Aligning

Aligning: 

I love the immediacy of results in my early morning yoga practice, each pose providing feedback through breath, thoughts and balance. If anything is off by even a fraction my body shows exactly what adjustments are needed and everything aligns. Forgiveness too, for me, is an asana, a posture purposely held throughout my life, returned to as frequently possible. This also provides immediate results, a measurement of peace that's instantly revealed as a holy moment. Sometimes, just like a physical asana, it's just the briefest of alignments. Like every other yoga pose, if I'm mindful, forgiveness provides me the opportunity of trusting a wisdom far greater than the thoughts I might be holding. With this trust I'm asked to make those little adjustments needed to bring me back to God-centered presence, noting whatever led me astray and then offering myself a gentle return to peace of mind. 

so my life is really about yoga now, 

aligning myself,

returning back to God-centered presence....

just as often as it's needed.

~

I love you, Eric

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Laughing Myself Awake

Laughing myself awake: 

and finally, I'm remembering to laugh again, natural, joyfully, and it's bringing me home. The beautiful cosmology of A Course in Miracles tells me that the world I see and experience now isn't really here and it's creation never actually happened. It was a tiny mad idea of separation, an impossibility so absurd that the child of God should have immediately laughed at such a thought. However, in that briefest instant of imagination we cast a crazy dream upon ourselves and now believe that it is real. 

so here we are, 

an idea taken quite seriously.

lately though, there's been a gentle laughter in this dream. 

I'm remembering that I'm already home.

still asleep, but stirring, 

with my thoughts drifting towards light, experiencing the early effects of dawn...and now unable to take this dream quite so seriously. It's my own laughter that's waking me to the innocence of dawn, and that which is still asleep begins to be seen as no more than the craziest part of this dream. I have no idea when this longest of imagined nights might be over. It doesn't really matter. I'm home right now, safe, dreaming, yes, but gently, joyfully...

laughing myself awake.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Appreciation

Appreciation: 

and it's with growing appreciation that I move through life, a deepening sense of gentleness that helps me see my own struggles as an opportunity for kindness. A Course in Miracles moves the student from the guidance of the book to the working practice of life. Awakening will never come from words but through their application, repeatedly, and even my own sense of failure as a student becomes the means of expressing true forgiveness. What I find now is that everything serves as practice, my deepest heartbreak, the stress of fiances, and those small daily concerns that seem to plague us all - this, than, is my awakening, whatever's happening, right now...

is here for my forgiveness. 

~

I love you, Eric

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Sigh

Sigh: 

softly now, proceeding through life with each moment welcomed with true forgiveness. There is a growing sense of gentleness occurring, a long held tension dissipating with ease. My life feels like a sigh, as if I've held my breath for so long, afraid of letting go, never even realizing how constricted I've become - and gently, gently, this breath surrendered with a smile...and a new one taken. 

forgiveness only asks for what's been held too long, 

stale air, our fear of letting go,

we're urged to sigh -

trusting that we never breathe alone.

~

I love you, Eric

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Rungs

Rungs: 

from every aspect now I wish to trust only in God, having my faith placed upon the unseen, and being sure that love alone provides the  answer to questions I no longer even need to ask. The ladder of prayer was my arrival, with so many years placed upon the first rung, pleading for things I believed would actually make me happy. The second rung was quite transformative, just the beginning step of learning to change my mind through prayer, less concerned with material thing and more emphasis on how my thoughts created the world that I experienced. With the third rung I finally felt at home, maybe without need of ever climbing any higher - it's here I learned the value of true forgiveness. 

my only need is recognizing what's real, seeing through the illusion of the world, trusting that forgiveness is my only function here and through it's practice the reality of love prevails. 

 there's one more rung of prayer to go.

another step.

and it's here I waver...

this is a final step towards heaven, it's pure communication with the Divine, with nothing left to ask for and only love received. There are moments of surrender where I feel myself lifted up to this rung without effort of my own. And I feel that this is how is should be, not hurried at all, and allowing the final step to be God's will alone. I am content to be truly helpful, a life upon the third rung of prayer, continuous forgiveness, trusting that the script is written and the final step has actually already been taken - with no ladder ever really needed.

