Transformational Teachings from Counselor Jane Ilene Cohen

“…So the issue is really understanding that there is a bottommost positive truth. When you explore things underneath the defense systems, that’s what you find. Most people do not believe that. That’s the problem…”

“The issue here is whether trying to manipulate truth works better than truth. Following truth takes radical faith in life, in truth, in things working to the best and highest interest for everyone concerned…”

“It’s not that there isn’t any meaning. It’s that the meaning we generally give things has nothing to do with what they actually are. The way I interpret what the Course is talking about is basically …”

“That’s what generally happens when I’m revealing the ground a person is standing on, which is the way they form what reality is. I’m causing a reframe right at that point, which feels like I’ve pulled the ground out from under you reality.”

“The truth is you can’t combat truth from overwhelming you. It’s supposed to overwhelm you because it’s supposed to transform you. It’s not a bad thing. It’s a good thing. It frees you.”

“And as you are standing in the truth of what the situation is and what really needs to be done, the more you will be listened to. And then your job is to help guide your child to be connected to reality and truth as well, so that they, also, can see what needs to be done and so they’re not just being told what to do by a parent authority.”

“Every time you make a limiting decision, it obscures consciousness. It obscures your connection to reality, to the Divine. And then when you clear the limiting decision, it removes the obstacle. So as you remove the limiting decisions, experience becomes more and more transparent until there are no limiting decisions left, and you are totally clear.”

“What we’re creating in this group, is pushing you through your defense systems. So we’re pushing Aaron out of his defense system, where he can experience the truth when he is not defended. That’s very transformational. What is happening now (for Aaron), is that you feel that the only way you are acceptable is if you are perfect. Well this group is representing to you a completely different reality, that this being ‘perfect’ is what is unacceptable, because it is not real. And that when you reveal where you really are, that’s what draws people close to you. So the group represents a different reality, and as we push people out of the defense structures, that can shift your experience of reality. That’s the point.”

“The point is a person who identifies him/herself as a victim, is never a victim in reality. A victim is someone who is not taking responsibility for how they are using their power. They are never powerless. The story is that you are powerless, and that people or circumstances are controlling you. But the truth is you use being a victim and martyr to control everybody else around you. ..The main point here is that in the events you described, you were using your power very actively. There is nothing powerless about you. You are out there every day, every moment, being in your power. And what I’m trying to get you to do is start getting conscious of how you are using it.”