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introduced into their minds turned against each other, and they establishedT 2 B 21 (26)
two edges, and can turn against the self very unexpectedly. This T 2 B 25 (27)
almost entirely to defend himself AGAINST the Atonement, and thus maintainT 2 B 27 (28)
WITHIN man the one defense against ALL separation mind-errors which can T 2 B 29 (29)
ESP and so often react against it is because they KNOW T 2 E 7 (40)
deeds of a man even against himself. Is it likely, then T 3 C 5 (49)
then, that He would hold against anyone the evil that ANOTHER T 3 C 5 (49)
9 NOTHING can prevail against a Son of God who T 3 C 9 (50)
perception instead of defending themselves AGAINST it. Understanding the lesson ofT 3 C 10 (50)
belief that what he judged against has no effect. This cannot T 3 H 2 (63)
believes that what he judged against does not exist. He evidently T 3 H 2 (63)
he would not have judged against it. It does not matter T 3 H 2 (63)
judgment will someday be used against YOU. To whatever extent it T 3 H 6 (64)
whatever extent it IS used against you, it is due only T 3 H 6 (64)
of this because it goes against all of
T 4 B 7 (72)
the ego will NOT prevail against it, - Amen. That was T 4 D 2 (82)
and shine into your minds. Against our united strength the ego T 4 D 5 (83)
because it IS its own. Against this sense of temporary existence T 4 D 6 (83)
meager offering to you prevail against the glorious gift of God T 4 D 6 (83)
easier than trying to think AGAINST It. Your mind IS one T 4 E 3 (86)
You can be as vigilant AGAINST the egos dictates as T 4 E 5 (86)
you are not sufficiently vigilant AGAINST the demands of the ego T 4 E 7 (87)
effort. Side with me CONSISTENTLY against this deception, and do not T 4 E 8 (87)
Sane judgment would inevitably judge AGAINST the ego, and must be T 4 F 1 (89)
done this, it utilizes repression against all truly natural impulses, not T 4 G 7 (94)
venture. This does not go against the true spirit of meditation T 4 G 10 (95)
BEING. The ego is thus AGAINST communication, except in so far T 4 H 2 (96)
symbols enables Him to work AGAINST the egos beliefs in T 5 E 7 (109)
hurt you and hold nothing against him, or you hold it T 5 F 9 (114)
him, or you hold it against yourself. Teaching is done in T 5 F 9 (114)
protection. The ego cannot prevail against the Kingdom BECAUSE it is T 5 F 9 (114)
believe its judgment would be AGAINST you. T 5 H T 5 H 5 (121)
will merely dismiss the case against you. There can BE no T 5 H 10 (122)
There can BE no case against a Child of God, and T 5 H 10 (122)
It will dismiss the case against you however carefully YOU have T 5 H 11 (122)
Since you have also judged AGAINST what you project, you continue T 6 C 2 (134)
OCCURRED. The ego cannot prevail against this because it is an T 6 C 10 (136)
mind that made it is AGAINST it. It interprets this as T 6 E 4 (140)
ego and the body conspire AGAINST your minds, and because the T 6 E 5 (141)
FOR separation into a demonstration AGAINST it. If the mind can T 6 F 6 (144)
entirely He rejects by judging AGAINST. This is how He keeps T 6 H 1 (150)
something you must be vigilant AGAINST. It has advanced far from T 6 H 4 (150)
one calls for CONSISTENT EFFORT AGAINST IT. We said already that T 6 H 5 (151)
you can be as vigilant AGAINST the ego as FOR it T 6 H 5 (151)
as you must be vigilant against anything, however, you are not T 6 H 6 (151)
S BEHALF. The ego speaks AGAINST His creation, and therefore DOES T 6 H 9 (152)
truth, but it IS necessary against ILLUSIONS. T 6 H T 6 H 11 (153)
MUST be healed. Your vigilance AGAINST this sickness IS the way T 6 H 12 (153)
must now turn your effort AGAINST it. Only this can cancel T 6 H 13 (153)
3 Those who are against freedom believe that its outcome T 7 C 3 (156)
your need to be vigilant AGAINST this idea, because ALL your T 7 E 3 (161)
