One of the biggest secrets we strive to keep is a sense of independence and dignity. The concept or sensation that you are crucial in some special way, that you are loved by a special person, that someone is giving you special attention, these are some of the ego’s very subtle secrets. We are trying to hide our Divine Self and are playing all these varied games, which look to be very disturbing. It is quite depressing and it really doesn’t go anywhere, so we try to get scraps of special love, attention and acclaim to prop ourselves up.
We toil so hard at becoming “better people”, at acquiring greater intelligence and more skills. We want to be liked more and be more well-known. The entire self-help industry is focused on improving the self so you can turn into a better you. That is another trick we secretly engage on ourselves, thinking we have to keep spinning our wheels trying to grow into better. This self-improvement game is another secret we can to learn to let go of. It is very calming when you start to grasp that you do not have to turn into any better than you currently are. You were made perfect. It is not through self-improvement that you find tranquility but through self-acceptance.
As I collaborated with A Course in Miracles, I could see that there was a fear of divine love in my mind. I realized this was the ego’s dread of losing itself. The ego is afraid of being exposed and being seen as a puff of nothingness. That is the dread of intimacy. We discuss about this terror in relationships, which is sometimes depicted as fear of sexual intimacy, but it is really a terror of dropping our persona, our mask of distinctiveness. It is the fear of getting swept away by a glorious love, a love so strong that none of us can even fathom something as glorious and potent!
For me, those are the big secrets, because it doesn’t start off with this great awareness. It always starts with feeling like you have done something incorrect, whether you’ve pleasured yourself, taken something, mistreated an individual, or there is something in your mind that you have deemed as so hideous that you don’t even want to confront it, you just want to forget about it and push it out of consciousness.
Underneath all those recollections and thoughts, is the belief that we are separated. This is the “secret” we hide. It really is an unattainable belief, but we assume that it is true; We have judged it as horrific and have pushed it out of awareness. All unconscious guilt comes from this belief in separation. And as you really provide yourself over to the miracle, you feel all those hidden beliefs and secrets are being washed away and you finally confront this hidden belief in separation!
Please, share any thoughts and remarks with me below, I’d love to hear about your encounter!
This Instant Is Your Marvel brings you tools to invert all fearful thoughts and beliefs. Using these tools makes it feasible to find the complete sense of freedom and peace you’ve always been yearning for.
Click this link if you’d like to order the book!
Read more David Hoffmeister ACIM blog posts like this.
Would you like to receive our newsletters, inspiring notes, and info on forthcoming events near you? Sign up now!
Discover Jesus’ mystical teachings and in-depth courses of A Course in Miracles complimentary online.
For more info about a course in miracles podcast go to our new webpage