The Purpose
of Miracle Yoga
Plato’s Cave
THE PURPOSE
OF ALL SPIRITUAL SEEKING
All spiritual seeking has the purpose of reaching the
final destination of awakening to the inner Light, regardless of the divine
name assigned to that Light. The ancient Greek philosopher Plato described the
experience of the journey from darkness to Light. The following description of
“Plato’s cave” is an excerpt from the autobiography Memory Walk in the
Light: My Christian Yoga Life as “A Course in Miracles” written by Donald
James Giacobbe.
Plato’s cave is an allegory of our
experience of life on this planet. Plato gives Socrates the credit for
describing a world in which people live in a cave. There is a shaft leading out
of the cave to the daylight, but the people can’t see it. They are chained
permanently to the ground so they cannot turn around and see the way out. They
can only look at a wall right in front of them. Behind them is a fire burning,
which casts shadows on the wall in front of them. Between the fire and the
chained prisoners is a path along which figures walk and run carrying all sorts
of objects. Prisoners cannot turn around to see these figures, but they can see
the shadows of them cast on the wall. The prisoners do not know these are only
shadows, and so they think the illusory forms they see are real themselves. If
they hear the figures behind them talking, the prisoners will think the forms
made by the shadows are doing the talking. The objects being carried by the
figures behind the prisoners would appear as only two-dimensional forms and so
would not be perceived as three-dimensional objects that they really are. The
shadow consciousness of the prisoners represents the consciousness of our egos,
which can perceive only from a limited viewpoint that is really a
misinterpretation of the truth.
According to Plato we are like
these prisoners who can see only the shadows in front of them and not the light
behind them that casts the shadows. The question this allegory raises is, “If
one of the prisoners could turn his vision around, what would be the result?”
He would see the bright glare of the fire, but at first the light would be so
bright it would blind him. He would be confused. With his eyes hurting, he
would turn away from the light. Since he is so familiar with the shadows, he
would conclude that the shadows are clearer and make more sense to him than
what he saw when he turned around.
However, let’s imagine that
someone could turn around and become gradually acclimated over time to seeing
the light of the fire. Then the question would be, “What if this one prisoner
could break his chains and make his way through the rugged passageway that
leads from the darkness of the cave to the light of the sun?” Just as he was
blinded by seeing the fire for the first time, he would be traumatized to
suddenly see the sunlight after being in the dark cave for so long. In fact, he
would be so blinded by the brilliance of the light that he would be unable to
see anything at all. He would be even more confused than when he first saw the
fire in the cave. But Plato believes this blindness to the light is only
temporary, and he could eventually become accustomed to the brightness of the
sunlight. The escaped prisoner would at first learn to come out of the cave
only at night, when he could see the objects of the earth dimly illuminated by
the lesser light of the moon, which is after all only a reflection of the light
of the sun. Eventually he could walk around in the daylight and see everything
clearly. He could even glance at the sun itself for an instant, instead of just
seeing its light reflected off of the objects on the earth.
Now let’s imagine that this brave
prisoner leaves the sunlight and returns to the cave. The question is, “What
would happen if the escaped prisoner told the cave dwellers that the forms seen
on the wall are only unreal shadows and that there is a bright and beautiful
light right outside their cave?” Well, those prisoners of darkness wouldn’t
have any way of comprehending what he would tell them. Actually, they would
think the escaped prisoner is quite mad. They might simply make fun of his wild
ideas. But if they are strongly attached to their own ideas of darkness, they
could say, “He’s a heretic disturbing the natural order! Everyone knows the
forms we see on the wall are real, and not illusions, as he says. There is no
great light outside the cave. He’s teaching lies to our children!” If they
could free themselves from being tied up, some offended prisoners might even
kill the bold escapee rather than believe him.
