Class: Becoming the Observer
Class summary: Answers three questions (1) What is God’s purpose? (2) Anonymous: Why do some spiritually enlightened people not “lay their body aside gently?” (3) Sarah: Is the practice of “noticing” in Buddhism the same as the Course’s practice of forgiveness? And the last part of class is a 30-minute recording of a private session with Lyla where she asks: How do I become the observer? I’d like to thank Lyla for giving me permission to include this in class.
Time of class: 1:33:31
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on Sunday, January 24th, 2010 at 5:31 pm.
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January 27th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
The decision maker, when it’s not judging becomes an Observer. The decision maker when it’s judging becomes a frightened and terrified ego.
The way you wake up– the dreamer chooses to enact events with the dream figure that will seemingly wake up the dream figure, but it’s really the dreamer.. The example, I’m going to have myself being chased by a bear, and when the terror gets too great, I’m going to pop my eyes open and say ‘enough of that’. So it feels like when you’re being chased by a bear it’s a really terrible thing but it’s actually wonderful. It’s the decision maker saying “I don’t want this any more.” So just know, it could be the next step, or the next step, or the next step where you accept the Holy Instant of all holy instants.
Thanks also for the portions about laying your body aside gently.. or actually ‘living’ gently.. and for Sarah’s question about Buddhism and the answer Monk gave. Our resistance can show up in a myriad of insidious ways. One of those ways can become looking for another path that might seem more gentle.. I’m considering going with “30 days to Enlightenment by Sesame Street’s Bert and Ernie”. Definitely seems more gentle…
I love you, and with gratitude for Lyla today,
Love,
Mother
P.S. Thank you Monk