A Course in Miracles and Releasing the Belief in Possession

The following excerpt is from a transcribed talk with A Course in Miracles teacher David Hoffmeister, speaking about his life on the road and releasing the belief in possession.

The thing I love most about traveling is staying in people's homes and getting to share with them like family. I now see everyone as my family. It is much more fun doing the hotel circuit and everything. Going where invited, staying with people became fun, it became gleeful, and then everything that I seemed to need was provided. Almost like it was a skit. The Spirits like, Okay, you're going to need some props for your skit so I'll give you some props, but don't ever be concerned or invested in the props because that's not really what the play is for. The props are not the story line. The props are not the message. The props are used to convey the message, but the props don't have any meaning in and of themselves. I found that very relaxing.

I was recently sharing about this with my friend Skye. Skye is A Course in Miracles student who recently felt guided to give away her dogs, whom she loved, and start traveling in divine trust. And now everywhere she goes, she keeps seeing dogs, dogs, dogs. It’s like the Spirit’s way of saying, See, there’s no sacrifice!

And you can do that with anything. Even if you had children. You hit the road - children, children, children. What did Kahlil Gibran say? Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself. Whoo! That's kind of cool. It's like, you can still have the joy of the dogs, of the children, and yet you have the essence that's underneath it and you don't have the weight and the worry and the concern of the possession. Because as soon as we feel like we can possess something or someone, the question arises, Do you have the possessions or do the possessions have you? That is the real question.

Living without the feeling of possession becomes a way of life. It starts off as a practice but it becomes a way of life. It becomes as natural as breathing. Where at first it seems to be a conscious effort, it soon becomes a relaxing habit, and that is the purpose of doing the lessons in A Course in Miracles.

Just like if somebody is trying to free themselves from an addiction. It seems like they have to put a little bit of effort to free themselves from that addiction until finally they are truly free. And then they are like, Oh yeah. This is great! Now this is the way life should be. It is like swimming or something. Initially it takes some time to develop the strokes and it takes energy and effort but after a while it just seems to be a rhythm and a flow and it starts to feel much more easy and natural.

And the toughest part is when we are turning away from an old belief system that really has never served us. It seems like the ego goes kicking and screaming a bit. It is like, What are you doing?I made you. I own you. I am your master. You are the slave. And you say, No, I don't think so. I'm not going to feed you anymore. I'm not going to give you my mind energy. And then it just gets easier and easier and easier.

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