Reason takes us so far; faith finishes the journey. Faith is in the nature of assent, a quiet yes offered internally. It is like reason delivers us to the desert’s edge, but faith is what sustains our first steps into that apparently dangerous wilderness. This is why A Course in Miracles teaches us that “[w]hereContinue reading “Faith Concludes the Journey”
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Attention and Choiceless Awareness
Last year, somewhat like observing a large trout surface through shadowy depths of the lake at dawn, I realized that attention was a gift and because it was a gift, it could only be given away, and this “giving” was in the nature of true creativity. It was in the nature of love because itContinue reading “Attention and Choiceless Awareness”
All Relationship is with God
Relationship begins with seeing that duality is not inherent in life but is rather a mode of perception that one can choose to relinquish. It reflects an internal decision to no longer be regulated by ideas and opinions and beliefs – the clutter of a mind that has dissociated itself from God. Relationship is whatContinue reading “All Relationship is with God”
Transformed Perception is what Transforms the World
A Course in Miracles does not offer a way “out” of the world. There is no way “out.” Rather, the course transforms our mode of perception, sharpening the distinction between what is real and what is false, so that we can choose – moment by moment – to be united with God. In that divineContinue reading “Transformed Perception is what Transforms the World”
In Relationship with Christ through Jesus
While I do not think it is necessary to believe that the historical Jesus dictated A Course in Miracles to Helen Schucman, or to believe that Jesus is an enlightened Son of a Divine Father, or in any other way special or separate from us, I do think that it is helpful to have aContinue reading “In Relationship with Christ through Jesus”
Gratitude is the End of Suffering
Gratefulness ends our suffering and we cannot come to it alone. Gratefulness is always inherent in the extension of love to a brother or sister, which may be experience as either offering or reception. This is why A Course in Miracles so consistently brings us back to the importance of relationship based on our radicalContinue reading “Gratitude is the End of Suffering”