LESSON THIRTY-ONE

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 am not the victim of the world I see.

Nor can the world be the victim of Me.  For Heaven stands untouched by any dreams.

Not so the Dreamer; yet the Son of God S/He is rests safe and secure as Heaven (the Holy Spirit), as Reality; despite His experience of dreaming.

The world isn’t ‘doing it’ to Me!  I’m doing ‘it’ to the world! Son of a gun!  That’s a tough idea for Me to swallow!

Theoretically, okay; but to really get it is a major change of mind, not just lip service.  Well, no time like NOW to implement it!

So what You’re saying here is that I’ve taken Heaven and turned My experience of It into a hell that’s called ‘the world’.  That’s very uncool; … an understatement.  There’s one saving grace: I can change my mind and gain My freedom.  For Reality is untouched by Me.

¹ Today’s idea is the introduction to your declaration of release.  Based on Your willingness to accept it.  Again, the idea should be applied to both the world you see without and the world you see within. In applying the idea, we will use a form of practice which will be used more and more, with changes as indicated. Generally speaking, the form 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.  Let Your mind become accustomed to this new way of seeing.  It can only bless.

² Two longer periods of practice with the idea for today are needed, one in the morning and one at night. Three to five minutes for each of them are recommended. During that time, 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.  How You are thinking does make Your vision.

³ 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 thought of hierarchy among them. Truly it’s Your mind in operation that You are watching. 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.  We have forever to All be Awake together.  Even now We are.  It’s just that You are sleeping.  And, yet, still You are embraced by Our Love.

⁴ 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.  It’s just lovely to not be a victim.  Freedom is the inheritance of the Holy Son of God.

⁵ The idea for today is a particularly useful one to use as a response to any form of temptation. It is a declaration that you will not yield to it and put yourself in bondage.  One cannot be free and be a victim spontaneously.  It took a dream to seem to enslave You.  And now You are regaining Your experience of freedom.

 

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[Thank you Dear Brother]