare) then) its surety) (or it is yours. % Be i&ilant. ' Do not (or&et today. * Throu&hout the day do not (or&et your &oal. - Re,eat today+s idea as (requently as ,ossi$le) and understand each time you do so) someone hears the oice o( ho,e) the stirrin& o( the truth #ithin his mind) the &entle rustlin& o( the #in&s o( ,eace. 8-:%.1%. 7our o#n ackno#led&ment you are one 5el() united #ith your "ather) is a call to all the #orld to $e at one #ith you. 2 To e eryone you meet today) $e sure to &i e the ,romise o( today+s idea and tell him this. 3 7ou are one 5el( #ith me) united #ith our Creator in this 5el(. ! I honor you $ecause o( 8hat I am) and 8hat 0e is) 8ho lo es us $oth as One.

LESSON ;B. 5al ation comes (rom my one 5el(. 8-:'.1. 3lthou&h you are one 5el() you e/,erience yoursel( as t#o9 as $oth &ood and e il) lo in& and hatin&) mind and $ody. 2 This sense o( $ein& s,lit into o,,osites induces (eelin&s o( acute and constant con(lict) and leads to (rantic attem,ts to reconcile the contradictory as,ects o( this sel(-,erce,tion. 3 7ou ha e sou&ht many such solutions) and none o( them has #orked. ! The o,,osites you see in you #ill ne er $e com,ati$le. % But one e/ists. 8-:'.2. The (act that truth and illusion cannot $e reconciled) no matter ho# you try) #hat means you use and #here you see the ,ro$lem) must $e acce,ted i( you #ould $e sa ed. 2 Until you ha e acce,ted this) you #ill attem,t an endless list o( &oals you cannot reach9 a senseless series o( e/,enditures o( time and e((ort) ho,e(ulness and dou$t) each one as (utile as the one $e(ore) and (ailin& as the ne/t one surely #ill. 8-:'.3. ?ro$lems that ha e no meanin& cannot $e resol ed #ithin the (rame#ork they are set. 2 T#o sel es in con(lict could not $e resol ed) and &ood and e il ha e no meetin& ,lace. 3 The sel( you made can ne er $e your 5el() nor can your 5el( $e s,lit in t#o) and still $e #hat It is and must (ore er $e. ! 3 mind and $ody cannot $oth e/ist. % 4ake no attem,t to reconcile the t#o) (or one denies the other can $e real. ' I( you are ,hysical) your mind is &one (rom your sel(conce,t) (or it has no ,lace in #hich it could $e really ,art o( you. * I( you are s,irit) then the $ody must $e meanin&less to your reality. 8-:'.!. 5,irit makes use o( mind as means to (ind its 5el( e/,ression. 2 3nd the mind #hich ser es the s,irit is at ,eace and (illed #ith Coy. 3 Its ,o#er comes (rom s,irit) and it is (ul(illin& ha,,ily its (unction here. ! 7et mind can also see itsel( di orced (rom s,irit) and ,ercei e itsel( #ithin a $ody it con(uses #ith itsel(. % 8ithout its (unction then it has no ,eace) and ha,,iness is alien to its thou&hts. 8-:'.%. 7et mind a,art (rom s,irit cannot think. 2 It has denied its 5ource o( stren&th) and sees itsel( as hel,less) limited and #eak. 3 Dissociated (rom its (unction no#) it thinks it is alone and se,arate) attacked $y armies massed a&ainst itsel( and hidin& in the $ody+s (rail su,,ort. ! No# must it reconcile unlike #ith like) (or this is #hat it thinks that it is (or. 8-:'.'. 8aste no more time on this. 2 8ho can resol e the senseless con(licts #hich a dream ,resentsD 3 8hat could the resolution mean in truthD ! 8hat ,ur,ose could it ser eD % 8hat is it (orD ' 5al ation cannot make illusions real) nor sol e a ,ro$lem that does not e/ist. *

?erha,s you ho,e it can. - 7et #ould you ha e 1od+s ,lan (or the release o( 0is dear 5on $rin& ,ain to him) and (ail to set him (reeD 8-:'.*. 7our 5el( retains Its Thou&hts) and they remain #ithin your mind and in the 4ind o( 1od. 2 The 0oly 5,irit holds sal ation in your mind) and o((ers it the #ay to ,eace. 3 5al ation is a thou&ht you share #ith 1od) $ecause 0is 6oice acce,ted it (or you and ans#ered in your name that it #as done. ! Thus is sal ation ke,t amon& the Thou&hts your 5el( holds dear and cherishes (or you. 8-:'.-. 8e #ill attem,t today to (ind this thou&ht) #hose ,resence in your mind is &uaranteed $y 0im 8ho s,eaks to you (rom your one 5el(. 2 Our hourly (i e-minute ,racticin& #ill $e a search (or 0im #ithin your mind. 3 5al ation comes (rom this one 5el( throu&h 0im 8ho is the Brid&e $et#een your mind and It. ! 8ait ,atiently) and let 0im s,eak to you a$out your 5el() and #hat your mind can do) restored to It and (ree to ser e Its 8ill. 8-:'.:. Be&in #ith sayin& this. 2 5al ation comes (rom my one 5el(. 3 Its Thou&hts are mine to use. ! Then seek Its Thou&hts) and claim them as your o#n. % These are your o#n real thou&hts you ha e denied) and let your mind &o #anderin& in a #orld o( dreams) to (ind illusions in their ,lace. ' 0ere are your thou&hts) the only ones you ha e. * 5al ation is amon& them9 (ind it there. 8-:'.1>. I( you succeed) the thou&hts that come to you #ill tell you you are sa ed) and that your mind has (ound the (unction that it sou&ht to lose. 2 7our 5el( #ill #elcome it and &i e it ,eace. 3 Restored in stren&th) it #ill a&ain (lo# out (rom s,irit to the s,irit in all thin&s created $y the 5,irit as Itsel(. ! 7our mind #ill $less all thin&s. % Con(usion done) you are restored) (or you ha e (ound your 5el(. 8-:'.11. 7our 5el( kno#s that you cannot (ail today. 2 ?erha,s your mind remains uncertain yet a little #hile. 3 Be not dismayed $y this. ! The Coy your 5el( e/,eriences It #ill sa e (or you) and it #ill yet $e yours in (ull a#areness. % @ ery time you s,end (i e minutes o( the hour seekin& 0im 8ho Coins your mind and 5el() you o((er 0im another treasure to $e ke,t (or you. 8-:'.12. @ach time today you tell your (rantic mind sal ation comes (rom your one 5el() you lay another treasure in your &ro#in& store. 2 3nd all o( it is &i en e eryone #ho asks (or it) and #ill acce,t the &i(t. 3 Think) then) ho# much is &i en unto you to &i e this day) that it $e &i en youJ

LESSON ;D. I am s,irit. 8-:*.1. Today+s idea identi(ies you #ith your one 5el(. 2 It acce,ts no s,lit identity) nor tries to #ea e o,,osin& (actors into unity. 3 It sim,ly states the truth. ! ?ractice this truth today as o(ten as you can) (or it #ill $rin& your mind (rom con(lict to the quiet (ields o( ,eace. % No chill o( (ear can enter) (or your mind has $een a$sol ed (rom madness) lettin& &o illusions o( a s,lit identity. 8-:*.2. 8e state a&ain the truth a$out your 5el() the holy 5on o( 1od 8ho rests in you9 #hose mind has $een restored to sanity. 2 7ou are the s,irit lo in&ly endo#ed #ith all your "ather+s ;o e and ,eace and Coy. 3 7ou are the s,irit #hich com,letes 0imsel() and shares 0is (unction as Creator. ! 0e is #ith you al#ays) as you are #ith 0im. 8-:*.3. Today #e try to $rin& reality still closer to your mind. 2 @ach time you ,ractice) a#areness is $rou&ht a little nearer at least9 sometimes a thousand years or more are sa ed. 3 The minutes #hich you &i e are multi,lied o er and o er) (or the miracle makes use o( time) $ut is not ruled $y it. ! 5al ation is a miracle) the (irst and last9 the (irst that is the last) (or it is one. 8-:*.!. 7ou are the s,irit in #hose mind a$ides the miracle in #hich all time stands still9 the miracle in #hich a minute s,ent in usin& these ideas $ecomes a time that has no limit and that has no end. 2 1i e) then) these minutes #illin&ly) and count on 0im 8ho ,romised to lay timelessness $eside them. 3 0e #ill o((er all 0is stren&th to e ery little e((ort that you make. ! 1i e 0im the minutes #hich 0e needs today) to hel, you understand #ith 0im you are the s,irit that a$ides in 0im) and that calls throu&h 0is 6oice to e ery li in& thin&9 o((ers 0is si&ht to e eryone #ho asks9 re,laces error #ith the sim,le truth. 8-:*.%. The 0oly 5,irit #ill $e &lad to take (i e minutes o( each hour (rom your hands) and carry them around this achin& #orld #here ,ain and misery a,,ear to rule. 2 0e #ill not o erlook one o,en mind that #ill acce,t the healin& &i(ts they $rin&) and 0e #ill lay them e ery#here 0e kno#s they #ill $e #elcome. 3 3nd they #ill increase in healin& ,o#er each time someone acce,ts them as his thou&hts) and uses them to heal. 8-:*.'. Thus #ill each &i(t to 0im $e multi,lied a thousand(old and tens o( thousands more. 2 3nd #hen it is returned to you) it #ill sur,ass in mi&ht the little &i(t you &a e as much as does the radiance o( the sun outshine the tiny &leam a (ire(ly makes an uncertain moment and &oes out. 3 The steady $rilliance o( this li&ht remains and leads you out o( darkness) nor #ill you $e a$le to (or&et the #ay a&ain.

8-:*.*. Be&in these ha,,y e/ercises #ith the #ords the 0oly 5,irit s,eaks to you) and let them echo round the #orld throu&h 0im. 2 5,irit am I) a holy 5on o( 1od) (ree o( all limits) sa(e and healed and #hole) (ree to (or&i e) and (ree to sa e the #orld. 3 @/,ressed throu&h you) the 0oly 5,irit #ill acce,t this &i(t that you recei ed o( 0im) increase its ,o#er and &i e it $ack to you. 8-:*.-. O((er each ,ractice ,eriod today &ladly to 0im. 2 3nd 0e #ill s,eak to you) remindin& you that you are s,irit) one #ith 0im and 1od) your $rothers and your 5el(. 3 ;isten (or 0is assurance e ery time you s,eak the #ords 0e o((ers you today) and let 0im tell your mind that they are true. ! Use them a&ainst tem,tation) and esca,e its sorry consequences i( you yield to the $elie( that you are somethin& else. % The 0oly 5,irit &i es you ,eace today. ' Recei e 0is #ords) and o((er them to 0im. LESSON ;:. I #ill acce,t my ,art in 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. 8-:-.1. Today is a day o( s,ecial dedication. 2 8e take a stand on $ut one side today. 3 8e side #ith truth and let illusions &o. ! 8e #ill not acillate $et#een the t#o) $ut take a (irm ,osition #ith the One. % 8e dedicate oursel es to truth today) and to sal ation as 1od ,lanned it $e. ' 8e #ill not ar&ue it is somethin& else. * 8e #ill not seek (or it #here it is not. - In &ladness #e acce,t it as it is) and take the ,art assi&ned to us $y 1od. 8-:-.2. 0o# ha,,y to $e certainJ 2 3ll our dou$ts #e lay aside today) and take our stand #ith certainty o( ,ur,ose) and #ith thanks that dou$t is &one and surety has come. 3 8e ha e a mi&hty ,ur,ose to (ul(ill) and ha e $een &i en e erythin& #e need #ith #hich to reach the &oal. ! Not one mistake stands in our #ay. % "or #e ha e $een a$sol ed (rom errors. ' 3ll our sins are #ashed a#ay $y realiAin& they #ere $ut mistakes. 8-:-.3. The &uiltless ha e no (ear) (or they are sa(e and reco&niAe their sa(ety. 2 They do not a,,eal to ma&ic) nor in ent esca,es (rom (ancied threats #ithout reality. 3 They rest in quiet certainty that they #ill do #hat it is &i en them to do. ! They do not dou$t their o#n a$ility $ecause they kno# their (unction #ill $e (illed com,letely in the ,er(ect time and ,lace. % They took the stand #hich #e #ill take today) that #e may share their certainty and thus increase it $y acce,tin& it oursel es.

8-:-.!. They #ill $e #ith us9 all #ho took the stand #e take today #ill &ladly o((er us all that they learned and e ery &ain they made. 2 Those still uncertain) too) #ill Coin #ith us) and) $orro#in& our certainty) #ill make it stron&er still. 3 8hile those as yet un$orn #ill hear the call #e heard) and ans#er it #hen they ha e come to make their choice a&ain. ! 8e do not choose $ut (or oursel es today. 8-:-.%. Is it not #orth (i e minutes o( your time each hour to $e a$le to acce,t the ha,,iness that 1od has &i en youD 2 Is it not #orth (i e minutes hourly to reco&niAe your s,ecial (unction hereD 3 Is not (i e minutes $ut a small request to make in terms o( &ainin& a re#ard so &reat it has no measureD ! 7ou ha e made a thousand losin& $ar&ains at the least. 8-:-.'. 0ere is an o((er &uaranteein& you your (ull release (rom ,ain o( e ery kind) and Coy the #orld does not contain. 2 7ou can e/chan&e a little o( your time (or ,eace o( mind and certainty o( ,ur,ose) #ith the ,romise o( com,lete success. 3 3nd since time has no meanin&) you are $ein& asked (or nothin& in return (or e erythin&. ! 0ere is a $ar&ain that you cannot lose. % 3nd #hat you &ain is limitless indeedJ 8-:-.*. @ach hour today &i e 0im your tiny &i(t o( $ut (i e minutes. 2 0e #ill &i e the #ords you use in ,racticin& today+s idea the dee, con iction and the certainty you lack. 3 0is #ords #ill Coin #ith yours) and make each re,etition o( today+s idea a total dedication) made in (aith as ,er(ect and as sure as 0is in you. ! 0is con(idence in you #ill $rin& the li&ht to all the #ords you say) and you #ill &o $eyond their sound to #hat they really mean. % Today you ,ractice #ith 0im) as you say. ' I #ill acce,t my ,art in 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. 8-:-.-. In each (i e minutes that you s,end #ith 0im) 0e #ill acce,t your #ords and &i e them $ack to you all $ri&ht #ith (aith and con(idence so stron& and steady they #ill li&ht the #orld #ith ho,e and &ladness. 2 Do not lose one chance to $e the &lad recei er o( 0is &i(ts) that you may &i e them to the #orld today. 8-:-.:. 1i e 0im the #ords) and 0e #ill do the rest. 2 0e #ill ena$le you to understand your s,ecial (unction. 3 0e #ill o,en u, the #ay to ha,,iness) and ,eace and trust #ill $e 0is &i(ts9 0is ans#er to your #ords. ! 0e #ill res,ond #ith all 0is (aith and Coy and certainty that #hat you say is true. % 3nd you #ill ha e con iction then o( 0im 8ho kno#s the (unction that you ha e on earth as #ell as 0ea en. ' 0e #ill $e #ith you each ,ractice ,eriod you share #ith 0im) e/chan&in& e ery instant o( the time you o((er 0im (or timelessness and ,eace.

8-:-.1>. Throu&hout the hour) let your time $e s,ent in ha,,y ,re,aration (or the ne/t (i e minutes you #ill s,end a&ain #ith 0im. 2 Re,eat today+s idea #hile you #ait (or the &lad time to come to you a&ain. 3 Re,eat it o(ten) and do not (or&et each time you do so) you ha e let your mind $e readied (or the ha,,y time to come. 8-:-.11. 3nd #hen the hour &oes and 0e is there once more to s,end a little time #ith you) $e thank(ul and lay do#n all earthly tasks) all little thou&hts and limited ideas) and s,end a ha,,y time a&ain #ith 0im. 2 Tell 0im once more that you acce,t the ,art that 0e #ould ha e you take and hel, you (ill) and 0e #ill make you sure you #ant this choice) #hich 0e has made #ith you and you #ith 0im. LESSON ;;. 5al ation is my only (unction here. 8-::.1. 5al ation and (or&i eness are the same. 2 They $oth im,ly that somethin& has &one #ron&9 somethin& to $e sa ed (rom) (or&i en (or9 somethin& amiss that needs correcti e chan&e9 somethin& a,art or di((erent (rom the 8ill o( 1od. 3 Thus do $oth terms im,ly a thin& im,ossi$le $ut yet #hich has occurred) resultin& in a state o( con(lict seen $et#een #hat is and #hat could ne er $e. 8-::.2. Truth and illusions $oth are equal no#) (or $oth ha e ha,,ened. 2 The im,ossi$le $ecomes the thin& you need (or&i eness (or) sal ation (rom. 3 5al ation no# $ecomes the $orderland $et#een the truth and the illusion. ! It re(lects the truth $ecause it is the means $y #hich you can esca,e illusions. % 7et it is not yet the truth $ecause it undoes #hat #as ne er done. 8-::.3. 0o# could there $e a meetin& ,lace at all #here earth and 0ea en can $e reconciled #ithin a mind #here $oth o( them e/istD 2 The mind that sees illusions thinks them real. 3 They ha e e/istence in that they are thou&hts. ! 3nd yet they are not real) $ecause the mind that thinks these thou&hts is se,arate (rom 1od. 8-::.!. 8hat Coins the se,arated mind and thou&hts #ith 4ind and Thou&ht #hich are (ore er OneD 2 8hat ,lan could hold the truth in iolate) yet reco&niAe the need illusions $rin&) and o((er means $y #hich they are undone #ithout attack and #ith no touch o( ,ainD 3 8hat $ut a Thou&ht o( 1od could $e this ,lan) $y #hich the ne er done is o erlooked) and sins (or&otten #hich #ere ne er realD 8-::.%. The 0oly 5,irit holds this ,lan o( 1od e/actly as it #as recei ed o( 0im #ithin the 4ind o( 1od and in your o#n. 2 It is a,art (rom time in that its 5ource is timeless. 3 7et it o,erates in time) $ecause o( your $elie( that time is real. ! Unshaken does the 0oly

5,irit look on #hat you see9 on sin and ,ain and death) on &rie( and se,aration and on loss. % 7et does 0e kno# one thin& must still $e true9 1od is still ;o e) and this is not 0is 8ill. 8-::.'. This is the Thou&ht that $rin&s illusions to the truth) and sees them as a,,earances $ehind #hich is the chan&eless and the sure. 2 This is the Thou&ht that sa es and that (or&i es) $ecause it lays no (aith in #hat is not created $y the only 5ource it kno#s. 3 This is the Thou&ht #hose (unction is to sa e $y &i in& you its (unction as your o#n. ! 5al ation is your (unction) #ith the One to 8hom the ,lan #as &i en. % No# are you entrusted #ith this ,lan) alon& #ith 0im. ' 0e has one ans#er to a,,earances9 re&ardless o( their (orm) their siAe) their de,th or any attri$ute they seem to ha e. * 5al ation is my only (unction here. - 1od still is ;o e) and this is not 0is 8ill. 8-::.*. 7ou #ho #ill yet #ork miracles) $e sure you ,ractice #ell the idea (or today. 2 Try to ,ercei e the stren&th in #hat you say) (or these are #ords in #hich your (reedom lies. 3 7our "ather lo es you. ! 3ll the #orld o( ,ain is not 0is 8ill. % "or&i e yoursel( the thou&ht 0e #anted this (or you. ' Then let the Thou&ht #ith #hich 0e has re,laced all your mistakes enter the darkened ,laces o( your mind that thou&ht the thou&hts that ne er #ere 0is 8ill. 8-::.-. This ,art $elon&s to 1od) as does the rest. 2 It does not think its solitary thou&hts) and make them real $y hidin& them (rom 0im. 3 ;et in the li&ht) and you #ill look u,on no o$stacle to #hat 0e #ills (or you. ! O,en your secrets to 0is kindly li&ht) and see ho# $ri&ht this li&ht still shines in you. 8-::.:. ?ractice 0is Thou&ht today) and let 0is li&ht seek out and li&hten u, all darkened s,ots) and shine throu&h them to Coin them to the rest. 2 It is 1od+s 8ill your mind $e one #ith 0is. 3 It is 1od+s 8ill that 0e has $ut one 5on. ! It is 1od+s 8ill that 0is one 5on is you. % Think o( these thin&s in ,racticin& today) and start the lesson that #e learn today #ith this instruction in the #ay o( truth. ' 5al ation is my only (unction here. * 5al ation and (or&i eness are the same. - Then turn to 0im 8ho shares your (unction here) and let 0im teach you #hat you need to learn to lay all (ear aside) and kno# your 5el( as ;o e #hich has no o,,osite in you. 8-::.1>. "or&i e all thou&hts #hich #ould o,,ose the truth o( your com,letion) unity and ,eace. 2 7ou cannot lose the &i(ts your "ather

&a e. 3 7ou do not #ant to $e another sel(. ! 7ou ha e no (unction that is not o( 1od. % "or&i e yoursel( the one you think you made. ' "or&i eness and sal ation are the same. * "or&i e #hat you ha e made and you are sa ed. 8-::.11. There is a s,ecial messa&e (or today #hich has the ,o#er to remo e all (orms o( dou$t and (ear (ore er (rom your mind. 2 I( you are tem,ted to $elie e them true) remem$er that a,,earances can not #ithstand the truth these mi&hty #ords contain. 3 5al ation is my only (unction here. ! 1od still is ;o e) and this is not 0is 8ill. 8-::.12. 7our only (unction tells you you are one. 2 Remind yoursel( o( this $et#een the times you &i e (i e minutes to $e shared #ith 0im 8ho shares 1od+s ,lan #ith you. 3 Remind yoursel(. ! 5al ation is my only (unction here. % Thus do you lay (or&i eness on your mind and let all (ear $e &ently laid aside) that lo e may (ind its ri&ht(ul ,lace in you and sho# you that you are the 5on o( 1od. LESSON 9==. 4y ,art is essential to 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. 8-1>>.1. Hust as 1od+s 5on com,letes his "ather) so your ,art in it com,letes your "ather+s ,lan. 2 5al ation must re erse the mad $elie( in se,arate thou&hts and se,arate $odies) #hich lead se,arate li es and &o their se,arate #ays. 3 One (unction shared $y se,arate minds unites them in one ,ur,ose) (or each one o( them is equally essential to them all. 8-1>>.2. 1od+s 8ill (or you is ,er(ect ha,,iness. 2 8hy should you choose to &o a&ainst 0is 8illD 3 The ,art that 0e has sa ed (or you to take in #orkin& out 0is ,lan is &i en you that you mi&ht $e restored to #hat 0e #ills. ! This ,art is as essential to 0is ,lan as to your ha,,iness. % 7our Coy must $e com,lete to let 0is ,lan $e understood $y those to #hom 0e sends you. ' They #ill see their (unction in your shinin& (ace) and hear 1od callin& to them in your ha,,y lau&h. 8-1>>.3. 7ou are indeed essential to 1od+s ,lan. 2 8ithout your Coy) 0is Coy is incom,lete. 3 8ithout your smile) the #orld cannot $e sa ed. ! 8hile you are sad) the li&ht that 1od 0imsel( a,,ointed as the means

to sa e the #orld is dim and lusterless) and no one lau&hs $ecause all lau&hter can $ut echo yours. 8-1>>.!. 7ou are indeed essential to 1od+s ,lan. 2 Hust as your li&ht increases e ery li&ht that shines in 0ea en) so your Coy on earth calls to all minds to let their sorro#s &o) and take their ,lace $eside you in 1od+s ,lan. 3 1od+s messen&ers are Coyous) and their Coy heals sorro# and des,air. ! They are the ,roo( that 1od #ills ,er(ect ha,,iness (or all #ho #ill acce,t their "ather+s &i(ts as theirs. 8-1>>.%. 8e #ill not let oursel es $e sad today. 2 "or i( #e do) #e (ail to take the ,art that is essential to 1od+s ,lan) as #ell as to our ision. 3 5adness is the si&n that you #ould ,lay another ,art) instead o( #hat has $een assi&ned to you $y 1od. ! Thus do you (ail to sho# the #orld ho# &reat the ha,,iness 0e #ills (or you. % 3nd so you do not reco&niAe that it is yours. 8-1>>.'. Today #e #ill attem,t to understand Coy is our (unction here. 2 I( you are sad) your ,art is un(ul(illed) and all the #orld is thus de,ri ed o( Coy) alon& #ith you. 3 1od asks you to $e ha,,y) so the #orld can see ho# much 0e lo es 0is 5on) and #ills no sorro# rises to a$ate his Coy9 no (ear $esets him to distur$ his ,eace. ! 7ou are 1od+s messen&er today. % 7ou $rin& 0is ha,,iness to all you look u,on9 0is ,eace to e eryone #ho looks on you and sees 0is messa&e in your ha,,y (ace. 8-1>>.*. 8e #ill ,re,are oursel es (or this today) in our (i e-minute ,ractice ,eriods) $y (eelin& ha,,iness arise in us accordin& to our "ather+s 8ill and ours. 2 Be&in the e/ercises #ith the thou&ht today+s idea contains. 3 Then realiAe your ,art is to $e ha,,y. ! Only this is asked o( you or anyone #ho #ants to take his ,lace amon& 1od+s messen&ers. % Think #hat this means. ' 7ou ha e indeed $een #ron& in your $elie( that sacri(ice is asked. * 7ou $ut recei e accordin& to 1od+s ,lan) and ne er lose or sacri(ice or die. 8-1>>.-. No# let us try to (ind that Coy that ,ro es to us and all the #orld 1od+s 8ill (or us. 2 It is your (unction that you (ind it here) and that you (ind it no#. 3 "or this you came. ! ;et this one $e the day that you succeedJ % ;ook dee, #ithin you) undismayed $y all the little thou&hts and (oolish &oals you ,ass as you ascend to meet the Christ in you. 8-1>>.:. 0e #ill $e there. 2 3nd you can reach 0im no#. 3 8hat could you rather look u,on in ,lace o( 0im 8ho #aits that you may look on 0imD ! 8hat little thou&ht has ,o#er to hold you $ackD % 8hat (oolish &oal can kee, you (rom success #hen 0e 8ho calls to you is 1od 0imsel(D 8-1>>.1>.0e #ill $e there. 2 7ou are essential to 0is ,lan. 3 7ou are 0is messen&er today. ! 3nd you must (ind #hat 0e #ould ha e you &i e. %

Do not (or&et the idea (or today $et#een your hourly ,ractice ,eriods. ' It is your 5el( 8ho calls to you today. * 3nd it is 0im you ans#er) e ery time you tell yoursel( you are essential to 1od+s ,lan (or the sal ation o( the #orld. LESSON 9=9. 1od+s 8ill (or me is ,er(ect ha,,iness. 8-1>1.1. Today #e #ill continue #ith the theme o( ha,,iness. 2 This is a key idea in understandin& #hat sal ation means. 3 7ou still $elie e it asks (or su((erin& as ,enance (or your 2sins.2 ! This is not so. % 7et you must think it so #hile you $elie e that sin is real) and that 1od+s 5on can sin. 8-1>1.2. I( sin is real) then ,unishment is Cust and cannot $e esca,ed. 2 5al ation thus cannot $e ,urchased $ut throu&h su((erin&. 3 I( sin is real) then ha,,iness must $e illusion) (or they cannot $oth $e true. ! The sin(ul #arrant only death and ,ain) and it is this they ask (or. % "or they kno# it #aits (or them) and it #ill seek them out and (ind them some#here) sometime) in some (orm that e ens the account they o#e to 1od. ' They #ould esca,e 0im in their (ear. * 3nd yet 0e #ill ,ursue) and they can not esca,e. 8-1>1.3. I( sin is real) sal ation must $e ,ain. 2 ?ain is the cost o( sin) and su((erin& can ne er $e esca,ed) i( sin is real. 3 5al ation must $e (eared) (or it #ill kill) $ut slo#ly) takin& e erythin& a#ay $e(ore it &rants the #elcome $oon o( death to ictims #ho are little more than $ones $e(ore sal ation is a,,eased. ! Its #rath is $oundless) merciless) $ut #holly Cust. 8-1>1.!. 8ho #ould seek out such sa a&e ,unishmentD 2 8ho #ould not (lee sal ation) and attem,t in e ery #ay he can to dro#n the 6oice #hich o((ers it to himD 3 8hy #ould he try to listen and acce,t Its o((erin&D ! I( sin is real) its o((erin& is death) and meted out in cruel (orm to match the icious #ishes in #hich sin is $orn. % I( sin is real) sal ation has $ecome your $itter enemy) the curse o( 1od u,on you #ho ha e cruci(ied 0is 5on. 8-1>1.%. 7ou need the ,ractice ,eriods today. 2 The e/ercises teach sin is not real) and all that you $elie e must come (rom sin #ill ne er ha,,en) (or it has no cause. 3 3cce,t 3tonement #ith an o,en mind) #hich cherishes no lin&erin& $elie( that you ha e made a de il o( 1od+s 5on. ! There is no sin. % 8e ,ractice #ith this thou&ht as o(ten as #e can today) $ecause it is the $asis (or today+s idea. 8-1>1.'. 1od+s 8ill (or you is ,er(ect ha,,iness $ecause there is no sin) and su((erin& is causeless. 2 Hoy is Cust) and ,ain is $ut the si&n you

ha e misunderstood yoursel(. 3 "ear not the 8ill o( 1od. ! But turn to it in con(idence that it #ill set you (ree (rom all the consequences sin has #rou&ht in (e erish ima&ination. % 5ay. ' 1od+s 8ill (or me is ,er(ect ha,,iness. * There is no sin9 it has no consequence. - 5o should you start your ,ractice ,eriods) and then attem,t a&ain to (ind the Coy these thou&hts #ill introduce into your mind. 8-1>1.*. 1i e these (i e minutes &ladly) to remo e the hea y load you lay u,on yoursel( #ith the insane $elie( that sin is real. 2 Today esca,e (rom madness. 3 7ou are set on (reedom+s road) and no# today+s idea $rin&s #in&s to s,eed you on) and ho,e to &o still (aster to the #aitin& &oal o( ,eace. ! There is no sin. % Remem$er this today) and tell yoursel( as o(ten as you can. ' 1od+s 8ill (or me is ,er(ect ha,,iness. * This is the truth) $ecause there is no sin. LESSON 9=(. I share 1od+s 8ill (or ha,,iness (or me. 8-1>2.1. 7ou do not #ant to su((er. 2 7ou may think it $uys you somethin&) and may still $elie e a little that it $uys you #hat you #ant. 3 7et this $elie( is surely shaken no#) at least enou&h to let you question it) and to sus,ect it really makes no sense. ! It has not &one as yet) $ut lacks the roots that once secured it ti&htly to the dark and hidden secret ,laces o( your mind. 8-1>2.2. Today #e try to loose its #eakened hold still (urther) and to realiAe that ,ain is ,ur,oseless) #ithout a cause and #ith no ,o#er to accom,lish anythin&. 2 It cannot ,urchase anythin& at all. 3 It o((ers nothin&) and does not e/ist. ! 3nd e erythin& you think it o((ers you is lackin& in e/istence) like itsel(. % 7ou ha e $een sla e to nothin&. ' Be you (ree today to Coin the ha,,y 8ill o( 1od. 8-1>2.3. "or se eral days #e #ill continue to de ote our ,eriods o( ,racticin& to e/ercises ,lanned to hel, you reach the ha,,iness 1od+s 8ill has ,laced in you. 2 0ere is your home) and here your sa(ety is. 3 0ere is your ,eace) and here there is no (ear. ! 0ere is sal ation. % 0ere is rest at last. 8-1>2.!. Be&in your ,ractice ,eriods today #ith this acce,tance o( 1od+s 8ill (or you.

2 I share 1od+s 8ill (or ha,,iness (or me) and I acce,t it as my (unction no#. 3 Then seek this (unction dee, #ithin your mind) (or it is there) a#aitin& $ut your choice. ! 7ou cannot (ail to (ind it #hen you learn it is your choice) and that you share 1od+s 8ill. 8-1>2.%. Be ha,,y) (or your only (unction here is ha,,iness. 2 7ou ha e no need to $e less lo in& to 1od+s 5on than 0e 8hose ;o e created him as lo in& as 0imsel(. 3 Besides these hourly (i e-minute rests) ,ause (requently today) to tell yoursel( that you ha e no# acce,ted ha,,iness as your one (unction. ! 3nd $e sure that you are Coinin& #ith 1od+s 8ill in doin& this. LESSON 9=?. 1od) $ein& ;o e) is also ha,,iness. 8-1>3.1. 0a,,iness is an attri$ute o( lo e. 2 It cannot $e a,art (rom it. 3 Nor can it $e e/,erienced #here lo e is not. ! ;o e has no limits) $ein& e ery#here. % 3nd there(ore Coy is e ery#here as #ell. ' 7et can the mind deny that this is so) $elie in& there are &a,s in lo e #here sin can enter) $rin&in& ,ain instead o( Coy. * This stran&e $elie( #ould limit ha,,iness $y rede(inin& lo e as limited) and introducin& o,,osition in #hat has no limit and no o,,osite. 8-1>3.2. "ear is associated then #ith lo e) and its results $ecome the herita&e o( minds that think #hat they ha e made is real. 2 These ima&es) #ith no reality in truth) $ear #itness to the (ear o( 1od) (or&ettin& $ein& ;o e) 0e must $e Coy. 3 This $asic error #e #ill try a&ain to $rin& to truth today) and teach oursel es. ! 1od) $ein& ;o e) is also ha,,iness. % To (ear 0im is to $e a(raid o( Coy. ' Be&in your ,eriods o( ,racticin& today #ith this association) #hich corrects the (alse $elie( that 1od is (ear. * It also em,hasiAes ha,,iness $elon&s to you) $ecause o( #hat 0e is. 8-1>3.3. 3llo# this one correction to $e ,laced #ithin your mind each #akin& hour today. 2 Then #elcome all the ha,,iness it $rin&s as truth re,laces (ear) and Coy $ecomes #hat you e/,ect to take the ,lace o( ,ain. 3 1od) $ein& ;o e) it #ill $e &i en you. ! Bolster this e/,ectation (requently throu&hout the day) and quiet all your (ears #ith this assurance) kind and #holly true.

% 1od) $ein& ;o e) is also ha,,iness. ' 3nd it is ha,,iness I seek today. * I cannot (ail) $ecause I seek the truth. LESSON 9=@. I seek $ut #hat $elon&s to me in truth. 8-1>!.1. Today+s idea continues #ith the thou&ht that Coy and ,eace are not $ut idle dreams. 2 They are your ri&ht) $ecause o( #hat you are. 3 They come to you (rom 1od) 8ho cannot (ail to &i e you #hat 0e #ills. ! 7et must there $e a ,lace made ready to recei e 0is &i(ts. % They are not #elcomed &ladly $y a mind that has instead recei ed the &i(ts it made #here 0is $elon&) as su$stitutes (or them. 8-1>!.2. Today #e #ould remo e all meanin&less and sel(-made &i(ts #hich #e ha e ,laced u,on the holy altar #here 1od+s &i(ts $elon&. 2 0is are the &i(ts that are our o#n in truth. 3 0is are the &i(ts that #e inherited $e(ore time #as) and that #ill still $e ours #hen time has ,assed into eternity. ! 0is are the &i(ts that are #ithin us no#) (or they are timeless. % 3nd #e need not #ait to ha e them. ' They $elon& to us today. 8-1>!.3. There(ore) #e choose to ha e them no#) and kno#) in choosin& them in ,lace o( #hat #e made) #e $ut unite our #ill #ith #hat 1od #ills) and reco&niAe the same as $ein& one. 2 Our lon&er ,ractice ,eriods today) the hourly (i e minutes &i en truth (or your sal ation) should $e&in #ith this. 3 I seek $ut #hat $elon&s to me in truth) 3nd Coy and ,eace are my inheritance. ! Then lay aside the con(licts o( the #orld that o((er other &i(ts and other &oals made o( illusions) #itnessed to $y them) and sou&ht (or only in a #orld o( dreams. 8-1>!.!. 3ll this #e lay aside) and seek instead that #hich is truly ours) as #e ask to reco&niAe #hat 1od has &i en us. 2 8e clear a holy ,lace #ithin our minds $e(ore 0is altar) #here 0is &i(ts o( ,eace and Coy are #elcome) and to #hich #e come to (ind #hat has $een &i en us $y 0im. 3 8e come in con(idence today) a#are that #hat $elon&s to us in truth is #hat 0e &i es. ! 3nd #e #ould #ish (or nothin& else) (or nothin& else $elon&s to us in truth. 8-1>!.%. 5o do #e clear the #ay (or 0im today $y sim,ly reco&niAin& that 0is 8ill is done already) and that Coy and ,eace $elon& to us as 0is eternal &i(ts. 2 8e #ill not let oursel es lose si&ht o( them $et#een

the times #e come to seek (or them #here 0e has laid them. 3 This reminder #ill #e $rin& to mind as o(ten as #e can. ! I seek $ut #hat $elon&s to me in truth. % 1od+s &i(ts o( Coy and ,eace are all I #ant. LESSON 9=A. 1od+s ,eace and Coy are mine. 8-1>%.1. 1od+s ,eace and Coy are yours. 2 Today #e #ill acce,t them) kno#in& they $elon& to us. 3 3nd #e #ill try to understand these &i(ts increase as #e recei e them. ! They are not like to the &i(ts the #orld can &i e) in #hich the &i er loses as he &i es the &i(t9 the taker is the richer $y his loss. % 5uch are not &i(ts) $ut $ar&ains made #ith &uilt. ' The truly &i en &i(t entails no loss. * It is im,ossi$le that one can &ain $ecause another loses. - This im,lies a limit and an insu((iciency. 8-1>%.2. No &i(t is &i en thus. 2 5uch 2&i(ts2 are $ut a $id (or a more alua$le return9 a loan #ith interest to $e ,aid in (ull9 a tem,orary lendin&) meant to $e a ,led&e o( de$t to $e re,aid #ith more than #as recei ed $y him #ho took the &i(t. 3 This stran&e distortion o( #hat &i in& means ,er ades all le els o( the #orld you see. ! It stri,s all meanin& (rom the &i(ts you &i e) and lea es you nothin& in the ones you take. 8-1>%.3. 3 maCor learnin& &oal this course has set is to re erse your ie# o( &i in&) so you can recei e. 2 "or &i in& has $ecome a source o( (ear) and so you #ould a oid the only means $y #hich you can recei e. 3 3cce,t 1od+s ,eace and Coy) and you #ill learn a di((erent #ay o( lookin& at a &i(t. ! 1od+s &i(ts #ill ne er lessen #hen they are &i en a#ay. % They $ut increase there$y. 8-1>%.!. 3s 0ea en+s ,eace and Coy intensi(y #hen you acce,t them as 1od+s &i(t to you) so does the Coy o( your Creator &ro# #hen you acce,t 0is Coy and ,eace as yours. 2 True &i in& is creation. 3 It e/tends the limitless to the unlimited) eternity to timelessness) and lo e unto itsel(. ! It adds to all that is com,lete already) not in sim,le terms o( addin& more) (or that im,lies that it #as less $e(ore. % It adds $y lettin& #hat cannot contain itsel( (ul(ill its aim o( &i in& e erythin& it has a#ay) securin& it (ore er (or itsel(. 8-1>%.%. Today acce,t 1od+s ,eace and Coy as yours. 2 ;et 0im com,lete 0imsel( as 0e de(ines com,letion. 3 7ou #ill understand that #hat com,letes 0im must com,lete 0is 5on as #ell. ! 0e cannot &i e throu&h loss. % No more can you. ' Recei e 0is &i(t o( Coy and ,eace today) and 0e #ill thank you (or your &i(t to 0im.

8-1>%.'. Today our ,ractice ,eriods #ill start a little di((erently. 2 Be&in today $y thinkin& o( those $rothers #ho ha e $een denied $y you the ,eace and Coy that are their ri&ht under the equal la#s o( 1od. 3 0ere you denied them to yoursel(. ! 3nd here you must return to claim them as your o#n. 8-1>%.*. Think o( your 2enemies2 a little #hile) and tell each one) as he occurs to you. 2 4y $rother) ,eace and Coy I o((er you) That I may ha e 1od+s ,eace and Coy as mine. 3 Thus you ,re,are yoursel( to reco&niAe 1od+s &i(ts to you) and let your mind $e (ree o( all that #ould ,re ent success today. ! No# are you ready to acce,t the &i(t o( ,eace and Coy that 1od has &i en you. % No# are you ready to e/,erience the Coy and ,eace you ha e denied yoursel(. ' No# you can say) 21od+s ,eace and Coy are mine)2 (or you ha e &i en #hat you #ould recei e. 8-1>%.-. 7ou must succeed today) i( you ,re,are your mind as #e su&&est. 2 "or you ha e let all $ars to ,eace and Coy $e li(ted u,) and #hat is yours can come to you at last. 3 5o tell yoursel() 21od+s ,eace and Coy are mine)2 and close your eyes a #hile) and let 0is 6oice assure you that the #ords you s,eak are true. 8-1>%.:. 5,end your (i e minutes thus #ith 0im each time you can today) $ut do not think that less is #orthless #hen you cannot &i e 0im more. 2 3t least remem$er hourly to say the #ords #hich call to 0im to &i e you #hat 0e #ills to &i e) and #ills you to recei e. 3 Determine not to inter(ere today #ith #hat 0e #ills. ! 3nd i( a $rother seems to tem,t you to deny 1od+s &i(t to him) see it as $ut another chance to let yoursel( recei e the &i(ts o( 1od as yours. % Then $less your $rother thank(ully) and say. ' 4y $rother) ,eace and Coy I o((er you) That I may ha e 1od+s ,eace and Coy as mine. LESSON 9=B. ;et me $e still and listen to the truth. 8-1>'.1. I( you #ill lay aside the e&o+s oice) ho#e er loudly it may seem to call9 i( you #ill not acce,t its ,etty &i(ts that &i e you nothin& that you really #ant9 i( you #ill listen #ith an o,en mind) that has not told you #hat sal ation is9 then you #ill hear the mi&hty 6oice o( truth)

quiet in ,o#er) stron& in stillness) and com,letely certain in Its messa&es. 8-1>'.2. ;isten) and hear your "ather s,eak to you throu&h 0is a,,ointed 6oice) #hich silences the thunder o( the meanin&less) and sho#s the #ay to ,eace to those #ho cannot see. 2 Be still today and listen to the truth. 3 Be not decei ed $y oices o( the dead) #hich tell you they ha e (ound the source o( li(e and o((er it to you (or your $elie(. ! 3ttend them not) $ut listen to the truth. 8-1>'.3. Be not a(raid today to circum ent the oices o( the #orld. 2 8alk li&htly ,ast their meanin&less ,ersuasion. 3 0ear them not. ! Be still today and listen to the truth. % 1o ,ast all thin&s #hich do not s,eak o( 0im 8ho holds your ha,,iness #ithin 0is 0and) held out to you in #elcome and in lo e. ' 0ear only 0im today) and do not #ait to reach 0im lon&er. * 0ear one 6oice today. 8-1>'.!. Today the ,romise o( 1od+s 8ord is ke,t. 2 0ear and $e silent. 3 0e #ould s,eak to you. ! 0e comes #ith miracles a thousand times as ha,,y and as #onder(ul as those you e er dreamed or #ished (or in your dreams. % 0is miracles are true. ' They #ill not (ade #hen dreamin& ends. * They end the dream instead9 and last (ore er) (or they come (rom 1od to 0is dear 5on) #hose other name is you. ?re,are yoursel( (or miracles today. : Today allo# your "ather+s ancient ,led&e to you and all your $rothers to $e ke,t. 8-1>'.%. 0ear 0im today) and listen to the 8ord #hich li(ts the eil that lies u,on the earth) and #akes all those #ho slee, and cannot see. 2 1od calls to them throu&h you. 3 0e needs your oice to s,eak to them) (or #ho could reach 1od+s 5on e/ce,t his "ather) callin& throu&h your 5el(D ! 0ear 0im today) and o((er 0im your oice to s,eak to all the multitude #ho #ait to hear the 8ord that 0e #ill s,eak today. 8-1>'.'. Be ready (or sal ation. 2 It is here) and #ill today $e &i en unto you. 3 3nd you #ill learn your (unction (rom the One 8ho chose it in your "ather+s Name (or you. ! ;isten today) and you #ill hear a 6oice #hich #ill resound throu&hout the #orld throu&h you. % The $rin&er o( all miracles has need that you recei e them (irst) and thus $ecome the Coyous &i er o( #hat you recei ed. 8-1>'.*. Thus does sal ation start and thus it ends9 #hen e erythin& is yours and e erythin& is &i en a#ay) it #ill remain #ith you (ore er. 2 3nd the lesson has $een learned. 3 Today #e ,ractice &i in&) not the #ay you understand it no#) $ut as it is. ! @ach hour+s e/ercises should $e&in #ith this request (or your enli&htenment. % I #ill $e still and listen to the truth. ' 8hat does it mean to &i e and to recei eD

8-1>'.-. 3sk and e/,ect an ans#er. 2 7our request is one #hose ans#er has $een #aitin& lon& to $e recei ed $y you. 3 It #ill $e&in the ministry (or #hich you came) and #hich #ill (ree the #orld (rom thinkin& &i in& is a #ay to lose. ! 3nd so the #orld $ecomes ready to understand and to recei e. 8-1>'.:. Be still and listen to the truth today. 2 "or each (i e minutes s,ent in listenin&) a thousand minds are o,ened to the truth and they #ill hear the holy 8ord you hear. 3 3nd #hen the hour is ,ast) you #ill a&ain release a thousand more #ho ,ause to ask that truth $e &i en them) alon& #ith you. 8-1>'.1>.Today the holy 8ord o( 1od is ke,t throu&h your recei in& it to &i e a#ay) so you can teach the #orld #hat &i in& means $y listenin& and learnin& it o( 0im. 2 Do not (or&et today to rein(orce your choice to hear and to recei e the 8ord $y this reminder) &i en to yoursel( as o(ten as is ,ossi$le today. 3 ;et me $e still and listen to the truth. ! I am the messen&er o( 1od today) 4y oice is 0is) to &i e #hat I recei e. LESSON 9=D. Truth #ill correct all errors in my mind. 8-1>*.1. 8hat can correct illusions $ut the truthD 2 3nd #hat are errors $ut illusions that remain unreco&niAed (or #hat they areD 3 8here truth has entered errors disa,,ear. ! They merely anish) lea in& not a trace $y #hich to $e remem$ered. % They are &one $ecause) #ithout $elie() they ha e no li(e. ' 3nd so they disa,,ear to nothin&ness) returnin& #hence they came. * "rom dust to dust they come and &o) (or only truth remains. 8-1>*.2. Can you ima&ine #hat a state o( mind #ithout illusions isD 2 0o# it #ould (eelD 3 Try to remem$er #hen there #as a time)K,erha,s a minute) may$e e en lessK#hen nothin& came to interru,t your ,eace9 #hen you #ere certain you #ere lo ed and sa(e. ! Then try to ,icture #hat it #ould $e like to ha e that moment $e e/tended to the end o( time and to eternity. % Then let the sense o( quiet that you (elt $e multi,lied a hundred times) and then $e multi,lied another hundred more. 8-1>*.3. 3nd no# you ha e a hint) not more than Cust the (aintest intimation o( the state your mind #ill rest in #hen the truth has come. 2 8ithout illusions there could $e no (ear) no dou$t and no attack. 3 8hen truth has come all ,ain is o er) (or there is no room (or transitory

thou&hts and dead ideas to lin&er in your mind. ! Truth occu,ies your mind com,letely) li$eratin& you (rom all $elie(s in the e,hemeral. % They ha e no ,lace $ecause the truth has come) and they are no#here. ' They can not $e (ound) (or truth is e ery#here (ore er) no#. 8-1>*.!. 8hen truth has come it does not stay a #hile) to disa,,ear or chan&e to somethin& else. 2 It does not shi(t and alter in its (orm) nor come and &o and &o and come a&ain. 3 It stays e/actly as it al#ays #as) to $e de,ended on in e ery need) and trusted #ith a ,er(ect trust in all the seemin& di((iculties and the dou$ts that the a,,earances the #orld ,resents en&ender. ! They #ill merely $lo# a#ay) #hen truth corrects the errors in your mind. 8-1>*.%. 8hen truth has come it har$ors in its #in&s the &i(t o( ,er(ect constancy) and lo e #hich does not (alter in the (ace o( ,ain) $ut looks $eyond it) steadily and sure. 2 0ere is the &i(t o( healin&) (or the truth needs no de(ense) and there(ore no attack is ,ossi$le. 3 Illusions can $e $rou&ht to truth to $e corrected. ! But the truth stands (ar $eyond illusions) and can not $e $rou&ht to them to turn them into truth. 8-1>*.'. Truth does not come and &o nor shi(t nor chan&e) in this a,,earance no# and then in that) e adin& ca,ture and esca,in& &ras,. 2 It does not hide. 3 It stands in o,en li&ht) in o$ ious accessi$ility. ! It is im,ossi$le that anyone could seek it truly) and #ould not succeed. % Today $elon&s to truth. ' 1i e truth its due) and it #ill &i e you yours. * 7ou #ere not meant to su((er and to die. - 7our "ather #ills these dreams $e &one. : ;et truth correct them all. 8-1>*.*. 8e do not ask (or #hat #e do not ha e. 2 8e merely ask (or #hat $elon&s to us) that #e may reco&niAe it as our o#n. 3 Today #e ,ractice on the ha,,y note o( certainty that has $een $orn o( truth. ! The shaky and unsteady (ootste,s o( illusion are not our a,,roach today. % 8e are as certain o( success as #e are sure #e li e and ho,e and $reathe and think. ' 8e do not dou$t #e #alk #ith truth today) and count on it to enter into all the e/ercises that #e do this day. 8-1>*.-. Be&in $y askin& 0im 8ho &oes #ith you u,on this undertakin& that 0e $e in your a#areness as you &o #ith 0im. 2 7ou are not made o( (lesh and $lood and $one) $ut #ere created $y the sel(same Thou&ht #hich &a e the &i(t o( li(e to 0im as #ell. 3 0e is your Brother) and so like to you your "ather kno#s that 7ou are $oth the same. ! It is your 5el( you ask to &o #ith you) and ho# could 0e $e a$sent #here you areD 8-1>*.:. Truth #ill correct all errors in your mind #hich tell you you could $e a,art (rom 0im. 2 7ou s,eak to 0im today) and make your

,led&e to let 0is (unction $e (ul(illed throu&h you. 3 To share 0is (unction is to share 0is Coy. ! 0is con(idence is #ith you) as you say. % Truth #ill correct all errors in my mind) 3nd I #ill rest in 0im 8ho is my 5el(. ' Then let 0im lead you &ently to the truth) #hich #ill en elo, you and &i e you ,eace so dee, and tranquil that you #ill return to the (amiliar #orld reluctantly. 8-1>*.1>.3nd yet you #ill $e &lad to look a&ain u,on this #orld. 2 "or you #ill $rin& #ith you the ,romise o( the chan&es #hich the truth that &oes #ith you #ill carry to the #orld. 3 They #ill increase #ith e ery &i(t you &i e o( (i e small minutes) and the errors that surround the #orld #ill $e corrected as you let them $e corrected in your mind. 8-1>*.11.Do not (or&et your (unction (or today. 2 @ach time you tell yoursel( #ith con(idence) 2Truth #ill correct all errors in my mind)2 you s,eak (or all the #orld and 0im 8ho #ould release the #orld) as 0e #ould set you (ree. LESSON 9=:. To &i e and to recei e are one in truth. 8-1>-.1. 6ision de,ends u,on today+s idea. 2 The li&ht is in it) (or it reconciles all seemin& o,,osites. 3 3nd #hat is li&ht e/ce,t the resolution) $orn o( ,eace) o( all your con(licts and mistaken thou&hts into one conce,t #hich is #holly trueD ! @ en that one #ill disa,,ear) $ecause the Thou&ht $ehind it #ill a,,ear instead to take its ,lace. % 3nd no# you are at ,eace (ore er) (or the dream is o er then. 8-1>-.2. True li&ht that makes true ision ,ossi$le is not the li&ht the $ody+s eyes $ehold. 2 It is a state o( mind that has $ecome so uni(ied that darkness cannot $e ,ercei ed at all. 3 3nd thus #hat is the same is seen as one) #hile #hat is not the same remains unnoticed) (or it is not there. 8-1>-.3. This is the li&ht that sho#s no o,,osites) and ision) $ein& healed) has ,o#er to heal. 2 This is the li&ht that $rin&s your ,eace o( mind to other minds) to share it and $e &lad that they are one #ith you and #ith themsel es. 3 This is the li&ht that heals $ecause it $rin&s sin&le ,erce,tion) $ased u,on one (rame o( re(erence) (rom #hich one meanin& comes. 8-1>-.!. 0ere are $oth &i in& and recei in& seen as di((erent as,ects o( one Thou&ht #hose truth does not de,end on #hich is seen as (irst) nor #hich a,,ears to $e in second ,lace. 2 0ere it is understood that

$oth occur to&ether) that the Thou&ht remain com,lete. 3 3nd in this understandin& is the $ase on #hich all o,,osites are reconciled) $ecause they are ,ercei ed (rom the same (rame o( re(erence #hich uni(ies this Thou&ht. 8-1>-.%. One thou&ht) com,letely uni(ied) #ill ser e to uni(y all thou&ht. 2 This is the same as sayin& one correction #ill su((ice (or all correction) or that to (or&i e one $rother #holly is enou&h to $rin& sal ation to all minds. 3 "or these are $ut some s,ecial cases o( one la# #hich holds (or e ery kind o( learnin&) i( it $e directed $y the One 8ho kno#s the truth. 8-1>-.'. To learn that &i in& and recei in& are the same has s,ecial use(ulness) $ecause it can $e tried so easily and seen as true. 2 3nd #hen this s,ecial case has ,ro ed it al#ays #orks) in e ery circumstance #here it is tried) the thou&ht $ehind it can $e &eneraliAed to other areas o( dou$t and dou$le ision. 3 3nd (rom there it #ill e/tend) and (inally arri e at the one Thou&ht #hich underlies them all. 8-1>-.*. Today #e ,ractice #ith the s,ecial case o( &i in& and recei in&. 2 8e #ill use this sim,le lesson in the o$ ious $ecause it has results #e cannot miss. 3 To &i e is to recei e. ! Today #e #ill attem,t to o((er ,eace to e eryone) and see ho# quickly ,eace returns to us. % ;i&ht is tranquility) and in that ,eace is ision &i en us) and #e can see. 8-1>-.-. 5o #e $e&in the ,ractice ,eriods #ith the instruction (or today) and say. 2 To &i e and to recei e are one in truth. 3 I #ill recei e #hat I am &i in& no#. ! Then close your eyes) and (or (i e minutes think o( #hat you #ould hold out to e eryone) to ha e it yours. % 7ou mi&ht) (or instance) say. ' To e eryone I o((er quietness. * To e eryone I o((er ,eace o( mind. - To e eryone I o((er &entleness. 8-1>-.:. 5ay each one slo#ly and then ,ause a #hile) e/,ectin& to recei e the &i(t you &a e. 2 3nd it #ill come to you in the amount in #hich you &a e it. 3 7ou #ill (ind you ha e e/act return) (or that is #hat you asked. ! It mi&ht $e hel,(ul) too) to think o( one to #hom to &i e your &i(ts. % 0e re,resents the others) and throu&h him you &i e to all. 8-1>-.1>.Our ery sim,le lesson (or today #ill teach you much. 2 @((ect and cause #ill $e (ar $etter understood (rom this time on) and #e #ill make much (aster ,ro&ress no#. 3 Think o( the e/ercises (or

today as quick ad ances in your learnin&) made still (aster and more sure each time you say) 2To &i e and to recei e are one in truth.2 LESSON 9=;. I rest in 1od. 8-1>:.1. 8e ask (or rest today) and quietness unshaken $y the #orld+s a,,earances. 2 8e ask (or ,eace and stillness) in the midst o( all the turmoil $orn o( clashin& dreams. 3 8e ask (or sa(ety and (or ha,,iness) althou&h #e seem to look on dan&er and on sorro#. ! 3nd #e ha e the thou&ht that #ill ans#er our askin& #ith #hat #e request. 8-1>:.2. 2I rest in 1od.2 2 This thou&ht #ill $rin& to you the rest and quiet) ,eace and stillness) and the sa(ety and the ha,,iness you seek. 3 2I rest in 1od.2 ! This thou&ht has ,o#er to #ake the slee,in& truth in you) #hose ision sees $eyond a,,earances to that same truth in e eryone and e erythin& there is. % 0ere is the end o( su((erin& (or all the #orld) and e eryone #ho e er came and yet #ill come to lin&er (or a #hile. ' 0ere is the thou&ht in #hich the 5on o( 1od is $orn a&ain) to reco&niAe himsel(. 8-1>:.3. 2I rest in 1od.2 2 Com,letely undismayed) this thou&ht #ill carry you throu&h storms and stri(e) ,ast misery and ,ain) ,ast loss and death) and on#ard to the certainty o( 1od. 3 There is no su((erin& it cannot heal. ! There is no ,ro$lem that it cannot sol e. % 3nd no a,,earance $ut #ill turn to truth $e(ore the eyes o( you #ho rest in 1od. 8-1>:.!. This is the day o( ,eace. 2 7ou rest in 1od) and #hile the #orld is torn $y #inds o( hate your rest remains com,letely undistur$ed. 3 7ours is the rest o( truth. ! 3,,earances cannot intrude on you. % 7ou call to all to Coin you in your rest) and they #ill hear and come to you $ecause you rest in 1od. ' They #ill not hear another oice than yours $ecause you &a e your oice to 1od) and no# you rest in 0im and let 0im s,eak throu&h you. 8-1>:.%. In 0im you ha e no cares and no concerns) no $urdens) no an/iety) no ,ain) no (ear o( (uture and no ,ast re&rets. 2 In timelessness you rest) #hile time &oes $y #ithout its touch u,on you) (or your rest can ne er chan&e in any #ay at all. 3 7ou rest today. ! 3nd as you close your eyes) sink into stillness. % ;et these ,eriods o( rest and res,ite reassure your mind that all its (rantic (antasies #ere $ut the dreams o( (e er that has ,assed a#ay. ' ;et it $e still and thank(ully acce,t its healin&. * No more (ear(ul dreams #ill come) no# that you rest in 1od. - Take time today to sli, a#ay (rom dreams and into ,eace.

8-1>:.'. @ach hour that you take your rest today) a tired mind is suddenly made &lad) a $ird #ith $roken #in&s $e&ins to sin&) a stream lon& dry $e&ins to (lo# a&ain. 2 The #orld is $orn a&ain each time you rest) and hourly remem$er that you came to $rin& the ,eace o( 1od into the #orld) that it mi&ht take its rest alon& #ith you. 8-1>:.*. 8ith each (i e minutes that you rest today) the #orld is nearer #akin&. 2 3nd the time #hen rest #ill $e the only thin& there is comes closer to all #orn and tired minds) too #eary no# to &o their #ay alone. 3 3nd they #ill hear the $ird $e&in to sin& and see the stream $e&in to (lo# a&ain) #ith ho,e re$orn and ener&y restored to #alk #ith li&htened ste,s alon& the road that suddenly seems easy as they &o. 8-1>:.-. 7ou rest #ithin the ,eace o( 1od today) and call u,on your $rothers (rom your rest to dra# them to their rest) alon& #ith you. 2 7ou #ill $e (aith(ul to your trust today) (or&ettin& no one) $rin&in& e eryone into the $oundless circle o( your ,eace) the holy sanctuary #here you rest. 3 O,en the tem,le doors and let them come (rom (ar across the #orld) and near as #ell9 your distant $rothers and your closest (riends9 $id them all enter here and rest #ith you. 8-1>:.:. 7ou rest #ithin the ,eace o( 1od today) quiet and una(raid. 2 @ach $rother comes to take his rest) and o((er it to you. 3 8e rest to&ether here) (or thus our rest is made com,lete) and #hat #e &i e today #e ha e recei ed already. ! Time is not the &uardian o( #hat #e &i e today. % 8e &i e to those un$orn and those ,assed $y) to e ery Thou&ht o( 1od) and to the 4ind in #hich these Thou&hts #ere $orn and #here they rest. ' 3nd #e remind them o( their restin& ,lace each time #e tell oursel es) 2I rest in 1od.2 LESSON 99=. I am as 1od created me. 8-11>.1. 8e #ill re,eat today+s idea (rom time to time. 2 "or this one thou&ht #ould $e enou&h to sa e you and the #orld) i( you $elie ed that it is true. 3 Its truth #ould mean that you ha e made no chan&es in yoursel( that ha e reality) nor chan&ed the uni erse so that #hat 1od created #as re,laced $y (ear and e il) misery and death. ! I( you remain as 1od created you (ear has no meanin&) e il is not real) and misery and death do not e/ist. 8-11>.2. Today+s idea is there(ore all you need to let com,lete correction heal your mind) and &i e you ,er(ect ision that #ill heal all the mistakes that any mind has made at any time or ,lace. 2 It is enou&h to heal the ,ast and make the (uture (ree. 3 It is enou&h to let

the ,resent $e acce,ted as it is. ! It is enou&h to let time $e the means (or all the #orld to learn esca,e (rom time) and e ery chan&e that time a,,ears to $rin& in ,assin& $y. 8-11>.3. I( you remain as 1od created you) a,,earances cannot re,lace the truth) health cannot turn to sickness) nor can death $e su$stitute (or li(e) or (ear (or lo e. 2 3ll this has not occurred) i( you remain as 1od created you. 3 7ou need no thou&ht $ut Cust this one) to let redem,tion come to li&ht the #orld and (ree it (rom the ,ast. 8-11>.!. In this one thou&ht is all the ,ast undone9 the ,resent sa ed to quietly e/tend into a timeless (uture. 2 I( you are as 1od created you) then there has $een no se,aration o( your mind (rom 0is) no s,lit $et#een your mind and other minds) and only unity #ithin your o#n. 8-11>.%. The healin& ,o#er o( today+s idea is limitless. 2 It is the $irth,lace o( all miracles) the &reat restorer o( the truth to the a#areness o( the #orld. 3 ?ractice today+s idea #ith &ratitude. ! This is the truth that comes to set you (ree. % This is the truth that 1od has ,romised you. ' This is the 8ord in #hich all sorro# ends. 8-11>.'. "or your (i e-minute ,ractice ,eriods) $e&in #ith this quotation (rom the te/t. 2 I am as 1od created me. 3 0is 5on can su((er nothin&. ! 3nd I am 0is 5on. 8-11>.*. Then) #ith this statement (irmly in your mind) try to disco er in your mind the 5el( 8ho is the holy 5on o( 1od 0imsel(. 8-11>.-. 5eek 0im #ithin you 8ho is Christ in you) the 5on o( 1od and $rother to the #orld9 the 5a ior 8ho has $een (ore er sa ed) #ith ,o#er to sa e #hoe er touches 0im) ho#e er li&htly) askin& (or the 8ord that tells him he is $rother unto 0im. 8-11>.:. 7ou are as 1od created you. 2 Today honor your 5el(. 3 ;et &ra en ima&es you made to $e the 5on o( 1od instead o( #hat he is $e #orshi,,ed not today. ! Dee, in your mind the holy Christ in you is #aitin& your ackno#led&ment as you. % 3nd you are lost and do not kno# yoursel( #hile 0e is unackno#led&ed and unkno#n. 8-11>.1>.5eek 0im today) and (ind 0im. 2 0e #ill $e your 5a ior (rom all idols you ha e made. 3 "or #hen you (ind 0im) you #ill understand ho# #orthless are your idols) and ho# (alse the ima&es #hich you $elie ed #ere you. ! Today #e make a &reat ad ance to truth $y lettin& idols &o) and o,enin& our hands and hearts and minds to 1od today. 8-11>.11.8e #ill remem$er 0im throu&hout the day #ith thank(ul hearts and lo in& thou&hts (or all #ho meet #ith us today. 2 "or it is

thus that #e remem$er 0im. 3 3nd #e #ill say) that #e may $e reminded o( 0is 5on) our holy 5el() the Christ in each o( us. ! I am as 1od created me. % ;et us declare this truth as o(ten as #e can. ' This is the 8ord o( 1od that sets you (ree. * This is the key that o,ens u, the &ate o( 0ea en) and that lets you enter in the ,eace o( 1od and 0is eternity. RE"IE& III Intro!'ction 8-rIII.in.1.Our ne/t re ie# $e&ins today. 2 8e #ill re ie# t#o recent lessons e ery day (or ten successi e days o( ,racticin&. 3 8e #ill o$ser e a s,ecial (ormat (or these ,ractice ,eriods) that you are ur&ed to (ollo# Cust as closely as you can. 8-rIII.in.2.8e understand) o( course) that it may $e im,ossi$le (or you to undertake #hat is su&&ested here as o,timal each day and e ery hour o( the day. 2 ;earnin& #ill not $e ham,ered #hen you miss a ,ractice ,eriod $ecause it is im,ossi$le at the a,,ointed time. 3 Nor is it necessary that you make e/cessi e e((orts to $e sure that you catch u, in terms o( num$ers. ! Rituals are not our aim) and #ould de(eat our &oal. 8-rIII.in.3.But learnin& #ill $e ham,ered #hen you ski, a ,ractice ,eriod $ecause you are un#illin& to de ote the time to it that you are asked to &i e. 2 Do not decei e yoursel( in this. 3 Un#illin&ness can $e most care(ully concealed $ehind a cloak o( situations you cannot control. ! ;earn to distin&uish situations that are ,oorly suited to your ,racticin& (rom those that you esta$lish to u,hold a camou(la&e (or your un#illin&ness. 8-rIII.in.!.Those ,ractice ,eriods that you ha e lost $ecause you did not #ant to do them) (or #hate er reason) should $e done as soon as you ha e chan&ed your mind a$out your &oal. 2 7ou are un#illin& to coo,erate in ,racticin& sal ation only i( it inter(eres #ith &oals you hold more dear. 3 8hen you #ithdra# the alue &i en them) allo# your ,ractice ,eriods to $e re,lacements (or your litanies to them. ! They &a e you nothin&. % But your ,racticin& can o((er e erythin& to you. ' 3nd so acce,t their o((erin& and $e at ,eace. 8-rIII.in.%.The (ormat you should use (or these re ie#s is this. De ote (i e minutes t#ice a day) or lon&er i( you #ould ,re(er it) to considerin& the thou&hts that are assi&ned. 2 Read o er the ideas and comments

that are #ritten do#n (or each day+s e/ercise. 3 3nd then $e&in to think a$out them) #hile lettin& your mind relate them to your needs) your seemin& ,ro$lems and all your concerns. 8-rIII.in.'.?lace the ideas #ithin your mind) and let it use them as it chooses. 2 1i e it (aith that it #ill use them #isely) $ein& hel,ed in its decisions $y the One 8ho &a e the thou&hts to you. 3 8hat can you trust $ut #hat is in your mindD ! 0a e (aith) in these re ie#s) the means the 0oly 5,irit uses #ill not (ail. % The #isdom o( your mind #ill come to your assistance. ' 1i e direction at the outset9 then lean $ack in quiet (aith) and let the mind em,loy the thou&hts you &a e as they #ere &i en you (or it to use. 8-rIII.in.*.7ou ha e $een &i en them in ,er(ect trust9 in ,er(ect con(idence that you #ould use them #ell9 in ,er(ect (aith that you #ould see their messa&es and use them (or yoursel(. 2 O((er them to your mind in that same trust and con(idence and (aith. 3 It #ill not (ail. ! It is the 0oly 5,irit+s chosen means (or your sal ation. % 5ince it has 0is trust) 0is means must surely merit yours as #ell. 8-rIII.in.-.8e em,hasiAe the $ene(its to you i( you de ote the (irst (i e minutes o( the day to your re ie#s) and also &i e the last (i e minutes o( your #akin& day to them. 2 I( this cannot $e done) at least try to di ide them so you undertake one in the mornin&) and the other in the hour Cust $e(ore you &o to slee,. 8-rIII.in.:.The e/ercises to $e done throu&hout the day are equally im,ortant) and ,erha,s o( e en &reater alue. 2 7ou ha e $een inclined to ,ractice only at a,,ointed times) and then &o on your #ay to other thin&s) #ithout a,,lyin& #hat you learned to them. 3 3s a result) you ha e &ained little rein(orcement) and ha e not &i en your learnin& a (air chance to ,ro e ho# &reat are its ,otential &i(ts to you. ! 0ere is another chance to use it #ell. 8-rIII.in.1>. In these re ie#s) #e stress the need to let your learnin& not lie idly $y $et#een your lon&er ,ractice ,eriods. 2 3ttem,t to &i e your daily t#o ideas a $rie( $ut serious re ie# each hour. 3 Use one on the hour) and the other one a hal( an hour later. ! 7ou need not &i e more than Cust a moment to each one. % Re,eat it) and allo# your mind to rest a little time in silence and in ,eace. ' Then turn to other thin&s) $ut try to kee, the thou&ht #ith you) and let it ser e to hel, you kee, your ,eace throu&hout the day as #ell. 8-rIII.in.11. I( you are shaken) think o( it a&ain. 2 These ,ractice ,eriods are ,lanned to hel, you (orm the ha$it o( a,,lyin& #hat you learn each day to e erythin& you do. 3 Do not re,eat the thou&ht and lay it do#n. ! Its use(ulness is limitless to you. % 3nd it is meant to ser e you in all #ays) all times and ,laces) and #hene er you need hel, o( any kind. ' Try) then) to take it #ith you in the $usiness o( the

day and make it holy) #orthy o( 1od+s 5on) acce,ta$le to 1od and to your 5el(. 8-rIII.in.12. @ach day+s re ie# assi&nments #ill conclude #ith a restatement o( the thou&ht to use each hour) and the one to $e a,,lied on each hal( hour as #ell. 2 "or&et them not. 3 This second chance #ith each o( these ideas #ill $rin& such lar&e ad ances that #e come (rom these re ie#s #ith learnin& &ains so &reat #e #ill continue on more solid &round) #ith (irmer (ootste,s and #ith stron&er (aith. 8-rIII.in.13. Do not (or&et ho# little you ha e learned. 2 Do not (or&et ho# much you can learn no#. 3 Do not (or&et your "ather+s need o( you) 3s you re ie# these thou&hts 0e &a e to you. LESSON 999. "or mornin& and e enin& re ie#. 8-111.1. E:1F 4iracles are seen in li&ht. 2 I cannot see in darkness. 3 ;et the li&ht o( holiness and truth li&ht u, my mind) and let me see the innocence #ithin. 8-111.2. E:2F 4iracles are seen in li&ht) and li&ht and stren&th are one. 2 I see throu&h stren&th) the &i(t o( 1od to me. 3 4y #eakness is the dark 0is &i(t dis,els) $y &i in& me 0is stren&th to take its ,lace. 8-111.3. On the hour. 2 4iracles are seen in li&ht. 3 On the hal( hour. ! 4iracles are seen in li&ht) and li&ht and stren&th are one. ;@55ON 112. "or mornin& and e enin& re ie#. 8-112.1. E:3F ;i&ht and Coy and ,eace a$ide in me. 2 I am the home o( li&ht and Coy and ,eace. 3 I #elcome them into the home I share #ith 1od) $ecause I am a ,art o( 0im.

8-112.2. E:!F I am as 1od created me. 2 I #ill remain (ore er as I #as) created $y the Chan&eless like 0imsel(. 3 3nd I am one #ith 0im) and 0e #ith me. 8-112.3. On the hour. 2 ;i&ht and Coy and ,eace a$ide in me. 3 On the hal( hour. ! I am as 1od created me. LESSON 99?. "or mornin& and e enin& re ie#. 8-113.1. E:%F I am one 5el() united #ith my Creator. 2 5erenity and ,er(ect ,eace are mine) $ecause I am one 5el() com,letely #hole) at one #ith all creation and #ith 1od. 8-113.2. E:'F 5al ation comes (rom my one 5el(. 2 "rom my one 5el() 8hose kno#led&e still remains #ithin my mind) I see 1od+s ,er(ect ,lan (or my sal ation ,er(ectly (ul(illed. 8-113.3. On the hour. 2 I am one 5el() united #ith my Creator. 3 On the hal( hour. ! 5al ation comes (rom my one 5el(. LESSON 99@. "or mornin& and e enin& re ie#. 8-11!.1. E:*F I am s,irit. 2 I am the 5on o( 1od. 3 No $ody can contain my s,irit) nor im,ose on me a limitation 1od created not. 8-11!.2. E:-F I #ill acce,t my ,art in 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. 2 8hat can my (unction $e $ut to acce,t the 8ord o( 1od) 8ho has created me (or #hat I am and #ill (ore er $eD

8-11!.3. On the hour. 2 I am s,irit. 3 On the hal( hour. ! I #ill acce,t my ,art in 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. LESSON 99A. "or mornin& and e enin& re ie#. 8-11%.1. E::F 5al ation is my only (unction here. 2 4y (unction here is to (or&i e the #orld (or all the errors I ha e made. 3 "or thus am I released (rom them #ith all the #orld. 8-11%.2. E1>>F 4y ,art is essential to 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. 2 I am essential to the ,lan o( 1od (or the sal ation o( the #orld. 3 "or 0e &a e me 0is ,lan that I mi&ht sa e the #orld. 8-11%.3. On the hour. 2 5al ation is my only (unction here. 3 On the hal( hour. ! 4y ,art is essential to 1od+s ,lan (or sal ation. LESSON 99B. "or mornin& and e enin& re ie#. 8-11'.1. E1>1F 1od+s 8ill (or me is ,er(ect ha,,iness. 2 1od+s 8ill is ,er(ect ha,,iness (or me. 3 3nd I can su((er $ut (rom the $elie( there is another #ill a,art (rom 0is. 8-11'.2. E1>2F I share 1od+s 8ill (or ha,,iness (or me. 2 I share my "ather+s 8ill (or me) 0is 5on. 3 8hat 0e has &i en me is all I #ant. ! 8hat 0e has &i en me is all there is. 8-11'.3. On the hour. 2 1od+s 8ill (or me is ,er(ect ha,,iness. 3 On the hal( hour. ! I share 1od+s 8ill (or ha,,iness (or me.

LESSON 99D. "or mornin& and e enin& re ie#. 8-11*.1. E1>3F 1od) $ein& ;o e) is also ha,,iness. 2 ;et me remem$er lo e is ha,,iness) and nothin& else $rin&s Coy. 3 3nd so I choose to entertain no su$stitutes (or lo e. 8-11*.2. E1>!F I seek $ut #hat $elon&s to me in truth. 2 ;o e is my herita&e) and #ith it Coy. 3 These are the &i(ts my "ather &a e to me. ! I #ould acce,t all that is mine in truth. 8-11*.3. On the hour. 2 1od) $ein& ;o e) is also ha,,iness. 3 On the hal( hour. ! I seek $ut #hat $elon&s to me in truth. LESSON 99:. "or mornin& and e enin& re ie#. 8-11-.1. E1>%F 1od+s ,eace and Coy are mine. 2 Today I #ill acce,t 1od+s ,eace and Coy) in &lad e/chan&e (or all the su$stitutes that I ha e made (or ha,,iness and ,eace. 8-11-.2. E1>'F ;et me $e still and listen to the truth. 2 ;et my o#n (ee$le oice $e still) and let me hear the mi&hty 6oice (or Truth Itsel( assure me that I am 1od+s ,er(ect 5on. 8-11-.3. On the hour. 2 1od+s ,eace and Coy are mine. 3 On the hal( hour. ! ;et me $e still and listen to the truth. LESSON 99;. "or mornin& and e enin& re ie#. 8-11:.1. E1>*F Truth #ill correct all errors in my mind.

2 I am mistaken #hen I think I can $e hurt in any #ay. 3 I am 1od+s 5on) #hose 5el( rests sa(ely in the 4ind o( 1od. 8-11:.2. E1>-F To &i e and to recei e are one in truth. 2 I #ill (or&i e all thin&s today) that I may learn ho# to acce,t the truth in me) and come to reco&niAe my sinlessness. 8-11:.3. On the hour. 2 Truth #ill correct all errors in my mind. 3 On the hal( hour. ! To &i e and to recei e are one in truth. LESSON 9(=. "or mornin& and e enin& re ie#. 8-12>.1. E1>:F I rest in 1od. 2 I rest in 1od today) and let 0im #ork in me and throu&h me) #hile I rest in 0im in quiet and in ,er(ect certainty. 8-12>.2. E11>F I am as 1od created me. 2 I am 1od+s 5on. 3 Today I lay aside all sick illusions o( mysel() and let my "ather tell me 8ho I really am. 8-12>.3. On the hour. 2 I rest in 1od. 3 On the hal( hour. ! I am as 1od created me.

LESSON 9(9. "or&i eness is the key to ha,,iness. 8-121.1. 0ere is the ans#er to your search (or ,eace. 2 0ere is the key to meanin& in a #orld that seems to make no sense. 3 0ere is the #ay to sa(ety in a,,arent dan&ers that a,,ear to threaten you at e ery turn) and $rin& uncertainty to all your ho,es o( e er (indin& quietness

and ,eace. ! 0ere are all questions ans#ered9 here the end o( all uncertainty ensured at last. 8-121.2. The un(or&i in& mind is (ull o( (ear) and o((ers lo e no room to $e itsel(9 no ,lace #here it can s,read its #in&s in ,eace and soar a$o e the turmoil o( the #orld. 2 The un(or&i in& mind is sad) #ithout the ho,e o( res,ite and release (rom ,ain. 3 It su((ers and a$ides in misery) ,eerin& a$out in darkness) seein& not) yet certain o( the dan&er lurkin& there. 8-121.3. The un(or&i in& mind is torn #ith dou$t) con(used a$out itsel( and all it sees9 a(raid and an&ry) #eak and $lusterin&) a(raid to &o ahead) a(raid to stay) a(raid to #aken or to &o to slee,) a(raid o( e ery sound) yet more a(raid o( stillness9 terri(ied o( darkness) yet more terri(ied at the a,,roach o( li&ht. 2 8hat can the un(or&i in& mind ,ercei e $ut its damnationD 3 8hat can it $ehold e/ce,t the ,roo( that all its sins are realD 8-121.!. The un(or&i in& mind sees no mistakes) $ut only sins. 2 It looks u,on the #orld #ith si&htless eyes) and shrieks as it $eholds its o#n ,roCections risin& to attack its misera$le ,arody o( li(e. 3 It #ants to li e) yet #ishes it #ere dead. ! It #ants (or&i eness) yet it sees no ho,e. % It #ants esca,e) yet can concei e o( none $ecause it sees the sin(ul e ery#here. 8-121.%. The un(or&i in& mind is in des,air) #ithout the ,ros,ect o( a (uture #hich can o((er anythin& $ut more des,air. 2 7et it re&ards its Cud&ment o( the #orld as irre ersi$le) and does not see it has condemned itsel( to this des,air. 3 It thinks it cannot chan&e) (or #hat it sees $ears #itness that its Cud&ment is correct. ! It does not ask) $ecause it thinks it kno#s. % It does not question) certain it is ri&ht. 8-121.'. "or&i eness is acquired. 2 It is not inherent in the mind) #hich cannot sin. 3 3s sin is an idea you tau&ht yoursel() (or&i eness must $e learned $y you as #ell) $ut (rom a Teacher other than yoursel() 8ho re,resents the other 5el( in you. ! Throu&h 0im you learn ho# to (or&i e the sel( you think you made) and let it disa,,ear. % Thus you return your mind as one to 0im 8ho is your 5el() and 8ho can ne er sin. 8-121.*. @ach un(or&i in& mind ,resents you #ith an o,,ortunity to teach your o#n ho# to (or&i e itsel(. 2 @ach one a#aits release (rom hell throu&h you) and turns to you im,lorin&ly (or 0ea en here and no#. 3 It has no ho,e) $ut you $ecome its ho,e. ! 3nd as its ho,e) do you $ecome your o#n. % The un(or&i in& mind must learn throu&h your (or&i eness that it has $een sa ed (rom hell. ' 3nd as you teach sal ation) you #ill learn. * 7et all your teachin& and your learnin& #ill $e not o( you) $ut o( the Teacher 8ho #as &i en you to sho# the #ay to you.

8-121.-. Today #e ,ractice learnin& to (or&i e. 2 I( you are #illin&) you can learn today to take the key to ha,,iness) and use it on your o#n $ehal(. 3 8e #ill de ote ten minutes in the mornin&) and at ni&ht another ten) to learnin& ho# to &i e (or&i eness and recei e (or&i eness) too. 8-121.:. The un(or&i in& mind does not $elie e that &i in& and recei in& are the same. 2 7et #e #ill try to learn today that they are one throu&h ,racticin& (or&i eness to#ard one #hom you think o( as an enemy) and one #hom you consider as a (riend. 3 3nd as you learn to see them $oth as one) #e #ill e/tend the lesson to yoursel() and see that their esca,e included yours. 8-121.1>.Be&in the lon&er ,ractice ,eriods $y thinkin& o( someone you do not like) #ho seems to irritate you) or to cause re&ret in you i( you should meet him9 one you acti ely des,ise) or merely try to o erlook. 2 It does not matter #hat the (orm your an&er takes. 3 7ou ,ro$a$ly ha e chosen him already. ! 0e #ill do. 8-121.11.No# close your eyes and see him in your mind) and look at him a #hile. 2 Try to ,ercei e some li&ht in him some#here9 a little &leam #hich you had ne er noticed. 3 Try to (ind some little s,ark o( $ri&htness shinin& throu&h the u&ly ,icture that you hold o( him. ! ;ook at this ,icture till you see a li&ht some#here #ithin it) and then try to let this li&ht e/tend until it co ers him) and makes the ,icture $eauti(ul and &ood. 8-121.12.;ook at this chan&ed ,erce,tion (or a #hile) and turn your mind to one you call a (riend. 2 Try to trans(er the li&ht you learned to see around your (ormer 2enemy2 to him. 3 ?ercei e him no# as more than (riend to you) (or in that li&ht his holiness sho#s you your sa ior) sa ed and sa in&) healed and #hole. 8-121.13.Then let him o((er you the li&ht you see in him) and let your 2enemy2 and (riend unite in $lessin& you #ith #hat you &a e. 2 No# are you one #ith them) and they #ith you. 3 No# ha e you $een (or&i en $y yoursel(. ! Do not (or&et) throu&hout the day) the role (or&i eness ,lays in $rin&in& ha,,iness to e ery un(or&i in& mind) #ith yours amon& them. % @ ery hour tell yoursel(. ' "or&i eness is the key to ha,,iness. * I #ill a#aken (rom the dream that I am mortal) (alli$le and (ull o( sin) and kno# I am the ,er(ect 5on o( 1od. LESSON 9((. "or&i eness o((ers e erythin& I #ant.

8-122.1. 8hat could you #ant (or&i eness cannot &i eD 2 Do you #ant ,eaceD 3 "or&i eness o((ers it. ! Do you #ant ha,,iness) a quiet mind) a certainty o( ,ur,ose) and a sense o( #orth and $eauty that transcends the #orldD % Do you #ant care and sa(ety) and the #armth o( sure ,rotection al#aysD ' Do you #ant a quietness that cannot $e distur$ed) a &entleness that ne er can $e hurt) a dee,) a$idin& com(ort) and a rest so ,er(ect it can ne er $e u,setD 8-122.2. 3ll this (or&i eness o((ers you) and more. 2 It s,arkles on your eyes as you a#ake) and &i es you Coy #ith #hich to meet the day. 3 It soothes your (orehead #hile you slee,) and rests u,on your eyelids so you see no dreams o( (ear and e il) malice and attack. ! 3nd #hen you #ake a&ain) it o((ers you another day o( ha,,iness and ,eace. % 3ll this (or&i eness o((ers you) and more. 8-122.3. "or&i eness lets the eil $e li(ted u, that hides the (ace o( Christ (rom those #ho look #ith un(or&i in& eyes u,on the #orld. 2 It lets you reco&niAe the 5on o( 1od) and clears your memory o( all dead thou&hts so that remem$rance o( your "ather can arise across the threshold o( your mind. 3 8hat #ould you #ant (or&i eness cannot &i eD ! 8hat &i(ts $ut these are #orthy to $e sou&htD % 8hat (ancied alue) tri ial e((ect or transient ,romise) ne er to $e ke,t) can hold more ho,e than #hat (or&i eness $rin&sD 8-122.!. 8hy #ould you seek an ans#er other than the ans#er that #ill ans#er e erythin&D 2 0ere is the ,er(ect ans#er) &i en to im,er(ect questions) meanin&less requests) hal(hearted #illin&ness to hear) and less than hal(#ay dili&ence and ,artial trust. 3 0ere is the ans#erJ ! 5eek (or it no more. % 7ou #ill not (ind another one instead. 8-122.%. 1od+s ,lan (or your sal ation cannot chan&e) nor can it (ail. 2 Be thank(ul it remains e/actly as 0e ,lanned it. 3 Chan&elessly it stands $e(ore you like an o,en door) #ith #armth and #elcome callin& (rom $eyond the door#ay) $iddin& you to enter in and make yoursel( at home) #here you $elon&. 8-122.'. 0ere is the ans#erJ 2 8ould you stand outside #hile all o( 0ea en #aits (or you #ithinD 3 "or&i e and $e (or&i en. ! 3s you &i e you #ill recei e. % There is no ,lan $ut this (or the sal ation o( the 5on o( 1od. ' ;et us today reCoice that this is so) (or here #e ha e an ans#er) clear and ,lain) $eyond deceit in its sim,licity. * 3ll the com,le/ities the #orld has s,un o( (ra&ile co$#e$s disa,,ear $e(ore the ,o#er and the maCesty o( this e/tremely sim,le statement o( the truth. 8-122.*. 0ere is the ans#erJ 2 Do not turn a#ay in aimless #anderin& a&ain. 3 3cce,t sal ation no#. ! It is the &i(t o( 1od) and not the #orld. % The #orld can &i e no &i(ts o( any alue to a mind that has recei ed #hat 1od has &i en as its o#n. ' 1od #ills sal ation $e recei ed today)

and that the intricacies o( your dreams no lon&er hide their nothin&ness (rom you. 8-122.-. O,en your eyes today and look u,on a ha,,y #orld o( sa(ety and o( ,eace. 2 "or&i eness is the means $y #hich it comes to take the ,lace o( hell. 3 In quietness it rises u, to &reet your o,en eyes) and (ill your heart #ith dee, tranquility as ancient truths) (ore er ne#ly $orn) arise in your a#areness. ! 8hat you #ill remem$er then can ne er $e descri$ed. % 7et your (or&i eness o((ers it to you. 8-122.:. Remem$erin& the &i(ts (or&i eness &i es) #e undertake our ,racticin& today #ith ho,e and (aith that this #ill $e the day sal ation #ill $e ours. 2 @arnestly and &ladly #ill #e seek (or it today) a#are #e hold the key #ithin our hands) acce,tin& 0ea en+s ans#er to the hell #e made) $ut #here #e #ould remain no more. 8-122.1>.4ornin& and e enin& do #e &ladly &i e a quarter o( an hour to the search in #hich the end o( hell is &uaranteed. 2 Be&in in ho,e(ulness) (or #e ha e reached the turnin& ,oint at #hich the road $ecomes (ar easier. 3 3nd no# the #ay is short that yet #e tra el. ! 8e are close indeed to the a,,ointed endin& o( the dream. 8-122.11.5ink into ha,,iness as you $e&in these ,ractice ,eriods) (or they hold out the sure re#ards o( questions ans#ered and #hat your acce,tance o( the ans#er $rin&s. 2 Today it #ill $e &i en you to (eel the ,eace (or&i eness o((ers) and the Coy the li(tin& o( the eil holds out to you. 8-122.12.Be(ore the li&ht you #ill recei e today the #orld #ill (ade until it disa,,ears) and you #ill see another #orld arise you ha e no #ords to ,icture. 2 No# #e #alk directly into li&ht) and #e recei e the &i(ts that ha e $een held in store (or us since time $e&an) ke,t #aitin& (or today. 8-122.13."or&i eness o((ers e erythin& you #ant. 2 Today all thin&s you #ant are &i en you. 3 ;et not your &i(ts recede throu&hout the day) as you return a&ain to meet a #orld o( shi(tin& chan&e and $leak a,,earances. ! Retain your &i(ts in clear a#areness as you see the chan&eless in the heart o( chan&e9 the li&ht o( truth $ehind a,,earances. 8-122.1!.Be tem,ted not to let your &i(ts sli, $y and dri(t into (or&et(ulness) $ut hold them (irmly in your mind $y your attem,ts to think o( them at least a minute as each quarter o( an hour ,asses $y. 2 Remind yoursel( ho# ,recious are these &i(ts #ith this reminder) #hich has ,o#er to hold your &i(ts in your a#areness throu&h the day. 3 "or&i eness o((ers e erythin& I #ant. ! Today I ha e acce,ted this as true. % Today I ha e recei ed the &i(ts o( 1od.

LESSON 9(?. I thank my "ather (or 0is &i(ts to me. 8-123.1. Today let us $e thank(ul. 2 8e ha e come to &entler ,ath#ays and to smoother roads. 3 There is no thou&ht o( turnin& $ack) and no im,laca$le resistance to the truth. ! 3 $it o( #a erin& remains) some small o$Cections and a little hesitance) $ut you can #ell $e &rate(ul (or your &ains) #hich are (ar &reater than you realiAe. 8-123.2. 3 day de oted no# to &ratitude #ill add the $ene(it o( some insi&ht into the real e/tent o( all the &ains #hich you ha e made9 the &i(ts you ha e recei ed. 2 Be &lad today) in lo in& thank(ulness) your "ather has not le(t you to yoursel() nor let you #ander in the dark alone. 3 Be &rate(ul 0e has sa ed you (rom the sel( you thou&ht you made to take the ,lace o( 0im and 0is creation. ! 1i e 0im thanks today. 8-123.3. 1i e thanks that 0e has not a$andoned you) and that 0is ;o e (ore er #ill remain shinin& on you) (ore er #ithout chan&e. 2 1i e thanks as #ell that you are chan&eless) (or the 5on 0e lo es is chan&eless as 0imsel(. 3 Be &rate(ul you are sa ed. ! Be &lad you ha e a (unction in sal ation to (ul(ill. % Be thank(ul that your alue (ar transcends your mea&er &i(ts and ,etty Cud&ments o( the one #hom 1od esta$lished as 0is 5on. 8-123.!. Today in &ratitude #e li(t our hearts a$o e des,air) and raise our thank(ul eyes) no lon&er lookin& do#n#ard to the dust. 2 8e sin& the son& o( thank(ulness today) in honor o( the 5el( that 1od has #illed to $e our true Identity in 0im. 3 Today #e smile on e eryone #e see) and #alk #ith li&htened (ootste,s as #e &o to do #hat is a,,ointed us to do. 8-123.%. 8e do not &o alone. 2 3nd #e &i e thanks that in our solitude a "riend has come to s,eak the sa in& 8ord o( 1od to us. 3 3nd thanks to you (or listenin& to 0im. ! 0is 8ord is soundless i( it $e not heard. % In thankin& 0im the thanks are yours as #ell. ' 3n unheard messa&e #ill not sa e the #orld) ho#e er mi&hty $e the 6oice that s,eaks) ho#e er lo in& may the messa&e $e. 8-123.'. Thanks $e to you #ho heard) (or you $ecome the messen&er #ho $rin&s 0is 6oice #ith you) and lets It echo round and round the #orld. 2 Recei e the thanks o( 1od today) as you &i e thanks to 0im. 3 "or 0e #ould o((er you the thanks you &i e) since 0e recei es your &i(ts in lo in& &ratitude) and &i es them $ack a thousand and a hundred thousand more than they #ere &i en. ! 0e #ill $less your &i(ts

$y sharin& them #ith you. % 3nd so they &ro# in ,o#er and in stren&th) until they (ill the #orld #ith &ladness and #ith &ratitude. 8-123.*. Recei e 0is thanks and o((er yours to 0im (or (i(teen minutes t#ice today. 2 3nd you #ill realiAe to 8hom you o((er thanks) and 8hom 0e thanks as you are thankin& 0im. 3 This holy hal( an hour &i en 0im #ill $e returned to you in terms o( years (or e ery second9 ,o#er to sa e the #orld eons more quickly (or your thanks to 0im. 8-123.-. Recei e 0is thanks) and you #ill understand ho# lo in&ly 0e holds you in 0is 4ind) ho# dee, and limitless 0is care (or you) ho# ,er(ect is 0is &ratitude to you. 2 Remem$er hourly to think o( 0im) and &i e 0im thanks (or e erythin& 0e &a e 0is 5on) that he mi&ht rise a$o e the #orld) remem$erin& his "ather and his 5el(. LESSON 9(@. ;et me remem$er I am one #ith 1od. 8-12!.1. Today #e #ill a&ain &i e thanks (or our Identity in 1od. 2 Our home is sa(e) ,rotection &uaranteed in all #e do) ,o#er and stren&th a aila$le to us in all our undertakin&s. 3 8e can (ail in nothin&. ! @ erythin& #e touch takes on a shinin& li&ht that $lesses and that heals. % 3t one #ith 1od and #ith the uni erse #e &o our #ay reCoicin&) #ith the thou&ht that 1od 0imsel( &oes e ery#here #ith us. 8-12!.2. 0o# holy are our mindsJ 2 3nd e erythin& #e see re(lects the holiness #ithin the mind at one #ith 1od and #ith itsel(. 3 0o# easily do errors disa,,ear) and death &i e ,lace to e erlastin& li(e. ! Our shinin& (oot,rints ,oint the #ay to truth) (or 1od is our Com,anion as #e #alk the #orld a little #hile. % 3nd those #ho come to (ollo# us #ill reco&niAe the #ay $ecause the li&ht #e carry stays $ehind) yet still remains #ith us as #e #alk on. 8-12!.3. 8hat #e recei e is our eternal &i(t to those #ho (ollo# a(ter) and to those #ho #ent $e(ore or stayed #ith us a #hile. 2 3nd 1od) 8ho lo es us #ith the equal lo e in #hich #e #ere created) smiles on us and o((ers us the ha,,iness #e &a e. 8-12!.!. Today #e #ill not dou$t 0is ;o e (or us) nor question 0is ,rotection and 0is care. 2 No meanin&less an/ieties can come $et#een our (aith and our a#areness o( 0is ?resence. 3 8e are one #ith 0im today in reco&nition and remem$rance. ! 8e (eel 0im in our hearts. % Our minds contain 0is Thou&hts9 our eyes $ehold 0is lo eliness in all #e look u,on. ' Today #e see only the lo in& and the lo a$le. 8-12!.%. 8e see it in a,,earances o( ,ain) and ,ain &i es #ay to ,eace. 2 8e see it in the (rantic) in the sad and the distressed) the lonely and a(raid) #ho are restored to the tranquility and ,eace o( mind

in #hich they #ere created. 3 3nd #e see it in the dyin& and the dead as #ell) restorin& them to li(e. ! 3ll this #e see $ecause #e sa# it (irst #ithin oursel es. 8-12!.'. No miracle can e er $e denied to those #ho kno# that they are one #ith 1od. 2 No thou&ht o( theirs $ut has the ,o#er to heal all (orms o( su((erin& in anyone) in times &one $y and times as yet to come) as easily as in the ones #ho #alk $eside them no#. 3 Their thou&hts are timeless) and a,art (rom distance as a,art (rom time. 8-12!.*. 8e Coin in this a#areness as #e say that #e are one #ith 1od. 2 "or in these #ords #e say as #ell that #e are sa ed and healed9 that #e can sa e and heal accordin&ly. 3 8e ha e acce,ted) and #e no# #ould &i e. ! "or #e #ould kee, the &i(ts our "ather &a e. % Today #e #ould e/,erience oursel es at one #ith 0im) so that the #orld may share our reco&nition o( reality. ' In our e/,erience the #orld is (reed. * 3s #e deny our se,aration (rom our "ather) it is healed alon& #ith us. 8-12!.-. ?eace $e to you today. 2 5ecure your ,eace $y ,racticin& a#areness you are one #ith your Creator) as 0e is #ith you. 3 5ometime today) #hene er it seems $est) de ote a hal( an hour to the thou&ht that you are one #ith 1od. ! This is our (irst attem,t at an e/tended ,eriod (or #hich #e &i e no rules nor s,ecial #ords to &uide your meditation. % 8e #ill trust 1od+s 6oice to s,eak as 0e sees (it today) certain 0e #ill not (ail. ' 3$ide #ith 0im this hal( an hour. * 0e #ill do the rest. 8-12!.:. 7our $ene(it #ill not $e less i( you $elie e that nothin& ha,,ens. 2 7ou may not $e ready to acce,t the &ain today. 3 7et sometime) some#here) it #ill come to you) nor #ill you (ail to reco&niAe it #hen it da#ns #ith certainty u,on your mind. ! This hal( an hour #ill $e (ramed in &old) #ith e ery minute like a diamond set around the mirror that this e/ercise #ill o((er you. % 3nd you #ill see Christ+s (ace u,on it) in re(lection o( your o#n. 8-12!.1>.?erha,s today) ,erha,s tomorro#) you #ill see your o#n trans(i&uration in the &lass this holy hal( an hour #ill hold out to you) to look u,on yoursel(. 2 8hen you are ready you #ill (ind it there) #ithin your mind and #aitin& to $e (ound. 3 7ou #ill remem$er then the thou&ht to #hich you &a e this hal( an hour) thank(ully a#are no time #as e er $etter s,ent. 8-12!.11.?erha,s today) ,erha,s tomorro#) you #ill look into this &lass) and understand the sinless li&ht you see $elon&s to you9 the lo eliness you look on is your o#n. 2 Count this hal( hour as your &i(t to 1od) in certainty that 0is return #ill $e a sense o( lo e you cannot understand) a Coy too dee, (or you to com,rehend) a si&ht too holy (or the $ody+s eyes to see. 3 3nd yet you can $e sure someday) ,erha,s

today) ,erha,s tomorro#) you #ill understand and com,rehend and see. 8-12!.12.3dd (urther Ce#els to the &olden (rame that holds the mirror o((ered you today) $y hourly re,eatin& to yoursel(. 2 ;et me remem$er I am one #ith 1od) at one #ith all my $rothers and my 5el() in e erlastin& holiness and ,eace. LESSON 9(A. In quiet I recei e 1od+s 8ord today. 8-12%.1. ;et this day $e a day o( stillness and o( quiet listenin&. 2 7our "ather #ills you hear 0is 8ord today. 3 0e calls to you (rom dee, #ithin your mind #here 0e a$ides. ! 0ear 0im today. % No ,eace is ,ossi$le until 0is 8ord is heard around the #orld9 until your mind) in quiet listenin&) acce,ts the messa&e that the #orld must hear to usher in the quiet time o( ,eace. 8-12%.2. This #orld #ill chan&e throu&h you. 2 No other means can sa e it) (or 1od+s ,lan is sim,ly this. The 5on o( 1od is (ree to sa e himsel() &i en the 8ord o( 1od to $e his 1uide) (ore er in his mind and at his side to lead him surely to his "ather+s house $y his o#n #ill) (ore er (ree as 1od+s. 3 0e is not led $y (orce) $ut only lo e. ! 0e is not Cud&ed) $ut only sancti(ied. 8-12%.3. In stillness #e #ill hear 1od+s 6oice today #ithout intrusion o( our ,etty thou&hts) #ithout our ,ersonal desires) and #ithout all Cud&ment o( 0is holy 8ord. 2 8e #ill not Cud&e oursel es today) (or #hat #e are can not $e Cud&ed. 3 8e stand a,art (rom all the Cud&ments #hich the #orld has laid u,on the 5on o( 1od. ! It kno#s him not. % Today #e #ill not listen to the #orld) $ut #ait in silence (or the 8ord o( 1od. 8-12%.!. 0ear) holy 5on o( 1od) your "ather s,eak. 2 0is 6oice #ould &i e to you 0is holy 8ord) to s,read across the #orld the tidin&s o( sal ation and the holy time o( ,eace. 3 8e &ather at the throne o( 1od today) the quiet ,lace #ithin the mind #here 0e a$ides (ore er) in the holiness that 0e created and #ill ne er lea e. 8-12%.%. 0e has not #aited until you return your mind to 0im to &i e 0is 8ord to you. 2 0e has not hid 0imsel( (rom you) #hile you ha e #andered o(( a little #hile (rom 0im. 3 0e does not cherish the illusions #hich you hold a$out yoursel(. ! 0e kno#s 0is 5on) and #ills that he remain as ,art o( 0im re&ardless o( his dreams9 re&ardless o( his madness that his #ill is not his o#n.

8-12%.'. Today 0e s,eaks to you. 2 0is 6oice a#aits your silence) (or 0is 8ord can not $e heard until your mind is quiet (or a #hile) and meanin&less desires ha e $een stilled. 3 3#ait 0is 8ord in quiet. ! There is ,eace #ithin you to $e called u,on today) to hel, make ready your most holy mind to hear the 6oice (or its Creator s,eak. 8-12%.*. Three times today) at times most suita$le (or silence) &i e ten minutes set a,art (rom listenin& to the #orld) and choose instead a &entle listenin& to the 8ord o( 1od. 2 0e s,eaks (rom nearer than your heart to you. 3 0is 6oice is closer than your hand. ! 0is ;o e is e erythin& you are and that 0e is9 the same as you) and you the same as 0e. 8-12%.-. It is your oice to #hich you listen as 0e s,eaks to you. 2 It is your #ord 0e s,eaks. 3 It is the 8ord o( (reedom and o( ,eace) o( unity o( #ill and ,ur,ose) #ith no se,aration nor di ision in the sin&le 4ind o( "ather and o( 5on. ! In quiet listen to your 5el( today) and let 0im tell you 1od has ne er le(t 0is 5on) and you ha e ne er le(t your 5el(. 8-12%.:. Only $e quiet. 2 7ou #ill need no rule $ut this) to let your ,racticin& today li(t you a$o e the thinkin& o( the #orld) and (ree your ision (rom the $ody+s eyes. 3 Only $e still and listen. ! 7ou #ill hear the 8ord in #hich the 8ill o( 1od the 5on Coins in his "ather+s 8ill) at one #ith it) #ith no illusions inter,osed $et#een the #holly indi isi$le and true. % 3s e ery hour ,asses $y today) $e still a moment and remind yoursel( you ha e a s,ecial ,ur,ose (or this day9 in quiet to recei e the 8ord o( 1od. LESSON 9(B. 3ll that I &i e is &i en to mysel(. 8-12'.1. Today+s idea) com,letely alien to the e&o and the thinkin& o( the #orld) is crucial to the thou&ht re ersal that this course #ill $rin& a$out. 2 I( you $elie ed this statement) there #ould $e no ,ro$lem in com,lete (or&i eness) certainty o( &oal) and sure direction. 3 7ou #ould understand the means $y #hich sal ation comes to you) and #ould not hesitate to use it no#. 8-12'.2. ;et us consider #hat you do $elie e) in ,lace o( this idea. 2 It seems to you that other ,eo,le are a,art (rom you) and a$le to $eha e in #ays #hich ha e no $earin& on your thou&hts) nor yours on theirs. 3 There(ore) your attitudes ha e no e((ect on them) and their a,,eals (or hel, are not in any #ay related to your o#n. ! 7ou (urther think that they can sin #ithout a((ectin& your ,erce,tion o( yoursel() #hile you

can Cud&e their sin) and yet remain a,art (rom condemnation and at ,eace. 8-12'.3. 8hen you 2(or&i e2 a sin) there is no &ain to you directly. 2 7ou &i e charity to one un#orthy) merely to ,oint out that you are $etter) on a hi&her ,lane than he #hom you (or&i e. 3 0e has not earned your charita$le tolerance) #hich you $esto# on one un#orthy o( the &i(t) $ecause his sins ha e lo#ered him $eneath a true equality #ith you. ! 0e has no claim on your (or&i eness. % It holds out a &i(t to him) $ut hardly to yoursel(. 8-12'.!. Thus is (or&i eness $asically unsound9 a charita$le #him) $ene olent yet undeser ed) a &i(t $esto#ed at times) at other times #ithheld. 2 Unmerited) #ithholdin& it is Cust) nor is it (air that you should su((er #hen it is #ithheld. 3 The sin that you (or&i e is not your o#n. ! 5omeone a,art (rom you committed it. % 3nd i( you then are &racious unto him $y &i in& him #hat he does not deser e) the &i(t is no more yours than #as his sin. 8-12'.%. I( this $e true) (or&i eness has no &rounds on #hich to rest de,enda$ly and sure. 2 It is an eccentricity) in #hich you sometimes choose to &i e indul&ently an undeser ed re,rie e. 3 7et it remains your ri&ht to let the sinner not esca,e the Custi(ied re,ayment (or his sin. ! Think you the ;ord o( 0ea en #ould allo# the #orld+s sal ation to de,end on thisD % 8ould not 0is care (or you $e small indeed) i( your sal ation rested on a #himD 8-12'.'. 7ou do not understand (or&i eness. 2 3s you see it) it is $ut a check u,on o ert attack) #ithout requirin& correction in your mind. 3 It cannot &i e you ,eace as you ,ercei e it. ! It is not a means (or your release (rom #hat you see in someone other than yoursel(. % It has no ,o#er to restore your unity #ith him to your a#areness. ' It is not #hat 1od intended it to $e (or you. 8-12'.*. Not ha in& &i en 0im the &i(t 0e asks o( you) you cannot reco&niAe 0is &i(ts) and think 0e has not &i en them to you. 2 7et #ould 0e ask you (or a &i(t unless it #as (or youD 3 Could 0e $e satis(ied #ith em,ty &estures) and e aluate such ,etty &i(ts as #orthy o( 0is 5onD ! 5al ation is a $etter &i(t than this. % 3nd true (or&i eness) as the means $y #hich it is attained) must heal the mind that &i es) (or &i in& is recei in&. ' 8hat remains as unrecei ed has not $een &i en) $ut #hat has $een &i en must ha e $een recei ed. 8-12'.-. Today #e try to understand the truth that &i er and recei er are the same. 2 7ou #ill need hel, to make this meanin&(ul) $ecause it is so alien to the thou&hts to #hich you are accustomed. 3 But the 0el, you need is there. ! 1i e 0im your (aith today) and ask 0im that 0e share your ,racticin& in truth today. % 3nd i( you only catch a tiny

&lim,se o( the release that lies in the idea #e ,ractice (or today) this is a day o( &lory (or the #orld. 8-12'.:. 1i e (i(teen minutes t#ice today to the attem,t to understand today+s idea. 2 It is the thou&ht $y #hich (or&i eness takes its ,ro,er ,lace in your ,riorities. 3 It is the thou&ht that #ill release your mind (rom e ery $ar to #hat (or&i eness means) and let you realiAe its #orth to you. 8-12'.1>.In silence) close your eyes u,on the #orld that does not understand (or&i eness) and seek sanctuary in the quiet ,lace #here thou&hts are chan&ed and (alse $elie(s laid $y. 2 Re,eat today+s idea) and ask (or hel, in understandin& #hat it really means. 3 Be #illin& to $e tau&ht. ! Be &lad to hear the 6oice o( truth and healin& s,eak to you) and you #ill understand the #ords 0e s,eaks) and reco&niAe 0e s,eaks your #ords to you. 8-12'.11.3s o(ten as you can) remind yoursel( you ha e a &oal today9 an aim #hich makes this day o( s,ecial alue to yoursel( and all your $rothers. 2 Do not let your mind (or&et this &oal (or lon&) $ut tell yoursel(. 3 3ll that I &i e is &i en to mysel(. ! The 0el, I need to learn that this is true is #ith me no#. % 3nd I #ill trust in 0im. ' Then s,end a quiet moment) o,enin& your mind to 0is correction and 0is ;o e. * 3nd #hat you hear o( 0im you #ill $elie e) (or #hat 0e &i es #ill $e recei ed $y you. LESSON 9(D. There is no lo e $ut 1od+s. 8-12*.1. ?erha,s you think that di((erent kinds o( lo e are ,ossi$le. 2 ?erha,s you think there is a kind o( lo e (or this) a kind (or that9 a #ay o( lo in& one) another #ay o( lo in& still another. 3 ;o e is one. ! It has no se,arate ,arts and no de&rees9 no kinds nor le els) no di er&encies and no distinctions. % It is like itsel() unchan&ed throu&hout. ' It ne er alters #ith a ,erson or a circumstance. * It is the 0eart o( 1od) and also o( 0is 5on. 8-12*.2. ;o e+s meanin& is o$scure to anyone #ho thinks that lo e can chan&e. 2 0e does not see that chan&in& lo e must $e im,ossi$le. 3 3nd thus he thinks that he can lo e at times) and hate at other times. ! 0e also thinks that lo e can $e $esto#ed on one) and yet remain itsel( althou&h it is #ithheld (rom others. % To $elie e these thin&s o( lo e is not to understand it. ' I( it could make such distinctions) it

#ould ha e to Cud&e $et#een the ri&hteous and the sinner) and ,ercei e the 5on o( 1od in se,arate ,arts. 8-12*.3. ;o e cannot Cud&e. 2 3s it is one itsel() it looks on all as one. 3 Its meanin& lies in oneness. ! 3nd it must elude the mind that thinks o( it as ,artial or in ,art. % There is no lo e $ut 1od+s) and all o( lo e is 0is. ' There is no other ,rinci,le that rules #here lo e is not. * ;o e is a la# #ithout an o,,osite. - Its #holeness is the ,o#er holdin& e erythin& as one) the link $et#een the "ather and the 5on #hich holds Them $oth (ore er as the same. 8-12*.!. No course #hose ,ur,ose is to teach you to remem$er #hat you really are could (ail to em,hasiAe that there can ne er $e a di((erence in #hat you really are and #hat lo e is. 2 ;o e+s meanin& is your o#n) and shared $y 1od 0imsel(. 3 "or #hat you are is #hat 0e is. ! There is no lo e $ut 0is) and #hat 0e is) is e erythin& there is. % There is no limit ,laced u,on 0imsel() and so are you unlimited as #ell. 8-12*.%. No la# the #orld o$eys can hel, you &ras, lo e+s meanin&. 2 8hat the #orld $elie es #as made to hide lo e+s meanin&) and to kee, it dark and secret. 3 There is not one ,rinci,le the #orld u,holds $ut iolates the truth o( #hat lo e is) and #hat you are as #ell. 8-12*.'. 5eek not #ithin the #orld to (ind your 5el(. 2 ;o e is not (ound in darkness and in death. 3 7et it is ,er(ectly a,,arent to the eyes that see and ears that hear lo e+s 6oice. ! Today #e ,ractice makin& (ree your mind o( all the la#s you think you must o$ey9 o( all the limits under #hich you li e) and all the chan&es that you think are ,art o( human destiny. % Today #e take the lar&est sin&le ste, this course requests in your ad ance to#ards its esta$lished &oal. 8-12*.*. I( you achie e the (aintest &limmerin& o( #hat lo e means today) you ha e ad anced in distance #ithout measure and in time $eyond the count o( years to your release. 2 ;et us to&ether) then) $e &lad to &i e some time to 1od today) and understand there is no $etter use (or time than this. 8-12*.-. "or (i(teen minutes t#ice today esca,e (rom e ery la# in #hich you no# $elie e. 2 O,en your mind and rest. 3 The #orld that seems to hold you ,risoner can $e esca,ed $y anyone #ho does not hold it dear. ! 8ithdra# all alue you ha e ,laced u,on its mea&er o((erin&s and senseless &i(ts) and let the &i(t o( 1od re,lace them all. 8-12*.:. Call to your "ather) certain that 0is 6oice #ill ans#er. 2 0e 0imsel( has ,romised this. 3 3nd 0e 0imsel( #ill ,lace a s,ark o( truth #ithin your mind #here er you &i e u, a (alse $elie() a dark illusion o( your o#n reality and #hat lo e means. ! 0e #ill shine throu&h your idle thou&hts today) and hel, you understand the truth o( lo e. % In lo in& &entleness 0e #ill a$ide #ith you) as you allo# 0is 6oice to

teach lo e+s meanin& to your clean and o,en mind. ' 3nd 0e #ill $less the lesson #ith 0is ;o e. 8-12*.1>.Today the le&ion o( the (uture years o( #aitin& (or sal ation disa,,ears $e(ore the timelessness o( #hat you learn. 2 ;et us &i e thanks today that #e are s,ared a (uture like the ,ast. 3 Today #e lea e the ,ast $ehind us) ne ermore to $e remem$ered. ! 3nd #e raise our eyes u,on a di((erent ,resent) #here a (uture da#ns unlike the ,ast in e ery attri$ute. 8-12*.11.The #orld in in(ancy is ne#ly $orn. 2 3nd #e #ill #atch it &ro# in health and stren&th) to shed its $lessin& u,on all #ho come to learn to cast aside the #orld they thou&ht #as made in hate to $e lo e+s enemy. 3 No# are they all made (ree) alon& #ith us. ! No# are they all our $rothers in 1od+s ;o e. 8-12*.12.8e #ill remem$er them throu&hout the day) $ecause #e cannot lea e a ,art o( us outside our lo e i( #e #ould kno# our 5el(. 2 3t least three times an hour think o( one #ho makes the Courney #ith you) and #ho came to learn #hat you must learn. 3 3nd as he comes to mind) &i e him this messa&e (rom your 5el(. ! I $less you) $rother) #ith the ;o e o( 1od) #hich I #ould share #ith you. % "or I #ould learn the Coyous lesson that there is no lo e $ut 1od+s and yours and mine and e eryone+s. LESSON 9(:. The #orld I see holds nothin& that I #ant. 8-12-.1. The #orld you see holds nothin& that you need to o((er you9 nothin& that you can use in any #ay) nor anythin& at all that ser es to &i e you Coy. 2 Belie e this thou&ht) and you are sa ed (rom years o( misery) (rom countless disa,,ointments) and (rom ho,es that turn to $itter ashes o( des,air. 3 No one $ut must acce,t this thou&ht as true) i( he #ould lea e the #orld $ehind and soar $eyond its ,etty sco,e and little #ays. 8-12-.2. @ach thin& you alue here is $ut a chain that $inds you to the #orld) and it #ill ser e no other end $ut this. 2 "or e erythin& must ser e the ,ur,ose you ha e &i en it) until you see a di((erent ,ur,ose there. 3 The only ,ur,ose #orthy o( your mind this #orld contains is that you ,ass it $y) #ithout delayin& to ,ercei e some ho,e #here there is none. ! Be you decei ed no more. % The #orld you see holds nothin& that you #ant. 8-12-.3. @sca,e today the chains you ,lace u,on your mind #hen you ,ercei e sal ation here. 2 "or #hat you alue you make ,art o( you as

you ,ercei e yoursel(. 3 3ll thin&s you seek to make your alue &reater in your si&ht limit you (urther) hide your #orth (rom you) and add another $ar across the door that leads to true a#areness o( your 5el(. 8-12-.!. ;et nothin& that relates to $ody thou&hts delay your ,ro&ress to sal ation) nor ,ermit tem,tation to $elie e the #orld holds anythin& you #ant to hold you $ack. 2 Nothin& is here to cherish. 3 Nothin& here is #orth one instant o( delay and ,ain9 one moment o( uncertainty and dou$t. ! The #orthless o((er nothin&. % Certainty o( #orth can not $e (ound in #orthlessness. 8-12-.%. Today #e ,ractice lettin& &o all thou&ht o( alues #e ha e &i en to the #orld. 2 8e lea e it (ree o( ,ur,oses #e &a e its as,ects and its ,hases and its dreams. 3 8e hold it ,ur,oseless #ithin our minds) and loosen it (rom all #e #ish it #ere. ! Thus do #e li(t the chains that $ar the door to (reedom (rom the #orld) and &o $eyond all little alues and diminished &oals. 8-12-.'. ?ause and $e still a little #hile) and see ho# (ar you rise a$o e the #orld) #hen you release your mind (rom chains and let it seek the le el #here it (inds itsel( at home. 2 It #ill $e &rate(ul to $e (ree a #hile. 3 It kno#s #here it $elon&s. ! But (ree its #in&s) and it #ill (ly in sureness and in Coy to Coin its holy ,ur,ose. % ;et it rest in its Creator) there to $e restored to sanity) to (reedom and to lo e. 8-12-.*. 1i e it ten minutes rest three times today. 2 3nd #hen your eyes are o,ened a(ter#ards) you #ill not alue anythin& you see as much as #hen you looked at it $e(ore. 3 7our #hole ,ers,ecti e on the #orld #ill shi(t $y Cust a little) e ery time you let your mind esca,e its chains. ! The #orld is not #here it $elon&s. % 3nd you $elon& #here it #ould $e) and #here it &oes to rest #hen you release it (rom the #orld. ' 7our 1uide is sure. * O,en your mind to 0im. - Be still and rest. 8-12-.-. ?rotect your mind throu&hout the day as #ell. 2 3nd #hen you think you see some alue in an as,ect or an ima&e o( the #orld) re(use to lay this chain u,on your mind) $ut tell yoursel( #ith quiet certainty. 3 This #ill not tem,t me to delay mysel(. ! The #orld I see holds nothin& that I #ant. LESSON 9(;. Beyond this #orld there is a #orld I #ant. 8-12:.1. This is the thou&ht that (ollo#s (rom the one #e ,racticed yesterday. 2 7ou cannot sto, #ith the idea the #orld is #orthless) (or unless you see that there is somethin& else to ho,e (or) you #ill only

$e de,ressed. 3 Our em,hasis is not on &i in& u, the #orld) $ut on e/chan&in& it (or #hat is (ar more satis(yin&) (illed #ith Coy) and ca,a$le o( o((erin& you ,eace. ! Think you this #orld can o((er that to youD 8-12:.2. It mi&ht $e #orth a little time to think once more a$out the alue o( this #orld. 2 ?erha,s you #ill concede there is no loss in lettin& &o all thou&ht o( alue here. 3 The #orld you see is merciless indeed) unsta$le) cruel) unconcerned #ith you) quick to a en&e and ,itiless #ith hate. ! It &i es $ut to rescind) and takes a#ay all thin&s that you ha e cherished (or a #hile. % No lastin& lo e is (ound) (or none is here. ' This is the #orld o( time) #here all thin&s end. 8-12:.3. Is it a loss to (ind a #orld instead #here losin& is im,ossi$le9 #here lo e endures (ore er) hate cannot e/ist and en&eance has no meanin&D 2 Is it loss to (ind all thin&s you really #ant) and kno# they ha e no endin& and they #ill remain e/actly as you #ant them throu&hout timeD 3 7et e en they #ill $e e/chan&ed at last (or #hat #e cannot s,eak o() (or you &o (rom there to #here #ords (ail entirely) into a silence #here the lan&ua&e is uns,oken and yet surely understood. 8-12:.!. Communication) unam$i&uous and ,lain as day) remains unlimited (or all eternity. 2 3nd 1od 0imsel( s,eaks to 0is 5on) as 0is 5on s,eaks to 0im. 3 Their lan&ua&e has no #ords) (or #hat They say cannot $e sym$oliAed. ! Their kno#led&e is direct and #holly shared and #holly one. % 0o# (ar a#ay (rom this are you #ho stay $ound to this #orld. ' 3nd yet ho# near are you) #hen you e/chan&e it (or the #orld you #ant. 8-12:.%. No# is the last ste, certain9 no# you stand an instant+s s,ace a#ay (rom timelessness. 2 0ere can you $ut look (or#ard) ne er $ack to see a&ain the #orld you do not #ant. 3 0ere is the #orld that comes to take its ,lace) as you un$ind your mind (rom little thin&s the #orld sets (orth to kee, you ,risoner. ! 6alue them not) and they #ill disa,,ear. % @steem them) and they #ill seem real to you. 8-12:.'. 5uch is the choice. 2 8hat loss can $e (or you in choosin& not to alue nothin&nessD 3 This #orld holds nothin& that you really #ant) $ut #hat you choose instead you #ant indeedJ ! ;et it $e &i en you today. % It #aits $ut (or your choosin& it) to take the ,lace o( all the thin&s you seek $ut do not #ant. 8-12:.*. ?ractice your #illin&ness to make this chan&e ten minutes in the mornin& and at ni&ht) and once more in $et#een. 2 Be&in #ith this. 3 Beyond this #orld there is a #orld I #ant. ! I choose to see that #orld instead o( this) (or here is nothin& that I really #ant.

