Today’s reading represents inner spiritual wisdom’s first attempt at leading me through Self-inquiry. When I scribed NTI 2 Corinthians 12, I had never heard of Self-inquiry or asking the question, “Who am I?” This is the first time that arose for me, and to be honest, I wasn’t an open student. I let inner wisdom guide me through the first few questions, but when I hit the threshold of the unknown, I became afraid. I quit looking. I ran to my mind and concepts I had learned through A Course in Miracles. I abandoned genuine scribing and wrote down words that made me feel comfortable. Those words are still a part of NTI.
When you read NTI 2 Corinthians 12 today, you will come to this sentence:
You are an aspect of thought within the Mind of God.
That sentence and everything that follows for the remainder of the chapter was written out of fear. You can tell that’s true if you look carefully. It defines “you” as an “aspect of thought.” NTI has never defined you as an “aspect of thought” before. That would equate you to the body-mind-personality as if that is what you are. That is not what you are. That was written because I was too afraid to look beyond my identification with the body-mind-personality.
Feel free to skip today’s reading. Instead, let me lead you through Self-inquiry as it could have happened if I wasn’t afraid that day.
Thoughts of Awakening # 187
Pain is part of the story.
Therefore, pain
to any degree or measure
is a sign
that you are placing importance
on the story.
When you place importance
on the story
you are not aware of reality.
In this way,
you are confused,
and this is the cause
of your pain.
~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, 183-189
- Read NTI 2 Corinthians 8-13 & NTI Galatians 1
- The reading shared on Tuesday night was from The Transparency of Things by Rupert Spira, 192-193 Consciousness Only Knows Itself
- Exercise: Pay attention that anything you see, hear, taste, smell, is IN consciousness, awareness.
