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Seeing with Love

Robert:
If I want to know my Self, I need to see as the Holy Spirit sees. If I judge a brother, I am judging an image of myself, reflected back to me. In truth there is nothing outside of me. Everything I see reflects what I believe I am.

To know the quiet joy and Love of my Self, I need to learn to look past all images. This is not done with the body’s eyes, but with the vision of the Holy Spirit. To recognize my Self, I must value the vision of the Holy Spirit more than I value what the body sees. The more I align my focus or attention with the Holy Spirit, the more Love I experience because I more clearly see the Love that is everywhere.

Today we are having lunch with friends. This is a golden opportunity for me to practice seeing with Holy Spirit’s vision. This is how I will experience the Love in them and thus the Love in me, which is One. Our meeting can be a beautiful blessing if I am willing to let the Holy Spirit show me the Love. I am willing to get high on Love today.

Mary:
As I let my mind quiet and listen, it comes to me that my job today is to let go and let God. This means that I decide nothing on my own. It means that I step back and ask for the Light of truth in every situation. This means that I let the truth that comes light my way through the day. This means that I let all my thoughts be corrected by my inner Comforter and Guide.

As I practice this, today will be a happy and restful day. I will be aware that Love is everywhere, which brings me to the truth that I am Love and nothing else.

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Remembering Love’s Eternal Presence

Robert:
As we read in A Course in Miracles today, a wonderful feeling washed over me. I was reminded that in truth I remain joined with eternal Love. Whether I am aware of it or not, it is always there, holding me in its soft embrace. All that blocks my awareness of Love’s presence is a belief that it is possible to be separate from Love. It is this belief that must be forgiven so that I can return to the full experience of total immersion in Love. I have the means in my mind, given me by God, with which to let go of the sad and weary world of the ego. Love is joyous. Love is changeless and cannot be weary.

Today as I practice holding my mind open to the Holy Spirit’s interpretation in every moment, I have the opportunity to remember Love’s joy and Love’s peace. Today’s reading reminded me that this is God’s promise and guarantee. And I give thanks.

Mary:
As I go to the Holy Spirit in quiet this morning, I am reminded once again to let go of the past and the future. In eternity there is only the eternal presence of Love everywhere. Today it is my opportunity to remember the eternal presence of Love everywhere. In truth this is my occupation. As I practice remembering Love, I heal my mind and, because all minds are joined, I heal the world. Oh happy day!

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High on Christ’s Vision

Robert:
Seeing my brother as a body is a “buzz killer.” When I see with Christ’s vision, I see the Love of God reflected back to me and it brings joy to my heart. Christ’s vision does not see my brother as a body, but as an extension of God’s Love.

If I see my brother as a body, I see him as different, a potential competitor for limited resources and specialness. I see him as limited, and what I see in him I teach myself that I am as well. Since the body is an image of being alone, it is a depressing reminder that I must be alone, on my own and vulnerable to the inevitability of death. Now that’s a buzz killer!

I am grateful that A Course in Miracles is teaching me that this image of my brother is not true and therefore it does not reflect the truth of What I am. It is teaching me that I can learn another way of seeing that does not rely on the limited scope of the body’s perception. Christ’s vision shows me the truth beyond the image of a body. This truth is so magnificent, so full of Light and joy and peace and Love, that it is beyond description in the world’s terms.

In every moment the Holy Spirit in my mind offers me this vision of my brother and myself. I need only be willing to give my full attention to the Holy Spirit instead of the habitual thought system of the ego. I am grateful for another day to practice giving my attention to the part of my mind that shows me the magnificent truth of my brother and myself. I am willing to let Love guide my seeing today. It’s a greater high than the Rocky Mountains could ever offer!

Mary:
This morning as I get quiet and listen, the idea comes to me that there is only one problem and only one solution. The problem is joining with the voice for specialness and the solution is stepping back from belief in specialness and opening my mind to Christ’s vision.

When I am willing to do this, my perception of the world is quieted… In the stillness, peace returns… I rest here awhile in this quietness with an open, quiet mind… Here I am brought past time to unspeakable timelessness… Here is peace…here is joy… here is all power… Here I remember that we all — the whole Sonship — rest in God’s Love, right now…

There is only one problem and one solution, and the solution lies in my mind, waiting for my receptivity to the eternal truth. Being willing to lay down belief in specialness brings us all to the lawns of Heaven. We all are in Heaven now. When we become aware of it is up to us.

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Receiving and Extending Christ’s Vision

Robert:
Today we read A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 158 in which we were reminded, “…in your brother you but see yourself. …Each brother whom you meet today provides another chance to let Christ’s vision shine on you, and offer you the peace of God.” (W-pI.158.10:3,5)

It is helpful to remember that the world I see is a projection. There is nothing outside of me. If I see danger and guilt, I am simply seeing reflected back to me my belief in my own vulnerability and guilt. But this lesson reminds me that as I choose to see with Christ’s vision, I will see reflected back to me the truth of my wholeness and holiness in Love. In that reflection I am in perfect peace and perfect happiness.

