Author Archives: Sean

I do not know what anything is for. Lesson 25 of A Course in Miracles concretizes Lesson 24. It takes the abstraction of not knowing how to perceive our best interests and applies to the people, places and objects that make our lives in the world. We may know what a farm, a friend orContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 25”

I do not perceive my own best interests. Learning occurs when the need for learning is recognized. If we think we already know something, then we aren’t going to seek a teacher. If we’re sure that we’re doing something correctly, then we aren’t going be open to the possibility that there is another, better way.Continue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 24”

I can escape from the world I see by giving up attack thoughts. It cannot be said enough that our thoughts are causes and the world we see and perceive (which includes our body) is their effect. Repetition can breed acceptance – or at least the willingness to accept. Even after we have intellectually graspedContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 23”

What I see is a form of vengeance. This lesson introduces the critical idea that what we see is a “form of vengenance.” Accepting this – which means becoming responsible for our thinking – represents a major undoing of what blocks love. We encounter this idea in numerous forms throughout the workbook and text. HereContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 22”

I am determined to see things differently. Lesson 21 of A Course in Miracles extends the previous lesson in two particular ways. First, it focuses on anger. Second, it emphasizes specificity. Somewhat less obviously, it reinforces the underlying concept enshrined in the first miracle principle: miracles do not acknowledge and are not subject to ordersContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 21”

I am determined to see. There are at least two aspects of Lesson 20 of A Course in Miracles that bear reflection. The first is its commentary on structure and effort. The second is its explicit emphasis on our willingness to see conjoined with the implicit emphasis that we do not, presently, see. The firstContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 20”