My brother is myself. Remember this, for there is nothing or no one "outside" me. Any hateful or unkind thought I entertain blocks my Awareness of Reality.
Knowledge is of Heaven, perception is of the dream-world. Yet, perception has a focus because it gives consistency to what dreams show me. ACIM teaches me to use this focus to embrace Truth. What I "see" in the world of dreams will reflect my new focus or goal.
I will replace dreams and illusions with Thoughts of Truth. I instruct my mind that Truth is all I want. I will not ruminate about the past or worry about the future. "Past" and "future" do not exist. I seek only Truth and I look for it only in the present. TRUTH is my goal. If I feel anger or dismay, I have turned from my goal. If a brother's sins occur to me or I turn my eyes to my own mistakes, Truth will be obscured.
I look neither backward nor ahead, but straight into the present and give my trust to the Experience of Truth. I seek for respite an instant from the misery of the world. This is not an "escape from reality," it is a rest, in Reality, for my weary soul.
I have created the dream-world to give me an experience "apart-from-God." ACIM teaches me that I may use everything in the dream-world to Awaken to Reality.
