Contents: TEXT

Contents: WORKBOOK FOR STUDENTS (Lessons 1-120)

Contents: WORKBOOK FOR STUDENTS (Lessons 121-240)

Contents: WORKBOOK FOR STUDENTS (Lessons 241-365)

Contents: MANUAL FOR TEACHERS

Contents: Clarification of Terms

Contents: Psychotherapy: Purpose, Process and Practice

Contents: Song of Prayer

PREFACE

How It Came

What It Is

What It Says

A COURSE IN MIRACLES

TEXT

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1.

THE MEANING OF MIRACLES

I. Principles of Miracles

II. Revelation, Time and Miracles

III. Atonement and Miracles

IV. The Escape from Darkness

V. Wholeness and Spirit

VI. The Illusion of Needs

VII. Distortions of Miracle Impulses

Chapter 2.

THE SEPARATION AND THE ATONEMENT

I. The Origins of Separation

II. The Atonement as Defense

III. The Altar of God

IV. Healing as Release from Fear

V. The Function of the Miracle Worker

A. Special Principles of Miracle Workers

VI. Fear and Conflict

VII. Cause and Effect

VIII. The Meaning of the Last Judgment

Chapter 3.

THE INNOCENT PERCEPTION

I. Atonement without Sacrifice

II. Miracles as True Perception

III. Perception versus Knowledge

IV. Error and the Ego

V. Beyond Perception

VI. Judgment and the Authority Problem

VII. Creating versus the Self-Image

Chapter 4.

THE ILLUSIONS OF THE EGO

Introduction

I. Right Teaching and Right Learning

II. The Ego and False Autonomy

III. Love without Conflict

IV. This Need Not Be

V. The Ego-Body Illusion

VI. The Rewards of God

VII. Creation and Communication

Chapter 5.

HEALING AND WHOLENESS

Introduction

I. The Invitation to the Holy Spirit

II. The Voice for God

III. The Guide to Salvation

IV. Teaching and Healing

V. The Ego’s Use of Guilt

VI. Time and Eternity

VII. The Decision for God

Chapter 6.

THE LESSONS OF LOVE

Introduction

I. The Message of the Crucifixion

II. The Alternative to Projection

III. The Relinquishment of Attack

IV. The Only Answer

V. The Lessons of the Holy Spirit

A. To Have, Give All to All

B. To Have Peace, Teach Peace to Learn It

C. Be Vigilant Only for God and His Kingdom

Chapter 7.

THE GIFTS OF THE KINGDOM

I. The Last Step

II. The Law of the Kingdom

III. The Reality of the Kingdom

IV. Healing as the Recognition of Truth

V. Healing and the Changelessness of Mind

VI. From Vigilance to Peace

VII. The Totality of the Kingdom

VIII. The Unbelievable Belief

IX. The Extension of the Kingdom

X. The Confusion of Pain and Joy

XI. The State of Grace

Chapter 8.

THE JOURNEY BACK

I. The Direction of the Curriculum

II. The Difference between Imprisonment and Freedom

III. The Holy Encounter

IV. The Gift of Freedom

V. The Undivided Will of the Sonship

VI. The Treasure of God

VII. The Body as a Means of Communication

VIII. The Body as Means or End

IX. Healing as Corrected Perception

Chapter 9.

THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ATONEMENT

I. The Acceptance of Reality

II. The Answer to Prayer

III. The Correction of Error

IV. The Holy Spirit’s Plan of Forgiveness

V. The Unhealed Healer

VI. The Acceptance of Your Brother

VII. The Two Evaluations

VIII. Grandeur versus Grandiosity

Chapter 10.

THE IDOLS OF SICKNESS

Introduction

I. At Home in God

II. The Decision to Forget

III. The God of Sickness

IV. The End of Sickness

V. The Denial of God

Chapter 11.

GOD OR THE EGO

Introduction

I. The Gifts of Fatherhood

II. The Invitation to Healing

III. From Darkness to Light

IV. The Inheritance of God’s Son

V. The “Dynamics” of the Ego

VI. Waking to Redemption

VII. The Condition of Reality

VIII. The Problem and the Answer

Chapter 12.

