T-13.IX:The Cloud of Guilt

1. 1Guilt remains the only thing that hides the Father, for guilt is the attack upon His Son. 2The guilty always condemn, and having done so they will still condemn, linking the future to the past as is the ego’s law. 3Fidelity to this law lets no light in, for it demands fidelity to darkness and forbids awakening. 4The ego’s laws are strict, and breaches are severely punished. 5Therefore give no obedience to its laws, for they are laws of punishment. 6And those who follow them believe that they are guilty, and so they must condemn. 7Between the future and the past the laws of God must intervene, if you would free yourself. 8Atonement stands between them, like a lamp shining so brightly that the chain of darkness in which you bound yourself will disappear.

2. 1Release from guilt is the ego’s whole undoing. 2Make no one fearful, for his guilt is yours, and by obeying the ego’s harsh commandments you bring its condemnation on yourself, and you will not escape the punishment it offers those who obey it. 3The ego rewards fidelity to it with pain, for faith in it is pain. 4And faith can be rewarded only in terms of the belief in which the faith was placed. 5Faith makes the power of belief, and where it is invested determines its reward. 6For faith is always given what is treasured, and what is treasured is returned to you.

3. 1The world can give you only what you gave it, for being nothing but your own projection, it has no meaning apart from what you found in it and placed your faith in. 2Be faithful unto darkness and you will not see, because your faith will be rewarded as you gave it. 3You will accept your treasure, and if you place your faith in the past, the future will be like it. 4Whatever you hold dear you think is yours. 5The power of your valuing will make it so.

4. 1Atonement brings a re-evaluation of everything you cherish, for it is the means by which the Holy Spirit can separate the false and the true, which you have accepted into your mind without distinction. 2Therefore you cannot value one without the other, and guilt has become as true for you as innocence. 3You do not believe the Son of God is guiltless because you see the past, and see him not. 4When you condemn a brother you are saying, “I who was guilty choose to remain so.” 5You have denied his freedom, and by so doing you have denied the witness unto yours. 6You could as easily have freed him from the past, and lifted from his mind the cloud of guilt that binds him to it. 7And in his freedom would have been your own.

5. 1Lay not his guilt upon him, for his guilt lies in his secret thought that he has done this unto you. 2Would you, then, teach him he is right in his delusion? 3The idea that the guiltless Son of God can attack himself and make himself guilty is insane. 4In any form, in anyone, believe this not. 5For sin and condemnation are the same, and the belief in one is faith in the other, calling for punishment instead of love. 6Nothing can justify insanity, and to call for punishment upon yourself must be insane.

6. 1See no one, then, as guilty, and you will affirm the truth of guiltlessness unto yourself. 2In every condemnation that you offer the Son of God lies the conviction of your own guilt. 3If you would have the Holy Spirit make you free of it, accept His offer of Atonement for all your brothers. 4For so you learn that it is true for you. 5Remember always that it is impossible to condemn the Son of God in part. 6Those whom you see as guilty become the witnesses to guilt in you, and you will see it there, for it is there until it is undone. 7Guilt is always in your mind, which has condemned itself. 8Project it not, for while you do, it cannot be undone. 9With everyone whom you release from guilt great is the joy in Heaven, where the witnesses to your fatherhood rejoice.

7. 1Guilt makes you blind, for while you see one spot of guilt within you, you will not see the light. 2And by projecting it the world seems dark, and shrouded in your guilt. 3You throw a dark veil over it, and cannot see it because you cannot look within. 4You are afraid of what you would see there, but it is not there. 5The thing you fear is gone. 6If you would look within you would see only the Atonement, shining in quiet and in peace upon the altar to your Father.

8. 1Do not be afraid to look within. 2The ego tells you all is black with guilt within you, and bids you not to look. 3Instead, it bids you look upon your brothers, and see the guilt in them. 4Yet this you cannot do without remaining blind. 5For those who see their brothers in the dark, and guilty in the dark in which they shroud them, are too afraid to look upon the light within. 6Within you is not what you believe is there, and what you put your faith in. 7Within you is the holy sign of perfect faith your Father has in you. 8He does not value you as you do. 9He knows Himself, and knows the truth in you. 10He knows there is no difference, for He knows not of differences. 11Can you see guilt where God knows there is perfect innocence? 12You can deny His knowledge, but you cannot change it. 13Look, then, upon the light He placed within you, and learn that what you feared was there has been replaced with love.

