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You may not realize that the ego has set up a plan for salvation in opposition to God’s. It is this plan in which you believe. Since it is the opposite of God’s, you also believe that to accept God’s plan in place of the ego’s is to be damned. This sounds preposterous, of course. Yet after we have considered just what the ego’s plan is, perhaps you will realize that, however preposterous it may be, you do believe in it.
The ego’s plan for salvation centers around holding grievances. It maintains that, if someone else spoke or acted differently, if some external circumstance or event were changed, you would be saved. Thus, the source of salvation is constantly perceived as outside yourself. Each grievance you hold is a declaration, and an assertion in which you believe, that says, “If this were different, I would be saved.” The change of mind necessary for salvation is thus demanded of everyone and everything except yourself.
Broadcasting in total the unity and singleness
of purpose of the universe.
A very difficult concept for an identity in self construct is the determination that the idea of “not knowing” or lack of knowledge, is a decision.
The decision to “know” something involves precisely the same thought process as “not knowing”.
In the process of reasoning to truth, that is the practice of coming to wholeness, the admonition “know thyself” is certainly no more to the mark than “don’t know thyself”!
