Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Lesson 25 I do not know what anything is for. Purpose is meaning. Today’s idea explains why nothing you see means anything.     You do not know what it is for. Therefore, it is meaningless to you. Everything     is for your own best interests. That is what it is for; that is its purpose;     that is…

Lesson 24   I do not perceive my own best interests. In no situation that arises do you realize the outcome that would make you     happy. Therefore, you have no guide to appropriate action, and no way of     judging the result. What you do is determined by your perception of the     situation, and that perception…

Chapter 2 III. The Altar of God The Atonement can only be accepted within you by releasing the inner light. Since the separation, defenses have been used almost entirely to defend against the Atonement, and thus maintain the separation. This is generally seen as a need to protect the body. The many body fantasies in…

I. The Origins of Separation To extend is a fundamental aspect of God which He gave to His Son. In the creation, God extended Himself to His creations and imbued them with the same loving Will to create. You have not only been fully created, but have also been created perfect. There is no emptiness…

VI. The Illusion of Needs You who want peace can find it only by complete forgiveness.     No learning is acquired by anyone unless he wants to learn it     and believes in some way that he needs it. While lack does not     exist in the creation of God, it is very apparent in what you     have…

IV. The Escape from Darkness The escape from darkness involves two stages: First, the recognition     that darkness cannot hide. This step usually entails fear. Second,     the recognition that there is nothing you want to hide even if     you could. This step brings escape from fear. When you have become     willing to hide nothing, you will…

II. Revelation, Time and Miracles Revelation induces complete but temporary suspension of doubt and fear. It reflects the original form of communication between God and his creations, involving the extremely personal sense of creation sometimes sought in physical relationships. Physical closeness cannot achieve it. Miracles, however, are genuinely interpersonal, and result in true closeness to…

Today’s readings come from A Course in Miracles and include the Introduction and Chapter 1, I. Introduction: This is a course in miracles. It is a required course. Only the time you take it is voluntary. Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. It means only that you can elect what…

Today’s post is about me trying to learn the same lesson – again. Many of you know that I recently set out on a Law of Attraction experiment (which I admit I have not been practicing very well) about a month ago. The goal was to make an extra $10,000 in the next three months…

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about my big 3-month experiment to attract an extra $10,000. What I didn’t say was WHY I chose that particular amount. A friend and colleague of mine made a comment that just going around wishing for a lot of money isn’t all that affective. I would agree. The…