A Course In Miracles from My Perspective

May 30th, 2014  Lesson 74   

There is no will but God's.

• Intention:  To recognize that our will and God's will are one.
• Practice: Two 15-minute sessions with eyes closed.  In addition, shorter (2-minute) applications of today's idea every half hour with eyes closed if possible.
• Application: Long sessions -- Begin each session by repeating today's idea in the following form several times, slowly and with firm determination to understand what they mean, and to hold them in mind:
    
  There is no will but God's.  I cannot be in conflict.
   
  

  Then spend several minutes in adding some related thoughts, such as.
    

   I am at peace.

  Nothing can disturb me.  My will is God's

  My will and God's are one.

  God wills peace for His Son.

  
  
• Application: Short session -- Begin each session by repeating today's idea in the following form, then spend a minute or two every half an hour, with eyes closed if possible, finding what you seek:
     
  
   There is no will but God's.  I seek His peace today.

• Application:  If conflicting thoughts arise -- Tell yourself immediately:

 There is no will but God's.  These conflict thoughts are meaningless

• Application:  If a conflicting thought is persistent -- Single it out for special consideration.  Think about it briefly but very specifically, identifying the particular person or persons and the situation or situations involved, and tell yourself:

There is no will but God's.  I share it with Him.

My conflicts about _______ cannot be real.

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Insights/comments:

• These are the implications of oneness:  everything is intimately connected to everything else, and despite appearances everything is essentially the same one thing, and furthermore, there can be no room for conflict because there are no differences.  The obvious conclusion is that oneness means peace.  Peace abides in the presence of oneness.
    
• Remembering that God is one and that there is no other, is a technique for looking past illusions, because it reminds us that illusions cannot be real in the presence of oneness.  We can thus be less affected by the apparent presence of illusions, knowing that they are not real.

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Love created us.  Be the light of love and save the world.