God is Mind
Day 26 – Intelligence
in·tel·li·gence /in-tel-i-juhns/ η: 1 capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc. 2 manifestation of a high mental capacity. 3 the faculty of understanding.
Day 26 – Intelligence
in·tel·li·gence /in-tel-i-juhns/ η: 1 capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc. 2 manifestation of a high mental capacity. 3 the faculty of understanding.
“God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. ... And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom.” (Job 28: 23, 28)
Contemplate the above citation by substituting the word God for Mind. In other words, read it like this: Mind, the Great I AM, understands the way (the correct way to go moment by moment) and Mind knows the place from which it originates: Mind. Now substitute the word fear for awe, Lord for Mind: To see the awesomeness of Mind is true wisdom.
Awareness Exercise: Become aware of all the intelligence you witness today. Instead of seeing the intelligence as exclusive to each individual you see expressing it, become aware that intelligence is actually a substance which exists in the divine Mind, the supreme consciousness, the Great I AM, and that Man is the vehicle through which it is expressed. What are you noticing? How does seeing intelligence in this way deepen your understanding of your relationship to God?
Awareness Exercise: Become aware of all the intelligence you witness today. Instead of seeing the intelligence as exclusive to each individual you see expressing it, become aware that intelligence is actually a substance which exists in the divine Mind, the supreme consciousness, the Great I AM, and that Man is the vehicle through which it is expressed. What are you noticing? How does seeing intelligence in this way deepen your understanding of your relationship to God?
“Intelligence. Substance; self-existent and eternal Mind; that which is never unconscious nor limited.” (SH 588:24-25)
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