~

I love you, Eric

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Patanjali, Jesus, and Forgiveness

Patanjali, Jesus, and forgiveness: 

"If all but loving thoughts have been forgotten, what remains is eternal" - as if spoken by Patanjali, a new yoga centered on awakening to the present moment through relationships, seeking union by healing the very symbol of our separation. Yet these were words said by Jesus in A Course in Miracles, chapter 17 giving a discourse in an entirely new language of yoga. What's given here is the last secret to enlightenment, a version of tantra that uses our every present relationship as a means of awakening to the eternal holy instant. Forgiveness is the only practice needed, being used as a continuous recognition of our holiness, an instant insight into the reality of love. We are not alone in this practice, invoking the Holy Spirit to help undo all that blocks our awareness of love's presence. Here, our "inner spark of beauty" is rediscovered, revealed through our forgiveness, and union is achieved. 

this is yoga of the highest order.

with our every relationship offering us the potential for awakening.

for the present is forgiveness, as Jesus says in the Course/

and so our practice of yoga begins,

right now.

~

I love you, Eric

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Shadows

 

Shadows:

I'm done with shadow figures, remnants of the past that haunt my present moments. My wish is to see everyone as they are now, light-filled, illusions gone, and only loving thoughts remembered. Shadow figures are those we have misremembered, they've captured an instant from the past and keep us prisoner there, refusing a release. Of course this is all our own doing, projections, and used to reinforce our beliefs that we've been victimized and are now entitled to every grievance and resentment. And so for me, above all else - I just want to be free, weightless of resentments, unencumbered by present moment judgement's made of the past. My shadow figures have almost all vanished in the light of reality, not all, as a few still haunt those darkened corners of my mind. 

but every shadow will eventually fade to light's arrival...

and each moment brings a new dawn.

I see now,

that everything's already forgiven. 

as only love is ever present.

~

I love you...and thank you for the light.

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A Small Display

A small display: 

it's an early morning display of trust - what was once the intimidation of an empty page has now becoming the trusting welcome of new ideas and beautiful expressions. I know that words will soon appear, there's never even the smallest doubt any longer. And they always arrive from the same unseen source that calls for a further surrender into an inspired life. Writing is not a small thing to me, it's a ritual of faith, a process of trust that carries over into every aspect of my day. 

words arrive...

and my day flows with this confidence, my request for inspiration so easily granted, as if God whispered through the angels of fingertips and keyboard and words so easily appeared. Every morning I'm asked to trust in so many ways, from first waking breath being readily received, to the promise of sunrise in a still darkened sky. I have no idea how any of this actually happens or why it's given so easily without having to be asked for - but I suspect it's all gifted from the same source that brings me just the right words each morning. 

I suspect it's love.

and everyday...I'm willing to surrender a little more.

~

I love you, Eric

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Trusting in My Yoga

Trusting in my yoga:

so for the longest time the most difficult yoga posture for me was halasana, plough pose, an asana that requires the yogi to gently bring their legs behind head, feet touching floor, while lying on their backs. It's not a complicated posture, a few nuances to master, but fairly straight forward in it's practice. And yet for me it was difficult, my feet simply could not find the floor no matter the effort I put forth. This wasn't due to lack of flexibility, nor any muscle imbalance. I've practiced yoga for decades, all through my life really, and although I'm not a master of advanced postures, I do have a steady, daily practice that has served me quite well. 

the problem, as I discovered, 

was trust. 

my faith was completely in the gravity of the moment, even moving quite slowly I was subconsciously afraid that the weight of my legs would continue in their momentum and carry me all the way backwards, placing undue pressure on my neck. And in fact, on more than one occasion, this actually occurred, only furthering my fear. So I would find myself a few precious inches away from completely finishing the pose, even with firm guidance from better yogi's than myself I was unable to close that gap. 

fear, of course, is a powerful thing.

and it keeps us from trusting in the grace found every moment. 

one day, and not so long ago, my feet still a few precious inches above the floor, a customary position for my halfhearted effort - my feet touched the floor. Just like that. Simple. There was no rush of joy, no elation, or even satisfaction. It felt normal, natural, as if fear just didn't belong there any longer. Here's the thing though, early morning practice, hours away from sunrise and my house is still, quite, my feet hovering above the floor - and a soft whisper arrived urging me to trust. I knew the floor was there readying to greet me, not a shred of doubt present. 

