Library of Christ Mind Teachings
ACIM Original Edition
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The real world is a symbol like the rest of what perception offers. Yet
it stands for what is opposite to what you made. Your world is seen
through eyes of fear and brings the witnesses of terror to your mind.
The real world cannot be perceived except through eyes forgiveness
blesses, so they see a world where terror is impossible and witnesses to
fear cannot be found.
2 The real world holds a counterpart for each unhappy thought
reflected in your world, a sure correction for the sights of fear and
sounds of battle which your world contains. The real world shows a world
seen differently, through quiet eyes and with a mind at peace. Nothing
but rest is there. There are no cries of pain and sorrow heard, for
nothing here remains outside forgiveness. And the sights are gentle.
Only happy sights and sounds can reach the mind that has forgiven
itself.
3 What need has such a mind for thoughts of death, attack,
and murder? What can it perceive surrounding it but safety, love, and
joy? What is there it would choose to be condemned, and what is there
that it would judge against? The world it sees arises from a mind at
peace within itself. No danger lurks in anything it sees, for it is kind
and only kindness does it look upon.
4 The real world is the symbol that the dream of sin and
guilt is over and God’s Son no longer sleeps. His waking eyes perceive
the sure reflection of his Father’s Love, the certain promise that he is
redeemed. The real world signifies the end of time, for its perception
makes time purposeless.
5 The Holy Spirit has no need of time when it has served His
purpose. Now He waits but that one instant more for God to take His
final step, and time has disappeared, taking perception with it as it
goes and leaving but the Truth to be Itself. That instant is our goal,
for it contains the memory of God. And as we look upon a world forgiven,
it is He Who calls to us and comes to take us home, reminding us of our
Identity which our forgiveness has restored to us.
