The only safety lies in extending the Holy Spirit, because as you see His gentleness in others your own mind perceives itself as totally harmless. Once it can accept this fully, it sees no need to protect itself. T-6.III.3:1-2
A Course in Miracles . Foundation for Inner Peace. Kindle Edition.
The Holy Spirit is the unconditional love of God. When we extend this unconditional love to others we experience it in ourselves. And when we experience the unconditional love of God in ourselves we no longer fear anything and we drop our defenses which includes the desire to attack others.
The Universalists, in a Calvinistic time, were the first to preach the unconditional love of God. At the time it was very counter cultural and unfortunately even in our modern times still is. In Unitarian Universalism some of us join together to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person.
Today it is suggested that we reflect on being loved unconditionally by our Transcendent Source from Whom we are created and extend this unconditional love to everyone with whom we interact today.
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