On one hand, some folk get hung up and turned off by what they identify as Christian terminology in ACIM. On the other hand, others, get hung up and turned off because they're familiar with the words, but don't understand how the Course uses them. The Course uses words like God, Holy Spirit, atonement, forgiveness, altar. etc. But it uses these words in decidedly non-traditional ways.
As you play with the Course, if you can remember one of the insights from the Course itself, that words are symbols of symbols twice removed from reality, it can help you understand the deeper use of these words, what the words point to, the content not the form.
We have only words, spoken and written (excluding body language for this discussion), with which to communicate. When we really get that words, regardless of the words we use, are merely symbols and then try to move beyond the symbols (the form) into what the symbols are pointing to (the content) it will open our world in ways we cannot imagine beforehand.
Don't let the language of ACIM scare you off. The Course uses religious terminology in a non-traditional way. If you can stay with it, look past the form (the word) to the content (what the word is pointing to) your world will open up in unimagined ways.
#acim #acourseinmiracles
No comments:
Post a Comment