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A COURSE IN MIRACLES
CH 5 "HEALING AND WHOLENESS"
III. THE MIND OF THE ATONEMENT
 

The Holy Spirit is in you in a very literal sense. His is the Voice that calls you back to where you were before and will be again. 

 

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1 Beginning with today, we will have a series of review periods. Each of them will cover five of the ideas already presented, starting with the first and ending with the fiftieth. There will be a few short comments after each of the ideas which you should consider in your review. In the practice periods, the exercises should be done as follows:  

 

2 Begin the day by reading the five ideas, with the comments included. Thereafter, it is not necessary to follow any particular order in considering them, though each one should be practiced at least once. Devote two minutes or more to each practice period, thinking about the idea and the related comments. Do this as often as possible during the day. If any one of the five ideas appeals to you more than the others, concentrate on that one. At the end of the day, however, be sure to review all of them once more. 

  

3 It is not necessary to cover the comments that follow each idea literally or thoroughly in the practice periods. Rather, try merely to emphasize the central point and think about it as part of your review of the idea to which it relates. 

  

4 The review exercises should be done with your eyes closed and when you are alone in a quiet place if possible. This is emphasized particularly for reviews at your stage of learning. It will be necessary, however, that you learn to require no special settings in which to apply what you have learned. You will need it most in situations which appear to be upsetting, rather than in those which already seem to be calm and quiet. 

  

5 The purpose of your learning is to enable you to bring the quiet with you and to heal distress and turmoil. This is not done by avoiding them and seeking a haven of isolation for yourself. You will yet learn that peace is part of you and requires only that you be there to embrace any situation in which you are. And finally you will learn that there is no limit to where you are, so that your peace is everywhere, as you are. 

  

6 You will note that for review purposes the ideas are not always given in quite their original form of statement. Use them as they are given here. It is not necessary to return to the original statements nor to apply the ideas as was suggested then. We are now emphasizing the relationships among the first fifty of the ideas we have covered and the cohesiveness of the thought system to which they are leading you.

     

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1 The review for today covers the following ideas: 

 

[1] Nothing I see means anything.

 

2 The reason this is so is that I see nothing, and nothing has no meaning. It is necessary that I recognize this, that I may learn to see. What I think I see now is taking the place of vision. I must let it go by realizing that it has no meaning so that vision may take its place. 

 

[2] I have given what I see all the meaning it has for me.

 

3 I have judged everything I look upon. And it is this and only this that I see. This is not vision. It is merely an illusion of reality, because my judgments have been made quite apart from reality. I am willing to recognize the lack of validity in my judgments because I want to see. My judgments have hurt me, and I do not want to see according to them. 

 

[3] I do not understand anything I see.

 

4 How could I understand what I see when I have judged it amiss? What I see is the projection of my own errors of thought. I do not understand what I see because it is not understandable. There is no sense in trying to understand it. But there is every reason to let it go and make room for what can be seen and understood and loved. I can exchange what I see now for this merely by being willing to do so. Is not this a better choice than the one I made before? 

 

[4] These thoughts do not mean anything.

 

5 The thoughts of which I am aware do not mean anything because I am trying to think without God. What I call "my" thoughts are not my real thoughts. My real thoughts are the thoughts I think with God. I am not aware of them because I have made "my" thoughts to take their place. I am willing to recognize that "my" thoughts do not mean anything and to let them go. I choose to have them be replaced by what they were intended to replace. "My" thoughts are meaningless, but all creation lies in the thoughts I think with God.

 

[5] I am never upset for the reason I think.

 

6 I am never upset for the reason I think because I am constantly trying to justify "my" thoughts. I am constantly trying to make them true. I make all things my "enemies" so that my anger is justified and my attacks are warranted. I have not realized how much I have misused everything I see by assigning this role to it. I have done this to defend a thought system which has hurt me and which I no longer want. I am willing to let it go.   

                                                  

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The general instructions for all the review lessons are clearly articulated for us in the second paragraph of the introduction to this review. While the approach we should take to the review periods is described, more important is the content of the ideas presented. It is to help us think about the Lesson throughout the day and focus on the content of the Lesson that has the most meaning for us.

"After you have read the idea and the related comments, the exercises should be done with your eyes closed and when you are alone in a quiet place, if possible." (W.PI.RI.IN.3.3)

"This is emphasized for practice periods at your stage of learning. It will be necessary, however, that you learn to require no special settings in which to apply what you have learned.
" (W.PI.R1.IN.4.1-2)
 
This is really important. Clearly, in the initial stages of our practice, it is valuable to have a quiet setting to the extent that this is possible. Jesus speaks here about the early stages, yet ultimately "It will be necessary, however, that you learn to require no special settings in which to apply what you have learned." (W.PI.RI.IN.4.2) The reason for this is that we will especially need these Lessons when we are in situations that are difficult, challenging, and upsetting to our peace of mind. This is when we will really need to draw on the teachings. Whichever Lesson most resonates with you, and you feel would be most helpful to you, should be applied in these situations.
 
