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Thoughts on “What is the Ego?” in the ACIM Workbook (Full text of “What is the Ego?” in the workbook) The ego is a misunderstanding about who you are. It is that part of you that is, mistakenly, fully identified with form. Source rolls forward into extension, into Creation, into us. We the feelers Source
Thoughts on “What is the Holy Spirit?” in the ACIM Workbook (Full text of “What is the Holy Spirit” in the workbook) The holy spirit is in the mind. It is a name that is often used in combination with the father and the son. The phrase “the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit”
Thoughts on “What is Salvation?” in the ACIM Workbook (Full text of “What is Salvation” in the workbook) Salvation is the liberation from the self-repeating loops of the ego thought system. Salvation is the freedom that naturally opens up when images you see in the world are set free. When a circumstance engenders negative emotion,
“Truth answers every call we make to God, responding first with miracles, and then returning unto us to be itself.” The Truth is the way Creation happens, it is a creative dynamic. It cannot be confined to a definition that only holds in a given moment in time or place in space. Truth is in
“My sinlessness protects me from all harm.” How does sinlessness guarantee protection from harm? Through the working of the mind. The mind translates its content into images you see in the world. Pure and loving thoughts result in images that speak of Purity and Love. Thoughts of doubt, grievance and judgment result in images that
“The holy Christ is born in me today.” The ray of Light that you have allowed to shine in your mind when you allowed a little doubt about your conclusion regarding the misconception of your true nature and the nature of reality, will bring in more rays of Light as you start to trust and
“Where darkness was I look upon the light.” Now we see that darkness is our own imagining. (W-pII.302.1:5) Experiencing darkness is a sign of a misunderstanding. Darkness itself is not a fact, like Love and Light are facts. Darkness is the result of entertaining a mistaken conclusion about who you are and who everybody else
“I am in danger nowhere in the world.” The world is a reflection of the content of your mind. If some aspects of the world frighten you, it means there are areas in your mind that you have not yet allowed the Light of inner guidance to shine on. The images you see in the
“Fear is not justified in any form.” Fear always has to do with a specific form or with specific conditions. But you are neither form nor condition. You are Creation in extension and you breathe Life into your environment, benefiting all you touch. Fear is a sign that you have taken an appearance at face
Review: “I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.” 184) “The Name of God is my inheritance.” The Light is your inheritance, your inalienable nature. It is what your presence is. You wouldn’t be if it weren’t for the Light that is you. Light shines and extends;