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nversationswithGod- firstconceptinLesson#33.The second concept could heal the fear created by lack of embracing thefirst.The illusion of lack of Oneness is something that I call “Separatism.” Theidea that "there's enough" makes Separatism unnecessary.We remain separate from each other only in order that we may ensureour survival. We think that "every man for himself" is, ultimately, the onlyway that we can survive, and so we separate ourselves into groups, called,variously, Cultures, Nations, Religions and Ideologies. We say that thesegroupings help us to identify ourselves, but the truth is they are an attempt toindemnify ourselves. We seek to protect ourselves from the ravages of life,and we imagine that our safety will be created by separating ourselves, ratherthan unifying ourselves—even though our life experience teaches us exactlythe opposite.Were we to adopt a philosophy of "Enoughism," we would come from aplace of knowing that there is enough for everybody, and then the fear thatdrives us apart would turn into a joy that draws us together. (This is preciselywhat happens when we fall in wo- 'speopletowhollyembraceit.Page1of58
There'senough"isthesecondofatrioofone- sshare.Yet sharing is not something that humans do easily—unless they do.Those who do not are coming from a deep-seated fear that they are givingaway something of which there is only a finite quantity. And so, they onlyshare when they are sure that they have enough for themselves. Yet blessed ishe who shares that of which he believes he may not have enough—for in thatsharing will he experience his ��unlesstheydo.Sharing God is perhaps our most difficult generosity. We just can't seemto do it. We say that God is a jealous God, but in truth it is in humanity wherethe jealously lies. We want to appropriate God, to make God ours and oursalone. And so we create a way to worship God that we say is the only "right"way, claiming God's approval and God's rewards as ours and ours alone.We have told ourselves that there isn't enough approval and there aren'tenough rewards to go around. That is our prevailing thought. And so, wemust compete for both approval and rewards. We call these competitions"religions."Page2of58
If we understood that God's approval and rewards are unlimited, ourendless competitions would cease. Likewise, if we understood that there isenough of everything we tell ourselves that we need to be happy upon theEarth, we would cease our ruthless and self-destructive political, economicand military contests.WhatWouldHappenIF owaboutyourtime?Whataboutyourlove?Page3of58
eyourlife.Going Back to the nIllusionsofHumans.Andthetextsaysthat dinthisidea,andyourthoughtaboutit.Needisn on- ‐existentintheUniverse.Onen seIStheresult.Needisn on- ‐existentintheMindofGod.Godwouldn ucesALLresults.IfGodn geable,soyouwillnota Nothingthatis,isnotLife.IfLifen ngtooccurexceptthatwhichisoccurring.Lifen iversen Need,outofyourexperiencethatyoun tcarewhetheryoulivedordied.Thenwhatwouldyoun eed?Page4of58
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Sharing God is perhaps our most difficult generosity. We just can't seem to do it. We say that God is a jealous God, but in truth it is in humanity where the jealously lies. We want to appropriate G