% Then close your eyes u,on the #orld you see) and in the silent darkness #atch the li&hts that are not o( this #orld li&ht one $y one) until #here one $e&ins another ends loses all meanin& as they $lend in one. 8-12:.-. Today the li&hts o( 0ea en $end to you) to shine u,on your eyelids as you rest $eyond the #orld o( darkness. 2 0ere is li&ht your eyes can not $ehold. 3 3nd yet your mind can see it ,lainly) and can understand. ! 3 day o( &race is &i en you today) and #e &i e thanks. % This day #e realiAe that #hat you (eared to lose #as only loss. 8-12:.:. No# do #e understand there is no loss. 2 "or #e ha e seen its o,,osite at last) and #e are &rate(ul that the choice is made. 3 Remem$er your decision hourly) and take a moment to con(irm your choice $y layin& $y #hate er thou&hts you ha e) and d#ellin& $rie(ly only u,on this. ! The #orld I see holds nothin& that I #ant. % Beyond this #orld there is a #orld I #ant. LESSON 9?=. It is im,ossi$le to see t#o #orlds. 8-13>.1. ?erce,tion is consistent. 2 8hat you see re(lects your thinkin&. 3 3nd your thinkin& $ut re(lects your choice o( #hat you #ant to see. ! 7our alues are determiners o( this) (or #hat you alue you must #ant to see) $elie in& #hat you see is really there. % No one can see a #orld his mind has not accorded alue. ' 3nd no one can (ail to look u,on #hat he $elie es he #ants. 8-13>.2. 7et #ho can really hate and lo e at onceD 2 8ho can desire #hat he does not #ant to ha e realityD 3 3nd #ho can choose to see a #orld o( #hich he is a(raidD ! "ear must make $lind) (or this its #ea,on is. That #hich you (ear to see you cannot see. % ;o e and ,erce,tion thus &o hand in hand) $ut (ear o$scures in darkness #hat is there. 8-13>.3. 8hat) then) can (ear ,roCect u,on the #orldD 2 8hat can $e seen in darkness that is realD 3 Truth is ecli,sed $y (ear) and #hat remains is $ut ima&ined. ! 7et #hat can $e real in $lind ima&inin&s o( ,anic $ornD % 8hat #ould you #ant that this is sho#n to youD ' 8hat #ould you #ish to kee, in such a dreamD 8-13>.!. "ear has made e erythin& you think you see. 2 3ll se,aration) all distinctions) and the multitude o( di((erences you $elie e make u, the #orld. 3 They are not there. ! ;o e+s enemy has made them u,. % 7et lo e can ha e no enemy) and so they ha e no cause) no $ein& and no consequence. ' They can $e alued) $ut

remain unreal. * They can $e sou&ht) $ut they can not $e (ound. Today #e #ill not seek (or them) nor #aste this day in seekin& #hat can not $e (ound. 8-13>.%. It is im,ossi$le to see t#o #orlds #hich ha e no o erla, o( any kind. 2 5eek (or the one9 the other disa,,ears. 3 But one remains. ! They are the ran&e o( choice $eyond #hich your decision cannot &o. % The real and the unreal are all there are to choose $et#een) and nothin& more than these. 8-13>.'. Today #e #ill attem,t no com,romise #here none is ,ossi$le. 2 The #orld you see is ,roo( you ha e already made a choice as all-em$racin& as its o,,osite. 3 8hat #e #ould learn today is more than Cust the lesson that you cannot see t#o #orlds. ! It also teaches that the one you see is quite consistent (rom the ,oint o( ie# (rom #hich you see it. % It is all a ,iece $ecause it stems (rom one emotion) and re(lects its source in e erythin& you see. 8-13>.*. 5i/ times today) in thanks and &ratitude) #e &ladly &i e (i e minutes to the thou&ht that ends all com,romise and dou$t) and &o $eyond them all as one. 2 8e #ill not make a thousand meanin&less distinctions) nor attem,t to $rin& #ith us a little ,art o( unreality) as #e de ote our minds to (indin& only #hat is real. 8-13>.-. Be&in your searchin& (or the other #orld $y askin& (or a stren&th $eyond your o#n) and reco&niAin& #hat it is you seek. 2 7ou do not #ant illusions. 3 3nd you come to these (i e minutes em,tyin& your hands o( all the ,etty treasures o( this #orld. ! 7ou #ait (or 1od to hel, you) as you say. % It is im,ossi$le to see t#o #orlds. ' ;et me acce,t the stren&th 1od o((ers me and see no alue in this #orld) that I may (ind my (reedom and deli erance. 8-13>.:. 1od #ill $e there. 2 "or you ha e called u,on the &reat un(ailin& ,o#er #hich #ill take this &iant ste, #ith you in &ratitude. 3 Nor #ill you (ail to see 0is thanks e/,ressed in tan&i$le ,erce,tion and in truth. ! 7ou #ill not dou$t #hat you #ill look u,on) (or thou&h it is ,erce,tion) it is not the kind o( seein& that your eyes alone ha e e er seen $e(ore. % 3nd you #ill kno# 1od+s stren&th u,held you as you made this choice. 8-13>.1>.Dismiss tem,tation easily today #hene er it arises) merely $y remem$erin& the limits o( your choice. 2 The unreal or the real) the (alse or true is #hat you see and only #hat you see. 3 ?erce,tion is consistent #ith your choice) and hell or 0ea en comes to you as one. 8-13>.11.3cce,t a little ,art o( hell as real) and you ha e damned your eyes and cursed your si&ht) and #hat you #ill $ehold is hell indeed. 2

7et the release o( 0ea en still remains #ithin your ran&e o( choice) to take the ,lace o( e erythin& that hell #ould sho# to you. 3 3ll you need say to any ,art o( hell) #hate er (orm it takes) is sim,ly this. ! It is im,ossi$le to see t#o #orlds. % I seek my (reedom and deli erance) and this is not a ,art o( #hat I #ant. LESSON 9?9. No one can (ail #ho seeks to reach the truth. 8-131.1. "ailure is all a$out you #hile you seek (or &oals that cannot $e achie ed. 2 7ou look (or ,ermanence in the im,ermanent) (or lo e #here there is none) (or sa(ety in the midst o( dan&er9 immortality #ithin the darkness o( the dream o( death. 3 8ho could succeed #here contradiction is the settin& o( his searchin&) and the ,lace to #hich he comes to (ind sta$ilityD 8-131.2. 1oals that are meanin&less are not attained. 2 There is no #ay to reach them) (or the means $y #hich you stri e (or them are meanin&less as they are. 3 8ho can use such senseless means) and ho,e throu&h them to &ain in anythin&D ! 8here can they leadD % 3nd #hat could they achie e that o((ers any ho,e o( $ein& realD ' ?ursuit o( the ima&ined leads to death $ecause it is the search (or nothin&ness) and #hile you seek (or li(e you ask (or death. * 7ou look (or sa(ety and security) #hile in your heart you ,ray (or dan&er and ,rotection (or the little dream you made. 8-131.3. 7et searchin& is ine ita$le here. 2 "or this you came) and you #ill surely do the thin& you came (or. 3 But the #orld can not dictate the &oal (or #hich you search) unless you &i e it ,o#er to do so. ! Other#ise) you still are (ree to choose a &oal that lies $eyond the #orld and e ery #orldly thou&ht) and one that comes to you (rom an idea relinquished yet remem$ered) old yet ne#9 an echo o( a herita&e (or&ot) yet holdin& e erythin& you really #ant. 8-131.!. Be &lad that search you must. 2 Be &lad as #ell to learn you search (or 0ea en) and must (ind the &oal you really #ant. 3 No one can (ail to #ant this &oal and reach it in the end. ! 1od+s 5on can not seek ainly) thou&h he try to (orce delay) decei e himsel( and think that it is hell he seeks. % 8hen he is #ron&) he (inds correction. ' 8hen he #anders o(() he is led $ack to his a,,ointed task. 8-131.%. No one remains in hell) (or no one can a$andon his Creator) nor a((ect 0is ,er(ect) timeless and unchan&in& ;o e. 2 7ou #ill (ind 0ea en. 3 @ erythin& you seek $ut this #ill (all a#ay. ! 7et not $ecause it has $een taken (rom you. % It #ill &o $ecause you do not #ant it. '

7ou #ill reach the &oal you really #ant as certainly as 1od created you in sinlessness. 8-131.'. 8hy #ait (or 0ea enD 2 It is here today. 3 Time is the &reat illusion it is ,ast or in the (uture. ! 7et this cannot $e) i( it is #here 1od #ills 0is 5on to $e. % 0o# could the 8ill o( 1od $e in the ,ast) or yet to ha,,enD ' 8hat 0e #ills is no#) #ithout a ,ast and #holly (utureless. * It is as (ar remo ed (rom time as is a tiny candle (rom a distant star) or #hat you chose (rom #hat you really #ant. 8-131.*. 0ea en remains your one alternati e to this stran&e #orld you made and all its #ays9 its shi(tin& ,atterns and uncertain &oals) its ,ain(ul ,leasures and its tra&ic Coys. 2 1od made no contradictions. 3 8hat denies its o#n e/istence and attacks itsel( is not o( 0im. ! 0e did not make t#o minds) #ith 0ea en as the &lad e((ect o( one) and earth the other+s sorry outcome #hich is 0ea en+s o,,osite in e ery #ay. 8-131.-. 1od does not su((er con(lict. 2 Nor is 0is creation s,lit in t#o. 3 0o# could it $e 0is 5on could $e in hell) #hen 1od 0imsel( esta$lished him in 0ea enD ! Could he lose #hat the @ternal 8ill has &i en him to $e his home (ore erD % ;et us not try lon&er to im,ose an alien #ill u,on 1od+s sin&le ,ur,ose. ' 0e is here $ecause 0e #ills to $e) and #hat 0e #ills is ,resent no#) $eyond the reach o( time. 8-131.:. Today #e #ill not choose a ,arado/ in ,lace o( truth. 2 0o# could the 5on o( 1od make time to take a#ay the 8ill o( 1odD 3 0e thus denies himsel() and contradicts #hat has no o,,osite. ! 0e thinks he made a hell o,,osin& 0ea en) and $elie es that he a$ides in #hat does not e/ist) #hile 0ea en is the ,lace he cannot (ind. 8-131.1>.;ea e (oolish thou&hts like these $ehind today) and turn your mind to true ideas instead. 2 No one can (ail #ho seeks to reach the truth) and it is truth #e seek to reach today. 3 8e #ill de ote ten minutes to this &oal three times today) and #e #ill ask to see the risin& o( the real #orld to re,lace the (oolish ima&es that #e hold dear) #ith true ideas arisin& in the ,lace o( thou&hts that ha e no meanin&) no e((ect) and neither source nor su$stance in the truth. 8-131.11.This #e ackno#led&e as #e start u,on our ,ractice ,eriods. 2 Be&in #ith this. 3 I ask to see a di((erent #orld) and think a di((erent kind o( thou&ht (rom those I made. ! The #orld I seek I did not make alone) the thou&hts I #ant to think are not my o#n. % "or se eral minutes #atch your mind and see) althou&h your eyes are closed) the senseless #orld you think is real. ' Re ie# the thou&hts as #ell #hich are com,ati$le #ith such a #orld) and #hich you think are true. * Then let them &o) and sink $elo# them to the holy ,lace

#here they can enter not. - There is a door $eneath them in your mind) #hich you could not com,letely lock to hide #hat lies $eyond. 8-131.12.5eek (or that door and (ind it. 2 But $e(ore you try to o,en it) remind yoursel( no one can (ail #ho seeks to reach the truth. 3 3nd it is this request you make today. ! Nothin& $ut this has any meanin& no#9 no other &oal is alued no# nor sou&ht) nothin& $e(ore this door you really #ant) and only #hat lies ,ast it do you seek. 8-131.13.?ut out your hand) and see ho# easily the door s#in&s o,en #ith your one intent to &o $eyond it. 2 3n&els li&ht the #ay) so that all darkness anishes) and you are standin& in a li&ht so $ri&ht and clear that you can understand all thin&s you see. 3 3 tiny moment o( sur,rise) ,erha,s) #ill make you ,ause $e(ore you realiAe the #orld you see $e(ore you in the li&ht re(lects the truth you kne#) and did not quite (or&et in #anderin& a#ay in dreams. 8-131.1!.7ou cannot (ail today. 2 There #alks #ith you the 5,irit 0ea en sent you) that you mi&ht a,,roach this door some day) and throu&h 0is aid sli, e((ortlessly ,ast it) to the li&ht. 3 Today that day has come. ! Today 1od kee,s 0is ancient ,romise to 0is holy 5on) as does 0is 5on remem$er his to 0im. % This is a day o( &ladness) (or #e come to the a,,ointed time and ,lace #here you #ill (ind the &oal o( all your searchin& here) and all the seekin& o( the #orld) #hich end to&ether as you ,ass $eyond the door. 8-131.1%.Remem$er o(ten that today should $e a time o( s,ecial &ladness) and re(rain (rom dismal thou&hts and meanin&less laments. 2 5al ation+s time has come. 3 Today is set $y 0ea en itsel( to $e a time o( &race (or you and (or the #orld. ! I( you (or&et this ha,,y (act) remind yoursel( #ith this. % Today I seek and (ind all that I #ant. ' 4y sin&le ,ur,ose o((ers it to me. * No one can (ail #ho seeks to reach the truth. LESSON 9?(. I loose the #orld (rom all I thou&ht it #as. 8-132.1. 8hat kee,s the #orld in chains $ut your $elie(sD 2 3nd #hat can sa e the #orld e/ce,t your 5el(D 3 Belie( is ,o#er(ul indeed. ! The thou&hts you hold are mi&hty) and illusions are as stron& in their e((ects as is the truth. % 3 madman thinks the #orld he sees is real) and does not dou$t it. ' Nor can he $e s#ayed $y questionin& his thou&hts+ e((ects. * It is $ut #hen their source is raised to question that the ho,e o( (reedom comes to him at last.

8-132.2. 7et is sal ation easily achie ed) (or anyone is (ree to chan&e his mind) and all his thou&hts chan&e #ith it. 2 No# the source o( thou&ht has shi(ted) (or to chan&e your mind means you ha e chan&ed the source o( all ideas you think or e er thou&ht or yet #ill think. 3 7ou (ree the ,ast (rom #hat you thou&ht $e(ore. ! 7ou (ree the (uture (rom all ancient thou&hts o( seekin& #hat you do not #ant to (ind. 8-132.3. The ,resent no# remains the only time. 2 0ere in the ,resent is the #orld set (ree. 3 "or as you let the ,ast $e li(ted and release the (uture (rom your ancient (ears) you (ind esca,e and &i e it to the #orld. ! 7ou ha e ensla ed the #orld #ith all your (ears) your dou$ts and miseries) your ,ain and tears9 and all your sorro#s ,ress on it) and kee, the #orld a ,risoner to your $elie(s. % Death strikes it e ery#here $ecause you hold the $itter thou&hts o( death #ithin your mind. 8-132.!. The #orld is nothin& in itsel(. 2 7our mind must &i e it meanin&. 3 3nd #hat you $ehold u,on it are your #ishes) acted out so you can look on them and think them real. ! ?erha,s you think you did not make the #orld) $ut came un#illin&ly to #hat #as made already) hardly #aitin& (or your thou&hts to &i e it meanin&. % 7et in truth you (ound e/actly #hat you looked (or #hen you came. 8-132.%. There is no #orld a,art (rom #hat you #ish) and herein lies your ultimate release. 2 Chan&e $ut your mind on #hat you #ant to see) and all the #orld must chan&e accordin&ly. 3 Ideas lea e not their source. ! This central theme is o(ten stated in the te/t) and must $e $orne in mind i( you #ould understand the lesson (or today. % It is not ,ride #hich tells you that you made the #orld you see) and that it chan&es as you chan&e your mind. 8-132.'. But it is ,ride that ar&ues you ha e come into a #orld quite se,arate (rom yoursel() im,er ious to #hat you think) and quite a,art (rom #hat you chance to think it is. 2 There is no #orldJ 3 This is the central thou&ht the course attem,ts to teach. ! Not e eryone is ready to acce,t it) and each one must &o as (ar as he can let himsel( $e led alon& the road to truth. % 0e #ill return and &o still (arther) or ,erha,s ste, $ack a #hile and then return a&ain. 8-132.*. But healin& is the &i(t o( those #ho are ,re,ared to learn there is no #orld) and can acce,t the lesson no#. 2 Their readiness #ill $rin& the lesson to them in some (orm #hich they can understand and reco&niAe. 3 5ome see it suddenly on ,oint o( death) and rise to teach it. ! Others (ind it in e/,erience that is not o( this #orld) #hich sho#s them that the #orld does not e/ist $ecause #hat they $ehold must $e the truth) and yet it clearly contradicts the #orld. 8-132.-. 3nd some #ill (ind it in this course) and in the e/ercises that #e do today. 2 Today+s idea is true $ecause the #orld does not e/ist. 3

3nd i( it is indeed your o#n ima&inin&) then you can loose it (rom all thin&s you e er thou&ht it #as $y merely chan&in& all the thou&hts that &a e it these a,,earances. ! The sick are healed as you let &o all thou&hts o( sickness) and the dead arise #hen you let thou&hts o( li(e re,lace all thou&hts you e er held o( death. 8-132.:. 3 lesson earlier re,eated once must no# $e stressed a&ain) (or it contains the (irm (oundation (or today+s idea. 2 7ou are as 1od created you. 3 There is no ,lace #here you can su((er) and no time that can $rin& chan&e to your eternal state. ! 0o# can a #orld o( time and ,lace e/ist) i( you remain as 1od created youD 8-132.1>.8hat is the lesson (or today e/ce,t another #ay o( sayin& that to kno# your 5el( is the sal ation o( the #orldD 2 To (ree the #orld (rom e ery kind o( ,ain is $ut to chan&e your mind a$out yoursel(. 3 There is no #orld a,art (rom your ideas $ecause ideas lea e not their source) and you maintain the #orld #ithin your mind in thou&ht. 8-132.11.7et i( you are as 1od created you) you cannot think a,art (rom 0im) nor make #hat does not share 0is timelessness and ;o e. 2 3re these inherent in the #orld you seeD 3 Does it create like 0imD ! Unless it does) it is not real) and cannot $e at all. % I( you are real the #orld you see is (alse) (or 1od+s creation is unlike the #orld in e ery #ay. ' 3nd as it #as 0is Thou&ht $y #hich you #ere created) so it is your thou&hts #hich made it and must set it (ree) that you may kno# the Thou&hts you share #ith 1od. 8-132.12.Release the #orldJ 2 7our real creations #ait (or this release to &i e you (atherhood) not o( illusions) $ut as 1od in truth. 3 1od shares 0is "atherhood #ith you #ho are 0is 5on) (or 0e makes no distinctions in #hat is 0imsel( and #hat is still 0imsel(. ! 8hat 0e creates is not a,art (rom 0im) and no#here does the "ather end) the 5on $e&in as somethin& se,arate (rom 0im. 8-132.13.There is no #orld $ecause it is a thou&ht a,art (rom 1od) and made to se,arate the "ather and the 5on) and $reak a#ay a ,art o( 1od 0imsel( and thus destroy 0is 8holeness. 2 Can a #orld #hich comes (rom this idea $e realD 3 Can it $e any#hereD ! Deny illusions) $ut acce,t the truth. % Deny you are a shado# $rie(ly laid u,on a dyin& #orld. ' Release your mind) and you #ill look u,on a #orld released. 8-132.1!.Today our ,ur,ose is to (ree the #orld (rom all the idle thou&hts #e e er held a$out it) and a$out all li in& thin&s #e see u,on it. 2 They can not $e there. 3 No more can #e. ! "or #e are in the home our "ather set (or us) alon& #ith them. % 3nd #e #ho are as 0e created us #ould loose the #orld this day (rom e ery one o( our illusions) that #e may $e (ree. 8-132.1%.Be&in the (i(teen-minute ,eriods in #hich #e ,ractice t#ice today #ith this.

2 I #ho remain as 1od created me #ould loose the #orld (rom all I thou&ht it #as. 3 "or I am real $ecause the #orld is not) and I #ould kno# my o#n reality. ! Then merely rest) alert $ut #ith no strain) and let your mind in quietness $e chan&ed so that the #orld is (reed) alon& #ith you. 8-132.1'.7ou need not realiAe that healin& comes to many $rothers (ar across the #orld) as #ell as to the ones you see near$y) as you send out these thou&hts to $less the #orld. 2 But you #ill sense your o#n release) althou&h you may not (ully understand as yet that you could ne er $e released alone. 8-132.1*.Throu&hout the day) increase the (reedom sent throu&h your ideas to all the #orld) and say #hene er you are tem,ted to deny the ,o#er o( your sim,le chan&e o( mind. 2 I loose the #orld (rom all I thou&ht it #as) and choose my o#n reality instead. LESSON 9??. I #ill not alue #hat is alueless. 8-133.1. 5ometimes in teachin& there is $ene(it) ,articularly a(ter you ha e &one throu&h #hat seems theoretical and (ar (rom #hat the student has already learned) to $rin& him $ack to ,ractical concerns. 2 This #e #ill do today. 3 8e #ill not s,eak o( lo(ty) #orld-encom,assin& ideas) $ut d#ell instead on $ene(its to you. 8-133.2. 7ou do not ask too much o( li(e) $ut (ar too little. 2 8hen you let your mind $e dra#n to $odily concerns) to thin&s you $uy) to eminence as alued $y the #orld) you ask (or sorro#) not (or ha,,iness. 3 This course does not attem,t to take (rom you the little that you ha e. ! It does not try to su$stitute uto,ian ideas (or satis(actions #hich the #orld contains. % There are no satis(actions in the #orld. 8-133.3. Today #e list the real criteria $y #hich to test all thin&s you think you #ant. 2 Unless they meet these sound requirements) they are not #orth desirin& at all) (or they can $ut re,lace #hat o((ers more. 3 The la#s that &o ern choice you cannot make) no more than you can make alternati es (rom #hich to choose. ! The choosin& you can do9 indeed) you must. % But it is #ise to learn the la#s you set in motion #hen you choose) and #hat alternati es you choose $et#een.

8-133.!. 8e ha e already stressed there are $ut t#o) ho#e er many there a,,ear to $e. 2 The ran&e is set) and this #e cannot chan&e. 3 It #ould $e most un&enerous to you to let alternati es $e limitless) and thus delay your (inal choice until you had considered all o( them in time9 and not $een $rou&ht so clearly to the ,lace #here there is $ut one choice that must $e made. 8-133.%. 3nother kindly and related la# is that there is no com,romise in #hat your choice must $rin&. 2 It cannot &i e you Cust a little) (or there is no in $et#een. 3 @ach choice you make $rin&s e erythin& to you or nothin&. ! There(ore) i( you learn the tests $y #hich you can distin&uish e erythin& (rom nothin&) you #ill make the $etter choice. 8-133.'. "irst) i( you choose a thin& that #ill not last (ore er) #hat you chose is alueless. 2 3 tem,orary alue is #ithout all alue. 3 Time can ne er take a#ay a alue that is real. ! 8hat (ades and dies #as ne er there) and makes no o((erin& to him #ho chooses it. % 0e is decei ed $y nothin& in a (orm he thinks he likes. 8-133.*. Ne/t) i( you choose to take a thin& a#ay (rom someone else) you #ill ha e nothin& le(t. 2 This is $ecause) #hen you deny his ri&ht to e erythin&) you ha e denied your o#n. 3 7ou there(ore #ill not reco&niAe the thin&s you really ha e) denyin& they are there. ! 8ho seeks to take a#ay has $een decei ed $y the illusion loss can o((er &ain. % 7et loss must o((er loss) and nothin& more. 8-133.-. 7our ne/t consideration is the one on #hich the others rest. 2 8hy is the choice you make o( alue to youD 3 8hat attracts your mind to itD ! 8hat ,ur,ose does it ser eD % 0ere it is easiest o( all to $e decei ed. ' "or #hat the e&o #ants it (ails to reco&niAe. * It does not e en tell the truth as it ,ercei es it) (or it needs to kee, the halo #hich it uses to ,rotect its &oals (rom tarnish and (rom rust) that you may see ho# 2innocent2 it is. 8-133.:. 7et is its camou(la&e a thin eneer) #hich could decei e $ut those #ho are content to $e decei ed. 2 Its &oals are o$ ious to anyone #ho cares to look (or them. 3 0ere is dece,tion dou$led) (or the one #ho is decei ed #ill not ,ercei e that he has merely (ailed to &ain. ! 0e #ill $elie e that he has ser ed the e&o+s hidden &oals. 8-133.1>.7et thou&h he tries to kee, its halo clear #ithin his ision) still must he ,ercei e its tarnished ed&es and its rusted core. 2 0is ine((ectual mistakes a,,ear as sins to him) $ecause he looks u,on the tarnish as his o#n9 the rust a si&n o( dee, un#orthiness #ithin himsel(. 3 0e #ho #ould still ,reser e the e&o+s &oals and ser e them as his o#n makes no mistakes) accordin& to the dictates o( his &uide. ! This &uidance teaches it is error to $elie e that sins are $ut mistakes) (or #ho #ould su((er (or his sins i( this #ere soD

8-133.11.3nd so #e come to the criterion (or choice that is the hardest to $elie e) $ecause its o$ iousness is o erlaid #ith many le els o( o$scurity. 2 I( you (eel any &uilt a$out your choice) you ha e allo#ed the e&o+s &oals to come $et#een the real alternati es. 3 3nd thus you do not realiAe there are $ut t#o) and the alternati e you think you chose seems (ear(ul) and too dan&erous to $e the nothin&ness it actually is. 8-133.12.3ll thin&s are alua$le or alueless) #orthy or not o( $ein& sou&ht at all) entirely desira$le or not #orth the sli&htest e((ort to o$tain. 2 Choosin& is easy Cust $ecause o( this. 3 Com,le/ity is nothin& $ut a screen o( smoke) #hich hides the ery sim,le (act that no decision can $e di((icult. ! 8hat is the &ain to you in learnin& thisD % It is (ar more than merely lettin& you make choices easily and #ithout ,ain. 8-133.13.0ea en itsel( is reached #ith em,ty hands and o,en minds) #hich come #ith nothin& to (ind e erythin& and claim it as their o#n. 2 8e #ill attem,t to reach this state today) #ith sel(-dece,tion laid aside) and #ith an honest #illin&ness to alue $ut the truly alua$le and the real. 3 Our t#o e/tended ,ractice ,eriods o( (i(teen minutes each $e&in #ith this. ! I #ill not alue #hat is alueless) and only #hat has alue do I seek) (or only that do I desire to (ind. 8-133.1!.3nd then recei e #hat #aits (or e eryone #ho reaches) unencum$ered) to the &ate o( 0ea en) #hich s#in&s o,en as he comes. 2 5hould you $e&in to let yoursel( collect some needless $urdens) or $elie e you see some di((icult decisions (acin& you) $e quick to ans#er #ith this sim,le thou&ht. 3 I #ill not alue #hat is alueless) (or #hat is alua$le $elon&s to me. LESSON 9?@. ;et me ,ercei e (or&i eness as it is. 8-13!.1. ;et us re ie# the meanin& o( 2(or&i e)2 (or it is a,t to $e distorted and to $e ,ercei ed as somethin& that entails an un(air sacri(ice o( ri&hteous #rath) a &i(t unCusti(ied and undeser ed) and a com,lete denial o( the truth. 2 In such a ie#) (or&i eness must $e seen as mere eccentric (olly) and this course a,,ear to rest sal ation on a #him.

8-13!.2. This t#isted ie# o( #hat (or&i eness means is easily corrected) #hen you can acce,t the (act that ,ardon is not asked (or #hat is true. 2 It must $e limited to #hat is (alse. 3 It is irrele ant to e erythin& e/ce,t illusions. ! Truth is 1od+s creation) and to ,ardon that is meanin&less. % 3ll truth $elon&s to 0im) re(lects 0is la#s and radiates 0is ;o e. ' Does this need ,ardonD * 0o# can you (or&i e the sinless and eternally $eni&nD 8-13!.3. The maCor di((iculty that you (ind in &enuine (or&i eness on your ,art is that you still $elie e you must (or&i e the truth) and not illusions. 2 7ou concei e o( ,ardon as a ain attem,t to look ,ast #hat is there9 to o erlook the truth) in an un(ounded e((ort to decei e yoursel( $y makin& an illusion true. 3 This t#isted ie#,oint $ut re(lects the hold that the idea o( sin retains as yet u,on your mind) as you re&ard yoursel(. 8-13!.!. Because you think your sins are real) you look on ,ardon as dece,tion. 2 "or it is im,ossi$le to think o( sin as true and not $elie e (or&i eness is a lie. 3 Thus is (or&i eness really $ut a sin) like all the rest. ! It says the truth is (alse) and smiles on the corru,t as i( they #ere as $lameless as the &rass9 as #hite as sno#. % It is delusional in #hat it thinks it can accom,lish. ' It #ould see as ri&ht the ,lainly #ron&9 the loathsome as the &ood. 8-13!.%. ?ardon is no esca,e in such a ie#. 2 It merely is a (urther si&n that sin is un(or&i a$le) at $est to $e concealed) denied or called another name) (or ,ardon is a treachery to truth. 3 1uilt cannot $e (or&i en. ! I( you sin) your &uilt is e erlastin&. % Those #ho are (or&i en (rom the ie# their sins are real are ,iti(ully mocked and t#ice condemned9 (irst) $y themsel es (or #hat they think they did) and once a&ain $y those #ho ,ardon them. 8-13!.'. It is sin+s unreality that makes (or&i eness natural and #holly sane) a dee, relie( to those #ho o((er it9 a quiet $lessin& #here it is recei ed. 2 It does not countenance illusions) $ut collects them li&htly) #ith a little lau&h) and &ently lays them at the (eet o( truth. 3 3nd there they disa,,ear entirely. 8-13!.*. "or&i eness is the only thin& that stands (or truth in the illusions o( the #orld. 2 It sees their nothin&ness) and looks strai&ht throu&h the thousand (orms in #hich they may a,,ear. 3 It looks on lies) $ut it is not decei ed. ! It does not heed the sel(-accusin& shrieks o( sinners mad #ith &uilt. % It looks on them #ith quiet eyes) and merely says to them) 24y $rother) #hat you think is not the truth.2 8-13!.-. The stren&th o( ,ardon is its honesty) #hich is so uncorru,ted that it sees illusions as illusions) not as truth. 2 It is $ecause o( this that it $ecomes the undecei er in the (ace o( lies9 the &reat restorer o( the sim,le truth. 3 By its a$ility to o erlook #hat is

not there) it o,ens u, the #ay to truth) #hich has $een $locked $y dreams o( &uilt. ! No# are you (ree to (ollo# in the #ay your true (or&i eness o,ens u, to you. % "or i( one $rother has recei ed this &i(t o( you) the door is o,en to yoursel(. 8-13!.:. There is a ery sim,le #ay to (ind the door to true (or&i eness) and ,ercei e it o,en #ide in #elcome. 2 8hen you (eel that you are tem,ted to accuse someone o( sin in any (orm) do not allo# your mind to d#ell on #hat you think he did) (or that is sel(dece,tion. 3 3sk instead) 28ould I accuse mysel( o( doin& thisD2 8-13!.1>.Thus #ill you see alternati es (or choice in terms that render choosin& meanin&(ul) and kee, your mind as (ree o( &uilt and ,ain as 1od 0imsel( intended it to $e) and as it is in truth. 2 It is $ut lies that #ould condemn. 3 In truth is innocence the only thin& there is. ! "or&i eness stands $et#een illusions and the truth9 $et#een the #orld you see and that #hich lies $eyond9 $et#een the hell o( &uilt and 0ea en+s &ate. 8-13!.11.3cross this $rid&e) as ,o#er(ul as lo e #hich laid its $lessin& on it) are all dreams o( e il and o( hatred and attack $rou&ht silently to truth. 2 They are not ke,t to s#ell and $luster) and to terri(y the (oolish dreamer #ho $elie es in them. 3 0e has $een &ently #akened (rom his dream $y understandin& #hat he thou&ht he sa# #as ne er there. ! 3nd no# he cannot (eel that all esca,e has $een denied to him. 8-13!.12.0e does not ha e to (i&ht to sa e himsel(. 2 0e does not ha e to kill the dra&ons #hich he thou&ht ,ursued him. 3 Nor need he erect the hea y #alls o( stone and iron doors he thou&ht #ould make him sa(e. ! 0e can remo e the ,onderous and useless armor made to chain his mind to (ear and misery. % 0is ste, is li&ht) and as he li(ts his (oot to stride ahead a star is le(t $ehind) to ,oint the #ay to those #ho (ollo# him. 8-13!.13."or&i eness must $e ,racticed) (or the #orld cannot ,ercei e its meanin&) nor ,ro ide a &uide to teach you its $ene(icence. 2 There is no thou&ht in all the #orld that leads to any understandin& o( the la#s it (ollo#s) nor the Thou&ht that it re(lects. 3 It is as alien to the #orld as is your o#n reality. ! 3nd yet it Coins your mind #ith the reality in you. 8-13!.1!.Today #e ,ractice true (or&i eness) that the time o( Coinin& $e no more delayed. 2 "or #e #ould meet #ith our reality in (reedom and in ,eace. 3 Our ,racticin& $ecomes the (ootste,s li&htin& u, the #ay (or all our $rothers) #ho #ill (ollo# us to the reality #e share #ith them. ! That this may $e accom,lished) let us &i e a quarter o( an hour t#ice today) and s,end it #ith the 1uide 8ho understands the meanin& o( (or&i eness) and #as sent to us to teach it. % ;et us ask o( 0im.

' ;et me ,ercei e (or&i eness as it is. 8-13!.1%.Then choose one $rother as 0e #ill direct) and catalo&ue his 2sins)2 as one $y one they cross your mind. 2 Be certain not to d#ell on any one o( them) $ut realiAe that you are usin& his 2o((enses2 $ut to sa e the #orld (rom all ideas o( sin. 3 Brie(ly consider all the e il thin&s you thou&ht o( him) and each time ask yoursel() 28ould I condemn mysel( (or doin& thisD2 8-13!.1'.;et him $e (reed (rom all the thou&hts you had o( sin in him. 2 3nd no# you are ,re,ared (or (reedom. 3 I( you ha e $een ,racticin& thus (ar in #illin&ness and honesty) you #ill $e&in to sense a li(tin& u,) a li&htenin& o( #ei&ht across your chest) a dee, and certain (eelin& o( relie(. ! The time remainin& should $e &i en to e/,eriencin& the esca,e (rom all the hea y chains you sou&ht to lay u,on your $rother) $ut #ere laid u,on yoursel(. 8-13!.1*."or&i eness should $e ,racticed throu&h the day) (or there #ill still $e many times #hen you (or&et its meanin& and attack yoursel(. 2 8hen this occurs) allo# your mind to see throu&h this illusion as you tell yoursel(. 3 ;et me ,ercei e (or&i eness as it is. ! 8ould I accuse mysel( o( doin& thisD % I #ill not lay this chain u,on mysel(. ' In e erythin& you do remem$er this. * No one is cruci(ied alone) and yet no one can enter 0ea en $y himsel(. LESSON 9?A. I( I de(end mysel( I am attacked. 8-13%.1. 8ho #ould de(end himsel( unless he thou&ht he #ere attacked) that the attack #ere real) and that his o#n de(ense could sa e himsel(D 2 3nd herein lies the (olly o( de(ense9 it &i es illusions (ull reality) and then attem,ts to handle them as real. 3 It adds illusions to illusions) thus makin& correction dou$ly di((icult. ! 3nd it is this you do #hen you attem,t to ,lan the (uture) acti ate the ,ast) or or&aniAe the ,resent as you #ish. 8-13%.2. 7ou o,erate (rom the $elie( you must ,rotect yoursel( (rom #hat is ha,,enin& $ecause it must contain #hat threatens you. 2 3 sense o( threat is an ackno#led&ment o( an inherent #eakness9 a

$elie( that there is dan&er #hich has ,o#er to call on you to make a,,ro,riate de(ense. 3 The #orld is $ased on this insane $elie(. ! 3nd all its structures) all its thou&hts and dou$ts) its ,enalties and hea y armaments) its le&al de(initions and its codes) its ethics and its leaders and its &ods) all ser e $ut to ,reser e its sense o( threat. % "or no one #alks the #orld in armature $ut must ha e terror strikin& at his heart. 8-13%.3. De(ense is (ri&htenin&. 2 It stems (rom (ear) increasin& (ear as each de(ense is made. 3 7ou think it o((ers sa(ety. ! 7et it s,eaks o( (ear made real and terror Custi(ied. % Is it not stran&e you do not ,ause to ask) as you ela$orate your ,lans and make your armor thicker and your locks more ti&ht) #hat you de(end) and ho#) and a&ainst #hatD 8-13%.!. ;et us consider (irst #hat you de(end. 2 It must $e somethin& that is ery #eak and easily assaulted. 3 It must $e somethin& made easy ,rey) una$le to ,rotect itsel( and needin& your de(ense. ! 8hat $ut the $ody has such (railty that constant care and #atch(ul) dee, concern are need(ul to ,rotect its little li(eD % 8hat $ut the $ody (alters and must (ail to ser e the 5on o( 1od as #orthy hostD 8-13%.%. 7et it is not the $ody that can (ear) nor $e a thin& o( (ear. 2 It has no needs $ut those #hich you assi&n to it. 3 It needs no com,licated structures o( de(ense) no health-inducin& medicine) no care and no concern at all. ! De(end its li(e) or &i e it &i(ts to make it $eauti(ul or #alls to make it sa(e) and you $ut say your home is o,en to the thie( o( time) corru,ti$le and crum$lin&) so unsa(e it must $e &uarded #ith your ery li(e. 8-13%.'. Is not this ,icture (ear(ulD 2 Can you $e at ,eace #ith such a conce,t o( your homeD 3 7et #hat endo#ed the $ody #ith the ri&ht to ser e you thus e/ce,t your o#n $elie(D ! It is your mind #hich &a e the $ody all the (unctions that you see in it) and set its alue (ar $eyond a little ,ile o( dust and #ater. % 8ho #ould make de(ense o( somethin& that he reco&niAed as thisD 8-13%.*. The $ody is in need o( no de(ense. 2 This cannot $e too o(ten em,hasiAed. 3 It #ill $e stron& and healthy i( the mind does not a$use it $y assi&nin& it to roles it cannot (ill) to ,ur,oses $eyond its sco,e) and to e/alted aims #hich it cannot accom,lish. ! 5uch attem,ts) ridiculous yet dee,ly cherished) are the sources (or the many mad attacks you make u,on it. % "or it seems to (ail your ho,es) your needs) your alues and your dreams. 8-13%.-. The 2sel(2 that needs ,rotection is not real. 2 The $ody) alueless and hardly #orth the least de(ense) need merely $e ,ercei ed as quite a,art (rom you) and it $ecomes a healthy) ser icea$le instrument throu&h #hich the mind can o,erate until its use(ulness is o er. 3 8ho #ould #ant to kee, it #hen its use(ulness is doneD

8-13%.:. De(end the $ody and you ha e attacked your mind. 2 "or you ha e seen in it the (aults) the #eaknesses) the limits and the lacks (rom #hich you think the $ody must $e sa ed. 3 7ou #ill not see the mind as se,arate (rom $odily conditions. ! 3nd you #ill im,ose u,on the $ody all the ,ain that comes (rom the conce,tion o( the mind as limited and (ra&ile) and a,art (rom other minds and se,arate (rom its 5ource. 8-13%.1>.These are the thou&hts in need o( healin&) and the $ody #ill res,ond #ith health #hen they ha e $een corrected and re,laced #ith truth. 2 This is the $ody+s only real de(ense. 3 7et is this #here you look (or its de(enseD ! 7ou o((er it ,rotection o( a kind (rom #hich it &ains no $ene(it at all) $ut merely adds to your distress o( mind. % 7ou do not heal) $ut merely take a#ay the ho,e o( healin&) (or you (ail to see #here ho,e must lie i( it $e meanin&(ul. 8-13%.11.3 healed mind does not ,lan. 2 It carries out the ,lans that it recei es throu&h listenin& to #isdom that is not its o#n. 3 It #aits until it has $een tau&ht #hat should $e done) and then ,roceeds to do it. ! It does not de,end u,on itsel( (or anythin& e/ce,t its adequacy to (ul(ill the ,lans assi&ned to it. % It is secure in certainty that o$stacles can not im,ede its ,ro&ress to accom,lishment o( any &oal that ser es the &reater ,lan esta$lished (or the &ood o( e eryone. 8-13%.12.3 healed mind is relie ed o( the $elie( that it must ,lan) althou&h it cannot kno# the outcome #hich is $est) the means $y #hich it is achie ed) nor ho# to reco&niAe the ,ro$lem that the ,lan is made to sol e. 2 It must misuse the $ody in its ,lans until it reco&niAes this is so. 3 But #hen it has acce,ted this as true) then is it healed) and lets the $ody &o. 8-13%.13.@nsla ement o( the $ody to the ,lans the unhealed mind sets u, to sa e itsel( must make the $ody sick. 2 It is not (ree to $e the means o( hel,in& in a ,lan #hich (ar e/ceeds its o#n ,rotection) and #hich needs its ser ice (or a little #hile. 3 In this ca,acity is health assured. ! "or e erythin& the mind em,loys (or this #ill (unction (la#lessly) and #ith the stren&th that has $een &i en it and cannot (ail. 8-13%.1!.It is) ,erha,s) not easy to ,ercei e that sel(-initiated ,lans are $ut de(enses) #ith the ,ur,ose all o( them #ere made to realiAe. 2 They are the means $y #hich a (ri&htened mind #ould undertake its o#n ,rotection) at the cost o( truth. 3 This is not di((icult to realiAe in some (orms #hich these sel(-dece,tions take) #here the denial o( reality is ery o$ ious. ! 7et ,lannin& is not o(ten reco&niAed as a de(ense. 8-13%.1%.The mind en&a&ed in ,lannin& (or itsel( is occu,ied in settin& u, control o( (uture ha,,enin&s. 2 It does not think that it #ill $e ,ro ided (or) unless it makes its o#n ,ro isions. 3 Time $ecomes a

(uture em,hasis) to $e controlled $y learnin& and e/,erience o$tained (rom ,ast e ents and ,re ious $elie(s. ! It o erlooks the ,resent) (or it rests on the idea the ,ast has tau&ht enou&h to let the mind direct its (uture course. 8-13%.1'.The mind that ,lans is thus re(usin& to allo# (or chan&e. 2 8hat it has learned $e(ore $ecomes the $asis (or its (uture &oals. 3 Its ,ast e/,erience directs its choice o( #hat #ill ha,,en. ! 3nd it does not see that here and no# is e erythin& it needs to &uarantee a (uture quite unlike the ,ast) #ithout a continuity o( any old ideas and sick $elie(s. % 3ntici,ation ,lays no ,art at all) (or ,resent con(idence directs the #ay. 8-13%.1*.De(enses are the ,lans you undertake to make a&ainst the truth. 2 Their aim is to select #hat you a,,ro e) and disre&ard #hat you consider incom,ati$le #ith your $elie(s o( your reality. 3 7et #hat remains is meanin&less indeed. ! "or it is your reality that is the 2threat2 #hich your de(enses #ould attack) o$scure) and take a,art and cruci(y. 8-13%.1-.8hat could you not acce,t) i( you $ut kne# that e erythin& that ha,,ens) all e ents) ,ast) ,resent and to come) are &ently ,lanned $y One 8hose only ,ur,ose is your &oodD 2 ?erha,s you ha e misunderstood 0is ,lan) (or 0e #ould ne er o((er ,ain to you. 3 But your de(enses did not let you see 0is lo in& $lessin& shine in e ery ste, you e er took. ! 8hile you made ,lans (or death) 0e led you &ently to eternal li(e. 8-13%.1:.7our ,resent trust in 0im is the de(ense that ,romises a (uture undistur$ed) #ithout a trace o( sorro#) and #ith Coy that constantly increases) as this li(e $ecomes a holy instant) set in time) $ut heedin& only immortality. 2 ;et no de(enses $ut your ,resent trust direct the (uture) and this li(e $ecomes a meanin&(ul encounter #ith the truth that only your de(enses #ould conceal. 8-13%.2>.8ithout de(enses) you $ecome a li&ht #hich 0ea en &rate(ully ackno#led&es to $e its o#n. 2 3nd it #ill lead you on in #ays a,,ointed (or your ha,,iness accordin& to the ancient ,lan) $e&un #hen time #as $orn. 3 7our (ollo#ers #ill Coin their li&ht #ith yours) and it #ill $e increased until the #orld is li&hted u, #ith Coy. ! 3nd &ladly #ill our $rothers lay aside their cum$ersome de(enses) #hich a ailed them nothin& and could only terri(y. 8-13%.21.8e #ill antici,ate that time today #ith ,resent con(idence) (or this is ,art o( #hat #as ,lanned (or us. 2 8e #ill $e sure that e erythin& #e need is &i en us (or our accom,lishment o( this today. 3 8e make no ,lans (or ho# it #ill $e done) $ut realiAe that our de(enselessness is all that is required (or the truth to da#n u,on our minds #ith certainty.

8-13%.22."or (i(teen minutes t#ice today #e rest (rom senseless ,lannin&) and (rom e ery thou&ht that $locks the truth (rom enterin& our minds. 2 Today #e #ill recei e instead o( ,lan) that #e may &i e instead o( or&aniAe. 3 3nd #e are &i en truly) as #e say. ! I( I de(end mysel( I am attacked. % But in de(enselessness I #ill $e stron&) and I #ill learn #hat my de(enses hide. 8-13%.23.Nothin& $ut that. 2 I( there are ,lans to make) you #ill $e told o( them. 3 They may not $e the ,lans you thou&ht #ere needed) nor indeed the ans#ers to the ,ro$lems #hich you thou&ht con(ronted you. ! But they are ans#ers to another kind o( question) #hich remains unans#ered yet in need o( ans#erin& until the 3ns#er comes to you at last. 8-13%.2!.3ll your de(enses ha e $een aimed at not recei in& #hat you #ill recei e today. 2 3nd in the li&ht and Coy o( sim,le trust) you #ill $ut #onder #hy you e er thou&ht that you must $e de(ended (rom release. 3 0ea en asks nothin&. ! It is hell that makes e/tra a&ant demands (or sacri(ice. % 7ou &i e u, nothin& in these times today #hen) unde(ended) you ,resent yoursel( to your Creator as you really are. 8-13%.2%.0e has remem$ered you. 2 Today #e #ill remem$er 0im. 3 "or this is @astertime in your sal ation. ! 3nd you rise a&ain (rom #hat #as seemin& death and ho,elessness. % No# is the li&ht o( ho,e re$orn in you) (or no# you come #ithout de(ense) to learn the ,art (or you #ithin the ,lan o( 1od. ' 8hat little ,lans or ma&ical $elie(s can still ha e alue) #hen you ha e recei ed your (unction (rom the 6oice (or 1od 0imsel(D 8-13%.2'.Try not to sha,e this day as you $elie e #ould $ene(it you most. 2 "or you can not concei e o( all the ha,,iness that comes to you #ithout your ,lannin&. 3 ;earn today. ! 3nd all the #orld #ill take this &iant stride) and cele$rate your @astertime #ith you. % Throu&hout the day) as (oolish little thin&s a,,ear to raise de(ensi eness in you and tem,t you to en&a&e in #ea in& ,lans) remind yoursel( this is a s,ecial day (or learnin&) and ackno#led&e it #ith this. ' This is my @astertime. * 3nd I #ould kee, it holy. - I #ill not de(end mysel() $ecause the 5on o( 1od needs no de(ense a&ainst the truth o( his reality. LESSON 9?B. 5ickness is a de(ense a&ainst the truth.

8-13'.1. No one can heal unless he understands #hat ,ur,ose sickness seems to ser e. 2 "or then he understands as #ell its ,ur,ose has no meanin&. 3 Bein& causeless and #ithout a meanin&(ul intent o( any kind) it cannot $e at all. ! 8hen this is seen) healin& is automatic. % It dis,els this meanin&less illusion $y the same a,,roach that carries all o( them to truth) and merely lea es them there to disa,,ear. 8-13'.2. 5ickness is not an accident. 2 ;ike all de(enses) it is an insane de ice (or sel(-dece,tion. 3 3nd like all the rest) its ,ur,ose is to hide reality) attack it) chan&e it) render it ine,t) distort it) t#ist it) or reduce it to a little ,ile o( unassem$led ,arts. ! The aim o( all de(enses is to kee, the truth (rom $ein& #hole. % The ,arts are seen as i( each one #ere #hole #ithin itsel(. 8-13'.3. De(enses are not unintentional) nor are they made #ithout a#areness. 2 They are secret) ma&ic #ands you #a e #hen truth a,,ears to threaten #hat you #ould $elie e. 3 They seem to $e unconscious $ut $ecause o( the ra,idity #ith #hich you choose to use them. ! In that second) e en less) in #hich the choice is made) you reco&niAe e/actly #hat you #ould attem,t to do) and then ,roceed to think that it is done. 8-13'.!. 8ho $ut yoursel( e aluates a threat) decides esca,e is necessary) and sets u, a series o( de(enses to reduce the threat that has $een Cud&ed as realD 2 3ll this cannot $e done unconsciously. 3 But a(ter#ards) your ,lan requires that you must (or&et you made it) so it seems to $e e/ternal to your o#n intent9 a ha,,enin& $eyond your state o( mind) an outcome #ith a real e((ect on you) instead o( one e((ected $y yoursel(. 8-13'.%. It is this quick (or&ettin& o( the ,art you ,lay in makin& your 2reality2 that makes de(enses seem to $e $eyond your o#n control. 2 But #hat you ha e (or&ot can $e remem$ered) &i en #illin&ness to reconsider the decision #hich is dou$ly shielded $y o$li ion. 3 7our not remem$erin& is $ut the si&n that this decision still remains in (orce) as (ar as your desires are concerned. ! 4istake not this (or (act. % De(enses must make (acts unreco&niAa$le. ' They aim at doin& this) and it is this they do. 8-13'.'. @ ery de(ense takes (ra&ments o( the #hole) assem$les them #ithout re&ard to all their true relationshi,s) and thus constructs illusions o( a #hole that is not there. 2 It is this ,rocess that im,oses threat) and not #hate er outcome may result. 3 8hen ,arts are #rested (rom the #hole and seen as se,arate and #holes #ithin themsel es) they $ecome sym$ols standin& (or attack u,on the #hole9 success(ul in e((ect) and ne er to $e seen as #hole a&ain. ! 3nd yet you ha e (or&otten that they stand $ut (or your o#n decision o( #hat should $e real) to take the ,lace o( #hat is real.

8-13'.*. 5ickness is a decision. 2 It is not a thin& that ha,,ens to you) quite unsou&ht) #hich makes you #eak and $rin&s you su((erin&. 3 It is a choice you make) a ,lan you lay) #hen (or an instant truth arises in your o#n deluded mind) and all your #orld a,,ears to totter and ,re,are to (all. ! No# are you sick) that truth may &o a#ay and threaten your esta$lishments no more. 8-13'.-. 0o# do you think that sickness can succeed in shieldin& you (rom truthD 2 Because it ,ro es the $ody is not se,arate (rom you) and so you must $e se,arate (rom the truth. 3 7ou su((er ,ain $ecause the $ody does) and in this ,ain are you made one #ith it. ! Thus is your 2true2 identity ,reser ed) and the stran&e) hauntin& thou&ht that you mi&ht $e somethin& $eyond this little ,ile o( dust silenced and stilled. % "or see) this dust can make you su((er) t#ist your lim$s and sto, your heart) commandin& you to die and cease to $e. 8-13'.:. Thus is the $ody stron&er than the truth) #hich asks you li e) $ut cannot o ercome your choice to die. 2 3nd so the $ody is more ,o#er(ul than e erlastin& li(e) 0ea en more (rail than hell) and 1od+s desi&n (or the sal ation o( 0is 5on o,,osed $y a decision stron&er than 0is 8ill. 3 0is 5on is dust) the "ather incom,lete) and chaos sits in trium,h on 0is throne. 8-13'.1>.5uch is your ,lannin& (or your o#n de(ense. 2 3nd you $elie e that 0ea en quails $e(ore such mad attacks as these) #ith 1od made $lind $y your illusions) truth turned into lies) and all the uni erse made sla e to la#s #hich your de(enses #ould im,ose on it. 3 7et #ho $elie es illusions $ut the one #ho made them u,D ! 8ho else can see them and react to them as i( they #ere the truthD 8-13'.11.1od kno#s not o( your ,lans to chan&e 0is 8ill. 2 The uni erse remains unheedin& o( the la#s $y #hich you thou&ht to &o ern it. 3 3nd 0ea en has not $o#ed to hell) nor li(e to death. ! 7ou can $ut choose to think you die) or su((er sickness or distort the truth in any #ay. % 8hat is created is a,art (rom all o( this. ' De(enses are ,lans to de(eat #hat cannot $e attacked. * 8hat is unaltera$le cannot chan&e. - 3nd #hat is #holly sinless cannot sin. 8-13'.12.5uch is the sim,le truth. 2 It does not make a,,eal to mi&ht nor trium,h. 3 It does not command o$edience) nor seek to ,ro e ho# ,iti(ul and (utile your attem,ts to ,lan de(enses that #ould alter it. ! Truth merely #ants to &i e you ha,,iness) (or such its ,ur,ose is. % ?erha,s it si&hs a little #hen you thro# a#ay its &i(ts) and yet it kno#s) #ith ,er(ect certainty) that #hat 1od #ills (or you must $e recei ed. 8-13'.13.It is this (act that demonstrates that time is an illusion. 2 "or time lets you think #hat 1od has &i en you is not the truth ri&ht no#) as it must $e. 3 The Thou&hts o( 1od are quite a,art (rom time. ! "or

time is $ut another meanin&less de(ense you made a&ainst the truth. % 7et #hat 0e #ills is here) and you remain as 0e created you. 8-13'.1!.Truth has a ,o#er (ar $eyond de(ense) (or no illusions can remain #here truth has $een allo#ed to enter. 2 3nd it comes to any mind that #ould lay do#n its arms) and cease to ,lay #ith (olly. 3 It is (ound at any time9 today) i( you #ill choose to ,ractice &i in& #elcome to the truth. 8-13'.1%.This is our aim today. 2 3nd #e #ill &i e a quarter o( an hour t#ice to ask the truth to come to us and set us (ree. 3 3nd truth #ill come) (or it has ne er $een a,art (rom us. ! It merely #aits (or Cust this in itation #hich #e &i e today. % 8e introduce it #ith a healin& ,rayer) to hel, us rise a$o e de(ensi eness) and let truth $e as it has al#ays $een. ' 5ickness is a de(ense a&ainst the truth. * I #ill acce,t the truth o( #hat I am) and let my mind $e #holly healed today. 8-13'.1'.0ealin& #ill (lash across your o,en mind) as ,eace and truth arise to take the ,lace o( #ar and ain ima&inin&s. 2 There #ill $e no dark corners sickness can conceal) and kee, de(ended (rom the li&ht o( truth. 3 There #ill $e no dim (i&ures (rom your dreams) nor their o$scure and meanin&less ,ursuits #ith dou$le ,ur,oses insanely sou&ht) remainin& in your mind. ! It #ill $e healed o( all the sickly #ishes that it tried to authoriAe the $ody to o$ey. 8-13'.1*.No# is the $ody healed) $ecause the source o( sickness has $een o,ened to relie(. 2 3nd you #ill reco&niAe you ,racticed #ell $y this. The $ody should not (eel at all. 3 I( you ha e $een success(ul) there #ill $e no sense o( (eelin& ill or (eelin& #ell) o( ,ain or ,leasure. ! No res,onse at all is in the mind to #hat the $ody does. % Its use(ulness remains and nothin& more. 8-13'.1-.?erha,s you do not realiAe that this remo es the limits you had ,laced u,on the $ody $y the ,ur,oses you &a e to it. 2 3s these are laid aside) the stren&th the $ody has #ill al#ays $e enou&h to ser e all truly use(ul ,ur,oses. 3 The $ody+s health is (ully &uaranteed) $ecause it is not limited $y time) $y #eather or (ati&ue) $y (ood and drink) or any la#s you made it ser e $e(ore. ! 7ou need do nothin& no# to make it #ell) (or sickness has $ecome im,ossi$le. 8-13'.1:.7et this ,rotection needs to $e ,reser ed $y care(ul #atchin&. 2 I( you let your mind har$or attack thou&hts) yield to Cud&ment or make ,lans a&ainst uncertainties to come) you ha e a&ain mis,laced yoursel() and made a $odily identity #hich #ill attack the $ody) (or the mind is sick.

8-13'.2>.1i e instant remedy) should this occur) $y not allo#in& your de(ensi eness to hurt you lon&er. 2 Do not $e con(used a$out #hat must $e healed) $ut tell yoursel(. 3 I ha e (or&otten #hat I really am) (or I mistook my $ody (or mysel(. ! 5ickness is a de(ense a&ainst the truth. % But I am not a $ody. ' 3nd my mind cannot attack. * 5o I can not $e sick. LESSON 9?D. 8hen I am healed I am not healed alone. 8-13*.1. Today+s idea remains the central thou&ht on #hich sal ation rests. 2 "or healin& is the o,,osite o( all the #orld+s ideas #hich d#ell on sickness and on se,arate states. 3 5ickness is a retreat (rom others) and a shuttin& o(( o( Coinin&. ! It $ecomes a door that closes on a se,arate sel() and kee,s it isolated and alone. 8-13*.2. 5ickness is isolation. 2 "or it seems to kee, one sel( a,art (rom all the rest) to su((er #hat the others do not (eel. 3 It &i es the $ody (inal ,o#er to make the se,aration real) and kee, the mind in solitary ,rison) s,lit a,art and held in ,ieces $y a solid #all o( sickened (lesh) #hich it can not surmount. 8-13*.3. The #orld o$eys the la#s that sickness ser es) $ut healin& o,erates a,art (rom them. 2 It is im,ossi$le that anyone $e healed alone. 3 In sickness must he $e a,art and se,arate. ! But healin& is his o#n decision to $e one a&ain) and to acce,t his 5el( #ith all Its ,arts intact and unassailed. % In sickness does his 5el( a,,ear to $e dismem$ered) and #ithout the unity that &i es It li(e. ' But healin& is accom,lished as he sees the $ody has no ,o#er to attack the uni ersal Oneness o( 1od+s 5on. 8-13*.!. 5ickness #ould ,ro e that lies must $e the truth. 2 But healin& demonstrates that truth is true. 3 The se,aration sickness #ould im,ose has ne er really ha,,ened. ! To $e healed is merely to acce,t #hat al#ays #as the sim,le truth) and al#ays #ill remain e/actly as it has (ore er $een. % 7et eyes accustomed to illusions must $e sho#n that #hat they look u,on is (alse. ' 5o healin&) ne er needed $y the truth) must demonstrate that sickness is not real. 8-13*.%. 0ealin& mi&ht thus $e called a counter-dream) #hich cancels out the dream o( sickness in the name o( truth) $ut not in truth itsel(. 2 Hust as (or&i eness o erlooks all sins that ne er #ere accom,lished) healin& $ut remo es illusions that ha e not occurred. 3 Hust as the real #orld #ill arise to take the ,lace o( #hat has ne er $een at all) healin&

$ut o((ers restitution (or ima&ined states and (alse ideas #hich dreams em$roider into ,ictures o( the truth. 8-13*.'. 7et think not healin& is un#orthy o( your (unction here. 2 "or anti-Christ $ecomes more ,o#er(ul than Christ to those #ho dream the #orld is real. 3 The $ody seems to $e more solid and more sta$le than the mind. ! 3nd lo e $ecomes a dream) #hile (ear remains the one reality that can $e seen and Custi(ied and (ully understood. 8-13*.*. Hust as (or&i eness shines a#ay all sin and the real #orld #ill occu,y the ,lace o( #hat you made) so healin& must re,lace the (antasies o( sickness #hich you hold $e(ore the sim,le truth. 2 8hen sickness has $een seen to disa,,ear in s,ite o( all the la#s that hold it cannot $ut $e real) then questions ha e $een ans#ered. 3 3nd the la#s can $e no lon&er cherished nor o$eyed. 8-13*.-. 0ealin& is (reedom. 2 "or it demonstrates that dreams #ill not ,re ail a&ainst the truth. 3 0ealin& is shared. ! 3nd $y this attri$ute it ,ro es that la#s unlike the ones #hich hold that sickness is ine ita$le are more ,otent than their sickly o,,osites. % 0ealin& is stren&th. ' "or $y its &entle hand is #eakness o ercome) and minds that #ere #alled o(( #ithin a $ody (ree to Coin #ith other minds) to $e (ore er stron&. 8-13*.:. 0ealin&) (or&i eness) and the &lad e/chan&e o( all the #orld o( sorro# (or a #orld #here sadness cannot enter) are the means $y #hich the 0oly 5,irit ur&es you to (ollo# 0im. 2 0is &entle lessons teach ho# easily sal ation can $e yours9 ho# little ,ractice you need undertake to let 0is la#s re,lace the ones you made to hold yoursel( a ,risoner to death. 3 0is li(e $ecomes your o#n) as you e/tend the little hel, 0e asks in (reein& you (rom e erythin& that e er caused you ,ain. 8-13*.1>.3nd as you let yoursel( $e healed) you see all those around you) or #ho cross your mind) or #hom you touch or those #ho seem to ha e no contact #ith you) healed alon& #ith you. 2 ?erha,s you #ill not reco&niAe them all) nor realiAe ho# &reat your o((erin& to all the #orld) #hen you let healin& come to you. 3 But you are ne er healed alone. ! 3nd le&ions u,on le&ions #ill recei e the &i(t that you recei e #hen you are healed. 8-13*.11.Those #ho are healed $ecome the instruments o( healin&. 2 Nor does time ela,se $et#een the instant they are healed) and all the &race o( healin& it is &i en them to &i e. 3 8hat is o,,osed to 1od does not e/ist) and #ho acce,ts it not #ithin his mind $ecomes a ha en #here the #eary can remain to rest. ! "or here is truth $esto#ed) and here are all illusions $rou&ht to truth. 8-13*.12.8ould you not o((er shelter to 1od+s 8illD 2 7ou $ut in ite your 5el( to $e at home. 3 3nd can this in itation $e re(usedD ! 3sk the ine ita$le to occur) and you #ill ne er (ail. % The other choice is $ut to

ask #hat cannot $e to $e) and this can not succeed. ' Today #e ask that only truth #ill occu,y our minds9 that thou&hts o( healin& #ill this day &o (orth (rom #hat is healed to #hat must yet $e healed) a#are that they #ill $oth occur as one. 8-13*.13.8e #ill remem$er) as the hour strikes) our (unction is to let our minds $e healed) that #e may carry healin& to the #orld) e/chan&in& curse (or $lessin&) ,ain (or Coy) and se,aration (or the ,eace o( 1od. 2 Is not a minute o( the hour #orth the &i in& to recei e a &i(t like thisD 3 Is not a little time a small e/,ense to o((er (or the &i(t o( e erythin&D 8-13*.1!.7et must #e $e ,re,ared (or such a &i(t. 2 3nd so #e #ill $e&in the day #ith this) and &i e ten minutes to these thou&hts #ith #hich #e #ill conclude today at ni&ht as #ell. 3 8hen I am healed I am not healed alone. ! 3nd I #ould share my healin& #ith the #orld) that sickness may $e $anished (rom the mind o( 1od+s one 5on) 8ho is my only 5el(. 8-13*.1%.;et healin& $e throu&h you this ery day. 2 3nd as you rest in quiet) $e ,re,ared to &i e as you recei e) to hold $ut #hat you &i e) and to recei e the 8ord o( 1od to take the ,lace o( all the (oolish thou&hts that e er #ere ima&ined. 3 No# #e come to&ether to make #ell all that #as sick) and o((er $lessin& #here there #as attack. ! Nor #ill #e let this (unction $e (or&ot as e ery hour o( the day sli,s $y) remem$erin& our ,ur,ose #ith this thou&ht. % 8hen I am healed I am not healed alone. ' 3nd I #ould $less my $rothers) (or I #ould $e healed #ith them) as they are healed #ith me. LESSON 9?:. 0ea en is the decision I must make. 8-13-.1. In this #orld 0ea en is a choice) $ecause here #e $elie e there are alternati es to choose $et#een. 2 8e think that all thin&s ha e an o,,osite) and #hat #e #ant #e choose. 3 I( 0ea en e/ists there must $e hell as #ell) (or contradiction is the #ay #e make #hat #e ,ercei e) and #hat #e think is real. 8-13-.2. Creation kno#s no o,,osite. 2 But here is o,,osition ,art o( $ein& 2real.2 3 It is this stran&e ,erce,tion o( the truth that makes the choice o( 0ea en seem to $e the same as the relinquishment o( hell. ! It is not really thus. % 7et #hat is true in 1od+s creation cannot enter here until it is re(lected in some (orm the #orld can understand. ' Truth

cannot come #here it could only $e ,ercei ed #ith (ear. * "or this #ould $e the error truth can $e $rou&ht to illusions. - O,,osition makes the truth un#elcome) and it cannot come. 8-13-.3. Choice is the o$ ious esca,e (rom #hat a,,ears as o,,osites. 2 Decision lets one o( con(lictin& &oals $ecome the aim o( e((ort and e/,enditure o( time. 3 8ithout decision) time is $ut a #aste and e((ort dissi,ated. ! It is s,ent (or nothin& in return) and time &oes $y #ithout results. % There is no sense o( &ain) (or nothin& is accom,lished9 nothin& learned. 8-13-.!. 7ou need to $e reminded that you think a thousand choices are con(rontin& you) #hen there is really only one to make. 2 3nd e en this $ut seems to $e a choice. 3 Do not con(use yoursel( #ith all the dou$ts that myriad decisions #ould induce. ! 7ou make $ut one. % 3nd #hen that one is made) you #ill ,ercei e it #as no choice at all. ' "or truth is true) and nothin& else is true. * There is no o,,osite to choose instead. - There is no contradiction to the truth. 8-13-.%. Choosin& de,ends on learnin&. 2 3nd the truth cannot $e learned) $ut only reco&niAed. 3 In reco&nition its acce,tance lies) and as it is acce,ted it is kno#n. ! But kno#led&e is $eyond the &oals #e seek to teach #ithin the (rame#ork o( this course. % Ours are teachin& &oals) to $e attained throu&h learnin& ho# to reach them) #hat they are) and #hat they o((er you. ' Decisions are the outcome o( your learnin&) (or they rest on #hat you ha e acce,ted as the truth o( #hat you are) and #hat your needs must $e. 8-13-.'. In this insanely com,licated #orld) 0ea en a,,ears to take the (orm o( choice) rather than merely $ein& #hat it is. 2 O( all the choices you ha e tried to make this is the sim,lest) most de(initi e and ,rototy,e o( all the rest) the one #hich settles all decisions. 3 I( you could decide the rest) this one remains unsol ed. ! But #hen you sol e this one) the others are resol ed #ith it) (or all decisions $ut conceal this one $y takin& di((erent (orms. % 0ere is the (inal and the only choice in #hich is truth acce,ted or denied. 8-13-.*. 5o #e $e&in today considerin& the choice that time #as made to hel, us make. 2 5uch is its holy ,ur,ose) no# trans(ormed (rom the intent you &a e it9 that it $e a means (or demonstratin& hell is real) ho,e chan&es to des,air) and li(e itsel( must in the end $e o ercome $y death. 3 In death alone are o,,osites resol ed) (or endin& o,,osition is to die. ! 3nd thus sal ation must $e seen as death) (or li(e is seen as con(lict. % To resol e the con(lict is to end your li(e as #ell. 8-13-.-. These mad $elie(s can &ain unconscious hold o( &reat intensity) and &ri, the mind #ith terror and an/iety so stron& that it #ill not relinquish its ideas a$out its o#n ,rotection. 2 It must $e sa ed (rom sal ation) threatened to $e sa(e) and ma&ically armored a&ainst

truth. 3 3nd these decisions are made una#are) to kee, them sa(ely undistur$ed9 a,art (rom question and (rom reason and (rom dou$t. 8-13-.:. 0ea en is chosen consciously. 2 The choice cannot $e made until alternati es are accurately seen and understood. 3 3ll that is eiled in shado#s must $e raised to understandin&) to $e Cud&ed a&ain) this time #ith 0ea en+s hel,. ! 3nd all mistakes in Cud&ment that the mind had made $e(ore are o,en to correction) as the truth dismisses them as causeless. % No# are they #ithout e((ects. ' They cannot $e concealed) $ecause their nothin&ness is reco&niAed. 8-13-.1>.The conscious choice o( 0ea en is as sure as is the endin& o( the (ear o( hell) #hen it is raised (rom its ,rotecti e shield o( una#areness) and is $rou&ht to li&ht. 2 8ho can decide $et#een the clearly seen and the unreco&niAedD 3 7et #ho can (ail to make a choice $et#een alternati es #hen only one is seen as alua$le9 the other as a #holly #orthless thin&) a $ut ima&ined source o( &uilt and ,ainD ! 8ho hesitates to make a choice like thisD % 3nd shall #e hesitate to choose todayD 8-13-.11.8e make the choice (or 0ea en as #e #ake) and s,end (i e minutes makin& sure that #e ha e made the one decision that is sane. 2 8e reco&niAe #e make a conscious choice $et#een #hat has e/istence and #hat has nothin& $ut an a,,earance o( the truth. 3 Its ,seudo-$ein&) $rou&ht to #hat is real) is (limsy and trans,arent in the li&ht. ! It holds no terror no#) (or #hat #as made enormous) en&e(ul) ,itiless #ith hate) demands o$scurity (or (ear to $e in ested there. % No# it is reco&niAed as $ut a (oolish) tri ial mistake. 8-13-.12.Be(ore #e close our eyes in slee, toni&ht) #e rea((irm the choice that #e ha e made each hour in $et#een. 2 3nd no# #e &i e the last (i e minutes o( our #akin& day to the decision #ith #hich #e a#oke. 3 3s e ery hour ,assed) #e ha e declared our choice a&ain) in a $rie( quiet time de oted to maintainin& sanity. ! 3nd (inally) #e close the day #ith this) ackno#led&in& #e chose $ut #hat #e #ant. % 0ea en is the decision I must make. ' I make it no#) and #ill not chan&e my mind) $ecause it is the only thin& I #ant. LESSON 9?;. I #ill acce,t 3tonement (or mysel(. 8-13:.1. 0ere is the end o( choice. 2 "or here #e come to a decision to acce,t oursel es as 1od created us. 3 3nd #hat is choice e/ce,t uncertainty o( #hat #e areD ! There is no dou$t that is not rooted here.

% There is no question $ut re(lects this one. ' There is no con(lict that does not entail the sin&le) sim,le question) 28hat am ID2 8-13:.2. 7et #ho could ask this question e/ce,t one #ho has re(used to reco&niAe himsel(D 2 Only re(usal to acce,t yoursel( could make the question seem to $e sincere. 3 The only thin& that can $e surely kno#n $y any li in& thin& is #hat it is. ! "rom this one ,oint o( certainty) it looks on other thin&s as certain as itsel(. 8-13:.3. Uncertainty a$out #hat you must $e is sel(-dece,tion on a scale so ast) its ma&nitude can hardly $e concei ed. 2 To $e ali e and not to kno# yoursel( is to $elie e that you are really dead. 3 "or #hat is li(e e/ce,t to $e yoursel() and #hat $ut you can $e ali e insteadD ! 8ho is the dou$terD % 8hat is it he dou$tsD ' 8hom does he questionD * 8ho can ans#er himD 8-13:.!. 0e merely states that he is not himsel() and there(ore) $ein& somethin& else) $ecomes a questioner o( #hat that somethin& is. 2 7et he could ne er $e ali e at all unless he kne# the ans#er. 3 I( he asks as i( he does not kno#) it merely sho#s he does not #ant to $e the thin& he is. ! 0e has acce,ted it $ecause he li es9 has Cud&ed a&ainst it and denied its #orth) and has decided that he does not kno# the only certainty $y #hich he li es. 8-13:.%. Thus he $ecomes uncertain o( his li(e) (or #hat it is has $een denied $y him. 2 It is (or this denial that you need 3tonement. 3 7our denial made no chan&e in #hat you are. ! But you ha e s,lit your mind into #hat kno#s and does not kno# the truth. % 7ou are yoursel(. ' There is no dou$t o( this. * 3nd yet you dou$t it. - But you do not ask #hat ,art o( you can really dou$t yoursel(. : It cannot really $e a ,art o( you that asks this question. 1> "or it asks o( one #ho kno#s the ans#er. 11 8ere it ,art o( you) then certainty #ould $e im,ossi$le. 8-13:.'. 3tonement remedies the stran&e idea that it is ,ossi$le to dou$t yoursel() and $e unsure o( #hat you really are. 2 This is the de,th o( madness. 3 7et it is the uni ersal question o( the #orld. ! 8hat does this mean e/ce,t the #orld is madD % 8hy share its madness in the sad $elie( that #hat is uni ersal here is trueD 8-13:.*. Nothin& the #orld $elie es is true. 2 It is a ,lace #hose ,ur,ose is to $e a home #here those #ho claim they do not kno# themsel es can come to question #hat it is they are. 3 3nd they #ill come a&ain until the time 3tonement is acce,ted) and they learn it is im,ossi$le to dou$t yoursel() and not to $e a#are o( #hat you are. 8-13:.-. Only acce,tance can $e asked o( you) (or #hat you are is certain. 2 It is set (ore er in the holy 4ind o( 1od) and in your o#n. 3 It is so (ar $eyond all dou$t and question that to ask #hat it must $e is all the ,roo( you need to sho# that you $elie e the contradiction that you kno# not #hat you cannot (ail to kno#. ! Is this a question) or a

statement #hich denies itsel( in statementD % ;et us not allo# our holy minds to occu,y themsel es #ith senseless musin&s such as this. 8-13:.:. 8e ha e a mission here. 2 8e did not come to rein(orce the madness that #e once $elie ed in. 3 ;et us not (or&et the &oal that #e acce,ted. ! It is more than Cust our ha,,iness alone #e came to &ain. % 8hat #e acce,t as #hat #e are ,roclaims #hat e eryone must $e) alon& #ith us. ' "ail not your $rothers) or you (ail yoursel(. * ;ook lo in&ly on them) that they may kno# that they are ,art o( you) and you o( them. 8-13:.1>.This does 3tonement teach) and demonstrates the Oneness o( 1od+s 5on is unassailed $y his $elie( he kno#s not #hat he is. 2 Today acce,t 3tonement) not to chan&e reality) $ut merely to acce,t the truth a$out yoursel() and &o your #ay reCoicin& in the endless ;o e o( 1od. 3 It is $ut this that #e are asked to do. ! It is $ut this that #e #ill do today. 8-13:.11."i e minutes in the mornin& and at ni&ht #e #ill de ote to dedicate our minds to our assi&nment (or today. 2 8e start #ith this re ie# o( #hat our mission is. 3 I #ill acce,t 3tonement (or mysel() "or I remain as 1od created me. ! 8e ha e not lost the kno#led&e that 1od &a e to us #hen 0e created us like 0im. % 8e can remem$er it (or e eryone) (or in creation are all minds as one. ' 3nd in our memory is the recall ho# dear our $rothers are to us in truth) ho# much a ,art o( us is e ery mind) ho# (aith(ul they ha e really $een to us) and ho# our "ather+s ;o e contains them all. 8-13:.12.In thanks (or all creation) in the Name o( its Creator and 0is Oneness #ith all as,ects o( creation) #e re,eat our dedication to our cause today each hour) as #e lay aside all thou&hts that #ould distract us (rom our holy aim. 2 "or se eral minutes let your mind $e cleared o( all the (oolish co$#e$s #hich the #orld #ould #ea e around the holy 5on o( 1od. 3 3nd learn the (ra&ile nature o( the chains that seem to kee, the kno#led&e o( yoursel( a,art (rom your a#areness) as you say. ! I #ill acce,t 3tonement (or mysel() "or I remain as 1od created me. LESSON 9@=. Only sal ation can $e said to cure. 8-1!>.1. 2Cure2 is a #ord that cannot $e a,,lied to any remedy the #orld acce,ts as $ene(icial. 2 8hat the #orld ,ercei es as thera,eutic

is $ut #hat #ill make the $ody 2$etter.2 3 8hen it tries to heal the mind) it sees no se,aration (rom the $ody) #here it thinks the mind e/ists. ! Its (orms o( healin& thus must su$stitute illusion (or illusion. % One $elie( in sickness takes another (orm) and so the ,atient no# ,ercei es himsel( as #ell. 8-1!>.2. 0e is not healed. 2 0e merely had a dream that he #as sick) and in the dream he (ound a ma&ic (ormula to make him #ell. 3 7et he has not a#akened (rom the dream) and so his mind remains e/actly as it #as $e(ore. ! 0e has not seen the li&ht that #ould a#aken him and end the dream. % 8hat di((erence does the content o( a dream make in realityD ' One either slee,s or #akens. * There is nothin& in $et#een. 8-1!>.3. The ha,,y dreams the 0oly 5,irit $rin&s are di((erent (rom the dreamin& o( the #orld) #here one can merely dream he is a#ake. 2 The dreams (or&i eness lets the mind ,ercei e do not induce another (orm o( slee,) so that the dreamer dreams another dream. 3 0is ha,,y dreams are heralds o( the da#n o( truth u,on the mind. ! They lead (rom slee, to &entle #akin&) so that dreams are &one. % 3nd thus they cure (or all eternity. 8-1!>.!. 3tonement heals #ith certainty) and cures all sickness. 2 "or the mind #hich understands that sickness can $e nothin& $ut a dream is not decei ed $y (orms the dream may take. 3 5ickness #here &uilt is a$sent cannot come) (or it is $ut another (orm o( &uilt. ! 3tonement does not heal the sick) (or that is not a cure. % It takes a#ay the &uilt that makes the sickness ,ossi$le. ' 3nd that is cure indeed. * "or sickness no# is &one) #ith nothin& le(t to #hich it can return. 8-1!>.%. ?eace $e to you #ho ha e $een cured in 1od) and not in idle dreams. 2 "or cure must come (rom holiness) and holiness can not $e (ound #here sin is cherished. 3 1od a$ides in holy tem,les. ! 0e is $arred #here sin has entered. % 7et there is no ,lace #here 0e is not. ' 3nd there(ore sin can ha e no home in #hich to hide (rom 0is $ene(icence. * There is no ,lace #here holiness is not) and no#here sin and sickness can a$ide. 8-1!>.'. This is the thou&ht that cures. 2 It does not make distinctions amon& unrealities. 3 Nor does it seek to heal #hat is not sick) unmind(ul #here the need (or healin& is. ! This is no ma&ic. % It is merely an a,,eal to truth) #hich cannot (ail to heal and heal (ore er. ' It is not a thou&ht that Cud&es an illusion $y its siAe) its seemin& &ra ity) or anythin& that is related to the (orm it takes. * It merely (ocuses on #hat it is) and kno#s that no illusion can $e real. 8-1!>.*. ;et us not try today to seek to cure #hat cannot su((er sickness. 2 0ealin& must $e sou&ht $ut #here it is) and then a,,lied to #hat is sick) so that it can $e cured. 3 There is no remedy the #orld ,ro ides that can e((ect a chan&e in anythin&. ! The mind that $rin&s

illusions to the truth is really chan&ed. % There is no chan&e $ut this. ' "or ho# can one illusion di((er (rom another $ut in attri$utes that ha e no su$stance) no reality) no core) and nothin& that is truly di((erentD 8-1!>.-. Today #e seek to chan&e our minds a$out the source o( sickness) (or #e seek a cure (or all illusions) not another shi(t amon& them. 2 8e #ill try today to (ind the source o( healin&) #hich is in our minds $ecause our "ather ,laced it there (or us. 3 It is not (arther (rom us than oursel es. ! It is as near to us as our o#n thou&hts9 so close it is im,ossi$le to lose. % 8e need $ut seek it and it must $e (ound. 8-1!>.:. 8e #ill not $e misled today $y #hat a,,ears to us as sick. 2 8e &o $eyond a,,earances today and reach the source o( healin&) (rom #hich nothin& is e/em,t. 3 8e #ill succeed to the e/tent to #hich #e realiAe that there can ne er $e a meanin&(ul distinction made $et#een #hat is untrue and equally untrue. ! 0ere there are no de&rees) and no $elie(s that #hat does not e/ist is truer in some (orms than others. % 3ll o( them are (alse) and can $e cured $ecause they are not true. 8-1!>.1>.5o do #e lay aside our amulets) our charms and medicines) our chants and $its o( ma&ic in #hate er (orm they take. 2 8e #ill $e still and listen (or the 6oice o( healin&) #hich #ill cure all ills as one) restorin& saneness to the 5on o( 1od. 3 No oice $ut this can cure. ! Today #e hear a sin&le 6oice #hich s,eaks to us o( truth) #here all illusions end) and ,eace returns to the eternal) quiet home o( 1od. 8-1!>.11.8e #aken hearin& 0im) and let 0im s,eak to us (i e minutes as the day $e&ins) and end the day $y listenin& a&ain (i e minutes more $e(ore #e &o to slee,. 2 Our only ,re,aration is to let our inter(erin& thou&hts $e laid aside) not se,arately) $ut all o( them as one. 3 They are the same. ! 8e ha e no need to make them di((erent) and thus delay the time #hen #e can hear our "ather s,eak to us. % 8e hear 0im no#. ' 8e come to 0im today. 8-1!>.12.8ith nothin& in our hands to #hich #e clin&) #ith li(ted hearts and listenin& minds #e ,ray. 2 Only sal ation can $e said to cure. 3 5,eak to us) "ather) that #e may $e healed. ! 3nd #e #ill (eel sal ation co er us #ith so(t ,rotection) and #ith ,eace so dee, that no illusion can distur$ our minds) nor o((er ,roo( to us that it is real. % This #ill #e learn today. ' 3nd #e #ill say our ,rayer (or healin& hourly) and take a minute as the hour strikes) to hear the ans#er to our ,rayer $e &i en us as #e attend in silence and in Coy. * This is the day #hen healin& comes to us. - This is the day #hen se,aration ends) and #e remem$er 8ho #e really are.

RE"IE& I" Intro!'ction 8-rI6.in.1.No# #e re ie# a&ain) this time a#are #e are ,re,arin& (or the second ,art o( learnin& ho# the truth can $e a,,lied. 2 Today #e #ill $e&in to concentrate on readiness (or #hat #ill (ollo# ne/t. 3 5uch is our aim (or this re ie#) and (or the lessons (ollo#in&. ! Thus) #e re ie# the recent lessons and their central thou&hts in such a #ay as #ill (acilitate the readiness that #e #ould no# achie e. 8-rI6.in.2.There is a central theme that uni(ies each ste, in the re ie# #e undertake) #hich can $e sim,ly stated in these #ords. 2 4y mind holds only #hat I think #ith 1od. 3 That is a (act) and re,resents the truth o( 8hat you are and 8hat your "ather is. ! It is this thou&ht $y #hich the "ather &a e creation to the 5on) esta$lishin& the 5on as co-creator #ith 0imsel(. % It is this thou&ht that (ully &uarantees sal ation to the 5on. ' "or in his mind no thou&hts can d#ell $ut those his "ather shares. * ;ack o( (or&i eness $locks this thou&ht (rom his a#areness. - 7et it is (ore er true. 8-rI6.in.3.;et us $e&in our ,re,aration #ith some understandin& o( the many (orms in #hich the lack o( true (or&i eness may $e care(ully concealed. 2 Because they are illusions) they are not ,ercei ed to $e $ut #hat they are9 de(enses that ,rotect your un(or&i in& thou&hts (rom $ein& seen and reco&niAed. 3 Their ,ur,ose is to sho# you somethin& else) and hold correction o(( throu&h sel(-dece,tions made to take its ,lace. 8-rI6.in.!.3nd yet) your mind holds only #hat you think #ith 1od. 2 7our sel(-dece,tions cannot take the ,lace o( truth. 3 No more than can a child #ho thro#s a stick into the ocean chan&e the comin& and the &oin& o( the tides) the #armin& o( the #ater $y the sun) the sil er o( the moon on it $y ni&ht. ! 5o do #e start each ,ractice ,eriod in this re ie# #ith readyin& our minds to understand the lessons that #e read) and see the meanin& that they o((er us. 8-rI6.in.%.Be&in each day #ith time de oted to the ,re,aration o( your mind to learn #hat each idea you #ill re ie# that day can o((er you in (reedom and in ,eace. 2 O,en your mind) and clear it o( all thou&hts that #ould decei e) and let this thou&ht alone en&a&e it (ully) and remo e the rest. 3 4y mind holds only #hat I think #ith 1od.

! "i e minutes #ith this thou&ht #ill $e enou&h to set the day alon& the lines #hich 1od a,,ointed) and to ,lace 0is 4ind in char&e o( all the thou&hts you #ill recei e that day. 8-rI6.in.'.They #ill not come (rom you alone) (or they #ill all $e shared #ith 0im. 2 3nd so each one #ill $rin& the messa&e o( 0is ;o e to you) returnin& messa&es o( yours to 0im. 3 5o #ill communion #ith the ;ord o( 0osts $e yours) as 0e 0imsel( has #illed it $e. ! 3nd as 0is O#n com,letion Coins #ith 0im) so #ill 0e Coin #ith you #ho are com,lete as you unite #ith 0im) and 0e #ith you. 8-rI6.in.*.3(ter your ,re,aration) merely read each o( the t#o ideas assi&ned to you to $e re ie#ed that day. 2 Then close your eyes) and say them slo#ly to yoursel(. 3 There is no hurry no#) (or you are usin& time (or its intended ,ur,ose. ! ;et each #ord shine #ith the meanin& 1od has &i en it) as it #as &i en to you throu&h 0is 6oice. % ;et each idea #hich you re ie# that day &i e you the &i(t that 0e has laid in it (or you to ha e o( 0im. ' 3nd #e #ill use no (ormat (or our ,racticin& $ut this. 8-rI6.in.-.@ach hour o( the day) $rin& to your mind the thou&ht #ith #hich the day $e&an) and s,end a quiet moment #ith it. 2 Then re,eat the t#o ideas you ,ractice (or the day unhurriedly) #ith time enou&h to see the &i(ts that they contain (or you) and let them $e recei ed #here they #ere meant to $e. 8-rI6.in.:.8e add no other thou&hts) $ut let these $e the messa&es they are. 2 8e need no more than this to &i e us ha,,iness and rest) and endless quiet) ,er(ect certainty) and all our "ather #ills that #e recei e as the inheritance #e ha e o( 0im. 3 @ach day o( ,racticin&) as #e re ie#) #e close as #e $e&an) re,eatin& (irst the thou&ht that made the day a s,ecial time o( $lessin& and o( ha,,iness (or us9 and throu&h our (aith(ulness restored the #orld (rom darkness to the li&ht) (rom &rie( to Coy) (rom ,ain to ,eace) (rom sin to holiness. 8-rI6.in.1>. 1od o((ers thanks to you #ho ,ractice thus the kee,in& o( 0is 8ord. 2 3nd as you &i e your mind to the ideas (or the day a&ain $e(ore you slee,) 0is &ratitude surrounds you in the ,eace #herein 0e #ills you $e (ore er) and are learnin& no# to claim a&ain as your inheritance. LESSON 9@9. 4y mind holds only #hat I think #ith 1od 8-1!1.1. E121F "or&i eness is the key to ha,,iness. 8-1!1.2. E122F "or&i eness o((ers e erythin& I #ant.

LESSON 9@(. 4y mind holds only #hat I think #ith 1od. 8-1!2.1. E123F I thank my "ather (or 0is &i(ts to me. 8-1!2.2. E12!F ;et me remem$er I am one #ith 1od. LESSON 9@?. 4y mind holds only #hat I think #ith 1od. 8-1!3.1. E12%F In quiet I recei e 1od+s 8ord today. 8-1!3.2. E12'F 3ll that I &i e is &i en to mysel(. LESSON 9@@. 4y mind holds only #hat I think #ith 1od. 8-1!!.1. E12*F There is no lo e $ut 1od+s. 8-1!!.2. E12-F The #orld I see holds nothin& that I #ant. LESSON 9@A. 4y mind holds only #hat I think #ith 1od. 8-1!%.1. E12:F Beyond this #orld there is a #orld I #ant. 8-1!%.2. E13>F It is im,ossi$le to see t#o #orlds. LESSON 9@B. 4y mind holds only #hat I think #ith 1od. 8-1!'.1. E131F No one can (ail #ho seeks to reach the truth. 8-1!'.2. E132F I loose the #orld (rom all I thou&ht it #as. LESSON 9@D. 4y mind holds only #hat I think #ith 1od. 8-1!*.1. E133F I #ill not alue #hat is alueless. 8-1!*.2. E13!F ;et me ,ercei e (or&i eness as it is.

LESSON 9@:. 4y mind holds only #hat I think #ith 1od. 8-1!-.1. E13%F I( I de(end mysel( I am attacked. 8-1!-.2. E13'F 5ickness is a de(ense a&ainst the truth. LESSON 9@;. 4y mind holds only #hat I think #ith 1od. 8-1!:.1. E13*F 8hen I am healed I am not healed alone. 8-1!:.2. E13-F 0ea en is the decision I must make. LESSON 9A=. 4y mind holds only #hat I think #ith 1od. 8-1%>.1. E13:F I #ill acce,t 3tonement (or mysel(. 8-1%>.2. E1!>F Only sal ation can $e said to cure. LESSON 9A9. 3ll thin&s are echoes o( the 6oice (or 1od. 8-1%1.1. No one can Cud&e on ,artial e idence. 2 That is not Cud&ment. 3 It is merely an o,inion $ased on i&norance and dou$t. ! Its seemin& certainty is $ut a cloak (or the uncertainty it #ould conceal. % It needs irrational de(ense $ecause it is irrational. ' 3nd its de(ense seems stron&) con incin&) and #ithout a dou$t $ecause o( all the dou$tin& underneath. 8-1%1.2. 7ou do not seem to dou$t the #orld you see. 2 7ou do not really question #hat is sho#n you throu&h the $ody+s eyes. 3 Nor do you ask #hy you $elie e it) e en thou&h you learned a lon& #hile since your senses do decei e. ! That you $elie e them to the last detail #hich they re,ort is e en stran&er) #hen you ,ause to recollect ho# (requently they ha e $een (aulty #itnesses indeedJ % 8hy #ould you trust them so im,licitlyD ' 8hy $ut $ecause o( underlyin& dou$t) #hich you #ould hide #ith sho# o( certaintyD 8-1%1.3. 0o# can you Cud&eD 2 7our Cud&ment rests u,on the #itness that your senses o((er you. 3 7et #itness ne er (alser #as than this. ! But ho# else do you Cud&e the #orld you seeD % 7ou ,lace ,athetic (aith in #hat your eyes and ears re,ort. ' 7ou think your (in&ers touch

reality) and close u,on the truth. * This is a#areness that you understand) and think more real than #hat is #itnessed to $y the eternal 6oice (or 1od 0imsel(. 8-1%1.!. Can this $e Cud&mentD 2 7ou ha e o(ten $een ur&ed to re(rain (rom Cud&in&) not $ecause it is a ri&ht to $e #ithheld (rom you. 3 7ou cannot Cud&e. ! 7ou merely can $elie e the e&o+s Cud&ments) all o( #hich are (alse. % It &uides your senses care(ully) to ,ro e ho# #eak you are9 ho# hel,less and a(raid) ho# a,,rehensi e o( Cust ,unishment) ho# $lack #ith sin) ho# #retched in your &uilt. 8-1%1.%. This thin& it s,eaks o() and #ould yet de(end) it tells you is yoursel(. 2 3nd you $elie e that this is so #ith stu$$orn certainty. 3 7et underneath remains the hidden dou$t that #hat it sho#s you as reality #ith such con iction it does not $elie e. ! It is itsel( alone that it condemns. % It is #ithin itsel( it sees the &uilt. ' It is its o#n des,air it sees in you. 8-1%1.'. 0ear not its oice. 2 The #itnesses it sends to ,ro e to you its e il is your o#n are (alse) and s,eak #ith certainty o( #hat they do not kno#. 3 7our (aith in them is $lind $ecause you #ould not share the dou$ts their lord can not com,letely anquish. ! 7ou $elie e to dou$t his assals is to dou$t yoursel(. 8-1%1.*. 7et you must learn to dou$t their e idence #ill clear the #ay to reco&niAe yoursel() and let the 6oice (or 1od alone $e Hud&e o( #hat is #orthy o( your o#n $elie(. 2 0e #ill not tell you that your $rother should $e Cud&ed $y #hat your eyes $ehold in him) nor #hat his $ody+s mouth says to your ears) nor #hat your (in&ers+ touch re,orts o( him. 3 0e ,asses $y such idle #itnesses) #hich merely $ear (alse #itness to 1od+s 5on. ! 0e reco&niAes only #hat 1od lo es) and in the holy li&ht o( #hat 0e sees do all the e&o+s dreams o( #hat you are anish $e(ore the s,lendor 0e $eholds. 8-1%1.-. ;et 0im $e Hud&e o( #hat you are) (or 0e has certainty in #hich there is no dou$t) $ecause it rests on Certainty so &reat that dou$t is meanin&less $e(ore Its (ace. 2 Christ cannot dou$t 0imsel(. 3 The 6oice (or 1od can only honor 0im) reCoicin& in 0is ,er(ect) e erlastin& sinlessness. ! 8hom 0e has Cud&ed can only lau&h at &uilt) un#illin& no# to ,lay #ith toys o( sin9 unheedin& o( the $ody+s #itnesses $e(ore the ra,ture o( Christ+s holy (ace. 8-1%1.:. 3nd thus 0e Cud&es you. 2 3cce,t 0is 8ord (or #hat you are) (or 0e $ears #itness to your $eauti(ul creation) and the 4ind 8hose Thou&ht created your reality. 3 8hat can the $ody mean to 0im 8ho kno#s the &lory o( the "ather and the 5onD ! 8hat #his,ers o( the e&o can 0e hearD % 8hat could con ince 0im that your sins are realD ' ;et 0im $e Hud&e as #ell o( e erythin& that seems to ha,,en to you in this

#orld. * 0is lessons #ill ena$le you to $rid&e the &a, $et#een illusions and the truth. 8-1%1.1>.0e #ill remo e all (aith that you ha e ,laced in ,ain) disaster) su((erin& and loss. 2 0e &i es you ision #hich can look $eyond these &rim a,,earances) and can $ehold the &entle (ace o( Christ in all o( them. 3 7ou #ill no lon&er dou$t that only &ood can come to you #ho are $elo ed o( 1od) (or 0e #ill Cud&e all ha,,enin&s) and teach the sin&le lesson that they all contain. 8-1%1.11.0e #ill select the elements in them #hich re,resent the truth) and disre&ard those as,ects #hich re(lect $ut idle dreams. 2 3nd 0e #ill reinter,ret all you see) and all occurrences) each circumstance) and e ery ha,,enin& that seems to touch on you in any #ay (rom 0is one (rame o( re(erence) #holly uni(ied and sure. 3 3nd you #ill see the lo e $eyond the hate) the constancy in chan&e) the ,ure in sin) and only 0ea en+s $lessin& on the #orld. 8-1%1.12.5uch is your resurrection) (or your li(e is not a ,art o( anythin& you see. 2 It stands $eyond the $ody and the #orld) ,ast e ery #itness (or unholiness) #ithin the 0oly) holy as Itsel(. 3 In e eryone and e erythin& 0is 6oice #ould s,eak to you o( nothin& $ut your 5el( and your Creator) 8ho is One #ith 0im. ! 5o #ill you see the holy (ace o( Christ in e erythin&) and hear in e erythin& no sound e/ce,t the echo o( 1od+s 6oice. 8-1%1.13.8e ,ractice #ordlessly today) e/ce,t at the $e&innin& o( the time #e s,end #ith 1od. 2 8e introduce these times #ith $ut a sin&le) slo# re,eatin& o( the thou&ht #ith #hich the day $e&ins. 3 3nd then #e #atch our thou&hts) a,,ealin& silently to 0im 8ho sees the elements o( truth in them. ! ;et 0im e aluate each thou&ht that comes to mind) remo e the elements o( dreams) and &i e them $ack a&ain as clean ideas that do not contradict the 8ill o( 1od. 8-1%1.1!.1i e 0im your thou&hts) and 0e #ill &i e them $ack as miracles #hich Coyously ,roclaim the #holeness and the ha,,iness 1od #ills 0is 5on) as ,roo( o( 0is eternal ;o e. 2 3nd as each thou&ht is thus trans(ormed) it takes on healin& ,o#er (rom the 4ind #hich sa# the truth in it) and (ailed to $e decei ed $y #hat #as (alsely added. 3 3ll the threads o( (antasy are &one. ! 3nd #hat remains is uni(ied into a ,er(ect Thou&ht that o((ers its ,er(ection e ery#here. 8-1%1.1%.5,end (i(teen minutes thus #hen you a#ake) and &ladly &i e another (i(teen more $e(ore you &o to slee,. 2 7our ministry $e&ins as all your thou&hts are ,uri(ied. 3 5o are you tau&ht to teach the 5on o( 1od the holy lesson o( his sanctity. ! No one can (ail to listen) #hen you hear the 6oice (or 1od &i e honor to 1od+s 5on. % 3nd e eryone #ill share the thou&hts #ith you #hich 0e has retranslated in your mind.

8-1%1.1'.5uch is your @astertide. 2 3nd so you lay the &i(t o( sno##hite lilies on the #orld) re,lacin& #itnesses to sin and death. 3 Throu&h your trans(i&uration is the #orld redeemed) and Coy(ully released (rom &uilt. ! No# do #e li(t our resurrected minds in &ladness and in &ratitude to 0im 8ho has restored our sanity to us. 8-1%1.1*.3nd #e #ill hourly remem$er 0im 8ho is sal ation and deli erance. 2 3s #e &i e thanks) the #orld unites #ith us and ha,,ily acce,ts our holy thou&hts) #hich 0ea en has corrected and made ,ure. 3 No# has our ministry $e&un at last) to carry round the #orld the Coyous ne#s that truth has no illusions) and the ,eace o( 1od) throu&h us) $elon&s to e eryone. LESSON 9A(. The ,o#er o( decision is my o#n. 8-1%2.1. No one can su((er loss unless it $e his o#n decision. 2 No one su((ers ,ain e/ce,t his choice elects this state (or him. 3 No one can &rie e nor (ear nor think him sick unless these are the outcomes that he #ants. ! 3nd no one dies #ithout his o#n consent. % Nothin& occurs $ut re,resents your #ish) and nothin& is omitted that you choose. ' 0ere is your #orld) com,lete in all details. * 0ere is its #hole reality (or you. - 3nd it is only here sal ation is. 8-1%2.2. 7ou may $elie e that this ,osition is e/treme) and too inclusi e to $e true. 2 7et can truth ha e e/ce,tionsD 3 I( you ha e the &i(t o( e erythin&) can loss $e realD ! Can ,ain $e ,art o( ,eace) or &rie( o( CoyD % Can (ear and sickness enter in a mind #here lo e and ,er(ect holiness a$ideD ' Truth must $e all-inclusi e) i( it $e the truth at all. * 3cce,t no o,,osites and no e/ce,tions) (or to do so is to contradict the truth entirely. 8-1%2.3. 5al ation is the reco&nition that the truth is true) and nothin& else is true. 2 This you ha e heard $e(ore) $ut may not yet acce,t $oth ,arts o( it. 3 8ithout the (irst) the second has no meanin&. ! But #ithout the second) is the (irst no lon&er true. % Truth cannot ha e an o,,osite. ' This can not $e too o(ten said and thou&ht a$out. * "or i( #hat is not true is true as #ell as #hat is true) then ,art o( truth is (alse. - 3nd truth has lost its meanin&. : Nothin& $ut the truth is true) and #hat is (alse is (alse. 8-1%2.!. This is the sim,lest o( distinctions) yet the most o$scure. 2 But not $ecause it is a di((icult distinction to ,ercei e. 3 It is concealed $ehind a ast array o( choices that do not a,,ear to $e entirely your o#n. ! 3nd thus the truth a,,ears to ha e some as,ects that $elie

consistency) $ut do not seem to $e $ut contradictions introduced $y you. 8-1%2.%. 3s 1od created you) you must remain unchan&ea$le) #ith transitory states $y de(inition (alse. 2 3nd that includes all shi(ts in (eelin&) alterations in conditions o( the $ody and the mind9 in all a#areness and in all res,onse. 3 This is the all-inclusi eness #hich sets the truth a,art (rom (alsehood) and the (alse ke,t se,arate (rom the truth) as #hat it is. 8-1%2.'. Is it not stran&e that you $elie e to think you made the #orld you see is arro&anceD 2 1od made it not. 3 O( this you can $e sure. ! 8hat can 0e kno# o( the e,hemeral) the sin(ul and the &uilty) the a(raid) the su((erin& and lonely) and the mind that li es #ithin a $ody that must dieD % 7ou $ut accuse 0im o( insanity) to think 0e made a #orld #here such thin&s seem to ha e reality. ' 0e is not mad. * 7et only madness makes a #orld like this. 8-1%2.*. To think that 1od made chaos) contradicts 0is 8ill) in ented o,,osites to truth) and su((ers death to trium,h o er li(e9 all this is arro&ance. 2 0umility #ould see at once these thin&s are not o( 0im. 3 3nd can you see #hat 1od created notD ! To think you can is merely to $elie e you can ,ercei e #hat 1od #illed not to $e. % 3nd #hat could $e more arro&ant than thisD 8-1%2.-. ;et us today $e truly hum$le) and acce,t #hat #e ha e made as #hat it is. 2 The ,o#er o( decision is our o#n. 3 Decide $ut to acce,t your ri&ht(ul ,lace as co-creator o( the uni erse) and all you think you made #ill disa,,ear. ! 8hat rises to a#areness then #ill $e all that there e er #as) eternally as it is no#. % 3nd it #ill take the ,lace o( sel(-dece,tions made $ut to usur, the altar to the "ather and the 5on. 8-1%2.:. Today #e ,ractice true humility) a$andonin& the (alse ,retense $y #hich the e&o seeks to ,ro e it arro&ant. 2 Only the e&o can $e arro&ant. 3 But truth is hum$le in ackno#led&in& its mi&htiness) its chan&elessness and its eternal #holeness) all-encom,assin&) 1od+s ,er(ect &i(t to 0is $elo ed 5on. ! 8e lay aside the arro&ance #hich says that #e are sinners) &uilty and a(raid) ashamed o( #hat #e are9 and li(t our hearts in true humility instead to 0im 8ho has created us immaculate) like to 0imsel( in ,o#er and in lo e. 8-1%2.1>.The ,o#er o( decision is our o#n. 2 3nd #e acce,t o( 0im that #hich #e are) and hum$ly reco&niAe the 5on o( 1od. 3 To reco&niAe 1od+s 5on im,lies as #ell that all sel(-conce,ts ha e $een laid aside) and reco&niAed as (alse. ! Their arro&ance has $een ,ercei ed. % 3nd in humility the radiance o( 1od+s 5on) his &entleness) his ,er(ect sinlessness) his "ather+s ;o e) his ri&ht to 0ea en and release (rom hell) are Coyously acce,ted as our o#n.

8-1%2.11.No# do #e Coin in &lad ackno#led&ment that lies are (alse) and only truth is true. 2 8e think o( truth alone as #e arise) and s,end (i e minutes ,racticin& its #ays) encoura&in& our (ri&htened minds #ith this. 3 The ,o#er o( decision is my o#n. ! This day I #ill acce,t mysel( as #hat my "ather+s 8ill created me to $e. % Then #ill #e #ait in silence) &i in& u, all sel(-dece,tions) as #e hum$ly ask our 5el( that 0e re eal 0imsel( to us. ' 3nd 0e 8ho ne er le(t #ill come a&ain to our a#areness) &rate(ul to restore 0is home to 1od) as it #as meant to $e. 8-1%2.12.In ,atience #ait (or 0im throu&hout the day) and hourly in ite 0im #ith the #ords #ith #hich the day $e&an) concludin& it #ith this same in itation to your 5el(. 2 1od+s 6oice #ill ans#er) (or 0e s,eaks (or you and (or your "ather. 3 0e #ill su$stitute the ,eace o( 1od (or all your (rantic thou&hts) the truth o( 1od (or sel(-dece,tions) and 1od+s 5on (or your illusions o( yoursel(. LESSON 9A?. In my de(enselessness my sa(ety lies. 8-1%3.1. 7ou #ho (eel threatened $y this chan&in& #orld) its t#ists o( (ortune and its $itter Cests) its $rie( relationshi,s and all the 2&i(ts2 it merely lends to take a#ay a&ain9 attend this lesson #ell. 2 The #orld ,ro ides no sa(ety. 3 It is rooted in attack) and all its 2&i(ts2 o( seemin& sa(ety are illusory dece,tions. ! It attacks) and then attacks a&ain. % No ,eace o( mind is ,ossi$le #here dan&er threatens thus. 8-1%3.2. The #orld &i es rise $ut to de(ensi eness. 2 "or threat $rin&s an&er) an&er makes attack seem reasona$le) honestly ,ro oked) and ri&hteous in the name o( sel(-de(ense. 3 7et is de(ensi eness a dou$le threat. ! "or it attests to #eakness) and sets u, a system o( de(ense that cannot #ork. % No# are the #eak still (urther undermined) (or there is treachery #ithout and still a &reater treachery #ithin. ' The mind is no# con(used) and kno#s not #here to turn to (ind esca,e (rom its ima&inin&s. 8-1%3.3. It is as i( a circle held it (ast) #herein another circle $ound it and another one in that) until esca,e no lon&er can $e ho,ed (or nor o$tained. 2 3ttack) de(ense9 de(ense) attack) $ecome the circles o( the hours and the days that $ind the mind in hea y $ands o( steel #ith iron o erlaid) returnin& $ut to start a&ain. 3 There seems to $e no $reak nor endin& in the e er-ti&htenin& &ri, o( the im,risonment u,on the mind.

8-1%3.!. De(enses are the costliest o( all the ,rices #hich the e&o #ould e/act. 2 In them lies madness in a (orm so &rim that ho,e o( sanity seems $ut to $e an idle dream) $eyond the ,ossi$le. 3 The sense o( threat the #orld encoura&es is so much dee,er) and so (ar $eyond the (renAy and intensity o( #hich you can concei e) that you ha e no idea o( all the de astation it has #rou&ht. 8-1%3.%. 7ou are its sla e. 2 7ou kno# not #hat you do) in (ear o( it. 3 7ou do not understand ho# much you ha e $een made to sacri(ice) #ho (eel its iron &ri, u,on your heart. ! 7ou do not realiAe #hat you ha e done to sa$ota&e the holy ,eace o( 1od $y your de(ensi eness. % "or you $ehold the 5on o( 1od as $ut a ictim to attack $y (antasies) $y dreams) and $y illusions he has made9 yet hel,less in their ,resence) need(ul only o( de(ense $y still more (antasies) and dreams $y #hich illusions o( his sa(ety com(ort him. 8-1%3.'. De(enselessness is stren&th. 2 It testi(ies to reco&nition o( the Christ in you. 3 ?erha,s you #ill recall the te/t maintains that choice is al#ays made $et#een Christ+s stren&th and your o#n #eakness) seen a,art (rom 0im. ! De(enselessness can ne er $e attacked) $ecause it reco&niAes stren&th so &reat attack is (olly) or a silly &ame a tired child mi&ht ,lay) #hen he $ecomes too slee,y to remem$er #hat he #ants. 8-1%3.*. De(ensi eness is #eakness. 2 It ,roclaims you ha e denied the Christ and come to (ear 0is "ather+s an&er. 3 8hat can sa e you no# (rom your delusion o( an an&ry &od) #hose (ear(ul ima&e you $elie e you see at #ork in all the e ils o( the #orldD ! 8hat $ut illusions could de(end you no#) #hen it is $ut illusions that you (i&htD 8-1%3.-. 8e #ill not ,lay such childish &ames today. 2 "or our true ,ur,ose is to sa e the #orld) and #e #ould not e/chan&e (or (oolishness the endless Coy our (unction o((ers us. 3 8e #ould not let our ha,,iness sli, $y $ecause a (ra&ment o( a senseless dream ha,,ened to cross our minds) and #e mistook the (i&ures in it (or the 5on o( 1od9 its tiny instant (or eternity. 8-1%3.:. 8e look ,ast dreams today) and reco&niAe that #e need no de(ense $ecause #e are created unassaila$le) #ithout all thou&ht or #ish or dream in #hich attack has any meanin&. 2 No# #e cannot (ear) (or #e ha e le(t all (ear(ul thou&hts $ehind. 3 3nd in de(enselessness #e stand secure) serenely certain o( our sa(ety no#) sure o( sal ation9 sure #e #ill (ul(ill our chosen ,ur,ose) as our ministry e/tends its holy $lessin& throu&h the #orld. 8-1%3.1>.Be still a moment) and in silence think ho# holy is your ,ur,ose) ho# secure you rest) untoucha$le #ithin its li&ht. 2 1od+s ministers ha e chosen that the truth $e #ith them. 3 8ho is holier than theyD ! 8ho could $e surer that his ha,,iness is (ully &uaranteedD %

3nd #ho could $e more mi&htily ,rotectedD ' 8hat de(ense could ,ossi$ly $e needed $y the ones #ho are amon& the chosen ones o( 1od) $y 0is election and their o#n as #ellD 8-1%3.11.It is the (unction o( 1od+s ministers to hel, their $rothers choose as they ha e done. 2 1od has elected all) $ut (e# ha e come to realiAe 0is 8ill is $ut their o#n. 3 3nd #hile you (ail to teach #hat you ha e learned) sal ation #aits and darkness holds the #orld in &rim im,risonment. ! Nor #ill you learn that li&ht has come to you) and your esca,e has $een accom,lished. % "or you #ill not see the li&ht) until you o((er it to all your $rothers. ' 3s they take it (rom your hands) so #ill you reco&niAe it as your o#n. 8-1%3.12.5al ation can $e thou&ht o( as a &ame that ha,,y children ,lay. 2 It #as desi&ned $y One 8ho lo es 0is children) and 8ho #ould re,lace their (ear(ul toys #ith Coyous &ames) #hich teach them that the &ame o( (ear is &one. 3 0is &ame instructs in ha,,iness $ecause there is no loser. ! @ eryone #ho ,lays must #in) and in his #innin& is the &ain to e eryone ensured. % The &ame o( (ear is &ladly laid aside) #hen children come to see the $ene(its sal ation $rin&s. 8-1%3.13.7ou #ho ha e ,layed that you are lost to ho,e) a$andoned $y your "ather) le(t alone in terror in a (ear(ul #orld made mad $y sin and &uilt9 $e ha,,y no#. 2 That &ame is o er. 3 No# a quiet time has come) in #hich #e ,ut a#ay the toys o( &uilt) and lock our quaint and childish thou&hts o( sin (ore er (rom the ,ure and holy minds o( 0ea en+s children and the 5on o( 1od. 8-1%3.1!.8e ,ause $ut (or a moment more) to ,lay our (inal) ha,,y &ame u,on this earth. 2 3nd then #e &o to take our ri&ht(ul ,lace #here truth a$ides and &ames are meanin&less. 3 5o is the story ended. ! ;et this day $rin& the last cha,ter closer to the #orld) that e eryone may learn the tale he reads o( terri(yin& destiny) de(eat o( all his ho,es) his ,iti(ul de(ense a&ainst a en&eance he can not esca,e) is $ut his o#n deluded (antasy. % 1od+s ministers ha e come to #aken him (rom the dark dreams this story has e oked in his con(used) $e#ildered memory o( this distorted tale. ' 1od+s 5on can smile at last) on learnin& that it is not true. 8-1%3.1%.Today #e ,ractice in a (orm #e #ill maintain (or quite a #hile. 2 8e #ill $e&in each day $y &i in& our attention to the daily thou&ht as lon& as ,ossi$le. 3 "i e minutes no# $ecomes the least #e &i e to ,re,aration (or a day in #hich sal ation is the only &oal #e ha e. ! Ten #ould $e $etter9 (i(teen $etter still. % 3nd as distraction ceases to arise to turn us (rom our ,ur,ose) #e #ill (ind that hal( an hour is too short a time to s,end #ith 1od. ' Nor #ill #e #illin&ly &i e less at ni&ht) in &ratitude and Coy.

8-1%3.1'.@ach hour adds to our increasin& ,eace) as #e remem$er to $e (aith(ul to the 8ill #e share #ith 1od. 2 3t times) ,erha,s) a minute) e en less) #ill $e the most that #e can o((er as the hour strikes. 3 5ometimes #e #ill (or&et. ! 3t other times the $usiness o( the #orld #ill close on us) and #e #ill $e una$le to #ithdra# a little #hile) and turn our thou&hts to 1od. 8-1%3.1*.7et #hen #e can) #e #ill o$ser e our trust as ministers o( 1od) in hourly remem$rance o( our mission and 0is ;o e. 2 3nd #e #ill quietly sit $y and #ait on 0im and listen to 0is 6oice) and learn #hat 0e #ould ha e us do the hour that is yet to come9 #hile thankin& 0im (or all the &i(ts 0e &a e us in the one &one $y. 8-1%3.1-.In time) #ith ,ractice) you #ill ne er cease to think o( 0im) and hear 0is lo in& 6oice &uidin& your (ootste,s into quiet #ays) #here you #ill #alk in true de(enselessness. 2 "or you #ill kno# that 0ea en &oes #ith you. 3 Nor #ould you kee, your mind a#ay (rom 0im a moment) e en thou&h your time is s,ent in o((erin& sal ation to the #orld. ! Think you 0e #ill not make this ,ossi$le) (or you #ho chose to carry out 0is ,lan (or the sal ation o( the #orld and yoursD 8-1%3.1:.Today our theme is our de(enselessness. 2 8e clothe oursel es in it) as #e ,re,are to meet the day. 3 8e rise u, stron& in Christ) and let our #eakness disa,,ear) as #e remem$er that 0is stren&th a$ides in us. ! 8e #ill remind oursel es that 0e remains $eside us throu&h the day) and ne er lea es our #eakness unsu,,orted $y 0is stren&th. % 8e call u,on 0is stren&th each time #e (eel the threat o( our de(enses undermine our certainty o( ,ur,ose. ' 8e #ill ,ause a moment) as 0e tells us) 2I am here.2 8-1%3.2>.7our ,racticin& #ill no# $e&in to take the earnestness o( lo e) to hel, you kee, your mind (rom #anderin& (rom its intent. 2 Be not a(raid nor timid. 3 There can $e no dou$t that you #ill reach your (inal &oal. ! The ministers o( 1od can ne er (ail) $ecause the lo e and stren&th and ,eace that shine (rom them to all their $rothers come (rom 0im. % These are 0is &i(ts to you. ' De(enselessness is all you need to &i e 0im in return. * 7ou lay aside $ut #hat #as ne er real) to look on Christ and see 0is sinlessness. LESSON 9A@. I am amon& the ministers o( 1od. 8-1%!.1. ;et us today $e neither arro&ant nor (alsely hum$le. 2 8e ha e &one $eyond such (oolishness. 3 8e cannot Cud&e oursel es) nor need #e do so. ! These are $ut attem,ts to hold decision o(() and to delay commitment to our (unction. % It is not our ,art to Cud&e our

#orth) nor can #e kno# #hat role is $est (or us9 #hat #e can do #ithin a lar&er ,lan #e cannot see in its entirety. ' Our ,art is cast in 0ea en) not in hell. * 3nd #hat #e think is #eakness can $e stren&th9 #hat #e $elie e to $e our stren&th is o(ten arro&ance. 8-1%!.2. 8hate er your a,,ointed role may $e) it #as selected $y the 6oice (or 1od) 8hose (unction is to s,eak (or you as #ell. 2 5eein& your stren&ths e/actly as they are) and equally a#are o( #here they can $e $est a,,lied) (or #hat) to #hom and #hen) 0e chooses and acce,ts your ,art (or you. 3 0e does not #ork #ithout your o#n consent. ! But 0e is not decei ed in #hat you are) and listens only to 0is 6oice in you. 8-1%!.3. It is throu&h 0is a$ility to hear one 6oice #hich is 0is O#n that you $ecome a#are at last there is one 6oice in you. 2 3nd that one 6oice a,,oints your (unction) and relays it to you) &i in& you the stren&th to understand it) do #hat it entails) and to succeed in e erythin& you do that is related to it. 3 1od has Coined 0is 5on in this) and thus 0is 5on $ecomes 0is messen&er o( unity #ith 0im. 8-1%!.!. It is this Coinin&) throu&h the 6oice (or 1od) o( "ather and o( 5on) that sets a,art sal ation (rom the #orld. 2 It is this 6oice #hich s,eaks o( la#s the #orld does not o$ey9 #hich ,romises sal ation (rom all sin) #ith &uilt a$olished in the mind that 1od created sinless. 3 No# this mind $ecomes a#are a&ain o( 8ho created it) and o( 0is lastin& union #ith itsel(. ! 5o is its 5el( the one reality in #hich its #ill and that o( 1od are Coined. 8-1%!.%. 3 messen&er is not the one #ho #rites the messa&e he deli ers. 2 Nor does he question the ri&ht o( him #ho does) nor ask #hy he has chosen those #ho #ill recei e the messa&e that he $rin&s. 3 It is enou&h that he acce,t it) &i e it to the ones (or #hom it is intended) and (ul(ill his role in its deli ery. ! I( he determines #hat the messa&es should $e) or #hat their ,ur,ose is) or #here they should $e carried) he is (ailin& to ,er(orm his ,ro,er ,art as $rin&er o( the 8ord. 8-1%!.'. There is one maCor di((erence in the role o( 0ea en+s messen&ers) #hich sets them o(( (rom those the #orld a,,oints. 2 The messa&es that they deli er are intended (irst (or them. 3 3nd it is only as they can acce,t them (or themsel es that they $ecome a$le to $rin& them (urther) and to &i e them e ery#here that they #ere meant to $e. ! ;ike earthly messen&ers) they did not #rite the messa&es they $ear) $ut they $ecome their (irst recei ers in the truest sense) recei in& to ,re,are themsel es to &i e. 8-1%!.*. 3n earthly messen&er (ul(ills his role $y &i in& all his messa&es a#ay. 2 The messen&ers o( 1od ,er(orm their ,art $y their acce,tance o( 0is messa&es as (or themsel es) and sho# they understand the messa&es $y &i in& them a#ay. 3 They choose no roles

that are not &i en them $y 0is authority. ! 3nd so they &ain $y e ery messa&e that they &i e a#ay. 8-1%!.-. 8ould you recei e the messa&es o( 1odD 2 "or thus do you $ecome 0is messen&er. 3 7ou are a,,ointed no#. ! 3nd yet you #ait to &i e the messa&es you ha e recei ed. % 3nd so you do not kno# that they are yours) and do not reco&niAe them. ' No one can recei e and understand he has recei ed until he &i es. * "or in the &i in& is his o#n acce,tance o( #hat he recei ed. 8-1%!.:. 7ou #ho are no# the messen&er o( 1od) recei e 0is messa&es. 2 "or that is ,art o( your a,,ointed role. 3 1od has not (ailed to o((er #hat you need) nor has it $een le(t unacce,ted. ! 7et another ,art o( your a,,ointed task is yet to $e accom,lished. % 0e 8ho has recei ed (or you the messa&es o( 1od #ould ha e them $e recei ed $y you as #ell. ' "or thus do you identi(y #ith 0im and claim your o#n. 8-1%!.1>.It is this Coinin& that #e undertake to reco&niAe today. 2 8e #ill not seek to kee, our minds a,art (rom 0im 8ho s,eaks (or us) (or it is $ut our oice #e hear as #e attend 0im. 3 0e alone can s,eak to us and (or us) Coinin& in one 6oice the &ettin& and the &i in& o( 1od+s 8ord9 the &i in& and recei in& o( 0is 8ill. 8-1%!.11.8e ,ractice &i in& 0im #hat 0e #ould ha e) that #e may reco&niAe 0is &i(ts to us. 2 0e needs our oice that 0e may s,eak throu&h us. 3 0e needs our hands to hold 0is messa&es) and carry them to those #hom 0e a,,oints. ! 0e needs our (eet to $rin& us #here 0e #ills) that those #ho #ait in misery may $e at last deli ered. % 3nd 0e needs our #ill united #ith 0is O#n) that #e may $e the true recei ers o( the &i(ts 0e &i es. 8-1%!.12.;et us $ut learn this lesson (or today. 8e #ill not reco&niAe #hat #e recei e until #e &i e it. 2 7ou ha e heard this said a hundred #ays) a hundred times) and yet $elie( is lackin& still. 3 But this is sure9 until $elie( is &i en it) you #ill recei e a thousand miracles and then recei e a thousand more) $ut #ill not kno# that 1od 0imsel( has le(t no &i(t $eyond #hat you already ha e9 nor has denied the tiniest o( $lessin&s to 0is 5on. ! 8hat can this mean to you) until you ha e identi(ied #ith 0im and #ith 0is O#nD 8-1%!.13.Our lesson (or today is stated thus. 2 I am amon& the ministers o( 1od) and I am &rate(ul that I ha e the means $y #hich to reco&niAe that I am (ree. 8-1%!.1!.The #orld recedes as #e li&ht u, our minds) and realiAe these holy #ords are true. 2 They are the messa&e sent to us today (rom our Creator. 3 No# #e demonstrate ho# they ha e chan&ed our

minds a$out oursel es) and #hat our (unction is. ! "or as #e ,ro e that #e acce,t no #ill #e do not share) our many &i(ts (rom our Creator #ill s,rin& to our si&ht and lea, into our hands) and #e #ill reco&niAe #hat #e recei ed. LESSON 9AA. I #ill ste, $ack and let 0im lead the #ay. 8-1%%.1. There is a #ay o( li in& in the #orld that is not here) althou&h it seems to $e. 2 7ou do not chan&e a,,earance) thou&h you smile more (requently. 3 7our (orehead is serene9 your eyes are quiet. ! 3nd the ones #ho #alk the #orld as you do reco&niAe their o#n. % 7et those #ho ha e not yet ,ercei ed the #ay #ill reco&niAe you also) and $elie e that you are like them) as you #ere $e(ore. 8-1%%.2. The #orld is an illusion. 2 Those #ho choose to come to it are seekin& (or a ,lace #here they can $e illusions) and a oid their o#n reality. 3 7et #hen they (ind their o#n reality is e en here) then they ste, $ack and let it lead the #ay. ! 8hat other choice is really theirs to makeD % To let illusions #alk ahead o( truth is madness. ' But to let illusion sink $ehind the truth and let the truth stand (orth as #hat it is) is merely sanity. 8-1%%.3. This is the sim,le choice #e make today. 2 The mad illusion #ill remain a#hile in e idence) (or those to look u,on #ho chose to come) and ha e not yet reCoiced to (ind they #ere mistaken in their choice. 3 They cannot learn directly (rom the truth) $ecause they ha e denied that it is so. ! 3nd so they need a Teacher 8ho ,ercei es their madness) $ut 8ho still can look $eyond illusion to the sim,le truth in them. 8-1%%.!. I( truth demanded they &i e u, the #orld) it #ould a,,ear to them as i( it asked the sacri(ice o( somethin& that is real. 2 4any ha e chosen to renounce the #orld #hile still $elie in& its reality. 3 3nd they ha e su((ered (rom a sense o( loss) and ha e not $een released accordin&ly. ! Others ha e chosen nothin& $ut the #orld) and they ha e su((ered (rom a sense o( loss still dee,er) #hich they did not understand. 8-1%%.%. Bet#een these ,aths there is another road that leads a#ay (rom loss o( e ery kind) (or sacri(ice and de,ri ation $oth are quickly le(t $ehind. 2 This is the #ay a,,ointed (or you no#. 3 7ou #alk this ,ath as others #alk) nor do you seem to $e distinct (rom them) althou&h you are indeed. ! Thus can you ser e them #hile you ser e yoursel() and set their (ootste,s on the #ay that 1od has o,ened u, to you) and them throu&h you.

