The Joy of Learning [MP3]

Learning the lessons of forgiveness presented to us each day and then choosing this as the primary focus of our lives can be the source of sustained joy when we realize that this is what will lead us out of the dream. Jesus tells us, however, that "undermining the ego's thought system must be perceived as painful, even though this is anything but true," and further, that we "are likely to decide that [we] need precisely what would hurt [us] most" (T-4.II.5). As a result of this conflict and the resistance it breeds, we need the guidance of our Teacher to learn and practice forgiveness properly. The discussion in this class therefore focuses on this confusion and its resolution so that we come to accept forgiveness as it truly is: the joyful process of freeing our own love and wisdom from the prison of the ego's delusional thought system.