T-1.V Wholeness and Spirit
1. The miracle is much like the body in that both are learning aids for facilitating a state in which they become unnecessary.
²When spirit’s original state of direct communication is reached, neither the body nor the miracle serves any purpose.
³While you believe you are in a body, however, you can choose between loveless and miraculous channels of expression.
⁴You can make an empty shell, but you cannot express nothing at all.
⁵You can wait, delay, paralyse yourself or reduce your creativity almost to nothing.
⁶But you cannot abolish it.
⁷You can destroy your medium of communication, but not your potential.
⁸You did not create yourself.
Expanded
The miracle is much like the body in that both [the miracle and the body] are learning aids for facilitating a state in which [state] they [the miracle and the body] become unnecessary.
²When spirit’s original state of direct communication is reached, neither the body nor the miracle serves any purpose.
³While you believe you are in a body, however, you can choose between loveless and miraculous channels of expression.
⁴You can make an empty shell, but you cannot express nothing at all.
⁵You can wait, delay, paralyse yourself or reduce your creativity almost to nothing.
⁶But you cannot abolish it [your creativity].
⁷You can destroy your medium of communication, but not your potential.
⁸You did not create yourself.
Substituted
The miracle is much like the body in that the miracle and the body are learning aids for facilitating a state — a state where the miracle and the body become unnecessary.
²When spirit’s original state of direct communication is reached, neither the body nor the miracle serves any purpose.
³While you believe you are in a body, however, you can choose between loveless and miraculous channels of expression.
⁴You can make an empty shell, but you cannot express nothing at all.
⁵You can wait, delay, paralyse yourself or reduce your creativity almost to nothing.
⁶But you cannot abolish your creativity.
⁷You can destroy your medium of communication, but not your potential.
⁸You did not create yourself.
Simplified
The miracle and the body are learning aids.
You can choose to express miracles.
You did not create yourself.
2. The basic decision of the miracle-minded is not to wait on time any longer than is necessary.
²Time can waste as well as be wasted.
³The miracle worker, therefore, accepts the time-control factor gladly.
⁴He recognizes that every collapse of time brings everyone closer to the ultimate release from time, in which the Son and the Father are One.
⁵Equality does not imply equality now.
⁶When everyone recognizes that he has everything, individual contributions to the Sonship will no longer be necessary.
Expanded
The basic decision of the miracle-minded is not to wait on time any longer than is necessary.
²Time can waste as well as be wasted.
³The miracle worker, therefore, accepts the time-control factor gladly.
⁴He [the miracle worker] recognizes that every collapse of time brings everyone closer to the ultimate release from time, in which [ultimate release from time] the Son and the Father are One.
⁵Equality does not imply equality now.
⁶When everyone recognizes that he [everyone] has everything, individual contributions to the Sonship will no longer be necessary.
Substituted
The basic decision of the miracle-minded is not to wait on time any longer than is necessary.
²Time can waste as well as be wasted.
³The miracle worker, therefore, accepts the time-control factor gladly.
⁴The miracle worker recognizes that every collapse of time brings everyone closer to the ultimate release from time — in the ultimate release from time the Son and the Father are One.
⁵Equality does not imply equality now.
⁶When everyone recognizes that everyone has everything, individual contributions to the Sonship will no longer be necessary.
Simplified
Collapse time by recognising you have everything.
Every collapse brings everyone closer to knowledge of Oneness.
3. When the Atonement has been completed, all talents will be shared by all the Sons of God.
²God is not partial.
³All His children have His total Love, and all His gifts are freely given to everyone alike.
⁴“Except ye become as little children” means that unless you fully recognize your complete dependence on God, you cannot know the real power of the Son in his true relationship with the Father.
⁵The specialness of God’s Sons does not stem from exclusion but from inclusion.
⁶All my brothers are special.
⁷If they believe they are deprived of anything, their perception becomes distorted.
⁸When this occurs the whole family of God, or the Sonship, is impaired in its relationships.
Expanded
When the Atonement has been completed, all talents will be shared by all the Sons of God.
²God is not partial.
³All His [God’s] children have His [God’s] total Love, and all His [God’s] gifts are freely given to everyone alike.
⁴“Except ye become as little children” means that unless you fully recognize your complete dependence on God, you cannot know the real power of the Son in his [the-Son’s] true relationship with the Father.
⁵The specialness of God’s Sons does not stem from exclusion but from inclusion.
⁶All my brothers are special.
⁷If they [my brothers] believe they [my brothers] are deprived of anything, their [my-brothers’] perception becomes distorted.
⁸When this [belief in deprivation] occurs the whole family of God, or the Sonship, is impaired in its [the family-of-God’s] relationships.
Substituted
When the Atonement has been completed, all talents will be shared by all the Sons of God.
²God is not partial.
³All God’s children have God’s total Love, and all God’s gifts are freely given to everyone alike.
⁴“Except ye become as little children” means that unless you fully recognize your complete dependence on God, you cannot know the real power of the Son in the-Son’s true relationship with the Father.
⁵The specialness of God’s Sons does not stem from exclusion but from inclusion.
⁶All my brothers are special.
⁷If my brothers believe my brothers are deprived of anything, my-brothers’ perception becomes distorted.
⁸When belief in deprivation occurs the whole family of God, or the Sonship, is impaired in the family-of-God’s relationships.
Simplified
All are children of God.
All are dependent on God.
All share God’s gifts equally.
All are special.
Do not believe you are deprived of anything.
Believing in deprivation distorts perceptions.
Distorted perceptions create distorted relationships.
