July 29, 2023 – Freeread

The following represents a realistic, but fictionalized discussion, between A Course in Miracles student and a more seasoned one we label “teacher,” designed to reveal the truth behind some of the more obscure teachings of ACIM.

31. Part 1 – The Key to Unity

32. Part 2 – The Ego and the Spirit

33. Part 3 – Resolving Disagreements

34. Part 4 – Two Steps to Heaven

35. Part 5 – Is Heaven on Earth?

36. Part 6 – Is Anything Happening?

37. Part 7 – The Mind Which is in Heaven

38. Part 8 – Is the Son One or Many?

39. Part 9 – Are we Watching a Movie?

40. Part 10 – The Meaning Behind the Son

41. Part 11 – The Four Groups of Sons

42. Part 12 – The Eternal Idea

43. Part 13 – Should I Support Improving the World?

44. Part 14 – Where Did God Come From?

45. Part 15 – Is There Duality in Heaven?

46. Part 16 – Managing Feelings About Ukraine

47. Part 17 – What is Forgiveness?

48. Part 18- Understanding the Ego

49. Part 19 – The Ego and the True Self

50. Part 20 – Time in Heaven

51. Part 21 – The Key to Health

52. Part 22 – Is Anyone Awake?

53. Part 23 – Steps to Awakening

54. Part 24 – The Historical Jesus

55. Part 25 – Made vs Create

Additional ACIM Writings

56. ACIM and Non-Duality

57. Recognizing the Problem

58. No Order of Difficulty

59. ACIM and Symbols

60. Differing Views

61. Quantum Physics and ACIM

62. Argument and the Ego

63. The Two Approaches to ACIM

64. Judgments on the Individual

65. Correcting Errors

66. Difficult ACIM Questions (for Some)

67. Time in Heaven

68. The Present in This World and the Eternal

69. Is ACIM a Metaphor?

70. Eternal Thoughts and Ideas

71. Real and Unreal Ideas

72. Does the Mad Idea Repeat?

73. Reliving the Separation

74. Creating Sons of God

75. Heavenly Instants

76. Mad Idea or Not?

77. Why We Embraced the Mad Idea

78. The Mad Idea and Games

79. Discerning Content

80. The Rebellious Sons

81. Discovering Reality

82. The Journey Home

83. Understanding Present Time

84. Reality and Existence

85. CIA Plot and ACIM

86. Ten Happening Questions

87. Correcting Others

88. Magic and ACIM

89. Is ACIM Infallible?

90. The First Three Steps to Awaken

91. The Two Thought Systems

92. The Fourth and Final Step

93. 22 Steps Within Steps

94. True Vision

95. Forgiving the World

96. Seeing the Real World

97. A Step to Real Vision

98. Understanding Light

99. Escaping the World

100. Are We in Heaven?

101. The Journey to Heaven

102. A Course in Miracles and Heaven

103. A Place for Heaven

104. ACIM and Life After Death

105. Right Perception

106. True Facts

107. Revelation – Union with God

108. The Mystery of Knowledge

109. What is Level Confusion?

110. Light on Level Confusion

111. Levels of Level Confusion

112. Mind and Spirit

113. The Name of God

114. Understanding the Name of God

115. Karma and ACIM

116. Understanding Love

117. What is Love?

118. The True Self

119. Understanding Concepts

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Truth and Illusion

July 29, 2023 Joseph Dewey

Truth and Illusion

Question: Could absolute truth exist if there was no one to register it?

Yes and no. If anything could exist without perception then its existence would still be absolute truth, BUT wherever there is existence of any kind there is life and all life has levels of perception and intelligence.

Let us return to my main statement that causes the concern:

“If you were able to remove yourself from the world of duality, there would be no truth. Truth as we understand it can only exist when there is more than one of something.”

Notice that I did not say it is even possible to remove ourselves from the world of duality but “If you were able to remove yourself….”

Now if you could remove yourself from duality there would be nothing to number so there would be no two items to add to another two items. Math would be meaningless in such a world.

The closest we could get to a non dualistic world would be the great pralaya between creations which is returning to our original state. Many teach that this will be a rest where there are no dualities. But DK mde an interesting statement concerning this existence.

“It is not that which is not, but simply that which is esoteric.” Treatise on Cosmic Fire, Page 130

In other words, it appears from our perspective to be a void without duality; instead, it has esoteric, or hidden, duality and existence.

I’m sure that few of us can even imagine the hidden existence in the great pralaya between the universes, but even here the concept of duality must exist, for from it springs a new universe governed by duality. To create a universe of duality a seed of such must first exist, at least as a concept, in the creative mind.

Question: How can you say that all truth is absolute when you and I may look at a tree and perceive it differently?

There are many absolutes that can be perceived by the many about the tree. The fact that it is a tree, that it has leaves, fruit branches etc. can be agreed on. And yes many of the details will be perceived imperfectly but that does not affect absolute truth. If the tree has 10,334 leaves on it and no one perceives this exact number it is still an absolute truth that this is the number.

Many teachers want to rewrite history according to their agenda, but events are what they are no matter what a person perceives.

Truth as it is understood here could not exist outside duality. I do not believe there is an existence completely divorced from duality, therefore there would be no existence completely divorced from the truth.

Question: Does truth have to coexist with illusion to have meaning?”

All form and matter is created by duality in vibration, but even in this illusionary creation there is still truth. There is even truth in your dreams. Truth is what is or what is being experienced or happening whether it is in or out of illusion. When you dream, it is true that you are dreaming

Illusion is not the opposite of truth, but falsehood is. You can have an illusionary dream that a monster is chasing you and several things are happening that are absolutely true.

* You have a fear and belief that you are being chased by a monster.

* The monster is ugly and scary looking.

* You can’t wait to get away from the monster, etc….

There are also many things that are not true.

* You didn’t dream of sharing a bran muffin with your mom.

* You didn’t dream of riding a bicycle, etc….

As long as there is existence there is truth to be had but there are levels of existence where truth is viewed much differently than it is here.

Strive for excellence, not perfection. — H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Aug 6, 2007

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