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We have to question everything that arises from the ego’s dualistic belief system (e.g., T-11.VIII.3:8). This is what the lessons help us do: they are a practical means to apply the principles of A Course in Miracles to the day-to-day reality of our lives. But our questioning has to be undertaken with our eyes onContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 60”

The body’s eyes see illusions because they are illusions. Like begets like. To the body, the world will always be real because body and world arise together, the one bringing the other forth. But we are not bodies. This is not to suggest that what the body’s eyes see needs to be denigrated or denied.Continue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 59”

When we encounter resistance, it’s good to be patient. Resistance is a good teacher. Sometimes I open a lesson – review or otherwise – or read a section of the text, and I don’t understand it. Or it annoys me. I can feel myself obscuring the words, pushing their message as far away as possible.Continue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 58”

A Course in Miracles suggests that when it comes the illusion of being bodies in a world we are effectively willing prisoners. Our suffering is a decision we make. And because the power of decision is ours, we can make another. Nothing holds me in this world. Only my wish to stay keeps me aContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 57”

The egoic perspective is that we are bodies. Bodies are vulnerable. They get sick. They can be assaulted. They feel pain and discomfort. They even die. If in fact we are bodies, then defense measures – ranging from cardiovascular exercise to gun ownership – can make sense. But if we are not bodies, then theContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 56”