8-1%%.'. Illusion still a,,ears to clin& to you) that you may reach them. 2 7et it has ste,,ed $ack. 3 3nd it is not illusion that they hear you s,eak o() nor illusion that you $rin& their eyes to look on and their minds to &ras,. ! Nor can the truth) #hich #alks ahead o( you) s,eak to them throu&h illusions) (or the road leads ,ast illusion no#) #hile on the #ay you call to them) that they may (ollo# you. 8-1%%.*. 3ll roads #ill lead to this one in the end. 2 "or sacri(ice and de,ri ation are ,aths that lead no#here) choices (or de(eat) and aims that #ill remain im,ossi$le. 3 3ll this ste,s $ack as truth comes (orth in you) to lead your $rothers (rom the #ays o( death) and set them on the #ay to ha,,iness. ! Their su((erin& is $ut illusion. % 7et they need a &uide to lead them out o( it) (or they mistake illusion (or the truth. 8-1%%.-. 5uch is sal ation+s call) and nothin& more. 2 It asks that you acce,t the truth) and let it &o $e(ore you) li&htin& u, the ,ath o( ransom (rom illusion. 3 It is not a ransom #ith a ,rice. ! There is no cost) $ut only &ain. % Illusion can $ut seem to hold in chains the holy 5on o( 1od. ' It is $ut (rom illusions he is sa ed. * 3s they ste, $ack) he (inds himsel( a&ain. 8-1%%.:. 8alk sa(ely no#) yet care(ully) $ecause this ,ath is ne# to you. 2 3nd you may (ind that you are tem,ted still to #alk ahead o( truth) and let illusions $e your &uide. 3 7our holy $rothers ha e $een &i en you) to (ollo# in your (ootste,s as you #alk #ith certainty o( ,ur,ose to the truth. ! It &oes $e(ore you no#) that they may see somethin& #ith #hich they can identi(y9 somethin& they understand to lead the #ay. 8-1%%.1>.7et at the Courney+s endin& there #ill $e no &a,) no distance $et#een truth and you. 2 3nd all illusions #alkin& in the #ay you tra elled #ill $e &one (rom you as #ell) #ith nothin& le(t to kee, the truth a,art (rom 1od+s com,letion) holy as 0imsel(. 3 5te, $ack in (aith and let truth lead the #ay. ! 7ou kno# not #here you &o. % But One 8ho kno#s &oes #ith you. ' ;et 0im lead you #ith the rest. 8-1%%.11.8hen dreams are o er) time has closed the door on all the thin&s that ,ass and miracles are ,ur,oseless) the holy 5on o( 1od #ill make no Courneys. 2 There #ill $e no #ish to $e illusion rather than the truth. 3 3nd #e ste, (orth to#ard this) as #e ,ro&ress alon& the #ay that truth ,oints out to us. ! This is our (inal Courney) #hich #e make (or e eryone. % 8e must not lose our #ay. ' "or as truth &oes $e(ore us) so it &oes $e(ore our $rothers #ho #ill (ollo# us. 8-1%%.12.8e #alk to 1od. 2 ?ause and re(lect on this. 3 Could any #ay $e holier) or more deser in& o( your e((ort) o( your lo e and o( your (ull intentD ! 8hat #ay could &i e you more than e erythin&) or o((er less and still content the holy 5on o( 1odD % 8e #alk to 1od. ' The truth that #alks $e(ore us no# is one #ith 0im) and leads us to #here 0e

has al#ays $een. * 8hat #ay $ut this could $e a ,ath that you #ould choose insteadD 8-1%%.13.7our (eet are sa(ely set u,on the road that leads the #orld to 1od. 2 ;ook not to #ays that seem to lead you else#here. 3 Dreams are not a #orthy &uide (or you #ho are 1od+s 5on. ! "or&et not 0e has ,laced 0is 0and in yours) and &i en you your $rothers in 0is trust that you are #orthy o( 0is trust in you. % 0e cannot $e decei ed. ' 0is trust has made your ,ath#ay certain and your &oal secure. * 7ou #ill not (ail your $rothers nor your 5el(. 8-1%%.1!.3nd no# 0e asks $ut that you think o( 0im a #hile each day) that 0e may s,eak to you and tell you o( 0is ;o e) remindin& you ho# &reat 0is trust9 ho# limitless 0is ;o e. 2 In your Name and 0is O#n) #hich are the same) #e ,ractice &ladly #ith this thou&ht today. 3 I #ill ste, $ack and let 0im lead the #ay) "or I #ould #alk alon& the road to 0im. LESSON 9AB. I #alk #ith 1od in ,er(ect holiness. 8-1%'.1. Today+s idea $ut states the sim,le truth that makes the thou&ht o( sin im,ossi$le. 2 It ,romises there is no cause (or &uilt) and $ein& causeless it does not e/ist. 3 It (ollo#s surely (rom the $asic thou&ht so o(ten mentioned in the te/t9 ideas lea e not their source. ! I( this $e true) ho# can you $e a,art (rom 1odD % 0o# could you #alk the #orld alone and se,arate (rom your 5ourceD 8-1%'.2. 8e are not inconsistent in the thou&hts that #e ,resent in our curriculum. 2 Truth must $e true throu&hout) i( it $e true. 3 It cannot contradict itsel() nor $e in ,arts uncertain and in others sure. ! 7ou cannot #alk the #orld a,art (rom 1od) $ecause you could not $e #ithout 0im. % 0e is #hat your li(e is. ' 8here you are 0e is. * There is one li(e. - That li(e you share #ith 0im. : Nothin& can $e a,art (rom 0im and li e. 8-1%'.3. 7et #here 0e is) there must $e holiness as #ell as li(e. 2 No attri$ute o( 0is remains unshared $y e erythin& that li es. 3 8hat li es is holy as 0imsel() $ecause #hat shares 0is li(e is ,art o( 0oliness) and could no more $e sin(ul than the sun could choose to $e o( ice9 the sea elect to $e a,art (rom #ater) or the &rass to &ro# #ith roots sus,ended in the air. 8-1%'.!. There is a li&ht in you #hich cannot die9 #hose ,resence is so holy that the #orld is sancti(ied $ecause o( you. 2 3ll thin&s that li e $rin& &i(ts to you) and o((er them in &ratitude and &ladness at your

(eet. 3 The scent o( (lo#ers is their &i(t to you. ! The #a es $o# do#n $e(ore you) and the trees e/tend their arms to shield you (rom the heat) and lay their lea es $e(ore you on the &round that you may #alk in so(tness) #hile the #ind sinks to a #his,er round your holy head. 8-1%'.%. The li&ht in you is #hat the uni erse lon&s to $ehold. 2 3ll li in& thin&s are still $e(ore you) (or they reco&niAe 8ho #alks #ith you. 3 The li&ht you carry is their o#n. ! 3nd thus they see in you their holiness) salutin& you as sa ior and as 1od. % 3cce,t their re erence) (or it is due to 0oliness Itsel() #hich #alks #ith you) trans(ormin& in Its &entle li&ht all thin&s unto Its likeness and Its ,urity. 8-1%'.'. This is the #ay sal ation #orks. 2 3s you ste, $ack) the li&ht in you ste,s (or#ard and encom,asses the #orld. 3 It heralds not the end o( sin in ,unishment and death. ! In li&htness and in lau&hter is sin &one) $ecause its quaint a$surdity is seen. % It is a (oolish thou&ht) a silly dream) not (ri&htenin&) ridiculous ,erha,s) $ut #ho #ould #aste an instant in a,,roach to 1od 0imsel( (or such a senseless #himD 8-1%'.*. 7et you ha e #asted many) many years on Cust this (oolish thou&ht. 2 The ,ast is &one) #ith all its (antasies. 3 They kee, you $ound no lon&er. ! The a,,roach to 1od is near. % 3nd in the little inter al o( dou$t that still remains) you may ,erha,s lose si&ht o( your Com,anion) and mistake 0im (or the senseless) ancient dream that no# is ,ast. 8-1%'.-. 28ho #alks #ith meD2 2 This question should $e asked a thousand times a day) till certainty has ended dou$tin& and esta$lished ,eace. 3 Today let dou$tin& cease. ! 1od s,eaks (or you in ans#erin& your question #ith these #ords. % I #alk #ith 1od in ,er(ect holiness. ' I li&ht the #orld) I li&ht my mind and all the minds #hich 1od created one #ith me. LESSON 9AD. Into 0is ?resence #ould I enter no#. 8-1%*.1. This is a day o( silence and o( trust. 2 It is a s,ecial time o( ,romise in your calendar o( days. 3 It is a time 0ea en has set a,art to shine u,on) and cast a timeless li&ht u,on this day) #hen echoes o( eternity are heard. ! This day is holy) (or it ushers in a ne# e/,erience9 a di((erent kind o( (eelin& and a#areness. % 7ou ha e s,ent lon& days and ni&hts in cele$ratin& death. ' Today you learn to (eel the Coy o( li(e. 8-1%*.2. This is another crucial turnin& ,oint in the curriculum. 2 8e add a ne# dimension no#9 a (resh e/,erience that sheds a li&ht on all that #e ha e learned already) and ,re,ares us (or #hat #e ha e yet to

learn. 3 It $rin&s us to the door #here learnin& ceases) and #e catch a &lim,se o( #hat lies ,ast the hi&hest reaches it can ,ossi$ly attain. ! It lea es us here an instant) and #e &o $eyond it) sure o( our direction and our only &oal. 8-1%*.3. Today it #ill $e &i en you to (eel a touch o( 0ea en) thou&h you #ill return to ,aths o( learnin&. 2 7et you ha e come (ar enou&h alon& the #ay to alter time su((iciently to rise a$o e its la#s) and #alk into eternity a #hile. 3 This you #ill learn to do increasin&ly) as e ery lesson) (aith(ully rehearsed) $rin&s you more s#i(tly to this holy ,lace and lea es you) (or a moment) to your 5el(. 8-1%*.!. 0e #ill direct your ,racticin& today) (or #hat you ask (or no# is #hat 0e #ills. 2 3nd ha in& Coined your #ill #ith 0is this day) #hat you are askin& must $e &i en you. 3 Nothin& is needed $ut today+s idea to li&ht your mind) and let it rest in still antici,ation and in quiet Coy) #herein you quickly lea e the #orld $ehind. 8-1%*.%. "rom this day (orth) your ministry takes on a &enuine de otion) and a &lo# that tra els (rom your (in&erti,s to those you touch) and $lesses those you look u,on. 2 3 ision reaches e eryone you meet) and e eryone you think o() or #ho thinks o( you. 3 "or your e/,erience today #ill so trans(orm your mind that it $ecomes the touchstone (or the holy Thou&hts o( 1od. 8-1%*.'. 7our $ody #ill $e sancti(ied today) its only ,ur,ose $ein& no# to $rin& the ision o( #hat you e/,erience this day to li&ht the #orld. 2 8e cannot &i e e/,erience like this directly. 3 7et it lea es a ision in our eyes #hich #e can o((er e eryone) that he may come the sooner to the same e/,erience in #hich the #orld is quietly (or&ot) and 0ea en is remem$ered (or a #hile. 8-1%*.*. 3s this e/,erience increases and all &oals $ut this $ecome o( little #orth) the #orld to #hich you #ill return $ecomes a little closer to the end o( time9 a little more like 0ea en in its #ays9 a little nearer its deli erance. 2 3nd you #ho $rin& it li&ht #ill come to see the li&ht more sure9 the ision more distinct. 3 The time #ill come #hen you #ill not return in the same (orm in #hich you no# a,,ear) (or you #ill ha e no need o( it. ! 7et no# it has a ,ur,ose) and #ill ser e it #ell. 8-1%*.-. Today #e #ill em$ark u,on a course you ha e not dreamed o(. 2 But the 0oly One) the 1i er o( the ha,,y dreams o( li(e) Translator o( ,erce,tion into truth) the holy 1uide to 0ea en &i en you) has dreamed (or you this Courney #hich you make and start today) #ith the e/,erience this day holds out to you to $e your o#n. 8-1%*.:. Into Christ+s ?resence #ill #e enter no#) serenely una#are o( e erythin& e/ce,t 0is shinin& (ace and ,er(ect ;o e. 2 The ision o( 0is (ace #ill stay #ith you) $ut there #ill $e an instant #hich transcends all ision) e en this) the holiest. 3 This you #ill ne er teach) (or you

attained it not throu&h learnin&. ! 7et the ision s,eaks o( your remem$erance o( #hat you kne# that instant) and #ill surely kno# a&ain. LESSON 9A:. Today I learn to &i e as I recei e. 8-1%-.1. 8hat has $een &i en youD 2 The kno#led&e that you are a mind) in 4ind and ,urely mind) sinless (ore er) #holly una(raid) $ecause you #ere created out o( lo e. 3 Nor ha e you le(t your 5ource) remainin& as you #ere created. ! This #as &i en you as kno#led&e #hich you cannot lose. % It #as &i en as #ell to e ery li in& thin&) (or $y that kno#led&e only does it li e. 8-1%-.2. 7ou ha e recei ed all this. 2 No one #ho #alks the #orld $ut has recei ed it. 3 It is not this kno#led&e #hich you &i e) (or that is #hat creation &a e. ! 3ll this cannot $e learned. % 8hat) then) are you to learn to &i e todayD ' Our lesson yesterday e oked a theme (ound early in the te/t. * @/,erience cannot $e shared directly) in the #ay that ision can. - The re elation that the "ather and the 5on are one #ill come in time to e ery mind. : 7et is that time determined $y the mind itsel() not tau&ht. 8-1%-.3. The time is set already. 2 It a,,ears to $e quite ar$itrary. 3 7et there is no ste, alon& the road that anyone takes $ut $y chance. ! It has already $een taken $y him) althou&h he has not yet em$arked on it. % "or time $ut seems to &o in one direction. ' 8e $ut undertake a Courney that is o er. * 7et it seems to ha e a (uture still unkno#n to us. 8-1%-.!. Time is a trick) a slei&ht o( hand) a ast illusion in #hich (i&ures come and &o as i( $y ma&ic. 2 7et there is a ,lan $ehind a,,earances that does not chan&e. 3 The scri,t is #ritten. ! 8hen e/,erience #ill come to end your dou$tin& has $een set. % "or #e $ut see the Courney (rom the ,oint at #hich it ended) lookin& $ack on it) ima&inin& #e make it once a&ain9 re ie#in& mentally #hat has &one $y. 8-1%-.%. 3 teacher does not &i e e/,erience) $ecause he did not learn it. 2 It re ealed itsel( to him at its a,,ointed time. 3 But ision is his &i(t. ! This he can &i e directly) (or Christ+s kno#led&e is not lost) $ecause 0e has a ision 0e can &i e to anyone #ho asks. % The "ather+s 8ill and 0is are Coined in kno#led&e. ' 7et there is a ision #hich the 0oly 5,irit sees $ecause the 4ind o( Christ $eholds it too. 8-1%-.'. 0ere is the Coinin& o( the #orld o( dou$t and shado#s made #ith the intan&i$le. 2 0ere is a quiet ,lace #ithin the #orld made holy $y (or&i eness and $y lo e. 3 0ere are all contradictions reconciled) (or

here the Courney ends. ! @/,erienceKunlearned) untau&ht) unseenKis merely there. % This is $eyond our &oal) (or it transcends #hat needs to $e accom,lished. ' Our concern is #ith Christ+s ision. * This #e can attain. 8-1%-.*. Christ+s ision has one la#. 2 It does not look u,on a $ody) and mistake it (or the 5on #hom 1od created. 3 It $eholds a li&ht $eyond the $ody9 an idea $eyond #hat can $e touched) a ,urity undimmed $y errors) ,iti(ul mistakes) and (ear(ul thou&hts o( &uilt (rom dreams o( sin. ! It sees no se,aration. % 3nd it looks on e eryone) on e ery circumstance) all ha,,enin&s and all e ents) #ithout the sli&htest (adin& o( the li&ht it sees. 8-1%-.-. This can $e tau&ht9 and must $e tau&ht $y all #ho #ould achie e it. 2 It requires $ut the reco&nition that the #orld can not &i e anythin& that (aintly can com,are #ith this in alue9 nor set u, a &oal that does not merely disa,,ear #hen this has $een ,ercei ed. 3 3nd this you &i e today. 5ee no one as a $ody. ! 1reet him as the 5on o( 1od he is) ackno#led&in& that he is one #ith you in holiness. 8-1%-.:. Thus are his sins (or&i en him) (or Christ has ision that has ,o#er to o erlook them all. 2 In 0is (or&i eness are they &one. 3 Unseen $y One they merely disa,,ear) $ecause a ision o( the holiness that lies $eyond them comes to take their ,lace. ! It matters not #hat (orm they took) nor ho# enormous they a,,eared to $e) nor #ho seemed to $e hurt $y them. % They are no more. ' 3nd all e((ects they seemed to ha e are &one #ith them) undone and ne er to $e done. 8-1%-.1>.Thus do you learn to &i e as you recei e. 2 3nd thus Christ+s ision looks on you as #ell. 3 This lesson is not di((icult to learn) i( you remem$er in your $rother you $ut see yoursel(. ! I( he $e lost in sin) so must you $e9 i( you see li&ht in him) your sins ha e $een (or&i en $y yoursel(. % @ach $rother #hom you meet today ,ro ides another chance to let Christ+s ision shine on you) and o((er you the ,eace o( 1od. 8-1%-.11.It matters not #hen re elation comes) (or that is not o( time. 2 7et time has still one &i(t to &i e) in #hich true kno#led&e is re(lected in a #ay so accurate its ima&e shares its unseen holiness9 its likeness shines #ith its immortal lo e. 3 8e ,ractice seein& #ith the eyes o( Christ today. ! 3nd $y the holy &i(ts #e &i e) Christ+s ision looks u,on oursel es as #ell. LESSON 9A;. I &i e the miracles I ha e recei ed.

8-1%:.1. No one can &i e #hat he has not recei ed. 2 To &i e a thin& requires (irst you ha e it in your o#n ,ossession. 3 0ere the la#s o( 0ea en and the #orld a&ree. ! But here they also se,arate. % The #orld $elie es that to ,ossess a thin&) it must $e ke,t. ' 5al ation teaches other#ise. * To &i e is ho# to reco&niAe you ha e recei ed. It is the ,roo( that #hat you ha e is yours. 8-1%:.2. 7ou understand that you are healed #hen you &i e healin&. 2 7ou acce,t (or&i eness as accom,lished in yoursel( #hen you (or&i e. 3 7ou reco&niAe your $rother as yoursel() and thus do you ,ercei e that you are #hole. ! There is no miracle you cannot &i e) (or all are &i en you. % Recei e them no# $y o,enin& the storehouse o( your mind #here they are laid) and &i in& them a#ay. 8-1%:.3. Christ+s ision is a miracle. 2 It comes (rom (ar $eyond itsel() (or it re(lects eternal lo e and the re$irth o( lo e #hich ne er dies) $ut has $een ke,t o$scure. 3 Christ+s ision ,ictures 0ea en) (or it sees a #orld so like to 0ea en that #hat 1od created ,er(ect can $e mirrored there. ! The darkened &lass the #orld ,resents can sho# $ut t#isted ima&es in $roken ,arts. % The real #orld ,ictures 0ea en+s innocence. 8-1%:.!. Christ+s ision is the miracle in #hich all miracles are $orn. 2 It is their source) remainin& #ith each miracle you &i e) and yet remainin& yours. 3 It is the $ond $y #hich the &i er and recei er are united in e/tension here on earth) as they are one in 0ea en. ! Christ $eholds no sin in anyone. % 3nd in 0is si&ht the sinless are as one. ' Their holiness #as &i en $y 0is "ather and 0imsel(. 8-1%:.%. Christ+s ision is the $rid&e $et#een the #orlds. 2 3nd in its ,o#er can you sa(ely trust to carry you (rom this #orld into one made holy $y (or&i eness. 3 Thin&s #hich seem quite solid here are merely shado#s there9 trans,arent) (aintly seen) at times (or&ot) and ne er a$le to o$scure the li&ht that shines $eyond them. ! 0oliness has $een restored to ision) and the $lind can see. 8-1%:.'. This is the 0oly 5,irit+s sin&le &i(t9 the treasure house to #hich you can a,,eal #ith ,er(ect certainty (or all the thin&s that can contri$ute to your ha,,iness. 2 3ll are laid here already. 3 3ll can $e recei ed $ut (or the askin&. ! 0ere the door is ne er locked) and no one is denied his least request or his most ur&ent need. % There is no sickness not already healed) no lack unsatis(ied) no need unmet #ithin this &olden treasury o( Christ. 8-1%:.*. 0ere does the #orld remem$er #hat #as lost #hen it #as made. 2 "or here it is re,aired) made ne# a&ain) $ut in a di((erent li&ht. 3 8hat #as to $e the home o( sin $ecomes the center o( redem,tion and the hearth o( mercy) #here the su((erin& are healed and #elcome. ! No one #ill $e turned a#ay (rom this ne# home) #here his sal ation

#aits. % No one is stran&er to him. ' No one asks (or anythin& o( him e/ce,t the &i(t o( his acce,tance o( his #elcomin&. 8-1%:.-. Christ+s ision is the holy &round in #hich the lilies o( (or&i eness set their roots. 2 This is their home. 3 They can $e $rou&ht (rom here $ack to the #orld) $ut they can ne er &ro# in its unnourishin& and shallo# soil. ! They need the li&ht and #armth and kindly care Christ+s charity ,ro ides. % They need the lo e #ith #hich 0e looks on them. ' 3nd they $ecome 0is messen&ers) #ho &i e as they recei ed. 8-1%:.:. Take (rom 0is storehouse) that its treasures may increase. 2 0is lilies do not lea e their home #hen they are carried $ack into the #orld. 3 Their roots remain. ! They do not lea e their source) $ut carry its $ene(icence #ith them) and turn the #orld into a &arden like the one they came (rom) and to #hich they &o a&ain #ith added (ra&rance. % No# are they t#ice $lessed. ' The messa&es they $rou&ht (rom Christ ha e $een deli ered) and returned to them. * 3nd they return them &ladly unto 0im. 8-1%:.1>.Behold the store o( miracles set out (or you to &i e. 2 3re you not #orth the &i(t) #hen 1od a,,ointed it $e &i en youD 3 Hud&e not 1od+s 5on) $ut (ollo# in the #ay 0e has esta$lished. ! Christ has dreamed the dream o( a (or&i en #orld. % It is 0is &i(t) #here$y a s#eet transition can $e made (rom death to li(e9 (rom ho,elessness to ho,e. ' ;et us an instant dream #ith 0im. * 0is dream a#akens us to truth. - 0is ision &i es the means (or a return to our unlost and e erlastin& sanctity in 1od. LESSON 9B=. I am at home. "ear is the stran&er here. 8-1'>.1. "ear is a stran&er to the #ays o( lo e. 2 Identi(y #ith (ear) and you #ill $e a stran&er to yoursel(. 3 3nd thus you are unkno#n to you. ! 8hat is your 5el( remains an alien to the ,art o( you #hich thinks that it is real) $ut di((erent (rom yoursel(. % 8ho could $e sane in such a circumstanceD ' 8ho $ut a madman could $elie e he is #hat he is not) and Cud&e a&ainst himsel(D 8-1'>.2. There is a stran&er in our midst) #ho comes (rom an idea so (orei&n to the truth he s,eaks a di((erent lan&ua&e) looks u,on a #orld truth does not kno#) and understands #hat truth re&ards as senseless. 2 5tran&er yet) he does not reco&niAe to #hom he comes) and yet maintains his home $elon&s to him) #hile he is alien no# #ho is at home. 3 3nd yet) ho# easy it #ould $e to say) 2This is my home. ! 0ere I $elon&) and #ill not lea e $ecause a madman says I must.2

8-1'>.3. 8hat reason is there (or not sayin& thisD 2 8hat could the reason $e e/ce,t that you had asked this stran&er in to take your ,lace) and let you $e a stran&er to yoursel(D 3 No one #ould let himsel( $e dis,ossessed so needlessly) unless he thou&ht there #ere another home more suited to his tastes. 8-1'>.!. 8ho is the stran&erD 2 Is it (ear or you #ho are unsuited to the home #hich 1od ,ro ided (or 0is 5onD 3 Is (ear 0is O#n) created in 0is likenessD ! Is it (ear that lo e com,letes) and is com,leted $yD % There is no home can shelter lo e and (ear. ' They cannot coe/ist. * I( you are real) then (ear must $e illusion. - 3nd i( (ear is real) then you do not e/ist at all. 8-1'>.%. 0o# sim,ly) then) the question is resol ed. 2 8ho (ears has $ut denied himsel( and said) 2I am the stran&er here. 3 3nd so I lea e my home to one more like me than mysel() and &i e him all I thou&ht $elon&ed to me.2 ! No# is he e/iled o( necessity) not kno#in& #ho he is) uncertain o( all thin&s $ut this9 that he is not himsel() and that his home has $een denied to him. 8-1'>.'. 8hat does he search (or no#D 2 8hat can he (indD 3 3 stran&er to himsel( can (ind no home #here er he may look) (or he has made return im,ossi$le. ! 0is #ay is lost) e/ce,t a miracle #ill search him out and sho# him that he is no stran&er no#. % The miracle #ill come. ' "or in his home his 5el( remains. * It asked no stran&er in) and took no alien thou&ht to $e Itsel(. - 3nd It #ill call Its O#n unto Itsel( in reco&nition o( #hat is Its O#n. 8-1'>.*. 8ho is the stran&erD 2 Is he not the one your 5el( calls notD 3 7ou are una$le no# to reco&niAe this stran&er in your midst) (or you ha e &i en him your ri&ht(ul ,lace. ! 7et is your 5el( as certain o( Its O#n as 1od is o( 0is 5on. % 0e cannot $e con(used a$out creation. ' 0e is sure o( #hat $elon&s to 0im. * No stran&er can $e inter,osed $et#een 0is kno#led&e and 0is 5on+s reality. - 0e does not kno# o( stran&ers. : 0e is certain o( 0is 5on. 8-1'>.-. 1od+s certainty su((ices. 2 8ho 0e kno#s to $e 0is 5on $elon&s #here 0e has set 0is 5on (ore er. 3 0e has ans#ered you #ho ask) 28ho is the stran&erD2 ! 0ear 0is 6oice assure you) quietly and sure) that you are not a stran&er to your "ather) nor is your Creator stran&er made to you. % 8hom 1od has Coined remain (ore er one) at home in 0im) no stran&er to 0imsel(. 8-1'>.:. Today #e o((er thanks that Christ has come to search the #orld (or #hat $elon&s to 0im. 2 0is ision sees no stran&ers) $ut $eholds 0is O#n and Coyously unites #ith them. 3 They see 0im as a stran&er) (or they do not reco&niAe themsel es. ! 7et as they &i e 0im #elcome) they remem$er. % 3nd 0e leads them &ently home a&ain) #here they $elon&.

8-1'>.1>.Not one does Christ (or&et. 2 Not one 0e (ails to &i e you to remem$er) that your home may $e com,lete and ,er(ect as it #as esta$lished. 3 0e has not (or&otten you. ! But you #ill not remem$er 0im until you look on all as 0e does. % 8ho denies his $rother is denyin& 0im) and thus re(usin& to acce,t the &i(t o( si&ht $y #hich his 5el( is clearly reco&niAed) his home remem$ered and sal ation come. LESSON 9B9. 1i e me your $lessin&) holy 5on o( 1od. 8-1'1.1. Today #e ,ractice di((erently) and take a stand a&ainst our an&er) that our (ears may disa,,ear and o((er room to lo e. 2 0ere is sal ation in the sim,le #ords in #hich #e ,ractice #ith today+s idea. 3 0ere is the ans#er to tem,tation #hich can ne er (ail to #elcome in the Christ #here (ear and an&er had ,re ailed $e(ore. ! 0ere is 3tonement made com,lete) the #orld ,assed sa(ely $y and 0ea en no# restored. % 0ere is the ans#er o( the 6oice (or 1od. 8-1'1.2. Com,lete a$straction is the natural condition o( the mind. 2 But ,art o( it is no# unnatural. 3 It does not look on e erythin& as one. ! It sees instead $ut (ra&ments o( the #hole) (or only thus could it in ent the ,artial #orld you see. % The ,ur,ose o( all seein& is to sho# you #hat you #ish to see. ' 3ll hearin& $ut $rin&s to your mind the sounds it #ants to hear. 8-1'1.3. Thus #ere s,eci(ics made. 2 3nd no# it is s,eci(ics #e must use in ,racticin&. 3 8e &i e them to the 0oly 5,irit) that 0e may em,loy them (or a ,ur,ose #hich is di((erent (rom the one #e &a e to them. ! 7et 0e can use $ut #hat #e made) to teach us (rom a di((erent ,oint o( ie#) so #e can see a di((erent use in e erythin&. 8-1'1.!. One $rother is all $rothers. 2 @ ery mind contains all minds) (or e ery mind is one. 3 5uch is the truth. ! 7et do these thou&hts make clear the meanin& o( creationD % Do these #ords $rin& ,er(ect clarity #ith them to youD ' 8hat can they seem to $e $ut em,ty sounds9 ,retty) ,erha,s) correct in sentiment) yet (undamentally not understood nor understanda$le. * The mind that tau&ht itsel( to think s,eci(ically can no lon&er &ras, a$straction in the sense that it is allencom,assin&. - 8e need to see a little) that #e learn a lot. 8-1'1.%. It seems to $e the $ody that #e (eel limits our (reedom) makes us su((er) and at last ,uts out our li(e. 2 7et $odies are $ut sym$ols (or a concrete (orm o( (ear. 3 "ear #ithout sym$ols calls (or no res,onse) (or sym$ols can stand (or the meanin&less. ! ;o e needs no sym$ols) $ein& true. % But (ear attaches to s,eci(ics) $ein& (alse.

8-1'1.'. Bodies attack) $ut minds do not. 2 This thou&ht is surely reminiscent o( our te/t) #here it is o(ten em,hasiAed. 3 This is the reason $odies easily $ecome (ear+s sym$ols. ! 7ou ha e many times $een ur&ed to look $eyond the $ody) (or its si&ht ,resents the sym$ol o( lo e+s 2enemy2 Christ+s ision does not see. % The $ody is the tar&et (or attack) (or no one thinks he hates a mind. ' 7et #hat $ut mind directs the $ody to attackD * 8hat else could $e the seat o( (ear e/ce,t #hat thinks o( (earD 8-1'1.*. 0ate is s,eci(ic. 2 There must $e a thin& to $e attacked. 3 3n enemy must $e ,ercei ed in such a (orm he can $e touched and seen and heard) and ultimately killed. ! 8hen hatred rests u,on a thin&) it calls (or death as surely as 1od+s 6oice ,roclaims there is no death. % "ear is insatia$le) consumin& e erythin& its eyes $ehold) seein& itsel( in e erythin&) com,elled to turn u,on itsel( and to destroy. 8-1'1.-. 8ho sees a $rother as a $ody sees him as (ear+s sym$ol. 2 3nd he #ill attack) $ecause #hat he $eholds is his o#n (ear e/ternal to himsel() ,oised to attack) and ho#lin& to unite #ith him a&ain. 3 4istake not the intensity o( ra&e ,roCected (ear must s,a#n. ! It shrieks in #rath) and cla#s the air in (rantic ho,e it can reach to its maker and de our him. 8-1'1.:. This do the $ody+s eyes $ehold in one #hom 0ea en cherishes) the an&els lo e and 1od created ,er(ect. 2 This is his reality. 3 3nd in Christ+s ision is his lo eliness re(lected in a (orm so holy and so $eauti(ul that you could scarce re(rain (rom kneelin& at his (eet. ! 7et you #ill take his hand instead) (or you are like him in the si&ht that sees him thus. % 3ttack on him is enemy to you) (or you #ill not ,ercei e that in his hands is your sal ation. ' 3sk him $ut (or this) and he #ill &i e it to you. * 3sk him not to sym$oliAe your (ear. - 8ould you request that lo e destroy itsel(D : Or #ould you ha e it $e re ealed to you and set you (reeD 8-1'1.1>.Today #e ,ractice in a (orm #e ha e attem,ted earlier. 2 7our readiness is closer no#) and you #ill come today nearer Christ+s ision. 3 I( you are intent on reachin& it) you #ill succeed today. ! 3nd once you ha e succeeded) you #ill not $e #illin& to acce,t the #itnesses your $ody+s eyes call (orth. % 8hat you #ill see #ill sin& to you o( ancient melodies you #ill remem$er. ' 7ou are not (or&ot in 0ea en. * 8ould you not remem$er itD 8-1'1.11.5elect one $rother) sym$ol o( the rest) and ask sal ation o( him. 2 5ee him (irst as clearly as you can) in that same (orm to #hich you are accustomed. 3 5ee his (ace) his hands and (eet) his clothin&. ! 8atch him smile) and see (amiliar &estures #hich he makes so (requently. % Then think o( this. 8hat you are seein& no# conceals (rom you the si&ht o( one #ho can (or&i e you all your sins9 #hose

sacred hands can take a#ay the nails #hich ,ierce your o#n) and li(t the cro#n o( thorns #hich you ha e ,laced u,on your $leedin& head. ' 3sk this o( him) that he may set you (ree. * 1i e me your $lessin&) holy 5on o( 1od. - I #ould $ehold you #ith the eyes o( Christ) and see my ,er(ect sinlessness in you. 8-1'1.12.3nd 0e #ill ans#er 8hom you called u,on. 2 "or 0e #ill hear the 6oice (or 1od in you) and ans#er in your o#n. 3 Behold him no#) #hom you ha e seen as merely (lesh and $one) and reco&niAe that Christ has come to you. ! Today+s idea is your sa(e esca,e (rom an&er and (rom (ear. % Be sure you use it instantly) should you $e tem,ted to attack a $rother and ,ercei e in him the sym$ol o( your (ear. ' 3nd you #ill see him suddenly trans(ormed (rom enemy to sa ior9 (rom the de il into Christ. LESSON 9B(. I am as 1od created me. 8-1'2.1. This sin&le thou&ht) held (irmly in the mind) #ould sa e the #orld. 2 "rom time to time #e #ill re,eat it) as #e reach another sta&e in learnin&. 3 It #ill mean (ar more to you as you ad ance. ! These #ords are sacred) (or they are the #ords 1od &a e in ans#er to the #orld you made. % By them it disa,,ears) and all thin&s seen #ithin its misty clouds and a,orous illusions anish as these #ords are s,oken. ' "or they come (rom 1od. 8-1'2.2. 0ere is the 8ord $y #hich the 5on $ecame his "ather+s ha,,iness) 0is ;o e and 0is com,letion. 2 0ere creation is ,roclaimed) and honored as it is. 3 There is no dream these #ords #ill not dis,el9 no thou&ht o( sin and no illusion #hich the dream contains that #ill not (ade a#ay $e(ore their mi&ht. ! They are the trum,et o( a#akenin& that sounds around the #orld. % The dead a#ake in ans#er to its call. ' 3nd those #ho li e and hear this sound #ill ne er look on death. 8-1'2.3. 0oly indeed is he #ho makes these #ords his o#n9 arisin& #ith them in his mind) recallin& them throu&hout the day) at ni&ht $rin&in& them #ith him as he &oes to slee,. 2 0is dreams are ha,,y and his rest secure) his sa(ety certain and his $ody healed) $ecause he slee,s and #akens #ith the truth $e(ore him al#ays. 3 0e #ill sa e the #orld) $ecause he &i es the #orld #hat he recei es each time he ,ractices the #ords o( truth. 8-1'2.!. Today #e ,ractice sim,ly. 2 "or the #ords #e use are mi&hty) and they need no thou&hts $eyond themsel es to chan&e the mind o(

him #ho uses them. 3 5o #holly is it chan&ed that it is no# the treasury in #hich 1od ,laces all 0is &i(ts and all 0is ;o e) to $e distri$uted to all the #orld) increased in &i in&9 ke,t com,lete $ecause its sharin& is unlimited. ! 3nd thus you learn to think #ith 1od. % Christ+s ision has restored your si&ht $y sal a&in& your mind. 8-1'2.%. 8e honor you today. 2 7ours is the ri&ht to ,er(ect holiness you no# acce,t. 3 8ith this acce,tance is sal ation $rou&ht to e eryone) (or #ho could cherish sin #hen holiness like this has $lessed the #orldD ! 8ho could des,air #hen ,er(ect Coy is yours) a aila$le to all as remedy (or &rie( and misery) all sense o( loss) and (or com,lete esca,e (rom sin and &uiltD 8-1'2.'. 3nd #ho #ould not $e $rother to you no#9 you) his redeemer and his sa ior. 2 8ho could (ail to #elcome you into his heart #ith lo in& in itation) ea&er to unite #ith one like him in holinessD 3 7ou are as 1od created you. ! These #ords dis,el the ni&ht) and darkness is no more. % The li&ht is come today to $less the #orld. ' "or you ha e reco&niAed the 5on o( 1od) and in that reco&nition is the #orld+s. LESSON 9B?. There is no death. The 5on o( 1od is (ree. 8-1'3.1. Death is a thou&ht that takes on many (orms) o(ten unreco&niAed. 2 It may a,,ear as sadness) (ear) an/iety or dou$t9 as an&er) (aithlessness and lack o( trust9 concern (or $odies) en y) and all (orms in #hich the #ish to $e as you are not may come to tem,t you. 3 3ll such thou&hts are $ut re(lections o( the #orshi,,in& o( death as sa ior and as &i er o( release. 8-1'3.2. @m$odiment o( (ear) the host o( sin) &od o( the &uilty and the lord o( all illusions and dece,tions) does the thou&ht o( death seem mi&hty. 2 "or it seems to hold all li in& thin&s #ithin its #ithered hand9 all ho,es and #ishes in its $li&htin& &ras,9 all &oals ,ercei ed $ut in its si&htless eyes. 3 The (rail) the hel,less and the sick $o# do#n $e(ore its ima&e) thinkin& it alone is real) ine ita$le) #orthy o( their trust. ! "or it alone #ill surely come. 8-1'3.3. 3ll thin&s $ut death are seen to $e unsure) too quickly lost ho#e er hard to &ain) uncertain in their outcome) a,t to (ail the ho,es they once en&endered) and to lea e the taste o( dust and ashes in their #ake) in ,lace o( as,irations and o( dreams. 2 But death is counted on. 3 "or it #ill come #ith certain (ootste,s #hen the time has come (or its arri al. ! It #ill ne er (ail to take all li(e as hosta&e to itsel(. 8-1'3.!. 8ould you $o# do#n to idols such as thisD 2 0ere is the stren&th and mi&ht o( 1od 0imsel( ,ercei ed #ithin an idol made o(

dust. 3 0ere is the o,,osite o( 1od ,roclaimed as lord o( all creation) stron&er than 1od+s 8ill (or li(e) the endlessness o( lo e and 0ea en+s ,er(ect) chan&eless constancy. ! 0ere is the 8ill o( "ather and o( 5on de(eated (inally) and laid to rest $eneath the headstone death has ,laced u,on the $ody o( the holy 5on o( 1od. 8-1'3.%. Unholy in de(eat) he has $ecome #hat death #ould ha e him $e. 2 0is e,ita,h) #hich death itsel( has #ritten) &i es no name to him) (or he has ,assed to dust. 3 It says $ut this. 20ere lies a #itness 1od is dead.2 ! 3nd this it #rites a&ain and still a&ain) #hile all the #hile its #orshi,,ers a&ree) and kneelin& do#n #ith (oreheads to the &round) they #his,er (ear(ully that it is so. 8-1'3.'. It is im,ossi$le to #orshi, death in any (orm) and still select a (e# you #ould not cherish and #ould yet a oid) #hile still $elie in& in the rest. 2 "or death is total. 3 @ither all thin&s die) or else they li e and cannot die. ! No com,romise is ,ossi$le. % "or here a&ain #e see an o$ ious ,osition) #hich #e must acce,t i( #e $e sane9 #hat contradicts one thou&ht entirely can not $e true) unless its o,,osite is ,ro en (alse. 8-1'3.*. The idea o( the death o( 1od is so ,re,osterous that e en the insane ha e di((iculty in $elie in& it. 2 "or it im,lies that 1od #as once ali e and someho# ,erished9 killed) a,,arently) $y those #ho did not #ant 0im to sur i e. 3 Their stron&er #ill could trium,h o er 0is) and so eternal li(e &a e #ay to death. ! 3nd #ith the "ather died the 5on as #ell. 8-1'3.-. Death+s #orshi,,ers may $e a(raid. 2 3nd yet) can thou&hts like these $e (ear(ulD 3 I( they sa# that it is only this #hich they $elie e) they #ould $e instantly released. ! 3nd you #ill sho# them this today. % There is no death) and #e renounce it no# in e ery (orm) (or their sal ation and our o#n as #ell. ' 1od made not death. * 8hate er (orm it takes must there(ore $e illusion. - This the stand #e take today. : 3nd it is &i en us to look ,ast death) and see the li(e $eyond. 8-1'3.:. <Our "ather) $less our eyes today. 2 8e are 7our messen&ers) and #e #ould look u,on the &lorious re(lection o( 7our ;o e #hich shines in e erythin&. 3 8e li e and mo e in 7ou alone. ! 8e are not se,arate (rom 7our eternal li(e. % There is no death) (or death is not 7our 8ill. ' 3nd #e a$ide #here 7ou ha e ,laced us) in the li(e #e share #ith 7ou and #ith all li in& thin&s) to $e like 7ou and ,art o( 7ou (ore er. * 8e acce,t 7our Thou&hts as ours) and our #ill is one #ith 7ours eternally. - 3men.=

LESSON 9B@. No# are #e one #ith 0im 8ho is our 5ource. 8-1'!.1. 8hat time $ut no# can truth $e reco&niAedD 2 The ,resent is the only time there is. 3 3nd so today) this instant) no#) #e come to look u,on #hat is (ore er there9 not in our si&ht) $ut in the eyes o( Christ. ! 0e looks ,ast time) and sees eternity as re,resented there. % 0e hears the sounds the senseless) $usy #orld en&enders) yet 0e hears them (aintly. ' "or $eyond them all 0e hears the son& o( 0ea en) and the 6oice (or 1od more clear) more meanin&(ul) more near. 8-1'!.2. The #orld (ades easily a#ay $e(ore 0is si&ht. 2 Its sounds &ro# dim. 3 3 melody (rom (ar $eyond the #orld increasin&ly is more and more distinct9 an ancient call to #hich 0e &i es an ancient ans#er. ! 7ou #ill reco&niAe them $oth) (or they are $ut your ans#er to your "ather+s Call to you. % Christ ans#ers (or you) echoin& your 5el() usin& your oice to &i e 0is &lad consent9 acce,tin& your deli erance (or you. 8-1'!.3. 0o# holy is your ,racticin& today) as Christ &i es you 0is si&ht and hears (or you) and ans#ers in your name the Call 0e hearsJ 2 0o# quiet is the time you &i e to s,end #ith 0im) $eyond the #orld. 3 0o# easily are all your seemin& sins (or&ot) and all your sorro#s unremem$ered. ! On this day is &rie( laid $y) (or si&hts and sounds that come (rom nearer than the #orld are clear to you #ho #ill today acce,t the &i(ts 0e &i es. 8-1'!.!. There is a silence into #hich the #orld can not intrude. 2 There is an ancient ,eace you carry in your heart and ha e not lost. 3 There is a sense o( holiness in you the thou&ht o( sin has ne er touched. ! 3ll this today you #ill remem$er. % "aith(ulness in ,racticin& today #ill $rin& re#ards so &reat and so com,letely di((erent (rom all thin&s you sou&ht $e(ore) that you #ill kno# that here your treasure is) and here your rest. 8-1'!.%. This is the day #hen ain ima&inin&s ,art like a curtain) to re eal #hat lies $eyond them. 2 No# is #hat is really there made isi$le) #hile all the shado#s #hich a,,eared to hide it merely sink a#ay. 3 No# is the $alance ri&hted) and the scale o( Cud&ment le(t to 0im 8ho Cud&es true. ! 3nd in 0is Cud&ment #ill a #orld un(old in ,er(ect innocence $e(ore your eyes. % No# #ill you see it #ith the eyes o( Christ. ' No# is its trans(ormation clear to you. 8-1'!.'. Brother) this day is sacred to the #orld. 2 7our ision) &i en you (rom (ar $eyond all thin&s #ithin the #orld) looks $ack on them in a ne# li&ht. 3 3nd #hat you see $ecomes the healin& and sal ation o( the #orld. ! The alua$le and alueless are $oth ,ercei ed and

reco&niAed (or #hat they are. % 3nd #hat is #orthy o( your lo e recei es your lo e) #hile nothin& to $e (eared remains. 8-1'!.*. 8e #ill not Cud&e today. 2 8e #ill recei e $ut #hat is &i en us (rom Cud&ment made $eyond the #orld. 3 Our ,racticin& today $ecomes our &i(t o( thank(ulness (or our release (rom $lindness and (rom misery. ! 3ll that #e see #ill $ut increase our Coy) $ecause its holiness re(lects our o#n. % 8e stand (or&i en in the si&ht o( Christ) #ith all the #orld (or&i en in our o#n. ' 8e $less the #orld) as #e $ehold it in the li&ht in #hich our 5a ior looks on us) and o((er it the (reedom &i en us throu&h 0is (or&i in& ision) not our o#n. 8-1'!.-. O,en the curtain in your ,racticin& $y merely lettin& &o all thin&s you think you #ant. 2 7our tri(lin& treasures ,ut a#ay) and lea e a clean and o,en s,ace #ithin your mind #here Christ can come) and o((er you the treasure o( sal ation. 3 0e has need o( your most holy mind to sa e the #orld. ! Is not this ,ur,ose #orthy to $e yoursD % Is not Christ+s ision #orthy to $e sou&ht a$o e the #orld+s unsatis(yin& &oalsD 8-1'!.:. ;et not today sli, $y #ithout the &i(ts it holds (or you recei in& your consent and your acce,tance. 2 8e can chan&e the #orld) i( you ackno#led&e them. 3 7ou may not see the alue your acce,tance &i es the #orld. ! But this you surely #ant9 you can e/chan&e all su((erin& (or Coy this ery day. % ?ractice in earnest) and the &i(t is yours. ' 8ould 1od decei e youD * Can 0is ,romise (ailD Can you #ithhold so little) #hen 0is 0and holds out com,lete sal ation to 0is 5onD LESSON 9BA. ;et not my mind deny the Thou&ht o( 1od. 8-1'%.1. 8hat makes this #orld seem real e/ce,t your o#n denial o( the truth that lies $eyondD 2 8hat $ut your thou&hts o( misery and death o$scure the ,er(ect ha,,iness and the eternal li(e your "ather #ills (or youD 3 3nd #hat could hide #hat cannot $e concealed e/ce,t illusionD ! 8hat could kee, (rom you #hat you already ha e e/ce,t your choice to see it not) denyin& it is thereD 8-1'%.2. The Thou&ht o( 1od created you. 2 It le(t you not) nor ha e you e er $een a,art (rom it an instant. 3 It $elon&s to you. ! By it you li e. % It is your 5ource o( li(e) holdin& you one #ith it) and e erythin& is one #ith you $ecause it le(t you not. ' The Thou&ht o( 1od ,rotects you) cares (or you) makes so(t your restin& ,lace and smooth your #ay) li&htin& your mind #ith ha,,iness and lo e. * @ternity and e erlastin&

li(e shine in your mind) $ecause the Thou&ht o( 1od has le(t you not) and still a$ides #ith you. 8-1'%.3. 8ho #ould deny his sa(ety and his ,eace) his Coy) his healin& and his ,eace o( mind) his quiet rest) his calm a#akenin&) i( he $ut reco&niAed #here they a$ideD 2 8ould he not instantly ,re,are to &o #here they are (ound) a$andonin& all else as #orthless in com,arison #ith themD 3 3nd ha in& (ound them) #ould he not make sure they stay #ith him) and he remain #ith themD 8-1'%.!. Deny not 0ea en. 2 It is yours today) $ut (or the askin&. 3 Nor need you ,ercei e ho# &reat the &i(t) ho# chan&ed your mind #ill $e $e(ore it comes to you. ! 3sk to recei e) and it is &i en you. % Con iction lies #ithin it. ' Till you #elcome it as yours) uncertainty remains. * 7et 1od is (air. - 5ureness is not required to recei e #hat only your acce,tance can $esto#. 8-1'%.%. 3sk #ith desire. 2 7ou need not $e sure that you request the only thin& you #ant. 3 But #hen you ha e recei ed) you #ill $e sure you ha e the treasure you ha e al#ays sou&ht. ! 8hat #ould you then e/chan&e (or itD % 8hat #ould induce you no# to let it (ade a#ay (rom your ecstatic isionD ' "or this si&ht ,ro es that you ha e e/chan&ed your $lindness (or the seein& eyes o( Christ9 your mind has come to lay aside denial) and acce,t the Thou&ht o( 1od as your inheritance. 8-1'%.'. No# is all dou$tin& ,ast) the Courney+s end made certain) and sal ation &i en you. 2 No# is Christ+s ,o#er in your mind) to heal as you #ere healed. 3 "or no# you are amon& the sa iors o( the #orld. ! 7our destiny lies there and no#here else. % 8ould 1od consent to let 0is 5on remain (ore er star ed $y his denial o( the nourishment he needs to li eD ' 3$undance d#ells in him) and de,ri ation cannot cut him o(( (rom 1od+s sustainin& ;o e and (rom his home. 8-1'%.*. ?ractice today in ho,e. 2 "or ho,e indeed is Custi(ied. 3 7our dou$ts are meanin&less) (or 1od is certain. ! 3nd the Thou&ht o( 0im is ne er a$sent. % 5ureness must a$ide #ithin you #ho are host to 0im. ' This course remo es all dou$ts #hich you ha e inter,osed $et#een 0im and your certainty o( 0im. 8-1'%.-. 8e count on 1od) and not u,on oursel es) to &i e us certainty. 2 3nd in 0is Name #e ,ractice as 0is 8ord directs #e do. 3 0is sureness lies $eyond our e ery dou$t. ! 0is ;o e remains $eyond our e ery (ear. % The Thou&ht o( 0im is still $eyond all dreams and in our minds) accordin& to 0is 8ill. LESSON 9BB. I am entrusted #ith the &i(ts o( 1od.

8-1''.1. 3ll thin&s are &i en you. 2 1od+s trust in you is limitless. 3 0e kno#s 0is 5on. ! 0e &i es #ithout e/ce,tion) holdin& nothin& $ack that can contri$ute to your ha,,iness. % 3nd yet) unless your #ill is one #ith 0is) 0is &i(ts are not recei ed. ' But #hat #ould make you think there is another #ill than 0isD 8-1''.2. 0ere is the ,arado/ that underlies the makin& o( the #orld. 2 This #orld is not the 8ill o( 1od) and so it is not real. 3 7et those #ho think it real must still $elie e there is another #ill) and one that leads to o,,osite e((ects (rom those 0e #ills. ! Im,ossi$le indeed9 $ut e ery mind that looks u,on the #orld and Cud&es it as certain) solid) trust#orthy and true $elie es in t#o creators9 or in one) himsel( alone. % But ne er in one 1od. 8-1''.3. The &i(ts o( 1od are not acce,ta$le to anyone #ho holds such stran&e $elie(s. 2 0e must $elie e that to acce,t 1od+s &i(ts) ho#e er e ident they may $ecome) ho#e er ur&ently he may $e called to claim them as his o#n) is to $e ,ressed to treachery a&ainst himsel(. 3 0e must deny their ,resence) contradict the truth) and su((er to ,reser e the #orld he made. 8-1''.!. 0ere is the only home he thinks he kno#s. 2 0ere is the only sa(ety he $elie es that he can (ind. 3 8ithout the #orld he made is he an outcast9 homeless and a(raid. ! 0e does not realiAe that it is here he is a(raid indeed) and homeless) too9 an outcast #anderin& so (ar (rom home) so lon& a#ay) he does not realiAe he has (or&otten #here he came (rom) #here he &oes) and e en #ho he really is. 8-1''.%. 7et in his lonely) senseless #anderin&s) 1od+s &i(ts &o #ith him) all unkno#n to him. 2 0e cannot lose them. 3 But he #ill not look at #hat is &i en him. ! 0e #anders on) a#are o( the (utility he sees a$out him e ery#here) ,ercei in& ho# his little lot $ut d#indles) as he &oes ahead to no#here. % 5till he #anders on in misery and ,o erty) alone thou&h 1od is #ith him) and a treasure his so &reat that e erythin& the #orld contains is alueless $e(ore its ma&nitude. 8-1''.'. 0e seems a sorry (i&ure9 #eary) #orn) in thread$are clothin&) and #ith (eet that $leed a little (rom the rocky road he #alks. 2 No one $ut has identi(ied #ith him) (or e eryone #ho comes here has ,ursued the ,ath he (ollo#s) and has (elt de(eat and ho,elessness as he is (eelin& them. 3 7et is he really tra&ic) #hen you see that he is (ollo#in& the #ay he chose) and need $ut realiAe 8ho #alks #ith him and o,en u, his treasures to $e (reeD 8-1''.*. This is your chosen sel() the one you made as a re,lacement (or reality. 2 This is the sel( you sa a&ely de(end a&ainst all reason) e ery e idence) and all the #itnesses #ith ,roo( to sho# this is not you. 3 7ou heed them not. ! 7ou &o on your a,,ointed #ay) #ith eyes

cast do#n lest you mi&ht catch a &lim,se o( truth) and $e released (rom sel(-dece,tion and set (ree. 8-1''.-. 7ou co#er (ear(ully lest you should (eel Christ+s touch u,on your shoulder) and ,ercei e 0is &entle hand directin& you to look u,on your &i(ts. 2 0o# could you then ,roclaim your ,o erty in e/ileD 3 0e #ould make you lau&h at this ,erce,tion o( yoursel(. ! 8here is sel(,ity thenD % 3nd #hat $ecomes o( all the tra&edy you sou&ht to make (or him #hom 1od intended only CoyD 8-1''.:. 7our ancient (ear has come u,on you no#) and Custice has cau&ht u, #ith you at last. 2 Christ+s hand has touched your shoulder) and you (eel that you are not alone. 3 7ou e en think the misera$le sel( you thou&ht #as you may not $e your Identity. ! ?erha,s 1od+s 8ord is truer than your o#n. % ?erha,s 0is &i(ts to you are real. ' ?erha,s 0e has not #holly $een out#itted $y your ,lan to kee, 0is 5on in dee, o$li ion) and &o the #ay you chose #ithout your 5el(. 8-1''.1>.1od+s 8ill does not o,,ose. 2 It merely is. 3 It is not 1od you ha e im,risoned in your ,lan to lose your 5el(. ! 0e does not kno# a$out a ,lan so alien to 0is 8ill. % There #as a need 0e did not understand) to #hich 0e &a e an 3ns#er. ' That is all. * 3nd you #ho ha e this 3ns#er &i en you ha e need no more o( anythin& $ut this. 8-1''.11.No# do #e li e) (or no# #e cannot die. 2 The #ish (or death is ans#ered) and the si&ht that looked u,on it no# has $een re,laced $y ision #hich ,ercei es that you are not #hat you ,retend to $e. 3 One #alks #ith you 8ho &ently ans#ers all your (ears #ith this one merci(ul re,ly) 2It is not so.2 ! 0e ,oints to all the &i(ts you ha e each time the thou&ht o( ,o erty o,,resses you) and s,eaks o( 0is Com,anionshi, #hen you ,ercei e yoursel( as lonely and a(raid. 8-1''.12.7et 0e reminds you still o( one thin& more you had (or&otten. 2 "or 0is touch on you has made you like 0imsel(. 3 The &i(ts you ha e are not (or you alone. ! 8hat 0e has come to o((er you) you no# must learn to &i e. % This is the lesson that 0is &i in& holds) (or 0e has sa ed you (rom the solitude you sou&ht to make in #hich to hide (rom 1od. ' 0e has reminded you o( all the &i(ts that 1od has &i en you. * 0e s,eaks as #ell o( #hat $ecomes your #ill #hen you acce,t these &i(ts) and reco&niAe they are your o#n. 8-1''.13.The &i(ts are yours) entrusted to your care) to &i e to all #ho chose the lonely road you ha e esca,ed. 2 They do not understand they $ut ,ursue their #ishes. 3 It is you #ho teach them no#. ! "or you ha e learned o( Christ there is another #ay (or them to #alk. % Teach them $y sho#in& them the ha,,iness that comes to those #ho (eel the touch o( Christ) and reco&niAe 1od+s &i(ts. ' ;et sorro# not tem,t you to $e un(aith(ul to your trust.

8-1''.1!.7our si&hs #ill no# $etray the ho,es o( those #ho look to you (or their release. 2 7our tears are theirs. 3 I( you are sick) you $ut #ithhold their healin&. ! 8hat you (ear $ut teaches them their (ears are Custi(ied. % 7our hand $ecomes the &i er o( Christ+s touch9 your chan&e o( mind $ecomes the ,roo( that #ho acce,ts 1od+s &i(ts can ne er su((er anythin&. ' 7ou are entrusted #ith the #orld+s release (rom ,ain. 8-1''.1%.Betray it not. 2 Become the li in& ,roo( o( #hat Christ+s touch can o((er e eryone. 3 1od has entrusted all 0is &i(ts to you. ! Be #itness in your ha,,iness to ho# trans(ormed the mind $ecomes #hich chooses to acce,t 0is &i(ts) and (eel the touch o( Christ. % 5uch is your mission no#. ' "or 1od entrusts the &i in& o( 0is &i(ts to all #ho ha e recei ed them. * 0e has shared 0is Coy #ith you. - 3nd no# you &o to share it #ith the #orld. LESSON 9BD. There is one li(e) and that I share #ith 1od. 8-1'*.1. There are not di((erent kinds o( li(e) (or li(e is like the truth. 2 It does not ha e de&rees. 3 It is the one condition in #hich all that 1od created share. ! ;ike all 0is Thou&hts) it has no o,,osite. % There is no death $ecause #hat 1od created shares 0is li(e. ' There is no death $ecause an o,,osite to 1od does not e/ist. * There is no death $ecause the "ather and the 5on are One. 8-1'*.2. In this #orld) there a,,ears to $e a state that is li(e+s o,,osite. 2 7ou call it death. 3 7et #e ha e learned that the idea o( death takes many (orms. ! It is the one idea #hich underlies all (eelin&s that are not su,remely ha,,y. % It is the alarm to #hich you &i e res,onse o( any kind that is not ,er(ect Coy. ' 3ll sorro#) loss) an/iety and su((erin& and ,ain) e en a little si&h o( #eariness) a sli&ht discom(ort or the merest (ro#n) ackno#led&e death. * 3nd thus deny you li e. 8-1'*.3. 7ou think that death is o( the $ody. 2 7et it is $ut an idea) irrele ant to #hat is seen as ,hysical. 3 3 thou&ht is in the mind. ! It can $e then a,,lied as mind directs it. % But its ori&in is #here it must $e chan&ed) i( chan&e occurs. ' Ideas lea e not their source. * The em,hasis this course has ,laced on that idea is due to its centrality in our attem,ts to chan&e your mind a$out yoursel(. - It is the reason you can heal. : It is the cause o( healin&. 1> It is #hy you cannot die. 11 Its truth esta$lished you as one #ith 1od. 8-1'*.!. Death is the thou&ht that you are se,arate (rom your Creator. 2 It is the $elie( conditions chan&e) emotions alternate

$ecause o( causes you cannot control) you did not make) and you can ne er chan&e. 3 It is the (i/ed $elie( ideas can lea e their source) and take on qualities the source does not contain) $ecomin& di((erent (rom their o#n ori&in) a,art (rom it in kind as #ell as distance) time and (orm. 8-1'*.%. Death cannot come (rom li(e. 2 Ideas remain united to their source. 3 They can e/tend all that their source contains. ! In that) they can &o (ar $eyond themsel es. % But they can not &i e $irth to #hat #as ne er &i en them. ' 3s they are made) so #ill their makin& $e. * 3s they #ere $orn) so #ill they then &i e $irth. - 3nd #here they come (rom) there #ill they return. 8-1'*.'. The mind can think it slee,s) $ut that is all. 2 It cannot chan&e #hat is its #akin& state. 3 It cannot make a $ody) nor a$ide #ithin a $ody. ! 8hat is alien to the mind does not e/ist) $ecause it has no source. % "or mind creates all thin&s that are) and cannot &i e them attri$utes it lacks) nor chan&e its o#n eternal) mind(ul state. ' It cannot make the ,hysical. * 8hat seems to die is $ut the si&n o( mind aslee,. 8-1'*.*. The o,,osite o( li(e can only $e another (orm o( li(e. 2 3s such) it can $e reconciled #ith #hat created it) $ecause it is not o,,osite in truth. 3 Its (orm may chan&e9 it may a,,ear to $e #hat it is not. ! 7et mind is mind) a#ake or slee,in&. % It is not its o,,osite in anythin& created) nor in #hat it seems to make #hen it $elie es it slee,s. 8-1'*.-. 1od creates only mind a#ake. 2 0e does not slee,) and 0is creations cannot share #hat 0e &i es not) nor make conditions #hich 0e does not share #ith them. 3 The thou&ht o( death is not the o,,osite to thou&hts o( li(e. ! "ore er uno,,osed $y o,,osites o( any kind) the Thou&hts o( 1od remain (ore er chan&eless) #ith the ,o#er to e/tend (ore er chan&elessly) $ut yet #ithin themsel es) (or they are e ery#here. 8-1'*.:. 8hat seems to $e the o,,osite o( li(e is merely slee,in&. 2 8hen the mind elects to $e #hat it is not) and to assume an alien ,o#er #hich it does not ha e) a (orei&n state it cannot enter) or a (alse condition not #ithin its 5ource) it merely seems to &o to slee, a #hile. 3 It dreams o( time9 an inter al in #hich #hat seems to ha,,en ne er has occurred) the chan&es #rou&ht are su$stanceless) and all e ents are no#here. ! 8hen the mind a#akes) it $ut continues as it al#ays #as. 8-1'*.1>.;et us today $e children o( the truth) and not deny our holy herita&e. 2 Our li(e is not as #e ima&ine it. 3 8ho chan&es li(e $ecause he shuts his eyes) or makes himsel( #hat he is not $ecause he slee,s) and sees in dreams an o,,osite to #hat he isD ! 8e #ill not ask (or

death in any (orm today. % Nor #ill #e let ima&ined o,,osites to li(e a$ide e en an instant #here the Thou&ht o( li(e eternal has $een set $y 1od 0imsel(. 8-1'*.11.0is holy home #e stri e to kee, today as 0e esta$lished it) and #ills it $e (ore er and (ore er. 2 0e is ;ord o( #hat #e think today. 3 3nd in 0is Thou&hts) #hich ha e no o,,osite) #e understand there is one li(e) and that #e share #ith 0im) #ith all creation) #ith their thou&hts as #ell) #hom 0e created in a unity o( li(e that cannot se,arate in death and lea e the 5ource o( li(e (rom #here it came. 8-1'*.12.8e share one li(e $ecause #e ha e one 5ource) a 5ource (rom #hich ,er(ection comes to us) remainin& al#ays in the holy minds #hich 0e created ,er(ect. 2 3s #e #ere) so are #e no# and #ill (ore er $e. 3 3 slee,in& mind must #aken) as it sees its o#n ,er(ection mirrorin& the ;ord o( li(e so ,er(ectly it (ades into #hat is re(lected there. ! 3nd no# it is no more a mere re(lection. % It $ecomes the thin& re(lected) and the li&ht #hich makes re(lection ,ossi$le. ' No ision no# is needed. * "or the #akened mind is one that kno#s its 5ource) its 5el() its 0oliness. LESSON 9B:. 7our &race is &i en me. I claim it no#. 8-1'-.1. 1od s,eaks to us. 2 5hall #e not s,eak to 0imD 3 0e is not distant. ! 0e makes no attem,t to hide (rom us. % 8e try to hide (rom 0im) and su((er (rom dece,tion. ' 0e remains entirely accessi$le. * 0e lo es 0is 5on. - There is no certainty $ut this) yet this su((ices. : 0e #ill lo e 0is 5on (ore er. 1> 8hen his mind remains aslee,) 0e lo es him still. 11 3nd #hen his mind a#akes) 0e lo es him #ith a ne erchan&in& ;o e. 8-1'-.2. I( you $ut kne# the meanin& o( 0is ;o e) ho,e and des,air #ould $e im,ossi$le. 2 "or ho,e #ould $e (ore er satis(ied9 des,air o( any kind unthinka$le. 3 0is &race 0is ans#er is to all des,air) (or in it lies remem$rance o( 0is ;o e. ! 8ould 0e not &ladly &i e the means $y #hich 0is 8ill is reco&niAedD % 0is &race is yours $y your ackno#led&ment. ' 3nd memory o( 0im a#akens in the mind that asks the means o( 0im #here$y its slee, is done. 8-1'-.3. Today #e ask o( 1od the &i(t 0e has most care(ully ,reser ed #ithin our hearts) #aitin& to $e ackno#led&ed. 2 This the &i(t $y #hich 1od leans to us and li(ts us u,) takin& sal ation+s (inal ste, 0imsel(. 3 3ll ste,s $ut this #e learn) instructed $y 0is 6oice. ! But (inally 0e comes 0imsel() and takes us in 0is 3rms and s#ee,s a#ay the co$#e$s o( our slee,. % 0is &i(t o( &race is more than Cust an ans#er. '

It restores all memories the slee,in& mind (or&ot9 all certainty o( #hat ;o e+s meanin& is. 8-1'-.!. 1od lo es 0is 5on. 2 Request 0im no# to &i e the means $y #hich this #orld #ill disa,,ear) and ision (irst #ill come) #ith kno#led&e $ut an instant later. 3 "or in &race you see a li&ht that co ers all the #orld in lo e) and #atch (ear disa,,ear (rom e ery (ace as hearts rise u, and claim the li&ht as theirs. ! 8hat no# remains that 0ea en $e delayed an instant lon&erD % 8hat is still undone #hen your (or&i eness rests on e erythin&D 8-1'-.%. It is a ne# and holy day today) (or #e recei e #hat has $een &i en us. 2 Our (aith lies in the 1i er) not our o#n acce,tance. 3 8e ackno#led&e our mistakes) $ut 0e to 8hom all error is unkno#n is yet the One 8ho ans#ers our mistakes $y &i in& us the means to lay them do#n) and rise to 0im in &ratitude and lo e. 8-1'-.'. 3nd 0e descends to meet us) as #e come to 0im. 2 "or #hat 0e has ,re,ared (or us 0e &i es and #e recei e. 3 5uch is 0is 8ill) $ecause 0e lo es 0is 5on. ! To 0im #e ,ray today) returnin& $ut the #ord 0e &a e to us throu&h 0is O#n 6oice) 0is 8ord) 0is ;o e. % 7our &race is &i en me. ' I claim it no#. * "ather) I come to 7ou. 3nd 7ou #ill come to me #ho ask. : I am the 5on 7ou lo e. LESSON 9B;. By &race I li e. By &race I am released. 8-1':.1. 1race is an as,ect o( the ;o e o( 1od #hich is most like the state ,re ailin& in the unity o( truth. 2 It is the #orld+s most lo(ty as,iration) (or it leads $eyond the #orld entirely. 3 It is ,ast learnin&) yet the &oal o( learnin&) (or &race cannot come until the mind ,re,ares itsel( (or true acce,tance. ! 1race $ecomes ine ita$le instantly in those #ho ha e ,re,ared a ta$le #here it can $e &ently laid and #illin&ly recei ed9 an altar clean and holy (or the &i(t. 8-1':.2. 1race is acce,tance o( the ;o e o( 1od #ithin a #orld o( seemin& hate and (ear. 2 By &race alone the hate and (ear are &one) (or &race ,resents a state so o,,osite to e erythin& the #orld contains) that those #hose minds are li&hted $y the &i(t o( &race can not $elie e the #orld o( (ear is real. 8-1':.3. 1race is not learned. 2 The (inal ste, must &o $eyond all learnin&. 3 1race is not the &oal this course as,ires to attain. ! 7et #e ,re,are (or &race in that an o,en mind can hear the Call to #aken. % It is not shut ti&ht a&ainst 1od+s 6oice. ' It has $ecome a#are that there are thin&s it does not kno#) and thus is ready to acce,t a state

com,letely di((erent (rom e/,erience #ith #hich it is (amiliarly at home. 8-1':.!. 8e ha e ,erha,s a,,eared to contradict our statement that the re elation o( the "ather and the 5on as One has $een already set. 2 But #e ha e also said the mind determines #hen that time #ill $e) and has determined it. 3 3nd yet #e ur&e you to $ear #itness to the 8ord o( 1od to hasten the e/,erience o( truth) and s,eed its ad ent into e ery mind that reco&niAes truth+s e((ects on you. 8-1':.%. Oneness is sim,ly the idea 1od is. 2 3nd in 0is Bein&) 0e encom,asses all thin&s. 3 No mind holds anythin& $ut 0im. ! 8e say 21od is)2 and then #e cease to s,eak) (or in that kno#led&e #ords are meanin&less. % There are no li,s to s,eak them) and no ,art o( mind su((iciently distinct to (eel that it is no# a#are o( somethin& not itsel(. ' It has united #ith its 5ource. * 3nd like its 5ource Itsel() it merely is. 8-1':.'. 8e cannot s,eak nor #rite nor e en think o( this at all. 2 It comes to e ery mind #hen total reco&nition that its #ill is 1od+s has $een com,letely &i en and recei ed com,letely. 3 It returns the mind into the endless ,resent) #here the ,ast and (uture cannot $e concei ed. ! It lies $eyond sal ation9 ,ast all thou&ht o( time) (or&i eness and the holy (ace o( Christ. % The 5on o( 1od has merely disa,,eared into his "ather) as his "ather has in him. ' The #orld has ne er $een at all. * @ternity remains a constant state. 8-1':.*. This is $eyond e/,erience #e try to hasten. 2 7et (or&i eness) tau&ht and learned) $rin&s #ith it the e/,eriences #hich $ear #itness that the time the mind itsel( determined to a$andon all $ut this is no# at hand. 3 8e do not hasten it) in that #hat you #ill o((er #as concealed (rom 0im 8ho teaches #hat (or&i eness means. 8-1':.-. 3ll learnin& #as already in 0is 4ind) accom,lished and com,lete. 2 0e reco&niAed all that time holds) and &a e it to all minds that each one mi&ht determine) (rom a ,oint #here time #as ended) #hen it is released to re elation and eternity. 3 8e ha e re,eated se eral times $e(ore that you $ut make a Courney that is done. 8-1':.:. "or oneness must $e here. 2 8hate er time the mind has set (or re elation is entirely irrele ant to #hat must $e a constant state) (ore er as it al#ays #as9 (ore er to remain as it is no#. 3 8e merely take the ,art assi&ned lon& since) and (ully reco&niAed as ,er(ectly (ul(illed $y 0im 8ho #rote sal ation+s scri,t in 0is Creator+s Name) and in the Name o( 0is Creator+s 5on. 8-1':.1>.There is no need to (urther clari(y #hat no one in the #orld can understand. 2 8hen re elation o( your oneness comes) it #ill $e kno#n and (ully understood. 3 No# #e ha e #ork to do) (or those in time can s,eak o( thin&s $eyond) and listen to #ords #hich e/,lain #hat is to come is ,ast already. ! 7et #hat meanin& can the #ords

con ey to those #ho count the hours still) and rise and #ork and &o to slee, $y themD 8-1':.11.5u((ice it) then) that you ha e #ork to do to ,lay your ,art. 2 The endin& must remain o$scure to you until your ,art is done. 3 It does not matter. ! "or your ,art is still #hat all the rest de,ends on. % 3s you take the role assi&ned to you) sal ation comes a little nearer each uncertain heart that does not $eat as yet in tune #ith 1od. 8-1':.12."or&i eness is the central theme that runs throu&hout sal ation) holdin& all its ,arts in meanin&(ul relationshi,s) the course it runs directed and its outcome sure. 2 3nd no# #e ask (or &race) the (inal &i(t sal ation can $esto#. 3 @/,erience that &race ,ro ides #ill end in time) (or &race (oreshado#s 0ea en) yet does not re,lace the thou&ht o( time $ut (or a little #hile. 8-1':.13.The inter al su((ices. 2 It is here that miracles are laid9 to $e returned $y you (rom holy instants you recei e) throu&h &race in your e/,erience) to all #ho see the li&ht that lin&ers in your (ace. 3 8hat is the (ace o( Christ $ut his #ho #ent a moment into timelessness) and $rou&ht a clear re(lection o( the unity he (elt an instant $ack to $less the #orldD ! 0o# could you (inally attain to it (ore er) #hile a ,art o( you remains outside) unkno#in&) una#akened) and in need o( you as #itness to the truthD 8-1':.1!.Be &rate(ul to return) as you #ere &lad to &o an instant) and acce,t the &i(ts that &race ,ro ided you. 2 7ou carry them $ack to yoursel(. 3 3nd re elation stands not (ar $ehind. ! Its comin& is ensured. % 8e ask (or &race) and (or e/,erience that comes (rom &race. ' 8e #elcome the release it o((ers e eryone. * 8e do not ask (or the unaska$le. - 8e do not look $eyond #hat &race can &i e. : "or this #e can &i e in the &race that has $een &i en us. 8-1':.1%.Our learnin& &oal today does not e/ceed this ,rayer. 2 7et in the #orld) #hat could $e more than #hat #e ask this day o( 0im 8ho &i es the &race #e ask) as it #as &i en 0imD 3 By &race I li e. ! By &race I am released. % By &race I &i e. ' By &race I #ill release. LESSON 9D=. There is no cruelty in 1od and none in me. 8-1*>.1. No one attacks #ithout intent to hurt. 2 This can ha e no e/ce,tion. 3 8hen you think that you attack in sel(-de(ense) you mean that to $e cruel is ,rotection9 you are sa(e $ecause o( cruelty. ! 7ou mean that you $elie e to hurt another $rin&s you (reedom. % 3nd you

mean that to attack is to e/chan&e the state in #hich you are (or somethin& $etter) sa(er) more secure (rom dan&erous in asion and (rom (ear. 8-1*>.2. 0o# thorou&hly insane is the idea that to de(end (rom (ear is to attackJ 2 "or here is (ear $e&ot and (ed #ith $lood) to make it &ro# and s#ell and ra&e. 3 3nd thus is (ear ,rotected) not esca,ed. ! Today #e learn a lesson #hich can sa e you more delay and needless misery than you can ,ossi$ly ima&ine. % It is this. ' 7ou make #hat you de(end a&ainst) and $y your o#n de(ense a&ainst it is it real and inesca,a$le. * ;ay do#n your arms) and only then do you ,ercei e it (alse. 8-1*>.3. It seems to $e the enemy #ithout that you attack. 2 7et your de(ense sets u, an enemy #ithin9 an alien thou&ht at #ar #ith you) de,ri in& you o( ,eace) s,littin& your mind into t#o cam,s #hich seem #holly irreconcila$le. 3 "or lo e no# has an 2enemy)2 an o,,osite9 and (ear) the alien) no# needs your de(ense a&ainst the threat o( #hat you really are. 8-1*>.!. I( you consider care(ully the means $y #hich your (ancied sel(-de(ense ,roceeds on its ima&ined #ay) you #ill ,ercei e the ,remises on #hich the idea stands. 2 "irst) it is o$ ious ideas must lea e their source) (or it is you #ho make attack) and must ha e (irst concei ed o( it. 3 7et you attack outside yoursel() and se,arate your mind (rom him #ho is to $e attacked) #ith ,er(ect (aith the s,lit you made is real. 8-1*>.%. Ne/t) are the attri$utes o( lo e $esto#ed u,on its 2enemy.2 2 "or (ear $ecomes your sa(ety and ,rotector o( your ,eace) to #hich you turn (or solace and esca,e (rom dou$ts a$out your stren&th) and ho,e o( rest in dreamless quiet. 3 3nd as lo e is shorn o( #hat $elon&s to it and it alone) lo e is endo#ed #ith attri$utes o( (ear. ! "or lo e #ould ask you lay do#n all de(ense as merely (oolish. % 3nd your arms indeed #ould crum$le into dust. ' "or such they are. 8-1*>.'. 8ith lo e as enemy) must cruelty $ecome a &od. 2 3nd &ods demand that those #ho #orshi, them o$ey their dictates) and re(use to question them. 3 0arsh ,unishment is meted out relentlessly to those #ho ask i( the demands are sensi$le or e en sane. ! It is their enemies #ho are unreasona$le and insane) #hile they are al#ays merci(ul and Cust. 8-1*>.*. Today #e look u,on this cruel &od dis,assionately. 2 3nd #e note that thou&h his li,s are smeared #ith $lood) and (ire seems to (lame (rom him) he is $ut made o( stone. 3 0e can do nothin&. ! 8e need not de(y his ,o#er. % 0e has none. ' 3nd those #ho see in him

their sa(ety ha e no &uardian) no stren&th to call u,on in dan&er) and no mi&hty #arrior to (i&ht (or them. 8-1*>.-. This moment can $e terri$le. 2 But it can also $e the time o( your release (rom a$Cect sla ery. 3 7ou make a choice) standin& $e(ore this idol) seein& him e/actly as he is. ! 8ill you restore to lo e #hat you ha e sou&ht to #rest (rom it and lay $e(ore this mindless ,iece o( stoneD % Or #ill you make another idol to re,lace itD ' "or the &od o( cruelty takes many (orms. * 3nother can $e (ound. 8-1*>.:. 7et do not think that (ear is the esca,e (rom (ear. 2 ;et us remem$er #hat the te/t has stressed a$out the o$stacles to ,eace. 3 The (inal one) the hardest to $elie e is nothin&) and a seemin& o$stacle #ith the a,,earance o( a solid $lock) im,enetra$le) (ear(ul and $eyond surmountin&) is the (ear o( 1od 0imsel(. ! 0ere is the $asic ,remise #hich enthrones the thou&ht o( (ear as &od. % "or (ear is lo ed $y those #ho #orshi, it) and lo e a,,ears to $e in ested no# #ith cruelty. 8-1*>.1>.8here does the totally insane $elie( in &ods o( en&eance come (romD 2 ;o e has not con(used its attri$utes #ith those o( (ear. 3 7et must the #orshi,,ers o( (ear ,ercei e their o#n con(usion in (ear+s 2enemy29 its cruelty as no# a ,art o( lo e. ! 3nd #hat $ecomes more (ear(ul than the 0eart o( ;o e Itsel(D % The $lood a,,ears to $e u,on 0is ;i,s9 the (ire comes (rom 0im. ' 3nd 0e is terri$le a$o e all else) cruel $eyond conce,tion) strikin& do#n all #ho ackno#led&e 0im to $e their 1od. 8-1*>.11.The choice you make today is certain. 2 "or you look (or the last time u,on this $it o( car en stone you made) and call it &od no lon&er. 3 7ou ha e reached this ,lace $e(ore) $ut you ha e chosen that this cruel &od remain #ith you in still another (orm. ! 3nd so the (ear o( 1od returned #ith you. % This time you lea e it there. ' 3nd you return to a ne# #orld) un$urdened $y its #ei&ht9 $eheld not in its si&htless eyes) $ut in the ision that your choice restored to you. 8-1*>.12.No# do your eyes $elon& to Christ) and 0e looks throu&h them. 2 No# your oice $elon&s to 1od and echoes 0is. 3 3nd no# your heart remains at ,eace (ore er. ! 7ou ha e chosen 0im in ,lace o( idols) and your attri$utes) &i en $y your Creator) are restored to you at last. % The Call (or 1od is heard and ans#ered. ' No# has (ear made #ay (or lo e) as 1od 0imsel( re,laces cruelty. 8-1*>.13. <"ather) #e are like 7ou. 2 No cruelty a$ides in us) (or there is none in 7ou. 3 7our ,eace is ours. ! 3nd #e $less the #orld #ith #hat #e ha e recei ed (rom 7ou alone. % 8e choose a&ain) and make our choice (or all our $rothers) kno#in& they are one #ith us. ' 8e $rin& them 7our sal ation as #e ha e recei ed it no#. * 3nd #e &i e thanks (or them #ho render us com,lete. - In them #e see 7our &lory) and in

them #e (ind our ,eace. : 0oly are #e $ecause 7our 0oliness has set us (ree. 1> 3nd #e &i e thanks. 11 3men.=

RE"IE& " Intro!'ction 8-r6.in.1. 8e no# re ie# a&ain. 2 This time #e are ready to &i e more e((ort and more time to #hat #e undertake. 3 8e reco&niAe #e are ,re,arin& (or another ,hase o( understandin&. ! 8e #ould take this ste, com,letely) that #e may &o on a&ain more certain) more sincere) #ith (aith u,held more surely. % Our (ootste,s ha e not $een un#a erin&) and dou$ts ha e made us #alk uncertainly and slo#ly on the road this course sets (orth. ' But no# #e hasten on) (or #e a,,roach a &reater certainty) a (irmer ,ur,ose and a surer &oal. 8-r6.in.2. <5teady our (eet) our "ather. 2 ;et our dou$ts $e quiet and our holy minds $e still) and s,eak to us. 3 8e ha e no #ords to &i e to 7ou. ! 8e #ould $ut listen to 7our 8ord) and make it ours. % ;ead our ,racticin& as does a (ather lead a little child alon& a #ay he does not understand. ' 7et does he (ollo#) sure that he is sa(e $ecause his (ather leads the #ay (or him.= 8-r6.in.3. <5o do #e $rin& our ,racticin& to 7ou. 2 3nd i( #e stum$le) 7ou #ill raise us u,. 3 I( #e (or&et the #ay) #e count u,on 7our sure remem$erin&. ! 8e #ander o(() $ut 7ou #ill not (or&et to call us $ack. % Iuicken our (ootste,s no#) that #e may #alk more certainly and quickly unto 7ou. ' 3nd #e acce,t the 8ord 7ou o((er us to uni(y our ,racticin&) as #e re ie# the thou&hts that 7ou ha e &i en us.= 8-r6.in.!. This is the thou&ht #hich should ,recede the thou&hts that #e re ie#. 2 @ach one $ut clari(ies some as,ect o( this thou&ht) or hel,s it $e more meanin&(ul) more ,ersonal and true) and more descri,ti e o( the holy 5el( #e share and no# ,re,are to kno# a&ain. 3 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. ! This 5el( alone kno#s ;o e. % This 5el( alone is ,er(ectly consistent in Its Thou&hts9 kno#s Its Creator) understands Itsel() is ,er(ect in Its kno#led&e and Its ;o e) and ne er chan&es (rom Its constant state o( union #ith Its "ather and Itsel(. 8-r6.in.%. 3nd it is this that #aits to meet us at the Courney+s endin&. 2 @ ery ste, #e take $rin&s us a little nearer. 3 This re ie# #ill shorten

time immeasura$ly) i( #e kee, in mind that this remains our &oal) and as #e ,ractice it is this to #hich #e are a,,roachin&. ! ;et us raise our hearts (rom dust to li(e) as #e remem$er this is ,romised us) and that this course #as sent to o,en u, the ,ath o( li&ht to us) and teach us) ste, $y ste,) ho# to return to the eternal 5el( #e thou&ht #e lost. 8-r6.in.'. I take the Courney #ith you. 2 "or I share your dou$ts and (ears a little #hile) that you may come to me #ho reco&niAe the road $y #hich all (ears and dou$ts are o ercome. 3 8e #alk to&ether. ! I must understand uncertainty and ,ain) althou&h I kno# they ha e no meanin&. % 7et a sa ior must remain #ith those he teaches) seein& #hat they see) $ut still retainin& in his mind the #ay that led him out) and no# #ill lead you out #ith him. ' 1od+s 5on is cruci(ied until you #alk alon& the road #ith me. 8-r6.in.*. 4y resurrection comes a&ain each time I lead a $rother sa(ely to the ,lace at #hich the Courney ends and is (or&ot. 2 I am rene#ed each time a $rother learns there is a #ay (rom misery and ,ain. 3 I am re$orn each time a $rother+s mind turns to the li&ht in him and looks (or me. ! I ha e (or&otten no one. % 0el, me no# to lead you $ack to #here the Courney #as $e&un) to make another choice #ith me. 8-r6.in.-. Release me as you ,ractice once a&ain the thou&hts I $rou&ht to you (rom 0im 8ho sees your $itter need) and kno#s the ans#er 1od has &i en 0im. 2 To&ether #e re ie# these thou&hts. 3 To&ether #e de ote our time and e((ort to them. ! 3nd to&ether #e #ill teach them to our $rothers. % 1od #ould not ha e 0ea en incom,lete. ' It #aits (or you) as I do. * I am incom,lete #ithout your ,art in me. 3nd as I am made #hole #e &o to&ether to our ancient home) ,re,ared (or us $e(ore time #as and ke,t unchan&ed $y time) immaculate and sa(e) as it #ill $e at last #hen time is done. 8-r6.in.:. ;et this re ie# $e then your &i(t to me. 2 "or this alone I need9 that you #ill hear the #ords I s,eak) and &i e them to the #orld. 3 7ou are my oice) my eyes) my (eet) my hands throu&h #hich I sa e the #orld. ! The 5el( (rom #hich I call to you is $ut your o#n. % To 0im #e &o to&ether. ' Take your $rother+s hand) (or this is not a #ay #e #alk alone. * In him I #alk #ith you) and you #ith me. - Our "ather #ills 0is 5on $e one #ith 0im. : 8hat li es $ut must not then $e one #ith youD 8-r6.in.1>. ;et this re ie# $ecome a time in #hich #e share a ne# e/,erience (or you) yet one as old as time and older still. 2 0allo#ed your Name. 3 7our &lory unde(iled (ore er. ! 3nd your #holeness no# com,lete) as 1od esta$lished it. % 7ou are 0is 5on) com,letin& 0is e/tension in your o#n. ' 8e ,ractice $ut an ancient truth #e kne# $e(ore illusion seemed to claim the #orld. * 3nd #e remind the #orld that it is (ree o( all illusions e ery time #e say.

- 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-r6.in.11. 8ith this #e start each day o( our re ie#. 2 8ith this #e start and end each ,eriod o( ,ractice time. 3 3nd #ith this thou&ht #e slee,) to #aken once a&ain #ith these same #ords u,on our li,s) to &reet another day. ! No thou&ht that #e re ie# $ut #e surround #ith it) and use the thou&hts to hold it u, $e(ore our minds) and kee, it clear in our remem$erance throu&hout the day. % 3nd thus) #hen #e ha e (inished this re ie#) #e #ill ha e reco&niAed the #ords #e s,eak are true. 8-r6.in.12. 7et are the #ords $ut aids) and to $e used) e/ce,t at the $e&innin& and the end o( ,ractice ,eriods) $ut to recall the mind) as needed) to its ,ur,ose. 2 8e ,lace (aith in the e/,erience that comes (rom ,ractice) not the means #e use. 3 8e #ait (or the e/,erience) and reco&niAe that it is only here con iction lies. ! 8e use the #ords) and try and try a&ain to &o $eyond them to their meanin&) #hich is (ar $eyond their sound. % The sound &ro#s dim and disa,,ears) as #e a,,roach the 5ource o( meanin&. ' It is 0ere that #e (ind rest. LESSON 9D9. 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*1.1. E1%1F 3ll thin&s are echoes o( the 6oice (or 1od. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*1.2. E1%2F The ,o#er o( decision is my o#n. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. LESSON 9D(. 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*2.1. E1%3F In my de(enselessness my sa(ety lies. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*2.2. E1%!F I am amon& the ministers o( 1od. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. LESSON 9D?.

1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*3.1. E1%%F I #ill ste, $ack and let 0im lead the #ay. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*3.2. E1%'F I #alk #ith 1od in ,er(ect holiness. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. LESSON 9D@. 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*!.1. E1%*F Into 0is ?resence #ould I enter no#. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*!.2. E1%-F Today I learn to &i e as I recei e. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. LESSON 9DA. 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*%.1. E1%:F I &i e the miracles I ha e recei ed. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*%.2. E1'>F I am at home. 2 "ear is the stran&er here. 3 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. LESSON 9DB. 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*'.1. E1'1F 1i e me your $lessin&) holy 5on o( 1od. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*'.2. E1'2F I am as 1od created me. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. LESSON 9DD. 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1**.1. E1'3F There is no death. 2 The 5on o( 1od is (ree. 3 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I.

8-1**.2. E1'!F No# are #e one #ith 0im 8ho is our 5ource. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. LESSON 9D:. 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*-.1. E1'%F ;et not my mind deny the Thou&ht o( 1od. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*-.2. E1''F I am entrusted #ith the &i(ts o( 1od. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. LESSON 9D;. 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*:.1. E1'*F There is one li(e) and that I share #ith 1od. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1*:.2. E1'-F 7our &race is &i en me. 2 I claim it no#. 3 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. LESSON 9:=. 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1->.1. E1':F By &race I li e. 2 By &race I am released. 3 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. 8-1->.2. E1*>F There is no cruelty in 1od and none in me. 2 1od is $ut ;o e) and there(ore so am I. Intro!'ction to Lessons 9:90(==. 8,I.in.1-1-2>>.1. Our ne/t (e# lessons make a s,ecial ,oint o( (irmin& u, your #illin&ness to make your #eak commitment stron&9 your scattered &oals $lend into one intent. 2 7ou are not asked (or total dedication all the time as yet. 3 But you are asked to ,ractice no# in order to attain the sense o( ,eace such uni(ied commitment #ill $esto#) i( only intermittently. ! It is e/,eriencin& this that makes it

sure that you #ill &i e your total #illin&ness to (ollo#in& the #ay the course sets (orth. 8,I.in.1-1-2>>.2. Our lessons no# are &eared s,eci(ically to #idenin& horiAons) and direct a,,roaches to the s,ecial $locks that kee, your ision narro#) and too limited to let you see the alue o( our &oal. 2 8e are attem,tin& no# to li(t these $locks) ho#e er $rie(ly. 3 8ords alone can not con ey the sense o( li$eration #hich their li(tin& $rin&s. ! But the e/,erience o( (reedom and o( ,eace that comes as you &i e u, your ti&ht control o( #hat you see s,eaks (or itsel(. % 7our moti ation #ill $e so intensi(ied that #ords $ecome o( little consequence. ' 7ou #ill $e sure o( #hat you #ant) and #hat is alueless. 8,I.in.1-1-2>>.3. 3nd so #e start our Courney $eyond #ords $y concentratin& (irst on #hat im,edes your ,ro&ress still. 2 @/,erience o( #hat e/ists $eyond de(ensi eness remains $eyond achie ement #hile it is denied. 3 It may $e there) $ut you cannot acce,t its ,resence. ! 5o #e no# attem,t to &o ,ast all de(enses (or a little #hile each day. % No more than this is asked) $ecause no more than this is needed. ' It #ill $e enou&h to &uarantee the rest #ill come. LESSON 9:9. I trust my $rothers) #ho are one #ith me. 8-1-1.1. Trustin& your $rothers is essential to esta$lishin& and holdin& u, your (aith in your a$ility to transcend dou$t and lack o( sure con iction in yoursel(. 2 8hen you attack a $rother) you ,roclaim that he is limited $y #hat you ha e ,ercei ed in him. 3 7ou do not look $eyond his errors. ! Rather) they are ma&ni(ied) $ecomin& $locks to your a#areness o( the 5el( that lies $eyond your o#n mistakes) and ,ast his seemin& sins as #ell as yours. 8-1-1.2. ?erce,tion has a (ocus. 2 It is this that &i es consistency to #hat you see. 3 Chan&e $ut this (ocus) and #hat you $ehold #ill chan&e accordin&ly. ! 7our ision no# #ill shi(t) to &i e su,,ort to the intent #hich has re,laced the one you held $e(ore. % Remo e your (ocus on your $rother+s sins) and you e/,erience the ,eace that comes (rom (aith in sinlessness. ' This (aith recei es its only sure su,,ort (rom #hat you see in others ,ast their sins. * "or their mistakes) i( (ocused on) are #itnesses to sins in you. - 3nd you #ill not transcend their si&ht and see the sinlessness that lies $eyond. 8-1-1.3. There(ore) in ,racticin& today) #e (irst let all such little (ocuses &i e #ay to our &reat need to let our sinlessness $ecome a,,arent. 2 8e instruct our minds that it is this #e seek) and only this)

(or Cust a little #hile. 3 8e do not care a$out our (uture &oals. ! 3nd #hat #e sa# an instant ,re ious has no concern (or us #ithin this inter al o( time #herein #e ,ractice chan&in& our intent. % 8e seek (or innocence and nothin& else. ' 8e seek (or it #ith no concern $ut no#. 8-1-1.!. 3 maCor haAard to success has $een in ol ement #ith your ,ast and (uture &oals. 2 7ou ha e $een quite ,reoccu,ied #ith ho# e/tremely di((erent the &oals this course is ad ocatin& are (rom those you held $e(ore. 3 3nd you ha e also $een dismayed $y the de,ressin& and restrictin& thou&ht that) e en i( you should succeed) you #ill ine ita$ly lose your #ay a&ain. 8-1-1.%. 0o# could this matterD 2 "or the ,ast is &one9 the (uture $ut ima&ined. 3 These concerns are $ut de(enses a&ainst ,resent chan&e o( (ocus in ,erce,tion. ! Nothin& more. % 8e lay these ,ointless limitations $y a little #hile. ' 8e do not look to ,ast $elie(s) and #hat #e #ill $elie e #ill not intrude u,on us no#. * 8e enter in the time o( ,racticin& #ith one intent9 to look u,on the sinlessness #ithin. 8-1-1.'. 8e reco&niAe that #e ha e lost this &oal i( an&er $locks our #ay in any (orm. 2 3nd i( a $rother+s sins occur to us) our narro#ed (ocus #ill restrict our si&ht) and turn our eyes u,on our o#n mistakes) #hich #e #ill ma&ni(y and call our 2sins.2 3 5o) (or a little #hile) #ithout re&ard to ,ast or (uture) should such $locks arise #e #ill transcend them #ith instructions to our minds to chan&e their (ocus) as #e say. ! It is not this that I #ould look u,on. % I trust my $rothers) #ho are one #ith me. 8-1-1.*. 3nd #e #ill also use this thou&ht to kee, us sa(e throu&hout the day. 2 8e do not seek (or lon&-ran&e &oals. 3 3s each o$struction seems to $lock the ision o( our sinlessness) #e seek $ut (or surcease an instant (rom the misery the (ocus u,on sin #ill $rin&) and uncorrected #ill remain. 8-1-1.-. Nor do #e ask (or (antasies. 2 "or #hat #e seek to look u,on is really there. 3 3nd as our (ocus &oes $eyond mistakes) #e #ill $ehold a #holly sinless #orld. ! 8hen seein& this is all #e #ant to see) #hen this is all #e seek (or in the name o( true ,erce,tion) are the eyes o( Christ ine ita$ly ours. % 3nd the ;o e 0e (eels (or us $ecomes our o#n as #ell. ' This #ill $ecome the only thin& #e see re(lected in the #orld and in oursel es. 8-1-1.:. The #orld #hich once ,roclaimed our sins $ecomes the ,roo( that #e are sinless. 2 3nd our lo e (or e eryone #e look u,on attests to our remem$rance o( the holy 5el( #hich kno#s no sin) and ne er could concei e o( anythin& #ithout Its sinlessness. 3 8e seek (or this

remem$rance as #e turn our minds to ,racticin& today. ! 8e look neither ahead nor $ack#ards. % 8e look strai&ht into the ,resent. ' 3nd #e &i e our trust to the e/,erience #e ask (or no#. * Our sinlessness is $ut the 8ill o( 1od. - This instant is our #illin& one #ith 0is. LESSON 9:(. I #ill $e still an instant and &o home. 8-1-2.1. This #orld you seem to li e in is not home to you. 2 3nd some#here in your mind you kno# that this is true. 3 3 memory o( home kee,s hauntin& you) as i( there #ere a ,lace that called you to return) althou&h you do not reco&niAe the oice) nor #hat it is the oice reminds you o(. ! 7et still you (eel an alien here) (rom some#here all unkno#n. % Nothin& so de(inite that you could say #ith certainty you are an e/ile here. ' Hust a ,ersistent (eelin&) sometimes not more than a tiny thro$) at other times hardly remem$ered) acti ely dismissed) $ut surely to return to mind a&ain. 8-1-2.2. No one $ut kno#s #hereo( #e s,eak. 2 7et some try to ,ut $y their su((erin& in &ames they ,lay to occu,y their time) and kee, their sadness (rom them. 3 Others #ill deny that they are sad) and do not reco&niAe their tears at all. ! 5till others #ill maintain that #hat #e s,eak o( is illusion) not to $e considered more than $ut a dream. % 7et #ho) in sim,le honesty) #ithout de(ensi eness and sel(-dece,tion) #ould deny he understands the #ords #e s,eakD 8-1-2.3. 8e s,eak today (or e eryone #ho #alks this #orld) (or he is not at home. 2 0e &oes uncertainly a$out in endless search) seekin& in darkness #hat he cannot (ind9 not reco&niAin& #hat it is he seeks. 3 3 thousand homes he makes) yet none contents his restless mind. ! 0e does not understand he $uilds in ain. % The home he seeks can not $e made $y him. ' There is no su$stitute (or 0ea en. * 3ll he e er made #as hell. 8-1-2.!. ?erha,s you think it is your childhood home that you #ould (ind a&ain. 2 The childhood o( your $ody) and its ,lace o( shelter) are a memory no# so distorted that you merely hold a ,icture o( a ,ast that ne er ha,,ened. 3 7et there is a Child in you 8ho seeks 0is "ather+s house) and kno#s that 0e is alien here. ! This childhood is eternal) #ith an innocence that #ill endure (ore er. % 8here this Child shall &o is holy &round. ' It is 0is 0oliness that li&hts u, 0ea en) and that $rin&s to earth the ,ure re(lection o( the li&ht a$o e) #herein are earth and 0ea en Coined as one.

8-1-2.%. It is this Child in you your "ather kno#s as 0is O#n 5on. 2 It is this Child 8ho kno#s 0is "ather. 3 0e desires to &o home so dee,ly) so unceasin&ly) 0is oice cries unto you to let 0im rest a #hile. ! 0e does not ask (or more than Cust a (e# instants o( res,ite9 Cust an inter al in #hich 0e can return to $reathe a&ain the holy air that (ills 0is "ather+s house. % 7ou are 0is home as #ell. ' 0e #ill return. * But &i e 0im Cust a little time to $e 0imsel() #ithin the ,eace that is 0is home) restin& in silence and in ,eace and lo e. 8-1-2.'. This Child needs your ,rotection. 2 0e is (ar (rom home. 3 0e is so little that 0e seems so easily shut out) 0is tiny oice so readily o$scured) 0is call (or hel, almost unheard amid the &ratin& sounds and harsh and ras,in& noises o( the #orld. ! 7et does 0e kno# that in you still a$ides 0is sure ,rotection. % 7ou #ill (ail 0im not. ' 0e #ill &o home) and you alon& #ith 0im. 8-1-2.*. This Child is your de(enselessness9 your stren&th. 2 0e trusts in you. 3 0e came $ecause 0e kne# you #ould not (ail. ! 0e #his,ers o( 0is home unceasin&ly to you. % "or 0e #ould $rin& you $ack #ith 0im) that 0e 0imsel( mi&ht stay) and not return a&ain #here 0e does not $elon&) and #here 0e li es an outcast in a #orld o( alien thou&hts. ' 0is ,atience has no limits. * 0e #ill #ait until you hear 0is &entle 6oice #ithin you) callin& you to let 0im &o in ,eace) alon& #ith you) to #here 0e is at home and you #ith 0im. 8-1-2.-. 8hen you are still an instant) #hen the #orld recedes (rom you) #hen alueless ideas cease to ha e alue in your restless mind) then #ill you hear 0is 6oice. 2 5o ,oi&nantly 0e calls to you that you #ill not resist 0im lon&er. 3 In that instant 0e #ill take you to 0is home) and you #ill stay #ith 0im in ,er(ect stillness) silent and at ,eace) $eyond all #ords) untouched $y (ear and dou$t) su$limely certain that you are at home. 8-1-2.:. Rest #ith 0im (requently today. 2 "or 0e #as #illin& to $ecome a little Child that you mi&ht learn o( 0im ho# stron& is he #ho comes #ithout de(enses) o((erin& only lo e+s messa&es to those #ho think he is their enemy. 3 0e holds the mi&ht o( 0ea en in 0is hand and calls them (riend) and &i es 0is stren&th to them) that they may see 0e #ould $e "riend to them. ! 0e asks that they ,rotect 0im) (or 0is home is (ar a#ay) and 0e #ill not return to it alone. 8-1-2.1>.Christ is re$orn as $ut a little Child each time a #anderer #ould lea e his home. 2 "or he must learn that #hat he #ould ,rotect is $ut this Child) 8ho comes de(enseless and 8ho is ,rotected $y de(enselessness. 3 1o home #ith 0im (rom time to time today. ! 7ou are as much an alien here as 0e. 8-1-2.11.Take time today to lay aside your shield #hich ,ro(its nothin&) and lay do#n the s,ear and s#ord you raised a&ainst an

enemy #ithout e/istence. 2 Christ has called you (riend and $rother. 3 0e has e en come to ask your hel, in lettin& 0im &o home today) com,leted and com,letely. ! 0e has come as does a little child) #ho must $eseech his (ather (or ,rotection and (or lo e. % 0e rules the uni erse) and yet 0e asks unceasin&ly that you return #ith 0im) and take illusions as your &ods no more. 8-1-2.12.7ou ha e not lost your innocence. 2 It is (or this you yearn. 3 This is your heart+s desire. ! This is the oice you hear) and this the call #hich cannot $e denied. % The holy Child remains #ith you. ' 0is home is yours. * Today 0e &i es you 0is de(enselessness) and you acce,t it in e/chan&e (or all the toys o( $attle you ha e made. - 3nd no# the #ay is o,en) and the Courney has an end in si&ht at last. : Be still an instant and &o home #ith 0im) and $e at ,eace a #hile. LESSON 9:?. I call u,on 1od+s Name and on my o#n. 8-1-3.1. 1od+s Name is holy) $ut no holier than yours. 2 To call u,on 0is Name is $ut to call u,on your o#n. 3 3 (ather &i es his son his name) and thus identi(ies the son #ith him. ! 0is $rothers share his name) and thus are they united in a $ond to #hich they turn (or their identity. % 7our "ather+s Name reminds you #ho you are) e en #ithin a #orld that does not kno#9 e en thou&h you ha e not remem$ered it. 8-1-3.2. 1od+s Name can not $e heard #ithout res,onse) nor said #ithout an echo in the mind that calls you to remem$er. 2 5ay 0is Name) and you in ite the an&els to surround the &round on #hich you stand) and sin& to you as they s,read out their #in&s to kee, you sa(e) and shelter you (rom e ery #orldly thou&ht that #ould intrude u,on your holiness. 8-1-3.3. Re,eat 1od+s Name) and all the #orld res,onds $y layin& do#n illusions. 2 @ ery dream the #orld holds dear has suddenly &one $y) and #here it seemed to stand you (ind a star9 a miracle o( &race. 3 The sick arise) healed o( their sickly thou&hts. ! The $lind can see9 the dea( can hear. % The sorro#(ul cast o(( their mournin&) and the tears o( ,ain are dried as ha,,y lau&hter comes to $less the #orld. 8-1-3.!. Re,eat the Name o( 1od) and little names ha e lost their meanin&. 2 No tem,tation $ut $ecomes a nameless and un#anted thin& $e(ore 1od+s Name. 3 Re,eat 0is Name) and see ho# easily you #ill (or&et the names o( all the &ods you alued. ! They ha e lost the name o( &od you &a e them. % They $ecome anonymous and alueless to you) althou&h $e(ore you let the Name o( 1od re,lace their little names) you stood $e(ore them #orshi,(ully) namin& them as &ods.

8-1-3.%. Re,eat the Name o( 1od) and call u,on your 5el() 8hose Name is 0is. 2 Re,eat 0is Name) and all the tiny) nameless thin&s on earth sli, into ri&ht ,ers,ecti e. 3 Those #ho call u,on the Name o( 1od can not mistake the nameless (or the Name) nor sin (or &race) nor $odies (or the holy 5on o( 1od. ! 3nd should you Coin a $rother as you sit #ith him in silence) and re,eat 1od+s Name alon& #ith him #ithin your quiet mind) you ha e esta$lished there an altar #hich reaches to 1od 0imsel( and to 0is 5on. 8-1-3.'. ?ractice $ut this today9 re,eat 1od+s Name slo#ly a&ain and still a&ain. 2 Become o$li ious to e ery name $ut 0is. 3 0ear nothin& else. ! ;et all your thou&hts $ecome anchored on this. % No other #ord #e use e/ce,t at the $e&innin&) #hen #e say today+s idea $ut once. ' 3nd then 1od+s Name $ecomes our only thou&ht) our only #ord) the only thin& that occu,ies our minds) the only #ish #e ha e) the only sound #ith any meanin&) and the only Name o( e erythin& that #e desire to see9 o( e erythin& that #e #ould call our o#n. 8-1-3.*. Thus do #e &i e an in itation #hich can ne er $e re(used. 2 3nd 1od #ill come) and ans#er it 0imsel(. 3 Think not 0e hears the little ,rayers o( those #ho call on 0im #ith names o( idols cherished $y the #orld. ! They cannot reach 0im thus. % 0e cannot hear requests that 0e $e not 0imsel() or that 0is 5on recei e another name than 0is. 8-1-3.-. Re,eat 1od+s Name) and you ackno#led&e 0im as sole Creator o( reality. 2 3nd you ackno#led&e also that 0is 5on is ,art o( 0im) creatin& in 0is Name. 3 5it silently) and let 0is Name $ecome the all-encom,assin& idea that holds your mind com,letely. ! ;et all thou&hts $e still e/ce,t this one. % 3nd to all other thou&hts res,ond #ith this) and see 1od+s Name re,lace the thousand little names you &a e your thou&hts) not realiAin& that there is one Name (or all there is) and all that there #ill $e. 8-1-3.:. Today you can achie e a state in #hich you #ill e/,erience the &i(t o( &race. 2 7ou can esca,e all $onda&e o( the #orld) and &i e the #orld the same release you (ound. 3 7ou can remem$er #hat the #orld (or&ot) and o((er it your o#n remem$erin&. ! 7ou can acce,t today the ,art you ,lay in its sal ation) and your o#n as #ell. % 3nd $oth can $e accom,lished ,er(ectly. 8-1-3.1>.Turn to the Name o( 1od (or your release) and it is &i en you. 2 No ,rayer $ut this is necessary) (or it holds them all #ithin it. 3 8ords are insi&ni(icant) and all requests unneeded #hen 1od+s 5on calls on his "ather+s Name. ! 0is "ather+s Thou&hts $ecome his o#n. % 0e makes his claim to all his "ather &a e) is &i in& still) and #ill (ore er &i e. ' 0e calls on 0im to let all thin&s he thou&ht he made $e nameless no#) and in their ,lace the holy Name o( 1od $ecomes his Cud&ment o( their #orthlessness.

8-1-3.11.3ll little thin&s are silent. 2 ;ittle sounds are soundless no#. 3 The little thin&s o( earth ha e disa,,eared. ! The uni erse consists o( nothin& $ut the 5on o( 1od) #ho calls u,on his "ather. % 3nd his "ather+s 6oice &i es ans#er in his "ather+s holy Name. ' In this eternal) still relationshi,) in #hich communication (ar transcends all #ords) and yet e/ceeds in de,th and hei&ht #hate er #ords could ,ossi$ly con ey) is ,eace eternal. * In our "ather+s Name) #e #ould e/,erience this ,eace today. - 3nd in 0is Name) it shall $e &i en us. LESSON 9:@. The Name o( 1od is my inheritance. 8-1-!.1. 7ou li e $y sym$ols. 2 7ou ha e made u, names (or e erythin& you see. 3 @ach one $ecomes a se,arate entity) identi(ied $y its o#n name. ! By this you car e it out o( unity. % By this you desi&nate its s,ecial attri$utes) and set it o(( (rom other thin&s $y em,hasiAin& s,ace surroundin& it. ' This s,ace you lay $et#een all thin&s to #hich you &i e a di((erent name9 all ha,,enin&s in terms o( ,lace and time9 all $odies #hich are &reeted $y a name. 8-1-!.2. This s,ace you see as settin& o(( all thin&s (rom one another is the means $y #hich the #orld+s ,erce,tion is achie ed. 2 7ou see somethin& #here nothin& is) and see as #ell nothin& #here there is unity9 a s,ace $et#een all thin&s) $et#een all thin&s and you. 3 Thus do you think that you ha e &i en li(e in se,aration. ! By this s,lit you think you are esta$lished as a unity #hich (unctions #ith an inde,endent #ill. 8-1-!.3. 8hat are these names $y #hich the #orld $ecomes a series o( discrete e ents) o( thin&s ununi(ied) o( $odies ke,t a,art and holdin& $its o( mind as se,arate a#arenessesD 2 7ou &a e these names to them) esta$lishin& ,erce,tion as you #ished to ha e ,erce,tion $e. 3 The nameless thin&s #ere &i en names) and thus reality #as &i en them as #ell. ! "or #hat is named is &i en meanin& and #ill then $e seen as meanin&(ul9 a cause o( true e((ect) #ith consequence inherent in itsel(. 8-1-!.!. This is the #ay reality is made $y ,artial ision) ,ur,ose(ully set a&ainst the &i en truth. 2 Its enemy is #holeness. 3 It concei es o( little thin&s and looks u,on them. ! 3nd a lack o( s,ace) a sense o( unity or ision that sees di((erently) $ecome the threats #hich it must o ercome) con(lict #ith and deny. 8-1-!.%. 7et does this other ision still remain a natural direction (or the mind to channel its ,erce,tion. 2 It is hard to teach the mind a thousand alien names) and thousands more. 3 7et you $elie e this is

#hat learnin& means9 its one essential &oal $y #hich communication is achie ed) and conce,ts can $e meanin&(ully shared. 8-1-!.'. This is the sum o( the inheritance the #orld $esto#s. 2 3nd e eryone #ho learns to think that it is so acce,ts the si&ns and sym$ols that assert the #orld is real. 3 It is (or this they stand. ! They lea e no dou$t that #hat is named is there. % It can $e seen) as is antici,ated. ' 8hat denies that it is true is $ut illusion) (or it is the ultimate reality. * To question it is madness9 to acce,t its ,resence is the ,roo( o( sanity. 8-1-!.*. 5uch is the teachin& o( the #orld. 2 It is a ,hase o( learnin& e eryone #ho comes must &o throu&h. 3 But the sooner he ,ercei es on #hat it rests) ho# questiona$le are its ,remises) ho# dou$t(ul its results) the sooner does he question its e((ects. ! ;earnin& that sto,s #ith #hat the #orld #ould teach sto,s short o( meanin&. % In its ,ro,er ,lace) it ser es $ut as a startin& ,oint (rom #hich another kind o( learnin& can $e&in) a ne# ,erce,tion can $e &ained) and all the ar$itrary names the #orld $esto#s can $e #ithdra#n as they are raised to dou$t. 8-1-!.-. Think not you made the #orld. 2 Illusions) yesJ 3 But #hat is true in earth and 0ea en is $eyond your namin&. ! 8hen you call u,on a $rother) it is to his $ody that you make a,,eal. % 0is true Identity is hidden (rom you $y #hat you $elie e he really is. ' 0is $ody makes res,onse to #hat you call him) (or his mind consents to take the name you &i e him as his o#n. * 3nd thus his unity is t#ice denied) (or you ,ercei e him se,arate (rom you) and he acce,ts this se,arate name as his. 8-1-!.:. It #ould indeed $e stran&e i( you #ere asked to &o $eyond all sym$ols o( the #orld) (or&ettin& them (ore er9 yet #ere asked to take a teachin& (unction. 2 7ou ha e need to use the sym$ols o( the #orld a #hile. 3 But $e you not decei ed $y them as #ell. ! They do not stand (or anythin& at all) and in your ,racticin& it is this thou&ht that #ill release you (rom them. % They $ecome $ut means $y #hich you can communicate in #ays the #orld can understand) $ut #hich you reco&niAe is not the unity #here true communication can $e (ound. 8-1-!.1>.Thus #hat you need are inter als each day in #hich the learnin& o( the #orld $ecomes a transitory ,hase9 a ,rison house (rom #hich you &o into the sunli&ht and (or&et the darkness. 2 0ere you understand the 8ord) the Name #hich 1od has &i en you9 the one Identity #hich all thin&s share9 the one ackno#led&ment o( #hat is true. 3 3nd then ste, $ack to darkness) not $ecause you think it real) $ut only to ,roclaim its unreality in terms #hich still ha e meanin& in the #orld that darkness rules.