That’s the allegory of Plato’s
cave. Plato uses this story to illustrate his belief that when we experience
reality, it is not something we can grasp immediately and is actually quite
confusing, especially initially. We cannot handle the truth because we are so
used to and comfortable with our limited daily experience of life here on
earth. However, Plato maintains that we can learn to handle reality and truth
if we are willing and determined to undergo a radical transformation. But he
cautions that this path is a very long and difficult process, similar to the
way the escaped prisoner slowly gets used to the fire in the cave, the
moonlight, the sunlight reflected in objects, and finally the sun itself. It
has to be a radical transformation since it must change the fundamental nature
of how we perceive our identity.
The word Plato uses to describe
this transformation is paideia. It is
often translated as meaning “education.” But the true meaning is much closer to
the Greek word metanoia, used by
Christians to mean a dramatic change of heart. This change is not just having a
new intellectual idea. Paideia, as Plato meant it, is a 180-degree turn of the
whole person toward his or her core. This redirection toward one’s inner
essence brings a realization of the reality of one’s being based on personal
experience rather than intellectual conjecture. From the ancient Greek
perspective this reorientation was the fundamental purpose of education, but
today the term education is related only to the kind of intellectual learning
we receive in school and college. To Plato, becoming educated meant a journey
of transformation leading inward toward one’s inherent essence. This march to
the center is a discovery of inner being. And once this discovery is made, we
can eventually become acclimated to it. Acting out of that inner core, we can
determine what outer actions to take that are in accord with our essence.
As all spiritual paths, the ultimate purpose of Miracle Yoga is to make the journey from darkness to divine Light. However, the picture above that illustrates escaping from Plato’s cave is not the best way to depict the path of Miracle Yoga. The image below is a much better illustration of Miracle Yoga because it shows two hands joined in moving from the earth toward the Light. This symbolizes the teachings from A Course in Miracles that emphasize the premise that no one walks the spiritual path alone. The section below explains the purpose of Miracle Yoga as a means of joining with others to perceive the divine presence even in this world and ultimately to awaken to the Light of Heaven.
The
Purpose of Miracle Yoga
The picture
above is titled “Joining of the East and
West,” and it is the symbolic image of Miracle Yoga, which blends the
Eastern
approach of yoga with the Western opening to Christ in accordance with
the
spiritual principles of A Course in Miracles. We live in a world
in which there seems to be a “gap,” a separation, between everyone and
everything.
The gap
between your brother and yourself was never there.
And what the Son of God knew in creation he must know again.
When brothers join in purpose in the
world of fear, they stand already at the edge of the real world.
Perhaps they
still look back, and think they see an idol that they want. Yet has
their path
been surely set away from idols toward reality. For when they joined
their
hands it was Christ's hand they took, and they will look on Him Whose
hand they
hold. The face of Christ is looked upon before the Father is
remembered. For He
must be unremembered till His Son has reached beyond forgiveness to the
Love of
God. Yet is the Love of Christ accepted first. And then will come the
knowledge
They are One.1
The clasping of hands in the picture indicates a joining in purpose
that
overcomes this world’s gap of separation. By joining in purpose, we can
see the
real world and see the face of Christ, symbolized by the sun, and then
we can
awaken the memory of God, which returns us to Heaven.
The Will of God forever lies in those whose hands are joined. Until they joined, they thought He was their enemy. But when they joined and shared a purpose, they were free to learn their will is one. And thus the Will of God must reach to their awareness. Nor can they forget for long that it is but their own.2
By joining in purpose, we form what the Course
calls "holy
relationships." Thus we accept the Will of God and realize that His
Will
is our own true will. But what is this purpose for which we join? It is
the
only purpose of the world, the one purpose that the Holy Spirit has
given to
the world, and therefore the only purpose it actually has. Transcending
the
world of appearances is what the Course calls the “real world,” which
is not so
much a place as it is a state of mind. “The real world is the state of
mind in
which the only purpose of the world is seen to be
forgiveness.”3
So what is the purpose of Miracle Yoga? Miracle Yoga provides a framework for living in Christ with God at the center of your life. It is not a religion in the sense of being a church or requiring membership. You can practice Miracle Yoga and still belong to any church or have no religious affiliation. Just as the Holy Spirit has determined that forgiveness is the purpose of the world, likewise Miracle Yoga has the purpose of forgiveness and also the purpose of awakening. Forgiveness is the short-term goal of Miracle Yoga. But forgiveness leads to awakening, so awakening is the long-term ultimate goal of Miracle Yoga.