THE HOLY SPIRIT’S CURRICULUM

I. The Judgment of the Holy Spirit

II. The Way to Remember God

III. The Investment in Reality

IV. Seeking and Finding

V. The Sane Curriculum

VI. The Vision of Christ

VII. Looking Within

VIII. The Attraction of Love for Love

Chapter 13.

THE GUILTLESS WORLD

Introduction

I. Guiltlessness and Invulnerability

II. The Guiltless Son of God

III. The Fear of Redemption

IV. The Function of Time

V. The Two Emotions

VI. Finding the Present

VII. Attainment of the Real World

VIII. From Perception to Knowledge

IX. The Cloud of Guilt

X. Release from Guilt

XI. The Peace of Heaven

Chapter 14.

TEACHING FOR TRUTH

Introduction

I. The Conditions of Learning

II. The Happy Learner

III. The Decision for Guiltlessness

IV. Your Function in the Atonement

V. The Circle of Atonement

VI. The Light of Communication

VII. Sharing Perception with the Holy Spirit

VIII. The Holy Meeting Place

IX. The Reflection of Holiness

X. The Equality of Miracles

XI. The Test of Truth

Chapter 15.

THE HOLY INSTANT

I. The Two Uses of Time

II. The End of Doubt

III. Littleness versus Magnitude

IV. Practicing the Holy Instant

V. The Holy Instant and Special Relationships

VI. The Holy Instant and the Laws of God

VII. The Needless Sacrifice

VIII. The Only Real Relationship

IX. The Holy Instant and the Attraction of God

X. The Time of Rebirth

XI. Christmas as the End of Sacrifice

Chapter 16.

THE FORGIVENESS OF ILLUSIONS

I. True Empathy

II. The Power of Holiness

III. The Reward of Teaching

IV. The Illusion and the Reality of Love

V. The Choice for Completion

VI. The Bridge to the Real World

VII. The End of Illusions

Chapter 17.

FORGIVENESS AND THE HOLY RELATIONSHIP

I. Bringing Fantasy to Truth

II. The Forgiven World

III. Shadows of the Past

IV. The Two Pictures

V. The Healed Relationship

VI. Setting the Goal

VII. The Call for Faith

VIII. The Conditions of Peace

Chapter 18.

THE PASSING OF THE DREAM

I. The Substitute Reality

II. The Basis of the Dream

III. Light in the Dream

IV. The Little Willingness

V. The Happy Dream

VI. Beyond the Body

VII. I Need Do Nothing

VIII. The Little Garden

IX. The Two Worlds

Chapter 19.

THE ATTAINMENT OF PEACE

I. Healing and Faith

II. Sin versus Error

III. The Unreality of Sin

IV. The Obstacles to Peace

A. The First Obstacle: The Desire to Get Rid of It

i. The Attraction of Guilt

B. The Second Obstacle: The Belief the Body is Valuable for What It Offers

i. The Attraction of Pain

C. The Third Obstacle: The Attraction of Death

i. The Incorruptible Body

D. The Fourth Obstacle: The Fear of God

i. The Lifting of the Veil

Chapter 20.

THE VISION OF HOLINESS

I. Holy Week

II. The Gift of Lilies

III. Sin as an Adjustment

IV. Entering the Ark

V. Heralds of Eternity

VI. The Temple of the Holy Spirit

VII. The Consistency of Means and End

VIII. The Vision of Sinlessness

Chapter 21.

REASON AND PERCEPTION

Introduction

I. The Forgotten Song

II. The Responsibility for Sight

III. Faith, Belief and Vision

IV. The Fear to Look Within

V. The Function of Reason

VI. Reason versus Madness

VII. The Last Unanswered Question

VIII. The Inner Shift

Chapter 22.

SALVATION AND THE HOLY RELATIONSHIP

Introduction

I. The Message of the Holy Relationship

II. Your Brother’s Sinlessness

III. Reason and the Forms of Error

IV. The Branching of the Road

V. Weakness and Defensiveness

VI. The Light of the Holy Relationship

Chapter 23.

