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CH 7 "THE CONSISTENCY OF THE KINGDOM"
IX. THE DEFENSE OF CONFLICT

Do not be afraid of the ego. It does depend on your mind and, as you made it by believing in it, so you can dispel it by withdrawing belief from it. Do not project the responsibility for your belief in it onto anyone else, or you will preserve the belief. When you are willing to accept sole responsibility for the ego's existence yourself, you will have laid aside all anger and all attack because they come from an attempt to project responsibility for your own errors. But having accepted the errors as yours, do not keep them. Give them over quickly to the Holy Spirit to be undone completely so that all their effects will vanish from your minds and from the Sonship as a whole.

  

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1 We are now ready for another review. We will begin where our last review left off and cover two ideas each day. The earlier part of each day will be devoted to one of these ideas, and the latter part of the day to the other. We will have one longer exercise period and frequent shorter ones in which we practice each of them. 

 

2 The longer practice periods will follow this general form: take about 15 minutes for each of them, and begin by thinking about the idea and the comments which are included in the assignments. Devote about three or four minutes to reading them over slowly, several times if you wish, and then close your eyes and listen. Repeat the first phase if you find your mind wandering, but try to spend the major part of the practice period listening quietly but attentively. 

 

3 There is a message waiting for you. Be confident that you will receive it. Remember that it belongs to you and that you want it. Do not allow your intent to waver in the face of distracting thoughts. Realize that, whatever form they take, they have no meaning and no power. Replace them with your determination to succeed. Do not forget that your will has power over all fantasies and dreams. Trust it to see you through and carry you beyond them all. 

 

4 Regard these practice periods as dedications to the way, the truth, and the life. Refuse to be side-tracked into detours, illusions, and thoughts of death. You are dedicated to salvation. Be determined each day not to leave your function unfulfilled.  

 

5 Reaffirm your determination in the shorter practice periods as well, using the original form of the idea for general application and a more specific form when needed. Some specific forms will be included in the comments. These, however, are merely suggestions. It is not the particular words you use that matter.

 

                

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[65] My only function is the one God gave me.

 

2 I have no function but the one God gave me. This recognition releases me from all conflict because it means I cannot have conflicting goals. With one purpose only, I am always certain what to do, what to say, and what to think. All doubt must disappear as I acknowledge that my only function is the one God gave me. 

 

3 More specific applications of this idea might take these forms: 

 

4 My perception of this does not change my function. 

 This does not give me a function other than the one 
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 Let me not use this to justify a function God did not give
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[66] My happiness and my function are one.

 

5 All things that come from God are one. They come from Oneness and must be received as one. Fulfilling my function is my happiness because both come from the same Source. And I must learn to recognize what makes me happy if I would find happiness. 

 

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7 This cannot separate my happiness from my function. 

 The oneness of my happiness and my function
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 Nothing, including this, can justify the illusion of
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In the introduction to this review, we are again reminded that we are determined not to be sidetracked in applying these lessons to the people and situations in our lives. We have the power of decision to make a choice to give up the ego by being vigilant in watching the mind for guilt and fear thoughts. We then turn them over to the Holy Spirit for help in releasing them. Our minds are powerful. That is the power that we give our thoughts that keep us in misery when we listen to them.

The original choice for the separation and our individuality and specialness was made when we accepted the ego story into our minds, that we had sinned and now must run away into the body and the world to hide from God. We bought into the belief that we could separate from the love that we are and with this belief came the guilt. We believed that we had done something so horrendous that we could no longer return to our pristine home in God. Now we have made Him a punishing God and we fear what is to come. Not only do we feel that we have done something terribly wrong, but that we are wrong in our very being. With this thought comes all of our feelings of unworthiness, shame, depression, anxiety, lack, abandonment, stress, frustration, worry, resentments and disappointments. Who of us don't experience these kinds of feelings? Yet none of them reflect the truth of who we are.

Now we are choosing to listen to the appeal that Jesus makes to us in the Course, to see what havoc and suffering have come to our lives as a result of this choice for separation. He is showing us how the ego has led us to believe that we can find some level of happiness in the world and that we should continue to seek outside of ourselves for that happiness. What the ego does not want us to see is the true source of happiness that can only come by choosing against the ego and recognizing that it will continually lead us away from our true power, which is in our right minds. We can never find lasting happiness in the things of this world. As long as we look for it outside in the world, instead of turning within our own minds, we will never find what we are looking for. " The freedom to leave behind everything that hurts you and humbles you and frightens you cannot be thrust upon you, but it can be offered you through the grace of God." (T.11.VI.6.3)(ACIM OE T.10.VII.64) No one is going to hurl us into Heaven. " You have no commander except yourself," (T.6.IV.9.4)(ACIM OE T.6.V.53) but we have a mighty Guide should we wish to turn to Him.
   
