Introduction

T-6.in.1. The relationship of anger to attack is obvious, but the relationship of anger to fear is not always so apparent. ² Anger always involves projection of separation, which must ultimately be accepted as one's own responsibility, rather than being blamed on others. ³ Anger cannot occur unless you believe that you have been attacked, that your attack is justified in return, and that you are in no way responsible for it. ⁴ Given these three wholly irrational premises, the equally irrational conclusion that a brother is worthy of attack rather than of love must follow. ⁵ What can be expected from insane premises except an insane conclusion? ⁶ The way to undo an insane conclusion is to consider the sanity of the premises on which it rests. ⁷ You cannot be attacked, attack has no justification, and you are responsible for what you believe.

T-6.in.2. You have been asked to take me as your model for learning, since an extreme example is a particularly helpful learning device. ² Everyone teaches, and teaches all the time. ³ This is a responsibility you inevitably assume the moment you accept any premise at all, and no one can organize his life without some thought system. ⁴ Once you have developed a thought system of any kind, you live by it and teach it. ⁵ Your capacity for allegiance to a thought system may be misplaced, but it is still a form of faith and can be redirected.