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A Course In Miracles
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Editor’s note: Just as the “true self” is referred to with many artful names (“inner teacher,” “inner altar,” etc.), so too is there multiplicity with the “false self.” “Imprisoned will” is just another name for the dysfunctional ego's tyranny over the authentic self.
The acceptance of the Atonement by everyone is only a matter of time… you are capable of enormous procrastination, but you cannot depart entirely from your Creator, Who set limits on your ability to miscreate. An imprisoned will engenders a situation which, in the extreme, becomes altogether intolerable. Tolerance for pain may be high, but it is not without limit. Eventually, everyone begins to recognize, however, dimly, that there must be a better way. As this recognition becomes more firmly established, it becomes a turning point. This ultimately reawakens spiritual vision.
An imprisoned mind is not free because it is ... held back by itself.
Editor’s note: “Begins to recognize, however dimly,” reminds me of a phrase I’ve used to describe my early years, that of, the insensate worm vaguely aware of the light. The “imprisoned will” is assured of eventual freedom because the ego makes people so miserable that a day finally comes when we say, “enough.” Think of someone you know, maybe yourself, who is not doing so well, is suffering under a great weight of selfish decisions; such person, we might think, is far from God - but, hold on; as the pain reaches levels too high to bear, he or she, at the right moment, might be one step away from enlightenment. All this is the guiding philosophy of those "missionary" Spirits who work the trenches in the Dark Realms. Their churlish clients might act tough, but eventually, as the pain of the ego's dominion vaults to intolerable altitudes, they begin to cry for help. Avoid the rush, enter your "small quiet room" today.
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