You’d think that being aware of what we think would be easy, but it isn’t. Modern life is noisy, busy and distracting. A deliberate method must be intentionally adopted to silence all the outer distractions and to focus upon what is happening within.
Although many prefer to focus upon the theoretical metaphysics of A Course In Miracles, and the nature of reality, or imagining what God thinks, the more practical minded seekers tend to focus upon the day to day practices that lead to the ultimate goal . . . accepting the Atonement and a realization, “I and the Father are one.”
“Knowing thyself,” or remembering one’s true self, and becoming aware of Love’s presence, is the same. “Teach only love, for that is what you are,” the Course enjoins. If you remember who you are, you remember love. If you become aware of love, then you know who you are.
Every thought that is not love acts as a barrier to the awareness of Love. Every idea of who I am that is not true acts to hide me from myself. Removing the barriers to awareness of Love is a process of becoming aware of who I am.
“Consider how much vigilance you have been willing to exert to protect your ego, and how little to protect your right mind.”
It begins and ends with what we think. What we think leads us toward sanity and truth, or it leads us away. Our thoughts are what either hide our true self, or which reveal it. Becoming aware of what we think is a necessary part of any process of sorting out the true from the false
You’d think that being aware of what we think would be easy, but it isn’t. Modern life is noisy, busy and distracting. A deliberate method must be intentionally adopted to silence all the outer distractions and to focus upon what is happening within.
"The goal of the curriculum, regardless of the teacher you choose, is "Know thyself." There is nothing else to seek." ACIM Text (FIP) T-8.III.5.1 - 2
"Truth cannot deal with errors that you want. I was a man who remembered spirit and its knowledge. As a man I did not attempt to counteract error with knowledge, but to correct error from the bottom up. I demonstrated both the powerlessness of the body and the power of the mind. By uniting my will with that of my Creator, I naturally remembered spirit and its real purpose. I cannot unite your will with God's for you, but I can erase all misperceptions from your mind if you will bring it under my guidance. Only your misperceptions stand in your way." ACIM Text (FIP) T-3.IV.7.2 - 8
Tom Fox
Somerset, Kentucky
