To Value Suffering Or Kindness

[Rushia Ramp]

As students from the Course in Miracles (ACIM), we rarely create a list of that which you value in addition to then, we most certainly will not admit to locating value in fear, guilt, anxiety, attack, judgment, punishment, discomfort and suffering. Such madness is prized first and foremost because we're feeling we deserve punishment. Consider the song, "Amazing Elegance" having a line, "That saved a wretch at all like me." According the ego, we are this kind of poor, unhappy, wretched and contemptible person (a wretch), i.e., guilty and for that reason worth punishment. A barrage of attacks maintains this illusion and for that reason why this program states attack ought to be relinquished entirely (T-7.Mire.1) since it is in the ego to determine value in suffering. We keep that which you value.

 

The word symbol definition for "value" is, "The regard that something happens to deserve the importance, worth or effectiveness of something a course in miracles book." Honestly, many of us value the ego which is characteristics. Within the finish, it's what "saves" us within the vengeful God. Not to mention the ego may also be what mentioned (therefore we believed) that God is vengeful. It's both sides of the gold gold coin.

 

Harm could be the outcomes of judgment. It is the dishonest act that follows a dishonest thought. It is a verdict of guilt upon a brother, and so on yourself (M-4.IV.1).

 

There's sufficient material within the program as well as the writings of Kenneth Wapnick to substantiate judgment since the apparent cause leading right to caused by discomfort, suffering and anxiety, i.e., harm. There are 2 Training (281 and 330) on not harming ourselves today plus a video by Wapnick concentrating on the same title. Wapnick's video explains very eloquently the reason this program is making over these training additionally to tying together the concept in the Course. I'll summarize the key factor points.

 

Harm could be the choice for the wrong teacher - the teacher of judgment, the teacher of guilt - the ego. Harm means option to maintain the separation inside the mind by selecting to value guilt because we're feeling we sinned against God and Paradise. We still see (value) variations and separation and for that reason we must value special love and special hate relationships to fulfill our special needs.

 

To describe the reason, special love meets our needs after we see individual’s needs and special hate is ideal for those who deny our perceived needs. Both require judgment of others (meeting or else meeting need) nevertheless the judgment is first on ourselves about individuals needs, for example. Inside the illusion, there's lack and for that reason needs. We value that which you result from others (laws and regulations and rules of chaos which govern all illusions T-23.II.20). We are ready to harm (judge, attack) others to acquire individuals needs met because you only have everything you take.