8-1-!.11.Use all the little names and sym$ols #hich delineate the #orld o( darkness. 2 7et acce,t them not as your reality. 3 The 0oly 5,irit uses all o( them) $ut 0e does not (or&et creation has one Name) one meanin&) and a sin&le 5ource #hich uni(ies all thin&s #ithin Itsel(. ! Use all the names the #orld $esto#s on them $ut (or con enience) yet do not (or&et they share the Name o( 1od alon& #ith you. 8-1-!.12.1od has no name. 2 3nd yet 0is Name $ecomes the (inal lesson that all thin&s are one) and at this lesson does all learnin& end. 3 3ll names are uni(ied9 all s,ace is (illed #ith truth+s re(lection. ! @ ery &a, is closed) and se,aration healed. % The Name o( 1od is the inheritance 0e &a e to those #ho chose the teachin& o( the #orld to take the ,lace o( 0ea en. ' In our ,racticin&) our ,ur,ose is to let our minds acce,t #hat 1od has &i en as the ans#er to the ,iti(ul inheritance you made as (ittin& tri$ute to the 5on 0e lo es. 8-1-!.13.No one can (ail #ho seeks the meanin& o( the Name o( 1od. 2 @/,erience must come to su,,lement the 8ord. 3 But (irst you must acce,t the Name (or all reality) and realiAe the many names you &a e its as,ects ha e distorted #hat you see) $ut ha e not inter(ered #ith truth at all. ! One Name #e $rin& into our ,racticin&. % One Name #e use to uni(y our si&ht. 8-1-!.1!.3nd thou&h #e use a di((erent name (or each a#areness o( an as,ect o( 1od+s 5on) #e understand that they ha e $ut one Name) #hich 0e has &i en them. 2 It is this Name #e use in ,racticin&. 3 3nd throu&h Its use) all (oolish se,arations disa,,ear #hich ke,t us $lind. ! 3nd #e are &i en stren&th to see $eyond them. % No# our si&ht is $lessed #ith $lessin&s #e can &i e as #e recei e. 8-1-!.1%. "ather) our Name is 7ours. 2 In It #e are united #ith all li in& thin&s) and 7ou 8ho are their one Creator. 3 8hat #e made and call $y many di((erent names is $ut a shado# #e ha e tried to cast across 7our O#n reality. ! 3nd #e are &lad and thank(ul #e #ere #ron&. % 3ll our mistakes #e &i e to 7ou) that #e may $e a$sol ed (rom all e((ects our errors seemed to ha e. ' 3nd #e acce,t the truth 7ou &i e) in ,lace o( e ery one o( them. * 7our Name is our sal ation and esca,e (rom #hat #e made. - 7our Name unites us in the oneness #hich is our inheritance and ,eace. : 3men. LESSON 9:A. I #ant the ,eace o( 1od. 8-1-%.1. To say these #ords is nothin&. 2 But to mean these #ords is e erythin&. 3 I( you could $ut mean them (or Cust an instant) there

#ould $e no (urther sorro# ,ossi$le (or you in any (orm9 in any ,lace or time. ! 0ea en #ould $e com,letely &i en $ack to (ull a#areness) memory o( 1od entirely restored) the resurrection o( all creation (ully reco&niAed. 8-1-%.2. No one can mean these #ords and not $e healed. 2 0e cannot ,lay #ith dreams) nor think he is himsel( a dream. 3 0e cannot make a hell and think it real. ! 0e #ants the ,eace o( 1od) and it is &i en him. % "or that is all he #ants) and that is all he #ill recei e. ' 4any ha e said these #ords. * But (e# indeed ha e meant them. - 7ou ha e $ut to look u,on the #orld you see around you to $e sure ho# ery (e# they are. : The #orld #ould $e com,letely chan&ed) should any t#o a&ree these #ords e/,ress the only thin& they #ant. 8-1-%.3. T#o minds #ith one intent $ecome so stron& that #hat they #ill $ecomes the 8ill o( 1od. 2 "or minds can only Coin in truth. 3 In dreams) no t#o can share the same intent. ! To each) the hero o( the dream is di((erent9 the outcome #anted not the same (or $oth. % ;oser and &ainer merely shi(t a$out in chan&in& ,atterns) as the ratio o( &ain to loss and loss to &ain takes on a di((erent as,ect or another (orm. 8-1-%.!. 7et com,romise alone a dream can $rin&. 2 5ometimes it takes the (orm o( union) $ut only the (orm. 3 The meanin& must esca,e the dream) (or com,romisin& is the &oal o( dreamin&. ! 4inds cannot unite in dreams. % They merely $ar&ain. ' 3nd #hat $ar&ain can &i e them the ,eace o( 1odD * Illusions come to take 0is ,lace. - 3nd #hat 0e means is lost to slee,in& minds intent on com,romise) each to his &ain and to another+s loss. 8-1-%.%. To mean you #ant the ,eace o( 1od is to renounce all dreams. 2 "or no one means these #ords #ho #ants illusions) and #ho there(ore seeks the means #hich $rin& illusions. 3 0e has looked on them) and (ound them #antin&. ! No# he seeks to &o $eyond them) reco&niAin& that another dream #ould o((er nothin& more than all the others. % Dreams are one to him. ' 3nd he has learned their only di((erence is one o( (orm) (or one #ill $rin& the same des,air and misery as do the rest. 8-1-%.'. The mind #hich means that all it #ants is ,eace must Coin #ith other minds) (or that is ho# ,eace is o$tained. 2 3nd #hen the #ish (or ,eace is &enuine) the means (or (indin& it is &i en) in a (orm each mind that seeks (or it in honesty can understand. 3 8hate er (orm the lesson takes is ,lanned (or him in such a #ay that he can not mistake it) i( his askin& is sincere. ! But i( he asks #ithout sincerity) there is no (orm in #hich the lesson #ill meet #ith acce,tance and $e truly learned. 8-1-%.*. ;et us today de ote our ,racticin& to reco&niAin& that #e really mean the #ords #e say. 2 8e #ant the ,eace o( 1od. 3 This is no

idle #ish. ! These #ords do not request another dream $e &i en us. % They do not ask (or com,romise) nor try to make another $ar&ain in the ho,e that there may yet $e one that can succeed #here all the rest ha e (ailed. ' To mean these #ords ackno#led&es illusions are in ain) requestin& the eternal in the ,lace o( shi(tin& dreams #hich seem to chan&e in #hat they o((er) $ut are one in nothin&ness. 8-1-%.-. Today de ote your ,ractice ,eriods to care(ul searchin& o( your mind) to (ind the dreams you cherish still. 2 8hat do you ask (or in your heartD 3 "or&et the #ords you use in makin& your requests. ! Consider $ut #hat you $elie e #ill com(ort you) and $rin& you ha,,iness. % But $e you not dismayed $y lin&erin& illusions) (or their (orm is not #hat matters no#. ' ;et not some dreams $e more acce,ta$le) reser in& shame and secrecy (or others. * They are one. 3nd $ein& one) one question should $e asked o( all o( them) 2Is this #hat I #ould ha e) in ,lace o( 0ea en and the ,eace o( 1odD2 8-1-%.:. This is the choice you make. 2 Be not decei ed that it is other#ise. 3 No com,romise is ,ossi$le in this. ! 7ou choose 1od+s ,eace) or you ha e asked (or dreams. % 3nd dreams #ill come as you requested them. ' 7et #ill 1od+s ,eace come Cust as certainly) and to remain #ith you (ore er. * It #ill not $e &one #ith e ery t#ist and turnin& o( the road) to rea,,ear) unreco&niAed) in (orms #hich shi(t and chan&e #ith e ery ste, you take. 8-1-%.1>.7ou #ant the ,eace o( 1od. 2 3nd so do all #ho seem to seek (or dreams. 3 "or them as #ell as (or yoursel() you ask $ut this #hen you make this request #ith dee, sincerity. ! "or thus you reach to #hat they really #ant) and Coin your o#n intent #ith #hat they seek a$o e all thin&s) ,erha,s unkno#n to them) $ut sure to you. % 7ou ha e $een #eak at times) uncertain in your ,ur,ose) and unsure o( #hat you #anted) #here to look (or it) and #here to turn (or hel, in the attem,t. ' 0el, has $een &i en you. * 3nd #ould you not a ail yoursel( o( it $y sharin& itD 8-1-%.11.No one #ho truly seeks the ,eace o( 1od can (ail to (ind it. 2 "or he merely asks that he decei e himsel( no lon&er $y denyin& to himsel( #hat is 1od+s 8ill. 3 8ho can remain unsatis(ied #ho asks (or #hat he has alreadyD ! 8ho could $e unans#ered #ho requests an ans#er #hich is his to &i eD % The ,eace o( 1od is yours. 8-1-%.12."or you #as ,eace created) &i en you $y its Creator) and esta$lished as 0is O#n eternal &i(t. 2 0o# can you (ail) #hen you $ut ask (or #hat 0e #ills (or youD 3 3nd ho# could your request $e limited to you aloneD ! No &i(t o( 1od can $e unshared. % It is this attri$ute that sets the &i(ts o( 1od a,art (rom e ery dream that e er seemed to take the ,lace o( truth.

8-1-%.13.No one can lose and e eryone must &ain #hene er any &i(t o( 1od has $een requested and recei ed $y anyone. 2 1od &i es $ut to unite. 3 To take a#ay is meanin&less to 0im. ! 3nd #hen it is as meanin&less to you) you can $e sure you share one 8ill #ith 0im) and 0e #ith you. % 3nd you #ill also kno# you share one 8ill #ith all your $rothers) #hose intent is yours. 8-1-%.1!.It is this one intent #e seek today) unitin& our desires #ith the need o( e ery heart) the call o( e ery mind) the ho,e that lies $eyond des,air) the lo e attack #ould hide) the $rotherhood that hate has sou&ht to se er) $ut #hich still remains as 1od created it. 2 8ith 0el, like this $eside us) can #e (ail today as #e request the ,eace o( 1od $e &i en usD LESSON 9:B. 5al ation o( the #orld de,ends on me. 8-1-'.1. 0ere is the statement that #ill one day take all arro&ance a#ay (rom e ery mind. 2 0ere is the thou&ht o( true humility) #hich holds no (unction as your o#n $ut that #hich has $een &i en you. 3 It o((ers your acce,tance o( a ,art assi&ned to you) #ithout insistin& on another role. ! It does not Cud&e your ,ro,er role. % It $ut ackno#led&es the 8ill o( 1od is done on earth as #ell as 0ea en. ' It unites all #ills on earth in 0ea en+s ,lan to sa e the #orld) restorin& it to 0ea en+s ,eace. 8-1-'.2. ;et us not (i&ht our (unction. 2 8e did not esta$lish it. 3 It is not our idea. ! The means are &i en us $y #hich it #ill $e ,er(ectly accom,lished. % 3ll that #e are asked to do is to acce,t our ,art in &enuine humility) and not deny #ith sel(-decei in& arro&ance that #e are #orthy. ' 8hat is &i en us to do) #e ha e the stren&th to do. * Our minds are suited ,er(ectly to take the ,art assi&ned to us $y One 8ho kno#s us #ell. 8-1-'.3. Today+s idea may seem quite so$erin&) until you see its meanin&. 2 3ll it says is that your "ather still remem$ers you) and o((ers you the ,er(ect trust 0e holds in you #ho are 0is 5on. 3 It does not ask that you $e di((erent in any #ay (rom #hat you are. ! 8hat could humility request $ut thisD % 3nd #hat could arro&ance deny $ut thisD ' Today #e #ill not shrink (rom our assi&nment on the s,ecious &rounds that modesty is outra&ed. * It is ,ride that #ould deny the Call (or 1od 0imsel(. 8-1-'.!. 3ll (alse humility #e lay aside today) that #e may listen to 1od+s 6oice re eal to us #hat 0e #ould ha e us do. 2 8e do not dou$t our adequacy (or the (unction 0e #ill o((er us. 3 8e #ill $e certain only

that 0e kno#s our stren&ths) our #isdom and our holiness. ! 3nd i( 0e deems us #orthy) so #e are. % It is $ut arro&ance that Cud&es other#ise. 8-1-'.%. There is one #ay) and only one) to $e released (rom the im,risonment your ,lan to ,ro e the (alse is true has $rou&ht to you. 2 3cce,t the ,lan you did not make instead. 3 Hud&e not your alue to it. ! I( 1od+s 6oice assures you that sal ation needs your ,art) and that the #hole de,ends on you) $e sure that it is so. % The arro&ant must clin& to #ords) a(raid to &o $eyond them to e/,erience #hich mi&ht a((ront their stance. ' 7et are the hum$le (ree to hear the 6oice #hich tells them #hat they are) and #hat to do. 8-1-'.'. 3rro&ance makes an ima&e o( yoursel( that is not real. 2 It is this ima&e #hich quails and retreats in terror) as the 6oice (or 1od assures you that you ha e the stren&th) the #isdom and the holiness to &o $eyond all ima&es. 3 7ou are not #eak) as is the ima&e o( yoursel(. ! 7ou are not i&norant and hel,less. % 5in can not tarnish the truth in you) and misery can come not near the holy home o( 1od. 8-1-'.*. 3ll this the 6oice (or 1od relates to you. 2 3nd as 0e s,eaks) the ima&e trem$les and seeks to attack the threat it does not kno#) sensin& its $asis crum$le. 3 ;et it &o. ! 5al ation o( the #orld de,ends on you) and not u,on this little ,ile o( dust. % 8hat can it tell the holy 5on o( 1odD ' 8hy need he $e concerned #ith it at allD 8-1-'.-. 3nd so #e (ind our ,eace. 2 8e #ill acce,t the (unction 1od has &i en us) (or all illusions rest u,on the #eird $elie( that #e can make another (or oursel es. 3 Our sel(-made roles are shi(tin&) and they seem to chan&e (rom mourner to ecstatic $liss o( lo e and lo in&. ! 8e can lau&h or #ee,) and &reet the day #ith #elcome or #ith tears. % Our ery $ein& seems to chan&e as #e e/,erience a thousand shi(ts in mood) and our emotions raise us hi&h indeed) or dash us to the &round in ho,elessness. 8-1-'.:. Is this the 5on o( 1odD 2 Could 0e create such insta$ility and call it 5onD 3 0e 8ho is chan&eless shares 0is attri$utes #ith 0is creation. ! 3ll the ima&es 0is 5on a,,ears to make ha e no e((ect on #hat he is. % They $lo# across his mind like #ind-s#e,t lea es that (orm a ,atternin& an instant) $reak a,art to &rou, a&ain) and scam,er o((. ' Or like mira&es seen a$o e a desert) risin& (rom the dust. 8-1-'.1>.These unsu$stantial ima&es #ill &o) and lea e your mind unclouded and serene) #hen you acce,t the (unction &i en you. 2 The ima&es you make &i e rise to $ut con(lictin& &oals) im,ermanent and a&ue) uncertain and am$i&uous. 3 8ho could $e constant in his e((orts) or direct his ener&ies and concentrated dri e to#ard &oals like theseD ! The (unctions #hich the #orld esteems are so uncertain that

they chan&e ten times an hour at their most secure. % 8hat ho,e o( &ain can rest on &oals like thisD 8-1-'.11.In lo ely contrast) certain as the sun+s return each mornin& to dis,el the ni&ht) your truly &i en (unction stands out clear and #holly unam$i&uous. 2 There is no dou$t o( its alidity. 3 It comes (rom One 8ho kno#s no error) and 0is 6oice is certain o( Its messa&es. ! They #ill not chan&e) nor $e in con(lict. % 3ll o( them ,oint to one &oal) and one you can attain. ' 7our ,lan may $e im,ossi$le) $ut 1od+s can ne er (ail $ecause 0e is its 5ource. 8-1-'.12.Do as 1od+s 6oice directs. 2 3nd i( It asks a thin& o( you #hich seems im,ossi$le) remem$er 8ho it is that asks) and #ho #ould make denial. 3 Then consider this9 #hich is more likely to $e ri&htD ! The 6oice that s,eaks (or the Creator o( all thin&s) 8ho kno#s all thin&s e/actly as they are) or a distorted ima&e o( yoursel() con(used) $e#ildered) inconsistent and unsure o( e erythin&D % ;et not its oice direct you. ' 0ear instead a certain 6oice) #hich tells you o( a (unction &i en you $y your Creator 8ho remem$ers you) and ur&es that you no# remem$er 0im. 8-1-'.13.0is &entle 6oice is callin& (rom the kno#n to the unkno#in&. 2 0e #ould com(ort you) althou&h 0e kno#s no sorro#. 3 0e #ould make a restitution) thou&h 0e is com,lete9 a &i(t to you) althou&h 0e kno#s that you ha e e erythin& already. ! 0e has Thou&hts #hich ans#er e ery need 0is 5on ,ercei es) althou&h 0e sees them not. % "or ;o e must &i e) and #hat is &i en in 0is Name takes on the (orm most use(ul in a #orld o( (orm. 8-1-'.1!.These are the (orms #hich ne er can decei e) $ecause they come (rom "ormlessness Itsel(. 2 "or&i eness is an earthly (orm o( lo e) #hich as it is in 0ea en has no (orm. 3 7et #hat is needed here is &i en here as it is needed. ! In this (orm you can (ul(ill your (unction e en here) althou&h #hat lo e #ill mean to you #hen (ormlessness has $een restored to you is &reater still. % 5al ation o( the #orld de,ends on you #ho can (or&i e. ' 5uch is your (unction here. LESSON 9:D. I $less the #orld $ecause I $less mysel(. 8-1-*.1. No one can &i e unless he has. 2 In (act) &i in& is ,roo( o( ha in&. 3 8e ha e made this ,oint $e(ore. ! 8hat seems to make it hard to credit is not this. % No one can dou$t that you must (irst ,ossess #hat you #ould &i e. ' It is the second ,hase on #hich the #orld and true ,erce,tion di((er. * 0a in& had and &i en) then the

#orld asserts that you ha e lost #hat you ,ossessed. - The truth maintains that &i in& #ill increase #hat you ,ossess. 8-1-*.2. 0o# is this ,ossi$leD 2 "or it is sure that i( you &i e a (inite thin& a#ay) your $ody+s eyes #ill not ,ercei e it yours. 3 7et #e ha e learned that thin&s $ut re,resent the thou&hts that make them. ! 3nd you do not lack (or ,roo( that #hen you &i e ideas a#ay) you stren&then them in your o#n mind. % ?erha,s the (orm in #hich the thou&ht seems to a,,ear is chan&ed in &i in&. ' 7et it must return to him #ho &i es. * Nor can the (orm it takes $e less acce,ta$le. - It must $e more. 8-1-*.3. Ideas must (irst $elon& to you) $e(ore you &i e them. 2 I( you are to sa e the #orld) you (irst acce,t sal ation (or yoursel(. 3 But you #ill not $elie e that this is done until you see the miracles it $rin&s to e eryone you look u,on. ! 0erein is the idea o( &i in& clari(ied and &i en meanin&. % No# you can ,ercei e that $y your &i in& is your store increased. 8-1-*.!. ?rotect all thin&s you alue $y the act o( &i in& them a#ay) and you are sure that you #ill ne er lose them. 2 8hat you thou&ht you did not ha e is there$y ,ro en yours. 3 7et alue not its (orm. ! "or this #ill chan&e and &ro# unreco&niAa$le in time) ho#e er much you try to kee, it sa(e. % No (orm endures. ' It is the thou&ht $ehind the (orm o( thin&s that li es unchan&ea$le. 8-1-*.%. 1i e &ladly. 2 7ou can only &ain there$y. 3 The thou&ht remains) and &ro#s in stren&th as it is rein(orced $y &i in&. ! Thou&hts e/tend as they are shared) (or they can not $e lost. % There is no &i er and recei er in the sense the #orld concei es o( them. ' There is a &i er #ho retains9 another #ho #ill &i e as #ell. * 3nd $oth must &ain in this e/chan&e) (or each #ill ha e the thou&ht in (orm most hel,(ul to him. - 8hat he seems to lose is al#ays somethin& he #ill alue less than #hat #ill surely $e returned to him. 8-1-*.'. Ne er (or&et you &i e $ut to yoursel(. 2 8ho understands #hat &i in& means must lau&h at the idea o( sacri(ice. 3 Nor can he (ail to reco&niAe the many (orms #hich sacri(ice may take. ! 0e lau&hs as #ell at ,ain and loss) at sickness and at &rie() at ,o erty) star ation and at death. % 0e reco&niAes sacri(ice remains the one idea that stands $ehind them all) and in his &entle lau&hter are they healed. 8-1-*.*. Illusion reco&niAed must disa,,ear. 2 3cce,t not su((erin&) and you remo e the thou&ht o( su((erin&. 3 7our $lessin& lies on e eryone #ho su((ers) #hen you choose to see all su((erin& as #hat it is. ! The thou&ht o( sacri(ice &i es rise to all the (orms that su((erin& a,,ears to take. % 3nd sacri(ice is an idea so mad that sanity dismisses it at once.

8-1-*.-. Ne er $elie e that you can sacri(ice. 2 There is no ,lace (or sacri(ice in #hat has any alue. 3 I( the thou&ht occurs) its ery ,resence ,ro es that error has arisen and correction must $e made. ! 7our $lessin& #ill correct it. % 1i en (irst to you) it no# is yours to &i e as #ell. ' No (orm o( sacri(ice and su((erin& can lon& endure $e(ore the (ace o( one #ho has (or&i en and has $lessed himsel(. 8-1-*.:. The lilies that your $rother o((ers you are laid u,on your altar) #ith the ones you o((er him $eside them. 2 8ho could (ear to look u,on such lo ely holinessD 3 The &reat illusion o( the (ear o( 1od diminishes to nothin&ness $e(ore the ,urity that you #ill look on here. ! Be not a(raid to look. % The $lessedness you #ill $ehold #ill take a#ay all thou&ht o( (orm) and lea e instead the ,er(ect &i(t (ore er there) (ore er to increase) (ore er yours) (ore er &i en a#ay. 8-1-*.1>.No# are #e one in thou&ht) (or (ear has &one. 2 3nd here) $e(ore the altar to one 1od) one "ather) one Creator and one Thou&ht) #e stand to&ether as one 5on o( 1od. 3 Not se,arate (rom 0im 8ho is our 5ource9 not distant (rom one $rother #ho is ,art o( our one 5el( 8hose innocence has Coined us all as one) #e stand in $lessedness) and &i e as #e recei e. ! The Name o( 1od is on our li,s. % 3nd as #e look #ithin) #e see the ,urity o( 0ea en shine in our re(lection o( our "ather+s ;o e. 8-1-*.11.No# are #e $lessed) and no# #e $less the #orld. 2 8hat #e ha e looked u,on #e #ould e/tend) (or #e #ould see it e ery#here. 3 8e #ould $ehold it shinin& #ith the &race o( 1od in e eryone. ! 8e #ould not ha e it $e #ithheld (rom anythin& #e look u,on. % 3nd to ensure this holy si&ht is ours) #e o((er it to e erythin& #e see. ' "or #here #e see it) it #ill $e returned to us in (orm o( lilies #e can lay u,on our altar) makin& it a home (or Innocence Itsel() 8ho d#ells in us and o((ers us 0is 0oliness as ours. LESSON 9::. The ,eace o( 1od is shinin& in me no#. 8-1--.1. 8hy #ait (or 0ea enD 2 Those #ho seek the li&ht are merely co erin& their eyes. 3 The li&ht is in them no#. ! @nli&htenment is $ut a reco&nition) not a chan&e at all. % ;i&ht is not o( the #orld) yet you #ho $ear the li&ht in you are alien here as #ell. ' The li&ht came #ith you (rom your nati e home) and stayed #ith you $ecause it is your o#n. * It is the only thin& you $rin& #ith you (rom 0im 8ho is your 5ource. - It shines in you $ecause it li&hts your home) and leads you $ack to #here it came (rom and you are at home.

8-1--.2. This li&ht can not $e lost. 2 8hy #ait to (ind it in the (uture) or $elie e it has $een lost already) or #as ne er thereD 3 It can so easily $e looked u,on that ar&uments #hich ,ro e it is not there $ecome ridiculous. ! 8ho can deny the ,resence o( #hat he $eholds in himD % It is not di((icult to look #ithin) (or there all ision starts. ' There is no si&ht) $e it o( dreams or (rom a truer 5ource) that is not $ut the shado# o( the seen throu&h in#ard ision. * There ,erce,tion starts) and there it ends. - It has no source $ut this. 8-1--.3. The ,eace o( 1od is shinin& in you no#) and (rom your heart e/tends around the #orld. 2 It ,auses to caress each li in& thin&) and lea es a $lessin& #ith it that remains (ore er and (ore er. 3 8hat it &i es must $e eternal. ! It remo es all thou&hts o( the e,hemeral and alueless. % It $rin&s rene#al to all tired hearts) and li&hts all ision as it ,asses $y. ' 3ll o( its &i(ts are &i en e eryone) and e eryone unites in &i in& thanks to you #ho &i e) and you #ho ha e recei ed. 8-1--.!. The shinin& in your mind reminds the #orld o( #hat it has (or&otten) and the #orld restores the memory to you as #ell. 2 "rom you sal ation radiates #ith &i(ts $eyond all measure) &i en and returned. 3 To you) the &i er o( the &i(t) does 1od 0imsel( &i e thanks. ! 3nd in 0is $lessin& does the li&ht in you shine $ri&hter) addin& to the &i(ts you ha e to o((er to the #orld. 8-1--.%. The ,eace o( 1od can ne er $e contained. 2 8ho reco&niAes it #ithin himsel( must &i e it. 3 3nd the means (or &i in& it are in his understandin&. ! 0e (or&i es $ecause he reco&niAed the truth in him. % The ,eace o( 1od is shinin& in you no#) and in all li in& thin&s. ' In quietness is it ackno#led&ed uni ersally. * "or #hat your in#ard ision looks u,on is your ,erce,tion o( the uni erse. 8-1--.'. 5it quietly and close your eyes. 2 The li&ht #ithin you is su((icient. 3 It alone has ,o#er to &i e the &i(t o( si&ht to you. ! @/clude the outer #orld) and let your thou&hts (ly to the ,eace #ithin. % They kno# the #ay. ' "or honest thou&hts) untainted $y the dream o( #orldly thin&s outside yoursel() $ecome the holy messen&ers o( 1od 0imsel(. 8-1--.*. These thou&hts you think #ith 0im. 2 They reco&niAe their home. 3 3nd they ,oint surely to their 5ource) 8here 1od the "ather and the 5on are One. ! 1od+s ,eace is shinin& on them) $ut they must remain #ith you as #ell) (or they #ere $orn #ithin your mind) as yours #as $orn in 1od+s. % They lead you $ack to ,eace) (rom #here they came $ut to remind you ho# you must return. 8-1--.-. They heed your "ather+s 6oice #hen you re(use to listen. 2 3nd they ur&e you &ently to acce,t 0is 8ord (or #hat you are) instead o( (antasies and shado#s. 3 They remind you that you are the co-

creator o( all thin&s that li e. ! "or as the ,eace o( 1od is shinin& in you) it must shine on them. 8-1--.:. 8e ,ractice comin& nearer to the li&ht in us today. 2 8e take our #anderin& thou&hts) and &ently $rin& them $ack to #here they (all in line #ith all the thou&hts #e share #ith 1od. 3 8e #ill not let them stray. ! 8e let the li&ht #ithin our minds direct them to come home. % 8e ha e $etrayed them) orderin& that they de,art (rom us. ' But no# #e call them $ack) and #ash them clean o( stran&e desires and disordered #ishes. * 8e restore to them the holiness o( their inheritance. 8-1--.1>.Thus are our minds restored #ith them) and #e ackno#led&e that the ,eace o( 1od still shines in us) and (rom us to all li in& thin&s that share our li(e. 2 8e #ill (or&i e them all) a$sol in& all the #orld (rom #hat #e thou&ht it did to us. 3 "or it is #e #ho make the #orld as #e #ould ha e it. ! No# #e choose that it $e innocent) de oid o( sin and o,en to sal ation. % 3nd #e lay our sa in& $lessin& on it) as #e say. ' The ,eace o( 1od is shinin& in me no#. * ;et all thin&s shine u,on me in that ,eace) 3nd let me $less them #ith the li&ht in me. LESSON 9:;. I (eel the ;o e o( 1od #ithin me no#. 8-1-:.1. There is a li&ht in you the #orld can not ,ercei e. 2 3nd #ith its eyes you #ill not see this li&ht) (or you are $linded $y the #orld. 3 7et you ha e eyes to see it. ! It is there (or you to look u,on. % It #as not ,laced in you to $e ke,t hidden (rom your si&ht. ' This li&ht is a re(lection o( the thou&ht #e ,ractice no#. * To (eel the ;o e o( 1od #ithin you is to see the #orld ane#) shinin& in innocence) ali e #ith ho,e) and $lessed #ith ,er(ect charity and lo e. 8-1-:.2. 8ho could (eel (ear in such a #orld as thisD 2 It #elcomes you) reCoices that you came) and sin&s your ,raises as it kee,s you sa(e (rom e ery (orm o( dan&er and o( ,ain. 3 It o((ers you a #arm and &entle home in #hich to stay a #hile. ! It $lesses you throu&hout the day) and #atches throu&h the ni&ht as silent &uardian o( your holy slee,. % It sees sal ation in you) and ,rotects the li&ht in you) in #hich it sees its o#n. ' It o((ers you its (lo#ers and its sno#) in thank(ulness (or your $ene olence. 8-1-:.3. This is the #orld the ;o e o( 1od re eals. 2 It is so di((erent (rom the #orld you see throu&h darkened eyes o( malice and o( (ear)

that one $elies the other. 3 Only one can $e ,ercei ed at all. ! The other one is #holly meanin&less. % 3 #orld in #hich (or&i eness shines on e erythin&) and ,eace o((ers its &entle li&ht to e eryone) is inconcei a$le to those #ho see a #orld o( hatred risin& (rom attack) ,oised to a en&e) to murder and destroy. 8-1-:.!. 7et is the #orld o( hatred equally unseen and inconcei a$le to those #ho (eel 1od+s ;o e in them. 2 Their #orld re(lects the quietness and ,eace that shines in them9 the &entleness and innocence they see surroundin& them9 the Coy #ith #hich they look out (rom the endless #ells o( Coy #ithin. 3 8hat they ha e (elt in them they look u,on) and see its sure re(lection e ery#here. 8-1-:.%. 8hat #ould you seeD 2 The choice is &i en you. 3 But learn and do not let your mind (or&et this la# o( seein&. 7ou #ill look u,on that #hich you (eel #ithin. ! I( hatred (inds a ,lace #ithin your heart) you #ill ,ercei e a (ear(ul #orld) held cruelly in death+s shar,-,ointed) $ony (in&ers. % I( you (eel the ;o e o( 1od #ithin you) you #ill look out on a #orld o( mercy and o( lo e. 8-1-:.'. Today #e ,ass illusions) as #e seek to reach to #hat is true in us) and (eel its all-em$racin& tenderness) its ;o e #hich kno#s us ,er(ect as itsel() its si&ht #hich is the &i(t its ;o e $esto#s on us. 2 8e learn the #ay today. 3 It is as sure as ;o e itsel() to #hich it carries us. ! "or its sim,licity a oids the snares the (oolish con olutions o( the #orld+s a,,arent reasonin& $ut ser e to hide. 8-1-:.*. 5im,ly do this. Be still) and lay aside all thou&hts o( #hat you are and #hat 1od is9 all conce,ts you ha e learned a$out the #orld9 all ima&es you hold a$out yoursel(. 2 @m,ty your mind o( e erythin& it thinks is either true or (alse) or &ood or $ad) o( e ery thou&ht it Cud&es #orthy) and all the ideas o( #hich it is ashamed. 3 0old onto nothin&. ! Do not $rin& #ith you one thou&ht the ,ast has tau&ht) nor one $elie( you e er learned $e(ore (rom anythin&. % "or&et this #orld) (or&et this course) and come #ith #holly em,ty hands unto your 1od. 8-1-:.-. Is it not 0e 8ho kno#s the #ay to youD 2 7ou need not kno# the #ay to 0im. 3 7our ,art is sim,ly to allo# all o$stacles that you ha e inter,osed $et#een the 5on and 1od the "ather to $e quietly remo ed (ore er. ! 1od #ill do 0is ,art in Coy(ul and immediate res,onse. % 3sk and recei e. ' But do not make demands) nor ,oint the road to 1od $y #hich 0e should a,,ear to you. * The #ay to reach 0im is merely to let 0im $e. - "or in that #ay is your reality ,roclaimed as #ell. 8-1-:.:. 3nd so today #e do not choose the #ay in #hich #e &o to 0im. 2 But #e do choose to let 0im come. 3 3nd #ith this choice #e rest. ! 3nd in our quiet hearts and o,en minds) 0is ;o e #ill $laAe its

,ath#ay o( itsel(. % 8hat has not $een denied is surely there) i( it $e true and can $e surely reached. ' 1od kno#s 0is 5on) and kno#s the #ay to him. * 0e does not need 0is 5on to sho# 0im ho# to (ind 0is #ay. - Throu&h e ery o,ened door 0is ;o e shines out#ard (rom its home #ithin) and li&htens u, the #orld in innocence. 8-1-:.1>. <"ather) #e do not kno# the #ay to 7ou. 2 But #e ha e called) and 7ou ha e ans#ered us. 3 8e #ill not inter(ere. ! 5al ation+s #ays are not our o#n) (or they $elon& to 7ou. % 3nd it is unto 7ou #e look (or them. ' Our hands are o,en to recei e 7our &i(ts. * 8e ha e no thou&hts #e think a,art (rom 7ou) and cherish no $elie(s o( #hat #e are) or 8ho created us. - 7ours is the #ay that #e #ould (ind and (ollo#. : 3nd #e ask $ut that 7our 8ill) #hich is our o#n as #ell) $e done in us and in the #orld) that it $ecome a ,art o( 0ea en no#. 1> 3men.= LESSON 9;=. I choose the Coy o( 1od instead o( ,ain. 8-1:>.1. ?ain is a #ron& ,ers,ecti e. 2 8hen it is e/,erienced in any (orm) it is a ,roo( o( sel(-dece,tion. 3 It is not a (act at all. ! There is no (orm it takes that #ill not disa,,ear i( seen ari&ht. % "or ,ain ,roclaims 1od cruel. ' 0o# could it $e real in any (ormD * It #itnesses to 1od the "ather+s hatred o( 0is 5on) the sin(ulness 0e sees in him) and 0is insane desire (or re en&e and death. 8-1:>.2. Can such ,roCections $e attested toD 2 Can they $e anythin& $ut #holly (alseD 3 ?ain is $ut #itness to the 5on+s mistakes in #hat he thinks he is. ! It is a dream o( (ierce retaliation (or a crime that could not $e committed9 (or attack on #hat is #holly unassaila$le. % It is a ni&htmare o( a$andonment $y an @ternal ;o e) #hich could not lea e the 5on #hom It created out o( lo e. 8-1:>.3. ?ain is a si&n illusions rei&n in ,lace o( truth. 2 It demonstrates 1od is denied) con(used #ith (ear) ,ercei ed as mad) and seen as traitor to 0imsel(. 3 I( 1od is real) there is no ,ain. ! I( ,ain is real) there is no 1od. % "or en&eance is not ,art o( lo e. ' 3nd (ear) denyin& lo e and usin& ,ain to ,ro e that 1od is dead) has sho#n that death is ictor o er li(e. * The $ody is the 5on o( 1od) corru,ti$le in death) as mortal as the "ather he has slain. 8-1:>.!. ?eace to such (oolishnessJ 2 The time has come to lau&h at such insane ideas. 3 There is no need to think o( them as sa a&e crimes) or secret sins #ith #ei&hty consequence. ! 8ho $ut a madman could concei e o( them as cause o( anythin&D % Their #itness) ,ain) is

mad as they) and no more to $e (eared than the insane illusions #hich it shields) and tries to demonstrate must still $e true. 8-1:>.%. It is your thou&hts alone that cause you ,ain. 2 Nothin& e/ternal to your mind can hurt or inCure you in any #ay. 3 There is no cause $eyond yoursel( that can reach do#n and $rin& o,,ression. ! No one $ut yoursel( a((ects you. % There is nothin& in the #orld that has the ,o#er to make you ill or sad) or #eak or (rail. ' But it is you #ho ha e the ,o#er to dominate all thin&s you see $y merely reco&niAin& #hat you are. * 3s you ,ercei e the harmlessness in them) they #ill acce,t your holy #ill as theirs. - 3nd #hat #as seen as (ear(ul no# $ecomes a source o( innocence and holiness. 8-1:>.'. 4y holy $rother) think o( this a#hile. The #orld you see does nothin&. 2 It has no e((ects at all. 3 It merely re,resents your thou&hts. ! 3nd it #ill chan&e entirely as you elect to chan&e your mind) and choose the Coy o( 1od as #hat you really #ant. % 7our 5el( is radiant in this holy Coy) unchan&ed) unchan&in& and unchan&ea$le) (ore er and (ore er. ' 3nd #ould you deny a little corner o( your mind its o#n inheritance) and kee, it as a hos,ital (or ,ain9 a sickly ,lace #here li in& thin&s must come at last to dieD 8-1:>.*. The #orld may seem to cause you ,ain. 2 3nd yet the #orld) as causeless) has no ,o#er to cause. 3 3s an e((ect) it cannot make e((ects. ! 3s an illusion) it is #hat you #ish. % 7our idle #ishes re,resent its ,ains. ' 7our stran&e desires $rin& it e il dreams. * 7our thou&hts o( death en elo, it in (ear) #hile in your kind (or&i eness does it li e. 8-1:>.-. ?ain is the thou&ht o( e il takin& (orm) and #orkin& ha oc in your holy mind. 2 ?ain is the ransom you ha e &ladly ,aid not to $e (ree. 3 In ,ain is 1od denied the 5on 0e lo es. ! In ,ain does (ear a,,ear to trium,h o er lo e) and time re,lace eternity and 0ea en. % 3nd the #orld $ecomes a cruel and a $itter ,lace) #here sorro# rules and little Coys &i e #ay $e(ore the onslau&ht o( the sa a&e ,ain that #aits to end all Coy in misery. 8-1:>.:. ;ay do#n your arms) and come #ithout de(ense into the quiet ,lace #here 0ea en+s ,eace holds all thin&s still at last. 2 ;ay do#n all thou&hts o( dan&er and o( (ear. 3 ;et no attack enter #ith you. ! ;ay do#n the cruel s#ord o( Cud&ment that you hold a&ainst your throat) and ,ut aside the #itherin& assaults #ith #hich you seek to hide your holiness. 8-1:>.1>.0ere #ill you understand there is no ,ain. 2 0ere does the Coy o( 1od $elon& to you. 3 This is the day #hen it is &i en you to realiAe the lesson that contains all o( sal ation+s ,o#er. ! It is this. ?ain is illusion9 Coy) reality. % ?ain is $ut slee,9 Coy is a#akenin&. ' ?ain is dece,tion9 Coy alone is truth.

8-1:>.11.3nd so a&ain #e make the only choice that e er can $e made9 #e choose $et#een illusions and the truth) or ,ain and Coy) or hell and 0ea en. 2 ;et our &ratitude unto our Teacher (ill our hearts) as #e are (ree to choose our Coy instead o( ,ain) our holiness in ,lace o( sin) the ,eace o( 1od instead o( con(lict) and the li&ht o( 0ea en (or the darkness o( the #orld. LESSON 9;9. I am the holy 5on o( 1od 0imsel(. 8-1:1.1. 0ere is your declaration o( release (rom $onda&e o( the #orld. 2 3nd here as #ell is all the #orld released. 3 7ou do not see #hat you ha e done $y &i in& to the #orld the role o( Cailer to the 5on o( 1od. ! 8hat could it $e $ut icious and a(raid) (ear(ul o( shado#s) ,uniti e and #ild) lackin& all reason) $lind) insane #ith hateD 8-1:1.2. 8hat ha e you done that this should $e your #orldD 2 8hat ha e you done that this is #hat you seeD 3 Deny your o#n Identity) and this is #hat remains. ! 7ou look on chaos and ,roclaim it is yoursel(. % There is no si&ht that (ails to #itness this to you. ' There is no sound that does not s,eak o( (railty #ithin you and #ithout9 no $reath you dra# that does not seem to $rin& you nearer death9 no ho,e you hold $ut #ill dissol e in tears. 8-1:1.3. Deny your o#n Identity) and you #ill not esca,e the madness #hich induced this #eird) unnatural and &hostly thou&ht that mocks creation and that lau&hs at 1od. 2 Deny your o#n Identity) and you assail the uni erse alone) #ithout a (riend) a tiny ,article o( dust a&ainst the le&ions o( your enemies. 3 Deny your o#n Identity) and look on e il) sin and death) and #atch des,air snatch (rom your (in&ers e ery scra, o( ho,e) lea in& you nothin& $ut the #ish to die. 8-1:1.!. 7et #hat is it e/ce,t a &ame you ,lay in #hich Identity can $e deniedD 2 7ou are as 1od created you. 3 3ll else $ut this one thin& is (olly to $elie e. ! In this one thou&ht is e eryone set (ree. % In this one truth are all illusions &one. ' In this one (act is sinlessness ,roclaimed to $e (ore er ,art o( e erythin&) the central core o( its e/istence and its &uarantee o( immortality. 8-1:1.%. But let today+s idea (ind a ,lace amon& your thou&hts and you ha e risen (ar a$o e the #orld) and all the #orldly thou&hts that hold it ,risoner. 2 3nd (rom this ,lace o( sa(ety and esca,e you #ill return and set it (ree. 3 "or he #ho can acce,t his true Identity is truly sa ed. ! 3nd his sal ation is the &i(t he &i es to e eryone) in &ratitude to 0im 8ho ,ointed out the #ay to ha,,iness that chan&ed his #hole ,ers,ecti e o( the #orld.

8-1:1.'. One holy thou&ht like this and you are (ree. 7ou are the holy 5on o( 1od 0imsel(. 2 3nd #ith this holy thou&ht you learn as #ell that you ha e (reed the #orld. 3 7ou ha e no need to use it cruelly) and then ,ercei e this sa a&e need in it. ! 7ou set it (ree o( your im,risonment. % 7ou #ill not see a de astatin& ima&e o( yoursel( #alkin& the #orld in terror) #ith the #orld t#istin& in a&ony $ecause your (ears ha e laid the mark o( death u,on its heart. 8-1:1.*. Be &lad today ho# ery easily is hell undone. 2 7ou need $ut tell yoursel(. 3 I am the holy 5on o( 1od 0imsel(. ! I cannot su((er) cannot $e in ,ain9 I cannot su((er loss) nor (ail to do all that sal ation asks. % 3nd in that thou&ht is e erythin& you look on #holly chan&ed. 8-1:1.-. 3 miracle has li&hted u, all dark and ancient ca erns) #here the rites o( death echoed since time $e&an. 2 "or time has lost its hold u,on the #orld. 3 The 5on o( 1od has come in &lory to redeem the lost) to sa e the hel,less) and to &i e the #orld the &i(t o( his (or&i eness. ! 8ho could see the #orld as dark and sin(ul) #hen 1od+s 5on has come a&ain at last to set it (reeD 8-1:1.:. 7ou #ho ,ercei e yoursel( as #eak and (rail) #ith (utile ho,es and de astated dreams) $orn $ut to die) to #ee, and su((er ,ain) hear this. 3ll ,o#er is &i en unto you in earth and 0ea en. 2 There is nothin& that you cannot do. 3 7ou ,lay the &ame o( death) o( $ein& hel,less) ,iti(ully tied to dissolution in a #orld #hich sho#s no mercy to you. ! 7et #hen you accord it mercy) #ill its mercy shine on you. 8-1:1.1>.Then let the 5on o( 1od a#aken (rom his slee,) and o,enin& his holy eyes) return a&ain to $less the #orld he made. 2 In error it $e&an) $ut it #ill end in the re(lection o( his holiness. 3 3nd he #ill slee, no more and dream o( death. ! Then Coin #ith me today. % 7our &lory is the li&ht that sa es the #orld. ' Do not #ithhold sal ation lon&er. * ;ook a$out the #orld) and see the su((erin& there. - Is not your heart #illin& to $rin& your #eary $rothers restD 8-1:1.11.They must a#ait your o#n release. 2 They stay in chains till you are (ree. 3 They cannot see the mercy o( the #orld until you (ind it in yoursel(. ! They su((er ,ain until you ha e denied its hold on you. % They die till you acce,t your o#n eternal li(e. ' 7ou are the holy 5on o( 1od 0imsel(. * Remem$er this) and all the #orld is (ree. - Remem$er this) and earth and 0ea en are one. LESSON 9;(.

I ha e a (unction 1od #ould ha e me (ill. 8-1:2.1. It is your "ather+s holy 8ill that you com,lete 0imsel() and that your 5el( shall $e 0is sacred 5on) (ore er ,ure as 0e) o( lo e created and in lo e ,reser ed) e/tendin& lo e) creatin& in its name) (ore er one #ith 1od and #ith your 5el(. 2 7et #hat can such a (unction mean #ithin a #orld o( en y) hatred and attackD 8-1:2.2. There(ore) you ha e a (unction in the #orld in its o#n terms. 2 "or #ho can understand a lan&ua&e (ar $eyond his sim,le &ras,D 3 "or&i eness re,resents your (unction here. ! It is not 1od+s creation) (or it is the means $y #hich untruth can $e undone. % 3nd #ho #ould ,ardon 0ea enD ' 7et on earth) you need the means to let illusions &o. * Creation merely #aits (or your return to $e ackno#led&ed) not to $e com,lete. 8-1:2.3. Creation cannot e en $e concei ed o( in the #orld. 2 It has no meanin& here. 3 "or&i eness is the closest it can come to earth. ! "or $ein& 0ea en-$orn) it has no (orm at all. % 7et 1od created One 8ho has the ,o#er to translate in (orm the #holly (ormless. ' 8hat 0e makes are dreams) $ut o( a kind so close to #akin& that the li&ht o( day already shines in them) and eyes already o,enin& $ehold the Coy(ul si&hts their o((erin&s contain. 8-1:2.!. "or&i eness &ently looks u,on all thin&s unkno#n in 0ea en) sees them disa,,ear) and lea es the #orld a clean and unmarked slate on #hich the 8ord o( 1od can no# re,lace the senseless sym$ols #ritten there $e(ore. 2 "or&i eness is the means $y #hich the (ear o( death is o ercome) $ecause it holds no (ierce attraction no# and &uilt is &one. 3 "or&i eness lets the $ody $e ,ercei ed as #hat it is9 a sim,le teachin& aid) to $e laid $y #hen learnin& is com,lete) $ut hardly chan&in& him #ho learns at all. 8-1:2.%. The mind #ithout the $ody cannot make mistakes. 2 It cannot think that it #ill die) nor $e the ,rey o( merciless attack. 3 3n&er $ecomes im,ossi$le) and #here is terror thenD ! 8hat (ears could still assail those #ho ha e lost the source o( all attack) the core o( an&uish and the seat o( (earD % Only (or&i eness can relie e the mind o( thinkin& that the $ody is its home. ' Only (or&i eness can restore the ,eace that 1od intended (or 0is holy 5on. * Only (or&i eness can ,ersuade the 5on to look a&ain u,on his holiness. 8-1:2.'. 8ith an&er &one) you #ill indeed ,ercei e that) (or Christ+s ision and the &i(t o( si&ht) no sacri(ice #as asked) and only ,ain #as li(ted (rom a sick and tortured mind. 2 Is this un#elcomeD 3 Is it to $e (earedD ! Or is it to $e ho,ed (or) met #ith thanks and Coyously acce,tedD % 8e are one) and there(ore &i e u, nothin&. ' But #e ha e indeed $een &i en e erythin& $y 1od.

8-1:2.*. 7et do #e need (or&i eness to ,ercei e that this is so. 2 8ithout its kindly li&ht #e &ro,e in darkness) usin& reason $ut to Custi(y our ra&e and our attack. 3 Our understandin& is so limited that #hat #e think #e understand is $ut con(usion $orn o( error. ! 8e are lost in mists o( shi(tin& dreams and (ear(ul thou&hts) our eyes shut ti&ht a&ainst the li&ht9 our minds en&a&ed in #orshi,,in& #hat is not there. 8-1:2.-. 8ho can $e $orn a&ain in Christ $ut him #ho has (or&i en e eryone he sees or thinks o( or ima&inesD 2 8ho could $e set (ree #hile he im,risons anyoneD 3 3 Cailer is not (ree) (or he is $ound to&ether #ith his ,risoner. ! 0e must $e sure that he does not esca,e) and so he s,ends his time in kee,in& #atch on him. % The $ars that limit him $ecome the #orld in #hich his Cailer li es) alon& #ith him. ' 3nd it is on his (reedom that the #ay to li$erty de,ends (or $oth o( them. 8-1:2.:. There(ore) hold no one ,risoner. 2 Release instead o( $ind) (or thus are you made (ree. 3 The #ay is sim,le. ! @ ery time you (eel a sta$ o( an&er) realiAe you hold a s#ord a$o e your head. % 3nd it #ill (all or $e a erted as you choose to $e condemned or (ree. ' Thus does each one #ho seems to tem,t you to $e an&ry re,resent your sa ior (rom the ,rison house o( death. * 3nd so you o#e him thanks instead o( ,ain. 8-1:2.1>.Be merci(ul today. 2 The 5on o( 1od deser es your mercy. 3 It is he #ho asks that you acce,t the #ay to (reedom no#. ! Deny him not. % 0is "ather+s ;o e (or him $elon&s to you. ' 7our (unction here on earth is only to (or&i e him) that you may acce,t him $ack as your Identity. * 0e is as 1od created him. - 3nd you are #hat he is. : "or&i e him no# his sins) and you #ill see that you are one #ith him. LESSON 9;?. 3ll thin&s are lessons 1od #ould ha e me learn. 8-1:3.1. 1od does not kno# o( learnin&. 2 7et 0is 8ill e/tends to #hat 0e does not understand) in that 0e #ills the ha,,iness 0is 5on inherited o( 0im $e undistur$ed9 eternal and (ore er &ainin& sco,e) eternally e/,andin& in the Coy o( (ull creation) and eternally o,en and #holly limitless in 0im. 3 That is 0is 8ill. ! 3nd thus 0is 8ill ,ro ides the means to &uarantee that it is done. 8-1:3.2. 1od sees no contradictions. 2 7et 0is 5on $elie es he sees them. 3 Thus he has a need (or One 8ho can correct his errin& si&ht) and &i e him ision that #ill lead him $ack to #here ,erce,tion ceases. ! 1od does not ,ercei e at all. % 7et it is 0e 8ho &i es the means $y #hich ,erce,tion is made true and $eauti(ul enou&h to let the li&ht o(

0ea en shine u,on it. ' It is 0e 8ho ans#ers #hat 0is 5on #ould contradict) and kee,s his sinlessness (ore er sa(e. 8-1:3.3. These are the lessons 1od #ould ha e you learn. 2 0is 8ill re(lects them all) and they re(lect 0is lo in& kindness to the 5on 0e lo es. 3 @ach lesson has a central thou&ht) the same in all o( them. ! The (orm alone is chan&ed) #ith di((erent circumstances and e ents9 #ith di((erent characters and di((erent themes) a,,arent $ut not real. % They are the same in (undamental content. ' It is this. * "or&i e) and you #ill see this di((erently. 8-1:3.!. Certain it is that all distress does not a,,ear to $e $ut un(or&i eness. 2 7et that is the content underneath the (orm. 3 It is this sameness #hich makes learnin& sure) $ecause the lesson is so sim,le that it cannot $e reCected in the end. ! No one can hide (ore er (rom a truth so ery o$ ious that it a,,ears in countless (orms) and yet is reco&niAed as easily in all o( them) i( one $ut #ants to see the sim,le lesson there. 8-1:3.%. <"or&i e) and you #ill see this di((erently.= 2 These are the #ords the 0oly 5,irit s,eaks in all your tri$ulations) all your ,ain) all su((erin& re&ardless o( its (orm. 3 These are the #ords #ith #hich tem,tation ends) and &uilt) a$andoned) is re ered no more. ! These are the #ords #hich end the dream o( sin) and rid the mind o( (ear. % These are the #ords $y #hich sal ation comes to all the #orld. 8-1:3.'. 5hall #e not learn to say these #ords #hen #e are tem,ted to $elie e that ,ain is real) and death $ecomes our choice instead o( li(eD 2 5hall #e not learn to say these #ords #hen #e ha e understood their ,o#er to release all minds (rom $onda&eD 3 These are #ords #hich &i e you ,o#er o er all e ents that seem to ha e $een &i en ,o#er o er you. ! 7ou see them ri&htly #hen you hold these #ords in (ull a#areness) and do not (or&et these #ords a,,ly to e erythin& you see or any $rother looks u,on amiss. 8-1:3.*. 0o# can you tell #hen you are seein& #ron&) or someone else is (ailin& to ,ercei e the lesson he should learnD 2 Does ,ain seem real in the ,erce,tionD 3 I( it does) $e sure the lesson is not learned. ! 3nd there remains an un(or&i eness hidin& in the mind that sees the ,ain throu&h eyes the mind directs. 8-1:3.-. 1od #ould not ha e you su((er thus. 2 0e #ould hel, you (or&i e yoursel(. 3 0is 5on does not remem$er #ho he is. ! 3nd 1od #ould ha e him not (or&et 0is ;o e) and all the &i(ts 0is ;o e $rin&s #ith it. % 8ould you no# renounce your o#n sal ationD ' 8ould you (ail

to learn the sim,le lessons 0ea en+s Teacher sets $e(ore you) that all ,ain may disa,,ear and 1od may $e remem$ered $y 0is 5onD 8-1:3.:. 3ll thin&s are lessons 1od #ould ha e you learn. 2 0e #ould not lea e an un(or&i in& thou&ht #ithout correction) nor one thorn or nail to hurt 0is holy 5on in any #ay. 3 0e #ould ensure his holy rest remain untrou$led and serene) #ithout a care) in an eternal home #hich cares (or him. ! 3nd 0e #ould ha e all tears $e #i,ed a#ay) #ith none remainin& yet unshed) and none $ut #aitin& their a,,ointed time to (all. % "or 1od has #illed that lau&hter should re,lace each one) and that 0is 5on $e (ree a&ain. 8-1:3.1>.8e #ill attem,t today to o ercome a thousand seemin& o$stacles to ,eace in Cust one day. 2 ;et mercy come to you more quickly. 3 Do not try to hold it o(( another day) another minute or another instant. ! Time #as made (or this. % Use it today (or #hat its ,ur,ose is. ' 4ornin& and ni&ht) de ote #hat time you can to ser e its ,ro,er aim) and do not let the time $e less than meets your dee,est need. 8-1:3.11.1i e all you can) and &i e a little more. 2 "or no# #e #ould arise in haste and &o unto our "ather+s house. 3 8e ha e $een &one too lon&) and #e #ould lin&er here no more. ! 3nd as #e ,ractice) let us think a$out all thin&s #e sa ed to settle $y oursel es) and ke,t a,art (rom healin&. % ;et us &i e them all to 0im 8ho kno#s the #ay to look u,on them so that they #ill disa,,ear. ' Truth is 0is messa&e9 truth 0is teachin& is. * 0is are the lessons 1od #ould ha e us learn. 8-1:3.12.@ach hour) s,end a little time today) and in the days to come) in ,racticin& the lesson in (or&i eness in the (orm esta$lished (or the day. 2 3nd try to &i e it a,,lication to the ha,,enin&s the hour $rou&ht) so that the ne/t one is (ree o( the one $e(ore. 3 The chains o( time are easily unloosened in this #ay. ! ;et no one hour cast its shado# on the one that (ollo#s) and #hen that one &oes) let e erythin& that ha,,ened in its course &o #ith it. % Thus #ill you remain un$ound) in ,eace eternal in the #orld o( time. 8-1:3.13.This is the lesson 1od #ould ha e you learn. There is a #ay to look on e erythin& that lets it $e to you another ste, to 0im) and to sal ation o( the #orld. 2 To all that s,eaks o( terror) ans#er thus. 3 I #ill (or&i e) and this #ill disa,,ear. ! To e ery a,,rehension) e ery care and e ery (orm o( su((erin&) re,eat these sel(same #ords. % 3nd then you hold the key that o,ens 0ea en+s &ate) and $rin&s the ;o e o( 1od the "ather do#n to earth at last) to raise it u, to 0ea en. ' 1od #ill take this (inal ste, 0imsel(. * Do not deny the little ste,s 0e asks you take to 0im.

LESSON 9;@. I ,lace the (uture in the 0ands o( 1od. 8-1:!.1. Today+s idea takes another ste, to#ard quick sal ation) and a &iant stride it is indeedJ 2 5o &reat the distance is that it encom,asses) it sets you do#n Cust short o( 0ea en) #ith the &oal in si&ht and o$stacles $ehind. 3 7our (oot has reached the la#ns that #elcome you to 0ea en+s &ate9 the quiet ,lace o( ,eace) #here you a#ait #ith certainty the (inal ste, o( 1od. ! 0o# (ar are #e ,ro&ressin& no# (rom earthJ % 0o# close are #e a,,roachin& to our &oalJ ' 0o# short the Courney still to $e ,ursuedJ 8-1:!.2. 3cce,t today+s idea) and you ha e ,assed all an/iety) all ,its o( hell) all $lackness o( de,ression) thou&hts o( sin) and de astation $rou&ht a$out $y &uilt. 2 3cce,t today+s idea) and you ha e released the #orld (rom all im,risonment $y loosenin& the hea y chains that locked the door to (reedom on it. 3 7ou are sa ed) and your sal ation thus $ecomes the &i(t you &i e the #orld) $ecause you ha e recei ed. 8-1:!.3. In no one instant is de,ression (elt) or ,ain e/,erienced or loss ,ercei ed. 2 In no one instant sorro# can $e set u,on a throne) and #orshi,,ed (aith(ully. 3 In no one instant can one e en die. ! 3nd so each instant &i en unto 1od in ,assin&) #ith the ne/t one &i en 0im already) is a time o( your release (rom sadness) ,ain and e en death itsel(. 8-1:!.!. 1od holds your (uture as 0e holds your ,ast and ,resent. 2 They are one to 0im) and so they should $e one to you. 3 7et in this #orld) the tem,oral ,ro&ression still seems real. ! 3nd so you are not asked to understand the lack o( sequence really (ound in time. % 7ou are $ut asked to let the (uture &o) and ,lace it in 1od+s 0ands. ' 3nd you #ill see $y your e/,erience that you ha e laid the ,ast and ,resent in 0is 0ands as #ell) $ecause the ,ast #ill ,unish you no more) and (uture dread #ill no# $e meanin&less. 8-1:!.%. Release the (uture. 2 "or the ,ast is &one) and #hat is ,resent) (reed (rom its $equest o( &rie( and misery) o( ,ain and loss) $ecomes the instant in #hich time esca,es the $onda&e o( illusions #here it runs its ,itiless) ine ita$le course. 3 Then is each instant #hich #as sla e to time trans(ormed into a holy instant) #hen the li&ht that #as ke,t hidden in 1od+s 5on is (reed to $less the #orld. ! No# is he (ree) and all his &lory shines u,on a #orld made (ree #ith him) to share his holiness. 8-1:!.'. I( you can see the lesson (or today as the deli erance it really is) you #ill not hesitate to &i e as much consistent e((ort as you

can) to make it $e a ,art o( you. 2 3s it $ecomes a thou&ht that rules your mind) a ha$it in your ,ro$lem-sol in& re,ertoire) a #ay o( quick reaction to tem,tation) you e/tend your learnin& to the #orld. 3 3nd as you learn to see sal ation in all thin&s) so #ill the #orld ,ercei e that it is sa ed. 8-1:!.*. 8hat #orry can $eset the one #ho &i es his (uture to the lo in& 0ands o( 1odD 2 8hat can he su((erD 3 8hat can cause him ,ain) or $rin& e/,erience o( loss to himD ! 8hat can he (earD % 3nd #hat can he re&ard e/ce,t #ith lo eD ' "or he #ho has esca,ed all (ear o( (uture ,ain has (ound his #ay to ,resent ,eace) and certainty o( care the #orld can ne er threaten. * 0e is sure that his ,erce,tion may $e (aulty) $ut #ill ne er lack correction. - 0e is (ree to choose a&ain #hen he has $een decei ed9 to chan&e his mind #hen he has made mistakes. 8-1:!.-. ?lace) then) your (uture in the 0ands o( 1od. 2 "or thus you call the memory o( 0im to come a&ain) re,lacin& all your thou&hts o( sin and e il #ith the truth o( lo e. 3 Think you the #orld could (ail to &ain there$y) and e ery li in& creature not res,ond #ith healed ,erce,tionD ! 8ho entrusts himsel( to 1od has also ,laced the #orld #ithin the 0ands to #hich he has himsel( a,,ealed (or com(ort and security. % 0e lays aside the sick illusions o( the #orld alon& #ith his) and o((ers ,eace to $oth. 8-1:!.:. No# are #e sa ed indeed. 2 "or in 1od+s 0ands #e rest untrou$led) sure that only &ood can come to us. 3 I( #e (or&et) #e #ill $e &ently reassured. ! I( #e acce,t an un(or&i in& thou&ht) it #ill $e soon re,laced $y lo e+s re(lection. % 3nd i( #e are tem,ted to attack) #e #ill a,,eal to 0im 8ho &uards our rest to make the choice (or us that lea es tem,tation (ar $ehind. ' No lon&er is the #orld our enemy) (or #e ha e chosen that #e $e its (riend. LESSON 9;A. ;o e is the #ay I #alk in &ratitude. 8-1:%.1. 1ratitude is a lesson hard to learn (or those #ho look u,on the #orld amiss. 2 The most that they can do is see themsel es as $etter o(( than others. 3 3nd they try to $e content $ecause another seems to su((er more than they. ! 0o# ,iti(ul and de,recatin& are such thou&htsJ % "or #ho has cause (or thanks #hile others ha e less causeD ' 3nd #ho could su((er less $ecause he sees another su((er moreD * 7our &ratitude is due to 0im alone 8ho made all cause o( sorro# disa,,ear throu&hout the #orld.

8-1:%.2. It is insane to o((er thanks $ecause o( su((erin&. 2 But it is equally insane to (ail in &ratitude to One 8ho o((ers you the certain means #here$y all ,ain is healed) and su((erin& re,laced #ith lau&hter and #ith ha,,iness. 3 Nor could the e en ,artly sane re(use to take the ste,s #hich 0e directs) and (ollo# in the #ay 0e sets $e(ore them) to esca,e a ,rison that they thou&ht contained no door to the deli erance they no# ,ercei e. 8-1:%.3. 7our $rother is your 2enemy2 $ecause you see in him the ri al (or your ,eace9 a ,lunderer #ho takes his Coy (rom you) and lea es you nothin& $ut a $lack des,air so $itter and relentless that there is no ho,e remainin&. 2 No# is en&eance all there is to #ish (or. 3 No# can you $ut try to $rin& him do#n to lie in death #ith you) as useless as yoursel(9 as little le(t #ithin his &ras,in& (in&ers as in yours. 8-1:%.!. 7ou do not o((er 1od your &ratitude $ecause your $rother is more sla e than you) nor could you sanely $e enra&ed i( he seems (reer. 2 ;o e makes no com,arisons. 3 3nd &ratitude can only $e sincere i( it $e Coined to lo e. ! 8e o((er thanks to 1od our "ather that in us all thin&s #ill (ind their (reedom. % It #ill ne er $e that some are loosed #hile others still are $ound. ' "or #ho can $ar&ain in the name o( lo eD 8-1:%.%. There(ore &i e thanks) $ut in sincerity. 2 3nd let your &ratitude make room (or all #ho #ill esca,e #ith you9 the sick) the #eak) the needy and a(raid) and those #ho mourn a seemin& loss or (eel a,,arent ,ain) #ho su((er cold or hun&er) or #ho #alk the #ay o( hatred and the ,ath o( death. 3 3ll these &o #ith you. ! ;et us not com,are oursel es #ith them) (or thus #e s,lit them o(( (rom our a#areness o( the unity #e share #ith them) as they must share #ith us. 8-1:%.'. 8e thank our "ather (or one thin& alone9 that #e are se,arate (rom no li in& thin&) and there(ore one #ith 0im. 2 3nd #e reCoice that no e/ce,tions e er can $e made #hich #ould reduce our #holeness) nor im,air or chan&e our (unction to com,lete the One 8ho is 0imsel( com,letion. 3 8e &i e thanks (or e ery li in& thin&) (or other#ise #e o((er thanks (or nothin&) and #e (ail to reco&niAe the &i(ts o( 1od to us. 8-1:%.*. Then let our $rothers lean their tired heads a&ainst our shoulders as they rest a #hile. 2 8e o((er thanks (or them. 3 "or i( #e can direct them to the ,eace that #e #ould (ind) the #ay is o,enin& at last to us. ! 3n ancient door is s#in&in& (ree a&ain9 a lon& (or&otten 8ord re-echoes in our memory) and &athers clarity as #e are #illin& once a&ain to hear. 8-1:%.-. 8alk) then) in &ratitude the #ay o( lo e. 2 "or hatred is (or&otten #hen #e lay com,arisons aside. 3 8hat more remains as

o$stacles to ,eaceD ! The (ear o( 1od is no# undone at last) and #e (or&i e #ithout com,arin&. % Thus #e cannot choose to o erlook some thin&s) and yet retain some other thin&s still locked a#ay as 2sins.2 ' 8hen your (or&i eness is com,lete you #ill ha e total &ratitude) (or you #ill see that e erythin& has earned the ri&ht to lo e $y $ein& lo in&) e en as your 5el(. 8-1:%.:. Today #e learn to think o( &ratitude in ,lace o( an&er) malice and re en&e. 2 8e ha e $een &i en e erythin&. 3 I( #e re(use to reco&niAe it) #e are not entitled there(ore to our $itterness) and to a sel(-,erce,tion #hich re&ards us in a ,lace o( merciless ,ursuit) #here #e are $ad&ered ceaselessly) and ,ushed a$out #ithout a thou&ht or care (or us or (or our (uture. ! 1ratitude $ecomes the sin&le thou&ht #e su$stitute (or these insane ,erce,tions. % 1od has cared (or us) and calls us 5on. ' Can there $e more than thisD 8-1:%.1>.Our &ratitude #ill ,a e the #ay to 0im) and shorten our learnin& time $y more than you could e er dream o(. 2 1ratitude &oes hand in hand #ith lo e) and #here one is the other must $e (ound. 3 "or &ratitude is $ut an as,ect o( the ;o e #hich is the 5ource o( all creation. ! 1od &i es thanks to you) 0is 5on) (or $ein& #hat you are9 0is O#n com,letion and the 5ource o( lo e) alon& #ith 0im. % 7our &ratitude to 0im is one #ith 0is to you. ' "or lo e can #alk no road e/ce,t the #ay o( &ratitude) and thus #e &o #ho #alk the #ay to 1od. LESSON 9;B. It can $e $ut mysel( I cruci(y. 8-1:'.1. 8hen this is (irmly understood and ke,t in (ull a#areness) you #ill not attem,t to harm yoursel() nor make your $ody sla e to en&eance. 2 7ou #ill not attack yoursel() and you #ill realiAe that to attack another is $ut to attack yoursel(. 3 7ou #ill $e (ree o( the insane $elie( that to attack a $rother sa es yoursel(. ! 3nd you #ill understand his sa(ety is your o#n) and in his healin& you are healed. 8-1:'.2. ?erha,s at (irst you #ill not understand ho# mercy) limitless and #ith all thin&s held in its sure ,rotection) can $e (ound in the idea #e ,ractice (or today. 2 It may) in (act) a,,ear to $e a si&n that ,unishment can ne er $e esca,ed $ecause the e&o) under #hat it sees as threat) is quick to cite the truth to sa e its lies. 3 7et must it (ail to understand the truth it uses thus. ! But you can learn to see these (oolish a,,lications) and deny the meanin& they a,,ear to ha e. 8-1:'.3. Thus do you also teach your mind that you are not an e&o. 2 "or the #ays in #hich the e&o #ould distort the truth #ill not decei e you lon&er. 3 7ou #ill not $elie e you are a $ody to $e cruci(ied. ! 3nd

you #ill see #ithin today+s idea the li&ht o( resurrection) lookin& ,ast all thou&hts o( cruci(i/ion and o( death) to thou&hts o( li$eration and o( li(e. 8-1:'.!. Today+s idea is one ste, #e take in leadin& us (rom $onda&e to the state o( ,er(ect (reedom. 2 ;et us take this ste, today) that #e may quickly &o the #ay sal ation sho#s us) takin& e ery ste, in its a,,ointed sequence) as the mind relinquishes its $urdens one $y one. 3 It is not time #e need (or this. ! It is $ut #illin&ness. % "or #hat #ould seem to need a thousand years can easily $e done in Cust one instant $y the &race o( 1od. 8-1:'.%. The dreary) ho,eless thou&ht that you can make attacks on others and esca,e yoursel( has nailed you to the cross. 2 ?erha,s it seemed to $e sal ation. 3 7et it merely stood (or the $elie( the (ear o( 1od is real. ! 3nd #hat is that $ut hellD % 8ho could $elie e his "ather is his deadly enemy) se,arate (rom him) and #aitin& to destroy his li(e and $lot him (rom the uni erse) #ithout the (ear o( hell u,on his heartD 8-1:'.'. 5uch is the (orm o( madness you $elie e) i( you acce,t the (ear(ul thou&ht you can attack another and $e (ree yoursel(. 2 Until this (orm is chan&ed) there is no ho,e. 3 Until you see that this) at least) must $e entirely im,ossi$le) ho# could there $e esca,eD ! The (ear o( 1od is real to anyone #ho thinks this thou&ht is true. % 3nd he #ill not ,ercei e its (oolishness) or e en see that it is there) so that it #ould $e ,ossi$le to question it. 8-1:'.*. To question it at all) its (orm must (irst $e chan&ed at least as much as #ill ,ermit (ear o( retaliation to a$ate) and the res,onsi$ility returned to some e/tent to you. 2 "rom there you can at least consider i( you #ant to &o alon& this ,ain(ul ,ath. 3 Until this shi(t has $een accom,lished) you can not ,ercei e that it is $ut your thou&hts that $rin& you (ear) and your deli erance de,ends on you. 8-1:'.-. Our ne/t ste,s #ill $e easy) i( you take this one today. 2 "rom there #e &o ahead quite ra,idly. 3 "or once you understand it is im,ossi$le that you $e hurt e/ce,t $y your o#n thou&hts) the (ear o( 1od must disa,,ear. ! 7ou cannot then $elie e that (ear is caused #ithout. % 3nd 1od) 8hom you had thou&ht to $anish) can $e #elcomed $ack #ithin the holy mind 0e ne er le(t. 8-1:'.:. 5al ation+s son& can certainly $e heard in the idea #e ,ractice (or today. 2 I( it can $ut $e you you cruci(y) you did not hurt the #orld) and need not (ear its en&eance and ,ursuit. 3 Nor need you hide in terror (rom the deadly (ear o( 1od ,roCection hides $ehind. ! The thin& you dread the most is your sal ation. % 7ou are stron&) and it is stren&th you #ant. ' 3nd you are (ree) and &lad o( (reedom. * 7ou ha e sou&ht to $e $oth #eak and $ound) $ecause you (eared your stren&th and (reedom. - 7et sal ation lies in them.

8-1:'.1>.There is an instant in #hich terror seems to &ri, your mind so #holly that esca,e a,,ears quite ho,eless. 2 8hen you realiAe) once and (or all) that it is you you (ear) the mind ,ercei es itsel( as s,lit. 3 3nd this had $een concealed #hile you $elie ed attack could $e directed out#ard) and returned (rom outside to #ithin. ! It seemed to $e an enemy outside you had to (ear. % 3nd thus a &od outside yoursel( $ecame your mortal enemy9 the source o( (ear. 8-1:'.11.No#) (or an instant) is a murderer ,ercei ed #ithin you) ea&er (or your death) intent on ,lottin& ,unishment (or you until the time #hen it can kill at last. 2 7et in this instant is the time as #ell in #hich sal ation comes. 3 "or (ear o( 1od has disa,,eared. ! 3nd you can call on 0im to sa e you (rom illusions $y 0is ;o e) callin& 0im "ather and yoursel( 0is 5on. % ?ray that the instant may $e soon)K today. ' 5te, $ack (rom (ear) and make ad ance to lo e. 8-1:'.12.There is no Thou&ht o( 1od that does not &o #ith you to hel, you reach that instant) and to &o $eyond it quickly) surely and (ore er. 2 8hen the (ear o( 1od is &one) there are no o$stacles that still remain $et#een you and the holy ,eace o( 1od. 3 0o# kind and merci(ul is the idea #e ,racticeJ ! 1i e it #elcome) as you should) (or it is your release. % It is indeed $ut you your mind can try to cruci(y. ' 7et your redem,tion) too) #ill come (rom you. LESSON 9;D. It can $e $ut my &ratitude I earn. 8-1:*.1. 0ere is the second ste, #e take to (ree your mind (rom the $elie( in outside (orce ,itted a&ainst your o#n. 2 7ou make attem,ts at kindness and (or&i eness. 3 7et you turn them to attack a&ain) unless you (ind e/ternal &ratitude and la ish thanks. ! 7our &i(ts must $e recei ed #ith honor) lest they $e #ithdra#n. % 3nd so you think 1od+s &i(ts are loans at $est9 at #orst) dece,tions #hich #ould cheat you o( de(enses) to ensure that #hen 0e strikes 0e #ill not (ail to kill. 8-1:*.2. 0o# easily are 1od and &uilt con(used $y those #ho kno# not #hat their thou&hts can do. 2 Deny your stren&th) and #eakness must $ecome sal ation to you. 3 5ee yoursel( as $ound) and $ars $ecome your home. ! Nor #ill you lea e the ,rison house) or claim your stren&th) until &uilt and sal ation are not seen as one) and (reedom and sal ation are ,ercei ed as Coined) #ith stren&th $eside them) to $e sou&ht and claimed) and (ound and (ully reco&niAed. 8-1:*.3. The #orld must thank you #hen you o((er it release (rom your illusions. 2 7et your thanks $elon& to you as #ell) (or its release can only mirror yours. 3 7our &ratitude is all your &i(ts require) that

they $e a lastin& o((erin& o( a thank(ul heart) released (rom hell (ore er. ! Is it this you #ould undo $y takin& $ack your &i(ts) $ecause they #ere not honoredD % It is you #ho honor them and &i e them (ittin& thanks) (or it is you #ho ha e recei ed the &i(ts. 8-1:*.!. It does not matter i( another thinks your &i(ts un#orthy. 2 In his mind there is a ,art that Coins #ith yours in thankin& you. 3 It does not matter i( your &i(ts seem lost and ine((ectual. ! They are recei ed #here they are &i en. % In your &ratitude are they acce,ted uni ersally) and thank(ully ackno#led&ed $y the 0eart o( 1od 0imsel(. ' 3nd #ould you take them $ack) #hen 0e has &rate(ully acce,ted themD 8-1:*.%. 1od $lesses e ery &i(t you &i e to 0im) and e ery &i(t is &i en 0im) $ecause it can $e &i en only to yoursel(. 2 3nd #hat $elon&s to 1od must $e 0is O#n. 3 7et you #ill ne er realiAe 0is &i(ts are sure) eternal) chan&eless) limitless) (ore er &i in& out) e/tendin& lo e and addin& to your ne er-endin& Coy #hile you (or&i e $ut to attack a&ain. 8-1:*.'. 8ithdra# the &i(ts you &i e) and you #ill think that #hat is &i en you has $een #ithdra#n. 2 But learn to let (or&i eness take a#ay the sins you think you see outside yoursel() and you can ne er think the &i(ts o( 1od are lent $ut (or a little #hile) $e(ore 0e snatches them a#ay a&ain in death. 3 "or death #ill ha e no meanin& (or you then. 8-1:*.*. 3nd #ith the end o( this $elie( is (ear (ore er o er. 2 Thank your 5el( (or this) (or 0e is &rate(ul only unto 1od) and 0e &i es thanks (or you unto 0imsel(. 3 To e eryone #ho li es #ill Christ yet come) (or e eryone must li e and mo e in 0im. ! 0is Bein& in 0is "ather is secure) $ecause Their 8ill is One. % Their &ratitude to all They ha e created has no end) (or &ratitude remains a ,art o( lo e. 8-1:*.-. Thanks $e to you) the holy 5on o( 1od. 2 "or as you #ere created) you contain all thin&s #ithin your 5el(. 3 3nd you are still as 1od created you. ! Nor can you dim the li&ht o( your ,er(ection. % In your heart the 0eart o( 1od is laid. ' 0e holds you dear) $ecause you are 0imsel(. * 3ll &ratitude $elon&s to you) $ecause o( #hat you are. 8-1:*.:. 1i e thanks as you recei e it. 2 Be you (ree o( all in&ratitude to anyone #ho makes your 5el( com,lete. 3 3nd (rom this 5el( is no one le(t outside. ! 1i e thanks (or all the countless channels #hich e/tend this 5el(. % 3ll that you do is &i en unto 0im. ' 3ll that you think can only $e 0is Thou&hts) sharin& #ith 0im the holy Thou&hts o( 1od. * @arn no# the &ratitude you ha e denied yoursel( #hen you (or&ot the (unction 1od has &i en you. - But ne er think that 0e has e er ceased to o((er thanks to you.

LESSON 9;:. Only my condemnation inCures me. 8-1:-.1. InCury is im,ossi$le. 2 3nd yet illusion makes illusion. 3 I( you can condemn) you can $e inCured. ! "or you ha e $elie ed that you can inCure) and the ri&ht you ha e esta$lished (or yoursel( can $e no# used a&ainst you) till you lay it do#n as alueless) un#anted and unreal. % Then does illusion cease to ha e e((ects) and those it seemed to ha e #ill $e undone. ' Then are you (ree) (or (reedom is your &i(t) and you can no# recei e the &i(t you &a e. 8-1:-.2. Condemn and you are made a ,risoner. 2 "or&i e and you are (reed. 3 5uch is the la# that rules ,erce,tion. ! It is not a la# that kno#led&e understands) (or (reedom is a ,art o( kno#led&e. % To condemn is thus im,ossi$le in truth. ' 8hat seems to $e its in(luence and its e((ects ha e not occurred at all. * 7et must #e deal #ith them a #hile as i( they had. - Illusion makes illusion. : @/ce,t one. 1> "or&i eness is illusion that is ans#er to the rest. 8-1:-.3. "or&i eness s#ee,s all other dreams a#ay) and thou&h it is itsel( a dream) it $reeds no others. 2 3ll illusions sa e this one must multi,ly a thousand(old. 3 But this is #here illusions end. ! "or&i eness is the end o( dreams) $ecause it is a dream o( #akin&. % It is not itsel( the truth. ' 7et does it ,oint to #here the truth must $e) and &i es direction #ith the certainty o( 1od 0imsel(. * It is a dream in #hich the 5on o( 1od a#akens to his 5el( and to his "ather) kno#in& They are One. 8-1:-.!. "or&i eness is the only road that leads out o( disaster) ,ast all su((erin&) and (inally a#ay (rom death. 2 0o# could there $e another #ay) #hen this one is the ,lan o( 1od 0imsel(D 3 3nd #hy #ould you o,,ose it) quarrel #ith it) seek to (ind a thousand #ays in #hich it must $e #ron&9 a thousand other ,ossi$ilitiesD 8-1:-.%. Is it not #iser to $e &lad you hold the ans#er to your ,ro$lems in your handD 2 Is it not more intelli&ent to thank the One 8ho &i es sal ation) and acce,t 0is &i(t #ith &ratitudeD 3 3nd is it not a kindness to yoursel( to hear 0is 6oice and learn the sim,le lessons 0e #ould teach) instead o( tryin& to dismiss 0is #ords) and su$stitute your o#n in ,lace o( 0isD 8-1:-.'. 0is #ords #ill #ork. 2 0is #ords #ill sa e. 3 0is #ords contain all ho,e) all $lessin& and all Coy that e er can $e (ound u,on this earth. ! 0is #ords are $orn in 1od) and come to you #ith 0ea en+s lo e u,on them. % Those #ho hear 0is #ords ha e heard the son& o( 0ea en. ' "or these are the #ords in #hich all mer&e as one at last. * 3nd as this one #ill (ade a#ay) the 8ord o( 1od #ill come to take its ,lace) (or it #ill $e remem$ered then and lo ed.

8-1:-.*. This #orld has many seemin& se,arate haunts #here mercy has no meanin&) and attack a,,ears as Custi(ied. 2 7et all are one9 a ,lace #here death is o((ered to 1od+s 5on and to his "ather. 3 7ou may think They ha e acce,ted. ! But i( you #ill look a&ain u,on the ,lace #here you $eheld Their $lood) you #ill ,ercei e a miracle instead. % 0o# (oolish to $elie e that They could dieJ ' 0o# (oolish to $elie e you can attackJ * 0o# mad to think that you could $e condemned) and that the holy 5on o( 1od can dieJ 8-1:-.-. The stillness o( your 5el( remains unmo ed) untouched $y thou&hts like these) and una#are o( any condemnation #hich could need (or&i eness. 2 Dreams o( any kind are stran&e and alien to the truth. 3 3nd #hat $ut truth could ha e a Thou&ht #hich $uilds a $rid&e to it that $rin&s illusions to the other sideD 8-1:-.:. Today #e ,ractice lettin& (reedom come to make its home #ith you. 2 The truth $esto#s these #ords u,on your mind) that you may (ind the key to li&ht and let the darkness end. 3 Only my condemnation inCures me. ! Only my o#n (or&i eness sets me (ree. % Do not (or&et today that there can $e no (orm o( su((erin& that (ails to hide an un(or&i in& thou&ht. ' Nor can there $e a (orm o( ,ain (or&i eness cannot heal. 8-1:-.1>.3cce,t the one illusion #hich ,roclaims there is no condemnation in 1od+s 5on) and 0ea en is remem$ered instantly9 the #orld (or&otten) all its #eird $elie(s (or&otten #ith it) as the (ace o( Christ a,,ears un eiled at last in this one dream. 2 This is the &i(t the 0oly 5,irit holds (or you (rom 1od your "ather. 3 ;et today $e cele$rated $oth on earth and in your holy home as #ell. ! Be kind to Both) as you (or&i e the tres,asses you thou&ht Them &uilty o() and see your innocence shinin& u,on you (rom the (ace o( Christ. 8-1:-.11.No# is there silence all around the #orld. 2 No# is there stillness #here $e(ore there #as a (rantic rush o( thou&hts that made no sense. 3 No# is there tranquil li&ht across the (ace o( earth) made quiet in a dreamless slee,. ! 3nd no# the 8ord o( 1od alone remains u,on it. % Only that can $e ,ercei ed an instant lon&er. ' Then are sym$ols done) and e erythin& you e er thou&ht you made com,letely anished (rom the mind that 1od (ore er kno#s to $e 0is only 5on. 8-1:-.12.There is no condemnation in him. 2 0e is ,er(ect in his holiness. 3 0e needs no thou&hts o( mercy. ! 8ho could &i e him &i(ts #hen e erythin& is hisD % 3nd #ho could dream o( o((erin& (or&i eness to the 5on o( 5inlessness Itsel() so like to 0im 8hose 5on he is) that to $ehold the 5on is to ,ercei e no more) and only kno# the "atherD ' In

this ision o( the 5on) so $rie( that not an instant stands $et#een this sin&le si&ht and timelessness itsel() you see the ision o( yoursel() and then you disa,,ear (ore er into 1od. 8-1:-.13.Today #e come still nearer to the end o( e erythin& that yet #ould stand $et#een this ision and our si&ht. 2 3nd #e are &lad that #e ha e come this (ar) and reco&niAe that 0e 8ho $rou&ht us here #ill not (orsake us no#. 3 "or 0e #ould &i e to us the &i(t that 1od has &i en us throu&h 0im today. ! No# is the time (or your deli erance. % The time has come. ' The time has come today. LESSON 9;;. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. 8-1::.1. "reedom must $e im,ossi$le as lon& as you ,ercei e a $ody as yoursel(. 2 The $ody is a limit. 3 8ho #ould seek (or (reedom in a $ody looks (or it #here it can not $e (ound. ! The mind can $e made (ree #hen it no lon&er sees itsel( as in a $ody) (irmly tied to it and sheltered $y its ,resence. % I( this #ere the truth) the mind #ere ulnera$le indeedJ 8-1::.2. The mind that ser es the 0oly 5,irit is unlimited (ore er) in all #ays) $eyond the la#s o( time and s,ace) un$ound $y any ,reconce,tions) and #ith stren&th and ,o#er to do #hate er it is asked. 2 3ttack thou&hts cannot enter such a mind) $ecause it has $een &i en to the 5ource o( lo e) and (ear can ne er enter in a mind that has attached itsel( to lo e. 3 It rests in 1od. ! 3nd #ho can $e a(raid #ho li es in Innocence) and only lo esD 8-1::.3. It is essential (or your ,ro&ress in this course that you acce,t today+s idea) and hold it ery dear. 2 Be not concerned that to the e&o it is quite insane. 3 The e&o holds the $ody dear $ecause it d#ells in it) and li es united #ith the home that it has made. ! It is a ,art o( the illusion that has sheltered it (rom $ein& (ound illusory itsel(. 8-1::.!. 0ere does it hide) and here it can $e seen as #hat it is. 2 Declare your innocence and you are (ree. 3 The $ody disa,,ears) $ecause you ha e no need o( it e/ce,t the need the 0oly 5,irit sees. ! "or this) the $ody #ill a,,ear as use(ul (orm (or #hat the mind must do. % It thus $ecomes a ehicle #hich hel,s (or&i eness $e e/tended to the all-inclusi e &oal that it must reach) accordin& to 1od+s ,lan. 8-1::.%. Cherish today+s idea) and ,ractice it today and e ery day. 2 4ake it a ,art o( e ery ,ractice ,eriod you take. 3 There is no thou&ht that #ill not &ain there$y in ,o#er to hel, the #orld) and none #hich #ill not &ain in added &i(ts to you as #ell. ! 8e sound the call o(

(reedom round the #orld #ith this idea. % 3nd #ould you $e e/em,t (rom the acce,tance o( the &i(ts you &i eD 8-1::.'. The 0oly 5,irit is the home o( minds that seek (or (reedom. 2 In 0im they ha e (ound #hat they ha e sou&ht. 3 The $ody+s ,ur,ose no# is unam$i&uous. ! 3nd it $ecomes ,er(ect in the a$ility to ser e an undi ided &oal. % In con(lict-(ree and unequi ocal res,onse to mind #ith $ut the thou&ht o( (reedom as its &oal) the $ody ser es) and ser es its ,ur,ose #ell. ' 8ithout the ,o#er to ensla e) it is a #orthy ser ant o( the (reedom #hich the mind #ithin the 0oly 5,irit seeks. 8-1::.*. Be (ree today. 2 3nd carry (reedom as your &i(t to those #ho still $elie e they are ensla ed #ithin a $ody. 3 Be you (ree) so that the 0oly 5,irit can make use o( your esca,e (rom $onda&e) to set (ree the many #ho ,ercei e themsel es as $ound and hel,less and a(raid. ! ;et lo e re,lace their (ears throu&h you. % 3cce,t sal ation no#) and &i e your mind to 0im 8ho calls to you to make this &i(t to 0im. ' "or 0e #ould &i e you ,er(ect (reedom) ,er(ect Coy) and ho,e that (inds its (ull accom,lishment in 1od. 8-1::.-. 7ou are 1od+s 5on. 2 In immortality you li e (ore er. 3 8ould you not return your mind to thisD ! Then ,ractice #ell the thou&ht the 0oly 5,irit &i es you (or today. % 7our $rothers stand released #ith you in it9 the #orld is $lessed alon& #ith you) 1od+s 5on #ill #ee, no more) and 0ea en o((ers thanks (or the increase o( Coy your ,ractice $rin&s e en to it. ' 3nd 1od 0imsel( e/tends 0is ;o e and ha,,iness each time you say. * I am not a $ody. - I am (ree. : I hear the 6oice that 1od has &i en me) and it is only this my mind o$eys. LESSON (==. There is no ,eace e/ce,t the ,eace o( 1od. 8-2>>.1. 5eek you no (urther. 2 7ou #ill not (ind ,eace e/ce,t the ,eace o( 1od. 3 3cce,t this (act) and sa e yoursel( the a&ony o( yet more $itter disa,,ointments) $leak des,air) and sense o( icy ho,elessness and dou$t. ! 5eek you no (urther. % There is nothin& else (or you to (ind e/ce,t the ,eace o( 1od) unless you seek (or misery and ,ain. 8-2>>.2. This is the (inal ,oint to #hich each one must come at last) to lay aside all ho,e o( (indin& ha,,iness #here there is none9 o( $ein& sa ed $y #hat can only hurt9 o( makin& ,eace o( chaos) Coy o( ,ain) and 0ea en out o( hell. 2 3ttem,t no more to #in throu&h losin&) nor to die to li e. 3 7ou cannot $ut $e askin& (or de(eat.

8-2>>.3. 7et you can ask as easily (or lo e) (or ha,,iness) and (or eternal li(e in ,eace that has no endin&. 2 3sk (or this) and you can only #in. 3 To ask (or #hat you ha e already must succeed. ! To ask that #hat is (alse $e true can only (ail. % "or&i e yoursel( (or ain ima&inin&s) and seek no lon&er #hat you cannot (ind. ' "or #hat could $e more (oolish than to seek and seek and seek a&ain (or hell) #hen you ha e $ut to look #ith o,en eyes to (ind that 0ea en lies $e(ore you) throu&h a door that o,ens easily to #elcome youD 8-2>>.!. Come home. 2 7ou ha e not (ound your ha,,iness in (orei&n ,laces and in alien (orms that ha e no meanin& to you) thou&h you sou&ht to make them meanin&(ul. 3 This #orld is not #here you $elon&. ! 7ou are a stran&er here. % But it is &i en you to (ind the means #here$y the #orld no lon&er seems to $e a ,rison house or Cail (or anyone. 8-2>>.%. "reedom is &i en you #here you $eheld $ut chains and iron doors. 2 But you must chan&e your mind a$out the ,ur,ose o( the #orld) i( you #ould (ind esca,e. 3 7ou #ill $e $ound till all the #orld is seen $y you as $lessed) and e eryone made (ree o( your mistakes and honored as he is. ! 7ou made him not9 no more yoursel(. % 3nd as you (ree the one) the other is acce,ted as he is. 8-2>>.'. 8hat does (or&i eness doD 2 In truth it has no (unction) and does nothin&. 3 "or it is unkno#n in 0ea en. ! It is only hell #here it is needed) and #here it must ser e a mi&hty (unction. % Is not the esca,e o( 1od+s $elo ed 5on (rom e il dreams that he ima&ines) yet $elie es are true) a #orthy ,ur,oseD ' 8ho could ho,e (or more) #hile there a,,ears to $e a choice to make $et#een success and (ailure9 lo e and (earD 8-2>>.*. There is no ,eace e/ce,t the ,eace o( 1od) $ecause 0e has one 5on #ho cannot make a #orld in o,,osition to 1od+s 8ill and to his o#n) #hich is the same as 0is. 2 8hat could he ho,e to (ind in such a #orldD 3 It cannot ha e reality) $ecause it ne er #as created. ! Is it here that he #ould seek (or ,eaceD % Or must he see that) as he looks on it) the #orld can $ut decei eD ' 7et can he learn to look on it another #ay) and (ind the ,eace o( 1od. 8-2>>.-. ?eace is the $rid&e that e eryone #ill cross) to lea e this #orld $ehind. 2 But ,eace $e&ins #ithin the #orld ,ercei ed as di((erent) and leadin& (rom this (resh ,erce,tion to the &ate o( 0ea en and the #ay $eyond. 3 ?eace is the ans#er to con(lictin& &oals) to senseless Courneys) (rantic) ain ,ursuits) and meanin&less endea ors. ! No# the #ay is easy) slo,in& &ently to#ard the $rid&e #here (reedom lies #ithin the ,eace o( 1od. 8-2>>.:. ;et us not lose our #ay a&ain today. 2 8e &o to 0ea en) and the ,ath is strai&ht. 3 Only i( #e attem,t to #ander can there $e delay)

and needless #asted time on thorny $y#ays. ! 1od alone is sure) and 0e #ill &uide our (ootste,s. % 0e #ill not desert 0is 5on in need) nor let him stray (ore er (rom his home. ' The "ather calls9 the 5on #ill hear. * 3nd that is all there is to #hat a,,ears to $e a #orld a,art (rom 1od) #here $odies ha e reality. 8-2>>.1>.No# is there silence. 2 5eek no (urther. 3 7ou ha e come to #here the road is car,eted #ith lea es o( (alse desires) (allen (rom the trees o( ho,elessness you sou&ht $e(ore. ! No# are they under(oot. % 3nd you look u, and on to#ard 0ea en) #ith the $ody+s eyes $ut ser in& (or an instant lon&er no#. ' ?eace is already reco&niAed at last) and you can (eel its so(t em$race surround your heart and mind #ith com(ort and #ith lo e. 8-2>>.11.Today #e seek no idols. 2 ?eace can not $e (ound in them. 3 The ,eace o( 1od is ours) and only this #ill #e acce,t and #ant. ! ?eace $e to us today. % "or #e ha e (ound a sim,le) ha,,y #ay to lea e the #orld o( am$i&uity) and to re,lace our shi(tin& &oals and solitary dreams #ith sin&le ,ur,ose and com,anionshi,. ' "or ,eace is union) i( it $e o( 1od. * 8e seek no (urther. - 8e are close to home) and dra# still nearer e ery time #e say. : There is no ,eace e/ce,t the ,eace o( 1od) 3nd I am &lad and thank(ul it is so. RE"IE& "I Intro!'ction 8-r6I.in.1. "or this re ie# #e take $ut one idea each day) and ,ractice it as o(ten as is ,ossi$le. 2 Besides the time you &i e mornin& and e enin&) #hich should not $e less than (i(teen minutes) and the hourly remem$rances you make throu&hout the day) use the idea as o(ten as you can $et#een them. 3 @ach o( these ideas alone #ould $e su((icient (or sal ation) i( it #ere learned truly. ! @ach #ould $e enou&h to &i e release to you and to the #orld (rom e ery (orm o( $onda&e) and in ite the memory o( 1od to come a&ain. 8-r6I.in.2. 8ith this in mind #e start our ,racticin&) in #hich #e care(ully re ie# the thou&hts the 0oly 5,irit has $esto#ed on us in our last t#enty lessons. 2 @ach contains the #hole curriculum i( understood) ,racticed) acce,ted) and a,,lied to all the seemin& ha,,enin&s throu&hout the day. 3 One is enou&h. ! But (rom that one) there must $e no e/ce,tions made. % 3nd so #e need to use them all and let them $lend as one) as each contri$utes to the #hole #e learn.

8-r6I.in.3. These ,ractice sessions) like our last re ie#) are centered round a central theme #ith #hich #e start and end each lesson. 2 It is this. 3 I am not a $ody. ! I am (ree. % "or I am still as 1od created me. ' The day $e&ins and ends #ith this. * 3nd #e re,eat it e ery time the hour strikes) or #e remem$er) in $et#een) #e ha e a (unction that transcends the #orld #e see. - Beyond this) and a re,etition o( the s,ecial thou&ht #e ,ractice (or the day) no (orm o( e/ercise is ur&ed) e/ce,t a dee, relinquishment o( e erythin& that clutters u, the mind) and makes it dea( to reason) sanity and sim,le truth. 8-r6I.in.!. 8e #ill attem,t to &et $eyond all #ords and s,ecial (orms o( ,racticin& (or this re ie#. 2 "or #e attem,t) this time) to reach a quickened ,ace alon& a shorter ,ath to the serenity and ,eace o( 1od. 3 8e merely close our eyes) and then (or&et all that #e thou&ht #e kne# and understood. ! "or thus is (reedom &i en us (rom all #e did not kno# and (ailed to understand. 8-r6I.in.%. There is $ut one e/ce,tion to this lack o( structurin&. 2 ?ermit no idle thou&ht to &o unchallen&ed. 3 I( you notice one) deny its hold and hasten to assure your mind that this is not #hat it #ould ha e. ! Then &ently let the thou&ht #hich you denied $e &i en u,) in sure and quick e/chan&e (or the idea #e ,ractice (or the day. 8-r6I.in.'. 8hen you are tem,ted) hasten to ,roclaim your (reedom (rom tem,tation) as you say. 2 This thou&ht I do not #ant. 3 I choose instead OOO ! 3nd then re,eat the idea (or the day) and let it take the ,lace o( #hat you thou&ht. % Beyond such s,ecial a,,lications o( each day+s idea) #e #ill add $ut a (e# (ormal e/,ressions or s,eci(ic thou&hts to aid in ,racticin&. ' Instead) #e &i e these times o( quiet to the Teacher 8ho instructs in quiet) s,eaks o( ,eace) and &i es our thou&hts #hate er meanin& they may ha e. 8-r6I.in.*. To 0im I o((er this re ie# (or you. 2 I ,lace you in 0is char&e) and let 0im teach you #hat to do and say and think) each time you turn to 0im. 3 0e #ill not (ail to $e a aila$le to you) each time you call to 0im to hel, you. ! ;et us o((er 0im the #hole re ie# #e no# $e&in) and let us also not (or&et to 8hom it has $een &i en) as #e ,ractice day $y day) ad ancin& to#ard the &oal 0e set (or us9 allo#in& 0im to teach us ho# to &o) and trustin& 0im com,letely (or the #ay

each ,ractice ,eriod can $est $ecome a lo in& &i(t o( (reedom to the #orld. LESSON (=9. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-2>1.1. E1-1F I trust my $rothers) #ho are one #ith me. 2 No one $ut is my $rother. 3 I am $lessed #ith oneness #ith the uni erse and 1od) my "ather) one Creator o( the #hole that is my 5el() (ore er One #ith me. ! I am not a $ody. % I am (ree. ' "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (=(. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-2>2.1. E1-2F I #ill $e still an instant and &o home. 2 8hy #ould I choose to stay an instant more #here I do not $elon&) #hen 1od 0imsel( has &i en me 0is 6oice to call me homeD 3 I am not a $ody. ! I am (ree. % "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (=?. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-2>3.1. E1-3F I call u,on 1od+s Name and on my o#n. 2 The Name o( 1od is my deli erance (rom e ery thou&ht o( e il and o( sin) $ecause it is my o#n as #ell as 0is. 3 I am not a $ody. ! I am (ree. % "or I am still as 1od created me.

LESSON (=@. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-2>!.1. E1-!F The Name o( 1od is my inheritance. 2 1od+s Name reminds me that I am 0is 5on) not sla e to time) un$ound $y la#s #hich rule the #orld o( sick illusions) (ree in 1od) (ore er and (ore er one #ith 0im. 3 I am not a $ody. ! I am (ree. % "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (=A. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-2>%.1. E1-%F I #ant the ,eace o( 1od. 2 The ,eace o( 1od is e erythin& I #ant. 3 The ,eace o( 1od is my one &oal9 the aim o( all my li in& here) the end I seek) my ,ur,ose and my (unction and my li(e) #hile I a$ide #here I am not at home. ! I am not a $ody. % I am (ree. ' "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (=B. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-2>'.1. E1-'F 5al ation o( the #orld de,ends on me. 2 I am entrusted #ith the &i(ts o( 1od) $ecause I am 0is 5on. 3 3nd I #ould &i e 0is &i(ts #here 0e intended them to $e. ! I am not a $ody. % I am (ree. ' "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (=D.

I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-2>*.1. E1-*F I $less the #orld $ecause I $less mysel(. 2 1od+s $lessin& shines u,on me (rom #ithin my heart) #here 0e a$ides. 3 I need $ut turn to 0im) and e ery sorro# melts a#ay) as I acce,t 0is $oundless ;o e (or me. ! I am not a $ody. % I am (ree. ' "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (=:. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-2>-.1. E1--F The ,eace o( 1od is shinin& in me no#. 2 I #ill $e still) and let the earth $e still alon& #ith me. 3 3nd in that stillness #e #ill (ind the ,eace o( 1od. ! It is #ithin my heart) #hich #itnesses to 1od 0imsel(. % I am not a $ody. ' I am (ree. * "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (=;. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-2>:.1. E1-:F I (eel the ;o e o( 1od #ithin me no#. 2 The ;o e o( 1od is #hat created me. 3 The ;o e o( 1od is e erythin& I am. ! The ;o e o( 1od ,roclaimed me as 0is 5on. % The ;o e o( 1od #ithin me sets me (ree. ' I am not a $ody. * I am (ree. - "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (9=.

I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-21>.1. E1:>F I choose the Coy o( 1od instead o( ,ain. 2 ?ain is my o#n idea. 3 It is not a Thou&ht o( 1od) $ut one I thou&ht a,art (rom 0im and (rom 0is 8ill. ! 0is 8ill is Coy) and only Coy (or 0is $elo ed 5on. % 3nd that I choose) instead o( #hat I made. ' I am not a $ody. * I am (ree. - "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (99. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-211.1. E1:1F I am the holy 5on o( 1od 0imsel(. 2 In silence and in true humility I seek 1od+s &lory) to $ehold it in the 5on #hom 0e created as my 5el(. 3 I am not a $ody. ! I am (ree. % "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (9(. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-212.1. E1:2F I ha e a (unction 1od #ould ha e me (ill. 2 I seek the (unction that #ould set me (ree (rom all the ain illusions o( the #orld. 3 Only the (unction 1od has &i en me can o((er (reedom. ! Only this I seek) and only this #ill I acce,t as mine. % I am not a $ody. ' I am (ree. * "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (9?. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me.

8-213.1. E1:3F 3ll thin&s are lessons 1od #ould ha e me learn. 2 3 lesson is a miracle #hich 1od o((ers to me) in ,lace o( thou&hts I made that hurt me. 3 8hat I learn o( 0im $ecomes the #ay I am set (ree. ! 3nd so I choose to learn 0is lessons and (or&et my o#n. % I am not a $ody. ' I am (ree. * "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (9@. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-21!.1. E1:!F I ,lace the (uture in the 0ands o( 1od. 2 The ,ast is &one9 the (uture is not yet. 3 No# am I (reed (rom $oth. ! "or #hat 1od &i es can only $e (or &ood. % 3nd I acce,t $ut #hat 0e &i es as #hat $elon&s to me. ' I am not a $ody. * I am (ree. - "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (9A. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-21%.1. E1:%F ;o e is the #ay I #alk in &ratitude. 2 The 0oly 5,irit is my only 1uide. 3 0e #alks #ith me in lo e. ! 3nd I &i e thanks to 0im (or sho#in& me the #ay to &o. % I am not a $ody. ' I am (ree. * "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (9B. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-21'.1. E1:'F It can $e $ut mysel( I cruci(y.

2 3ll that I do I do unto mysel(. 3 I( I attack) I su((er. ! But i( I (or&i e) sal ation #ill $e &i en me. % I am not a $ody. ' I am (ree. * "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (9D. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-21*.1. E1:*F It can $e $ut my &ratitude I earn. 2 8ho should &i e thanks (or my sal ation $ut mysel(D 3 3nd ho# $ut throu&h sal ation can I (ind the 5el( to 8hom my thanks are dueD ! I am not a $ody. % I am (ree. ' "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (9:. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-21-.1. E1:-F Only my condemnation inCures me. 2 4y condemnation kee,s my ision dark) and throu&h my si&htless eyes I cannot see the ision o( my &lory. 3 7et today I can $ehold this &lory and $e &lad. ! I am not a $ody. % I am (ree. ' "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON (9;. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-21:.1. E1::F I am not a $ody. 2 I am (ree. 3 I am 1od+s 5on. ! Be still) my mind) and think a moment u,on this. % 3nd then return to earth) #ithout con(usion as to #hat my "ather lo es (ore er as 0is 5on.

' I am not a $ody. * I am (ree. - "or I am still as 1od created me. LESSON ((=. I am not a $ody. I am (ree. "or I am still as 1od created me. 8-22>.1. E2>>F There is no ,eace e/ce,t the ,eace o( 1od. 2 ;et me not #ander (rom the #ay o( ,eace) (or I am lost on other roads than this. 3 But let me (ollo# 0im 8ho leads me home) and ,eace is certain as the ;o e o( 1od. ! I am not a $ody. % I am (ree. ' "or I am still as 1od created me. PART II Intro!'ction 8-,II.in.1. 8ords #ill mean little no#. 2 8e use them $ut as &uides on #hich #e do not no# de,end. 3 "or no# #e seek direct e/,erience o( truth alone. ! The lessons that remain are merely introductions to the times in #hich #e lea e the #orld o( ,ain) and &o to enter ,eace. % No# #e $e&in to reach the &oal this course has set) and (ind the end to#ard #hich our ,racticin& #as al#ays &eared. 8-,II.in.2. No# #e attem,t to let the e/ercise $e merely a $e&innin&. 2 "or #e #ait in quiet e/,ectation (or our 1od and "ather. 3 0e has ,romised 0e #ill take the (inal ste, 0imsel(. ! 3nd #e are sure 0is ,romises are ke,t. % 8e ha e come (ar alon& the road) and no# #e #ait (or 0im. ' 8e #ill continue s,endin& time #ith 0im each mornin& and at ni&ht) as lon& as makes us ha,,y. * 8e #ill not consider time a matter o( duration no#. - 8e use as much as #e #ill need (or the result that #e desire. : Nor #ill #e (or&et our hourly remem$rance in $et#een) callin& to 1od #hen #e ha e need o( 0im as #e are tem,ted to (or&et our &oal. 8-,II.in.3. 8e #ill continue #ith a central thou&ht (or all the days to come) and #e #ill use that thou&ht to introduce our times o( rest) and calm our minds at need. 2 7et #e #ill not content oursel es #ith sim,le

,racticin& in the remainin& holy instants #hich conclude the year that #e ha e &i en 1od. 3 8e say some sim,le #ords o( #elcome) and e/,ect our "ather to re eal 0imsel() as 0e has ,romised. ! 8e ha e called on 0im) and 0e has ,romised that 0is 5on #ill not remain unans#ered #hen he calls 0is Name. 8-,II.in.!. No# do #e come to 0im #ith $ut 0is 8ord u,on our minds and hearts) and #ait (or 0im to take the ste, to us that 0e has told us) throu&h 0is 6oice) 0e #ould not (ail to take #hen #e in ited 0im. 2 0e has not le(t 0is 5on in all his madness) nor $etrayed his trust in 0im. 3 0as not 0is (aith(ulness earned 0im the in itation that 0e seeks to make us ha,,yD ! 8e #ill o((er it) and it #ill $e acce,ted. % 5o our times #ith 0im #ill no# $e s,ent. ' 8e say the #ords o( in itation that 0is 6oice su&&ests) and then #e #ait (or 0im to come to us. 8-,II.in.%. No# is the time o( ,ro,hecy (ul(illed. 2 No# are all ancient ,romises u,held and (ully ke,t. 3 No ste, remains (or time to se,arate (rom its accom,lishment. ! "or no# #e cannot (ail. % 5it silently and #ait u,on your "ather. ' 0e has #illed to come to you #hen you ha e reco&niAed it is your #ill 0e do so. * 3nd you could ha e ne er come this (ar unless you sa#) ho#e er dimly) that it is your #ill. 8-,II.in.'. I am so close to you #e cannot (ail. 2 "ather) #e &i e these holy times to 7ou) in &ratitude to 0im 8ho tau&ht us ho# to lea e the #orld o( sorro# in e/chan&e (or its re,lacement) &i en us $y 7ou. 3 8e look not $ack#ard no#. ! 8e look ahead) and (i/ our eyes u,on the Courney+s end. % 3cce,t these little &i(ts o( thanks (rom us) as throu&h Christ+s ision #e $ehold a #orld $eyond the one #e made) and take that #orld to $e the (ull re,lacement o( our o#n. 8-,II.in.*. 3nd no# #e #ait in silence) una(raid and certain o( 7our comin&. 2 8e ha e sou&ht to (ind our #ay $y (ollo#in& the 1uide 7ou sent to us. 3 8e did not kno# the #ay) $ut 7ou did not (or&et us. ! 3nd #e kno# that 7ou #ill not (or&et us no#. % 8e ask $ut that 7our ancient ,romises $e ke,t #hich are 7our 8ill to kee,. ' 8e #ill #ith 7ou in askin& this. * The "ather and the 5on) 8hose holy 8ill created all that is) can (ail in nothin&. - In this certainty) #e undertake these last (e# ste,s to 7ou) and rest in con(idence u,on 7our ;o e) #hich #ill not (ail the 5on #ho calls to 7ou. 8-,II.in.-. 3nd so #e start u,on the (inal ,art o( this one holy year) #hich #e ha e s,ent to&ether in the search (or truth and 1od) 8ho is its one Creator. 2 8e ha e (ound the #ay 0e chose (or us) and made the choice to (ollo# it as 0e #ould ha e us &o. 3 0is 0and has held us u,. ! 0is Thou&hts ha e lit the darkness o( our minds. % 0is ;o e has called to us unceasin&ly since time $e&an. 8-,II.in.:. 8e had a #ish that 1od #ould (ail to ha e the 5on #hom 0e created (or 0imsel(. 2 8e #anted 1od to chan&e 0imsel() and $e #hat

#e #ould make o( 0im. 3 3nd #e $elie ed that our insane desires #ere the truth. ! No# #e are &lad that this is all undone) and #e no lon&er think illusions true. % The memory o( 1od is shimmerin& across the #ide horiAons o( our minds. ' 3 moment more) and it #ill rise a&ain. * 3 moment more) and #e #ho are 1od+s 5ons are sa(ely home) #here 0e #ould ha e us $e. 8-,II.in.1>. No# is the need (or ,ractice almost done. 2 "or in this (inal section) #e #ill come to understand that #e need only call to 1od) and all tem,tations disa,,ear. 3 Instead o( #ords) #e need $ut (eel 0is ;o e. ! Instead o( ,rayers) #e need $ut call 0is Name. % Instead o( Cud&in&) #e need $ut $e still and let all thin&s $e healed. ' 8e #ill acce,t the #ay 1od+s ,lan #ill end) as #e recei ed the #ay it started. * No# it is com,lete. - This year has $rou&ht us to eternity. 8-,II.in.11. One (urther use (or #ords #e still retain. 2 "rom time to time) instructions on a theme o( s,ecial rele ance #ill inters,erse our daily lessons and the ,eriods o( #ordless) dee, e/,erience #hich should come a(ter#ards. 3 These s,ecial thou&hts should $e re ie#ed each day) each one o( them to $e continued till the ne/t is &i en you. ! They should $e slo#ly read and thou&ht a$out a little #hile) ,recedin& one o( the holy and $lessed instants in the day. % 8e &i e the (irst o( these instructions no#. 9. &#at Is For)ivenessF 8-,II.1.1. "or&i eness reco&niAes #hat you thou&ht your $rother did to you has not occurred. 2 It does not ,ardon sins and make them real. 3 It sees there #as no sin. ! 3nd in that ie# are all your sins (or&i en. % 8hat is sin) e/ce,t a (alse idea a$out 1od+s 5onD ' "or&i eness merely sees its (alsity) and there(ore lets it &o. * 8hat then is (ree to take its ,lace is no# the 8ill o( 1od. 8-,II.1.2. 3n un(or&i in& thou&ht is one #hich makes a Cud&ment that it #ill not raise to dou$t) althou&h it is not true. 2 The mind is closed) and #ill not $e released. 3 The thou&ht ,rotects ,roCection) ti&htenin& its chains) so that distortions are more eiled and more o$scure9 less easily accessi$le to dou$t) and (urther ke,t (rom reason. ! 8hat can come $et#een a (i/ed ,roCection and the aim that it has chosen as its #anted &oalD 8-,II.1.3. 3n un(or&i in& thou&ht does many thin&s. 2 In (rantic action it ,ursues its &oal) t#istin& and o erturnin& #hat it sees as inter(erin& #ith its chosen ,ath. 3 Distortion is its ,ur,ose) and the means $y #hich it #ould accom,lish it as #ell. ! It sets a$out its (urious attem,ts to smash reality) #ithout concern (or anythin& that #ould a,,ear to ,ose a contradiction to its ,oint o( ie#.

