Have your being outside this body of birth and death and all your problems will be solved. They exist because you believe yourself born to die. Undeceive yourself and be free. You are not a person.~ Nisargadatta Although the phrase would have been alien to him, Nisargadatta is talking about level confusion here. Level confusionContinue reading “A Course in Miracles: Level Confusion”
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A Course in Miracles: The Escape from Darkness
We live in a state of self-imposed exile from God’s Love. It hurts; there is a better way. Are we ready to accept that way and go home? A Course in Miracles is a way to undo the effects of our supposed descent into fear. It helpfully frames this undoing – this journey from darknessContinue reading “A Course in Miracles: The Escape from Darkness”
Setting Aside Little Gods: ACIM Lesson 31
I am not the victim of the world I see. Lesson 31 of A Course in Miracles is a declaration of freedom and spiritual autonomy. We are not captives of lived experience but rather creators. We are not victims because our invulnerability is the absence of attack both internally and externally. Life is peace andContinue reading “Setting Aside Little Gods: ACIM Lesson 31”
ACIM and New Beginnings
A small group of friends and I have committed to doing the ACIM workbook this year, a lesson a day, and meeting once a week online to talk about how that experience is going, what we are learning, what is being revealed and so forth. Today I did lesson one, which is a kind ofContinue reading “ACIM and New Beginnings”
Rethinking Separation: ACIM Lesson 30
There is a fun exercise in some contemporary nondual circles that basically revolves around the following: instead of seeing space as what separates you from a distant object (a lamp, a bed, a star), try to see it as what connects you. This can be a powerful way of reframing one’s sense of separation, basicallyContinue reading “Rethinking Separation: ACIM Lesson 30”
Notes in Late December
I sent a newsletter out today which explores the second principle of miracles. Although the early parts of the text can be choppy, the section outlining the fifty principles has always felt clear and helpful to me. The second principle asks us to look beyond the miracle to its Source, reminding us that what mattersContinue reading “Notes in Late December”