One of the most exciting things about the Lefkoe Belief Process (LBP) is that it not only has a very practical aspect to it (it eliminates the beliefs that determine most of our behavior and emotions), it also has a powerful spiritual aspect (it enables people to enter a profound altered state of consciousness).
People are guided to enter that state after realizing that they can’t be their beliefs—and the behavior and emotions that manifest from those beliefs—because they’ve just eliminated one or more beliefs that they’ve used to define themselves (for example, I am not good enough) and they are still here.
We are ultimately universal consciousness
The part of the LBP that facilitates the altered state of consciousness (the Who Am I Really? Process) also suggests that if people aren’t the sum total of their beliefs (namely, a “creation”), who they really are is universal consciousness, energy, God, etc. That part still seems true.
But another aspect of the WAIR? Process suggests that the consciousness that we really are creates the beliefs. As a result I used the term “the creator” to describe who we really are.
On that count, I have been wrong for over 25 years. Totally wrong. I still think that who we ultimately are is universal consciousness, but that consciousness doesn’t create our beliefs; each individual creation does.
Where our beliefs come from
As I pointed out in a recent blog post, for many years it had seemed to me as if we didn’t form a belief until an event had been repeated many times.
My new insight
Then I had an insight last week: It isn’t that nothing happens in our minds as a child when events happen until there is a critical mass, we are actually giving meaning to each event. … when we ascribe meaning to an event that meaning applies ONLY to that specific event. Now what I think happens is that after giving a similar meaning to similar events over and over, at some point we generalize and form a belief.
So not living up to mom and dad’s expectations and having them get annoyed or angry might occur to us as we screwed up, we did something wrong, we failed at doing what they wanted, etc. At some point we unconsciously ask ourselves what all these occurrings mean and we might generalize the occurrings and conclude: Mistakes and failure are bad, I’m not good enough, or there’s something wrong with me.
So we start with childhood occurrings, which lead to beliefs, which lead to adult occurrings.
What causes the meaning we give events as a child?
You might ask: Well, if beliefs are the major source of our occurrings later in life, what is the source of our initial occurrings as a young child, before we have any beliefs? Good question!
I’ve made the point repeatedly that events have no inherent meaning, that all meaning is in our minds, never in the world. That is true. But—and this is a very important “but”—events can seem to have inherent meaning for young children.
We have a sense as children that parents, being adults, know how the world works and we don’t. That’s why kids are always saying: When I grow up, then I’ll be able to …. So if my parents are annoyed or angry with me, they must know what they are doing, they must have a good reason to be angry, and I must have done something wrong.
Children up to the age of about seven are in a stage of development Piaget called “preoperational,” meaning they are unable to reason or take another’s point of view. They are totally egocentric and narcissistic and think that that they are somehow magically responsible for everything that happens.
[If mom and dad are critical, I am not good enough. If mom and dad don’t pay attention to us, I am not important. If I don’t get what I want, I am not worthy or deserving. ]As a result, children are unable to even ask the questions: What if mom and dad have terrible parenting skills, which is the cause of their anger toward me? What if their annoyance is the result of their beliefs and is not really related to my behavior at all. As a child it would never occur for us to think: Maybe they think I did something bad, but they are wrong.
My students helped me realize my mistake
Despite this insight a couple of months ago, I still didn’t realize that the meanings and the beliefs were being created by the creation, not the creator/consciousness. As a result of some recent comments and questions by several participants in my current Advanced Lefkoe Freedom Course, I now realize they must be created by the creation.
Thus, it is not appropriate to call who we really are “the creator.” That term was appropriate only if consciousness was the “creator” of our beliefs. Therefore, I will need to modify the WAIR? Process that facilitates people to enter this altered state of consciousness to eliminate that part of it that suggests the “creator” (consciousness) creates our beliefs.
This new realization does not negate the profound realization that who we really are—who all of us really are—is some sort of universal consciousness/unity consciousness/energy/God. Who we really are existed before our creation was born and will continue to exist long after it dies. In fact it existed before the “big bang” over 13 billion years ago. It just didn’t create our beliefs.
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Just started reading your blog, and enjoying it – fascinating to follow the development of your thinking.
Do you think that, in the end, you are approaching something that is a combination of the raw basis of “magick” (meaning + intention + action) plus self-realisation (you are awareness; experiences leaves traces which affect subsequent experiences).
I’ve included some links you might find interesting, as part of my own development.
