God is the Love in which I forgive. · Wb.46

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v1.0 · Course text used under CIMS license

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Contents

Opening

Introduction

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Part I

Lessons 1 - 50

50 lessons

1.Nothing I see in this room[on this street, from this window in this place] means anything.

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2.I have given everything I see in this room[on this street, from this window, in this place] all the meaning that it has for me.

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3.I do not understand anything I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place].

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4.These thoughts do not mean anything. They are like the things I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place].

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5.I am never upset for the reason I think.

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6.I am upset because I see something that is not there.

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7.I see only the past.

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8.My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts.

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9.I see nothing as it is now.

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10.My thoughts do not mean anything.

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11.My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.

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12.I am upset because I see a meaningless world.

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13.A meaningless world engenders fear.

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14.God did not create a meaningless world.

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15.My thoughts are images which I have made.

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16.I have no neutral thoughts.

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17.I see no neutral things.

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18.I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my seeing.

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19.I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my thoughts.

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20.I am determined to see.

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21.I am determined to see things differently.

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22.What I see is a form of vengeance.

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23.I can escape from the world I see by giving up attack thoughts.

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24.I do not perceive my own best interests.

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25.I do not know what anything is for.

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26.My attack thoughts are attacking my invulnerability.

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27.Above all else I want to see.

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28.Above all else, I want to see things differently.

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29.God is in everything I see.

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30.God is in everything I see because God is in my mind.

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31.I am not the victim of the world I see.

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32.I have invented the world I see.

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33.There is another way of looking at the world.

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34.I could see peace instead of this.

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35.My mind is part of God's. I am very holy.

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36.My holiness envelops everything I see.

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37.My holiness blesses the world.

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38.There is nothing my holiness cannot do.

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39.My holiness is my salvation.

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40.I am blessed as a Son of God.

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41.God goes with me wherever I go.

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42.God is my strength. Vision is His gift.

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43.God is my Source. I cannot see apart from Him.

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44.God is the Light in which I see.

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45.God is the Mind with which I think.

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46.God is the Love in which I forgive.

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47.God is the Strength in which I trust.

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48.There is nothing to fear.

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49.God's Voice speaks to me all through the day.

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50.I am sustained by the Love of God.

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Part I

Review I [51 - 60]

10 lessons

Part I

Lessons 61 - 80

20 lessons

Part I

Review II [81 - 90]

10 lessons

Part I

Lessons 91 - 110

20 lessons

Part I

Review III [111 - 120]

10 lessons

Part I

Lessons 121 - 140

20 lessons

Part I

Review IV [141 - 150]

10 lessons

Part I

Lessons 151 - 170

20 lessons

Part I

Review V [171 - 180]

10 lessons

Part I

Lessons 181 - 200

20 lessons

Part I

Review VI [201 - 220]

20 lessons

Part II

Introduction

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Part II

Lessons 221 - 230

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 231 - 240

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 241 - 250

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 251 - 260

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 261 - 270

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 271 - 280

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 281 - 290

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 291 - 300

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 301 - 310

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 311 - 320

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 321 - 330

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 331 - 340

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 341 - 350

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 351 - 360

10 lessons

Part II

Lessons 361 - 365

5 lessons

Closing

Epilogue

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Part I · Lesson 46

God is the Love in which I forgive.

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1God does not forgive because He has never condemned. And there must be condemnation before forgiveness is necessary. Forgiveness is the great need of this world, but that is because it is a world of illusions. Those who forgive are thus releasing themselves from illusions, while those who withhold forgiveness are binding themselves to them. As you condemn only yourself, so do you forgive only yourself.

2Although God does not forgive, His Love is nevertheless the basis of forgiveness. Fear condemns, and love forgives. Forgiveness thus undoes what fear has produced, returning the mind to the awareness of God. For this reason, forgiveness can truly be called salvation. It is the means by which illusions disappear.

3Today's exercises require at least three full five-minute practice periods and as many shorter applications as possible. Begin the practice periods by repeating today's idea to yourself, as usual. Close your eyes as you do so and spend a minute or two in searching your mind for those whom you have not forgiven. It does not matter "how much" you have not forgiven. You have forgiven them entirely or not at all.

4If you are doing the exercises well, you should have no difficulty in finding a number of people you have not forgiven. It is a safe rule that anyone you do not like is a suitable subject. Mention each one by name and say:

5God is the Love in which I forgive you, [name].

6The purpose of the first phase of today's practice is to put you in the best position to forgive yourself. After you have applied the idea for today to all those who have come to mind, tell yourself,

7God is the Love in which I forgive myself.

8Then devote the remainder of the practice period to offering related ideas such as:

9God is the Love with which I love myself. God is the Love in which I am blessed.

10The form of the applications may vary considerably, but the central idea should not be lost sight of. You might say, for example:

11I cannot be guilty because I am a Son of God. I have already been forgiven. No fear is possible in a mind beloved of God. There is no need to attack because Love has forgiven me.

12The practice period should end, however, with a repetition of today's idea as originally stated.

13The shorter applications may consist either of a repetition of the idea for today in the original or in a related form, or in more specific applications if needed. They will be needed at any time during the day when you become aware of any kind of negative reaction to anyone, present or not. In this event, tell him silently,

14God is the Love in which I forgive you.