4. Ultimately, every member of the family of God must return.
²The miracle calls him to return because it blesses and honors him, even though he may be absent in spirit.
³“God is not mocked” is not a warning but a reassurance.
⁴God would be mocked if any of His creations lacked holiness.
⁵The creation is whole, and the mark of wholeness is holiness.
⁶Miracles are affirmations of Sonship, which is a state of completion and abundance.
Expanded
Ultimately, every member of the family of God must return.
²The miracle calls him [every member of the family of God] to return because it [the miracle] blesses and honors him [every member of the family of God], even though he [a member of the family of God] may be absent in spirit.
³“God is not mocked” is not a warning but a reassurance.
⁴God would be mocked if any of His [God’s] creations lacked holiness.
⁵The creation is whole, and the mark of wholeness is holiness.
⁶Miracles are affirmations of Sonship, which [Sonship] is a state of completion and abundance.
Substituted
Ultimately, every member of the family of God must return.
²The miracle calls every member of the family of God to return, because the miracle blesses and honors every member of the family of God, even though a member of the family of God may be absent in spirit.
³“God is not mocked” is not a warning but a reassurance.
⁴God would be mocked if any of God’s creations lacked holiness.
⁵The creation is whole, and the mark of wholeness is holiness.
⁶Miracles are affirmations of Sonship — Sonship is a state of completion and abundance.
Simplified
All of God’s creations are holy.
The miracles calls every member of the family of God to return to a state of completion and abundance.
5. Whatever is true is eternal, and cannot change or be changed.
²Spirit is therefore unalterable because it is already perfect, but the mind can elect what it chooses to serve.
³The only limit put on its choice is that it cannot serve two masters.
⁴If it elects to do so, the mind can become the medium by which spirit creates along the line of its own creation.
⁵If it does not freely elect to do so, it retains its creative potential but places itself under tyrannous rather than Authoritative control.
⁶As a result it imprisons, because such are the dictates of tyrants.
⁷To change your mind means to place it at the disposal of true Authority.
Expanded
Whatever is true is eternal, and cannot change or be changed.
²Spirit is therefore unalterable because it [spirit] is already perfect, but the mind can elect what it [the mind] chooses to serve.
³The only limit put on its [the-mind’s] choice is that it [the mind] cannot serve two masters.
⁴If it [the mind] elects to do so [become the medium by which spirit creates], the mind can become the medium by which spirit creates along the line of its [the-mind’s] own creation.
⁵If it [the mind] does not freely elect to do so [become the medium by which spirit creates], it [the mind] retains its [the-mind’s] creative potential but places itself [the-mind’s-own-self] under tyrannous rather than Authoritative control.
⁶As a result it [the mind] imprisons, because such are the dictates of tyrants.
⁷To change your mind means to place it [your mind] at the disposal of true Authority.
Substituted
Whatever is true is eternal, and cannot change or be changed.
²Spirit is therefore unalterable because it spirit is already perfect, but the mind can elect what the mind chooses to serve.
³The only limit put on the-mind’s choice is that the mind cannot serve two masters.
⁴If the mind elects to become the medium by which spirit creates, the mind can become the medium by which spirit creates along the line of the-mind’s own creation.
⁵If the mind does not freely elect to become the medium by which spirit creates, the mind retains the-mind’s creative potential but places the-mind’s-own-self under tyrannous rather than Authoritative control.
⁶As a result the mind imprisons, because such are the dictates of tyrants.
⁷To change your mind means to place your mind at the disposal of true Authority.
Simplified
The mind can choose to create the same way the spirit creates.
Or the mind can become a tyrant and imprison you.
6. The miracle is a sign that the mind has chosen to be led by me in Christ’s service.
²The abundance of Christ is the natural result of choosing to follow Him.
³All shallow roots must be uprooted, because they are not deep enough to sustain you.
⁴The illusion that shallow roots can be deepened, and thus made to hold, is one of the distortions on which the reverse of the Golden Rule rests.
⁵As these false underpinnings are given up, the equilibrium is temporarily experienced as unstable.
⁶However, nothing is less stable than an upside-down orientation.
⁷Nor can anything that holds it upside down be conducive to increased stability.
Expanded
The miracle is a sign that the mind has chosen to be led by me in Christ’s service.
²The abundance of Christ is the natural result of choosing to follow Him [Christ].
³All shallow roots must be uprooted, because they [shallow roots] are not deep enough to sustain you.
⁴The illusion that shallow roots can be deepened, and thus made to hold, is one of the distortions on which [distortions] the reverse of the Golden Rule rests.
⁵As these false underpinnings [shallow roots/distortions] are given up, the equilibrium is temporarily experienced as unstable.
⁶However, nothing is less stable than an upside-down orientation.
⁷Nor can anything that holds it [an orientation] upside down be conducive to increased stability.
Substituted
The miracle is a sign that the mind has chosen to be led by me in Christ’s service.
²The abundance of Christ is the natural result of choosing to follow Christ.
³All shallow roots must be uprooted, because shallow roots are not deep enough to sustain you.
⁴The illusion that shallow roots can be deepened, and thus made to hold, is one of the distortions — the reverse of the Golden Rule rests on distortions.
⁵As false underpinnings, shallow-roots and distortions are given up, the equilibrium is temporarily experienced as unstable.
⁶However, nothing is less stable than an upside-down orientation.
⁷Nor can anything that holds an orientation upside down be conducive to increased stability.
Simplified
Following Christ gives the abundance of Christ.
The abundance of Christ will keep you stable.