On “magick” and consciousness:
http://thebaptistshead.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/the_camel_rides_again__a_primer_in_magick.pdf
http://www.reddit.com/r/Oneirosophy/comments/2ps09d/rick_archer_interviews_rupert_spira/
Exercises and observations:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Oneirosophy/comments/2r39nc/overwriting_yourself/
http://www.reddit.com/r/Oneirosophy/comments/2loaw1/outside_the_dreaming_game/
http://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/2kvdfc/darkroom_vision_chef_hats_dreams/
The core ideas of recognising your nature, modifying or deleting beliefs, and the overall approach seems similar to what you have been uncovering.
Oh and to clarify, as I stated “I make some beliefs” is very relevant to your post. Do I make beliefs? It all becomes a bit absurd as the question of who am I is explored. Any sentence I say with I becomes the question of which “I” :)
I do think though evolution made local organisms to have a sense of I, and to interact as groups- as a collective I.
In that respect I hypothesize that beliefs are created both by the organism, it’s groups, everything in the universe through an extended chain of causality, and so beliefs simply arise out of that influence.
To question them, or simply recognize them as just a pattern of chemicals in the brain formed by events, can be a great reliever of stress. To see them not as fact, but simply a particular organization.
Hi,
I’m both inspired and troubled by your post. The inspiration is more holistic, I love how you responded to cancer, and think I might respond similarly (on most days, and who knows.)
I love the idea of exploring or coming to know a different “I”.
What troubles me are these sweeping ideas about before the Big Bang, or the idea that our beliefs aren’t also a part of us.
So, I’m kind of a scientist (physicist- not laymen, though only undergrad) when it comes to all this, but one who appreciates how “I” can be defined in many ways.
Lately I’ve experimented with sensing my “I” that of course we all are in a materialist perspective. We are afterall all connected atomically to all else, and through all time., so why not see that big “I”?
And…do you think this of fleas, virus, a rock? What level of consciousness or being do you ascribe to humans vs. other “stuff”.
This is the grand reverse egotism I’ve noticed in a lot of the new age philosophers (of which I hadn’t considered you one). A bizarre importance of human identity as opposed to “hey, Whatevs, I’m here, I make some beliefs I can be aware of, then I’m gone.”
Sometimes I wonder if the battle against a mortal “I” is just the seem old fight against mortality. And a letting go of the fight could be nice.
Things I struggle with and share with you as I see you as wise.
(Forgive my typos through my cracked screen iphone)
-Jon
hi all .I agree completely with Cynthia m ;We are not Universal Consciousness ! Im of the opinion that we are a creative consciousness hence our ability to create …Everything we receive comes from Universal Mind/Universal Consciousness/Universal Intelligence/God.The “I” that’s with in us is our connecting link to Universal Consciousness /Universal Mind ,that’s why when we enter a state of focussing on the “I” we feel powerfull,calm,all is well,a state of bliss,a feeling that anything is possible etc.I also feel we are the sumtotal of our beliefs we connot exist without them and why would you want to.Morty actually shows us how they were formed how to change them ,there importance and influence cannot be overstated.So I think if one looks at oneself as a Creative consciousness then that consciousness[by its very nature]does give meaning and form believes
I really don’t understand much of this, but get mails from you cos i read your blogs. Admitting your wrong view is pretty admirable, especially since such a lot of your work depends on your views. Good work sir.
It makes sense. If we created meaning or beliefs, after learning to stop doing that, we would dissapear, which is not the case.
I mean “we” as universal consciousness
Morty, how exactly do you think the “creation” gets created, and is it possible to define it?
Thanks so very much.
Thank you so much for your work.
When you update the Who Am I Really? Process, can you please offer it for sale as a stand-alone product?
Thank you.
Question(s):What is “willpower”, how do you measure it, and what techniques does one use to strengthen it, and how do you verify that it is “stronger” than it once was?
I meant my previous reply-post as a reply to Alan Tutt’s reply. It was not directed to you, Morty.
Yes! Yes! I always had trouble with the idea that my ” creator” was pure close-to-god consciousness that also somehow was an idiot who ginned up some bone-headed beliefs. I had an abusive childhood and I’ve struggled with some doozy beliefs generated by a terrified three- year old’s attempt to reconcile internal feelings and external reality. I’ve had trouble with WAIR for several years and now see this was part of the reason.