in peace. It is necessary against beliefs which are NOT true T 7 G 8 (171)
and you must be vigilant AGAINST this divided state because only T 7 G 14 (172)
for YOURSELF, you are deciding against the belief that you can T 7 I 9 (180)
part that is being sided AGAINST. To the Soul this is T 7 J 1 (180)
perfection. The ego cannot prevail against a totality which includes God T 7 J 2 (180)
therefore NATURAL. The world GOES AGAINST your nature, being out of T 7 L 1 (185)
HAVE. When you are taught against your nature, however, you will T 8 C 2 (190)
nature, and therefore CANNOT go against it. T 8 C T 8 C 2 (190)
Without this, you are deciding AGAINST healing, and your veto of T 8 E 6 (196)
God Himself would not go against it. I cannot will what T 8 E 7 (196)
us all. Nothing can prevail against our united wills because nothing T 8 E 15 (199)
wills because nothing can prevail against Gods. Would you know T 8 E 15 (199)
attack because it has TURNED AGAINST ITSELF. T 8 G T 8 G 10 (205)
accepted THIS and also decided AGAINST attack, you could not give T 8 H 4 (209)
is WHY the ego is against you. What seems to be T 8 J 1 (214)
the atheist is more reactive against abandonment, and the martyr against T 8 J 8 (216)
against abandonment, and the martyr against retaliation. T 8 J T 8 J 8 (216)
they WILL induce panic. Willing AGAINST reality, though impossible, can beT 8 J 14 (217)
To disbelieve is to side against, or to ATTACK. To believe T 8 K 9 (221)
there has been a revolt against this concept, but to revolt T 9 D 3 (228)
this concept, but to revolt AGAINST it is still to BELIEVE T 9 D 3 (228)
UNLOVING, and you are going AGAINST its judgment. T 9 T 9 F 4 (234)
Holy Spirit judges against the reality of the ego T 9 F 7 (235)
recover and mobilize its energies AGAINST your release. It will tell T 9 G 4 (236)
YOURSELF. God will never decide AGAINST you, or He would be T 9 H 3 (239)
or He would be deciding against Himself. T 9 H T 9 H 3 (239)
240) decide against them as long as your T 9 H 4 (240)
LOOK at it. By deciding AGAINST your reality, you have made T 9 I 6 (242)
you have made yourself vigilant AGAINST God and His Kingdom. And T 9 I 6 (242)
is the symbol of willing AGAINST God, and you are afraid T 9 J 1 (245)
mind of Gods Son AGAINST His Will. The attack on T 9 K 4 (248)
that you could not sin against Him. You denied Him BECAUSE T 9 K 6 (249)
but YOU have allied yourself AGAINST Him. Whatever journey you choose T 10 C 5 (257)
without the intervention of God AGAINST it, and any limitation on T 10 E 2 (262)
you have invoked false witnesses AGAINST him. If HE speaks not T 10 F 19 (270)
clearly because you are interpreting AGAINST it, and therefore do not T 10 G 2 (271)
and do not defend yourself AGAINST truth. YOU made the problem T 10 H 8 (276)
offense of Gods Son against himself and perceive no one T 10 H 16 (278)
pitted one level within it against another. B. The Judgment T 11 A 2 (280)
to recognize, in every defense AGAINST it, the underlying appeal FOR T 11 C 3 (283)
lay aside means to judge AGAINST. If YOU will look the T 11 C 12 (286)
You still could not will against Him, and that is why T 11 D 10 (289)
this strange curriculum goal is AGAINST. If you are trying to T 11 F 7 (294)
curriculum you have chosen is AGAINST love, and amounts to a T 11 F 8 (294)
BEHALF. Yet your will speaks against your learning as your learning T 11 F 8 (295)
learning as your learning speaks against your will, and so you T 11 F 8 (295)
will, and so you fight AGAINST learning and succeed, for that T 11 F 8 (295)
yourselves. For you will judge AGAINST yourselves, but HE will judge T 11 H 13 (302)
the ego cannot protect you against truth, and in ITS presence T 12 B 2 (313)
328) past AGAINST them? For if you do T 12 F 7 (328)
to tighten up your world AGAINST the light, and render you T 12 G 11 (333)
