The Bad Judgement to Avoid - ACIM - Manual for Teachers
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Selecting the Topic for Discussion: Jevon Perra reviewed the remaining topics in the *Manual for Teachers*, including questions about healing, the perception of the order of difficulties, changes required in God's teachers' life situations, and how judgment is relinquished. They and Soo Kim decided to skip ahead to the topic of how judgment is relinquished.
Relinquishing Judgment as Misunderstanding of Wisdom: Soo Kim read from *A Course in Miracles* that judgment, like other devices used to maintain the world of illusions, is misunderstood and is confused with wisdom. They noted that the world aims to strengthen good judgment and minimize bad judgment, but that there are no consistent criteria for what constitutes good or bad judgment, making the terms meaningless.
Judgment as Projected Reality and Ultimate Perfection: Jevon Perra summarized that judgment is based on an individual's projection of reality, which is subjective and based on their personal goals, and thus does not represent ultimate reality. They asserted that because people do not understand their own best interests, everything that happens is part of a perfect experience orchestrated by a bigger part of themself.
Personal Example of Misjudged Events: Soo Kim offered a personal example of requesting a raise early in their career but instead getting insulted, which led to them finding a new job that they considered the best thing that could have happened. Jevon Perra affirmed that one does not know what is in their best interest and that their current reality is perfect because it has been allowed by God.
Judgment as an Illusion that Cannot Be Made: Soo Kim read that it is necessary for the teacher of God to realize that they cannot judge, and that giving up judgment is merely giving up an illusion of having something they did not possess. Jevon Perra added that non-duality states there is only one reality, which is being one with the Father, and that perceived separation and problems are due to the "personality me" judgment.
The Role of the Character Versus the Observer: Jevon Perra explained that looking through "Christ's eyes" allows one to see sameness and friendship, which contrasts with the character's perspective, which sees obstacles. The character, or "Javon," believes they are the character and is under pressure to succeed, but the observer can watch this drama as an external event.
The Drama of Life as Submersive Channels: Jevon Perra compared life experiences to flipping through TV channels that offer submersive experiences. They described how individual scripts, such as Soo Kim's channel, present unique challenges and "pickles," but that these judgments are only those of the character in the script.
The Collective Feminine Approach to Conflict: Soo Kim shared that the collective feminine is currently learning to embrace the outward fight, noting that historically women tend to internalize external attacks and direct the fight inward, believing something is wrong with themself. Jevon Perra acknowledged this process as personality development, the second of three levels of reality, which is about learning to be expansive in the world.
Navigating Power and Feedback in Personality Development: Jevon Perra explained that the personality development level involves learning how to engage aggressively and wield power in the world, referencing the characterization of a powerful woman as a "b****" in a patriarchal society. This stage involves being open to feedback to make adjustments and add tools to the personality toolbox, but they emphasized this is not the ultimate reality.
Ultimate Reality and the Impossibility of Judgment: The ultimate reality, according to Jevon Perra, is that the self has no sex, nothing to gain or lose, and is so great that the entire universe performs within them. Soo Kim read that the aim of the curriculum is the recognition that judgment is impossible because one would need to be fully aware of an inconceivably wide range of past, present, and future events and their effects on everyone.
Addressing Stress and the Feeling of Unheard Efforts: Soo Kim disclosed feeling unheard, stressed, and disappointed because they felt their hard work and justified requests at work were overridden without good feedback, making their efforts seem pointless. Soo Kim expressed that they were struggling with a limiting belief of not being good enough, which was previously directed inward and then toward their career.
The Disruption of Tactics and the Need for Contentment: Jevon Perra suggested that the painful feeling stems from their reliance on the tactic of making things better to earn their worth, which is being disrupted by a new, incomplete system at work. They discussed how happiness often relates to outcomes, while contentment is a state of being that is good without needing any specific outcome.