A Three questions of torment
1 Did I do "right" when I did so and so? (past)
2 Am I doing "right" by doing so and so?(present)
3 Will I be doing "right" if I do so and so? (future)
B Attempt to change self
1 Self, with a small "s", is our feeling about things.
2 We did not create ourselves, nor can we change ourselves.
3 We can change our responses--X will change the self.
C The fallacy of being bound by "shoulds" and "oughts".
1 The "shoulds" and "oughts" can be valuable to show us what might be to our advantage.
2 The "shoulds" and "oughts" might then become "coulds".
D The meaning of being "out of time".
As a car gets out of "time", so do people get "out of time".
1 Their attention is directed to what was or will be, thus missing the experience of this moment, of what is.
2 They are in a constant state of worry, struggle, conflict, and resistance about wasting time.
3 There is a mental preoccupation with the past and the future, living half numb to the reality around them.
E The futility of trying to live in the past and the future.
1 There is nothing we can do about the past.
2 By looking at the past, we judge what was then, is now.
3 Once we think we "know"someone or something, we close our minds to the thrill of discovery.
4 We look to the future for our "happiness"and tomorrow never comes.
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Initiation (What in the world is the world about?)
A. WHAT AM I?
I Am a privileged invited guest.
B. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME?
I have totally forgotten what I am. I am totally conditioned to feel and act more like a prisoner than a guest.
C. WHERE AM I AND WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF BEING HERE?
I am at a lovely estate called earth and the purpose of being here is to be experiencing freely and finding joy in it.
D. HOW HAVE I BEEN SEING IT?
As a literal place of torment and have felt that I was being attacked from all sides.
E. WHOSE ESTATE IS THIS?
It is the estate of the Host, who is God, Spirit, or Father. He is the one who invited me here.
F. WHO OWNS EVERYTHING HERE?
The host owns everything. He invites me to use some of the things when we arrived, such as a house, car, clothing, a body. We had nothing when we arrived and were given the privilege of using so much of what is here. We can take nothing when we leave.
G. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
A lot of interesting games are going on here. They are designed to enlighten the players -- business, marriage, traffic, self-improvement, education, trying to get rich, etc. The games all have rules and are very necessary. However, the players do not know that they are playing games, taking everything seriously. It is as though they were all playing the game of "Pin the Tail on the Donkey", all being blindfolded. Each is afraid that someone will get the prize before he does.
H. WHAT HAVE I BELIEVED IS IS GOING ON HERE?
I have believed there was a great struggle to compete with another, to survive, and to drive off all the enemies.
I. WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING?
I have been behaving as though I had to straighten the whole thing out and have not accepted the reality of the Host. So I have been trying to rebuild the whole party and even trying to become the Host, since I did not recognize or suspect there was a Host. I have been seeing it as a chaotic royal
mess and wondering what I was going to do to clean it up.
J. WHAT CAN I DO?
I can understand myself and the estate or world in which I live and see the beauty, balance and purpose of everything and thereby begin to really appreciate and then to love the Host.
K. WHO CAN I DO ANYTHING FOR?
The only one I can do anything for is the Host. Never again need I go out do things for the other guests, or even for myself. Fatigue is the price we pay for doing things for the wrong reason.
L. DO I FEEL REQUIRED TO DO FOR THE HOST OR DO I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE?
The Host says, "Would you mind?" He does not say "You have to" or you "ought to". It is then He will accept as a companion and may visit us from time to time, which is very worthwhile. Doing things for the Host is such a privilege because we do it freely.
I Am a privileged invited guest.
B. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME?
I have totally forgotten what I am. I am totally conditioned to feel and act more like a prisoner than a guest.
C. WHERE AM I AND WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF BEING HERE?
I am at a lovely estate called earth and the purpose of being here is to be experiencing freely and finding joy in it.
D. HOW HAVE I BEEN SEING IT?
As a literal place of torment and have felt that I was being attacked from all sides.
E. WHOSE ESTATE IS THIS?
It is the estate of the Host, who is God, Spirit, or Father. He is the one who invited me here.
F. WHO OWNS EVERYTHING HERE?
The host owns everything. He invites me to use some of the things when we arrived, such as a house, car, clothing, a body. We had nothing when we arrived and were given the privilege of using so much of what is here. We can take nothing when we leave.
G. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
A lot of interesting games are going on here. They are designed to enlighten the players -- business, marriage, traffic, self-improvement, education, trying to get rich, etc. The games all have rules and are very necessary. However, the players do not know that they are playing games, taking everything seriously. It is as though they were all playing the game of "Pin the Tail on the Donkey", all being blindfolded. Each is afraid that someone will get the prize before he does.
H. WHAT HAVE I BELIEVED IS IS GOING ON HERE?
I have believed there was a great struggle to compete with another, to survive, and to drive off all the enemies.
I. WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING?
I have been behaving as though I had to straighten the whole thing out and have not accepted the reality of the Host. So I have been trying to rebuild the whole party and even trying to become the Host, since I did not recognize or suspect there was a Host. I have been seeing it as a chaotic royal
mess and wondering what I was going to do to clean it up.
J. WHAT CAN I DO?
I can understand myself and the estate or world in which I live and see the beauty, balance and purpose of everything and thereby begin to really appreciate and then to love the Host.
K. WHO CAN I DO ANYTHING FOR?
The only one I can do anything for is the Host. Never again need I go out do things for the other guests, or even for myself. Fatigue is the price we pay for doing things for the wrong reason.
L. DO I FEEL REQUIRED TO DO FOR THE HOST OR DO I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE?
The Host says, "Would you mind?" He does not say "You have to" or you "ought to". It is then He will accept as a companion and may visit us from time to time, which is very worthwhile. Doing things for the Host is such a privilege because we do it freely.
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