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A COURSE IN MIRACLES
CH 9 "THE CORRECTION OF ERROR"
VIII. THE INCLUSIVENESS OF CREATION

You will remember everything the instant you desire it wholly, for if to desire wholly is to create, you will have willed away the separation, returning your mind simultaneously to your Creator and your creations. Knowing them, you will have no wish to sleep but only the will to waken and be glad. Dreams will be impossible because you will want only truth, and being at last your will, it will be yours.

    

ACIM OE CH 9, 67 

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 L e s s o n 108
To give and to receive are one in truth.  

 
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Vision depends upon today's idea.

The light is in it, for it reconciles

all seeming opposites. And what is light

except the resolution, born of peace,

of all your conflicts and mistaken thoughts

into one concept which is wholly true?

Even that one will disappear because

the Thought behind it will appear instead,

to take its place. And now [we] are at peace

forever, for the dream is over [now].


True light which makes true vision possible

      is not the light the body's eyes behold.

It is a state of mind which has become

so unified that darkness cannot be

perceived at all. And thus what is the same

is seen as one, while what is not the same

remains unnoticed, for it is not there.

 

This is the light which shows no opposites,

and vision, being healed, has power to heal.

This is the light [which] brings your peace of mind

to other minds, to share it and be glad

that they are one with you and with themselves.

This is the light [which] heals because it brings

single perception, based upon one frame

of reference from which one meaning comes.

 

Here are both giving and receiving seen

as different aspects of one Thought Whose truth

does not depend on which is seen as first,

nor which appears to be in second place.

Here it is understood that both occur

together, that the Thought remain complete.

And in this understanding is the base

on which all opposites are reconciled,

because they are perceived from the same frame

of reference which unifies this Thought.

 

One thought, completely unified, will serve

to unify all thought. This is the same

as saying one correction will suffice

for all correction, or that to forgive

one brother wholly is enough to bring

salvation to all minds. For these are but

some special cases of one law which holds

for every kind of learning, if it be

directed by the One Who knows the truth.

 

To learn that giving and receiving are

the same has special usefulness, because

it can be tried so easily, and seen

as true. And when this special case has proved

it always works in every circumstance

where it is tried, the thought behind it can

be generalized to other areas

of doubt and double vision. And from there

it will extend, and finally arrive

at the one Thought Which underlies them all.

 

Today we practice with the special case

of giving and receiving. We will use

this simple lesson in the obvious

because it has results we cannot miss.

To give is to receive. Today we will

attempt to offer peace to everyone,

and [note] how quickly peace returns to us.

Light is tranquility, and in that peace

is vision given us, and we can see.

 

So we begin the practice periods

with the instruction for today, and say:

 

"To give and to receive are one in truth.

I will receive what I am giving now."

 

Then close your eyes, and for five minutes think

of what you would hold out to everyone

to have it yours. You might, for instance, say:

 

"To everyone I offer quietness."

"To everyone I offer peace of mind."

"To everyone I offer gentleness."

 

Say each one slowly, and then pause a while,

expecting to receive the gift you gave,

and it will come to you in the amount

in which you gave it. You will {find you} have

exact return, for this is what you asked.

It might be helpful, too, to think of one

to whom to give your gifts. He represents

the others, and through him you give to all.

 

Our very simple lesson for today

will teach you much. Effect and cause will be

far better understood from this time on,

and we will make much faster progress now.

Think of the exercises for today

as quick advances in your learning, made

still faster and more sure each time you say,

 


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LESSON 108
Truth will correct all errors in my mind.
       
Sarah's Commentary:

This Lesson emphasizes the importance of our getting the idea that "to give and to receive are one in truth." Jesus tells us that " Vision depends upon today's idea. The light is in it, for it reconciles all seeming opposites." (W.108.1.1-2) I thought about how the Course is written to make us stop and really puzzle over a thought. It reminded me of how Jesus spoke in parables in the Bible. His parables often required a lot of reflection in order to understand the meaning. It is like the book, "The DaVinci Code," where the author tells us that  Leonardo DaVinci put obscure messages in his works for those who took the time to ponder what they might mean. For example, DaVinci did not go along with the way that Constantine had changed the Bible to reflect his own personal political interests. One of those changes was the diminishing of the role of women where Mary Magdalene was described as a whore when, in fact, she was highly esteemed by Jesus and was, by some accounts, married to him. When DaVinci painted "The Last Supper," he included a woman, presumably Mary Magdalene, sitting on the right side of Jesus. Since we don't expect to see a woman, we don't see her.
 
