The idea for today is, of course, the reason why a meaningless world is impossible. What God did not create does not exist. And everything that does exist exists as He created it. The world you see has nothing to do with reality. It is of your own making, and it does not exist.

The exercises for today are to be practiced with eyes closed throughout. The mind-searching period should be short, a minute at most. Do not have more than three practice periods with today's idea unless you find them comfortable. If you do, it will be because you really understand what they are for.

The idea for today is another step in learning to let go the thoughts that you have written on the world, and see the Word of God in their place. The early steps in this exchange, which can truly be called salvation, can be quite difficult and even quite painful. Some of them will lead you directly into fear. You will not be left there. You will go far beyond it. Our direction is toward perfect safety and perfect peace.

With eyes closed, think of all the horrors in the world that cross your mind. Name each one as it occurs to you, and then deny its reality. God did not create it, and so it is not real. Say, for example:

God did not create that war, and so it is not real.

God did not create that airplane crash, and so it is not real.

God did not create that disaster [specify], and so it is not real.

Suitable subjects for the application of today's idea also include anything you are afraid might happen to you, or to anyone about whom you are concerned. In each case, name the "disaster" quite specifically. Do not use general terms. For example, do not say, "God did not create illness," but, "God did not create cancer," or heart attacks, or whatever may arouse fear in you.

This is your personal repertory of horrors at which you are looking. These things are part of the world you see. Some of them are shared illusions, and others are part of your personal hell. It does not matter. What God did not create can only be in your own mind apart from His. Therefore, it has no meaning. In recognition of this fact, conclude the practice periods by repeating today's idea:

God did not create a meaningless world.

The idea for today can, of course, be applied to anything that disturbs you during the day, aside from the practice periods. Be very specific in applying it. Say:

God did not create a meaningless world.

He did not create [specify the situation which is disturbing you],

and so it is not real.

𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑓 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑦𐑟, 𐑝 𐑒𐑹𐑕, 𐑞 𐑮𐑰𐑟𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑲 𐑩 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑦𐑟 𐑦𐑥𐑐𐑪𐑕𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑦𐑕𐑑. 𐑯 𐑧𐑝𐑮𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑕 𐑨𐑟 ·𐑣𐑰 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑑𐑩𐑛 𐑦𐑑. 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑿 𐑕𐑰 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑳𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑛𐑵 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑮𐑦𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦. 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑥𐑱𐑒𐑦𐑙, 𐑯 𐑦𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑦𐑕𐑑.

𐑞 𐑧𐑒𐑕𐑼𐑕𐑲𐑟𐑩𐑟 𐑓 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑸 𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛 𐑔𐑮𐑵𐑬𐑑. 𐑞 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛-𐑕𐑻𐑗𐑦𐑙 𐑐𐑽𐑾𐑛 𐑖𐑫𐑛 𐑚𐑰 𐑖𐑹𐑑, 𐑩 𐑥𐑦𐑯𐑦𐑑 𐑨𐑑 𐑥𐑴𐑕𐑑. 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑥𐑹 𐑞𐑨𐑯 𐑔𐑮𐑰 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑽𐑾𐑛𐑟 𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱'𐑟 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑩𐑯𐑤𐑧𐑕 𐑿 𐑓𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑒𐑳𐑥𐑓𐑼𐑑𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤. 𐑦𐑓 𐑿 𐑛𐑵, 𐑦𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑚𐑰 𐑚𐑦𐑒𐑪𐑟 𐑿 𐑮𐑾𐑤𐑦 𐑳𐑯𐑛𐑼𐑕𐑑𐑨𐑯𐑛 𐑢𐑪𐑑 𐑞𐑱 𐑸 𐑓.

𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑓 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑦𐑟 𐑩𐑯𐑳𐑞𐑼 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐 𐑦𐑯 𐑤𐑻𐑯𐑦𐑙 𐑑 𐑤𐑧𐑑 𐑜𐑴 𐑞 𐑔𐑷𐑑𐑕 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑿 𐑣𐑨𐑝 𐑮𐑦𐑑𐑩𐑯 𐑪𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛, 𐑯 𐑕𐑰 𐑞 ·𐑢𐑻𐑛 𐑝 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑺 𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑕. 𐑞 𐑻𐑤𐑦 𐑕𐑑𐑧𐑐𐑕 𐑦𐑯 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑒𐑕𐑗𐑱𐑯𐑡, 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑑𐑮𐑵𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑷𐑤𐑛 𐑕𐑨𐑤𐑝𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯, 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑚𐑰 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑳𐑤𐑑 𐑯 𐑰𐑝𐑩𐑯 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑐𐑱𐑯𐑓𐑩𐑤. 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑤𐑰𐑛 𐑿 𐑛𐑦𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑤𐑦 𐑦𐑯𐑑𐑵 𐑓𐑽. 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑚𐑰 𐑤𐑧𐑓𐑑 𐑞𐑺. 𐑿 𐑢𐑦𐑤 𐑜𐑴 𐑓𐑸 𐑚𐑦𐑘𐑪𐑯𐑛 𐑦𐑑. 𐑬𐑼 𐑛𐑦𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑑𐑹𐑛 𐑐𐑻𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑑 𐑕𐑱𐑓𐑑𐑦 𐑯 𐑐𐑻𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑑 𐑐𐑰𐑕.

𐑢𐑦𐑞 𐑲𐑟 𐑒𐑤𐑴𐑟𐑛, 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑒 𐑝 𐑷𐑤 𐑞 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼𐑟 𐑦𐑯 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑪𐑕 𐑘𐑹 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛. 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑰𐑗 𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑨𐑟 𐑦𐑑 𐑩𐑒𐑻𐑟 𐑑 𐑿, 𐑯 𐑞𐑧𐑯 𐑛𐑦𐑯𐑲 𐑦𐑑𐑕 𐑮𐑦𐑨𐑤𐑦𐑑𐑦. ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑑 𐑦𐑑, 𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑾𐑤. 𐑕𐑱, 𐑓 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑨𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤:

·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑹, 𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑾𐑤.

