Reader Comments on The Movie Projector Analogy Revisited
by Greg Mackie. Read the article.
Mr Mackie,
I have benefited from the movie analogy to help me understand the basics of Course concepts. Like you indicated in this article, sometimes the analogy can get stretched somewhat. I was excited to see this idea being treated by you in an article here because I have seen the same analogy used by Ramana Maharshi to convey the same basic concept. He added one additional element to his analogy however, that of Light = SELF. This added a new dimension for me and I would be curious as to your thoughts on this. The light passes from the mind, through the film, through the projector lense onto the screen, and is reflected back onto the audience.
His analogy has the screen = SELF also so that when there is no film the screen is just light
Excellent job with this article Greg.
It's always a pleasure to read clear minded thinking coupled with the critical examination of a particular teaching. Often times we tend to be lazy with our thought process and end up with a mind full of unexamined half-truths. Thanks again for the contribution all of you are making toward the development of the Course as a genuine and respectable spiritual path for today's world.
—Michael
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