Author Archives: Sean

Above all else I want to see things differently. Lesson 28 is a more specific application of Lesson 27. It is an opportunity to explore our commitment to learning – to seeing differently – in the context of bodies in the world. This is okay – it is more than okay – because as theContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 28”

Above all else I want to see. The early lessons of A Course in Miracles invite us to question both how we see and what we see. Our natural human reliance is on the physical eyes. In general, we accept without question the world our sight provides. This leads to a curious belief, though: thatContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 27”

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”