February 2018

THE DAMAGE CAN BE UNDONE
     You are under constant and vicious attack. There is no moment in your entire life when you have not been under vicious attack. You were not aware of it while the assault was hurling its bombs at you because you convinced yourself at the moment of the attack that you were having a good time, that more money was coming in, or someone said something nice about you, or a new and exciting plan for finding something to do with yourself came to you.
     And so, you very slyly suggested to yourself, “Aha, I was pained yesterday all right. I was under attack all right, by those anxieties and by those people, but today is different. Today I have some place to travel to, either physically or in my mind and imagination. Today is going to be nice because I have a productive and exciting activity, even if it's only a mental journey to the past or to the future.”
     Now you have your first clue as to who the enemy really is. Your first enemy is unconsciousness of the enemy. Your life is shallow, singing bright cheerful songs, putting on the proper smiles and facial expressions, making sure that other people know how busy and successful and productive you are. You always have to have an audience and because you can't convince yourself, you try to convince someone else. Neither will work.
     Now I have marvelous news for you this morning, and the first strange part of it is it's something your friends and neighbors and society as a whole do not want. Now listen, listen to this good news that almost nobody wants. The good news is this, in the simplest language that it could be phrased, the damage can be undone.

TELL THE TRUTH
     Tell the truth by saying, “Yes, I have a hot burning mind that tortures me all day long.” If you did that much you’d be obeying the will of Heaven instead of the imposter-self.