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The miracle perceives everything
as it is. If nothing but the truth exists (and this is really a redundant statement because what is not true
cannot exist) right-minded seeing cannot see anything
but perfection. We have said many times that
only what God creates, or what man creates with the same will, has any real existence. This, then, is all the innocent can see. They do not suffer from the distortions of the separated ones. The way to correct all such distortions is to withdraw your
faith from them and invest it
only in what is true.
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CH 3 RETRAINING THE MIND
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1 A theoretical foundation such as the text is necessary as a background to make these exercises meaningful. Yet it is the exercises which will make the goal possible. An untrained mind can accomplish nothing. It is the purpose of these exercises to train the mind to think along the lines which the course sets forth.
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Lesson 30
God is in everything I see
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1 The idea for today is the springboard for vision. From this idea will the world open up before you, and you will look upon it and see in it what you have never seen before. Nor will what you saw before be even faintly visible to you.
2 Today we are trying to use the new kind of projection. We are not attempting to get rid of what we do not like by seeing it outside. Instead, we are trying to see in the world what is in our minds, and what we want to recognize is there. Thus we are trying to join with what we see, rather than keeping it apart from us. That is the fundamental difference between vision and the way you see.
3 Today's idea should be applied as often as possible throughout the day. Whenever you have a moment or so, repeat it to yourself slowly, looking about you and trying to realize that the idea applies to everything you do see now or could see now if it were within the range of your sight.
4 Real vision is not limited to concepts such as "near" and "far." To help you begin to get used to this idea, try to think of things beyond your present range as well as those you can actually see, as you apply today's idea. Real vision is not only unlimited by space and distance, but it does not depend on the body's eyes at all. The mind is its only source.
5 To aid in helping you to become more accustomed to this idea as well, devote several practice periods to applying today's idea with your eyes closed, using whatever subjects come to mind and looking within rather than without. Today's idea applies equally to both.
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Chapter 3
Retraining the Mind
IV. Miracles as Accurate
Perception
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25 We have repeatedly stated that the basic concepts referred to in this course are
not matters of degree. Certain fundamental concepts
cannot be meaningfully understood in terms of coexisting polarities. It is impossible to conceive of light and darkness, or everything and nothing, as joint possibilities. They are all true
or all false. It is essential that you realize that behavior is erratic until a firm commitment to one or the other is made.
26 A firm commitment to darkness or nothingness is impossible. No one has ever lived who has not experienced
some light and
some [of everything]. This makes everyone really unable to deny truth totally, even if he generally deceives himself in this connection. That is why those who live largely in darkness and emptiness never find any lasting solace. Innocence is
not a partial attribute. It is not a real defense
until it is total. When it is partial, it is characterized by the same erratic nature that holds for other two-edged defenses.
27 The partly innocent are apt to be quite stupid at times. It is not until their innocence becomes a genuine viewpoint which is universal in its application that it becomes wisdom. Innocent (or true) perception means that you
never misperceive and
always see truly. More simply, it means that you never see what does not really exist. When you lack confidence in what someone will do, you are attesting to your belief that he is not in his right mind. This is hardly a miracle-based frame of reference. It also has the disastrous effect of denying the creative power of the miracle.
28 The miracle perceives everything
as it is. If nothing but the truth exists (and this is really a redundant statement because what is not true
cannot exist) right-minded seeing cannot see anything
but perfection. We have said many times that
only what God creates, or what man creates with the same will, has any real existence. This, then, is all the innocent can see. They do not suffer from the distortions of the separated ones. The way to correct all such distortions is to withdraw your
faith from them and invest it
only in what is true.
29 You
cannot validate the invalid. I would suggest that you voluntarily give up all such attempts because they can only be frantic. If you are willing to validate what
is true in everything you perceive, you will make it true for
you. Truth overcomes
all error. This means that if you perceive truly, you are canceling out misperceptions in yourself
and in others simultaneously. Because you see them as they are, you offer them your own validation of
their truth. This is the healing which the miracle actively fosters.
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Lesson 30
God is in everything I see
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Sarah's Commentary:
We are learning a kind of seeing that does not come from looking at the world with our eyes but instead seeing with vision. In fact, this Lesson says,
"The idea for today is the springboard for vision."
(W.30.1.1) It is an important Lesson because
"From this idea will the world open up before you, and you will look upon it and see in it what you have never seen before."
(W.30.1.2) If God is in everything I see because God is in my mind, then vision must come from getting in touch with the love of God in my mind. From this will come a new kind of seeing, which is not about the eyes at all. It is the love we are extending through us. Thus, one could expect there can be no vision with judgment because judgment blocks vision. With vision, our perception of everyone and everything reflects innocence and holiness.
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