1. 罪咎成了你遮掩天父面容的唯一屏障，因罪咎与攻击圣子是同一回事。
心怀罪咎的人常会定人之罪，还会把未来与过去串连起来，继续定罪下去；这就是小我的运作法则。
你若服从小我之律，光明便无法进入，因它会命你效忠黑暗，不准你苏醒过来。
小我之律非常严厉，稍有违犯，便会受到严厉惩罚。
因此，切莫听信它的法律，因那不过是惩罚人的规矩。
凡是奉行此律之人，必然相信自己罪有应得，理当受罚。
如果你真想释放自己，必须让上主的天律介入未来与过去之间。
救赎才能有如灿烂的明灯矗立于两者之间，为你解除自我束缚的黑暗锁链。
2. 由罪咎中脱身，你等于全面化解了小我。
不要让任何人担心害怕，否则他的罪咎就会转到你身上，你若服从小我无情的诫命，等于定了自己的罪，小我的信徒再也难逃受罚的命运。
小我惯用痛苦来赏报自己的忠仆，因为你对它的信仰本身即是一种痛苦。
你信的是什么，你就会从它那儿得到相对的回报。
是你对它的信心赋予那个信念力量；它为何方效力，决定了它当受何种回报。
因为你必会相信自己所爱之物，而你之所爱也必会转回你这儿来。
3. 你给世界多少，世界才能给你多少，因为世界纯粹是你的投射，除了你在世上所看到和所相信的一切以外，世界没有其他的意义。
你若投效黑暗，自然看不见任何东西；因不论你信什么，都会按你对它的信心而收到相称的回报。
你珍惜什么，就会接受什么，你若把信心放在自己的过去，未来便如过去一般延续下去。
凡是你心爱的，你必会视为己有。
这一切都是拜你的“重视”所赐。
4. 救赎，不过是给你一个机会重新评估自己所爱之物，如此，圣灵才能帮你分辨万物的真假虚实，因你早已不分青红皂白全都纳入自己心中了。
你需要此物的对比才能评估彼物之价值，于是，罪孽深重与纯洁无罪对你变得同等真实。
你不相信上主之子的清白无罪，因你一着眼于过去，便再也看不见真正的他。
当你定弟兄之罪时，等于声明 ：“我是有罪之人，决心留在罪中。”
你拒绝放他自由，等于拒绝了一位为你的自由作证之人。
其实你原本可以轻易将他由过去中释放，掀开笼罩在他心头的罪咎之云的。
他一旦自由了，你也会一并解脱。
5. 即使他自认为伤害了你而感到内疚不已，也不要把罪咎套在他身上。
否则你等于告诉他，那些错觉妄想都是正确的。
你若认为清白无罪的上主之子可能把自己打成有罪之人，这种观念才是彻底疯狂的。
千万不要相信这种事情，不论你面对什么人或什么事情。
因犯罪与定罪是同一回事，你若相信其一，就会相信其二，这表示你在招惹惩罚而非祈求爱。
神智失常之人自然不可理喻，自讨惩罚的人必然已经神智失常了。
6. 为此之故，不把任何弟兄视为有罪之身，等于重申自己清白无罪的真相。
你若定了任何一位上主之子的罪，等于相信自己有罪。
你若想要圣灵帮你释放罪咎，你得先为所有弟兄领受祂的救赎才行。
如此，你才会逐渐看出那也是你的真相。
你应谨记于心，你不可能只定某些上主之子的罪。
你看谁有罪，他便成了你也有罪的明证；那些罪证会历历在目地呈现于你眼前，直到你将它彻底化解为止。
只要你还继续定罪，罪咎便会在你心中阴魂不散。
别再投射了，否则你更没有化解它的机会。
你每帮一人摆脱罪咎的束缚，天堂的喜乐就增加一分；在天上等着认你为父的那一群见证必会为此欢欣不已。
7. 罪咎使你盲目，你只要在自身内看到一点罪污，就看不见光明了。
你若把它投射于外，世界便笼罩在你的罪咎下，显得更加阴森可怕。
你等于在罪咎上头罩了一层黑纱，自然看不出它的庐山真面目，因为你还不肯向自己心内看进去。
你害怕自己可能在心内看到某物，其实那东西根本就不存在。
你怕的那个东西早已不在了。
你若往内看去，你只会看到救赎之光，宁静而安详地照耀在天父的祭坛上。
8. 不要害怕往内去看。
小我告诉你，你心内只有一片漆黑的罪咎，不要去看。
反之，它要你把眼光转向弟兄，去看他们的罪过。
只有甘于盲目之人才会这样去看的。
因为只有怯懦得不敢着眼于自心光明的人，才会往暗处去看那群有罪的弟兄。
你心里其实并非你想象的模样，更不是你心目中那副德性。
你内在的神圣印记，值得天父对你全然信任。
天父不会按照你的眼光来评价你。
祂深知自己的真相，故也知道你的真相。
祂知道两者无二无别，因祂毫无分别心。
你岂能在上主明知纯洁无罪之处看到罪咎之云？