In this lesson, Jesus is telling us that our only function is the one God gave us, and that function is to forgive. We have many and varied functions in the world, related to goals that we have for our lives and for our daily activities. These goals are about achieving happiness through external events going a certain way. This morning I had many goals for myself to get some things done, including this commentary. However, a friend called and asked for some of my time. When we met, she asked me to do some errands for her. I felt some distress, thinking about the amount of time this would all take and about the goals that I had set for myself. However, the prompt was to go with her, so I chose to release my investment in what I deemed important, and felt the peace and joy that came with spending time with my friend. Life becomes much clearer and sweeter when we live in the moment and release the future and our own plans. The things we feel we need to accomplish so often just take care of themselves.

Having said that, if we respond to a request because we are trying to be nice or "people-pleasing", it is not an authentic response, but a response based on guilt. We always need to be very discerning as to whether we are listening to the ego or the Holy Spirit when we choose to say "yes" to a request. This is not always easy to see. The important thing is to reflect on what we are feeling. If I say yes and mean no, there will be grievances that I need to look at. On the other hand, sometimes I ask myself if my salvation depends on saying "no", and reminiscent of the reminder to us to do what our brother asks as long as it does not hurt us or our brother. " His very insistence should tell you that he believes salvation lies in it. If you insist on refusing and experience a quick response of opposition, you are believing that your salvation lies in not doing it." (T.12.III.2.2-3)(ACIM OE T.11.IV.25) " Do not leave anyone without giving salvation to him and receiving it yourself." (T.8.III.4.7)(ACIM OE T.8.IV.19) It is all about discernment, which isn't always clear to us.
   
Our only goal is to be happy, peaceful, content, and totally unaffected by events, plans, and intentions. How much does my happiness depend on whether I do my shopping, write my commentary, do my income tax, or exercise? Does my salvation depend on these things? Remembering the one important function releases me from making all these goals the reason for my life. It is not that we don't have things that we need to attend to in our lives. What I find for myself is that I just need to use every situation as an opportunity to learn to be at peace. Now peace becomes the priority in all things, and I remember that my only function is the one God gave me. This is where my happiness lies. When I was not accomplishing what I wanted to get done this morning, I needed to let go of all of that.

Happiness is truly a choice I can make in any moment, when I am choosing with the Holy Spirit. Unhappiness is also a decision based on needing to be right about my story with regard to any situation. When we ask for guidance about our day regarding where we are to go and what we are to do, we are no longer relying on ourselves. We rely on the Holy Spirit rather than our own idle wishes. When we listen to the ego, we are doing things out of guilt. Now we are called to take responsibility for our own lack of peace, rather than making someone else responsible for how we feel.

We may think that we can resolve our conflicts by making a decision about which of our goals have priority and that the conflict would then dissipate. However, we will still feel the stress of all of the goals left undone. Jesus urges us to remember that it is not about reducing conflict in our lives, but releasing it all by remembering our true purpose in this world. If our only purpose is to forgive, love, choose happiness and peace in every moment, and to follow the prompts of the Holy Spirit, our doubts and fears disappear. It all comes about as to whether we give our power to the world or look to our minds to reclaim the power of choice.

What is our conflict really about? When we have conflicting goals, we are torn in two directions. We've all experienced this. The more fundamental these goals are, the more painful the situation becomes. Jesus says that it causes all kinds of problems for us. We become uncertain in what to say and what to do. We are filled with doubt and we become distressed. The conflict for us is whether we choose God's way or the ego's way. This is the fundamental divided condition of our minds. When the conflict in our minds becomes acute, our motivation increases to choose the function God has given us because we recognize that this is where our happiness lies. It lies in my decision to forgive. If I am having an argument of any kind, I would rather lose the argument and win at choosing peace. Thus, it is about choosing our divinity over winning at the hands of the ego that chooses to attack, blame, and hold a grievance. When we blame and hold grievances, we just gather more guilt, which keeps us further invested in the illusion. That is what our attraction to guilt is about. The choice for peace seems like the obvious choice until we are in the battle. When we are, it seems to us that happiness lies in winning the battle and getting our way. That is why it is important to prepare our minds with the specific application of the idea for the day, because otherwise we will be tempted to forget our function.

" My happiness and my function are one." (W.83.3.1) My only function is an internal change of mind and change of teacher, choosing no longer to listen to the ego and turning instead to the Holy Spirit. The ego tells us that our happiness comes from things going well in the world. Clinging to anything external that we want to go our way will never work and will keep us in the conflict. The external world has only one purpose that is helpful, and that is as a reflection of what is going on in our own minds. Now we can see where healing is needed so we can bring our dark thoughts to light. Our happiness comes only through forgiveness. Does this mean that we give up things we think we want in the world? No. We are only asked to look internally to see what our thoughts are about this situation.
 
The Course is about applying its teaching to every situation in our lives. Jesus is helping us to understand that even though we might get some pleasure in the world, it will be transitory. The only true pleasure is found in our choice for peace. When something is disturbing our peace, then we are asked to apply the Lesson. We will then increasingly see that true happiness comes from letting go of guilt. It is our guilt that must be undone. The things outside that seem to have power over us are illusions that we have given power to. We react to these things as if they were real, and we give them power to make us unhappy. Whatever form of upset we experience, we need to recognize that it has no power to impact our happiness. These Lessons are showing us where our happiness truly lies. " And I must learn to recognize what makes me happy, if I would find happiness." (W.83.3.5) The only thing that can make us happy is to forgive.

