Quotes about Perception

you are not merely a being of the material world; you are a being of unlimited spirit. And in spirit there is no lack. You are not lacking just because your circumstances are.

In order to escape the illusion and find inner peace, remember that only love in a situation is real.

Course in Miracles says that everyone we meet will either be our crucifier or our savior, depending on what we choose to be to them. Focusing on their guilt drives the nails of self-loathing more deeply into our own skin. Focusing on their innocence sets us free. Since 'no thoughts are neutral,' every relationship takes us deeper into Heaven or deeper into Hell.

Jesus lived within this world of fear, and perceived only love. Every action, every word, every thought was guided by the Holy Spirit instead of the ego. He was a thoroughly purified being. To think about him is to think about, and so to call forth, the perfect love inside ourselves.

whatever it is you choose to think, your subconscious mind takes it very seriously and your experience will reflect your thinking.

His correction of our perception is called the Atonement.

In asking the Holy Spirit to help us, we are expressing our willingness to perceive a situation differently. We give up our own interpretations and opinions, and ask that they be replaced by His.

Think something isn't good enough, and it never will be. Think something is wonderful, and it will only get better.

Looking for Mr. Right leads to desperation because there is no Mr. Right. There is no Mr. Right because there is no Mr. Wrong. There is whoever is in front of us, and the perfect lessons to be learned from that person.

You can ask the Holy Spirit to change your perceptions.

The present moment, if you think about it, is the only time there is. No matter what time it is, it is always now.

Spiritual law is unalterable: if we focus on the guilt in others, we'll see guilt in ourselves; if we focus on the innocence in others, we'll feel the innocence within ourselves. Perception is a choice.