THE WAR AGAINST YOURSELF

Introduction

I. The Irreconcilable Beliefs

II. The Laws of Chaos

III. Salvation without Compromise

IV. Above the Battleground

Chapter 24.

THE GOAL OF SPECIALNESS

Introduction

I. Specialness as a Substitute for Love

II. The Treachery of Specialness

III. The Forgiveness of Specialness

IV. Specialness versus Sinlessness

V. The Christ in You

VI. Salvation from Fear

VII. The Meeting Place

Chapter 25.

THE JUSTICE OF GOD

Introduction

I. The Link to Truth

II. The Savior from the Dark

III. Perception and Choice

IV. The Light You Bring

V. The State of Sinlessness

VI. The Special Function

VII. The Rock of Salvation

VIII. Justice Returned to Love

IX. The Justice of Heaven

Chapter 26.

THE TRANSITION

I. The “Sacrifice” of Oneness

II. Many Forms; One Correction

III. The Borderland

IV. Where Sin Has Left

V. The Little Hindrance

VI. The Appointed Friend

VII. The Laws of Healing

VIII. The Immediacy of Salvation

IX. For They Have Come

X. The End of Injustice

Chapter 27.

THE HEALING OF THE DREAM

I. The Picture of Crucifixion

II. The Fear of Healing

III. Beyond All Symbols

IV. The Quiet Answer

V. The Healing Example

VI. The Witnesses to Sin

VII. The Dreamer of the Dream

VIII. The “Hero” of the Dream

Chapter 28.

THE UNDOING OF FEAR

I. The Present Memory

II. Reversing Effect and Cause

III. The Agreement to Join

IV. The Greater Joining

V. The Alternate to Dreams of Fear

VI. The Secret Vows

VII. The Ark of Safety

Chapter 29.

THE AWAKENING

I. The Closing of the Gap

II. The Coming of the Guest

III. God’s Witnesses

IV. Dream Roles

V. The Changeless Dwelling Place

VI. Forgiveness and the End of Time

VII. Seek Not Outside Yourself

VIII. The Anti-Christ

IX. The Forgiving Dream

Chapter 30.

THE NEW BEGINNING

Introduction

I. Rules for Decision

II. Freedom of Will

III. Beyond All Idols

IV. The Truth behind Illusions

V. The Only Purpose

VI. The Justification for Forgiveness

VII. The New Interpretation

VIII. Changeless Reality

Chapter 31.

THE FINAL VISION

I. The Simplicity of Salvation

II. Walking with Christ

III. The Self-Accused

IV. The Real Alternative

V. Self-Concept versus Self

VI. Recognizing the Spirit

VII. The Savior’s Vision

VIII. Choose Once Again

WORKBOOK FOR STUDENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART I

LESSON 1.

Nothing I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place] means anything.

LESSON 2.

I have given everything I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place] all the meaning that it has for me.

LESSON 3.

I do not understand anything I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place].

LESSON 4.

These thoughts do not mean anything. They are like the things I see in this room [on this street, from this window, in this place].

LESSON 5.

I am never upset for the reason I think.

LESSON 6.

I am upset because I see something that is not there.

LESSON 7.

I see only the past.

LESSON 8.

My mind is preoccupied with past thoughts.

LESSON 9.

I see nothing as it is now.

LESSON 10.

My thoughts do not mean anything.

LESSON 11.

My meaningless thoughts are showing me a meaningless world.

LESSON 12.

I am upset because I see a meaningless world.

LESSON 13.

A meaningless world engenders fear.

LESSON 14.

God did not create a meaningless world.

LESSON 15.

My thoughts are images that I have made.

LESSON 16.

I have no neutral thoughts.

LESSON 17.

I see no neutral things.

LESSON 18.

I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my seeing.

LESSON 19.

I am not alone in experiencing the effects of my thoughts.

LESSON 20.

I am determined to see.

LESSON 21.

I am determined to see things differently.

LESSON 22.

What I see is a form of vengeance.

LESSON 23.

I can escape from the world I see by giving up attack thoughts.

LESSON 24.

I do not perceive my own best interests.

