A Course In Miracles – San Jose Karl J Vidt, ACIM Student/Teacher

ACIM T.23.I The Irreconcilable Beliefs

April 2, 2019

Truth tells us that Love is all there is. The truth that follows is that there is no conflict possible in Love and therefor there is no conflict possible in reality. Yet, there appears to be conflict all around us in this world. Only the belief in sin – the belief in separation – make conflict appear real. Conflict is essentially one illusion warring with another illusion to triumph nothing over nothing. This sounds irrational because it is. In reality, Love does not war with anything for it knows there is no need to triumph over nothing. Love also knows that if it is in conflict, it has made something out of nothing that cannot be real. It makes war out of peace which is impossible.

What you remember is a part of you. For you must be as Source created you. Truth does not fight against illusions, nor do illusions fight against the truth. Illusions battle only with themselves. Being fragmented, they fragment. But truth is indivisible, and far beyond their little reach. You will remember what you know when you have learned you cannot be in conflict. One illusion about yourself can battle with another, yet the war of two illusions is a state where nothing happens. There is no victor and there is no victory. And truth stands radiant, apart from conflict, untouched and quiet in the peace of Oneness.   T-23.I.7:1-10

Conflict is possible only between two forces. It cannot exist between one power and nothingness. In the act of attacking we make two illusions of ourselves, in conflict with each other. This occurs whenever we look on anything that Source created with anything but love. Conflict is merely the birth of fear. Let all this madness of conflict be undone, and turn in peace to the rememberance of Oneness, still shining in our quiet mind. Conflict disappears when it is brought before truth, for it cannot exist or be sustained in the presence of Truth. \

We give up our awareness of the peace within us to perpetuate this so-called war within us. Wouldn’t we rather be making a difference in this world by extending the reality of unconditional Love to all we encounter? Joining with each other in the recognition that we are One is the end of conflict in us. Conflict is not real, so it has no affect on us unless we believe it can. Trust Source that stepping out of conflict, no matter how dangerous it may appear, is what we really want. As we take this step, we raise the awareness of Heaven on this earth. And make it the peace, love and joy we are. This is how we bring salvation to this world.

Illusion meets illusion; truth, itself. The meeting of illusions leads to war. Peace, looking on itself, extends itself. War is the condition in which fear is born and grows and seeks to dominate. Peace is the state where love abides, and seeks to share itself. Conflict and peace are opposites. Where one abides the other cannot be; where either goes the other disappears. So is the memory of Oneness obscured in minds that have become illusions’ battleground. Yet far beyond this senseless war it shines, ready to be remembered when you side with peace.   T-23.I.12:1-9

Peace is our choice any time we choose. It is our choice when we choose to let go of the warring illusions we have made to try finding truth. Truth has always been within us waiting for us to stop devoting ourselves to conflicts between illusions we have made up. Release the belief that conflict is necessary. Release the belief that we must win peace and truth. Winning is an empty victory, for it is no victory at all. Look within yourself to the peace and love that already dwells there and rest in Oneness for eternity. Spirit will guide us in helping each other find our way to this place of infinite peace. This is the truth of who we really are.

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