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@OhanSianatPair 2 күн бұрын
Hey, I can't help wondering what happened at your family gathering that triggered this video! It (secretly) makes us all feel better if your family is a bit more dysfunctional than ours :-P
@acourseinmiracles-applied Күн бұрын
Everyone is very nice. I’m just very aware of my judgments. And as there are no small ones, it’s all one big ego fest :-)
@OhanSianatPair 2 күн бұрын
A neat summary, brother. If I may add, another principle that we see everywhere in the Course is how Jesus is training us to spot our confusion of levels. One example is the 'secret dream' vs. the 'world dream' (explained in detail in T-18.IX.4), or content vs. form (e.g. explained wonderfully in T-17.IV as a picture vs. a frame). To keep us on our toes, as you know, Jesus switches levels rapidly throughout the text, often in the same sentence. Some examples: -"The ego can and does allow you to regard yourself as supercilious, unbelieving, etc. [the 'world dream'] but not really afraid [the 'secret dream']. (T-11.V.9:1) -"Projection [the 'secret dream'] makes perception [the 'world dream']. ²The world you see [the 'world dream'] is what you gave it [the 'secret dream']" (T-21.in.1:1-2). -"Pain [the 'world dream'] is the cost of sin [the 'secret dream'], and suffering [the 'world dream'] can never be escaped, if sin is real [the 'secret dream']" (W-101.3:2) -"The seeming gentler forms [the 'world dream'] of the attack [the 'secret dream'] are no less certain in their witnessing [to the 'secret dream'] (T-23.II.20:5)" And of course Jesus also regularly inserts what Ken calls 'Level One' statements (God/Heaven/Oneness/etc.).
@brucedragoo 4 күн бұрын
As “if” is a signal for cause and effect, also when “because” is in italics is a signal for “cause being”
@acourseinmiracles-applied 4 күн бұрын
Very good thank you!
@catmccabe400 4 күн бұрын
❤
@colliehouse3133 7 күн бұрын
Thanks 🙏🏻
@cindys7890 13 күн бұрын
Wow, you're so timely with this. I feel silly for not seeing it...and for forgetting to ask Jesus to help me see it. Thank you so very much
@acourseinmiracles-applied 13 күн бұрын
Happens to the best of us :-)
@lenafranzen6046 14 күн бұрын
Thank you for this! I was avoiding to watch this video because I was alone over Christmas. And now I realize how much I avoid feeling the guilt. And it's coming up now and I like the fact that it's the Holy Spirit's job to undo it. So thank you! ❤🙏
@acourseinmiracles-applied 13 күн бұрын
Great! It’s so interesting that we can resist the Holy Spirit when we’re alone and when we’re with people :-).
@LionofG 17 күн бұрын
I wonder if you could speak on the “neutral body”. I guess I’m confused on how I should feel about it. I try to take care of it but then I feel guilt for doing so. Trying not care about it doesn’t feel right either. Curious on your take about our bodies and how we should feel/take care of them.
@acourseinmiracles-applied 17 күн бұрын
Happy new year!! I might do a segment on this. Good idea. You can definitely take care of the body and at the same time ask Jesus and the Holy Spirit to help you with the guilt. In the past we all have misused the body to be a thing we can use to hide from God and to play the game of separation. Now that we work with the Course, the guilt that we have pushed into the body, reappears each time we take care of it. This is good news because it gives us the opportunity to have it re-evaluated with the HS and Jesus and eventually let go of it. The song of prayer has a nice paragraph about it: "So now return your holy voice to Me. ²The song of prayer is silent without you. ³The universe is waiting your release because it is its own. ⁴Be kind to it and to yourself, and then be kind to Me. ⁵I ask but this; that you be comforted and live no more in terror and in pain. ⁶Do not abandon Love. ⁷Remember this; whatever you may think about yourself, whatever you may think about the world, your Father needs you and will call to you until you come to Him in peace at last." (S-3.IV.10:1-7)
@LionofG 17 күн бұрын
That is beautiful! If you do a segment, it would be appreciated.
