The early lessons of A Course in Miracles go slowly, the one building on the other in ways that can feel so slight as to be almost negligible. We might long for the express lane to awakening, or a path that appears less obtuse. Yet both the pace and the logic of the progression ofContinue reading “Pacing in the ACIM Daily Lessons”
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A Course in Miracles: Spirit Makes No Comparisons
Everything that we perceive arises as – and on account of – distinctions. A raspberry is not a blueberry which is not a bowl of ice cream which is not the river flowing in the distance. Given our structure, in order for anything to be brought forth, it must be distinguished from what it isContinue reading “A Course in Miracles: Spirit Makes No Comparisons”
Doubt as a Christian Virtue
Radical doubt underlies my experience of being Christian. At any moment – for any length of time – I am willing to let the whole practice and tradition go, to see it all as unhelpful, confused, discriminatory, superficial, distracting, unnecessary, illogical . . . It is like an enormous wave overtaking this aspect of myContinue reading “Doubt as a Christian Virtue”
Attention without Goals
One way to think about giving attention is to see it as essentially permissive or even passive – it does not seek to change the object which is being attended (which may include attention itself). Attention has no goal outside its own expression or existence. A great deal of our psychic energy, especially in ourContinue reading “Attention without Goals”
Inner Peace and Christ as Light
With respect to inner peace, the suggestion here is twofold. First, the world is forever an image of God which is endlessly partial and thus merely hints at God. For example, imagine that you see the Sistine Chapel but only through a narrow window. The size of the window only allows you to perceive aContinue reading “Inner Peace and Christ as Light”
Self, Self-Image and God
Say that I take a picture of you, and set it next to you. Now I have you and an image of you. If I want to feed you – bake you bread, make you tea – I will not place sustenance before the photograph. If I want to hold you or walk with you,Continue reading “Self, Self-Image and God”