[Dear, beloved Self: the more I read/study ACIM, the more I am in awe, and joy, and unspeakable gratitude toward my brother Jesus. And the more committed I become to remembering, understanding, becoming one with the eternal truth and reality that it so beautifully portrays.] “And the more you become one with him and his mind, which is YOUR mind also. There is no such thing as ‘his mind and your mind’, as if they were separate entities, distinct from each other. There is but ONE mind – Christ Mind – which is one with the Mind of Papa, from whence came Its creation, and wherein is Its habitation. “How could it be otherwise? The choice for separation could never REALLY separate, but it could allow the Son to place a blind between the reality of Being and the illusion of separation. But to seem to ‘be’ separate required an APPEARANCE of difference. “Since reality is all the same, unchangeable, you had to make the semblance, the illusion, of difference. And this could only be ‘opposite’; the reverse of reality, or what OPPOSES it. This could only be upside-down, back to front, illogical, insane, unloving; for to be other would mean to be awake to the oneness of the Son in the Father. “Sense is awareness of reality, which is the Father, so to be separate from Him can only be nonsense; Jabberwocky, in every sense.” [The logic of what You say is flawless, Self...] “That is because, when One has One’s eyes open to reality, One sees reality, and reality IS flawless. How could it be real and eternal, if it were otherwise? Yet, by contrast, that which has been made by a split-off mind, cannot be real, because the Mind of the Son is like the Mind of the Father, in Whose likeness It was created. That Mind is eternal and unchangeable, for to CHANGE perfection would result in imperfection, would it not?” [Undeniably so.] “For a split-off mind to make something, it can only be like that which made it, for that is Law, whether of extension, or of projection. Thus, when you project guilt, or fear, or hate, or attack onto your brother, you project what you believe YOU are. It cannot be otherwise. “But such projections cannot be real, because they are not eternal and unchangeable. Like all in time and place, they are finite, and pass away when all things temporal have been seen for what they are; they pass out of awareness, and only that which is real, and therefore eternal, remains; for that is all there is, and it – reality – IS eternal. “What is eternal, cannot change, for how else could it be eternal?” [Thank You beloved Self, for more of the same: flawless, logical presentation and demonstration of what is real from what is unreal.] “So, beloved, how do you, in your as yet unawake state of mind, distinguish between reality and unreality?” [That has to be, can only be, by asking oneself: ‘Is this – whatever one is considering – eternal or is it temporal?’] “You see how simple it is, the Way to Remembrance!? So, when you see that which is temporal, you know this is an error of perception. To react at all to errors of perception, makes them real for the beholder, even though they have no reality, for reality is ...?” [Eternal and unchangeable!] “So, it is just as Jesus says in ACIM: ‘When you react at all to errors you are not listening to the Holy Spirit.’ (T-9.III.4.1).” [In a world of distraction, listening to the Holy Spirit all the time is far from easy, and I know calls for steadfast commitment. Even then, it is not a five-minute job, but takes, it seems clear, multiple lifetimes.] “Within the context of time and place this is a true statement. That is the only purpose of time. And remember, you are never alone; EVER. Ask for the Help you need to listen to, and hear, the Voice for God and It is yours. But let the asking be sincere, for otherwise, who would be deceived?” [Only our persona self.] “You see – the answers come so easily, and so obviously. This demonstrates that you are listening.” [This is because above all, I desire, I will, to remember and to know, once more.] “You do not doubt that this has been well known to Me since afore time. Otherwise, how could we be having this communion?” [That could be disheartening to someone nascent on the Path to Wakefulness, because they might say, ‘This is a journey of countless incarnations; how can I bear to go through all this time and place stuff over and over again, making such slow – imperceptible – progress?’] “Of course, you already know the answer to that. So, why don’t you give the answer, right here, so anyone reading this and having such fearful, or at least disheartening, thoughts, can be enheartened by it?” [Well, several answers come immediately to mind: 1) How does the enquirer know he has not ALREADY had numerous ‘acts’, or incarnations, seeking after eternal truth? That will have given him a very encouraging head-start. The likelihood is that he WILL have done so. [2) If he doesn’t make a start now, in the ‘present’ act, where will he be when he arrives at the end of this sojourn in time, and how would that compare with where he would be if he DID make a start now? So, even if further acts ARE required to arrive at FULL Awakening, making a renewed start now will put him well ahead of where he would be at the next act if he didn’t make a start in this one. [3) Time is an illusion, and in truth, reality, he, along with the rest of the Sonship, is ALREADY in Eternity. [4) Each and every step forward we take toward the Light of remembrance of Who we are results in a further collapsing of time as that step moves us closer to Eternity. And this is ensured because of Your unfailing Help, which is immeasurably more than anyone focussed within the time and place consciousness can be aware – until they start to change that focus from ego’s ‘script’ to Your script.] “Well! I think that covers it, Teach :-). Nothing really for me to add at this juncture. But that doesn’t mean I am going away and leaving you. I am with you ALWAYS, even unto the end of time. As well you know, beloved, I CANNOT leave you, and would never WANT to leave any part of the Sonship, for that would be separation, and separation is a myth.” Diary of a Christ Communicant, AM December 15th 2009 honest2goodness.org.uk
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