Cultivating Inner Calm through gentleness

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Cultivating Inner Calm through gentleness

A powerful truth in resting continually in an inner calmness, is gentleness. Not only the gentleness with others, the gentleness with ourselves as well. 

Can we rest in a gentle calmness, a gentle quietness, a gentle peace, that embraces our entire being? 

The truth is, non-judgment and total surrender in the moment cultivates inner calmness that is gentleness in every way, in all areas of our life.

A Course in Miracles

4th characteristic of a Teacher of God

IV. Gentleness

1. Harm is impossible for God’s teachers. ²They can neither harm nor be harmed. ³Harm is the outcome of judgment. ⁴It is the dishonest act that follows a dishonest thought. ⁵It is a verdict of guilt upon a brother, and therefore on oneself. ⁶It is the end of peace and the denial of learning. ⁷It demonstrates the absence of God’s curriculum, and its replacement by insanity. ⁸No teacher of God but must learn,—and fairly early in his training,—that harmfulness completely obliterates his function from his awareness. ⁹It will make him confused, fearful, angry and suspicious. ¹⁰It will make the Holy Spirit’s lessons impossible to learn. ¹¹Nor can God’s Teacher be heard at all, except by those who realize that harm can actually achieve nothing. ¹²No gain can come of it.

2. Therefore, God’s teachers are wholly gentle. ²They need the strength of gentleness, for it is in this that the function of salvation becomes easy. ³To those who would do harm, it is impossible. ⁴To those to whom harm has no meaning, it is merely natural. ⁵What choice but this has meaning to the sane? ⁶Who chooses hell when he perceives a way to Heaven?⁷And who would choose the weakness that must come from harm in place of the unfailing, all-encompassing and limitless strength of gentleness? ⁸The might of God’s teachers lies in their gentleness, for they have understood their evil thoughts came neither from God’s Son nor his Creator. ⁹Thus did they join their thoughts with Him Who is their Source. ¹⁰And so their will, which always was His Own, is free to be itself.

(ACIM, M-4.IV.1:1–2:10)

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Development of Trust-stage 4-weekly contemplation

 

Weekly meditation for contemplation Available on youtube        https://youtu.be/mwuwx_RPEss       Development of Trust-stage 4 Settling down There comes a time on the journey of awakening where we have gone through some deep transformation and it is time to rest a bit. Following interior cleansing a settling down period is vital.  A time for deeper integration and soothing rest.  This is a wonderful nourishment for the journey ahead.  We come to awaken to a journey without a distance. A Course in Miracles Development of Trust-stage 4 6. Now comes “a period of settling down.” ²This is a quiet time, in which the teacher of God rests a while in reasonable peace. ³Now he consolidates his learning. ⁴Now he begins to see the transfer value of what he has learned. ⁵Its potential is literally staggering, and the teacher of God is now at the point in his progress at which he sees in it his whole way out.⁶“Give up what you do not want, and keep what you do.” ⁷How simple is the obvious! ⁸And how easy to do! ⁹The teacher of God needs this period of respite. ¹⁰He has not yet come as far as he thinks. ¹¹Yet when he is ready to go on, he goes with mighty companions beside him. ¹²Now he rests a while, and gathers them before going on. ¹³He will not go on from here alone.  (ACIM, M-4.I-A.6:1-13) https://acim.org/acim/manual/development-of-trust/en/s/807 Material from A Course in Miracles is used with permission by the copyright holder and publisher, the Foundation for Inner Peace, 448 Ignacio Blvd-306 Novato, CA 94949, https://www.acim.org and info@acim.org, copyright ©1992, 1999, 2007.” Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7JIWxnjIqTotpkE96T1TcQ Love with passion Forgive to be forgiven Nanette 908~433~6254 http://www.nanettevictoria.com

Development of Trust-stage 3

 

Weekly meditation for contemplation Available on youtube        https://youtu.be/GLfILDWu8Fw       Development of Trust-stage 3 In Truth there is no sacrifice, or the notion of having to give up something. Although this may appear as a process of the conditioned mind, in Truth it is a gentle transition from false to True. What can be a sacrifice is merely an offering of releasing a heavy load of debris that the ego burdened us with.  For example when Coaching folks through a physical detox, the first step is clearing out the toxins that have built up over the years. It may be vital to let go of foods that are not supporting optimal health. Is it giving up, or merely making room for health? All that is really occurring is making room for Divine Truth to Direct all areas of Life. This can appear uncomfortable, until Holy Spirit lifts the veil of false perceptions. Free at last when seen from Truth. God "IS"  and we cease to think, but merely  "BE" Intuitively moved. A Course in Miracles Development of Trust-stage 3 5. The third stage through which the teacher of God must go can be called “a period of relinquishment.” ²If this is interpreted as giving up the desirable, it will engender enormous conflict. ³Few teachers of God escape this distress entirely. ⁴There is, however, no point in sorting out the valuable from the valueless unless the next obvious step is taken.⁵Therefore, the period of overlap is apt to be one in which the teacher of God feels called upon to sacrifice his own best interests on behalf of truth. ⁶He has not realized as yet how wholly impossible such a demand would be. ⁷He can learn this only as he actually does give up the valueless. ⁸Through this, he learns that where he anticipated grief, he finds a happy lightheartedness instead; where he thought something was asked of him, he finds a gift bestowed on him.  (ACIM, M-4.I-A.5:1-8) https://acim.org/acim/manual/development-of-trust/en/s/807 Material from A Course in Miracles is used with permission by the copyright holder and publisher, the Foundation for Inner Peace, 448 Ignacio Blvd-306 Novato, CA 94949, https://www.acim.org and info@acim.org, copyright ©1992, 1999, 2007.” Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7JIWxnjIqTotpkE96T1TcQ Love with passion Forgive to be forgiven Nanette 908~433~6254 http://www.nanettevictoria.com

