The world can teach no images [concepts] of you unless you want to learn them. There will come a time when images have all gone by, and you will see you know not what you are. It is to this unsealed and open mind that truth returns, unhindered and unbound. Where concepts of the self have been laid by is truth revealed exactly as it is. When every concept has been raised to doubt and question, and been recognized as made on no assumptions that would stand the light, then is the truth left free to enter in its sanctuary, clean and free of guilt. There is no statement that the world is more afraid to hear than this:
I do not know the thing I am, and therefore do not know what I am doing, where I am, or how to look upon the world or on myself.
Yet in this learning is salvation born. And What you are will tell you of Itself.
Salvation does not ask that you behold the spirit and perceive the body not. It merely asks that this should be your choice. (A Course in Miracles, T-31.V.17;VI.3:1-2. See also ACIM Text Made Simple.)
The ego is constantly defending against the recognition that we are Spirit, not a body. The body itself is designed to be unaware of Spirit and see only the physical world. To reinforce the seeming reality of the world of form, the ego presents myriad demonstrations that the body and all forms are vulnerable to change and hurt. This is all intended to make impermanence and ultimately death appear real. This carefully constructed paradigm could never be real because only the oneness of God’s Love is real.
Much of the Course is dedicated to helping us loosen our belief that the world of form is real. It shows us the pain and suffering, fear and guilt that come with accepting this belief. This helps us become more willing to consider a better way. The Course also offers us ways to open our minds to the experience of our Self as Spirit. The experience of Spirit brings with it joy and peace and Love. The more we have experiences with Spirit, the greater our willingness to choose the oneness of Spirit instead of the illusion of separation.
Today we remind ourselves that we do not know what we are or how to look upon the world. We acknowledge that we need help. We call upon the Holy Spirit for His strength and vision to help us awaken to our true Self as Spirit.
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