@LionofG 17 күн бұрын
This is one I will be listening to over and over again. Gosh, does it hit. I love all of your interpretations and appreciate the work you do here. Happy New Year!
@acourseinmiracles-applied 16 күн бұрын
In the meantime: acim.org/acim/lesson-294/my-body-is-a-wholly-neutral-thing/en/s/713?wid=search&q=The%20body%20is%20a%20wholly
@maxicap12 20 күн бұрын
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@herbertcrappell8309 20 күн бұрын
🙏🙏
@herbertcrappell8309 20 күн бұрын
Can we truly love anyone if we don’t love everyone I think I heard that in the course
@herbertcrappell8309 20 күн бұрын
Can we truly love anyone if we don’t love everyone I think I heard that in the course
@acourseinmiracles-applied 20 күн бұрын
The hard core answer is yes. But as long as we recognize that our love is but a shadow of a shadow of the real thing we can work toward it without feeling guilty I think.
@acourseinmiracles-applied 20 күн бұрын
Actually I meant to say the hard core answer is no :-). Freudian slip :-)))
@IfYouOnlyBelieve 21 күн бұрын
Dear Stefan, Thank you for your inspiring videos. I value your opinion highly, as it aligns with the perspectives of Ken and Margarethe Randow-Tesch. My daily Course practice involves writing down my thoughts - admittedly, they are often negative - and challenging them with quotes or key ideas from the Course. Recently, several spiritually inclined friends have emphasized the importance of gratitude. Apparently, numerous scientific studies show that reflecting daily on five things you’re grateful for can have a positive impact on one’s life. I find this approach interesting, but it seems to contradict the Course's main focus on "looking at the ego." Since I hold your opinion in high regard, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. Best regards from Munich, Matthias P.s: A good video on this topic was shared by Circle of A. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJXFgptuprBroqM
@acourseinmiracles-applied 21 күн бұрын
Dear Matthias, I remember meeting Margarethe back in Roscoe one summer. I wasn't sure if she was still actively teaching. I think gratitude is an initial correction for us feeling as a victim and it is extremely helpful to learn the effects of an "attitude of gratitude." However, the main focus after the initial stages of our journey, as you mention, is to look at the ego and in this case our unwillingness to be grateful, rather than trying actively to be grateful. Gratitude will be an automatic response once guilt is out of the way. It can be helpful to remember at times but trying to consistently make ourselves be grateful when we deep down want to give the other person our guilt, will not get us across the finish line. I believe I cover this in the segment about the ten characteristics of God's teachers and their connection to guilt. It's not directly about gratitude but the ten characteristics are very similar to it. Hope this helps. Frohes Neues Jahr!
@IfYouOnlyBelieve 20 күн бұрын
@@acourseinmiracles-applied Yes, Margarethe still holds seminars in Germany and Austria, which I enjoy attending. I truly appreciate her competent, pragmatic, and down-to-earth approach. A friend and I agreed that you also display these admirable qualities in your videos. Thank you for your helpful response. I will revisit your video on the "Ten Characteristics of God's Teachers." A grateful attitude is indeed very helpful. In the process, it seems to be about repeatedly looking at the blocks, ideally together with Jesus. Only then can love, gratitude, and forgiveness naturally come to the surface-without needing to "tinker" with it actively. I also wish you a happy New Year!
@jorgealmeida3491 21 күн бұрын
Be grateful for your triggers because they are showing us our mistaken BeLIEfs. 😁
@acourseinmiracles-applied 21 күн бұрын
Nice :-)
@jennyborrill1761 22 күн бұрын
So brilliant. Thank you so very much.
@mjyt67 22 күн бұрын
Thank you for helping to shine a light on the darkness.
@Lovgren-uu5cr 23 күн бұрын
Another exellent class🙏🏽 as well as your book Stefan..it is soo helpfull, deep gratitude for your work on that one🙏🏽✨✨✨✨❤️
@acourseinmiracles-applied 23 күн бұрын
I'm glad you're getting something out of the book and the videos. Happy new year!
