Can God Be Reached Directly? Jesus in the Manual for Teachers of A Course In Miracles - Part II

God goes with you wherever you go.
continuing with "CAN GOD BE REACHED DIRECTLY?"

Sometimes a teacher of God may have a brief experience of direct union with God. In this world, it is almost impossible that this endure. It can, perhaps, be won after much devotion and dedication, and then be maintained for much of the time on earth. But this is so rare that it cannot be considered a realistic goal. If it happens, so be it. If it does not happen, so be it as well. All worldly states must be illusory. If God were reached directly in sustained awareness, the body would not be long maintained. Those who have laid the body down merely to extend their helpfulness to those remaining behind are few indeed. And they need helpers who are still in bondage and still asleep, so that by their awakening can God's Voice be heard.

Do not despair, then, because of limitations. It is your function to escape from them, but not to be without them. If you would be heard by those who suffer, you must speak their language. If you would be a savior, you must understand what needs to be escaped. Salvation is not theoretical. Behold the problem, ask for the answer, and then accept it when it comes. Nor will its coming be long delayed. All the help you can accept will be provided, and not one need you have will not be met. Let us not, then, be too concerned with goals for which you are not ready. God takes you where you are and welcomes you. What more could you desire, when this is all you need?


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"I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High." (Ps 82:6)
"In the unprecedented condition of fear and anxiety that besets much of Mankind at this place in time, these positively true ideas that the "Creative Source of all that is or ever will be," surrounds us with perfect peace and happiness that is ours for the perseverance of "finding through seeking," takes on a whole new certainty of possibility.

As a method of discovery, here are some very personal practices and exercises you may employ to accelerate your revelatory experience of communication with God through the Self-realization of your own eternal mind." (The Master Teacher of A Course In Miracles)

Remember:
God Is.
And always was
And always will be.
He is not lost.
You are!





Following here will be lessons from the Workbook of A Course In Miracles, 41 to 50, including 94, 110, 162 and 109.

God Is My Source. I Cannot See Apart From Him.

"Perception is not an attribute of God. His is the realm of knowledge. Yet He has created the Holy Spirit as the Mediator between perception and knowledge. Without this link with God, perception would have replaced knowledge forever in your mind. With this link with God, perception will become so changed and purified that it will lead to knowledge. That is its function as the Holy Spirit sees it. Therefore, that is its function in truth.

In order to see, you must recognize that light is within, not without. You do not see outside yourself, nor is the equipment for seeing outside you. An essential part of this equipment is the light that makes seeing possible. It is with you always, making vision possible in every circumstance. ..." (Read the whole lesson.)

"For the Father loveth the Son,
and sheweth him all things that Himself doeth:
and He will shew him greater works than these,
that ye may marvel.
For as the Father raiseth up the dead,
and quickeneth them;
even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
(John 5:20-21)
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For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. (Ps 96,5)
God Is The Light In Which I See.

We are continuing the idea that God is your Source and you cannot see apart from Him, and adding another dimension to it. You cannot see in darkness, and you cannot make light. You can make darkness and then think you see in it, but light reflects life, and is therefore an aspect of creation. Creation and darkness cannot coexist, but light and life must go together, being but different aspects of creation.

In order to see, you must recognize that light is within, not without. You do not see outside yourself, nor is the equipment for seeing outside you. An essential part of this equipment is the light that makes seeing possible. It is with you always, making vision possible in every circumstance.

Today we are going to attempt to reach that light. For this purpose, we will use a form of exercise which we will utilize increasingly. It is a particularly difficult form for the undisciplined mind, and represents a major goal of mind training. It requires precisely what the untrained mind lacks. Yet this training must be accomplished if you are to see.

... The form of practice we will use today is the most natural and easy one in the world for the trained mind, just as it seems to be the most unnatural and difficult for the untrained mind... (Read the whole lesson.)



"Before the light you will receive today the world will fade until it disappears, and you will see another world arise you have no words to picture. Now we walk directly into light.

Close your eyes upon the world you see, and in the silent darkness watch the lights that are not of this world light one by one, until where one begins another ends loses all meaning as they blend in one. The lights of Heaven bend to you.

Angels light the way, so that all darkness vanishes, and you are standing in a light so bright and clear that you can understand all things you see. A tiny moment of surprise, perhaps, will make you pause before you realize the world you see before you in the light reflects the truth you knew, and did not quite forget in wandering away in dreams." (Workbook Lessons 122, 129, 131 )
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"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not." (1Joh 3:1)
God Is The Mind With Which I Think.

"This idea holds the key to what your real thoughts are. They are nothing that you think you think, just as nothing that you think you see is related to vision in any way. There is no relationship between what is real and what you think is real. Nothing that you think are your real thoughts resemble your real thoughts in any respect. Nothing that you think you see bears any resemblance to what vision will show you.

You think with the Mind of God. Therefore you share your thoughts with Him, as He shares His with you. They are the same thoughts, because they are thought by the same Mind. To share is to make alike, or to make one. Nor do the thoughts you think with the Mind of God leave your mind, because thoughts do not leave their source. Therefore, your thoughts are in the Mind of God, as you are. They are in your mind as well, where He is. As you are part of His Mind, so are your thoughts part of His Mind.

Where, then, are your real thoughts? Today we will attempt to reach them. We will have to look for them in your mind, because that is where they are. They must still be there, because they cannot have left their source. What is thought by the Mind of God is eternal, being part of creation..." (Read the whole lesson.)



"Beyond the body, beyond the sun and stars, past everything you see and yet somehow familiar, is an arc of golden light that stretches as you look into a great and shining circle. And all the circle fills with light before your eyes. The edges of the circle disappear, and what is in it is no longer contained at all. The light expands and covers everything, extending to infinity forever shining and with no break or limit anywhere. Within it everything is joined in perfect continuity. Nor is it possible to imagine that anything could be outside, for there is nowhere that this light is not." (Chapter 21, A Course In Miracles)
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"Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God..." (Rom 8:39)
God Is The Love In Which I Forgive.

