Note: Before reading today’s tip, read Acts 25:1-12 from the Bible or watch all of Acts 25 & 26 from the Visual Bible movie, Acts.
Today’s reading recommends the following perspective of the world:
The world is not real. It is like a play, with actors playing their roles. Only in the play of the world, the script has been forgotten, so that the play seems very real.
Why does the reading say that the world isn’t real?
Something is real when it actually exists and has fixed properties. For the world to qualify as real, it would have to have its own unchanging existence. The world does not meet this criterion. It does not have its own existence, because it is continuously created by consciousness through the third principle of God. The world is dependent on consciousness for its appearance. Also, it is very easy to see that the world isn’t changeless. It is constantly changing. As the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, observed, “Change is the only constant in life.”
Why is it important to remember that the world isn’t real?
When you think the world is real, you subconsciously believe it has fixed properties and will not change. For example, if you believe you are headed for disaster, possibly financial ruin or a failed relationship, you subconsciously believe the situation is fixed and will not change. If you believe you are worthless or guilty, you subconsciously believe worthlessness or guilt is a fixed fact about who you are. If you believe the world is fearful, you accept that as a fact, and you are subconsciously waiting for the next terrible thing to happen.
If you look very carefully at your belief that the world is real, as well as the other beliefs that stem from that belief, you will see that there are certain things you think are fixed and will not change. However, it’s your belief that they are fixed and will not change that causes them to appear real. You are consciousness, and you continually recreate those things through your belief in them.
Therefore, it is very important to accept that the world is not real. The world is like a play. Each actor plays his/her part in the play of the world based on the script that is received as thoughts in the mind. The actors do not know their thoughts are only a script, because they do not understand the code and how the creative principle works.
Today’s reading says:
This play has many endings, like slits cut in the script, where one can choose to step out of the play. But if one believes the play and is focused on playing his role, he will miss his opportunities to step out.
In other words, if we believe our thoughts and react to situations in the world as our thinking leads us to react, we engage with the world as if it is real and miss the opportunity to realize truth.
Today’s reading recommends a detached way of being with the world. When we are detached from the world, we still play a part in the world, but our script comes from a different director. Instead of thought, intuition is our guide, and intuition leads us through the play of the world to the point of awakening.
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