Yung Chapter 2 ng A Course in Miracles ay “The Separation and the Atonement.“ Pag-uusapan natin dito yung fundamental error na idea of separation from God, o yung nadiskubre nating “original sin” sa Chapter 1.
At yung correction sa error na yun, yung tinatawag na Atonement – back at one with God (at-one-ment). Eto yung purpose ng miracles, ang pag-shift ng perception natin.
To extend is a fundamental aspect of God which He gave to His Son. ²In the creation, God extended Himself to His creations and imbued them with the same loving Will to create. (ACIM, T-2.I.1:1-2)
“Extend” at “extension,” mga mahalagang terms na gagamitin natin all throughout the course.
Yan ang tamang expression of miracles, as extension of God’s love. Tayong lahat yun.
Dahil extension tayo, katulad rin tayo ng pinagmulan natin. Kung anong puno, siyang bunga.
We are created in the image and likeness of the Creator.
Because of your likeness to your Creator you are creative. ⁶No child of God can lose this ability because it is inherent in what he is, but he can use it inappropriately by projecting. (ACIM, T-2.I.1:5-6)
So like God, creators rin tayo. Natural ability natin yun.
Kaso, pwedeng hindi natin magamit nang tama yung ability na yun.
Imbes na extension, ang ginagawa natin ay “projection.”
The inappropriate use of extension, or projection, occurs when you believe that some emptiness or lack exists in you, and that you can fill it with your own ideas instead of truth. (ACIM, T-2.I.1:7)
Kyah Fred, parang parehas lang ata yun.
Ganun kasi mag-work ang illusion, aakalain mong magka-parehas lang sila pero hindi pala.
Magkaiba ng perception ang extension at projection. Extension ay from being one with God. Projection ay from thinking separate from God. Magkaiba sila ng basis.
Extension ay based sa truth, projection ay based sa lies.
So yun rin ang napo-project, mga lies. Kaya nga ‘di ba ang term ay “original sin”? Yun yung original lie.
Projection is creating lies on top of lies.
⁸This process involves the following steps:
⁹First, you believe that what God created can be changed by your own mind.
¹⁰Second, you believe that what is perfect can be rendered imperfect or lacking.
¹¹Third, you believe that you can distort the creations of God, including yourself.
¹²Fourth, you believe that you can create yourself, and that the direction of your own creation is up to you. (ACIM, T-2.I.1:8-12)
Napansin mo yung first phrase sa bawat sentence? Puro “you believe…”
Puro beliefs. Ano yung sabi natin last time about belief? Ang belief ay thought system based on lies.
Himayin natin yung word para mas obvious: be-lie-f…. Yun oh!
Ano daw yung mga lies na yun?
Una, na mababago natin yung creation ni God. Imbes na created man in the image and likeness of God, ginagawa nating god in the image and likeness of man.
Pangalawa, na hindi tayo perfect. Pag perception natin ay we are the body, mga imperfections at kakulangan talaga ang mapupuna natin.
Pangatlo, na kaya nating ibahin kung pano tayo na-create ni God. Ang pwede lang ma-distort ay yung perception natin, hindi yung creation ni God.
At pang-apat, eto medyo challenging kasi new age thinking ‘to; na kaya nating i-create ang sarili natin. Pwede tayong maging co-creator, kasi extension tayo ni God. Pero si God pa rin ang ultimate Source.
May sariling kuryente ba ang extension cord pag hindi nakasaksak sa main outlet?
We have everything. But we are nothing without God.
These related distortions represent a picture of what actually occurred in the separation, or the “detour into fear.” ²None of this existed before the separation, nor does it actually exist now. (ACIM, T-2.I.2:1-2)
Yown, kaya nagkaron ng fear dahil sa separation.
Pero hindi naman daw talaga nangyari yung separation sa reality. Hindi talaga siya nag-exist, ever.
Nangyari lang siya sa isipan natin as an idea. At naniwala tayo sa idea na yun kaya nagkaron tayo ng belief in separation from God.
The Garden of Eden, or the pre-separation condition, was a state of mind in which nothing was needed. ²When Adam listened to the “lies of the serpent,” all he heard was untruth. (ACIM, T-2.I.3:1-2)
Yung idea na yun pala ang “fruit of knowledge” na kinain ni Adam.
At dahil naniwala sila ni Eve sa lie na separate sila from God, naalis sila sa “Garden of Eden,” which describes a state of consciousness.
³You do not have to continue to believe what is not true unless you choose to do so. ⁴All that can literally disappear in the twinkling of an eye because it is merely a misperception. ⁵What is seen in dreams seems to be very real. (ACIM, T-2.I.3:3-5)
Yung separation ay idea lang. May choice tayo kung maniniwala ba tayo dun o hindi. Pwedeng hindi!
Para lang siyang panaginip. Oo, parang totoo. Pero hindi!
Kaya nating magising sa ating pagkakaidlip at ma-realize na panaginip lang pala.
³Here is the real basis for your escape from fear. ⁴The escape is brought about by your acceptance of the Atonement, which enables you to realize that your errors never really occurred. (ACIM, T-2.I.4:3-4)
Para mawala yung fear, kailangan lang natin i-atone yung “original sin.”
Atone, meaning i-recognize natin yung error at acknowledge natin na hindi naman talaga nagkaroon ng error.
Meaning to say, hindi talaga nagkaron ng “original sin.”
In Tagalog, wala kang kasalanan.
Whatever lies you may believe are of no concern to the miracle, which can heal any of them with equal ease. ²It makes no distinctions among misperceptions. ³Its sole concern is to distinguish between truth on the one hand, and error on the other. (ACIM, T-2.I.5:1-3)
Ke ano pang uri ng kasalanan, mapa-7 deadly sins pa man yan or more, lahat sila ay misperceptions lang – errors in thinking.
At lahat ng error, naitatama. Yun ang purpose ng miracles.
Sabi nga sa principles of miracles at turo sa atin ng course, there is no order of difficulty in miracles.
Truth lang kasi ang kinikilala ng miracles. The rest, waley lang.
Regardless kung maliit o malaki yung error, wala siyang halaga sa miracle.
⁸Peace is an attribute in you. ⁹You cannot find it outside. ¹⁰Illness is some form of external searching. ¹¹Health is inner peace. (ACIM, T-2.I.5:8-11)
May palaisipan ako sa’yo: ano sa palagay mo ang talagang nakakatulong sa tao nitong pandemic, yung vaccine o yung peace of mind na nabibigay pag vaccinated na?
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Yown! Inner peace ang nagpapa-healthy sa atin, hindi mga gamot o kahit anong external solutions.
Kasi walang external solution para sa internal condition.
Health is an internal condition. Nagkakasakit tayo pag hinahanap natin yun from outside of us.
Sickness is “seek-ness.” Kaya ang cure ay to stop seeking.
“Be still and know that I Am God.” Yan yung peace attribute of God in you.
PS: Yung mind tool na ginagamit ko to be still is meditation. Highly-recommended practice ko ‘to in tandem with studying A Course in Miracles.
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