Lesson 6: I am upset because I see something that is not there.
Commentary (full lesson beneath commentary)
This lesson equalizes all upsets. It calmly, with authority, states that I am seeing something that is not there, namely, the illusory world, the world of form. I am seeing something that is not there, and then I am attributing my upset feelings to a world that is not there. I am projecting my upset feelings outward, in order to avoid awareness of what caused my upset feelings. As I practice the exercises in Lesson 6, there is an undoing process that takes me back to the original upset–the tiny, mad idea that I could separate from my Father’s Mind.
LESSON 6
I am upset because I see something that is not there.
The exercises with this idea are very similar to the preceding ones. Again, it is necessary to name both the form of upset (anger, fear, worry, depression and so on) and the perceived source very specifically for any application of the idea. For example:
I am angry at _________ because I see something that is not there.
I am worried about __________ because I see something that is not there.
Today’s idea is useful for application to anything that seems to upset you, and can profitably be used throughout the day for that purpose. However, the three or four practice periods which are required should be preceded by a minute or so of mind searching, as before, and the application of the idea to each upsetting thought uncovered in the search.
Again, if you resist applying the idea to some upsetting thoughts more than to others, remind yourself of the two cautions stated in the previous lesson:
There are no small upsets. They are all equally disturbing to my peace of mind.
And:
I cannot keep this form of upset and let the others go. For the purposes of these exercises, then, I will regard them all as the same.
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