Well, it seems this blog is showing the nature of the mind and what it does. Endless concepts. What’s the point? Awareness doesn’t need to be understood. “Who” would do that anyway. Awareness isn’t an experience. Again, “Who” is there to do or have that experience. “You” don’t get Awareness. Awareness isn’t some state finally achieved after years of meditating or perhaps clearing endless blocks or maybe purifying whatever or whoever you think you are. Awareness is All.Thinking about it isn’t it. Leave the mind be and look to see what Is. Awareness. simple. Full Stop…
Morty,
You said…
“events can seem to have inherent meaning for young children”.
That is only a meaning you have given to thousands of events where adults realize they gave an inherent meaning about themselves as young children. What does “events seem to have inherent meaning in children” look like?
You then say,
“Who we really are existed before our creation was born and will continue to exist long after it dies.”
Let’s rephrase this to help clarify things:
“Who we really are existed before we were BORN in our present body and will continue to exist after our body dies”.
So, if we existed before and will exist after then there is absolutely no reason why events seem to have inherent meaning, unless….
We start from the premise that the spiritual world is where love and awareness exists in it’s purest form, where there is no attachment, pain, or sorrow. Then let’s say that our primary purpose in life and the lesson we need to learn is love. Where love exists there is no attachment, pain, or sorrow. There is only love in pure awareness. But, as a young child we are confronted with all those things which are not love. Our parents getting angry, saying and doing things that aren’t love. So we, as children, seek to explain these events and we do so often times by attributing ourselves as the primary cause of it.
The consequence is that over years of events we lose touch with our pure awareness and become present to the meanings we’ve given ourselves, others, and life. Therefore, the Lefkoe Process is not so much a process designed to eliminate problems in our lives, but to help us get back in touch with our pure awareness where love exists in its purest form and attachment, pain, and sorrow cannot exist.
Cal, I so agree with what you’re saying here, and wanted to add that I feel in order to function in this world we need bodies, minds, emotions which will inevitably generate “meanings and beliefs.” I think a huge key is to discover how to live in this world and maintain a detached state so that we may exist in the experience of pure awareness; of LOVE.
Morty, the thing that came to mind for me from this post was something many of the people in my family have done as long as I can remember. When I got older I even argued with them about this specific type of self talk.
My example doesn’t apply to everybody, but I’d bet it applies to a lot of people, and it may be one type of habit that ‘assists’ in the pattern you just discussed. What the heck am I talking about?
Okay, okay. For as long as I can remember when something didn’t go ‘right’ or when someone ‘screwed up’ or felt like they ‘looked foolish’ anything negative, they would say “Well, that’s The West Curse.” OR “Of course I messed up, I’m a West.” This kind of thing. When I was a kid I used to say it, until I realized how toxic it was.
Thanks,
Earl.
Great stuff. The early childhood part hits me especially, as so true. That’s why it’s so liberating to go back with the LBP and give yourself the ability to give a different meaning to those events. It’s like giving your childhood self the ability it didn’t have back then.
Morty said: This new realization does not negate the profound realization that who we really are—who all of us really are—is some sort of universal consciousness/unity consciousness/energy/God. Who we really are existed before our creation was born and will continue to exist long after it dies. In fact it existed before the “big bang” over 13 billion years ago. It just didn’t create our beliefs.
Who are you to tell me that? That is a real question to you. Who are you to tell me who I really am? Is it not just one interpretation? Is it “the truth”?
I feel like a boundary has been crossed with me. My toes have been stepped on. I’m finding it hard to articulate how I am feeling. It feels like a sort of betrayal.
Hi Rebecca,
I’m very sprry that youy feelbetrayed.
My blog is my point of view on a variety of topics, most of which have to do with using The Lefkoe Method to improve the quality of your life.
As I indicated in this week’s post, I change my mind from time to time and never contend that what I have to say is “the triuth.” What I write is how I see things. If what I say is useful, then use it. If what I say is not useful to you, ignore it.
SO far it seems as if thousands of people find what I have to say useful.
Love, Morty
Morty TLM is improving my life. It’s been very difficult for me, though, The breakthroughs I’ve had are nothing short of miraculous. Have you ever seen the movie “As Good as It Gets”? After the Jack Nicholson character (Melvin) helps his favorite waitress Carol (played by Helen Hunt) by getting her son good medical care for his asthma, she writes him a novella of a thank you note, goes over in the pouring rain, and tries to convey to him what he’s done for her and her son. I have felt that way about what you have done for me.
The problem I have is that you didn’t just speak for yourself, you spoke for all of us. And I can’t go for that. I know your intention wasn’t meant to be harmful. And neither was mine. OK?