I knew I was supported.

and I was.

this is an easy asana for me now, a continuation from shoulder stand to plough in a complete and lovely display of trust, and grace.. There is no fear. The floor is always present and willing to meet me in the trust of my surrender. I just wasn't ready to let go. Until I was. And now my practice is completely different, a beautiful flow of faith and ease. 

it's early morning now, hours away from sunrise, my house very still, quiet...

a soft whisper arriving, 

trust.

and I find myself smiling, ready for the day. 

all of life is yoga.

~

I love you, Eric

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By Grace We Live

By grace we live: 

by grace we live, that we're already and always expressed as an idea within the mind of God. There is nothing to be achieved here, no effort has to be made for this to be so - it's inherent as the very fabric of our existence. Living this grace is the acceptance of the reality of love even as we dream an often fearful world. It's through this acceptance that we gain release from the pervasive fear produced by dreaming such crazy ideas as being alone, insignificant, and separated from God. Grace is expressed though our practice of forgiveness - simply seeing each other as we truly are. 

and so it's by grace we live, and by this same grace...

the entire world released.

~

I love you, Eric

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Persistent

Persistent: 

the prayers that appeal most to me are the ones in which I'm asked to trust and surrender. I think it's because I've pushed my own agenda for so long, stubbornly clinging to what's never really worked, yet being terrified to let go. What I love is the sense of comfort that Jesus brings to these prayers in A Course in Miracles. They're like a gentle whisper from a dearest friend, persistent in their soft urge to trust the love that's being offered. My thoughts go to the hardest stone that eventually surrenders to the carving force of the persistency of water, a design takes place, the depth of a canyon forms - and so it is right now that I feel my own soul emerging from a block of stone. I've longed been encased in fear and never truly understood that this was so, it felt too real, solid, and doubts to the validity of it's presence were always quickly pushed away. Yet those gentle whispers of love continued, each important prayer has found me in most my vulnerable moments and eased their way through that stone of fear. 

Jesus has been persistent.

the stone is cracked.

irrevocable.

and a light is now being revealed from within.

I trust it will continue.

~

I love you, Eric

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Trust

Trust: 

and the problem is that I've already developed a great deal of trust, almost limitless it seems, all of it misplaced within the confines of a world created by the ego. For so long, a lifetime really, my trust has been earned by struggle and a great deal of effort for so little gained. It was largely an unexamined life even though I placed an emphasis on meditation and spiritual pursuits. My trust in the world was so complete that it never occurred to me that it could be wrong in it's assumptions. So really, this is just the redevelopment of trust, it's simply fixing a misdirection - shifting from faith in the false and temporary things of the ego to remembering the all encompassing love the Holy Spirit offers. It's waking from a dream of darkness to the reality of light. So this might seem to take some effort, and maybe there's fear involved in these early stages of letting go of all the ego holds dear. Yet.effort and fear are really just part of the dream as well. Waking up is as simple as opening our eyes -

and seeing the presence of dawn beautifully unfolding.

no effort at all required.

trust...

and it is so.

`

I love you, Eric

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It Is Not So

It is not so:

and with this, with just four words and the image given of a gentlest companion, my every fear is eased - "it is no so." I'm always amazed at the impact that a few familiar words can have on me in my early morning reading of A Course in Miracles. Even with decades of study I am still often left in a profound silence after encountering such words, as if a sacred mantra whispered in initiation. What makes this particular phrase so powerful is the manner in which they're delivered, straight from the lips of Jesus and given to address any fear that I might encounter through the day.

"it is not so..."

and with these words...I find the peace of God. 

~

I love you, Eric

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One Headline at a Time

One headline at a time: 

it seems I'm relearning how to navigate the world. Morning headlines still call to me, there's concern for new wars declared and those that continue, and my heart breaks for all who suffer from lack and proper care in a world so full of resources. Yet I'm not pulled into the seriousness of events in quite the same way as years before. There seems to be a great relief that the solution is present here within me, not by denying the world of its appearance, but through participating with full awareness that what's occurring right now is indeed a very bad dream that calls for my awakening. 

so for me, this means forgiveness. 

no matter what occurs my heart will not sway from love.

only God is real.

and so I forgive the illusion of this unloving world,

just one headline at a time.

until we all awaken. 

~

I love you, Eric

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Eternity

Eternity: 

this moment, I forgive...and then eternity follows. And that's it really, the entirety of my practice in a single line. From sitting on the meditation cushion, gently returning my mind back to my mantra, each morning asana released from the expectations based upon previous session, and then my day follows from there in easier embrace of every moment. All I'm doing is forgiving the past, a vast illusion as A Course in Miracles calls it, and this sets me free to meet in a holy instant. Even when I forget, as I so often still do, forgiveness brings me right back to where everything begins anew - 

eternity.

and nothing really needs to be forgiven.

