Channeling the Force

In the Kingdom, where you are and what you are is perfectly certain. There is no doubt, because the first question was never asked. Having finally been wholly answered, it has never been. Being alone lives in the Kingdom, where everything lives in God without question. The time spent on questioning in the dream has given way to creation and to its eternity. You are as certain as God because you are as true as He is, but what was once certain in your mind has become only the ability for certainty. T-6.IV.7:1-6

A Course in Miracles (p. 229). Foundation for Inner Peace. Kindle Edition. 

The passage above is a very tough one to understand if the reader does not understand the metaphysics of A Course In Miracles. We are a drop of the ocean. When part of the ocean the drop does not question where one is or what one is. The drop is not even aware of its separateness until it divides itself from the ocean. Only then, in its separateness, can the drop ask, “Where am I? What am I?”

In Unitarian Universalism some of us covenant together to affirm and promote the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. In the application of this principle we become aware of our participation in the non dualistic Oneness which is the source of our inherent worth and dignity.

Today it is suggested that we reflect on where we are and what we are. We are stardust congealed into a physical form we call a body. The physical body, though, is not who we are. The physical body is merely the container that channels the Force of the universe.

What is this thing we call life?

Hear, then, the one answer of the Holy Spirit to all the questions the ego raises: You are a child of God, a priceless part of His Kingdom, which He created as part of Him. Nothing else exists and only this is real. You have chosen a sleep in which you have had bad dreams, but the sleep is not real and God calls you to awake. There will be nothing left of your dream when you hear Him, because you will awaken. Your dreams contain many of the ego’s symbols and they have confused you. Yet that was only because you were asleep and did not know. When you wake you will see the truth around you and in you, and you will no longer believe in dreams because they will have no reality for you. Yet the Kingdom and all that you have created there will have great reality for you, because they are beautiful and true. T-6.IV.6:1-8

A Course in Miracles (pp. 228-229). Foundation for Inner Peace. Kindle Edition. 

Wow! What else can be said about this passage?

In Unitarian Universalism some of us covenant together to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person. This inherent worth and dignity arises outside the dream of the ego and is a part of the Kingdom of God which, as the Universalists taught us, is made up of God’s unconditional love for God’s creation.

Today it is suggested that we take some time throughout the day to reflect on the Holy Spirit’s answer to all our questions of what and who we are, what and how we are to do things, and on what things we should put our mind.

Why learn about SQ?

Spiritual intelligence is one of the four types of intelligence along with IQ, PQ, and EQ. Most people don’t even know that it exists although increasingly  many people say that they are not religious but they are spiritual? How spiritually intelligent are you? Join our discussion today.

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Is SQ is a set of skills?

Spiritual Intelligence, as distinct from both spirituality and religion, is a set of skills we develop over time, with practice.

Wigglesworth, Cindy. SQ21: The Twenty-One Skills of Spiritual Intelligence . SelectBooks, Inc.. Kindle Edition. 

Many people have observed that the problem with the concept of spiritual intelligence is that it is difficult to define in measurable terms. For that reason some developmental psychologists have been reluctant to use the term. Cindy Wigglesworth has addressed that concern by defining SQ as a set of 21 skills which can be measured.

If SQ can be measured like IQ, PQ, and EQ then we can assess the level of development of a given individual and the next steps to be taken to grow and develop further. For example, the first skill is “awareness of one's own Worldview.” I sometimes ask people “What makes you tick?” Some people have a thoughtful answer but most seem annoyed, perplexed, confused and will respond, “What are you asking me that for?”

I am asking because I am wondering what your search for truth and meaning has been like in your life and to what extent has it been intentional?

What do you think of the idea that spiritual intelligence can be measured by describing certain skills that a spiritually intelligent person would be competent in?

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Are we using our right mind or our wrong mind?

The ego uses the body to conspire against your mind, and because the ego realizes that its “enemy” can end them both merely by recognizing they are not part of you, they join in the attack together. This is perhaps the strangest perception of all, if you consider what it really involves. The ego, which is not real, attempts to persuade the mind, which is real, that the mind is the ego’s learning device; and further, that the body is more real than the mind is. No one in his right mind could possibly believe this, and no one in his right mind does believe it. T-6.IV.5:1-4

A Course in Miracles . Foundation for Inner Peace. Kindle Edition. 

Another fundamental concept in A Course In Miracles is the “right mind” and the “wrong mind.” The right mind is aligned with the Holy Spirit, the unconditional love of God, while the wrong mind has forgotten its Transcendent Source and thinks that the ego and the body are its true home. As the bumper sticker says, “Don’t believe everything you think.” Thinking that the ego and the body is your real Self is insane.

In Unitarian Universalism some of us covenant together to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person and this inherent worth and dignity comes from our Transcendent Source and is recognized and acknowledged by our right mind.

Today it is suggested that we reflect on whether we are using our right mind or our wrong mind. Our right mind is based on unconditional love and our wrong mind is based on conditional love.

Are we a body with a soul or a soul in a body?

The ego cannot hear the Holy Spirit, but it does believe that part of the mind that made it is against it. It interprets this as a justification for attacking its maker. It believes that the best defense is attack, and wants you to believe it. Unless you do believe it you will not side with it, and the ego feels badly in need of allies, though not of brothers. Perceiving something alien to itself in your mind, the ego turns to the body as its ally, because the body is not part of you. This makes the body the ego’s friend. It is an alliance frankly based on separation. If you side with this alliance you will be afraid, because you are siding with an alliance of fear. T-6.IV.4:1-8

A Course in Miracles . Foundation for Inner Peace. Kindle Edition. 

Many of the passages in A Course In Miracles are dense. They need some unpacking to be understood. The above passage is difficult to understand unless the reader understands the metaphysical model on which the Course ideas are based.

One of the most basic ideas in ACIM is the split between the non dual Oneness of God and the ego which has separated itself from this non dual Oneness. The ego doesn’t even want to recognize and acknowledge the non dual Oneness from which it came because it senses this recognition and acknowledgement as a threat to its existence, which it is. Therefore the ego encourages a belief in the body as its temple but the body is mortal while the non dual Oneness is eternal. So if a person decides to align themself with the body, they will live in fear of its diminishment and loss.

In Unitarian Universalism some of us covenant together to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person. This inherent worth and dignity does not come from the body but from the Divine spark within.

Today it is suggested that we take some time to reflect on what we really are, the body or our spirit which we share with all of creation.

Looking for love in all the wrong places.

You cannot understand the conflict (between the ego and the Holy Spirit) until you fully understand the basic fact that the ego cannot know anything. The Holy Spirit does not speak first, but He always answers. Everyone has called upon Him for help at one time or another and in one way or another, and has been answered. Since the Holy Spirit answers truly He answers for all time, which means that everyone has the answer now. T-6.IV.3:1-4

A Course in Miracles . Foundation for Inner Peace. Kindle Edition. 

The dawning occurs when people hit bottom. They become aware that there must be a better way. The dawning initiates a search for that better way. When a person asks for help,  the Holy Spirit will answer and the person will become aware of what they always have known - that Love is the answer.

In Unitarian Universalism some of us join together to affirm and promote the free and responsible search for truth and meaning. What we are looking for whether we are aware of it or not is Love.

Today it is suggested that we question whether we’ve been looking for love in all the wrong places, in the world of ego. If so, is it time to switch to a different channel, the world of the Holy Spirit?