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kozi
DIR By: kozi
Date: October 21, 2014, 1:29 pm
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Dear Jed,
I haven’t done many extensive spiritual searches on different
area of spirituality or belief systems like some of the people
on your forum. However, I have read lots of self help books and
to name some: Eckhart Tolle, Dr. Wayne Dyer and Deepak Chopra
and on. I took a few glimpse of Buddhism but not further
embarked on it. About a year ago, one of my friend gave me a
book called “A Course in Miracle” to read it. I began reading it
and couldn’t understand what it is talking about. I was so eager
to know so I searched for any books that would help me
understand it. I read some of them and helped me a little bit
what ACIM is all about. One day, I watched a YouTube video and
heard the person talking about a website called “Liberation
Unleashed.” I visited the website and watched an interview of
the two women who found the website. In the interview they
mentioned your name and how you inspired them to found the
website and to help others. I immediately searched your name and
found your books. I purchased them and read all of them. I was
so completely baffled by what you said about life in general
that I have never heard on those years while I was reading those
self help or new age books.
Here are my questions: You said, in your books, there is no
“self”, and you also said Maya or Ego is a false self and it’s
the architect of delusions. If there is no self, where is this
false self come into picture or how is this Maya’s delusions
express itself without the self?
If there is no “self” or no “I”, are we instruments for life to
express itself in any way it wants and we have no say so on the
matter? I ask this since you said we have no free will at all.
If we have no say so and life does whatever it wants, what is
the purpose of waking up? Is it to know the games life is
playing so we can play it together peacefully without fighting
it?
Thank you,
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Re: kozi
DIR By: Jed McKenna
Date: October 21, 2014, 11:39 pm
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Dear Kozi:
Welcome to the forum. I will answer your questions below, as
best I can.
Here are my questions: You said, in your books, there is no
“self”, and you also said Maya or Ego is a false self and it’s
the architect of delusions. If there is no self, where is this
false self come into picture or how is this Maya’s delusions
express itself without the self?
If there is no “self” or no “I”, are we instruments for life to
express itself in any way it wants and we have no say so on the
matter? I ask this since you said we have no free will at all.
If we have no say so and life does whatever it wants, what is
the purpose of waking up? Is it to know the games life is
playing so we can play it together peacefully without fighting
it?
STOP, I said to myself. There are no answers... I repeat to
myself. What's left of my mind is grinding away for something
that will satisfy you. I sense you are fairly intelligent and
perhaps analytic. Sorry bout that.
Your mind is the block to understanding, but it's something that
has to be pacified, put back to sleep so you can see what is,
not what you want to 'is'.
Let's start this way, tell me what you are experiencing right
now as you sit there and read this. This is back to basics. I
want you grounded before we do anything more. Forget all
previous b.s. (It's all b.s.).
Feedback?
Love ya, Jed.
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Re: kozi
DIR By: kozi
Date: October 22, 2014, 1:53 pm
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What I am experiencing right now reading this is a feeling of
being dumb, stupid and unintelligent even though you said you
sense I am intelligent which I am not. I completely understand
what you said that my “mind is the block to understanding.”
Where or in which area the block is I don’t know.
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Re: kozi
DIR By: Jed McKenna
Date: October 23, 2014, 1:37 am
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Dear Kozi:
I ask this for you, not me. How do you know you are dumb and/or
stupid. Just a vague 'feeling' is not of any use to me.
Specifics please. Have a close look.
Love ya, Jed
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Re: kozi
DIR By: kozi
Date: October 27, 2014, 3:16 pm
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Hi Jed,
I don’t know for sure if I am dumb or stupid. Ever since I was
introduced to ACIM (which I didn’t understand it at all) a year
and half ago, I changed my gear from self help books to
exploring different area of learning such as reading your books.
The reason I said I feel like I am dumb is I have more questions
than answers and also have difficulty understanding the concept
of this new spiritual teaching. Maybe I am hard on myself and
demanding myself to understand and get some answers quickly in
the area where I have difficulty comprehending. Do you have any
suggestion what I need to do or read before I try so hard to
understand highly advanced books such as yours?
Thank you Jed,
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Re: kozi
DIR By: kozi
Date: October 27, 2014, 3:48 pm
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Hi Jed,
Right after I posted to answer some question for you, I read the
posting you did, "Jed's rant", about what to do before posting.
I found it to be useful. I will re-read it again and follow it.
Thanks again,
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