~

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Empathy

Empathy:

empathy, in it's truest form is to meet everybody in this holy moment, free of past concerns, and recognizing only the light that's shared between us. A Course in Miracles reminds me that to join in someone's suffering only makes it real and doesn't serve to offer comfort. My tasks is to see beyond the illusion of anguish, even as I hold them through their pain, not trying to dispel their belief in suffering with the use of words, but only to be a loving presence. If words are needed, they will be provided, whatever comfort is required will be brought by the Holy Spirit. 

I need do nothing. 

my prayer is to be truly helpful, to bring light and healing through the presence of the Holy Spirit, and for this to happen I must relinquish any thoughts of having control. This is the empathy of meeting someone's pain empty of judgement, not being there to fix them, yet not believing in their brokenness either. I am not there to heal....but to facilitate a healing. 

my only function is forgiveness. 

and it brings a healing light to every situation. 

I need do nothing,

but to allow this healing to occur.

~

I love you, Eric

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Practicing

Practicing:

there's a story I've always loved of the great Zen master Dogen disappointing his followers. He was once asked if meditation led to enlightenment and his immediate response brought much alarm to those who had believed they were on the fast-track to a soon, if not eventual awakening. Dogen's answer was a straight forward no, with a smile, and their despondence only made it wider. What Dogen explained is that the practice itself is enlightenment, we awaken through the action and not because of it. 

and so it is with forgiveness. 

our practice is not done for the promise of heaven, but for the immediate realization of heaven's presence in the very moment of our practice. The peace of God isn't an attainment, it's available right now for us to claim, and when we do...we're as awake as we'll ever be. 

enlightened even.

forgiveness is instant zen, circumnavigating the ego and getting straight to the heart of the matter. We forgive in order to perceive reality, literally seeing past every story we've ever told about others, and ourselves as well, so that we can awaken within a singular light that joins us. Dogen was right, of course, our practice is the very essence of the thing we believe we're seeking. Forgiveness doesn't lead us to heaven - it reveals it.

right here.

now.

~

I love you, Eric

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Host to God

Host to God:

my forgiveness practice has now grown into a subtle form of meditation, almost continuous, becoming a more gentle approach to life. It's as if each moment presents itself as an opportunity for the reality of love to make itself more apparent, whispering for me to forgive even the thinnest veil that blocks my true seeing. My deepest wish is to know myself as host to God, no longer held hostage by the dark threats of ego that keep me bound to a loveless world. To be host to God it is accept His reality in every situation, illusions of bodies and separate minds might still appear, yet gain no sure purchase in this holy vision. So my practice now is just an inquiry into my own state of mind, gently noticing my choice of host or hostage, accepting where I am -

yet willing to change my mind.

it's continuous, 

and even forgetting is a loving form of practice.

everything serves.

until the world's forgiven.

~

I love you, Eric

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Everything I Want

Everything I want: 

and so for me, it's nothing but the practice, there's no longer any concern about awakening, final or otherwise. A Course in Miracles has a beautiful lesson, 122, stating the forgiveness offers everything I need, and this has been certainly proven true to me now. This is a radical form of forgiveness, a purity of seeing everyone alike within a holy instant. Really, it's recognition, looking deep enough within the appearance of another in order to find my own self peeking through. 

light...recognizing light.

after years of accumulated care-giving for my aging parents, being present at the end of life for bother of them, I have a singular benchmark for my practice - am I awake enough to be kind at any given moment, am I able to bring patience to the forefront of every situation? 

am I at peace, right now, with whatever might be happening?

and the answer, quite often, frankly...

is no.

at least not always.

but I have a practice, and it truly does offer me everything I want. Forgiveness infinitely brings me back to center every single time, no waiting, and without need of anything other than a littler willing to turn all of troubles over to the Holy Spirit to be met with an unconditional light of understanding. Nothing is held back, everything's surrendered -

and in this moment, my own holy instant,

I'm healed.

ready for whatever might follow.

