Today’s lesson says, “To learn that giving and receiving are the same has special usefulness, because it can be tried so easily and seen as true.\u00a0 And when this special case has proved it always works in every circumstance where it is tried, the thought behind it can be generalized to other areas of doubt and double vision.\u00a0 And from there it will extend, and finally arrive at the one Thought Which underlies them all.”<\/p>\n
After reading this part of the lesson and prior to reading the whole lesson I contemplated, “What can I give (away) so that “it can be tried so easily and seen as true”?\u00a0 When I went on to read the entire lesson it gave some examples:<\/p>\n
“To everyone I offer quietness.”<\/p>\n
“To everyone I offer peace of mind.”<\/p>\n
“To everyone I offer gentleness.”<\/p>\n
Then it occurred to me the examples are meant to point out that the attributes that I want are what has to be offered so that they can be received.\u00a0 If I didn’t think to offer it, could it be received?\u00a0 It reminds me of the movie What The Bleep Do We Know.\u00a0 No one could see the ships in the harbor because they didn’t know what a ship was.\u00a0 And while we aren’t concerned with the physical, the point is if I felt gentleness, for example, was very, very important to me, wouldn’t I naturally be offering it to others?<\/p>\n
Lets look at generalizing it to other areas of doubt.\u00a0 So what is something I really want?\u00a0 Happiness?\u00a0 Yes, I would say being happy would be at the top of my list, but I realize I don’t offer happiness to everyone, all the time, consistently, even though that is exactly what I would like to have.<\/p>\n
Earlier tonight Jacquelyn was talking about the end and the means being the same.\u00a0 The Loving All Method is the means, as well as the end (thing we want).\u00a0 So, the means of practicing The Loving All Method, which is loving everything we perceive exactly as it is, is also the end, to love everthing exactly as it is.\u00a0 It is its own reward. This lesson points out the value of making The Loving All Method a way of life.\u00a0 The Loving All Method unifies everything so that there are no opposites.\u00a0 It brings about a “state of mind that has become so unified that darkness cannot be perceived at all.” If you haven’t become deeply familiar with The Loving All Method, consider reading it over 2 to 3 times this week.\u00a0 Soon we’ll be able say, To everyone I offer unconditional Love. I can only imagine what that experience will look like as I begin to receive what I have offered.<\/p>\n