Intro-Preface

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Chapter 7 - There is no Sin but Illusion




Life here on Earth can seem frenetic and chaotic with the masses running about working out their life lessons not realizing it’s all about shaping our psychology away from the ego and back to a place deep within the spirit that always remains at peace.  Tapping into that amidst the chaotic swirl of our normal human activity finds you retrieving your own well of love and peace that truly is in a never-ending supply, if you choose that.  But, there is a catch or well, rather, a trick to fully comprehending its beautiful existence.  That is, simply, adjusting your thoughts and setting your intent to be open to it.


As we have touched on much throughout this work, there are those souls in this world so twisted, torn and damaged from pain and assumptions on the inside that they seem to go on and on for hours and days and years even with no clue that the love they seek and the peace they most desire is right inside of them.  Instead they flock to anything light with the sole intent of possession or obsession in the negative, which ultimately serves only to destroy - no, not the object of their misguided affection but themselves.  We hold the tools, the keys and the power to heal if only we would understand it is a choice.  


In every moment and in every design of human interaction we may choose the darkness or the light.  It may be only precious few seconds or a fraction thereof but still, there is a choice involved.  If you see nothing of this world but victims and villains and a terrifying or terrible world that you are charged or so-punished to live within, it will be hard for you to see but you have chosen fear and darkness.  


It is understandable.  It happens to the best of us a time or two or even three.  However, no one can save us but ourselves.  The Source of the Universe is there generating and emanating pure love and light we need only turn our attention to in order to begin to feel, engage the freedom of healing and wielding understanding and love instead of hatred or psychological projection and transference.  


No matter which side of that line that you stand on, know that you have the power always to choose the darkness or the light.  If you see only darkness and shadows, shift your gaze; make some positive changes so that the energy that gathers behind your emotion magnetizes more loving light, energy and positivity to you.  For those standing in the light, be undeterred by your brothers and sisters who have either intentionally or unwittingly chosen the darkness and fear.  Instead, understand.


A Course In Miracles describes the evidenced choices of victims and villains and all the subsequent and seemingly hurtful actions of such souls as “a cry for help and a cry for love.”  Incredulous as this might momentarily make you feel, you might be the one called to give assistance to someone who attempts to steal your light through attempting to wage emotional battle with you.  


Know that this does not mean that you are called to stand there and subject yourself to emotional, verbal or physical punishment from the seemingly or inevitably mortally emotionally wounded.  There is a simple approach that you may take as you then remove yourself to a brighter proximity.  And you may wish to choose to remain there until the soul can make his or her choice or you can stand strong enough yourself to know the truth therefore being unaffected by the dark choices of others.  This simple approach can be done physically or ethereally but it merely entails reminding the individual that they have not sinned and any grievance they seemed to engage you with was born only of illusion.  


Let me explain the illusion.  If we go back over the prior chapters, the behavior of others is often not even remotely related to you but due to some trigger or some malfunctioning portion of their being that creates the drama or emotional trauma that you are being presented the opportunity to learn from.  Any “attack” or “emotional war” waged upon you is born of illusion.  Even though you are hearing the words, witnessing or being subject to the actions, their premise is an illusion and they are reacting to that illusion and not really you.  Therefore, the attack is unreal, the sin is an illusion and you need take no insult or suffer further injury now that you hold this understanding.


Based on these facts, you can then offer forgiveness either physically or verbally or even just in your own heart and mind knowing the seeming transgression against you and any resulting pain was truly born of only illusion - this seeming war the souls who need help engage in.  You may let them know, in some way - you have not sinned - it was only an illusion and you are forgiven and loved or as I said, hold that space within your heart and mind if it means you are safer in that approach.  Such actions and thoughts will issue forth a reminder that will provide by far more assistance than engaging in battle with them. 


