September 28
Karen Casey, Daily Meditations for Practicing the Course:
“Are we willing to give up attack thoughts?”
“The signs of human aggression are everywhere. Newspapers recount them; television reports them; magazines and movies often exaggerate and glorify them. It’s difficult to imagine a nonaggressive world. We may wonder what good it would do if we gave up our aggression, our desires to attack others. In a world such as this one, wouldn’t we be taken advantage of?
The point of giving up attack thoughts, according to the Course, is for the reward that’s guaranteed. We’ll discover a peacefulness we had never known when we relinquish our attack thoughts. We’ll realize that others seek only love in the guise of their attacks. We have to decide if we want peace, of course, and if we haven’t experienced it very often, we may not appreciate its value.
Let’s experiment with this idea. Whenever we get the desire to attack someone today, replace the thought with the idea of God. Replace the feeling with an offering of love. That’s all we ever really want. That’s all others really want too.”
“I can give up all attack thoughts for this one day. How will it feel?”
Marianne Williamson, A Year of Daily Wisdom: “When people behave unlovingly, they have forgotten who they are. They have fallen asleep to the Christ within them.”
Hugh Prather, Morning Notes: “Is this thought a source of pain or a source of comfort? Some things are more difficult to let go of than others. The trick is to commit to the process. I do the best I can each time I get caught up in attack thoughts, and I set no time limit on my future efforts. It will take as long as it takes, and I resolve not to stop until I can think of the event or the individual in peace.”
Carolyn Myss, Entering the Castle: “The world is our monastery now. Our spiritual challengers unfold within our personal lives and the external world. When you pursue a relationship with your soul and God through the Castle, you are answering a call. You are being called to build your spiritual stamina so that you can channel grace in this world and for this world. Our new monastery, the world, is in desperate need of the strength of your soul.”
Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: “…as if it were an enemy – When you hate what you are doing, complain about your surroundings, curse things that are happening or have happened, or when your internal dialogue consists of should and shouldn’ts, of blaming and accusing, then you are arguing with what is, arguing with that which is always already the case. You are making Life into an enemy and Life says, ‘War is what you want, and war is what you get.’ External reality, which always reflects back to you your inner state, is then experienced as hostile.”
Unity’s Daily Word: “Bringing greater order to my thoughts, I establish new order in my life.”
“My home and workspace reflect aspects of my personal life. For example, if I notice a buildup of clutter in my surroundings, I may also discover mental or emotional clutter that is ready to be cleared away.”
“I begin by taking a few moments to center myself in prayer. Open and receptive to the wisdom of God, I trust that I will be guided on how to proceed.”
“Paying attention to the physical world I am creating around me, I gain new insight into the inner world of my thoughts as well. Drawing upon the wisdom of God, I bring greater order to my thoughts, which establishes new order in my life.”
A Course in Miracles: “Lesson 271 “Christ’s is the vision I will use today.”
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