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Learning from the Holy Spirit

Reality is never frightening. It is impossible that it could upset me. Reality brings only perfect peace. When I am upset, it is always because I have replaced reality with illusions I made up. The illusions are upsetting because I have given them reality, and thus regard reality as an illusion. Nothing in God’s creation is affected in any way by this confusion of mine. I am always upset by nothing.

When I have forgiven myself and remembered Who I am, I will bless everyone and everything I see. There will be no past, and therefore no enemies. And I will look with love on all that I failed to see before. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 52, W-pI.52.1:2-8;2:5-7. See also ACIM Lesson 52 Insights.)

From the first day of our birth as a body, we start labeling everything we experience. We label them as good or bad, useful or useless, helpful or harmful, wanted or unwanted. We build a library of labels which we draw upon to interpret all perceptions. Interpretation of any kind is impossible without past learning. Yet it is interpretation based on the past that prevents us from recognizing the Reality of the Eternal Now.

We can learn another way with the help of the Holy Spirit. We need to resign as our own interpreter and turn over all perceptions to the Holy Spirit with willingness to receive His interpretation. With His help we see beyond the veil of form to the unifying Light of Love that unites us with all our brothers and our Source. As we let Holy Spirit decide all things on our behalf, the past fades and we experience the Heaven of the Eternal Present.

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