May 28, 2012 - No Defense for or against Truth

A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson #148

Review of:

#135 "If I defend myself I am attacked."

#136 "Sickness is a defense against the truth."

The main idea to hold to in this review:

“My mind holds only what I think with God.”

"Heather in Utah"
photo by Aaron Springston

Recently I listened to a recorded session of our local metaphysical society. This is a group which I assisted in founding a number of years ago and had been actively involved with. The recording I listened to took place a week after my announcement that I would no longer be a part of that group. "If I defend myself, I am attacked" is the statement which reminded me of this discussion. Although I never felt attacked at the time this took place, I had a desire to explain myself while listening to this recording almost two years after the fact. And so I am very glad of this review to remind me that attack is not possible, unless I allow it to be by my defense. Any time this comes to mind, I recognize it for what it is, which is just that! It is what it is. It truly has nothing to do with me, unless I feel the need to speak to it, at which point I will be taking it personally and defending myself in some way. So if anything I heard on that tape causes me to want to explain my actions or thoughts, I'll smile with the remembrance of the Love expressed within that particular group of people, and I'll remind myself that "my mind holds only what I think with God". Our defenses against the truth of our being are rampantly expressed in numerous ways, including our belief that sickness trumps spiritual perfection. My reluctance to accept Truth as mine is defended by any actions which place matter as superior to Spirit. Divine Mind expresses everything which is the actuality of Its ideas, demonstrated as the creation we experience. I am the creation of this divine Mind, and as such there is no need for defense of any kind; only acceptance of the reality of Being and how I emanate that Truth.

Mary Baker Eddy quote:

“Mind, supreme over all its formations and governing them all, is the central sun of its own systems of ideas, the life and light of all its own vast creation; and man is tributary to divine Mind.”

Science & Health Page 209:5-8