Today\u2019s reading reminds us that judgment is the tool that makes illusion. It says:<\/p>\n
Judgment is the tool of illusion, so as long as you desire illusion, judgment is a tool you will hold dear.<\/p>\n
This is a very important point. When we see ourselves as people living in a world that matters, we also feel that judgment is necessary. We feel we need to judge what we see as political injustices. We feel we need to judge crimes against humanity, crimes against animals, crimes against the environment, and etcetera. But what we don\u2019t see is that with each judgment, we engage the creative principle and continue making the illusion that we judge.<\/p>\n
Verse 29 of the Tao Te Ching says:<\/p>\n
Do you want to improve the world?
\nI don\u2019t think it can be done.
\nThe world is sacred.
\nIt can\u2019t be improved.
\nIf you tamper with it, you\u2019ll ruin it.<\/p>\n
The world is \u201csacred,\u201d because it is consciousness. Even the circumstances of the world are \u201csacred,\u201d because they are the decision of consciousness through the creative principle. One who sees this, sees the world as it is, and she does not judge what she sees. She accepts the appearance as it is and loves the power that is behind the appearance.<\/p>\n
Not seeing the world as it is and judging that it should be different is \u201ctampering\u201d with it. Through tampering, new illusions arise from the same energies as previous illusions. In this way, the world continues to go round and round and round, looking different as specific circumstances change, but caught in a loop, repeating itself, without any meaningful change at all.<\/p>\n
It is as Jesus said 2,000 years ago:<\/p>\n
When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. (Mark 13:7,8)<\/p>\n
When Jesus told the apostles, \u201cdo not be alarmed,\u201d it was the same as saying, \u201cdo not judge; accept the situation as it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Jesus said, \u201cbut the end is still to come,\u201d and \u201cThese are the beginning of birth pains,\u201d he taught what today\u2019s reading teaches:<\/p>\n
When you look [at the world] with Me, there is nothing to judge. For everything works for the healing of one mind. There is no error, and there is no mistake. There isn\u2019t one single flaw. There is only one mind listening to itself and recognizing which self is true. It is an awakening, a growing recognition, and it is perfect in every way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Or, as NTI Romans 14 said:<\/p>\n
The experience is the experience it was made to be. It is the perfect reflection of a wish. It is everything you asked to see.<\/p>\n