Welcome to Active Meditation.
The Course in Miracles.
Lesson 11.
My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.
We prepare for this exercise by placing our body in a comfortable position so that we won't have to move it for several minutes.
We close our eyes.
We will be opening them up again for this exercise.
We take three deep breaths to relax our mind and body.
The out-breath longer than the in-breath.
And to help relax,
We remove all expression from our face.
Do this now.
Place your body in a comfortable position.
Take three deep breaths and remove all expression from your face.
This is a Course in Miracles.
It is a required Course.
Only the time you take it is voluntary.
Voluntary will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum.
It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time.
The Course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love,
For that is beyond what can be taught.
It does aim,
However,
At removing the blocks to the awareness of love's presence,
Which is your natural inheritance.
The opposite of love is fear.
But what is all-encompassing can have no opposite.
This Course can therefore be summed up very simply in this way.
Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists.
My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.
This is the first idea we have had that is related to a major phase of the correction process.
The reversal of the thinking of the world.
It seems as if the world determines what you perceive.
Today's idea introduces the concept that your thoughts determine the world you see.
Be glad indeed to practice the idea in its initial form,
For in this idea is your release made sure.
The key to forgiveness lies in it.
The practice periods for today's idea are to be undertaken somewhat differently from the previous ones.
Begin with your eyes closed and repeat the idea slowly to yourself.
Then open your eyes and look about,
Near,
And far.
Up and down.
Anywhere.
During the minute or so to be spent in using the idea,
Merely repeat it to yourself,
Being sure to do so without haste and with no sense of urgency or effort.
That's practice.
Repeat to yourself,
My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.
Open your eyes.
Look about,
Near and far,
Up and down.
Anywhere.
Repeat in your mind,
My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.
Close your eyes.
Repeat to yourself,
My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.
To do these exercises for maximum benefit,
The eyes should move from one thing to another fairly rapidly,
Since they should not linger on anything in particular.
The words,
However,
Should be used in an unhurried,
Even leisurely fashion.
The introduction to this idea in particular should be practiced as casually as possible.
It contains the foundation for the peace,
Relaxation,
And freedom from worry that we are trying to achieve.
On concluding the exercises,
Close your eyes and repeat the idea once more,
Slowly,
To yourself.
Three practice periods today will probably be sufficient.
However,
If there is little or no uneasiness and an inclination to do more,
As many as five may be undertaken.
More than this is not recommended.
Once practiced again,
Repeat to yourself,
My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.
Open your eyes.
Look about.
Repeat to yourself.
Repeat in your mind.
My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.
Close your eyes.
Repeat to yourself.
My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.
Let's return to our regular waking state of thoughts,
Feelings,
And actions,
To time and space.
Take a few deep breaths to help establish the waking state.
Return fully alert,
Comfortable in all instruments of awareness,
With a heightened awareness of our environment and the knowledge,
I am aware.
I am.
Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists.
Wherein lies the peace of God.