The power of our minds to choose forgiveness, to choose to release the belief in the illusion, to bring us the happiness we seek, is something we are not necessarily yet completely ready for. We still cling to things that we seek in the world for our happiness and still work to strategize how to acquire happiness through the events and people we manipulate in the world.  Sometimes it will work temporarily for us, but this happiness is neither consistent nor reliable, changing from moment to moment and situation to situation. The idea here is not that we should give up anything we think we want, but to see that the Course is offering us hope for real happiness. When we see that, we become increasingly motivated to turn over our way for His way.

Today, as we go through our day, we are asked to stay vigilant with regard to anything that seems to make us unhappy or bring upsets to our minds. If we were doing the work daily by applying our Lessons, we would remind ourselves that " Nothing, including this, can justify the illusion of happiness apart from my function." (W.83.4.4) Today, let forgiveness lead you to the happiness that is within. The peace of God is waiting for your acceptance, which means that anything that gets in the way is another opportunity to release how the ego would have you see it.

Love and blessings, Sarah

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Chapter Seven

IX. The Defense of Conflict                       

82 We once said that without projection there can be no anger, but it is also true that without projection there can be no love. Projection is a fundamental law of the mind and therefore one which always operates. It is the law by which you create and were created. It is the law which unifies the Kingdom and keeps it in the Mind of God. To the ego, the law is perceived as a way of getting rid of something it does not want. To the Holy Spirit, it is the fundamental law of sharing by which you give what you value in order to keep it in your own mind.

 

83 Projection, to the Holy Spirit, is the law of extension. To the ego, it is the law of deprivation. It therefore produces abundance or scarcity, depending on how you choose to apply it. This choice is up to you, but it is not up to you to decide whether or not you will utilize projection. Every mind must project because that is how it lives, and every mind is life. The ego's use of projection must be fully understood before its inevitable association between projection and anger can be finally undone.

 

84 The ego always tries to preserve conflict. It is very ingenious in devising ways which seem to diminish conflict because it does not want you to find conflict so intolerable that you will insist on giving it up. Therefore, the ego tries to persuade you that it can free you of conflict, lest you give the ego up and free yourself. The ego, using its own warped version of the laws of God, utilizes the power of the mind only to defeat the mind's real purpose. It projects conflict from your mind to other minds in an attempt to persuade you that you have gotten rid of it. This has several fallacies which may not be so apparent.

 

85 Strictly speaking, conflict cannot be projected precisely because it cannot be fully shared. Any attempt to keep part of it and get rid of another part does not really mean anything. Remember that a conflicted teacher is a poor teacher and a poor learner. His lessons are confused, and their transfer value is severely limited by his confusion. A second fallacy is the idea that you can get rid of something you do not want by giving it away. Giving it is how you keep it. The belief that by giving it out you have excluded it from within is a complete distortion of the power of extension.

 

86 That is why those who project from the ego are vigilant for their own safety. They are afraid that their projections will return and hurt them. They do believe they have blotted their projections from their own minds, but they also believe their projections are trying to creep back into them. That is because the projections have not left their minds, and this in turn forces them to engage in compulsive activity in order not to recognize this. You cannot perpetuate an illusion about another without perpetuating it about yourself. There is no way out of this because it is impossible to fragment the mind.

 

87 To fragment is to break into pieces, and mind cannot attack or be attacked. The belief that it can, a fallacy which the ego always makes, underlies its whole use of projection. It does not understand what mind is and therefore does not understand what you are. Yet its existence is dependent on your mind because the ego is your belief. The ego is therefore a confusion in identification which never had a consistent model and never developed consistently. It is the distorted product of the misapplication of the laws of God by distorted minds which are misusing their own power.

 

88 Do not be afraid of the ego. It does depend on your mind and, as you made it by believing in it, so you can dispel it by withdrawing belief from it. Do not project the responsibility for your belief in it onto anyone else, or you will preserve the belief. When you are willing to accept sole responsibility for the ego's existence yourself, you will have laid aside all anger and all attack because they come from an attempt to project responsibility for your own errors. But having accepted the errors as yours, do not keep them. Give them over quickly to the Holy Spirit to be undone completely so that all their effects will vanish from your minds and from the Sonship as a whole.

 

89 The Holy Spirit will teach you to perceive beyond belief because truth is beyond belief, and His perception is true. The ego can be completely forgotten at any time because it was always a belief that is totally incredible. No one can keep a belief he has judged to be unbelievable. The more you learn about the ego, the more you realize that it cannot be believed. The incredible cannot be understood because it is unbelievable. The utter meaninglessness of all perception that comes from the unbelievable must be apparent, but it is not recognized as beyond belief because it was made by belief.

 

90 The whole purpose of this course is to teach you that the ego is unbelievable and will forever be unbelievable. You who made the ego by believing the unbelievable cannot make this judgment alone. By accepting the Atonement for yourself, you are deciding against the belief that you can be alone, thus dispelling the idea of separation and affirming your true identification with the whole Kingdom as literally part of you. This identification is as beyond doubt as it is beyond belief. Your wholeness has no limits because being is in infinity.

 

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