Friday, February 22, 2008

A Course In Miracles

A seed from nature
In the mind of man
Under the ray of light
Sprouts a bush in thought
With bud of one rose
Unfolding natures purpose
Her soft pedals undaunted
As her contemporaries trespass
Reflecting the light of God’s sun
Through her beauty in sent
And splendid tenderness in sight
Nothing to learn she already knows
Given to one in return for one
Balanced to be as it was intended
A course in miracles

As illusions go, this book is not a book. It is an experience; rich in philosophy yet simple in message. The best way to read this book is one “thought” per day. Each two to three pages may require 30 minutes as you read each paragraph twice to add to the fullness of its meaning. You discover your creator in nature, and as well as your place in mankind. Closing each reading with a time for purposeful thought allows for a gradual transformation in how one sees the world. You will remember the passage where the miracle occurred for you in just an instant. You will be forever transformed. Your reward a year later is a profound sense of peace; in knowing it is what it is and nothing more or less.

You will first lose all sense of fear, especially the death of your body. You will find complete confidence in who you are and what your purpose is. You will welcome that who you are is found not in the mirror but in the face of your brother. As you cast the light of your newfound peace, you will find a reflecting spark of light in your brother’s eye, making our journey with mankind a journey of One. All this is found by simply making up your mind to do so.

2 comments:

TJ Murphy said...

Inner peace is an interesting idea: is an unconflicted soul a living one?

Paul Murphy said...

I belive your soul conflicted or not, is essentially formless but can find a "house" to rent for what we know is a life time of a human.