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4) FORGIVENESS – THE FACE OF CHRIST (THIS UR HEADING OCCURS AT LINE 4)................................................. 6 (N 3:34) (Ur 6)...................................................................................................................................................... 7 (N 3:35) (Ur 7)...................................................................................................................................................... 8 (N 3:36) (Ur 7)...................................................................................................................................................... 9
5) PERCEPTION – KNOWLEDGE (THIS UR HEADING OCCURS AT LINE 8)................................................................ 9 (N 3:37) (Ur 7 – 8).............................................................................................................................................. 10 (N 3:38) (Ur 8).................................................................................................................................................... 11
(N 3:39) (Ur 8 - 9)............................................................................................................................................... 12 (N 3:40)(Ur 8 – 9)............................................................................................................................................... 13 6) JESUS – CHRIST (THIS UR HEADING OCCURS AT LINE 15)............................................................................... 13
U 1 A 1. Thi s i s not a cour se i n t heor et i cal 1 1
phi l osophy, nor i s i t concer ned2
wi t h pr eci se ter mi nol ogy i n connect i on wi t h or i gi ns.3
I t i s concer ned onl y wi t h At onement , or t he4
cor r ect i on of percept i on. The means of t he At onement5
i s f or gi veness. The st r uct ur e of “Self” " i ndi vi dual6
consci ousness" i s essent i al l y i r r el evant , because i t i s a7
concept r epr esent i ng t he "or i gi nal er r or " or8
t he "or i gi nal s i n. " To study t he er r or i t sel f9
does not l ead t o cor r ect i on, i f you ar e10
i ndeed t o succeed i n over l ooki ng t he11
er r or . And i t i s j ust t hi s pr ocess of12
over l ooki ng at whi ch t he cour se ai ms.13
U 1 A 2. Al l t er ms ar e pot ent i al l y14
cont r over si al , and t hose who seek cont r over sy15
wi l l f i nd i t here. Yet t hose who seek16
cl ar i f i cat i on wi l l f i nd i t as wel l 2.17
They must , however , be wi l l i ng t o over l ook18
cont r over sy, r ecogni zi ng t hat i t i s a19
def ense agai nst t r ut h. I n t he f or m of20
a del ayi ng maneuver tactic3. Theol ogi cal21
consi der at i ons ????? as such concepts ar e necessar i l y22
cont r over si al , si nce t hey depend on bel i ef and can t her ef or e be23
accept ed or r ej ect ed. A uni ver sal24
t heol ogy i s i mpossi bl e, but a uni ver sal25
1 Although crossed out here, the Urtext includes this word.2 Although crossed out here, the Urtext includes this word.3 Although crossed out here, the Urtext includes this phrase, using “maneuver” instead of “tactic.”
2) Mind-Spirit (this Ur heading occurs at line 17)
answer s t hi s cour se does not gi ve.1I t does not r ecogni ze as quest i ons2
t he mere f orm of a quest i on t o whi ch an answer3
i s i mpossi bl e. The ego may ask, "How4
di d t he i mpossi bl e occur ?" , "To what di d5
t he i mpossi bl e happen?" , and may ask i t6
i n many f orms.7
Yet t here i s no answer ; onl y8
an exper i ence. Seek onl y t hi s, and9
do not l et t heol ogy del ay you. U(2) U 1 A 5. You wi l l10
not i ce t hat t he emphasi s on st r uct ur al11
i ssues i n t he cour se i s br i ef and ear l y.12
Af t er wards, and soon, i t dr ops away13
t o make way f or t he cent r al t eachi ng.14
Si nce you have asked f or cl ar i f i cat i on, however ,15
t hese ar e4
t he t er ms t hat are used i n t he begi nni ng. 16U 2 A 1. The5 " mi nd" i s used t o repr esent t he17
act i vat i ng agent ( or ener gy) of ( ?) Spi r i t ,18
suppl yi ng t he6 creat i ve ener gy. The t er m i s19
al so used i s capi t al i zed when7 i t ref ers t o20
God or Chr i st 8.21
Spi r i t i s t he Thought of God whi ch22
He cr eat ed l i ke Hi msel f . The uni f i ed23
Spi r i t i s God' s one Son, or Chr i st .24
U 2 A 2. I n t hi s wor l d, because t he mi nd i s spl i t ,25
4 Urtext and FIP add “some of”5 Urtext and FIP add “term”6 Urtext and FIP change “the” to “its”7 Urtext and FIP change this line to “When the term is capitalized.”8 Urtext and FIP add “(i.e., the Mind of God or the Mind of Christ)”
I n t hi s i l l usor y st at e, t he concept of an3" i ndi vi dual mi nd" seems t o be meani ngf ul .4
?I nput and t o be?5
