Illusions have to be forgiven at the level on which they seemingly occur. That’s why enlightenment cannot be postponed to some kind of afterlife. It has to happen while one is still being tempted to judge appearances as real. The mind cannot let go of illusions to which it’s not being exposed.
May 292004
A Demonstration of Omnipresence
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May 272004
Many people often wonder about the omnipresence of God. Can Infinity be divided? Have we got God fragments? How does Oneness work? I say we all know how this works as it is demonstrated all the time around us but we act as if we don’t. Time for an example.
Experiencing Nothing
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May 252004
What I experience in my everyday experience is what I have in consciousness. For instance, if I were experiencing a “green” consciousness, my attention will be drawn to all that is green. In the same way I know my Real Self to be “Nothing.” By Nothing I mean no thing, that which has no limits, [...]
Language Barrier
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May 172004
Hello all Recently, I had a mental dialogue with Self. I asked a question that I still wasn’t clear about: EJ: What is the difference between “I am Spirit” and “I am one with Spirit?” Self: One is Truth the other is based on a false premise, hence, an illusion.
Full Circle
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May 062004
This story is shared by Alexandra Reynolds There’s a nature trail in Mt. Tamalpais that I consider to be my favorite trail. It’s not the most beautiful trail I’ve walked through, but walking through it reminds me of my own path in life. The trail begins at the top the mountain with a full view [...]
This essay is shared by Remez Sasson Thinking is usually a mixture of words, sentences, mental images and sensations. Thoughts are visitors in the central station of the mind. They come, stay a while and then disappear making space for other thoughts. Some of these thoughts stay longer, gain power and affect the life of [...]
May 022004
This essay is shared by G. Don Murphy Introduction From ‘A Course in Miracles’ Text chapter 21 (Reason and Perception), Introduction, (1:2-7). “The world you see is what you gave it, nothing more than that. But though it is no more than that, it is not less. Therefore, to you it is important. It is [...]