There is No World

There is no world: 

there is no world, workbook lesson 132 clearly states that this is the central premise of A Course in Miracles and that it's a vital thought of us to realize. Many other traditions teach this too, and yet it's the Course that gives me the greatest hope for change. What's ask of me is to accept this only to my limits, there's no need for a giant leap of imagination. Indeed, it's just the opposite, all that's required is the realization that I've imagined this world into existence...and I can just as easily begin to dream a happier world.

I have given this world all the meaning it has for me.

and now,

begins a happier dream.

~

I love you, Eric 

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Still a Happier Dream (For Now)

Still a happier dream (for now): 

for the first decade of my practice of A Course in Miracles, and  probably much longer, it was a path taken solely for self-improvement, believing that my carefully constructed illusory world could coexist with the reality of love. As my studied deepened, finally completing the workbook, I began to get a glimmer of how foolish this was - but I was still a few years away from truly knowing exactly how foolish.

there is no self to be improved.

only love is real.

and so there's no improvement here, although it certainly seems to have gotten better, my life is easier in many ways. The Course explains this as a happier dream, that it's an exchange of fearful perceptions for a more insightful view of a still imaginary world. I do deeply appreciate this happier dream, and it seems more veils are dropping everyday, with certain moments of deep clarity, and I'm immersed fully in the reality of love. 

yet still the everyday dream persists. 

but I think the big difference now is that I'm okay with my dream, there's no drive to end the illusion anytime soon. The happier dream is enough for me because I know it as a dream and that it holds infinite possibilities for me to awaken. There's nothing further for me to do, no greater practice nor secret method of to find -

so without a self in need of improvement, in need of anything, really...

I relax.

forgiving my dreamed up world.

~

Love, Eric 

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Over

Over: 

we want the peace of God, and this seems a lofty goal, always out of reach. Yet lesson 185 of A Course in Miracles tells us that this is entirely attainable, and more so, that it is ours already - we only have to surrender the false beliefs of separation, letting go of the illusion of the world we see. 

the peace of God is ours already.

and to truly mean this...

everything's forgiven.

dreams are over,

we're home.

right now. 

it's that simply, but of course not quite so easy. We are adept dreamers, masters really, and the false reality of this world proves this so. Life can be exceedingly difficult, often severe in its toll, and we're fortunate for just a few moments of real joy. 

the peace of God seems very far indeed. 

and so the sincerity of our request is vital, a heart-felt plea to truly know this promised peace. The problem though, is that we're reluctant to renounce our very special dream, cherishing those things that keep us trapped within their troubled existence. 

we're not quite ready to be sincere.

and so the dream continues.

at least until we're ready to let go, finished with cherishing all the things that never  truly bring us peace of mind. We're now finally sincere. Lesson 185 reminds us that this is all we need, and that the next step, the only step, is offered through forgiveness. 

we renounce our dreams of specialness. 

seeing others as joined to this cause.

forgiving...

until the dream is over. 

~

Love, Eric 

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