“For as much as the ego wants to retain guilt, you find it intolerable, for guild stand in the way of your remembering God, Whose pull is so strong that you cannot resist … continue reading
“Being unable to love, the ego would be totally inadequate in love’s presence, for it could not respond at all.” (3.2)
Honesty is a characteristic of God’s teachers. (See the Manual, chapter 4.) I find … continue reading
“The belief in ego autonomy is costing you the knowledge of your dependence on God, in which your freedom lies.” (6.7)
My conflict and confusion is from considering the ‘ego’s idle wishes’ and … continue reading
“The Universe of love does not stop because you do not see it, and your closed eyes have not lost you the ability to see.” (10.5)
“God has given you a place … continue reading
“God Himself is incomplete without me.” (8.1)With me, God is complete.“Not to question your littleness is therefore to deny all knowledge and keep the ego’s whole thought system intact.” (6.7)What is the ego? I … continue reading
“Health is the result of relinquishing all attempts to use the body lovelessly.” (13.5)
This section tells us that the ego believes that the body is to attack with and that our identity … continue reading
“The whole purpose of this Course is to teach you that the ego is unbelievable.” (8.1)
I felt perturbed reading the title to this section … ‘great, more talk of the ego!’ … continue reading
“The mind that was in me is in you, for God creates with perfect fairness.” (19.2)
In my Day 86 reflection, the insight that ego is a collective consciousness shifted something in me. … continue reading
“The ego believes that by punishing itself, it will mitigate the punishment of God. Yet even in this it is arrogant.” (9.6-7)
As I read this paragraph I had a thought. Is the … continue reading
“I place the peace of God in your heart and in your hands, to hold and share. The heart is pure to hold it, and the hands are strong to give it.” (16.6-7)… continue reading