that you have ever held against him has touched his innocence T 13 D 12 (344)
nothing. They will not prevail against the peace God wills for T 13 E 5 (347)
to it, you are deciding AGAINST your happiness, and will not T 13 H 3 (354)
cherishes it by holding it against you. Whether he does this T 13 H 5 (355)
wholly pure. Do not decide against it, for being of Him T 13 H 12 (357)
have no other enemy, and against this strange distortion of the T 13 H 13 (357)
know alone, and will decide AGAINST your peace as surely as T 13 H 14 (357)
evaluate his Father, and judge AGAINST Him. And you WILL feel T 13 H 15 (358)
remember that you have decided AGAINST your function in Heaven, and T 13 I 6 (361)
here is only to decide AGAINST deciding what you want, in T 13 I 6 (361)
go. Truth does not struggle against ignorance, and love does not T 14 D 5 (371)
only because you made them AGAINST it. His perception of them T 14 D 5 (371)
do not raise your voice against Him. For He teaches the T 14 G 12 (384)
power that NOTHING will prevail against your peace. And this will T 14 G 16 (385)
your striving must be directed AGAINST littleness, for it
T 15 D 4 (393)
for this, you cannot side AGAINST Him in what He wills T 15 D 6 (394)
try only to be vigilant against deception, and seek not to T 15 E 10 (399)
but you have also judged against BOTH. Yet you had judged T 15 F 6 (401)
BOTH. Yet you had judged against yourself first, or you would T 15 F 6 (401)
9 Do not interpret AGAINST Gods Love, for you T 16 C 9 (429)
The symbols of hate against the symbols of love play T 16 E 2 (434)
by attempting to build barricades against it, and keep within them T 16 E 3 (434)
not. For when the barricades against it are broken, fear rushes T 16 E 4 (435)
yourself which you have built AGAINST it. It is not necessary T 16 E 6 (435)
make guilty is ALWAYS directed against God. For the ego would T 16 F 2 (439)
the ego holds the past AGAINST you, and in your ESCAPE T 16 H 3 (448)
T 16 H 6 Against the egos insane notion T 16 H 6 (449)
is nothing you can hold against reality. All that must be T 16 H 9 (450)
the illusions you have held against your brothers. Their reality HAS T 16 H 9 (450)
BE forgiven. God holds nothing against anyone, for He is incapable T 16 H 9 (450)
unholy alliance with the ego AGAINST the present. For the present T 17 C 10 (460)
but you DO need defense against your own acceptance of the T 17 E 10 (464)
truly, for deception cannot prevail against you. And you will recognize T 17 G 5 (473)
with truth. But faithlessness used AGAINST truth will always destroy faithT 17 H 2 (475)
other, and used your faithlessness AGAINST each other. No relationship isT 17 H 5 (475)
faithlessness: You think you hold against the other what he has T 17 H 7 (476)
past but YOURS you hold against him. And you lack faith T 17 H 7 (476)
strong. Use not your faithlessness against it, for it calls you T 17 H 9 (477)
peace. But rise you not against it, for against your opposition T 17 I 2 (478)
you not against it, for against your opposition it CANNOT come T 17 I 2 (478)
you let yourself use faithlessness against him. For he is risen T 17 I 5 (479)
same. They are your protest against reality, and your fixed and T 18 C 6 (485)
of God, and turning it against him. T 18 G T 18 G 6 (496)
to reach Atonement by fighting against sin. Enormous effort is expended T 18 H 4 (500)
wrestle with temptation and fight against the giving in to sin T 18 H 5 (501)
of contemplation, or of struggle against temptation. T 18 H T 18 H 6 (501)
dust, it bids you fight against the universe. This fragment of T 18 I 3 (503)
infinitesimal illusion, holding itself apart against the universe. The sun becomesT 18 I 3 (503)
all the barriers you hold against each other. And you will T 18 I 12 (506)
You will not bruise yourself against them in traveling through. Let T 18 J 9 (509)
body becomes its weapon, used AGAINST this Purpose to demonstrate the T 19 B 1 (512)