You said:SO far it seems as if thousands of people find what I have to say useful.
Well, I’m one of them too. Hey, was that a jab? Missed me! hehehe
Have a great night!
Rebecca
Hi Rebecca,
I’m no sure how this post is different from any of the hundreds of other posts. I’ve said that “we ” form our beliefs by …. That the way for “us” to eliminate beliefs is …. That (all) babies have a sense they need their parents for survival, and therefore….
I express my opinion about (all) human behavior, how (all) human beings get conditioned, etc.
Here I expressed my opinion that who all human beings really are is a universal consciousness. No different that anything else I’ve said for many years. ANd yet this time you get upset that I said “we.” It is my opinion that all human beings are spirit in a human form. You don’t have to agree, but how is this different than anything else I’ve written about (all) people?
What is there about this issue that upset you but hasn’t upset for in the prior 250+ posts in which I have described (all) “people”?
Love, Morty
P.S. I’m thrilled to hear The Lefkoe Method has made such a positive impact on your life.
Good question Morty.
Me taking a deep breath…ok
My dad was an insanely violent man. He never beat me (guilt) but he did my Mom and brother. One night it was extremely bad.My age was in the 6 to 9 range. I wanted to call the police, but I was terrified. I was standing by the phone in the kitchen when my Dad appeared in the dining room, he could see me standing by the phone. He said something to the effect of “It’s all over now”. He was smiling at me. He told me to come to him. I remember my feet felt like there were cement blocks on them. He acted like we were a team. Like I was in on it. Like I was on his side. He hugged me. Later on in years, I was in therapy and I wrote about the event. I wrote to my dad, “There was no WE in this…I was never on your side…You and I don’t make a we” I wasn’t in agreement with it. (Ah Ha) I also had the added bonus of I was the one who woke up my dad because my brother was drunk and was trying to chase cars down our very busy street. Both of my parents were passed out. I thought dad would be understanding, he was a boy too. I didn’t think my mom could help, she was a very uncoordinated drunk. She said to me later, “Why didn’t you wake ME up?” (I think I just found my source to “I’m stupid” belief.)
So, I guess that’s why I reacted so strongly to the “WE.”
I don’t have anything more to say right now.
Rebecca, I hear your point. And good question. Who is Morty to tell you this? For myself, my knowingness of who I really am comes from my own experience. And, think you’re exactly right. No one can tell you what that is or who you are. However, I have found that Morty’s WAIR process facilitates a person getting that experience for themselves. In this way it profoundly differs from an interpretation of a witnessed event.
HI Carol. I noticed the glitch the in the WAIR process as well, but I did understand the basic premise. Personally, I find that being an observer of my thoughts is much more helpful–bypasses ego, blaming, self righteousness, condemnation, etc. But, I digress… :)
So, as far as the WAIR process–Being the Creator of my life is one thing–saying I’m God is quite another. The universal consciousness–not quite sure what that would even entail. But, the betrayal feeling for me comes from me shoveling so much sh*t, working so hard to truly rid myself of mistaken beliefs and then the man that has taught me how to rid myself of so many negative beliefs throws a belief in my lap (figuratively speaking) that I don’t agree with. The “WE” bothered me quite a bit and part of it may be from my childhood and allowing myself to be so manipulated. I’m working on it.
Are we the creator of our beliefs? Well, yes, but our true self does not directly create them. We indeed are “… some sort of universal consciousness/unity consciousness/energy/God. Who we really are existed before our creation was born and will continue to exist long after it dies.”
BUT as a result of the innumerable experiences we have been through, the subconscious/reactive mind “creates” the beliefs. OK, but where did the subconscious/reactive mind come from? Is this what you call the “creation” Morty?” When we’re in the “creator” space i.e. truly “get” the experience and knowingness of our real identity, which exits beyond time and dimensions (spirit if you will) we have the experience of being at cause/creating. Hmmm, what does that feel like? I’d say pure love, unconditional love . . . no strings attached.
So why do we pick up a human body, a baby body? Why do we need it at all if we, our true selves, live in eternity, are eternal? Perhaps to learn how to love unconditionally, devoid of judgment and imbued with compassion; to evolve, to unfold spiritually. So that begs the question, “what were we doing before we picked up the baby body in this lifetime?” And how can this apply to all humans, actually all sentient beings. When we look at the pain, turmoil, power/control plays on our planet now, if we’re all made of the same stuff “universal consciousness” how can this make sense?
