Today's idea is the introduction to your declaration of release. Again, the idea should be applied to both the world you see without and the world you see within. In applying the idea, we will use a form of practice which will be used more and more, with changes as indicated. Generally speaking, the form includes two aspects, one in which you apply the idea on a more sustained basis, and the other consisting of frequent applications of the idea throughout the day.
Two longer periods of practice with the idea for today are needed, one in the morning and one at night. Three to five minutes for each of them is recommended. During that time, look about you slowly while repeating the idea two or three times. Then close your eyes, and apply the same idea to your inner world. You will escape from both together, for the inner is the cause of the outer.
As you survey your inner world, merely let whatever thoughts cross your mind come into your awareness, each to be considered for a moment and then replaced by the next. Try not to establish any thought of hierarchy among them. Watch them come and go as dispassionately as possible. Do not dwell on any one in particular, but try to let the stream move on evenly and calmly, without any special investment on your part. As you sit and quietly watch your thoughts, repeat today's idea to yourself as often as you care to, but with no sense of hurry.
In addition, repeat the idea for today as often as possible during the day. Remind yourself that you are making a declaration of independence in the name of your own freedom. And in your freedom lies the freedom of the world.
The idea for today is also a particularly useful one to use as a response to any form of temptation. It is a declaration that you will not yield to it and put yourself in bondage.
✨ Summary & practice
You are not a victim, you are free to choose otherwise.
This lesson is a declaration of deliverance. 'I am not the victim of the world I see.' It is a proclamation of freedom. You escape both the external world and the internal world, for the inside is the cause of the outside. Two long exercise periods of three to five minutes are recommended, one in the morning and one in the evening. Look slowly around you while repeating the idea, then close your eyes and explore your inner world.
As you inspect your inner world, simply become aware of all the thoughts passing through your mind. Watch them come and go without establishing hierarchy, without lingering on any. Let the flow move steadily and calmly, without special investment. You are like a peaceful observer beside a stream. Each thought passes, and you remain still in the certainty that you are not defined by them.
Repeat the idea as often as possible during the day. It is especially useful as a response to any temptation that arises. Whenever you feel fear or upset rising, remember: 'I am not the victim of the world I see.' You are making a declaration of independence in the name of your own freedom. And in your freedom lies the freedom of the world. Each time you choose this thought, you liberate not only yourself but the entire universe with you.
Practice:
This morning and evening, take five minutes. Look around you, repeating the idea two or three times. Then close your eyes, observe your thoughts as a detached spectator. During the day, whenever upset arises, say immediately: 'I am not the victim of the world I see.'
The door to your prison has never been locked. Only your choice to stay kept you inside.
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