You cannot be saved from the world, but you can escape from its cause
Every thought you have makes up some segment of the world you see. It is with your thoughts then, that we must work, if your perception of the world is to be changed.
If the cause of the world you see is attack thoughts, you must learn that it is these thoughts which you do not want.
There is no point in trying to change the world. It is incapable of changing because it is merely an effect.
However, there is indeed a point in changing your thoughts about the world. Here you are changing the cause. So, the effect will change automatically.
You see the world that you have made, but you do not see yourself as the image maker. You cannot be saved from the world, but you can escape from its cause. This is what ‘salvation’ means. Where is the world you see when its cause is gone? Vision holds a replacement for everything you think you can see now.
Loveliness can light your images. So transform the images in your mind, so that you will love them, even though they were made of hate.
As you look about you, repeat the idea slowly to yourself first, and then close your eyes and devote about a minute to searching your mind for as many attack thoughts crosses your mind. When each such thought comes, say: “I can escape from the world I see by giving up attack thoughts about ______________ [fill in the details here].
Hold each attack thought in mind and as you say the above statement, dismiss that thought and go on to the next.
While you practise this, ensure you include both your thoughts of attacking and of being attacked because the effects of both are the same.
Finally, after practise, when you learn that thoughts of attack and being attacked are not different, you will be ready to let the cause go!