It is to help us recognize that we can always draw on the strength of the Holy Spirit in any situation, not only when we are in our meditation time with Him. It is important to remember, for now, that we are in an early "stage of learning," (W.PI.RI.IN.4.1) which Jesus recognizes and understands. Until this thought system becomes what we draw on in every moment and in every situation, we will still need the quiet times for practice. However, "The purpose of your learning is to enable you to bring the quiet with you, and to heal distress and turmoil. This is not done by avoiding them and seeking a haven of isolation for yourself." (W.PI.RI.IN.4.4-5)
  
I find, there is a wonderful sense of achievement whenever I am in a situation of conflict or distress of any kind, if I can remember the truth. Recently I was at a function where there was plenty of opportunity to make judgments and hold grievances. Yet as I took a moment to remember the truth, I found I could more readily stand aside from the ego and look at the situation with quiet amusement. As such, I was able to look at the characters in this dream from outside of the dream to some extent. It is very empowering not to get sucked into the drama, to be free of judgment and yet feel compassion. For me, it has taken years of work and practice and continues to do so. Sometimes I get caught in the situation, but rather than looking at myself as having failed, I know that it is just another opportunity to choose again.

While we still identify with this dream, we will have work to do in applying these Lessons, so that we can truly feel peaceful when everything seems to be falling apart around us. These are the times when we are tempted to respond with anger and judgment. When we ask for help to set aside the temptation to react from the wrong mind, we have taken the first step toward peace. Thus, every situation that we are in provides us another opportunity to choose forgiveness and peace. The ego immediately wants to go to the story, to justify why we should feel and react as we do. Or we think we can solve the problem or resolve the situation. But Jesus is showing us that when we try to resolve our fear with the wrong mind, which means we are turning to our own resources for solutions, this just brings more unconscious guilt. The reason being that this is the very same mind that has projected the problem in the first place! The only answer is with the Holy Spirit. Only when we turn to Him do we see that there is only one problem, which is our separation from the love that we are.

At the very early stages of our mind training we do need to do the practice in a quiet place in order to find the peace that is in us. Then we learn to take that peace everywhere and we are no longer fearful of distress and turmoil. Finally, in the later stages of our development we will recognize peace as no longer conditional on things going right "out there." We will see peace everywhere regardless of how things appear to be. All attack is just seen as a call for love.

I was recently watching a movie where a mother was listening to her son's abusive comments directed at her. She approached him with great tenderness and said that she had x-ray eyes and that those eyes could see into his heart. She told him that despite his angry words, she was feeling the tears in his throat. He melted into her as he cried. Our peace can also give us such "x-ray eyes," which in the  Course is called vision. Vision can see behind the behavior and hear any seeming abuse or any pain as a cry for love. Our goal is to come to a place where we bring our peace and love to every situation without exception or exclusion. We don't rely on our own assessment of any situation. We call on God for guidance on how to respond.

Finally, we are told that ideas given in the review are not given in their original form, but instead of going back to the original Lesson, we should use the current descriptions. As well, Jesus says we should not apply the ideas in the same way as suggested originally. This is curious to reflect on as to why he is saying this. It probably ties in to what he told us in the introduction to the workbook where he talked about not ritualizing our Lessons. He does not want us to focus on form, but to focus on the content. The idea is to look at the relationships among these ideas and see "the cohesiveness of the thought system to which they are leading you." (W.PI.RI.IN.6.4) In other words, it is to remain flexible rather than focusing on getting the form right. It is about really taking in the meaning. It is so that we don't get rigid in our minds about following some kind of rules of how to do the Lessons. We are basically being asked to let go of:
 
 The meaning we have given everything
 Our judgments
 Our understandings
 Our thoughts
 Our justifications for how we see things

We are not seeing what is really there because we have blocked the loving thoughts in our mind with thoughts of attack, guilt, fears, worries, unworthiness and judgments. If we want to see with vision, we have to cease letting judgments govern our sight. It means that we have been wrong about everything and now we must put ourselves in a place of humility so that we can be taught. We are currently protecting our individuality and separate, unique selves. Thus, with every wrong-minded thought, we are defending against the love that is in us. We are asked to recognize that our judgments have hurt us and we no longer want to see and feel according to what they are telling us to see and feel. In other words, we no longer want our interpretations of any situation, but to let the Holy Spirit interpret for us.

If there is a particular Lesson that appeals to you here, you may want to pick it out and concentrate on it. I particularly like "I do not understand anything I see," (W.3)  and "I have given what I see all the meaning it has for me." (W.2) I particularly want to focus today on how my judgments have hurt me and kept me from vision. Also I am really getting that I really don't understand anything I see. The mind that thinks it knows is blocking real seeing.
 
