On May 11, 5:42В am, "Pieter" wrote:
>> The first paragraph of this lesson:
>
>> "Perception is consistent. What you see
>> reflects your thinking. And your thinking but
>> reflects your choice of what you want to see.
>> Your values are determiners of this,
>> for what you value you must want to see,
>> believing what you see is really there.
>> No one can see a world his mind has not
>> accorded value. And no one can fail
>> to look upon what he believes he wants."
>
>> says the same as what is said in
>> the introduction of chapter 21:
>
>> "Projection makes perception; the world you see
>> is what you GAVE it, nothing more than that.
>> But, though it is no more than that, it is
>> not less. Therefore, to you, it is important.
>> It is the witness to your state of mind,
>> the outside picture of an inward condition.
>> As a man thinketh, so does he perceive.
>> Therefore, seek not to change the world, but
>> will to change your mind ABOUT the world.
>> Perception is a RESULT, and not a cause.
>> And that is why order of miracles is meaningless.
>> Everything looked upon with vision is healed and holy.
>> Nothing perceived without it means anything.
>> And where there is no meaning, there is chaos."
>
> In chapter 12 the issue of projection
> and perception was spoken of already:
>
> "1772. . . . You see what you expect, and you expect what you
> invite. Your perception is the result of your invitation, coming to
> you as you sent for it. Whose manifestations would you see? Of
> whose presence would you be convinced? For you will believe
> in what you MANIFEST, and as you look out so will you see in.
> Two ways of looking at the world are in your mind, and your
> perception will reflect the guidance you chose.
Can you see how this would make the world and everyone in it, perfect
sinless and for everyone's benefit? This IS the Holy Spirit's
perception as he has given it to me time and time again when I've
asked him to see things differently.
>
> 1774. We said before that WHAT you project is up to you,
> but it is NOT up to you WHETHER to project, for projection is
> a law of mind. Perception IS projection, and you look in BEFORE
> you look out. As you look in, you choose the guide for seeing, and
> THEN look out, and behold his witnesses. This is why you find
> what you seek. What you want in YOURSELF you will make
> manifest by projection, and you will accept it FROM the world,
> because you put it there BY wanting it.
So wouldn't the first step be to WANT the world and everyone in it to
be, perfect, sinless and for my benefit? I think everyone WANTS this
but they just aren't willing to go beyond the proof the ego shows them
with their senses. I've found it is a CHOICE that MUST be practiced
and chosen over and over. It starts with a changed perception on small
things and ends up being all encompassing. Don't worry, it is possible
to see a world of love but the ego will tell you, you are insane not
believe in it's world of hate, enemies and condemnation. But it's
everyone choice to believe in the world they WANT. The world is only
what we make of it, by our choices of perception.
> 1775. When you think you are projecting what you do NOT want,
> it is still because you DO want it. This leads directly to dissociation,
> for it represents the acceptance of two goals, each perceived
> in a DIFFERENT place, separated from each other BECAUSE
> you made them different. The mind then sees a divided world
> OUTSIDE itself, but not within. This gives it an illusion of integrity,
> and enables it to believe that it is pursuing one goal. As long as you
> perceive the world as split, YOU are not healed. For to be healed
> is to pursue one goal, because you have ACCEPTED only one,
> and WANT but one.
> 1776. When you want ONLY love you will see nothing else. The
> contradictory nature of the witnesses you perceive is merely the
> reflection of your conflicting invitations."
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