You will spend 2 days with this lesson, before going to the next lesson.

In order to have openness regarding what this lesson points toward, we may need a different understanding of the words “thought” and “think”.

In The Most Direct Means to Eternal Bliss, Michael Langford defines thought as “the words of your native language in your mind.” Thoughts can also come as pictures in the mind’s eye. However, when Lesson 45 says, “You think with the Mind of God. Therefore, you share your thoughts with Him, … They are the same thoughts, because they are thought by the same Mind,” it is not referring to the words of your native language in your mind and it is not referring to picture thoughts. This is important to know, because if you are looking for the right words in your mind or the right pictures, you will remain focused on form and not go beyond form, which is where your “real thoughts” are realized.

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “thought” simply as “past tense and past participle of think.”

“Think” has a few different definitions, but the one that applies most in this context is “to have in mind” with “mind” defined as “consciousness.” Therefore:

Think = To have in consciousness

So a ‘thought’ is something in consciousness.

Our ‘real thoughts’ are the aspects of reality. I introduced some aspects of reality in the second tip for Lesson 44. Life, awareness, and all-embracing allowance (love) are aspects of reality, so life, awareness, and all-embracing allowance are examples of your real thoughts.

Your real thoughts will not show up in your mind as word-thoughts or picture-thoughts. Word-thoughts or picture-thoughts that point toward your real thoughts or which reflect your real thoughts can appear in your mind, but to directly experience real thoughts, one needs to transcend the fascination with word-thoughts and picture-thoughts.

Today and tomorrow as you practice Lesson 45, try to go beyond word-thoughts and picture-thoughts to see if you can realize the aspects of reality (our real thoughts), which are always with you.

Note: Stay with Lesson 45 for two days. Go to Lesson 46 the day after tomorrow.