How do we distinquish between fantasy, illusion and what is real? How do we know the difference? What if there is a strong desire to hold on to fantasies?
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Re: Fantasy vs. Reality
Sun, December 2, 2007 - 10:26 PMBy doing the daily lessons you can learn to
distinguish TRUTH from appearances.
The lesons will undermine your strong desire
to be deluded, ACIM has a very simple method,
it is called "a little willingness." -
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Re: Fantasy vs. Reality
Mon, December 3, 2007 - 8:35 AMhuh, so i just feel into things? and wait? what would be the biggest colective illusion we like to beleive in? -
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Re: Fantasy vs. Reality
Mon, December 3, 2007 - 9:01 AMThe biggest illusion is the belief in a self.
Which ACIM distinguishes from Self.
I really recommend doing the daily lessons
starting ASAP, like yesterday!
It will make all the difference for you.
I promise.
If your feelings alone could leads you to God, then
you'd probably already be completly happy. Clearly,
we can all use spiritual education-- unlearning
false beliefs and focusing on reality. But let me point
out that wrong education is worse that no education--
belief systems contradict each other-- one says
kill those who have hurt me and I'll be happy; another
says forgive them and I'll be happy. Therfore beliefs
or "knowledge" won't do it for you either.
That's why the lessons work. They ask you to reconsider
every belief you have about everything. One year working
with the lessons will move you dramatically in sorting out
the true from the untrue. -
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Re: Fantasy vs. Reality
Mon, December 3, 2007 - 9:15 AMdo i have to start from the beginning of the lessons?{ like "nothing I see means anything" is the first one...}
i never done it from the beggining. so i should, huh. it is hard for me. is it suppose to be difficult? my patience is little.
thanks. i guess i need to stop resisting. .. -
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Re: Fantasy vs. Reality
Mon, December 3, 2007 - 9:21 AMYes exactly.
I'd bet that's why you are confused,
There's a systemic logic to the lessons.
No it is not difficult, in fact the first month or so
of lessons say "do this only for one minute"
and "stop if this brings up fear" or "remember
this once an hour."
The lessons require a minimum of us initially,
later they will ask us to look deeply, but mostly
its training in being "a little willing" to change.
Do it in sequence. I promise amazing results. -
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Re: Fantasy vs. Reality
Mon, December 3, 2007 - 9:22 AMdo the first lesson on one day, the second
the next and so on. "Stop" means for today,
not for tomorrow.
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Re: Fantasy vs. Reality
Mon, December 3, 2007 - 9:24 AMok. so...i will do..
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