One of the of the biggest secrets we try to keep is a sense of autonomy and self-esteem. The idea or feeling that you are crucial in some unique way, that you are adored by a particular person, that an individual is giving you special attention, these are some of the ego’s very nuanced secrets. We are trying to hide our Sacred Self and are engaging in all these different games, which look to be very upsetting. It is rather depressing and it really doesn’t go anywhere, so we attempt to get scraps of special love, attention and acknowledgment to prop ourselves up.

We work so hard at turning into “superior people”, at acquiring greater intelligence and more skills. We want to be admired more and be more famous. The entire self-help industry is focused on bettering the self so you can grow into a better you. That is another gimmick we secretly engage on ourselves, thinking we have to keep turning our wheels trying to grow into better. This self-improvement game is another secret we can to learn to let go of. It is very relaxing when you start to grasp that you do not have to turn into any better than you presently are. You were made perfect. It is not through self-improvement that you find tranquility but through self-acceptance.

As I collaborated with A Course in Miracles, I could see that there was a fear of divine love in my mind. I recognized this was the ego’s dread of losing itself. The ego is afraid of being exposed and being seen as a puff of nothingness. That is the dread of intimacy. We speak about this dread in relationships, which is sometimes depicted as fear of sexual intimacy, but it is really a dread of dropping our persona, our mask of individuality. It is the dread of getting swept away by a magnificent love, a love so strong that none of us can even imagine something as glorious and mighty!

For me, those are the big secrets, because it doesn’t start off with this great awareness. It always starts with feeling like you have done something wrong, whether you’ve masturbated, swiped something, mistreated somebody, or there is something in your mind that you have deemed as so ghastly that you don’t even want to confront it, you just want to dismiss about it and push it out of consciousness.

Beneath all those recollections and thoughts, is the belief that we are divided. This is the “secret” we hide. It really is an unfeasible belief, but we assume that it is true; We have deemed it as ghastly and have pushed it out of consciousness. All unconscious guilt comes from this belief in division. And as you really provide yourself over to the miracle, you feel all those hidden beliefs and secrets are being washed away and you finally face this hidden belief in disunion!

Please, share any ideas and comments with me below, I’d adore to hear about your journey!

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