@antonylehmann9327 24 күн бұрын
Thank you Stefan If the tiny mad idea that “I am separate” has no credibility in the first place, then the idea that “I have sinned” becomes not-credible as well. The confusion arises because we are conditioned and taught that “I” is a human being instead of that which is really aware of thoughts, perceptions and sensations. We are taught and conditioned that human beings are really aware of thoughts, perceptions and sensations. That is a falsehood which becomes clear as soon as we ask what is it that is aware of human beings? While it is fairly simple to see that I am what is really aware of thoughts, perceptions and sensations the deeper question is where is our evidence that what is conscious of them is not universal. While there might be 8 billion minds, where is our evidence that there are 8 billion consciousnesses on this planet rather than one? The fact that there is none shows that it is a choice to believe consciousness is not universal. The Decision Maker, as introduced by Ken Wapnick, is choosing to believe in separation and consequently sin
@acourseinmiracles-applied 23 күн бұрын
Thanks, Anthony! You are 100% correct. The one addition I would make is that we have built such a seemingly solid defensive structure around the decision-maker that we are currently unable to access it. The decision-maker has made a choice for guilt, yes, but in order to get back to that choice point now, we must go through the guilt first. We can't do that intellectually but only through getting in touch with it and going through it, a.k.a. looking at it with Jesus. The guilt became the defense against accessing the decision-making mind. We cannot simply choose for peace, otherwise we would do it. All we can choose to do is look at the guilt that obscures the place within us where we can make the decision for the Holy Spirit.
@antonylehmann9327 23 күн бұрын
@@acourseinmiracles-applied Thank you for your reply, Stefan. You write: “The decision-maker has made a choice for guilt, yes, but in order to get back to that choice point now, we must go through the guilt first.” - Is that true? - Don’t we just need to see that we have no evidence? - If we see we have no evidence then we have 3 options: I am separate and therefor guilty, I am oneness and therefore innocent or I don’t know what I am. - The first two options would be beliefs and whichever is chosen will have doubt associated with it. - The third option is not a belief. However, it can be tested scientifically. Am I happier and at peace if I make a choice, at each fork in the road, on the basis that I am one universal consciousness? - As my experiments provide the data, I notice causeless peace and happiness seem to occur more frequently if I choose behaviours based on ‘I am universal consciousness’. - After a while the experimental data becomes too strong to ignore and the pull to experience the peace and happiness again and again leaves the choice for separateness and guilt in the bin.
@acourseinmiracles-applied 23 күн бұрын
@@antonylehmann9327 Hey Antony, if you can do it without going through the guilt, that would be amazing. You might have gone through it already. In my experience and in looking at the Course's prime directive to remove the blocks to the awareness of love's presence, guilt is what keeps us from doing what you are already able to do.
@herbertcrappell8309 25 күн бұрын
👍🙏🙏👌
@Jacadz 25 күн бұрын
This is true. I had this experience of only seeing the light. I wept with relief of seeing how things really were. And laughed at the thought I had ever believed what I had seen before. I saw the face of Christ in everyone even 5hough I had been a real atheist. I thought this new heaven and new earth was going to be experienced by everyone but. Not knowing anything about such an experimental I decided to come back. It lasted several months. Five years later I came across ACIM and could barely read it for weeping with joy and relief. But here I am forty years later struggling with the course. These videos you are making are wonderful and very grounding in where I find myself and understanding it’s mostly everyone’s struggle. Many thanks.🙏
@acourseinmiracles-applied 24 күн бұрын
Those are great insights. Everyone’s path is somewhat different but I can see some similarities between mine and yours. This period of fully experiencing our resistance is certainly not easy. Thankfully we have seen the light already and know what’s behind the resistance. Keep going :-)
@edwardwohrlin7613 25 күн бұрын
😂guilt makes the world go around! Wow!
@acourseinmiracles-applied 25 күн бұрын
It seems to be that way :-)
@BharataWinghamLaughaYoga 27 күн бұрын
Thank you! Just what I needed to hear. 🙏☺️
@lenafranzen6046 Ай бұрын
Thank you! Peaceful and calming. And Wonderful. ❤💚❤🙏
@ArielHou Ай бұрын
Just the message I need. Thank you 🙏
@SanctuaryOfTheHeart Ай бұрын
Thanks for these calming words. I think we all work very hard on this, and a lot of our effort may just be under the whip of the ego.