All of you, fascinating! You’re all working pretty hard with the mind to conceive of something that is not mind stuff. My suggestion . . . try a little meditation, prayer, whatever you do, fill your heart and mind with love and bathe in its joy.
What does our conscience do? How does the creature create without the consciousness?
Morty,
Thanks so much for sharing your insights. I love the WAIR; that you discovered something that would increase its efficacy is awesome and I’m looking forward to the modified WAIR. I am currently using insights into my own behavior to create a routine/schedule that works for me and the new WAIR will add a deeper layer to that vision.
Love and Light on the Journey,
Lauren
Hi Morty,
Your realization is a good one. I’ve also been studying this field for most of my life, and have written a couple of books on it as well. There are actually a variety of ways to describe what’s actually happening as beliefs are created.
The way I look at it is that our human consciousness gradually grows a belief in response to each individual event, as you have described here. It seems to be based in memory, because events that create a stronger memory also create a stronger belief. Beliefs are reshaped as we reshape the sum total of our memories. This is why most folks use affirmations and visualization processes, and why NLP techniques can amplify the results.
What I have recently realized for myself is that the more we strengthen our willpower, the easier it is to reshape our beliefs, and thus, our experience of Life. With a strong will, changing a belief becomes as simple as making a new decision. No fancy techniques required.
I’m confused.
You write:
:…who we ultimately are is universal consciousness, but that consciousness doesn’t create our beliefs; each individual creation does.”
How can the creation create beliefs?
I thought the beliefs were what molded the creation into being and that we were the thinkers of those beliefs.
Once we, as the thinker, eliminated those beliefs – we realized that we were not our thoughts. We were not our creation.
I’m really hoping that Morty and others will reply to my post. Thanks to all who do.
Hi Linda,
The creation is the mind, the brain, our thoughts, beliefs, etc. The creation starts as a baby and grows up, developing new capacities as it grows up. It is trying to make meaning out of what it is experiencing.
It gives meaning based on its cognitive stage of development at any given age. As I explain in the post, at a very young age it is very narcissistic and the world revolves around it. So it is the center of its universe.
A baby, todder, adolescent, etc. would give different meanings to similar events depending on its cognitive stage of development.
We then become the sum total of our beliefs and how they manifest.
And … that is not who we really are. We really are universal consciousness/energy/etc. But that consciousness does not give meaning and form beliefs. I was mistaken about that.
Love, Morty
Your approach is naturally beautiful.
We need to know our trinity and how the three different energy dimension components defining our being interacts each other in order to result in consciousness, in the understanding of the self-awareness of the being.
We will have son the Consolidated Model of Cosmology including the Existence Unit configuration and the self-conscious process in which we all are immersed and interact with in order to develop our own consciousness as individualizations of the process.
Juan
Sigma Organization (In development to where the Consolidated Model of Cosmology).
The mistake you made is not the mistake you think you made. The real mistake is, we are NOT universal consciousness. We are each our own individual consciousness. We may touch universal consciousness, but we are not One; WE are not universal consciousness. That is why we are capable of mistake, which universal consciousness–God–is not.
Cynthia see reply from Tom
In my understanding Consciousness is a continuum, from the most unaware to the ever expanding infinite awareness. The is no separation in consciousness, the continuum may be called universal consciousness (creator, whatever) Arising from a point of consciousness is our ego, and supporting thoughts and beliefs. Whether this is a virtual or real is not important as this is just another mind concept (separation) At one point in consciousness it is real, at another it is illusion. Are beliefs created by the universal mind creator? they have to be since IT is that from which all arises. Beliefs arise at a point of consciousness that is based on separation from within the universal mind. We are the creator, the question is at what point in consciousness do we create from?
Morty,
You’re just awesome. Thank you for allowing yourself to morph into even higher states. You rock!
The ‘meaning’ of this entire experience called life is to figure this stuff out. Whatever stage we are at in this process is meaningful because we can help others who are ready for those messages. Some of us can’t help but spend a great deal of our life trying to figure it out ( and ultimately realize we have no choice but to surrender to a state beyond our ego state of mind ) and even that is meaningful to those who aren’t quite as focused on their spiritual evolution. We can’t force it nor tell others exactly how to do it but we can help people clear things that block their progress if they are ready to do such. Leisa – http://www.wealthclinic.com
Now you made me bad , I don understand, what? is this? What we really want and ask for ,is to be free from limitations and fears, please lets to the solution.
