Leksjon26.3.1 The idea for today introduces the thought that you always attack yourself first. Wapnick: To repeat, if I perceive you attacking me and then react as it that were true, it is only because I attacked first. This has nothing to do with behavior, for the attack exists only in my mind. Toda`s idea is reflected well in an incisive passage in the text: If he speaks not of Christ to you, you spoke not of Christ to him. (T.II.V.18.6) Projection is the ruling prinsiple governing the activity of the mind, since it determines how we PERCEIVE the world around us. Remember, perception is INTERPRETATION: HOW we see, not WHAT we see. It cannot be said too often that in order to properly understand passages such as these, the student must realize that Jesus is never talking about what people are doing behaviorly, but only about our PERCEPTION of what others are doing. When you feel you have been attacked by another, you have INTERPRETED their behavior. This does not mean you do not see attack thoughts in other people - Jesus sees attack thoughts in all his students. It is in our judgments that the attack thoughts are made real. Thus we read in the manual for teaachers: Perhaps it will be helpful to remember that no one can be angry at a fact.It is always an interpretation that gives rise to negative emotions, regardless of their seeming justification by what APPEARS as facts. (M.17.4.1-2)
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:04:44 +0000
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