ACIM Lesson 325 Contemplation

"All things I think I see reflect ideas."
This lesson teaches that everything we experience is a reflection of our own thoughts and desires. It emphasizes that our perceptions are projections of our mind's ideas, which we then perceive as reality. By recognizing this process, we understand that we have the power to choose what we see and experience, allowing us to decide between a world of conflict or one of peace and love. The lesson encourages us to align our desires with God's ideas, letting go of our own insane wishes for separation and instead seeking a world of forgiveness and unity.
All quotes are from A Course in Miracles, copyright ©2007, Third Edition used with permission from the publisher and copyright holder, the Foundation for Inner Peace, 448 Ignacio Blvd., #306, Novato, CA 94949.

Transcript

A Course in Miracles,

Lesson 325 All things I think I see reflect ideas.

All things I see reflect ideas.

This is salvation's keynote.

What I see reflects a process in my mind,

A process which starts with my idea of what I want.

The mind makes up an image of the thing the mind desires,

Of the thing my mind judges valuable and therefore seeks to find.

These images are then projected outward.

These images are looked upon and esteemed as real.

These images are guarded as one's own.

From insane wishes comes an insane world.

From judgment comes a world condemned.

From forgiving thoughts a gentle world comes forth with mercy for the holy child of God,

Offering a kindly home where the child can rest a while before journeying on,

Where the child can help all brothers and sisters find the way to heaven and find the way to God.

Father,

Let me behold only what your ideas reflect.

Establish truth.

What I see reflects a process in my mind with my idea of what I want.

The mind makes up an image of the thing the mind desires,

Of the thing my mind judges valuable and therefore seeks to find.

These images are then projected outward and are looked upon as real,

Are guarded as one's own.

These images are guarded as one's own.

From insane wishes comes an insane world.

From judgment comes a world condemned.

From forgiving thoughts a gentle world comes forth,

Offering a kindly home where the child can rest a while before journeying on,

Where the child can help all brothers and sisters find the way to heaven and find the way to God.

Father,

Let me behold only what your ideas reflect.

Your ideas,

Father,

And yours alone establish truth.

All things I think I see reflect ideas.

Nothing real can be threatened.

Nothing unreal lies the peace of God.