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Lesson 219: Review of Lesson 199: I am not a body. I am free.

Reframe: I am more than form; I am inherently free.

Suggested Practice:

Overall Approach to the Review of Lessons 181-200:

“Besides the time you give morning and evening, which should not be less than fifteen minutes, and the hourly remembrances you make throughout the day, use the idea as often as you can between them. ³Each of these ideas alone would be sufficient for salvation, if it were learned truly. ⁴Each would be enough to give release to you and to the world from every form of bondage, and invite the memory of God to come again. …

“These practice sessions … are centered round a central theme with which we start and end each lesson. ²It is this:

³I am not a body. ⁴I am free.
⁵For I am still as God created me.

Special thought for today’s Lesson: 

199: I am not a body. I am free.

³I am God’s Son. ⁴Be still, my mind, and think a moment upon this. ⁵And then return to earth, without confusion as to what my Father loves forever as His Son. (ACIM, W-219.1:3-6)

A more inclusive version might be:

I am a Child of God. Be still, my mind, and think a moment upon this. And then return to earth, without confusion as to who my Creator loves forever as Their Child.

⁶The day begins and ends with this. ⁷And we repeat it every time the hour strikes, or we remember, in between, we have a function that transcends the world we see. ⁸Beyond this, and a repetition of the special thought we practice for the day, no form of exercise is urged, except a deep relinquishment of everything that clutters up the mind, and makes it deaf to reason, sanity and simple truth.(ACIM, W-rVI.in.1:1–3:8)

“…Permit no idle thought to go unchallenged. ³If you notice one, deny its hold and hasten to assure your mind that this is not what it would have. ⁴Then gently let the thought which you denied be given up, in sure and quick exchange for the idea we practice for the day.”

“When you are tempted, hasten to proclaim your freedom from temptation, as you say:”

This thought I do not want. ³I choose instead _____________

“And then repeat the idea for the day, and let it take the place of what you thought.” (ACIM, W-rVI.in.5:1–6:4)

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Message

Like all the review lessons in this series, this one includes a special thought. While I understood the first sentence, the second one confused me—ironically, since it says: And return to earth, without confusion as to what my Father loves forever as His Son. The word “what” threw me off grammatically.

When I replaced “what” with “who,” it made more sense—though I still felt the need to reword it in my own mind. Of course that change assumes I interpreted the sentence correctly, but at least then the meaning went from something my brain understood to having an emotional connection with it.

Here’s how I understand it. The practice invites us to embrace the idea that we are God’s Son, a Child of God. We’re asked to be still and ponder that for a moment, then return to our human selves with the knowing that God/Universe/Source/Father infinitely loves us.

As I did the practice, I felt my consciousness expand far beyond my body. Adding the recognition that I am a Child of God gave me a sense of belonging to something greater than my ego self. Beyond that, I find it hard to put into words. When I became aware of my body again, I noticed how limiting human form feels.

My challenge—our challenge—is to regularly remind myself of that expanded feeling while going about my day in this body. Remembering that I am more than this body, that I am unconditionally loved, and that I am still as God created me—these are the gift that keep on giving.

“Imagine dialing up J.C. and asking him what he really meant when he said ‘All these things you can do and even greater’ ?”
— “The Course in Miracles Experiment” by Pam Grout

Blessings & Peace,

Maureen,
The Mandala Lady

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