The two pictures analogy - Our choice to perceive a body OR Christ holiness - C17, IV 10Mar24

This week we continue to take "time" to look deeply into another analogy from A Course in Miralces - this week we look into "The Two Pictures" section from Chapter 17, Section IV. Cate shares drawings of the two pictures during the video to help understanding of what Jesus is trying to present in this section and Shannon and Cate read and discuss the comparisons of perceiving the body or the holiness/sinlessless/purity. Sometime the Christ Mind, needs analogies to help us understand His teachings. He presents the two ways of perceiving, as us looking at two different pictures on a wall. He uses the analogy of the frame of the first picture to represent the body and body parts. Of course, the body and body parts are nothing, without the meaning our ego thought system projects onto them. The ego thought system also projects the ideas of "being saved" by this body - ideas that by being "with this body" it will get safety, happiness, being adored, love, kindness, all its needs met etc. This is all going on, when we look at an image in the dream, as a body that has a purpose for our special needs. Of course, our special needs are simply the ego thoughts in our mind, telling us that we have special needs. The ego thought system are simply thoughts, that keep us bound to an idea that we are a body, that there are bodies outside us and that our body needs another body for its happiness and security. The second picture represents how Christ would have us perceive our brother. He askes us to see only holiness, see only purity - The Christ. This is seen with the mind, not the eyes. Eyes just see shapes and colours and the ego makes up meanings to project onto the images. So, here, this second picture, represents our use of "time", held lightly, to keep looking past the body and see only the purity of Christ instead. Cate reads from Chapter 24, section VI Salvation from fear to help with the understanding of the different ways we can view our brother. The two pictures with frames and pictures, is a great analogy for how we look on our brother. It was truly wonderful to share this analogy and Let Him lead the way. Blessings and love to everyone, everywhere. We are One in Christ Mind. Love Shannon and Cate xo