Hello again, Kristy!
I haven't yet read ACIM, although I plan to, so I can't give you anything context-specific to that book. But I can comment on how you feel.
I think that all spiritual writings, from big ones like the Tao Te Ching or the Bible to small ones like ACIM or any number of new age books, are all different ways of expressing the same Truth. I don't think any one religion or book encompasses the whole spiritual Truth, and furthermore, I think it's actually impossible to put the Truth wholly into logic. All religions and doctrines are signposts that point to the one realization. And every person is going to read those signposts a little differently, come back with a slightly different message on their own very unique path of self discovery.
One of the main reasons why humanity doesn't follow one single religion is because of the way we all interpret things differently. No matter what book or religion we're talking about, it made entire sense to the person who started or wrote it. It came from them so it was 100% compatible with them. Others may be able to have a little or a very large amount of realization from that teaching, but whatever amount they have, it will be what they need at that time to spiritually grow.
This is a place where we can use the term "resonate". I think we can say that the teaching of ACIM doesn't resonate with you. This doesn't necessarily mean it's true, untrue, bad, good, etc. It just means the unique way that you interpret things (also not necessarily bad or good), the way that you "vibrate", prevents you from receiving the whole intended message. There is no reason to feel bad about this. After all, that's why there are so many of us! Not a single one of us can understand or do everything. We all have our unique talents and methods of understanding.
David Wilcock is able to take a different message from ACIM than you are or I am. If he's dedicated a portion of his site to it, that means it's obviously helped him spiritually grow.
If you try too hard to understand the nature of the illusion, you'll get a headache, believe me! Instead, can you simply sit back and see how you and the illusion are working together in this moment? Can you let it be? Is it so important to find out what you "need" to embrace immediately? Can it wait? Does it detract from who you are, or are you already whole right now, despite the illusion? Meditate/pray on these things...
Love
Well said, Ayadew!
I had an epiphany today. "I will never be any more ME than I am in this very moment." It is the journey that counts.
I haven't yet read ACIM, although I plan to, so I can't give you anything context-specific to that book. But I can comment on how you feel.
I think that all spiritual writings, from big ones like the Tao Te Ching or the Bible to small ones like ACIM or any number of new age books, are all different ways of expressing the same Truth. I don't think any one religion or book encompasses the whole spiritual Truth, and furthermore, I think it's actually impossible to put the Truth wholly into logic. All religions and doctrines are signposts that point to the one realization. And every person is going to read those signposts a little differently, come back with a slightly different message on their own very unique path of self discovery.
One of the main reasons why humanity doesn't follow one single religion is because of the way we all interpret things differently. No matter what book or religion we're talking about, it made entire sense to the person who started or wrote it. It came from them so it was 100% compatible with them. Others may be able to have a little or a very large amount of realization from that teaching, but whatever amount they have, it will be what they need at that time to spiritually grow.
This is a place where we can use the term "resonate". I think we can say that the teaching of ACIM doesn't resonate with you. This doesn't necessarily mean it's true, untrue, bad, good, etc. It just means the unique way that you interpret things (also not necessarily bad or good), the way that you "vibrate", prevents you from receiving the whole intended message. There is no reason to feel bad about this. After all, that's why there are so many of us! Not a single one of us can understand or do everything. We all have our unique talents and methods of understanding.
David Wilcock is able to take a different message from ACIM than you are or I am. If he's dedicated a portion of his site to it, that means it's obviously helped him spiritually grow.
If you try too hard to understand the nature of the illusion, you'll get a headache, believe me! Instead, can you simply sit back and see how you and the illusion are working together in this moment? Can you let it be? Is it so important to find out what you "need" to embrace immediately? Can it wait? Does it detract from who you are, or are you already whole right now, despite the illusion? Meditate/pray on these things...
Love
(01-06-2010, 02:46 PM)ayadew Wrote: It is real, but it's not all there is. If something does not resonate...
Well said, Ayadew!
I had an epiphany today. "I will never be any more ME than I am in this very moment." It is the journey that counts.