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Posted by Eric (yet2b) on May 26, 2000 at 14:11:11:

In Reply to: Care posted by Julian on May 25, 2000 at 02:10:10:

: What do you guys think about expecting miracles?

First, what is miracle?

A Course in Miracles, paraphrased, has a definition that says a miracle is an event in which one's perception becoms attuned to reality. In other words, anything that acts upon my mind so as to restore it to sanity, to seeing things as they are, not as ego wants them to be.

Hearing this causes the ego to suffer and so it wants to argue about what a miracle REALLY is, or it tries to attack the one who conveys the information. But to see this happening, one steps outside of the automatic level of life and one has to wonder, "By what action am I able to seperate from my chain of automatic reactions and actually see them as they occur?" That is the blessing of the miracle.

What people commonly refer to as miracles are only the visual effect. Miracles can have visual effects, but it is not a definite aspect of the miracle. Identifying with the visual results of miracles keeps us from realizing the real miracle when it arrives. We expect a rolls royce, or a lottery win, or clouds parting and trumpets blowing. Some expect cancers to heal, the lame to walk and so on. The real miracle is when a person becomes absolutely clear on his purpose in life and has a living relationship with the source that makes it all possible.

The action of the miracle takes place before the mind's realization of it. Often, the initial effects are uncomfortable. It could be as simple as realizing that one has been an argumentative bully, alienating friends, family and strangers most of one's life and for no meaningful reason at all. At such a moment, a space manifests in one's "routine" and the "bringer of miracles" then has a place to work the miracle. Until that space opens up, one's free will (to dream as one pleases) will not be violated.

So...expect miracles? Sure! They're your birthright! Just don't bother trying to convince the dictatorial ego. It can only understand the miracle when it is touched by it so it can, through direct experience, taste the miracle's trustworthiness.

All this being said and done...come to the present.

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: : What do you guys think about expecting miracles? : First, what is miracle? : A Course in Miracles, paraphrased, has a definition that says a miracle is an event in which one's perception becoms attuned to reality. In other words, anything that acts upon my mind so as to restore it to sanity, to seeing things as they are, not as ego wants them to be. : Hearing this causes the ego to suffer and so it wants to argue about what a miracle REALLY is, or it tries to attack the one who conveys the information. But to see this happening, one steps outside of the automatic level of life and one has to wonder, "By what action am I able to seperate from my chain of automatic reactions and actually see them as they occur?" That is the blessing of the miracle. : What people commonly refer to as miracles are only the visual effect. Miracles can have visual effects, but it is not a definite aspect of the miracle. Identifying with the visual results of miracles keeps us from realizing the real miracle when it arrives. We expect a rolls royce, or a lottery win, or clouds parting and trumpets blowing. Some expect cancers to heal, the lame to walk and so on. The real miracle is when a person becomes absolutely clear on his purpose in life and has a living relationship with the source that makes it all possible. : The action of the miracle takes place before the mind's realization of it. Often, the initial effects are uncomfortable. It could be as simple as realizing that one has been an argumentative bully, alienating friends, family and strangers most of one's life and for no meaningful reason at all. At such a moment, a space manifests in one's "routine" and the "bringer of miracles" then has a place to work the miracle. Until that space opens up, one's free will (to dream as one pleases) will not be violated. : So...expect miracles? Sure! They're your birthright! Just don't bother trying to convince the dictatorial ego. It can only understand the miracle when it is touched by it so it can, through direct experience, taste the miracle's trustworthiness. : All this being said and done...come to the present. : E

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