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24. Unworthiness, remose, shame and guilt are bullshit illusions of denial

Wednesday, Jul 26, 2017 5784 words 25 mins 42 secs

Most people feel some sense of unworthiness. Some people feel it very strongly. Unworthiness means you do not believe you deserve to be loved. You're not good enough or smart enough or perfect enough or something enough. There is something...

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23. The universe is an illusion of separation and must end

Friday, Jul 21, 2017 1364 words 6 mins 3 secs

The physical properties of matter, this universe, enacts the ego's law of separation between cause and effect. Every single thing which happens in this universe stems from this fundamental canvas of separation.

For one thing to do something to another thing...

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22. You only keep your illusions because you think they make sense

Monday, Jul 17, 2017 5649 words 25 mins 6 secs

It's really impossible to separate from God, given that God is everywhere and there is nowhere else to go. But the ego mind believes that the impossible is possible. It thinks it can actually succeed in being separate and can...

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21. Your false empathy is attacking victims with an illusion of caring

Friday, Jul 14, 2017 1409 words 6 mins 15 secs

You are attacking victims with your false empathy. It's time for some honesty.

When you see someone as a victim, such as that they are sick, diseased, suffering, afraid, being victimized by someone else, are disabled, weak, helpless, vulnerable, at a...

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20. An illusion of being responsible is really an attack

Thursday, Jul 13, 2017 712 words 3 mins 9 secs

You can create an illusion of being responsible, by positioning yourself as being angry and upset about what other people are doing. You can make yourself seem like you are responsible by standing up for people's rights or agreeing with...

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19. The world is full of liars, falling for their illusions is false empathy

Saturday, Jun 10, 2017 824 words 3 mins 39 secs

Both sides of every war are run by the ego. The war is symptomatic of the ego attacking itself. War is self attack.

When you believe that one side of the war is the good guys and one side is the...

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18. Break the illusion of cause-effect between your ego and their ego

Wednesday, May 31, 2017 534 words 2 mins 22 secs

If you are caught up in an emotional interaction with someone, upset by them or about them or struggling to forgive them, trying doing a forgiveness where you sever the connection of cause and effect between you.

By that I mean,...

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17. Your ego's plan of self-attack, and the self-conflict behind every illusion

Saturday, May 27, 2017 2049 words 9 mins 6 secs

The big secret behind the ego's illusions, is that the ego is entirely a mode of SELF-attack. And this exactly ties into the revelation that "the secret to salvation is that you are but doing this to yourself."

The ego mind...

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16. As Christ you have authority over illusions

Sunday, May 07, 2017 322 words 1 mins 25 secs

As Christ, you have AUTHORITY over illusions. Authority over the ego. Authority over death.

This authority doesn't mean you are equal with illusions or equal in power with the ego. The ego has NO power. Your Authority reveals that you HAVE...

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15. Some believe the world is real, but it is an illusion

Wednesday, May 03, 2017 793 words 3 mins 31 secs

Those course students who believe they are only supposed to correct their own perceptions - perceptions of the physical world, as though the physical world is reality and you simply need to see it without judgement in order to keep...

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14. Illusions, if you believe them, produce hallucinations

Saturday, Apr 29, 2017 1466 words 6 mins 30 secs

If you know what the secret to the magic trick is, you know that there is not really any magic happening. But if something is hidden, if there is information missing, it becomes possible to enter into an alternative state...

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13. Cancelling and undoing illusions

Friday, Apr 28, 2017 701 words 3 mins 6 secs

Holy Spirit's suggestion to take the next step in a healing, was to "cancel".

This means that you cancel, as in undo, your belief that an illusion is a reality. Whatever has been asserted by the ego as true or real,...

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12. Overcoming the illusion of scary monsters

Tuesday, Apr 25, 2017 736 words 3 mins 16 secs

I'm having a really hard time trying to put a simple truth into words. So... for now, an analogy...

If it's dark and there seems to be a scary shape behind the door, you might think there is a monster lurking.

You...

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11. Disillusionnment with spiritual guru worship

Friday, Apr 21, 2017 902 words 4 mins 0 secs

Sometimes I find it difficult to relate when people suggest that you "just" do this or that, in order to be awakened or spiritual.

Even if it's coming from a masterful person and even if it makes total sense and even...

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10. Illusions and insanity

Sunday, Apr 16, 2017 339 words 1 mins 30 secs

God is very very clear about what is real and what is an illusion.

In this clarity, God is wholly sane. Sanity means there is no distortion that denies the truth.

For example it is absolutely impossible to be separate from God...

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9. The world is a fake illusion, it is not real

Sunday, Apr 16, 2017 680 words 3 mins 1 secs

"Salvation lies in the simple fact that illusions are not fearful because they are not true. They but seem to be fearful to the extent to which you fail to recognize them for what they are; and you will fail...

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8. The body is an illusion and must disappear

Friday, Apr 14, 2017 597 words 2 mins 39 secs

"The body neither lives nor dies, because it cannot contain you who are life."

"God did not make the body, because it is destructible, and therefore not of the Kingdom."

"The body is the symbol of what you think you are. It...

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7. Sickness must go because it is an illusion

Monday, Apr 10, 2017 322 words 1 mins 25 secs

"Sickness is a defense against the truth." - ACIM

Truth is divine perfect health. Truth is love. Truth is God.

When there is an unforgiving attitude, it produces sickness because it is an attack on yourself.

Sickness isn't a "thing". It doesn't have...

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6. We've learned about the world, based on an illusion

Monday, Apr 10, 2017 504 words 2 mins 14 secs

We have allowed ourselves to LEARN what we think the truth is, based on how the physical world seems to function.

We think that there are causes out there which have effects on other things.

We think that the world is able...

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5. Honesty sets you free from illusions

Saturday, Dec 24, 2016 377 words 1 mins 40 secs

Honesty is the basic machinery of awakening. It means you have a willingness to accept what is true regardless of whether it suits your ego or makes you look good. It means putting the truth before your own personal position,...

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