That was DaVinci's way of pleasing the church that paid him for his work while reflecting the truth as he believed it to be. But it takes some careful discernment to see it. In the same way, we need to read the Course with this kind of careful discernment instead of projecting our own preconceived meaning onto it. To really get the messages in the Course we need to think about what Jesus is telling us as each sentence is so rich in meaning. Thus, it is important to slow down and read slowly and carefully and not brush over it as if we already know. With each reading and willingness to be shown meaning, I find that something deeper and more profound shows up.

When Jesus says, " The light is in it [today's Lesson] , for it reconciles all seeming opposites," (W.108.1.2) he is reminding us that with vision comes recognition that there are no opposites to God's Love. With separation came opposition. God's Son is now seemingly in a world of opposition and in opposition to God Himself, because it is a state of differences, contrasts and comparisons, where oneness seems to be shattered in all of these separate forms. That opposition is expressed as a state of separation from God.
 
" And what is light except the resolution, born of peace, of all your conflicts and mistaken thoughts into one concept which is wholly true?" (W.108.1.3) Jesus is talking here about the state of one mindedness, where all separation has been healed and every conflict resolved, so there are no opposing perspectives. Acceptance of the one concept, which is wholly true, is acceptance of the Atonement. When we come to recognize that we all share the same interests and we all have the same goal of awakening, regardless of our different paths to truth, we are then reflecting this Oneness of Heaven. This is what resolves all conflict.
 
" True light that makes true vision possible is not the light the body's eyes behold. It is a state of mind..." (W.108.2.2) With vision, we see the truth where there are no conflicting thoughts. It is not about seeing with the physical eyes, but it is a state of mind. We can't be at peace if we hold the ego's thought system of individuality, differences and competing interests. To have peace, all conflicting thoughts must be reconciled, not by integrating them, but by realizing that everything here is a dream. Only the real world reflects the unified Thought of God. Our reality is spirit, yet our belief is that we are a body and a personality. Thus, there is a conflict in our minds. What creates the shift is when we ask for help in seeing who our brother really is and see that we are the same. Thus, we see with vision. The light in our minds brings light to other minds. When we connect with this light in our minds, peace and healing will be brought through us to other minds. As long as we believe in opposing thoughts, our minds will be in a state of darkness and confusion, so what we are aiming for is the healing of our perception into a single unified thought of love.
 
It is one thought that does not depend on which comes first, giving or receiving. In fact they are simultaneous. Both occur together. In the world, it seems to us that when we give we lose, and when we receive we gain. " Here it is understood that both occur together..." (W.108.4.2) Whatever we give, we receive at the same time. This is something that we don't understand. It does seem to us like giving and receiving are opposites. Yet we all have had the experience of giving, and, in the giving, having the joy of it, and thus receiving the gift for ourselves in that same instant. Yet it is deeply ingrained in us that what we give away, we lose. In the world, when we identify with the ego thought system, we are more inclined to try to get. To us, giving feels like loss. But the truth is that we can't give what we don't have and we can never receive what we have not given.
 
The forms of the world hold value for us and giving them up feels like a loss. That is why receiving makes us feel guilty. It seems that we are taking and those from whom we try to take must suffer loss. In understanding that giving and receiving are the same, "is the base on which all opposites are reconciled..." (W.108.4.3) Now we see that we do not have separate interests. Love transcends everything in this world, and only when we experience that do we understand that this is so. This is because we no longer have opposing thoughts. In other words, if we just get this one learning, it is generalized to all opposing thoughts. Getting this one lesson would unify all of our thoughts into one Thought. What this means is that it would heal the separation. When this thought of love extends through me, I do not have less.
 
Jesus reminds us that this is an experience that can be " tried so easily and seen as true." (W.108.6.1) Doesn't that get your attention? Especially when he assures us that " it always works, in every circumstance where it is tried..." (W.108.6.2) When we do this practice today, and apply this lesson to our experience, it will work. Not only that, this one Lesson will then be generalized, so that we see that one mind is all minds. It is like forgiveness, where we forgive one brother completely and it is generalized to all brothers. We can't give what we don't have and we can't receive what we don't give. There is only one Mind and it is that of love. He tells us that it is easily seen to be true and it is. When we offer peace to anyone, we will experience it in that very same instant. Whatever is truly offered is experienced by us at the same moment and by everybody. He says we should watch to see how quickly it returns to us. " And it will come to you in the amount in which you gave it." (W.108.9.2) If we want to experience peace, we must extend peace.
 
