On Day 96, our tip pointed to a core problem:
We may think we value truth,
but what we really value is our thinking.
This is why we confuse our true Self with a false self. The false self is thinking, and we value thinking to the point that we are willing to see it as what we are.
Of course, Gentle Healing is a process of undoing this core problem. However, as we undo the core problem, we can’t ignore the fact that we are undoing something we have willingly valued above everything else, including truth. The value we have placed on thinking is the source of our resistance to undoing. We experience resistance to the degree that we still value thinking.
In other words, resistance is lighter if I don’t place much value on thinking anymore. It is greater if I still place great value on thinking.
The interesting thing about the level of truth that we are attempting to realize now is:
It is simple, obvious and there is nothing to fear in it.
The level of truth that we are attempting to realize now is the Second Principle of God, consciousness. Today’s reading calls it “I Am.”
If you take a break from thinking and simply look at the I Am presence that you are, you will see there is nothing to fear in it. You will see it is a simple, obvious fact. You will see it is naturally peaceful. You may even see that it is comforting to recognize yourself as “I Am.”
So, why is there resistance to simply claiming yourself as you are?
It is because of the value that is put on thinking. “I Am” is not thinking. Thinking is what today’s reading calls your illusions and your imagination.
Today’s reading provides guidance that helps us be with resistance so that resistance can be healed. Read today’s reading slowly and contemplatively. Learning to be with resistance in a way that heals it is important. As resistance heals, the value we put on thinking naturally weakens. As the value we put on thinking weakens, the awakening process gets easier, because there is less resistance as we value our thinking less.
Thoughts of Awakening # 105
Beyond the thinking mind,
within the heart,
there is reason and knowledge
that guides you.
When you are lost from the heart,
caught up within the stories
of the thinking mind,
you are lost from this reason
and from this knowledge.
This is why you suffer.
You do not know your Self.
Let go of the stories
by not believing them,
and listen intently
to the silent reason
and knowledge
of the heart.
~From our Holy Spirit