8-,II.1.!. "or&i eness) on the other hand) is still) and quietly does nothin&. 2 It o((ends no as,ect o( reality) nor seeks to t#ist it to a,,earances it likes. 3 It merely looks) and #aits) and Cud&es not. ! 0e #ho #ould not (or&i e must Cud&e) (or he must Custi(y his (ailure to (or&i e. % But he #ho #ould (or&i e himsel( must learn to #elcome truth e/actly as it is. 8-,II.1.%. Do nothin&) then) and let (or&i eness sho# you #hat to do) throu&h 0im 8ho is your 1uide) your 5a ior and ?rotector) stron& in ho,e) and certain o( your ultimate success. 2 0e has (or&i en you already) (or such is 0is (unction) &i en 0im $y 1od. 3 No# must you share 0is (unction) and (or&i e #hom 0e has sa ed) #hose sinlessness 0e sees) and #hom 0e honors as the 5on o( 1od. LESSON ((9. ?eace to my mind. ;et all my thou&hts $e still. 8-221.1. <"ather) I come to 7ou today to seek the ,eace that 7ou alone can &i e. 2 I come in silence. 3 In the quiet o( my heart) the dee, recesses o( my mind) I #ait and listen (or 7our 6oice. ! 4y "ather) s,eak to me today. % I come to hear 7our 6oice in silence and in certainty and lo e) sure 7ou #ill hear my call and ans#er me.= 8-221.2. No# do #e #ait in quiet. 2 1od is here) $ecause #e #ait to&ether. 3 I am sure that 0e #ill s,eak to you) and you #ill hear. ! 3cce,t my con(idence) (or it is yours. % Our minds are Coined. ' 8e #ait #ith one intent9 to hear our "ather+s ans#er to our call) to let our thou&hts $e still and (ind 0is ,eace) to hear 0im s,eak to us o( #hat #e are) and to re eal 0imsel( unto 0is 5on. LESSON (((. 1od is #ith me. I li e and mo e in 0im. 8-222.1. 1od is #ith me. 2 0e is my 5ource o( li(e) the li(e #ithin) the air I $reathe) the (ood $y #hich I am sustained) the #ater #hich rene#s and cleanses me. 3 0e is my home) #herein I li e and mo e9 the 5,irit #hich directs my actions) o((ers me Its Thou&hts) and &uarantees my sa(ety (rom all ,ain. ! 0e co ers me #ith kindness and #ith care) and holds in lo e the 5on 0e shines u,on) #ho also shines on 0im. % 0o# still is he #ho kno#s the truth o( #hat 0e s,eaks todayJ

8-222.2. <"ather) #e ha e no #ords e/ce,t 7our Name u,on our li,s and in our minds) as #e come quietly into 7our ?resence no#) and ask to rest #ith 7ou in ,eace a #hile.= LESSON ((?. 1od is my li(e. I ha e no li(e $ut 0is. 8-223.1. I #as mistaken #hen I thou&ht I li ed a,art (rom 1od) a se,arate entity that mo ed in isolation) unattached) and housed #ithin a $ody. 2 No# I kno# my li(e is 1od+s) I ha e no other home) and I do not e/ist a,art (rom 0im. 3 0e has no Thou&hts that are not ,art o( me) and I ha e none $ut those #hich are o( 0im. 8-223.2. <Our "ather) let us see the (ace o( Christ instead o( our mistakes. 2 "or #e #ho are 7our holy 5on are sinless. 3 8e #ould look u,on our sinlessness) (or &uilt ,roclaims that #e are not 7our 5on. ! 3nd #e #ould not (or&et 7ou lon&er. % 8e are lonely here) and lon& (or 0ea en) #here #e are at home. ' Today #e #ould return. * Our Name is 7ours) and #e ackno#led&e that #e are 7our 5on.= LESSON ((@. 1od is my "ather) and 0e lo es 0is 5on. 8-22!.1. 4y true Identity is so secure) so lo(ty) sinless) &lorious and &reat) #holly $ene(icent and (ree (rom &uilt) that 0ea en looks to It to &i e it li&ht. 2 It li&hts the #orld as #ell. 3 It is the &i(t my "ather &a e to me9 the one as #ell I &i e the #orld. ! There is no &i(t $ut this that can $e either &i en or recei ed. % This is reality) and only this. ' This is illusion+s end. * It is the truth. 8-22!.2. <4y Name) O "ather) still is kno#n to 7ou. 2 I ha e (or&otten It) and do not kno# #here I am &oin&) #ho I am) or #hat it is I do. 3 Remind me) "ather) no#) (or I am #eary o( the #orld I see. ! Re eal #hat 7ou #ould ha e me see instead.= LESSON ((A. 1od is my "ather) and 0is 5on lo es 0im. 8-22%.1. <"ather) I must return 7our ;o e (or me) (or &i in& and recei in& are the same) and 7ou ha e &i en all 7our ;o e to me. 2 I

must return it) (or I #ant it mine in (ull a#areness) $laAin& in my mind and kee,in& it #ithin its kindly li&ht) in iolate) $elo ed) #ith (ear $ehind and only ,eace ahead. 3 0o# still the #ay 7our lo in& 5on is led alon& to 7ouJ= 8-22%.2. Brother) #e (ind that stillness no#. 2 The #ay is o,en. 3 No# #e (ollo# it in ,eace to&ether. ! 7ou ha e reached your hand to me) and I #ill ne er lea e you. % 8e are one) and it is $ut this oneness that #e seek) as #e accom,lish these (e# (inal ste,s #hich end a Courney that #as not $e&un. LESSON ((B. 4y home a#aits me. I #ill hasten there. 8-22'.1. I( I so choose) I can de,art this #orld entirely. 2 It is not death #hich makes this ,ossi$le) $ut it is chan&e o( mind a$out the ,ur,ose o( the #orld. 3 I( I $elie e it has a alue as I see it no#) so #ill it still remain (or me. ! But i( I see no alue in the #orld as I $ehold it) nothin& that I #ant to kee, as mine or search (or as a &oal) it #ill de,art (rom me. % "or I ha e not sou&ht (or illusions to re,lace the truth. 8-22'.2. <"ather) my home a#aits my &lad return. 2 7our 3rms are o,en and I hear 7our 6oice. 3 8hat need ha e I to lin&er in a ,lace o( ain desires and o( shattered dreams) #hen 0ea en can so easily $e mineD= LESSON ((D. This is my holy instant o( release. 8-22*.1. <"ather) it is today that I am (ree) $ecause my #ill is 7ours. 2 I thou&ht to make another #ill. 3 7et nothin& that I thou&ht a,art (rom 7ou e/ists. ! 3nd I am (ree $ecause I #as mistaken) and did not a((ect my o#n reality at all $y my illusions. % No# I &i e them u,) and lay them do#n $e(ore the (eet o( truth) to $e remo ed (ore er (rom my mind. ' This is my holy instant o( release. * "ather) I kno# my #ill is one #ith 7ours.= 8-22*.2. 3nd so today #e (ind our &lad return to 0ea en) #hich #e ne er really le(t. 2 The 5on o( 1od this day lays do#n his dreams. 3

The 5on o( 1od this day comes home a&ain) released (rom sin and clad in holiness) #ith his ri&ht mind restored to him at last. LESSON ((:. 1od has condemned me not. No more do I. 8-22-.1. 4y "ather kno#s my holiness. 2 5hall I deny 0is kno#led&e) and $elie e in #hat 0is kno#led&e makes im,ossi$leD 3 5hall I acce,t as true #hat 0e ,roclaims as (alseD ! Or shall I take 0is 8ord (or #hat I am) since 0e is my Creator) and the One 8ho kno#s the true condition o( 0is 5onD 8-22-.2. <"ather) I #as mistaken in mysel() $ecause I (ailed to realiAe the 5ource (rom #hich I came. 2 I ha e not le(t that 5ource to enter in a $ody and to die. 3 4y holiness remains a ,art o( me) as I am ,art o( 7ou. ! 3nd my mistakes a$out mysel( are dreams. % I let them &o today. ' 3nd I stand ready to recei e 7our 8ord alone (or #hat I really am.= LESSON ((;. ;o e) #hich created me) is #hat I am. 8-22:.1. I seek my o#n Identity) and (ind It in these #ords. 2;o e) #hich created me) is #hat I am.2 2 No# need I seek no more. 3 ;o e has ,re ailed. ! 5o still It #aited (or my comin& home) that I #ill turn a#ay no lon&er (rom the holy (ace o( Christ. % 3nd #hat I look u,on attests the truth o( the Identity I sou&ht to lose) $ut #hich my "ather has ke,t sa(e (or me. 8-22:.2. <"ather) my thanks to 7ou (or #hat I am9 (or kee,in& my Identity untouched and sinless) in the midst o( all the thou&hts o( sin my (oolish mind made u,. 2 3nd thanks to 7ou (or sa in& me (rom them. 3 3men.= LESSON (?=. No# #ill I seek and (ind the ,eace o( 1od. 8-23>.1. In ,eace I #as created. 2 3nd in ,eace do I remain. 3 It is not &i en me to chan&e my 5el(. ! 0o# merci(ul is 1od my "ather) that

#hen 0e created me 0e &a e me ,eace (ore er. % No# I ask $ut to $e #hat I am. ' 3nd can this $e denied me) #hen it is (ore er trueD 8-23>.2. <"ather) I seek the ,eace 7ou &a e as mine in my creation. 2 8hat #as &i en then must $e here no#) (or my creation #as a,art (rom time) and still remains $eyond all chan&e. 3 The ,eace in #hich 7our 5on #as $orn into 7our 4ind is shinin& there unchan&ed. ! I am as 7ou created me. % I need $ut call on 7ou to (ind the ,eace 7ou &a e. ' It is 7our 8ill that &a e it to 7our 5on.= (. &#at Is SalvationF 8-,II.2.1. 5al ation is a ,romise) made $y 1od) that you #ould (ind your #ay to 0im at last. 2 It cannot $ut $e ke,t. 3 It &uarantees that time #ill ha e an end) and all the thou&hts that ha e $een $orn in time #ill end as #ell. ! 1od+s 8ord is &i en e ery mind #hich thinks that it has se,arate thou&hts) and #ill re,lace these thou&hts o( con(lict #ith the Thou&ht o( ,eace. 8-,II.2.2. The Thou&ht o( ,eace #as &i en to 1od+s 5on the instant that his mind had thou&ht o( #ar. 2 There #as no need (or such a Thou&ht $e(ore) (or ,eace #as &i en #ithout o,,osite) and merely #as. 3 But #hen the mind is s,lit there is a need o( healin&. ! 5o the Thou&ht that has the ,o#er to heal the s,lit $ecame a ,art o( e ery (ra&ment o( the mind that still #as one) $ut (ailed to reco&niAe its oneness. % No# it did not kno# itsel() and thou&ht its o#n Identity #as lost. 8-,II.2.3. 5al ation is undoin& in the sense that it does nothin&) (ailin& to su,,ort the #orld o( dreams and malice. 2 Thus it lets illusions &o. 3 By not su,,ortin& them) it merely lets them quietly &o do#n to dust. ! 3nd #hat they hid is no# re ealed9 an altar to the holy Name o( 1od #hereon 0is 8ord is #ritten) #ith the &i(ts o( your (or&i eness laid $e(ore it) and the memory o( 1od not (ar $ehind. 8-,II.2.!. ;et us come daily to this holy ,lace) and s,end a #hile to&ether. 2 0ere #e share our (inal dream. 3 It is a dream in #hich there is no sorro#) (or it holds a hint o( all the &lory &i en us $y 1od. ! The &rass is ,ushin& throu&h the soil) the trees are $uddin& no#) and $irds ha e come to li e #ithin their $ranches. % @arth is $ein& $orn a&ain in ne# ,ers,ecti e. ' Ni&ht has &one) and #e ha e come to&ether in the li&ht. 8-,II.2.%. "rom here #e &i e sal ation to the #orld) (or it is here sal ation #as recei ed. 2 The son& o( our reCoicin& is the call to all the #orld that (reedom is returned) that time is almost o er) and 1od+s 5on has $ut an instant more to #ait until his "ather is remem$ered) dreams

are done) eternity has shined a#ay the #orld) and only 0ea en no# e/ists at all. LESSON (?9. "ather) I #ill $ut to remem$er 7ou. 8-231.1. <8hat can I seek (or) "ather) $ut 7our ;o eD 2 ?erha,s I think I seek (or somethin& else9 a somethin& I ha e called $y many names. 3 7et is 7our ;o e the only thin& I seek) or e er sou&ht. ! "or there is nothin& else that I could e er really #ant to (ind. % ;et me remem$er 7ou. ' 8hat else could I desire $ut the truth a$out mysel(D= 8-231.2. This is your #ill) my $rother. 2 3nd you share this #ill #ith me) and #ith the One as #ell 8ho is our "ather. 3 To remem$er 0im is 0ea en. ! This #e seek. % 3nd only this is #hat it #ill $e &i en us to (ind. LESSON (?(. Be in my mind) my "ather) throu&h the day. 8-232.1. <Be in my mind) my "ather) #hen I #ake) and shine on me throu&hout the day today. 2 ;et e ery minute $e a time in #hich I d#ell #ith 7ou. 3 3nd let me not (or&et my hourly thanks&i in& that 7ou ha e remained #ith me) and al#ays #ill $e there to hear my call to 7ou and ans#er me. ! 3s e enin& comes) let all my thou&hts $e still o( 7ou and o( 7our ;o e. % 3nd let me slee, sure o( my sa(ety) certain o( 7our care) and ha,,ily a#are I am 7our 5on.= 8-232.2. This is as e ery day should $e. 2 Today) ,ractice the end o( (ear. 3 0a e (aith in 0im 8ho is your "ather. ! Trust all thin&s to 0im. % ;et 0im re eal all thin&s to you) and $e you undismayed $ecause you are 0is 5on. LESSON (??. I &i e my li(e to 1od to &uide today. 8-233.1. <"ather) I &i e 7ou all my thou&hts today. 2 I #ould ha e none o( mine. 3 In ,lace o( them) &i e me 7our O#n. ! I &i e 7ou all my acts as #ell) that I may do 7our 8ill instead o( seekin& &oals #hich cannot $e o$tained) and #astin& time in ain ima&inin&s. % Today I

come to 7ou. ' I #ill ste, $ack and merely (ollo# 7ou. * Be 7ou the 1uide) and I the (ollo#er #ho questions not the #isdom o( the In(inite) nor ;o e #hose tenderness I cannot com,rehend) $ut #hich is yet 7our ,er(ect &i(t to me.= 8-233.2. Today #e ha e one 1uide to lead us on. 2 3nd as #e #alk to&ether) #e #ill &i e this day to 0im #ith no reser e at all. 3 This is 0is day. ! 3nd so it is a day o( countless &i(ts and mercies unto us. LESSON (?@. "ather) today I am 7our 5on a&ain. 8-23!.1. Today #e #ill antici,ate the time #hen dreams o( sin and &uilt are &one) and #e ha e reached the holy ,eace #e ne er le(t. 2 4erely a tiny instant has ela,sed $et#een eternity and timelessness. 3 5o $rie( the inter al there #as no la,se in continuity) nor $reak in thou&hts #hich are (ore er uni(ied as one. ! Nothin& has e er ha,,ened to distur$ the ,eace o( 1od the "ather and the 5on. % This #e acce,t as #holly true today. 8-23!.2. <8e thank 7ou) "ather) that #e cannot lose the memory o( 7ou and o( 7our ;o e. 2 8e reco&niAe our sa(ety) and &i e thanks (or all the &i(ts 7ou ha e $esto#ed on us) (or all the lo in& hel, #e ha e recei ed) (or 7our eternal ,atience) and the 8ord #hich 7ou ha e &i en us that #e are sa ed.= LESSON (?A. 1od in 0is mercy #ills that I $e sa ed. 8-23%.1. I need $ut look u,on all thin&s that seem to hurt me) and #ith ,er(ect certainty assure mysel() 21od #ills that I $e sa ed (rom this)2 and merely #atch them disa,,ear. 2 I need $ut kee, in mind my "ather+s 8ill (or me is only ha,,iness) to (ind that only ha,,iness has come to me. 3 3nd I need $ut remem$er that 1od+s ;o e surrounds 0is 5on and kee,s his sinlessness (ore er ,er(ect) to $e sure that I am sa ed and sa(e (ore er in 0is 3rms. ! I am the 5on 0e lo es. % 3nd I am sa ed $ecause 1od in 0is mercy #ills it so. 8-23%.2. <"ather) 7our 0oliness is mine. 2 7our ;o e created me) and made my sinlessness (ore er ,art o( 7ou. 3 I ha e no &uilt nor sin in me) (or there is none in 7ou.=

LESSON (?B. I rule my mind) #hich I alone must rule. 8-23'.1. I ha e a kin&dom I must rule. 2 3t times) it does not seem I am its kin& at all. 3 It seems to trium,h o er me) and tell me #hat to think) and #hat to do and (eel. ! 3nd yet it has $een &i en me to ser e #hate er ,ur,ose I ,ercei e in it. % 4y mind can only ser e. ' Today I &i e its ser ice to the 0oly 5,irit to em,loy as 0e sees (it. * I thus direct my mind) #hich I alone can rule. - 3nd thus I set it (ree to do the 8ill o( 1od. 8-23'.2. <"ather) my mind is o,en to 7our Thou&hts) and closed today to e ery thou&ht $ut 7ours. 2 I rule my mind) and o((er it to 7ou. 3 3cce,t my &i(t) (or it is 7ours to me.= LESSON (?D. No# #ould I $e as 1od created me. 8-23*.1. Today I #ill acce,t the truth a$out mysel(. 2 I #ill arise in &lory) and allo# the li&ht in me to shine u,on the #orld throu&hout the day. 3 I $rin& the #orld the tidin&s o( sal ation #hich I hear as 1od my "ather s,eaks to me. ! 3nd I $ehold the #orld that Christ #ould ha e me see) a#are it ends the $itter dream o( death9 a#are it is my "ather+s Call to me. 8-23*.2. <Christ is my eyes today) and 0e the ears that listen to the 6oice (or 1od today. 2 "ather) I come to 7ou throu&h 0im 8ho is 7our 5on) and my true 5el( as #ell. 3 3men.= LESSON (?:. On my decision all sal ation rests. 8-23-.1. <"ather) 7our trust in me has $een so &reat) I must $e #orthy. 2 7ou created me) and kno# me as I am. 3 3nd yet 7ou ,laced 7our 5on+s sal ation in my hands) and let it rest on my decision. ! I must $e $elo ed o( 7ou indeed. % 3nd I must $e stead(ast in holiness as #ell) that 7ou #ould &i e 7our 5on to me in certainty that he is sa(e 8ho still is ,art o( 7ou) and yet is mine) $ecause 0e is my 5el(.=

8-23-.2. 3nd so) a&ain today) #e ,ause to think ho# much our "ather lo es us. 2 3nd ho# dear 0is 5on) created $y 0is ;o e) remains to 0im 8hose ;o e is made com,lete in him. LESSON (?;. The &lory o( my "ather is my o#n. 8-23:.1. ;et not the truth a$out oursel es today $e hidden $y a (alse humility. 2 ;et us instead $e thank(ul (or the &i(ts our "ather &a e us. 3 Can #e see in those #ith #hom 0e shares 0is &lory any trace o( sin and &uiltD ! 3nd can it $e that #e are not amon& them) #hen 0e lo es 0is 5on (ore er and #ith ,er(ect constancy) kno#in& he is as 0e created himD 8-23:.2. <8e thank 7ou) "ather) (or the li&ht that shines (ore er in us. 2 3nd #e honor it) $ecause 7ou share it #ith us. 3 8e are one) united in this li&ht and one #ith 7ou) at ,eace #ith all creation and oursel es.= LESSON (@=. "ear is not Custi(ied in any (orm. 8-2!>.1. "ear is dece,tion. 2 It attests that you ha e seen yoursel( as you could ne er $e) and there(ore look u,on a #orld #hich is im,ossi$le. 3 Not one thin& in this #orld is true. ! It does not matter #hat the (orm in #hich it may a,,ear. % It #itnesses $ut to your o#n illusions o( yoursel(. ' ;et us not $e decei ed today. * 8e are the 5ons o( 1od. - There is no (ear in us) (or #e are each a ,art o( ;o e Itsel(. 8-2!>.2. <0o# (oolish are our (earsJ 2 8ould 7ou allo# 7our 5on to su((erD 3 1i e us (aith today to reco&niAe 7our 5on) and set him (ree. ! ;et us (or&i e him in 7our Name) that #e may understand his holiness) and (eel the lo e (or him #hich is 7our O#n as #ell.= ?. &#at Is t#e &orl!F 8-,II.3.1. The #orld is (alse ,erce,tion. 2 It is $orn o( error) and it has not le(t its source. 3 It #ill remain no lon&er than the thou&ht that &a e it $irth is cherished. ! 8hen the thou&ht o( se,aration has $een chan&ed to one o( true (or&i eness) #ill the #orld $e seen in quite another li&ht9 and one #hich leads to truth) #here all the #orld must

disa,,ear and all its errors anish. % No# its source has &one) and its e((ects are &one as #ell. 8-,II.3.2. The #orld #as made as an attack on 1od. 2 It sym$oliAes (ear. 3 3nd #hat is (ear e/ce,t lo e+s a$senceD ! Thus the #orld #as meant to $e a ,lace #here 1od could enter not) and #here 0is 5on could $e a,art (rom 0im. % 0ere #as ,erce,tion $orn) (or kno#led&e could not cause such insane thou&hts. ' But eyes decei e) and ears hear (alsely. * No# mistakes $ecome quite ,ossi$le) (or certainty has &one. 8-,II.3.3. The mechanisms o( illusion ha e $een $orn instead. 2 3nd no# they &o to (ind #hat has $een &i en them to seek. 3 Their aim is to (ul(ill the ,ur,ose #hich the #orld #as made to #itness and make real. ! They see in its illusions $ut a solid $ase #here truth e/ists) u,held a,art (rom lies. % 7et e erythin& that they re,ort is $ut illusion #hich is ke,t a,art (rom truth. 8-,II.3.!. 3s si&ht #as made to lead a#ay (rom truth) it can $e redirected. 2 5ounds $ecome the call (or 1od) and all ,erce,tion can $e &i en a ne# ,ur,ose $y the One 8hom 1od a,,ointed 5a ior to the #orld. 3 "ollo# 0is li&ht) and see the #orld as 0e $eholds it. ! 0ear 0is 6oice alone in all that s,eaks to you. % 3nd let 0im &i e you ,eace and certainty) #hich you ha e thro#n a#ay) $ut 0ea en has ,reser ed (or you in 0im. 8-,II.3.%. ;et us not rest content until the #orld has Coined our chan&ed ,erce,tion. 2 ;et us not $e satis(ied until (or&i eness has $een made com,lete. 3 3nd let us not attem,t to chan&e our (unction. ! 8e must sa e the #orld. % "or #e #ho made it must $ehold it throu&h the eyes o( Christ) that #hat #as made to die can $e restored to e erlastin& li(e. LESSON (@9. This holy instant is sal ation come. 8-2!1.1. 8hat Coy there is todayJ 2 It is a time o( s,ecial cele$ration. 3 "or today holds out the instant to the darkened #orld #here its release is set. ! The day has come #hen sorro#s ,ass a#ay and ,ain is &one. % The &lory o( sal ation da#ns today u,on a #orld set (ree. ' This is the time o( ho,e (or countless millions. * They #ill $e united no#) as you (or&i e them all. - "or I #ill $e (or&i en $y you today. 8-2!1.2. <8e ha e (or&i en one another no#) and so #e come at last to 7ou a&ain. 2 "ather) 7our 5on) #ho ne er le(t) returns to 0ea en

and his home. 3 0o# &lad are #e to ha e our sanity restored to us) and to remem$er that #e all are one.= LESSON (@(. This day is 1od+s. It is my &i(t to 0im. 8-2!2.1. I #ill not lead my li(e alone today. 2 I do not understand the #orld) and so to try to lead my li(e alone must $e $ut (oolishness. 3 But there is One 8ho kno#s all that is $est (or me. ! 3nd 0e is &lad to make no choices (or me $ut the ones that lead to 1od. % I &i e this day to 0im) (or I #ould not delay my comin& home) and it is 0e 8ho kno#s the #ay to 1od. 8-2!2.2. <3nd so #e &i e today to 7ou. 2 8e come #ith #holly o,en minds. 3 8e do not ask (or anythin& that #e may think #e #ant. ! 1i e us #hat 7ou #ould ha e recei ed $y us. % 7ou kno# all our desires and our #ants. ' 3nd 7ou #ill &i e us e erythin& #e need in hel,in& us to (ind the #ay to 7ou.= LESSON (@?. Today I #ill Cud&e nothin& that occurs. 8-2!3.1. I #ill $e honest #ith mysel( today. 2 I #ill not think that I already kno# #hat must remain $eyond my ,resent &ras,. 3 I #ill not think I understand the #hole (rom $its o( my ,erce,tion) #hich are all that I can see. ! Today I reco&niAe that this is so. % 3nd so I am relie ed o( Cud&ments that I cannot make. ' Thus do I (ree mysel( and #hat I look u,on) to $e in ,eace as 1od created us. 8-2!3.2. <"ather) today I lea e creation (ree to $e itsel(. 2 I honor all its ,arts) in #hich I am included. 3 8e are one $ecause each ,art contains 7our memory) and truth must shine in all o( us as one.= LESSON (@@. I am in dan&er no#here in the #orld. 8-2!!.1. <7our 5on is sa(e #here er he may $e) (or 7ou are there #ith him. 2 0e need $ut call u,on 7our Name) and he #ill recollect his sa(ety and 7our ;o e) (or they are one. 3 0o# can he (ear or dou$t or (ail to kno# he cannot su((er) $e endan&ered) or e/,erience

unha,,iness) #hen he $elon&s to 7ou) $elo ed and lo in&) in the sa(ety o( 7our "atherly em$raceD= 8-2!!.2. 3nd there #e are in truth. 2 No storms can come into the hallo#ed ha en o( our home. 3 In 1od #e are secure. ! "or #hat can come to threaten 1od 0imsel() or make a(raid #hat #ill (ore er $e a ,art o( 0imD LESSON (@A. 7our ,eace is #ith me) "ather. I am sa(e. 8-2!%.1. <7our ,eace surrounds me) "ather. 2 8here I &o) 7our ,eace &oes there #ith me. 3 It sheds its li&ht on e eryone I meet. ! I $rin& it to the desolate and lonely and a(raid. % I &i e 7our ,eace to those #ho su((er ,ain) or &rie e (or loss) or think they are $ere(t o( ho,e and ha,,iness. ' 5end them to me) my "ather. * ;et me $rin& 7our ,eace #ith me. - "or I #ould sa e 7our 5on) as is 7our 8ill) that I may come to reco&niAe my 5el(.= 8-2!%.2. 3nd so #e &o in ,eace. 2 To all the #orld #e &i e the messa&e that #e ha e recei ed. 3 3nd thus #e come to hear the 6oice (or 1od) 8ho s,eaks to us as #e relate 0is 8ord9 8hose ;o e #e reco&niAe $ecause #e share the 8ord that 0e has &i en unto us. LESSON (@B. To lo e my "ather is to lo e 0is 5on. 8-2!'.1. ;et me not think that I can (ind the #ay to 1od) i( I ha e hatred in my heart. 2 ;et me not try to hurt 1od+s 5on) and think that I can kno# his "ather or my 5el(. 3 ;et me not (ail to reco&niAe mysel() and still $elie e that my a#areness can contain my "ather) or my mind concei e o( all the lo e my "ather has (or me) and all the lo e #hich I return to 0im. 8-2!'.2. <I #ill acce,t the #ay 7ou choose (or me to come to 7ou) my "ather. 2 "or in that #ill I succeed) $ecause it is 7our 8ill. 3 3nd I #ould reco&niAe that #hat 7ou #ill is #hat I #ill as #ell) and only that. ! 3nd so I choose to lo e 7our 5on. % 3men.= LESSON (@D.

8ithout (or&i eness I #ill still $e $lind. 8-2!*.1. 5in is the sym$ol o( attack. 2 Behold it any#here) and I #ill su((er. 3 "or (or&i eness is the only means #here$y Christ+s ision comes to me. ! ;et me acce,t #hat 0is si&ht sho#s me as the sim,le truth) and I am healed com,letely. % Brother) come and let me look on you. ' 7our lo eliness re(lects my o#n. * 7our sinlessness is mine. 7ou stand (or&i en) and I stand #ith you. 8-2!*.2. <5o #ould I look on e eryone today. 2 4y $rothers are 7our 5ons. 3 7our "atherhood created them) and &a e them all to me as ,art o( 7ou) and my o#n 5el( as #ell. ! Today I honor 7ou throu&h them) and thus I ho,e this day to reco&niAe my 5el(.= LESSON (@:. 8hate er su((ers is not ,art o( me. 8-2!-.1. I ha e diso#ned the truth. 2 No# let me $e as (aith(ul in diso#nin& (alsity. 3 8hate er su((ers is not ,art o( me. ! 8hat &rie es is not mysel(. % 8hat is in ,ain is $ut illusion in my mind. ' 8hat dies #as ne er li in& in reality) and did $ut mock the truth a$out mysel(. * No# I diso#n sel(-conce,ts and deceits and lies a$out the holy 5on o( 1od. - No# am I ready to acce,t him $ack as 1od created him) and as he is. 8-2!-.2. <"ather) my ancient lo e (or 7ou returns) and lets me lo e 7our 5on a&ain as #ell. 2 "ather) I am as 7ou created me. 3 No# is 7our ;o e remem$ered) and my o#n. ! No# do I understand that they are one.= LESSON (@;. "or&i eness ends all su((erin& and loss. 8-2!:.1. "or&i eness ,aints a ,icture o( a #orld #here su((erin& is o er) loss $ecomes im,ossi$le and an&er makes no sense. 2 3ttack is &one) and madness has an end. 3 8hat su((erin& is no# concei a$leD ! 8hat loss can $e sustainedD % The #orld $ecomes a ,lace o( Coy) a$undance) charity and endless &i in&. ' It is no# so like to 0ea en that it quickly is trans(ormed into the li&ht that it re(lects. * 3nd so the Courney #hich the 5on o( 1od $e&an has ended in the li&ht (rom #hich he came.

8-2!:.2. <"ather) #e #ould return our minds to 7ou. 2 8e ha e $etrayed them) held them in a ise o( $itterness) and (ri&htened them #ith thou&hts o( iolence and death. 3 No# #ould #e rest a&ain in 7ou) as 7ou created us.= LESSON (A=. ;et me not see mysel( as limited. 8-2%>.1. ;et me $ehold the 5on o( 1od today) and #itness to his &lory. 2 ;et me not try to o$scure the holy li&ht in him) and see his stren&th diminished and reduced to (railty9 nor ,ercei e the lacks in him #ith #hich I #ould attack his so erei&nty. 8-2%>.2. <0e is 7our 5on) my "ather. 2 3nd today I #ould $ehold his &entleness instead o( my illusions. 3 0e is #hat I am) and as I see him so I see mysel(. ! Today I #ould see truly) that this day I may at last identi(y #ith him.= @. &#at Is SinF 8-,II.!.1. 5in is insanity. 2 It is the means $y #hich the mind is dri en mad) and seeks to let illusions take the ,lace o( truth. 3 3nd $ein& mad) it sees illusions #here the truth should $e) and #here it really is. ! 5in &a e the $ody eyes) (or #hat is there the sinless #ould $eholdD % 8hat need ha e they o( si&hts or sounds or touchD ' 8hat #ould they hear or reach to &ras,D * 8hat #ould they sense at allD - To sense is not to kno#. : 3nd truth can $e $ut (illed #ith kno#led&e) and #ith nothin& else. 8-,II.!.2. The $ody is the instrument the mind made in its e((orts to decei e itsel(. 2 Its ,ur,ose is to stri e. 3 7et can the &oal o( stri in& chan&e. ! 3nd no# the $ody ser es a di((erent aim (or stri in&. % 8hat it seeks (or no# is chosen $y the aim the mind has taken as re,lacement (or the &oal o( sel(-dece,tion. ' Truth can $e its aim as #ell as lies. * The senses then #ill seek instead (or #itnesses to #hat is true. 8-,II.!.3. 5in is the home o( all illusions) #hich $ut stand (or thin&s ima&ined) issuin& (rom thou&hts that are untrue. 2 They are the 2,roo(2 that #hat has no reality is real. 3 5in 2,ro es2 1od+s 5on is e il9 timelessness must ha e an end9 eternal li(e must die. ! 3nd 1od 0imsel( has lost the 5on 0e lo es) #ith $ut corru,tion to com,lete 0imsel() 0is 8ill (ore er o ercome $y death) lo e slain $y hate) and ,eace to $e no more.

8-,II.!.!. 3 madman+s dreams are (ri&htenin&) and sin a,,ears indeed to terri(y. 2 3nd yet #hat sin ,ercei es is $ut a childish &ame. 3 The 5on o( 1od may ,lay he has $ecome a $ody) ,rey to e il and to &uilt) #ith $ut a little li(e that ends in death. ! But all the #hile his "ather shines on him) and lo es him #ith an e erlastin& ;o e #hich his ,retenses cannot chan&e at all. 8-,II.!.%. 0o# lon&) O 5on o( 1od) #ill you maintain the &ame o( sinD 2 5hall #e not ,ut a#ay these shar,-ed&ed children+s toysD 3 0o# soon #ill you $e ready to come homeD ! ?erha,s todayD % There is no sin. ' Creation is unchan&ed. * 8ould you still hold return to 0ea en $ackD 0o# lon&) O holy 5on o( 1od) ho# lon&D LESSON (A9. I am in need o( nothin& $ut the truth. 8-2%1.1. I sou&ht (or many thin&s) and (ound des,air. 2 No# do I seek $ut one) (or in that one is all I need) and only #hat I need. 3 3ll that I sou&ht $e(ore I needed not) and did not e en #ant. ! 4y only need I did not reco&niAe. % But no# I see that I need only truth. ' In that all needs are satis(ied) all cra in&s end) all ho,es are (inally (ul(illed and dreams are &one. * No# ha e I e erythin& that I could need. - No# ha e I e erythin& that I could #ant. : 3nd no# at last I (ind mysel( at ,eace. 8-2%1.2. <3nd (or that ,eace) our "ather) #e &i e thanks. 2 8hat #e denied oursel es 7ou ha e restored) and only that is #hat #e really #ant.= LESSON (A(. The 5on o( 1od is my Identity. 8-2%2.1. 4y 5el( is holy $eyond all the thou&hts o( holiness o( #hich I no# concei e. 2 Its shimmerin& and ,er(ect ,urity is (ar more $rilliant than is any li&ht that I ha e e er looked u,on. 3 Its lo e is limitless) #ith an intensity that holds all thin&s #ithin it) in the calm o( quiet certainty. ! Its stren&th comes not (rom $urnin& im,ulses #hich mo e the #orld) $ut (rom the $oundless ;o e o( 1od 0imsel(. % 0o# (ar $eyond this #orld my 5el( must $e) and yet ho# near to me and close to 1odJ

8-2%2.2. <"ather) 7ou kno# my true Identity. 2 Re eal It no# to me #ho am 7our 5on) that I may #aken to the truth in 7ou) and kno# that 0ea en is restored to me.= LESSON (A?. 4y 5el( is ruler o( the uni erse. 8-2%3.1. It is im,ossi$le that anythin& should come to me un$idden $y mysel(. 2 @ en in this #orld) it is I #ho rule my destiny. 3 8hat ha,,ens is #hat I desire. ! 8hat does not occur is #hat I do not #ant to ha,,en. % This must I acce,t. ' "or thus am I led ,ast this #orld to my creations) children o( my #ill) in 0ea en #here my holy 5el( a$ides #ith them and 0im 8ho has created me. 8-2%3.2. <7ou are the 5el( 8hom 7ou created 5on) creatin& like 7oursel( and One #ith 7ou. 2 4y 5el() #hich rules the uni erse) is $ut 7our 8ill in ,er(ect union #ith my o#n) #hich can $ut o((er &lad assent to 7ours) that it may $e e/tended to Itsel(.= LESSON (A@. ;et e ery oice $ut 1od+s $e still in me. 8-2%!.1. <"ather) today I #ould $ut hear 7our 6oice. 2 In dee,est silence I #ould come to 7ou) to hear 7our 6oice and to recei e 7our 8ord. 3 I ha e no ,rayer $ut this. I come to 7ou to ask 7ou (or the truth. ! 3nd truth is $ut 7our 8ill) #hich I #ould share #ith 7ou today.= 8-2%!.2. Today #e let no e&o thou&hts direct our #ords or actions. 2 8hen such thou&hts occur) #e quietly ste, $ack and look at them) and then #e let them &o. 3 8e do not #ant #hat they #ould $rin& #ith them. ! 3nd so #e do not choose to kee, them. % They are silent no#. ' 3nd in the stillness) hallo#ed $y 0is ;o e) 1od s,eaks to us and tells us o( our #ill) as #e ha e chosen to remem$er 0im. LESSON (AA. This day I choose to s,end in ,er(ect ,eace. 8-2%%.1. It does not seem to me that I can choose to ha e $ut ,eace today. 2 3nd yet) my 1od assures me that 0is 5on is like 0imsel(. 3 ;et me this day ha e (aith in 0im 8ho says I am 1od+s 5on. ! 3nd let the

,eace I choose $e mine today $ear #itness to the truth o( #hat 0e says. % 1od+s 5on can ha e no cares) and must remain (ore er in the ,eace o( 0ea en. ' In 0is Name) I &i e today to (indin& #hat my "ather #ills (or me) acce,tin& it as mine) and &i in& it to all my "ather+s 5ons) alon& #ith me. 8-2%%.2. <3nd so) my "ather) #ould I ,ass this day #ith 7ou. 2 7our 5on has not (or&otten 7ou. 3 The ,eace 7ou &a e him still is in his mind) and it is there I choose to s,end today.= LESSON (AB. 1od is the only &oal I ha e today. 8-2%'.1. The #ay to 1od is throu&h (or&i eness here. 2 There is no other #ay. 3 I( sin had not $een cherished $y the mind) #hat need #ould there ha e $een to (ind the #ay to #here you areD ! 8ho #ould still $e uncertainD % 8ho could $e unsure o( #ho he isD ' 3nd #ho #ould yet remain aslee,) in hea y clouds o( dou$t a$out the holiness o( him #hom 1od created sinlessD * 0ere #e can $ut dream. - But #e can dream #e ha e (or&i en him in #hom all sin remains im,ossi$le) and it is this #e choose to dream today. : 1od is our &oal9 (or&i eness is the means $y #hich our minds return to 0im at last. 8-2%'.2. <3nd so) our "ather) #ould #e come to 7ou in 7our a,,ointed #ay. 2 8e ha e no &oal e/ce,t to hear 7our 6oice) and (ind the #ay 7our sacred 8ord has ,ointed out to us.= LESSON (AD. ;et me remem$er #hat my ,ur,ose is. 8-2%*.1. I( I (or&et my &oal I can $e $ut con(used) unsure o( #hat I am) and thus con(licted in my actions. 2 No one can ser e contradictin& &oals and ser e them #ell. 3 Nor can he (unction #ithout dee, distress and &reat de,ression. ! ;et us there(ore $e determined to remem$er #hat #e #ant today) that #e may uni(y our thou&hts and actions meanin&(ully) and achie e only #hat 1od #ould ha e us do this day. 8-2%*.2. <"ather) (or&i eness is 7our chosen means (or our sal ation. 2 ;et us not (or&et today that #e can ha e no #ill $ut 7ours. 3 3nd thus

our ,ur,ose must $e 7ours as #ell) i( #e #ould reach the ,eace 7ou #ill (or us.= LESSON (A:. ;et me remem$er that my &oal is 1od. 8-2%-.1. 3ll that is need(ul is to train our minds to o erlook all little senseless aims) and to remem$er that our &oal is 1od. 2 0is memory is hidden in our minds) o$scured $ut $y our ,ointless little &oals #hich o((er nothin&) and do not e/ist. 3 5hall #e continue to allo# 1od+s &race to shine in una#areness) #hile the toys and trinkets o( the #orld are sou&ht insteadD ! 1od is our only &oal) our only ;o e. % 8e ha e no aim $ut to remem$er 0im. 8-2%-.2. <Our &oal is $ut to (ollo# in the #ay that leads to 7ou. 2 8e ha e no &oal $ut this. 3 8hat could #e #ant $ut to remem$er 7ouD ! 8hat could #e seek $ut our IdentityD= LESSON (A;. ;et me remem$er that there is no sin. 8-2%:.1. 5in is the only thou&ht that makes the &oal o( 1od seem unattaina$le. 2 8hat else could $lind us to the o$ ious) and make the stran&e and the distorted seem more clearD 3 8hat else $ut sin en&enders our attacksD ! 8hat else $ut sin could $e the source o( &uilt) demandin& ,unishment and su((erin&D % 3nd #hat $ut sin could $e the source o( (ear) o$scurin& 1od+s creation9 &i in& lo e the attri$utes o( (ear and o( attackD 8-2%:.2. <"ather) I #ould not $e insane today. 2 I #ould not $e a(raid o( lo e) nor seek (or re(u&e in its o,,osite. 3 "or lo e can ha e no o,,osite. ! 7ou are the 5ource o( e erythin& there is. % 3nd e erythin& that is remains #ith 7ou) and 7ou #ith it.= LESSON (B=. ;et me remem$er 1od created me. 8-2'>.1. <"ather) I did not make mysel() althou&h in my insanity I thou&ht I did. 2 7et) as 7our Thou&ht) I ha e not le(t my 5ource) remainin& ,art o( 8ho created me. 3 7our 5on) my "ather) calls on 7ou

today. ! ;et me remem$er 7ou created me. % ;et me remem$er my Identity. ' 3nd let my sinlessness arise a&ain $e(ore Christ+s ision) throu&h #hich I #ould look u,on my $rothers and mysel( today.= 8-2'>.2. No# is our 5ource remem$ered) and Therein #e (ind our true Identity at last. 2 0oly indeed are #e) $ecause our 5ource can kno# no sin. 3 3nd #e #ho are 0is 5ons are like each other) and alike to 0im. A. &#at Is t#e -o!.F 8-,II.%.1. The $ody is a (ence the 5on o( 1od ima&ines he has $uilt) to se,arate ,arts o( his 5el( (rom other ,arts. 2 It is #ithin this (ence he thinks he li es) to die as it decays and crum$les. 3 "or #ithin this (ence he thinks that he is sa(e (rom lo e. ! Identi(yin& #ith his sa(ety) he re&ards himsel( as #hat his sa(ety is. % 0o# else could he $e certain he remains #ithin the $ody) kee,in& lo e outsideD 8-,II.%.2. The $ody #ill not stay. 2 7et this he sees as dou$le sa(ety. 3 "or the 5on o( 1od+s im,ermanence is 2,roo(2 his (ences #ork) and do the task his mind assi&ns to them. ! "or i( his oneness still remained untouched) #ho could attack and #ho could $e attackedD % 8ho could $e ictorD ' 8ho could $e his ,reyD * 8ho could $e ictimD - 8ho the murdererD : 3nd i( he did not die) #hat 2,roo(2 is there that 1od+s eternal 5on can $e destroyedD 8-,II.%.3. The $ody is a dream. 2 ;ike other dreams it sometimes seems to ,icture ha,,iness) $ut can quite suddenly re ert to (ear) #here e ery dream is $orn. 3 "or only lo e creates in truth) and truth can ne er (ear. ! 4ade to $e (ear(ul) must the $ody ser e the ,ur,ose &i en it. % But #e can chan&e the ,ur,ose that the $ody #ill o$ey $y chan&in& #hat #e think that it is (or. 8-,II.%.!. The $ody is the means $y #hich 1od+s 5on returns to sanity. 2 Thou&h it #as made to (ence him into hell #ithout esca,e) yet has the &oal o( 0ea en $een e/chan&ed (or the ,ursuit o( hell. 3 The 5on o( 1od e/tends his hand to reach his $rother) and to hel, him #alk alon& the road #ith him. ! No# is the $ody holy. % No# it ser es to heal the mind that it #as made to kill. 8-,II.%.%. 7ou #ill identi(y #ith #hat you think #ill make you sa(e. 2 8hate er it may $e) you #ill $elie e that it is one #ith you. 3 7our sa(ety lies in truth) and not in lies. ! ;o e is your sa(ety. % "ear does not e/ist. ' Identi(y #ith lo e) and you are sa(e. * Identi(y #ith lo e) and you are home. - Identi(y #ith lo e) and (ind your 5el(. LESSON (B9.

1od is my re(u&e and security. 8-2'1.1. I #ill identi(y #ith #hat I think is re(u&e and security. 2 I #ill $ehold mysel( #here I ,ercei e my stren&th) and think I li e #ithin the citadel #here I am sa(e and cannot $e attacked. 3 ;et me today seek not security in dan&er) nor attem,t to (ind my ,eace in murderous attack. ! I li e in 1od. % In 0im I (ind my re(u&e and my stren&th. ' In 0im is my Identity. * In 0im is e erlastin& ,eace. - 3nd only there #ill I remem$er 8ho I really am. 8-2'1.2. <;et me not seek (or idols. 2 I #ould come) my "ather) home to 7ou today. 3 I choose to $e as 7ou created me) and (ind the 5on #hom 7ou created as my 5el(.= LESSON (B(. ;et me ,ercei e no di((erences today. 8-2'2.1. <"ather) 7ou ha e one 5on. 2 3nd it is he that I #ould look u,on today. 3 0e is 7our one creation. ! 8hy should I ,ercei e a thousand (orms in #hat remains as oneD % 8hy should I &i e this one a thousand names) #hen only one su((icesD ' "or 7our 5on must $ear 7our Name) (or 7ou created him. * ;et me not see him as a stran&er to his "ather) nor as stran&er to mysel(. - "or he is ,art o( me and I o( him) and #e are ,art o( 7ou 8ho are our 5ource) eternally united in 7our ;o e9 eternally the holy 5on o( 1od.= 8-2'2.2. 8e #ho are one #ould reco&niAe this day the truth a$out oursel es. 2 8e #ould come home) and rest in unity. 3 "or there is ,eace) and no#here else can ,eace $e sou&ht and (ound. LESSON (B?. 4y holy ision sees all thin&s as ,ure. 8-2'3.1. <"ather) 7our 4ind created all that is) 7our 5,irit entered into it) 7our ;o e &a e li(e to it. 2 3nd #ould I look u,on #hat 7ou created as i( it could $e made sin(ulD 3 I #ould not ,ercei e such dark and (ear(ul ima&es. ! 3 madman+s dream is hardly (it to $e my choice) instead o( all the lo eliness #ith #hich 7ou $lessed creation9 all its ,urity) its Coy) and its eternal) quiet home in 7ou.= 8-2'3.2. 3nd #hile #e still remain outside the &ate o( 0ea en) let us look on all #e see throu&h holy ision and the eyes o( Christ. 2 ;et all

a,,earances seem ,ure to us) that #e may ,ass them $y in innocence) and #alk to&ether to our "ather+s house as $rothers and the holy 5ons o( 1od. LESSON (B@. I am surrounded $y the ;o e o( 1od. 8-2'!.1. <"ather) 7ou stand $e(ore me and $ehind) $eside me) in the ,lace I see mysel() and e ery#here I &o. 2 7ou are in all the thin&s I look u,on) the sounds I hear) and e ery hand that reaches (or my o#n. 3 In 7ou time disa,,ears) and ,lace $ecomes a meanin&less $elie(. ! "or #hat surrounds 7our 5on and kee,s him sa(e is ;o e itsel(. % There is no source $ut this) and nothin& is that does not share its holiness9 that stands $eyond 7our one creation) or #ithout the ;o e #hich holds all thin&s #ithin itsel(. ' "ather) 7our 5on is like 7oursel(. * 8e come to 7ou in 7our O#n Name today) to $e at ,eace #ithin 7our e erlastin& ;o e.= 8-2'!.2. 4y $rothers) Coin #ith me in this today. 2 This is sal ation+s ,rayer. 3 4ust #e not Coin in #hat #ill sa e the #orld) alon& #ith usD LESSON (BA. Creation+s &entleness is all I see. 8-2'%.1. I ha e indeed misunderstood the #orld) $ecause I laid my sins on it and sa# them lookin& $ack at me. 2 0o# (ierce they seemedJ 3 3nd ho# decei ed #as I to think that #hat I (eared #as in the #orld) instead o( in my mind alone. ! Today I see the #orld in the celestial &entleness #ith #hich creation shines. % There is no (ear in it. ' ;et no a,,earance o( my sins o$scure the li&ht o( 0ea en shinin& on the #orld. * 8hat is re(lected there is in 1od+s 4ind. - The ima&es I see re(lect my thou&hts. : 7et is my mind at one #ith 1od+s. 1> 3nd so I can ,ercei e creation+s &entleness. 8-2'%.2. <In quiet #ould I look u,on the #orld) #hich $ut re(lects 7our Thou&hts) and mine as #ell. 2 ;et me remem$er that they are the same) and I #ill see creation+s &entleness.= LESSON (BB.

4y holy 5el( a$ides in you) 1od+s 5on. 8-2''.1. <"ather) 7ou &a e me all 7our 5ons) to $e my sa iors and my counselors in si&ht9 the $earers o( 7our holy 6oice to me. 2 In them are 7ou re(lected) and in them does Christ look $ack u,on me (rom my 5el(. 3 ;et not 7our 5on (or&et 7our holy Name. ! ;et not 7our 5on (or&et his holy 5ource. % ;et not 7our 5on (or&et his Name is 7ours.= 8-2''.2. This day #e enter into ?aradise) callin& u,on 1od+s Name and on our o#n) ackno#led&in& our 5el( in each o( us9 united in the holy ;o e o( 1od. 2 0o# many sa iors 1od has &i en usJ 3 0o# can #e lose the #ay to 0im) #hen 0e has (illed the #orld #ith those #ho ,oint to 0im) and &i en us the si&ht to look on themD LESSON (BD. 4y heart is $eatin& in the ,eace o( 1od. 8-2'*.1. 5urroundin& me is all the li(e that 1od created in 0is ;o e. 2 It calls to me in e ery heart$eat and in e ery $reath9 in e ery action and in e ery thou&ht. 3 ?eace (ills my heart) and (loods my $ody #ith the ,ur,ose o( (or&i eness. ! No# my mind is healed) and all I need to sa e the #orld is &i en me. % @ach heart$eat $rin&s me ,eace9 each $reath in(uses me #ith stren&th. ' I am a messen&er o( 1od) directed $y 0is 6oice) sustained $y 0im in lo e) and held (ore er quiet and at ,eace #ithin 0is lo in& 3rms. * @ach heart$eat calls 0is Name) and e ery one is ans#ered $y 0is 6oice) assurin& me I am at home in 0im. 8-2'*.2. <;et me attend 7our 3ns#er) not my o#n. 2 "ather) my heart is $eatin& in the ,eace the 0eart o( ;o e created. 3 It is there and only there that I can $e at home.= LESSON (B:. ;et all thin&s $e e/actly as they are. 8-2'-.1. <;et me not $e 7our critic) ;ord) today) and Cud&e a&ainst 7ou. 2 ;et me not attem,t to inter(ere #ith 7our creation) and distort it into sickly (orms. 3 ;et me $e #illin& to #ithdra# my #ishes (rom its unity) and thus to let it $e as 7ou created it. ! "or thus #ill I $e a$le) too) to reco&niAe my 5el( as 7ou created me. % In lo e #as I created) and in lo e #ill I remain (ore er. ' 8hat can (ri&hten me) #hen I let all thin&s $e e/actly as they areD=

8-2'-.2. ;et not our si&ht $e $las,hemous today) nor let our ears attend to lyin& ton&ues. 2 Only reality is (ree o( ,ain. 3 Only reality is (ree o( loss. ! Only reality is #holly sa(e. % 3nd it is only this #e seek today. LESSON (B;. 4y si&ht &oes (orth to look u,on Christ+s (ace. 8-2':.1. <I ask 7our $lessin& on my si&ht today. 2 It is the means #hich 7ou ha e chosen to $ecome the #ay to sho# me my mistakes) and look $eyond them. 3 It is &i en me to (ind a ne# ,erce,tion throu&h the 1uide 7ou &a e to me) and throu&h 0is lessons to sur,ass ,erce,tion and return to truth. ! I ask (or the illusion #hich transcends all those I made. % Today I choose to see a #orld (or&i en) in #hich e eryone sho#s me the (ace o( Christ) and teaches me that #hat I look u,on $elon&s to me9 that nothin& is) e/ce,t 7our holy 5on.= 8-2':.2. Today our si&ht is $lessed indeed. 2 8e share one ision) as #e look u,on the (ace o( 0im 8hose 5el( is ours. 3 8e are one $ecause o( 0im 8ho is the 5on o( 1od9 o( 0im 8ho is our o#n Identity. LESSON (D=. I #ill not use the $ody+s eyes today. 8-2*>.1. <"ather) Christ+s ision is 7our &i(t to me) and it has ,o#er to translate all that the $ody+s eyes $ehold into the si&ht o( a (or&i en #orld. 2 0o# &lorious and &racious is this #orldJ 3 7et ho# much more #ill I ,ercei e in it than si&ht can &i e. ! The #orld (or&i en si&ni(ies 7our 5on ackno#led&es his "ather) lets his dreams $e $rou&ht to truth) and #aits e/,ectantly the one remainin& instant more o( time #hich ends (ore er) as 7our memory returns to him. % 3nd no# his #ill is one #ith 7ours. ' 0is (unction no# is $ut 7our O#n) and e ery thou&ht e/ce,t 7our O#n is &one.= 8-2*>.2. The quiet o( today #ill $less our hearts) and throu&h them ,eace #ill come to e eryone. 2 Christ is our eyes today. 3 3nd throu&h 0is si&ht #e o((er healin& to the #orld throu&h 0im) the holy 5on #hom 1od created #hole9 the holy 5on #hom 1od created One. B. &#at Is t#e C#ristF

8-,II.'.1. Christ is 1od+s 5on as 0e created 0im. 2 0e is the 5el( #e share) unitin& us #ith one another) and #ith 1od as #ell. 3 0e is the Thou&ht #hich still a$ides #ithin the 4ind that is 0is 5ource. ! 0e has not le(t 0is holy home) nor lost the innocence in #hich 0e #as created. % 0e a$ides unchan&ed (ore er in the 4ind o( 1od. 8-,II.'.2. Christ is the link that kee,s you one #ith 1od) and &uarantees that se,aration is no more than an illusion o( des,air) (or ho,e (ore er #ill a$ide in 0im. 2 7our mind is ,art o( 0is) and 0is o( yours. 3 0e is the ,art in #hich 1od+s 3ns#er lies9 #here all decisions are already made) and dreams are o er. ! 0e remains untouched $y anythin& the $ody+s eyes ,ercei e. % "or thou&h in 0im 0is "ather ,laced the means (or your sal ation) yet does 0e remain the 5el( 8ho) like 0is "ather) kno#s no sin. 8-,II.'.3. 0ome o( the 0oly 5,irit) and at home in 1od alone) does Christ remain at ,eace #ithin the 0ea en o( your holy mind. 2 This is the only ,art o( you that has reality in truth. 3 The rest is dreams. ! 7et #ill these dreams $e &i en unto Christ) to (ade $e(ore 0is &lory and re eal your holy 5el() the Christ) to you at last. 8-,II.'.!. The 0oly 5,irit reaches (rom the Christ in you to all your dreams) and $ids them come to 0im) to $e translated into truth. 2 0e #ill e/chan&e them (or the (inal dream #hich 1od a,,ointed as the end o( dreams. 3 "or #hen (or&i eness rests u,on the #orld and ,eace has come to e ery 5on o( 1od) #hat could there $e to kee, thin&s se,arate) (or #hat remains to see e/ce,t Christ+s (aceD 8-,II.'.%. 3nd ho# lon& #ill this holy (ace $e seen) #hen it is $ut the sym$ol that the time (or learnin& no# is o er) and the &oal o( the 3tonement has $een reached at lastD 2 5o there(ore let us seek to (ind Christ+s (ace and look on nothin& else. 3 3s #e $ehold 0is &lory) #ill #e kno# #e ha e no need o( learnin& or ,erce,tion or o( time) or anythin& e/ce,t the holy 5el() the Christ 8hom 1od created as 0is 5on. LESSON (D9. Christ+s is the ision I #ill use today. 8-2*1.1. @ach day) each hour) e ery instant) I am choosin& #hat I #ant to look u,on) the sounds I #ant to hear) the #itnesses to #hat I #ant to $e the truth (or me. 2 Today I choose to look u,on #hat Christ #ould ha e me see) to listen to 1od+s 6oice) and seek the #itnesses to #hat is true in 1od+s creation. 3 In Christ+s si&ht) the #orld and 1od+s creation meet) and as they come to&ether all ,erce,tion disa,,ears. ! 0is kindly si&ht redeems the #orld (rom death) (or nothin& that 0e

looks on $ut must li e) remem$erin& the "ather and the 5on9 Creator and creation uni(ied. 8-2*1.2. <"ather) Christ+s ision is the #ay to 7ou. 2 8hat 0e $eholds in ites 7our memory to $e restored to me. 3 3nd this I choose) to $e #hat I #ould look u,on today.= LESSON (D(. 0o# can illusions satis(y 1od+s 5onD 8-2*2.1. <"ather) the truth $elon&s to me. 2 4y home is set in 0ea en $y 7our 8ill and mine. 3 Can dreams content meD ! Can illusions $rin& me ha,,inessD % 8hat $ut 7our memory can satis(y 7our 5onD ' I #ill acce,t no less than 7ou ha e &i en me. * I am surrounded $y 7our ;o e) (ore er still) (ore er &entle and (ore er sa(e. - 1od+s 5on must $e as 7ou created him.= 8-2*2.2. Today #e ,ass illusions $y. 2 3nd i( #e hear tem,tation call to us to stay and lin&er in a dream) #e turn aside and ask oursel es i( #e) the 5ons o( 1od) could $e content #ith dreams) #hen 0ea en can $e chosen Cust as easily as hell) and lo e #ill ha,,ily re,lace all (ear. LESSON (D?. The stillness o( the ,eace o( 1od is mine. 8-2*3.1. ?erha,s #e are no# ready (or a day o( undistur$ed tranquility. 2 I( this is not yet (easi$le) #e are content and e en more than satis(ied to learn ho# such a day can $e achie ed. 3 I( #e &i e #ay to a distur$ance) let us learn ho# to dismiss it and return to ,eace. ! 8e need $ut tell our minds) #ith certainty) 2The stillness o( the ,eace o( 1od is mine)2 and nothin& can intrude u,on the ,eace that 1od 0imsel( has &i en to 0is 5on. 8-2*3.2. <"ather) 7our ,eace is mine. 2 8hat need ha e I to (ear that anythin& can ro$ me o( #hat 7ou #ould ha e me kee,D 3 I cannot lose 7our &i(ts to me. ! 3nd so the ,eace 7ou &a e 7our 5on is #ith me still) in quietness and in my o#n eternal lo e (or 7ou.= LESSON (D@.

Today $elon&s to lo e. ;et me not (ear. 8-2*!.1. <"ather) today I #ould let all thin&s $e as 7ou created them) and &i e 7our 5on the honor due his sinlessness9 the lo e o( $rother to his $rother and his "riend. 2 Throu&h this I am redeemed. 3 Throu&h this as #ell the truth #ill enter #here illusions #ere) li&ht #ill re,lace all darkness) and 7our 5on #ill kno# he is as 7ou created him.= 8-2*!.2. 3 s,ecial $lessin& comes to us today) (rom 0im 8ho is our "ather. 2 1i e this day to 0im) and there #ill $e no (ear today) $ecause the day is &i en unto lo e. LESSON (DA. 1od+s healin& 6oice ,rotects all thin&s today. 8-2*%.1. ;et us today attend the 6oice (or 1od) #hich s,eaks an ancient lesson) no more true today than any other day. 2 7et has this day $een chosen as the time #hen #e #ill seek and hear and learn and understand. 3 Hoin me in hearin&. ! "or the 6oice (or 1od tells us o( thin&s #e cannot understand alone) nor learn a,art. % It is in this that all thin&s are ,rotected. ' 3nd in this the healin& o( the 6oice (or 1od is (ound. 8-2*%.2. <7our healin& 6oice ,rotects all thin&s today) and so I lea e all thin&s to 7ou. 2 I need $e an/ious o er nothin&. 3 "or 7our 6oice #ill tell me #hat to do and #here to &o9 to #hom to s,eak and #hat to say to him) #hat thou&hts to think) #hat #ords to &i e the #orld. ! The sa(ety that I $rin& is &i en me. % "ather) 7our 6oice ,rotects all thin&s throu&h me.= LESSON (DB. The 8ord o( 1od is &i en me to s,eak. 8-2*'.1. 8hat is the 8ord o( 1odD 2 24y 5on is ,ure and holy as 4ysel(.2 3 3nd thus did 1od $ecome the "ather o( the 5on 0e lo es) (or thus #as he created. ! This the 8ord 0is 5on did not create #ith 0im) $ecause in this 0is 5on #as $orn. % ;et us acce,t 0is "atherhood) and all is &i en us. ' Deny #e #ere created in 0is ;o e and #e deny our 5el() to $e unsure o( 8ho #e are) o( 8ho our "ather is) and (or #hat ,ur,ose #e ha e come. * 3nd yet) #e need $ut to ackno#led&e 0im 8ho &a e 0is 8ord to us in our creation) to remem$er 0im and so recall our 5el(.

8-2*'.2. <"ather) 7our 8ord is mine. 2 3nd it is this that I #ould s,eak to all my $rothers) #ho are &i en me to cherish as my o#n) as I am lo ed and $lessed and sa ed $y 7ou.= LESSON (DD. ;et me not $ind 7our 5on #ith la#s I made. 8-2**.1. <7our 5on is (ree) my "ather. 2 ;et me not ima&ine I ha e $ound him #ith the la#s I made to rule the $ody. 3 0e is not su$Cect to any la#s I made $y #hich I try to make the $ody more secure. ! 0e is not chan&ed $y #hat is chan&ea$le. % 0e is not sla e to any la#s o( time. ' 0e is as 7ou created him) $ecause he kno#s no la# e/ce,t the la# o( lo e.= 8-2**.2. ;et us not #orshi, idols) nor $elie e in any la# idolatry #ould make to hide the (reedom o( the 5on o( 1od. 2 0e is not $ound e/ce,t $y his $elie(s. 3 7et #hat he is) is (ar $eyond his (aith in sla ery or (reedom. ! 0e is (ree $ecause he is his "ather+s 5on. % 3nd he cannot $e $ound unless 1od+s truth can lie) and 1od can #ill that 0e decei e 0imsel(. LESSON (D:. I( I am $ound) my "ather is not (ree. 8-2*-.1. I( I acce,t that I am ,risoner #ithin a $ody) in a #orld in #hich all thin&s that seem to li e a,,ear to die) then is my "ather ,risoner #ith me. 2 3nd this do I $elie e) #hen I maintain the la#s the #orld o$eys must I o$ey9 the (railties and the sins #hich I ,ercei e are real) and cannot $e esca,ed. 3 I( I am $ound in any #ay) I do not kno# my "ather nor my 5el(. ! 3nd I am lost to all reality. % "or truth is (ree) and #hat is $ound is not a ,art o( truth. 8-2*-.2. <"ather) I ask (or nothin& $ut the truth. 2 I ha e had many (oolish thou&hts a$out mysel( and my creation) and ha e $rou&ht a dream o( (ear into my mind. 3 Today) I #ould not dream. ! I choose the #ay to 7ou instead o( madness and instead o( (ear. % "or truth is sa(e) and only lo e is sure.= LESSON (D;.

Creation+s (reedom ,romises my o#n. 8-2*:.1. The end o( dreams is ,romised me) $ecause 1od+s 5on is not a$andoned $y 0is ;o e. 2 Only in dreams is there a time #hen he a,,ears to $e in ,rison) and a#aits a (uture (reedom) i( it $e at all. 3 7et in reality his dreams are &one) #ith truth esta$lished in their ,lace. ! 3nd no# is (reedom his already. % 5hould I #ait in chains #hich ha e $een se ered (or release) #hen 1od is o((erin& me (reedom no#D 8-2*:.2. <I #ill acce,t 7our ,romises today) and &i e my (aith to them. 2 4y "ather lo es the 5on 8hom 0e created as 0is O#n. 3 8ould 7ou #ithhold the &i(ts 7ou &a e to meD= LESSON (:=. 8hat limits can I lay u,on 1od+s 5onD 8-2->.1. 8hom 1od created limitless is (ree. 2 I can in ent im,risonment (or him) $ut only in illusions) not in truth. 3 No Thou&ht o( 1od has le(t its "ather+s 4ind. ! No Thou&ht o( 1od is limited at all. % No Thou&ht o( 1od $ut is (ore er ,ure. ' Can I lay limits on the 5on o( 1od) #hose "ather #illed that he $e limitless) and like 0imsel( in (reedom and in lo eD 8-2->.2. <Today let me &i e honor to 7our 5on) (or thus alone I (ind the #ay to 7ou. 2 "ather) I lay no limits on the 5on 7ou lo e and 7ou created limitless. 3 The honor that I &i e to him is 7ours) and #hat is 7ours $elon&s to me as #ell.= D. &#at Is t#e Hol. SpiritF 8-,II.*.1. The 0oly 5,irit mediates $et#een illusions and the truth. 2 5ince 0e must $rid&e the &a, $et#een reality and dreams) ,erce,tion leads to kno#led&e throu&h the &race that 1od has &i en 0im) to $e 0is &i(t to e eryone #ho turns to 0im (or truth. 3 3cross the $rid&e that 0e ,ro ides are dreams all carried to the truth) to $e dis,elled $e(ore the li&ht o( kno#led&e. ! There are si&hts and sounds (ore er laid aside. % 3nd #here they #ere ,ercei ed $e(ore) (or&i eness has made ,ossi$le ,erce,tion+s tranquil end. 8-,II.*.2. The &oal the 0oly 5,irit+s teachin& sets is Cust this end o( dreams. 2 "or si&hts and sounds must $e translated (rom the #itnesses o( (ear to those o( lo e. 3 3nd #hen this is entirely accom,lished) learnin& has achie ed the only &oal it has in truth. ! "or learnin&) as

the 0oly 5,irit &uides it to the outcome 0e ,ercei es (or it) $ecomes the means to &o $eyond itsel() to $e re,laced $y the eternal truth. 8-,II.*.3. I( you $ut kne# ho# much your "ather yearns to ha e you reco&niAe your sinlessness) you #ould not let 0is 6oice a,,eal in ain) nor turn a#ay (rom 0is re,lacement (or the (ear(ul ima&es and dreams you made. 2 The 0oly 5,irit understands the means you made) $y #hich you #ould attain #hat is (ore er unattaina$le. 3 3nd i( you o((er them to 0im) 0e #ill em,loy the means you made (or e/ile to restore your mind to #here it truly is at home. 8-,II.*.!. "rom kno#led&e) #here 0e has $een ,laced $y 1od) the 0oly 5,irit calls to you) to let (or&i eness rest u,on your dreams) and $e restored to sanity and ,eace o( mind. 2 8ithout (or&i eness #ill your dreams remain to terri(y you. 3 3nd the memory o( all your "ather+s ;o e #ill not return to si&ni(y the end o( dreams has come. 8-,II.*.%. 3cce,t your "ather+s &i(t. 2 It is a Call (rom ;o e to ;o e) that It $e $ut Itsel(. 3 The 0oly 5,irit is 0is &i(t) $y #hich the quietness o( 0ea en is restored to 1od+s $elo ed 5on. ! 8ould you re(use to take the (unction o( com,letin& 1od) #hen all 0e #ills is that you $e com,leteD LESSON (:9. I can $e hurt $y nothin& $ut my thou&hts. 8-2-1.1. <"ather) 7our 5on is ,er(ect. 2 8hen I think that I am hurt in any #ay) it is $ecause I ha e (or&otten #ho I am) and that I am as 7ou created me. 3 7our Thou&hts can only $rin& me ha,,iness. ! I( e er I am sad or hurt or ill) I ha e (or&otten #hat 7ou think) and ,ut my little meanin&less ideas in ,lace o( #here 7our Thou&hts $elon&) and #here they are. % I can $e hurt $y nothin& $ut my thou&hts. ' The Thou&hts I think #ith 7ou can only $less. * The Thou&hts I think #ith 7ou alone are true.= 8-2-1.2. I #ill not hurt mysel( today. 2 "or I am (ar $eyond all ,ain. 3 4y "ather ,laced me sa(e in 0ea en) #atchin& o er me. ! 3nd I #ould not attack the 5on 0e lo es) (or #hat 0e lo es is also mine to lo e. LESSON (:(. I #ill not $e a(raid o( lo e today. 8-2-2.1. I( I could realiAe $ut this today) sal ation #ould $e reached (or all the #orld. 2 This the decision not to $e insane) and to acce,t

mysel( as 1od 0imsel() my "ather and my 5ource) created me. 3 This the determination not to $e aslee, in dreams o( death) #hile truth remains (ore er li in& in the Coy o( lo e. ! 3nd this the choice to reco&niAe the 5el( 8hom 1od created as the 5on 0e lo es) and 8ho remains my one Identity. 8-2-2.2. <"ather) 7our Name is ;o e and so is mine. 2 5uch is the truth. 3 3nd can the truth $e chan&ed $y merely &i in& it another nameD ! The name o( (ear is sim,ly a mistake. % ;et me not $e a(raid o( truth today.= LESSON (:?. 4y true Identity a$ides in 7ou. 8-2-3.1. <"ather) I made an ima&e o( mysel() and it is this I call the 5on o( 1od. 2 7et is creation as it al#ays #as) (or 7our creation is unchan&ea$le. 3 ;et me not #orshi, idols. ! I am he my "ather lo es. % 4y holiness remains the li&ht o( 0ea en and the ;o e o( 1od. ' Is not #hat is $elo ed o( 7ou secureD * Is not the li&ht o( 0ea en in(initeD - Is not 7our 5on my true Identity) #hen 7ou created e erythin& that isD= 8-2-3.2. No# are #e One in shared Identity) #ith 1od our "ather as our only 5ource) and e erythin& created ,art o( us. 2 3nd so #e o((er $lessin& to all thin&s) unitin& lo in&ly #ith all the #orld) #hich our (or&i eness has made one #ith us. LESSON (:@. I can elect to chan&e all thou&hts that hurt. 8-2-!.1. ;oss is not loss #hen ,ro,erly ,ercei ed. 2 ?ain is im,ossi$le. 3 There is no &rie( #ith any cause at all. ! 3nd su((erin& o( any kind is nothin& $ut a dream. % This is the truth) at (irst to $e $ut said and then re,eated many times9 and ne/t to $e acce,ted as $ut ,artly true) #ith many reser ations. ' Then to $e considered seriously more and more) and (inally acce,ted as the truth. * I can elect to chan&e all thou&hts that hurt. - 3nd I #ould &o $eyond these #ords today) and ,ast all reser ations) and arri e at (ull acce,tance o( the truth in them.

8-2-!.2. <"ather) #hat 7ou ha e &i en cannot hurt) so &rie( and ,ain must $e im,ossi$le. 2 ;et me not (ail to trust in 7ou today) acce,tin& $ut the Coyous as 7our &i(ts9 acce,tin& $ut the Coyous as the truth.= LESSON (:A. 4y holiness shines $ri&ht and clear today. 8-2-%.1. Today I #ake #ith Coy) e/,ectin& $ut the ha,,y thin&s o( 1od to come to me. 2 I ask $ut them to come) and realiAe my in itation #ill $e ans#ered $y the thou&hts to #hich it has $een sent $y me. 3 3nd I #ill ask (or only Coyous thin&s the instant I acce,t my holiness. ! "or #hat #ould $e the use o( ,ain to me) #hat ,ur,ose #ould my su((erin& (ul(ill) and ho# #ould &rie( and loss a ail me i( insanity de,arts (rom me today) and I acce,t my holiness insteadD 8-2-%.2. <"ather) my holiness is 7ours. 2 ;et me reCoice in it) and throu&h (or&i eness $e restored to sanity. 3 7our 5on is still as 7ou created him. ! 4y holiness is ,art o( me) and also ,art o( 7ou. % 3nd #hat can alter 0oliness Itsel(D= LESSON (:B. The hush o( 0ea en holds my heart today. 8-2-'.1. <"ather) ho# still todayJ 2 0o# quietly do all thin&s (all in ,laceJ 3 This is the day that has $een chosen as the time in #hich I come to understand the lesson that there is no need that I do anythin&. ! In 7ou is e ery choice already made. % In 7ou has e ery con(lict $een resol ed. ' In 7ou is e erythin& I ho,e to (ind already &i en me. * 7our ,eace is mine. - 4y heart is quiet) and my mind at rest. : 7our ;o e is 0ea en) and 7our ;o e is mine.= 8-2-'.2. The stillness o( today #ill &i e us ho,e that #e ha e (ound the #ay) and tra elled (ar alon& it to a #holly certain &oal. 2 Today #e #ill not dou$t the end #hich 1od 0imsel( has ,romised us. 3 8e trust in 0im) and in our 5el() 8ho still is One #ith 0im. LESSON (:D. 7ou are my &oal) my "ather. Only 7ou.

8-2-*.1. 8here #ould I &o $ut 0ea enD 2 8hat could $e a su$stitute (or ha,,inessD 3 8hat &i(t could I ,re(er $e(ore the ,eace o( 1odD ! 8hat treasure #ould I seek and (ind and kee, that can com,are #ith my IdentityD % 3nd #ould I rather li e #ith (ear than lo eD 8-2-*.2. <7ou are my &oal) my "ather. 2 8hat $ut 7ou could I desire to ha eD 3 8hat #ay $ut that #hich leads to 7ou could I desire to #alkD ! 3nd #hat e/ce,t the memory o( 7ou could si&ni(y to me the end o( dreams and (utile su$stitutions (or the truthD % 7ou are my only &oal. ' 7our 5on #ould $e as 7ou created him. * 8hat #ay $ut this could I e/,ect to reco&niAe my 5el() and $e at one #ith my IdentityD= LESSON (::. ;et me (or&et my $rother+s ,ast today. 8-2--.1. <This is the thou&ht that leads the #ay to 7ou) and $rin&s me to my &oal. 2 I cannot come to 7ou #ithout my $rother. 3 3nd to kno# my 5ource) I (irst must reco&niAe #hat 7ou created one #ith me. ! 4y $rother+s is the hand that leads me on the #ay to 7ou. % 0is sins are in the ,ast alon& #ith mine) and I am sa ed $ecause the ,ast is &one. ' ;et me not cherish it #ithin my heart) or I #ill lose the #ay to #alk to 7ou. * 4y $rother is my sa ior. - ;et me not attack the sa ior 7ou ha e &i en me. : But let me honor him #ho $ears 7our Name) and so remem$er that It is my o#n.= 8-2--.2. "or&i e me) then) today. 2 3nd you #ill kno# you ha e (or&i en me i( you $ehold your $rother in the li&ht o( holiness. 3 0e cannot $e less holy than can I) and you can not $e holier than he. LESSON (:;. The ,ast is o er. It can touch me not. 8-2-:.1. Unless the ,ast is o er in my mind) the real #orld must esca,e my si&ht. 2 "or I am really lookin& no#here9 seein& $ut #hat is not there. 3 0o# can I then ,ercei e the #orld (or&i eness o((ersD ! This the ,ast #as made to hide) (or this the #orld that can $e looked on only no#. % It has no ,ast. ' "or #hat can $e (or&i en $ut the ,ast) and i( it is (or&i en it is &one. 8-2-:.2. <"ather) let me not look u,on a ,ast that is not there. 2 "or 7ou ha e o((ered me 7our O#n re,lacement) in a ,resent #orld the

,ast has le(t untouched and (ree o( sin. 3 0ere is the end o( &uilt. ! 3nd here am I made ready (or 7our (inal ste,. % 5hall I demand that 7ou #ait lon&er (or 7our 5on to (ind the lo eliness 7ou ,lanned to $e the end o( all his dreams and all his ,ainD= LESSON (;=. 4y ,resent ha,,iness is all I see. 8-2:>.1. Unless I look u,on #hat is not there) my ,resent ha,,iness is all I see. 2 @yes that $e&in to o,en see at last. 3 3nd I #ould ha e Christ+s ision come to me this ery day. ! 8hat I ,ercei e #ithout 1od+s O#n Correction (or the si&ht I made is (ri&htenin& and ,ain(ul to $ehold. % 7et I #ould not allo# my mind to $e decei ed $y the $elie( the dream I made is real an instant lon&er. ' This the day I seek my ,resent ha,,iness) and look on nothin& else e/ce,t the thin& I seek. 8-2:>.2. <8ith this resol e I come to 7ou) and ask 7our stren&th to hold me u, today) #hile I $ut seek to do 7our 8ill. 2 7ou cannot (ail to hear me) "ather. 3 8hat I ask ha e 7ou already &i en me. ! 3nd I am sure that I #ill see my ha,,iness today.= :. &#at Is t#e Real &orl!F 8-,II.-.1. The real #orld is a sym$ol) like the rest o( #hat ,erce,tion o((ers. 2 7et it stands (or #hat is o,,osite to #hat you made. 3 7our #orld is seen throu&h eyes o( (ear) and $rin&s the #itnesses o( terror to your mind. ! The real #orld cannot $e ,ercei ed e/ce,t throu&h eyes (or&i eness $lesses) so they see a #orld #here terror is im,ossi$le) and #itnesses to (ear can not $e (ound. 8-,II.-.2. The real #orld holds a counter,art (or each unha,,y thou&ht re(lected in your #orld9 a sure correction (or the si&hts o( (ear and sounds o( $attle #hich your #orld contains. 2 The real #orld sho#s a #orld seen di((erently) throu&h quiet eyes and #ith a mind at ,eace. 3 Nothin& $ut rest is there. ! There are no cries o( ,ain and sorro# heard) (or nothin& there remains outside (or&i eness. % 3nd the si&hts are &entle. ' Only ha,,y si&hts and sounds can reach the mind that has (or&i en itsel(. 8-,II.-.3. 8hat need has such a mind (or thou&hts o( death) attack and murderD 2 8hat can it ,ercei e surroundin& it $ut sa(ety) lo e and CoyD 3 8hat is there it #ould choose to $e condemned) and #hat is there that it #ould Cud&e a&ainstD ! The #orld it sees arises (rom a mind at ,eace #ithin itsel(. % No dan&er lurks in anythin& it sees) (or it is kind) and only kindness does it look u,on.

8-,II.-.!. The real #orld is the sym$ol that the dream o( sin and &uilt is o er) and 1od+s 5on no lon&er slee,s. 2 0is #akin& eyes ,ercei e the sure re(lection o( his "ather+s ;o e9 the certain ,romise that he is redeemed. 3 The real #orld si&ni(ies the end o( time) (or its ,erce,tion makes time ,ur,oseless. 8-,II.-.%. The 0oly 5,irit has no need o( time #hen it has ser ed 0is ,ur,ose. 2 No# 0e #aits $ut that one instant more (or 1od to take 0is (inal ste,) and time has disa,,eared) takin& ,erce,tion #ith it as it &oes) and lea in& $ut the truth to $e itsel(. 3 That instant is our &oal) (or it contains the memory o( 1od. ! 3nd as #e look u,on a #orld (or&i en) it is 0e 8ho calls to us and comes to take us home) remindin& us o( our Identity #hich our (or&i eness has restored to us. LESSON (;9. This is a day o( stillness and o( ,eace. 8-2:1.1. Christ+s ision looks throu&h me today. 2 0is si&ht sho#s me all thin&s (or&i en and at ,eace) and o((ers this same ision to the #orld. 3 3nd I acce,t this ision in its name) $oth (or mysel( and (or the #orld as #ell. ! 8hat lo eliness #e look u,on todayJ % 8hat holiness #e see surroundin& usJ ' 3nd it is &i en us to reco&niAe it is a holiness in #hich #e share9 it is the 0oliness o( 1od 0imsel(. 8-2:1.2. <This day my mind is quiet) to recei e the Thou&hts 7ou o((er me. 2 3nd I acce,t #hat comes (rom 7ou) instead o( (rom mysel(. 3 I do not kno# the #ay to 7ou. ! But 7ou are #holly certain. % "ather) &uide 7our 5on alon& the quiet ,ath that leads to 7ou. ' ;et my (or&i eness $e com,lete) and let the memory o( 7ou return to me.= LESSON (;(. 3 ha,,y outcome to all thin&s is sure. 8-2:2.1. 1od+s ,romises make no e/ce,tions. 2 3nd 0e &uarantees that only Coy can $e the (inal outcome (ound (or e erythin&. 3 7et it is u, to us #hen this is reached9 ho# lon& #e let an alien #ill a,,ear to $e o,,osin& 0is. ! 3nd #hile #e think this #ill is real) #e #ill not (ind the end 0e has a,,ointed as the outcome o( all ,ro$lems #e ,ercei e) all trials #e see) and e ery situation that #e meet. % 7et is the endin& certain. ' "or 1od+s 8ill is done in earth and 0ea en. * 8e #ill seek and #e #ill (ind accordin& to 0is 8ill) #hich &uarantees that our #ill is done.

8-2:2.2. <8e thank 7ou) "ather) (or 7our &uarantee o( only ha,,y outcomes in the end. 2 0el, us not inter(ere) and so delay the ha,,y endin&s 7ou ha e ,romised us (or e ery ,ro$lem that #e can ,ercei e9 (or e ery trial #e think #e still must meet.= LESSON (;?. 3ll (ear is ,ast and only lo e is here. 8-2:3.1. 3ll (ear is ,ast) $ecause its source is &one) and all its thou&hts &one #ith it. 2 ;o e remains the only ,resent state) #hose 5ource is here (ore er and (ore er. 3 Can the #orld seem $ri&ht and clear and sa(e and #elcomin&) #ith all my ,ast mistakes o,,ressin& it) and sho#in& me distorted (orms o( (earD ! 7et in the ,resent lo e is o$ ious) and its e((ects a,,arent. % 3ll the #orld shines in re(lection o( its holy li&ht) and I ,ercei e a #orld (or&i en at last. 8-2:3.2. <"ather) let not 7our holy #orld esca,e my si&ht today. 2 Nor let my ears $e dea( to all the hymns o( &ratitude the #orld is sin&in& underneath the sounds o( (ear. 3 There is a real #orld #hich the ,resent holds sa(e (rom all ,ast mistakes. ! 3nd I #ould see only this #orld $e(ore my eyes today.= LESSON (;@. 4y $ody is a #holly neutral thin&. 8-2:!.1. I am a 5on o( 1od. 2 3nd can I $e another thin& as #ellD 3 Did 1od create the mortal and corru,ti$leD ! 8hat use has 1od+s $elo ed 5on (or #hat must dieD % 3nd yet a neutral thin& does not see death) (or thou&hts o( (ear are not in ested there) nor is a mockery o( lo e $esto#ed u,on it. ' Its neutrality ,rotects it #hile it has a use. * 3nd a(ter#ards) #ithout a ,ur,ose) it is laid aside. - It is not sick nor old nor hurt. : It is $ut (unctionless) unneeded and cast o((. 1> ;et me not see it more than this today9 o( ser ice (or a #hile and (it to ser e) to kee, its use(ulness #hile it can ser e) and then to $e re,laced (or &reater &ood. 8-2:!.2. <4y $ody) "ather) cannot $e 7our 5on. 2 3nd #hat is not created cannot $e sin(ul nor sinless9 neither &ood nor $ad. 3 ;et me) then) use this dream to hel, 7our ,lan that #e a#aken (rom all dreams #e made.=

LESSON (;A. The 0oly 5,irit looks throu&h me today. 8-2:%.1. Christ asks that 0e may use my eyes today) and thus redeem the #orld. 2 0e asks this &i(t that 0e may o((er ,eace o( mind to me) and take a#ay all terror and all ,ain. 3 3nd as they are remo ed (rom me) the dreams that seemed to settle on the #orld are &one. ! Redem,tion must $e one. % 3s I am sa ed) the #orld is sa ed #ith me. ' "or all o( us must $e redeemed to&ether. * "ear a,,ears in many di((erent (orms) $ut lo e is one. 8-2:%.2. <4y "ather) Christ has asked a &i(t o( me) and one I &i e that it $e &i en me. 2 0el, me to use the eyes o( Christ today) and thus allo# the 0oly 5,irit+s ;o e to $less all thin&s #hich I may look u,on) that 0is (or&i in& ;o e may rest on me.= LESSON (;B. The 0oly 5,irit s,eaks throu&h me today. 8-2:'.1. <The 0oly 5,irit needs my oice today) that all the #orld may listen to 7our 6oice) and hear 7our 8ord throu&h me. 2 I am resol ed to let 7ou s,eak throu&h me) (or I #ould use no #ords $ut 7ours) and ha e no thou&hts #hich are a,art (rom 7ours) (or only 7ours are true. 3 I #ould $e sa ior to the #orld I made. ! "or ha in& damned it I #ould set it (ree) that I may (ind esca,e) and hear the 8ord 7our holy 6oice #ill s,eak to me today.= 8-2:'.2. 8e teach today #hat #e #ould learn) and that alone. 2 3nd so our learnin& &oal $ecomes an uncon(licted one) and ,ossi$le o( easy reach and quick accom,lishment. 3 0o# &ladly does the 0oly 5,irit come to rescue us (rom hell) #hen #e allo# 0is teachin& to ,ersuade the #orld) throu&h us) to seek and (ind the easy ,ath to 1od. LESSON (;D. "or&i eness is the only &i(t I &i e. 8-2:*.1. "or&i eness is the only &i(t I &i e) $ecause it is the only &i(t I #ant. 2 3nd e erythin& I &i e I &i e mysel(. 3 This is sal ation+s sim,le (ormula. ! 3nd I) #ho #ould $e sa ed) #ould make it mine) to $e the

#ay I li e #ithin a #orld that needs sal ation) and that #ill $e sa ed as I acce,t 3tonement (or mysel(. 8-2:*.2. <"ather) ho# certain are 7our #ays9 ho# sure their (inal outcome) and ho# (aith(ully is e ery ste, in my sal ation set already) and accom,lished $y 7our &race. 2 Thanks $e to 7ou (or 7our eternal &i(ts) and thanks to 7ou (or my Identity.= LESSON (;:. I lo e 7ou) "ather) and I lo e 7our 5on. 8-2:-.1. 4y &ratitude ,ermits my lo e to $e acce,ted #ithout (ear. 2 3nd thus am I restored to my reality at last. 3 3ll that intruded on my holy si&ht (or&i eness takes a#ay. ! 3nd I dra# near the end o( senseless Courneys) mad careers and arti(icial alues. % I acce,t instead #hat 1od esta$lishes as mine) sure that in that alone I #ill $e sa ed9 sure that I &o throu&h (ear to meet my ;o e. 8-2:-.2. <"ather) I come to 7ou today) $ecause I #ould not (ollo# any #ay $ut 7ours. 2 7ou are $eside me. 3 Certain is 7our #ay. ! 3nd I am &rate(ul (or 7our holy &i(ts o( certain sanctuary) and esca,e (rom e erythin& that #ould o$scure my lo e (or 1od my "ather and 0is holy 5on.= LESSON (;;. @ternal holiness a$ides in me. 8-2::.1. 4y holiness is (ar $eyond my o#n a$ility to understand or kno#. 2 7et 1od) my "ather) 8ho created it) ackno#led&es my holiness as 0is. 3 Our 8ill) to&ether) understands it. ! 3nd Our 8ill) to&ether) kno#s that it is so. 8-2::.2. <"ather) my holiness is not o( me. 2 It is not mine to $e destroyed $y sin. 3 It is not mine to su((er (rom attack. ! Illusions can o$scure it) $ut can not ,ut out its radiance) nor dim its li&ht. % It stands (ore er ,er(ect and untouched. ' In it are all thin&s healed) (or they remain as 7ou created them. * 3nd I can kno# my holiness. - "or 0oliness Itsel( created me) and I can kno# my 5ource $ecause it is 7our 8ill that 7ou $e kno#n.=

LESSON ?==. Only an instant does this #orld endure. 8-3>>.1. This is a thou&ht #hich can $e used to say that death and sorro# are the certain lot o( all #ho come here) (or their Coys are &one $e(ore they are ,ossessed) or e en &ras,ed. 2 7et this is also the idea that lets no (alse ,erce,tion kee, us in its hold) nor re,resent more than a ,assin& cloud u,on a sky eternally serene. 3 3nd it is this serenity #e seek) unclouded) o$ ious and sure) today. 8-3>>.2. <8e seek 7our holy #orld today. 2 "or #e) 7our lo in& 5ons) ha e lost our #ay a #hile. 3 But #e ha e listened to 7our 6oice) and learned e/actly #hat to do to $e restored to 0ea en and our true Identity. ! 3nd #e &i e thanks today the #orld endures $ut (or an instant. % 8e #ould &o $eyond that tiny instant to eternity.= ;. &#at Is t#e Secon! Co in)F 8-,II.:.1. Christ+s 5econd Comin&) #hich is sure as 1od) is merely the correction o( mistakes) and the return o( sanity. 2 It is a ,art o( the condition that restores the ne er lost) and re-esta$lishes #hat is (ore er and (ore er true. 3 It is the in itation to 1od+s 8ord to take illusion+s ,lace9 the #illin&ness to let (or&i eness rest u,on all thin&s #ithout e/ce,tion and #ithout reser e. 8-,II.:.2. It is the all-inclusi e nature o( Christ+s 5econd Comin& that ,ermits it to em$race the #orld and hold you sa(e #ithin its &entle ad ent) #hich encom,asses all li in& thin&s #ith you. 2 There is no end to the release the 5econd Comin& $rin&s) as 1od+s creation must $e limitless. 3 "or&i eness li&hts the 5econd Comin&+s #ay) $ecause it shines on e erythin& as one. ! 3nd thus is oneness reco&niAed at last. 8-,II.:.3. The 5econd Comin& ends the lessons that the 0oly 5,irit teaches) makin& #ay (or the ;ast Hud&ment) in #hich learnin& ends in one last summary that #ill e/tend $eyond itsel() and reaches u, to 1od. 2 The 5econd Comin& is the time in #hich all minds are &i en to the hands o( Christ) to $e returned to s,irit in the name o( true creation and the 8ill o( 1od. 8-,II.:.!. The 5econd Comin& is the one e ent in time #hich time itsel( can not a((ect. 2 "or e ery one #ho e er came to die) or yet #ill come or #ho is ,resent no#) is equally released (rom #hat he made. 3 In this equality is Christ restored as one Identity) in #hich the 5ons o( 1od ackno#led&e that they all are one. ! 3nd 1od the "ather smiles u,on 0is 5on) 0is one creation and 0is only Coy. 8-,II.:.%. ?ray that the 5econd Comin& #ill $e soon) $ut do not rest #ith that. 2 It needs your eyes and ears and hands and (eet. 3 It needs

your oice. ! 3nd most o( all it needs your #illin&ness. % ;et us reCoice that #e can do 1od+s 8ill) and Coin to&ether in its holy li&ht. ' Behold) the 5on o( 1od is one in us) and #e can reach our "ather+s ;o e throu&h 0im. LESSON ?=9. 3nd 1od 0imsel( shall #i,e a#ay all tears. 8-3>1.1. <"ather) unless I Cud&e I cannot #ee,. 2 Nor can I su((er ,ain) or (eel I am a$andoned or unneeded in the #orld. 3 This is my home $ecause I Cud&e it not) and there(ore is it only #hat 7ou #ill. ! ;et me today $ehold it uncondemned) throu&h ha,,y eyes (or&i eness has released (rom all distortion. % ;et me see 7our #orld instead o( mine. ' 3nd all the tears I shed #ill $e (or&otten) (or their source is &one. * "ather) I #ill not Cud&e 7our #orld today.= 8-3>1.2. 1od+s #orld is ha,,y. 2 Those #ho look on it can only add their Coy to it) and $less it as a cause o( (urther Coy in them. 3 8e #e,t $ecause #e did not understand. ! But #e ha e learned the #orld #e sa# #as (alse) and #e #ill look u,on 1od+s #orld today. LESSON ?=(. 8here darkness #as I look u,on the li&ht. 8-3>2.1. <"ather) our eyes are o,enin& at last. 2 7our holy #orld a#aits us) as our si&ht is (inally restored and #e can see. 3 8e thou&ht #e su((ered. ! But #e had (or&ot the 5on #hom 7ou created. % No# #e see that darkness is our o#n ima&inin&) and li&ht is there (or us to look u,on. ' Christ+s ision chan&es darkness into li&ht) (or (ear must disa,,ear #hen lo e has come. * ;et me (or&i e 7our holy #orld today) that I may look u,on its holiness and understand it $ut re(lects my o#n.= 8-3>2.2. Our ;o e a#aits us as #e &o to 0im) and #alks $eside us sho#in& us the #ay. 2 0e (ails in nothin&. 3 0e the @nd #e seek) and 0e the 4eans $y #hich #e &o to 0im. LESSON ?=?. The holy Christ is $orn in me today.

8-3>3.1. 8atch #ith me) an&els) #atch #ith me today. 2 ;et all 1od+s holy Thou&hts surround me) and $e still #ith me #hile 0ea en+s 5on is $orn. 3 ;et earthly sounds $e quiet) and the si&hts to #hich I am accustomed disa,,ear. ! ;et Christ $e #elcomed #here 0e is at home. % 3nd let 0im hear the sounds 0e understands) and see $ut si&hts that sho# 0is "ather+s ;o e. ' ;et 0im no lon&er $e a stran&er here) (or 0e is $orn a&ain in me today. 8-3>3.2. <7our 5on is #elcome) "ather. 2 0e has come to sa e me (rom the e il sel( I made. 3 0e is the 5el( that 7ou ha e &i en me. ! 0e is $ut #hat I really am in truth. % 0e is the 5on 7ou lo e a$o e all thin&s. ' 0e is my 5el( as 7ou created me. * It is not Christ that can $e cruci(ied. - 5a(e in 7our 3rms let me recei e 7our 5on.= LESSON ?=@. ;et not my #orld o$scure the si&ht o( Christ. 8-3>!.1. I can o$scure my holy si&ht) i( I intrude my #orld u,on it. 2 Nor can I $ehold the holy si&hts Christ looks u,on) unless it is 0is ision that I use. 3 ?erce,tion is a mirror) not a (act. ! 3nd #hat I look on is my state o( mind) re(lected out#ard. % I #ould $less the #orld $y lookin& on it throu&h the eyes o( Christ. ' 3nd I #ill look u,on the certain si&ns that all my sins ha e $een (or&i en me. 8-3>!.2. <7ou lead me (rom the darkness to the li&ht9 (rom sin to holiness. 2 ;et me (or&i e) and thus recei e sal ation (or the #orld. 3 It is 7our &i(t) my "ather) &i en me to o((er to 7our holy 5on) that he may (ind a&ain the memory o( 7ou) and o( 7our 5on as 7ou created him.= LESSON ?=A. There is a ,eace that Christ $esto#s on us. 8-3>%.1. 8ho uses $ut Christ+s ision (inds a ,eace so dee, and quiet) undistur$a$le and #holly chan&eless) that the #orld contains no counter,art. 2 Com,arisons are still $e(ore this ,eace. 3 3nd all the #orld de,arts in silence as this ,eace en elo,s it) and &ently carries it to truth) no more to $e the home o( (ear. ! "or lo e has come) and healed the #orld $y &i in& it Christ+s ,eace. 8-3>%.2. <"ather) the ,eace o( Christ is &i en us) $ecause it is 7our 8ill that #e $e sa ed. 2 0el, us today $ut to acce,t 7our &i(t) and

Cud&e it not. 3 "or it has come to us to sa e us (rom our Cud&ment on oursel es.= LESSON ?=B. The &i(t o( Christ is all I seek today. 8-3>'.1. 8hat $ut Christ+s ision #ould I use today) #hen it can o((er me a day in #hich I see a #orld so like to 0ea en that an ancient memory returns to meD 2 Today I can (or&et the #orld I made. 3 Today I can &o ,ast all (ear) and $e restored to lo e and holiness and ,eace. ! Today I am redeemed) and $orn ane# into a #orld o( mercy and o( care9 o( lo in& kindness and the ,eace o( 1od. 8-3>'.2. <3nd so) our "ather) #e return to 7ou) remem$erin& #e ne er #ent a#ay9 remem$erin& 7our holy &i(ts to us. 2 In &ratitude and thank(ulness #e come) #ith em,ty hands and o,en hearts and minds) askin& $ut #hat 7ou &i e. 3 8e cannot make an o((erin& su((icient (or 7our 5on. ! But in 7our ;o e the &i(t o( Christ is his.= LESSON ?=D. Con(lictin& #ishes cannot $e my #ill. 8-3>*.1. <"ather) 7our 8ill is mine) and only that. 2 There is no other #ill (or me to ha e. 3 ;et me not try to make another #ill) (or it is senseless and #ill cause me ,ain. ! 7our 8ill alone can $rin& me ha,,iness) and only 7ours e/ists. % I( I #ould ha e #hat only 7ou can &i e) I must acce,t 7our 8ill (or me) and enter into ,eace #here con(lict is im,ossi$le) 7our 5on is one #ith 7ou in $ein& and in #ill) and nothin& contradicts the holy truth that I remain as 7ou created me.= 8-3>*.2. 3nd #ith this ,rayer #e enter silently into a state #here con(lict cannot come) $ecause #e Coin our holy #ill #ith 1od+s) in reco&nition that they are the same. LESSON ?=:. This instant is the only time there is. 8-3>-.1. I ha e concei ed o( time in such a #ay that I de(eat my aim. 2 I( I elect to reach ,ast time to timelessness) I must chan&e my ,erce,tion o( #hat time is (or. 3 Time+s ,ur,ose cannot $e to kee, the

,ast and (uture one. ! The only inter al in #hich I can $e sa ed (rom time is no#. % "or in this instant has (or&i eness come to set me (ree. ' The $irth o( Christ is no#) #ithout a ,ast or (uture. * 0e has come to &i e 0is ,resent $lessin& to the #orld) restorin& it to timelessness and lo e. - 3nd lo e is e er-,resent) here and no#. 8-3>-.2. <Thanks (or this instant) "ather. 2 It is no# I am redeemed. 3 This instant is the time 7ou ha e a,,ointed (or 7our 5on+s release) and (or sal ation o( the #orld in him.= LESSON ?=;. I #ill not (ear to look #ithin today. 8-3>:.1. 8ithin me is eternal innocence) $ecause it is 1od+s 8ill that it $e there (ore er and (ore er. 2 I) 0is 5on) #hose #ill is limitless as is 0is O#n) can #ill no chan&e in this. 3 "or to deny my "ather+s 8ill is to deny my o#n. ! To look #ithin is $ut to (ind my #ill as 1od created it) and as it is. % I (ear to look #ithin $ecause I think I made another #ill that is not true) and made it real. ' 7et it has no e((ects. * 8ithin me is the 0oliness o( 1od. - 8ithin me is the memory o( 0im. 8-3>:.2. <The ste, I take today) my "ather) is my sure release (rom idle dreams o( sin. 2 7our altar stands serene and unde(iled. 3 It is the holy altar to my 5el() and there I (ind my true Identity.= LESSON ?9=. In (earlessness and lo e I s,end today. 8-31>.1. <This day) my "ather) #ould I s,end #ith 7ou) as 7ou ha e chosen all my days should $e. 2 3nd #hat I #ill e/,erience is not o( time at all. 3 The Coy that comes to me is not o( days nor hours) (or it comes (rom 0ea en to 7our 5on. ! This day #ill $e 7our s#eet reminder to remem$er 7ou) 7our &racious callin& to 7our holy 5on) the si&n 7our &race has come to me) and that it is 7our 8ill I $e set (ree today.= 8-31>.2. 8e s,end this day to&ether) you and I. 2 3nd all the #orld Coins #ith us in our son& o( thank(ulness and Coy to 0im 8ho &a e sal ation to us) and 8ho set us (ree. 3 8e are restored to ,eace and holiness. ! There is no room in us (or (ear today) (or #e ha e #elcomed lo e into our hearts.

9=. &#at Is t#e Last *'!) entF 8-,II.1>.1. Christ+s 5econd Comin& &i es the 5on o( 1od this &i(t. to hear the 6oice (or 1od ,roclaim that #hat is (alse is (alse) and #hat is true has ne er chan&ed. 2 3nd this the Cud&ment is in #hich ,erce,tion ends. 3 3t (irst you see a #orld that has acce,ted this as true) ,roCected (rom a no# corrected mind. ! 3nd #ith this holy si&ht) ,erce,tion &i es a silent $lessin& and then disa,,ears) its &oal accom,lished and its mission done. 8-,II.1>.2. The (inal Cud&ment on the #orld contains no condemnation. 2 "or it sees the #orld as totally (or&i en) #ithout sin and #holly ,ur,oseless. 3 8ithout a cause) and no# #ithout a (unction in Christ+s si&ht) it merely sli,s a#ay to nothin&ness. ! There it #as $orn) and there it ends as #ell. % 3nd all the (i&ures in the dream in #hich the #orld $e&an &o #ith it. ' Bodies no# are useless) and #ill there(ore (ade a#ay) $ecause the 5on o( 1od is limitless. 8-,II.1>.3. 7ou #ho $elie ed that 1od+s ;ast Hud&ment #ould condemn the #orld to hell alon& #ith you) acce,t this holy truth. 1od+s Hud&ment is the &i(t o( the Correction 0e $esto#ed on all your errors) (reein& you (rom them) and all e((ects they e er seemed to ha e. 2 To (ear 1od+s sa in& &race is $ut to (ear com,lete release (rom su((erin&) return to ,eace) security and ha,,iness) and union #ith your o#n Identity. 8-,II.1>.!. 1od+s "inal Hud&ment is as merci(ul as e ery ste, in 0is a,,ointed ,lan to $less 0is 5on) and call him to return to the eternal ,eace 0e shares #ith him. 2 Be not a(raid o( lo e. 3 "or it alone can heal all sorro#) #i,e a#ay all tears) and &ently #aken (rom his dream o( ,ain the 5on #hom 1od ackno#led&es as 0is. ! Be not a(raid o( this. % 5al ation asks you &i e it #elcome. ' 3nd the #orld a#aits your &lad acce,tance) #hich #ill set it (ree. 8-,II.1>.%. This is 1od+s "inal Hud&ment. 27ou are still 4y holy 5on) (ore er innocent) (ore er lo in& and (ore er lo ed) as limitless as your Creator) and com,letely chan&eless and (ore er ,ure. 2 There(ore a#aken and return to 4e. 3 I am your "ather and you are 4y 5on.2 LESSON ?99. I Cud&e all thin&s as I #ould ha e them $e. 8-311.1. Hud&ment #as made to $e a #ea,on used a&ainst the truth. 2 It se,arates #hat it is $ein& used a&ainst) and sets it o(( as i( it #ere a thin& a,art. 3 3nd then it makes o( it #hat you #ould ha e it $e. ! It Cud&es #hat it cannot understand) $ecause it cannot see totality and there(ore Cud&es (alsely. % ;et us not use it today) $ut make a &i(t o( it

to 0im 8ho has a di((erent use (or it. ' 0e #ill relie e us o( the a&ony o( all the Cud&ments #e ha e made a&ainst oursel es) and re-esta$lish ,eace o( mind $y &i in& us 1od+s Hud&ment o( 0is 5on. 8-311.2. <"ather) #e #ait #ith o,en mind today) to hear 7our Hud&ment o( the 5on 7ou lo e. 2 8e do not kno# him) and #e cannot Cud&e. 3 3nd so #e let 7our ;o e decide #hat he #hom 7ou created as 7our 5on must $e.= LESSON ?9(. I see all thin&s as I #ould ha e them $e. 8-312.1. ?erce,tion (ollo#s Cud&ment. 2 0a in& Cud&ed) #e there(ore see #hat #e #ould look u,on. 3 "or si&ht can merely ser e to o((er us #hat #e #ould ha e. ! It is im,ossi$le to o erlook #hat #e #ould see) and (ail to see #hat #e ha e chosen to $ehold. % 0o# surely) there(ore) must the real #orld come to &reet the holy si&ht o( anyone #ho takes the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose as his &oal (or seein&. ' 3nd he cannot (ail to look u,on #hat Christ #ould ha e him see) and share Christ+s ;o e (or #hat he looks u,on. 8-312.2. <I ha e no ,ur,ose (or today e/ce,t to look u,on a li$erated #orld) set (ree (rom all the Cud&ments I ha e made. 2 "ather) this is 7our 8ill (or me today) and there(ore it must $e my &oal as #ell.= LESSON ?9?. No# let a ne# ,erce,tion come to me. 8-313.1. <"ather) there is a ision #hich $eholds all thin&s as sinless) so that (ear has &one) and #here it #as is lo e in ited in. 2 3nd lo e #ill come #here er it is asked. 3 This ision is 7our &i(t. ! The eyes o( Christ look on a #orld (or&i en. % In 0is si&ht are all its sins (or&i en) (or 0e sees no sin in anythin& 0e looks u,on. ' No# let 0is true ,erce,tion come to me) that I may #aken (rom the dream o( sin and look #ithin u,on my sinlessness) #hich 7ou ha e ke,t com,letely unde(iled u,on the altar to 7our holy 5on) the 5el( #ith #hich I #ould identi(y.= 8-313.2. ;et us today $ehold each other in the si&ht o( Christ. 2 0o# $eauti(ul #e areJ 3 0o# holy and ho# lo in&J ! Brother) come and Coin

#ith me today. % 8e sa e the #orld #hen #e ha e Coined. ' "or in our ision it $ecomes as holy as the li&ht in us. LESSON ?9@. I seek a (uture di((erent (rom the ,ast. 8-31!.1. "rom ne# ,erce,tion o( the #orld there comes a (uture ery di((erent (rom the ,ast. 2 The (uture no# is reco&niAed as $ut e/tension o( the ,resent. 3 ?ast mistakes can cast no shado#s on it) so that (ear has lost its idols and its ima&es) and $ein& (ormless) it has no e((ects. ! Death #ill not claim the (uture no#) (or li(e is no# its &oal) and all the needed means are ha,,ily ,ro ided. % 8ho can &rie e or su((er #hen the ,resent has $een (reed) e/tendin& its security and ,eace into a quiet (uture (illed #ith CoyD 8-31!.2. <"ather) #e #ere mistaken in the ,ast) and choose to use the ,resent to $e (ree. 2 No# do #e lea e the (uture in 7our 0ands) lea in& $ehind our ,ast mistakes) and sure that 7ou #ill kee, 7our ,resent ,romises) and &uide the (uture in their holy li&ht.= LESSON ?9A. 3ll &i(ts my $rothers &i e $elon& to me. 8-31%.1. @ach day a thousand treasures come to me #ith e ery ,assin& moment. 2 I am $lessed #ith &i(ts throu&hout the day) in alue (ar $eyond all thin&s o( #hich I can concei e. 3 3 $rother smiles u,on another) and my heart is &laddened. ! 5omeone s,eaks a #ord o( &ratitude or mercy) and my mind recei es this &i(t and takes it as its o#n. % 3nd e eryone #ho (inds the #ay to 1od $ecomes my sa ior) ,ointin& out the #ay to me) and &i in& me his certainty that #hat he learned is surely mine as #ell. 8-31%.2. <I thank 7ou) "ather) (or the many &i(ts that come to me today and e ery day (rom e ery 5on o( 1od. 2 4y $rothers are unlimited in all their &i(ts to me. 3 No# may I o((er them my thank(ulness) that &ratitude to them may lead me on to my Creator and 0is memory.= LESSON ?9B.

3ll &i(ts I &i e my $rothers are my o#n. 8-31'.1. 3s e ery &i(t my $rothers &i e is mine) so e ery &i(t I &i e $elon&s to me. 2 @ach one allo#s a ,ast mistake to &o) and lea e no shado# on the holy mind my "ather lo es. 3 0is &race is &i en me in e ery &i(t a $rother has recei ed throu&hout all time) and ,ast all time as #ell. ! 4y treasure house is (ull) and an&els #atch its o,en doors that not one &i(t is lost) and only more are added. % ;et me come to #here my treasures are) and enter in #here I am truly #elcome and at home) amon& the &i(ts that 1od has &i en me. 8-31'.2. <"ather) I #ould acce,t 7our &i(ts today. 2 I do not reco&niAe them. 3 7et I trust that 7ou 8ho &a e them #ill ,ro ide the means $y #hich I can $ehold them) see their #orth) and cherish only them as #hat I #ant.= LESSON ?9D. I (ollo# in the #ay a,,ointed me. 8-31*.1. I ha e a s,ecial ,lace to (ill9 a role (or me alone. 2 5al ation #aits until I take this ,art as #hat I choose to do. 3 Until I make this choice) I am the sla e o( time and human destiny. ! But #hen I #illin&ly and &ladly &o the #ay my "ather+s ,lan a,,ointed me to &o) then #ill I reco&niAe sal ation is already here) already &i en all my $rothers and already mine as #ell. 8-31*.2. <"ather) 7our #ay is #hat I choose today. 2 8here it #ould lead me do I choose to &o9 #hat it #ould ha e me do I choose to do. 3 7our #ay is certain) and the end secure. ! The memory o( 7ou a#aits me there. % 3nd all my sorro#s end in 7our em$race) #hich 7ou ha e ,romised to 7our 5on) #ho thou&ht mistakenly that he had #andered (rom the sure ,rotection o( 7our lo in& 3rms.= LESSON ?9:. In me sal ation+s means and end are one. 8-31-.1. In me) 1od+s holy 5on) are reconciled all ,arts o( 0ea en+s ,lan to sa e the #orld. 2 8hat could con(lict) #hen all the ,arts ha e $ut one ,ur,ose and one aimD 3 0o# could there $e a sin&le ,art that stands alone) or one o( more or less im,ortance than the restD ! I am the means $y #hich 1od+s 5on is sa ed) $ecause sal ation+s ,ur,ose is to (ind the sinlessness that 1od has ,laced in me. % I #as created as

the thin& I seek. ' I am the &oal the #orld is searchin& (or. * I am 1od+s 5on) 0is one eternal ;o e. - I am sal ation+s means and end as #ell. 8-31-.2. <;et me today) my "ather) take the role 7ou o((er me in 7our request that I acce,t 3tonement (or mysel(. 2 "or thus does #hat is there$y reconciled in me $ecome as surely reconciled to 7ou.= LESSON ?9;. I came (or the sal ation o( the #orld. 8-31:.1. 0ere is a thou&ht (rom #hich all arro&ance has $een remo ed) and only truth remains. 2 "or arro&ance o,,oses truth. 3 But #hen there is no arro&ance the truth #ill come immediately) and (ill u, the s,ace the e&o le(t unoccu,ied $y lies. ! Only the e&o can $e limited) and there(ore it must seek (or aims #hich are curtailed and limitin&. % The e&o thinks that #hat one &ains) totality must lose. ' 3nd yet it is the 8ill o( 1od I learn that #hat one &ains is &i en unto all. 8-31:.2. <"ather) 7our 8ill is total. 2 3nd the &oal #hich stems (rom it shares its totality. 3 8hat aim $ut the sal ation o( the #orld could 7ou ha e &i en meD ! 3nd #hat $ut this could $e the 8ill my 5el( has shared #ith 7ouD= LESSON ?(=. 4y "ather &i es all ,o#er unto me. 8-32>.1. The 5on o( 1od is limitless. 2 There are no limits on his stren&th) his ,eace) his Coy) nor any attri$utes his "ather &a e in his creation. 3 8hat he #ills #ith his Creator and Redeemer must $e done. ! 0is holy #ill can ne er $e denied) $ecause his "ather shines u,on his mind) and lays $e(ore it all the stren&th and lo e in earth and 0ea en. % I am he to #hom all this is &i en. ' I am he in #hom the ,o#er o( my "ather+s 8ill a$ides. 8-32>.2. <7our 8ill can do all thin&s in me) and then e/tend to all the #orld as #ell throu&h me. 2 There is no limit on 7our 8ill. 3 3nd so all ,o#er has $een &i en to 7our 5on.= 99. &#at Is CreationF 8-,II.11.1. Creation is the sum o( all 1od+s Thou&hts) in num$er in(inite) and e ery#here #ithout all limit. 2 Only lo e creates) and only

like itsel(. 3 There #as no time #hen all that it created #as not there. ! Nor #ill there $e a time #hen anythin& that it created su((ers any loss. % "ore er and (ore er are 1od+s Thou&hts e/actly as they #ere and as they are) unchan&ed throu&h time and a(ter time is done. 8-,II.11.2. 1od+s Thou&hts are &i en all the ,o#er that their o#n Creator has. 2 "or 0e #ould add to lo e $y its e/tension. 3 Thus 0is 5on shares in creation) and must there(ore share in ,o#er to create. ! 8hat 1od has #illed to $e (ore er One #ill still $e One #hen time is o er9 and #ill not $e chan&ed throu&hout the course o( time) remainin& as it #as $e(ore the thou&ht o( time $e&an. 8-,II.11.3. Creation is the o,,osite o( all illusions) (or creation is the truth. 2 Creation is the holy 5on o( 1od) (or in creation is 0is 8ill com,lete in e ery as,ect) makin& e ery ,art container o( the #hole. 3 Its oneness is (ore er &uaranteed in iolate9 (ore er held #ithin 0is holy 8ill) $eyond all ,ossi$ility o( harm) o( se,aration) im,er(ection and o( any s,ot u,on its sinlessness. 8-,II.11.!. 8e are creation9 #e the 5ons o( 1od. 2 8e seem to $e discrete) and una#are o( our eternal unity #ith 0im. 3 7et $ack o( all our dou$ts) ,ast all our (ears) there still is certainty. ! "or lo e remains #ith all its Thou&hts) its sureness $ein& theirs. % 1od+s memory is in our holy minds) #hich kno# their oneness and their unity #ith their Creator. ' ;et our (unction $e only to let this memory return) only to let 1od+s 8ill $e done on earth) only to $e restored to sanity) and to $e $ut as 1od created us. 8-,II.11.%. Our "ather calls to us. 2 8e hear 0is 6oice) and #e (or&i e creation in the Name o( its Creator) 0oliness Itsel() 8hose 0oliness 0is O#n creation shares9 8hose 0oliness is still a ,art o( us. LESSON ?(9. "ather) my (reedom is in 7ou alone. 8-321.1. <I did not understand #hat made me (ree) nor #hat my (reedom is) nor #here to look to (ind it. 2 "ather) I ha e searched in ain until I heard 7our 6oice directin& me. 3 No# I #ould &uide mysel( no more. ! "or I ha e neither made nor understood the #ay to (ind my (reedom. % But I trust in 7ou. ' 7ou 8ho endo#ed me #ith my (reedom as 7our holy 5on #ill not $e lost to me. * 7our 6oice directs me) and the #ay to 7ou is o,enin& and clear to me at last. - "ather) my (reedom is in 7ou alone. : "ather) it is my #ill that I return.= 8-321.2. Today #e ans#er (or the #orld) #hich #ill $e (reed alon& #ith us. 2 0o# &lad are #e to (ind our (reedom throu&h the certain #ay our

"ather has esta$lished. 3 3nd ho# sure is all the #orld+s sal ation) #hen #e learn our (reedom can $e (ound in 1od alone. LESSON ?((. I can &i e u, $ut #hat #as ne er real. 8-322.1. I sacri(ice illusions9 nothin& more. 2 3nd as illusions &o I (ind the &i(ts illusions tried to hide) a#aitin& me in shinin& #elcome) and in readiness to &i e 1od+s ancient messa&es to me. 3 0is memory a$ides in e ery &i(t that I recei e o( 0im. ! 3nd e ery dream ser es only to conceal the 5el( #hich is 1od+s only 5on) the likeness o( 0imsel() the 0oly One 8ho still a$ides in 0im (ore er) as 0e still a$ides in me. 8-322.2. <"ather) to 7ou all sacri(ice remains (ore er inconcei a$le. 2 3nd so I cannot sacri(ice e/ce,t in dreams. 3 3s 7ou created me) I can &i e u, nothin& 7ou &a e me. ! 8hat 7ou did not &i e has no reality. % 8hat loss can I antici,ate e/ce,t the loss o( (ear) and the return o( lo e into my mindD= LESSON ?(?. I &ladly make the 2sacri(ice2 o( (ear. 8-323.1. <0ere is the only 2sacri(ice2 7ou ask o( 7our $elo ed 5on9 7ou ask him to &i e u, all su((erin&) all sense o( loss and sadness) all an/iety and dou$t) and (reely let 7our ;o e come streamin& in to his a#areness) healin& him o( ,ain) and &i in& him 7our O#n eternal Coy. 2 5uch is the 2sacri(ice2 7ou ask o( me) and one I &ladly make9 the only 2cost2 o( restoration o( 7our memory to me) (or the sal ation o( the #orld.= 8-323.2. 3nd as #e ,ay the de$t #e o#e to truth)Ka de$t that merely is the lettin& &o o( sel(-dece,tions and o( ima&es #e #orshi,,ed (alselyKtruth returns to us in #holeness and in Coy. 2 8e are decei ed no lon&er. 3 ;o e has no# returned to our a#areness. ! 3nd #e are at ,eace a&ain) (or (ear has &one and only lo e remains. LESSON ?(@. I merely (ollo#) (or I #ould not lead.

8-32!.1. <"ather) 7ou are the One 8ho &a e the ,lan (or my sal ation to me. 2 7ou ha e set the #ay I am to &o) the role to take) and e ery ste, in my a,,ointed ,ath. 3 I cannot lose the #ay. ! I can $ut choose to #ander o(( a #hile) and then return. % 7our lo in& 6oice #ill al#ays call me $ack) and &uide my (eet ari&ht. ' 4y $rothers all can (ollo# in the #ay I lead them. * 7et I merely (ollo# in the #ay to 7ou) as 7ou direct me and #ould ha e me &o.= 8-32!.2. 5o let us (ollo# One 8ho kno#s the #ay. 2 8e need not tarry) and #e cannot stray e/ce,t an instant (rom 0is lo in& 0and. 3 8e #alk to&ether) (or #e (ollo# 0im. ! 3nd it is 0e 8ho makes the endin& sure) and &uarantees a sa(e returnin& home. LESSON ?(A. 3ll thin&s I think I see re(lect ideas. 8-32%.1. This is sal ation+s keynote. 8hat I see re(lects a ,rocess in my mind) #hich starts #ith my idea o( #hat I #ant. 2 "rom there) the mind makes u, an ima&e o( the thin& the mind desires) Cud&es alua$le) and there(ore seeks to (ind. 3 These ima&es are then ,roCected out#ard) looked u,on) esteemed as real and &uarded as one+s o#n. ! "rom insane #ishes comes an insane #orld. % "rom Cud&ment comes a #orld condemned. ' 3nd (rom (or&i in& thou&hts a &entle #orld comes (orth) #ith mercy (or the holy 5on o( 1od) to o((er him a kindly home #here he can rest a #hile $e(ore he Courneys on) and hel, his $rothers #alk ahead #ith him) and (ind the #ay to 0ea en and to 1od. 8-32%.2. <Our "ather) 7our ideas re(lect the truth) and mine a,art (rom 7ours $ut make u, dreams. 2 ;et me $ehold #hat only 7ours re(lect) (or 7ours and 7ours alone esta$lish truth.= LESSON ?(B. I am (ore er an @((ect o( 1od. 8-32'.1. <"ather) I #as created in 7our 4ind) a holy Thou&ht that ne er le(t its home. 2 I am (ore er 7our @((ect) and 7ou (ore er and (ore er are my Cause. 3 3s 7ou created me I ha e remained. ! 8here 7ou esta$lished me I still a$ide. % 3nd all 7our attri$utes a$ide in me) $ecause it is 7our 8ill to ha e a 5on so like his Cause that Cause and Its @((ect are indistin&uisha$le. ' ;et me kno# that I am an @((ect o(

1od) and so I ha e the ,o#er to create like 7ou. * 3nd as it is in 0ea en) so on earth. - 7our ,lan I (ollo# here) and at the end I kno# that 7ou #ill &ather 7our e((ects into the tranquil 0ea en o( 7our ;o e) #here earth #ill anish) and all se,arate thou&hts unite in &lory as the 5on o( 1od.= 8-32'.2. ;et us today $ehold earth disa,,ear) at (irst trans(ormed) and then) (or&i en) (ade entirely into 1od+s holy 8ill. LESSON ?(D. I need $ut call and 7ou #ill ans#er me. 8-32*.1. I am not asked to take sal ation on the $asis o( an unsu,,orted (aith. 2 "or 1od has ,romised 0e #ill hear my call) and ans#er me 0imsel(. 3 ;et me $ut learn (rom my e/,erience that this is true) and (aith in 0im must surely come to me. ! This is the (aith that #ill endure) and take me (arther and still (arther on the road that leads to 0im. % "or thus I #ill $e sure that 0e has not a$andoned me and lo es me still) a#aitin& $ut my call to &i e me all the hel, I need to come to 0im. 8-32*.2. <"ather) I thank 7ou that 7our ,romises #ill ne er (ail in my e/,erience) i( I $ut test them out. 2 ;et me attem,t there(ore to try them) and to Cud&e them not. 3 7our 8ord is one #ith 7ou. ! 7ou &i e the means #here$y con iction comes) and surety o( 7our a$idin& ;o e is &ained at last.= LESSON ?(:. I choose the second ,lace to &ain the (irst. 8-32-.1. 8hat seems to $e the second ,lace is (irst) (or all thin&s #e ,ercei e are u,side do#n until #e listen to the 6oice (or 1od. 2 It seems that #e #ill &ain autonomy $ut $y our stri in& to $e se,arate) and that our inde,endence (rom the rest o( 1od+s creation is the #ay in #hich sal ation is o$tained. 3 7et all #e (ind is sickness) su((erin& and loss and death. ! This is not #hat our "ather #ills (or us) nor is there any second to 0is 8ill. % To Coin #ith 0is is $ut to (ind our o#n. ' 3nd since our #ill is 0is) it is to 0im that #e must &o to reco&niAe our #ill. 8-32-.2. <There is no #ill $ut 7ours. 2 3nd I am &lad that nothin& I ima&ine contradicts #hat 7ou #ould ha e me $e. 3 It is 7our 8ill that I

$e #holly sa(e) eternally at ,eace. ! 3nd ha,,ily I share that 8ill #hich 7ou) my "ather) &a e as ,art o( me.= LESSON ?(;. I ha e already chosen #hat 7ou #ill. 8-32:.1. <"ather) I thou&ht I #andered (rom 7our 8ill) de(ied it) $roke its la#s) and inter,osed a second #ill more ,o#er(ul than 7ours. 2 7et #hat I am in truth is $ut 7our 8ill) e/tended and e/tendin&. 3 This am I) and this #ill ne er chan&e. ! 3s 7ou are One) so am I one #ith 7ou. % 3nd this I chose in my creation) #here my #ill $ecame (ore er one #ith 7ours. ' That choice #as made (or all eternity. * It cannot chan&e) and $e in o,,osition to itsel(. - "ather) my #ill is 7ours. : 3nd I am sa(e) untrou$led and serene) in endless Coy) $ecause it is 7our 8ill that it $e so.= 8-32:.2. Today #e #ill acce,t our union #ith each other and our 5ource. 2 8e ha e no #ill a,art (rom 0is) and all o( us are one $ecause 0is 8ill is shared $y all o( us. 3 Throu&h it #e reco&niAe that #e are one. ! Throu&h it #e (ind our #ay at last to 1od. LESSON ??=. I #ill not hurt mysel( a&ain today. 8-33>.1. ;et us this day acce,t (or&i eness as our only (unction. 2 8hy should #e attack our minds) and &i e them ima&es o( ,ainD 3 8hy should #e teach them they are ,o#erless) #hen 1od holds out 0is ,o#er and 0is ;o e) and $ids them take #hat is already theirsD ! The mind that is made #illin& to acce,t 1od+s &i(ts has $een restored to s,irit) and e/tends its (reedom and its Coy) as is the 8ill o( 1od united #ith its o#n. % The 5el( #hich 1od created cannot sin) and there(ore cannot su((er. ' ;et us choose today that 0e $e our Identity) and thus esca,e (ore er (rom all thin&s the dream o( (ear a,,ears to o((er us. 8-33>.2. <"ather) 7our 5on can not $e hurt. 2 3nd i( #e think #e su((er) #e $ut (ail to kno# our one Identity #e share #ith 7ou. 3 8e #ould return to It today) to $e made (ree (ore er (rom all our mistakes) and to $e sa ed (rom #hat #e thou&ht #e #ere.= 9(. &#at Is t#e E)oF

8-,II.12.1. The e&o is idolatry9 the si&n o( limited and se,arated sel() $orn in a $ody) doomed to su((er and to end its li(e in death. 2 It is the 2#ill2 that sees the 8ill o( 1od as enemy) and takes a (orm in #hich it is denied. 3 The e&o is the 2,roo(2 that stren&th is #eak and lo e is (ear(ul) li(e is really death) and #hat o,,oses 1od alone is true. 8-,II.12.2. The e&o is insane. 2 In (ear it stands $eyond the @ ery#here) a,art (rom 3ll) in se,aration (rom the In(inite. 3 In its insanity it thinks it has $ecome a ictor o er 1od 0imsel(. ! 3nd in its terri$le autonomy it 2sees2 the 8ill o( 1od has $een destroyed. % It dreams o( ,unishment) and trem$les at the (i&ures in its dreams9 its enemies) #ho seek to murder it $e(ore it can ensure its sa(ety $y attackin& them. 8-,II.12.3. The 5on o( 1od is e&oless. 2 8hat can he kno# o( madness and the death o( 1od) #hen he a$ides in 0imD 3 8hat can he kno# o( sorro# and o( su((erin&) #hen he li es in eternal CoyD ! 8hat can he kno# o( (ear and ,unishment) o( sin and &uilt) o( hatred and attack) #hen all there is surroundin& him is e erlastin& ,eace) (ore er con(lict-(ree and undistur$ed) in dee,est silence and tranquilityD 8-,II.12.!. To kno# reality is not to see the e&o and its thou&hts) its #orks) its acts) its la#s and its $elie(s) its dreams) its ho,es) its ,lans (or its sal ation) and the cost $elie( in it entails. 2 In su((erin&) the ,rice (or (aith in it is so immense that cruci(i/ion o( the 5on o( 1od is o((ered daily at its darkened shrine) and $lood must (lo# $e(ore the altar #here its sickly (ollo#ers ,re,are to die. 8-,II.12.%. 7et #ill one lily o( (or&i eness chan&e the darkness into li&ht9 the altar to illusions to the shrine o( ;i(e Itsel(. 2 3nd ,eace #ill $e restored (ore er to the holy minds #hich 1od created as 0is 5on) 0is d#ellin& ,lace) 0is Coy) 0is lo e) com,letely 0is) com,letely one #ith 0im. LESSON ??9. There is no con(lict) (or my #ill is 7ours. 8-331.1. <0o# (oolish) "ather) to $elie e 7our 5on could cause himsel( to su((erJ 2 Could he make a ,lan (or his damnation) and $e le(t #ithout a certain #ay to his releaseD 3 7ou lo e me) "ather. ! 7ou could ne er lea e me desolate) to die #ithin a #orld o( ,ain and cruelty. % 0o# could I think that ;o e has le(t Itsel(D ' There is no #ill e/ce,t the 8ill o( ;o e. * "ear is a dream) and has no #ill that can con(lict #ith 7ours. - Con(lict is slee,) and ,eace a#akenin&. : Death is illusion9 li(e) eternal truth. 1> There is no o,,osition to 7our 8ill. 11 There is no con(lict) (or my #ill is 7ours.=

8-331.2. "or&i eness sho#s us that 1od+s 8ill is One) and that #e share it. 2 ;et us look u,on the holy si&hts (or&i eness sho#s today) that #e may (ind the ,eace o( 1od. 3 3men. LESSON ??(. "ear $inds the #orld. "or&i eness sets it (ree. 8-332.1. The e&o makes illusions. 2 Truth undoes its e il dreams $y shinin& them a#ay. 3 Truth ne er makes attack. ! It merely is. % 3nd $y its ,resence is the mind recalled (rom (antasies) a#akin& to the real. ' "or&i eness $ids this ,resence enter in) and take its ri&ht(ul ,lace #ithin the mind. * 8ithout (or&i eness is the mind in chains) $elie in& in its o#n (utility. - 7et #ith (or&i eness does the li&ht shine throu&h the dream o( darkness) o((erin& it ho,e) and &i in& it the means to realiAe the (reedom that is its inheritance. 8-332.2. <8e #ould not $ind the #orld a&ain today. 2 "ear holds it ,risoner. 3 3nd yet 7our ;o e has &i en us the means to set it (ree. ! "ather) #e #ould release it no#. % "or as #e o((er (reedom) it is &i en us. ' 3nd #e #ould not remain as ,risoners) #hile 7ou are holdin& (reedom out to us.= LESSON ???. "or&i eness ends the dream o( con(lict here. 8-333.1. Con(lict must $e resol ed. 2 It cannot $e e aded) set aside) denied) dis&uised) seen some#here else) called $y another name) or hidden $y deceit o( any kind) i( it #ould $e esca,ed. 3 It must $e seen e/actly as it is) #here it is thou&ht to $e) in the reality #hich has $een &i en it) and #ith the ,ur,ose that the mind accorded it. ! "or only then are its de(enses li(ted) and the truth can shine u,on it as it disa,,ears. 8-333.2. <"ather) (or&i eness is the li&ht 7ou chose to shine a#ay all con(lict and all dou$t) and li&ht the #ay (or our return to 7ou. 2 No li&ht $ut this can end our e il dream. 3 No li&ht $ut this can sa e the #orld. ! "or this alone #ill ne er (ail in anythin&) $ein& 7our &i(t to 7our $elo ed 5on.=

LESSON ??@. Today I claim the &i(ts (or&i eness &i es. 8-33!.1. I #ill not #ait another day to (ind the treasures that my "ather o((ers me. 2 Illusions are all ain) and dreams are &one e en #hile they are #o en out o( thou&hts that rest on (alse ,erce,tions. 3 ;et me not acce,t such mea&er &i(ts a&ain today. ! 1od+s 6oice is o((erin& the ,eace o( 1od to all #ho hear and choose to (ollo# 0im. % This is my choice today. ' 3nd so I &o to (ind the treasures 1od has &i en me. 8-33!.2. <I seek $ut the eternal. 2 "or 7our 5on can $e content #ith nothin& less than this. 3 8hat) then) can $e his solace $ut #hat 7ou are o((erin& to his $e#ildered mind and (ri&htened heart) to &i e him certainty and $rin& him ,eaceD ! Today I #ould $ehold my $rother sinless. % This 7our 8ill (or me) (or so #ill I $ehold my sinlessness.= LESSON ??A. I choose to see my $rother+s sinlessness. 8-33%.1. "or&i eness is a choice. 2 I ne er see my $rother as he is) (or that is (ar $eyond ,erce,tion. 3 8hat I see in him is merely #hat I #ish to see) $ecause it stands (or #hat I #ant to $e the truth. ! It is to this alone that I res,ond) ho#e er much I seem to $e im,elled $y outside ha,,enin&s. % I choose to see #hat I #ould look u,on) and this I see) and only this. ' 4y $rother+s sinlessness sho#s me that I #ould look u,on my o#n. * 3nd I #ill see it) ha in& chosen to $ehold my $rother in its holy li&ht. 8-33%.2. <8hat could restore 7our memory to me) e/ce,t to see my $rother+s sinlessnessD 2 0is holiness reminds me that he #as created one #ith me) and like mysel(. 3 In him I (ind my 5el() and in 7our 5on I (ind the memory o( 7ou as #ell.= LESSON ??B. "or&i eness lets me kno# that minds are Coined. 8-33'.1. "or&i eness is the means a,,ointed (or ,erce,tion+s endin&. 2 Gno#led&e is restored a(ter ,erce,tion (irst is chan&ed) and then &i es #ay entirely to #hat remains (ore er ,ast its hi&hest reach. 3 "or si&hts and sounds) at $est) can ser e $ut to recall the memory that lies

$eyond them all. ! "or&i eness s#ee,s a#ay distortions) and o,ens the hidden altar to the truth. % Its lilies shine into the mind) and call it to return and look #ithin) to (ind #hat it has ainly sou&ht #ithout. ' "or here) and only here) is ,eace o( mind restored) (or this the d#ellin& ,lace o( 1od 0imsel(. 8-33'.2. <In quiet may (or&i eness #i,e a#ay my dreams o( se,aration and o( sin. 2 Then let me) "ather) look #ithin) and (ind 7our ,romise o( my sinlessness is ke,t9 7our 8ord remains unchan&ed #ithin my mind) 7our ;o e is still a$idin& in my heart.= LESSON ??D. 4y sinlessness ,rotects me (rom all harm. 8-33*.1. 4y sinlessness ensures me ,er(ect ,eace) eternal sa(ety) e erlastin& lo e) (reedom (ore er (rom all thou&ht o( loss9 com,lete deli erance (rom su((erin&. 2 3nd only ha,,iness can $e my state) (or only ha,,iness is &i en me. 3 8hat must I do to kno# all this is mineD ! I must acce,t 3tonement (or mysel() and nothin& more. % 1od has already done all thin&s that need $e done. ' 3nd I must learn I need do nothin& o( mysel() (or I need $ut acce,t my 5el() my sinlessness) created (or me) no# already mine) to (eel 1od+s ;o e ,rotectin& me (rom harm) to understand my "ather lo es 0is 5on9 to kno# I am the 5on my "ather lo es. 8-33*.2. <7ou 8ho created me in sinlessness are not mistaken a$out #hat I am. 2 I #as mistaken #hen I thou&ht I sinned) $ut I acce,t 3tonement (or mysel(. 3 "ather) my dream is ended no#. ! 3men.= LESSON ??:. I am a((ected only $y my thou&hts. 8-33-.1. It needs $ut this to let sal ation come to all the #orld. 2 "or in this sin&le thou&ht is e eryone released at last (rom (ear. 3 No# has he learned that no one (ri&htens him) and nothin& can endan&er him. ! 0e has no enemies) and he is sa(e (rom all e/ternal thin&s. % 0is thou&hts can (ri&hten him) $ut since these thou&hts $elon& to him alone) he has the ,o#er to chan&e them and e/chan&e each (ear thou&ht (or a ha,,y thou&ht o( lo e. ' 0e cruci(ied himsel(. * 7et 1od has ,lanned that 0is $elo ed 5on #ill $e redeemed.

