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May this find you well and happy. ********************************* This is Part 4 of your 12 segment weekly email course which you requested on "MIRACLES OF LOVE AND WISDOM based on a Course in Miracles" We are presenting you an number of chapters of this book. If you like the material you are receiving, you will want to get the whole book by Robert Elias Najemy which can be found as a pdf ebook at http://HolisticHarmony.com/ebooks/index.asp May you enjoy and benefit from it. ********************************** CHAPTER XIII OUR EMOTIONS ARE BASED ON OUR FALSE PERCEPTIONS OF REALITY The emotional reality that we experience on a daily basis, is a product of our limited and distorted perception of the world and events around us. We create a personal drama based on our attachments, aversions, fears, expectations and beliefs. Two people experiencing the same objective external reality feel differently because of their programming and previous life experiences. In the previous chapter we discussed how we see a meaningless world, although every event in life has a purpose and our lives do have a definite meaning in this universe. When we do not see this meaning, then we create a great number of emotional experiences (most of them negative) based on our false perception of the events around us. I remember in l976 when my father was assassinated in his office by a student, who had gone crazy. Although I had been on the spiritual path for a few years, I felt a crisis in belief. This seemingly meaningless and crazy act in which an innocent person, who had only the good of that student in mind, was killed by the very person whom he had been trying to help, confused me. Was there chaos in the world? Could someone die by accident, by mistake or by a crazy act? Or was there a Divine Plan which was governing every movement in the universe, in such a way, that all beings would reunite with the one Universal Spirit? Did my Father, as an immortal soul, temporarily visiting the planet earth, decide to leave that day in that way, or was it a mistake? Are there mistakes, or only the unmistakable flow of Divine Law, cause and effect, and the evolutionary process? Through much thinking and meditation, I decided that my father had decided, as a soul, to leave his body on that day, in exactly that way. This message came through clearly in a meditation, and was then confirmed about a year later, when my Mother remembered that, three days prior to the assassination, he was shouting in his sleep to the other professor who was shot and killed with him, "Watch out, he has a gun". This event was known to my father on a subconscious level, although consciously he had no idea of what was going to happen. At the same time in Beirut, during the war, my attention was drawn to the fact that when a bomb fell among a group of people, some were killed, some seriously injured, others only slightly injured, while others were untouched, although they were all at an equal distance from the bomb. This reminded me of the passage in the Bible (Matthew 24:40) in which Christ explains that at the Second Coming, "two men will be working in a field: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind. Two women will be at a mill grinding meal: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind". This statement helps me understand that, although events such as wars, earthquakes, floods, fires and plagues occur on a mass level, what happens to each individual is not accidental or by chance. There is a divine law of cause and effect. Christ expressed this often by saying, "your sins are forgiven", when He healed. In this way, He helped us to understand that our illness, handicaps, and problems are not chance events, but are the product of our past and present ways of thinking and acting. One who understands the purpose of life and the laws of the universe, the immortality of the soul, and the omnipresence of the one universal spirit, experiences a completely different reality from one who does not understand or believe the above. Suppose there are two persons - one who believes the above and one who does not. Suppose that both suddenly experience the death of a close loved one, or the loss of a job, or a divorce, or some serious illness or harm to the body. The one, who does not believe, will feel that a great injustice has been done to him. He will feel hurt, insecurity, fear, resentment, anger and even the need for revenge against some person, or even God. He may hold on to these negative emotions for years and years, perhaps for the remainder of his life, and even into his next life. He will likely become closed and afraid inside (even if he shows the opposite) and interpret every experience of life, from that day on, in terms of that traumatic experience. He may expect more of the same from life, and thus create the same problems over and over again, through his negative beliefs, attitudes and reactions. This negative circle of events will continue, until the individual is forced to investigate the reality of life more deeply and discover the purpose and meaning of his life, and of the events that are occurring to him. The one who believes in his immortal nature, the process of evolution and the Divine Plan, will feel momentarily the sadness of the loss in an unpleasant event, but soon the Truth will restore the balance, clarity and harmony of his mind and he will remember that there is a reason for the event which has occurred. He will do whatever he can to help himself, or others involved, to avoid any unpleasant events, such as separation, illness, loss or death, but he will not have anxiety about the results. He will not fear, or feel anger or injustice, resentment or hatred or revenge, for he will realize that nothing can happen which is outside of the Divine Plan. Not knowing what the Divine Plan for the future is, he will make every effort to change things for what he believes to be the better. But he will be relaxed and at peace with whatever has already happened, for he realizes that there is a reason for its happening. He will realize that these events are lessons and opportunities, designed to exercise his inner physical, emotional, mental and spiritual strength, so that he might grow more and more into the divine being which he really is. In this way he does not fear the death of a loved one, or the loss of a job, or fire, or flood, or earthquake, or separation from anyone, because he realizes that all of this, which is going on in his life, is a temporary drama which will end, and that nothing can really belong to him, or be his forever, because everything is in a constant process of change. Thus the emotions, which he will experience, will be completely different from those experienced by the first one, the unbeliever. OUR PERCEPTIONS CREATE OUR EMOTIONS Our