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JOURNEY BEYOND
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A companion to the Workbook of The Course Written by Brent Haskell ILLNESS (Part B) So I said in the lesson, "Only salvation can be said to cure." (L 140) If you have chosen some symptom, however minor, And if you choose to use the power of your thinking (And powerful it is indeed) To make that SYMPTOM go away, You are still living within, and valuing, this world of illusion. And you are not yet free of your conflict. You only seem to be free if you equate, incorrectly no less, The absence of illness with the presence of truth within. So be careful, as you deal with your illness, Not to attempt only to free yourself of your SYMPTOMS. For that but keeps you in this world of illusion. The only real cure for your illness, The only real cure for the problems of this world, Is your forgiveness. And your forgiveness ultimately means realizing That none of this world is of any value whatsoever. In that realization you become free. It should be clear by now. If you value something, then what you value you will see; And what you value you automatically equate with yourself. For that is simply what valuing means. And the fear that it will disappear, Which is the fear that YOU will disappear, Is the belief in your own death, And the wish for the same. All of this shall pass away. Even you, in your thinking, know that. When you value any of it, All the while knowing it shall pass away, You are creating your own death, And the fear of the same. Once again, your forgiveness is nothing more than The realization that there is nothing here to value. So when you perceive yourself to be ill, When you perceive yourself to be in pain, Know within that your illness is nothing more than a reflection, A validation that you are valuing something here, Within this world. When you go beyond the valuing of this world, Truly there will no longer be illness. You will no longer need the experience of pain. For pain is just a reflection of your fear. So for those of you who have chosen illness in whatever form, From severe chronic pain, to occasional discomfort, To the slightest allergy or sniffle, You have chosen an easy way. Because, in your wisdom, you are presenting yourself With evidence that you are valuing this world. And your symptoms are merely the reminder of your valuing. As you come to know that this is so, Try, as best you can, over and over, To come back to the realization that you are Spirit, That you are free, That you are not a body. Try to realize that your mind, in its reality, Holds only the thoughts you think with God. As you become still within, and attempt to let go of your fear, Which you do by focusing on the thoughts you think with God, Then the fear will pass away. It will not pass away because you have fought it, Or struggled against it. It will pass away because you have simply LET IT GO. You will not have let go of your fear through struggle. But you will have let it go Because you have chosen something more precious, Indeed, something that IS worth valuing. What you will have chosen Is the thoughts you think with God. And your forgiveness frees you from the belief That any of the thoughts you think with God Are centered here upon earth. For indeed, nothing here is to be valued. Lest your mind wander into conflict, Be aware that you can walk this earth in peace, In love, and in joy, Without valuing anything here. In the absence of your valuing You shall BE without fear, In total safety, without illness, And without your own death, Until such time as you might choose to move on, And to change form. To walk this earth thusly shall be your goal. And that shall be a form of your salvation. There is much more, beyond, of which I cannot even speak, For you could not understand. Be content to know that you are blessed, And you are free, as the Son of God. There are those of you who have not chosen A great deal of illness, Who have not chosen a great deal of pain. Do not mistake that for the absence of your valuing. Rather, your job is, perhaps, more difficult. If you have what you call a "good" body, Which behaves well for you, And lets you do the things you want to do, It becomes far easier to value those things, And to want to keep them. But as we have said, In your valuing you create fear, And the belief in your own death. So you have chosen a variation on the path to salvation. What you can do, then, since you seldom choose pain, Is be diligent and look carefully at that which brings you joy. And if that which seems to bring you joy Is dependent upon something of this earth, So that your joy would pass away If the earth should pass away, Then let that be your illness. Realize that when you find joy in what this earth offers you, Then to the point that you value it, That shall be your illness. For it WILL lead you, eventually, to pain. Because it too shall pass away. You can learn this by being aware of your thinking. If you find joy in something of the earth, And you find yourself able, within that joy, To experience it IN THAT MOMENT, in that instant, Then you are free. But if there is the slightest fear, the slightest worry, Of whether you will be all right When the source of that joy passes away, Then know that you are valuing, And are bringing about, Just as in the case of illness, Your own death. Above all, do not be deceived into thinking that Because you are not ill, you are free of the valuing. This issue is very important for you to be aware of. It IS an issue of thinking. And even the thinking shall pass away. In the time when you no longer think, Your valuing will not even be an issue, And you will BE totally free. You do not even have to struggle against your valuing. For it WILL go away, in the same way That everything of this earth will pass away. Be aware that I have merely given you concepts For you to apply your thinking to. Such application of your thinking Shall help you to move beyond it. But whether you choose to follow these suggestions or not, You are absolutely safe, and absolutely loved. So the issue is not your illness. The issue is not the absence of your illness. The issue is that your freedom comes From not valuing that which is valueless. Your freedom comes from realizing That there is nothing in this world Which you can want enough to value, Or to desire that it BE yourself. In the absence of your valuing, You will become truly free to walk this earth For as long as you wish, In joy, and in love. And all your brothers will see that joy shining in your face, And in your eyes. They will perhaps seem to be confused by some of it. But at the deepest level of what you are, There is only Oneness, There is only the One Self. And they will know of your experience. As you truly cease to value anything of this earth, As you come to the joy that lies in knowing That you are totally free of anything here, Because you ARE Spirit, Because you ARE the Son of God, Because you ARE co-creator with God, Then you are truly free. Your brothers will sense in you that freedom. And you will truly be one of the saviours of the world. Blessings upon you all. That is all. (Continuation of Part A) http://home.comcast.net/~rickshaw4/Illness1.pdf
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