DEFENSELESS.................4
the world deals harshly with defenseless innocence? No one who makes T 31 E 4 (850)
but temptation to perceive yourself defenseless and in Hell. Yield not T 31 H 6 (864)
but this Child, Who comes defenseless and Who is protected by W 183 L 10 (396)
defended, and will be. The defenseless therapist has the strength of P 4 B 10 P(24)
 
 DEFENSELESSNESS.............17
done, but realize that our defenselessness is all that is required W 135 L 22 (289)
I am attacked. But in defenselessness I will be strong, And W 135 L 23 (289)
Lesson 153. In my defenselessness my safety lies. W 153 L 0 (324)
comfort him. 6. Defenselessness is strength. It testifies to W 153 L 6 (325)
weakness seen apart from Him. Defenselessness can never be attacked becauseW 153 L 6 (325)
fearful thoughts behind. And in defenselessness we stand secure, serenely certainW 153 L 9 (325)
you will walk in true defenselessness, for you will know that W 153 L 18 (328)
Today our theme is our defenselessness. We clothe ourselves in it W 153 L 19 (328)
are His gifts to you. Defenselessness is all you need to W 153 L 20 (328)
1. 153) In my defenselessness my safety lies. God is W 172 RV 1 (385)
This Child is your defenselessness, your strength. He trusts in W 183 L 7 (395)
and Who is protected by defenselessness. Go home with Him from W 183 L 10 (396)
Today He gives you His defenselessness, and you accept it in W 183 L 12 (396)
purpose of salvation. G. Defenselessness M 5 M 5 G 0 M(14)
being confident it is tolerant. Defenselessness attends it naturally, and joyM 5 J 2 M(16)
are not necessary, and that defenselessness is strength. This must be P 3 E 10 P(11)
who need the lesson of defenselessness above all else, to show P 3 F 2 P(12)
 
