Category Archives: ACIM Daily Lessons

I am determined to see. There are at least two aspects of Lesson 20 of A Course in Miracles that bear reflection. The first is its commentary on structure and effort. The second is its explicit emphasis on our willingness to see conjoined with the implicit emphasis that we do not, presently, see. The firstContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 20”

I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my thoughts. This is one of those ACIM lessons that you just knew was coming. Just as our vision links us, so do our thoughts. Again, we are asked to take note of our fundamental unity as thoughts in the mind of God. Not me andContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 19”

I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my seeing.  Lesson 18 of A Course in Miracles is simple but hearty, like oatmeal. It doesn’t pose any dramatic challenges to the structure of our thinking; it doesn’t expose any fireworks or light shows.  And yet, the idea contained in this lesson is so fundamentalContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 18”

I see no neutral things. Lesson 17 is a natural extension of Lesson 16 which teaches that there is no such thing as a neutral thought. Given this, it is not possible for us to perceive neutral objects – everything is subject to judgment and found pleasing or wanting. The non-neutrality of thought makes thisContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 17”

I have no neutral thoughts. Lesson 16 of A Course in Miracles is a wonderful opportunity to make contact with what a Zen Buddhist might call call “monkey mind.” Where recent lessons have asked us to bring up particularly frightening thoughts, this one asks that we make no discrimination whatsoever. It asks us to recognize thatContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 16”

My thoughts are images that I have made. Few lessons in A Course in Miracles are as confusing or troubling as Lesson 15. For one thing, it’s a flat-out strange idea for most people – we only think we think the thoughts we think and we only take them seriously because they show up asContinue reading “A Course in Miracles Lesson 15”