Realize that in some cases, it truly may not be physically safe to engage in this discussion face to face with some individuals and so the same affect can be felt at least within you if you set aside quiet time and direct these thoughts at the individual instead of angry and hurtful feelings.  A soul in pain will see threats where none exists and they will act as if the nearest thing or person to them is the cause of their discomfort despite a life time of taking on unhealed pain up to that point their paths crossed yours.  


Understand and hold compassion, understand and hold forgiveness and realize yourself the choices you are making and have made.  There is no sin, there is only action and consequence born from an ego either healthy or not healthy within a mind that is either whole or seemingly made through pain to be not whole at all.  Battling the mortally emotionally wounded makes no sense, nor does standing continually in harm's way.  


Find the love within you to bless and forgive them and go about your business in love and peace.  It may take some time to come to a place of understanding as you may have emotions to work through.  Work through them.  Be courageous and face any pain that you have taken on.  Acknowledge it, seek to understand it and then let it dissipate into the knowledge of a life lesson hard won.


For those making dark choices, you can always hold faith that one day they may see the light.  It really isn’t up to you to force that upon them.  Remember that your true power lies within self-control, self-government and strong self-love.  Know that there is no sin that you have engaged in that takes you away from the loving light of Source.  It's only your jaded minds that have brought you these thoughts.  Every soul is connected to the One; therefore, every soul is love and light.  The only difference is the choices we make, the thoughts we hold and the perceptions we consider truth based on the experiences we have.  


If you think yourself for a moment unworthy, again, you have not sinned.  If you believe yourself unworthy - it is you who will create things and situations to reflect your thoughts and feelings of unworthiness.  You are never unworthy so endeavor to transform or cease those thoughts at once, or at least as soon as you possibly can.  Let go of the past pain that jades you - seek assistance to do this if you must but do not stand in the darkness wishing for the light or attempting to possess it from outside of yourself.  The light is within you the moment you find you are worthy to stand within it and allow healing to come and then shift all of your actions towards loving light.  Know that it is only your thoughts that need adjusting, your hearts and souls need mending and then you too can return to the light of love and seemingly sin no more.


I wish no soul on this planet had ever been harmed by another soul mired in dark choices.  I wish all could immediately return to the light but, you see, that IS the journey - to return to the light and the choices you make will bring you there or block you from it.  You hold the tools and the power.  You really do. 



To summarize our understanding:



  • When faced with an attack, consider the premise of your opponent.  Is it valid or invalid?  You know the truth.  Use that knowledge.
  • A good part of the time, an attack is based on an illusion and that illusion may be born from environmental psychology and its resulting conditioning. That means the attack has nothing to do with you.
  • If an attack has nothing to do with you, there are no “face-saving” maneuvers necessary for you to be okay.  You are already okay just a little off-put by someone else’s illusory attack.
  • Through understanding human interactions that sometimes occur in the negative, you can free yourself through forgiving illusory transgressions.
  • When you free yourself from illusory transgressions, you realize there is no pain that you must suffer other than that which you may choose to suffer for the sole purpose of learning.
  • You will unwittingly seek out individuals who behave in certain ways because a part of you most wants to learn and gain understanding.
  • As this lesson is understood better, it will stop repeating in your life.
  • The lesson will stop repeating because you will begin to see the truth, avoid letting someone get under your skin for something that has nothing to do with you and you’ll realize no action is even needed on your part.
  • Self-forgiveness for lack of understanding is an imperative. 
  • Every soul does the only thing they know how to do, even you.
  • You wouldn’t scream at a child who says or does the wrong thing would you?  The child hasn’t yet had time to learn and so you’d most likely hold a state or space of understanding.  Realize some people are frozen like children and what they need is understanding and what you need is to be safe.
  • In one sense, all attack is an illusion as are the effects of the attack.  Your consciousness cannot truly be harmed, it will live on no matter what you face here.
  • Life lessons are that, lessons in life.  You can choose to react, resist or run from them but you wanted to learn from them or you would not be here.
  • The lessons change the more your understanding grows.

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