8-33-.2. <7our ,lan is sure) my "ather)Konly 7ours. 2 3ll other ,lans #ill (ail. 3 3nd I #ill ha e thou&hts that #ill (ri&hten me) until I learn that 7ou ha e &i en me the only Thou&ht that leads me to sal ation. ! 4ine alone #ill (ail) and lead me no#here. % But the Thou&ht 7ou &a e me ,romises to lead me home) $ecause it holds 7our ,romise to 7our 5on.= LESSON ??;. I #ill recei e #hate er I request. 8-33:.1. No one desires ,ain. 2 But he can think that ,ain is ,leasure. 3 No one #ould a oid his ha,,iness. ! But he can think that Coy is ,ain(ul) threatenin& and dan&erous. % @ eryone #ill recei e #hat he requests. ' But he can $e con(used indeed a$out the thin&s he #ants9 the state he #ould attain. * 8hat can he then request that he #ould #ant #hen he recei es itD - 0e has asked (or #hat #ill (ri&hten him) and $rin& him su((erin&. : ;et us resol e today to ask (or #hat #e really #ant) and only this) that #e may s,end this day in (earlessness) #ithout con(usin& ,ain #ith Coy) or (ear #ith lo e. 8-33:.2. <"ather) this is 7our day. 2 It is a day in #hich I #ould do nothin& $y mysel() $ut hear 7our 6oice in e erythin& I do9 requestin& only #hat 7ou o((er me) acce,tin& only Thou&hts 7ou share #ith me.= LESSON ?@=. I can $e (ree o( su((erin& today. 8-3!>.1. <"ather) I thank 7ou (or today) and (or the (reedom I am certain it #ill $rin&. 2 This day is holy) (or today 7our 5on #ill $e redeemed. 3 0is su((erin& is done. ! "or he #ill hear 7our 6oice directin& him to (ind Christ+s ision throu&h (or&i eness) and $e (ree (ore er (rom all su((erin&. % Thanks (or today) my "ather. ' I #as $orn into this #orld $ut to achie e this day) and #hat it holds in Coy and (reedom (or 7our holy 5on and (or the #orld he made) #hich is released alon& #ith him today.= 8-3!>.2. Be &lad todayJ 2 Be &ladJ 3 There is no room (or anythin& $ut Coy and thanks today. ! Our "ather has redeemed 0is 5on this day. % Not one o( us $ut #ill $e sa ed today. ' Not one #ho #ill remain in (ear) and none the "ather #ill not &ather to 0imsel() a#ake in 0ea en in the 0eart o( ;o e.

9?. &#at Is a MiracleF 8-,II.13.1. 3 miracle is a correction. 2 It does not create) nor really chan&e at all. 3 It merely looks on de astation) and reminds the mind that #hat it sees is (alse. ! It undoes error) $ut does not attem,t to &o $eyond ,erce,tion) nor e/ceed the (unction o( (or&i eness. % Thus it stays #ithin time+s limits. ' 7et it ,a es the #ay (or the return o( timelessness and lo e+s a#akenin&) (or (ear must sli, a#ay under the &entle remedy it $rin&s. 8-,II.13.2. 3 miracle contains the &i(t o( &race) (or it is &i en and recei ed as one. 2 3nd thus it illustrates the la# o( truth the #orld does not o$ey) $ecause it (ails entirely to understand its #ays. 3 3 miracle in erts ,erce,tion #hich #as u,side do#n $e(ore) and thus it ends the stran&e distortions that #ere mani(est. ! No# is ,erce,tion o,en to the truth. % No# is (or&i eness seen as Custi(ied. 8-,II.13.3. "or&i eness is the home o( miracles. 2 The eyes o( Christ deli er them to all they look u,on in mercy and in lo e. 3 ?erce,tion stands corrected in 0is si&ht) and #hat #as meant to curse has come to $less. ! @ach lily o( (or&i eness o((ers all the #orld the silent miracle o( lo e. % 3nd each is laid $e(ore the 8ord o( 1od) u,on the uni ersal altar to Creator and creation in the li&ht o( ,er(ect ,urity and endless Coy. 8-,II.13.!. The miracle is taken (irst on (aith) $ecause to ask (or it im,lies the mind has $een made ready to concei e o( #hat it cannot see and does not understand. 2 7et (aith #ill $rin& its #itnesses to sho# that #hat it rested on is really there. 3 3nd thus the miracle #ill Custi(y your (aith in it) and sho# it rested on a #orld more real than #hat you sa# $e(ore9 a #orld redeemed (rom #hat you thou&ht #as there. 8-,II.13.%. 4iracles (all like dro,s o( healin& rain (rom 0ea en on a dry and dusty #orld) #here star ed and thirsty creatures come to die. 2 No# they ha e #ater. 3 No# the #orld is &reen. ! 3nd e ery#here the si&ns o( li(e s,rin& u,) to sho# that #hat is $orn can ne er die) (or #hat has li(e has immortality. LESSON ?@9. I can attack $ut my o#n sinlessness) 3nd it is only that #hich kee,s me sa(e. 8-3!1.1. <"ather) 7our 5on is holy. 2 I am he on #hom 7ou smile in lo e and tenderness so dear and dee, and still the uni erse smiles $ack on 7ou) and shares 7our 0oliness. 3 0o# ,ure) ho# sa(e) ho#

holy) then) are #e) a$idin& in 7our 5mile) #ith all 7our ;o e $esto#ed u,on us) li in& one #ith 7ou) in $rotherhood and "atherhood com,lete9 in sinlessness so ,er(ect that the ;ord o( 5inlessness concei es us as 0is 5on) a uni erse o( Thou&ht com,letin& 0im.= 8-3!1.2. ;et us not) then) attack our sinlessness) (or it contains the 8ord o( 1od to us. 2 3nd in its kind re(lection #e are sa ed. LESSON ?@(. I let (or&i eness rest u,on all thin&s) "or thus (or&i eness #ill $e &i en me. 8-3!2.1. <I thank 7ou) "ather) (or 7our ,lan to sa e me (rom the hell I made. 2 It is not real. 3 3nd 7ou ha e &i en me the means to ,ro e its unreality to me. ! The key is in my hand) and I ha e reached the door $eyond #hich lies the end o( dreams. % I stand $e(ore the &ate o( 0ea en) #onderin& i( I should enter in and $e at home. ' ;et me not #ait a&ain today. * ;et me (or&i e all thin&s) and let creation $e as 7ou #ould ha e it $e and as it is. - ;et me remem$er that I am 7our 5on) and o,enin& the door at last) (or&et illusions in the $laAin& li&ht o( truth) as memory o( 7ou returns to me.= 8-3!2.2. Brother) (or&i e me no#. 2 I come to you to take you home #ith me. 3 3nd as #e &o) the #orld &oes #ith us on our #ay to 1od. LESSON ?@?. I am not asked to make a sacri(ice To (ind the mercy and the ,eace o( 1od. 8-3!3.1. <The end o( su((erin& can not $e loss. 2 The &i(t o( e erythin& can $e $ut &ain. 3 7ou only &i e. ! 7ou ne er take a#ay. % 3nd 7ou created me to $e like 7ou) so sacri(ice $ecomes im,ossi$le (or me as #ell as 7ou. ' I) too) must &i e. * 3nd so all thin&s are &i en unto me (ore er and (ore er. - 3s I #as created I remain. : 7our 5on can make no sacri(ice) (or he must $e com,lete) ha in& the (unction o( com,letin& 7ou. 1> I am com,lete $ecause I am 7our 5on. 11 I cannot lose) (or I can only &i e) and e erythin& is mine eternally.= 8-3!3.2. The mercy and the ,eace o( 1od are (ree. 2 5al ation has no cost. 3 It is a &i(t that must $e (reely &i en and recei ed. ! 3nd it is this that #e #ould learn today.

LESSON ?@@. Today I learn the la# o( lo e9 that #hat I &i e my $rother is my &i(t to me. 8-3!!.1. <This is 7our la#) my "ather) not my o#n. 2 I ha e not understood #hat &i in& means) and thou&ht to sa e #hat I desired (or mysel( alone. 3 3nd as I looked u,on the treasure that I thou&ht I had) I (ound an em,ty ,lace #here nothin& e er #as or is or #ill $e. ! 8ho can share a dreamD % 3nd #hat can an illusion o((er meD ' 7et he #hom I (or&i e #ill &i e me &i(ts $eyond the #orth o( anythin& on earth. * ;et my (or&i en $rothers (ill my store #ith 0ea en+s treasures) #hich alone are real. - Thus is the la# o( lo e (ul(illed. : 3nd thus 7our 5on arises and returns to 7ou.= 8-3!!.2. 0o# near #e are to one another) as #e &o to 1od. 2 0o# near is 0e to us. 3 0o# close the endin& o( the dream o( sin) and the redem,tion o( the 5on o( 1od. LESSON ?@A. I o((er only miracles today) "or I #ould ha e them $e returned to me. 8-3!%.1. <"ather) a miracle re(lects 7our &i(ts to me) 7our 5on. 2 3nd e ery one I &i e returns to me) remindin& me the la# o( lo e is uni ersal. 3 @ en here) it takes a (orm #hich can $e reco&niAed and seen to #ork. ! The miracles I &i e are &i en $ack in Cust the (orm I need to hel, me #ith the ,ro$lems I ,ercei e. % "ather) in 0ea en it is di((erent) (or there) there are no needs. ' But here on earth) the miracle is closer to 7our &i(ts than any other &i(t that I can &i e. * Then let me &i e this &i(t alone today) #hich) $orn o( true (or&i eness) li&hts the #ay that I must tra el to remem$er 7ou.= 8-3!%.2. ?eace to all seekin& hearts today. 2 The li&ht has come to o((er miracles to $less the tired #orld. 3 It #ill (ind rest today) (or #e #ill o((er #hat #e ha e recei ed. LESSON ?@B. Today the ,eace o( 1od en elo,s me)

3nd I (or&et all thin&s e/ce,t 0is ;o e. 8-3!'.1. <"ather) I #ake today #ith miracles correctin& my ,erce,tion o( all thin&s. 2 3nd so $e&ins the day I share #ith 7ou as I #ill share eternity) (or time has ste,,ed aside today. 3 I do not seek the thin&s o( time) and so I #ill not look u,on them. ! 8hat I seek today transcends all la#s o( time and thin&s ,ercei ed in time. % I #ould (or&et all thin&s e/ce,t 7our ;o e. ' I #ould a$ide in 7ou) and kno# no la#s e/ce,t 7our la# o( lo e. * 3nd I #ould (ind the ,eace #hich 7ou created (or 7our 5on) (or&ettin& all the (oolish toys I made as I $ehold 7our &lory and my o#n.= 8-3!'.2. 3nd #hen the e enin& comes today) #e #ill remem$er nothin& $ut the ,eace o( 1od. 2 "or #e #ill learn today #hat ,eace is ours) #hen #e (or&et all thin&s e/ce,t 1od+s ;o e. LESSON ?@D. 3n&er must come (rom Cud&ment. Hud&ment is The #ea,on I #ould use a&ainst mysel() To kee, the miracle a#ay (rom me. 8-3!*.1. <"ather) I #ant #hat &oes a&ainst my #ill) and do not #ant #hat is my #ill to ha e. 2 5trai&hten my mind) my "ather. 3 It is sick. ! But 7ou ha e o((ered (reedom) and I choose to claim 7our &i(t today. % 3nd so I &i e all Cud&ment to the One 7ou &a e to me to Cud&e (or me. ' 0e sees #hat I $ehold) and yet 0e kno#s the truth. * 0e looks on ,ain) and yet 0e understands it is not real) and in 0is understandin& it is healed. - 0e &i es the miracles my dreams #ould hide (rom my a#areness. : ;et 0im Cud&e today. 1> I do not kno# my #ill) $ut 0e is sure it is 7our O#n. 11 3nd 0e #ill s,eak (or me) and call 7our miracles to come to me.= 8-3!*.2. ;isten today. 2 Be ery still) and hear the &entle 6oice (or 1od assurin& you that 0e has Cud&ed you as the 5on 0e lo es. LESSON ?@:. I ha e no cause (or an&er or (or (ear) "or 7ou surround me. 3nd in e ery need That I ,ercei e) 7our &race su((ices me. 8-3!-.1. <"ather) let me remem$er 7ou are here) and I am not alone. 2 5urroundin& me is e erlastin& ;o e. 3 I ha e no cause (or anythin&

e/ce,t the ,er(ect ,eace and Coy I share #ith 7ou. ! 8hat need ha e I (or an&er or (or (earD % 5urroundin& me is ,er(ect sa(ety. ' Can I $e a(raid) #hen 7our eternal ,romise &oes #ith meD * 5urroundin& me is ,er(ect sinlessness. - 8hat can I (ear) #hen 7ou created me in holiness as ,er(ect as 7our O#nD= 8-3!-.2. 1od+s &race su((ices us in e erythin& that 0e #ould ha e us do. 2 3nd only that #e choose to $e our #ill as #ell as 0is. LESSON ?@;. Today I let Christ+s ision look u,on 3ll thin&s (or me and Cud&e them not) $ut &i e @ach one a miracle o( lo e instead. 8-3!:.1. <5o #ould I li$erate all thin&s I see) and &i e to them the (reedom that I seek. 2 "or thus do I o$ey the la# o( lo e) and &i e #hat I #ould (ind and make my o#n. 3 It #ill $e &i en me) $ecause I ha e chosen it as the &i(t I #ant to &i e. ! "ather) 7our &i(ts are mine. % @ach one that I acce,t &i es me a miracle to &i e. ' 3nd &i in& as I #ould recei e) I learn 7our healin& miracles $elon& to me.= 8-3!:.2. Our "ather kno#s our needs. 2 0e &i es us &race to meet them all. 3 3nd so #e trust in 0im to send us miracles to $less the #orld) and heal our minds as #e return to 0im. LESSON ?A=. 4iracles mirror 1od+s eternal ;o e. To o((er them is to remem$er 0im) 3nd throu&h 0is memory to sa e the #orld. 8-3%>.1. <8hat #e (or&i e $ecomes a ,art o( us) as #e ,ercei e oursel es. 2 The 5on o( 1od incor,orates all thin&s #ithin himsel( as 7ou created him. 3 7our memory de,ends on his (or&i eness. ! 8hat he is) is una((ected $y his thou&hts. % But #hat he looks u,on is their direct result. ' There(ore) my "ather) I #ould turn to 7ou. * Only 7our memory #ill set me (ree. - 3nd only my (or&i eness teaches me to let 7our memory return to me) and &i e it to the #orld in thank(ulness.= 8-3%>.2. 3nd as #e &ather miracles (rom 0im) #e #ill indeed $e &rate(ul. 2 "or as #e remem$er 0im) 0is 5on #ill $e restored to us in the reality o( ;o e.

9@. &#at A IF 8-,II.1!.1. <I am 1od+s 5on) com,lete and healed and #hole) shinin& in the re(lection o( 0is ;o e. 2 In me is 0is creation sancti(ied and &uaranteed eternal li(e. 3 In me is lo e ,er(ected) (ear im,ossi$le) and Coy esta$lished #ithout o,,osite. ! I am the holy home o( 1od 0imsel(. % I am the 0ea en #here 0is ;o e resides. ' I am 0is holy 5inlessness Itsel() (or in my ,urity a$ides 0is O#n.= 8-,II.1!.2. Our use (or #ords is almost o er no#. 2 7et in the (inal days o( this one year #e &a e to 1od to&ether) you and I) #e (ound a sin&le ,ur,ose that #e shared. 3 3nd thus you Coined #ith me) so #hat I am are you as #ell. ! The truth o( #hat #e are is not (or #ords to s,eak o( nor descri$e. % 7et #e can realiAe our (unction here) and #ords can s,eak o( this and teach it) too) i( #e e/em,li(y the #ords in us. 8-,II.1!.3. 8e are the $rin&ers o( sal ation. 2 8e acce,t our ,art as sa iors o( the #orld) #hich throu&h our Coint (or&i eness is redeemed. 3 3nd this) our &i(t) is there(ore &i en us. ! 8e look on e eryone as $rother) and ,ercei e all thin&s as kindly and as &ood. % 8e do not seek a (unction that is ,ast the &ate o( 0ea en. ' Gno#led&e #ill return #hen #e ha e done our ,art. * 8e are concerned only #ith &i in& #elcome to the truth. 8-,II.1!.!. Ours are the eyes throu&h #hich Christ+s ision sees a #orld redeemed (rom e ery thou&ht o( sin. 2 Ours are the ears that hear the 6oice (or 1od ,roclaim the #orld as sinless. 3 Ours the minds that Coin to&ether as #e $less the #orld. ! 3nd (rom the oneness that #e ha e attained #e call to all our $rothers) askin& them to share our ,eace and consummate our Coy. 8-,II.1!.%. 8e are the holy messen&ers o( 1od #ho s,eak (or 0im) and carryin& 0is 8ord to e eryone #hom 0e has sent to us) #e learn that it is #ritten on our hearts. 2 3nd thus our minds are chan&ed a$out the aim (or #hich #e came) and #hich #e seek to ser e. 3 8e $rin& &lad tidin&s to the 5on o( 1od) #ho thou&ht he su((ered. ! No# is he redeemed. % 3nd as he sees the &ate o( 0ea en stand o,en $e(ore him) he #ill enter in and disa,,ear into the 0eart o( 1od. LESSON ?A9. 4y sinless $rother is my &uide to ,eace. 4y sin(ul $rother is my &uide to ,ain. 3nd #hich I choose to see I #ill $ehold.

8-3%1.1. <8ho is my $rother $ut 7our holy 5onD 2 3nd i( I see him sin(ul I ,roclaim mysel( a sinner) not a 5on o( 1od9 alone and (riendless in a (ear(ul #orld. 3 7et this ,erce,tion is a choice I make) and can relinquish. ! I can also see my $rother sinless) as 7our holy 5on. % 3nd #ith this choice I see my sinlessness) my e erlastin& Com(orter and "riend $eside me) and my #ay secure and clear. ' Choose) then) (or me) my "ather) throu&h 7our 6oice. * "or 0e alone &i es Cud&ment in 7our Name.= LESSON ?A(. Hud&ment and lo e are o,,osites. "rom one Come all the sorro#s o( the #orld. But (rom The other comes the ,eace o( 1od 0imsel(. 8-3%2.1. <"or&i eness looks on sinlessness alone) and Cud&es not. 2 Throu&h this I come to 7ou. 3 Hud&ment #ill $ind my eyes and make me $lind. ! 7et lo e) re(lected in (or&i eness here) reminds me 7ou ha e &i en me a #ay to (ind 7our ,eace a&ain. % I am redeemed #hen I elect to (ollo# in this #ay. ' 7ou ha e not le(t me com(ortless. * I ha e #ithin me $oth the memory o( 7ou) and One 8ho leads me to it. - "ather) I #ould hear 7our 6oice and (ind 7our ,eace today. : "or I #ould lo e my o#n Identity) and (ind in It the memory o( 7ou.= LESSON ?A?. 4y eyes) my ton&ue) my hands) my (eet today 0a e $ut one ,ur,ose9 to $e &i en Christ To use to $less the #orld #ith miracles. 8-3%3.1. <"ather) I &i e all that is mine today to Christ) to use in any #ay that $est #ill ser e the ,ur,ose that I share #ith 0im. 2 Nothin& is mine alone) (or 0e and I ha e Coined in ,ur,ose. 3 Thus has learnin& come almost to its a,,ointed end. ! 3 #hile I #ork #ith 0im to ser e 0is ,ur,ose. % Then I lose mysel( in my Identity) and reco&niAe that Christ is $ut my 5el(.= LESSON ?A@. 8e stand to&ether) Christ and I) in ,eace 3nd certainty o( ,ur,ose. 3nd in 0im Is 0is Creator) as 0e is in me.

8-3%!.1. <4y oneness #ith the Christ esta$lishes me as 7our 5on) $eyond the reach o( time) and #holly (ree o( e ery la# $ut 7ours. 2 I ha e no sel( e/ce,t the Christ in me. 3 I ha e no ,ur,ose $ut 0is O#n. ! 3nd 0e is like 0is "ather. % Thus must I $e one #ith 7ou as #ell as 0im. ' "or #ho is Christ e/ce,t 7our 5on as 7ou created 0imD * 3nd #hat am I e/ce,t the Christ in meD= LESSON ?AA. There is no end to all the ,eace and Coy) 3nd all the miracles that I #ill &i e) 8hen I acce,t 1od+s 8ord. 8hy not todayD 8-3%%.1. <8hy should I #ait) my "ather) (or the Coy 7ou ,romised meD 2 "or 7ou #ill kee, 7our 8ord 7ou &a e 7our 5on in e/ile. 3 I am sure my treasure #aits (or me) and I need $ut reach out my hand to (ind it. ! @ en no# my (in&ers touch it. % It is ery close. ' I need not #ait an instant more to $e at ,eace (ore er. * It is 7ou I choose) and my Identity alon& #ith 7ou. - 7our 5on #ould $e 0imsel() and kno# 7ou as his "ather and Creator) and his ;o e.= LESSON ?AB. 5ickness is $ut another name (or sin. 0ealin& is $ut another name (or 1od. The miracle is thus a call to 0im. 8-3%'.1. <"ather) 7ou ,romised 7ou #ould ne er (ail to ans#er any call 7our 5on mi&ht make to 7ou. 2 It does not matter #here he is) #hat seems to $e his ,ro$lem) nor #hat he $elie es he has $ecome. 3 0e is 7our 5on) and 7ou #ill ans#er him. ! The miracle re(lects 7our ;o e) and thus it ans#ers him. % 7our Name re,laces e ery thou&ht o( sin) and #ho is sinless cannot su((er ,ain. ' 7our Name &i es ans#er to 7our 5on) $ecause to call 7our Name is $ut to call his o#n.= LESSON ?AD. Truth ans#ers e ery call #e make to 1od) Res,ondin& (irst #ith miracles) and then Returnin& unto us to $e itsel(. 8-3%*.1. <"or&i eness) truth+s re(lection) tells me ho# to o((er miracles) and thus esca,e the ,rison house in #hich I think I li e. 2

7our holy 5on is ,ointed out to me) (irst in my $rother9 then in me. 3 7our 6oice instructs me ,atiently to hear 7our 8ord) and &i e as I recei e. ! 3nd as I look u,on 7our 5on today) I hear 7our 6oice instructin& me to (ind the #ay to 7ou) as 7ou a,,ointed that the #ay shall $e. % 2Behold his sinlessness) and $e you healed.=2 LESSON ?A:. No call to 1od can $e unheard nor le(t Unans#ered. 3nd o( this I can $e sure9 0is ans#er is the one I really #ant. 8-3%-.1. <7ou 8ho remem$er #hat I really am alone remem$er #hat I really #ant. 2 7ou s,eak (or 1od) and so 7ou s,eak (or me. 3 3nd #hat 7ou &i e me comes (rom 1od 0imsel(. ! 7our 6oice) my "ather) then is mine as #ell) and all I #ant is #hat 7ou o((er me) in Cust the (orm 7ou choose that it $e mine. % ;et me remem$er all I do not kno#) and let my oice $e still) remem$erin&. ' But let me not (or&et 7our ;o e and care) kee,in& 7our ,romise to 7our 5on in my a#areness al#ays. * ;et me not (or&et mysel( is nothin&) $ut my 5el( is all.= LESSON ?A;. 1od+s ans#er is some (orm o( ,eace. 3ll ,ain Is healed9 all misery re,laced #ith Coy. 3ll ,rison doors are o,ened. 3nd all sin Is understood as merely a mistake. 8-3%:.1. <"ather) today #e #ill (or&i e 7our #orld) and let creation $e 7our O#n. 2 8e ha e misunderstood all thin&s. 3 But #e ha e not made sinners o( the holy 5ons o( 1od. ! 8hat 7ou created sinless so a$ides (ore er and (ore er. % 5uch are #e. ' 3nd #e reCoice to learn that #e ha e made mistakes #hich ha e no real e((ects on us. * 5in is im,ossi$le) and on this (act (or&i eness rests u,on a certain $ase more solid than the shado# #orld #e see. - 0el, us (or&i e) (or #e #ould $e redeemed. : 0el, us (or&i e) (or #e #ould $e at ,eace.= LESSON ?B=. ?eace $e to me) the holy 5on o( 1od. ?eace to my $rother) #ho is one #ith me. ;et all the #orld $e $lessed #ith ,eace throu&h us.

8-3'>.1. <"ather) it is 7our ,eace that I #ould &i e) recei in& it o( 7ou. 2 I am 7our 5on) (ore er Cust as 7ou created me) (or the 1reat Rays remain (ore er still and undistur$ed #ithin me. 3 I #ould reach to them in silence and in certainty) (or no#here else can certainty $e (ound. ! ?eace $e to me) and ,eace to all the #orld. % In holiness #ere #e created) and in holiness do #e remain. ' 7our 5on is like to 7ou in ,er(ect sinlessness. * 3nd #ith this thou&ht #e &ladly say 23men.2= FINAL LESSONS. Intro!'ction 8.(l.in.1. Our (inal lessons #ill $e le(t as (ree o( #ords as ,ossi$le. 2 8e use them $ut at the $e&innin& o( our ,racticin&) and only to remind us that #e seek to &o $eyond them. 3 ;et us turn to 0im 8ho leads the #ay and makes our (ootste,s sure. ! To 0im #e lea e these lessons) as to 0im #e &i e our li es hence(orth. % "or #e #ould not return a&ain to the $elie( in sin that made the #orld seem u&ly and unsa(e) attackin& and destroyin&) dan&erous in all its #ays) and treacherous $eyond the ho,e o( trust and the esca,e (rom ,ain. 8.(l.in.2. 0is is the only #ay to (ind the ,eace that 1od has &i en us. 2 It is 0is #ay that e eryone must tra el in the end) $ecause it is this endin& 1od 0imsel( a,,ointed. 3 In the dream o( time it seems to $e (ar o((. ! 3nd yet) in truth) it is already here9 already ser in& us as &racious &uidance in the #ay to &o. % ;et us to&ether (ollo# in the #ay that truth ,oints out to us. ' 3nd let us $e the leaders o( our many $rothers #ho are seekin& (or the #ay) $ut (ind it not. 8.(l.in.3. 3nd to this ,ur,ose let us dedicate our minds) directin& all our thou&hts to ser e the (unction o( sal ation. 2 Unto us the aim is &i en to (or&i e the #orld. 3 It is the &oal that 1od has &i en us. ! It is 0is endin& to the dream #e seek) and not our o#n. % "or all that #e (or&i e #e #ill not (ail to reco&niAe as ,art o( 1od 0imsel(. ' 3nd thus 0is memory is &i en $ack) com,letely and com,lete. 8.(l.in.!. It is our (unction to remem$er 0im on earth) as it is &i en us to $e 0is O#n com,letion in reality. 2 5o let us not (or&et our &oal is shared) (or it is that remem$rance #hich contains the memory o( 1od) and ,oints the #ay to 0im and to the 0ea en o( 0is ,eace. 3 3nd shall #e not (or&i e our $rother) #ho can o((er this to usD ! 0e is the #ay) the truth and li(e that sho#s the #ay to us. % In him resides sal ation) o((ered us throu&h our (or&i eness) &i en unto him. 8.(l.in.%. 8e #ill not end this year #ithout the &i(t our "ather ,romised to 0is holy 5on. 2 8e are (or&i en no#. 3 3nd #e are sa ed (rom all the #rath #e thou&ht $elon&ed to 1od) and (ound it #as a dream. ! 8e are

restored to sanity) in #hich #e understand that an&er is insane) attack is mad) and en&eance merely (oolish (antasy. % 8e ha e $een sa ed (rom #rath $ecause #e learned #e #ere mistaken. ' Nothin& more than that. * 3nd is a (ather an&ry at his son $ecause he (ailed to understand the truthD 8.(l.in.'. 8e come in honesty to 1od and say #e did not understand) and ask 0im to hel, us to learn 0is lessons) throu&h the 6oice o( 0is O#n Teacher. 2 8ould 0e hurt 0is 5onD 3 Or #ould 0e rush to ans#er him) and say) 2This is 4y 5on) and all I ha e is his2D ! Be certain 0e #ill ans#er thus) (or these are 0is O#n #ords to you. % 3nd more than that can no one e er ha e) (or in these #ords is all there is) and all that there #ill $e throu&hout all time and in eternity. LESSONS ?B9 to ?BA. This holy instant #ould I &i e to 7ou. Be 7ou in char&e. "or I #ould (ollo# 7ou) Certain that 7our direction &i es me ,eace. 8-3'1-%.1. 3nd i( I need a #ord to hel, me) 0e #ill &i e it to me. 2 I( I need a thou&ht) that #ill 0e also &i e. 3 3nd i( I need $ut stillness and a tranquil) o,en mind) these are the &i(ts I #ill recei e o( 0im. ! 0e is in char&e $y my request. % 3nd 0e #ill hear and ans#er me) $ecause 0e s,eaks (or 1od my "ather and 0is holy 5on. EPILOG1E 8.e,.1. This course is a $e&innin&) not an end. 2 7our "riend &oes #ith you. 3 7ou are not alone. ! No one #ho calls on 0im can call in ain. % 8hate er trou$les you) $e certain that 0e has the ans#er) and #ill &ladly &i e it to you) i( you sim,ly turn to 0im and ask it o( 0im. ' 0e #ill not #ithhold all ans#ers that you need (or anythin& that seems to trou$le you. * 0e kno#s the #ay to sol e all ,ro$lems) and resol e all dou$ts. - 0is certainty is yours. : 7ou need $ut ask it o( 0im) and it #ill $e &i en you. 8.e,.2. 7ou are as certain o( arri in& home as is the ,ath#ay o( the sun laid do#n $e(ore it rises) a(ter it has set) and in the hal(-lit hours in $et#een. 2 Indeed) your ,ath#ay is more certain still. 3 "or it can not $e ,ossi$le to chan&e the course o( those #hom 1od has called to 0im. ! There(ore o$ey your #ill) and (ollo# 0im 8hom you acce,ted as your oice) to s,eak o( #hat you really #ant and really need. % 0is is the

6oice (or 1od and also yours. ' 3nd thus 0e s,eaks o( (reedom and o( truth. 8.e,.3. No more s,eci(ic lessons are assi&ned) (or there is no more need o( them. 2 0ence(orth) hear $ut the 6oice (or 1od and (or your 5el( #hen you retire (rom the #orld) to seek reality instead. 3 0e #ill direct your e((orts) tellin& you e/actly #hat to do) ho# to direct your mind) and #hen to come to 0im in silence) askin& (or 0is sure direction and 0is certain 8ord. ! 0is is the 8ord that 1od has &i en you. % 0is is the 8ord you chose to $e your o#n. 8.e,.!. 3nd no# I ,lace you in 0is hands) to $e 0is (aith(ul (ollo#er) #ith 0im as 1uide throu&h e ery di((iculty and all ,ain that you may think is real. 2 Nor #ill 0e &i e you ,leasures that #ill ,ass a#ay) (or 0e &i es only the eternal and the &ood. 3 ;et 0im ,re,are you (urther. ! 0e has earned your trust $y s,eakin& daily to you o( your "ather and your $rother and your 5el(. % 0e #ill continue. ' No# you #alk #ith 0im) as certain as is 0e o( #here you &o9 as sure as 0e o( ho# you should ,roceed9 as con(ident as 0e is o( the &oal) and o( your sa(e arri al in the end. 8.e,.%. The end is certain) and the means as #ell. 2 To this #e say 23men.2 3 7ou #ill $e told e/actly #hat 1od #ills (or you each time there is a choice to make. ! 3nd 0e #ill s,eak (or 1od and (or your 5el() thus makin& sure that hell #ill claim you not) and that each choice you make $rin&s 0ea en nearer to your reach. % 3nd so #e #alk #ith 0im (rom this time on) and turn to 0im (or &uidance and (or ,eace and sure direction. ' Hoy attends our #ay. * "or #e &o home#ard to an o,en door #hich 1od has held unclosed to #elcome us. 8.e,.'. 8e trust our #ays to 0im and say 23men.2 2 In ,eace #e #ill continue in 0is #ay) and trust all thin&s to 0im. 3 In con(idence #e #ait 0is ans#ers) as #e ask 0is 8ill in e erythin& #e do. ! 0e lo es 1od+s 5on as #e #ould lo e him. % 3nd 0e teaches us ho# to $ehold him throu&h 0is eyes) and lo e him as 0e does. ' 7ou do not #alk alone. * 1od+s an&els ho er near and all a$out. - 0is ;o e surrounds you) and o( this $e sure9 that I #ill ne er lea e you com(ortless.

MAN1AL FOR TEACHERS INTRO$1CTION 4-in.1. The role o( teachin& and learnin& is actually re ersed in the thinkin& o( the #orld. 2 The re ersal is characteristic. 3 It seems as i( the teacher and the learner are se,arated) the teacher &i in&

somethin& to the learner rather than to himsel(. ! "urther) the act o( teachin& is re&arded as a s,ecial acti ity) in #hich one en&a&es only a relati ely small ,ro,ortion o( one+s time. % The course) on the other hand) em,hasiAes that to teach <is= to learn) so that teacher and learner are the same. ' It also em,hasiAes that teachin& is a constant ,rocess9 it &oes on e ery moment o( the day) and continues into slee,in& thou&hts as #ell. 4-in.2. To teach is to demonstrate. 2 There are only t#o thou&ht systems) and you demonstrate that you $elie e one or the other is true all the time. 3 "rom your demonstration others learn) and so do you. ! The question is not #hether you #ill teach) (or in that there is no choice. % The ,ur,ose o( the course mi&ht $e said to ,ro ide you #ith a means o( choosin& #hat you #ant to teach on the $asis o( #hat you #ant to learn. ' 7ou cannot &i e to someone else) $ut only to yoursel() and this you learn throu&h teachin&. * Teachin& is $ut a call to #itnesses to attest to #hat you $elie e. - It is a method o( con ersion. : This is not done $y #ords alone. 1> 3ny situation must $e to you a chance to teach others #hat you are) and #hat they are to you. 11 No more than that) $ut also ne er less. 4-in.3. The curriculum you set u, is there(ore determined e/clusi ely $y #hat you think you are) and #hat you $elie e the relationshi, o( others is to you. 2 In the (ormal teachin& situation) these questions may $e totally unrelated to #hat you think you are teachin&. 3 7et it is im,ossi$le not to use the content o( any situation on $ehal( o( #hat you really teach) and there(ore really learn. ! To this the er$al content o( your teachin& is quite irrele ant. % It may coincide #ith it) or it may not. ' It is the teachin& underlyin& #hat you say that teaches you. * Teachin& $ut rein(orces #hat you $elie e a$out yoursel(. - Its (undamental ,ur,ose is to diminish sel(-dou$t. : This does not mean that the sel( you are tryin& to ,rotect is real. 1> But it does mean that the sel( you think is real is #hat you teach. 4-in.!. This is ine ita$le. 2 There is no esca,e (rom it. 3 0o# could it $e other#iseD ! @ eryone #ho (ollo#s the #orld+s curriculum) and e eryone here does (ollo# it until he chan&es his mind) teaches solely to con ince himsel( that he is #hat he is not. % 0erein is the ,ur,ose o( the #orld. ' 8hat else) then) #ould its curriculum $eD * Into this ho,eless and closed learnin& situation) #hich teaches nothin& $ut des,air and death) 1od sends 0is teachers. - 3nd as they teach 0is lessons o( Coy and ho,e) their learnin& (inally $ecomes com,lete. 4-in.%. @/ce,t (or 1od+s teachers there #ould $e little ho,e o( sal ation) (or the #orld o( sin #ould seem (ore er real. 2 The sel(decei in& must decei e) (or they must teach dece,tion. 3 3nd #hat else is hellD ! This is a manual (or the teachers o( 1od. % They are not

,er(ect) or they #ould not $e here. ' 7et it is their mission to $ecome ,er(ect here) and so they teach ,er(ection o er and o er) in many) many #ays) until they ha e learned it. * 3nd then they are seen no more) althou&h their thou&hts remain a source o( stren&th and truth (ore er. - 8ho are theyD : 0o# are they chosenD 1> 8hat do they doD 11 0o# can they #ork out their o#n sal ation and the sal ation o( the #orldD 12 This manual attem,ts to ans#er these questions. 9. &HO ARE GO$2S TEACHERSF 4-1.1. 3 teacher o( 1od is anyone #ho chooses to $e one. 2 0is quali(ications consist solely in this9 someho#) some#here he has made a deli$erate choice in #hich he did not see his interests as a,art (rom someone else+s. 3 Once he has done that) his road is esta$lished and his direction is sure. ! 3 li&ht has entered the darkness. % It may $e a sin&le li&ht) $ut that is enou&h. ' 0e has entered an a&reement #ith 1od e en i( he does not yet $elie e in 0im. * 0e has $ecome a $rin&er o( sal ation. - 0e has $ecome a teacher o( 1od. 4-1.2. They come (rom all o er the #orld. 2 They come (rom all reli&ions and (rom no reli&ion. 3 They are the ones #ho ha e ans#ered. ! The Call is uni ersal. % It &oes on all the time e ery#here. ' It calls (or teachers to s,eak (or It and redeem the #orld. * 4any hear It) $ut (e# #ill ans#er. - 7et it is all a matter o( time. : @ eryone #ill ans#er in the end) $ut the end can $e a lon&) lon& #ay o((. 1> It is $ecause o( this that the ,lan o( the teachers #as esta$lished. 11 Their (unction is to sa e time. 12 @ach one $e&ins as a sin&le li&ht) $ut #ith the Call at its center it is a li&ht that cannot $e limited. 13 3nd each one sa es a thousand years o( time as the #orld Cud&es it. 1! To the Call Itsel( time has no meanin&. 4-1.3. There is a course (or e ery teacher o( 1od. 2 The (orm o( the course aries &reatly. 3 5o do the ,articular teachin& aids in ol ed. ! But the content o( the course ne er chan&es. % Its central theme is al#ays) 21od+s 5on is &uiltless) and in his innocence is his sal ation.2 ' It can $e tau&ht $y actions or thou&hts9 in #ords or soundlessly9 in any lan&ua&e or in no lan&ua&e9 in any ,lace or time or manner. * It does not matter #ho the teacher #as $e(ore he heard the Call. - 0e has $ecome a sa ior $y his ans#erin&. : 0e has seen someone else as himsel(. 1> 0e has there(ore (ound his o#n sal ation and the sal ation o( the #orld. 11 In his re$irth is the #orld re$orn. 4-1.!. This is a manual (or a s,ecial curriculum) intended (or teachers o( a s,ecial (orm o( the uni ersal course. 2 There are many thousands o( other (orms) all #ith the same outcome. 3 They merely sa e time. ! 7et it is time alone that #inds on #earily) and the #orld is ery tired no#. % It is old and #orn and #ithout ho,e. ' There #as

ne er a question o( outcome) (or #hat can chan&e the 8ill o( 1odD * But time) #ith its illusions o( chan&e and death) #ears out the #orld and all thin&s in it. - 7et time has an endin&) and it is this that the teachers o( 1od are a,,ointed to $rin& a$out. : "or time is in their hands. 1> 5uch #as their choice) and it is &i en them. (. &HO ARE THEIR P1PILSF 4-2.1. Certain ,u,ils ha e $een assi&ned to each o( 1od+s teachers) and they #ill $e&in to look (or him as soon as he has ans#ered the Call. 2 They #ere chosen (or him $ecause the (orm o( the uni ersal curriculum that he #ill teach is $est (or them in ie# o( their le el o( understandin&. 3 0is ,u,ils ha e $een #aitin& (or him) (or his comin& is certain. ! 3&ain) it is only a matter o( time. % Once he has chosen to (ul(ill his role) they are ready to (ul(ill theirs. ' Time #aits on his choice) $ut not on #hom he #ill ser e. * 8hen he is ready to learn) the o,,ortunities to teach #ill $e ,ro ided (or him. 4-2.2. In order to understand the teachin&-learnin& ,lan o( sal ation) it is necessary to &ras, the conce,t o( time that the course sets (orth. 2 3tonement corrects illusions) not truth. 3 There(ore) it corrects #hat ne er #as. ! "urther) the ,lan (or this correction #as esta$lished and com,leted simultaneously) (or the 8ill o( 1od is entirely a,art (rom time. % 5o is all reality) $ein& o( 0im. ' The instant the idea o( se,aration entered the mind o( 1od+s 5on) in that same instant #as 1od+s 3ns#er &i en. * In time this ha,,ened ery lon& a&o. - In reality it ne er ha,,ened at all. 4-2.3. The #orld o( time is the #orld o( illusion. 2 8hat ha,,ened lon& a&o seems to $e ha,,enin& no#. 3 Choices made lon& since a,,ear to $e o,en9 yet to $e made. ! 8hat has $een learned and understood and lon& a&o ,assed $y is looked u,on as a ne# thou&ht) a (resh idea) a di((erent a,,roach. % Because your #ill is (ree you can acce,t #hat has already ha,,ened at any time you choose) and only then #ill you realiAe that it #as al#ays there. ' 3s the course em,hasiAes) you are not (ree to choose the curriculum) or e en the (orm in #hich you #ill learn it. * 7ou are (ree) ho#e er) to decide #hen you #ant to learn it. - 3nd as you acce,t it) it is already learned. 4-2.!. Time really) then) &oes $ack#ard to an instant so ancient that it is $eyond all memory) and ,ast e en the ,ossi$ility o( remem$erin&. 2 7et $ecause it is an instant that is reli ed a&ain and a&ain and still a&ain) it seems to $e no#. 3 3nd thus it is that ,u,il and teacher seem to come to&ether in the ,resent) (indin& each other as i( they had not met $e(ore. ! The ,u,il comes at the ri&ht time to the ri&ht ,lace. % This is ine ita$le) $ecause he made the ri&ht choice in that ancient instant #hich he no# reli es. ' 5o has the teacher) too)

made an ine ita$le choice out o( an ancient ,ast. * 1od+s 8ill in e erythin& $ut seems to take time in the #orkin&-out. - 8hat could delay the ,o#er o( eternityD 4-2.%. 8hen ,u,il and teacher come to&ether) a teachin&-learnin& situation $e&ins. 2 "or the teacher is not really the one #ho does the teachin&. 3 1od+s Teacher s,eaks to any t#o #ho Coin to&ether (or learnin& ,ur,oses. ! The relationshi, is holy $ecause o( that ,ur,ose) and 1od has ,romised to send 0is 5,irit into any holy relationshi,. % In the teachin&-learnin& situation) each one learns that &i in& and recei in& are the same. ' The demarcations they ha e dra#n $et#een their roles) their minds) their $odies) their needs) their interests) and all the di((erences they thou&ht se,arated them (rom one another) (ade and &ro# dim and disa,,ear. * Those #ho #ould learn the same course share one interest and one &oal. - 3nd thus he #ho #as the learner $ecomes a teacher o( 1od himsel() (or he has made the one decision that &a e his teacher to him. : 0e has seen in another ,erson the same interests as his o#n. ?. &HAT ARE THE LE"ELS OF TEACHINGF 4-3.1. The teachers o( 1od ha e no set teachin& le el. 2 @ach teachin&-learnin& situation in ol es a di((erent relationshi, at the $e&innin&) althou&h the ultimate &oal is al#ays the same9 to make o( the relationshi, a holy relationshi,) in #hich $oth can look u,on the 5on o( 1od as sinless. 3 There is no one (rom #hom a teacher o( 1od cannot learn) so there is no one #hom he cannot teach. ! 0o#e er) (rom a ,ractical ,oint o( ie# he cannot meet e eryone) nor can e eryone (ind him. % There(ore) the ,lan includes ery s,eci(ic contacts to $e made (or each teacher o( 1od. ' There are no accidents in sal ation. * Those #ho are to meet #ill meet) $ecause to&ether they ha e the ,otential (or a holy relationshi,. - They are ready (or each other. 4-3.2. The sim,lest le el o( teachin& a,,ears to $e quite su,er(icial. 2 It consists o( #hat seem to $e ery casual encounters9 a 2chance2 meetin& o( t#o a,,arent stran&ers in an ele ator) a child #ho is not lookin& #here he is &oin& runnin& into an adult 2$y chance)2 t#o students 2ha,,enin&2 to #alk home to&ether. 3 These are not chance encounters. ! @ach o( them has the ,otential (or $ecomin& a teachin&learnin& situation. % ?erha,s the seemin& stran&ers in the ele ator #ill smile to one another) ,erha,s the adult #ill not scold the child (or $um,in& into him9 ,erha,s the students #ill $ecome (riends. ' @ en at the le el o( the most casual encounter) it is ,ossi$le (or t#o ,eo,le to lose si&ht o( se,arate interests) i( only (or a moment. * That moment #ill $e enou&h. - 5al ation has come.

4-3.3. It is di((icult to understand that le els o( teachin& the uni ersal course is a conce,t as meanin&less in reality as is time. 2 The illusion o( one ,ermits the illusion o( the other. 3 In time) the teacher o( 1od seems to $e&in to chan&e his mind a$out the #orld #ith a sin&le decision) and then learns more and more a$out the ne# direction as he teaches it. ! 8e ha e co ered the illusion o( time already) $ut the illusion o( le els o( teachin& seems to $e somethin& di((erent. % ?erha,s the $est #ay to demonstrate that these le els cannot e/ist is sim,ly to say that any le el o( the teachin&-learnin& situation is ,art o( 1od+s ,lan (or 3tonement) and 0is ,lan can ha e no le els) $ein& a re(lection o( 0is 8ill. ' 5al ation is al#ays ready and al#ays there. * 1od+s teachers #ork at di((erent le els) $ut the result is al#ays the same. 4-3.!. @ach teachin&-learnin& situation is ma/imal in the sense that each ,erson in ol ed #ill learn the most that he can (rom the other ,erson at that time. 2 In this sense) and in this sense only) #e can s,eak o( le els o( teachin&. 3 Usin& the term in this #ay) the second le el o( teachin& is a more sustained relationshi,) in #hich) (or a time) t#o ,eo,le enter into a (airly intense teachin&-learnin& situation and then a,,ear to se,arate. ! 3s #ith the (irst le el) these meetin&s are not accidental) nor is #hat a,,ears to $e the end o( the relationshi, a real end. % 3&ain) each has learned the most he can at the time. ' 7et all #ho meet #ill someday meet a&ain) (or it is the destiny o( all relationshi,s to $ecome holy. * 1od is not mistaken in 0is 5on. 4-3.%. The third le el o( teachin& occurs in relationshi,s #hich) once they are (ormed) are li(elon&. 2 These are teachin&-learnin& situations in #hich each ,erson is &i en a chosen learnin& ,artner #ho ,resents him #ith unlimited o,,ortunities (or learnin&. 3 These relationshi,s are &enerally (e#) $ecause their e/istence im,lies that those in ol ed ha e reached a sta&e simultaneously in #hich the teachin&-learnin& $alance is actually ,er(ect. ! This does not mean that they necessarily reco&niAe this9 in (act) they &enerally do not. % They may e en $e quite hostile to each other (or some time) and ,erha,s (or li(e. ' 7et should they decide to learn it) the ,er(ect lesson is $e(ore them and can $e learned. * 3nd i( they decide to learn that lesson) they $ecome the sa iors o( the teachers #ho (alter and may e en seem to (ail. - No teacher o( 1od can (ail to (ind the 0el, he needs. @. &HAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GO$2S TEACHERSF 4-!.1. The sur(ace traits o( 1od+s teachers are not at all alike. 2 They do not look alike to the $ody+s eyes) they come (rom astly di((erent $ack&rounds) their e/,eriences o( the #orld ary &reatly) and

their su,er(icial 2,ersonalities2 are quite distinct. 3 Nor) at the $e&innin& sta&es o( their (unctionin& as teachers o( 1od) ha e they as yet acquired the dee,er characteristics that #ill esta$lish them as #hat they are. ! 1od &i es s,ecial &i(ts to 0is teachers) $ecause they ha e a s,ecial role in 0is ,lan (or 3tonement. % Their s,ecialness is) o( course) only tem,orary9 set in time as a means o( leadin& out o( time. ' These s,ecial &i(ts) $orn in the holy relationshi, to#ard #hich the teachin&learnin& situation is &eared) $ecome characteristic o( all teachers o( 1od #ho ha e ad anced in their o#n learnin&. * In this res,ect they are all alike. 4-!.2. 3ll di((erences amon& the 5ons o( 1od are tem,orary. 2 Ne ertheless) in time it can $e said that the ad anced teachers o( 1od ha e the (ollo#in& characteristics. I. Trust 4-!.I.1. This is the (oundation on #hich their a$ility to (ul(ill their (unction rests. 2 ?erce,tion is the result o( learnin&. 3 In (act) ,erce,tion <is= learnin&) $ecause cause and e((ect are ne er se,arated. ! The teachers o( 1od ha e trust in the #orld) $ecause they ha e learned it is not &o erned $y the la#s the #orld made u,. % It is &o erned $y a ,o#er that is <in= them $ut not <o(= them. ' It is this ,o#er that kee,s all thin&s sa(e. * It is throu&h this ,o#er that the teachers o( 1od look on a (or&i en #orld. 4-!.I.2. 8hen this ,o#er has once $een e/,erienced) it is im,ossi$le to trust one+s o#n ,etty stren&th a&ain. 2 8ho #ould attem,t to (ly #ith the tiny #in&s o( a s,arro# #hen the mi&hty ,o#er o( an ea&le has $een &i en himD 3 3nd #ho #ould ,lace his (aith in the sha$$y o((erin&s o( the e&o #hen the &i(ts o( 1od are laid $e(ore himD ! 8hat is it that induces them to make the shi(tD A. $evelop ent of Tr'st 4-!.I.3.3. "irst) they must &o throu&h #hat mi&ht $e called 2a ,eriod o( undoin&.2 2 This need not $e ,ain(ul) $ut it usually is so e/,erienced. 3 It seems as i( thin&s are $ein& taken a#ay) and it is rarely understood initially that their lack o( alue is merely $ein& reco&niAed. ! 0o# can lack o( alue $e ,ercei ed unless the ,ercei er is in a ,osition #here he must see thin&s in a di((erent li&htD % 0e is not yet at a ,oint at #hich he can make the shi(t entirely internally. ' 3nd so the ,lan #ill sometimes call (or chan&es in #hat seem to $e e/ternal circumstances. * These chan&es are al#ays hel,(ul. - 8hen the teacher o( 1od has learned that much) he &oes on to the second sta&e. 4-!.I.3.!. Ne/t) the teacher o( 1od must &o throu&h 2a ,eriod o( sortin& out.2 2 This is al#ays some#hat di((icult $ecause) ha in&

learned that the chan&es in his li(e are al#ays hel,(ul) he must no# decide all thin&s on the $asis o( #hether they increase the hel,(ulness or ham,er it. 3 0e #ill (ind that many) i( not most o( the thin&s he alued $e(ore #ill merely hinder his a$ility to trans(er #hat he has learned to ne# situations as they arise. ! Because he has alued #hat is really alueless) he #ill not &eneraliAe the lesson (or (ear o( loss and sacri(ice. % It takes &reat learnin& to understand that all thin&s) e ents) encounters and circumstances are hel,(ul. ' It is only to the e/tent to #hich they are hel,(ul that any de&ree o( reality should $e accorded them in this #orld o( illusion. * The #ord 2 alue2 can a,,ly to nothin& else. 4-!.I.3.%. The third sta&e throu&h #hich the teacher o( 1od must &o can $e called 2a ,eriod o( relinquishment.2 2 I( this is inter,reted as &i in& u, the desira$le) it #ill en&ender enormous con(lict. 3 "e# teachers o( 1od esca,e this distress entirely. ! There is) ho#e er) no ,oint in sortin& out the alua$le (rom the alueless unless the ne/t o$ ious ste, is taken. % There(ore) the ,eriod o( o erla, is a,t to $e one in #hich the teacher o( 1od (eels called u,on to sacri(ice his o#n $est interests on $ehal( o( truth. ' 0e has not realiAed as yet ho# #holly im,ossi$le such a demand #ould $e. * 0e can learn this only as he actually does &i e u, the alueless. - Throu&h this) he learns that #here he antici,ated &rie() he (inds a ha,,y li&htheartedness instead9 #here he thou&ht somethin& #as asked o( him) he (inds a &i(t $esto#ed on him. 4-!.I.3.'. No# comes 2a ,eriod o( settlin& do#n.2 2 This is a quiet time) in #hich the teacher o( 1od rests a #hile in reasona$le ,eace. 3 No# he consolidates his learnin&. ! No# he $e&ins to see the trans(er alue o( #hat he has learned. % Its ,otential is literally sta&&erin&) and the teacher o( 1od is no# at the ,oint in his ,ro&ress at #hich he sees in it his #hole #ay out. ' 21i e u, #hat you do not #ant) and kee, #hat you do.2 * 0o# sim,le is the o$ iousJ - 3nd ho# easy to doJ : The teacher o( 1od needs this ,eriod o( res,ite. 1> 0e has not yet come as (ar as he thinks. 11 7et #hen he is ready to &o on) he &oes #ith mi&hty com,anions $eside him. 12 No# he rests a #hile) and &athers them $e(ore &oin& on. 13 0e #ill not &o on (rom here alone. 4-!.I.3.*. The ne/t sta&e is indeed 2a ,eriod o( unsettlin&.2 2 No# must the teacher o( 1od understand that he did not really kno# #hat #as alua$le and #hat #as alueless. 3 3ll that he really learned so (ar #as that he did not #ant the alueless) and that he did #ant the alua$le. ! 7et his o#n sortin& out #as meanin&less in teachin& him the di((erence. % The idea o( sacri(ice) so central to his o#n thou&ht system) had made it im,ossi$le (or him to Cud&e. ' 0e thou&ht he learned #illin&ness) $ut no# he sees that he does not kno# #hat the

#illin&ness is (or. * 3nd no# he must attain a state that may remain im,ossi$le to reach (or a lon&) lon& time. - 0e must learn to lay all Cud&ment aside) and ask only #hat he really #ants in e ery circumstance. : 8ere not each ste, in this direction so hea ily rein(orced) it #ould $e hard indeedJ 4-!.I.3.-. 3nd (inally) there is 2a ,eriod o( achie ement.2 2 It is here that learnin& is consolidated. 3 No# #hat #as seen as merely shado#s $e(ore $ecome solid &ains) to $e counted on in all 2emer&encies2 as #ell as tranquil times. ! Indeed) the tranquility is their result9 the outcome o( honest learnin&) consistency o( thou&ht and (ull trans(er. % This is the sta&e o( real ,eace) (or here is 0ea en+s state (ully re(lected. ' "rom here) the #ay to 0ea en is o,en and easy. * In (act) it is here. - 8ho #ould 2&o2 any#here) i( ,eace o( mind is already com,leteD : 3nd #ho #ould seek to chan&e tranquility (or somethin& more desira$leD 1> 8hat could $e more desira$le than thisD II. Honest. 4-!.II.1. 3ll other traits o( 1od+s teachers rest on trust. 2 Once that has $een achie ed) the others cannot (ail to (ollo#. 3 Only the trustin& can a((ord honesty) (or only they can see its alue. ! 0onesty does not a,,ly only to #hat you say. % The term actually means consistency. ' There is nothin& you say that contradicts #hat you think or do9 no thou&ht o,,oses any other thou&ht9 no act $elies your #ord9 and no #ord lacks a&reement #ith another. * 5uch are the truly honest. - 3t no le el are they in con(lict #ith themsel es. : There(ore it is im,ossi$le (or them to $e in con(lict #ith anyone or anythin&. 4-!.II.2. The ,eace o( mind #hich the ad anced teachers o( 1od e/,erience is lar&ely due to their ,er(ect honesty. 2 It is only the #ish to decei e that makes (or #ar. 3 No one at one #ith himsel( can e en concei e o( con(lict. ! Con(lict is the ine ita$le result o( sel(-dece,tion) and sel(-dece,tion is dishonesty. % There is no challen&e to a teacher o( 1od. ' Challen&e im,lies dou$t) and the trust on #hich 1od+s teachers rest secure makes dou$t im,ossi$le. * There(ore they can only succeed. - In this) as in all thin&s) they are honest. : They can only succeed) $ecause they ne er do their #ill alone. 1> They choose (or all mankind9 (or all the #orld and all thin&s in it9 (or the unchan&in& and unchan&ea$le $eyond a,,earances9 and (or the 5on o( 1od and his Creator. 11 0o# could they not succeedD 12 They choose in ,er(ect honesty) sure o( their choice as o( themsel es. III. Tolerance 4-!.III.1. 1od+s teachers do not Cud&e. 2 To Cud&e is to $e dishonest) (or to Cud&e is to assume a ,osition you do not ha e. 3 Hud&ment

#ithout sel(-dece,tion is im,ossi$le. ! Hud&ment im,lies that you ha e $een decei ed in your $rothers. % 0o#) then) could you not ha e $een decei ed in yoursel(D ' Hud&ment im,lies a lack o( trust) and trust remains the $edrock o( the teacher o( 1od+s #hole thou&ht system. * ;et this $e lost) and all his learnin& &oes. - 8ithout Cud&ment are all thin&s equally acce,ta$le) (or #ho could Cud&e other#iseD : 8ithout Cud&ment are all men $rothers) (or #ho is there #ho stands a,artD 1> Hud&ment destroys honesty and shatters trust. 11 No teacher o( 1od can Cud&e and ho,e to learn. I". Gentleness 4-!.I6.1. 0arm is im,ossi$le (or 1od+s teachers. 2 They can neither harm nor $e harmed. 3 0arm is the outcome o( Cud&ment. ! It is the dishonest act that (ollo#s a dishonest thou&ht. % It is a erdict o( &uilt u,on a $rother) and there(ore on onesel(. ' It is the end o( ,eace and the denial o( learnin&. * It demonstrates the a$sence o( 1od+s curriculum) and its re,lacement $y insanity. - No teacher o( 1od $ut must learn)Kand (airly early in his trainin&)Kthat harm(ulness com,letely o$literates his (unction (rom his a#areness. : It #ill make him con(used) (ear(ul) an&ry and sus,icious. 1> It #ill make the 0oly 5,irit+s lessons im,ossi$le to learn. 11 Nor can 1od+s Teacher $e heard at all) e/ce,t $y those #ho realiAe that harm can actually achie e nothin&. 12 No &ain can come o( it. 4-!.I6.2. There(ore) 1od+s teachers are #holly &entle. 2 They need the stren&th o( &entleness) (or it is in this that the (unction o( sal ation $ecomes easy. 3 To those #ho #ould do harm) it is im,ossi$le. ! To those to #hom harm has no meanin&) it is merely natural. % 8hat choice $ut this has meanin& to the saneD ' 8ho chooses hell #hen he ,ercei es a #ay to 0ea enD * 3nd #ho #ould choose the #eakness that must come (rom harm in ,lace o( the un(ailin&) all-encom,assin& and limitless stren&th o( &entlenessD - The mi&ht o( 1od+s teachers lies in their &entleness) (or they ha e understood their e il thou&hts came neither (rom 1od+s 5on nor his Creator. : Thus did they Coin their thou&hts #ith 0im 8ho is their 5ource. 1> 3nd so their #ill) #hich al#ays #as 0is O#n) is (ree to $e itsel(. ". *o. 4-!.6.1. Hoy is the ine ita$le result o( &entleness. 2 1entleness means that (ear is no# im,ossi$le) and #hat could come to inter(ere #ith CoyD 3 The o,en hands o( &entleness are al#ays (illed. ! The &entle ha e no ,ain. % They cannot su((er. ' 8hy #ould they not $e CoyousD * They are sure they are $elo ed and must $e sa(e. - Hoy &oes #ith &entleness as surely as &rie( attends attack. : 1od+s teachers

trust in 0im. 1> 3nd they are sure 0is Teacher &oes $e(ore them) makin& sure no harm can come to them. 11 They hold 0is &i(ts and (ollo# in 0is #ay) $ecause 1od+s 6oice directs them in all thin&s. 12 Hoy is their son& o( thanks. 13 3nd Christ looks do#n on them in thanks as #ell. 1! 0is need o( them is Cust as &reat as theirs o( 0im. 1% 0o# Coyous it is to share the ,ur,ose o( sal ationJ "I. $efenselessness 4-!.6I.1. 1od+s teachers ha e learned ho# to $e sim,le. 2 They ha e no dreams that need de(ense a&ainst the truth. 3 They do not try to make themsel es. ! Their Coy comes (rom their understandin& 8ho created them. % 3nd does #hat 1od created need de(enseD ' No one can $ecome an ad anced teacher o( 1od until he (ully understands that de(enses are $ut (oolish &uardians o( mad illusions. * The more &rotesque the dream) the (iercer and more ,o#er(ul its de(enses seem to $e. - 7et #hen the teacher o( 1od (inally a&rees to look ,ast them) he (inds that nothin& #as there. : 5lo#ly at (irst he lets himsel( $e undecei ed. 1> But he learns (aster as his trust increases. 11 It is not dan&er that comes #hen de(enses are laid do#n. 12 It is sa(ety. 13 It is ,eace. 1! It is Coy. 1% 3nd it is 1od. "II. Generosit. 4-!.6II.1. The term &enerosity has s,ecial meanin& to the teacher o( 1od. 2 It is not the usual meanin& o( the #ord9 in (act) it is a meanin& that must $e learned and learned ery care(ully. 3 ;ike all the other attri$utes o( 1od+s teachers this one rests ultimately on trust) (or #ithout trust no one can $e &enerous in the true sense. ! To the #orld) &enerosity means 2&i in& a#ay2 in the sense o( 2&i in& u,.2 % To the teachers o( 1od) it means &i in& a#ay in order to kee,. ' This has $een em,hasiAed throu&hout the te/t and the #ork$ook) $ut it is ,erha,s more alien to the thinkin& o( the #orld than many other ideas in our curriculum. * Its &reater stran&eness lies merely in the o$ iousness o( its re ersal o( the #orld+s thinkin&. - In the clearest #ay ,ossi$le) and at the sim,lest o( le els) the #ord means the e/act o,,osite to the teachers o( 1od and to the #orld. 4-!.6II.2. The teacher o( 1od is &enerous out o( 5el( interest. 2 This does not re(er) ho#e er) to the sel( o( #hich the #orld s,eaks. 3 The teacher o( 1od does not #ant anythin& he cannot &i e a#ay) $ecause he realiAes it #ould $e alueless to him $y de(inition. ! 8hat #ould he #ant it <(or=D % 0e could only lose $ecause o( it. ' 0e could not &ain. * There(ore he does not seek #hat only he could kee,) $ecause that is a &uarantee o( loss. - 0e does not #ant to su((er. : 8hy should he ensure himsel( ,ainD 1> But he does #ant to kee, (or himsel( all thin&s

that are o( 1od) and there(ore (or 0is 5on. 11 These are the thin&s that $elon& to him. 12 These he can &i e a#ay in true &enerosity) ,rotectin& them (ore er (or himsel(. "III. Patience 4-!.6III.1. Those #ho are certain o( the outcome can a((ord to #ait) and #ait #ithout an/iety. 2 ?atience is natural to the teacher o( 1od. 3 3ll he sees is certain outcome) at a time ,erha,s unkno#n to him as yet) $ut not in dou$t. ! The time #ill $e as ri&ht as is the ans#er. % 3nd this is true (or e erythin& that ha,,ens no# or in the (uture. ' The ,ast as #ell held no mistakes9 nothin& that did not ser e to $ene(it the #orld) as #ell as him to #hom it seemed to ha,,en. * ?erha,s it #as not understood at the time. - @ en so) the teacher o( 1od is #illin& to reconsider all his ,ast decisions) i( they are causin& ,ain to anyone. : ?atience is natural to those #ho trust. 1> 5ure o( the ultimate inter,retation o( all thin&s in time) no outcome already seen or yet to come can cause them (ear. I6. Fait#f'lness 4-!.IL.1. The e/tent o( the teacher o( 1od+s (aith(ulness is the measure o( his ad ancement in the curriculum. 2 Does he still select some as,ects o( his li(e to $rin& to his learnin&) #hile kee,in& others a,artD 3 I( so) his ad ancement is limited) and his trust not yet (irmly esta$lished. ! "aith(ulness is the teacher o( 1od+s trust in the 8ord o( 1od to set all thin&s ri&ht9 not some) $ut all. % 1enerally) his (aith(ulness $e&ins $y restin& on Cust some ,ro$lems) remainin& care(ully limited (or a time. ' To &i e u, all ,ro$lems to one 3ns#er is to re erse the thinkin& o( the #orld entirely. * 3nd that alone is (aith(ulness. - Nothin& $ut that really deser es the name. : 7et each de&ree) ho#e er small) is #orth achie in&. 1> Readiness) as the te/t notes) is not mastery. 4-!.IL.2. True (aith(ulness) ho#e er) does not de iate. 2 Bein& consistent) it is #holly honest. 3 Bein& uns#er in&) it is (ull o( trust. ! Bein& $ased on (earlessness) it is &entle. % Bein& certain) it is Coyous. ' 3nd $ein& con(ident) it is tolerant. * "aith(ulness) then) com$ines in itsel( the other attri$utes o( 1od+s teachers. - It im,lies acce,tance o( the 8ord o( 1od and 0is de(inition o( 0is 5on. : It is to Them that (aith(ulness in the true sense is al#ays directed. 1> To#ard Them it looks) seekin& until it (inds. 11 De(enselessness attends it naturally) and Coy is its condition. 12 3nd ha in& (ound) it rests in quiet certainty on that alone to #hich all (aith(ulness is due. 6. Open0Min!e!ness

4-!.L.1. The centrality o( o,en-mindedness) ,erha,s the last o( the attri$utes the teacher o( 1od acquires) is easily understood #hen its relation to (or&i eness is reco&niAed. 2 O,en-mindedness comes #ith lack o( Cud&ment. 3 3s Cud&ment shuts the mind a&ainst 1od+s Teacher) so o,en-mindedness in ites 0im to come in. ! 3s condemnation Cud&es the 5on o( 1od as e il) so o,en-mindedness ,ermits him to $e Cud&ed $y the 6oice (or 1od on 0is $ehal(. % 3s the ,roCection o( &uilt u,on him #ould send him to hell) so o,en-mindedness lets Christ+s ima&e $e e/tended to him. ' Only the o,en-minded can $e at ,eace) (or they alone see reason (or it. 4-!.L.2. 0o# do the o,en-minded (or&i eD 2 They ha e let &o all thin&s that #ould ,re ent (or&i eness. 3 They ha e in truth a$andoned the #orld) and let it $e restored to them in ne#ness and in Coy so &lorious they could ne er ha e concei ed o( such a chan&e. ! Nothin& is no# as it #as (ormerly. % Nothin& $ut s,arkles no# #hich seemed so dull and li(eless $e(ore. ' 3nd a$o e all are all thin&s #elcomin&) (or threat is &one. * No clouds remain to hide the (ace o( Christ. - No# is the &oal achie ed. : "or&i eness is the (inal &oal o( the curriculum. 1> It ,a es the #ay (or #hat &oes (ar $eyond all learnin&. 11 The curriculum makes no e((ort to e/ceed its le&itimate &oal. 12 "or&i eness is its sin&le aim) at #hich all learnin& ultimately con er&es. 13 It is indeed enou&h. 4-!.L.3. 7ou may ha e noticed that the list o( attri$utes o( 1od+s teachers does not include thin&s that are the 5on o( 1od+s inheritance. 2 Terms like lo e) sinlessness) ,er(ection) kno#led&e and eternal truth do not a,,ear in this conte/t. 3 They #ould $e most ina,,ro,riate here. ! 8hat 1od has &i en is so (ar $eyond our curriculum that learnin& $ut disa,,ears in its ,resence. % 7et #hile its ,resence is o$scured) the (ocus ,ro,erly $elon&s on the curriculum. ' It is the (unction o( 1od+s teachers to $rin& true learnin& to the #orld. * ?ro,erly s,eakin& it is unlearnin& that they $rin&) (or that is 2true learnin&2 in the #orld. - It is &i en to the teachers o( 1od to $rin& the &lad tidin&s o( com,lete (or&i eness to the #orld. : Blessed indeed are they) (or they are the $rin&ers o( sal ation. A. HO& IS HEALING ACCOMPLISHE$F 4-%.1. 0ealin& in ol es an understandin& o( #hat the illusion o( sickness is (or. 2 0ealin& is im,ossi$le #ithout this. I. The ?ercei ed ?ur,ose o( 5ickness 4-%.I.1. 0ealin& is accom,lished the instant the su((erer no lon&er sees any alue in ,ain. 2 8ho #ould choose su((erin& unless he thou&ht it $rou&ht him somethin&) and somethin& o( alue to himD 3

0e must think it is a small ,rice to ,ay (or somethin& o( &reater #orth. ! "or sickness is an election9 a decision. % It is the choice o( #eakness) in the mistaken con iction that it is stren&th. ' 8hen this occurs) real stren&th is seen as threat and health as dan&er. * 5ickness is a method) concei ed in madness) (or ,lacin& 1od+s 5on on his "ather+s throne. - 1od is seen as outside) (ierce and ,o#er(ul) ea&er to kee, all ,o#er (or 0imsel(. : Only $y 0is death can 0e $e conquered $y 0is 5on. 4-%.I.2. 3nd #hat) in this insane con iction) does healin& stand (orD 2 It sym$oliAes the de(eat o( 1od+s 5on and the trium,h o( his "ather o er him. 3 It re,resents the ultimate de(iance in a direct (orm #hich the 5on o( 1od is (orced to reco&niAe. ! It stands (or all that he #ould hide (rom himsel( to ,rotect his 2li(e.2 % I( he is healed) he is res,onsi$le (or his thou&hts. ' 3nd i( he is res,onsi$le (or his thou&hts) he #ill $e killed to ,ro e to him ho# #eak and ,iti(ul he is. * But i( he chooses death himsel() his #eakness is his stren&th. - No# has he &i en himsel( #hat 1od #ould &i e to him) and thus entirely usur,ed the throne o( his Creator. II. T#e S#ift in Perception 4-%.II.1. 0ealin& must occur in e/act ,ro,ortion to #hich the aluelessness o( sickness is reco&niAed. 2 One need $ut say) 2There is no &ain at all to me in this2 and he is healed. 3 But to say this) one (irst must reco&niAe certain (acts. ! "irst) it is o$ ious that decisions are o( the mind) not o( the $ody. % I( sickness is $ut a (aulty ,ro$lem-sol in& a,,roach) it is a decision. ' 3nd i( it is a decision) it is the mind and not the $ody that makes it. * The resistance to reco&niAin& this is enormous) $ecause the e/istence o( the #orld as you ,ercei e it de,ends on the $ody $ein& the decision maker. - Terms like 2instincts)2 2re(le/es2 and the like re,resent attem,ts to endo# the $ody #ith nonmental moti ators. : 3ctually) such terms merely state or descri$e the ,ro$lem. 1> They do not ans#er it. 4-%.II.2. The acce,tance o( sickness as a decision o( the mind) (or a ,ur,ose (or #hich it #ould use the $ody) is the $asis o( healin&. 2 3nd this is so (or healin& in all (orms. 3 3 ,atient decides that this is so) and he reco ers. ! I( he decides a&ainst reco ery) he #ill not $e healed. % 8ho is the ,hysicianD ' Only the mind o( the ,atient himsel(. * The outcome is #hat he decides that it is. - 5,ecial a&ents seem to $e ministerin& to him) yet they $ut &i e (orm to his o#n choice. : 0e chooses them in order to $rin& tan&i$le (orm to his desires. 1> 3nd it is this they do) and nothin& else. 11 They are not actually needed at all. 12 The ,atient could merely rise u, #ithout their aid and say) 2I ha e

no use (or this.2 13 There is no (orm o( sickness that #ould not $e cured at once. 4-%.II.3. 8hat is the sin&le requisite (or this shi(t in ,erce,tionD 2 It is sim,ly this9 the reco&nition that sickness is o( the mind) and has nothin& to do #ith the $ody. 3 8hat does this reco&nition 2cost2D ! It costs the #hole #orld you see) (or the #orld #ill ne er a&ain a,,ear to rule the mind. % "or #ith this reco&nition is res,onsi$ility ,laced #here it $elon&s9 not #ith the #orld) $ut on him #ho looks on the #orld and sees it as it is not. ' 0e looks on #hat he chooses to see. * No more and no less. - The #orld does nothin& to him. : 0e only thou&ht it did. 1> Nor does he do anythin& to the #orld) $ecause he #as mistaken a$out #hat it is. 11 0erein is the release (rom &uilt and sickness $oth) (or they are one. 12 7et to acce,t this release) the insi&ni(icance o( the $ody must $e an acce,ta$le idea. 4-%.II.!. 8ith this idea is ,ain (ore er &one. 2 But #ith this idea &oes also all con(usion a$out creation. 3 Does not this (ollo# o( necessityD ! ?lace cause and e((ect in their true sequence in one res,ect) and the learnin& #ill &eneraliAe and trans(orm the #orld. % The trans(er alue o( one true idea has no end or limit. ' The (inal outcome o( this lesson is the remem$rance o( 1od. * 8hat do &uilt and sickness) ,ain) disaster and all su((erin& mean no#D - 0a in& no ,ur,ose) they are &one. : 3nd #ith them also &o all the e((ects they seemed to cause. 1> Cause and e((ect $ut re,licate creation. 11 5een in their ,ro,er ,ers,ecti e) #ithout distortion and #ithout (ear) they re-esta$lish 0ea en. III. T#e F'nction of t#e Teac#er of Go! 4-%.III.1. I( the ,atient must chan&e his mind in order to $e healed) #hat does the teacher o( 1od doD 2 Can he chan&e the ,atient+s mind (or himD 3 Certainly not. ! "or those already #illin& to chan&e their minds he has no (unction e/ce,t to reCoice #ith them) (or they ha e $ecome teachers o( 1od #ith him. % 0e has) ho#e er) a more s,eci(ic (unction (or those #ho do not understand #hat healin& is. ' These ,atients do not realiAe they ha e chosen sickness. * On the contrary) they $elie e that sickness has chosen them. - Nor are they o,enminded on this ,oint. : The $ody tells them #hat to do and they o$ey. 1> They ha e no idea ho# insane this conce,t is. 11 I( they e en sus,ected it) they #ould $e healed. 12 7et they sus,ect nothin&. 13 To them the se,aration is quite real. 4-%.III.2. To them 1od+s teachers come) to re,resent another choice #hich they had (or&otten. 2 The sim,le ,resence o( a teacher o( 1od is a reminder. 3 0is thou&hts ask (or the ri&ht to question #hat the ,atient has acce,ted as true. ! 3s 1od+s messen&ers) 0is teachers are

the sym$ols o( sal ation. % They ask the ,atient (or (or&i eness (or 1od+s 5on in his o#n Name. ' They stand (or the 3lternati e. * 8ith 1od+s 8ord in their minds they come in $enediction) not to heal the sick $ut to remind them o( the remedy 1od has already &i en them. It is not their hands that heal. : It is not their oice that s,eaks the 8ord o( 1od. 1> They merely &i e #hat has $een &i en them. 11 6ery &ently they call to their $rothers to turn a#ay (rom death. 2Behold) you 5on o( 1od) #hat li(e can o((er you. 12 8ould you choose sickness in ,lace o( thisD2 4-%.III.3. Not once do the ad anced teachers o( 1od consider the (orms o( sickness in #hich their $rother $elie es. 2 To do this is to (or&et that all o( them ha e the same ,ur,ose) and there(ore are not really di((erent. 3 They seek (or 1od+s 6oice in this $rother #ho #ould so decei e himsel( as to $elie e 1od+s 5on can su((er. ! 3nd they remind him that he did not make himsel() and must remain as 1od created him. % They reco&niAe illusions can ha e no e((ect. ' The truth in their minds reaches out to the truth in the minds o( their $rothers) so that illusions are not rein(orced. * They are thus $rou&ht to truth9 truth is not $rou&ht to them. - 5o are they dis,elled) not $y the #ill o( another) $ut $y the union o( the one 8ill #ith itsel(. : 3nd this is the (unction o( 1od+s teachers9 to see no #ill as se,arate (rom their o#n) nor theirs as se,arate (rom 1od+s. B. IS HEALING CERTAINF 4-'.1. 0ealin& is al#ays certain. 2 It is im,ossi$le to let illusions $e $rou&ht to truth and kee, the illusions. 3 Truth demonstrates illusions ha e no alue. ! The teacher o( 1od has seen the correction o( his errors in the mind o( the ,atient) reco&niAin& it (or #hat it is. % 0a in& acce,ted the 3tonement (or himsel() he has also acce,ted it (or the ,atient. ' 7et #hat i( the ,atient uses sickness as a #ay o( li(e) $elie in& healin& is the #ay to deathD * 8hen this is so) a sudden healin& mi&ht ,reci,itate intense de,ression) and a sense o( loss so dee, that the ,atient mi&ht e en try to destroy himsel(. - 0a in& nothin& to li e (or) he may ask (or death. : 0ealin& must #ait) (or his ,rotection. 4-'.2. 0ealin& #ill al#ays stand aside #hen it #ould $e seen as threat. 2 The instant it is #elcome it is there. 3 8here healin& has $een &i en it #ill $e recei ed. ! 3nd #hat is time $e(ore the &i(ts o( 1odD % 8e ha e re(erred many times in the te/t to the storehouse o( treasures laid u, equally (or the &i er and the recei er o( 1od+s &i(ts. ' Not one is lost) (or they can $ut increase. * No teacher o( 1od should (eel disa,,ointed i( he has o((ered healin& and it does not a,,ear to ha e $een recei ed. - It is not u, to him to Cud&e #hen his &i(t should $e

acce,ted. : ;et him $e certain it has $een recei ed) and trust that it #ill $e acce,ted #hen it is reco&niAed as a $lessin& and not a curse. 4-'.3. It is not the (unction o( 1od+s teachers to e aluate the outcome o( their &i(ts. 2 It is merely their (unction to &i e them. 3 Once they ha e done that they ha e also &i en the outcome) (or that is ,art o( the &i(t. ! No one can &i e i( he is concerned #ith the result o( &i in&. % That is a limitation on the &i in& itsel() and neither the &i er nor the recei er #ould ha e the &i(t. ' Trust is an essential ,art o( &i in&9 in (act) it is the ,art that makes sharin& ,ossi$le) the ,art that &uarantees the &i er #ill not lose) $ut only &ain. * 8ho &i es a &i(t and then remains #ith it) to $e sure it is used as the &i er deems a,,ro,riateD - 5uch is not &i in& $ut im,risonin&. 4-'.!. It is the relinquishin& o( all concern a$out the &i(t that makes it truly &i en. 2 3nd it is trust that makes true &i in& ,ossi$le. 3 0ealin& is the chan&e o( mind that the 0oly 5,irit in the ,atient+s mind is seekin& (or him. ! 3nd it is the 0oly 5,irit in the mind o( the &i er 8ho &i es the &i(t to him. % 0o# can it $e lostD ' 0o# can it $e ine((ectualD * 0o# can it $e #astedD - 1od+s treasure house can ne er $e em,ty. : 3nd i( one &i(t is missin&) it #ould not $e (ull. 1> 7et is its (ullness &uaranteed $y 1od. 11 8hat concern) then) can a teacher o( 1od ha e a$out #hat $ecomes o( his &i(tsD 12 1i en $y 1od to 1od) #ho in this holy e/chan&e can recei e less than e erythin&D D. SHO1L$ HEALING -E REPEATE$F 4-*.1. This question really ans#ers itsel(. 2 0ealin& cannot $e re,eated. 3 I( the ,atient is healed) #hat remains to heal him (romD ! 3nd i( the healin& is certain) as #e ha e already said it is) #hat is there to re,eatD % "or a teacher o( 1od to remain concerned a$out the result o( healin& is to limit the healin&. ' It is no# the teacher o( 1od himsel( #hose mind needs to $e healed. * 3nd it is this he must (acilitate. - 0e is no# the ,atient) and he must so re&ard himsel(. : 0e has made a mistake) and must $e #illin& to chan&e his mind a$out it. 1> 0e lacked the trust that makes (or &i in& truly) and so he has not recei ed the $ene(it o( his &i(t. 4-*.2. 8hene er a teacher o( 1od has tried to $e a channel (or healin& he has succeeded. 2 5hould he $e tem,ted to dou$t this) he should not re,eat his ,re ious e((ort. 3 That #as already ma/imal) $ecause the 0oly 5,irit so acce,ted it and so used it. ! No# the teacher o( 1od has only one course to (ollo#. % 0e must use his reason to tell himsel( that he has &i en the ,ro$lem to One 8ho cannot (ail) and must reco&niAe that his o#n uncertainty is not lo e $ut (ear) and there(ore hate. ' 0is ,osition has thus $ecome untena$le) (or he is

o((erin& hate to one to #hom he o((ered lo e. * This is im,ossi$le. 0a in& o((ered lo e) only lo e can $e recei ed. 4-*.3. It is in this that the teacher o( 1od must trust. 2 This is #hat is really meant $y the statement that the one res,onsi$ility o( the miracle #orker is to acce,t the 3tonement (or himsel(. 3 The teacher o( 1od is a miracle #orker $ecause he &i es the &i(ts he has recei ed. ! 7et he must (irst acce,t them. % 0e need do no more) nor is there more that he could do. ' By acce,tin& healin& he can &i e it. * I( he dou$ts this) let him remem$er 8ho &a e the &i(t and 8ho recei ed it. - Thus is his dou$t corrected. : 0e thou&ht the &i(ts o( 1od could $e #ithdra#n. 1> That #as a mistake) $ut hardly one to stay #ith. 11 3nd so the teacher o( 1od can only reco&niAe it (or #hat it is) and let it $e corrected (or him. 4-*.!. One o( the most di((icult tem,tations to reco&niAe is that to dou$t a healin& $ecause o( the a,,earance o( continuin& sym,toms is a mistake in the (orm o( lack o( trust. 2 3s such it is an attack. 3 Usually it seems to $e Cust the o,,osite. ! It does a,,ear unreasona$le at (irst to $e told that continued concern is attack. % It has all the a,,earances o( lo e. ' 7et lo e #ithout trust is im,ossi$le) and dou$t and trust cannot coe/ist. * 3nd hate must $e the o,,osite o( lo e) re&ardless o( the (orm it takes. - Dou$t not the &i(t and it is im,ossi$le to dou$t its result. : This is the certainty that &i es 1od+s teachers the ,o#er to $e miracle #orkers) (or they ha e ,ut their trust in 0im. 4-*.%. The real $asis (or dou$t a$out the outcome o( any ,ro$lem that has $een &i en to 1od+s Teacher (or resolution is al#ays sel(dou$t. 2 3nd that necessarily im,lies that trust has $een ,laced in an illusory sel() (or only such a sel( can $e dou$ted. 3 This illusion can take many (orms. ! ?erha,s there is a (ear o( #eakness and ulnera$ility. % ?erha,s there is a (ear o( (ailure and shame associated #ith a sense o( inadequacy. ' ?erha,s there is a &uilty em$arrassment stemmin& (rom (alse humility. * The (orm o( the mistake is not im,ortant. - 8hat is im,ortant is only the reco&nition o( a mistake as a mistake. 4-*.'. The mistake is al#ays some (orm o( concern #ith the sel( to the e/clusion o( the ,atient. 2 It is a (ailure to reco&niAe him as ,art o( the 5el() and thus re,resents a con(usion in identity. 3 Con(lict a$out #hat you are has entered your mind) and you ha e $ecome decei ed a$out yoursel(. ! 3nd you are decei ed a$out yoursel( $ecause you ha e denied the 5ource o( your creation. % I( you are o((erin& only healin&) you cannot dou$t. ' I( you really #ant the ,ro$lem sol ed) you cannot dou$t. * I( you are certain #hat the ,ro$lem is) you cannot dou$t. - Dou$t is the result o( con(lictin& #ishes. : Be sure o( #hat you #ant) and dou$t $ecomes im,ossi$le.

:. HO& CAN PERCEPTION OF OR$ER OF $IFFIC1LTIES -E A"OI$E$F 4--.1. The $elie( in order o( di((iculties is the $asis (or the #orld+s ,erce,tion. 2 It rests on di((erences9 on une en $ack&round and shi(tin& (ore&round) on unequal hei&hts and di erse siAes) on aryin& de&rees o( darkness and li&ht) and thousands o( contrasts in #hich each thin& seen com,etes #ith e ery other in order to $e reco&niAed. 3 3 lar&er o$Cect o ershado#s a smaller one. ! 3 $ri&hter thin& dra#s the attention (rom another #ith less intensity o( a,,eal. % 3nd a more threatenin& idea) or one concei ed o( as more desira$le $y the #orld+s standards) com,letely u,sets the mental $alance. ' 8hat the $ody+s eyes $ehold is only con(lict. * ;ook not to them (or ,eace and understandin&. 4--.2. Illusions are al#ays illusions o( di((erences. 2 0o# could it $e other#iseD 3 By de(inition) an illusion is an attem,t to make somethin& real that is re&arded as o( maCor im,ortance) $ut is reco&niAed as $ein& untrue. ! The mind there(ore seeks to make it true out o( its intensity o( desire to ha e it (or itsel(. % Illusions are tra esties o( creation9 attem,ts to $rin& truth to lies. ' "indin& truth unacce,ta$le) the mind re olts a&ainst truth and &i es itsel( an illusion o( ictory. * "indin& health a $urden) it retreats into (e erish dreams. - 3nd in these dreams the mind is se,arate) di((erent (rom other minds) #ith di((erent interests o( its o#n) and a$le to &rati(y its needs at the e/,ense o( others. 4--.3. 8here do all these di((erences come (romD 2 Certainly they seem to $e in the #orld outside. 3 7et it is surely the mind that Cud&es #hat the eyes $ehold. ! It is the mind that inter,rets the eyes+ messa&es and &i es them 2meanin&.2 % 3nd this meanin& does not e/ist in the #orld outside at all. ' 8hat is seen as 2reality2 is sim,ly #hat the mind ,re(ers. * Its hierarchy o( alues is ,roCected out#ard) and it sends the $ody+s eyes to (ind it. - The $ody+s eyes #ill ne er see e/ce,t throu&h di((erences. : 7et it is not the messa&es they $rin& on #hich ,erce,tion rests. 1> Only the mind e aluates their messa&es) and so only the mind is res,onsi$le (or seein&. 11 It alone decides #hether #hat is seen is real or illusory) desira$le or undesira$le) ,leasura$le or ,ain(ul. 4--.!. It is in the sortin& out and cate&oriAin& acti ities o( the mind that errors in ,erce,tion enter. 2 3nd it is here correction must $e made. 3 The mind classi(ies #hat the $ody+s eyes $rin& to it accordin& to its ,reconcei ed alues) Cud&in& #here each sense datum (its $est. ! 8hat $asis could $e (aultier than thisD % Unreco&niAed $y itsel() it has itsel( asked to $e &i en #hat #ill (it into these cate&ories. ' 3nd ha in&

done so) it concludes that the cate&ories must $e true. * On this the Cud&ment o( all di((erences rests) $ecause it is on this that Cud&ments o( the #orld de,end. - Can this con(used and senseless 2reasonin&2 $e de,ended on (or anythin&D 4--.%. There can $e no order o( di((iculty in healin& merely $ecause all sickness is illusion. 2 Is it harder to dis,el the $elie( o( the insane in a lar&er hallucination as o,,osed to a smaller oneD 3 8ill he a&ree more quickly to the unreality o( a louder oice he hears than to that o( a so(ter oneD ! 8ill he dismiss more easily a #his,ered demand to kill than a shoutD % 3nd do the num$er o( ,itch(orks the de ils he sees carryin& a((ect their credi$ility in his ,erce,tionD ' 0is mind has cate&oriAed them all as real) and so they are all real to him. * 8hen he realiAes they are all illusions they #ill disa,,ear. - 3nd so it is #ith healin&. : The ,ro,erties o( illusions #hich seem to make them di((erent are really irrele ant) (or their ,ro,erties are as illusory as they are. 4--.'. The $ody+s eyes #ill continue to see di((erences. 2 But the mind that has let itsel( $e healed #ill no lon&er ackno#led&e them. 3 There #ill $e those #ho seem to $e 2sicker2 than others) and the $ody+s eyes #ill re,ort their chan&ed a,,earances as $e(ore. ! But the healed mind #ill ,ut them all in one cate&ory9 they are unreal. % This is the &i(t o( its Teacher9 the understandin& that only t#o cate&ories are meanin&(ul in sortin& out the messa&es the mind recei es (rom #hat a,,ears to $e the outside #orld. ' 3nd o( these t#o) $ut one is real. * Hust as reality is #holly real) a,art (rom siAe and sha,e and time and ,laceK(or di((erences cannot e/ist #ithin itKso too are illusions #ithout distinctions. - The one ans#er to sickness o( any kind is healin&. : The one ans#er to all illusions is truth. ;. ARE CHANGES RE>1IRE$ IN THE LIFE SIT1ATION OF GO$2S TEACHERSF 4-:.1. Chan&es are required in the <minds= o( 1od+s teachers. 2 This may or may not in ol e chan&es in the e/ternal situation. 3 Remem$er that no one is #here he is $y accident) and chance ,lays no ,art in 1od+s ,lan. ! It is most unlikely that chan&es in attitudes #ould not $e the (irst ste, in the ne#ly made teacher o( 1od+s trainin&. % There is) ho#e er) no set ,attern) since trainin& is al#ays hi&hly indi idualiAed. ' There are those #ho are called u,on to chan&e their li(e situation almost immediately) $ut these are &enerally s,ecial cases. * By (ar the maCority are &i en a slo#ly e ol in& trainin& ,ro&ram) in #hich as many ,re ious mistakes as ,ossi$le are corrected. - Relationshi,s in ,articular must $e ,ro,erly ,ercei ed) and

all dark cornerstones o( un(or&i eness remo ed. : Other#ise the old thou&ht system still has a $asis (or return. 4-:.2. 3s the teacher o( 1od ad ances in his trainin&) he learns one lesson #ith increasin& thorou&hness. 2 0e does not make his o#n decisions9 he asks his Teacher (or 0is ans#er) and it is this he (ollo#s as his &uide (or action. 3 This $ecomes easier and easier) as the teacher o( 1od learns to &i e u, his o#n Cud&ment. ! The &i in& u, o( Cud&ment) the o$ ious ,rerequisite (or hearin& 1od+s 6oice) is usually a (airly slo# ,rocess) not $ecause it is di((icult) $ut $ecause it is a,t to $e ,ercei ed as ,ersonally insultin&. % The #orld+s trainin& is directed to#ard achie in& a &oal in direct o,,osition to that o( our curriculum. ' The #orld trains (or reliance on one+s Cud&ment as the criterion (or maturity and stren&th. * Our curriculum trains (or the relinquishment o( Cud&ment as the necessary condition o( sal ation. 9=. HO& IS *1$GMENT RELIN>1ISHE$F 4-1>.1. Hud&ment) like other de ices $y #hich the #orld o( illusions is maintained) is totally misunderstood $y the #orld. 2 It is actually con(used #ith #isdom) and su$stitutes (or truth. 3 3s the #orld uses the term) an indi idual is ca,a$le o( 2&ood2 and 2$ad2 Cud&ment) and his education aims at stren&thenin& the (ormer and minimiAin& the latter. ! There is) ho#e er) considera$le con(usion a$out #hat these cate&ories mean. % 8hat is 2&ood2 Cud&ment to one is 2$ad2 Cud&ment to another. ' "urther) e en the same ,erson classi(ies the same action as sho#in& 2&ood2 Cud&ment at one time and 2$ad2 Cud&ment at another time. * Nor can any consistent criteria (or determinin& #hat these cate&ories are $e really tau&ht. - 3t any time the student may disa&ree #ith #hat his #ould-$e teacher says a$out them) and the teacher himsel( may #ell $e inconsistent in #hat he $elie es. : 21ood2 Cud&ment) in these terms) does not mean anythin&. 1> No more does 2$ad.2 4-1>.2. It is necessary (or the teacher o( 1od to realiAe) not that he should not Cud&e) $ut that he cannot. 2 In &i in& u, Cud&ment) he is merely &i in& u, #hat he did not ha e. 3 0e &i es u, an illusion9 or $etter) he has an illusion o( &i in& u,. ! 0e has actually merely $ecome more honest. % Reco&niAin& that Cud&ment #as al#ays im,ossi$le (or him) he no lon&er attem,ts it. ' This is no sacri(ice. * On the contrary) he ,uts himsel( in a ,osition #here Cud&ment <throu&h= him rather than <$y= him can occur. - 3nd this Cud&ment is neither 2&ood2 nor 2$ad.2 : It is the only Cud&ment there is) and it is only one. 21od+s 5on is &uiltless) and sin does not e/ist.2 4-1>.3. The aim o( our curriculum) unlike the &oal o( the #orld+s learnin&) is the reco&nition that Cud&ment in the usual sense is

im,ossi$le. 2 This is not an o,inion $ut a (act. 3 In order to Cud&e anythin& ri&htly) one #ould ha e to $e (ully a#are o( an inconcei a$ly #ide ran&e o( thin&s9 ,ast) ,resent and to come. ! One #ould ha e to reco&niAe in ad ance all the e((ects o( his Cud&ments on e eryone and e erythin& in ol ed in them in any #ay. % 3nd one #ould ha e to $e certain there is no distortion in his ,erce,tion) so that his Cud&ment #ould $e #holly (air to e eryone on #hom it rests no# and in the (uture. ' 8ho is in a ,osition to do thisD * 8ho e/ce,t in &randiose (antasies #ould claim this (or himsel(D 4-1>.!. Remem$er ho# many times you thou&ht you kne# all the 2(acts2 you needed (or Cud&ment) and ho# #ron& you #ereJ 2 Is there anyone #ho has not had this e/,erienceD 3 8ould you kno# ho# many times you merely thou&ht you #ere ri&ht) #ithout e er realiAin& you #ere #ron&D ! 8hy #ould you choose such an ar$itrary $asis (or decision makin&D % 8isdom is not Cud&ment9 it is the relinquishment o( Cud&ment. ' 4ake then $ut one more Cud&ment. * It is this. There is 5omeone #ith you 8hose Cud&ment is ,er(ect. - 0e does kno# all the (acts9 ,ast) ,resent and to come. : 0e does kno# all the e((ects o( 0is Cud&ment on e eryone and e erythin& in ol ed in any #ay. 1> 3nd 0e is #holly (air to e eryone) (or there is no distortion in 0is ,erce,tion. 4-1>.%. There(ore lay Cud&ment do#n) not #ith re&ret $ut #ith a si&h o( &ratitude. 2 No# are you (ree o( a $urden so &reat that you could merely sta&&er and (all do#n $eneath it. 3 3nd it #as all illusion. ! Nothin& more. % No# can the teacher o( 1od rise u, un$urdened) and #alk li&htly on. ' 7et it is not only this that is his $ene(it. * 0is sense o( care is &one) (or he has none. - 0e has &i en it a#ay) alon& #ith Cud&ment. : 0e &a e himsel( to 0im 8hose Cud&ment he has chosen no# to trust) instead o( his o#n. 1> No# he makes no mistakes. 11 0is 1uide is sure. 12 3nd #here he came to Cud&e) he comes to $less. 13 8here no# he lau&hs) he used to come to #ee,. 4-1>.'. It is not di((icult to relinquish Cud&ment. 2 But it is di((icult indeed to try to kee, it. 3 The teacher o( 1od lays it do#n ha,,ily the instant he reco&niAes its cost. ! 3ll o( the u&liness he sees a$out him is its outcome. % 3ll o( the ,ain he looks u,on is its result. ' 3ll o( the loneliness and sense o( loss9 o( ,assin& time and &ro#in& ho,elessness9 o( sickenin& des,air and (ear o( death9 all these ha e come o( it. * 3nd no# he kno#s that these thin&s need not $e. - Not one is true. : "or he has &i en u, their cause) and they) #hich ne er #ere $ut the e((ects o( his mistaken choice) ha e (allen (rom him. 1> Teacher o( 1od) this ste, #ill $rin& you ,eace. 11 Can it $e di((icult to #ant $ut thisD 99. HO& IS PEACE POSSI-LE IN THIS &ORL$F

4-11.1. This is a question e eryone must ask. 2 Certainly ,eace seems to $e im,ossi$le here. 3 7et the 8ord o( 1od ,romises other thin&s that seem im,ossi$le) as #ell as this. ! 0is 8ord has ,romised ,eace. % It has also ,romised that there is no death) that resurrection must occur) and that re$irth is man+s inheritance. ' The #orld you see cannot $e the #orld 1od lo es) and yet 0is 8ord assures us that 0e lo es the #orld. * 1od+s 8ord has ,romised that ,eace is ,ossi$le here) and #hat 0e ,romises can hardly $e im,ossi$le. - But it is true that the #orld must $e looked at di((erently) i( 0is ,romises are to $e acce,ted. : 8hat the #orld is) is $ut a (act. 1> 7ou cannot choose #hat this should $e. 11 But you can choose ho# you #ould see it. 12 Indeed) you <must= choose this. 4-11.2. 3&ain #e come to the question o( Cud&ment. 2 This time ask yoursel( #hether your Cud&ment or the 8ord o( 1od is more likely to $e true. 3 "or they say di((erent thin&s a$out the #orld) and thin&s so o,,osite that it is ,ointless to try to reconcile them. ! 1od o((ers the #orld sal ation9 your Cud&ment #ould condemn it. % 1od says there is no death9 your Cud&ment sees $ut death as the ine ita$le end o( li(e. ' 1od+s 8ord assures you that 0e lo es the #orld9 your Cud&ment says it is unlo a$le. * 8ho is ri&htD - "or one o( you is #ron&. : It must $e so. 4-11.3. The te/t e/,lains that the 0oly 5,irit is the 3ns#er to all ,ro$lems you ha e made. 2 These ,ro$lems are not real) $ut that is meanin&less to those #ho $elie e in them. 3 3nd e eryone $elie es in #hat he made) (or it #as made $y his $elie in& it. ! Into this stran&e and ,arado/ical situation)Kone #ithout meanin& and de oid o( sense) yet out o( #hich no #ay seems ,ossi$le)K1od has sent 0is Hud&ment to ans#er yours. % 1ently 0is Hud&ment su$stitutes (or yours. ' 3nd throu&h this su$stitution is the un-understanda$le made understanda$le. * 0o# is ,eace ,ossi$le in this #orldD - In your Cud&ment it is not ,ossi$le) and can ne er $e ,ossi$le. : But in the Hud&ment o( 1od #hat is re(lected here is only ,eace. 4-11.!. ?eace is im,ossi$le to those #ho look on #ar. 2 ?eace is ine ita$le to those #ho o((er ,eace. 3 0o# easily) then) is your Cud&ment o( the #orld esca,edJ ! It is not the #orld that makes ,eace seem im,ossi$le. % It is the #orld you see that is im,ossi$le. ' 7et has 1od+s Hud&ment on this distorted #orld redeemed it and made it (it to #elcome ,eace. * 3nd ,eace descends on it in Coyous ans#er. - ?eace no# $elon&s here) $ecause a Thou&ht o( 1od has entered. : 8hat else $ut a Thou&ht o( 1od turns hell to 0ea en merely $y $ein& #hat it isD 1> The earth $o#s do#n $e(ore its &racious ?resence) and it leans do#n in ans#er) to raise it u, a&ain. 11 No# is the question di((erent. 12 It is no lon&er) 2Can ,eace $e ,ossi$le in this #orldD2 $ut instead) 2Is it not im,ossi$le that ,eace $e a$sent hereD2

9(. HO& MAN7 TEACHERS OF GO$ ARE NEE$E$ TO SA"E THE &ORL$F 4-12.1. The ans#er to this question isKone. 2 One #holly ,er(ect teacher) #hose learnin& is com,lete) su((ices. 3 This one) sancti(ied and redeemed) $ecomes the 5el( 8ho is the 5on o( 1od. ! 0e #ho #as al#ays #holly s,irit no# no lon&er sees himsel( as a $ody) or e en as in a $ody. % There(ore he is limitless. ' 3nd $ein& limitless) his thou&hts are Coined #ith 1od+s (ore er and e er. * 0is ,erce,tion o( himsel( is $ased u,on 1od+s Hud&ment) not his o#n. - Thus does he share 1od+s 8ill) and $rin& 0is Thou&hts to still deluded minds. : 0e is (ore er one) $ecause he is as 1od created him. 1> 0e has acce,ted Christ) and he is sa ed. 4-12.2. Thus does the son o( man $ecome the 5on o( 1od. 2 It is not really a chan&e9 it is a chan&e o( mind. 3 Nothin& e/ternal alters) $ut e erythin& internal no# re(lects only the ;o e o( 1od. ! 1od can no lon&er $e (eared) (or the mind sees no cause (or ,unishment. % 1od+s teachers a,,ear to $e many) (or that is #hat is the #orld+s need. ' 7et $ein& Coined in one ,ur,ose) and one they share #ith 1od) ho# could they $e se,arate (rom each otherD * 8hat does it matter i( they then a,,ear in many (ormsD - Their minds are one9 their Coinin& is com,lete. : 3nd 1od #orks throu&h them no# as one) (or that is #hat they are. 4-12.3. 8hy is the illusion o( many necessaryD 2 Only $ecause reality is not understanda$le to the deluded. 3 Only ery (e# can hear 1od+s 6oice at all) and e en they cannot communicate 0is messa&es directly throu&h the 5,irit #hich &a e them. ! They need a medium throu&h #hich communication $ecomes ,ossi$le to those #ho do not realiAe that they are s,irit. % 3 $ody they can see. ' 3 oice they understand and listen to) #ithout the (ear that truth #ould encounter in them. * Do not (or&et that truth can come only #here it is #elcomed #ithout (ear. - 5o do 1od+s teachers need a $ody) (or their unity could not $e reco&niAed directly. 4-12.!. 7et #hat makes 1od+s teachers is their reco&nition o( the ,ro,er ,ur,ose o( the $ody. 2 3s they ad ance in their ,ro(ession) they $ecome more and more certain that the $ody+s (unction is $ut to let 1od+s 6oice s,eak throu&h it to human ears. 3 3nd these ears #ill carry to the mind o( the hearer messa&es that are not o( this #orld) and the mind #ill understand $ecause o( their 5ource. ! "rom this understandin& #ill come the reco&nition) in this ne# teacher o( 1od) o( #hat the $ody+s ,ur,ose really is9 the only use there really is (or it. % This lesson is enou&h to let the thou&ht o( unity come in) and #hat is one is reco&niAed as one. ' The teachers o( 1od a,,ear to share the

illusion o( se,aration) $ut $ecause o( #hat they use the $ody (or) they do not $elie e in the illusion des,ite a,,earances. 4-12.%. The central lesson is al#ays this9 that #hat you use the $ody (or it #ill $ecome to you. 2 Use it (or sin or (or attack) #hich is the same as sin) and you #ill see it as sin(ul. 3 Because it is sin(ul it is #eak) and $ein& #eak) it su((ers and it dies. ! Use it to $rin& the 8ord o( 1od to those #ho ha e it not) and the $ody $ecomes holy. % Because it is holy it cannot $e sick) nor can it die. ' 8hen its use(ulness is done it is laid $y) and that is all. * The mind makes this decision) as it makes all decisions that are res,onsi$le (or the $ody+s condition. - 7et the teacher o( 1od does not make this decision alone. : To do that #ould $e to &i e the $ody another ,ur,ose (rom the one that kee,s it holy. 1> 1od+s 6oice #ill tell him #hen he has (ul(illed his role) Cust as It tells him #hat his (unction is. 11 0e does not su((er either in &oin& or remainin&. 12 5ickness is no# im,ossi$le to him. 4-12.'. Oneness and sickness cannot coe/ist. 2 1od+s teachers choose to look on dreams a #hile. 3 It is a conscious choice. ! "or they ha e learned that all choices are made consciously) #ith (ull a#areness o( their consequences. % The dream says other#ise) $ut #ho #ould ,ut his (aith in dreams once they are reco&niAed (or #hat they areD ' 3#areness o( dreamin& is the real (unction o( 1od+s teachers. * They #atch the dream (i&ures come and &o) shi(t and chan&e) su((er and die. - 7et they are not decei ed $y #hat they see. : They reco&niAe that to $ehold a dream (i&ure as sick and se,arate is no more real than to re&ard it as healthy and $eauti(ul. 1> Unity alone is not a thin& o( dreams. 11 3nd it is this 1od+s teachers ackno#led&e as $ehind the dream) $eyond all seemin& and yet surely theirs. 9?. &HAT IS THE REAL MEANING OF SACRIFICEF 4-13.1. 3lthou&h in truth the term sacri(ice is alto&ether meanin&less) it does ha e meanin& in the #orld. 2 ;ike all thin&s in the #orld) its meanin& is tem,orary and #ill ultimately (ade into the nothin&ness (rom #hich it came #hen there is no more use (or it. 3 No# its real meanin& is a lesson. ! ;ike all lessons it is an illusion) (or in reality there is nothin& to learn. % 7et this illusion must $e re,laced $y a correcti e de ice9 another illusion that re,laces the (irst) so $oth can (inally disa,,ear. ' The (irst illusion) #hich must $e dis,laced $e(ore another thou&ht system can take hold) is that it is a sacri(ice to &i e u, the thin&s o( this #orld. * 8hat could this $e $ut an illusion) since this #orld itsel( is nothin& more than thatD 4-13.2. It takes &reat learnin& $oth to realiAe and to acce,t the (act that the #orld has nothin& to &i e. 2 8hat can the sacri(ice o( nothin& meanD 3 It cannot mean that you ha e less $ecause o( it. ! There is no

sacri(ice in the #orld+s terms that does not in ol e the $ody. % Think a #hile a$out #hat the #orld calls sacri(ice. ' ?o#er) (ame) money) ,hysical ,leasure9 #ho is the 2hero2 to #hom all these thin&s $elon&D * Could they mean anythin& e/ce,t to a $odyD - 7et a $ody cannot e aluate. : By seekin& a(ter such thin&s the mind associates itsel( #ith the $ody) o$scurin& its Identity and losin& si&ht o( #hat it really is. 4-13.3. Once this con(usion has occurred) it $ecomes im,ossi$le (or the mind to understand that all the 2,leasures2 o( the #orld are nothin&. 2 But #hat a sacri(ice)Kand it is sacri(ice indeedJKall this entails. 3 No# has the mind condemned itsel( to seek #ithout (indin&9 to $e (ore er dissatis(ied and discontented9 to kno# not #hat it really #ants to (ind. ! 8ho can esca,e this sel(-condemnationD % Only throu&h 1od+s 8ord could this $e ,ossi$le. ' "or sel(-condemnation is a decision a$out identity) and no one dou$ts #hat he $elie es he is. * 0e can dou$t all thin&s) $ut ne er this. 4-13.!. 1od+s teachers can ha e no re&ret on &i in& u, the ,leasures o( the #orld. 2 Is it a sacri(ice to &i e u, ,ainD 3 Does an adult resent the &i in& u, o( children+s toysD ! Does one #hose ision has already &lim,sed the (ace o( Christ look $ack #ith lon&in& on a slau&hter houseD % No one #ho has esca,ed the #orld and all its ills looks $ack on it #ith condemnation. ' 7et he must reCoice that he is (ree o( all the sacri(ice its alues #ould demand o( him. * To them he sacri(ices all his ,eace. - To them he sacri(ices all his (reedom. : 3nd to ,ossess them must he sacri(ice his ho,e o( 0ea en and remem$rance o( his "ather+s ;o e. 1> 8ho in his sane mind chooses nothin& as a su$stitute (or e erythin&D 4-13.%. 8hat is the real meanin& o( sacri(iceD 2 It is the cost o( $elie in& in illusions. 3 It is the ,rice that must $e ,aid (or the denial o( truth. ! There is no ,leasure o( the #orld that does not demand this) (or other#ise the ,leasure #ould $e seen as ,ain) and no one asks (or ,ain i( he reco&niAes it. % It is the idea o( sacri(ice that makes him $lind. ' 0e does not see #hat he is askin& (or. * 3nd so he seeks it in a thousand #ays and in a thousand ,laces) each time $elie in& it is there) and each time disa,,ointed in the end. - 25eek $ut do not (ind2 remains this #orld+s stern decree) and no one #ho ,ursues the #orld+s &oals can do other#ise. 4-13.'. 7ou may $elie e this course requires sacri(ice o( all you really hold dear. 2 In one sense this is true) (or you hold dear the thin&s that cruci(y 1od+s 5on) and it is the course+s aim to set him (ree. 3 But do not $e mistaken a$out #hat sacri(ice means. ! It al#ays means the &i in& u, o( #hat you #ant. % 3nd #hat) O teacher o( 1od) is it that you #antD ' 7ou ha e $een called $y 1od) and you ha e ans#ered. * 8ould you no# sacri(ice that CallD - "e# ha e heard it as yet) and they

can $ut turn to you. : There is no other ho,e in all the #orld that they can trust. 1> There is no other oice in all the #orld that echoes 1od+s. 11 I( you #ould sacri(ice the truth) they stay in hell. 12 3nd i( they stay) you #ill remain #ith them. 4-13.*. Do not (or&et that sacri(ice is total. 2 There are no hal( sacri(ices. 3 7ou cannot &i e u, 0ea en ,artially. ! 7ou cannot $e a little $it in hell. % The 8ord o( 1od has no e/ce,tions. ' It is this that makes it holy and $eyond the #orld. * It is its holiness that ,oints to 1od. - It is its holiness that makes you sa(e. : It is denied i( you attack any $rother (or anythin&. 1> "or it is here the s,lit #ith 1od occurs. 11 3 s,lit that is im,ossi$le. 12 3 s,lit that cannot ha,,en. 13 7et a s,lit in #hich you surely #ill $elie e) $ecause you ha e set u, a situation that is im,ossi$le. 1! 3nd in this situation the im,ossi$le can seem to ha,,en. 1% It seems to ha,,en at the 2sacri(ice2 o( truth. 4-13.-. Teacher o( 1od) do not (or&et the meanin& o( sacri(ice) and remem$er #hat each decision you make must mean in terms o( cost. 2 Decide (or 1od) and e erythin& is &i en you at no cost at all. 3 Decide a&ainst 0im) and you choose nothin&) at the e/,ense o( the a#areness o( e erythin&. ! 8hat #ould you teachD % Remem$er only #hat you #ould learn. ' "or it is here that your concern should $e. * 3tonement is (or you. - 7our learnin& claims it and your learnin& &i es it. : The #orld contains it not. 1> But learn this course and it is yours. 11 1od holds out 0is 8ord to you) (or 0e has need o( teachers. 12 8hat other #ay is there to sa e 0is 5onD 9@. HO& &ILL THE &ORL$ EN$F 4-1!.1. Can #hat has no $e&innin& really endD 2 The #orld #ill end in an illusion) as it $e&an. 3 7et #ill its endin& $e an illusion o( mercy. ! The illusion o( (or&i eness) com,lete) e/cludin& no one) limitless in &entleness) #ill co er it) hidin& all e il) concealin& all sin and endin& &uilt (ore er. % 5o ends the #orld that &uilt had made) (or no# it has no ,ur,ose and is &one. ' The (ather o( illusions is the $elie( that they ha e a ,ur,ose9 that they ser e a need or &rati(y a #ant. * ?ercei ed as ,ur,oseless) they are no lon&er seen. - Their uselessness is reco&niAed) and they are &one. : 0o# $ut in this #ay are all illusions endedD 1> They ha e $een $rou&ht to truth) and truth sa# them not. 11 It merely o erlooked the meanin&less. 4-1!.2. Until (or&i eness is com,lete) the #orld does ha e a ,ur,ose. 2 It $ecomes the home in #hich (or&i eness is $orn) and #here it &ro#s and $ecomes stron&er and more all-em$racin&. 3 0ere is it nourished) (or here it is needed. ! 3 &entle 5a ior) $orn #here sin #as made and &uilt seemed real. % 0ere is 0is home) (or here there is need o( 0im indeed. ' 0e $rin&s the endin& o( the #orld #ith 0im. * It

is 0is Call 1od+s teachers ans#er) turnin& to 0im in silence to recei e 0is 8ord. - The #orld #ill end #hen all thin&s in it ha e $een ri&htly Cud&ed $y 0is Cud&ment. : The #orld #ill end #ith the $enediction o( holiness u,on it. 1> 8hen not one thou&ht o( sin remains) the #orld is o er. 11 It #ill not $e destroyed nor attacked nor e en touched. 12 It #ill merely cease to seem to $e. 4-1!.3. Certainly this seems to $e a lon&) lon& #hile a#ay. 2 28hen not one thou&ht o( sin remains2 a,,ears to $e a lon&-ran&e &oal indeed. 3 But time stands still) and #aits on the &oal o( 1od+s teachers. ! Not one thou&ht o( sin #ill remain the instant any one o( them acce,ts 3tonement (or himsel(. % It is not easier to (or&i e one sin than to (or&i e all o( them. ' The illusion o( orders o( di((iculty is an o$stacle the teacher o( 1od must learn to ,ass $y and lea e $ehind. * One sin ,er(ectly (or&i en $y one teacher o( 1od can make sal ation com,lete. - Can you understand thisD : No9 it is meanin&less to anyone here. 1> 7et it is the (inal lesson in #hich unity is restored. 11 It &oes a&ainst all the thinkin& o( the #orld) $ut so does 0ea en. 4-1!.!. The #orld #ill end #hen its thou&ht system has $een com,letely re ersed. 2 Until then) $its and ,ieces o( its thinkin& #ill still seem sensi$le. 3 The (inal lesson) #hich $rin&s the endin& o( the #orld) cannot $e &ras,ed $y those not yet ,re,ared to lea e the #orld and &o $eyond its tiny reach. ! 8hat) then) is the (unction o( the teacher o( 1od in this concludin& lessonD % 0e need merely learn ho# to a,,roach it9 to $e #illin& to &o in its direction. ' 0e need merely trust that) i( 1od+s 6oice tells him it is a lesson he can learn) he can learn it. * 0e does not Cud&e it either as hard or easy. - 0is Teacher ,oints to it) and he trusts that 0e #ill sho# him ho# to learn it. 4-1!.%. The #orld #ill end in Coy) $ecause it is a ,lace o( sorro#. 2 8hen Coy has come) the ,ur,ose o( the #orld has &one. 3 The #orld #ill end in ,eace) $ecause it is a ,lace o( #ar. ! 8hen ,eace has come) #hat is the ,ur,ose o( the #orldD % The #orld #ill end in lau&hter) $ecause it is a ,lace o( tears. ' 8here there is lau&hter) #ho can lon&er #ee,D * 3nd only com,lete (or&i eness $rin&s all this to $less the #orld. - In $lessin& it de,arts) (or it #ill not end as it $e&an. : To turn hell into 0ea en is the (unction o( 1od+s teachers) (or #hat they teach are lessons in #hich 0ea en is re(lected. 1> 3nd no# sit do#n in true humility) and realiAe that all 1od #ould ha e you do you can do. 11 Do not $e arro&ant and say you cannot learn 0is O#n curriculum. 12 0is 8ord says other#ise. 13 0is 8ill $e done. 1! It cannot $e other#ise. 1% 3nd $e you thank(ul it is so. 9A. IS EACH ONE TO -E *1$GE$ IN THE EN$F

4-1%.1. Indeed) yesJ 2 No one can esca,e 1od+s "inal Hud&ment. 3 8ho could (lee (ore er (rom the truthD ! But the "inal Hud&ment #ill not come until it is no lon&er associated #ith (ear. % One day each one #ill #elcome it) and on that ery day it #ill $e &i en him. ' 0e #ill hear his sinlessness ,roclaimed around and around the #orld) settin& it (ree as 1od+s "inal Hud&ment on him is recei ed. * This is the Hud&ment in #hich sal ation lies. - This is the Hud&ment that #ill set him (ree. : This is the Hud&ment in #hich all thin&s are (reed #ith him. 1> Time ,auses as eternity comes near) and silence lies across the #orld that e eryone may hear this Hud&ment o( the 5on o( 1od. 11 0oly are you) eternal) (ree and #hole) at ,eace (ore er in the 0eart o( 1od. 12 8here is the #orld) and #here is sorro# no#D 4-1%.2. Is this your Cud&ment on yoursel() teacher o( 1odD 2 Do you $elie e that this is #holly trueD 3 No9 not yet) not yet. ! But this is still your &oal9 #hy you are here. % It is your (unction to ,re,are yoursel( to hear this Hud&ment and to reco&niAe that it is true. ' One instant o( com,lete $elie( in this) and you #ill &o $eyond $elie( to Certainty. * One instant out o( time can $rin& time+s end. - Hud&e not) (or you $ut Cud&e yoursel() and thus delay this "inal Hud&ment. : 8hat is your Cud&ment o( the #orld) teacher o( 1odD 1> 0a e you yet learned to stand aside and hear the 6oice o( Hud&ment in yoursel(D 11 Or do you still attem,t to take 0is role (rom 0imD 12 ;earn to $e quiet) (or 0is 6oice is heard in stillness. 13 3nd 0is Hud&ment comes to all #ho stand aside in quiet listenin&) and #ait (or 0im. 4-1%.3. 7ou #ho are sometimes sad and sometimes an&ry9 #ho sometimes (eel your Cust due is not &i en you) and your $est e((orts meet #ith lack o( a,,reciation and e en contem,t9 &i e u, these (oolish thou&htsJ 2 They are too small and meanin&less to occu,y your holy mind an instant lon&er. 3 1od+s Hud&ment #aits (or you to set you (ree. ! 8hat can the #orld hold out to you) re&ardless o( your Cud&ments on its &i(ts) that you #ould rather ha eD % 7ou #ill $e Cud&ed) and Cud&ed in (airness and in honesty. ' There is no deceit in 1od. * 0is ,romises are sure. - Only remem$er that. : 0is ,romises ha e &uaranteed 0is Hud&ment) and 0is alone) #ill $e acce,ted in the end. 1> It is your (unction to make that end $e soon. 11 It is your (unction to hold it to your heart) and o((er it to all the #orld to kee, it sa(e. 9B. HO& SHO1L$ THE TEACHER OF GO$ SPEN$ HIS $A7F 4-1'.1. To the ad anced teacher o( 1od this question is meanin&less. 2 There is no ,ro&ram) (or the lessons chan&e each day. 3 7et the

teacher o( 1od is sure o( $ut one thin&9 they do not chan&e at random. ! 5eein& this and understandin& that it is true) he rests content. % 0e #ill $e told all that his role should $e) this day and e ery day. ' 3nd those #ho share that role #ith him #ill (ind him) so they can learn the lessons (or the day to&ether. * Not one is a$sent #hom he needs9 not one is sent #ithout a learnin& &oal already set) and one #hich can $e learned that ery day. - "or the ad anced teacher o( 1od) then) this question is su,er(luous. : It has $een asked and ans#ered) and he kee,s in constant contact #ith the 3ns#er. 1> 0e is set) and sees the road on #hich he #alks stretch surely and smoothly $e(ore him. 4-1'.2. But #hat a$out those #ho ha e not reached his certaintyD 2 They are not yet ready (or such lack o( structurin& on their o#n ,art. 3 8hat must they do to learn to &i e the day to 1odD ! There are some &eneral rules #hich do a,,ly) althou&h each one must use them as $est he can in his o#n #ay. % Routines as such are dan&erous) $ecause they easily $ecome &ods in their o#n ri&ht) threatenin& the ery &oals (or #hich they #ere set u,. ' Broadly s,eakin&) then) it can $e said that it is #ell to start the day ri&ht. * It is al#ays ,ossi$le to $e&in a&ain) should the day $e&in #ith error. - 7et there are o$ ious ad anta&es in terms o( sa in& time. 4-1'.3. 3t the $e&innin&) it is #ise to think in terms o( time. 2 This is $y no means the ultimate criterion) $ut at the outset it is ,ro$a$ly the sim,lest to o$ser e. 3 The sa in& o( time is an essential early em,hasis #hich) althou&h it remains im,ortant throu&hout the learnin& ,rocess) $ecomes less and less em,hasiAed. ! 3t the outset) #e can sa(ely say that time de oted to startin& the day ri&ht does indeed sa e time. % 0o# much time should $e so s,entD ' This must de,end on the teacher o( 1od himsel(. * 0e cannot claim that title until he has &one throu&h the #ork$ook) since #e are learnin& #ithin the (rame#ork o( our course. - 3(ter com,letion o( the more structured ,ractice ,eriods) #hich the #ork$ook contains) indi idual need $ecomes the chie( consideration. 4-1'.!. This course is al#ays ,ractical. 2 It may $e that the teacher o( 1od is not in a situation that (osters quiet thou&ht as he a#akes. 3 I( this is so) let him $ut remem$er that he chooses to s,end time #ith 1od as soon as ,ossi$le) and let him do so. ! Duration is not the maCor concern. % One can easily sit still an hour #ith closed eyes and accom,lish nothin&. ' One can as easily &i e 1od only an instant) and in that instant Coin #ith 0im com,letely. * ?erha,s the one &eneraliAation that can $e made is this9 as soon as ,ossi$le a(ter #akin& take your quiet time) continuin& a minute or t#o a(ter you $e&in to (ind it di((icult. - 7ou may (ind that the di((iculty #ill diminish and dro, a#ay. : I( not) that is the time to sto,.

