Tag Archives: Consciousness

Free Will and Creation

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Jiffy Read

“In the service of the right mind the denial of error frees the mind, and re-establishes the freedom of the will. When the will is really free it cannot miscreate, because it recognizes only truth.” (T-2.II.2:6-7) “If you are afraid, … Continue reading →

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Dreamer, dreaming, dream

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Jiffy Read

The split mind, the part of the One Mind which has lost itself in the thought of separation, projects the world and loses itself in that projection, similarly to how we can daydream a scenario and lose ourselves within our mind into that daydream without … Continue reading →

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Consciousness and the brain

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Jiffy Read

“You also believe the body’s brain can think. If you but understood the nature of thought, you could but laugh at this insane idea.” (W-92.2) One of the most vexing—if not the most vexing—problems in science is known as “the hard … Continue reading →

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“What am I?”

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Jiffy Read

The world’s thinking states that the mind is a functioning of a brain contained inside a body, and that outside the body is a world. In this way of perceiving, the mind is the result of neural wirings and firings—there is no … Continue reading →

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