“Resistance to the Holy Spirit, in the form of refusing to turn over decision making to the One Who knows, is why the transformation of mind seems to take forever. The mind is split. It contains conflicting and contradictory desires that literally obstruct and make impossible a return to Wholeness. Integration precedes Wholeness and makes it possible for the mind to recover its natural state. Integration of the mind replaces the conflicting desires and cross purposes with a single purpose, one that is true and capable of accomplishment. For those who seriously want to realize the Wholeness of Mind, the process starts with the practice of integration.
“To become aware of desire in all its forms that drive the mind is the first step you could take. Without being aware of how and why the mind is as it is, you cannot begin to correct it. Present awareness, moment by moment, is the way to see your mind in action, to directly experience and become aware of the dynamics and movement of mind in your day to day life. Mind must be understood as it is, in its activity. It cannot be reduced to theory or description. Mind is alive and always active.
“Through becoming aware of your mind in action, you can choose where you want it to go. You can direct it towards truth, towards liberation, or you can continue to let the past play out its stale repetition of nothingness until you tire of it or death intervenes. As you become more and more aware of the activity of your mind, you will begin to understand how your thinking and your reactions, which are determined by your thinking, are responsible for the conditions and circumstances of your life. You will see how you are choosing happiness or conflict, love or fear, with every decision you are making.” (From the Christ Mind Book II, pp. 61-62)
The attempt to serve two masters, our Self or the ego, has split our minds because of conflicting goals. When we choose the ego as our master, we choose guilt, fear, pain and lack of love. This master always leads us away from happiness and peace of mind.
But we can choose another Master, our true Self, represented by the Holy Spirit in our minds. The practice of bringing all our thoughts, our wishes, our fears and guilt to the Holy Spirit to let Him reinterpret the errors of thought and show us the truth will set us free. In every moment we have the option to choose truth, to choose our one Self. This is our practice for today.
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