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
You might be right.
@ChrisSanders-h4e Ай бұрын
This is my first comment but I have been listening to you for about a year. Your interpretation, particularly looking at the guilt, really was an aha moment for me and has helped me so much. Thank you Stefan.
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
I’m glad you find the videos helpful, Chris.
@robertripley7406 Ай бұрын
Really Fantastic talk thanks 😊 got a lot out of this
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
I’m glad it was helpful, Robert!
@robertripley7406 Ай бұрын
Fantastic overview, thank you 😊
@arnaudcharpentier5490 Ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏 perfect reminder for me right now. Really like the old school blackboard and colour also
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
Me too :-)
@mariacurione6788 Ай бұрын
Wow, such a beautiful beautiful reminding.Thank you stephen
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Maria.
@cindys7890 Ай бұрын
That's the prodigal son 🎉
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
Yes :-) thank you!!
@achilleasst.7350 Ай бұрын
Thank you
@herbertcrappell8309 Ай бұрын
✌️
@ACIM_ Ай бұрын
46:07 froggy is comforted absorbing the retained heat in the wooden door as he sits at the journeys end.
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
🐸❤️🍀
@decitionmaker404 Ай бұрын
Thanks for the good overview !
@tmdavidson1478 Ай бұрын
❤😊❤
@lenafranzen6046 Ай бұрын
Thank you again for explaining the Course so thoroughly! ❤💚❤🙏
@mariacurione6788 Ай бұрын
Thank you, you axsplain,so well ❤
@brucedragoo Ай бұрын
Sort of miss the ol chalkboard (Seriously…excellent work)
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
Me too. I’ll go back to it. This was just a test. Are you identified with it? ;-)
@maithuinas Ай бұрын
Thank you Stefan . Loved the full volume book . Well done Go gently Brother
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@davidt1168 Ай бұрын
Thank you.
@LionofG Ай бұрын
Best explanation I’ve heard so far. Would love a up to date discussion on this topic.
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
Good idea. 👍
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
Another segment that discusses is is "The Purpose of Problems" I believe. The discussion on symptoms is one of many "problems" we have with the purpose of focusing our attention in the world and not the mind.
@donwhite5129 Ай бұрын
I absolutely love your videos! And one of the things I love is your back scratcher!, believe it not. It just feels so humble. So cute.
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
Thank you! I already broke one of them :-)
@OhanSianatPair Ай бұрын
Very clear and direct, dear brother. As Ken says in 'Living ACIM', we must walk through the darkness before we can find the light switch. Or even better in Jesus' own words: "Would you not go through fear to love? ²For such the journey seems to be. ³Love calls, but hate would have you stay." (T-16.IV.11:1-3)
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
That is a great quote thank you so much! I wish I had that before recording it :-)
@OhanSianatPair Ай бұрын
So we might need another video! Somehow I have the feeling that we'll be returning to this topic again on this channel ;)
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
@@OhanSianatPairnah… :-)
@Unidad1111 Ай бұрын
33:59 our brothers....
@Unidad1111 Ай бұрын
28:41 Correction....
@colliehouse3133 Ай бұрын
You sound Irish rather than German. Woipd never have guessed. 👍
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
I might have a little Irish in me :-)
@antonylehmann9327 Ай бұрын
Great video Stefan thank you Understanding in our deepest darkest moments that what we really are is fine in that very moment without denying there is a suffering persona in a dark place apparently present who would have us believe that this persona is what we really are, is the first step. What we really are is being pointed at by peace, love, joy, happiness, compassion. We can know deeply that we are not this suffering persona because what we truly are is witnessing it. That knowing facilitates the examination of the persona who believes he is so guilty and whether it’s true. It’s not possible to be guilty if we are one with God. And what we really are is one with God.
@acourseinmiracles-applied Ай бұрын
Well said!
@robertripley7406 Ай бұрын
Great , thanks