I t i s t her ef or e descr i bed9 AS I F i t mind has t wo par t s;6
spi r i t and ego. U 2 A 3. Spi r i t i s the par t t hat7
i s st i l l i n cont act wi t h God t hr ough t he Hol y Spi r i t ,8
Who abi des i n t hi s par t 10 as9
wel l . U 2 A 4. The ot her par t 11 i s ent i r el y i l l usor y and10
makes onl y i l l usi ons. Spi r i t r et ai ns11
t he pot ent i al f or creat i ng, but i t s Wi l l whi ch12
i s God' s , i s seems to be i mpr i soned whi l e the mi nd13
i s not uni f i ed. The t er m "soul " i s not14
used except i n di r ect Bi bl i cal quot at i ons15
because of i t s hi ghl y cont r over si al nat ur e.16
I t woul d, however , be an equi val ent17
of "spi r i t , " wi t h t he under st andi ng t hat , bei ng18
of God, i t i s et er nal and was never bor n. 12 19
Even i n thi s wor l d the mi nd has20
Cr eat i on cont i nues unabat ed because21
t hat i s t he Wi l l of God. Thi s Wi l l i s22
al ways uni f i ed, and t her ef or e has no23
meani ng i n t hi s wor l d. I t has no24
opposi t e and no degr ees. U 2 A 5. The mi nd can be25
9 Urtext and FIP insert “in the course”10 Urtext and FIP insert “but sees the other part”11 Urtext and FIP insert “of the mind”12 These last two sentences are moved up to the previous paragraph in Urtext, FIP and in editor’s mark-up in the Notes.
r i ght or wr ong, dependi ng on t he voi ce i t l i st ens1
t o13. Ri ght - Mi ndedness l i st ens t o t he Hol y Spi r i t , f or gi ves2
t he wor l d, and t hr ough Chr i st ' s vi si on sees t he r eal3wor l d i n i t s pl ace. Thi s i s the f i nal vi s i on,4
t he l ast per cept i on, t he condi t i on i n whi ch God can t ake14 5
t he l ast 15 st ep Himself . Her e t i me and i l l usi ons end6
t oget her . Wr ong- mi ndedness l i st ens t o t he ego,7
and makes i l l usi ons, per cei vi ng si n and8
j ust i f yi ng anger , and seei ng gui l t , di sease9
and death as r eal . Both t he r eal (2) wor l d and10
t hi s wor l d(1)16 are i l l usi ons because r i ght - mi ndedness11
mer el y over l ooks, or f or gi ves, what never12
happened. U(3) Ther ef or e i t i s not t he One- Mi ndedness of t he13
Chr i st Mi nd, Whose Wi l l i s one wi t h God' s.14
U 2 A 6. I n t hi s wor l d t he onl y r emai ni ng f r eedom15
i s17 f r eedom of choi ce; al ways18 bet ween onl y16
t wo choi ces or t wo voi ces. Wi l l i s not17
i nvol ved i n per cept i on at any l evel , and has18
not hi ng t o do wi t h choi ce. Consci ousness19
i s t he r ecept i ve mechani sm, r ecei vi ng messages20
f r om above or bel ow; f r om t he Hol y Spi r i t or t he ego.21
Consci ousness 19 has l evel s, and awareness can shi f t s 20 22
qui t e dr amat i cal l y, but i t cannot t r anscend t he23
per cept ual r eal m. At i t s hi ghest24
i t becomes aware of t he r eal wor l d, and can be25
13 Urtext and FIP change “listen to” to “to which it listens”14 Urtext and FIP change “can take” to “takes”15 Urtext and FIP change “last” to “final”16 Urtext and FIP substitute “this world and the real world” and the handwritten superscript editing marks, shown here as (1) and (2) instruct that
change.17 Urtext and FIP insert “the”18 Urtext and FIP insert “this choice is always”19 Between lines 18 and 19, with an arrow pointing to line 22, the following words are written “ In this world, there are only wishes, desires and
hopes.” 20 First written “awareness shifts” the glyph for “can” is written above the line, with the apparent intent to change it to “can shift.”
concer ned wi t h f orm, but havi ng gi ven3t he cont ent i t i s Hi s Wi l l t hat i t be4
under st ood. And t hat suf f i ces.5
The f or m adapt s i t sel f t o need; t he6
cont ent i s unchangi ng, as et er nal7
as i t s Cr eat or .8
U 4 A 4. The f ace of Chr i st has t o be seen bef ore9
t he memory of God can r etur n. The reason i s obvi ous.10
Seei ng t he Face of Chr i st i s per cept ual 22. No- one11
can l ook on knowl edge. But t he Face of Chr i st i s t he12
gr eat Symbol of f or gi veness. I t i s13
sal vat i on. I t i s t he symbol of t he r eal wor l d.14
Whoever l ooks on t hi s no l onger sees t he15
wor l d. He i s as near t o Heaven as16
i s possi bl e out si de t he gat e. Yet f r om t hi s17
gat e i t i s no mor e t han j ust a st ep18
i ns i de. I t i s the f i nal one. 23 And t hi s19
we l eave to God. U 4 A 5. I t i s a symbol , t oo,20
but as t he symbol of Hi s Wi l l21
al one i t cannot be di vi ded. And so22
t he Uni t y t hat i t r ef l ect s becomes23
Hi s Wi l l . I t i s the onl y t hi ng s t i l l i n t he24
wor l d i n par t , and yet t he br i dge t o25
21 Urtext and FIP have “is not” in place of the words which are crossed out and appear to be “could not be.” . 22 Urtext has “involves perception” while FIP has “involves perception.”23 Urtext and FIP have “step”.
