V. The “Dynamics” of the Ego, P 5
5 Every idea has a purpose, and its purpose is always the natural outcome of what it is. Everything that stems from the ego is the natural outcome of its central belief, and the way to undo its results is merely to recognize that their source is not natural, being out of accord with your true nature. I said before that to will contrary to God is wishful thinking and not real willing. His Will is One because the extension of His Will cannot be unlike itself. The real conflict you experience, then, is between the ego’s idle wishes and the Will of God, which you share. Can this be a real conflict?
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Nothing in this world can be real because it comes from the ego which is itself not real. Just as God creates through extension, the ego makes through projection. Both God’s creations are like Him and what the ego makes is like the ego. The part that is most important to me is that I am a creation of God so I am like Him. The ego did not make me so I am not like the ego. This is important to me because in my confusion, I sometimes assume that I am the ego thoughts in my mind.
I have those thoughts, but I am not those thoughts. I think that is why in an early lesson, Jesus refers to our thoughts this way: “The thoughts you think you think…” He describes it that way because those ego thoughts are not our real thoughts. Our real thoughts are the thoughts we think with God. All other thoughts are just wishes, and our wishes are not the same thing as our will. If we willed the ego stuff it would be real and we would really be in trouble.
We have a lot of strange wishes. Our ego thoughts are all about pain and suffering, even the ones that seem happy lead to pain and suffering. They must because they are out of accord with our true nature. I have a happy thought about my sweet children, and behind that thought is my fear for them. See how that works? Ego thoughts always by their nature lead to pain and suffering. And always, ultimately, they lead to death.
Because I am created in the image of God, as an extension of Himself, I have His Thoughts in my mind, and I have the ability to will as opposed to wish. My will is always going to be in alignment with God’s Will because I am created like Him. This is reason to rejoice. I can wish for fear and guilt, loss and lack, loneliness and sadness all day, and I can have an experience of anything I wish for. But I cannot will for them and so they are not real. I am safe.
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