The memory of God comes to the quiet mind (T-23.I.1:1). There are many ways that we can define this use of “quiet” in A Course in Miracles, but for the moment let’s say that it is a mind that is free of “want.” Can we imagine this? There are two helpful definitions of “want.” The moreContinue reading “A Quiet Mind Wants Nothing”
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The Experience of Inner Peace
“There is no answer; only an experience” (C-In.4:4). That lovely line – all of seven words – is found in the introduction to the Clarification of Terms in A Course in Miracles. Its simplicity underscores an important tenet of the course: it is a deeply practical curriculum that aims at an experience of inner peaceContinue reading “The Experience of Inner Peace”
Atonement and Total Committment
The Atonement is a total commitment (T-2.II.7:1). We don’t want to mistake those words – especially the phrase “total commitment” – for a kind of rallying cry. This is not Jesus in the role of a coach exhorting us to “give our all” or “leave nothing on the field.” He is not saying – norContinue reading “Atonement and Total Committment”
A Course in Miracles Lesson 284
I can elect to change all thoughts that hurt. It does not seem controversial to say that if we are hurt, then something caused our pain. For example, if I drop the bureau I am carrying up the stairs and it lands on my toe, then we know what caused the pain. That’s easy. Let’sContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 284”
The Alternative to Defining God
The question of whether God exists as an object that can be defined and perceived by another object – i.e., a self apart from yet yearning to return to God – is not as helpful as it may seem. In effect, it reinforces the very confusion it purportedly aims to undo. “Purportedly” works here becauseContinue reading “The Alternative to Defining God”
Reading A Course in Miracles: The Appointed Friend
It may be that we look at the external world as being full of lessons which, once learned, will undo that world in favor of peace and love. It is not the worst way to think about the world, but it is not how the world is undone. Any investment in the external world andContinue reading “Reading A Course in Miracles: The Appointed Friend”