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Lesson 15 2026

My thoughts are images that I have made.
1. It is because the thoughts you think you think appear as images that you do not recognize them as nothing. ²You think you think them, and so you think you see them. ³This is how your “seeing” was made. ⁴This is the function you have given your body’s eyes. ⁵It is not seeing. ⁶It is image making. ⁷It takes the place of seeing, replacing vision with illusions.
2. This introductory idea to the process of image making that you call seeing will not have much meaning for you. ²You will begin to understand it when you have seen little edges of light around the same familiar objects which you see now. ³That is the beginning of real vision. ⁴You can be certain that real vision will come quickly when this has occurred.
3. As we go along, you may have many “light episodes.” ²They may take many different forms, some of them quite unexpected. ³Do not be afraid of them. ⁴They are signs that you are opening your eyes at last. ⁵They will not persist, because they merely symbolize true perception, and they are not related to knowledge. ⁶These exercises will not reveal knowledge to you. ⁷But they will prepare the way to it.
4. In practicing the idea for today, repeat it first to yourself, and then apply it to whatever you see around you, using its name and letting your eyes rest on it as you say:
²This _________ is an image that I have made.
³That _________ is an image that I have made.
⁴It is not necessary to include a large number of specific subjects for the application of today’s idea. ⁵It is necessary, however, to continue to look at each subject while you repeat the idea to yourself. ⁶The idea should be repeated quite slowly each time.
5. Although you will obviously not be able to apply the idea to very many things during the minute or so of practice that is recommended, try to make the selection as random as possible. ²Less than a minute will do for the practice periods, if you begin to feel uneasy. ³Do not have more than three application periods for today’s idea unless you feel completely comfortable with it, and do not exceed four. ⁴However, the idea can be applied as needed throughout the day. (ACIM, W-15.1:1–5:4)
2025
This is a favorite lesson. It thrills me to look at what appears to be a solid and real object and realize that it is just an image I wanted to see. The eyes are like virtual reality goggles. They don’t show us what is there. They show us what we want to be there. Sometimes, this is pretty cool stuff. I want coffee to exist, and there it is. That was one of our best ideas. That and chocolate.
But sometimes, I want a place to put my guilt, and those images are not so pleasant. From the perspective of the ego, the eyes serve to convince us the world is real. And because the images seem to be outside our minds, we can believe we have no responsibility for them. Thus, someone or something else is guilty of them.
Used by the Holy Spirit, they show us what it is in our minds that yet needs to be healed. And sometimes, they show us a manifestation of a miracle as the mind is healed. What a blessing that can be.
2026
I am not making images with my real thoughts, just with the thoughts I think I think. So the world is a picture of the ego, and that explains why it is so filled with fearful images. As our minds begin to heal, the images we make will be less fearful and sometimes lovely, and yet will not rise to the level of reality. To be Home I will eventually let the world be undone in my mind, not by effort, but by no longer needing it. So that’s my ultimate goal, and I reach it as I use these lessons to heal my mind.
What am I giving up today, Holy Spirit? I know that it is a matter of deciding to let go of what is not in alignment with my true nature. But I have believed the ego for a very long time, and I need help making the right decision. For that reason, I place my questions in the Holy Spirit’s care and trust the answer that rises in quiet. I can still become confused by the apparent array of choices. The Holy Spirit is never confused. He knows there are only two choices: reality or illusion. As I follow His guidance, I learn that there are not many choices but only two.
I am choosing to be even more aware of my thoughts than I have in the past. This lesson reminds me of the importance of that choice. The thoughts I choose will populate my illusion. When I notice myself worrying about my friend, I am already watching a picture of guilt being projected, and the mind obligingly fills the world with images that match that belief.
If I worry about my bank account and the expensive glasses I had to buy, then I will make more images of lack. Why would I do that now that I understand where these images come from and understand that I can choose differently?
Holy Spirit, I want to image only that which represents my true Self, so I ask that you make decisions for me today and every day. I rest in the trust I place in You. Today I lay my images at Your feet, Holy Spirit, and ask You to show me the light behind them until I no longer need to see at all.
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