ACIM Lesson 201 Contemplation

"I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me." Lesson 201 reviews lesson 181 and encourages us to detach our identity from our physical form and embrace our spiritual essence, which is free and eternal. The lesson encourages us to reflect on and practice this idea of spiritual freedom throughout the day, aiming to deepen the understanding that true freedom comes from recognizing oneself as part of a divine creation, unbounded by physical constraints.

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)

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A Course in Miracles,

Lesson 201 Review,

Lesson 181 I trust my brothers and sisters,

Who are one with me.

To prepare for meditation,

We place our body in a comfortable position.

To help relax,

We take a few deep breaths.

We remove all expressions from our face.

Let your face muscles relax,

And feel this relaxation moving throughout your whole body.

And as we move through our preparation process,

We put aside all that we think we know,

And all that we think we understand.

Now be quiet while you do this.

Our day begins and ends with this.

I am not a body.

I am free.

I am still as God created me.

So say to yourself,

Repeat after me,

I am not a body,

I am free.

I am still as God created me.

Try to repeat this on every hour during the day.

Remember also every hour that each of us has a function that transcends the world we see.

In this meditation,

No form of exercise is required,

Except a deep relinquishment of everything that clutters our mind.

Quieting our mind gives us freedom.

We give these times of quiet to our teacher,

Who instructs in quiet,

Who speaks of peace.

The teacher who gives our thoughts whatever meaning they may have.

There is only one exception to this lack of structure in our meditation.

Permit no idle thought to go unchallenged.

If you notice an idle thought,

Deny its hold.

Assure your mind that this thought is not what your mind would have.

Then,

Gently replace the thought,

Quickly,

With the idea we practice for today.

Say to yourself,

This thought I do not want,

I choose instead.

I trust my brothers and sisters who are one with me.

Now,

As we move into a deeper connection with our higher self,

We say in our mind,

Repeating after me,

I am not a body,

I am free.

I am still as God created me.

I trust my brothers and sisters who are one with me.

No one but is my brother or sister.

I am blessed with oneness with the universe.

I am blessed with oneness with God,

My father,

Creator of the whole that is myself.

I am blessed with oneness with God,

My father,

Forever one with me.

Ponder on this.

I am not a body,

I am free,

For I am still as God created me.

I trust my brothers and sisters who are one with me.

This thought I do not want,

I choose instead.

I trust my brothers and sisters who are one with me.

I am blessed with oneness with the universe.

I am blessed with oneness with God,

My father,

Creator of the whole that is myself.

I am blessed with oneness with God,

My father,

Forever one with me.

This thought I do not want.

I choose instead.

I trust my brothers and sisters who are one with me.

I trust my brothers and sisters who are one with me.

I am not a body,

I am free.

Nothing real can be threatened.

Nothing unreal exists.

Herein lies the peace of God.

Reviews

I accept the freedom that is given me. I AM limitless. I AM eternal. I AM not a body, I AM free. 🙏💖

This is the peace we all need and already have. Thank you 🙏🏽