The individual self
is an illusion,
because the idea of individual self
says that there is a “me”
who stands apart from “you.”
It does not see
that the experience itself
comes from one creation.
Creation and creator are one,
because the process of creation
is creator,
and creation cannot be apart from
the process.
This need not be understood,
but it must be accepted,
if one is to see why or how
to love
his brother as his Self.
Forgiveness is letting go
of ideas that are not true.
It’s the opposite of clinging to them.
It’s being willing to see
that there is another way to see.
It is being willing to be wrong
about the idea
that is causing pain.
Stories are ideas.
Look at your stories
and see they are a collection of ideas.
Then ask your mind honestly,
“What is it that these ideas teach?”
To see and recognize truth,
one must relinquish ideas
that are not truth.
One must have willingness to see
beyond false ideas.
One must desire his desire for truth.
When you watch the mind,
watch for stories
and belief in stories.
All stories are judgments
teaching that ‘what is’
is what it is not.
If you watch the stories carefully,
you will see this is true.
You will see a him and a her,
the story of separation.
You will see a right and a wrong,
the story of judgment, sin and guilt.
When you see stories
remember they simply are not true.
Remember that stories
do not speak of what you look upon.
Now is the time
to watch your mind.
Always, the time is now.
If you forgot for awhile,
and you notice that you forgot,
the time of forgetfulness has past.
Now is the time now.
And now is the time
to start watching the mind again.
Be grateful for the love
and generosity
of now.
The ego is
the idea of separation
believed.
This belief
seems deeply entrenched
within the mind,
but that is only because
the belief is believed
again and again now.
A false belief
cannot have real roots.
The only root
it seems to have
is your continued investment.
The ego is
the idea of separation
believed.
This is all the ego is.
It is not a truth.
It is a fantasy,
a non-reality.
And it is the idea
that is the single cause
of all pain.
When you see yourself as separate,
you see yourself in competition.
This is the same as seeing life
as an ongoing series of battles
varying only by degree.
Peace becomes a temporary experience
between the battles.
But the battle is only
a battle of mind.
It is merely a mistake in perspective.
So the answer,
which is a permanent way of seeing no battle,
is also permanent awareness of peace.
And the answer
is merely
a shift in how you see.
To know your true Heart,
which is the one Heart,
you must forget your self.
You cannot realize
the desires of the one
when you see yourself
as separate and apart from it.
To forget your self,
surrender into Desire.
Ask of it,
“What do you want of me?”
Hear your true Heart answer.
The heart is desire.
The true Heart
is true desire.
There is only one true Heart.
Focus on the true Heart today.
Ask it to tell you
what you truly want.
Listen intently
to the answer it gives.
It speaks to you
of your truest desire,
the one that out shines
everything else
you think you want.