ACIM Lesson 199 Exercise

"I am not a body. I am free." challenges the identification with the physical form and invites recognition of our true essence as spiritual beings. It emphasizes that our liberation lies in transcending the limitations of the body and recognizing our eternal nature beyond physical constraints. By aligning with our spiritual reality, we experience a sense of freedom, peace, and limitless possibility.

All quoted material is from A Course in Miracles, copyright ©1992, 1999, 2007 by the Foundation for Inner Peace, publisher, and the copyright holder. This material is used with permission. (Foundation for Inner Peace, 448 Ignacio Blvd #306 Novato, CA 94949 US)

Transcript

A Course in Miracles,

Lesson 199 I am not a body.

I am free.

Freedom must be impossible.

As long as you perceive a body as yourself,

The body is a limit.

Those who would seek for freedom in a body look for it where it cannot be found.

Your mind can be made free when it no longer sees itself as in a body,

Firmly tied to the body,

Sheltered by its presence.

I am not a body.

I am free.

It is essential for your progress in this course that you accept this idea and hold it very dear.

I am not a body.

I am free.

Be not concerned that to our ego this notion is quite insane.

Our ego holds the body dear because it dwells in it.

Our ego lives united with the body,

The home that it has made.

Our body is a part of the illusion that has sheltered our ego from finding itself to be an illusion.

In the body,

Here,

Does our ego hide.

And in the body,

Our ego can be seen as what it is.

So we declare our innocence,

And we are free.

Our body disappears because we have no need of it,

Except for the need that the Holy Spirit sees.

I am not a body.

I am free.

Cherish this idea and practice it today,

And every day.

I am not a body.

I am free.

Make this statement a part of every practice period,

And there is no thought that will not gain,

Thereby,

In power to help the world.

I am not a body.

I am free.

Make this statement a part of every practice period,

And there is no thought that will not gain in added gifts to you as well.

I am not a body.

I am free.

We sound the call of freedom round the world with this idea.

Be free today.

Carry freedom as your gift to those who still believe that they are enslaved within a body.

Be you free,

So that the Holy Spirit can make use of your escape from bondage.

Be you free,

For you to help set free the many who perceive themselves as bound,

Helpless,

And afraid.

Let love replace their fears through you.

God himself extends his love and happiness each time you say,

I am not a body,

I am free.

I hear the voice that God has given me.

It is only this voice my mind obeys.

Ponder on this.

I hear the voice that God has given me.

It is only this voice my mind obeys.

If I seek for freedom in a body,

I look for it where it cannot be found.

My mind can be made free when it no longer sees itself as in a body.

My body is a vehicle which helps forgiveness be extended according to God's plan.

I hear the voice that God has given me.

It is only this voice my mind obeys.

I am not a body,

I am free.

It is essential for your progress in this course that you accept this idea and hold it very dear.

I am not a body,

I am free.

Nothing real can be threatened.

Nothing unreal exists.

Herein lies the peace of God.