The five aspects of Miracle Yoga are love, service, meditation, understanding, and forgiveness. However, forgiveness is integrated into all the other four aspects of Miracle Yoga. Miracle Bhakti Yoga reminds you that love is your true nature, but you will need to apply forgiveness to overlook your ego belief that you are guilty and unloving in order to accept your love nature. In your practice of Miracle Karma Yoga, your service work includes accepting your special function of forgiveness given to you by the Holy Spirit. In your application of Miracle Raja Yoga, your meditation involves an inner application of forgiveness in which you are letting go to the grievance you hold hidden within your mind. At first glance you may think that first you need understanding and then you can apply forgiveness. However, the study of the Course including its application reveals that forgiveness must come first before understanding. Forgiveness overlooks false perceptions and brings forth the truth that would otherwise be hidden from your understanding.
Traditional Hindu yoga teaches you to find God within
through love, service, meditation, and understanding, and there is not
a focus
on forgiveness. This Eastern approach concentrates primarily on you and
your
direct relationship with God that can be found within, and it does
not emphasize your relationships with your brothers and
sisters. In
addition to the inward seeking of traditional Hindu yoga, Miracle
Yoga places
an equal emphasis on finding God through healing your relationships
with others
through forgiveness. The Course maintains that you cannot find God if
you are
only looking within yourself. “The Kingdom cannot be found
alone, and you
who are the Kingdom cannot find yourself alone.”4 This focus
on others is
necessary because you are not separate from your brothers and sisters
with whom
you are joined in the Sonship, in oneness with Christ.
You
cannot understand yourself
alone. This is because you have no meaning apart from your rightful
place in
the Sonship, and the rightful place of the Sonship is God. This is your
life,
your eternity and your Self. It is of this that the Holy Spirit reminds
you. It
is this that the Holy Spirit sees. This vision frightens the ego
because it is
so calm.5
Forgiveness is especially important as a means of healing in
relationships and healing your own
mind. Forgiveness involves "looking and overlooking." The
"overlooking" part of forgiveness involves seeing past
appearances of outer forms and past beliefs in guilt. The "looking"
part of forgiveness involves looking for the divine, looking
for the love
in others. Using your “forgiving eyes,” you can find Christ in others
and thus
realize Christ must be within you as well. Forgiveness gives you what
the
Course calls Christ’s vision, which lets you
overlook the illusions of
the world and leads toward spiritual awakening. Traditional
Eastern philosophy teaches you that your awakening is brought about by
using meditation to go within yourself alone. In contrast to the
Eastern idea of awakening yourself, the Course
says that your brother can be your
savior from your illusions and lead you Home to the divine
Light.
Overlooking your brother's dreams of sin and guilt allows you
to see that
he is the holy Son of God, and he will always be just as God
created him.
Your forgiveness of your brother enables you to similarly let go of
your
illusory dreams and accept that you are the holy Son of God, and you will
always be just as God created you.
You cannot
wake yourself. Yet you can let yourself be
wakened. You can overlook your brother's dreams. So perfectly can you
forgive
him his illusions he becomes your savior from your dreams. And as you
see him
shining in the space of light where God abides within the darkness, you
will
see that God Himself is where his body is. Before this light the body
disappears, as heavy shadows must give way to light….Whom you forgive
is given
power to forgive you your illusions. By your gift of freedom is it
given unto
you.
