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I am upset because I see something that is not there. Lesson Six is an extension of the basic exercise in Lesson Five. In the fifth lesson we name specific upsets and then state that the cause of that upset was unknown to us. We are never upset for the reason we think. In theContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 6”

I am never upset for the reason I think. The fifth lesson of A Course in Miracles introduces two concepts that will remain paramount for the remainder of our course study. First, question everything, especially your role as your own teacher. Second, give attention to form and content, especially the possibility that you are confusingContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 5”

These thoughts do not mean anything. They are like the things I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place]. One can understand Lesson Four of A Course in Miracles as an introductory step to several sustained practices that will – in addition to being the subject of future dailyContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 4”

I do not understand anything I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place]. The third lesson of A Course in Miracles directly addresses our misplaced confidence in our perception and cognition. We intuitively accept as real the world our senses reveal. Here, the course states clearly that our intuitionContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 3”

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”

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”