Note: If desired, watch all of Acts 14 from the Visual Bible movie, Acts.
Command and Control
Today’s reading begins:
Your mind is split. … And this split will seem to persist after you have made the decision to follow this path with Me. Do not let the split distress you, but do not forget to be aware of it. You must notice when the part of your mind that is not with Me seeks to regain command and control by giving you ideas that seem appealing and useful to it. …
I have italicized part of the excerpt above. That phrase is not italicized in NTI. I added the italics, because that phrase has shown up in my mind many times over the years to help me see ego as it tried to “regain command and control” in my mind. It was really helpful to notice ego in this way, because I am well aware that I do not want it to regain command and control, so when I saw the thoughts in my mind from that perspective, it gave me the ability to remove attention from the mind and place it with intuition instead.
For example:
Let’s imagine there is a problem that needs resolution. My mind is thinking about the problem, and I am engrossed in it until this thought crosses the mind:
“The mind is seeking to regain command and control.”
“Ah, I see,” I say to myself.
A moment before, I was listening to thinking, because I thought the way to resolve the problem was through thinking, but once the reminder showed up, I saw that it is ego trying to command my obedience and control my attention.
Since I know I don’t want ego to have command and control, I shift into trust and patience. I decide to be okay with things as they are now, and wait until something is made clear through intuition or the unfolding of the universe.
Choice of Illusion
Today’s reading says:
You are the expression of freedom, and as the expression of freedom you are endowed with the choice to choose the illusion you choose to see.
What does that mean?
In Tip 77, we learned:
Everything that you see and experience, you see and experience through the filter of your mind, meaning your mind at your current vibrational level. As you rise in vibration, you still see through the filter of the mind, but how you see changes because the mind is different at a higher vibration. The mind is simply thought, so as thoughts change, perception changes too.
True perception is the highest vibrational level of perception. However, all perception is illusory. Truth is beyond perception entirely.
NTI 1 Corinthians, Chapter 15, refers to the mind that sees at the highest vibrational level as a mind in the “fourth stage” of awakening. It says:
The one that seems to be in the fourth stage is but a symbol of the truth that is. So this one must pass away also. But in its passing, you pass from a final illusion of beauty to Beauty that cannot be contained in illusion. You pass from form, which reflects Light, to Light, which shines into form.
Since perception is seen through the filter of the mind, we “choose the illusion you choose to see” by practicing discernment.
Thoughts of Awakening # 122
Be clear on what you want.
Be clear on what you want.
Be clear on what you want.
I say this three times,
because when you first think of what you want,
you may think of illusory wants,
which need to be let go
if you are to be happy.
Let go of illusory wants
and go deeper.
When you get in touch
with what you truly want
the wanting is recognized
and confirmed
by peace.
~From our Holy Spirit
Homework for this week
- Practice daily meditation for 30-60 minutes each day.
- Practice the “Loving All” Method.
- Thoughts of Awakening, 120-126
- Read NTI Acts Chapters 12-18
- The reading shared on Tuesday night was from The Transparency of Things by Rupert Spira, p. 143-151 or for Kindle users the Chapter titled Unveiling Reality & We Are What We seek
- Exercise: This week we give our attention to our meditations. Notice when you become distracted by something, thoughts, images, sounds. Ask yourself whether you are trying to make it stop or you are trying to hang onto it. See what the answer is and then let it go.
