T-26.V

The Little Hindrance

Chapter 26 — The Transition

Time is reframed as a tiny obstacle that forgiveness and the Holy Spirit undo, as the mind chooses the Holy Instant and remembers the changeless Will of God.

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Time ▲ Milestone The little hindrance is only the past replayed; let it be over. Forgiveness Let the past stay past: forgiveness ends time’s grip in the present.

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Decision Two teachers, two directions: release the past’s mission and follow present light. Dream Time is the dream of being elsewhere; you have not moved. Holy Spirit Follow the real Teacher through time’s maze back to the present. Illusions Past echoes cannot hold you; the Holy Spirit transforms time’s senseless maze. Atonement God’s Answer was in the first instant; the past has no power.

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Will of God You cannot lose your way: God’s Will makes return inevitable. Perception—Knowledge Past-made perception wavers; certainty is already established in truth. Real World The little hindrance: bringing the mind into present light. Love Release the past’s terror; the All-Loving Father’s perfect Love returns instantly. Death / Suffering Time rehearses one terror as birth-to-death until the present interrupts. Kingdom A tiny hindrance delays only perception; eternity misses no note. Sin / Error Judgment keeps the past alive; treat the offense as an already-corrected error.

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Teaching–Learning One purpose, two teachers: the Course teaches the present, not a repaired past. Joining A gentle look and joined steps make the hindrance small. Judgment Judgment is how the mind drags an old instant into now. Sonship The past is gone; the Son is already free and restored. Changelessness Time is a brief detour; eternity was never altered. Crucifixion and Resurrection Resurrection replaces the past when the mind stops choosing death. Fear Fear replays an old instant; the Holy Instant leaves the past behind. Fear of God Release the memory of a fearful instant that made God seem hate. Miracle A small obstacle seems big only when miracle-equality is forgotten.