Idea Whose Time Has Come

The birth of the internet ushered in an era of unprecedented connectivity and knowledge dissemination. The idea that information should be freely accessible has dramatically reshaped human interaction and knowledge exchange. Victor Hugo’s timeless words deeply resonate with this digital renaissance, "Nothing else in the world…not all the armies…is so powerful as an idea whose time has come."

Yet all this information does little to address the question of why. What is the purpose of the world and what we call life? Our profound philosophies of existence point toward either an evolution of consciousness in low-entropy areas of the universe, or an exclusionary extension of divine intelligence and will. Or some combination of both.

Regardless of interpretation, a universal theme shared by all sentient beings is that of suffering. Descartes could just as aptly have uttered, "I suffer, therefore I am." Fate, circumstance, karma, or any other supporting rationale deems it so. Per the sardonic quip regarding life, no one gets out of this alive.

But what if we’ve got it all wrong? What if the world is an illusion, a made-up projection of duality? What if suffering not the result of condition but consensus?

An idea whose time has come!

As we read in the introduction to A Course in Miracles:

Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists.
Herein lies the peace of God.

Happiness is a choice, not a consequence. Returning awareness to the timeless realm of mind leads to the most extraordinary sense of peace, for in that state we’ve reconnected to the source of infinite love.

Join me in Thursday’s class where we’ll explore the illusory nature of the world, and how we can possibly make sense of that from within the dualistic framework of what we believe to be reality. I look forward to seeing you then.