·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑺𐑐𐑤𐑱𐑯 𐑒𐑮𐑨𐑖, 𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑾𐑤.

·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑑 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑨𐑕𐑑𐑼 [𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑓𐑲], 𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑾𐑤.

𐑕𐑵𐑑𐑩𐑚𐑩𐑤 𐑕𐑳𐑚𐑡𐑧𐑒𐑑𐑕 𐑓 𐑞 𐑨𐑐𐑤𐑦𐑒𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱'𐑟 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑷𐑤𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑯𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑛 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑿 𐑸 𐑩𐑓𐑮𐑱𐑛 𐑥𐑲𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑐𐑩𐑯 𐑑 𐑿, 𐑹 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑢𐑳𐑯 𐑩𐑚𐑬𐑑 𐑣𐑵𐑥 𐑿 𐑸 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑕𐑻𐑯𐑛. 𐑦𐑯 𐑰𐑗 𐑒𐑱𐑕, 𐑯𐑱𐑥 𐑞 "𐑛𐑦𐑟𐑨𐑕𐑑𐑼" 𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑑 𐑕𐑐𐑩𐑕𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑒𐑤𐑦. 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑿𐑟 𐑡𐑧𐑯𐑼𐑩𐑤 𐑑𐑻𐑥𐑟. 𐑓 𐑦𐑜𐑟𐑨𐑥𐑐𐑩𐑤, 𐑛𐑵 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑕𐑱, "·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑑 𐑦𐑤𐑯𐑩𐑕," 𐑚𐑳𐑑, "·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑯𐑕𐑼," 𐑹 𐑣𐑸𐑑 𐑩𐑑𐑨𐑒𐑕, 𐑹 𐑢𐑪𐑑𐑧𐑝𐑼 𐑥𐑱 𐑼𐑬𐑟 𐑓𐑽 𐑦𐑯 𐑿.

𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑦𐑟 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑮𐑧𐑐𐑼𐑑𐑹𐑦 𐑝 𐑣𐑪𐑮𐑼𐑟 𐑨𐑑 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑿 𐑸 𐑤𐑫𐑒𐑦𐑙. 𐑞𐑰𐑟 𐑔𐑦𐑙𐑟 𐑸 𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑞 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛 𐑿 𐑕𐑰. 𐑕𐑳𐑥 𐑝 𐑞𐑧𐑥 𐑸 𐑖𐑺𐑛 𐑦𐑤𐑵𐑠𐑩𐑯𐑟, 𐑯 𐑳𐑞𐑼𐑟 𐑸 𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑝 𐑘𐑹 𐑐𐑻𐑕𐑩𐑯𐑩𐑤 𐑣𐑧𐑤. 𐑦𐑑 𐑛𐑳𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑥𐑨𐑑𐑼. 𐑢𐑪𐑑 ·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑑 𐑒𐑨𐑯 𐑴𐑯𐑤𐑦 𐑚𐑰 𐑦𐑯 𐑘𐑹 𐑴𐑯 𐑥𐑲𐑯𐑛 𐑩𐑐𐑸𐑑 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 ·𐑣𐑦𐑟. 𐑞𐑺𐑓𐑹, 𐑦𐑑 𐑣𐑨𐑟 𐑯𐑴 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙. 𐑦𐑯 𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑩𐑜𐑯𐑦𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑝 𐑞𐑦𐑕 𐑓𐑨𐑒𐑑, 𐑒𐑩𐑯𐑒𐑤𐑵𐑛 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑽𐑾𐑛𐑟 𐑚𐑲 𐑮𐑦𐑐𐑰𐑑𐑦𐑙 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱'𐑟 𐑲𐑛𐑾:

·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛.

𐑞 𐑲𐑛𐑾 𐑓 𐑑𐑩𐑛𐑱 𐑒𐑨𐑯, 𐑝 𐑒𐑹𐑕, 𐑚𐑰 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑛 𐑑 𐑧𐑯𐑦𐑔𐑦𐑙 𐑞𐑨𐑑 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑻𐑚𐑟 𐑿 𐑛𐑫𐑼𐑦𐑙 𐑞 𐑛𐑱, 𐑩𐑕𐑲𐑛 𐑓𐑮𐑪𐑥 𐑞 𐑐𐑮𐑨𐑒𐑑𐑦𐑕 𐑐𐑽𐑾𐑛𐑟. 𐑚𐑰 𐑝𐑧𐑮𐑦 𐑕𐑐𐑩𐑕𐑦𐑓𐑦𐑒 𐑦𐑯 𐑩𐑐𐑤𐑲𐑦𐑙 𐑦𐑑. 𐑕𐑱:

·𐑜𐑪𐑛 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑑 𐑩 𐑥𐑰𐑯𐑦𐑙𐑤𐑩𐑕 𐑢𐑻𐑤𐑛.

𐑣𐑰 𐑛𐑦𐑛 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑒𐑮𐑦𐑱𐑑 [𐑕𐑐𐑧𐑕𐑦𐑓𐑲 𐑞 𐑕𐑦𐑗𐑵𐑱𐑖𐑩𐑯 𐑢𐑦𐑗 𐑦𐑟 𐑛𐑦𐑕𐑑𐑻𐑚𐑦𐑙 𐑿],

𐑯 𐑕𐑴 𐑦𐑑 𐑦𐑟 𐑯𐑪𐑑 𐑮𐑾𐑤.