LESSON SIXTEEN

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE: The Course text is in bold face. The Guidance is in normal type In His Guidance, He has asked Me to capitalize the pronouns You and We as an acknowledgement of the Divinity of All of Us, an acknowledgement of Equality, an expression of His Love and respect for You. When You see the word ‘YOU’ capitalized in the Guidance, know that He is not just speaking to YOU, He is honoring YOU.

I have no neutral thoughts.  For every thought I have affects Me, depending on its content.  I cannot let My mind run aimlessly or be filled with internet, tv or radio and still make the connection with Our Divinity, simultaneously. It is one or the other.

¹ The idea for today is a beginning step in dispelling the belief that your thoughts have no effect.  For thought alone makes up all of what  seems to You to be things. Everything you see is the result of your thoughts. There is no exception to this fact. Thoughts are not big or little, powerful or weak. They are merely true or false. Those which are true create their own likeness. Those which are false make theirs.  Only Truth is Real, though both seem to be.

² There is no more self-contradictory concept than that of “idle thoughts.” What gives rise to the perception of a whole world can hardly be called idle. For the ego dream is quite purposeful.  It just isn’t real.  As the poet said: There is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.  To You.  Every thought you have contributes to truth or to illusion; – is not that a lovely thought: “contributes to Truth” – sweet way to measure Your thinking – either it extends the truth or it multiplies illusions. You can indeed multiply nothing, but you will not extend it by doing so.  The Son of God has but one job, to contribute to Truth by thought and by loving.

³ In addition to never being idle, salvation requires that you recognize that every thought you have brings either peace or war, either love or fear. A neutral result is impossible because a neutral thought is impossible. There is such a temptation to dismiss fear thoughts as unimportant, trivial, and not worth bothering about that it is essential you recognize them all as equally destructive but equally unreal. We will practice this idea in many forms before you really understand it.  Being Conscious of Your thinking – the importance of it – cannot be stressed too much.  Do not allow Your mind to wander helter-skelter, but do Your best in keeping it in line with Love.

⁴ In applying the idea for today, search your mind for a minute or so, with eyes closed, and actively seek not to overlook any “little” thought which tends to elude the search. This is quite difficult until you get used to it. You will find that it is still hard for you not to make artificial distinctions. Every thought that occurs to you, regardless of the quality which you assign to it, is a suitable subject for applying today’s idea.

⁵ In the practice periods, first repeat the idea, and then as each one crosses your mind, hold it in awareness while you tell yourself:

⁶ This thought about _____ is not a neutral thought.
That thought about _____ is not a neutral thought.

⁷ As usual, use today’s idea whenever you are aware of a particular thought which arouses uneasiness. The following form is suggested for this purpose:

⁸ This thought about _____ is not a neutral thought,
because I have no neutral thoughts.

⁹ Four or five practice periods are recommended if you find them relatively effortless. If strain is experienced, three will be enough. The length of the exercise period should also be reduced if there is discomfort.

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[Thank you Dear Brother]

*Sun~Rose is the scribe of the recently published book, “YOU ARE LOVED AND SAFE: PREP NOTES FOR EXPERIENCING GOD’S LOVE“, Jesus’ Guidance on the Miracle Principles

She is also author of, “RADIANT LIFE: RAW FOOD AND THE PRESENCE OF LOVE”

BOTH now available on amazon.com