Notes on the Text of A Course in - Stephen Wingate

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The ego's "miracle" is to try to fix the problem on the
level of form, in the body and world. The Holy
Spirit's miracle is of the mind, not the body and
world.
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Two minds that share the same purpose of
forgiveness are joined as one. The shared interest of
forgiveness is the first step on the bridge back to the
Atonement.
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Hate is a symptom of fear, and fear is a call for love.
All communication and behavior is either an
expression of love or a call for love — this is the
vision of the Holy Spirit, and ours in the holy instant.
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The ego believes it is made complete in its special
love relationship when its needs are met by its
partner in love; and is made innocent in its special
hate relationship as it projects its guilt onto its
partner in hate. So the ego maintains its separate
existence and believes it is made complete and
innocent in its special relationships — but pays a
heavy price.
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In the holy instant there is no separation, no sin, guilt
or fear; there is no body, no world and no time —
there is only God's peace, love and wholeness.
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Forgiveness is the bridge that leads us from our
perception of the world of separate bodies, to the true
perception of the real world.
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We first give away our true self as Christ, and then
give away our ego-self in the sacrifice of special
relationship, and we call that "love." The value of
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special relationships is in the opportunity they give
us to realize the egregious error we have made in
choosing the insanity of the ego thought system over
the sanity, love and wholeness of the Holy Spirit.
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The little spark is the memory of the love of Christ in
our right mind. The Great Rays refers to the light of
Christ which is our true Identity in Heaven.
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To the ego, the purpose of special relationships is to
gratify the needs of the body, and maintain the ego's
special separate existence. As we cross the bridge
from body consciousness to spirit consciousness, we
are fulfilled in our identity with spirit, and see little
value in special relationships based in the body and
world. In the transition we may temporarily
experience some disorientation.
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"Crossing over" is not the death of the body, but
refers to crossing the bridge in the mind from the
illusory world of separation, to the real world of
wholeness with spirit. From the ego's perspective we
lose everything by gaining the real world. In the real
world we realize we gave up nothing to remember
we are everything.
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Your true creations are love. It is love we seek and
love that calls us Home.
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When we believe we can attain love, peace,
wholeness and joy in the world of bodies, we deny
our true love, peace, wholeness and joy in our
Identity with Christ; and we experience emptiness.
End Chapter Sixteen