Make way for love, which you did not
create, but which you
can extend. On earth this means forgive your brother, that the darkness
may be
lifted from your mind. When light has come to him through your
forgiveness, he
will not forget his savior, leaving him unsaved. For it was in your
face he saw
the light that he would keep beside him, as he walks through darkness
to the
everlasting light.
How holy are you, that the Son of God
can be your savior in
the midst of dreams of desolation and disaster. See how eagerly he
comes, and
steps aside from heavy shadows that have hidden him, and shines on you
in
gratitude and love. He is himself, but not himself alone. And as his
Father
lost not part of him in your creation, so the light in him is brighter
still
because you gave your light to him, to save him from the dark. And now
the
light in you must be as bright as shines in him. This is the spark that
shines
within the dream; that you can help him waken, and be sure his waking
eyes will
rest on you. And in his glad salvation you are saved.6
In seeing your brother, whom
you have forgiven, you can see what the
Course calls "the face of Christ," which is symbolized by the image
of the sun in the picture at the top of this section. However, your
forgiveness of your brother leads to seeing a much deeper level of
seeing the
face of Christ, which in turn opens the door to the ultimate spiritual
awakening of returning to Heaven. Below is what the Course says about
this gift
of awakening through seeing the deepest level of the face of Christ. This awakening
is the long-term goal of Miracle Yoga, yet the truth is that all
seekers will
one day have this awakening because is it God's Will for every one of
His
children to come Home. When
you awaken, you will merely be regaining the full recognition of your
true nature that was God's eternal gift given to you in your
creation.
"And now the mind returns to its Creator..."
This is the
purpose of the face of Christ. It is the gift
of God to save His Son. But look on this and you have been
forgiven.
How lovely does the world become in just
that single instant
when you see the truth about yourself reflected there. Now you are
sinless and
behold your sinlessness. Now you are holy and perceive it so. And now
the mind
returns to its Creator; the joining of the Father and the Son, the
Unity of
unities that stands behind all joining but beyond them all. God is not
seen but
only understood. His Son is not attacked but recognized.7
Forgiveness eventually leads to seeing the face of Christ in this final
vision,
but this vision does not automatically bring you into Heaven. What it
does do
is bring back your memory of God. Then God sees you are ready to
finally come
Home and so He takes the final step. He lovingly brings about
your
transformation in consciousness in which you let go of all limitations
and
accept your true nature of Oneness in Him and join with your brothers
and
sisters in Christ:
God has come
to claim His Own. Forgiveness is complete.
And now God's knowledge,
changeless, certain, pure
and wholly understandable, enters its kingdom. Gone is perception,
false and
true alike. Gone is forgiveness, for its task is done. And
gone are
bodies in the blazing light upon the altar to the Son of God. God knows
it is
His Own, as it is his. And here They join, for here the face of Christ
has
shone away time's final instant, and now is the last perception of the
world
without a purpose and without a cause. For where God's memory has come
at last
there is no journey, no belief in sin, no walls, no bodies, and the
grim appeal
of guilt and death is there snuffed out forever.
O my brothers, if you only knew the
peace that will envelop
you and hold you safe and pure and lovely in the Mind of God, you could
but
rush to meet Him where His altar is. Hallowed your Name and His, for
they are
joined here in this holy place. Here He leans down to lift you up to
Him, out
of illusions into holiness; out of the world and to eternity; out of
all fear
and given back to love.8
1. T-30.V.6:4-5,
7:1-8 pp. 635-636
2. T-30.V.11:1-5,
p. 635
3. T-30.V.1:1,
p. 635
4. T-8.III.6:1,
p. 143
5. T-5.III.8:1-6,
p. 79
6. T-29.III.3:2-7,
12-13, 4:1-4, 5:1-7, pp. 611-612
7. C-3.7:6-7,
8:1-6, p. 84
8. C-4.6:9-10,
7:1-7, 8-1-3, p. 86
THE PURPOSE
OF UNIFYING THE MIND
The section below about unifying the mind is an excerpt from the book Christian
Meditation Inspired by Yoga and “A Course in Miracles”: Opening to
Divine
Love in Contemplation:
My approach to spirituality before studying the Course was a
blending of yoga and seeking Christ within, which included a heavy
emphasis on
practicing meditation. Yoga means “union.” I thought that meditation
was my
best means of joining with the Holy Spirit to bring about unification.
