✴︎【Miracle Note 14】The Madness of Trying to Give Meaning

The very act of trying to understand is a trap

Last time, the words I quoted from ACIM were these.

“That is all the world of the ego is.”
That is all the world of the ego is.

“Nothing.”
Nothing.

“It has no meaning.”
It has no meaning.

“It does not exist.”
It does not exist.

But you know, the very act of "trying to understand" this world in the first place might be the trap.

ACIM says even more:

“You cannot make the meaningless meaningful.”
You cannot make the meaningless meaningful.

“This can only be an insane attempt.”
This can only be an insane attempt.

Trying to understand this world by saying,
“There must be some meaning,”
“There must be a lesson in this,”
“It’s for the growth of my soul,”
that very attempt to understand justifies the world of the ego.

Trying to make suffering "meaningful."
Trying to make endurance "noble."

That is also an act of keeping something that doesn't exist in existence, isn't it?

The ego whispers skillfully:
“But there are good things, too.”
“The time you spend dreaming is beautiful, isn't it?”
“Everything is connected.”
That is how it uses gentle words to put us back to sleep whenever we are about to approach the truth.
And so, people continue to live in this world of illusion while remaining asleep.

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Children who feel that something is wrong

But now, more children are realizing that this world is strange.
They are the children called "non-attenders" (futoko).

Now that the term "non-attender" exists, we live in an era where children themselves can know that such a choice exists.
And in fact, the number of children choosing not to go to school is increasing.
I think this is, in a sense, a ray of hope.

Of course, the individuals themselves must be going through a very tough time, and they are often misunderstood by the adults around them.
Even so, I think the sensitivity to be able to feel that "something is wrong" is truly amazing.

Shouldn't we adults, who live by repeating the same things just for the sake of "making a living," stop and think for a moment?

Hey.
Are you really okay with that?

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Lesson 11 — Realizing that you are "looking at a meaningless world"

Let me touch upon Lesson 11 of the Workbook.

“My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.”
My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.

In this lesson, ACIM clearly shows the "reversal of inside and outside" for the first time.

It is not the world that makes us, but our thoughts that make the world.

In other words, the world is not the cause, but the result.
The cause lies within our "mind."
Realizing this is the beginning of forgiveness.

Closing your eyes is to notice what is inside.
Opening your eyes is to see the thoughts projected onto the outside world.

Both are the same thing.
They are images of the mind.

“My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.”

In this way, little by little, the way you see the world changes.

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That's all for today.
Thank you for reading.
See you later.