[Miracles Course Journal] The imperceptible
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Tom Fox
Oct 13, 2010, 7:43:13 AM10/13/10
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The imperceptible, by definition, cannot be perceived.
Perception requires difference and contrast. This need not be proved since it is so easy to observe and confirm for yourself. Imagine a white border-less circle on a white piece of paper, or the proverbial black cat in a coal mine at midnight. If everything is all the same, there is nothing to perceive.
Perception requires localization. 'Here' and 'there' are necessary and meaningful concepts with perception. It is related to contrast. If something is everywhere, it is invisible and imperceptible.
A Course in Miracles states that love has no opposite, is all there is, and it is everywhere. These are the conditions for imperceptibility. If love has no opposite, there is no contrast and nothing to compare it to. If love is all there is and it is everywhere, it is invisible.
Love is imperceptible.
Why, then, do you believe that you can recognize love when you see it?
Louisville, Kentucky
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Posted By Tom Fox to Miracles Course Journal at 10/13/2010 07:43:00 AM
Perception requires difference and contrast. This need not be proved since it is so easy to observe and confirm for yourself. Imagine a white border-less circle on a white piece of paper, or the proverbial black cat in a coal mine at midnight. If everything is all the same, there is nothing to perceive.
Perception requires localization. 'Here' and 'there' are necessary and meaningful concepts with perception. It is related to contrast. If something is everywhere, it is invisible and imperceptible.
A Course in Miracles states that love has no opposite, is all there is, and it is everywhere. These are the conditions for imperceptibility. If love has no opposite, there is no contrast and nothing to compare it to. If love is all there is and it is everywhere, it is invisible.
Love is imperceptible.
Why, then, do you believe that you can recognize love when you see it?
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Tom FoxLouisville, Kentucky
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Posted By Tom Fox to Miracles Course Journal at 10/13/2010 07:43:00 AM
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