But what
does the Course say about joining with the Holy Spirit?
Joining with Him in seeing is the way
in which you learn to share with Him the interpretation of perception
that
leads to knowledge. You cannot see alone. Sharing perception with Him
Whom God
has given you teaches you how to recognize what you see. It is the
recognition
that nothing you see means anything alone. Seeing with Him will show
you that
all meaning, including yours, comes not from double vision, but from
the gentle
fusing of everything into one
meaning, one
emotion and one
purpose. God has one purpose which He
shares with you. The single vision which the Holy Spirit offers you
will bring
this oneness to your mind with clarity and brightness so intense you
could not
wish, for all the world, not to accept what God would have you have.
Behold
your will, accepting it as His, with all His Love as yours. All honor
to you
through Him, and through Him unto God.1
Yes, union with the Holy Spirit happens in meditation, but prior to
studying
the Course, I had no understanding of the value of perception and how
to best
use it for my spiritual growth. I know that in meditation I reduced my
scattered perceptions by focusing on one perception. I knew that I
could let go
of even that single perception and enter the restful state of
contemplation.
But I thought that the limit to perception was its unification into one
perception during meditation, and I was convinced that the best use of
perception was to let go of it altogether. It did not occur to me that
what I
had learned about perception in meditation could be generalized into my
daily
life. I thought that my outer experience of the world was so filled
with
scattered perceptions that I could not possibly unify them as I could
in
meditation. Yet from the Course I would learn how to focus on what the
quotation above describes as the “one
meaning, one
emotion, one
purpose,” which is the one purpose
God shares with me. It is the purpose of oneness itself—which in a
practical
sense means the unification of perceptions that seem to be separate.
The
oneness of my meaning, emotion, and purpose and indeed my oneness with
God
Himself is in my mind now. I realized that to find the oneness in my
mind I
needed to learn how to unify my thought system, meaning to unify what
appeared
to be totally disorganized perceptions.
When I first started to read the Course, I learned about many ways of
using the
perceptions to grow spiritually. Here is a list of some of specific
Course recommendations
for changing perceptions:
From
self-will to God’s Will
From
illusions of the past to the awareness of now
From private
thoughts to thinking with the Holy Spirit
From
perceiving separation to perceiving oneness
From unloving
perceptions to loving perceptions
From
illusions of nightmares to happy dreams
From
projecting guilt to accepting innocence
From holding
grievances to giving forgiveness
From attack
thoughts to miracles
From
illusions of special love to extending love to
everyone
From mistakes
to corrected perception
From seeing with the body’s eyes to seeing with Christ’s eyes
UNIFYING
THE MIND LEADS TO DIVINE UNION
It seems at
first glance that all these approaches to
changing perceptions are different, but they have the common element of
unifying perceptions by directing new perceptions toward the one goal
of God.
Because my background was in Christian yoga, I decided to use the term
“Miracle
Yoga” to describe my understanding of the Course. The goal of the
Course is to
unify perceptions. The five aspects of Miracle Yoga emphasize a single
approach
to unifying perceptions. Miracle Raja Yoga produces a unification of
perception
by focusing inwardly in meditation on one thought,
which has already
been emphasized. Miracle Bhakti Yoga brings about a unification of
perception
by centering on one emotion, which is love. Miracle
Karma Yoga
accomplishes the unification of perception based on having one
function.
Miracle Relationship Yoga achieves the unification of perception
through one
relationship. Miracle Jnana Yoga arrives at the unification
of perception
by seeking one truth.