Honesty abides in Trust

Weekly meditation for contemplation Available on youtube        https://youtu.be/S0CW7CXSILw       Honesty abides in Trust In the teacher's manual in A Course in Miracles there is a section called "What are the characteristics of God's teachers. It then begins to go through those particular characteristics. The first one is called Trust. In that section called Trust it goes into six different stages of the development of trust.  I'd like to share on that a little today because it's so powerfully true.  The first stage of the development of trust is called a period of undoing. The second is called a period of sorting out. The third is called a period of relinquishment. The fourth is called a period of settling down. The fifth is called a period of unsettling. The sixth is called a period of achievement. All of these traits rest on one thing alone and that is Trust and so the next section is called honesty and that is what I will read from A Course in Miracles underneath the above scribing. For direct reading on Characteristics click here https://acim.org/acim/manual/what-are-the-characteristics-of-gods-teachers/en/s/805 II. Honesty 1. All other traits of God’s teachers rest on trust. ²Once that has been achieved, the others cannot fail to follow. ³Only the trusting can afford honesty, for only they can see its value. ⁴Honesty does not apply only to what you say. ⁵The term actually means consistency. ⁶There is nothing you say that contradicts what you think or do; no thought opposes any other thought; no act belies your word; and no word lacks agreement with another. ⁷Such are the truly honest. ⁸At no level are they in conflict with themselves. ⁹Therefore it is impossible for them to be in conflict with anyone or anything. (ACIM, M-4.II.1:1-9) Material from A Course in Miracles is used with permission by the copyright holder and publisher, the Foundation for Inner Peace, 448 Ignacio Blvd-306 Novato, CA 94949, https://www.acim.org and info@acim.org, copyright ©1992, 1999, 2007.” Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7JIWxnjIqTotpkE96T1TcQ Love with passion Forgive to be forgiven Nanette 908~433~6254 http://www.nanettevictoria.com

Mid week Miracle Meditation

 

Mid week Miracle Meditation Youtube Video        https://youtu.be/YYt9yVOtll8        A Course in Miracles 2. You can speak from the spirit or from the ego, as you choose. ²If you speak from spirit you have chosen to “Be still and know that I am God.” ³These words are inspired because they reflect knowledge. ⁴If you speak from the ego you are disclaiming knowledge instead of affirming it, and are thus dis-spiriting yourself. ⁵Do not embark on useless journeys, because they are indeed in vain. ⁶The ego may desire them, but spirit cannot embark on them because it is forever unwilling to depart from its Foundation.  (ACIM, T-4.in.2:1-6) https://acim.org/acim/chapter-4/introduction/en/s/79 Course in Miracles is used with permission by the copyright holder and publisher, the Foundation for Inner Peace, 448 Ignacio Blvd-306 Novato, CA 94949, https://www.acim.org and info@acim.org, copyright ©1992, 1999, 2007.” Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7JIWxnjIqTotpkE96T1TcQ Love with passion Forgive to be forgiven Nanette 908~433~6254 http://www.nanettevictoria.com

Miracle Meditation

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Miracles point to Truth

Weekly meditation for contemplation Available on youtube        https://youtu.be/MQH4fht5IHw       Miracles point to Truth It is not the Miracle it self to be looked upon as something special.  It is the Truth that it reveals. One might say the it is not the gift that we worship.  It is the Giver of the gift. The signs themselves are merely pointers to Truth.  A Course in Miracles 14. Miracles bear witness to truth. ²They are convincing because they arise from conviction. ³Without conviction they deteriorate into magic, which is mindless and therefore destructive; or rather, the uncreative use of mind.  (ACIM, T-1.I.14:1-3) https://acim.org/acim/chapter-1/principles-of-miracles/en/s/53 20. Miracles reawaken the awareness that the spirit, not the body, is the altar of truth. ²This is the recognition that leads to the healing power of the miracle. (ACIM, T-1.I.20:1-2) https://acim.org/acim/chapter-1/principles-of-miracles/en/s/53 Material from A Course in Miracles is used with permission by the copyright holder and publisher, the Foundation for Inner Peace, 448 Ignacio Blvd-306 Novato, CA 94949, https://www.acim.org and info@acim.org, copyright ©1992, 1999, 2007.” Photoby-https://pixabay.com/users/captain_sleepy-48103179/ Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7JIWxnjIqTotpkE96T1TcQ Love with passion Forgive to be forgiven Nanette 908~433~6254 http://www.nanettevictoria.com