Lesson 43: God is my Source. I cannot see apart from Him.
The first sentence of Lesson 43 is, “Perception is not an attribute of God.” We have been told, “Knowing is not open to interpretation. You may try to ‘interpret’ meaning, but this is always open to error because it refers to the perception of meaning.” T-3.V.5:1-2
Knowledge and knowing are of God Mind in A Course in Miracles. Interpretation and perception are of ego mind.
God Mind extends creatively. Ego mind projects mis-creatively. The prefix “mis” comes from the Latin “miser” which means miserable, wretched.
Years ago, in answer to my prayer for a customized practice that I would not be able to shirk, the thought came:
Find the origin of your smile and you will find your Source.
That is one way Lesson 43 has played out in my life. Lesson 43 tells us, “God is my Source. I cannot see (or be) apart from Him.” It says, “You cannot see apart from God because you cannot be apart from God.”
Follow the directions of Lesson 43 and my smile prayer and you will discover the same thing:
“Whatever you do you do in Him, because whatever you think, you think with His Mind. If vision is real, and it is real to the extent to which it shares the Holy Spirit’s purpose, then you cannot see apart from God.”
When we sink down and inward, we encounter a reversal of experience. We go from separate interests and the guilt/fear/attack/defense cycle that “protects” separate interests to all-inclusive generosity of heart that clearly springs from the Heart of God.
Remember, the tiny, mad idea called “ego” originated in the Mind of God. Ego cannot sustain itself without God, but God Is and remains God Is without ego. “How mighty can a little feather be before the great wings of truth?” T-19.IV.A.9:1
Lesson 43 suggests we add our own inspired thoughts to the thoughts in the title, and gives examples, such as:
“I see through the eyes of forgiveness. I see the world as blessed. The world can show me myself. I see my own thoughts, which are like God’s.” These are suggestions. Enter your right mind and allow your Inner Light to astonish you with the course-related understanding your deeply Guided thoughts contain.
