This really is because I need to remember what I've read in ACIM, I've gotten into a bit of a cloud today, I could not remember how to spell "news" the other day no matter how hard I tried (noos, nuise) and these are parts that I've high-lighted. Again, I'm leaving out direct religious content, although personally I can relate to the religious content.
(Chapt.2, VI Fear and Conflict)
The presence of fear shows that you have raised body thoughts to the level of the mind.....The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you think.....You must change your mind, not your behaviour, and this is a matter of willingness. You do not need guidance except at the mind level.....The correction of fear is your responsibility.....You should ask for help in the conditions that have brought the fear about.
(Chapt.3, IV Error and the Ego)
.....The ego is a wrong-minded attempt to perceive yourself as you wish to be, rather than as you are.....you cannot escape from fear until you realize that you did not and could not create yourself.
(Chapt.4,VI This Need Not Be)
(Be vigilant against the demands of the ego).....actively refuse to let your mind slip away. The problem is not one of concentration; it is the belief that no one, including yourself, is worth consistent effort.
(Chapt. 5, Healing and Wholeness) ( This deals with extension, as in the example below of an idea, vs. ego projection and the thought or fear of loss.)
You are being blessed by every beneficent thought of any of your brothers anywhere. You should want to bless them in return, out of gratitude.
.....If you share a physical possession, you do divide its ownership. If you share an idea, however, you do not lessen it. All of it is still yours although all of it has been given away. Further, if the one to whom you give it accepts it as his, he reinforces it in your mind and thus increases it.
(In this way, when you choose only to see the best in someone, overlooking what you feel has been somehow wrong, you heal them and also yourself).
Monday, June 9, 2008
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