The Peace of God is recognized, at first, by just one thing; in remembering that in every aspect it is totally unlike all previous experiences. It calls to mind nothing that went before. It brings with it no past associations. It is a new thing entirely.
There is a contrast between this experience and all past experiences. It is not a contrast of true differences; it is here and now, the past just slips away, and in its place, an everlasting quiet.
Only that. The contrast first perceived has merely gone. Quiet has reached to cover everything. Therein lies the peace of God.
I strive to bring this to all my thoughts and experiences. Some situations I need more of a reminder. I realized this while I was caught up in a thoughtful discussion in my head! (Ha!), but with this reminder, I then Halted.
This takes me to Miracles♡ and an awareness after an in depth open discussion on, them.
The motivating factor in miracles, is prayer, or simply asking. What you ask for you receive. But this refers to the prayer of the heart, not to the words you use in praying. Without fear or doubt, with only Faith as our ally. Which takes us back to the lessons.
A Course in Miracles~ACIM~ A Course in Miracles
'I can escape from the world I see by giving up attack thoughts.'
The idea for today contains the only way out of fear that will ever succeed. Nothing else will work; everything else is meaningless.
The lessons teach us that this way cannot fail.
Every thought you have, makes up some segment of the world you see. It is with your thoughts, then, that we must work to change, if your perception of the world is to be changed.
If the cause of the world you see is 'attack thoughts', you must learn that it is these thoughts which you do not want. There is no point in lamenting the world. There is no point in trying to change the world. It is incapable of change because it is merely an effect.
There is indeed a point in changing your thoughts about the world. Here you are changing the cause. The effect will change automatically. If the world you see is a vengeful world, then everything in it is a symbol of vengeance. Each of your perceptions of the external reality is a pictorial representation of your own attack thoughts.
You do see the world that you have made. What you do not see is yourself as the image maker. You cannot be saved from the world, but you can escape from its cause.
The idea for today introduces the thought that you are not trapped in the world you see, because its cause can be changed. This change requires, first, that the cause be identified and then let go, so that it can be replaced. The first two steps in this process require your cooperation. The final one does not.
Your images have already been replaced. By taking the first two steps, you will see that this is so.
Besides using it throughout the day as the need arises, five practice periods are required in applying today's idea.
As you look about you, repeat the idea slowly to yourself first, and then close your eyes. Devote about a minute to searching your mind for as many attack thoughts as occur to you. As each one crosses your mind say:
I can escape from the world I see by giving up attack thoughts about ______.
Hold each attack thought in mind as you say this, and then dismiss that thought and go on to the next.
In the practice periods, be sure to include both your thoughts of attacking and of being attacked. Their effects are exactly the same because they are exactly the same. You do not recognize this as yet, and you are asked at this time only to treat them as the same in today's practice periods. We are still at the stage of identifying the cause of the world you see. When you finally learn that thoughts of attack and of being attacked are not different, you will be ready to let the cause go.
Mindfully alive, once again, have a wonderful day Lori-Lynn
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