Category Archives: A Course in Miracles

Miracles are natural signs of forgiveness. Through miracles you accept God’s forgiveness by extending it to others (T-1.I.21:1-2). Again, the emphasis here is that miracles are natural rather than supernatural. They are not spectacles. They are shifts in our understanding of perception that make us and others happier. This happiness is self-replicating. To be miracle-mindedContinue reading “The Twenty-First Principle of A Course in Miracles”

Miracles reawaken the awareness that the spirit, not the body, is the altar of truth. This is the recognition that leads to the healing power of the miracle (T-1.I.20:1-2). The confusion that A Course in Miracles is given to correct is our identification with the body rather than spirit, and the various arguments and rationalesContinue reading “The Twentieth Principle of A Course in Miracles”

Miracles make minds one in God. They depend on cooperation because the Sonship is the sum of all that God created. Miracles therefore reflect the laws of eternity, not of time (T-1.I.19:1-3). Miracles unify all minds who yet believe they are separate and personal in God Who created all minds as one. In essence, theContinue reading “The Nineteenth Principle of A Course in Miracles”

A miracle is a service. It is the maximal service you can render to another. It is a way of loving your neighbor as yourself. You recognize your own and your neighbor’s worth simultaneously (T-1.I.18:1-3). Service is a form of love. It is a way of saying to our brothers and sisters that we loveContinue reading “The Eighteenth Principle of A Course in Miracles”

Cause and effect refer to the influence X has in contributing to the production of Y. In other words, Y is partially dependent on X for its existence. In the context of separation, we believe that external forces like weather or other people cause us to behave certain ways and feel certain things. This backwardsContinue reading “A Course in Miracles: What is Cause and Effect”

Form and Content are related ideas which together are central to the curriculum of A Course in Miracles. Form is what the body’s eyes recognize. Form is that which we perceive, and which appears to be real. Yet in truth, form is merely a vehicle for the content, which is always either love or aContinue reading “A Course in Miracles: What is Form and Content”