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Discord Is Caused by a Belief in Two Powers In many of his books that together form The Infinite Way, Joel Goldsmith talks about discord (error, sin, sickness, death, etc.). He explains that discord is caused by a belief in two powers: a belief in the power of God and a belief in some other
“God has condemned me not. No more do I.” Read “purity” for “holiness” and today’s lesson all of a sudden takes on the character of a very direct invitation. You are pure, always have been, always will be. Any notion that you might fall short of heavenly, lovely, joyous Purity is merely a mirage, an
“This is my holy instant of release.” Each and every moment can be a moment of release from mistaken notions, from beliefs that do not serve you, from expectations that seem to lock you in. The truth of each and every moment is the revelation and recognition that Creation is flowing into extension joyfully, peacefully
“Salvation of the world depends on me.” The images you see in the world are an effect: they reflect what you keep active inside. The world as you see it does not have any other claim to existence than your belief in it. Your belief in various notions projects those notions into images you see
The two ideas for review today are: 63) “The light of the world brings peace to every mind through my forgiveness.” 64) “Let me not forget my function.” To forgive means to let go of the images you see in the world, to set them free. That means that you decide not to perpetuate your
“Let me recognize the problem so it can be solved.“ There is only one problem. The lesson calls the one problem: separation. Through your focus on the many different forms around you, you have come to believe that every single expression in form has an existence separate from everything else. You have projected that belief
“I can escape from the world I see by giving up attack thoughts.” Yesterday we talked about the discord within. It is the result of the mistaken belief that you made yourself and that you are therefore separated from everything else. Because you do not see the source of the disturbance within self, you think