1. The idea for today contains the only way out of fear that will ever succeed. \u00b2Nothing else will work; everything else is meaningless. \u00b3But this way cannot fail. \u2074Every thought you have makes up some segment of the world you see. \u2075It is with your thoughts, then, that we must work, if your perception of the world is to be changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. If the cause of the world you see is attack thoughts, you must learn that it is these thoughts which you do not want. \u00b2There is no point in lamenting the world. \u00b3There is no point in trying to change the world. \u2074It is incapable of change because it is merely an effect. \u2075But there is indeed a point in changing your thoughts about the world. \u2076Here you are changing the cause. \u2077The effect will change automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. The world you see is a vengeful world, and everything in it is a symbol of vengeance. \u00b2Each of your perceptions of \u201cexternal reality\u201d is a pictorial representation of your own attack thoughts. \u00b3One can well ask if this can be called seeing. \u2074Is not fantasy a better word for such a process, and hallucination a more appropriate term for the result?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. The idea for today introduces the thought that you are not trapped in the world you see, because its cause can be changed. \u00b2This change requires, first, that the cause be identified and then let go, so that it can be replaced. \u00b3The first two steps in this process require your cooperation. \u2074The final one does not. \u2075Your images have already been replaced. \u2076By taking the first two steps, you will see that this is so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Vandag se idee stel die gedagte bekend dat jy nie hulpeloos vasgevang is in die w\u00eareld wat jy sien nie, want die oorsaak daarvan kan verander word. 2<\/sup>Dit vereis eerstens dat die oorsaak ge\u00efdentifiseer en daarna verwyder word, sodat dit vervang kan word. 3<\/sup>Die eerste twee stappe in hierdie proses vra jou samewerking. 4<\/sup>Die finale een vra dit nie. 5<\/sup>Jou beelde is alreeds vervang. 6<\/sup>Deur die eerste twee stappe te neem, sal jy sien dat dit so is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Besides using it throughout the day as the need arises, five practice periods are required in applying today\u2019s idea. \u00b2As you look about you, repeat the idea slowly to yourself first, and then close your eyes and devote about a minute to searching your mind for as many attack thoughts as occur to you. \u00b3As each one crosses your mind say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04<\/sup>Ek kan ontsnap aan die w\u00eareld wat ek sien deur aanvalsgedagtes oor __________ op \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>te gee.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 5<\/sup>Hold each attack thought in mind as you say this, and then dismiss that thought and go on to the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. In the practice periods, be sure to include both your thoughts of attacking and of being attacked. \u00b2Their effects are exactly the same because they are exactly the same. \u00b3You do not recognize this as yet, and you are asked at this time only to treat them as the same in today\u2019s practice periods. \u2074We are still at the stage of identifying the cause of the world you see. \u2075When you finally learn that thoughts of attack and of being attacked are not different, you will be ready to let the cause go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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