 DEFENSES....................61
an outcome. The danger of defenses lies in their propensity for T 1 C 1 (18)
B. The Reinterpretation of Defenses T 2 T 2 B 0 (23)
The improper use of defenses is quite widely recognized, but T 2 B 7 (24)
essentially to the misuse of defenses. Among them is the concept T 2 B 17 (25)
apparent that all of the defenses which man can choose to T 2 B 20 (26)
inherent characteristic of all other defenses. The Atonement thus becomes theT 2 B 20 (26)
right minds, they turned their defenses from protection to assault, and T 2 B 22 (26)
Son. You know that when defenses are disrupted there is a T 2 B 26 (27)
course is different in that defenses are NOT being disrupted but T 2 B 26 (28)
thing. In the reinterpretation of defenses, only their use for ATTACK T 2 B 26 (28)
been minimal. The reinterpretation of defenses is essential in releasing theT 2 B 27 (28)
Since the separation, mans defenses have been used almost entirely T 2 B 27 (28)
merely a further misuse of defenses. The true corrective procedure is T 2 E 14 (42)
that holds for other two-edged defenses. T 3 D 3 T 3 D 2 (52)
thought system, and all your defenses are used to attack ideas T 3 I 6 (68)
understand that the misuse of defenses always constitutes an attack on T 9 I 4 (241)
usefulness by rendering it useless. Defenses which do not work at T 11 C 2 (283)
not. The Holy Spirit uses defenses on BEHALF of truth only T 14 D 5 (371)
T 14 D 6 Defenses, like everything you made, must T 14 D 6 (371)
so INSANELY. And ALL their defenses are as insane as what T 17 E 5 (463)
essential to realize that all defenses DO what they would DEFEND T 17 E 7 (463)
the picture, you cannot have. Defenses operate to make you think T 17 E 7 (464)
deceptive frame of all the defenses the ego uses. Its thought T 17 E 8 (464)
a distortion, and calls upon defenses to uphold it against reality T 20 D 1 (553)
Consider what the ego wants defenses FOR. Always to justify what T 22 F 2 (619)
that self-initiated plans are but defenses, with the purpose all of W 135 L 15 (288)
the way. 18. Defenses are the plans you undertake W 135 L 18 (288)
is the threat that your defenses would attack, obscure, and take W 135 L 18 (288)
pain to you. But your defenses did not let you see W 135 L 19 (289)
heeding only immortality. Let no defenses but your present trust direct W 135 L 20 (289)
the truth that only your defenses would conceal. 21. W 135 L 20 (289)
conceal. 21. Without defenses, you become a light which W 135 L 21 (289)
brothers lay aside their cumbersome defenses which availed them nothing, andW 135 L 21 (289)
I will learn what my defenses hide.
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W 135 L 23 (289)
25. All your defenses have been aimed at not W 135 L 25 (290)
not an accident. Like all defenses, it is an insane device W 136 L 2 (291)
parts. The aim of all defenses is to keep the truth W 136 L 2 (291)
within itself. 3. Defenses are not unintentional, nor are W 136 L 3 (291)
sets up a series of defenses to reduce the threat that W 136 L 4 (291)
making your reality which makes defenses seem to be beyond your W 136 L 5 (292)
Mistake this not for fact. Defenses must make facts unrecognizable. TheyW 136 L 5 (292)
slaves to laws which your defenses would impose on it. Yet W 136 L 10 (293)
apart from all of this. Defenses are plans to defeat what W 136 L 11 (293)
futile your attempts to plan defenses which would alter it. It W 136 L 12 (293)
be but what they are; defenses which protect your unforgiving thoughts W 140 RIV 3 (311)
the mind. 4. Defenses are the costliest of all W 153 L 4 (324)
feel the threat of our defenses undermine our certainty of purpose W 153 L 19 (328)
attempt to go past all defenses for a little while each W 180 IN2 3 (387)
imagined. These concerns are but defenses against present change of focusW 181 L 5 (389)
is he who comes without defenses, offering only loves messages W 183 L 9 (396)
which would cheat you of defenses to ensure that when He W 197 L 1 (441)
For only then are its defenses lifted, and the truth can W 333 L 1 (586)
until he fully understands that defenses are but the foolish guardians M 5 G 1 M(14)
fiercer and more powerful its defenses seem to be. Yet when M 5 G 1 M(14)
not danger that comes when defenses are laid down. It is M 5 G 1 M(14)
nothing! Nothing at all! Your defenses will not work, but you M 17 A 6 M(42)
one believe in ones defenses? Magic again must help. Forget M 18 A 6 M(46)
seen through the egos defenses here, although they are not M 26 A 5 M(61)
would be impossible. Therefore, the defenses sought for must be magical P 3 E 6 P(10)
his task to demonstrate that defenses are not necessary, and that P 3 E 10 P(11)
into fear. For fears defenses are fearful in themselves, and S 1 D 4 S(8)
 
 DEFENSIVE...................5
this as sin, you become defensive because you EXPECT ATTACK. The T 5 I 12 (127)
threatening the egos whole defensive system too seriously for it T 21 E 3 (587)
certainty. Only uncertainty can be defensive. And all uncertainty is doubtT 22 F 3 (619)
the need arise to be defensive about anything, you have identified T 22 F 6 (620)
God with him, but the defensive therapist has lost sight of P 4 B 10 P(24)
 
 DEFENSIVENESS...............11
F. Weakness and Defensiveness T 22 T 22 F 0 (619)
of it you would forget defensiveness entirely, and rush to its T 30 E 1 (820)
little things appear to raise defensiveness in you and tempt you W 135 L 27 (290)
to help us rise above defensiveness, and let the truth be W 136 L 15 (294)
occur, by not allowing your defensiveness to hurt you longer. Do W 136 L 19 (295)
world gives rise but to defensiveness. For threat brings anger, anger W 153 L 2 (324)
name of self-defense. Yet is defensiveness a double threat. For it W 153 L 2 (324)
peace of God by your defensiveness. For you behold the Son W 153 L 5 (325)
he wants. 7. Defensiveness is weakness. It proclaims you W 153 L 7 (325)
Experience of what exists beyond defensiveness remains beyond achievement while itW 180 IN2 3 (387)
who in simple honesty, without defensiveness and self deception, would denyW 183 L 2 (394)