Lesson 1 - A Synopsis

A synopsis from Lesson 1, Way of the Heart: The Invitation

Lesson 1, Way of the Heart

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The following general concept, and synopsis information from the Way of the Heart, Way of Transformation and Way of Knowing are being written by a beautiful 'friend of the heart' Millie Rivera (an Associate Professor of Communications at Singapore University). Millie is also a graduate from our Palpable Forgiveness retreat and an Insight Group Leader in Singapore.

We are very grateful to Millie for writing this information, as I am sure you will be too after reading through these pages.

Note: Jeshua uses terms that we commonly associate with Christianity (Christ, Holy Spirit), but don’t be fooled. He is actually rejecting the usual meaning attached to those terms in The Way of The Heart. So try to get pass your dislike of what these terms have come to represent in our society. You will be glad you did when you see how Jeshua uses them.

Throughout The Way of the Heart, Jeshua talks about reality and He makes a distinction. Our “reality” (with small “r”) is simply anything upon which we choose to focus our awareness. But that reality is an illusion! [If you like paradoxes, you will love The Way of the Heart!] The only Reality (with capital “R”) is that we are

an extension of God’s Love, in form;

that we are God’s only “Son”

(not a physical being with a gender, but an extension of the Father, so deeply integrated that it’s not possible to tell where the Father ends and the Son begins); that we are Christ [the meaning of this term will unfold throughout The Way of the Heart and you will see that it doesn’t just have one meaning, and certainly not the meaning given by organized religion!]  [More on this in later lessons…]

A key principle or axiom of The Way of the Heart is that

everything we experience we have created! 

[Note: This is a tough concept to accept, but if you think about it, one that empowers us since we are not at the mercy of anyone; not even God.] That means that we are never victims of circumstances or events, or even people’s actions (I know… this one is hard to accept, but try…).  Until we accept full responsibility for our power to create our reality, we cannot awaken.  This axiom is presented, actually, throughout the entire Christ Mind Trilogy (Way of the Heart, Way of Transformation, Way of Knowing). Jeshua uses a number of metaphors to describe reality (which we already said is created by what we choose to focus our awareness on).  Here are some of the most commonly used:

• Our awareness is a still pond, where we throw pebbles (our thoughts) and the ripples caused by those pebbles are the energy our thoughts create, which in terms creates our reality.
  
• Our awareness is a field, where we plant the seeds of love or fear (our thoughts); the fruits of those seeds are our reality.

Throughout The Way of the Heart, Jeshua talks about God as a Love that is Pure, Unlimited and Infinite.  He also refers to God as energy.

Of course, we, humans, are the focus of Jeshua’s teachings in The Way of the Heart.

Who are we? 

Jeshua says we are the extension of God’s love in form (not just in a body, but as consciousness).  Here, Jeshua also uses numerous metaphors to help us understand how we are an extension of God, instead of a part of God (that is separate).

• We are the waves on an infinite Ocean (God being the ocean)
• We are the rays of a radiant Sun (God being the sun)

The Way of the Heart also talks about our purpose, which Jeshua says is to

allow God to extend Love through us throughout the entire universe. 

The Way of the Heart also refers to the “Truth which alone is True.”  This refers to our only REALITY, which is that we are One with God and only His Love is real. Everything else is an illusion we created when we first had a thought of separation, right after God birthed us and gave us absolute freedom to create.  That thought of separation led to the creation of this “world of duality.”  In God’s Reality there is only Oneness, Perfection, Unlimitedness and Love. There is a faint reference throughout the book (more obvious toward the more advanced lessons) about the fact that our choice to feel separate from God is simply a way for us to “play” and create experiences.

Imagine...

As powerful children of God, we can do anything with our power (even deny God!) and He will accept it, knowing that in reality we can never separate ourselves from His Love—that is impossible since we are One. 

Along this same line of reasoning, since God gave us His own creative power, we created this world (get this: this world exists ONLY within our mind!), and He did not interfere or try to make us see our error. Why? Because even though we created this dream of separation, we will never be able to change who we are (an extension of God’s Love, in form).  And so God is letting us play, in our dream, as He lovingly watches over us, knowing that we will eventually wake up.

To make sure we don’t get too lost, He gave us the Holy Spirit (which Jeshua calls the Comforter)—as a bridge between our illusory world and the Mind of God (where Reality exists; where we reside as Christ). The Holy Spirit is constantly reminding us that to be one with God all we have to do is wake up.  It’s our choice whether we listen, and there is no judgment if we choose to ignore the Comforter’s whispers because God knows that we are perfectly safe with Him. There is no hurry. We have eternity!  [This is something you might have trouble with, so don’t force yourself to accept it all at once… let it sink in slowly. It will make more sense as you continue your work in The Way of the Heart.] 

Another important concept in The Way of the Heart is

“neutrality.”

Jeshua says that all events are neutral until we assess them from a space of Love or fear (we cannot be in both places—Love or Fear—at once, by the way!). Fear leads to guilt, selfishness, unkindness, judgment, conflict, suffering, and lack; while Love makes everything perfect and perfectly innocent (even the challenges we face and the suffering we witness in the world). However, note that while events are neutral, our thoughts are not—they are usually colored by our judgment.

If we choose to view events or people as they are—perfectly innocent and neutral—we can accept them peacefully even when they are supposedly “negative” or “bad.” For example, the 2004 Asian tsunami was a neutral event where hundreds of thousands lost their lives and their homes.  While a human perspective will tell us this was a terrible event, if we follow Jeshua’s reasoning, an enlightened mind  can view this event as neutral and innocent because we can never die, nothing that happens to us in this reality (with small “r”)  can diminish us in any way because we are eternal and infinite—we have always existed and will continue to exist forever, just like God. This is how Jeshua was able to forgive and love those who crucified Him: He knew that His crucifixion was a neutral event and did not hurt or diminish His divine essence. 

In The Way of the Heart Jeshua also talks about teaching. What he means is that we teach by “being”.

He also talks about forgiveness.  There are two types of forgiveness:

• Basic forgiveness — forgiving self is the way to heal all our suffering since there is only ONE of us (God created only ONE Son) and no one outside of us creates our reality—except us!  Therefore, when we have an issue with anyone, we need to reflect and identify what inside of us needs healing.  As you release judgment and guilt, and are able then to forgive yourself, any healing that was necessary between you and the other person takes place, even if you never talk to him/her about it.
  
• Advanced forgiveness — When we are aware that all we experience in this third dimensional “reality” is an illusion, we realize there is really nothing to forgive and we can see the Love of God in everyone, even those who “hurt” us. Advanced forgiveness is possible when we are coming from Christ mindedness. This means we know “I am God’s only Child and I am that One (God)… I am everyone, and everyone is a Christ.” When you can own this truth, you see that we are all perfectly innocent and forgiveness is never necessary.  [Most of us will have a  big problem with this one, so give it time!]

Another term that comes up throughout The Way of the Heart is atonement.  Atonement is a shift of perception; a correction in our awareness that allows us to accept that we are an extension of God; that we are not separate from our Father. It’s a glimpse of Reality (with capital “R”). It can be seen as “At-one-ment” with our Father—a reunion; a return to who we REALLY are—infinite, powerful creators, innocent; One with God.

Finally, Jeshua talks about the body as a “communication device.” It allows us to receive information in this third dimension through our senses, but the body we have chosen to experience life as humans is not who we are! We are spirit, divine energy… We are divine beings having a physical experience, through our bodies.

There are many more important concepts throughout the lessons, but these are a good starting point.