the power of his mind against himself. But he CANNOT sin T 19 C 3 (517)
created holy could not prevail against it, nor remain itself before T 19 D 8 (522)
For sin will not prevail against a union Heaven has smiled T 19 D 11 (523)
of attack you cherish still against each other that is the T 19 E 2 (525)
can raise no real barriers against it. And all that seems T 19 E 5 (526)
dedicated to madness and set against the peace of Heaven. One T 19 J 1 (538)
the life that He created against the egos savage wish T 19 J 6 (539)
thoughts that come to you against your will. It IS your T 19 K 7 (542)
of seeming death can stand against your will. For what attracts T 19 K 7 (542)
Would you hold his sins against him, or accept his gift T 19 L 6 (544)
Press it not like thorns against his brow, nor nail him T 19 L 9 (545)
offers thorns to anyone is against me still, and who is T 20 C 4 (549)
upon defenses to uphold it against reality. Knowledge requires NO adjustmentT 20 D 1 (553)
Gods guarantee will hold against all obstacles, for it rests T 20 E 9 (559)
could house this mad idea against reality BUT for an instant T 20 G 8 (565)
at all or merely judged against. Vision is the means by T 20 I 10 (572)
ambiguous. And if you choose against it now, it will not T 21 C 1 (578)
his will, a mad revolt against what must forever be. This T 21 C 7 (579)
to open doors you closed against it. T 21 F T 21 F 9 (592)
you would defend the body against your reason, you will not T 21 G 4 (595)
you are for him or against him; either you love him T 21 H 1 (598)
and raising up their helplessness against him. They join the army T 21 H 2 (598)
as it runs, it turns against itself, thinking it caught a T 21 H 4 (599)
not no. No one decides against his happiness, but he may T 21 H 12 (601)
to nothing, he DOES decide against it. T 21 H T 21 H 12 (601)
ONE illusion cherished and defended against the truth makes ALL truth T 22 C 4 (611)
what impels him to sin against his will. And thus he T 22 D 9 (616)
they CONTRADICT reality. They go against what must be true. The T 22 F 1 (619)
Always to justify what goes against the truth, flies in the T 22 F 2 (619)
Spirit offers must be defended against, and sacrificed. For sin is T 22 F 2 (619)
Father Whom you would defend against. Yet it remains impossible to T 22 F 3 (619)
Chapter 23 - THE WAR AGAINST YOURSELF A. Introduction T 23 0 0 (626)
strange indeed becomes this war against yourself! You will believe that T 23 A 2 (626)
enemy. And you will fight against it, and try to weaken T 23 A 2 (626)
for a mind at war against itself remembers not eternal gentleness T 23 B 1 (628)
you not realize a war against yourself would BE a war T 23 B 2 (628)
4 Brothers, the war against yourself is almost over. The T 23 B 4 (629)
is kept apart. The war against yourself was undertaken to teach T 23 B 5 (629)
B 6 The war against yourself is but the battle T 23 B 6 (629)
you. Truth does not fight against illusions, nor do illusions fight T 23 B 7 (629)
illusions, nor do illusions fight against the truth. Illusions battle onlyT 23 B 7 (629)
their savage purpose is directed against themselves? No one unites with T 23 D 5 (640)
one illusion of protection stands against the faith in murder. Here T 23 D 6 (640)
are not asked to fight against your wish to murder. But T 23 E 1 (641)
On its behalf they fight against the universe, for nothing in T 24 B 4 (645)
the other bow to it AGAINST his will. And God Himself T 24 B 8 (646)
are special MUST defend illusions against the truth. For what is T 24 B 9 (647)
is this you would defend against him. This is what HE T 24 B 9 (647)
of battle which you wage against him. Here must he be T 24 B 9 (647)
measure of your specialness instead. Against the littleness you see in T 24 C 1 (648)
and would defend your specialness against the truth of what you T 24 C 4 (648)
