質問７７
原文
Origin ２７５
Ken:
（It is about Mechanism of projection of ego）
The ego seeks to use the dynamic of projection to place the guilt outside of our minds
and then to deny its origin in our minds.
In other words, rather than seeing the guilt outside us as an extension of the same guilt in our minds
— which it is—
the ego wants us to believe that we can literally project the guilt outside of our minds so that it is now separate from us,
thereby supposedly regaining for us the innocence we believe we lost with the thought of separation.
And for this defense to work, we have to forget that we projected the guilt from our own mind.
Of course, this is not how mind works, for denial does not alter the fact that the mind is indeed the source
and “ideas leave not their source” (T-26.VII.4:7-9).
The Holy Spirit’s goal, in contrast, is to teach us to recognize the correspondence between what we perceive outside
and what content we have chosen in our mind so that we can make an informed choice
about what we will extend or project until our split mind is healed. The ego desperately attempts to hide this dynamic from us,
for the success of its projection depends on our failing to recognize that we project or extend only our own thoughts
(W-pI.30.2). And the ego’s strategy is very successful most of the time,
for our anger and judgment reflect our belief that the outside world is indeed independent of us.
So the Holy Spirit seeks to reinforce our awareness of the continuity between within and without as a result of extension,
while the ego always seeks to deny the source in our mind and assert that
what we see outside of ourselves— guilt—exists separate from and independent of us.
The Course’s purpose is to help us see that the choice of what we extend
or project is ours alone—each with its own consequences for our peace of mind.
原文
Origin ２７５
Ken:
（It is about Mechanism of projection of ego）
The ego seeks to use the dynamic of projection to place the guilt outside of our minds
and then to deny its origin in our minds.
In other words, rather than seeing the guilt outside us as an extension of the same guilt in our minds
— which it is—
the ego wants us to believe that we can literally project the guilt outside of our minds so that it is now separate from us,
thereby supposedly regaining for us the innocence we believe we lost with the thought of separation.
And for this defense to work, we have to forget that we projected the guilt from our own mind.
Of course, this is not how mind works, for denial does not alter the fact that the mind is indeed the source
and “ideas leave not their source” (T-26.VII.4:7-9).
The Holy Spirit’s goal, in contrast, is to teach us to recognize the correspondence between what we perceive outside
and what content we have chosen in our mind so that we can make an informed choice
about what we will extend or project until our split mind is healed. The ego desperately attempts to hide this dynamic from us,
for the success of its projection depends on our failing to recognize that we project or extend only our own thoughts
(W-pI.30.2). And the ego’s strategy is very successful most of the time,
for our anger and judgment reflect our belief that the outside world is indeed independent of us.
So the Holy Spirit seeks to reinforce our awareness of the continuity between within and without as a result of extension,
while the ego always seeks to deny the source in our mind and assert that
what we see outside of ourselves— guilt—exists separate from and independent of us.
The Course’s purpose is to help us see that the choice of what we extend
or project is ours alone—each with its own consequences for our peace of mind.
