Hi,
I'm Teresa Hubbard.
Welcome back to our continued reading of the text to A Course in Miracles.
We begin today with the introduction to Chapter 6,
The Lessons of Love.
To summarize my takeaways,
We are reminded in the introduction to Chapter 6 that we teach what we learn,
Which is a responsibility we inevitably assume the moment we accept the thought system we choose to believe.
Yet we are told that although the thought system we choose may be misplaced,
We always have the choice to choose otherwise.
We learn here that our anger always involves projection of separation,
Leading us to the conclusion that our brothers are worthy of attack rather than love.
Yet we must accept responsibility for our projection rather than blaming it on others.
The way to undo our misperception is to remember that we cannot be attacked,
That attack has no justification,
And that we are responsible for what we believe.
Jesus,
Our guide for learning,
Sets up Chapter 6 for us in this introduction by inviting us to take Him as our model for learning,
Since an extreme example will be a particularly helpful learning device for us.
So I look forward to uncovering all the tools and insights we will be learning as we read Chapter 6 together.
So now,
On to the reading.
A Course in Miracles Chapter 6,
The Lessons of Love Introduction.
The relationship of anger to attack is obvious,
But the relationship of anger to fear is not always so apparent.
Anger always involves projection of separation,
Which must ultimately be accepted as one's own responsibility rather than being blamed on others.
Anger cannot occur unless you believe that you have been attacked,
That your attack is justified in return,
And that you are in no way responsible for it.
Given these three wholly irrational premises,
The equally irrational conclusion that a brother is worthy of attack rather than of love must follow.
What can be expected from insane premises except an insane conclusion?
The way to undo an insane conclusion is to consider the sanity of the premises on which it rests.
You cannot be attacked.
Attack has no justification,
And you are responsible for what you believe.
You have been asked to take me as your model for learning,
Since an extreme example is a particularly helpful learning device.
Everyone teaches and teaches all the time.
This is a responsibility you inevitably assume the moment you accept any premise at all,
And no one can organize his life without some thought system.
Once you have developed a thought system of any kind,
You live by it and teach it.
Your capacity for allegiance to a thought system may be misplaced,
But it is still a form of faith and can be redirected.