The five
methods of Miracle Yoga lead to five places that
are different descriptions of one unified state of consciousness. In
the
practice of meditation used in Miracle Raja Yoga, you use one thought
to bring
stillness to the mind. “And turn you to the stately calm within, where
in holy
stillness dwells the living God you never left, and Who never left you.”2
The
process of meditation is a matter of moving the mind from many
distracting
thoughts to one thought. The objective is to unify the mind. “One
thought,
completely unified, will serve to unify all thought.”3 In
meditation moving the mind in the direction of unification based on one
thought
leads to the “circle of your peace.” This place has many other names:
“inner
altar,” “changeless dwelling place,” and “holy sanctuary.”
In Him you
have no cares and no
concerns, no burdens, no anxiety, no pain, no fear of future and no
past
regrets. In timelessness you rest, while time goes by without its touch
upon
you, for your rest can never change in any way at all. You rest today.
And as
you close your eyes, sink into stillness. Let these periods of rest and
respite
reassure your mind that all its frantic fantasies were but the dreams
of fever
that has passed away. Let it be still and thankfully accept its
healing. No
more fearful dreams will come, now that you rest in God. Take time
today to
slip away from dreams and into peace….
You rest within the peace of God today,
and call upon your
brothers from your rest to draw them to their rest, along with you. You
will be
faithful to your trust today, forgetting no one, bringing everyone into
the
boundless circle of your peace, the holy sanctuary where you rest. Open
the
temple doors and let them come from far across the world, and near as
well;
your distant brothers and your closest friends; bid them all enter here
and
rest with you.4
Miracle
Bhakti Yoga emphasizes love. The focus on this one
emotion of love unifies the mind because love itself is unifying,
described in
this way: “…the attraction of love for love remains irresistible. For
it is the
function of love to unite all things unto itself, and to hold all
things
together by extending its wholeness.”5
Focusing on love brings you to the
“real world,” which is also called the “circle of brightness” and the
“happy
dream,” and which consists of only loving perceptions.
This world of
light, this circle
of brightness is the real world, where guilt meets with forgiveness.
Here the
world outside is seen anew, without the shadow of guilt upon it. Here
are you
forgiven, for here you have forgiven everyone. Here is the new
perception,
where everything is bright and shining with innocence, washed in the
waters of
forgiveness, and cleansed of every evil thought you laid upon it. Here
there is
no attack upon the Son of God, and you are welcome. Here is your
innocence,
waiting to clothe you and protect you, and make you ready for the final
step in
the journey inward. Here are the dark and heavy garments of guilt laid
by, and
gently replaced by purity and love.
Yet even forgiveness is not the end.
Forgiveness does make
lovely, but it does not create. It is the source of healing, but it is
the
messenger of love and not its Source. Here you are led, that God
Himself can
take the final step unhindered, for here does nothing interfere with
love,
letting it be itself. A step beyond this holy place of forgiveness, a
step
still further inward but the one you
cannot take, transports you to something completely different. Here is
the
Source of light; nothing perceived, forgiven nor transformed. But
merely known.6
Miracle Karma
Yoga involves taking selfless action and
expressing your function. Applying the one function of following God’s
Will and
God’s Plan leads to the “Circle of Atonement.” Your special function is
always
a manifestation of forgiving others that lets you forgive yourself.
Everyone has
a special part to
play in the Atonement, but the message given to each one is always the
same; God’s
Son is guiltless. Each one teaches the message differently,
and learns it
differently. Yet until he teaches it and learns it, he will suffer the
pain of
dim awareness that his true function remains unfulfilled in him. The
burden of
guilt is heavy, but God would not have you bound by it. His plan for
your
awaking is as perfect as yours is fallible. You know not what you do,
but He
Who knows is with you. His gentleness is yours, and all the love you
share with
God He holds in trust for you. He would teach you nothing except how to
be
happy….