he held in its defense against himself, will vanish as his T 24 C 6 (649)
with all your puny might against the Will of God. And T 24 D 2 (653)
God. And thus it stands against yourself; YOUR enemy, not God T 24 D 2 (653)
brother truly. Would YOU decide against the holiness He sees? T 24 G 10 (663)
itself, with every entry shut against intrusion, and every window barred T 24 G 11 (664)
intrusion, and every window barred against the light. Always attacked and T 24 G 11 (664)
of specialness heard clearly, judging against the Christ, and setting forthT 24 G 13 (664)
to you. If you decide against his proper function, the only T 25 F 4 (682)
T 25 F 6 Against the hatred that the Son T 25 F 6 (682)
on his behalf, and NOT against himself. Only in darkness does T 25 G 7 (684)
Itself? What wish can rise against His Will, and be immutable T 25 H 2 (686)
Test everything that you believe against this ONE requirement. And understandT 25 H 6 (687)
He wrested it from you against your will. And so you T 25 I 1 (691)
do what one divided still against himself would find impossible. Have T 25 I 2 (691)
plead for him, and not against his life? No justice would T 25 I 11 (694)
fair. He does not fight against His Sons reluctance to T 25 J 2 (696)
wish that seems to go against His Will has NO foundation T 26 H 5 (716)
that he still would hold against himself or any living thing T 27 C 3 (733)
s Witness sees no witnesses AGAINST the body. Neither does T 27 G 4 (748)
what brought on the attack against himself, he sees himself attacked T 27 H 1 (751)
way to hold the past AGAINST the now. T 28 T 28 B 3 (762)
for what was causeless, and against His Will. What your remembering T 28 B 7 (763)
what he made has turned against him, taking on the role T 28 C 8 (768)
and the rain will beat against it, but with no effect T 28 H 7 (782)
idol, which you must protect against the light of truth. And T 29 H 8 (801)
as dangerous, with forces massed against your confidence and peace of T 29 I 2 (802)
it is THIS that is against Gods Will. T T 29 I 8 (804)
dreams. The toys have turned against the child who thought he T 29 J 5 (806)
himself, where they can turn against him for his treachery to T 29 J 5 (806)
have been wrong. This works against the sense of opposition, and T 30 B 2 (811)
well. Nor will you fight against it, for you see that T 30 B 13 (812)
is to make a choice against YOURSELF, and choose that YOU T 30 C 2 (814)
s Son needs no defense against his dreams. His idols do T 30 E 5 (821)
truth be known, nor fought against to lose to truths T 31 B 1 (840)
an ancient battle being waged AGAINST the truth, but truth does T 31 B 1 (840)
REAL alternative instead. To fight against this step is to defeat T 31 D 6 (847)
concept of yourself will stand against the truth of what you T 31 F 5 (857)
held so long and dear AGAINST the vision of the Christ T 31 G 13 (862)
G 14 Be vigilant against temptation, then, remembering that it T 31 G 14 (862)
THIS be difficult to choose AGAINST? Consider what temptation IS, and T 31 G 14 (862)
you make can NOT prevail against what God Himself would have T 31 H 4 (863)
the rim of a cup against your lips, having breakfast, and W 7 L 3 (11)
own best interests, rather than against them. 2. Because W 26 L 1 (44)
seeing. I hold the past against everyone and everything, making them W 52 RI 2 (94)
am trying to use time against God. Let me learn to W 52 RI 3 (94)
have made can not prevail against Him because it is not W 53 RI 5 (97)
searching your mind for those against whom you hold what you W 68 L 5 (127)
seemingly minor grievances you hold against those you like, and even W 68 L 5 (127)
apparent that there is no-one against whom you do not cherish W 68 L 5 (127)
any thought of grievance arises against anyone, physically present or not W 68 L 8 (127)
are tempted to hold anything against anyone today.