4-1'.%. The same ,rocedures should $e (ollo#ed at ni&ht. 2 ?erha,s your quiet time should $e (airly early in the e enin&) i( it is not (easi$le (or you to take it Cust $e(ore &oin& to slee,. 3 It is not #ise to lie do#n (or it. ! It is $etter to sit u,) in #hate er ,osition you ,re(er. % 0a in& &one throu&h the #ork$ook) you must ha e come to some conclusions in this res,ect. ' I( ,ossi$le) ho#e er) Cust $e(ore &oin& to slee, is a desira$le time to de ote to 1od. * It sets your mind into a ,attern o( rest) and orients you a#ay (rom (ear. - I( it is e/,edient to s,end this time earlier) at least $e sure that you do not (or&et a $rie( ,eriod)Knot more than a moment #ill do)Kin #hich you close your eyes and think o( 1od. 4-1'.'. There is one thou&ht in ,articular that should $e remem$ered throu&hout the day. 2 It is a thou&ht o( ,ure Coy9 a thou&ht o( ,eace) a thou&ht o( limitless release) limitless $ecause all thin&s are (reed #ithin it. 3 7ou think you made a ,lace o( sa(ety (or yoursel(. ! 7ou think you made a ,o#er that can sa e you (rom all the (ear(ul thin&s you see in dreams. % It is not so. ' 7our sa(ety lies not there. * 8hat you &i e u, is merely the illusion o( ,rotectin& illusions. - 3nd it is this you (ear) and only this. : 0o# (oolish to $e so a(raid o( nothin&J 1> Nothin& at allJ 11 7our de(enses #ill not #ork) $ut you are not in dan&er. 12 7ou ha e no need o( them. 13 Reco&niAe this) and they #ill disa,,ear. 1! 3nd only then #ill you acce,t your real ,rotection. 4-1'.*. 0o# sim,ly and ho# easily does time sli, $y (or the teacher o( 1od #ho has acce,ted 0is ,rotectionJ 2 3ll that he did $e(ore in the name o( sa(ety no lon&er interests him. 3 "or he is sa(e) and kno#s it to $e so. ! 0e has a 1uide 8ho #ill not (ail. % 0e need make no distinctions amon& the ,ro$lems he ,ercei es) (or 0e to 8hom he turns #ith all o( them reco&niAes no order o( di((iculty in resol in& them. ' 0e is as sa(e in the ,resent as he #as $e(ore illusions #ere acce,ted into his mind) and as he #ill $e #hen he has let them &o. * There is no di((erence in his state at di((erent times and di((erent ,laces) $ecause they are all one to 1od. - This is his sa(ety. : 3nd he has no need (or more than this. 4-1'.-. 7et there #ill $e tem,tations alon& the #ay the teacher o( 1od has yet to tra el) and he has need o( remindin& himsel( throu&hout the day o( his ,rotection. 2 0o# can he do this) ,articularly durin& the time #hen his mind is occu,ied #ith e/ternal thin&sD 3 0e can $ut try) and his success de,ends on his con iction that he #ill succeed. ! 0e must $e sure success is not o( him) $ut #ill $e &i en him at any time) in any ,lace and circumstance he calls (or it. % There are times his certainty #ill #a er) and the instant this occurs he #ill return to earlier attem,ts to ,lace reliance on himsel( alone. ' "or&et not this

is ma&ic) and ma&ic is a sorry su$stitute (or true assistance. * It is not &ood enou&h (or 1od+s teacher) $ecause it is not enou&h (or 1od+s 5on. 4-1'.:. The a oidance o( ma&ic is the a oidance o( tem,tation. 2 "or all tem,tation is nothin& more than the attem,t to su$stitute another #ill (or 1od+s. 3 These attem,ts may indeed seem (ri&htenin&) $ut they are merely ,athetic. ! They can ha e no e((ects9 neither &ood nor $ad) neither re#ardin& nor demandin& sacri(ice) healin& nor destructi e) quietin& nor (ear(ul. % 8hen all ma&ic is reco&niAed as merely nothin&) the teacher o( 1od has reached the most ad anced state. ' 3ll intermediate lessons #ill $ut lead to this) and $rin& this &oal nearer to reco&nition. * "or ma&ic o( any kind) in all its (orms) sim,ly does nothin&. - Its ,o#erlessness is the reason it can $e so easily esca,ed. : 8hat has no e((ects can hardly terri(y. 4-1'.1>. There is no su$stitute (or the 8ill o( 1od. 2 In sim,le statement) it is to this (act that the teacher o( 1od de otes his day. 3 @ach su$stitute he may acce,t as real can $ut decei e him. ! But he is sa(e (rom all dece,tion i( he so decides. % ?erha,s he needs to remem$er) 21od is #ith me. ' I cannot $e decei ed.2 * ?erha,s he ,re(ers other #ords) or only one) or none at all. - 7et each tem,tation to acce,t ma&ic as true must $e a$andoned throu&h his reco&nition) not that it is (ear(ul) not that it is sin(ul) not that it is dan&erous) $ut merely that it is meanin&less. : Rooted in sacri(ice and se,aration) t#o as,ects o( one error and no more) he merely chooses to &i e u, all that he ne er had. 1> 3nd (or this 2sacri(ice2 is 0ea en restored to his a#areness. 4-1'.11. Is not this an e/chan&e that you #ould #antD 2 The #orld #ould &ladly make it) i( it kne# it could $e made. 3 It is 1od+s teachers #ho must teach it that it can. ! 3nd so it is their (unction to make sure that they ha e learned it. % No risk is ,ossi$le throu&hout the day e/ce,t to ,ut your trust in ma&ic) (or it is only this that leads to ,ain. ' 2There is no #ill $ut 1od+s.2 * 0is teachers kno# that this is so) and ha e learned that e erythin& $ut this is ma&ic. - 3ll $elie( in ma&ic is maintained $y Cust one sim,le-minded illusion9Kthat it #orks. : 3ll throu&h their trainin&) e ery day and e ery hour) and e en e ery minute and second) must 1od+s teachers learn to reco&niAe the (orms o( ma&ic and ,ercei e their meanin&lessness. 1> "ear is #ithdra#n (rom them) and so they &o. 11 3nd thus the &ate o( 0ea en is reo,ened) and its li&ht can shine a&ain on an untrou$led mind. 9D. HO& $O GO$2S TEACHERS $EAL &ITH MAGIC THO1GHTSF 4-1*.1. This is a crucial question $oth (or teacher and ,u,il. 2 I( this issue is mishandled) the teacher o( 1od has hurt himsel( and has also attacked his ,u,il. 3 This stren&thens (ear) and makes the ma&ic seem

quite real to $oth o( them. ! 0o# to deal #ith ma&ic thus $ecomes a maCor lesson (or the teacher o( 1od to master. % 0is (irst res,onsi$ility in this is not to attack it. ' I( a ma&ic thou&ht arouses an&er in any (orm) 1od+s teacher can $e sure that he is stren&thenin& his o#n $elie( in sin and has condemned himsel(. * 0e can $e sure as #ell that he has asked (or de,ression) ,ain) (ear and disaster to come to him. - ;et him remem$er) then) it is not this that he #ould teach) $ecause it is not this that he #ould learn. 4-1*.2. There is) ho#e er) a tem,tation to res,ond to ma&ic in a #ay that rein(orces it. 2 Nor is this al#ays o$ ious. 3 It can) in (act) $e easily concealed $eneath a #ish to hel,. ! It is this dou$le #ish that makes the hel, o( little alue) and must lead to undesired outcomes. % Nor should it $e (or&otten that the outcome that results #ill al#ays come to teacher and to ,u,il alike. ' 0o# many times has it $een em,hasiAed that you &i e $ut to yoursel(D * 3nd #here could this $e $etter sho#n than in the kinds o( hel, the teacher o( 1od &i es to those #ho need his aidD - 0ere is his &i(t most clearly &i en him. : "or he #ill &i e only #hat he has chosen (or himsel(. 1> 3nd in this &i(t is his Cud&ment u,on the holy 5on o( 1od. 4-1*.3. It is easiest to let error $e corrected #here it is most a,,arent) and errors can $e reco&niAed $y their results. 2 3 lesson truly tau&ht can lead to nothin& $ut release (or teacher and ,u,il) #ho ha e shared in one intent. 3 3ttack can enter only i( ,erce,tion o( se,arate &oals has entered. ! 3nd this must indeed ha e $een the case i( the result is anythin& $ut Coy. % The sin&le aim o( the teacher turns the di ided &oal o( the ,u,il into one direction) #ith the call (or hel, $ecomin& his one a,,eal. ' This then is easily res,onded to #ith Cust one ans#er) and this ans#er #ill enter the teacher+s mind un(ailin&ly. * "rom there it shines into his ,u,il+s mind) makin& it one #ith his. 4-1*.!. ?erha,s it #ill $e hel,(ul to remem$er that no one can $e an&ry at a (act. 2 It is al#ays an inter,retation that &i es rise to ne&ati e emotions) re&ardless o( their seemin& Custi(ication $y #hat <a,,ears= as (acts. 3 Re&ardless) too) o( the intensity o( the an&er that is aroused. ! It may $e merely sli&ht irritation) ,erha,s too mild to $e e en clearly reco&niAed. % Or it may also take the (orm o( intense ra&e) accom,anied $y thou&hts o( iolence) (antasied or a,,arently acted out. ' It does not matter. * 3ll o( these reactions are the same. They o$scure the truth) and this can ne er $e a matter o( de&ree. : @ither truth is a,,arent) or it is not. 1> It cannot $e ,artially reco&niAed. 11 8ho is una#are o( truth must look u,on illusions. 4-1*.%. 3n&er in res,onse to ,ercei ed ma&ic thou&hts is a $asic cause o( (ear. 2 Consider #hat this reaction means) and its centrality in

the #orld+s thou&ht system $ecomes a,,arent. 3 3 ma&ic thou&ht) $y its mere ,resence) ackno#led&es a se,aration (rom 1od. ! It states) in the clearest (orm ,ossi$le) that the mind #hich $elie es it has a se,arate #ill that can o,,ose the 8ill o( 1od) also $elie es it can succeed. % That this can hardly $e a (act is o$ ious. ' 7et that it can $e $elie ed as (act is equally o$ ious. * 3nd herein lies the $irth,lace o( &uilt. - 8ho usur,s the ,lace o( 1od and takes it (or himsel( no# has a deadly 2enemy.2 : 3nd he must stand alone in his ,rotection) and make himsel( a shield to kee, him sa(e (rom (ury that can ne er $e a$ated) and en&eance that can ne er $e satis(ied. 4-1*.'. 0o# can this un(air $attle $e resol edD 2 Its endin& is ine ita$le) (or its outcome must $e death. 3 0o#) then) can one $elie e in one+s de(ensesD ! 4a&ic a&ain must hel,. % "or&et the $attle. ' 3cce,t it as a (act) and then (or&et it. * Do not remem$er the im,ossi$le odds a&ainst you. - Do not remem$er the immensity o( the 2enemy)2 and do not think a$out your (railty in com,arison. : 3cce,t your se,aration) $ut do not remem$er ho# it came a$out. 1> Belie e that you ha e #on it) $ut do not retain the sli&htest memory o( 8ho your &reat 2o,,onent2 really is. 11 ?roCectin& your 2(or&ettin&2 onto 0im) it seems to you 0e has (or&otten) too. 4-1*.*. But #hat #ill no# $e your reaction to all ma&ic thou&htsD 2 They can $ut rea#aken slee,in& &uilt) #hich you ha e hidden $ut ha e not let &o. 3 @ach one says clearly to your (ri&htened mind) 27ou ha e usur,ed the ,lace o( 1od. ! Think not 0e has (or&otten.2 % 0ere #e ha e the (ear o( 1od most starkly re,resented. ' "or in that thou&ht has &uilt already raised madness to the throne o( 1od 0imsel(. * 3nd no# there is no ho,e. - @/ce,t to kill. : 0ere is sal ation no#. 1> 3n an&ry (ather ,ursues his &uilty son. 11 Gill or $e killed) (or here alone is choice. 12 Beyond this there is none) (or #hat #as done cannot $e done #ithout. 13 The stain o( $lood can ne er $e remo ed) and anyone #ho $ears this stain on him must meet #ith death. 4-1*.-. Into this ho,eless situation 1od sends 0is teachers. 2 They $rin& the li&ht o( ho,e (rom 1od 0imsel(. 3 There is a #ay in #hich esca,e is ,ossi$le. ! It can $e learned and tau&ht) $ut it requires ,atience and a$undant #illin&ness. % 1i en that) the lesson+s mani(est sim,licity stands out like an intense #hite li&ht a&ainst a $lack horiAon) (or such it is. ' I( an&er comes (rom an inter,retation and not a (act) it is ne er Custi(ied. * Once this is e en dimly &ras,ed) the #ay is o,en. No# it is ,ossi$le to take the ne/t ste,. : The inter,retation can $e chan&ed at last. 1> 4a&ic thou&hts need not lead to condemnation) (or they do not really ha e the ,o#er to &i e rise to &uilt. 11 3nd so they can $e o erlooked) and thus (or&otten in the truest sense.

4-1*.:. 4adness $ut seems terri$le. 2 In truth it has no ,o#er to make anythin&. 3 ;ike the ma&ic #hich $ecomes its ser ant) it neither attacks nor ,rotects. ! To see it and to reco&niAe its thou&ht system is to look on nothin&. % Can nothin& &i e rise to an&erD ' 0ardly so. * Remem$er) then) teacher o( 1od) that an&er reco&niAes a reality that is not there9 yet is the an&er certain #itness that you do $elie e in it as (act. - No# is esca,e im,ossi$le) until you see you ha e res,onded to your o#n inter,retation) #hich you ha e ,roCected on an outside #orld. : ;et this &rim s#ord $e taken (rom you no#. 1> There is no death. 11 This s#ord does not e/ist. 12 The (ear o( 1od is causeless. 13 But 0is ;o e is Cause o( e erythin& $eyond all (ear) and thus (ore er real and al#ays true. 9:. HO& IS CORRECTION MA$EF 4-1-.1. Correction o( a lastin& nature)Kand only this is true correction)Kcannot $e made until the teacher o( 1od has ceased to con(use inter,retation #ith (act) or illusion #ith truth. 2 I( he ar&ues #ith his ,u,il a$out a ma&ic thou&ht) attacks it) tries to esta$lish its error or demonstrate its (alsity) he is $ut #itnessin& to its reality. 3 De,ression is then ine ita$le) (or he has 2,ro ed)2 $oth to his ,u,il and himsel() that it is their task to esca,e (rom #hat is real. ! 3nd this can only $e im,ossi$le. % Reality is chan&eless. ' 4a&ic thou&hts are $ut illusions. * Other#ise sal ation #ould $e only the same a&e-old im,ossi$le dream in $ut another (orm. - 7et the dream o( sal ation has ne# content. : It is not the (orm alone in #hich the di((erence lies. 4-1-.2. 1od+s teachers+ maCor lesson is to learn ho# to react to ma&ic thou&hts #holly #ithout an&er. 2 Only in this #ay can they ,roclaim the truth a$out themsel es. 3 Throu&h them) the 0oly 5,irit can no# s,eak o( the reality o( the 5on o( 1od. ! No# 0e can remind the #orld o( sinlessness) the one unchan&ed) unchan&ea$le condition o( all that 1od created. % No# 0e can s,eak the 8ord o( 1od to listenin& ears) and $rin& Christ+s ision to eyes that see. ' No# is 0e (ree to teach all minds the truth o( #hat they are) so they #ill &ladly $e returned to 0im. * 3nd no# is &uilt (or&i en) o erlooked com,letely in 0is si&ht and in 1od+s 8ord. 4-1-.3. 3n&er $ut screeches) 21uilt is realJ2 2 Reality is $lotted out as this insane $elie( is taken as re,lacement (or 1od+s 8ord. 3 The $ody+s eyes no# 2see29 its ears alone can 2hear.2 ! Its little s,ace and tiny $reath $ecome the measure o( reality. % 3nd truth $ecomes diminuti e and meanin&less. ' Correction has one ans#er to all this) and to the #orld that rests on this.

<* 7ou $ut mistake inter,retation (or the truth. - 3nd you are #ron&. : But a mistake is not a sin) nor has reality $een taken (rom its throne $y your mistakes. 1> 1od rei&ns (ore er) and 0is la#s alone ,re ail u,on you and u,on the #orld. 11 0is ;o e remains the only thin& there is. 12 "ear is illusion) (or you are like 0im=. 4-1-.!. In order to heal) it thus $ecomes essential (or the teacher o( 1od to let all his o#n mistakes $e corrected. 2 I( he senses e en the (aintest hint o( irritation in himsel( as he res,onds to anyone) let him instantly realiAe that he has made an inter,retation that is not true. 3 Then let him turn #ithin to his eternal 1uide) and let 0im Cud&e #hat the res,onse should $e. ! 5o is he healed) and in his healin& is his ,u,il healed #ith him. % The sole res,onsi$ility o( 1od+s teacher is to acce,t the 3tonement (or himsel(. ' 3tonement means correction) or the undoin& o( errors. * 8hen this has $een accom,lished) the teacher o( 1od $ecomes a miracle #orker $y de(inition. - 0is sins ha e $een (or&i en him) and he no lon&er condemns himsel(. : 0o# can he then condemn anyoneD 1> 3nd #ho is there #hom his (or&i eness can (ail to healD 9;. &HAT IS *1STICEF 4-1:.1. Hustice is the di ine correction (or inCustice. 2 InCustice is the $asis (or all the Cud&ments o( the #orld. 3 Hustice corrects the inter,retations to #hich inCustice &i es rise) and cancels them out. ! Neither Custice nor inCustice e/ists in 0ea en) (or error is im,ossi$le and correction meanin&less. % In this #orld) ho#e er) (or&i eness de,ends on Custice) since all attack can only $e unCust. ' Hustice is the 0oly 5,irit+s erdict u,on the #orld. * @/ce,t in 0is Cud&ment Custice is im,ossi$le) (or no one in the #orld is ca,a$le o( makin& only Cust inter,retations and layin& all inCustices aside. - I( 1od+s 5on #ere (airly Cud&ed) there #ould $e no need (or sal ation. : The thou&ht o( se,aration #ould ha e $een (ore er inconcei a$le. 4-1:.2. Hustice) like its o,,osite) is an inter,retation. 2 It is) ho#e er) the one inter,retation that leads to truth. 3 This $ecomes ,ossi$le $ecause) #hile it is not true in itsel() Custice includes nothin& that o,,oses truth. ! There is no inherent con(lict $et#een Custice and truth9 one is $ut the (irst small ste, in the direction o( the other. % The ,ath $ecomes quite di((erent as one &oes alon&. ' Nor could all the ma&ni(icence) the &randeur o( the scene and the enormous o,enin& istas that rise to meet one as the Courney continues) $e (oretold (rom the outset. * 7et e en these) #hose s,lendor reaches indescri$a$le hei&hts as one ,roceeds) (all short indeed o( all that #ait #hen the

,ath#ay ceases and time ends #ith it. - But some#here one must start. : Hustice is the $e&innin&. 4-1:.3. 3ll conce,ts o( your $rothers and yoursel(9 all (ears o( (uture states and all concerns a$out the ,ast) stem (rom inCustice. 2 0ere is the lens #hich) held $e(ore the $ody+s eyes) distorts ,erce,tion and $rin&s #itness o( the distorted #orld $ack to the mind that made the lens and holds it ery dear. 3 5electi ely and ar$itrarily is e ery conce,t o( the #orld $uilt u, in Cust this #ay. ! 25ins2 are ,ercei ed and Custi(ied $y care(ul selecti ity in #hich all thou&ht o( #holeness must $e lost. % "or&i eness has no ,lace in such a scheme) (or not one 2sin2 $ut seems (ore er true. 4-1:.!. 5al ation is 1od+s Custice. 2 It restores to your a#areness the #holeness o( the (ra&ments you ,ercei e as $roken o(( and se,arate. 3 3nd it is this that o ercomes the (ear o( death. ! "or se,arate (ra&ments must decay and die) $ut #holeness is immortal. % It remains (ore er and (ore er like its Creator) $ein& one #ith 0im. ' 1od+s Hud&ment is 0is Custice. * Onto this)Ka Hud&ment #holly lackin& in condemnation9 an e aluation $ased entirely on lo e)Kyou ha e ,roCected your inCustice) &i in& 1od the lens o( #ar,ed ,erce,tion throu&h #hich you look. - No# it $elon&s to 0im and not to you. : 7ou are a(raid o( 0im) and do not see you hate and (ear your 5el( as enemy. 4-1:.%. ?ray (or 1od+s Custice) and do not con(use 0is mercy #ith your o#n insanity. 2 ?erce,tion can make #hate er ,icture the mind desires to see. 3 Remem$er this. ! In this lies either 0ea en or hell) as you elect. % 1od+s Custice ,oints to 0ea en Cust $ecause it is entirely im,artial. ' It acce,ts all e idence that is $rou&ht $e(ore it) omittin& nothin& and assessin& nothin& as se,arate and a,art (rom all the rest. * "rom this one stand,oint does it Cud&e) and this alone. - 0ere all attack and condemnation $ecomes meanin&less and inde(ensi$le. : ?erce,tion rests) the mind is still) and li&ht returns a&ain. 1> 6ision is no# restored. 11 8hat had $een lost has no# $een (ound. 12 The ,eace o( 1od descends on all the #orld) and #e can see. 13 3nd #e can seeJ (=. &HAT IS THE PEACE OF GO$F 4-2>.1. It has $een said that there is a kind o( ,eace that is not o( this #orld. 2 0o# is it reco&niAedD 3 0o# is it (oundD ! 3nd $ein& (ound) ho# can it $e retainedD % ;et us consider each o( these questions se,arately) (or each re(lects a di((erent ste, alon& the #ay. 4-2>.2. "irst) ho# can the ,eace o( 1od $e reco&niAedD 2 1od+s ,eace is reco&niAed at (irst $y Cust one thin&9 in e ery #ay it is totally unlike all ,re ious e/,eriences. 3 It calls to mind nothin& that #ent $e(ore. ! It $rin&s #ith it no ,ast associations. % It is a ne# thin&

entirely. ' There is a contrast) yes) $et#een this thin& and all the ,ast. * But stran&ely) it is not a contrast o( true di((erences. - The ,ast Cust sli,s a#ay) and in its ,lace is e erlastin& quiet. : Only that. 1> The contrast (irst ,ercei ed has merely &one. 11 Iuiet has reached to co er e erythin&. 4-2>.3. 0o# is this quiet (oundD 2 No one can (ail to (ind it #ho $ut seeks out its conditions. 3 1od+s ,eace can ne er come #here an&er is) (or an&er must deny that ,eace e/ists. ! 8ho sees an&er as Custi(ied in any #ay or any circumstance ,roclaims that ,eace is meanin&less) and must $elie e that it cannot e/ist. % In this condition) ,eace cannot $e (ound. ' There(ore) (or&i eness is the necessary condition (or (indin& the ,eace o( 1od. * 4ore than this) &i en (or&i eness there <must= $e ,eace. - "or #hat e/ce,t attack #ill lead to #arD : 3nd #hat $ut ,eace is o,,osite to #arD 1> 0ere the initial contrast stands out clear and a,,arent. 11 7et #hen ,eace is (ound) the #ar is meanin&less. 12 3nd it is con(lict no# that is ,ercei ed as none/istent and unreal. 4-2>.!. 0o# is the ,eace o( 1od retained) once it is (oundD 2 Returnin& an&er) in #hate er (orm) #ill dro, the hea y curtain once a&ain) and the $elie( that ,eace cannot e/ist #ill certainly return. 3 8ar is a&ain acce,ted as the one reality. ! No# must you once a&ain lay do#n your s#ord) althou&h you do not reco&niAe that you ha e ,icked it u, a&ain. % But you #ill learn) as you remem$er e en (aintly no# #hat ha,,iness #as yours #ithout it) that you must ha e taken it a&ain as your de(ense. ' 5to, (or a moment no# and think o( this. Is con(lict #hat you #ant) or is 1od+s ,eace the $etter choiceD * 8hich &i es you moreD - 3 tranquil mind is not a little &i(t. : 8ould you not rather li e than choose to dieD 4-2>.%. ;i in& is Coy) $ut death can only #ee,. 2 7ou see in death esca,e (rom #hat you made. 3 But this you do not see9 that you made death) and it is $ut illusion o( an end. ! Death cannot $e esca,e) $ecause it is not li(e in #hich the ,ro$lem lies. % ;i(e has no o,,osite) (or it is 1od. ' ;i(e and death seem to $e o,,osites $ecause you ha e decided death ends li(e. * "or&i e the #orld) and you #ill understand that e erythin& that 1od created cannot ha e an end) and nothin& 0e did not create is real. - In this one sentence is our course e/,lained. : In this one sentence is our ,racticin& &i en its one direction. 1> 3nd in this one sentence is the 0oly 5,irit+s #hole curriculum s,eci(ied e/actly as it is. 4-2>.'. 8hat is the ,eace o( 1odD 2 No more than this9 the sim,le understandin& that 0is 8ill is #holly #ithout o,,osite. 3 There is no thou&ht that contradicts 0is 8ill) yet can $e true. ! The contrast $et#een 0is 8ill and yours $ut seemed to $e reality. % In truth there #as no con(lict) (or 0is 8ill is yours. ' No# is the mi&hty 8ill o( 1od

0imsel( 0is &i(t to you. * 0e does not seek to kee, it (or 0imsel(. - 8hy #ould you seek to kee, your tiny (rail ima&inin&s a,art (rom 0imD : The 8ill o( 1od is One and all there is. 1> This is your herita&e. 11 The uni erse $eyond the sun and stars) and all the thou&hts o( #hich you can concei e) $elon& to you. 12 1od+s ,eace is the condition (or 0is 8ill. 13 3ttain 0is ,eace) and you remem$er 0im. (9. &HAT IS THE ROLE OF &OR$S IN HEALINGF 4-21.1. 5trictly s,eakin&) #ords ,lay no ,art at all in healin&. 2 The moti atin& (actor is ,rayer) or askin&. 3 8hat you ask (or you recei e. ! But this re(ers to the ,rayer o( the heart) not to the #ords you use in ,rayin&. % 5ometimes the #ords and the ,rayer are contradictory9 sometimes they a&ree. ' It does not matter. * 1od does not understand #ords) (or they #ere made $y se,arated minds to kee, them in the illusion o( se,aration. - 8ords can $e hel,(ul) ,articularly (or the $e&inner) in hel,in& concentration and (acilitatin& the e/clusion) or at least the control) o( e/traneous thou&hts. : ;et us not (or&et) ho#e er) that #ords are $ut sym$ols o( sym$ols. 1> They are thus t#ice remo ed (rom reality. 4-21.2. 3s sym$ols) #ords ha e quite s,eci(ic re(erences. 2 @ en #hen they seem most a$stract) the ,icture that comes to mind is a,t to $e ery concrete. 3 Unless a s,eci(ic re(erent does occur to the mind in conCunction #ith the #ord) the #ord has little or no ,ractical meanin&) and thus cannot hel, the healin& ,rocess. ! The ,rayer o( the heart does not really ask (or concrete thin&s. % It al#ays requests some kind o( e/,erience) the s,eci(ic thin&s asked (or $ein& the $rin&ers o( the desired e/,erience in the o,inion o( the asker. ' The #ords) then) are sym$ols (or the thin&s asked (or) $ut the thin&s themsel es $ut stand (or the e/,eriences that are ho,ed (or. 4-21.3. The ,rayer (or thin&s o( this #orld #ill $rin& e/,eriences o( this #orld. 2 I( the ,rayer o( the heart asks (or this) this #ill $e &i en $ecause this #ill $e recei ed. 3 It is im,ossi$le that the ,rayer o( the heart remain unans#ered in the ,erce,tion o( the one #ho asks. ! I( he asks (or the im,ossi$le) i( he #ants #hat does not e/ist or seeks (or illusions in his heart) all this $ecomes his o#n. % The ,o#er o( his decision o((ers it to him as he requests. ' 0erein lie hell and 0ea en. * The slee,in& 5on o( 1od has $ut this ,o#er le(t to him. - It is enou&h. : 0is #ords do not matter. 1> Only the 8ord o( 1od has any meanin&) $ecause it sym$oliAes that #hich has no human sym$ols at all. 11 The 0oly 5,irit alone understands #hat this 8ord stands (or. 12 3nd this) too) is enou&h. 4-21.!. Is the teacher o( 1od) then) to a oid the use o( #ords in his teachin&D 2 No) indeedJ 3 There are many #ho must $e reached

throu&h #ords) $ein& as yet una$le to hear in silence. ! The teacher o( 1od must) ho#e er) learn to use #ords in a ne# #ay. % 1radually) he learns ho# to let his #ords $e chosen (or him $y ceasin& to decide (or himsel( #hat he #ill say. ' This ,rocess is merely a s,ecial case o( the lesson in the #ork$ook that says) 2I #ill ste, $ack and let 0im lead the #ay.2 * The teacher o( 1od acce,ts the #ords #hich are o((ered him) and &i es as he recei es. - 0e does not control the direction o( his s,eakin&. : 0e listens and hears and s,eaks. 4-21.%. 3 maCor hindrance in this as,ect o( his learnin& is the teacher o( 1od+s (ear a$out the alidity o( #hat he hears. 2 3nd #hat he hears may indeed $e quite startlin&. 3 It may also seem to $e quite irrele ant to the ,resented ,ro$lem as he ,ercei es it) and may) in (act) con(ront the teacher #ith a situation that a,,ears to $e ery em$arrassin& to him. ! 3ll these are Cud&ments that ha e no alue. % They are his o#n) comin& (rom a sha$$y sel(-,erce,tion #hich he #ould lea e $ehind. ' Hud&e not the #ords that come to you) $ut o((er them in con(idence. * They are (ar #iser than your o#n. - 1od+s teachers ha e 1od+s 8ord $ehind their sym$ols. : 3nd 0e 0imsel( &i es to the #ords they use the ,o#er o( 0is 5,irit) raisin& them (rom meanin&less sym$ols to the Call o( 0ea en itsel(. ((. HO& ARE HEALING AN$ ATONEMENT RELATE$F 4-22.1. 0ealin& and 3tonement are not related9 they are identical. 2 There is no order o( di((iculty in miracles $ecause there are no de&rees o( 3tonement. 3 It is the one com,lete conce,t ,ossi$le in this #orld) $ecause it is the source o( a #holly uni(ied ,erce,tion. ! ?artial 3tonement is a meanin&less idea) Cust as s,ecial areas o( hell in 0ea en are inconcei a$le. % 3cce,t 3tonement and you are healed. ' 3tonement is the 8ord o( 1od. * 3cce,t 0is 8ord and #hat remains to make sickness ,ossi$leD - 3cce,t 0is 8ord and e ery miracle has $een accom,lished. : To (or&i e is to heal. 1> The teacher o( 1od has taken acce,tin& the 3tonement (or himsel( as his only (unction. 11 8hat is there) then) he cannot healD 12 8hat miracle can $e #ithheld (rom himD 4-22.2. The ,ro&ress o( the teacher o( 1od may $e slo# or ra,id) de,endin& on #hether he reco&niAes the 3tonement+s inclusi eness) or (or a time e/cludes some ,ro$lem areas (rom it. 2 In some cases) there is a sudden and com,lete a#areness o( the ,er(ect a,,lica$ility o( the lesson o( the 3tonement to all situations) $ut this is com,arati ely rare. 3 The teacher o( 1od may ha e acce,ted the (unction 1od has &i en him lon& $e(ore he has learned all that his acce,tance holds out to him. ! It is only the end that is certain. % 3ny#here alon& the #ay) the necessary realiAation o( inclusi eness may reach him. ' I( the #ay

seems lon&) let him $e content. * 0e has decided on the direction he #ants to take. - 8hat more #as asked o( himD : 3nd ha in& done #hat #as required) #ould 1od #ithhold the restD 4-22.3. That (or&i eness is healin& needs to $e understood) i( the teacher o( 1od is to make ,ro&ress. 2 The idea that a $ody can $e sick is a central conce,t in the e&o+s thou&ht system. 3 This thou&ht &i es the $ody autonomy) se,arates it (rom the mind) and kee,s the idea o( attack in iolate. ! I( the $ody could $e sick 3tonement #ould $e im,ossi$le. % 3 $ody that can order a mind to do as it sees (it could merely take the ,lace o( 1od and ,ro e sal ation is im,ossi$le. ' 8hat) then) is le(t to healD * The $ody has $ecome lord o( the mind. 0o# could the mind $e returned to the 0oly 5,irit unless the $ody is killedD : 3nd #ho #ould #ant sal ation at such a ,riceD 4-22.!. Certainly sickness does not a,,ear to $e a decision. 2 Nor #ould anyone actually $elie e he #ants to $e sick. 3 ?erha,s he can acce,t the idea in theory) $ut it is rarely i( e er consistently a,,lied to all s,eci(ic (orms o( sickness) $oth in the indi idual+s ,erce,tion o( himsel( and o( all others as #ell. ! Nor is it at this le el that the teacher o( 1od calls (orth the miracle o( healin&. % 0e o erlooks the mind <and= $ody) seein& only the (ace o( Christ shinin& in (ront o( him) correctin& all mistakes and healin& all ,erce,tion. ' 0ealin& is the result o( the reco&nition) $y 1od+s teacher) o( #ho it is that is in need o( healin&. * This reco&nition has no s,ecial re(erence. - It is true o( all thin&s that 1od created. : In it are all illusions healed. 4-22.%. 8hen a teacher o( 1od (ails to heal) it is $ecause he has (or&otten 8ho he is. 2 3nother+s sickness thus $ecomes his o#n. 3 In allo#in& this to ha,,en) he has identi(ied #ith another+s e&o) and has thus con(used him #ith a $ody. ! In so doin&) he has re(used to acce,t the 3tonement (or himsel() and can hardly o((er it to his $rother in Christ+s Name. % 0e #ill) in (act) $e una$le to reco&niAe his $rother at all) (or his "ather did not create $odies) and so he is seein& in his $rother only the unreal. ' 4istakes do not correct mistakes) and distorted ,erce,tion does not heal. * 5te, $ack no#) teacher o( 1od. 7ou ha e $een #ron&. : ;ead not the #ay) (or you ha e lost it. 1> Turn quickly to your Teacher) and let yoursel( $e healed. 4-22.'. The o((er o( 3tonement is uni ersal. 2 It is equally a,,lica$le to all indi iduals in all circumstances. 3 3nd in it is the ,o#er to heal all indi iduals o( all (orms o( sickness. ! Not to $elie e this is to $e un(air to 1od) and thus un(aith(ul to 0im. % 3 sick ,erson ,ercei es himsel( as se,arate (rom 1od. ' 8ould you see him as se,arate (rom youD * It is your task to heal the sense o( se,aration that has made him sick. - It is your (unction to reco&niAe (or him that #hat he $elie es a$out himsel( is not the truth. : It is your (or&i eness that must sho# him this. 1>

0ealin& is ery sim,le. 11 3tonement is recei ed and o((ered. 12 0a in& $een recei ed) it must $e acce,ted. 13 It is in the recei in&) then) that healin& lies. 1! 3ll else must (ollo# (rom this sin&le ,ur,ose. 4-22.*. 8ho can limit the ,o#er o( 1od 0imsel(D 2 8ho) then) can say #hich one can $e healed o( #hat) and #hat must remain $eyond 1od+s ,o#er to (or&i eD 3 This is insanity indeed. ! It is not u, to 1od+s teachers to set limits u,on 0im) $ecause it is not u, to them to Cud&e 0is 5on. % 3nd to Cud&e 0is 5on is to limit his "ather. ' Both are equally meanin&less. * 7et this #ill not $e understood until 1od+s teacher reco&niAes that they are the same mistake. - 0erein does he recei e 3tonement) (or he #ithdra#s his Cud&ment (rom the 5on o( 1od) acce,tin& him as 1od created him. : No lon&er does he stand a,art (rom 1od) determinin& #here healin& should $e &i en and #here it should $e #ithheld. 1> No# can he say #ith 1od) 2This is my $elo ed 5on) created ,er(ect and (ore er so.2 (?. $OES *ES1S HA"E A SPECIAL PLACE IN HEALINGF 4-23.1. 1od+s &i(ts can rarely $e recei ed directly. 2 @ en the most ad anced o( 1od+s teachers #ill &i e #ay to tem,tation in this #orld. 3 8ould it $e (air i( their ,u,ils #ere denied healin& $ecause o( thisD ! The Bi$le says) 23sk in the name o( Hesus Christ.2 % Is this merely an a,,eal to ma&icD ' 3 name does not heal) nor does an in ocation call (orth any s,ecial ,o#er. * 8hat does it mean to call on Hesus ChristD 8hat does callin& on his name con(erD : 8hy is the a,,eal to him ,art o( healin&D 4-23.2. 8e ha e re,eatedly said that one #ho has ,er(ectly acce,ted the 3tonement (or himsel( can heal the #orld. 2 Indeed) he has already done so. 3 Tem,tation may recur to others) $ut ne er to this One. ! 0e has $ecome the risen 5on o( 1od. % 0e has o ercome death $ecause he has acce,ted li(e. ' 0e has reco&niAed himsel( as 1od created him) and in so doin& he has reco&niAed all li in& thin&s as ,art o( him. * There is no# no limit on his ,o#er) $ecause it is the ,o#er o( 1od. - 5o has his name $ecome the Name o( 1od) (or he no lon&er sees himsel( as se,arate (rom 0im. 4-23.3. 8hat does this mean (or youD 2 It means that in remem$erin& Hesus you are remem$erin& 1od. 3 The #hole relationshi, o( the 5on to the "ather lies in him. ! 0is ,art in the 5onshi, is also yours) and his com,leted learnin& &uarantees your o#n success. % Is he still a aila$le (or hel,D ' 8hat did he say a$out thisD * Remem$er his ,romises) and ask yoursel( honestly #hether it is likely that he #ill (ail to kee, them. - Can 1od (ail 0is 5onD : 3nd can one #ho is one #ith 1od $e unlike 0imD 1> 8ho transcends the $ody has

transcended limitation. 11 8ould the &reatest teacher $e una aila$le to those #ho (ollo# himD 4-23.!. The name o( Hesus Christ as such is $ut a sym$ol. 2 But it stands (or lo e that is not o( this #orld. 3 It is a sym$ol that is sa(ely used as a re,lacement (or the many names o( all the &ods to #hich you ,ray. ! It $ecomes the shinin& sym$ol (or the 8ord o( 1od) so close to #hat it stands (or that the little s,ace $et#een the t#o is lost) the moment that the name is called to mind. % Remem$erin& the name o( Hesus Christ is to &i e thanks (or all the &i(ts that 1od has &i en you. ' 3nd &ratitude to 1od $ecomes the #ay in #hich 0e is remem$ered) (or lo e cannot $e (ar $ehind a &rate(ul heart and thank(ul mind. * 1od enters easily) (or these are the true conditions (or your homecomin&. 4-23.%. Hesus has led the #ay. 2 8hy #ould you not $e &rate(ul to himD 3 0e has asked (or lo e) $ut only that he mi&ht &i e it to you. ! 7ou do not lo e yoursel(. % But in his eyes your lo eliness is so com,lete and (la#less that he sees in it an ima&e o( his "ather. ' 7ou $ecome the sym$ol o( his "ather here on earth. * To you he looks (or ho,e) $ecause in you he sees no limit and no stain to mar your $eauti(ul ,er(ection. - In his eyes Christ+s ision shines in ,er(ect constancy. : 0e has remained #ith you. 1> 8ould you not learn the lesson o( sal ation throu&h his learnin&D 11 8hy #ould you choose to start a&ain) #hen he has made the Courney (or youD 4-23.'. No one on earth can &ras, #hat 0ea en is) or #hat its one Creator really means. 2 7et #e ha e #itnesses. 3 It is to them that #isdom should a,,eal. ! There ha e $een those #hose learnin& (ar e/ceeds #hat #e can learn. % Nor #ould #e teach the limitations #e ha e laid on us. ' No one #ho has $ecome a true and dedicated teacher o( 1od (or&ets his $rothers. * 7et #hat he can o((er them is limited $y #hat he learns himsel(. - Then turn to one #ho laid all limits $y) and #ent $eyond the (arthest reach o( learnin&. : 0e #ill take you #ith him) (or he did not &o alone. 1> 3nd you #ere #ith him then) as you are no#. 4-23.*. This course has come (rom him $ecause his #ords ha e reached you in a lan&ua&e you can lo e and understand. 2 3re other teachers ,ossi$le) to lead the #ay to those #ho s,eak in di((erent ton&ues and a,,eal to di((erent sym$olsD 3 Certainly there are. ! 8ould 1od lea e anyone #ithout a ery ,resent hel, in time o( trou$le9 a sa ior #ho can sym$oliAe 0imsel(D % 7et do #e need a many-(aceted curriculum) not $ecause o( content di((erences) $ut $ecause sym$ols must shi(t and chan&e to suit the need. ' Hesus has come to ans#er yours. * In him you (ind 1od+s 3ns#er. - Do you) then) teach #ith him) (or he is #ith you9 he is al#ays here.

(@. IS REINCARNATION SOF 4-2!.1. In the ultimate sense) reincarnation is im,ossi$le. 2 There is no ,ast or (uture) and the idea o( $irth into a $ody has no meanin& either once or many times. 3 Reincarnation cannot) then) $e true in any real sense. ! Our only question should $e) 2Is the conce,t hel,(ulD2 % 3nd that de,ends) o( course) on #hat it is used (or. ' I( it is used to stren&then the reco&nition o( the eternal nature o( li(e) it is hel,(ul indeed. * Is any other question a$out it really use(ul in li&htin& u, the #ayD - ;ike many other $elie(s) it can $e $itterly misused. : 3t least) such misuse o((ers ,reoccu,ation and ,erha,s ,ride in the ,ast. 1> 3t #orst) it induces inertia in the ,resent. 11 In $et#een) many kinds o( (olly are ,ossi$le. 4-2!.2. Reincarnation #ould not) under any circumstances) $e the ,ro$lem to $e dealt #ith <no#=. 2 I( it #ere res,onsi$le (or some o( the di((iculties the indi idual (aces no#) his task #ould still $e only to esca,e (rom them no#. 3 I( he is layin& the &round#ork (or a (uture li(e) he can still #ork out his sal ation only no#. ! To some) there may $e com(ort in the conce,t) and i( it heartens them its alue is sel(e ident. % It is certain) ho#e er) that the #ay to sal ation can $e (ound $y those #ho $elie e in reincarnation and $y those #ho do not. ' The idea cannot) there(ore) $e re&arded as essential to the curriculum. * There is al#ays some risk in seein& the ,resent in terms o( the ,ast. There is al#ays some &ood in any thou&ht #hich stren&thens the idea that li(e and the $ody are not the same. 4-2!.3. "or our ,ur,oses) it #ould not $e hel,(ul to take any de(inite stand on reincarnation. 2 3 teacher o( 1od should $e as hel,(ul to those #ho $elie e in it as to those #ho do not. 3 I( a de(inite stand #ere required o( him) it #ould merely limit his use(ulness) as #ell as his o#n decision makin&. ! Our course is not concerned #ith any conce,t that is not acce,ta$le to anyone) re&ardless o( his (ormal $elie(s. % 0is e&o #ill $e enou&h (or him to co,e #ith) and it is not the ,art o( #isdom to add sectarian contro ersies to his $urdens. ' Nor #ould there $e an ad anta&e in his ,remature acce,tance o( the course merely $ecause it ad ocates a lon&-held $elie( o( his o#n. 4-2!.!. It cannot $e too stron&ly em,hasiAed that this course aims at a com,lete re ersal o( thou&ht. 2 8hen this is (inally accom,lished) issues such as the alidity o( reincarnation $ecome meanin&less. 3 Until then) they are likely to $e merely contro ersial. ! The teacher o( 1od is) there(ore) #ise to ste, a#ay (rom all such questions) (or he has much to teach and learn a,art (rom them. % 0e should $oth learn and teach that theoretical issues $ut #aste time) drainin& it a#ay (rom its a,,ointed ,ur,ose. ' I( there are as,ects to any conce,t or $elie( that

#ill $e hel,(ul) he #ill $e told a$out it. * 0e #ill also $e told ho# to use it. - 8hat more need he kno#D 4-2!.%. Does this mean that the teacher o( 1od should not $elie e in reincarnation himsel() or discuss it #ith others #ho doD 2 The ans#er is) certainly notJ 3 I( he does $elie e in reincarnation) it #ould $e a mistake (or him to renounce the $elie( unless his internal Teacher so ad ised. ! 3nd this is most unlikely. % 0e mi&ht $e ad ised that he is misusin& the $elie( in some #ay that is detrimental to his ,u,il+s ad ance or his o#n. ' Reinter,retation #ould then $e recommended) $ecause it is necessary. * 3ll that must $e reco&niAed) ho#e er) is that $irth #as not the $e&innin&) and death is not the end. - 7et e en this much is not required o( the $e&inner. : 0e need merely acce,t the idea that #hat he kno#s is not necessarily all there is to learn. 1> 0is Courney has $e&un. 4-2!.'. The em,hasis o( this course al#ays remains the same9Kit is at this moment that com,lete sal ation is o((ered you) and it is at this moment that you can acce,t it. 2 This is still your one res,onsi$ility. 3 3tonement mi&ht $e equated #ith total esca,e (rom the ,ast and total lack o( interest in the (uture. ! 0ea en is here. % There is no#here else. ' 0ea en is no#. * There is no other time. - No teachin& that does not lead to this is o( concern to 1od+s teachers. : 3ll $elie(s #ill ,oint to this i( ,ro,erly inter,reted. 1> In this sense) it can $e said that their truth lies in their use(ulness. 11 3ll $elie(s that lead to ,ro&ress should $e honored. 12 This is the sole criterion this course requires. 13 No more than this is necessary. (A. ARE 8PS7CHIC8 PO&ERS $ESIRA-LEF 4-2%.1. The ans#er to this question is much like the ,recedin& one. 2 There are) o( course) no 2unnatural2 ,o#ers) and it is o$ iously merely an a,,eal to ma&ic to make u, a ,o#er that does not e/ist. 3 It is equally o$ ious) ho#e er) that each indi idual has many a$ilities o( #hich he is una#are. ! 3s his a#areness increases) he may #ell de elo, a$ilities that seem quite startlin& to him. % 7et nothin& he can do can com,are e en in the sli&htest #ith the &lorious sur,rise o( remem$erin& 8ho he is. ' ;et all his learnin& and all his e((orts $e directed to#ard this one &reat (inal sur,rise) and he #ill not $e content to $e delayed $y the little ones that may come to him on the #ay. 4-2%.2. Certainly there are many 2,sychic2 ,o#ers that are clearly in line #ith this course. 2 Communication is not limited to the small ran&e o( channels the #orld reco&niAes. 3 I( it #ere) there #ould $e little ,oint in tryin& to teach sal ation. ! It #ould $e im,ossi$le to do so. % The limits the #orld ,laces on communication are the chie( $arriers to direct e/,erience o( the 0oly 5,irit) 8hose ?resence is al#ays there

and 8hose 6oice is a aila$le $ut (or the hearin&. ' These limits are ,laced out o( (ear) (or #ithout them the #alls that surround all the se,arate ,laces o( the #orld #ould (all at the holy sound o( 0is 6oice. * 8ho transcends these limits in any #ay is merely $ecomin& more natural. - 0e is doin& nothin& s,ecial) and there is no ma&ic in his accom,lishments. 4-2%.3. The seemin&ly ne# a$ilities that may $e &athered on the #ay can $e ery hel,(ul. 2 1i en to the 0oly 5,irit) and used under 0is direction) they are alua$le teachin& aids. 3 To this) the question o( ho# they arise is irrele ant. ! The only im,ortant consideration is ho# they are used. % Takin& them as ends in themsel es) no matter ho# this is done) #ill delay ,ro&ress. ' Nor does their alue lie in ,ro in& anythin&9 achie ements (rom the ,ast) unusual attunement #ith the 2unseen)2 or 2s,ecial2 (a ors (rom 1od. * 1od &i es no s,ecial (a ors) and no one has any ,o#ers that are not a aila$le to e eryone. - Only $y tricks o( ma&ic are s,ecial ,o#ers 2demonstrated.2 4-2%.!. Nothin& that is &enuine is used to decei e. 2 The 0oly 5,irit is inca,a$le o( dece,tion) and 0e can use only &enuine a$ilities. 3 8hat is used (or ma&ic is useless to 0im. ! But #hat 0e uses cannot $e used (or ma&ic. % There is) ho#e er) a ,articular a,,eal in unusual a$ilities that can $e curiously tem,tin&. ' 0ere are stren&ths #hich the 0oly 5,irit #ants and needs. * 7et the e&o sees in these same stren&ths an o,,ortunity to &lori(y itsel(. - 5tren&ths turned to #eakness are tra&edy indeed. : 7et #hat is not &i en to the 0oly 5,irit must $e &i en to #eakness) (or #hat is #ithheld (rom lo e is &i en to (ear) and #ill $e (ear(ul in consequence. 4-2%.%. @ en those #ho no lon&er alue the material thin&s o( the #orld may still $e decei ed $y 2,sychic2 ,o#ers. 2 3s in estment has $een #ithdra#n (rom the #orld+s material &i(ts) the e&o has $een seriously threatened. 3 It may still $e stron& enou&h to rally under this ne# tem,tation to #in $ack stren&th $y &uile. ! 4any ha e not seen throu&h the e&o+s de(enses here) althou&h they are not ,articularly su$tle. % 7et) &i en a remainin& #ish to $e decei ed) dece,tion is made easy. ' No# the 2,o#er2 is no lon&er a &enuine a$ility) and cannot $e used de,enda$ly. * It is almost ine ita$le that) unless the indi idual chan&es his mind a$out its ,ur,ose) he #ill $olster his 2,o#er+s2 uncertainties #ith increasin& dece,tion. 4-2%.'. 3ny a$ility that anyone de elo,s has the ,otentiality (or &ood. 2 To this there is no e/ce,tion. 3 3nd the more unusual and une/,ected the ,o#er) the &reater its ,otential use(ulness. ! 5al ation has need o( all a$ilities) (or #hat the #orld #ould destroy the 0oly 5,irit #ould restore. % 2?sychic2 a$ilities ha e $een used to call u,on the de il) #hich merely means to stren&then the e&o. ' 7et here is also

a &reat channel o( ho,e and healin& in the 0oly 5,irit+s ser ice. * Those #ho ha e de elo,ed 2,sychic2 ,o#ers ha e sim,ly let some o( the limitations they laid u,on their minds $e li(ted. - It can $e $ut (urther limitations they lay u,on themsel es i( they utiliAe their increased (reedom (or &reater im,risonment. : The 0oly 5,irit needs these &i(ts) and those #ho o((er them to 0im and 0im alone &o #ith Christ+s &ratitude u,on their hearts) and 0is holy si&ht not (ar $ehind. (B. CAN GO$ -E REACHE$ $IRECTL7F 4-2'.1. 1od indeed can $e reached directly) (or there is no distance $et#een 0im and 0is 5on. 2 0is a#areness is in e eryone+s memory) and 0is 8ord is #ritten on e eryone+s heart. 3 7et this a#areness and this memory can arise across the threshold o( reco&nition only #here all $arriers to truth ha e $een remo ed. ! In ho# many is this the caseD % 0ere) then) is the role o( 1od+s teachers. ' They) too) ha e not attained the necessary understandin& as yet) $ut they ha e Coined #ith others. * This is #hat sets them a,art (rom the #orld. - 3nd it is this that ena$les others to lea e the #orld #ith them. : 3lone they are nothin&. 1> But in their Coinin& is the ,o#er o( 1od. 4-2'.2. There are those #ho ha e reached 1od directly) retainin& no trace o( #orldly limits and remem$erin& their o#n Identity ,er(ectly. 2 These mi&ht $e called the Teachers o( teachers $ecause) althou&h they are no lon&er isi$le) their ima&e can yet $e called u,on. 3 3nd they #ill a,,ear #hen and #here it is hel,(ul (or them to do so. ! To those to #hom such a,,earances #ould $e (ri&htenin&) they &i e their ideas. % No one can call on them in ain. ' Nor is there anyone o( #hom they are una#are. * 3ll needs are kno#n to them) and all mistakes are reco&niAed and o erlooked $y them. - The time #ill come #hen this is understood. : 3nd mean#hile) they &i e all their &i(ts to the teachers o( 1od #ho look to them (or hel,) askin& all thin&s in their name and in no other. 4-2'.3. 5ometimes a teacher o( 1od may ha e a $rie( e/,erience o( direct union #ith 1od. 2 In this #orld) it is almost im,ossi$le that this endure. 3 It can) ,erha,s) $e #on a(ter much de otion and dedication) and then $e maintained (or much o( the time on earth. ! But this is so rare that it cannot $e considered a realistic &oal. % I( it ha,,ens) so $e it. ' I( it does not ha,,en) so $e it as #ell. * 3ll #orldly states must $e illusory. - I( 1od #ere reached directly in sustained a#areness) the $ody #ould not $e lon& maintained. : Those #ho ha e laid the $ody do#n merely to e/tend their hel,(ulness to those remainin& $ehind are (e# indeed. 1> 3nd they need hel,ers #ho are still in $onda&e and still aslee,) so that $y their a#akenin& can 1od+s 6oice $e heard.

4-2'.!. Do not des,air) then) $ecause o( limitations. 2 It is your (unction to esca,e (rom them) $ut not to $e #ithout them. 3 I( you #ould $e heard $y those #ho su((er) you must s,eak their lan&ua&e. ! I( you #ould $e a sa ior) you must understand #hat needs to $e esca,ed. % 5al ation is not theoretical. ' Behold the ,ro$lem) ask (or the ans#er) and then acce,t it #hen it comes. * Nor #ill its comin& $e lon& delayed. - 3ll the hel, you can acce,t #ill $e ,ro ided) and not one need you ha e #ill not $e met. : ;et us not) then) $e too concerned #ith &oals (or #hich you are not ready. 1> 1od takes you #here you are and #elcomes you. 11 8hat more could you desire) #hen this is all you needD (D. &HAT IS $EATHF 4-2*.1. Death is the central dream (rom #hich all illusions stem. 2 Is it not madness to think o( li(e as $ein& $orn) a&in&) losin& itality) and dyin& in the endD 3 8e ha e asked this question $e(ore) $ut no# #e need to consider it more care(ully. ! It is the one (i/ed) unchan&ea$le $elie( o( the #orld that all thin&s in it are $orn only to die. % This is re&arded as 2the #ay o( nature)2 not to $e raised to question) $ut to $e acce,ted as the 2natural2 la# o( li(e. ' The cyclical) the chan&in& and unsure9 the unde,enda$le and the unsteady) #a/in& and #anin& in a certain #ay u,on a certain ,ath)Kall this is taken as the 8ill o( 1od. * 3nd no one asks i( a $eni&n Creator could #ill this. 4-2*.2. In this ,erce,tion o( the uni erse as 1od created it) it #ould $e im,ossi$le to think o( 0im as lo in&. 2 "or #ho has decreed that all thin&s ,ass a#ay) endin& in dust and disa,,ointment and des,air) can $ut $e (eared. 3 0e holds your little li(e in his hand $ut $y a thread) ready to $reak it o(( #ithout re&ret or care) ,erha,s today. ! Or i( he #aits) yet is the endin& certain. % 8ho lo es such a &od kno#s not o( lo e) $ecause he has denied that li(e is real. ' Death has $ecome li(e+s sym$ol. * 0is #orld is no# a $attle&round) #here contradiction rei&ns and o,,osites make endless #ar. - 8here there is death is ,eace im,ossi$le. 4-2*.3. Death is the sym$ol o( the (ear o( 1od. 2 0is ;o e is $lotted out in the idea) #hich holds it (rom a#areness like a shield held u, to o$scure the sun. 3 The &rimness o( the sym$ol is enou&h to sho# it cannot coe/ist #ith 1od. ! It holds an ima&e o( the 5on o( 1od in #hich he is 2laid to rest2 in de astation+s arms) #here #orms #ait to &reet him and to last a little #hile $y his destruction. % 7et the #orms as #ell are doomed to $e destroyed as certainly. ' 3nd so do all thin&s li e $ecause o( death. * De ourin& is nature+s 2la# o( li(e.2 - 1od is insane) and (ear alone is real.

4-2*.!. The curious $elie( that there is ,art o( dyin& thin&s that may &o on a,art (rom #hat #ill die) does not ,roclaim a lo in& 1od nor reesta$lish any &rounds (or trust. 2 I( death is real (or anythin&) there is no li(e. 3 Death denies li(e. ! But i( there is reality in li(e) death is denied. % No com,romise in this is ,ossi$le. ' There is either a &od o( (ear or One o( ;o e. * The #orld attem,ts a thousand com,romises) and #ill attem,t a thousand more. - Not one can $e acce,ta$le to 1od+s teachers) $ecause not one could $e acce,ta$le to 1od. : 0e did not make death $ecause 0e did not make (ear. 1> Both are equally meanin&less to 0im. 4-2*.%. The 2reality2 o( death is (irmly rooted in the $elie( that 1od+s 5on is a $ody. 2 3nd i( 1od created $odies) death #ould indeed $e real. 3 But 1od #ould not $e lo in&. ! There is no ,oint at #hich the contrast $et#een the ,erce,tion o( the real #orld and that o( the #orld o( illusions $ecomes more shar,ly e ident. % Death is indeed the death o( 1od) i( 0e is ;o e. ' 3nd no# 0is O#n creation must stand in (ear o( 0im. * 0e is not "ather) $ut destroyer. - 0e is not Creator) $ut a en&er. : Terri$le 0is Thou&hts and (ear(ul 0is ima&e. 1> To look on 0is creations is to die. 4-2*.'. 23nd the last to $e o ercome #ill $e death.2 2 O( courseJ 3 8ithout the idea o( death there is no #orld. ! 3ll dreams #ill end #ith this one. % This is sal ation+s (inal &oal9 the end o( all illusions. ' 3nd in death are all illusions $orn. * 8hat can $e $orn o( death and still ha e li(eD - But #hat is $orn o( 1od and still can dieD : The inconsistencies) the com,romises and the rituals the #orld (osters in its ain attem,ts to clin& to death and yet to think lo e real are mindless ma&ic) ine((ectual and meanin&less. 1> 1od is) and in 0im all created thin&s must $e eternal. 11 Do you not see that other#ise 0e has an o,,osite) and (ear #ould $e as real as lo eD 4-2*.*. Teacher o( 1od) your one assi&nment could $e stated thus. 3cce,t no com,romise in #hich death ,lays a ,art. 2 Do not $elie e in cruelty) nor let attack conceal the truth (rom you. 3 8hat seems to die has $ut $een mis,ercei ed and carried to illusion. ! No# it $ecomes your task to let the illusion $e carried to the truth. % Be stead(ast $ut in this9 $e not decei ed $y the 2reality2 o( any chan&in& (orm. ' Truth neither mo es nor #a ers nor sinks do#n to death and dissolution. * 3nd #hat is the end o( deathD - Nothin& $ut this9 the realiAation that the 5on o( 1od is &uiltless no# and (ore er. : Nothin& $ut this. 1> But do not let yoursel( (or&et it is not less than this. (:. &HAT IS THE RES1RRECTIONF 4-2-.1. 6ery sim,ly) the resurrection is the o ercomin& or surmountin& o( death. 2 It is a rea#akenin& or a re$irth9 a chan&e o(

mind a$out the meanin& o( the #orld. 3 It is the acce,tance o( the 0oly 5,irit+s inter,retation o( the #orld+s ,ur,ose9 the acce,tance o( the 3tonement (or onesel(. ! It is the end o( dreams o( misery) and the &lad a#areness o( the 0oly 5,irit+s (inal dream. % It is the reco&nition o( the &i(ts o( 1od. ' It is the dream in #hich the $ody (unctions ,er(ectly) ha in& no (unction e/ce,t communication. * It is the lesson in #hich learnin& ends) (or it is consummated and sur,assed #ith this. - It is the in itation to 1od to take 0is (inal ste,. : It is the relinquishment o( all other ,ur,oses) all other interests) all other #ishes and all other concerns. 1> It is the sin&le desire o( the 5on (or the "ather. 4-2-.2. The resurrection is the denial o( death) $ein& the assertion o( li(e. 2 Thus is all the thinkin& o( the #orld re ersed entirely. 3 ;i(e is no# reco&niAed as sal ation) and ,ain and misery o( any kind ,ercei ed as hell. ! ;o e is no lon&er (eared) $ut &ladly #elcomed. % Idols ha e disa,,eared) and the remem$rance o( 1od shines unim,eded across the #orld. ' Christ+s (ace is seen in e ery li in& thin&) and nothin& is held in darkness) a,art (rom the li&ht o( (or&i eness. * There is no sorro# still u,on the earth. - The Coy o( 0ea en has come u,on it. 4-2-.3. 0ere the curriculum ends. 2 "rom here on) no directions are needed. 3 6ision is #holly corrected and all mistakes undone. ! 3ttack is meanin&less and ,eace has come. % The &oal o( the curriculum has $een achie ed. ' Thou&hts turn to 0ea en and a#ay (rom hell. * 3ll lon&in&s are satis(ied) (or #hat remains unans#ered or incom,leteD The last illusion s,reads across the #orld) (or&i in& all thin&s and re,lacin& all attack. : The #hole re ersal is accom,lished. 1> Nothin& is le(t to contradict the 8ord o( 1od. 11 There is no o,,osition to the truth. 12 3nd no# the truth can come at last. 13 0o# quickly #ill it come as it is asked to enter and en elo, such a #orldJ 4-2-.!. 3ll li in& hearts are tranquil #ith a stir o( dee, antici,ation) (or the time o( e erlastin& thin&s is no# at hand. 2 There is no death. 3 The 5on o( 1od is (ree. ! 3nd in his (reedom is the end o( (ear. % No hidden ,laces no# remain on earth to shelter sick illusions) dreams o( (ear and mis,erce,tions o( the uni erse. ' 3ll thin&s are seen in li&ht) and in the li&ht their ,ur,ose is trans(ormed and understood. * 3nd #e) 1od+s children) rise u, (rom the dust and look u,on our ,er(ect sinlessness. - The son& o( 0ea en sounds around the #orld) as it is li(ted u, and $rou&ht to truth. 4-2-.%. No# there are no distinctions. 2 Di((erences ha e disa,,eared and ;o e looks on Itsel(. 3 8hat (urther si&ht is neededD ! 8hat remains that ision could accom,lishD % 8e ha e seen the (ace o( Christ) 0is sinlessness) 0is ;o e $ehind all (orms) $eyond all ,ur,oses. ' 0oly are #e $ecause 0is 0oliness has set us (ree indeedJ *

3nd #e acce,t 0is 0oliness as ours9 as it is. - 3s 1od created us so #ill #e $e (ore er and (ore er) and #e #ish (or nothin& $ut 0is 8ill to $e our o#n. : Illusions o( another #ill are lost) (or unity o( ,ur,ose has $een (ound. 4-2-.'. These thin&s a#ait us all) $ut #e are not ,re,ared as yet to #elcome them #ith Coy. 2 3s lon& as any mind remains ,ossessed o( e il dreams) the thou&ht o( hell is real. 3 1od+s teachers ha e the &oal o( #akenin& the minds o( those aslee,) and seein& there the ision o( Christ+s (ace to take the ,lace o( #hat they dream. ! The thou&ht o( murder is re,laced #ith $lessin&. % Hud&ment is laid $y) and &i en 0im 8hose (unction Cud&ment is. ' 3nd in 0is "inal Hud&ment is restored the truth a$out the holy 5on o( 1od. * 0e is redeemed) (or he has heard 1od+s 8ord and understood its meanin&. - 0e is (ree $ecause he let 1od+s 6oice ,roclaim the truth. : 3nd all he sou&ht $e(ore to cruci(y are resurrected #ith him) $y his side) as he ,re,ares #ith them to meet his 1od. (;. AS FOR THE REST... 4-2:.1. This manual is not intended to ans#er all questions that $oth teacher and ,u,il may raise. 2 In (act) it co ers only a (e# o( the more o$ ious ones) in terms o( a $rie( summary o( some o( the maCor conce,ts in the te/t and #ork$ook. 3 It is not a su$stitute (or either) $ut merely a su,,lement. ! 8hile it is called a manual (or teachers) it must $e remem$ered that only time di ides teacher and ,u,il) so that the di((erence is tem,orary $y de(inition. % In some cases) it may $e hel,(ul (or the ,u,il to read the manual (irst. ' Others mi&ht do $etter to $e&in #ith the #ork$ook. * 5till others may need to start at the more a$stract le el o( the te/t. 4-2:.2. 8hich is (or #hichD 2 8ho #ould ,ro(it more (rom ,rayers aloneD 3 8ho needs $ut a smile) $ein& as yet unready (or moreD ! No one should attem,t to ans#er these questions alone. % 5urely no teacher o( 1od has come this (ar #ithout realiAin& that. ' The curriculum is hi&hly indi idualiAed) and all as,ects are under the 0oly 5,irit+s ,articular care and &uidance. * 3sk and 0e #ill ans#er. - The res,onsi$ility is 0is) and 0e alone is (it to assume it. : To do so is 0is (unction. 1> To re(er the questions to 0im is yours. 11 8ould you #ant to $e res,onsi$le (or decisions a$out #hich you understand so littleD 12 Be &lad you ha e a Teacher 8ho cannot make a mistake. 13 0is ans#ers are al#ays ri&ht. 1! 8ould you say that o( yoursD 4-2:.3. There is another ad anta&e)Kand a ery im,ortant one)Kin re(errin& decisions to the 0oly 5,irit #ith increasin& (requency. 2 ?erha,s you ha e not thou&ht o( this as,ect) $ut its centrality is o$ ious. 3 To (ollo# the 0oly 5,irit+s &uidance is to let yoursel( $e

a$sol ed o( &uilt. ! It is the essence o( the 3tonement. % It is the core o( the curriculum. ' The ima&ined usur,in& o( (unctions not your o#n is the $asis o( (ear. * The #hole #orld you see re(lects the illusion that you ha e done so) makin& (ear ine ita$le. - To return the (unction to the One to 8hom it $elon&s is thus the esca,e (rom (ear. : 3nd it is this that lets the memory o( lo e return to you. 1> Do not) then) think that (ollo#in& the 0oly 5,irit+s &uidance is necessary merely $ecause o( your o#n inadequacies. 11 It is the #ay out o( hell (or you. 4-2:.!. 0ere a&ain is the ,arado/ o(ten re(erred to in the course. 2 To say) 2O( mysel( I can do nothin&2 is to &ain all ,o#er. 3 3nd yet it is $ut a seemin& ,arado/. ! 3s 1od created you) you <ha e= all ,o#er. % The ima&e you made o( yoursel( has none. ' The 0oly 5,irit kno#s the truth a$out you. * The ima&e you made does not. - 7et) des,ite its o$ ious and com,lete i&norance) this ima&e assumes it kno#s all thin&s $ecause you ha e &i en that $elie( to it. : 5uch is your teachin&) and the teachin& o( the #orld that #as made to u,hold it. 1> But the Teacher 8ho kno#s the truth has not (or&otten it. 11 0is decisions $rin& $ene(it to all) $ein& #holly de oid o( attack. 12 3nd there(ore inca,a$le o( arousin& &uilt. 4-2:.%. 8ho assumes a ,o#er that he does not ,ossess is decei in& himsel(. 2 7et to acce,t the ,o#er &i en him $y 1od is $ut to ackno#led&e his Creator and acce,t 0is &i(ts. 3 3nd 0is &i(ts ha e no limit. ! To ask the 0oly 5,irit to decide (or you is sim,ly to acce,t your true inheritance. % Does this mean that you cannot say anythin& #ithout consultin& 0imD ' No) indeedJ * That #ould hardly $e ,ractical) and it is the ,ractical #ith #hich this course is most concerned. - I( you ha e made it a ha$it to ask (or hel, #hen and #here you can) you can $e con(ident that #isdom #ill $e &i en you #hen you need it. : ?re,are (or this each mornin&) remem$er 1od #hen you can throu&hout the day) ask the 0oly 5,irit+s hel, #hen it is (easi$le to do so) and thank 0im (or 0is &uidance at ni&ht. 1> 3nd your con(idence #ill $e #ell (ounded indeed. 4-2:.'. Ne er (or&et that the 0oly 5,irit does not de,end on your #ords. 2 0e understands the requests o( your heart) and ans#ers them. 3 Does this mean that) #hile attack remains attracti e to you) 0e #ill res,ond #ith e ilD ! 0ardlyJ % "or 1od has &i en 0im the ,o#er to translate your ,rayers o( the heart into 0is lan&ua&e. ' 0e understands that an attack is a call (or hel,. * 3nd 0e res,onds #ith hel, accordin&ly. - 1od #ould $e cruel i( 0e let your #ords re,lace 0is O#n. : 3 lo in& (ather does not let his child harm himsel() or choose his o#n destruction. 1> 0e may ask (or inCury) $ut his (ather #ill ,rotect him still. 11 3nd ho# much more than this does your "ather lo e 0is 5onD

4-2:.*. Remem$er you are 0is com,letion and 0is ;o e. 2 Remem$er your #eakness is 0is stren&th. 3 But do not read this hastily or #ron&ly. ! I( 0is stren&th is in you) #hat you ,ercei e as your #eakness is $ut illusion. % 3nd 0e has &i en you the means to ,ro e it so. ' 3sk all thin&s o( 0is Teacher) and all thin&s are &i en you. * Not in the (uture $ut immediately9 no#. - 1od does not #ait) (or #aitin& im,lies time and 0e is timeless. : "or&et your (oolish ima&es) your sense o( (railty and your (ear o( harm) your dreams o( dan&er and selected 2#ron&s.2 1> 1od kno#s $ut 0is 5on) and as he #as created so he is. 11 In con(idence I ,lace you in 0is 0ands) and I &i e thanks (or you that this is so. 4-2:.-. 3nd no# in all your doin&s $e you $lessed. 2 1od turns to you (or hel, to sa e the #orld. 3 Teacher o( 1od) 0is thanks 0e o((ers you) 3nd all the #orld stands silent in the &race 7ou $rin& (rom 0im. ! 7ou are the 5on 0e lo es) 3nd it is &i en you to $e the means Throu&h #hich 0is 6oice is heard around the #orld) To close all thin&s o( time9 to end the si&ht O( all thin&s isi$le9 and to undo 3ll thin&s that chan&e. % Throu&h you is ushered in 3 #orld unseen) unheard) yet truly there. ' 0oly are you) and in your li&ht the #orld Re(lects your holiness) (or you are not 3lone and (riendless. * I &i e thanks (or you) 3nd Coin your e((orts on $ehal( o( 1od) Gno#in& they are on my $ehal( as #ell) 3nd (or all those #ho #alk to 1od #ith me. - 34@N

CLARIFICATION OF TERMS INTRO$1CTION C-in.1. This is not a course in ,hiloso,hical s,eculation) nor is it concerned #ith ,recise terminolo&y. 2 It is concerned only #ith 3tonement) or the correction o( ,erce,tion. 3 The means o( the 3tonement is (or&i eness. ! The structure o( 2indi idual consciousness2 is essentially irrele ant $ecause it is a conce,t re,resentin& the

2ori&inal error2 or the 2ori&inal sin.2 % To study the error itsel( does not lead to correction) i( you are indeed to succeed in o erlookin& the error. ' 3nd it is Cust this ,rocess o( o erlookin& at #hich the course aims. C-in.2. 3ll terms are ,otentially contro ersial) and those #ho seek contro ersy #ill (ind it. 2 7et those #ho seek clari(ication #ill (ind it as #ell. 3 They must) ho#e er) $e #illin& to o erlook contro ersy) reco&niAin& that it is a de(ense a&ainst truth in the (orm o( a delayin& maneu er. ! Theolo&ical considerations as such are necessarily contro ersial) since they de,end on $elie( and can there(ore $e acce,ted or reCected. % 3 uni ersal theolo&y is im,ossi$le) $ut a uni ersal e/,erience is not only ,ossi$le $ut necessary. ' It is this e/,erience to#ard #hich the course is directed. * 0ere alone consistency $ecomes ,ossi$le $ecause here alone uncertainty ends. C-in.3. This course remains #ithin the e&o (rame#ork) #here it is needed. 2 It is not concerned #ith #hat is $eyond all error $ecause it is ,lanned only to set the direction to#ards it. 3 There(ore it uses #ords) #hich are sym$olic) and cannot e/,ress #hat lies $eyond sym$ols. ! It is merely the e&o that questions $ecause it is only the e&o that dou$ts. % The course merely &i es another ans#er) once a question has $een raised. ' 0o#e er) this ans#er does not attem,t to resort to in enti eness or in&enuity. * These are attri$utes o( the e&o. - <The course is sim,le=. : It has one (unction and one &oal. 1> Only in that does it remain #holly consistent $ecause only that can <$e= consistent. C-in.!. The e&o #ill demand many ans#ers that this course does not &i e. 2 It does not reco&niAe as questions the mere (orm o( a question to #hich an ans#er is im,ossi$le. 3 The e&o may ask) 20o# did the im,ossi$le occurD2) 2To #hat did the im,ossi$le ha,,enD2) and may ask this in many (orms. ! 7et there is no ans#er9 only an e/,erience. % 5eek only this) and do not let theolo&y delay you. C-in.%. 7ou #ill notice that the em,hasis on structural issues in the course is $rie( and early. 2 3(ter#ards and soon) it dro,s a#ay to make #ay (or the central teachin&. 3 5ince you ha e asked (or clari(ication) ho#e er) these are some o( the terms that are used. 9. MIN$GSPIRIT C-1.1. The term <mind= is used to re,resent the acti atin& a&ent o( s,irit) su,,lyin& its creati e ener&y. 2 8hen the term is ca,italiAed it re(ers to 1od or Christ Eie) the 4ind o( 1od or the 4ind o( ChristF. 3 <5,irit= is the Thou&ht o( 1od #hich 0e created like 0imsel(. ! The uni(ied s,irit is 1od+s one 5on) or Christ. C-1.2. In this #orld) $ecause the mind is s,lit) the 5ons o( 1od a,,ear to $e se,arate. 2 Nor do their minds seem to $e Coined. 3 In

this illusory state) the conce,t o( an 2indi idual mind2 seems to $e meanin&(ul. ! It is there(ore descri$ed in the course <as i(= it has t#o ,arts9 s,irit and e&o. C-1.3. 5,irit is the ,art that is still in contact #ith 1od throu&h the 0oly 5,irit) 8ho a$ides in this ,art $ut sees the other ,art as #ell. 2 The term 2soul2 is not used e/ce,t in direct $i$lical quotations $ecause o( its hi&hly contro ersial nature. 3 It #ould) ho#e er) $e an equi alent o( 2s,irit)2 #ith the understandin& that) $ein& o( 1od) it is eternal and #as ne er $orn. C-1.!. The other ,art o( the mind is entirely illusory and makes only illusions. 2 5,irit retains the ,otential (or creatin&) $ut its 8ill) #hich is 1od+s) seems to $e im,risoned #hile the mind is not uni(ied. 3 Creation continues una$ated $ecause that is the 8ill o( 1od. ! This 8ill is al#ays uni(ied and there(ore has no meanin& in this #orld. % It has no o,,osite and no de&rees. C-1.%. The mind can $e ri&ht or #ron&) de,endin& on the oice to #hich it listens. 2 <Ri&ht-mindedness= listens to the 0oly 5,irit) (or&i es the #orld) and throu&h Christ+s ision sees the real #orld in its ,lace. 3 This is the (inal ision) the last ,erce,tion) the condition in #hich 1od takes the (inal ste, 0imsel(. ! 0ere time and illusions end to&ether. C-1.'. <8ron&-mindedness= listens to the e&o and makes illusions9 ,ercei in& sin and Custi(yin& an&er) and seein& &uilt) disease and death as real. 2 Both this #orld and the real #orld are illusions $ecause ri&htmindedness merely o erlooks) or (or&i es) #hat ne er ha,,ened. 3 There(ore it is not the <One-mindedness= o( the Christ 4ind) 8hose 8ill is One #ith 1od+s. C-1.*. In this #orld the only remainin& (reedom is the (reedom o( choice9 al#ays $et#een t#o choices or t#o oices. 2 8ill is not in ol ed in ,erce,tion at any le el) and has nothin& to do #ith choice. 3 <Consciousness= is the rece,ti e mechanism) recei in& messa&es (rom a$o e or $elo#9 (rom the 0oly 5,irit or the e&o. ! Consciousness has le els and a#areness can shi(t quite dramatically) $ut it cannot transcend the ,erce,tual realm. % 3t its hi&hest it $ecomes a#are o( the real #orld) and can $e trained to do so increasin&ly. ' 7et the ery (act that it has le els and can $e trained demonstrates that it cannot reach kno#led&e. (. THE EGOGTHE MIRACLE C-2.1. Illusions #ill not last. 2 Their death is sure and this alone is certain in their #orld. 3 It is the e&o+s #orld $ecause o( this. ! 8hat is the <e&o=D % But a dream o( #hat you really are. ' 3 thou&ht you are a,art (rom your Creator and a #ish to $e #hat 0e created not. * It is a

thin& o( madness) not reality at all. - 3 name (or namelessness is all it is. : 3 sym$ol o( im,ossi$ility9 a choice (or o,tions that do not e/ist. 1> 8e name it $ut to hel, us understand that it is nothin& $ut an ancient thou&ht that #hat is made has immortality. 11 But #hat could come o( this e/ce,t a dream #hich) like all dreams) can only end in deathD C-2.2. 8hat is the e&oD 2 Nothin&ness) $ut in a (orm that seems like somethin&. 3 In a #orld o( (orm the e&o cannot $e denied (or it alone seems real. ! 7et could 1od+s 5on as 0e created him a$ide in (orm or in a #orld o( (ormD % 8ho asks you to de(ine the e&o and e/,lain ho# it arose can $e $ut he #ho thinks it real) and seeks $y de(inition to ensure that its illusi e nature is concealed $ehind the #ords that seem to make it so. C-2.3. There is no de(inition (or a lie that ser es to make it true. 2 Nor can there $e a truth that lies conceal e((ecti ely. 3 The e&o+s unreality is not denied $y #ords nor is its meanin& clear $ecause its nature seems to ha e a (orm. ! 8ho can de(ine the unde(ina$leD % 3nd yet there is an ans#er e en here. C-2.!. 8e cannot really make a de(inition (or #hat the e&o is) $ut #e <can= say #hat it is not. 2 3nd this is sho#n to us #ith ,er(ect clarity. 3 It is (rom this that #e deduce all that the e&o is. ! ;ook at its o,,osite and you can see the only ans#er that is meanin&(ul. C-2.%. The e&o+s o,,osite in e ery #ay)Kin ori&in) e((ect and consequenceK#e call a miracle. 2 3nd here #e (ind all that is not the e&o in this #orld. 3 0ere is the e&o+s o,,osite and here alone #e look on #hat the e&o #as) (or here #e see all that it seemed to do) and cause and its e((ects must still $e one. C-2.'. 8here there #as darkness no# #e see the li&ht. 2 8hat is the e&oD 3 8hat the darkness #as. ! 8here is the e&oD % 8here the darkness #as. ' 8hat is it no# and #here can it $e (oundD * Nothin& and no#here. - No# the li&ht has come. Its o,,osite has &one #ithout a trace. : 8here e il #as there no# is holiness. 1> 8hat is the e&oD 11 8hat the e il #as. 12 8here is the e&oD 13 In an e il dream that $ut seemed real #hile you #ere dreamin& it. 1! 8here there #as cruci(i/ion stands 1od+s 5on. 1% 8hat is the e&oD 1' 8ho has need to askD 1* 8here is the e&oD 1- 8ho has need to seek (or an illusion no# that dreams are &oneD C-2.*. 8hat is a <miracle=D 2 3 dream as #ell. 3 But look at all the as,ects o( <this= dream and you #ill ne er question any more. ! ;ook at the kindly #orld you see e/tend $e(ore you as you #alk in &entleness. % ;ook at the hel,ers all alon& the #ay you tra el) ha,,y in the certainty o( 0ea en and the surety o( ,eace. ' 3nd look an instant) too) on #hat you le(t $ehind at last and (inally ,assed $y.

C-2.-. This #as the e&oKall the cruel hate) the need (or en&eance and the cries o( ,ain) the (ear o( dyin& and the ur&e to kill) the $rotherless illusion and the sel( that seemed alone in all the uni erse. 2 This terri$le mistake a$out yoursel( the miracle corrects as &ently as a lo in& mother sin&s her child to rest. 3 Is not a son& like this #hat you #ould hearD ! 8ould it not ans#er all you thou&ht to ask) and e en make the question meanin&lessD C-2.:. 7our questions ha e no ans#er) $ein& made to still 1od+s 6oice) #hich asks o( e eryone one question only. 23re you ready yet to hel, 4e sa e the #orldD2 2 3sk this instead o( #hat the e&o is) and you #ill see a sudden $ri&htness co er u, the #orld the e&o made. 3 No miracle is no# #ithheld (rom anyone. ! The #orld is sa ed (rom #hat you thou&ht it #as. % 3nd #hat it is) is #holly uncondemned and #holly ,ure. C-2.1>. The miracle (or&i es9 the e&o damns. 2 Neither need $e de(ined e/ce,t $y this. 3 7et could a de(inition $e more sure) or more in line #ith #hat sal ation isD ! ?ro$lem and ans#er lie to&ether here) and ha in& met at last the choice is clear. % 8ho chooses hell #hen it is reco&niAedD ' 3nd #ho #ould not &o on a little #hile #hen it is &i en him to understand the #ay is short and 0ea en is his &oalD ?. FORGI"ENESSGTHE FACE OF CHRIST C-3.1. <"or&i eness= is (or 1od and to#ard 1od $ut not o( 0im. 2 It is im,ossi$le to think o( anythin& 0e created that could need (or&i eness. 3 "or&i eness) then) is an illusion) $ut $ecause o( its ,ur,ose) #hich is the 0oly 5,irit+s) it has one di((erence. ! Unlike all other illusions it leads a#ay (rom error and not to#ards it. C-3.2. "or&i eness mi&ht $e called a kind o( ha,,y (iction9 a #ay in #hich the unkno#in& can $rid&e the &a, $et#een their ,erce,tion and the truth. 2 They cannot &o directly (rom ,erce,tion to kno#led&e $ecause they do not think it is their #ill to do so. 3 This makes 1od a,,ear to $e an enemy instead o( #hat 0e really is. ! 3nd it is Cust this insane ,erce,tion that makes them un#illin& merely to rise u, and to return to 0im in ,eace. C-3.3. 3nd so they need an illusion o( hel, $ecause they are hel,less9 a Thou&ht o( ,eace $ecause they are in con(lict. 2 1od kno#s #hat 0is 5on needs $e(ore he asks. 3 0e is not at all concerned #ith (orm) $ut ha in& &i en the content it is 0is 8ill that it $e understood. ! 3nd that su((ices. % The (orm ada,ts itsel( to need9 the content is unchan&in&) as eternal as its Creator. C-3.!. <The (ace o( Christ= has to $e seen $e(ore the memory o( 1od can return. 2 The reason is o$ ious. 3 5eein& the (ace o( Christ in ol es ,erce,tion. ! No one can look on kno#led&e. % But the (ace o(

Christ is the &reat sym$ol o( (or&i eness. ' It is sal ation. * It is the sym$ol o( the real #orld. - 8hoe er looks on this no lon&er sees the #orld. : 0e is as near to 0ea en as is ,ossi$le outside the &ate. 1> 7et (rom this &ate it is no more than Cust a ste, inside. 11 It is the (inal ste,. 12 3nd this #e lea e to 1od. C-3.%. "or&i eness is a sym$ol) too) $ut as the sym$ol o( 0is 8ill alone it cannot $e di ided. 2 3nd so the unity that it re(lects $ecomes 0is 8ill. 3 It is the only thin& still in the #orld in ,art) and yet the $rid&e to 0ea en. C-3.'. 1od+s 8ill is all there is. 2 8e can $ut &o (rom nothin&ness to e erythin&9 (rom hell to 0ea en. 3 Is this a CourneyD ! No) not in truth) (or truth &oes no#here. % But illusions shi(t (rom ,lace to ,lace9 (rom time to time. ' The (inal ste, is also $ut a shi(t. * 3s a ,erce,tion it is ,art unreal. - 3nd yet this ,art #ill anish. : 8hat remains is ,eace eternal and the 8ill o( 1od. C-3.*. There are no #ishes no# (or #ishes chan&e. 2 @ en the #ished-(or can $ecome un#elcome. 3 That must $e so $ecause the e&o cannot $e at ,eace. ! But 8ill is constant) as the &i(t o( 1od. % 3nd #hat 0e &i es is al#ays like 0imsel(. ' This is the ,ur,ose o( the (ace o( Christ. * It is the &i(t o( 1od to sa e 0is 5on. - But look on this and you ha e $een (or&i en. C-3.-. 0o# lo ely does the #orld $ecome in Cust that sin&le instant #hen you see the truth a$out yoursel( re(lected there. 2 No# you are sinless and $ehold your sinlessness. 3 No# you are holy and ,ercei e it so. ! 3nd no# the mind returns to its Creator9 the Coinin& o( the "ather and the 5on) the Unity o( unities that stands $ehind all Coinin& $ut $eyond them all. % 1od is not seen $ut only understood. ' 0is 5on is not attacked $ut reco&niAed. @. TR1E PERCEPTIONG,NO&LE$GE C-!.1. The #orld you see is an illusion o( a #orld. 2 1od did not create it) (or #hat 0e creates must $e eternal as 0imsel(. 3 7et there is nothin& in the #orld you see that #ill endure (ore er. ! 5ome thin&s #ill last in time a little #hile lon&er than others. % But the time #ill come #hen all thin&s isi$le #ill ha e an end. C-!.2. The $ody+s eyes are there(ore not the means $y #hich the real #orld can $e seen) (or the illusions that they look u,on must lead to more illusions o( reality. 2 3nd so they do. 3 "or e erythin& they see not only #ill not last) $ut lends itsel( to thou&hts o( sin and &uilt. ! 8hile e erythin& that 1od created is (ore er #ithout sin and there(ore is (ore er #ithout &uilt. C-!.3. Gno#led&e is not the remedy (or (alse ,erce,tion since) $ein& another le el) they can ne er meet. 2 The one correction

,ossi$le (or (alse ,erce,tion must $e <true ,erce,tion=. 3 It #ill not endure. ! But (or the time it lasts it comes to heal. % "or true ,erce,tion is a remedy #ith many names. ' "or&i eness) sal ation) 3tonement) true ,erce,tion) all are one. * They are the one $e&innin&) #ith the end to lead to oneness (ar $eyond themsel es. - True ,erce,tion is the means $y #hich the #orld is sa ed (rom sin) (or sin does not e/ist. : 3nd it is this that true ,erce,tion sees. C-!.!. The #orld stands like a $lock $e(ore Christ+s (ace. 2 But true ,erce,tion looks on it as nothin& more than Cust a (ra&ile eil) so easily dis,elled that it can last no lon&er than an instant. 3 It is seen at last (or only #hat it is. ! 3nd no# it cannot (ail to disa,,ear) (or no# there is an em,ty ,lace made clean and ready. % 8here destruction #as ,ercei ed the (ace o( Christ a,,ears) and in that instant is the #orld (or&ot) #ith time (ore er ended as the #orld s,ins into nothin&ness (rom #here it came. C-!.%. 3 #orld (or&i en cannot last. 2 It #as the home o( $odies. 3 But (or&i eness looks ,ast $odies. ! This is its holiness9 this is ho# it heals. % The #orld o( $odies is the #orld o( sin) (or only i( there #ere a $ody is sin ,ossi$le. ' "rom sin comes &uilt as surely as (or&i eness takes all &uilt a#ay. * 3nd once all &uilt is &one #hat more remains to kee, a se,arated #orld in ,laceD - "or ,lace has &one as #ell) alon& #ith time. : Only the $ody makes the #orld seem real) (or $ein& se,arate it could not remain #here se,aration is im,ossi$le. 1> "or&i eness ,ro es it is im,ossi$le $ecause it sees it not. 11 3nd #hat you then #ill o erlook #ill not $e understanda$le to you) Cust as its ,resence once had $een your certainty. C-!.'. This is the shi(t that true ,erce,tion $rin&s. 8hat #as ,roCected out is seen #ithin) and there (or&i eness lets it disa,,ear. 2 "or there the altar to the 5on is set) and there his "ather is remem$ered. 3 0ere are all illusions $rou&ht to truth and laid u,on the altar. ! 8hat is seen outside must lie $eyond (or&i eness) (or it seems to $e (ore er sin(ul. % 8here is ho,e #hile sin is seen as outsideD ' 8hat remedy can &uilt e/,ectD * But seen #ithin your mind) &uilt and (or&i eness (or an instant lie to&ether) side $y side) u,on one altar. There at last are sickness and its sin&le remedy Coined in one healin& $ri&htness. : 1od has come to claim 0is O#n. 1> "or&i eness is com,lete. C-!.*. 3nd no# 1od+s <kno#led&e=) chan&eless) certain) ,ure and #holly understanda$le) enters its kin&dom. 2 1one is ,erce,tion) (alse and true alike. 3 1one is (or&i eness) (or its task is done. ! 3nd &one are $odies in the $laAin& li&ht u,on the altar to the 5on o( 1od. % 1od kno#s it is 0is O#n) as it is his. ' 3nd here They Coin) (or here the (ace o( Christ has shone a#ay time+s (inal instant) and no# is the last

,erce,tion o( the #orld #ithout a ,ur,ose and #ithout a cause. * "or #here 1od+s memory has come at last there is no Courney) no $elie( in sin) no #alls) no $odies) and the &rim a,,eal o( &uilt and death is there snu((ed out (ore er. C-!.-. O my $rothers) i( you only kne# the ,eace that #ill en elo, you and hold you sa(e and ,ure and lo ely in the 4ind o( 1od) you could $ut rush to meet 0im #here 0is altar is. 2 0allo#ed your Name and 0is) (or they are Coined here in this holy ,lace. 3 0ere 0e leans do#n to li(t you u, to 0im) out o( illusions into holiness9 out o( the #orld and to eternity9 out o( all (ear and &i en $ack to lo e. A. *ES1S G CHRIST C-%.1. There is no need (or hel, to enter 0ea en (or you ha e ne er le(t. 2 But there is need (or hel, $eyond yoursel( as you are circumscri$ed $y (alse $elie(s o( your Identity) #hich 1od alone esta$lished in reality. 3 0el,ers are &i en you in many (orms) althou&h u,on the altar they are one. ! Beyond each one there is a Thou&ht o( 1od) and this #ill ne er chan&e. % But they ha e names #hich di((er (or a time) (or time needs sym$ols) $ein& itsel( unreal. ' Their names are le&ion) $ut #e #ill not &o $eyond the names the course itsel( em,loys. * 1od does not hel, $ecause 0e kno#s no need. - But 0e creates all 0el,ers o( 0is 5on #hile he $elie es his (antasies are true. : Thank 1od (or them (or they #ill lead you home. C-%.2. The name o( <Hesus= is the name o( one #ho #as a man $ut sa# the (ace o( Christ in all his $rothers and remem$ered 1od. 2 5o he $ecame identi(ied #ith <Christ=) a man no lon&er) $ut at one #ith 1od. 3 The man #as an illusion) (or he seemed to $e a se,arate $ein&) #alkin& $y himsel() #ithin a $ody that a,,eared to hold his sel( (rom 5el() as all illusions do. ! 7et #ho can sa e unless he sees illusions and then identi(ies them as #hat they areD % Hesus remains a 5a ior $ecause he sa# the (alse #ithout acce,tin& it as true. ' 3nd Christ needed his (orm that 0e mi&ht a,,ear to men and sa e them (rom their o#n illusions. C-%.3. In his com,lete identi(ication #ith the ChristKthe ,er(ect 5on o( 1od) 0is one creation and 0is ha,,iness) (ore er like 0imsel( and One #ith 0imKHesus $ecame #hat all o( you must $e. 2 0e led the #ay (or you to (ollo# him. 3 0e leads you $ack to 1od $ecause he sa# the road $e(ore him) and he (ollo#ed it. ! 0e made a clear distinction) still o$scure to you) $et#een the (alse and true. % 0e o((ered you a (inal demonstration that it is im,ossi$le to kill 1od+s 5on9 nor can his li(e in any #ay $e chan&ed $y sin and e il) malice) (ear or death. C-%.!. 3nd there(ore all your sins ha e $een (or&i en $ecause they carried no e((ects at all. 2 3nd so they #ere $ut dreams. 3 3rise #ith

him #ho sho#ed you this $ecause you o#e him this #ho shared your dreams that they mi&ht $e dis,elled. ! 3nd shares them still) to $e at one #ith you. C-%.%. Is he the ChristD 2 O yes) alon& #ith you. 3 0is little li(e on earth #as not enou&h to teach the mi&hty lesson that he learned (or all o( you. ! 0e #ill remain #ith you to lead you (rom the hell you made to 1od. % 3nd #hen you Coin your #ill #ith his) your si&ht #ill $e his ision) (or the eyes o( Christ are shared. ' 8alkin& #ith him is Cust as natural as #alkin& #ith a $rother #hom you kne# since you #ere $orn) (or such indeed he is. * 5ome $itter idols ha e $een made o( him #ho #ould $e only $rother to the #orld. - "or&i e him your illusions) and $ehold ho# dear a $rother he #ould $e to you. : "or he #ill set your mind at rest at last and carry it #ith you unto your 1od. C-%.'. Is he 1od+s only 0el,erD 2 No) indeed. 3 "or Christ takes many (orms #ith di((erent names until their oneness can $e reco&niAed. ! But Hesus is (or you the $earer o( Christ+s sin&le messa&e o( the ;o e o( 1od. % 7ou need no other. ' It is ,ossi$le to read his #ords and $ene(it (rom them #ithout acce,tin& him into your li(e. * 7et he #ould hel, you yet a little more i( you #ill share your ,ains and Coys #ith him) and lea e them $oth to (ind the ,eace o( 1od. - 7et still it is his lesson most o( all that he #ould ha e you learn) and it is this. <: There is no death $ecause the 5on o( 1od is like his "ather. 1> Nothin& you can do can chan&e @ternal ;o e. 11 "or&et your dreams o( sin and &uilt) and come #ith me instead to share the resurrection o( 1od+s 5on. 12 3nd $rin& #ith you all those #hom 0e has sent to you to care (or as I care (or you.= B. THE HOL7 SPIRIT C-'.1. Hesus is the mani(estation o( the <0oly 5,irit=) 8hom he called do#n u,on the earth a(ter he ascended into 0ea en) or $ecame com,letely identi(ied #ith the Christ) the 5on o( 1od as 0e created 0im. 2 The 0oly 5,irit) $ein& a creation o( the one Creator) creatin& #ith 0im and in 0is likeness or s,irit) is eternal and has ne er chan&ed. 3 0e #as 2called do#n u,on the earth2 in the sense that it #as no# ,ossi$le to acce,t 0im and to hear 0is 6oice. ! 0is is the 6oice (or 1od) and has there(ore taken (orm. % This (orm is not 0is reality) #hich 1od alone kno#s alon& #ith Christ) 0is real 5on) 8ho is ,art o( 0im. C-'.2. The 0oly 5,irit is descri$ed throu&hout the course as &i in& us the ans#er to the se,aration and $rin&in& the ,lan o( the 3tonement to us) esta$lishin& our ,articular ,art in it and sho#in& us e/actly #hat it is. 2 0e has esta$lished Hesus as the leader in carryin& out 0is ,lan since he #as the (irst to com,lete his o#n ,art ,er(ectly. 3

3ll ,o#er in 0ea en and earth is there(ore &i en him and he #ill share it #ith you #hen you ha e com,leted yours. ! The 3tonement ,rinci,le #as &i en to the 0oly 5,irit lon& $e(ore Hesus set it in motion. C-'.3. The 0oly 5,irit is descri$ed as the remainin& Communication ;ink $et#een 1od and 0is se,arated 5ons. 2 In order to (ul(ill this s,ecial (unction the 0oly 5,irit has assumed a dual (unction. 3 0e kno#s $ecause 0e is ,art o( 1od9 0e ,ercei es $ecause 0e #as sent to sa e humanity. ! 0e is the &reat correction ,rinci,le9 the $rin&er o( true ,erce,tion) the inherent ,o#er o( the ision o( Christ. % 0e is the li&ht in #hich the (or&i en #orld is ,ercei ed9 in #hich the (ace o( Christ alone is seen. ' 0e ne er (or&ets the Creator or 0is creation. * 0e ne er (or&ets the 5on o( 1od. - 0e ne er (or&ets you. : 3nd 0e $rin&s the ;o e o( your "ather to you in an eternal shinin& that #ill ne er $e o$literated $ecause 1od has ,ut it there. C-'.!. The 0oly 5,irit a$ides in the ,art o( your mind that is ,art o( the Christ 4ind. 2 0e re,resents your 5el( and your Creator) 8ho are One. 3 0e s,eaks (or 1od and also (or you) $ein& Coined #ith Both. ! 3nd there(ore it is 0e 8ho ,ro es Them One. % 0e seems to $e a 6oice) (or in that (orm 0e s,eaks 1od+s 8ord to you. ' 0e seems to $e a 1uide throu&h a (ar country) (or you need that (orm o( hel,. * 0e seems to $e #hate er meets the needs you think you ha e. - But 0e is not decei ed #hen you ,ercei e your sel( entra,,ed in needs you do not ha e. : It is (rom these 0e #ould deli er you. 1> It is (rom these that 0e #ould make you sa(e. C-'.%. 7ou are 0is mani(estation in this #orld. 2 7our $rother calls to you to $e 0is 6oice alon& #ith him. 3 3lone he cannot $e the 0el,er o( 1od+s 5on (or he alone is (unctionless. ! But Coined #ith you he is the shinin& 5a ior o( the #orld) 8hose ,art in its redem,tion you ha e made com,lete. % 0e o((ers thanks to you as #ell as him (or you arose #ith him #hen he $e&an to sa e the #orld. ' 3nd you #ill $e #ith him #hen time is o er and no trace remains o( dreams o( s,ite in #hich you dance to death+s thin melody. * "or in its ,lace the hymn to 1od is heard a little #hile. - 3nd then the 6oice is &one) no lon&er to take (orm $ut to return to the eternal (ormlessness o( 1od. EPILOG1E C-e,.1. "or&et not once this Courney is $e&un the end is certain. 2 Dou$t alon& the #ay #ill come and &o and &o to come a&ain. 3 7et is the endin& sure. ! No one can (ail to do #hat 1od a,,ointed him to do. % 8hen you (or&et) remem$er that you #alk #ith 0im and #ith 0is 8ord u,on your heart. ' 8ho could des,air #hen ho,e like this is hisD * Illusions o( des,air may seem to come) $ut learn ho# not to $e decei ed $y them. - Behind each one there is reality and there is 1od.

: 8hy #ould you #ait (or this and trade it (or illusions) #hen 0is ;o e is $ut an instant (arther on the road #here all illusions endD 1> The end <is= sure and &uaranteed $y 1od. 11 8ho stands $e(ore a li(eless ima&e #hen a ste, a#ay the 0oly o( the 0olies o,ens u, an ancient door that leads $eyond the #orldD C-e,.2. 7ou <are= a stran&er here. 2 But you $elon& to 0im 8ho lo es you as 0e lo es 0imsel(. 3 3sk $ut my hel, to roll the stone a#ay) and it is done accordin& to 0is 8ill. ! 8e <ha e= $e&un the Courney. % ;on& a&o the end #as #ritten in the stars and set into the 0ea ens #ith a shinin& Ray that held it sa(e #ithin eternity and throu&h all time as #ell. ' 3nd holds it still9 unchan&ed) unchan&in& and unchan&ea$le. C-e,.3. Be not a(raid. 2 8e only start a&ain an ancient Courney lon& a&o $e&un that $ut seems ne#. 3 8e ha e $e&un a&ain u,on a road #e tra elled on $e(ore and lost our #ay a little #hile. ! 3nd no# #e try a&ain. % Our ne# $e&innin& has the certainty the Courney lacked till no#. ' ;ook u, and see 0is 8ord amon& the stars) #here 0e has set your Name alon& #ith 0is. * ;ook u, and (ind your certain destiny the #orld #ould hide $ut 1od #ould ha e you see. C-e,.!. ;et us #ait here in silence) and kneel do#n an instant in our &ratitude to 0im 8ho called to us and hel,ed us hear 0is Call. 2 3nd then let us arise and &o in (aith alon& the #ay to 0im. 3 No# #e are sure #e do not #alk alone. ! "or 1od is here) and #ith 0im all our $rothers. % No# #e kno# that #e #ill ne er lose the #ay a&ain. ' The son& $e&ins a&ain #hich had $een sto,,ed only an instant) thou&h it seems to $e unsun& (ore er. * 8hat is here $e&un #ill &ro# in li(e and stren&th and ho,e) until the #orld is still an instant and (or&ets all that the dream o( sin had made o( it. C-e,.%. ;et us &o out and meet the ne#$orn #orld) kno#in& that Christ has $een re$orn in it) and that the holiness o( this re$irth #ill last (ore er. 2 8e had lost our #ay $ut 0e has (ound it (or us. 3 ;et us &o and $id 0im #elcome 8ho returns to us to cele$rate sal ation and the end o( all #e thou&ht #e made. ! The mornin& star o( this ne# day looks on a di((erent #orld #here 1od is #elcomed and 0is 5on #ith 0im. % 8e #ho com,lete 0im o((er thanks to 0im) as 0e &i es thanks to us. ' The 5on is still) and in the quiet 1od has &i en him enters his home and is at ,eace at last.

PS7CHOTHERAP7 P'rpose, Process an! Practice

Intro!'ction ?-in.1. ?sychothera,y is the only (orm o( thera,y there is. 2 5ince only the mind can $e sick) only the mind can $e healed. 3 Only the mind is in need o( healin&. ! This does not a,,ear to $e the case) (or the mani(estations o( this #orld seem real indeed. % ?sychothera,y is necessary so that an indi idual can $e&in to question their reality. ' 5ometimes he is a$le to start to o,en his mind #ithout (ormal hel,) $ut e en then it is al#ays some chan&e in his ,erce,tion o( inter,ersonal relationshi,s that ena$les him to do so. * 5ometimes he needs a more structured) e/tended relationshi, #ith an 2o((icial2 thera,ist. - @ither #ay) the task is the same9 the ,atient must $e hel,ed to chan&e his mind a$out the 2reality2 o( illusions. 9. THE P1RPOSE OF PS7CHOTHERAP7 Intro!'ction ?-1.in.1. 6ery sim,ly) the ,ur,ose o( ,sychothera,y is to remo e the $locks to truth. 2 Its aim is to aid the ,atient in a$andonin& his (i/ed delusional system) and to $e&in to reconsider the s,urious cause and e((ect relationshi,s on #hich it rests. 3 No one in this #orld esca,es (ear) $ut e eryone can reconsider its causes and learn to e aluate them correctly. ! 1od has &i en e eryone a Teacher 8hose #isdom and hel, (ar e/ceed #hate er contri$utions an earthly thera,ist can ,ro ide. % 7et there are times and situations in #hich an earthly ,atient-thera,ist relationshi, $ecomes the means throu&h #hich 0e o((ers 0is &reater &i(ts to $oth. ?-1.in.2. 8hat $etter ,ur,ose could any relationshi, ha e than to in ite the 0oly 5,irit to enter into it and &i e it 0is O#n &reat &i(t o( reCoicin&D 2 8hat hi&her &oal could there $e (or anyone than to learn to call u,on 1od and hear 0is 3ns#erD 3 3nd #hat more transcendent aim can there $e than to recall the #ay) the truth and the li(e) and to remem$er 1odD ! To hel, in this is the ,ro,er ,ur,ose o( ,sychothera,y. % Could anythin& $e holierD ' "or ,sychothera,y) correctly understood) teaches (or&i eness and hel,s the ,atient to reco&niAe and acce,t it. * 3nd in his healin& is the thera,ist (or&i en #ith him. ?-1.in.3. @ eryone #ho needs hel,) re&ardless o( the (orm o( his distress) is attackin& himsel() and his ,eace o( mind is su((erin& in consequence. 2 These tendencies are o(ten descri$ed as 2sel(destructi e)2 and the ,atient o(ten re&ards them in that #ay himsel(. 3 8hat he does not realiAe and needs to learn is that this 2sel()2 #hich can attack and $e attacked as #ell) is a conce,t he made u,. ! "urther)

he cherishes it) de(ends it) and is sometimes e en #illin& to 2sacri(ice2 his 2li(e2 on its $ehal(. % "or he re&ards it as himsel(. ' This sel( he sees as $ein& acted on) reactin& to e/ternal (orces as they demand) and hel,less midst the ,o#er o( the #orld. ?-1.in.!. ?sychothera,y) then) must restore to his a#areness the a$ility to make his o#n decisions. 2 0e must $ecome #illin& to re erse his thinkin&) and to understand that #hat he thou&ht ,roCected its e((ects on him #ere made $y his ,roCections on the #orld. 3 The #orld he sees does there(ore not e/ist. ! Until this is at least in ,art acce,ted) the ,atient cannot see himsel( as really ca,a$le o( makin& decisions. % 3nd he #ill (i&ht a&ainst his (reedom $ecause he thinks that it is sla ery. ?-1.in.%. The ,atient need not think o( truth as 1od in order to make ,ro&ress in sal ation. 2 But he must $e&in to se,arate truth (rom illusion) reco&niAin& that they are not the same) and $ecomin& increasin&ly #illin& to see illusions as (alse and to acce,t the truth as true. 3 0is Teacher #ill take him on (rom there) as (ar as he is ready to &o. ! ?sychothera,y can only sa e him time. % The 0oly 5,irit uses time as 0e thinks $est) and 0e is ne er #ron&. ' ?sychothera,y under 0is direction is one o( the means 0e uses to sa e time) and to ,re,are additional teachers (or 0is #ork. * There is no end to the hel, that 0e $e&ins and 0e directs. - By #hate er routes 0e chooses) all ,sychothera,y leads to 1od in the end. : But that is u, to 0im. 1> 8e are all 0is ,sychothera,ists) (or 0e #ould ha e us all $e healed in 0im. (. THE PROCESS OF PS7CHOTHERAP7 Intro!'ction ?-2.in.1. ?sychothera,y is a ,rocess that chan&es the ie# o( the sel(. 2 3t $est this 2ne#2 sel( is a more $ene(icent sel(-conce,t) $ut ,sychothera,y can hardly $e e/,ected to esta$lish reality. 3 That is not its (unction. ! I( it can make #ay (or reality) it has achie ed its ultimate success. % Its #hole (unction) in the end) is to hel, the ,atient deal #ith one (undamental error9 the $elie( that an&er $rin&s him somethin& he really #ants) and that $y Custi(yin& attack he is ,rotectin& himsel(. ' To #hate er e/tent he comes to realiAe that this is an error) to that e/tent is he truly sa ed. ?-2.in.2. ?atients do not enter the thera,eutic relationshi, #ith this &oal in mind. 2 On the contrary) such conce,ts mean little to them) or they #ould not need hel,. 3 Their aim is to $e a$le to retain their sel(conce,t e/actly as it is) $ut #ithout the su((erin& that it entails. ! Their #hole equili$rium rests on the insane $elie( that this is ,ossi$le. % 3nd $ecause to the sane mind it is so clearly im,ossi$le) #hat they seek is ma&ic. ' In illusions the im,ossi$le is easily accom,lished) $ut only at

the cost o( makin& illusions true. * The ,atient has already ,aid this ,rice. - No# he #ants a 2$etter2 illusion. ?-2.in.3. 3t the $e&innin&) then) the ,atient+s &oal and the thera,ist+s are at ariance. 2 The thera,ist as #ell as the ,atient may cherish (alse sel(-conce,ts) $ut their res,ecti e ,erce,tions o( 2im,ro ement2 still must di((er. 3 The ,atient ho,es to learn ho# to &et the chan&es he #ants #ithout chan&in& his sel(-conce,t to any si&ni(icant e/tent. ! 0e ho,es) in (act) to sta$iliAe it su((iciently to include #ithin it the ma&ical ,o#ers he seeks in ,sychothera,y. % 0e #ants to make the ulnera$le in ulnera$le and the (inite limitless. ' The sel( he sees is his &od) and he seeks only to ser e it $etter. ?-2.in.!. Re&ardless o( ho# sincere the thera,ist himsel( may $e) he must #ant to chan&e the ,atient+s sel(-conce,t in some #ay that he $elie es is real. 2 The task o( thera,y is one o( reconcilin& these di((erences. 3 0o,e(ully) $oth #ill learn to &i e u, their ori&inal &oals) (or it is only in relationshi,s that sal ation can $e (ound. ! 3t the $e&innin&) it is ine ita$le that ,atients and thera,ists alike acce,t unrealistic &oals not com,letely (ree o( ma&ical o ertones. % They are (inally &i en u, in the minds o( $oth. I. T#e Li its on Ps.c#ot#erap. ?-2.I.1. 7et the ideal outcome is rarely achie ed. 2 Thera,y $e&ins #ith the realiAation that healin& is o( the mind) and in ,sychothera,y those ha e come to&ether #ho already $elie e this. 3 It may $e they #ill not &et much (urther) (or no one learns $eyond his o#n readiness. ! 7et le els o( readiness chan&e) and #hen thera,ist or ,atient has reached the ne/t one) there #ill $e a relationshi, held out to them that meets the chan&in& need. % ?erha,s they #ill come to&ether a&ain and ad ance in the same relationshi,) makin& it holier. ' Or ,erha,s each o( them #ill enter into another commitment. * Be assured o( this9 each #ill ,ro&ress. - Retro&ression is tem,orary. : The o erall direction is one o( ,ro&ress to#ard the truth. ?-2.I.2. ?sychothera,y itsel( cannot $e creati e. 2 This is one o( the errors #hich the e&o (osters9 that it is ca,a$le o( true chan&e) and there(ore o( true creati ity. 3 8hen #e s,eak o( 2the sa in& illusion2 or 2the (inal dream)2 this is not #hat #e mean) $ut here is the e&o+s last de(ense. ! 2Resistance2 is its #ay o( lookin& at thin&s9 its inter,retation o( ,ro&ress and &ro#th. % These inter,retations #ill $e #ron& o( necessity) $ecause they are delusional. ' The chan&es the e&o seeks to make are not really chan&es. * They are $ut dee,er shado#s) or ,erha,s di((erent cloud ,atterns. - 7et #hat is made o( nothin&ness cannot $e called ne# or di((erent. : Illusions are illusions9 truth is truth.

?-2.I.3. Resistance as de(ined here can $e characteristic o( a thera,ist as #ell as o( a ,atient. 2 @ither #ay) it sets a limit on ,sychothera,y $ecause it restricts its aims. 3 Nor can the 0oly 5,irit (i&ht a&ainst the intrusions o( the e&o on the thera,eutic ,rocess. ! But 0e #ill #ait) and 0is ,atience is in(inite. % 0is &oal is #holly undi ided al#ays. ' 8hate er resolutions ,atient and thera,ist reach in connection #ith their o#n di er&ent &oals) they cannot $ecome com,letely reconciled as one until they Coin #ith 0is. * Only then is all con(lict o er) (or only then can there $e certainty. ?-2.I.!. Ideally) ,sychothera,y is a series o( holy encounters in #hich $rothers meet to $less each other and to recei e the ,eace o( 1od. 2 3nd this #ill one day come to ,ass (or e ery 2,atient2 on the (ace o( this earth) (or #ho e/ce,t a ,atient could ,ossi$ly ha e come hereD 3 The thera,ist is only a some#hat more s,ecialiAed teacher o( 1od. ! 0e learns throu&h teachin&) and the more ad anced he is the more he teaches and the more he learns. % But #hate er sta&e he is in) there are ,atients #ho need him Cust that #ay. ' They cannot take more than he can &i e (or no#. * 7et $oth #ill (ind sanity at last. II. T#e Place of Reli)ion in Ps.c#ot#erap. ?-2.II.1. To $e a teacher o( 1od) it is not necessary to $e reli&ious or e en to $elie e in 1od to any reco&niAa$le e/tent. 2 It is necessary) ho#e er) to teach (or&i eness rather than condemnation. 3 @ en in this) com,lete consistency is not required) (or one #ho had achie ed that ,oint could teach sal ation com,letely) #ithin an instant and #ithout a #ord. ! 7et he #ho has learned all thin&s does not need a teacher) and the healed ha e no need (or a thera,ist. % Relationshi,s are still the tem,le o( the 0oly 5,irit) and they #ill $e made ,er(ect in time and restored to eternity. ?-2.II.2. "ormal reli&ion has no ,lace in ,sychothera,y) $ut it also has no real ,lace in reli&ion. 2 In this #orld) there is an astonishin& tendency to Coin contradictory #ords into one term #ithout ,ercei in& the contradiction at all. 3 The attem,t to (ormaliAe reli&ion is so o$ iously an e&o attem,t to reconcile the irreconcila$le that it hardly requires ela$oration here. ! Reli&ion is e/,erience9 ,sychothera,y is e/,erience. % 3t the hi&hest le els they $ecome one. ' Neither is truth itsel() $ut $oth can lead to truth. * 8hat can $e necessary to (ind truth) #hich remains ,er(ectly o$ ious) $ut to remo e the seemin& o$stacles to true a#arenessD ?-2.II.3. No one #ho learns to (or&i e can (ail to remem$er 1od. 2 "or&i eness) then) is all that need $e tau&ht) $ecause it is all that need $e learned. 3 3ll $locks to the remem$rance o( 1od are (orms o( un(or&i eness) and nothin& else. ! This is ne er a,,arent to the

,atient) and only rarely so to the thera,ist. % The #orld has marshalled all its (orces a&ainst this one a#areness) (or in it lies the endin& o( the #orld and all it stands (or. ?-2.II.!. 7et it is not the a#areness o( 1od that constitutes a reasona$le &oal (or ,sychothera,y. 2 This #ill come #hen ,sychothera,y is com,lete) (or #here there is (or&i eness truth must come. 3 It #ould $e un(air indeed i( $elie( in 1od #ere necessary to ,sychothera,eutic success. ! Nor is $elie( in 1od a really meanin&(ul conce,t) (or 1od can $e $ut kno#n. % Belie( im,lies that un$elie( is ,ossi$le) $ut kno#led&e o( 1od has no true o,,osite. ' Not to kno# 1od is to ha e no kno#led&e) and it is to this that all un(or&i eness leads. * 3nd #ithout kno#led&e one can ha e only $elie(. ?-2.II.%. Di((erent teachin& aids a,,eal to di((erent ,eo,le. 2 5ome (orms o( reli&ion ha e nothin& to do #ith 1od) and some (orms o( ,sychothera,y ha e nothin& to do #ith healin&. 3 7et i( ,u,il and teacher Coin in sharin& one &oal) 1od #ill enter into their relationshi, $ecause 0e has $een in ited to come in. ! In the same #ay) a union o( ,ur,ose $et#een ,atient and thera,ist restores the ,lace o( 1od to ascendance) (irst throu&h Christ+s ision and then throu&h the memory o( 1od 0imsel(. % The ,rocess o( ,sychothera,y is the return to sanity. ' Teacher and ,u,il) thera,ist and ,atient) are all insane or they #ould not $e here. * To&ether they can (ind a ,ath#ay out) (or no one #ill (ind sanity alone. ?-2.II.'. I( healin& is an in itation to 1od to enter into 0is Gin&dom) #hat di((erence does it make ho# the in itation is #rittenD 2 Does the ,a,er matter) or the ink) or the ,enD 3 Or is it he #ho #rites that &i es the in itationD ! 1od comes to those #ho #ould restore 0is #orld) (or they ha e (ound the #ay to call to 0im. % I( any t#o are Coined) 0e must $e there. ' It does not matter #hat their ,ur,ose is) $ut they must share it #holly to succeed. * It is im,ossi$le to share a &oal not $lessed $y Christ) (or #hat is unseen throu&h 0is eyes is too (ra&mented to $e meanin&(ul. ?-2.II.*. 3s true reli&ion heals) so must true ,sychothera,y $e reli&ious. 2 But $oth ha e many (orms) $ecause no &ood teacher uses one a,,roach to e ery ,u,il. 3 On the contrary) he listens ,atiently to each one) and lets him (ormulate his o#n curriculum9 not the curriculum+s &oal) $ut ho# he can $est reach the aim it sets (or him. ! ?erha,s the teacher does not think o( 1od as ,art o( teachin&. % ?erha,s the ,sychothera,ist does not understand that healin& comes (rom 1od. ' They can succeed #here many #ho $elie e they ha e (ound 1od #ill (ail. ?-2.II.-. 8hat must the teacher do to ensure learnin&D 2 8hat must the thera,ist do to $rin& healin& a$outD 3 Only one thin&9 the same

requirement sal ation asks o( e eryone. ! @ach one must share one &oal #ith someone else) and in so doin&) lose all sense o( se,arate interests. % Only $y doin& this is it ,ossi$le to transcend the narro# $oundaries the e&o #ould im,ose u,on the sel(. ' Only $y doin& this can teacher and ,u,il) thera,ist and ,atient) you and I) acce,t 3tonement and learn to &i e it as it #as recei ed. ?-2.II.:. Communion is im,ossi$le alone. 2 No one #ho stands a,art can recei e Christ+s ision. 3 It is held out to him) $ut he cannot hold out his hand to recei e it. ! ;et him $e still and reco&niAe his $rother+s need is his o#n. % 3nd let him then meet his $rother+s need as his and see that they are met as one) (or such they are. ' 8hat is reli&ion $ut an aid in hel,in& him to see that this is soD * 3nd #hat is ,sychothera,y e/ce,t a hel, in Cust this same directionD - It is the &oal that makes these ,rocesses the same) (or they are one in ,ur,ose and must thus $e one in means. III. T#e Role of t#e Ps.c#ot#erapist ?-2.III.1. The ,sychothera,ist is a leader in the sense that he #alks sli&htly ahead o( the ,atient) and hel,s him to a oid a (e# o( the ,it(alls alon& the road $y seein& them (irst. 2 Ideally) he is also a (ollo#er) (or One should #alk ahead o( him to &i e him li&ht to see. 3 8ithout this One) $oth #ill merely stum$le $lindly on to no#here. ! It is) ho#e er) im,ossi$le that this One $e #holly a$sent i( the &oal is healin&. % 0e may) ho#e er) not $e reco&niAed. ' 3nd so the little li&ht that can $e then acce,ted is all there is to li&ht the #ay to truth. ?-2.III.2. 0ealin& is limited $y the limitations o( the ,sychothera,ist) as it is limited $y those o( the ,atient. 2 The aim o( the ,rocess) there(ore) is to transcend these limits. 3 Neither can do this alone) $ut #hen they Coin) the ,otentiality (or transcendin& all limitations has $een &i en them. ! No# the e/tent o( their success de,ends on ho# much o( this ,otentiality they are #illin& to use. % The #illin&ness may come (rom either one at the $e&innin&) and as the other shares it) it #ill &ro#. ' ?ro&ress $ecomes a matter o( decision9 it can reach almost to 0ea en or &o no (urther than a ste, or t#o (rom hell. ?-2.III.3. It is quite ,ossi$le (or ,sychothera,y to seem to (ail. 2 It is e en ,ossi$le (or the result to look like retro&ression. 3 But in the end there must $e some success. ! One asks (or hel,9 another hears and tries to ans#er in the (orm o( hel,. % This is the (ormula (or sal ation) and must heal. ' Di ided &oals alone can inter(ere #ith ,er(ect healin&. * One #holly e&oless thera,ist could heal the #orld #ithout a #ord) merely $y $ein& there. - No one need see him or talk to him or e en kno# o( his e/istence. : 0is sim,le ?resence is enou&h to heal.

