LESSON TWENTY TWO

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.

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L e s s o n 22

What I see is a form of vengeance.

My attack on God, for I’ve chosen not to see as He, but rather to focus on My invention. What insanity!

¹ Today’s idea accurately describes the way anyone who holds attack thoughts in his mind must see the world. Holding attack thoughts is the equivalent of holding a cocked pistol: You are ready to do harm. Having projected his anger onto the world, he sees vengeance about to strike at him. Since He’s ready to attack, He must find His enemy. Anyone will do. All He needs is a reason, and the reason need not be valid. His own attack is thus perceived as self defense. He proclaims Himself a victim. Thus His attack is self-defence, not aggression. This becomes an increasingly vicious circle until he is willing to change how he sees. Otherwise, thoughts of attack and counter-attack will preoccupy him and people his entire world. These dreams of aggressor and victim have no reality What peace of mind is possible to him then?

² It is from this savage fantasy that you want to escape. Is it not joyous news to hear that it is not real? They rest on sand castles, for they are not built upon a rock. Is it not a happy discovery to find that you can escape? lIt is quite ike waking from a night dream, You made what you would destroy-everything that you hate and would attack and kill. All that you fear does not exist.  Such is the insane occupation of the ego.  Why would You wish to join with such insanity?  Is there an answer?  Or is it total abdication of Your Divine Selfhood?

³ Look at the world about you at least five times today, for at least a minute each time. As your eyes move slowly from one object to another, from one body to another, say to yourself:

⁴ I see only the perishable.
I see nothing that will last.
What I see is not real.
What I see is a form of vengeance. 

It is My attack on Reality; pure insanity.

Do I sound repetitive?  I will be until You get it!

⁵ At the end of each practice period, ask yourself:

⁶ Is this the world I really want to see?  Yes … if I’m crazy.

⁷ The answer is surely obvious.  It must be, yet the good news is that I can always change My mind; right now, if I so choose to do so!  Will You All join Me?