That is what I want to experience. With that goal in mind, my practice today is to hold my mind open to Christ’s vision. With the help of Christ’s vision, I will be able to see past the body with vision that does not use the body’s eyes. It could be called the vision of the Heart or the vision of Love. It is this vision I choose to pay attention to today.

Mary:
Today’s lesson (158) is about receiving Christ’s vision and extending Christ’s vision. This reminds me that my job today is to step back from my thoughts and watch them with the Holy Spirit. Thinking I know what’s what does not serve my best interests. Stepping back from what I think I know does. Practice, practice, practice. The Course often reminds me to question every value that I hold.

As I practice this with vigilance, I will be guided to let go of the barriers to Love I am still holding on to. I will be guided to see past bodies and to remember that everyone is one with the Father. I will be guided to remember that the stories of separation do not matter and that only returning to Love matters. Today is a wonderful day for practice. And I give thanks.

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Seeing the One Self Everywhere

Mary:
We all have the same true Self… We are all united in that one Self… The one Self is not special because it is all inclusive… My job now is to recognize the same one Self in everyone. It is always there when I look for It. It is my job today to remember there is only one Self… and I am thankful this is so.

This means all the differences I see through the body’s eyes are meaningless… This means that all the ego’s continuous flow of problems are meaningless… Today it is my job to remember that my one Self is everywhere, changeless and eternal behind the dream of specialness. And I give thanks.

Robert:
“I am God’s Son, complete and healed and whole, shining in the reflection of His Love.” (A Course in Miracles, W-pII.14.1:1) This is what I would remember today in all my doing. It is impossible to experience the fullness of God’s Love within the limitations of the world of form. But I can reflect this Love by remembering to let all my doing be guided by my Self that knows my oneness with Love.

So today I would hold in my mind the focus that all I want is to reflect God’s Love here. This is how I will awaken to the Love I am as God created me. I will step back and let Love lead the way. And if I forget and start believing the perceptions of the body, I will step back again to let Love lead the way. Practice, practice, practice. As a concert pianist learns his skill through dedicated practice, I will remember my Self through diligent practice of stepping back and following.

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Willing to Be Happy

Robert:
If I want to have a peaceful and happy day, I only need to follow Holy Spirit’s lead in every moment. That means not only letting Holy Spirit guide me in what to do and say, but also to let the Holy Spirit be the Interpreter of all my perceptions. The ego’s interpretations always disturb my peace because they are always some form of grievance against God. The Holy Spirit’s interpretations always bring peace because they show me that I remain within the oneness of Love.

I want to have a happy, peaceful day today so I will practice stepping back and following Holy Spirit’s lead and letting Him be my Interpreter in every moment.

Mary:
Am I willing to remember that I am perfect Love in the Mind of Love? Am I willing to remember that every brother is perfect Love in the Mind of Love today? This is the opportunity that is before me today and every day.

If I am willing, I can be aware that I am safe in God’s peace right now and that this will never change. Today it is my job to be willing to remember the truth of where everyone is always. I can tell how willing I am by the level of peace I feel all through the day.

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Every Moment Is an Opportunity to See Love

Mary:
As I continue with my practice of awakening from this world, I see that I am presented with many opportunities every day. An example of this showed up yesterday, when we went to the grocery store. As we stood in line, the checkout clerk was upset and rolling her eyes at the person in front of us. The young woman had taken the box of chicken out of the bag to have a piece and put the empty bag with the price on it on the counter to be scanned. The clerk said sharply, “What am I to do with this?” as she lifted up the empty bag. The clerk looked at us as if to say, “See what I have to put up with?”

As I witnessed this scene, inside I asked my inner Teacher for help. What I received back was that this clerk was in a painful state of mind and was therefore projecting onto what she saw as outside of her. The Holy Spirit showed me that this was an opportunity to see the Christ in her instead of focusing on the image of an angry clerk.

Our reading this morning in A Course in Miracles focused on reinforcing what my real job always is in every situation: “By focusing upon the good in him, the body grows decreasingly persistent in your sight, and will at length be seen as little more than just a shadow circling round the good. And this will be your concept of yourself, when you have reached the world beyond the sight your eyes alone can offer you to see. For you will not interpret what you see without the Aid That God has given you. And in His sight there is another world.” (ACIM T-31.VII.3:3-6)

These four sentences encapsulate what my job always is. This is how I wake up from the dream. This is forgiveness. Nothing else really matters. Today I am given another opportunity to let my mind be transformed by the Holy Spirit.

Robert:
The quote above is talking about not taking the world seriously. As the body and the images of the world become less persistent, become less “real,” it is easier to laugh at the insane imaginings of the ego thought system. In truth there is nothing worthy of disturbing the peace given me by God.

Today I will practice seeing through Christ’s vision, which will always show me the good, the Love, beyond the image. With the Holy Spirit’s help, I will use His “illusions filter” that will make illusions less dense and threatening so that I can see past them to the reality of Love. This is my job today.

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