The other one that really impacts me is, "I am never upset for the reason I think." (W.5) It is a recognition that it is the ego thought system that brings pain. Jesus teaches that our only problem is the separation from God, regardless of whatever form in which our problems show up. The separation is painful because with it has come the idea of sin, guilt and fear.

The ego's plan shows up as multiple problems, which invite us to react, to feel bad, guilty, angry, defeated, bored, scared, inferior, self-conscious, annoyed, lonely, condescending, or superior. All of it is a judgment of some kind. Everything stems from our interpretation of a situation. Every response reinforces the sense of separation. To remind ourselves that we are never upset for the reason we think is to remember that the reasons we give ourselves for our upsets are not true. The stories we tell about them are not true. There is only one reason. We believe we are separate, individual and alone. This is not the truth!! It just means that I am trusting in my own wrong-minded idea of myself when I am feeling any sadness, confusion, anger, conflict or apprehension of any kind.

But it is definitely not about denying any of these feelings. We need to be aware of our thoughts and feelings and bring them for correction. In choosing to do so, we will experience the miracle. For only in this way will we give over our hold on any situation and trust in God's strength and not our own. Only in this way do we open up a space where the love that we are can come through. Right now it is the ego that rushes in to give its meaning to every empty space. It rushes in to give us its view on everyone and everything so that no space is left open for Love to rush in. Because we want to be in control, we maintain our judgments. Our fear is that we will dissolve into love if we don't maintain control. Until that fear is looked at for what it is, which is nothing at all, dark clouds of our mistaken thoughts will obscure the truth about us. Which will you choose today? Your perspectives or God's peace?

In the practice today, use the ideas as they are given. It is not necessary to return to the original statements "nor apply the ideas as was suggested then." (W.PI.RI.IN.6.3) It is the relationship among the ideas that he is asking us to focus on now. As I looked at all of the Lessons, I note that the focus is on letting go of everything I think I know, and even who I think I am, by looking at my thoughts and being willing to question them. I am working on bringing more willingness to release the way I see things and the meaning I give my judgments about everything.
 
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12 God honored even the miscreations of His Children because they had made them, but He also blessed them with a way of thinking that could raise their perceptions until they became so lofty that they could reach almost back to Him. The Holy Spirit is the Mind of the Atonement. It represents a state of mind that comes close enough to one-mindedness that transfer to it is at last possible. Transfer depends on common elements in the old learning and the new situation to which it is transferred. Perception is not knowledge, but it can be transferred to knowledge or cross over into it. It might even be more helpful here to use the literal meaning of "carried" over since the last step is taken by God.

 

13 The Holy Spirit, the shared Inspiration of all the Sonship, induces a kind of perception in which many elements are like those in the Kingdom of Heaven itself.

 

14 First, its universality is perfectly clear, and no one who receives it could ever believe for one instant that sharing it involves anything but gain.

 

15 Second, it is incapable of attack and is therefore truly open. This means that, although it does not engender knowledge, it does not obstruct it in any way. 

 

15a [Third, it is an unequivocal call to love. Every other voice is still.]

 

15b There is a point at which sufficient quantitative changes produce real qualitative differences. The next point requires real understanding because it is the point at which the shift occurs:

 

16 Finally, it points the way beyond the healing which it brings and leads the mind beyond its own integration into the paths of creation.

 

17 Healing is not creating; it is reparation. The Holy Spirit promotes healing by looking beyond it to what the Children of God were before healing was needed and will be when they have been healed. This alteration of the time sequence should be quite familiar because it is very similar to the shift in time perception which the miracle introduces. The Holy Spirit is the motivation for miracle-mindedness, the will to heal the separation by letting it go. This will is in you because God placed it in your mind, and although you can keep it asleep, you cannot obliterate it.

 

18 God Himself keeps this will alive by transmitting it from His Mind to yours as long as there is time. It is partly His and partly yours. The miracle itself is just this fusion or union of will between Father and Son. The Holy Spirit is the spirit of joy. He is the Call to return with which God blessed the minds of His separated Sons. This is the vocation of the mind. The mind had no calling until the separation because before that it had only being and would not have understood the call to right thinking. The Holy Spirit was God's Answer to the separation, the means by which the Atonement could repair until the whole mind returned to creating.

 

19 The Atonement and the separation began at the same time. When man made the ego, God placed in him the call to joy. This call is so strong that the ego always dissolves at its sound. That is why you can choose to listen to two voices within you. One you made yourself and that one is not of God. But the other is given you by God Who asks you only to listen to it. The Holy Spirit is in you in a very literal sense. His is the Voice that calls you back to where you were before and will be again.

                                                

 

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