Problem and Solution
adapted from the prologue to Brent Haskell's The Other Voice
My Problem: I am stuck in a world of unhappiness, suffering and death, in which not one of my conscious thoughts means anything. [Separation]
Lessons 4, 10, 15, 45 and T-3.IV.2:1-2
Solution: See my problem, then train my conscious mind to see the real world by opening to awareness of the truth and seeking a different way of looking at other people and a different vision of what I am. [Return to union]
C-1.7.1-5
I train my mind by:
1. Increasing my awareness of the truth of God, for example, by reading
A Course in Miracles and feeling quiet resonance within.
2. Communing with Holy Spirit (Jesus, God, Self, Inner Teacher)
(a) Entering into silence by letting go of all my thoughts and W-pI.189.7:1-5
(b) Choosing to listen with an open heart to the Holy Spirit, with anticipation of accepting a new vision of who I am and of accepting a new awareness of the real world.
W-pI.131.10.3
3. Forgiving - I become aware of and let go of my conscious (ego attack) thoughts relative to someone, calm myself, go within, and ask the Holy Spirit for another way to see them, trusting it will occur.
Miracle - An event that is inexplicable by the laws of nature and is therefore supernatural in origin or an act of God.