Yes, he acknowledges that it is a simple lesson and not at all difficult for us to do, yet he says it will teach us much. (W.108.10.1) He really is encouraging us to do the lesson today because, as we do, we will understand the relationship between cause and effect. Right now our thinking is that giving is the cause of loss, but in doing the lesson we will understand that receiving is the effect of giving. This also applies in the same way to our attack thoughts. My thought of attack on you is an attack on me. When we understand that we only deprive ourselves, and only hurt ourselves, we will unplug our need to attack and blame. The impact has no time delay on my own mind. Cause and effect are simultaneous.

Now is an opportunity for us to make " much faster progress." (W.108.10.2) Jesus asks that we think of these exercises as "quick advances" in our learning and with each repetition we will move faster and more sure of the truth of this statement, " To give and to receive are one in truth." (W.108)
 

Love and blessings, Sarah

huemmert@shaw.ca

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Chapter Nine

VIII. The Inclusiveness of Creation          

59 Nothing beyond yourself can make you fearful or loving because nothing is beyond you. Time and eternity are both in your mind and will conflict until you perceive time solely as a means to regain eternity. You cannot do this as long as you believe that anything which happens to you is caused by factors outside yourself. You must learn that time is solely at your disposal, and that nothing in the world can take this responsibility from you. You can violate God's laws in your imagination, but you cannot escape from them. They were established for your protection and are as inviolate as your safety.

 

60 God created nothing beside you, and nothing beside you exists, for you are part of Him. What except Him can exist? Nothing beyond Him can happen because nothing except Him is real. Your creations add to Him as you do, but nothing is added that is different because everything has always been. What can upset you except the ephemeral, and how can the ephemeral be real if you are God's only creation, and He created you eternal? Your holy will establishes everything that happens to you. Every response you make to everything you perceive is up to you because your will determines your perception of it.

 

61 God does not change His Mind about you, for He is not uncertain of Himself. And what He knows can be known because He does not know only for Himself. He created you for Himself, but He gave you the power to create for your self so you could be like Him. That is why your will is holy. Can anything exceed the love of God? Can anything, then, exceed your will? Nothing can reach you from beyond it because, being in God, you encompass everything. Believe this, and you will realize how much is up to you. When anything threatens your peace of mind, ask yourself,

 

62 Has God changed His Mind about me?

 

63 Then accept His decision, for it is indeed changeless, and refuse to change your mind about yourself. God will never decide against you, or He would be deciding against Himself.

 

64 The reason you do not know your creations is simply that you would decide against them as long as your minds are split, and to attack what you have created is impossible. But remember that it is as impossible for God. The law of creation is that you love your creations as yourself because they are part of you. Everything that was created is therefore perfectly safe because the laws of God protect it by His Love. Any part of your mind that does not know this has banished itself from knowledge because it has not met its conditions.

 

65 Who could have done this but you? Recognize this gladly, for in this recognition lies the realization that your banishment is not of God and therefore does not exist. You are at home in God, dreaming of exile but perfectly capable of awakening to reality. Is it your will to do so? You know from your own experience that what you see in dreams you think is real as long as you are asleep. Yet the instant you waken, you know that everything that seemed to happen did not happen at all. You do not think this mysterious, even though all the laws of what you awakened to were violated while you slept. Is it not possible that you merely shifted from one dream to another, without really wakening?

 

66 Would you bother to reconcile what happened in conflicting dreams, or would you dismiss both together if you discovered that reality is in accord with neither? You do not remember being awake. When you hear the Holy Spirit, you merely feel better because loving seems possible to you, but you do not remember yet that it once was so. And it is in this remembering that you will know it can be so again. What is possible has not yet been accomplished. Yet what has once been is so now if it is eternal. When you remember, you will know what you remember is eternal and therefore is now.

 

67 You will remember everything the instant you desire it wholly, for if to desire wholly is to create, you will have willed away the separation, returning your mind simultaneously to your Creator and your creations. Knowing them, you will have no wish to sleep but only the will to waken and be glad. Dreams will be impossible because you will want only truth, and being at last your will, it will be yours.

 

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