June 3rd 2014 Lesson 31
I am not the victim of the world I see.
Today's idea is the introduction to your declaration of release. We will use the following format which includes two aspects, one in which you apply the idea on a more sustained basis, and the other consisting of frequent applications of the idea throughout the day.- Intention: Two longer
periods of practice with today's idea are needed, one in the
morning and one at night. Three to five minutes for each of these are
recommended. In addition,
repeat the idea for today as often as possible during the day. Remind
yourself that you are making a declaration of independence in the name
of your own freedom. And in your freedom lies the freedom of the world.
- Practice: During the longer practice periods,
look about you slowly while repeating the idea two or three times. Then
close your eyes, and apply the same idea to your inner world. You will
escape from both together, for the inner is the cause of the outer.As you survey
your inner world, merely let whatever thoughts cross your mind come into
your awareness, each to be considered for a moment, and then replaced
by the next. Try not to establish any kind of hierarchy among them.
Watch them come and go as dispassionately as possible. Do not dwell on
any one in particular, but try to let the stream move on evenly and
calmly, without any special investment on your part. As you sit and
quietly watch your thoughts, repeat today's idea to yourself as often as
you care to, but with no sense of hurry.
- Application: Remember that today's idea should be applied to both the world you see without and the world you see within. It is also a particularly useful one to use as a response to any form
of temptation that may arise. It is a declaration that you will not
yield to it, and put yourself in bondage.
Insights/comments:
- Today's idea addresses the huge implication that comes from knowing that the world outside is but a mirror of our own inner world, namely that we cannot be victims to what we perceive on the outside, for it is simply a projection of what we are thinking and believing. And now we begin to see a way to salvation, for if the limitations of the world are our own creations, we can certainly uncreate them, freeing ourselves and the world.
Typically this revelation does not produce immediate results in us, even though it could if we truly believed it, but because we still believe the world to be real, it does takes some time for us to assimilate to this new thought system that places us in control of our own experiences. The process for precipitating the transformation to the new thought system is to regularly and constantly re-mind ourselves of the truth that we are not the victims of the world we see for it is our own creation. This reduces our fear of the world, which engenders less condemnation, which then encourages more acceptance of the truth that the world is quite literally one with us for we made it. It is our make-believe world that we made ourselves believe is real. This unified awareness develops the vision that allows us to release our make-believe world so that we may behold the perfect world that God created.
I and my Creator are One. 
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