Power of Now - C9 Flashcards
The basic ego patterns are designed to com___ its own deep seated fe___ and sense of la___.
The basic ego patterns are designed to combat its own deep seated fear and sense of lack.
The basic ego patterns are res__________, con____, po___, gr___, de_____, at_____.
The basic ego patterns are resistance, control, power, greed, defense, attack.
Even if you live totally alone, you still create your own dra___. When you feel sorry _____________________, that’s drama. When you feel gu_____ or anx_____, that’s drama. When you let the pa___ or fut___ obscure the pre______, you are creating ti___, psychological ti___ — the stuff out of which dr____ is made. Whenever you are not hon______ the present mo_____ by allowing it t__ b__, you are creating dr____.
But even if you live totally alone, you still create your own drama. When you feel sorry for yourself, that’s drama. When you feel guilty or anxious, that’s drama. When you let the past or future obscure the present, you are creating time, psychological time — the stuff out of which drama is made. Whenever you are not honoring the present moment by allowing it to be, you are creating drama.
When you live in complete acc__________ of wh___ ___, that is the end of all dr____ in your life.
When you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in your life.
As long as you are in the physical dimension and linked to the collective human psyche, physical pain — although rare — is still possible. This is not to be confused with suffering, with men___-emot______ pain. All suffering is ego-cre_____ and is due to res_________. Also, as long as you are in this dimension, you are still subject to its cyc______ na_____ and to the law of im_____________ of all things, but you no longer perceive this as “bad” — it ju___ ___.
As long as you are in the physical dimension and linked to the collective human psyche, physical pain — although rare — is still possible. This is not to be confused with suffering, with mental-emotional pain. All suffering is ego-created and is due to resistance. Also, as long as you are in this dimension, you are still subject to its cyclical nature and to the law of impermanence of all things, but you no longer perceive this as “bad” — it just is.
Nobody can even have an argument with you, no matter how hard he or she tries. You cannot have an argument with a fully conscious person. An argument implies identification with your mind and a mental position, as well as resistance and reaction to the other person’s position. The result is that the polar opposites become mutually energized. These are the mechanics of unconsciousness. You can still make your point clearly and firmly, but there will be no reactive force behind it, no defense or attack. So it won’t turn into drama. When you are fully conscious, you cease to be in conflict. “No one who is at one with himself can even conceive of conflict,” states A Course in Miracles. This refers not only to conflict with other people but more fundamentally to conflict within you, which ceases when there is no longer any clash between the demands and expectations of your mind and what is.
Nobody can even have an argument with you, no matter how hard he or she tries. You cannot have an argument with a fully conscious person. An argument implies identification with your mind and a mental position, as well as resistance and reaction to the other person’s position. The result is that the polar opposites become mutually energized. These are the mechanics of unconsciousness. You can still make your point clearly and firmly, but there will be no reactive force behind it, no defense or attack. So it won’t turn into drama. When you are fully conscious, you cease to be in conflict. “No one who is at one with himself can even conceive of conflict,” states A Course in Miracles. This refers not only to conflict with other people but more fundamentally to conflict within you, which ceases when there is no longer any clash between the demands and expectations of your mind and what is.
Through allowing the “isness” of all things, a deeper dimension underneath the play of opposites reveals itself to you as an abiding presence, an unchanging deep stillness, an uncaused joy beyond good and bad. This is the joy of Being, the peace of God.
Through allowing the “isness” of all things, a deeper dimension underneath the play of opposites reveals itself to you as an abiding presence, an unchanging deep stillness, an uncaused joy beyond good and bad. This is the joy of Being, the peace of God.
