T-10.in:Introduction

1. 1Nothing beyond yourself can make you fearful or loving, because nothing is beyond you. 2Time and eternity are both in your mind, and will conflict until you perceive time solely as a means to regain eternity. 3You cannot do this as long as you believe that anything happening to you is caused by factors outside yourself. 4You must learn that time is solely at your disposal, and that nothing in the world can take this responsibility from you. 5You can violate God’s laws in your imagination, but you cannot escape from them. 6They were established for your protection and are as inviolate as your safety.

2. 1God created nothing beside you and nothing beside you exists, for you are part of Him. 2What except Him can exist? 3Nothing beyond Him can happen, because nothing except Him is real. 4Your creations add to Him as you do, but nothing is added that is different because everything has always been. 5What can upset you except the ephemeral, and how can the ephemeral be real if you are God’s only creation and He created you eternal? 6Your holy mind establishes everything that happens to you. 7Every response you make to everything you perceive is up to you, because your mind determines your perception of it.

3. 1God does not change His Mind about you, for He is not uncertain of Himself. 2And what He knows can be known, because He does not know it only for Himself. 3He created you for Himself, but He gave you the power to create for yourself so you would be like Him. 4That is why your mind is holy. 5Can anything exceed the Love of God? 6Can anything, then, exceed your will? 7Nothing can reach you from beyond it because, being in God, you encompass everything. 8Believe this, and you will realize how much is up to you. 9When anything threatens your peace of mind, ask yourself, “Has God changed His Mind about me?” 10Then accept His decision, for it is indeed changeless, and refuse to change your mind about yourself. 11God will never decide against you, or He would be deciding against Himself.