I have given everything I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place] all the meaning that it has for me. A Course in Miracles Daily Lesson Two is an extension of Lesson One. The first teaches us that nothing we perceive means anything; this, the second, allows that whileContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 2”
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A Course in Miracles Lesson 1
Nothing I see in this room (on this street, from this window, in this place) means anything. Although it is not possible to make a mistake, it is also possible to make a more or less helpful beginning, and so the first lesson of A Course in Miracles deserves our attention. We can choose toContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 1”
Resistance and A Course in Miracles
What do we do when we find ourselves resisting A Course in Miracles? Maybe refusing to do the lessons or not paying attention when we read the text? Coming to situations that call for forgiveness and brushing them off. I’ll get to it next week . . . What is this resistance? All resistance isContinue reading “Resistance and A Course in Miracles”
Reading A Course in Miracles Introduction
Yesterday I took A Course in Miracles to work with me. I had a dozen meetings with students lined up which means – adjusting for the absent-mindedness of college students – that I was going to have five or six meetings with students and a lot of free time. I found myself reading the IntroductionContinue reading “Reading A Course in Miracles Introduction”
A Course In Miracles: How Simple The Solution
I think it is natural that at some point in their practice, most students of A Course in Miracles have to step back and ask themselves what they’re doing. You read the text, you work through all the lessons in the workbook, you throw in a couple dozen books by both well-known and less well-knownContinue reading “A Course In Miracles: How Simple The Solution”
Leaving the Catholic Church
I was writing this morning – reflecting on the evolution of my relationship with Jesus – and it occurred to me that I had never formally written about my decision to leave the Catholic church. In truth, leaving the Catholic church can seem painful and challenging – not to mention spiritually dangerous and impractical –Continue reading “Leaving the Catholic Church”