You see, Waking up isn’t about getting back into the Garden of Eden. It’s about getting back before the Garden of Eden, before the mist arose from the ground, before the whole story of an existence separate from God began, or seemed to begin. No matter what great religious books you read, you will find attempts to account for existence. And so you will find a Creation story. The clearest account of Creation is in these words: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” So, that means the Word wasn’t you. And that means that you are the Word That Is God. It means that you are God in action, in Presence, in Being, right now. And that’s what Waking up is the discovery of. A Course In Miracles (reference pages) Chapter 2 – THE SEPARATION AND THE ATONEMENT Section – THE ORIGINS OF SEPARATION And Section – THE ATONEMENT AS DEFENSE First Edition – p. 15 / Second Edition – p. 18 ~excerpt from ACIM Study Group with Raj/Jesus October 2002 conducted by the Northwest Foundation for ACIM excerpt from Trish's facebook page CREATION AS DESCRIBED IN THE BIBLE RELATIVE TO ''A.COURSE IN MIRACLES'' |