14. A miracle is a beginning and an ending. It thus abolishes time

A miracle is a beginning and an ending. It thus abolishes time.

A miracle is a beginning and an ending. It thus abolishes time. It is always an affirmation of re-birth, which seems to go back, but really goes forward. It undoes the past in the present, and thus releases the future.

Note that, in other places in the scribing, Jesus said that the miracle does not abolish time, but shortens it. The miracle makes use of time and reduces the need for time. The following passage is from a section a little later in the dictation.

We have frequently noted that the miracle is a device for shortening, but not abolishing time. If a sufficient number of people become truly miracle-minded quickly, the shortening process can be almost immeasurable. But it is essential that these individuals free themselves from fear sooner than would ordinarily be the case because they must emerge from basic conflict if they are to bring peace to the minds of others.

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ACIM Speaks Podcast - Vedanta Series

Inspired by Bill Thetford's observation that A Course in Miracles could be described as a "Christian Vedanta," we began a series of podcasts discussing Vedanta and the universality of spirituality in its many forms. The series will take place over several weeks. In it, I read from The Ashtavakra Gita. Enjoy!