Miracles bear witness to truth. They are convincing because they arise from conviction. Without conviction they deteriorate into magic, which is mindless and therefore destructive; or rather, the uncreative use of mind (T-1.I.14:1-3). The miracle represent a shift in perception, away from fear and towards Love. The miracle is an effect of allowing the HolyContinue reading “The Fourteenth Principle of A Course in Miracles”
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The Thirteenth Principle of A Course in Miracles
Miracles are both beginnings and endings, and so they alter the temporal order. They are always affirmations of rebirth, which seem to go back but really go forward. They undo the past in the present, and thus undo the future (T-1.I.13:1-3). The thirteenth principle of miracles in A Course in Miracles is an early introductionContinue reading “The Thirteenth Principle of A Course in Miracles”
Between Easters: the Holy Instant
Presently I am between Easters. We celebrated Easter with the Catholic side of the family last week and we will celebrate Orthodox Easter with the Greek side tomorrow. It is a happy time. Of course, as a student of A Course in Miracles, and a half-assed Teacher of God, Easter – the resurrection inherent inContinue reading “Between Easters: the Holy Instant”
Beyond the Specialness of Jesus
We always meet Jesus in a context – one that is shaped by our body and our relationships, i.e., the world. And our context is always alien to the historical Jesus’s context. He was a charismatic peasant Jew living in the chokehold of Roman empire, during a phase of human history that was more brutalContinue reading “Beyond the Specialness of Jesus”
A Course in Miracles: What are Miracles?
Miracles are shifts in perception away from fear and towards love. Miracles are specific. They are responsive to our perception of separation, uniting our will to heal (however faint) with God’s Knowledge that there is nothing to heal and never was. Miracles emphasize the role mind plays in creating reality; when mind updates its falseContinue reading “A Course in Miracles: What are Miracles?”
A Course in Miracles: What is Salvation?
Salvation is awakening from the dream of separation, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the recognition that we share an interest in peace and happiness with all our brothers and sisters, and that this shared interest reflects the truth that there is only one will in Creation. Thus, salvation is the processContinue reading “A Course in Miracles: What is Salvation?”