Impossible Things

"There is no use trying," said Alice. "One can't believe impossible things."
"I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age I always did it for half an hour a day.  Why sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." -- from Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll

"It is through the holy instant that what seems impossible is accomplished, making it evident that it is not impossible." -- A Course in Miracles; Chapter 15, Section VI, 14:1

Trying to understand the notion that all is Mind, and that Mind is the only Substance that exists, is like trying to tell the Emperor that he isn't wearing any clothes.  We have a very vested interest in the world we have projected, and we have no real desire to have the Truth revealed to us.  We like to play at seeking the Truth, but we don't really want to find it.  Like Alice, we have already judged that one can't believe such impossible things.

In moments of true quiet, moments of present awareness when walking in the woods or by the ocean, we feel an unexplainable contentment and joy. These holy instants reveal what is True, and what has always been True.  We are Infinite Mind, infinitely Aware, infinitely Perfect, infinitely Whole, infinitely Loving and Aware of the Perfection of Self.  These instants of awareness are the storehouse of every so-called miracle.  Perfection can only see the perfect.  Wholeness can only see the whole and holy.

The practice of mindfulness touches on this, but as commonly practiced mostly limits us to being mindful of a body and limited self image.  It can help quiet the mind, which can lead to glimpses of awareness.  But we can practice mindfulness of Mind, of Awareness ItSelf.  What A Course in Miracles calls the holy instant is this moment by moment mindful awareness of our True Self, which is Infinitely Loving and Aware.  

Self is Mind, and Mind is Self.  There is no other.  And as ACIM reminds us, "Ideas leave not their Source."  We are like waves in the ocean of Mind, and we cannot be other than Mind.  What we call matter does not matter; it doesn't exist in the sense that we imagine it does.  If Mind is all, then we have simply misunderstood, misinterpreted, and misjudged the world.  We have forgotten Who We Are, and so we have forgotten the Reality of all things.

Letting go of these judgements, interpretations, and misunderstandings is what the Course calls forgiveness.  Forgiveness is the bridge to Awareness, because once the mind is cleared of the clutter, Truth is radiantly Present.  Forgiveness and miracles go hand in hand, since we cannot be aware of the miracle of Perfection that is already here, as long as we insist on the imperfections we think we see.  Like Alice, we have already decided that perfection is impossible.  But like Alice, we can let the rabbit holes in our lives reveal the Truth to us. We can forgive and jump in... we can let go of what we think we know.  And we can let the Awareness of Truth in each holy instant set us free to experience the impossibly possible Goodness of Life and Truth and ever-present Love.

"There is nothing outside you.  That is what you must ultimately learn, for it is the realization that the Kingdom of Heaven is restored to you.  For God created only this, and He did not depart from it nor leave it separate from Himself.  The Kingdom of Heaven is the dwelling place of the Son of God, Who left not his Father and dwells not apart from Him.  Heaven is not a place nor a condition.  It is merely an awareness of perfect Oneness, and the knowledge that there is nothing else; nothing outside this Oneness, and nothing else within.  What could God give but knowledge of Himself?  What else is there to give?  The belief that you could give and get something else, something outside yourself, has cost you the awareness of Heaven, and of your Identity." -- A Course in Miracles; Chapter 18, Section VI

With God, all things are possible. -- Matthew 19:26