?-2.III.!. The ideal thera,ist is one #ith Christ. 2 But healin& is a ,rocess) not a (act. 3 The thera,ist cannot ,ro&ress #ithout the ,atient) and the ,atient cannot $e ready to recei e the Christ or he could not $e sick. ! In a sense) the e&oless ,sychothera,ist is an a$straction that stands at the end o( the ,rocess o( healin&) too ad anced to $elie e in sickness and too near to 1od to kee, his (eet on earth. % No# he can hel, throu&h those in need o( hel,) (or thus he carries out the ,lan esta$lished (or sal ation. ' The ,sychothera,ist $ecomes his ,atient) #orkin& throu&h other ,atients to e/,ress his thou&hts as he recei es them (rom the 4ind o( Christ. I". T#e Process of Illness ?-2.I6.1. 3s all thera,y is ,sychothera,y) so all illness is mental illness. 2 It is a Cud&ment on the 5on o( 1od) and Cud&ment is a mental acti ity. 3 Hud&ment is a decision) made a&ain and a&ain) a&ainst creation and its Creator. ! It is a decision to ,ercei e the uni erse as you #ould ha e created it. % It is a decision that truth can lie and must $e lies. ' 8hat) then) can illness $e e/ce,t an e/,ression o( sorro# and o( &uiltD * 3nd #ho could #ee, $ut (or his innocenceD ?-2.I6.2. Once 1od+s 5on is seen as &uilty) illness $ecomes ine ita$le. 2 It has $een asked (or and #ill $e recei ed. 3 3nd all #ho ask (or illness ha e no# condemned themsel es to seek (or remedies that cannot hel,) $ecause their (aith is in the illness and not in sal ation. ! There can $e nothin& that a chan&e o( mind cannot e((ect) (or all e/ternal thin&s are only shado#s o( a decision already made. % Chan&e the decision) and ho# can its shado# $e unchan&edD ' Illness can $e $ut &uilt+s shado#) &rotesque and u&ly since it mimics de(ormity. * I( a de(ormity is seen as real) #hat could its shado# $e e/ce,t de(ormedD ?-2.I6.3. The descent into hell (ollo#s ste, $y ste, in an ine ita$le course) once the decision that &uilt is real has $een made. 2 5ickness and death and misery no# stalk the earth in unrelentin& #a es) sometimes to&ether and sometimes in &rim succession. 3 7et all these thin&s) ho#e er real they seem) are $ut illusions. ! 8ho could ha e (aith in them once this is realiAedD % 3nd #ho could not ha e (aith in them until he realiAes thisD ' 0ealin& is thera,y or correction) and #e ha e said already and #ill say a&ain) all thera,y is ,sychothera,y. * To heal the sick is $ut to $rin& this realiAation to them. ?-2.I6.!. The #ord 2cure2 has come into disre,ute amon& the more 2res,ecta$le2 thera,ists o( the #orld) and Custly so. 2 "or not one o( them can cure) and not one o( them understands healin&. 3 3t #orst) they $ut make the $ody real in their o#n minds) and ha in& done so) seek (or ma&ic $y #hich to heal the ills #ith #hich their minds endo# it. ! 0o# could such a ,rocess cureD % It is ridiculous (rom start to

(inish. ' 7et ha in& started) it must (inish thus. * It is as i( 1od #ere the de il and must $e (ound in e il. - 0o# could lo e $e thereD : 3nd ho# could sickness cureD 1> 3re not these $oth one questionD ?-2.I6.%. 3t $est) and the #ord is ,erha,s questiona$le here) the 2healers2 o( the #orld may reco&niAe the mind as the source o( illness. 2 But their error lies in the $elie( that it can cure itsel(. 3 This has some merit in a #orld #here 2de&rees o( error2 is a meanin&(ul conce,t. ! 7et must their cures remain tem,orary) or another illness rise instead) (or death has not $een o ercome until the meanin& o( lo e is understood. % 3nd #ho can understand this #ithout the 8ord o( 1od) &i en $y 0im to the 0oly 5,irit as 0is &i(t to youD ?-2.I6.'. Illness o( any kind may $e de(ined as the result o( a ie# o( the sel( as #eak) ulnera$le) e il and endan&ered) and thus in need o( constant de(ense. 2 7et i( such #ere really the sel() de(ense #ould $e im,ossi$le. 3 There(ore) the de(enses sou&ht (or must $e ma&ical. ! They must o ercome all limits ,ercei ed in the sel() at the same time makin& a ne# sel(-conce,t into #hich the old one cannot return. % In a #ord) error is acce,ted as real and dealt #ith $y illusions. ' Truth $ein& $rou&ht to illusions) reality no# $ecomes a threat and is ,ercei ed as e il. * ;o e $ecomes (eared $ecause reality is lo e. - Thus is the circle closed a&ainst the 2inroads2 o( sal ation. ?-2.I6.*. Illness is there(ore a mistake and needs correction. 2 3nd as #e ha e already em,hasiAed) correction cannot $e achie ed $y (irst esta$lishin& the 2ri&htness2 o( the mistake and then o erlookin& it. 3 I( illness is real it cannot $e o erlooked in truth) (or to o erlook reality is insanity. ! 7et that is ma&ic+s ,ur,ose9 to make illusions true throu&h (alse ,erce,tion. % This cannot heal) (or it o,,oses truth. ' ?erha,s an illusion o( health is su$stituted (or a little #hile) $ut not (or lon&. * "ear cannot lon& $e hidden $y illusions) (or it is ,art o( them. - It #ill esca,e and take another (orm) $ein& the source o( all illusions. ?-2.I6.-. 5ickness is insanity $ecause all sickness is mental illness) and in it there are no de&rees. 2 One o( the illusions $y #hich sickness is ,ercei ed as real is the $elie( that illness aries in intensity9 that the de&ree o( threat di((ers accordin& to the (orm it takes. 3 0erein lies the $asis o( all errors) (or all o( them are $ut attem,ts to com,romise $y seein& Cust a little $it o( hell. ! This is a mockery so alien to 1od that it must $e (ore er inconcei a$le. % But the insane $elie e it $ecause they are insane. ?-2.I6.:. 3 madman #ill de(end his o#n illusions $ecause in them he sees his o#n sal ation. 2 Thus) he #ill attack the one #ho tries to sa e him (rom them) $elie in& that he is attackin& him. 3 This curious circle o( attack-de(ense is one o( the most di((icult ,ro$lems #ith #hich the ,sychothera,ist must deal. ! In (act) this is his central task9 the core o(

,sychothera,y. % The thera,ist is seen as one #ho is attackin& the ,atient+s most cherished ,ossession9 his ,icture o( himsel(. ' 3nd since this ,icture has $ecome the ,atient+s security as he ,ercei es it) the thera,ist cannot $ut $e seen as a real source o( dan&er) to $e attacked and e en killed. ?-2.I6.1>. The ,sychothera,ist) then) has a tremendous res,onsi$ility. 2 0e must meet attack #ithout attack) and there(ore #ithout de(ense. 3 It is his task to demonstrate that de(enses are not necessary) and that de(enselessness is stren&th. ! This must $e his teachin&) i( his lesson is to $e that sanity is sa(e. % It cannot $e too stron&ly em,hasiAed that the insane $elie e that sanity is threat. ' This is the corollary o( the 2ori&inal sin29 the $elie( that &uilt is real and (ully Custi(ied. * It is there(ore the ,sychothera,ist+s (unction to teach that &uilt) $ein& unreal) cannot $e Custi(ied. - But neither is it sa(e. : 3nd thus it must remain un#anted as #ell as unreal. ?-2.I6.11. 5al ation+s sin&le doctrine is the &oal o( all thera,y. 2 Relie e the mind o( the insane $urden o( &uilt it carries so #earily) and healin& is accom,lished. 3 The $ody is not cured. ! It is merely reco&niAed as #hat it is. % 5een ri&htly) its ,ur,ose can $e understood. ' 8hat is the need (or sickness thenD * 1i en this sin&le shi(t) all else #ill (ollo#. There is no need (or com,licated chan&e. : There is no need (or lon& analyses and #earyin& discussion and ,ursuits. 1> The truth is sim,le) $ein& one (or all. ". T#e Process of Healin) ?-2.6.1. 8hile truth is sim,le) it must still $e tau&ht to those #ho ha e already lost their #ay in endless maAes o( com,le/ity. 2 This is the &reat illusion. 3 In its #ake comes the ine ita$le $elie( that) to $e sa(e) one must control the unkno#n. ! This stran&e $elie( relies on certain ste,s #hich ne er reach to consciousness. % "irst) it is ushered in $y the $elie( that there are (orces to $e o ercome to $e ali e at all. ' 3nd ne/t) it seems as i( these (orces can $e held at $ay only $y an in(lated sense o( sel( that holds in darkness #hat is truly (elt) and seeks to raise illusions to the li&ht. ?-2.6.2. ;et us remem$er that the ones #ho come to us (or hel, are $itterly a(raid. 2 8hat they $elie e #ill hel, can only harm9 #hat they $elie e #ill harm alone can hel,. 3 ?ro&ress $ecomes im,ossi$le until the ,atient is ,ersuaded to re erse his t#isted #ay o( lookin& at the #orld9 his t#isted #ay o( lookin& at himsel(. ! The truth is sim,le. % 7et it must $e tau&ht to those #ho think it #ill endan&er them. ' It must $e tau&ht to those #ho #ill attack $ecause they (eel endan&ered) and to those #ho need the lesson o( de(enselessness a$o e all else) to sho# them #hat is stren&th.

?-2.6.3. I( this #orld #ere ideal) there could ,erha,s $e ideal thera,y. 2 3nd yet it #ould $e useless in an ideal state. 3 8e s,eak o( ideal teachin& in a #orld in #hich the ,er(ect teacher could not lon& remain9 the ,er(ect ,sychothera,ist is $ut a &limmer o( a thou&ht not yet concei ed. ! But still #e s,eak o( #hat can yet $e done in hel,in& the insane #ithin the $ounds o( the attaina$le. % 8hile they are sick) they can and must $e hel,ed. ' No more than that is asked o( ,sychothera,y9 no less than all he has to &i e is #orthy o( the thera,ist. * "or 1od 0imsel( holds out his $rother as his sa ior (rom the #orld. ?-2.6.!. 0ealin& is holy. 2 Nothin& in the #orld is holier than hel,in& one #ho asks (or hel,. 3 3nd t#o come ery close to 1od in this attem,t) ho#e er limited) ho#e er lackin& in sincerity. ! 8here t#o ha e Coined (or healin&) 1od is there. % 3nd 0e has &uaranteed that 0e #ill hear and ans#er them in truth. ' They can $e sure that healin& is a ,rocess 0e directs) $ecause it is accordin& to 0is 8ill. * 8e ha e 0is 8ord to &uide us) as #e try to hel, our $rothers. - ;et us not (or&et that #e are hel,less o( oursel es) and lean u,on a stren&th $eyond our little sco,e (or #hat to teach as #ell as #hat to learn. ?-2.6.%. 3 $rother seekin& aid can $rin& us &i(ts $eyond the hei&hts ,ercei ed in any dream. 2 0e o((ers us sal ation) (or he comes to us as Christ and 5a ior. 3 8hat he asks is asked $y 1od throu&h him. ! 3nd #hat #e do (or him $ecomes the &i(t #e &i e to 1od. % The sacred callin& o( 1od+s holy 5on (or hel, in his ,ercei ed distress can $e $ut ans#ered $y his "ather. ' 7et 0e needs a oice throu&h #hich to s,eak 0is holy 8ord9 a hand to reach 0is 5on and touch his heart. * In such a ,rocess) #ho could not $e healedD - This holy interaction is the ,lan o( 1od 0imsel() $y #hich 0is 5on is sa ed. ?-2.6.'. "or t#o ha e Coined. 2 3nd no# 1od+s ,romises are ke,t $y 0im. 3 The limits laid on $oth the ,atient and the thera,ist #ill count as nothin&) (or the healin& has $e&un. ! 8hat they must start their "ather #ill com,lete. % "or 0e has ne er asked (or more than Cust the smallest #illin&ness) the least ad ance) the tiniest o( #his,ers o( 0is Name. ' To ask (or hel,) #hate er (orm it takes) is $ut to call on 0im. * 3nd 0e #ill send 0is 3ns#er throu&h the thera,ist #ho $est can ser e 0is 5on in all his ,resent needs. - ?erha,s the ans#er does not seem to $e a &i(t (rom 0ea en. : It may e en seem to $e a #orsenin& and not a hel,. 1> 7et let the outcome not $e Cud&ed $y us. ?-2.6.*. 5ome#here all &i(ts o( 1od must $e recei ed. 2 In time no e((ort can $e made in ain. 3 It is not our ,er(ection that is asked in our attem,ts to heal. ! 8e are decei ed already) i( #e think there is a need o( healin&. % 3nd the truth #ill come to us only throu&h one #ho seems to share our dream o( sickness. ' ;et us hel, him to (or&i e himsel( (or

all the tres,asses #ith #hich he #ould condemn himsel( #ithout a cause. * 0is healin& is our o#n. - 3nd as #e see the sinlessness in him come shinin& throu&h the eil o( &uilt that shrouds the 5on o( 1od) #e #ill $ehold in him the (ace o( Christ) and understand that it is $ut our o#n. ?-2.6.-. ;et us stand silently $e(ore 1od+s 8ill) and do #hat it has chosen that #e do. 2 There is one #ay alone $y #hich #e come to #here all dreams $e&an. 3 3nd it is there that #e #ill lay them do#n) to come a#ay in ,eace (ore er. ! 0ear a $rother call (or hel, and ans#er him. % It #ill $e 1od to 8hom you ans#er) (or you called on 0im. ' There is no other #ay to hear 0is 6oice. * There is no other #ay to seek 0is 5on. - There is no other #ay to (ind your 5el(. : 0oly is healin&) (or the 5on o( 1od returns to 0ea en throu&h its kind em$race. 1> "or healin& tells him) in the 6oice (or 1od) that all his sins ha e $een (or&i en him. "I. T#e $efinition of Healin) ?-2.6I.1. The ,rocess o( ,sychothera,y) then) can $e de(ined sim,ly as (or&i eness) (or no healin& can $e anythin& else. 2 The un(or&i in& are sick) $elie in& they are un(or&i en. 3 The han&in&-on to &uilt) its hu&&in&-close and shelterin&) its lo in& ,rotection and alert de(ense)K all this is $ut the &rim re(usal to (or&i e. ! 21od may not enter here2 the sick re,eat) o er and o er) #hile they mourn their loss and yet reCoice in it. % 0ealin& occurs as a ,atient $e&ins to hear the dir&e he sin&s) and questions its alidity. ' Until he hears it) he cannot understand that it is he #ho sin&s it to himsel(. * To hear it is the (irst ste, in reco ery. - To question it must then $ecome his choice. ?-2.6I.2. There is a tendency) and it is ery stron&) to hear this son& o( death only an instant) and then dismiss it uncorrected. 2 These (leetin& a#arenesses re,resent the many o,,ortunities &i en us literally 2to chan&e our tune.2 3 The sound o( healin& can $e heard instead. ! But (irst the #illin&ness to question the 2truth2 o( the son& o( condemnation must arise. % The stran&e distortions #o en ine/trica$ly into the sel(-conce,t) itsel( $ut a ,seudo-creation) make this u&ly sound seem truly $eauti(ul. ' 2The rhythm o( the uni erse)2 2the herald an&el+s son&)2 all these and more are heard instead o( loud discordant shrieks. ?-2.6I.3. The ear translates9 it does not hear. 2 The eye re,roduces9 it does not see. 3 Their task is to make a&reea$le #hate er is called on) ho#e er disa&reea$le it may $e. ! They ans#er the decisions o( the mind) re,roducin& its desires and translatin& them into acce,ta$le and ,leasant (orms. % 5ometimes the thou&ht $ehind the (orm $reaks throu&h) $ut only ery $rie(ly) and the mind &ro#s (ear(ul and $e&ins to

dou$t its sanity. ' 7et it #ill not ,ermit its sla es to chan&e the (orms they look u,on9 the sounds they hear. * These are its 2remedies29 its 2sa(e&uards2 (rom insanity. ?-2.6I.!. These testimonies #hich the senses $rin& ha e $ut one ,ur,ose9 to Custi(y attack and thus kee, un(or&i eness unreco&niAed (or #hat it is. 2 5een undis&uised it is intolera$le. 3 8ithout ,rotection it could not endure. ! 0ere is all sickness cherished) $ut #ithout the reco&nition that this is so. % "or #hen an un(or&i eness is not reco&niAed) the (orm it takes seems to $e somethin& else. ' 3nd no# it is the 2somethin& else2 that seems to terri(y. * But it is not the 2somethin& else2 that can $e healed. - It is not sick) and needs no remedy. : To concentrate your healin& e((orts here is $ut (utility. 1> 8ho can cure #hat cannot $e sick and make it #ellD ?-2.6I.%. 5ickness takes many (orms) and so does un(or&i eness. 2 The (orms o( one $ut re,roduce the (orms o( the other) (or they are the same illusion. 3 5o closely is one translated into the other) that a care(ul study o( the (orm a sickness takes #ill ,oint quite clearly to the (orm o( un(or&i eness that it re,resents. ! 7et seein& this #ill not e((ect a cure. % That is achie ed $y only one reco&nition9 that only (or&i eness heals an un(or&i eness) and only an un(or&i eness can ,ossi$ly &i e rise to sickness o( any kind. ?-2.6I.'. This realiAation is the (inal &oal o( ,sychothera,y. 2 0o# is it reachedD 3 The thera,ist sees in the ,atient all that he has not (or&i en in himsel() and is thus &i en another chance to look at it) o,en it to re-e aluation and (or&i e it. ! 8hen this occurs) he sees his sins as &one into a ,ast that is no lon&er here. % Until he does this) he must think o( e il as $esettin& him here and no#. ' The ,atient is his screen (or the ,roCection o( his sins) ena$lin& him to let them &o. * ;et him retain one s,ot o( sin in #hat he looks u,on) and his release is ,artial and #ill not $e sure. ?-2.6I.*. No one is healed alone. 2 This is the Coyous son& sal ation sin&s to all #ho hear its 6oice. 3 This statement cannot $e too o(ten remem$ered $y all #ho see themsel es as thera,ists. ! Their ,atients can $ut $e seen as the $rin&ers o( (or&i eness) (or it is they #ho come to demonstrate their sinlessness to eyes that still $elie e that sin is there to look u,on. % 7et #ill the ,roo( o( sinlessness) seen in the ,atient and acce,ted in the thera,ist) o((er the mind o( $oth a co enant in #hich they meet and Coin and are as one. "II. T#e I!eal Patient0T#erapist Relations#ip ?-2.6II.1. 8ho) then) is the thera,ist) and #ho is the ,atientD 2 In the end) e eryone is $oth. 3 0e #ho needs healin& must heal. ! ?hysician) heal thysel(. % 8ho else is there to healD ' 3nd #ho else is in need o(

healin&D * @ach ,atient #ho comes to a thera,ist o((ers him a chance to heal himsel(. - 0e is there(ore his thera,ist. : 3nd e ery thera,ist must learn to heal (rom each ,atient #ho comes to him. 1> 0e thus $ecomes his ,atient. 11 1od does not kno# o( se,aration. 12 8hat 0e kno#s is only that 0e has one 5on. 13 0is kno#led&e is re(lected in the ideal ,atient-thera,ist relationshi,. 1! 1od comes to him #ho calls) and in 0im he reco&niAes 0imsel(. ?-2.6II.2. Think care(ully) teacher and thera,ist) (or #hom you ,ray) and #ho is in need o( healin&. 2 "or thera,y is ,rayer) and healin& is its aim and its result. 3 8hat is ,rayer e/ce,t the Coinin& o( minds in a relationshi, #hich Christ can enterD ! This is 0is home) into #hich ,sychothera,y in ites 0im. % 8hat is sym,tom cure) #hen another is al#ays there to chooseD ' But once Christ enters in) #hat choice is there e/ce,t to ha e 0im stayD * There is no need (or more than this) (or it is e erythin&. - 0ealin& is here) and ha,,iness and ,eace. : These are the 2sym,toms2 o( the ideal ,atient-thera,ist relationshi,) re,lacin& those #ith #hich the ,atient came to ask (or hel,. ?-2.6II.3. The ,rocess that takes ,lace in this relationshi, is actually one in #hich the thera,ist in his heart tells the ,atient that all his sins ha e $een (or&i en him) alon& #ith his o#n. 2 8hat could $e the di((erence $et#een healin& and (or&i enessD 3 Only Christ (or&i es) kno#in& 0is sinlessness. ! 0is ision heals ,erce,tion and sickness disa,,ears. % Nor #ill it return a&ain) once its cause has $een remo ed. ' This) ho#e er) needs the hel, o( a ery ad anced thera,ist) ca,a$le o( Coinin& #ith the ,atient in a holy relationshi, in #hich all sense o( se,aration (inally is o ercome. ?-2.6II.!. "or this) one thin& and one thin& only is required. The thera,ist in no #ay con(uses himsel( #ith 1od. 2 3ll 2unhealed healers2 make this (undamental con(usion in one (orm or another) $ecause they must re&ard themsel es as sel(-created rather than 1od-created. 3 This con(usion is rarely i( e er in a#areness) or the unhealed healer #ould instantly $ecome a teacher o( 1od) de otin& his li(e to the (unction o( true healin&. ! Be(ore he reached this ,oint) he thou&ht he #as in char&e o( the thera,eutic ,rocess and #as there(ore res,onsi$le (or its outcome. % 0is ,atient+s errors thus $ecame his o#n (ailures) and &uilt $ecame the co er) dark and stron&) (or #hat should $e the 0oliness o( Christ. ' 1uilt is ine ita$le in those #ho use their Cud&ment in makin& their decisions. * 1uilt is im,ossi$le in those throu&h #hom the 0oly 5,irit s,eaks. ?-2.6II.%. The ,assin& o( &uilt is the true aim o( thera,y and the o$ ious aim o( (or&i eness. 2 In this their oneness can $e clearly seen. 3 7et #ho could e/,erience the end o( &uilt #ho (eels res,onsi$le (or his $rother in the role o( &uide (or himD ! 5uch a (unction ,resu,,oses

a kno#led&e that no one here can ha e9 a certainty o( ,ast) ,resent and (uture) and o( all the e((ects that may occur in them. % Only (rom this omniscient ,oint o( ie# #ould such a role $e ,ossi$le. ' 7et no ,erce,tion is omniscient) nor is the tiny sel( o( one alone a&ainst the uni erse a$le to assume he has such #isdom e/ce,t in madness. * That many thera,ists are mad is o$ ious. - No unhealed healer can $e #holly sane. ?-2.6II.'. 7et it is as insane not to acce,t a (unction 1od has &i en you as to in ent one 0e has not. 2 The ad anced thera,ist in no #ay can e er dou$t the ,o#er that is in him. 3 Nor does he dou$t its 5ource. ! 0e understands all ,o#er in earth and 0ea en $elon&s to him $ecause o( #ho he is. % 3nd he is this $ecause o( his Creator) 8hose ;o e is in him and 8ho cannot (ail. ' Think #hat this means9 he has the &i(ts o( 1od 0imsel( to &i e a#ay. * 0is ,atients are 1od+s saints) #ho call u,on his sanctity to make it theirs. - 3nd as he &i es it to them) they $ehold Christ+s shinin& (ace as it looks $ack at them. ?-2.6II.*. The insane) thinkin& they are 1od) are not a(raid to o((er #eakness to 1od+s 5on. 2 But #hat they see in him $ecause o( this they (ear indeed. 3 The unhealed healer cannot $ut $e (ear(ul o( his ,atients) and sus,ect them o( the treachery he sees in him. ! 0e tries to heal) and thus at times he may. % But he #ill not succeed e/ce,t to some e/tent and (or a little #hile. ' 0e does not see the Christ in him #ho calls. * 8hat ans#er can he &i e to one #ho seems to $e a stran&er9 alien to the truth and ,oor in #isdom) #ithout the &od #ho must $e &i en himD - Behold your 1od in him) (or #hat you see #ill $e your 3ns#er. ?-2.6II.-. Think #hat the Coinin& o( t#o $rothers really means. 2 3nd then (or&et the #orld and all its little trium,hs and its dreams o( death. 3 The same are one) and nothin& no# can $e remem$ered o( the #orld o( &uilt. ! The room $ecomes a tem,le) and the street a stream o( stars that $rushes li&htly ,ast all sickly dreams. % 0ealin& is done) (or #hat is ,er(ect needs no healin&) and #hat remains to $e (or&i en #here there is no sinD ?-2.6II.:. Be thank(ul) thera,ist) that you can see such thin&s as this) i( you $ut understand your ,ro,er role. 2 But i( you (ail in this) you ha e denied that 1od created you) and so you #ill not kno# you are 0is 5on. 3 8ho is your $rother no#D ! 8hat saint can come to take you home #ith himD % 7ou lost the #ay. ' 3nd can you no# e/,ect to see in him an ans#er that you ha e re(used to &i eD * 0eal and $e healed. There is no other choice o( ,ath#ays that can e er lead to ,eace. : O let your ,atient in) (or he has come to you (rom 1od. 1> Is not his holiness enou&h to #ake your memory o( 0imD

?. THE PRACTICE OF PS7CHOTHERAP7 I. T#e Selection of Patients ?-3.I.1. @ eryone #ho is sent to you is a ,atient o( yours. 2 This does not mean that you select him) nor that you choose the kind o( treatment that is suita$le. 3 But it does mean that no one comes to you $y mistake. ! There are no errors in 1od+s ,lan. % It #ould $e an error) ho#e er) to assume that you kno# #hat to o((er e eryone #ho comes. ' This is not u, to you to decide. * There is a tendency to assume that you are $ein& called on constantly to make sacri(ices o( yoursel( (or those #ho come. - This could hardly $e true. : To demand sacri(ice o( yoursel( is to demand a sacri(ice o( 1od) and 0e kno#s nothin& o( sacri(ice. 1> 8ho could ask o( ?er(ection that 0e $e im,er(ectD ?-3.I.2. 8ho) then) decides #hat each $rother needsD 2 5urely not you) #ho do not yet reco&niAe #ho he is #ho asks. 3 There is 5omethin& in him that #ill tell you) i( you listen. ! 3nd that is the ans#er9 listen. % Do not demand) do not decide) do not sacri(ice. ' ;isten. * 8hat you hear is true. - 8ould 1od send 0is 5on to you and not $e sure you reco&niAe his needsD : Think #hat 1od is tellin& you9 0e needs your oice to s,eak (or 0im. 1> Could anythin& $e holierD 11 Or a &reater &i(t to youD 12 8ould you rather choose #ho #ould $e &od) or hear the 6oice o( 0im 8ho is 1od in youD ?-3.I.3. 7our ,atients need not $e ,hysically ,resent (or you to ser e them in the Name o( 1od. 2 This may $e hard to remem$er) $ut 1od #ill not ha e 0is &i(ts to you limited to the (e# you actually see. 3 7ou can see others as #ell) (or seein& is not limited to the $ody+s eyes. ! 5ome do not need your ,hysical ,resence. % They need you as much) and ,erha,s e en more) at the instant they are sent. ' 7ou #ill reco&niAe them in #hate er #ay can $e most hel,(ul to $oth o( you. * It does not matter ho# they come. - They #ill $e sent in #hate er (orm is most hel,(ul9 a name) a thou&ht) a ,icture) an idea) or ,erha,s Cust a (eelin& o( reachin& out to someone some#here. : The Coinin& is in the hands o( the 0oly 5,irit. 1> It cannot (ail to $e accom,lished. ?-3.I.!. 3 holy thera,ist) an ad anced teacher o( 1od) ne er (or&ets one thin&9 he did not make the curriculum o( sal ation) nor did he esta$lish his ,art in it. 2 0e understands that his ,art is necessary to the #hole) and that throu&h it he #ill reco&niAe the #hole #hen his ,art is com,lete. 3 4ean#hile he must learn) and his ,atients are the means sent to him (or his learnin&. ! 8hat could he $e $ut &rate(ul (or them and to themD % They come $earin& 1od. ' 8ould he re(use this 1i(t (or a ,e$$le) or #ould he close the door on the sa ior o( the #orld to let in a &hostD * ;et him not $etray the 5on o( 1od. - 8ho calls on him is (ar $eyond his understandin&. : 7et #ould he not reCoice that he

can ans#er) #hen only thus #ill he $e a$le to hear the call and understand that it is hisD II. Is Ps.c#ot#erap. a ProfessionF ?-3.II.1. 5trictly s,eakin& the ans#er is no. 2 0o# could a se,arate ,ro(ession $e one in #hich e eryone is en&a&edD 3 3nd ho# could any limits $e laid on an interaction in #hich e eryone is $oth ,atient and thera,ist in e ery relationshi, in #hich he entersD ! 7et ,ractically s,eakin&) it can still $e said that there are those #ho de ote themsel es ,rimarily to healin& o( one sort or another as their chie( (unction. % 3nd it is to them that a lar&e num$er o( others turn (or hel,. ' That) in e((ect) is the ,ractice o( thera,y. * These are there(ore 2o((icially2 hel,ers. - They are de oted to certain kinds o( needs in their ,ro(essional acti ities) althou&h they may $e (ar more a$le teachers outside o( them. : These ,eo,le need no s,ecial rules) o( course) $ut they may $e called u,on to use s,ecial a,,lications o( the &eneral ,rinci,les o( healin&. ?-3.II.2. "irst) the ,ro(essional thera,ist is in an e/cellent ,osition to demonstrate that there is no order o( di((iculty in healin&. 2 "or this) ho#e er) he needs s,ecial trainin&) $ecause the curriculum $y #hich he $ecame a thera,ist ,ro$a$ly tau&ht him little or nothin& a$out the real ,rinci,les o( healin&. 3 In (act) it ,ro$a$ly tau&ht him ho# to make healin& im,ossi$le. ! 4ost o( the #orld+s teachin& (ollo#s a curriculum in Cud&ment) #ith the aim o( makin& the thera,ist a Cud&e. ?-3.II.3. @ en this the 0oly 5,irit can use) and #ill use) &i en the sli&htest in itation. 2 The unhealed healer may $e arro&ant) sel(ish) unconcerned) and actually dishonest. 3 0e may $e uninterested in healin& as his maCor &oal. ! 7et somethin& ha,,ened to him) ho#e er sli&ht it may ha e $een) #hen he chose to $e a healer) ho#e er mis&uided the direction he may ha e chosen. % That 2somethin&2 is enou&h. ' 5ooner or later that somethin& #ill rise and &ro#9 a ,atient #ill touch his heart) and the thera,ist #ill silently ask him (or hel,. * 0e has himsel( (ound a thera,ist. - 0e has asked the 0oly 5,irit to enter the relationshi, and heal it. : 0e has acce,ted the 3tonement (or himsel(. ?-3.II.!. 1od is said to ha e looked on all 0e created and ,ronounced it &ood. 2 No) 0e declared it ,er(ect) and so it #as. 3 3nd since 0is creations do not chan&e and last (ore er) so it is no#. ! 7et neither a ,er(ect thera,ist nor a ,er(ect ,atient can ,ossi$ly e/ist. % Both must ha e denied their ,er(ection) (or their ery need (or each other im,lies a sense o( lack. ' 3 one-to-one relationshi, is not one Relationshi,. * 7et it is the means o( return9 the #ay 1od chose (or the return o( 0is 5on. - In that stran&e dream a stran&e correction must enter) (or only

that is the call to a#ake. : 3nd #hat else should thera,y $eD 1> 3#ake and $e &lad) (or all your sins ha e $een (or&i en you. 11 This is the only messa&e that any t#o should e er &i e each other. ?-3.II.%. 5omethin& &ood must come (rom e ery meetin& o( ,atient and thera,ist. 2 3nd that &ood is sa ed (or $oth) a&ainst the day #hen they can reco&niAe that only that #as real in their relationshi,. 3 3t that moment the &ood is returned to them) $lessed $y the 0oly 5,irit as a &i(t (rom their Creator as a si&n o( 0is ;o e. ! "or the thera,eutic relationshi, must $ecome like the relationshi, o( the "ather and the 5on. % There is no other) (or there is nothin& else. ' The thera,ists o( this #orld do not e/,ect this outcome) and many o( their ,atients #ould not $e a$le to acce,t hel, (rom them i( they did. * 7et no thera,ist really sets the &oal (or the relationshi,s o( #hich he is a ,art. - 0is understandin& $e&ins #ith reco&niAin& this) and then &oes on (rom there. ?-3.II.'. It is in the instant that the thera,ist (or&ets to Cud&e the ,atient that healin& occurs. 2 In some relationshi,s this ,oint is ne er reached) althou&h $oth ,atient and thera,ist may chan&e their dreams in the ,rocess. 3 7et it #ill not $e the same dream (or $oth o( them) and so it is not the dream o( (or&i eness in #hich $oth #ill someday #ake. ! The &ood is sa ed9 indeed is cherished. % But only little time is sa ed. ' The ne# dreams #ill lose their tem,orary a,,eal and turn to dreams o( (ear) #hich is the content o( all dreams. * 7et no ,atient can acce,t more than he is ready to recei e) and no thera,ist can o((er more than he $elie es he has. - 3nd so there is a ,lace (or all relationshi,s in this #orld) and they #ill $rin& as much &ood as each can acce,t and use. ?-3.II.*. 7et it is #hen Cud&ment ceases that healin& occurs) $ecause only then it can $e understood that there is no order o( di((iculty in healin&. 2 This is a necessary understandin& (or the healed healer. 3 0e has learned that it is no harder to #ake a $rother (rom one dream than (rom another. ! No ,ro(essional thera,ist can hold this understandin& consistently in his mind) o((erin& it to all #ho come to him. % There are some in this #orld #ho ha e come ery close) $ut they ha e not acce,ted the &i(t entirely in order to stay and let their understandin& remain on earth until the closin& o( time. ' They could hardly $e called ,ro(essional thera,ists. * They are the 5aints o( 1od. They are the 5a iors o( the #orld. : Their ima&e remains) $ecause they ha e chosen that it $e so. 1> They take the ,lace o( other ima&es) and hel, #ith kindly dreams. ?-3.II.-. Once the ,ro(essional thera,ist has realiAed that minds are Coined) he can also reco&niAe that order o( di((iculty in healin& is meanin&less. 2 7et #ell $e(ore he reaches this in time he can &o

to#ards it. 3 4any holy instants can $e his alon& the #ay. ! 3 &oal marks the end o( a Courney) not the $e&innin&) and as each &oal is reached another can $e dimly seen ahead. % 4ost ,ro(essional thera,ists are still at the ery start o( the $e&innin& sta&e o( the (irst Courney. ' @ en those #ho ha e $e&un to understand #hat they must do may still o,,ose the settin&-out. * 7et all the la#s o( healin& can $e theirs in Cust an instant. - The Courney is not lon& e/ce,t in dreams. ?-3.II.:. The ,ro(essional thera,ist has one ad anta&e that can sa e enormous time i( it is ,ro,erly used. 2 0e has chosen a road in #hich there is &reat tem,tation to misuse his role. 3 This ena$les him to ,ass $y many o$stacles to ,eace quite quickly) i( he esca,es the tem,tation to assume a (unction that has not $een &i en him. ! To understand there is no order o( di((iculty in healin&) he must also reco&niAe the equality o( himsel( and the ,atient. % There is no hal(#ay ,oint in this. ' @ither they are equal or not. * The attem,ts o( thera,ists to com,romise in this res,ect are stran&e indeed. - 5ome utiliAe the relationshi, merely to collect $odies to #orshi, at their shrine) and this they re&ard as healin&. : 4any ,atients) too) consider this stran&e ,rocedure as sal ation. 1> 7et at each meetin& there is One 8ho says) 24y $rother) choose a&ain.2 ?-3.II.1>. Do not (or&et that any (orm o( s,ecialness must $e de(ended) and #ill $e. 2 The de(enseless thera,ist has the stren&th o( 1od #ith him) $ut the de(ensi e thera,ist has lost si&ht o( the 5ource o( his sal ation. 3 0e does not see and he does not hear. ! 0o#) then) can he teachD % Because it is the 8ill o( 1od that he take his ,lace in the ,lan (or sal ation. ' Because it is the 8ill o( 1od that his ,atient $e hel,ed to Coin #ith him there. * Because his ina$ility to see and hear does not limit the 0oly 5,irit in any #ay. - @/ce,t in time. : In time there can $e a &reat la& $et#een the o((erin& and the acce,tance o( healin&. 1> This is the eil across the (ace o( Christ. 11 7et it can $e $ut an illusion) $ecause time does not e/ist and the 8ill o( 1od has al#ays $een e/actly as it is. III. T#e >'estion of Pa. ent ?-3.III.1. No one can ,ay (or thera,y) (or healin& is o( 1od and 0e asks (or nothin&. 2 It is) ho#e er) ,art o( 0is ,lan that e erythin& in this #orld $e used $y the 0oly 5,irit to hel, in carryin& out the ,lan. 3 @ en an ad anced thera,ist has some earthly needs #hile he is here. ! 5hould he need money it #ill $e &i en him) not in ,ayment) $ut to hel, him $etter ser e the ,lan. % 4oney is not e il. ' It is nothin&. * But no one here can li e #ith no illusions) (or he must yet stri e to ha e the last illusion $e acce,ted $y e eryone e ery#here. - 0e has a mi&hty

,art in this one ,ur,ose) (or #hich he came. : 0e stays here $ut (or this. 1> 3nd #hile he stays he #ill $e &i en #hat he needs to stay. ?-3.III.2. Only an unhealed healer #ould try to heal (or money) and he #ill not succeed to the e/tent to #hich he alues it. 2 Nor #ill he (ind his healin& in the ,rocess. 3 There #ill $e those o( #hom the 0oly 5,irit asks some ,ayment (or 0is ,ur,ose. ! There #ill $e those (rom #hom 0e does not ask. % It should not $e the thera,ist #ho makes these decisions. ' There is a di((erence $et#een ,ayment and cost. * To &i e money #here 1od+s ,lan allots it has no cost. - To #ithhold it (rom #here it ri&ht(ully $elon&s has enormous cost. : The thera,ist #ho #ould do this loses the name o( healer) (or he could ne er understand #hat healin& is. 1> 0e cannot &i e it) and so he does not ha e it. ?-3.III.3. The thera,ists o( this #orld are indeed useless to the #orld+s sal ation. 2 They make demands) and so they cannot &i e. 3 ?atients can ,ay only (or the e/chan&e o( illusions. ! This) indeed) must demand ,ayment) and the cost is &reat. % 3 2$ou&ht2 relationshi, cannot o((er the only &i(t #here$y all healin& is accom,lished. ' "or&i eness) the 0oly 5,irit+s only dream) must ha e no cost. * "or i( it does) it merely cruci(ies 1od+s 5on a&ain. - Can this $e ho# he is (or&i enD : Can this $e ho# the dream o( sin #ill endD ?-3.III.!. The ri&ht to li e is somethin& no one need (i&ht (or. 2 It is ,romised him) and &uaranteed $y 1od. 3 There(ore it is a ri&ht the thera,ist and ,atient share alike. ! I( their relationshi, is to $e holy) #hate er one needs is &i en $y the other9 #hate er one lacks the other su,,lies. % 0erein is the relationshi, made holy) (or herein $oth are healed. ' The thera,ist re,ays the ,atient in &ratitude) as does the ,atient re,ay him. * There is no cost to either. - But thanks are due to $oth) (or the release (rom lon& im,risonment and dou$t. : 8ho #ould not $e &rate(ul (or such a &i(tD 1> 7et #ho could ,ossi$ly ima&ine that it could $e $ou&htD ?-3.III.%. It has #ell $een said that to him #ho hath shall $e &i en. 2 Because he has) he can &i e. 3 3nd $ecause he &i es) he shall $e &i en. ! This is the la# o( 1od) and not o( the #orld. % 5o it is #ith 1od+s healers. ' They &i e $ecause they ha e heard 0is 8ord and understood it. * 3ll that they need #ill thus $e &i en them. - But they #ill lose this understandin& unless they remem$er that all they ha e comes only (rom 1od. : I( they $elie e they need anythin& (rom a $rother) they #ill reco&niAe him as a $rother no lon&er. 1> 3nd i( they do this) a li&ht &oes out e en in 0ea en. 11 8here 1od+s 5on turns a&ainst himsel() he can look only u,on darkness. 12 0e has himsel( denied the li&ht) and cannot see. ?-3.III.'. One rule should al#ays $e o$ser ed. No one should $e turned a#ay $ecause he cannot ,ay. 2 No one is sent $y accident to

anyone. 3 Relationshi,s are al#ays ,ur,ose(ul. ! 8hate er their ,ur,ose may ha e $een $e(ore the 0oly 5,irit entered them) they are al#ays 0is ,otential tem,le9 the restin& ,lace o( Christ and home o( 1od 0imsel(. % 8hoe er comes has $een sent. ' ?erha,s he #as sent to &i e his $rother the money he needed. * Both #ill $e $lessed there$y. - ?erha,s he #as sent to teach the thera,ist ho# much he needs (or&i eness) and ho# alueless is money in com,arison. : 3&ain #ill $oth $e $lessed. 1> Only in terms o( cost could one ha e more. 11 In sharin&) e eryone must &ain a $lessin& #ithout cost. ?-3.III.*. This ie# o( ,ayment may #ell seem im,ractical) and in the eyes o( the #orld it #ould $e so. 2 7et not one #orldly thou&ht is really ,ractical. 3 0o# much is &ained $y stri in& (or illusionsD ! 0o# much is lost $y thro#in& 1od a#ayD % 3nd is it ,ossi$le to do soD ' 5urely it is im,ractical to stri e (or nothin&) and to attem,t to do #hat is im,ossi$le. * Then sto, a #hile) lon& enou&h to think o( this. 7ou ha e ,erha,s $een seekin& (or sal ation #ithout reco&niAin& #here to look. - 8hoe er asks your hel, can sho# you #here. : 8hat &reater &i(t than this could you $e &i enD 1> 8hat &reater &i(t is there that you #ould &i eD ?-3.III.-. ?hysician) healer) thera,ist) teacher) heal thysel(. 2 4any #ill come to you carryin& the &i(t o( healin&) i( you so elect. 3 The 0oly 5,irit ne er re(uses an in itation to enter and a$ide #ith you. ! 0e #ill &i e you endless o,,ortunities to o,en the door to your sal ation) (or such is 0is (unction. % 0e #ill also tell you e/actly #hat your (unction is in e ery circumstance and at all times. ' 8hoe er 0e sends you #ill reach you) holdin& out his hand to his "riend. * ;et the Christ in you $id him #elcome) (or that same Christ is in him as #ell. - Deny him entrance) and you ha e denied the Christ in you. : Remem$er the sorro#(ul story o( the #orld) and the &lad tidin&s o( sal ation. 1> Remem$er the ,lan o( 1od (or the restoration o( Coy and ,eace. 11 3nd do not (or&et ho# ery sim,le are the #ays o( 1od. 12 7ou #ere lost in the darkness o( the #orld until you asked (or li&ht. 13 3nd then 1od sent 0is 5on to &i e it to you.

SONG OF PRA7ER Pra.er, For)iveness, Healin) 9. PRA7ER Intro!'ction

5-1.in.1. ?rayer is the &reatest &i(t #ith #hich 1od $lessed 0is 5on at his creation. 2 It #as then #hat it is to $ecome9 the sin&le oice Creator and creation share9 the son& the 5on sin&s to the "ather) 8ho returns the thanks it o((ers 0im unto the 5on. 3 @ndless the harmony) and endless) too) the Coyous concord o( the ;o e They &i e (ore er to @ach Other. ! 3nd in this) creation is e/tended. % 1od &i es thanks to 0is e/tension in 0is 5on. ' 0is 5on &i es thanks (or his creation) in the son& o( his creatin& in his "ather+s Name. * The ;o e They share is #hat all ,rayer #ill $e throu&hout eternity) #hen time is done. - "or such it #as $e(ore time seemed to $e. 5-1.in.2. To you #ho are in time a little #hile) ,rayer takes the (orm that $est #ill suit your need. 2 7ou ha e $ut one. 3 8hat 1od created one must reco&niAe its oneness) and reCoice that #hat illusions seemed to se,arate is one (ore er in the 4ind o( 1od. ! ?rayer no# must $e the means $y #hich 1od+s 5on lea es se,arate &oals and se,arate interests $y) and turns in holy &ladness to the truth o( union in his "ather and himsel(. 5-1.in.3. ;ay do#n your dreams) you holy 5on o( 1od) and risin& u, as 1od created you) dis,ense #ith idols and remem$er 0im. 2 ?rayer #ill sustain you no#) and $less you as you li(t your heart to 0im in risin& son& that reaches hi&her and then hi&her still) until $oth hi&h and lo# ha e disa,,eared. 3 "aith in your &oal #ill &ro# and hold you u, as you ascend the shinin& stair#ay to the la#ns o( 0ea en and the &ate o( ,eace. ! "or this is ,rayer) and here sal ation is. % This is the #ay. ' It is 1od+s &i(t to you. I. Tr'e Pra.er 5-1.I.1. ?rayer is a #ay o((ered $y the 0oly 5,irit to reach 1od. 2 It is not merely a question or an entreaty. 3 It cannot succeed until you realiAe that it asks (or nothin&. ! 0o# else could it ser e its ,ur,oseD % It is im,ossi$le to ,ray (or idols and ho,e to reach 1od. ' True ,rayer must a oid the ,it(all o( askin& to entreat. * 3sk) rather) to recei e #hat is already &i en9 to acce,t #hat is already there. 5-1.I.2. 7ou ha e $een told to ask the 0oly 5,irit (or the ans#er to any s,eci(ic ,ro$lem) and that you #ill recei e a s,eci(ic ans#er i( such is your need. 2 7ou ha e also $een told that there is only one ,ro$lem and one ans#er. 3 In ,rayer this is not contradictory. ! There are decisions to make here) and they must $e made #hether they $e illusions or not. % 7ou cannot $e asked to acce,t ans#ers #hich are $eyond the le el o( need that you can reco&niAe. ' There(ore) it is not the (orm o( the question that matters) nor ho# it is asked. * The (orm o( the ans#er) i( &i en $y 1od) #ill suit your need as you see it. - This

is merely an echo o( the re,ly o( 0is 6oice. : The real sound is al#ays a son& o( thanks&i in& and o( ;o e. 5-1.I.3. 7ou cannot) then) ask (or the echo. 2 It is the son& that is the &i(t. 3 3lon& #ith it come the o ertones) the harmonics) the echoes) $ut these are secondary. ! In true ,rayer you hear only the son&. % 3ll the rest is merely added. ' 7ou ha e sou&ht (irst the Gin&dom o( 0ea en) and all else has indeed $een &i en you. 5-1.I.!. The secret o( true ,rayer is to (or&et the thin&s you think you need. 2 To ask (or the s,eci(ic is much the same as to look on sin and then (or&i e it. 3 3lso in the same #ay) in ,rayer you o erlook your s,eci(ic needs as you see them) and let them &o into 1od+s 0ands. ! There they $ecome your &i(ts to 0im) (or they tell 0im that you #ould ha e no &ods $e(ore 0im9 no ;o e $ut 0is. % 8hat could 0is ans#er $e $ut your remem$rance o( 0imD ' Can this $e traded (or a $it o( tri(lin& ad ice a$out a ,ro$lem o( an instant+s durationD * 1od ans#ers only (or eternity. - But still all little ans#ers are contained in this. 5-1.I.%. ?rayer is a ste,,in& aside9 a lettin& &o) a quiet time o( listenin& and lo in&. 2 It should not $e con(used #ith su,,lication o( any kind) $ecause it is a #ay o( remem$erin& your holiness. 3 8hy should holiness entreat) $ein& (ully entitled to e erythin& ;o e has to o((erD ! 3nd it is to ;o e you &o in ,rayer. % ?rayer is an o((erin&9 a &i in& u, o( yoursel( to $e at one #ith ;o e. ' There is nothin& to ask $ecause there is nothin& le(t to #ant. * That nothin&ness $ecomes the altar o( 1od. - It disa,,ears in 0im. 5-1.I.'. This is not a le el o( ,rayer that e eryone can attain as yet. 2 Those #ho ha e not reached it still need your hel, in ,rayer $ecause their askin& is not yet $ased u,on acce,tance. 3 0el, in ,rayer does not mean that another mediates $et#een you and 1od. ! But it does mean that another stands $eside you and hel,s to raise you u, to 0im. % One #ho has realiAed the &oodness o( 1od ,rays #ithout (ear. ' 3nd one #ho ,rays #ithout (ear cannot $ut reach 0im. * 0e can there(ore also reach 0is 5on) #here er he may $e and #hate er (orm he may seem to take. 5-1.I.*. ?rayin& to Christ in anyone is true ,rayer $ecause it is a &i(t o( thanks to 0is "ather. 2 To ask that Christ $e $ut 0imsel( is not an entreaty. 3 It is a son& o( thanks&i in& (or #hat you are. ! 0erein lies the ,o#er o( ,rayer. % It asks nothin& and recei es e erythin&. ' This ,rayer can $e shared $ecause it recei es (or e eryone. * To ,ray #ith one #ho kno#s that this is true is to $e ans#ered. - ?erha,s the s,eci(ic (orm o( resolution (or a s,eci(ic ,ro$lem #ill occur to either o( you9 it does not matter #hich. : ?erha,s it #ill reach $oth) i( you are &enuinely attuned to one another. 1> It #ill come $ecause you ha e realiAed that Christ is in $oth o( you. 11 That is its only truth.

II. T#e La!!er of Pra.er 5-1.II.1. ?rayer has no $e&innin& and no end. 2 It is a ,art o( li(e. 3 But it does chan&e in (orm) and &ro# #ith learnin& until it reaches its (ormless state) and (uses into total communication #ith 1od. ! In its askin& (orm it need not) and o(ten does not) make a,,eal to 1od) or e en in ol e $elie( in 0im. % 3t these le els ,rayer is merely #antin&) out o( a sense o( scarcity and lack. 5-1.II.2. These (orms o( ,rayer) or askin&-out-o(-need) al#ays in ol e (eelin&s o( #eakness and inadequacy) and could ne er $e made $y a 5on o( 1od #ho kno#s 8ho he is. 2 No one) then) #ho is sure o( his Identity could ,ray in these (orms. 3 7et it is also true that no one #ho is uncertain o( his Identity can a oid ,rayin& in this #ay. ! 3nd ,rayer is as continual as li(e. % @ eryone ,rays #ithout ceasin&. ' 3sk and you ha e recei ed) (or you ha e esta$lished #hat it is you #ant. 5-1.II.3. It is also ,ossi$le to reach a hi&her (orm o( askin&-out-o(need) (or in this #orld ,rayer is re,arati e) and so it must entail le els o( learnin&. 2 0ere) the askin& may $e addressed to 1od in honest $elie() thou&h not yet #ith understandin&. 3 3 a&ue and usually unsta$le sense o( identi(ication has &enerally $een reached) $ut tends to $e $lurred $y a dee,-rooted sense o( sin. ! It is ,ossi$le at this le el to continue to ask (or thin&s o( this #orld in arious (orms) and it is also ,ossi$le to ask (or &i(ts such as honesty or &oodness) and ,articularly (or (or&i eness (or the many sources o( &uilt that ine ita$ly underlie any ,rayer o( need. % 8ithout &uilt there is no scarcity. ' The sinless ha e no needs. 5-1.II.!. 3t this le el also comes that curious contradiction in terms kno#n as 2,rayin& (or one+s enemies.2 2 The contradiction lies not in the actual #ords) $ut rather in the #ay in #hich they are usually inter,reted. 3 8hile you $elie e you ha e enemies) you ha e limited ,rayer to the la#s o( this #orld) and ha e also limited your a$ility to recei e and to acce,t to the same narro# mar&ins. ! 3nd yet) i( you ha e enemies you ha e need o( ,rayer) and &reat need) too. % 8hat does the ,hrase really meanD ' ?ray (or yoursel() that you may not seek to im,rison Christ and there$y lose the reco&nition o( your o#n Identity. * Be traitor to no one) or you #ill $e treacherous to yoursel(. 5-1.II.%. 3n enemy is the sym$ol o( an im,risoned Christ. 2 3nd #ho could 0e $e e/ce,t yoursel(D 3 The ,rayer (or enemies thus $ecomes a ,rayer (or your o#n (reedom. ! No# it is no lon&er a contradiction in terms. % It has $ecome a statement o( the unity o( Christ and a reco&nition o( 0is sinlessness. ' 3nd no# it has $ecome holy) (or it ackno#led&es the 5on o( 1od as he #as created.

5-1.II.'. ;et it ne er $e (or&otten that ,rayer at any le el is al#ays (or yoursel(. 2 I( you unite #ith anyone in ,rayer) you make him ,art o( you. 3 The enemy is you) as is the Christ. ! Be(ore it can $ecome holy) then) ,rayer $ecomes a choice. % 7ou do not choose (or another. ' 7ou can $ut choose (or yoursel(. * ?ray truly (or your enemies) (or herein lies your o#n sal ation. - "or&i e them (or your sins) and you #ill $e (or&i en indeed. 5-1.II.*. ?rayer is a ladder reachin& u, to 0ea en. 2 3t the to, there is a trans(ormation much like your o#n) (or ,rayer is ,art o( you. 3 The thin&s o( earth are le(t $ehind) all unremem$ered. ! There is no askin&) (or there is no lack. % Identity in Christ is (ully reco&niAed as set (ore er) $eyond all chan&e and incorru,ti$le. ' The li&ht no lon&er (lickers) and #ill ne er &o out. * No#) #ithout needs o( any kind) and clad (ore er in the ,ure sinlessness that is the &i(t o( 1od to you) 0is 5on) ,rayer can a&ain $ecome #hat it #as meant to $e. - "or no# it rises as a son& o( thanks to your Creator) sun& #ithout #ords) or thou&hts) or ain desires) unneed(ul no# o( anythin& at all. : 5o it e/tends) as it #as meant to do. 1> 3nd (or this &i in& 1od 0imsel( &i es thanks. 5-1.II.-. 1od is the &oal o( e ery ,rayer) &i in& it timelessness instead o( end. 2 Nor has it a $e&innin&) $ecause the &oal has ne er chan&ed. 3 ?rayer in its earlier (orms is an illusion) $ecause there is no need (or a ladder to reach #hat one has ne er le(t. ! 7et ,rayer is ,art o( (or&i eness as lon& as (or&i eness) itsel( an illusion) remains unattained. % ?rayer is tied u, #ith learnin& until the &oal o( learnin& has $een reached. ' 3nd then all thin&s #ill $e trans(ormed to&ether) and returned un$lemished into the 4ind o( 1od. * Bein& $eyond learnin&) this state cannot $e descri$ed. - The sta&es necessary to its attainment) ho#e er) need to $e understood) i( ,eace is to $e restored to 1od+s 5on) #ho li es no# #ith the illusion o( death and the (ear o( 1od. III. Pra.in) for Ot#ers 5-1.III.1. 8e said that ,rayer is al#ays (or yoursel() and this is so. 2 8hy) then) should you ,ray (or others at allD 3 3nd i( you should) ho# should you do itD ! ?rayin& (or others) i( ri&htly understood) $ecomes a means (or li(tin& your ,roCections o( &uilt (rom your $rother) and ena$lin& you to reco&niAe it is not he #ho is hurtin& you. % The ,oisonous thou&ht that he <is= your enemy) your e il counter,art) your nemesis) must $e relinquished $e(ore <you= can $e sa ed (rom &uilt. ' "or this the means is ,rayer) o( risin& ,o#er and #ith ascendin& &oals) until it reaches e en u, to 1od.

5-1.III.2. The earlier (orms o( ,rayer) at the $ottom o( the ladder) #ill not $e (ree (rom en y and malice. 2 They call (or en&eance) not (or lo e. 3 Nor do they come (rom one #ho understands that they are calls (or death) made out o( (ear $y those #ho cherish &uilt. ! They call u,on a en&e(ul &od) and it is he #ho seems to ans#er them. % 0ell cannot $e asked (or another) and then esca,ed $y him #ho asks (or it. ' Only those #ho are in hell can ask (or hell. * Those #ho ha e $een (or&i en) and #ho acce,ted their (or&i eness) could ne er make a ,rayer like that. 5-1.III.3. 3t these le els) then) the learnin& &oal must $e to reco&niAe that ,rayer #ill $rin& an ans#er only in the (orm in #hich the ,rayer #as made. 2 This is enou&h. 3 "rom here it #ill $e an easy ste, to the ne/t le els. ! The ne/t ascent $e&ins #ith this. % 8hat I ha e asked (or (or my $rother is not #hat I #ould ha e. ' Thus ha e I made o( him my enemy. * It is a,,arent that this ste, cannot $e reached $y anyone #ho sees no alue or ad anta&e to himsel( in settin& others (ree. - This may $e lon& delayed) $ecause it may seem to $e dan&erous instead o( merci(ul. : To the &uilty there seems indeed to $e a real ad anta&e in ha in& enemies) and this ima&ined &ain must &o) i( enemies are to $e set (ree. 5-1.III.!. 1uilt must $e &i en u,) and not concealed. 2 Nor can this $e done #ithout some ,ain) and a &lim,se o( the merci(ul nature o( this ste, may (or some time $e (ollo#ed $y a dee, retreat into (ear. 3 "or (ear+s de(enses are (ear(ul in themsel es) and #hen they are reco&niAed they $rin& their (ear #ith them. ! 7et #hat ad anta&e has an illusion o( esca,e e er $rou&ht a ,risonerD % 0is real esca,e (rom &uilt can lie only in the reco&nition that the &uilt has &one. ' 3nd ho# can this $e reco&niAed as lon& as he hides it in another) and does not see it as his o#nD * "ear o( esca,e makes it di((icult to #elcome (reedom) and to make a Cailer o( an enemy seems to $e sa(ety. - 0o#) then) can he $e released #ithout an insane (ear (or yoursel(D : 7ou ha e made o( him your sal ation and your esca,e (rom &uilt. 1> 7our in estment in this esca,e is hea y) and your (ear o( lettin& it &o is stron&. 5-1.III.%. 5tand still an instant) no#) and think #hat you ha e done. 2 Do not (or&et that it is you #ho did it) and #ho can there(ore let it &o. 3 0old out your hand. ! This enemy has come to $less you. % Take his $lessin&) and (eel ho# your heart is li(ted and your (ear released. ' Do not hold on to it) nor onto him. * 0e is a 5on o( 1od) alon& #ith you. -

0e is no Cailer) $ut a messen&er o( Christ. : Be this to him) that you may see him thus. 5-1.III.'. It is not easy to realiAe that ,rayers (or thin&s) (or status) (or human lo e) (or e/ternal 2&i(ts2 o( any kind) are al#ays made to set u, Cailers and to hide (rom &uilt. 2 These thin&s are used (or &oals that su$stitute (or 1od) and there(ore distort the ,ur,ose o( ,rayer. 3 The desire (or them <is= the ,rayer. ! One need not ask e/,licitly. % The &oal o( 1od is lost in the quest (or lesser &oals o( any kind) and ,rayer $ecomes requests (or enemies. ' The ,o#er o( ,rayer can $e quite clearly reco&niAed e en in this. * No one #ho #ants an enemy #ill (ail to (ind one. - But Cust as surely #ill he lose the only true &oal that is &i en him. : Think o( the cost) and understand it #ell. 1> 3ll other &oals are at the cost o( 1od. I". Pra.in) +it# Ot#ers 5-1.I6.1. Until the second le el at least $e&ins) one cannot share in ,rayer. 2 "or until that ,oint) each one must ask (or di((erent thin&s. 3 But once the need to hold the other as an enemy has $een questioned) and the reason (or doin& so has $een reco&niAed i( only (or an instant) it $ecomes ,ossi$le to Coin in ,rayer. ! @nemies do not share a &oal. % It is in this their enmity is ke,t. ' Their se,arate #ishes are their arsenals9 their (ortresses in hate. * The key to risin& (urther still in ,rayer lies in this sim,le thou&ht9 this chan&e o( mind. - 8e &o to&ether) you and I. 5-1.I6.2. No# it is ,ossi$le to hel, in ,rayer) and so reach u, yoursel(. 2 This ste, $e&ins the quicker ascent) $ut there are still many lessons to learn. 3 The #ay is o,en) and ho,e is Custi(ied. ! 7et it is likely at (irst that #hat is asked (or e en $y those #ho Coin in ,rayer is not the &oal that ,rayer should truly seek. % @ en to&ether you may ask (or thin&s) and thus set u, $ut an illusion o( a &oal you share. ' 7ou may ask to&ether (or s,eci(ics) and not realiAe that you are askin& (or e((ects #ithout the cause. * 3nd this you cannot ha e. - "or no one can recei e e((ects alone) askin& a cause (rom #hich they do not come to o((er them to him. 5-1.I6.3. @ en the Coinin&) then) is not enou&h) i( those #ho ,ray to&ether do not ask) $e(ore all else) #hat is the 8ill o( 1od. 2 "rom this Cause only can the ans#er come in #hich are all s,eci(ics satis(ied9 all se,arate #ishes uni(ied in one. 3 ?rayer (or s,eci(ics al#ays asks to ha e the ,ast re,eated in some #ay. ! 8hat #as enCoyed $e(ore) or seemed to $e9 #hat #as another+s and he seemed to lo e)Kall these are $ut illusions (rom the ,ast. % The aim o( ,rayer is to release the

,resent (rom its chains o( ,ast illusions9 to let it $e a (reely chosen remedy (rom e ery choice that stood (or a mistake. ' 8hat ,rayer can o((er no# so (ar e/ceeds all that you asked $e(ore that it is ,iti(ul to $e content #ith less. 5-1.I6.!. 7ou ha e chosen a ne#$orn chance each time you ,ray. 2 3nd #ould you sti(le and im,rison it in ancient ,risons) #hen the chance has come to (ree yoursel( (rom all o( them at onceD 3 Do not restrict your askin&. ! ?rayer can $rin& the ,eace o( 1od. % 8hat time$ound thin& can &i e you more than this) in Cust the little s,ace that lasts until it crum$les into dustD ". T#e La!!er En!s 5-1.6.1. ?rayer is a #ay to true humility. 2 3nd here a&ain it rises slo#ly u,) and &ro#s in stren&th and lo e and holiness. 3 ;et it $ut lea e the &round #here it $e&ins to rise to 1od) and true humility #ill come at last to &race the mind that thou&ht it #as alone and stood a&ainst the #orld. ! 0umility $rin&s ,eace $ecause it does not claim that you must rule the uni erse) nor Cud&e all thin&s as you #ould ha e them $e. % 3ll little &ods it &ladly lays aside) not in resentment) $ut in honesty and reco&nition that they do not ser e. 5-1.6.2. Illusions and humility ha e &oals so (ar a,art they cannot coe/ist) nor share a d#ellin& ,lace #here they can meet. 2 8here one has come the other disa,,ears. 3 The truly hum$le ha e no &oal $ut 1od $ecause they need no idols) and de(ense no lon&er ser es a ,ur,ose. ! @nemies are useless no#) $ecause humility does not o,,ose. % It does not hide in shame $ecause it is content #ith #hat it is) kno#in& creation is the 8ill o( 1od. ' Its sel(lessness is 5el() and this it sees in e ery meetin&) #here it &ladly Coins #ith e ery 5on o( 1od) #hose ,urity it reco&niAes that it shares #ith him. 5-1.6.3. No# ,rayer is li(ted (rom the #orld o( thin&s) o( $odies) and o( &ods o( e ery kind) and you can rest in holiness at last. 2 0umility has come to teach you ho# to understand your &lory as 1od+s 5on) and reco&niAe the arro&ance o( sin. 3 3 dream has eiled the (ace o( Christ (rom you. ! No# can you look u,on 0is sinlessness. % 0i&h has the ladder risen. ' 7ou ha e come almost to 0ea en. * There is little more to learn $e(ore the Courney is com,lete. - No# can you say to e eryone #ho comes to Coin in ,rayer #ith you. : I cannot &o #ithout you) (or you are a ,art o( me. 1> 3nd so he is in truth. 11 No# can you ,ray only (or #hat you truly share #ith him. 12 "or you ha e understood he ne er le(t) and you) #ho seemed alone) are one #ith him.

5-1.6.!. The ladder ends #ith this) (or learnin& is no lon&er needed. 2 No# you stand $e(ore the &ate o( 0ea en) and your $rother stands $eside you there. 3 The la#ns are dee, and still) (or here the ,lace a,,ointed (or the time #hen you should come has #aited lon& (or you. ! 0ere #ill time end (ore er. % 3t this &ate eternity itsel( #ill Coin #ith you. ' ?rayer has $ecome #hat it #as meant to $e) (or you ha e reco&niAed the Christ in you. (. FORGI"ENESS Intro!'ction 5-2.in.1. "or&i eness o((ers #in&s to ,rayer) to make its risin& easy and its ,ro&ress s#i(t. 2 8ithout its stron& su,,ort it #ould $e ain to try to rise a$o e ,rayer+s $ottom ste,) or e en to attem,t to clim$ at all. 3 "or&i eness is ,rayer+s ally9 sister in the ,lan (or your sal ation. ! Both must come to hold you u, and kee, your (eet secure9 your ,ur,ose stead(ast and unchan&ea$le. % Behold the &reatest hel, that 1od ordained to $e #ith you until you reach to 0im. ' Illusion+s end #ill come #ith this. * Unlike the timeless nature o( its sister) ,rayer) (or&i eness has an end. - "or it $ecomes unneeded #hen the risin& u, is done. : 7et no# it has a ,ur,ose $eyond #hich you cannot &o) nor ha e you need to &o. 1> 3ccom,lish this and you ha e $een redeemed. 11 3ccom,lish this and you ha e $een trans(ormed. 12 3ccom,lish this and you #ill sa e the #orld. I. For)iveness of 7o'rself 5-2.I.1. No &i(t o( 0ea en has $een more misunderstood than has (or&i eness. 2 It has) in (act) $ecome a scour&e9 a curse #here it #as meant to $less) a cruel mockery o( &race) a ,arody u,on the holy ,eace o( 1od. 3 7et those #ho ha e not yet chosen to $e&in the ste,s o( ,rayer cannot $ut use it thus. ! "or&i eness+ kindness is o$scure at (irst) $ecause sal ation is not understood) <nor truly sou&ht (or=. % 8hat #as meant to heal is used to hurt $ecause (or&i eness is not #anted. ' 1uilt $ecomes sal ation) and the remedy a,,ears to $e a terri$le alternati e to li(e. 5-2.I.2. "or&i eness-to-destroy #ill there(ore suit the ,ur,ose o( the #orld (ar $etter than its true o$Cecti e) and the honest means $y #hich this &oal is reached. 2 "or&i eness-to-destroy #ill o erlook no sin) no crime) no &uilt that it can seek and (ind and 2lo e.2 3 Dear to its heart is error) and mistakes loom lar&e and &ro# and s#ell #ithin its si&ht. ! It care(ully ,icks out all e il thin&s) and o erlooks the lo in& as a ,la&ue9 a hate(ul thin& o( dan&er and o( death. % "or&i eness-todestroy <is= death) and this it sees in all it looks u,on and hates. '

1od+s mercy has $ecome a t#isted kni(e that #ould destroy the holy 5on 0e lo es. 5-2.I.3. 8ould you (or&i e yoursel( (or doin& thisD 2 Then learn that 1od has &i en you the means $y #hich you can return to 0im in ,eace. 3 <Do not see error=. ! Do not make it real. % 5elect the lo in& and (or&i e the sin $y choosin& in its ,lace the (ace o( Christ. ' 0o# other#ise can ,rayer return to 1odD * 0e lo es 0is 5on. - Can you remem$er 0im and hate #hat 0e createdD : 7ou #ill hate his "ather i( you hate the 5on 0e lo es. 1> "or as you see the 5on you see yoursel() and as you see yoursel( is 1od to you. 5-2.I.!. 3s ,rayer is al#ays (or yoursel() so is (or&i eness al#ays &i en you. 2 It is im,ossi$le to (or&i e another) (or it is only your sins you see in him. 3 7ou #ant to see them there) and not in you. ! That is #hy (or&i eness o( another is an illusion. % 7et it is the only ha,,y dream in all the #orld9 the only one that does not lead to death. ' Only in someone else can you (or&i e yoursel() (or you ha e called him &uilty o( your sins) and in him must your innocence no# $e (ound. * 8ho $ut the sin(ul need to $e (or&i enD - 3nd do not e er think you can see sin in anyone e/ce,t yoursel(. 5-2.I.%. This is the &reat dece,tion o( the #orld) and you the &reat decei er o( yoursel(. 2 It al#ays seems to $e another #ho is e il) and in his sin you are the inCured one. 3 0o# could (reedom $e ,ossi$le i( this #ere soD ! 7ou #ould $e sla e to e eryone) (or #hat he does entails your (ate) your (eelin&s) your des,air or ho,e) your misery or Coy. % 7ou ha e no (reedom unless he &i es it to you. ' 3nd $ein& e il) he can only &i e o( #hat he is. * 7ou cannot see his sins and not your o#n. But you can (ree him and yoursel( as #ell. 5-2.I.'. "or&i eness) truly &i en) is the #ay in #hich your only ho,e o( (reedom lies. 2 Others #ill make mistakes and so #ill you) as lon& as this illusion o( a #orld a,,ears to $e your home. 3 7et 1od 0imsel( has &i en all 0is 5ons a remedy (or all illusions that they think they see. ! Christ+s ision does not use your eyes) $ut you can look throu&h 0is and learn to see like 0im. % 4istakes are tiny shado#s) quickly &one) that (or an instant only seem to hide the (ace o( Christ) #hich still remains unchan&ed $ehind them all. ' 0is constancy remains in tranquil silence and in ,er(ect ,eace. * 0e does not kno# o( shado#s. - 0is the eyes that look ,ast error to the Christ in you. 5-2.I.*. 3sk) then) 0is hel,) and ask 0im ho# to learn (or&i eness as 0is ision lets it $e. 2 7ou are in need o( #hat 0e &i es) and your sal ation rests on learnin& this o( 0im. 3 ?rayer cannot $e released to 0ea en #hile (or&i eness-to-destroy remains #ith you. ! 1od+s mercy #ould remo e this #itherin& and ,oisoned thinkin& (rom your holy mind. % Christ has (or&i en you) and in 0is si&ht the #orld $ecomes as

holy as 0imsel(. ' 8ho sees no e il in it sees like 0im. * "or #hat 0e has (or&i en has not sinned) and &uilt can $e no more. - 5al ation+s ,lan is made com,lete) and sanity has come. 5-2.I.-. "or&i eness is the call to sanity) (or #ho $ut the insane #ould look on sin #hen he could see the (ace o( Christ insteadD 2 This is the choice you make9 the sim,lest one) and yet the only one that you <can= make. 3 1od calls on you to sa e 0is 5on (rom death $y o((erin& Christ+s ;o e to him. ! This is your need) and 1od holds out this &i(t to you. % 3s 0e #ould &i e) so must you &i e as #ell. ' 3nd thus is ,rayer restored to (ormlessness) $eyond all limits into timelessness) #ith nothin& o( the ,ast to hold it $ack (rom reunitin& #ith the ceaseless son& that all creation sin&s unto its 1od. 5-2.I.:. But to achie e this end you (irst must learn) $e(ore you reach #here learnin& cannot &o. 2 "or&i eness is the key) $ut #ho can use a key #hen he has lost the door (or #hich the key #as made) and #here alone it (itsD 3 There(ore #e make distinctions) so that ,rayer can $e released (rom darkness into li&ht. ! "or&i eness+ role must $e re ersed) and cleansed (rom e il usa&es and hate(ul &oals. % "or&i eness-todestroy must $e un eiled in all its treachery) and then let &o (ore er and (ore er. ' There can $e no trace o( it remainin&) i( the ,lan that 1od esta$lished (or returnin& $e achie ed at last) and learnin& $e com,lete. 5-2.I.1>. This is the #orld o( o,,osites. 2 3nd you must choose $et#een them e ery instant #hile this #orld retains reality (or you. 3 7et you must learn alternati es (or choice) or you #ill not $e a$le to attain your (reedom. ! ;et it then $e clear to you e/actly #hat (or&i eness means to you) and learn #hat it should $e to set you (ree. % The le el o( your ,rayer de,ends on this) (or here it #aits its (reedom to ascend a$o e the #orld o( chaos into ,eace. II. For)iveness0to0$estro. 5-2.II.1. "or&i eness-to-destroy has many (orms) $ein& a #ea,on o( the #orld o( (orm. 2 Not all o( them are o$ ious) and some are care(ully concealed $eneath #hat seems like charity. 3 7et all the (orms that it may seem to take ha e $ut this sin&le &oal9 their ,ur,ose is to se,arate and make #hat 1od created equal) di((erent. ! The di((erence is clear in se eral (orms #here the desi&ned com,arison cannot $e missed) nor is it really meant to $e. 5-2.II.2. In this &rou,) (irst) there are the (orms in #hich a 2$etter2 ,erson dei&ns to stoo, to sa e a 2$aser2 one (rom #hat he truly is. 2 "or&i eness here rests on an attitude o( &racious lordliness so (ar (rom lo e that arro&ance could ne er $e dislod&ed. 3 8ho can (or&i e and yet des,iseD ! 3nd #ho can tell another he is stee,ed in sin) and yet

,ercei e him as the 5on o( 1odD % 8ho makes a sla e to teach #hat (reedom isD ' There is no union here) $ut only &rie(. * This is not really mercy. - This is death. 5-2.II.3. 3nother (orm) still ery like the (irst i( it is understood) does not a,,ear in quite such $latant arro&ance. 2 The one #ho #ould (or&i e the other does not claim to $e the $etter. 3 No# he says instead that here is one #hose sin(ulness he shares) since $oth ha e $een un#orthy and deser e the retri$ution o( the #rath o( 1od. ! This can a,,ear to $e a hum$le thou&ht) and may indeed induce a ri alry in sin(ulness and &uilt. % It is not lo e (or 1od+s creation and the holiness that is 0is &i(t (ore er. ' Can 0is 5on condemn himsel( and still remem$er 0imD 5-2.II.!. 0ere the &oal is to se,arate (rom 1od the 5on 0e lo es) and kee, him (rom his 5ource. 2 This &oal is also sou&ht $y those #ho seek the role o( martyr at another+s hand. 3 0ere must the aim $e clearly seen) (or this may ,ass as meekness and as charity instead o( cruelty. ! Is it not kind to $e acce,tin& o( another+s s,ite) and not res,ond e/ce,t #ith silence and a &entle smileD % Behold) ho# &ood are you #ho $ear #ith ,atience and #ith saintliness the an&er and the hurt another &i es) and do not sho# the $itter ,ain you (eel. 5-2.II.%. "or&i eness-to-destroy #ill o(ten hide $ehind a cloak like this. 2 It sho#s the (ace o( su((erin& and ,ain) in silent ,roo( o( &uilt and o( the ra a&es o( sin. 3 5uch is the #itness that it o((ers one #ho could $e sa ior) not an enemy. ! But ha in& $een made enemy) he must acce,t the &uilt and hea y-laid re,roach that thus is ,ut u,on him. % Is this lo eD ' Or is it rather treachery to one #ho needs sal ation (rom the ,ain o( &uiltD * 8hat could the ,ur,ose $e) e/ce,t to kee, the #itnesses o( &uilt a#ay (rom lo eD 5-2.II.'. "or&i eness-to-destroy can also take the (orm o( $ar&ainin& and com,romise. 2 2I #ill (or&i e you i( you meet my needs) (or in your sla ery is my release.2 3 5ay this to anyone and you are sla e. ! 3nd you #ill seek to rid yoursel( o( &uilt in (urther $ar&ains #hich can &i e no ho,e) $ut only &reater ,ain and misery. % 0o# (ear(ul has (or&i eness no# $ecome) and ho# distorted is the end it seeks. ' 0a e mercy on yoursel( #ho $ar&ains thus. * 1od &i es and does not ask (or recom,ense. - There is no &i in& $ut to &i e like 0im. : 3ll else is mockery. 1> "or #ho #ould try to strike a $ar&ain #ith the 5on o( 1od) and thank his "ather (or his holinessD 5-2.II.*. 8hat #ould you sho# your $rotherD 2 8ould you try to rein(orce his &uilt and thus your o#nD 3 "or&i eness is the means (or your esca,e. ! 0o# ,iti(ul it is to make o( it the means (or (urther sla ery and ,ain. % 8ithin the #orld o( o,,osites there is a #ay to use (or&i eness (or the &oal o( 1od) and (ind the ,eace 0e o((ers you. '

Take nothin& else) or you ha e sou&ht your death) and ,rayed (or se,aration (rom your 5el(. * Christ is (or all $ecause 0e is in all. - It is 0is (ace (or&i eness lets you see. : It is 0is (ace in #hich you see your o#n. 5-2.II.-. 3ll (orms (or&i eness takes that do not lead a#ay (rom an&er) condemnation and com,arisons o( e ery kind are death. 2 "or that is #hat their ,ur,oses ha e set. 3 Be not decei ed $y them) $ut lay them $y as #orthless in their tra&ic o((erin&s. ! 7ou do not #ant to stay in sla ery. % 7ou do not #ant to $e a(raid o( 1od. ' 7ou #ant to see the sunli&ht and the &lo# o( 0ea en shinin& on the (ace o( earth) redeemed (rom sin and in the ;o e o( 1od. * "rom here is ,rayer released) alon& #ith you. - 7our #in&s are (ree) and ,rayer #ill li(t you u, and $rin& you home #here 1od #ould ha e you $e. III. For)iveness0for0Salvation 5-2.III.1. "or&i eness-(or-5al ation has one (orm) and only one. 2 It does not ask (or ,roo( o( innocence) nor ,ay o( any kind. 3 It does not ar&ue) nor e aluate the errors that it #ants to o erlook. ! It does not o((er &i(ts in treachery) nor ,romise (reedom #hile it asks (or death. % 8ould 1od decei e youD ' 0e $ut asks (or trust and #illin&ness to learn ho# to $e (ree. * 0e &i es 0is Teacher to #hoe er asks) and seeks to understand the 8ill o( 1od. - 0is readiness to &i e lies (ar $eyond your understandin& and your sim,le &ras,. : 7et 0e has #illed you learn the #ay to 0im) and in 0is #illin& there is certainty. 5-2.III.2. 7ou child o( 1od) the &i(ts o( 1od are yours) not $y your ,lans $ut $y 0is holy 8ill. 2 0is 6oice #ill teach you #hat (or&i eness is) and ho# to &i e it as 0e #ills it $e. 3 Do not) then) seek to understand #hat is $eyond you yet) $ut let it $e a #ay to dra# you u, to #here the eyes o( Christ $ecome the si&ht you choose. ! 1i e u, all else) (or there <is= nothin& else. % 8hen someone calls (or hel, in any (orm) 0e is the One to ans#er (or you. ' 3ll that you need do is to ste, $ack and not to inter(ere. * "or&i eness-(or-5al ation is 0is task) and it is 0e 8ho #ill res,ond (or you. 5-2.III.3. Do not esta$lish #hat the (orm should $e that Christ+s (or&i eness takes. 2 0e kno#s the #ay to make o( e ery call a hel, to you) as you arise in haste to &o at last unto your "ather+s house. 3 No# can 0e make your (ootste,s sure) your #ords sincere9 not #ith your o#n sincerity) $ut #ith 0is O#n. ! ;et 0im take char&e o( ho# you #ould (or&i e) and each occasion then #ill $e to you another ste, to 0ea en and to ,eace. 5-2.III.!. 3re you not #eary o( im,risonmentD 2 1od did not choose this sorry ,ath (or you. 3 8hat you ha e chosen still can $e undone) (or ,rayer is merci(ul and 1od is Cust. ! 0is is a Custice 0e can understand)

$ut you cannot as yet. % 5till #ill 0e &i e the means to you to learn o( 0im) and kno# at last that condemnation is not real and makes illusions in its e il name. ' 3nd yet it matters not the (orm that dreams may seem to take. * Illusions are untrue. - 1od+s 8ill is truth) and you are one #ith 0im in 8ill and ,ur,ose. : 0ere all dreams are done. 5-2.III.%. 28hat should I do (or him) 7our holy 5onD2 should $e the only thin& you e er ask #hen hel, is needed and (or&i eness sou&ht. 2 The (orm the seekin& takes you need not Cud&e. 3 3nd let it not $e you #ho sets the (orm in #hich (or&i eness comes to sa e 1od+s 5on. ! The li&ht o( Christ in him is his release) and it is this that ans#ers to his call. % "or&i e him as the Christ decides you should) and $e 0is eyes throu&h #hich you look on him) and s,eak (or 0im as #ell. ' 0e kno#s the need9 the question and the ans#er. * 0e #ill say e/actly #hat to do) in #ords that you can understand and you can also use. - Do not con(use 0is (unction #ith your o#n. : 0e is the 3ns#er. 1> 7ou the one #ho hears. 5-2.III.'. 3nd #hat is it 0e s,eaks to you a$outD 2 3$out sal ation and the &i(t o( ,eace. 3 3$out the end o( sin and &uilt and death. ! 3$out the role (or&i eness has in 0im. % Do you $ut listen. ' "or 0e #ill $e heard $y anyone #ho calls u,on 0is Name) and ,laces his (or&i eness in 0is hands. * "or&i eness has $een &i en 0im to teach) to sa e it (rom destruction and to make the means (or se,aration) sin and death $ecome a&ain the holy &i(t o( 1od. - ?rayer is 0is O#n ri&ht 0and) made (ree to sa e as true (or&i eness is allo#ed to come (rom 0is eternal i&ilance and ;o e. : ;isten and learn) and do not Cud&e. 1> It is to 1od you turn to hear #hat you should do. 11 0is ans#er #ill $e clear as mornin&) nor is 0is (or&i eness #hat you think it is. 5-2.III.*. 5till does 0e kno#) and that should $e enou&h. 2 "or&i eness has a Teacher 8ho #ill (ail in nothin&. 3 Rest a #hile in this9 do not attem,t to Cud&e (or&i eness) nor to set it in an earthly (rame. ! ;et it arise to Christ) 8ho #elcomes it as &i(t to 0im. % 0e #ill not lea e you com(ortless) nor (ail to send 0is an&els do#n to ans#er you in 0is O#n Name. ' 0e stands $eside the door to #hich (or&i eness is the only key. * 1i e it to 0im to use instead o( you) and you #ill see the door s#in& silently o,en u,on the shinin& (ace o( Christ. - Behold your $rother there $eyond the door9 the 5on o( 1od as 0e created him. ?. HEALING Intro!'ction 5-3.in.1. ?rayer has $oth aids and #itnesses #hich make the stee, ascent more &entle and more sure) easin& the ,ain o( (ear and o((erin& the com(ort and the ,romises o( ho,e. 2 "or&i eness+ #itness and an

aid to ,rayer) a &i er o( assurance o( success in ultimate attainment o( the &oal) is healin&. 3 Its im,ortance should not $e too stron&ly em,hasiAed) (or healin& is a si&n or sym$ol o( (or&i eness+ stren&th) and only an e((ect or shado# o( a chan&e o( mind a$out the &oal o( ,rayer. I. T#e Ca'se of Sic%ness 5-3.I.1. Do not mistake e((ect (or cause) nor think that sickness is a,art and se,arate (rom #hat its cause must $e. 2 It is a si&n) a shado# o( an e il thou&ht that seems to ha e reality and to $e Cust) accordin& to the usa&e o( the #orld. 3 It is e/ternal ,roo( o( inner 2sins)2 and #itnesses to un(or&i in& thou&hts that inCure and #ould hurt the 5on o( 1od. ! 0ealin& the $ody is im,ossi$le) and this is sho#n $y the $rie( nature o( the 2cure.2 % The $ody yet must die) and so its healin& $ut delays its turnin& $ack to dust) #here it #as $orn and #ill return. 5-3.I.2. The $ody+s cause is un(or&i eness o( the 5on o( 1od. 2 It has not le(t its source) and in its ,ain and a&in& and the mark o( death u,on it this is clearly sho#n. 3 "ear(ul and (rail it seems to $e to those #ho think their li(e is tied to its command and linked to its unsta$le) tiny $reath. ! Death stares at them as e ery moment &oes irre oca$ly ,ast their &ras,in& hands) #hich cannot hold them $ack. % 3nd they (eel (ear as $odies chan&e and sicken. ' "or they sense the hea y scent o( death u,on their hearts. 5-3.I.3. The $ody can $e healed as an e((ect o( true (or&i eness. 2 Only that can &i e remem$erance o( immortality) #hich is the &i(t o( holiness and lo e. 3 "or&i eness must $e &i en $y a mind #hich understands that it must o erlook all shado#s on the holy (ace o( Christ) amon& #hich sickness should $e seen as one. ! Nothin& $ut that9 the si&n o( Cud&ment made $y $rother u,on $rother) and the 5on o( 1od u,on himsel(. % "or he has damned his $ody as his ,rison) and (or&ot that it is he #ho &a e this role to it. 5-3.I.!. 8hat he has done no# must 1od+s 5on undo. 2 But not alone. 3 "or he has thro#n a#ay the ,rison+s key9 his holy sinlessness and the remem$rance o( his "ather+s ;o e. ! 7et hel, is &i en to him in the 6oice his "ather ,laced in him. % The ,o#er to heal is no# his "ather+s &i(t) (or throu&h 0is 6oice 0e still can reach 0is 5on) remindin& him the $ody may $ecome his chosen home) $ut it #ill ne er $e his home in truth. 5-3.I.%. Distinctions there(ore must $e made $et#een true healin& and its (aulty counter,art. 2 The #orld o( o,,osites is healin&+s ,lace) (or #hat in 0ea en could there $e to healD 3 3s ,rayer #ithin the #orld can ask amiss and seemin& charity (or&i e to kill) so healin& can $e

(alse as #ell as true9 a #itness to the ,o#er o( the #orld or to the e erlastin& ;o e o( 1od. II. False vers's Tr'e Healin) 5-3.II.1. "alse healin& merely makes a ,oor e/chan&e o( one illusion (or a 2nicer2 one9 a dream o( sickness (or a dream o( health. 2 This can occur at lo#er (orms o( ,rayer) com$inin& #ith (or&i eness kindly meant $ut not com,letely understood as yet. 3 Only (alse healin& can &i e #ay to (ear) so sickness #ill $e (ree to strike a&ain. ! "alse healin& can indeed remo e a (orm o( ,ain and sickness. % But the cause remains) and #ill not lack e((ects. ' The cause is still the #ish to die and o ercome the Christ. * 3nd #ith this #ish is death a certainty) (or ,rayer <is= ans#ered. - 7et there is a kind o( seemin& death that has a di((erent source. : It does not come $ecause o( hurt(ul thou&hts and ra&in& an&er at the uni erse. 1> It merely si&ni(ies the end has come (or use(ulness o( $ody (unctionin&. 11 3nd so it is discarded as a choice) as one lays $y a &arment no# out#orn. 5-3.II.2. This is #hat death should $e9 a quiet choice) made Coy(ully and #ith a sense o( ,eace) $ecause the $ody has $een kindly used to hel, the 5on o( 1od alon& the #ay he &oes to 1od. 2 8e thank the $ody) then) (or all the ser ice it has &i en us. 3 But #e are thank(ul) too) the need is done to #alk the #orld o( limits) and to reach the Christ in hidden (orms and clearly seen at most in lo ely (lashes. ! No# #e can $ehold 0im #ithout $linders) in the li&ht that #e ha e learned to look u,on a&ain. 5-3.II.3. 8e call it death) $ut it is li$erty. 2 It does not come in (orms that seem to $e thrust do#n in ,ain u,on un#illin& (lesh) $ut as a &entle #elcome to release. 3 I( there has $een true healin&) this can $e the (orm in #hich death comes #hen it is time to rest a #hile (rom la$or &ladly done and &ladly ended. ! No# #e &o in ,eace to (reer air and &entler climate) #here it is not hard to see the &i(ts #e &a e #ere sa ed (or us. % "or Christ is clearer no#9 0is ision more sustained in us9 0is 6oice) the 8ord o( 1od) more certainly our o#n. 5-3.II.!. This &entle ,assa&e to a hi&her ,rayer) a kind (or&i eness o( the #ays o( earth) can only $e recei ed #ith thank(ulness. 2 7et (irst true healin& must ha e come to $less the mind #ith lo in& ,ardon (or the sins it dreamed a$out and laid u,on the #orld. 3 No# are its dreams dis,elled in quiet rest. ! No# its (or&i eness comes to heal the #orld and it is ready to de,art in ,eace) the Courney o er and the lessons learned. 5-3.II.%. This is not death accordin& to the #orld) (or death is cruel in its (ri&htened eyes and takes the (orm o( ,unishment (or sin. 2 0o# could it $e a $lessin&) thenD 3 3nd ho# could it $e #elcome #hen it

must $e (earedD ! 8hat healin& has occurred in such a ie# o( #hat is merely o,enin& the &ate to hi&her ,rayer and kindly Custice doneD % Death is re#ard and not a ,unishment. ' But such a ie#,oint must $e (ostered $y the healin& that the #orld cannot concei e. * There is no ,artial healin&. - 8hat $ut shi(ts illusions has done nothin&. : 8hat is (alse cannot $e ,artly true. 1> I( you are healed your healin& is com,lete. 11 "or&i eness is the only &i(t you &i e and #ould recei e. 5-3.II.'. "alse healin& rests u,on the $ody+s cure) lea in& the cause o( illness still unchan&ed) ready to strike a&ain until it $rin&s a cruel death in seemin& ictory. 2 It can $e held at $ay a little #hile) and there can $e $rie( res,ite as it #aits to take its en&eance on the 5on o( 1od. 3 7et it cannot $e o ercome until all (aith in it has $een laid $y) and ,laced u,on 1od+s su$stitute (or e il dreams9 a #orld in #hich there is no eil o( sin to kee, it dark and com(ortless. ! 3t last the &ate o( 0ea en o,ens and 1od+s 5on is (ree to enter in the home that stands ready to #elcome him) and #as ,re,ared $e(ore time #as and still $ut #aits (or him. III. Separation vers's 1nion 5-3.III.1. "alse healin& heals the $ody in a ,art) $ut ne er as a #hole. 2 Its se,arate &oals $ecome quite clear in this) (or it has not remo ed the curse o( sin that lies on it. 3 There(ore it still decei es. ! Nor is it made $y one #ho understands the other is e/actly like himsel(. % "or it is this that makes true healin& ,ossi$le. ' 8hen (alse) there is some ,o#er that another has) not equally $esto#ed on $oth as one. * 0ere is the se,aration sho#n. - 3nd here the meanin& o( true healin& has $een lost) and idols ha e arisen to o$scure the unity that is the 5on o( 1od. 5-3.III.2. 0ealin&-to-se,arate may seem to $e a stran&e idea. 2 3nd yet it can $e said o( any (orm o( healin& that is $ased on inequality o( any kind. 3 These (orms may heal the $ody) and indeed are &enerally limited to this. ! 5omeone kno#s $etter) has $een $etter trained) or is ,erha,s more talented and #ise. % There(ore) he can &i e healin& to the one #ho stands $eneath him in his ,atrona&e. ' The healin& o( the $ody can $e done $y this $ecause) in dreams) equality cannot $e ,ermanent. * The shi(ts and chan&e are #hat the dream is made o(. To $e healed a,,ears to $e to (ind a #iser one #ho) $y his arts and learnin&) #ill succeed. 5-3.III.3. 5omeone kno#s $etter9 this the ma&ic ,hrase $y #hich the $ody seems to $e the aim o( healin& as the #orld concei es o( it. 2 3nd to this #iser one another &oes to ,ro(it $y his learnin& and his skill9 to (ind in him the remedy (or ,ain. 3 0o# can that $eD ! True healin& cannot come (rom inequality assumed and then acce,ted as the truth)

and used to hel, restore the #ounded and to calm the mind that su((ers (rom the a&ony o( dou$t. 5-3.III.!. Is there a role (or healin&) then) that one can use to o((er hel, (or someone elseD 2 In arro&ance the ans#er must $e 2no.2 3 But in humility there is indeed a ,lace (or hel,ers. ! It is like the role that hel,s in ,rayer) and lets (or&i eness $e #hat it is meant to $e. % 7ou do not make yoursel( the $earer o( the s,ecial &i(t that $rin&s the healin&. ' 7ou $ut reco&niAe your oneness #ith the one #ho calls (or hel,. * "or in this oneness is his se,arate sense dis,elled) and it is this that made him sick. - There is no ,oint in &i in& remedy a,art (rom #here the source o( sickness is) (or ne er thus can it $e truly healed. 5-3.III.%. 0ealers there are) (or they are 5ons o( 1od #ho reco&niAe their 5ource) and understand that all their 5ource creates is one #ith them. 2 This is the remedy that $rin&s relie( #hich cannot (ail. 3 It #ill remain to $less (or all eternity. ! It heals no ,art) $ut #holly and (ore er. % No# the cause o( e ery malady has $een re ealed e/actly as it is. ' 3nd in that ,lace is #ritten no# the holy 8ord o( 1od. * 5ickness and se,aration must $e healed $y lo e and union. - Nothin& else can heal as 1od esta$lished healin&. : 8ithout 0im there is no healin&) (or there is no lo e. 5-3.III.'. 1od+s 6oice alone can tell you ho# to heal. 2 ;isten) and you #ill ne er (ail to $rin& 0is kindly remedy to those 0e sends to you) to let 0im heal them) and to $less all those #ho ser e #ith 0im in healin&+s name. 3 The $ody+s healin& #ill occur $ecause its cause has &one. ! 3nd no# #ithout a cause) it cannot come a&ain in di((erent (orm. % Nor #ill death any more $e (eared $ecause it has $een understood. ' There is no (ear in one #ho has $een truly healed) (or lo e has entered no# #here idols used to stand) and (ear has &i en #ay at last to 1od. I". T#e Holiness of Healin) 5-3.I6.1. 0o# holy are the healedJ 2 "or in their si&ht their $rothers share their healin& and their lo e. 3 Brin&ers o( ,eace)Kthe 0oly 5,irit+s oice) throu&h #hom 0e s,eaks (or 1od) 8hose 6oice 0e is)Ksuch are 1od+s healers. ! They $ut s,eak (or 0im and ne er (or themsel es. % They ha e no &i(ts $ut those they ha e (rom 1od. ' 3nd these they share $ecause they kno# that this is #hat 0e #ills. * They are not s,ecial. - They are holy. : They ha e chosen holiness) and &i en u, all se,arate dreams o( s,ecial attri$utes throu&h #hich they can $esto# unequal &i(ts on those less (ortunate. 1> Their healin& has restored their #holeness so they can (or&i e) and Coin the son& o( ,rayer in #hich the healed sin& o( their union and their thanks to 1od.

5-3.I6.2. 3s #itness to (or&i eness) aid to ,rayer) and the e((ect o( mercy truly tau&ht) healin& is $lessin&. 2 3nd the #orld res,onds in quickened chorus throu&h the oice o( ,rayer. 3 "or&i eness shines its merci(ul re,rie e u,on each $lade o( &rass and (eathered #in& and all the li in& thin&s u,on the earth. ! "ear has no ha en here) (or lo e has come in all its holy oneness. % Time remains only to let the last em$race o( ,rayer rest on the earth an instant) as the #orld is shined a#ay. ' This instant is the &oal o( all true healers) #hom the Christ has tau&ht to see 0is likeness and to teach like 0im. 5-3.I6.3. Think #hat it means to hel, the Christ to healJ 2 Can anythin& $e holier than thisD 3 1od thanks 0is healers) (or 0e kno#s the Cause o( healin& is 0imsel() 0is ;o e) 0is 5on) restored as 0is com,letion and returned to share #ith 0im creation+s holy Coy. ! Do not ask ,artial healin&) nor acce,t an idol (or remem$erance o( 0im 8hose ;o e has ne er chan&ed and ne er #ill. % 7ou are as dear to 0im as is the #hole o( 0is creation) (or it lies in you as 0is eternal &i(t. ' 8hat need ha e you (or shi(tin& dreams #ithin a sorry #orldD * Do not (or&et the &ratitude o( 1od. - Do not (or&et the holy &race o( ,rayer. : Do not (or&et (or&i eness o( 1od+s 5on. 5-3.I6.!. 7ou (irst (or&i e) then ,ray) and you are healed. 2 7our ,rayer has risen u, and called to 1od) 8ho hears and ans#ers. 3 7ou ha e understood that you (or&i e and ,ray $ut (or yoursel(. ! 3nd in this understandin& you are healed. % In ,rayer you ha e united #ith your 5ource) and understood that you ha e ne er le(t. ' This le el cannot $e attained until there is no hatred in your heart) and no desire to attack the 5on o( 1od. 5-3.I6.%. Ne er (or&et this9 it is you #ho are 1od+s 5on) and as you choose to $e to him so are you to yoursel() and 1od to you. 2 Nor #ill your Cud&ment (ail to reach to 1od) (or you #ill &i e the role to 0im you see in 0is creation. 3 Do not choose amiss) or you #ill think that it is you #ho are creator in 0is ,lace) and 0e is then no lon&er Cause $ut only an e((ect. ! No# healin& is im,ossi$le) (or 0e is $lamed (or your dece,tion and your &uilt. % 0e 8ho is ;o e $ecomes the source o( (ear) (or only (ear can no# $e Custi(ied. ' 6en&eance is 0is. * 0is &reat destroyer) death. - 3nd sickness) su((erin& and &rie ous loss $ecome the lot o( e eryone on earth) #hich 0e a$andoned to the de il+s care) s#earin& 0e #ill deli er it no more. 5-3.I6.'. Come unto 4e) 4y children) once a&ain) #ithout such t#isted thou&hts u,on your hearts. 2 7ou still are holy #ith the 0oliness #hich (athered you in ,er(ect sinlessness) and still surrounds you #ith the 3rms o( ,eace. 3 Dream no# o( healin&. ! Then arise and lay all dreamin& do#n (ore er. % 7ou are he your "ather lo es) #ho ne er le(t

his home) nor #andered in a sa a&e #orld #ith (eet that $leed) and #ith a hea y heart made hard a&ainst the lo e that is the truth in you. ' 1i e all your dreams to Christ and let 0im $e your 1uide to healin&) leadin& you in ,rayer $eyond the sorry reaches o( the #orld. 5-3.I6.*. 0e comes (or 4e and s,eaks 4y 8ord to you. 2 I #ould recall 4y #eary 5on to 4e (rom dreams o( malice to the s#eet em$race o( e erlastin& ;o e and ,er(ect ,eace. 3 4y 3rms are o,en to the 5on I lo e) #ho does not understand that he is healed) and that his ,rayers ha e ne er ceased to sin& his Coy(ul thanks in unison #ith all creation) in the holiness o( ;o e. ! Be still an instant. % Underneath the sounds o( harsh and $itter stri in& and de(eat there is a 6oice that s,eaks to you o( 4e. ' 0ear this an instant and you #ill $e healed. * 0ear this an instant and you ha e $een sa ed. 5-3.I6.-. 0el, 4e to #ake 4y children (rom the dream o( retri$ution and a little li(e $eset #ith (ear) that ends so soon it mi&ht as #ell ha e ne er $een. 2 ;et 4e instead remind you o( eternity) in #hich your Coy &ro#s &reater as your lo e e/tends alon& #ith 4ine $eyond in(inity) #here time and distance ha e no meanin&. 3 8hile you #ait in sorro# 0ea en+s melody is incom,lete) $ecause your son& is ,art o( the eternal harmony o( lo e. ! 8ithout you is creation un(ul(illed. % Return to 4e 8ho ne er le(t 4y 5on. ' ;isten) 4y child) your "ather calls to you. * Do not re(use to hear the Call (or ;o e. - Do not deny to Christ #hat is 0is O#n. : 0ea en is here and 0ea en is your home. 5-3.I6.:. Creation leans across the $ars o( time to li(t the hea y $urden (rom the #orld. 2 ;i(t u, your hearts to &reet its ad ent. 3 5ee the shado#s (ade a#ay in &entleness9 the thorns (all so(tly (rom the $leedin& $ro# o( him #ho is the holy 5on o( 1od. ! 0o# lo ely are you) child o( 0olinessJ % 0o# like to 4eJ ' 0o# lo in&ly I hold you in 4y 0eart and in 4y 3rms. * 0o# dear is e ery &i(t to 4e that you ha e made) #ho healed 4y 5on and took him (rom the cross. - 3rise and let 4y thanks $e &i en you. : 3nd #ith 4y &ratitude #ill come the &i(t (irst o( (or&i eness) then eternal ,eace. 5-3.I6.1>. 5o no# return your holy oice to 4e. 2 The son& o( ,rayer is silent #ithout you. 3 The uni erse is #aitin& your release $ecause it is its o#n. ! Be kind to it and to yoursel() and then $e kind to 4e. % I ask $ut this9 that you $e com(orted and li e no more in terror and in ,ain. ' Do not a$andon ;o e. * Remem$er this9 #hate er you may think a$out yoursel() #hate er you may think a$out the #orld) your "ather needs you and #ill call to you until you come to 0im in ,eace at last.

PREFACE This ?re(ace #as #ritten in 1:**) in res,onse to many requests (or a $rie( introduction to 3 Course in 4iraclesP. The (irst t#o ,artsK0o# It Came9 8hat It IsK0elen 5chucman #rote hersel(9 the (inal ,artK8hat It 5aysK#as #ritten $y the ,rocess o( inner dictation descri$ed in the ?re(ace. 0o# It Came 3 Course in 4iracles $e&an #ith the sudden decision o( t#o ,eo,le to Coin in a common &oal. Their names #ere 0elen 5chucman and 8illiam Thet(ord) ?ro(essors o( 4edical ?sycholo&y at Colum$ia Uni ersity+s Colle&e o( ?hysicians and 5ur&eons in Ne# 7ork City. It does not matter #ho they #ere) e/ce,t that the story sho#s that #ith 1od all thin&s are ,ossi$le. They #ere anythin& $ut s,iritual. Their relationshi, #ith each other #as di((icult and o(ten strained) and they #ere concerned #ith ,ersonal and ,ro(essional acce,tance and status. In &eneral) they had considera$le in estment in the alues o( the #orld. Their li es #ere hardly in accord #ith anythin& that the Course ad ocates. 0elen) the one #ho recei ed the material) descri$es hersel(. ?sycholo&ist) educator) conser ati e in theory and atheistic in $elie() I #as #orkin& in a ,resti&ious and hi&hly academic settin&. 3nd then somethin& ha,,ened that tri&&ered a chain o( e ents I could ne er ha e ,redicted. The head o( my de,artment une/,ectedly announced that he #as tired o( the an&ry and a&&ressi e (eelin&s our attitudes re(lected) and concluded that 2there must $e another #ay.2 3s i( on cue) I a&reed to hel, him (ind it. 3,,arently this Course is the other #ay. 3lthou&h their intention #as serious) they had &reat di((iculty in startin& out on their Coint enture. But they had &i en the 0oly 5,irit the 2little #illin&ness2 that) as the Course itsel( #as to em,hasiAe a&ain and a&ain) is su((icient to ena$le 0im to use any situation (or 0is ,ur,oses and ,ro ide it #ith 0is ,o#er. To continue 0elen+s (irst-,erson account. Three startlin& months ,receded the actual #ritin&) durin& #hich time Bill su&&ested that I #rite do#n the hi&hly sym$olic dreams and descri,tions o( the stran&e ima&es that #ere comin& to me. 3lthou&h I had &ro#n more accustomed to the une/,ected $y that time) I #as still ery sur,rised #hen I #rote) 2This is a course in miracles.2 That #as my introduction to the 6oice. It made no sound) $ut seemed to $e &i in& me a kind o( ra,id) inner dictation #hich I took do#n in a

shorthand note$ook. The #ritin& #as ne er automatic. It could $e interru,ted at any time and later ,icked u, a&ain. It made me ery uncom(orta$le) $ut it ne er seriously occurred to me to sto,. It seemed to $e a s,ecial assi&nment I had someho#) some#here a&reed to com,lete. It re,resented a truly colla$orati e enture $et#een Bill and mysel() and much o( its si&ni(icance) I am sure) lies in that. I #ould take do#n #hat the 6oice 2said2 and read it to him the ne/t day) and he ty,ed it (rom my dictation. I e/,ect he had his s,ecial assi&nment) too. 8ithout his encoura&ement and su,,ort I #ould ne er ha e $een a$le to (ul(ill mine. The #hole ,rocess took a$out se en years. The Te/t came (irst) then the 8ork$ook (or 5tudents) and (inally the 4anual (or Teachers. Only a (e# minor chan&es ha e $een made. Cha,ter titles and su$headin&s ha e $een inserted in the Te/t) and some o( the more ,ersonal re(erences that occurred at the $e&innin& ha e $een omitted. Other#ise the material is su$stantially unchan&ed. The names o( the colla$orators in the recordin& o( the Course do not a,,ear on the co er $ecause the Course can and should stand on its o#n. It is not intended to $ecome the $asis (or another cult. Its only ,ur,ose is to ,ro ide a #ay in #hich some ,eo,le #ill $e a$le to (ind their o#n Internal Teacher. 8hat It Is 3s its title im,lies) the Course is arran&ed throu&hout as a teachin& de ice. It consists o( three $ooks. a '':-,a&e Te/t) a !---,a&e 8ork$ook (or 5tudents) and a :2-,a&e 4anual (or Teachers. The order in #hich students choose to use the $ooks) and the #ays in #hich they study them) de,end on their ,articular needs and ,re(erences. The curriculum the Course ,ro,oses is care(ully concei ed and is e/,lained) ste, $y ste,) at $oth the theoretical and ,ractical le els. It em,hasiAes a,,lication rather than theory) and e/,erience rather than theolo&y. It s,eci(ically states that 2a uni ersal theolo&y is im,ossi$le) $ut a uni ersal e/,erience is not only ,ossi$le $ut necessary2 E4anual) ,. **F. 3lthou&h Christian in statement) the Course deals #ith uni ersal s,iritual themes. It em,hasiAes that it is $ut one ersion o( the uni ersal curriculum. There are many others) this one di((erin& (rom them only in (orm. They all lead to 1od in the end. The Te/t is lar&ely theoretical) and sets (orth the conce,ts on #hich the Course+s thou&ht system is $ased. Its ideas contain the (oundation (or the 8ork$ook+s lessons. 8ithout the ,ractical a,,lication the 8ork$ook ,ro ides) the Te/t #ould remain lar&ely a series o( a$stractions #hich #ould hardly su((ice to $rin& a$out the thou&ht re ersal at #hich the Course aims. The 8ork$ook includes 3'% lessons) one (or each day o( the year. It is not necessary) ho#e er) to do the lessons at that tem,o) and one

mi&ht #ant to remain #ith a ,articularly a,,ealin& lesson (or more than one day. The instructions ur&e only that not more than one lesson a day should $e attem,ted. The ,ractical nature o( the 8ork$ook is underscored $y the introduction to its lessons) #hich em,hasiAes e/,erience throu&h a,,lication rather than a ,rior commitment to a s,iritual &oal. 5ome o( the ideas the #ork$ook ,resents you #ill (ind hard to $elie e) and others may seem to $e quite startlin&. This does not matter. 7ou are merely asked to a,,ly the ideas as you are directed to do. 7ou are not asked to Cud&e them at all. 7ou are asked only to use them. It is their use that #ill &i e them meanin& to you) and #ill sho# you that they are true. Remem$er only this9 you need not $elie e the ideas) you need not acce,t them) and you need not e en #elcome them. 5ome o( them you may acti ely resist. None o( this #ill matter) or decrease their e((icacy. But do not allo# yoursel( to make e/ce,tions in a,,lyin& the ideas the #ork$ook contains) and #hate er your reactions to the ideas may $e) use them. Nothin& more than that is required E8ork$ook) ,. 2F. "inally) the 4anual (or Teachers) #hich is #ritten in question and ans#er (orm) ,ro ides ans#ers to some o( the more likely questions a student mi&ht ask. It also includes a clari(ication o( a num$er o( the terms the Course uses) e/,lainin& them #ithin the theoretical (rame#ork o( the Te/t. The Course makes no claim to (inality) nor are the 8ork$ook lessons intended to $rin& the student+s learnin& to com,letion. 3t the end) the reader is le(t in the hands o( his or her o#n Internal Teacher) 8ho #ill direct all su$sequent learnin& as 0e sees (it. 8hile the Course is com,rehensi e in sco,e) truth cannot $e limited to any (inite (orm) as is clearly reco&niAed in the statement at the end o( the 8ork$ook. This Course is a $e&innin&) not an end...No more s,eci(ic lessons are assi&ned) (or there is no more need o( them. 0ence(orth) hear $ut the 6oice (or 1od...0e #ill direct your e((orts) tellin& you e/actly #hat to do) ho# to direct your mind) and #hen to come to 0im in silence) askin& (or 0is sure direction and 0is certain 8ord E8ork$ook) ,. !-*F. 8hat It 5ays Nothin& real can $e threatened. Nothin& unreal e/ists. 0erein lies the ,eace o( 1od. This is ho# 3 Course in 4iracles $e&ins. It makes a (undamental distinction $et#een the real and the unreal9 $et#een kno#led&e and ,erce,tion. Gno#led&e is truth) under one la#) the la# o( lo e or 1od.

Truth is unaltera$le) eternal and unam$i&uous. It can $e unreco&niAed) $ut it cannot $e chan&ed. It a,,lies to e erythin& that 1od created) and only #hat 0e created is real. It is $eyond learnin& $ecause it is $eyond time and ,rocess. It has no o,,osite9 no $e&innin& and no end. It merely is. The #orld o( ,erce,tion) on the other hand) is the #orld o( time) o( chan&e) o( $e&innin&s and endin&s. It is $ased on inter,retation) not on (acts. It is the #orld o( $irth and death) (ounded on the $elie( in scarcity) loss) se,aration and death. It is learned rather than &i en) selecti e in its ,erce,tual em,hases) unsta$le in its (unctionin&) and inaccurate in its inter,retations. "rom kno#led&e and ,erce,tion res,ecti ely) t#o distinct thou&ht systems arise #hich are o,,osite in e ery res,ect. In the realm o( kno#led&e no thou&hts e/ist a,art (rom 1od) $ecause 1od and 0is Creation share one 8ill. The #orld o( ,erce,tion) ho#e er) is made $y the $elie( in o,,osites and se,arate #ills) in ,er,etual con(lict #ith each other and #ith 1od. 8hat ,erce,tion sees and hears a,,ears to $e real $ecause it ,ermits into a#areness only #hat con(orms to the #ishes o( the ,ercei er. This leads to a #orld o( illusions) a #orld #hich needs constant de(ense ,recisely $ecause it is not real. 8hen you ha e $een cau&ht in the #orld o( ,erce,tion you are cau&ht in a dream. 7ou cannot esca,e #ithout hel,) $ecause e erythin& your senses sho# merely #itnesses to the reality o( the dream. 1od has ,ro ided the 3ns#er) the only 8ay out) the true 0el,er. It is the (unction o( 0is 6oice) 0is 0oly 5,irit) to mediate $et#een the t#o #orlds. 0e can do this $ecause) #hile on the one hand 0e kno#s the truth) on the other 0e also reco&niAes our illusions) $ut #ithout $elie in& in them. It is the 0oly 5,irit+s &oal to hel, us esca,e (rom the dream #orld $y teachin& us ho# to re erse our thinkin& and unlearn our mistakes. "or&i eness is the 0oly 5,irit+s &reat learnin& aid in $rin&in& this thou&ht re ersal a$out. 0o#e er) the Course has its o#n de(inition o( #hat (or&i eness really is Cust as it de(ines the #orld in its o#n #ay. The #orld #e see merely re(lects our o#n internal (rame o( re(erenceK the dominant ideas) #ishes and emotions in our minds. 2?roCection makes ,erce,tion2 ETe/t) ,. !!%F. 8e look inside (irst) decide the kind o( #orld #e #ant to see and then ,roCect that #orld outside) makin& it the truth as #e see it. 8e make it true $y our inter,retations o( #hat it is #e are seein&. I( #e are usin& ,erce,tion to Custi(y our o#n mistakesKour an&er) our im,ulses to attack) our lack o( lo e in #hate er (orm it may takeK#e #ill see a #orld o( e il) destruction) malice) en y and des,air. 3ll this #e must learn to (or&i e) not $ecause #e are $ein& 2&ood2 and 2charita$le)2 $ut $ecause #hat #e are seein&

is not true. 8e ha e distorted the #orld $y our t#isted de(enses) and are there(ore seein& #hat is not there. 3s #e learn to reco&niAe our ,erce,tual errors) #e also learn to look ,ast them or 2(or&i e.2 3t the same time #e are (or&i in& oursel es) lookin& ,ast our distorted sel(conce,ts to the 5el( That 1od created in us and as us. 5in is de(ined as 2lack o( lo e2 ETe/t) ,. 11F. 5ince lo e is all there is) sin in the si&ht o( the 0oly 5,irit is a mistake to $e corrected) rather than an e il to $e ,unished. Our sense o( inadequacy) #eakness and incom,letion comes (rom the stron& in estment in the 2scarcity ,rinci,le2 that &o erns the #hole #orld o( illusions. "rom that ,oint o( ie#) #e seek in others #hat #e (eel is #antin& in oursel es. 8e 2lo e2 another in order to &et somethin& oursel es. That) in (act) is #hat ,asses (or lo e in the dream #orld. There can $e no &reater mistake than that) (or lo e is inca,a$le o( askin& (or anythin&. Only minds can really Coin) and #hom 1od has Coined no man can ,ut asunder ETe/t) ,. 3%'F. It is) ho#e er) only at the le el o( Christ 4ind that true union is ,ossi$le) and has) in (act) ne er $een lost. The 2little I2 seeks to enhance itsel( $y e/ternal a,,ro al) e/ternal ,ossessions and e/ternal 2lo e.2 The 5el( That 1od created needs nothin&. It is (ore er com,lete) sa(e) lo ed and lo in&. It seeks to share rather than to &et9 to e/tend rather than ,roCect. It has no needs and #ants to Coin #ith others out o( their mutual a#areness o( a$undance. The s,ecial relationshi,s o( the #orld are destructi e) sel(ish and childishly e&ocentric. 7et) i( &i en to the 0oly 5,irit) these relationshi,s can $ecome the holiest thin&s on earthKthe miracles that ,oint the #ay to the return to 0ea en. The #orld uses its s,ecial relationshi,s as a (inal #ea,on o( e/clusion and a demonstration o( se,arateness. The 0oly 5,irit trans(orms them into ,er(ect lessons in (or&i eness and in a#akenin& (rom the dream. @ach one is an o,,ortunity to let ,erce,tions $e healed and errors corrected. @ach one is another chance to (or&i e onesel( $y (or&i in& the other. 3nd each one $ecomes still another in itation to the 0oly 5,irit and to the remem$rance o( 1od. ?erce,tion is a (unction o( the $ody) and there(ore re,resents a limit on a#areness. ?erce,tion sees throu&h the $ody+s eyes and hears throu&h the $ody+s ears. It e okes the limited res,onses #hich the $ody makes. The $ody a,,ears to $e lar&ely sel(-moti ated and inde,endent) yet it actually res,onds only to the intentions o( the mind. I( the mind #ants to use it (or attack in any (orm) it $ecomes ,rey to sickness) a&e and decay. I( the mind acce,ts the 0oly 5,irit+s ,ur,ose (or it instead) it $ecomes a use(ul #ay o( communicatin& #ith others) in ulnera$le as lon& as it is needed) and to $e &ently laid $y #hen its use is o er. O( itsel( it is neutral) as is e erythin& in the #orld o( ,erce,tion. 8hether

it is used (or the &oals o( the e&o or the 0oly 5,irit de,ends entirely on #hat the mind #ants. The o,,osite o( seein& throu&h the $ody+s eyes is the ision o( Christ) #hich re(lects stren&th rather than #eakness) unity rather than se,aration) and lo e rather than (ear. The o,,osite o( hearin& throu&h the $ody+s ears is communication throu&h the 6oice (or 1od) the 0oly 5,irit) #hich a$ides in each o( us. 0is 6oice seems distant and di((icult to hear $ecause the e&o) #hich s,eaks (or the little) se,arated sel() seems to $e much louder. This is actually re ersed. The 0oly 5,irit s,eaks #ith unmistaka$le clarity and o er#helmin& a,,eal. No one #ho does not choose to identi(y #ith the $ody could ,ossi$ly $e dea( to 0is messa&es o( release and ho,e) nor could he (ail to acce,t Coyously the ision o( Christ in &lad e/chan&e (or his misera$le ,icture o( himsel(. Christ+s ision is the 0oly 5,irit+s &i(t) 1od+s alternati e to the illusion o( se,aration and to the $elie( in the reality o( sin) &uilt and death. It is the one correction (or all errors o( ,erce,tion9 the reconciliation o( the seemin& o,,osites on #hich this #orld is $ased. Its kindly li&ht sho#s all thin&s (rom another ,oint o( ie#) re(lectin& the thou&ht system that arises (rom kno#led&e and makin& return to 1od not only ,ossi$le $ut ine ita$le. 8hat #as re&arded as inCustice done to one $y someone else no# $ecomes a call (or hel, and (or union. 5in) sickness and attack are seen as mis,erce,tions callin& (or remedy throu&h &entleness and lo e. De(enses are laid do#n $ecause #here there is no attack there is no need (or them. Our $rothers+ needs $ecome our o#n) $ecause they are takin& the Courney #ith us as #e &o to 1od. 8ithout us they #ould lose their #ay. 8ithout them #e could ne er (ind our o#n. "or&i eness is unkno#n in 0ea en) #here the need (or it #ould $e inconcei a$le. 0o#e er) in this #orld) (or&i eness is a necessary correction (or all the mistakes that #e ha e made. To o((er (or&i eness is the only #ay (or us to ha e it) (or it re(lects the la# o( 0ea en that &i in& and recei in& are the same. 0ea en is the natural state o( all the 5ons o( 1od as 0e created them. 5uch is their reality (ore er. It has not chan&ed $ecause it has $een (or&otten. "or&i eness is the means $y #hich #e #ill remem$er. Throu&h (or&i eness the thinkin& o( the #orld is re ersed. The (or&i en #orld $ecomes the &ate o( 0ea en) $ecause $y its mercy #e can at last (or&i e oursel es. 0oldin& no one ,risoner to &uilt) #e $ecome (ree. 3ckno#led&in& Christ in all our $rothers) #e reco&niAe 0is ?resence in oursel es. "or&ettin& all our mis,erce,tions) and #ith nothin& (rom the ,ast to hold us $ack) #e can remem$er 1od. Beyond this) learnin&

cannot &o. 8hen #e are ready) 1od 0imsel( #ill take the (inal ste, in our return to 0im.