你只可能否定祂的真知，但你无法改变真相。
现在就去瞻仰祂置于你内的光明吧，学习看出你所害怕的那个东西其实早已被爱取代了。
1.只有罪咎可以掩蓋天父，因為那是對聖子的攻擊。
罪人一向會發出譴責，而一旦這麼做，他們就會繼續，並依小我的法則把未來與過去連在一塊。
他們對這法則的效忠遮擋了光明，因為它會要人忠於黑暗，並阻止覺醒。
小我的法則十分苛刻，但有違反，就會被嚴厲責罰。
為此之故，不要服從它的法則，因為那都是些懲罰的法則。
一旦遵守了，就會相信自己有罪，所以也必須發出譴責。
你如果想解脫，上主的法則就必須插足於未來與過去。
救贖便在二者之間，它的光芒極其明亮，能使你縛住自己的黑暗鎖鏈就此消失。
2.擺脫罪咎便是徹底化解小我。
別令任何人恐懼，因為他的罪咎便是你的，而一旦服從小我的嚴酷指令，就會把它的譴責加在自己頭上，從而難以逃脫它為服從之人降下的懲罰。
小我會以痛苦來回報忠誠，因為相信它就是痛苦。
而信心帶來的回報則必然與它所投諸的信念有關。
信心會為信念帶來力量，而它的回報則取決於它的投資標的。
因為你寶貝什麼，就會把信心投諸其上，而你的寶貝亦會回到你手裡。
3.世界能給你的只有你給它的東西，因為它僅僅是你自己的投射，而它的意義也只取決於你在其中尋獲並相信的一切。
一旦忠於黑暗，你就無法看見，因為你的信心一經給出，就會有所回報。
你一定會接納自己的財寶，而你若把信心投諸過去，未來就會與之大同小異。
只要是你所珍視之物，你就會相信它屬於你。
這是基於你的珍視所蘊含的力量。
4.救贖則會重新評價你所珍視的一切，因為聖靈得以藉此區分什麼是真、什麼是假——你已不加分辨地接納了兩者。
為此之故，只要珍視一個，就不能不珍視另一個，而你眼裡的罪咎也和純潔一樣真實。
你並不相信上主之子是無罪的，因為你看的是過去，而不是他。
一旦你譴責了弟兄，就是在說：「我是個罪人，而且寧可如此。
」你否定了他的自由，而這麼做時你也否定了你的自由的見證。
你也能同等輕易地令他擺脫過去，並除去他心中將他綁在過去的罪咎烏雲。
而他一旦自由，你就能同獲自由。
5.別把他的罪咎加給他，因為他自認對你做了一樣的事，而他的罪咎便出自這隱密的想法。
那麼，難道你要教他這種妄念真實不虛？
純潔無罪的上主之子可以自我攻擊，繼而獲罪，這種想法實在神智不清。
不論有何形式、有何對象，都別相信。
因為罪和譴責無二無別，相信一個就是相信了另一個，而且要來的是懲罰，而不是愛。
沒有人能把神智不清變得合理，但為自己要來懲罰卻必屬神智不清。
6.那麼，只要不把任何人視為有罪，就能為自己肯認無罪的真相。
你對上主之子的任何譴責都隱含了你對自身罪咎的堅信不疑。
你若想讓聖靈使你擺脫它，就要接納祂給所有弟兄的救贖。
只有這樣，你才會發覺自己已經得救。
千萬別忘了，你不可能只譴責上主之子的一部分。
你眼裡的罪人則會見證你內的罪咎，而你也會在那兒看見它，因為它就在那兒，直到被化解。
罪咎一向在你心裡，因為是你的心譴責了自己。
別投射它，因為一旦這麼做，它就無法化解。
每一回你讓人擺脫罪咎，天堂就滿是喜樂，而你為父身分的見證亦在那兒歡慶不已。
7.罪咎使人盲目，因為只要你在自身之內見到一絲罪咎，便會對光明視而不見。
而一旦你投射了它，世界便看似黯淡無光，裹繞著你的罪咎。
你不但以黑暗的面紗罩住了它，也無法看見它，因為你無法向內看。
你害怕自己會在那兒見到的東西，但那並不存在。
你怕的東西早已消失。
如果你願意向內看，就只會看見天父祭壇上的救贖散發著寧靜與平安。
8.不要害怕向內看。
小我會告訴你，那兒全是烏煙瘴氣的罪咎，並叫你不要去看。
反之，它要你盯著自己的弟兄，並在他們身上看見罪咎。
而你一旦這麼做，就脫離不了自己的盲目。
因為只要你在黑暗中看著弟兄，而他們也被你裹繞在黑暗的罪咎裡，就會怕得不敢去看內在的光明。
你相信存在於內、並對之投以信心的都不存在。
真在你內的是一神聖標誌，表明了天父對你的完美信心。
祂珍視你的方式和你不同。
祂了知自己，也了知你內的真理。
祂知道二者並無差異，因為祂對差異一無所知。
上主既然知道你的內心純潔無罪，你又豈能在那兒見到罪？
你可以否定祂的真知，卻改變不了它。
那麼就著眼於祂安在你內的光明吧，由此發覺你害怕在那兒見到的一切都已替換成了愛。