Greetings All –
THERE ARE NO MASTERS LIVING IN THE WORLD, for Mastery
is attained beyond the world. There are advanced students. There are students
of great accomplishment. But there are no Masters living in the world.
Perfection is not found here, only contribution. Whoever remains in the world
remains to learn the lessons of the world. The lessons of the world must be learned not only in
your individual life, but in a life of
contribution as well. Your genuine education far exceeds what you have realized
thus far. It is not merely the correction of errors. It is the contribution of
gifts.
THERE ARE NO MASTERS LIVING IN THE WORLD. Therefore, you may relieve yourself of
the great burden of attempting or requiring Mastery for yourself. You yourself
cannot be a Master, for life is the Master. That is the great difference that
will make all of the difference for you when you come to understand its true
meaning and benefit.
IN YOUR TWO PRACTICE PERIODS TODAY, think of all
the individuals that you have considered to be Masters—individuals you have
met, heard of or imagined, individuals in the past and individuals living presently.
Think of all the qualities that have made them Masters and how you have used them to judge yourself and to
evaluate your life and your behavior. It is not the purpose of advanced students to become the criteria for
self-condemnation by those of lesser capabilities. That is not their gift,
though they must understand in time that their gifts will be so misconstrued.
ACCEPT YOUR UNBURDENING as we remind you that there
are no Masters living in the world. In your two longer practice periods, try to
realize this. Try to realize the relief that is being given to you. But do not
make the mistake of thinking that this leads to passivity on your part, for greater than ever will be your
involvement in the reclamation of Knowledge. Greater than ever will be your
commitment to the emergence of Knowledge. Now your involvement and commitment may
move forward more rapidly, for they are becoming unburdened by your idealism,
which can only lead you astray.
PRACTICE 106: Two 30-minute practice periods.
Yesterday: Step 105 -
Review
This is a surprise: “There
are no Masters living in the world.”
From the Journal:
12:02
A.M. October 30, 1999 – The detail of this illusion – wonderful.
…
The greater question is – where are my peers? Those with whom I can explore and
experience the potential of this environment.
…
Honor
the gap – the difference between spiritual vision and manifestation. Earth as a
spiritual/manifestual (?) laboratory. …
The
planet earth is the greatest whole we experience I the physical. It is also
local relative to our solar system. It is local in its entirety. Without going
into psychic dimensions, it has no other divisions.
…
5:30
p.m. At little Bear for the weekly review. This has been quite a week. Going to
stillness is often spontaneous for a short time. I am coming to feel the power
of the S2K and, looking ahead to next week, have a sense of where it is going.
Review #105 for today clearly states: “This is your greater purpose in life to
keep Knowledge alive in the world.”
6:15
P.m. I’ve reviewed the lessons, my journal entries during the week and sense a
shift on my part to understanding.
This
parallels ACIM – but moves my soul along. ACIM may be too complex? I don’t know
– Amen & Amen
11:57
p.m. My time in the woods today was fine. It was a shame to have to leave it… I
felt I could be there for thousands of years as a stone – Su-Ne or Patience –
So, what did I get out of the week, as reflected in
the review? There were some understandings – underlined here in the pages and
related notes. The Steps are working inside – not all comes to the surface
articulated.
NNC
