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46. Remember to ask the holy spirit for help!

Sunday, Jan 04, 2026 1416 words 6 mins 17 secs

The separation from God was a pretty big event, placing many sons of God into states of insanity and producing an entire world of separation.

What was the answer to this? God himself gave the most profound miraculous answer,...

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45. Do you have power over what happens, including death?

Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 2991 words 13 mins 17 secs

Is there a power OTHER than the mind that can cause things to happen to us? What causes sickness? What makes death happen? Do we actually have any control over this world? Do we have a power, to such...

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44. Who is responsible for causing death to happen?

Friday, Dec 26, 2025 1509 words 6 mins 42 secs1 comments

It's a matter of responsibility. Is death of the body caused solely by your mind and is your mind solely responsible for whether or not it happens? Do you actually have the freedom NOT TO DIE if you so...

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43. Revisiting the secret of salvation

Friday, Dec 19, 2025 1377 words 6 mins 7 secs

The idea is simple. There is only one lesson. This one lesson sets you free from every form of suffering. It's simply this:

Take full responsibility for everything that you are experiencing.

What is this based on? It's based...

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42. It's not enough to not be affected by the world

Friday, Dec 19, 2025 1072 words 4 mins 45 secs

Quite often we are driven by a desire to stop being affected by the world. We all want to get away from suffering and find some peace.

We initially see ourselves as an EFFECT, and we see CAUSE as...

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41. What does it really mean that I need do nothing?

Sunday, Dec 14, 2025 1866 words 8 mins 17 secs

We hear people latching onto this phrase quite often and using it to justify inaction. But Jesus doesn't use it in this way in the course. He speaks of it more as a psychological state and a recognition of...

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40. Everyone's trying to be a victim

Saturday, Dec 13, 2025 1147 words 5 mins 5 secs

If you are not being absolutely immortal, then you are trying to be a victim. Victims are not just those who seem to be overtly attacked by another. Victims are those who believe they can be CHANGED AT ALL...

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39. Respect me or else!!!

Monday, Sep 08, 2025 1059 words 4 mins 42 secs

What do you mean, you're not treating me exactly the way that I expect you to? How dare you! lol

"Respect" is a term that egos love to use. It's supposed to be a sign of treating someone right....

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38. Pride month? guilt month?

Sunday, Jun 15, 2025 763 words 3 mins 23 secs

It's "pride month" which is a sort of pro-queer celebration and revenge-quest rolled into one. People should be happy to be who they really are, without the need for any validation from anyone. It's not necessary to have other...

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37. You are immortal and invulnerable, remember?

Tuesday, Jun 10, 2025 1372 words 6 mins 5 secs

Let's take a moment to remember our immortality. Forgiveness is based on immortality and symbolises it. If you are immortal nothing can change you in any way, nothing can happen to you, nothing can attack you or hurt you....

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36. Learning what it means to be free

Monday, Mar 24, 2025 834 words 3 mins 42 secs

For some time I've been confused about freedom.

A term I am often told by spirit is "you're free."

This always felt uncomfortable. It seems to allow me to do absolutely whatever I wanted to do.

It always seemed...

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35. Victimhood hides your power

Thursday, Nov 14, 2024 717 words 3 mins 11 secs

When we are playing the role of victim, of being at the effect of anything, we are out of touch with the power of decision. We think that stuff is happening against our will. Then we enter into a...

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34. The Holy Spirits Function

Sunday, Dec 03, 2023 649 words 2 mins 53 secs

The Holy Spirit proves the ANSWER. Your function is to listen and accept his answer.

The Holy Spirit provides the HEALING. Your function is to RECEIVE AND EXTEND it. To let yourself be an instrument of healing which he...

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33. Beyond the secret of salvation

Friday, Apr 21, 2023 725 words 3 mins 13 secs

When I used to consider "the secret of salvation", which is the idea that you are "doing it to yourself", I could recognize the need for total responsibility. I saw that anything which I thought someone was doing to...

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32. Seeking forgiveness before you make errors

Saturday, Oct 08, 2022 1173 words 5 mins 12 secs

For a long time I have focused on "the secret of salvation". This is to do with realizing that you are the cause of everything you are experiencing. And therefore that you are responsible for all your own suffering....

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31. Responsibility for sight

Friday, May 13, 2022 2373 words 10 mins 32 secs1 comments

Let's think about projection as more like an energy thing. You are a light, and you shine outward. You broadcast and radiate energy.

It depends what's in you, at the root of the light, as to what will shine out...

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30. Your sole responsibility of accepting the atonement

Tuesday, Dec 07, 2021 2088 words 9 mins 16 secs3 comments

Many here are familiar with a line that says your "sole responsibility" is to accept atonement for yourself. This has, however, been butchered and used as a separation device, and an excuse for not doing anything. When you look...

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29. Everything is deliberate

Friday, Aug 27, 2021 520 words 2 mins 18 secs

This is the law of cause and effect. Where there is cause there must be effects. Where there are effects there must be a cause. There cannot be effects without an ONGOING cause. As soon as cause is taken away,...

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28. Why anger is never justified

Saturday, May 22, 2021 730 words 3 mins 14 secs

You are the cause of everything you experience. You cannot be victmized against your will. This is the secret of salvation. "You are doing it to yourself." You are responsible for choice because you have free will.

When you DISOWN this...

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27. Being responsible for the suffering of others

Thursday, May 13, 2021 1137 words 5 mins 3 secs

Everyone has free will. Which means that all experiences are chosen. And nothing happens to anyone without their consent or choice. If this weren't true, it would be possible that someone's free will could be taken away from them, violated,...

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