How do I release a problem if I feel it was of my own making ? Q #906: I have been a Course student for many years. I know to turn problems over to the Holy Spirit in my mind and to ask the Holy Spirit to change my mind about the problem rather than change the form of the problem. But I am having a challenge with releasing a perceived problem that I created. How do I let it go if I feel responsible for it? I am truly tired of playing this game. A: It is very common for Course students who have understood intellectually that guilt is not real and recognized how guilty they feel, to develop guilt about feeling guilty. This is just another clever ploy of the ego to insure it remains intact and in control. As A Course in Miracles says, “The ego seeks to resolve its problems, not at their source, but where they were not made. And thus it seeks to guarantee there will be no solution.” (T.17.III.6:1,2) You dont want to deny your guilt, let it go, or make it go away. You simply want to observe it. Watching the egos vicious judgment without judgment is the way to learn that you are not the ego and thus not guilty. Remember, no matter how long you study the Course or how often you ask the Holy Spirit for help, your ego does not change. It is the voice of guilt and will always seek to convince you that your guilt is real and justified. What does change is your ability to take the egos voice less seriously and to listen to the Holy Spirit instead (which is, after all, the one thing the Son of God needed to do in the original instant when the tiny mad idea occurred). So again, dont despair about having feelings of guilt; just watch them. Eventually when the ego screams at you (yet again) that youve made an awful mess and should feel good and guilty about it, youll be able to just gently smile at your ego as you think, “There it goes again.” When you truly look with the Holy Spirits Love at whatever problem you feel responsible for, youll think something like, “Well of course I did that silly thing, thats what egos do.” In that place of love, youll understand the fear that must have caused your ego to act up and youll automatically know what words to say or actions to take (if any) to bring a loving resolution to the perceived problem. facimoutreach.org/qa/questions/questions181.htm#Q906
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:20:58 +0000