God does not forgive because He has never condemned. And there must be condemnation before forgiveness is necessary. Forgiveness is the great need of this world, but that is because it is a world of illusions. Those who forgive are thus releasing themselves from illusions, while those who withhold forgiveness are binding themselves to them. As you condemn only yourself, so do you forgive only yourself.

Yet although God does not forgive, His Love is nevertheless the basis of forgiveness. Fear condemns and love forgives. Forgiveness thus undoes what fear has produced, returning the mind to the awareness of God. For this reason, forgiveness can truly be called salvation. It is the means by which illusions disappear... (Read the whole lesson.)



"Love your enemies, bless them that curse you,
do good to them that hate you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Be ye therefore perfect,
even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."
(Matthew 5:44-48)
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My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. (Ps 73:26)
God Is The Strength In Which I Trust.

"If you are trusting in your own strength, you have every reason to be apprehensive, anxious and fearful. What can you predict or control? What is there in you that can be counted on? What would give you the ability to be aware of all the facets of any problem, and to resolve them in such a way that only good can come of it? What is there in you that gives you the recognition of the right solution, and the guarantee that it will be accomplished?

Of yourself you can do none of these things. To believe that you can is to put your trust where trust is unwarranted, and to justify fear, anxiety, depression, anger and sorrow. Who can put his faith in weakness and feel safe? Yet who can put his faith in strength and feel weak?



God is your safety in every circumstance. His Voice speaks for Him in all situations and in every aspect of all situations, telling you exactly what to do to call upon His Strength and His Protection. There are no exceptions because God has no exceptions. And the Voice which speaks for Him thinks as He does... (Read the whole lesson.)

"And all things,
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing,
ye shall receive.
All power is given unto you in heaven and earth.
Go ye therefore and heal the sick and raise the dead."
(Matthew 21:22, 28:18, 10:8)
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"Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father." (Jh 6:46)
God Is My Strength. Vision Is His Gift.

"This idea combines two very powerful thoughts, both of major importance. It also sets forth a cause and effect relationship that explains why you cannot fail in your efforts to achieve the goal you have set for yourself. You will see because it is the Will of God. It is His Strength, not your own, that gives you power. And it is His Gift, rather than your own, that offers vision to you.



God is indeed your strength, and what He gives is truly given. This means that you can receive it any time and anywhere, wherever you are, and in whatever circumstance you find yourself. Your passage through time and space is not at random. You cannot but be in the right place at the right time. Such is the Strength of God. Such are His Gifts..." (Read the whole lesson.)

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds;
and to him that knocks it shall be opened."
(Matthew 7:7-8 )
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Fear is lack of love, and is healed only by perfect love.
There Is Nothing To Fear.

"The idea for today simply states a fact. It is not a fact to those who believe in illusions, but illusions are not facts. In truth there is nothing to fear. It is very easy to recognize this. But it is very difficult to recognize it for those who want illusions to be true.

Today's practice periods will be very short, very simple and very frequent. Merely repeat there is nothing to fear as often as possible.

You can use it with your eyes open at any time and in any situation. It is strongly recommended, however, that you take a minute or so whenever possible to close your eyes and repeat the idea slowly to yourself several times. It is particularly important that you use the idea immediately, should anything disturb your peace of mind.

The presence of fear is a sure sign that you are trusting in your own strength. The awareness that there is nothing to fear shows that somewhere in your mind, though not necessarily in a place you recognize as yet, you have remembered God, and let His Strength take the place of your weakness.

The instant you are willing to do this there is indeed nothing to fear. Any one of these ideas will work perfectly if you let it:

I come from God, there is nothing to fear. God is with me, there is nothing to fear. God is my Strength, there is nothing to fear. God lights my way, there is nothing to fear."
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It is quite possible to reach God.
God Goes With Me Wherever I Go.

"This idea will overcome completely the sense of loneliness and abandonment all the separated ones experience. Depression is an inevitable consequence of separation. So are anxiety, worry, a deep sense of helplessness, misery, suffering and intense fear of loss.

The separated ones have invented many "cures" for what they believe to be "the ills of the world." But the one thing they do not do is to question the reality of the problem. Yet its effects cannot be cured because the problem is not real. The idea for today has the power to end all this foolishness forever. And foolishness it is, despite the serious and tragic forms it may take.

Deep within you is everything that is perfect, ready to radiate through you and out into the world. It will cure all sorrow and pain and fear and loss because it will heal the mind that thought these things were real, and suffered out of its allegiance to them.

You can never be deprived of your perfect holiness because its Source goes with you wherever you go. You can never suffer because the Source of all joy goes with you wherever you go. You can never be alone because the Source of all life goes with you wherever you go. Nothing can destroy your peace of mind because God goes with you wherever you go.
(Read the whole lesson.)
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To complete the lessons of the booklet, All About God And How To Find Him, I give you the titles from A Course In Miracles:

God's voice speaks to me all through the day.
I am sustained by the Love of God.
I am as God created me.
I am as God created me.
I am as God created me.
I rest in God.

(Not that there are three different lessons with the same title, "I am as God created me."

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"Let us today be children of the truth, and not deny our holy heritage. Our life is not as we imagine it. Who changes life because he shuts his eyes, or makes himself what he is not because he sleeps, and sees in dreams an opposite to what he is? We will not ask for death in any form today. Nor will we let imagined opposites to life abide even an instant where the Thought of life eternal has been set by God Himself." (Lesson 167, A Course In Miracles)