Category Archives: A Course in Miracles

In A Course in Miracles, the body is the apparent physical entity in the world with which we identify. The body is always personal; it is always unique; it is always separate from other bodies. Thus, the body is a symbol – perhaps the most enduring – of separation itself. Not only are we physicallyContinue reading “A Course in Miracles: What is the Body?”

Miracles transcend the body. They are sudden shifts into invisibility, away from the bodily level. That is why they heal (T-1.I.17:1-3). Miracles are shifts in thought away from fear and towards love. They reinterpret perception in order to reveal the oneness that is our inheritance in and as God’s Creation. Where once we perceived painContinue reading “The Seventeenth Principle of A Course in Miracles”

Miracles are teaching devices for demonstrating that it is as blessed to give as to receive. They simultaneously increase the strength of the giver and supply strength to the receiver (T-1.I.16:1-2). An early and essential tenet of A Course in Miracles is the understanding that miracles represent shifts in perception from fear to love. TheyContinue reading “The Sixteenth Principle of A Course in Miracles”

The authority problem is related to judgment. When we judge another, it is because we believe that judging is our right and that judgment has value. This belief reflects an even deeper belief – that we are the author of self and world, that we are in charge of Creation. This belief arises in –Continue reading “A Course in Miracles: What is the Authority Problem?”

Each day should be devoted to miracles. The purpose of time is to enable you to learn how to use time constructively. It is thus a teaching device and a means to an end. Time will cease when it is no longer useful in facilitating learning (T-1.I.15:1-4). In A Course in Miracles, the statement “eachContinue reading “The Fifteenth Principle of Miracles”

Miracles bear witness to truth. They are convincing because they arise from conviction. Without conviction they deteriorate into magic, which is mindless and therefore destructive; or rather, the uncreative use of mind (T-1.I.14:1-3). The miracle represent a shift in perception, away from fear and towards Love. The miracle is an effect of allowing the HolyContinue reading “The Fourteenth Principle of A Course in Miracles”