NTI Ephesians teaches that thought is received through mind. “Mind” in this context has two meanings:
- The receiving mechanism.
- Attention.
To receive a thought is actually quite neutral. A thought isn’t given power until it is given believing-attention. Once it is given believing-attention, it is enlivened and becomes manifest in some way. One of the ways a thought becomes manifest is by coloring the way you see. This was taught in NTI Luke 12.
NTI Ephesians also teaches that what is received through mind is delivered through spirit. In this context, spirit is ‘vital substance’ or energy. In other words, once a thought is given believing-attention, it colors the way you see and it continues to have energy throughout mind. That energy becomes manifest and is received by others.
That is why you are not alone in experiencing the effects of your seeing. If you are seeing through a particular thought, you’ve given that thought believing-attention. Once you’ve given it believing-attention, it is shared.
Homework for this week
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- Homework Assignment A: ACIM Workbook Lessons 15-21
a. Note: Lesson 20 asks us to repeat the lesson to ourselves twice per hour, preferably on the half-hour. One can set an alarm to remind one’s self, but it is generally better if one remembers because of the desire to remember. Recommend ending each 30-minute practice with a heartfelt intention to remember again in 30 minutes. Whenever you notice that you forgot, remind yourself how important this is to you and begin again in that moment. - Homework Assignment B: Read NTI Ephesians (p. 339-347).
- Homework Assignment A: ACIM Workbook Lessons 15-21
