--- In Disappearance_of_the_Universe@..., "mstreet"
<mastreet@t...> wrote:
I am listening to Ken's workbook lesson tapes. In lesson 26, "My
attack thoughts are attacking my invulnerability" in chapter 3, in
the first paragraph it says: "The idea for today introduces the
thought that you always attack yourself first."
Then Ken said: "If I perceive you as attacking me, and I react in
that way as if it were true, it is only because I attacked first. In
my mind. This has nothing to do with behavior. That is what that line
at the end of "The Dynamics of the Ego" in chapter 11 says: "If he
speaks not of Christ to you, you spoke not of Christ to him."
"Again we are not talking about what other people are doing. We are
talking about our perception of what other people are doing. And by
this, we mean our interpretation, that they are attacking us. It
doesn't mean that you don't see attack thoughts in other people.
Jesus is seeing attack thoughts in all of his students. It's when you
judge against them, your making them real."
To me, it seems like you would have to be a saint or like Jesus
himself, not to judge against people you perceive as attacking. I
know the Course itself, says, the ego always speaks first, and it is
always wrong. And that everything is basically reducible to love or
fear. Love or a call for love. But is there anyone that is so
constantly right minded that they see it this way all of the time?
Just wondering? Martha
I think it's mainly something to aim for, and pull back to, over
and over when we slip.
If we were perfect we wouldn't be here.
And, of course we continually have to forgive and not attack
ourself.
But Ken is very good at clearly explaining the concepts and
lessons in the course.
I bascially remember them, because of this.
Like content and form and how he said "you can read the newspaper
to someone from a content of love and heal" (the form doesn't matter)
Of course, coming from a content of love, you would have love in
your own mind,(and be healed) and regardless of what you were
reading, would "see only love" in others.
The newspaper would just be a prop.
~ Carrie