~

I love you, Eric

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Time

Time:

and my days are being repurposed, their hours now used by the Holy Spirit to bring me back in loving alignment with my true purpose. Time has become an instrument of choice, scalpel like in its precision. There is an opportunity for me within each moment to choose love over ego's quick judgement of people and events, forgiving the illusion of time's presence for believing that such a choice is even possible.

and so the only real use of time...is to fall within the holy instant,

choiceless, 

 awakening in eternity.

~

I love You,

 now, and forever,

 Eric

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Depth-Charge of Sight

Depth-charge of sight:

and so what we give is only love a bright revelation of identity and truth - today we learn to give as we receive and at once we're shown exactly who we truly are. This is shown through a greater vision than eyesight alone. We're asked to see each other with the eyes of Christ, a depth-charge of sight that acts in sharp focus on bringing awareness only to what belongs to God. Anything else is an illusion and simply doesn't register within the holy instant that we're giving. Within this sight, instantly, we're transformed in the very same light that we've offered another. 

we've received our revelation.

and know exactly who we truly are. 

~

I love you, Eric

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Always and Only

Always and only: 

God loves you now. What a surprise those words were to me yesterday morning, having been read dozens of times over years of studying A Course In Miracles, and yet this was the first time I received them in the holy instant they meant to for. They were experienced as an actual presence, not just glanced over and then continuing on with reading, but imparting a momentary pause of the world - everything stopped. And I knew that they were true. Yesterday morning, I didn't just read those words, I heard them whispered through the breath of the Holy Spirit, spoken by the presence of Jesus within my mind. 

God loves me now.

and it's always right now, never not this actual present moment. This is when God loves us, and examining the very instant we receive these words - we find we're innocent, free, beyond any claim of judgement and past opinions, resolved of every former grievance we once held against ourselves and others. Only now...and this is when God loves us. 

it's how God loves us.

right now.

and it's always, 

only,

now.

~

and I love you too, Eric

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Jnana

Jnana: 

it's really a course in self-inquiry, Janna yoga, almost a continuous asking of who we really are and what is our relationship with God. Lesson 156 of A Course in Miracles implores us to ask "who walks with me" at least a thousand times a day until uncertainty has ended and we are established in the true peace of God's love. We aren't meant to convince ourselves with this practice, but to allow the question to reveal our essence through it's steady refusal of accepting anything false about ourselves. Jnana yoga separates the real from the unreal and it's in the reality that's revealed in which we finally rest. The Course doesn't so much provide answers as it does the means for us to arrive at the truth on our own. That's the practice of self-inquiry, it's where its real value lies, how just the right question will give us the actual experience of God's presence, then all doubt is erased forever and only love abides.

who walks with me?

and now with decades worth of asking...

I know.

~

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Opportunities

Opportunities: 

and so for me, A Course in Miracles is a path like no other, it's uncompromising in its objective, direct and demanding in what I'm asked to practice...even as it gently meets me exactly where I am along the way. I find that when I forgive, truly so, I am as awake and enlightened as I'll ever be, not continuously, but if only for that one pure moment when love reigns supreme. And of course life is constantly bringing me those forgiveness opportunities, awakening points throughout the day. It doesn't really matter if I'm enlightened or fully awakened - I'm peacefully forgiving my way through life. 

one opportunity at a time.

~

I love you, Eric

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A Final Prayer

A final prayer: 

there is a final prayer offered in A Course in Miracles, the last rung of the ladder in our climb to heaven, and it states that - "I cannot go without you, for you are part of me". This prayer recognizes our oneness, no longer metaphorical, but truly that we will not reach heaven without being joined by every brother and sister, together, or it's not realized at all. So my own prayers are slowly turning to this realization, knowing that my needs are not separate from yours, and that they meet in the essence of this prayer. I pray for my awakening...knowing that there's a single dawn in which we join.

may it be so. 

~

I love you, Eric

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How Everything Serves

How everything serves:

and so defenselessness is essential for true forgiveness. It's become a mindfulness practice that informs me when I'm reacting from ego's perspective, fearful, and not resting in the love of God. Everything serves a holy purpose in someway, even the urgent need to defend my point of view. What was once viewed as a negative trait that blocked heartfelt communication - is now its first inkling is a reminder to surrender and let love lead the way. It's the opposite of bypassing really, more mindful, recognizing what's occurring within, and then just allowing myself to be present to the need to defend my every point of view...and simply letting go. Even if it still takes a few moments for this happen. 

defenselessness is a practice.

it's a meditation carried off the cushion.

 and how everything now serves the yoga of forgiveness. 