Each one you see you place within the
holy circle of
Atonement or leave outside, judging him fit for crucifixion or for
redemption.
If you bring him into the circle of purity, you will rest there with
him. If
you leave him without, you join him there. Judge not except in
quietness which
is not of you. Refuse to accept anyone as without the blessing of
Atonement,
and bring him into it by blessing him. Holiness must be shared, for
therein
lies everything that makes it holy. Come gladly to the holy circle, and
look
out in peace on all who think they are outside. Cast no one out, for
here is
what he seeks along with you. Come, let us join him in the holy place
of peace
which is for all of us, united as one within the Cause of peace.7
You have a real
relationship, and it has meaning. It
is as like your real relationship with God as equal things are like
unto each
other. Idolatry is past and meaningless. Perhaps you fear your brother
a little
yet; perhaps a shadow of the fear of God remains with you. Yet what is
that to
those who have been given one true relationship beyond the body? Can
they be
long held back from looking on the face of Christ? And can they long
withhold
the memory of their relationship with their Father from themselves, and
keep
remembrance of His Love apart from their awareness?9
Miracle Jnana Yoga focuses on finding truth and gaining understanding. This seeking of one truth leads you to the “borderland” where all false perceptions are replaced by true perceptions. Here you choose between illusions and truth by bringing them together and seeing that illusions are obviously meaningless and so can be easily released.
There is a
borderland of thought
that stands between this world and Heaven. It is not a [physical]
place, and
when you reach it is apart from time. Here is the meeting place where
thoughts
are brought together; where conflicting values meet and all illusions
are laid
down beside the truth, where they are judged to be untrue. This
borderland is
just beyond the gate of Heaven. Here is every thought made pure and
wholly
simple. Here is sin denied, and everything that is
received instead.
This is the journey’s end. We have
referred to it as the
real world. And yet there is a contradiction here, in that the words
imply a
limited reality, a partial truth, a segment of the universe made true.
This is
because knowledge makes no attack upon perception. They are brought
together,
and only one continues past the gate where oneness is. Salvation is a
borderland where place and time and choice have meaning still, and yet
it can
be seen that they are temporary, out of place, and every choice has
been
already made.
Nothing the Son of God believes can be
destroyed. But what
is truth to him must be brought to the last comparison that he will
ever make;
the last evaluation that will be possible, the final judgment upon this
world.
It is the judgment of the truth upon illusion, of knowledge on
perception: “It
has no meaning, and does not exist.” This is not your decision. It is
but a
simple statement of a simple fact. But in this world there are no
simple facts,
because what is the same and what is different remain unclear. The one
essential thing to make a choice at all is this distinction. And herein
lies
the difference between the worlds. In this one, choice is made
impossible. In
the real world is choosing simplified.10
There may be
some uncertainty in your mind about whether
you will ever manage to let go of all illusions, unify the mind, and
accept
your place in Heaven. But the Course maintains that there is no
uncertainty in
God and so you can trust in His Will being accomplished. God’s Will is
your own
true will, so in reality you want to wake up in Heaven as much as God
wants you
to recognize your true nature in Him. “Have faith in only this one
thing, and it
will be sufficient: God wills you be in Heaven, and nothing can keep
you from
it, or it from you.”11
Your going Home is only a matter of time and time
itself is just another illusion.
2. T-18.I.8:2, pp. 373-374
3. W-108.5:1, p. 195
4. W-109.5:1-8,
8:1-3, pp.
197-198
5. T-12.VIII.7:10-11,
p. 235
6. T-18.IX.9:1-7, 10:1-7, pp. 395-396
7. T-14.V.2:1-8, 11:1-9, pp. 282,
284
8. T-30.V.7:5, p. 637
9. T-20.VI.12:5-11,
p.
439
10. T-26.III.2:1-14, 3:1-6,
4:1-10, pp.
546-547
11. T-13.XI.7:1, p. 268
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