My Only Possible Response

My only possible response: 

forgiveness is ongoing, a continuous zen practice of recognizing my truest self in the reflection of another, a meditation through my daily interactions. It's easier now, but the lessons are still forthcoming, and often equally painful as the ones in the past. There's no bypassing here, life is to be lived fully, and not retreated from in anyway - and that's the great importance of forgiveness, it brings me to the reality of each moment fully prepared to offer love over my still present stirrings of resentment. I haven't fully awakened to the presence of the eternal Christ-mind within me...but I see it more often now, peeking through the appearance of hurt and anger presented by another, offering me a blessed opportunity to extend love and healing through this practice of forgiveness. I see myself in you, both the anger and the pain, my own resentments as well as yours - and I see the ever-present eyes of Christ within you too, showing me infinite love and such deep tenderness and compassion. 

I am revealed through this forgiveness. 

awakening.

and my only possible response now is...

thank you,thank you,

thank you.

~

I love you, Eric 

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But Closer Now

But closer now: 

not just with every major lesson, those large events that shake my entire foundation - but more quietly now, gently, my life proceeds in continuous forgiveness, letting go of even the slightest grievance before it even comes to matter. This is the path of awakening, small mindful moments that act as opportunities to practice what A Course in Miracles calls vision, that I may see all things with the mind of Christ, holy, innocent, and born anew...

again, and again,

until all I see is heaven. 

I'm not there yet, still seemingly far from home, 

but closer now,

with every moments practice,

~

I love you, Eric

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Vigilant

Vigilant: 

it's a gentle choice, being vigilant only for God and consistently choosing the loving thought offered. This is mindfulness to the fullest extent, not denying nor bypassing anything, but simply recognizing the source these thoughts arrive from and the consequences that follow. The ego has never brought me real joy, fleeting pleasure perhaps, but nothing truly lasting. Yet the Holy Spirit, that symbol for the voice of God within my mind - has only ever whispered joy and promises me eternal freedom. This isn't a distant heaven that I might one day arrive to, it's here, right now, and available to be experienced. The kingdom of heaven is a choice...

and every loving thought is my arrival. 

~

I love you, Eric

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Immediate Comfort

Immediate comfort: 

almost seamless now, or closer so than ever before, and forgiveness has become such a natural response, easier in it's offering. I marvel that at one time this was a choice, something that took due consideration before I committed to my own peace of mind. It's amazing to think of all the times I chose pain instead of forgiveness, mulling over resentments incessantly through the night then and beginning once again at dawn. A Course in Miracles offers the guidance of three parts to true forgiveness - beginning with witnessing the problem, going right to the source which is always my own mind. I am responsible for my upsets, everyone of them, and this is also the means of its solution. 

this first step, and the one that follows, 

takes just a little willingness to see things differently.

it's this second step that I decide to forgive, having finally grown tired of being the source for my discomfort, and recognizing that there truly is another way to see the world and that it begins right here, an entire transformation now at hand. 

so with this, my work is really done. 

I'm not asked to forgive, 

but to only to turn this problem over to the Holy Spirit, asking that my original vision of innocence and love be restored. My role is to wait, patiently, trusting in a power that's greater than my pain. There is always an immediate response and yet early on I would miss this sense of relief. I'm more mindful now, decades of practice, but in review I see that this was always so. Releasing myself from having to forgive was an immense gift that was often overlooked at the time. I see it now, it's my experience, and I treasure it, basking in the presence of my holy guide who immediately offers comfort. 

all is cared for...

always.

I know this now.

~

I love you, Eric

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All to All

All to all: 

this gift is not meant for only myself, I'm to extend it and offer it to all, no exceptions - and only then do it I know it truly as my own. The first lesson of the Holy Spirit urges my complete surrender to love, whispering this secret to me "to have, give all to all", and love is the reality of this sharing. Of course the ego wants to be selective, collectively it shouts to pick a selective side or favored community. 

but love has to be extended.

shared.

and to know this,

to truly experience the holiness of love, 

give all to all.

and then only love remains. 

~

I love you, Eric

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Everything I Want

 

Everything I want: 

lesson 122 of A Course in Miracles was the moment of my surrender, giving up any chase for enlightenment and committing myself to a life of forgiveness. The words in this lesson struck deeper than any spiritual text I'd read before, more than a promise, it was an immediate practice that brought instant relief to my world of sorrow. 

forgiveness offered everything I wanted.

and decades later it still does, not quite yet my default mode of thinking...but closer now, and the peace that it offers is as profound as my deepest states of meditation. This is a radical shift in thinking, zen-like, a denial of conditioned thought in order to myself and others in original innocence. It's not bypassing, but truth finding, as any seeming slight or wound is explored for its opportunity to heal. Forgiveness is my path of yoga, a practice of grace that awakens me from dreams of separation to the reality of our shared existence in the instant of my practice.

indeed, 

forgiveness offers everything I want.

~

I love you, Eric

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Why We Practice

Why we practice: 

because it heals, deeply so to the soul level, our reason for forgiveness is the liberation of every false belief we've ever held about ourselves and others. This is a radical practice, zen-like in its practice of returning us to the present moment of our salvation. It's here, right now, that we are saved from memories of past wounds and free ourselves from projection them into the future. Forgiveness is the holy instant that centers us, continuously so, in the peace of our true existence. 

it's our awakening from the dream of separation.

it's our return home.

it's love.

and that's why we practice.

~

I love you, Eric

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