Category Archives: A Course in Miracles

From time to time I remind myself that the primary (we could even say “sole” but I think that’s probably inaccurate) goal of A Course in Miracles is to introduce us to the Holy Spirit, who is our Teacher. From the course preface: The Course makes no claim to finality, nor are the Workbook lessonsContinue reading “Students Need Teachers: ACIM to the Rescue”

Because so much of my epistemology relies on accepting uncertainty, and being open to revelation from what is not presently within the range of my knowing, it can be difficult to countenance A Course in Miracles which professes an end to uncertainty for those for whom it is the way (T-6.V.C.8:8). Of course it wasContinue reading “Secrets in A Course in Miracles”

Christ is given as the light in which Love is remembered, and therefore there is nothing to seek. There is something to accept – to remember – but nothing to seek. It is like Christmas morning. Upon seeing gifts beneath the tree, what do we do? We open them gratefully in the presence of thoseContinue reading “Christ is Given”

Ego is not a thing – an object or actor making decisions affecting us – so much as a pattern of thinking. It is a form of mental conditioning that guides behavior and brings forth a certain world. Critically, ego is not the only way to think and act, and the world it brings forthContinue reading “Undoing Ego-Based Thinking”

Everything that we perceive arises as – and on account of – distinctions. A raspberry is not a blueberry which is not a bowl of ice cream which is not the river flowing in the distance. Given our structure, in order for anything to be brought forth, it must be distinguished from what it isContinue reading “A Course in Miracles: Spirit Makes No Comparisons”

In A Course in Miracles, miracles are shifts in mind away from fear and towards love. In that sense, our function as miracle workers is to become consistently and sustainably miracle-minded. To be patient, kind and gentle where we were formerly impatient, unkind and rough. Or, simpler yet, to be loving where we were formerlyContinue reading “What are Miracles”