Your wonderful story reminds me of the Buddhist phrase "Chop wood. Carry water." In spite of moments of cosmic consciousness, the world of the ego seems to go on. Jesus said one time, "Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that our God's." Jesus seems to have been aware of this dual awareness.
I have been thinking a lot recently about "meta cognition" which is simply "What do you think about you think?" The Course's main teaching is based on meta cognition to help us become aware of what we think and why and where these thoughts come from.
Ah, Sean. Thanks for sharing a day [or should it be night?] in the journey of a spiritual seeker. I too have been lost and reacting in the ego's dream. Saying "I am determined to see this differently" remembering I am doing this to myself, realizing this is a world of kill and be killed .... feeling alone ..... and then ..... being reminded: just laugh. Thanks!
Sean, thanks for sharing. This is the funniest thing I've read (and pictured) in a while. Thank God for the teacher we call Skunk as he saunters past the porch of our reverie to remind us of the power of our perceived reality. I couldn't help seeing/hearing somewhere in the back of my mind as I read this, God winking and saying, "Just messin' with ya."
Thank you Sean for sharing your experience and helping me to build up my confidence in remembering to laugh, in scariest moments. Today Jesus took me to a road trip up to the mountains, one of the most difficult roads to drive, all due to my ‘mistake’ of missing the previous exit and one way only so I couldn’t turn back (usually what I temp to do if facing difficulty😊). It was a thrilling ride! I was too frightened to remember to laugh, but I remembered that Jesus was with me, somewhere in the mids of my frantic panicking😊 At the end of 6 km ride which felt like eternity, I was calm and enjoyed the summit, which I wouldn’t have been able to do without the Course.. then I notice ego’s screaming and trying to convince me that it is scary, I should be scared. Also, I noticed my belief in future happiness that this same ego’s voice promises and why I choose to believe in it time after time. I was grateful for this unconscious mechanism to come to the light a bit more 😊
Sean I don't know if I posted my reason for not taking part today ,I typed it out but someone came and I can't remember if I posted it. Anyway the jist of it was my family call on Sunday. Sorry about that but i hope to take part in some of the events. Sean what I said about your humanity as to how it taught me much ,as Tara sing came across as perfect making me feel hopeless,but you share your weakness which gave me hope. I wish I could talk to you more in person but im happy that you're here
Love your humanity Sean,you make me feel normal. Was shown the other night when like you sleep didn't come that salvation was none of my business, and it has grown. Thank you Sean
Hi Sean:
Your wonderful story reminds me of the Buddhist phrase "Chop wood. Carry water." In spite of moments of cosmic consciousness, the world of the ego seems to go on. Jesus said one time, "Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that our God's." Jesus seems to have been aware of this dual awareness.
I have been thinking a lot recently about "meta cognition" which is simply "What do you think about you think?" The Course's main teaching is based on meta cognition to help us become aware of what we think and why and where these thoughts come from.
I am glad you avoided getting sprayed.
Thanks for this wonderful post.
Ah, Sean. Thanks for sharing a day [or should it be night?] in the journey of a spiritual seeker. I too have been lost and reacting in the ego's dream. Saying "I am determined to see this differently" remembering I am doing this to myself, realizing this is a world of kill and be killed .... feeling alone ..... and then ..... being reminded: just laugh. Thanks!
Sean, thanks for sharing. This is the funniest thing I've read (and pictured) in a while. Thank God for the teacher we call Skunk as he saunters past the porch of our reverie to remind us of the power of our perceived reality. I couldn't help seeing/hearing somewhere in the back of my mind as I read this, God winking and saying, "Just messin' with ya."
Thank you Sean for sharing your experience and helping me to build up my confidence in remembering to laugh, in scariest moments. Today Jesus took me to a road trip up to the mountains, one of the most difficult roads to drive, all due to my ‘mistake’ of missing the previous exit and one way only so I couldn’t turn back (usually what I temp to do if facing difficulty😊). It was a thrilling ride! I was too frightened to remember to laugh, but I remembered that Jesus was with me, somewhere in the mids of my frantic panicking😊 At the end of 6 km ride which felt like eternity, I was calm and enjoyed the summit, which I wouldn’t have been able to do without the Course.. then I notice ego’s screaming and trying to convince me that it is scary, I should be scared. Also, I noticed my belief in future happiness that this same ego’s voice promises and why I choose to believe in it time after time. I was grateful for this unconscious mechanism to come to the light a bit more 😊
Sean, love the Course application and your honesty. You motivated me to look up the word "skunked".
"A skunked term is a word that becomes difficult to use because it is evolving from one meaning to another, perhaps inconsistent or even opposite."
What a great example of how the Course works in our life.
Sean I don't know if I posted my reason for not taking part today ,I typed it out but someone came and I can't remember if I posted it. Anyway the jist of it was my family call on Sunday. Sorry about that but i hope to take part in some of the events. Sean what I said about your humanity as to how it taught me much ,as Tara sing came across as perfect making me feel hopeless,but you share your weakness which gave me hope. I wish I could talk to you more in person but im happy that you're here
Love your humanity Sean,you make me feel normal. Was shown the other night when like you sleep didn't come that salvation was none of my business, and it has grown. Thank you Sean
Profound sharing thank you Sean ☘️💚