We continue today with chapter 10, The decision to forget.
you first know something you cannot Associated knowledge must precede Association so
that the association is nothing more than a decision to forget what has been
forgotten that appears to be fearful but only because the association is an
attack on truth you are fearful because you have forgotten and you have replaced
your knowledge by an awareness of dreams because you are afraid of your
association of what you have dissociated when what you have to say it is accepted
it ceases to be fearful yet to give up the dissociation every hour he brings
more than merely lack of fear and this decision like joy and peace and the
glory of creation are for the Holy Spirit only your willingness to remember
where he retains the knowledge of God and have yourself for you waiting for
your acceptance give up gladly everything that would stand in the way
of your remembering for God is in your memory is the boys will tell you that
you are part of him when you are willing to remember him and know your own
reality can but nothing in this world delay your remembering of him for him
this remembering is the knowledge of yourself to remember is merely to
restore to your mind what is already there
make what you remember you merely accept again what is already there but was
rejected the ability to accept truth in this world is to perceptual counterpart
of creating and the kingdom of God will do his part if you will do yours in his
return in exchange for yours is the exchange of knowledge for perception
nothing is beyond his will for you but signify your will to remember him and
behold He will give you everything but for the asking when you attack you are
denying yourself you're specifically teaching yourself that you're not what
you are good denial of reality precludes the acceptance of God's gift because you
have accepted something else in this place if you understand that this is
always an attack on truth and truth is God you will realize why it is always
fearful if you further recognized that you are part of God you will understand
why it is that you always attack yourself first or attack is self attack
it cannot be anything else
arising from your own decision not to be what you are it is an attack on your
identification tag has lost the way in which your identification is lost
because when you attack you must have forgotten what you were a few realities
guards when you attack you are not remembering him this is not because he
is gone but because you are actively choosing not to remember him if you
realize the complete havoc this makes of your peace of mind you could not make
such and same decision you make it only because you still believe it can get you
something you want it follows then that you want something other than peace of
mind but you have not considered what it must be it a logical outcome of your
decision is perfectly clear if you will look at it by deciding against your
reality
made yourself against card and his kingdom
and it is this vigilance that makes you afraid to remember him
And from the Workbook, lesson 74, "There is no will but God's".
The idea for today can be regarded as the
central thought word which of our exercises are directed God is the only
will you have recognized you have recognized it sure will is his belief
that conflict as possible has gone peace has replaced the strange idea that you
were torn by conflicting goals as an expression of the will of God you have
no god but his there is great piece in today's idea and the exercises for today
are directed towards finding it
the idea itself is wholly true therefore it cannot give rise to illusions without
illusions conflict is impossible but it's try to recognize this today and
experience to piece this recognition brings begin the longer practice periods
by repeating these thoughts several times
slowly and with firm determination to understand what they mean and to hold
them in mind there is no will but God's I cannot be in complex spend several
minutes and adding some related thoughts such as I am at peace
nothing can disturb me I will these cards
my will and gods are one God wills piece for his during this introductory says be
sure to deal quickly with any complex thoughts may cross your mind tell
yourself immediately there is no will but cards these complex thoughts are
meaningless if there is one contact area that seems particularly difficult to
resolve singled out for special consideration think about it briefly but
very specifically identify the particular person or persons and the
situation or situations involved in tell yourself there is no will but cards I
share it with him my complex about playing cannot be real after you've
cleared your mind this way close your eyes and try to experience the piece to
which your reality entitles you think into it and feel it closing around you
there may be some temptation to me take these temps for withdraw but the
difference is easily detected if you are succeeding you go feel a deep sense of
joy and increased alertness rather than a feeling of drowsiness and innovation
Choi characterizes piece by this experience you will recognize that you
have reached it if you feel yourself slipping off into withdrawal quickly
repeated idea for today and try again
do this as often as necessary
there is definite gain in refusing to allow retreat in to withdraw even if you
do not experience the TCC
in the shorter periods which should be undertaken at regular predetermined
intervals today say to yourself there is no will but God's I seek his peace
today
try to find what you are seeking a minute or two every half an hour with
her eyes closed as possible would be well spent on this today
There is no will but God's.
So today is a day of sinking deep, deep within.
Opening, opening our hearts to the understanding,
to the awareness, to the experience that there is no Will but God's.
We have seen from the text that there was only the decision to forget,
that generated a dissociation.
To dissociate is to attempt to forget.
But the knowledge of God, the knowledge of Truth, the knowledge of oneness must precede dissociation.
So, dissociation is nothing more than a decision to forget.
Today, we come back to the truth and the experience that there is no will but God's.
That all attack is an attempt to forget God.
Any seeming attack is an attempt at an attack on truth.
This is because you have replaced your knowledge by an awareness of dreams
because you are afraid of your dissociation
not of what you have dissociated.
afraid of dissociation but not of what has been dissociated.
Jesus reminds us, when what you have dissociated is accepted, it ceases to be fearful.
Love ceases to be fearful when it is accepted.
Peace ceases to be fearful when it is accepted.
Joy, happiness cease to be fearful when they are accepted.
Oneness, God ceases to be fearful when this pure love and oneness, when God ceases to be fearful.
In this decision my joy and peace in the glory of creation
And today we bring our willingness to remember
As Simba hears from the clouds in the sky the voice of his father in the movie Lion King:
"remember... remember... "
For in this remembering is the knowledge of ourSelf as the Christ
remember identity
remember.
To remember is merely to restore to your mind what is already there.
You do not make what you remember you merely accept again what is already there but was rejected.
The ability to accept truth in this world is the perceptual counterpart of creating in the kingdom.
Today we open to accept our identity.
Today we realize we are the kingdom of heaven.
There is great peace in today's idea.
There is no will but God's.
I am at peace, nothing can disturb me.
My will is God's.
My will and God's are one.
There is no will but God's
I share it with Him.
There is no will but God's
Amen