It cannot be too strongly emphasized that this course aims at a complete reversal of thought.
The emphasis of this course always remains the same;— it is at this moment that complete salvation is offered you, and it is at this moment that you can accept it. This is still your one responsibility. Atonement might be equated with total escape from the past and total lack of interest in the future. Heaven is here. There is nowhere else. Heaven is now. There is no other time. No teaching that does not lead to this is of concern to God’s teachers. All beliefs will point to this if properly interpreted. In this sense, it can be said that their truth lies in their usefulness. All beliefs that lead to progress should be honored. This is the sole criterion this course requires. No more than this is necessary. (A Course in Miracles, M-24.4:1;6)
An attitude of non-judgment is key to our advancement on our journey of awakening. Along with this, a willingness to question everything we believe is facilitated by setting judgment aside. It is upon our fixed beliefs that our world of bodies, time and space is built. Our insistence that this world is real blinds us to our inner Vision, which will show us the reality of Heaven that is ever present now.
We have much to learn if we are to be willing to completely reverse our thinking. We are not asked to accomplish this thought reversal in one, all encompassing decision. This would raise intense fear because it would seem to lead us to oblivion. Instead the Holy Spirit leads us in a kind and loving training curriculum.
As we are willing, He will reinterpret our beliefs to show us the truth that lies beyond them. This progressive reinterpretation of our beliefs will soften our grip on our steadfast insistence on repeating the past. Gradually we will become aware that there is another world, the real world, where the past is forgiven and our true Identity as Love’s extension is recognized. The culmination of this progressive reinterpretation is the whole-hearted acceptance that Heaven is now. There is no other time. Heaven is here. There is nowhere else.
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