6) Jesus – Christ (this Ur heading occurs at line 15)
For where God' s memor y has come at l ast1
t her e i s no j our ney, no bel i ef i n si n, no2
wal l s, no bodi es, and t he gr i m appeal of3
gui l t and death is there snuf f ed out f or ever . U 5 A 8. Oh4
my br ot hers, i f you onl y knew t he peace5
t hat wi l l envel op you and hol d you saf e and6
pur e and l ovel y i n t he Mi nd of God, you coul d7
but r ush t o meet Hi m wher e Hi s al t ar8
i s. Hal l owed your Name and Hi s, f or9
t hey ar e j oi ned her e i n t hi s hol y pl ace.10
Her e He l eans down t o l i f t you11
back t o Hi m, out of i l l usi ons i nt o hol i ness;12
out of t he wor l d and i nt o t i mel essness; out13
of al l f ear and gi ven back t o Love.14
U 6 A 1. Ther e i s no need f or hel p t o ent er15
Heaven f or you never l ef t . But t her e i s16
need f or hel p beyond your sel f as you’ r e31 17
ci r cumscr i bed by f al se bel i ef s of your18
I dent i t y, Whi ch God al one est abl i shed19
i n r eal i t y. Hel per s ar e gi ven you i n many20
f orms, al t hough upon t he al t ar They ar e21
One32. Behi nd33 each one t here i s a Thought of22
God, and t hi s wi l l never change. But23
t hey have names whi ch di f f er f or a t i me, f or24
t i me needs symbol s, bei ng i t sel f unr eal .25
31 Urtext and FIP have “you are.” The glyph here could be “you” or “your” or “you’re” and the latter seems likely.32 Urtext and FIP omit the capital.33 Urtext and FIP substitute “Beyond” for “Behind.”
t o car e f or t o you t o car e f or as I car e f or you. "1
7) The Holy Spir it2
U 7 A 1. J esus i s t he mani f est at i on of t he Hol y Spi r i t , Whom3
he cal l ed down upon t he ear t h af t er he4
“ascended i nt o Heaven, ” or became5
compl et el y i dent i f i ed wi t h t he Chr i st , t he Son of6
God as He creat ed Hi m. The Hol y Spi r i t ,7
bei ng a cr eat i on of t he one Cr eat or ,8
creat i ng wi t h Hi m and i n Hi s l i keness9
or Spi r i t , i s et er nal and has never10changed. He was "cal l ed down upon11
t he ear t h" i n the sense t hat i t was now12
possi bl e t o accept Hi m and t o hear Hi s Voi ce.13
Hi s i s t he Voi ce f or God, and i s t her ef or e t aki ng35 14
fo rm36. Thi s f or m i s not Hi s r eal i t y, whi ch God al one knows al ong wi t h Chr i st ,15
Hi s r eal Son, Who i s part of Hi m.16
U 7 A 2. The Hol y Spi r i t i s descr i bed t hr oughout t he cour se as gi vi ng us t he17
answer t o the separat i on and br i ngi ng the pl an of t he At onement t o us,18est abl i shi ng our par t i cul ar par t i n i t and showi ng us exact l y what i t i s. He19
has establ i shed J esus as the l eader i n car r yi ng20
21
35 Urtext has written modifications which FIP preserves, putting this into the past tense, “has therefore taken” instead of “is therefore taking”.36 From this point to end of page is missing … half the Notes page is torn off. The bold, italic type is drawn from the Urtext manuscript.
of t hi s new day l ooks on a di f f er ent wor l d1
where God i s wel come41 and Hi s Son wi t h Hi m.2
We who compl et e Hi m of f er t hanks t o Hi m,3
as He gi ves t hanks to us. The Son i s st i l l ,4and i n t he peace qui et t hat God has gi ven hi m5
ent er s hi s home and i s at peace at l ast .6
t her e i s st i l l at l ast .7
Ent er s t he st i l l ness of hi s home at l ast . 428
41 Urtext and FIP replace “welcome” with “welcomed”42 Note the three variants Schucman offers for the final sentence; she ended up using the first one.
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