Day thirty and God is in my mind – this is a difficult concept for me to get. My mind is in God makes sense but God is in my mind – I’m not too sure about.
Anyway according to the workbook:
The idea for today is the springboard for vision. From this idea will the world [...]
Today’s thought for the day is: God is in everything I see. So the question my be is this pantheism or panentheism?
Before even attempting to answer the question we have to understand what the terms mean.
Pantheism is the idea that all (Pan) is God (theism). And the reverse is true. God is all.
Now panentheism has [...]
In “A Course in Miracles,” book one – the text – it is written that there is no order in miracles. That’s to say miracles large and small are as difficult as each other.
This morning I had a little miracle:
Last night ended with my keyboard on which I write this blog broke. The letter “A” [...]
From the workbook:
The idea for today explains why you can see all purpose in anything. It explains why nothing is separate, by itself or in itself. And it explains why nothing you see means anything. In fact, it explains every idea we have used thus far, and all subsequent ones as well. Today’s idea is [...]
day twenty eight and the thanksgiving holiday is over and I’m back to normal schedule a little heavier and tored from the driving and overeating.
The thought for today is:
Above all else I want to see things differently
The idea is that if you can just see one thing correctly you can see everything correctly.
From the workbook:
You [...]
From the workbook:
Today’s idea expresses something stronger than mere determination. It gives vision priority among your desires….
There may be a great temptation to believe that some sort of sacrifice is being asked of you when you say you want to see above all else. If you become uneasy about the lack of reservation involved, add:
“Vision [...]
Six practice periods are required in applying today’s idea. A full two minutes should be attempted for each of them, although the time may be reduced to a minute if the discomfort is too great. Do not reduce it further.
The practice period should begin with repeating the idea for today, then closing your eyes and [...]
Before I even read the exercise the title for today reminds me of one of my favorite mantrams (mantras – mind training in Sanskrit – words you keep repeating). It is a phrase I heard from Ram Dass. It is:
I don’t know
Often I go for a walk and keep repeating, “I don’t know. I don’t [...]
How true – unless you are totally happy you cannot have perceived your own best interests. Today’s exercise requires self honesty and a bit more work.
I’ll quote from the workbook:
Practice periods begin with repeating today’s idea, followed by searching the mind, with closed eyes, for unresolved situations about which you are currently concerned. The emphasis [...]
On day twenty three we move further away from illusions but as A Course in Miracles workbook says:
The idea for today introduces the thought that you are not trapped in the world you see, because its cause can be changed. This change requires, first, that the cause be identified and then let go, so that [...]
