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LESSON 1

Nothing I see in this room [on this street,
from this window, in this place] means anything.

1 Now look slowly around you, and practice applying this idea very specifically to whatever you see:

This table does not mean anything.
This chair does not mean anything.
This hand does not mean anything.
This foot does not mean anything.
This pen does not mean anything.

2 Then look farther away from your immediate area, and apply the idea to a wider range:

That door does not mean anything.
That body does not mean anything.
That lamp does not mean anything.
That sign does not mean anything.
That shadow does not mean anything.

3 Notice that these statements are not arranged in any order, and make no allowance for differences in the kinds of things to which they are applied. That is the purpose of the exercise. The statement should merely be applied to anything you see. As you practice the idea for the day, use it totally indiscriminately. Do not attempt to apply it to everything you see, for these exercises should not become ritualistic. Only be sure that nothing you see is specifically excluded. One thing is like another as far as the application of the idea is concerned.

4 Each of the first three lessons should not be done more than twice a day each, preferably morning and evening. Nor should they be attempted for more than a minute or so, unless that entails a sense of hurry. A comfortable sense of leisure is essential.




Divine Messages: A Journey Through the Workbook for Students


Today's Divine Message on
Lesson 1 - Nothing I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place] means anything.

And so I begin my journey into the training of my mind. Today, I begin to lay the foundation for miracles to light my way Home. With the idea of "nothing I see means anything," I could be tempted to either exclude an item or purposefully choose an item for the practice periods. Instead, I am to apply the lesson to what I see surrounding me whether it is inside or outside, whether I am attached to it or not. All that I see has no meaning. That idea could even make me scratch my head, "What do you mean nothing I see means anything?" when I see it and can touch it and can experience it in so many ways. It is not for me to argue the fact or continue to be puzzled but instead I am to be open and willing to the idea presented today. Jesus reminds us of the same in the Introduction to the Workbook. And so today, I will apply this indiscriminately to all that I see, neither excluding nor singling out. I accept that this idea encourages me to wipe the sleepers from my eyes and to stretch my mind a little more today. I am grateful that I have made the choice to begin again. The moment is now and I gladly accept it.

My last name and the family clan that it is associated with does not mean anything because it is not who I really am. The surroundings and environment that I live within does not mean anything because it is not where I really am. The world that we live on and its man-made and natural disasters that seem to shockwave around the planet do not mean anything because none of it is really happening in Reality right now. This may be difficult to believe because to the body these experiences feel very real. The body and everything that it seems to experience is just a dream that we are dreaming as the Son of God.

In Reality right now, we are a spiritual being of white Light who is pretending that he has fallen asleep and is dreaming a terrible dream. He is dreaming that He has become a physical body and that terrible things can happen to it and, that he is no longer the Son of God. As we begin to open up to the experiences the Workbook Lessons set forth, the Holy Spirit will begin to show us the truth about ourselves. He will begin to give us glimpses of the white Light of our True Selves and the corresponding state of peace that we are in right now, in Reality, as the Son of God. When this begins to happen we will begin to recognize that everything we think we are experiencing with the body is just an illusion. These experiences are a happy time for the Son of God who has fallen asleep. It is a time of great celebration and joy that echoes throughout Heaven because, the Son of God has begun to awaken and return to his rightful Home.

© MiraclesOne Foundation 2005-2006

From our book Divine Messages: A Journey Through the Workbook for Students by Revs. Paul & Deborah Phelps

 

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