Step 19 Today I wish to see.

"Step 19

Today I wish to see."

As a Lightworker, one of the things that I've encountered is the various different outlooks a single situation has. People can see the exact same thing and have a different experience. I've been guilty myself in the past of only seeing that which I wanted to see or hearing that which I wanted to hear. Today I wish to see. I wish to see the world as it is, as it stands in objective reality.

"THE DESIRE TO SEE IS LIKE THE DESIRE TO KNOW. It too requires a refinement of your mind’s faculties. To see with clear vision means you are not seeing with preference. It means that you are able to perceive that which is actually occurring rather than that which you wish to see. There is something actually occurring beyond your wishes. This is very true. The desire to see, then, is the desire to see a greater truth. This requires a greater honesty and a greater openness of mind." This is an important lesson in today's world, to understand the distinction that clear vision makes. It's not seeing with preference, it's seeing what's objectively occurring rather than that which you want to see. Often times we see things with bias because we are looking to see something in particular rather than simply looking for the natural truth in a situation.

"TODAY IN YOUR TWO PRACTICE SESSIONS, practice looking upon one simple mundane object. Do not take your eyes off of that object, but look and practice looking very conscientiously. You are not trying to see anything. You are simply looking with an open mind. When the mind is open, it experiences its own depth, and it experiences the depth of what it is perceiving.

CHOOSE ONE SIMPLE OBJECT THAT HAS VERY LITTLE MEANING for you and gaze upon it twice today for at least 15 minutes. Allow your mind to become very still. Breathe deeply and regularly as you gaze upon this object. Allow your mind to settle down into itself.

Practice 19: Two 15-minute practice periods."