W 69 L 8 (130)
salvation, and holding your grievances against Him and His creations, thatW 72 L 7 (138)
free, and nothing can prevail against it. 8. Therefore W 73 L 7 (142)
grievances that we have held against him, you will learn W 78 L 5 (154)
me not hold a grievance against you (name), but offer you W 89 RII 3 (172)
in a frame or placed against the eye. These are among W 92 L 1 (177)
and who remain heavily defended against learning. 7. We W 95 L 6 (186)
which you would defend illusions against the truth. 11. W 95 L 10 (187)
separate, attacked by armies massed against itself, and hiding in the W 96 L 6 (190)
they are true. Use them against temptation, and escape its sorry W 97 L 9 (193)
should you choose to go against His Will? The part that W 100 L 2 (200)
you defend, and how, and against what? 5. Let W 135 L 4 (285)
plans you undertake to make against the truth. Their aim is W 135 L 18 (288)
of God needs no defense Against the truth of his Reality W 135 L 27 (290)
136. Sickness is a defense against the truth. W 136 L 0 (291)
another meaningless defense you made against the truth. Yet what God W 136 L 13 (293)
been: Sickness is a defense against the truth. I will accept W 136 L 15 (294)
to judgment or make plans against uncertainties to come, you have W 136 L 19 (295)
myself. Sickness is a defense against the truth, But I am W 136 L 19 (295)
that dreams will not prevail against the truth. Healing is shared W 137 L 8 (297)
be safe, and magically armored against truth. And these decisions are W 138 L 8 (301)
because he lives; has judged against it and denied its worth W 139 L 4 (304)
136) Sickness is a defense against the truth. > Lesson 149 W 148 RIV 2 (315)
his hopes, his pitiful defense against a vengeance he can not W 153 L 14 (327)
he is not, and judge against himself? 2. There W 160 L 1 (347)
differently, and take a stand against our anger, that our fears W 161 L 1 (350)
is being pressed to treachery against himself. He must deny their W 166 L 3 (364)
the self you savagely defend against all reason, every evidence, and W 166 L 7 (365)
It is not shut tight against Gods Voice. It has W 169 L 3 (373)
You make what you defend against, and by your own defense W 170 L 2 (377)
and by your own defense against it is it real and W 170 L 2 (377)
alien, now needs your defense against the threat of what you W 170 L 3 (377)
These concerns are but defenses against present change of focus in W 181 L 5 (389)
spear and sword you raised against an enemy without existence. Christ W 183 L 11 (396)
by partial vision, purposefully set against the given truth. Its enemy W 184 L 4 (398)
of judgment that you hold against your throat, and put aside W 190 L 9 (421)
a tiny particle of dust against the legions of your enemies W 191 L 3 (422)
thoughts, our eyes shut tight against the light; our minds engaged W 192 L 7 (426)
brothers lean their tired heads against our shoulders as they rest W 195 L 7 (436)
belief in outside force pitted against your own. You make attempts W 197 L 1 (441)
yourself can be now used against you, til you lay it W 197 L 1 (443)
critic, Lord, today, and judge against You. Let me not attempt W 514 L 1 (514)
there that it would judge against? The world it sees arises W 290 W8 3 (539)
to be a weapon used against the truth. It separates what W 311 L 1 (562)
what it is being used against, and sets it off as W 311 L 1 (562)
the judgments you have made against yourself, and re-establish peace of W 311 L 1 (562)
The weapon I would use against myself To keep all miracles W 347 L 0 (601)
Father, I want what goes against my will, and do not W 347 L 1 (601)
no dreams that need defense against the truth. They do not M 5 G 1 M(14)
As judgment shuts the mind against Gods Teacher, so open-mindedness M 5 K 1 M(17)
he recovers. If he decides against recovery he will not be M 6 C 2 M(19)
truth unacceptable, the mind revolts against truth and gives itself an M 9 A 2 M(26)
no cost at all. Decide against Him and you choose nothing M 7 A 8 M(36)
Unity is restored. It goes against all the thinking of the M 15 A 3 M(38)
not remember the impossible odds against you. Do not remember the M 18 A 6 M(46)
like an intense white light against a black horizon, for such M 18 A 8 M(46)
that it is a defense against truth in the form of U 1 A 2 U(1)
decisions. And he will fight against his freedom because he thinks P 2 A 4 P(2)
can the Holy Spirit fight against the intrusions of the ego P 3 B 3 P(4)
has marshaled all its forces against this one awareness, for in P 3 C 3 P(6)
decision, made again and again, against creation and its Creator. It P 3 E 1 P(9)
Thus is the circle closed against the inroads of salvation. P 3 E 6 P(10)
tiny self of one alone against the universe able to assume P 3 H 5 P(17)
good is saved for both, against the day when they can P 4 B 5 P(22)
Where Gods Son turns against himself, he can look only P 4 C 5 P(26)
it was alone and stood against the world. Humility brings peace S 1 F 1 S(10)
a heavy heart made hard against the Love that is the S 3 E 6 S(27)
holy Son. Therefore, be vigilant against them all, for in their G 1 A 6 G(2)
me that you have held against your holiness and kept as G 2 A 1 G(4)
give, or one illusion held against the truth, can bind you G 3 A 6 G(7)