We exist in relationship and relationship is process. This is in contrast to our prevailing perception of existence which suggests that we are separate entities and that even relationship itself is a separate entity. “I” am “friends” with “you.” Or “you” are “my” “child.” Et cetera. On this “traditional” view, separation abounds. We are partsContinue reading “Existence as Relationship in Love”
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On Happy Learners: Shared Remembering is Joy
What kind of learner shall I be today? With whom shall I undertake my study? What will be the standard by which my learning shall be judged either helpful or unhelpful? A Course in Miracles teaches its students that “. . . the essential thing is learning is that you do not know” (T-14.XI.1:1). EverythingContinue reading “On Happy Learners: Shared Remembering is Joy”
On Understanding and Lesson 3 of A Course in Miracles
The third lesson of A Course in Miracles asks us to declare that “I do not understand anything I see . . .” (W-pI.3). I want to say something about this lesson, mostly arising from my own experience of being a course student. Perhaps it will be helpful. As human beings who are social andContinue reading “On Understanding and Lesson 3 of A Course in Miracles”
On Application and A Course in Miracles
I often say – taking my lead from my primary ACIM teacher Tara Singh – that intellectual understanding, while not inherently counter-productive, is not in and of itself sufficient for bringing forth in a sustained collaborative way the creativity and life-giving force of love. What we learn must brought into application. As Jean Piaget said,Continue reading “On Application and A Course in Miracles”
Relationship: Our Shared Gaze at God
Perhaps another aspect of relationship that bears considering is its direction. That is, one way to be in relationship with another is to look at them – I am here looking at you over there. But another way is to look together is to face the same direction together, where that direction is love. Often,Continue reading “Relationship: Our Shared Gaze at God”
Nitpicking and Neo Advaita
It is a staple of a lot of contemporary neo-advaita writing that we are awareness itself and what happens – the whole of our living – happens inside of us. Here is how John Sherman, a teacher I admire a great deal, puts it. I say, ‘There is nothing but you anywhere to be found’, andContinue reading “Nitpicking and Neo Advaita”