It seems to me that the model is incomplete. Also, what you are trying to realise can not be fully understood by mind – merely conceptualised. The actual experience is beyond words. Universal consciousness/awareness just IS – without it, nothing could be – it is the Ground of Being and not to be confused with individual consciousness which is a product of the brain but which still can only exist because of Universal Consciousness. Beliefs are created by Ego or Small Mind. Ego is nothing else other than a Mega belief of being separate. Feeling itself to be separate it engages in survival behaviour which involves making judgments about what is “out” there and about experiences. Hence, beliefs are designed to enable the ego to understand and orientate itself around the world. So Ego, which creates belief, is actually just a collection of thoughts arising within Universal Consciousness and behaving as if it were a real entity. The experiential understanding of this leads to a profound experience of Pure Awareness and the non identification with thought and belief. This is well described within Advaita, Dzogchen and more recently by Syndey Banks (The 3 Principles). Beliefs are virtual realities created by a virtual reality called Ego.
Hi Steven I like the last sentence “Beliefs are virtual realities….
In my understanding Consciousness is a continuum, from the most unaware to the ever expanding infinite awareness. The is no separation in consciousness, the continuum may be called universal consciousness (creator, whatever) Arising from a point of consciousness is our ego, and supporting thoughts and beliefs. Whether this is a virtual or real is not important as this is just another mind concept (separation) At one point in consciousness it is real, at another it is illusion. Are beliefs created by the universal mind creator? they have to be since IT is that from which all arises. Beliefs arise at a point of consciousness that is based on separation from within the universal mind. We are the creator, the question is at what point in consciousness do we create from?
Tom, perhaps we are an individual spark of the universal consciousness yet simultaneously amalgamated with IT. We therefore have the ability through the tool of ego to generate individual identity while occupying a human body. So, it is from this individuality that we create our beliefs. Your thoughts?
Carol, Yes I agree, but I would not see our individuality as in any way separate from the whole – it is just an expression at a point in consciousness. At a more awake point in consciousness we would not create the same beliefs. Is my depressed self with all its limiting beliefs really separate from the joyful self ? “Is my unaware self hate egocentric self really separate from my “higher, god self”? It is only from a state of duality, right and wrong, good and bad that we see the separation.
My point really is that if we see our individual expression as separate we are buying into the egos need to create separateness in order to survive. Everyone is just an aspect of ourselves having an individual expression. This expression is either moving towards awakening to oneness or towards the pain of separation. Once we separate our individual expression we are back to a concept of judgement, and fear. Universal (god) consciousness contains all consciousness not just the pure awareness state. The saint and the sinner are all universal consciousness in the fullness of individual expression. Thats my thoughts for now in the knowing its all limited concepts – food for the mind
I like this way of putting it!
I like this way of putting it:
“Tom, perhaps we are an individual spark of the universal consciousness yet simultaneously amalgamated with IT. We therefore have the ability through the tool of ego to generate individual identity while occupying a human body. So, it is from this individuality that we create our beliefs.” We are both individual and simultaneously one.
I posted something to this effect on your blog int 2010. It is nice to see you have now caught up past the dualistic idea that there is a self and the self creates the reality. The reality already exists, the existence is the truth, it exists. You can sit and watch it. It doesn’t care what you are, where you are, how you are only that you are a willing participant with it. I am, You Are, We Are. When we claim this truth it goes beyond belief. I send you so much love and light and wish you well. You are not wrong, you just for that moment thought you were a thought of yourself. We are beyond a concept of ourselves or an image or an idea. I AM. -Jason
Hi Morty
Thanks for this and for your willingness to explore what consciousness is. I look forward to your new WAIR process when you come to a better wording. I’ve been agreeing that I must have created the beliefs if I didn’t just get them from understanding or experience, without really knowing where he serenity of the creator state comes from.
Love James
Wow… I am impressed that you were able to admit a mistake that you were making since 25 years.
Actually I noticed this piece as well and was wondering about it for some time now. Especially since I am in the Freedom Course. I was hanging out with a guy who realized that we all are pure consciousness for some time now, listening to his insights… and then I was wondering if pure attention/consciousness, that doesn’t do anything, doesn’t want anything and is just observing itself would create believes in my mind.
Maybe the whole belief creation is a pure brain function after all.
I can’t wait to see/hear your new WAIR process… I don’t think it will be much the same as the old one.
My enlightened friend told me, that he cannot help anyone to realize what he realized. I wonder and hope that you could create a process that can.