A Course in Miracles: Do not seek vision through your eyes

       Do not seek vision through your eyes, for you made your way of seeing that you might see in darkness, and in this you are deceived. Beyond this darkness, and yet still within you, is the vision of Christ, Who looks on all light. Your "vision" comes from fear, as His from love. And He sees for you, as your witness to the real world. He is the Holy Spirit's manifestation, looking always on the real world, and calling forth its witnesses and drawing them to you. He loves what He sees within you, and He would extend it. And he will not return unto his Father until He has extended your perception even unto him. And there perception is no more, for He has returned you to the Father with Him.
       You have but two emotions, and one you made and one was given you. Each is a way of seeing, and different worlds arise from their different sights. See through the vision that is given you. For through Christ's vision He beholds Himself. And seeing what He is, He knows His father. Beyond your darkest dreams He sees God's guiltless son within you, shining in perfect radiance that is undimmed by your dreams. And this you will see as you look with Him, for His vision is His gift of love to you, given Him of the father for you.
       The Holy Spirit is the Light in which Christ stands revealed. And all who would behold him can see Him, for they have asked for light. Nor will they see Him alone, for He is no more alone than they are. Because they saw his Son, they have risen in Him of the Father. And all this will they understand, because they looked within and saw beyond the darkness the Christ in them, and recognized Him. In the sanity of His vision they looked upon themselves with love, seeing themselves as the Holy Spirit sees them. And with this vision of the truth in them came all the beauty of the world to shine upon them.

-A Course in Miracles (232-233)