Class: Still Waiting
Class summary: Answers questions from the Oratory concerning running to a distraction to escape from the love of Jesus, as well as what “waiting for the fear to abate” means. Clarifies the forgiveness process of looking, waiting, and judging not.
Time of class: 1:55:37
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June 27th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Jamie,
Said through my puppet, Peppermint Patty – “Jamie, amazing class! You are the best teacher ever. I only listen to you!” :-) Just kidding.
Seriously, amazing class! Sorry my trashy novel question spurred so much controversy.
Adam Lambert forever!
-S
June 27th, 2009 at 10:50 am
I completely agree with Sarah, what a class!!!, I think now we have a very clear idea of what forgivess is. Now I can grasp the looks, WAITS, and judges not. Also think we learned a lot from her question. Is this is the place where I can strongly recommend your classes to all monks in the Monastery? I think this blog and your classes are a gift Jesus is giving us through you. He wants us to understand his Course and now you are the means he is using. Thank you so much.
January 5th, 2010 at 8:30 pm
Really enjoyed this class, Monk. The wonderful explanations of what looking, waiting, and judging not is.. Like that you said, “one can practice the Course for 20 years and still scratch their head and say “What is forgiveness again?”.. Our resistance is THAT strong.
Ken quote: “Forgiveness doesn’t mean that your heart is filled with sweetness and light. Forgiveness means that you forgive yourself because your heart is filled with evil, darkness, sin and murder.” and “Being a good Course student is recognizing your thoughts that are dark, of sin and fear.”
I appreciate that you keep me focused on this. It is so easy to think of the term ’spiritual’ to mean all sweetness and light, or you’re failing. I love being reminded that we are really on a journey through our beliefs in our HORRIBLENESS… however false they may be, we still believe in them.
I also loved this statement:
“Forgiveness is looking at how much we LOVE pain, guilt and fear.. we embrace it, and are attracted to it. We get afraid of love and run into the ego’s arms.”
I am grateful for each and every sentence and line you tell me that helps me practice what the Course says… and not what I have made it out to be…
Love,
Mother