Commentary on ACIM Lesson 53

©2010 Rev. David Seacord

 

Reviewing Lessons 11 - 15

 

"A Love which Unifies"---- What are we speaking of here?  

 

Today, as I watered 'other living things' of the plant kingdom, I felt extremely awake-- unified-- to them.....  Magical, totally beautiful, simply Being.  No need to be anything other than themselves.  Not driven by ambitions, fears, concerns, worries--- no plans, other than Being.  

 

All of Life is One Being.  How could you or I exist if it was not? No matter how large Infinity expands, or how minute its reach, there is no existence other than within it.  That is why we must 'look within' to find 'it' which is our actual Self.  

 

Our barriers to finding our Self all arise from searching non-existence for existence. Because we have chosen to give non-existence a place on our 'holodeck' (using a 'Star Trek' analogy) we can and do experience the world we have created as real.  This follows the principle of Free Will, where what we choose to see, we do see.  As this Course (and many other 'courses' also) teaches, this does not change Reality.  IT does not need our agreement to Know Itself.  However, we do not know Ourself without Knowing IT.  

 

Planted within our personal 'dreamings of separation' is a default coding predisposing each of us to being attracted to being Loved.  Without it, we could not dream ourself as a human.  It is this code that all practice of religion, spirituality, shamanism, faith, austerity, belief, or virtue activates.  It activates us to become 'worthy', 'noble', 'better', 'holy', 'good', 'peaceful', ''pure', generous', 'blameless', 'faithful'.  (You add the rest yourself.)  Have you not done this work?  Yes, and well.  And it has given you and I the reward of being whatever we desired.  (If you argue 'not so', please look again.)

 

Now comes our time to desire 'after' nothing.  Personally, I mean.  Now comes our time to Learn 'Impersonal Reality'.  Although the Path to this is not always clear, the Way is.  It is unerringly found in serving 'a Love that Unifies'.  

 

As well-exampled within the Plant Kingdom, simply Be.  Be Empty.  Be Willing. Trust the Curriculum, it is Perfect.  Everything required IS being provided.  To Know This IS To Know God.

 

Namaste, 

 

David

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