emotions then are a function of our perception of ourselves and the world around us. Our perceptions, however, are based on our beliefs, and thus our emotional reality is subjective and dependent on our beliefs about life. These beliefs are the function of our childhood, and previous life, programming, and thus we are caught in the cage of our past experiences. One who believes he is a mortal body and nothing else, sees a world without meaning, without justice or safety, or protection, or hope. He sees a world in which he is alone, separate, in danger, in which he must protect his needs, desires, interests, self-image, and various attachments, often, unfortunately, at the expense of the others. Such a person sees the waves only and does not realize that they are only temporary manifestations of the one sea. He does not realize that all beings, including himself, are temporary manifestations of the one Divine Being. He sees the various images appearing on the screen at the movie theatre, forgetting that they are all projections of the one white light which, when passing through the film, appears to take on form and color. He feels various emotions based on the illusion of these changing light patterns on the screen, thus he does not realize that the one universal being is projecting itself as all these beings, objects and events, which we see around us, and that nothing could possibly happen which is not a projection and a part of that being. Such a person sees the surface of life, the reflections and not the source, the bodies and not the spirit, the dream and not the reality. When we have a dream that we are in danger, we experience various negative emotions in our sleep. We realize that we had feared and worried in vain, that there was no danger, that our dream self was not our real self and that our real self was not in danger, although our dream self appeared to be in danger. In the same way, we will wake up some day and realize that this physical and mental self is not our real self, and although we believe often that we are in danger, our real self which exists even after the harm and destruction of the temporary body, is never in danger. When we really begin to accept and believe this, we feel completely different in situations that in the past used to create hurt, fear, anger and other unpleasant emotions. THE SEARCH FOR SECURITY Life is like a river in a continuous process of flow and change. The ego of each person, who does not realize his eternal nature, seeks to find a feeling of security in the flow of time and changing events of his life. In order not to be `swept awayı by the flow of the river (which he does not trust), he seeks to attach himself to various `sources of securityı, which he believes are outside the flow of the river, so as to experience some stability and security. Thus he attaches himself to possessions, money, status symbols, friends, family members and professional positions, as well as a wide variety of other supposed sources of security. He does not realize, however, that all these other objects, beings and situations are also within the wider banks of the river, and that with a good strong "rain" they could be washed away. Thus, his supposed "sources" of security, contentment and happiness are very temporary and vulnerable. Yet he sees no other alternative. He is conditioned to attach himself to these external sources, until one day he awakens to the reality of his real immortal and invulnerable inner nature and his real relationship with God and life. Until then, his emotional world is a function of his ignorance of his true nature and of his fearful attempt to find security, affirmation and contentment in life. This leads to the creation of the personal will, in which the individual seeks the development of personal power for the protection of his own interests. He cuts himself off from nature, people and God. He learns to compete rather than co-operate in school, in work, in relationships, in business, in politics and this leads to conflict between nations and religions, and thus war and further suffering and unhappiness. It is all a great misunderstanding. We are all one being, expressing itself in different ways. When we realize this, we will experience peace, love, joy and unity. The ego of a person who does not realize this is in constant conflict with his inner nature and his conscience. He is in conflict with others and with life. He does not function in his own real best interests. He acts out of fear, ego- centeredness, and creates problems for himself and others. He experiences a wide variety of negative emotions, which are entirely based on his misunderstanding, misperception and misinterpretation of the events occurring around him. We are all affected to some degree by these misperceptions of reality until we become entirely enlightened. Meditation, philosophical enquiry and prayer gradually remove this veil of ignorance, which hides the divinity and holiness of every moment and every situation from our eyes. The following technique will also help us to get free from the vicious circle of negative emotions. TECHNIQUE FOR GETTING FREE Sit comfortably with the eyes closed at first. One usually has greater concentration when the spine is straight. Now begin to repeat the phrase, "ALL NEGATIVE EMOTIONS ARE BASED ON MY FALSE PERCEPTION OF REALITY". Repeat this for about one minute over and over in your mind. Now open your eyes and look around at your environment. Continue to repeat the phrase as you let your eyes fall, without discrimination, on all objects that come into your vision. As you look, do not avoid any object and do not concentrate specifically on any object. Be detached and impartial. Do this with your eyes open for about two minutes. That is a total of three minutes. You can do this four to five times a day, or any time you are overcome with negative emotions. You may also use it as an introduction to, or at the end of your time of meditation. I would suggest that you do this exercise 5 times a day for a week before going on to the next chapter. Use it especially when you are caught up in negative emotions. Remind yourself that you are feeling this way because you have not yet realized the truth about yourself and the world around you. To be continued ******************************** From the book "MIRACLES OF LOVE AND WISDOM" by Robert Elias Najemy which can be downloaded as an ebook pdf file or ordered from http://HolisticHarmony.com/ebooks/index.asp ******************************** B> ********* Membership is free and you can access 600 articles, chapters and ebooks for free.Become a Member********* Our Free ezine Claritygreater health, happiness and harmonious relationships. Click to subscribe/unsubscribe to Clarity E-zine May you be well on all levels of your being.
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