The Only Problem

…Man enters into life naked, and naked he departs. The only thing, the single important thing that concerns his existence on earth, is the discovery of his soul. For man is not body alone. No human being can bear to live who regards himself as only a freak occurrence in a freak circumstance. Man is spirit, clearly and without dispute. Man is the essence of the mighty intelligence that guides and controls the universe. Man lives in this intelligence; he is a part of it and the whole of it.

-Uell S. Anderson (Three Magic Words: Forward)

The Only Problem; The Only Purpose

As I contemplate the "only problem," I serendipitously come across another author who echoes what I am reviewing in ACIM.  Anderson ( above) tells us that all our attempts to control the world around us while we are here so we feel safe, powerful and peaceful are absolutely fruitless.  We cannot control these things and that is not what we are here to do. 

 

The only real purpose we have here, the only thing we really need to focus on... is getting in touch with who we really are.  Rediscovering and reconnecting with this true Self, or soul, or purusa, or higher consciousness, or essence or Tao ( whatever you wish to label that which cannot be named) is the answer to all our so called "problems" because the only real problems is the disconnect most of us have with it.

The Disconnection is the Problem; the Reconnection is the Solution

With this disconnection we feel separate, alone,  and fearful.   We perceive ourselves as "freak occurrences"  in "freak circumstances" as we encounter one "problem" on our list after another.  They never seem to end .  As soon as we "believe" we have solved one crisis, another one comes along.  We never seem to be able to cope with them; never seem to be able to get "enough", have enough, be enough and we suffer. Why? 

We do not suffer because of the human circumstances we encounter.  We suffer because of our mind's inability to see and accept the truth. We have yet to see who we are and what that means for us and the world at large. We have failed to accept the truth that we  are not just the bodies we assume ourselves to be.  We are so much more. We are spirit and the essence of the mighty intelligence that guides and controls the universe. We are not only part of that intelligence... we are it.

How could there be "problems" if we knew who we were?

How could we be jotting down problems on a problem list if we truly recognized that?  How could we be entering problem competitions with one another if we knew that? How could we be collecting grievances, resisting and struggling against what is? How could we be so petty, so selfish, so troubled? How could we be afraid if we knew what we were?  And how could we put so much of our energy into defending  and attacking, grasping and clinging, violating and  hurting each other and the planet in the way we do if we owned that truth?  

Is it Blasphemous to Accept Peace?

Yet, for the sake of not being blasphemous and offending the belief structures (be they cultural, religious, familial or personal) that surround us and falsely protect us...we push away that truth...even if it would serve us, each other and the world better to own it.  We push away Truth when we do this; we push away God and we push away peace.

All this complexity is but a desperate attempt not to recognize the problem, and therefore not to let it be resolved. If you could recognize that your only problem is separation, no matter what form it takes, you could accept the answer because you would see its relevance. ACIM-W-79: 6: 1

 

Accept the Answer

We need to accept that the solution to our suffering can not be found by manipulating our outside worlds or by hiding in fear from it.  The solution comes with seeing that our problem lies in our minds and it is there we must go.  It is in our minds we falsely perceive separation, leading to endless suffering, and it is in our minds where we can find the truth that can set us free.  We can never be separated from our Source...no matter what ego tries to get us to believe. We are a part of it.  We are it.

Let us be determined not to collect grievances today.  let us be determined to be free of problems that do not exist.  The means is simple honesty.  Do not deceive yourself about what the problem is, and you must recognize it has been solved. ACIM-W-80:7:1-4

All is well!

 

ACIM(2007) A Course in Miracles: Combined Volume. Workbook: Lessons 71-80. Foundations For Inner Peace.

Andersen, Uell S.. Three Magic Words . BN Publishing. Kindle Edition.

 

 
OOPS!

 I am experiences some challenges deleting this massive space that follows...but it is not a problem!!! lol

Think of it as the shunyata...the empty and vast spaciousness on which the thoughts and words emerge.  :)  The more space we are aware of the more awake we become. Aha!

My attempts to eliminate this space are fruitless...What does that say about the background of our experiences ?