~

I love you, Eric

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The Holy Instant

The Holy Instant is a consciously chosen moment of eternity. It's without timeline and the present is offered towards another without agenda of the ego. Only love is given, and only our original innocence is recognized. We are joined in the presence of the Holy Spirit. 

. The Goal: To recognize that our perceptions of separation and any conflict are illusions, interpretations of others and events that are being dreamed within the present moment.

. The Method: When we feel any sense guilt, if  there is anger is towards anyone or anything, or even a mild annoyance persists  - we stop and offer that thought to the Holy Spirit.  

. The Mantra: I am responsible for what I see. I choose the feelings I experience, and I decide upon the goal I would achieve." (T-21.II.2)

This is our instant meditation, available any moment needed. It's when we truly being to live the yoga of forgiveness as a continuous practice off the mat and beyond the meditation cushion. The Holy Instant is freedom, it's liberation from our enslavement by the ego. Our practice is to extend it whenever possible - and it's always possible. We just have to remember. And through this process...

we awaken,

~

I love you, 

Eric 

Mighty Companions

Mighty companions: 

and so I have come to find that I am truly blessed by what A Course in Miracles refers to as mighty companions, those friend, both seen and unseen, who walk beside me on the way that I have chosen. They are vital in my life now, bringing light to those darkest places that once kept me blind. These friend work miracles, and more so, they teach me to work miracles in my life as well. So for me, this has been a long period of learning trust, finally surrendering the notion that I move through life alone. I'm recognizing that I have never really been alone before, how my deep sense of loneliness was only been based upon false perceptions offered by a demanding ego. There are mighty companions in this world, and I don't always understand their role, not specifically at least. But I'm learning to trust in the perfection of their arrangement, appearing in ways that might be beyond my present understanding...yet knowing that only love is real. 

and they walk in light beside me.

thank you, thank you,

 thank you. 

~

I love you, Eric

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Occam's Razor

 Occam's razor: 

Occam's razor suggests that of multiple spiritual pathways the one with the simplest set of elements will lead us most directly to our true home. Toltec seer Carlos Castaneda asked us to distinguish the path with heart and that should be the one we follow. For me, A Course in Miracles is my most direct path, one with heart and the simplest of all to follow. 

I am the Love of God. 

My only function here is to remember.

I do so by forgiving every seeming obstacle to the light of this awareness.

Occam's razor.

and that's my only practice.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Following Echoes

Following echoes:

above all else I simply need to listen, truly and deeply so, beyond the superficial noise that's offered by the world. This is an active listening that brings me to a reinterpretation of what's first heard. Lesson 151 of A Course in Miracles tells me that all things are echoes of the voice for God, reminding me that my every initial reaction is wrong, a shallow judgement that will mask the Holy Spirits words. I've rushed through life on advisement of the ego, listening to the rush of noise that only led me to to hurtful conclusions. I'm asked to listen now, to follow the everyday echoes to a deeper meaning - and it seems I'm finally ready to pause and allow myself to be guided by the loving voice for God. 

above all else...

we only need to listen.

deeply so.

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Largely Unnoticed

 Largely unnoticed: 

and so the most meaningful and important thing I do is largely unnoticed by others. It's an action quietly undertaken through the course of each day without anyone knowing what's actually going on. Practicing true forgiveness is now the undercurrent of my life. No fanfare or announcement, just an everyday affair between me and the world. It's an active meditation, an immediate awakening that brings me great comfort and relief. What's being forgiven here is the world itself, an entire belief system that keeps us caught within a dream. Forgiveness isn't an escape, it's simply choosing to remember that this is all my own creation, a mishap that never really occurred but is still playing out through my mind. 

so I'm really practicing self-forgiveness,

in whatever form it may appear. 

I'm remembering.

and slowing waking up from the dreaming of the world.

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I love you, Eric

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And So the Mantra Plays

And so the mantra plays: 

it's a mantra, perhaps really my only one, and whatever words or phrase used is secondary to its recognition. Forgiveness truly plays through my life as a mantra now, ceaseless in repetition, a soft reply to every encounter. The words are less important than the intent to see, deeply so, a wish to peer further than my personal sight allows and actually experience the light of God within another. So the mantra itself is just a silent nod and any word that follows is simply a confirmation that it's done. 

I let forgiveness rest upon all things (ACIM, W-342)

and so the mantra plays.

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I love you, Eric

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