LESSON 25.

I do not know what anything is for.

LESSON 26.

My attack thoughts are attacking my invulnerability.

LESSON 27.

Above all else I want to see.

LESSON 28.

Above all else I want to see things differently.

LESSON 29.

God is in everything I see.

LESSON 30.

God is in everything I see because God is in my mind.

LESSON 31.

I am not the victim of the world I see.

LESSON 32.

I have invented the world I see.

LESSON 33.

There is another way of looking at the world.

LESSON 34.

I could see peace instead of this.

LESSON 35.

My mind is part of God’s. I am very holy.

LESSON 36.

My holiness envelops everything I see.

LESSON 37.

My holiness blesses the world.

LESSON 38.

There is nothing my holiness cannot do.

LESSON 39.

My holiness is my salvation.

LESSON 40.

I am blessed as a Son of God.

LESSON 41.

God goes with me wherever I go.

LESSON 42.

God is my strength. Vision is His gift.

LESSON 43.

God is my Source. I cannot see apart from Him.

LESSON 44.

God is the light in which I see.

LESSON 45.

God is the Mind with which I think.

LESSON 46.

God is the Love in which I forgive.

LESSON 47.

God is the strength in which I trust.

LESSON 48.

There is nothing to fear.

LESSON 49.

God’s Voice speaks to me all through the day.

LESSON 50.

I am sustained by the Love of God.

REVIEW I

Introduction

LESSON 51.

The review for today covers the following ideas:

LESSON 52.

Today’s review covers these ideas:

LESSON 53.

Today we will review the following:

LESSON 54.

These are the review ideas for today:

LESSON 55.

Today’s review includes the following:

LESSON 56.

Our review for today covers the following:

LESSON 57.

Today let us review these ideas:

LESSON 58.

These ideas are for review today:

LESSON 59.

The following ideas are for review today:

LESSON 60.

These ideas are for today’s review:

LESSON 61.

I am the light of the world.

LESSON 62.

Forgiveness is my function as the light of the world.

LESSON 63.

The light of the world brings peace to every mind through my forgiveness.

LESSON 64.

Let me not forget my function.

LESSON 65.

My only function is the one God gave me.

LESSON 66.

My happiness and my function are one.

LESSON 67.

Love created me like itself.

LESSON 68.

Love holds no grievances.

LESSON 69.

My grievances hide the light of the world in me.

LESSON 70.

My salvation comes from me.

LESSON 71.

Only God’s plan for salvation will work.

LESSON 72.

Holding grievances is an attack on God’s plan for salvation.

LESSON 73.

I will there be light.

LESSON 74.

There is no will but God’s.

LESSON 75.

The light has come.

LESSON 76.

I am under no laws but God’s.

LESSON 77.

I am entitled to miracles.

LESSON 78.

Let miracles replace all grievances.

LESSON 79.

Let me recognize the problem so it can be solved.

LESSON 80.

Let me recognize my problems have been solved.

REVIEW II

Introduction

LESSON 81.

Our ideas for review today are:

LESSON 82.

We will review these ideas today:

LESSON 83.

Today let us review these ideas:

LESSON 84.

These are the ideas for today’s review:

LESSON 85.

Today’s review will cover these ideas:

LESSON 86.

These ideas are for review today:

LESSON 87.

Our review today will cover these ideas:

LESSON 88.

Today we will review these ideas:

LESSON 89.

These are our review ideas for today:

LESSON 90.

For this review we will use these ideas:

LESSON 91.

Miracles are seen in light.

LESSON 92.

Miracles are seen in light, and light and strength are one.

LESSON 93.

Light and joy and peace abide in me.

LESSON 94.

I am as God created me.

LESSON 95.

I am one Self, united with my Creator.

LESSON 96.

Salvation comes from my one Self.

LESSON 97.

I am spirit.

LESSON 98.

I will accept my part in God’s plan for salvation.

LESSON 99.

Salvation is my only function here.

LESSON 100.

My part is essential to God’s plan for salvation.

LESSON 101.

God’s Will for me is perfect happiness.

LESSON 102.

I share God’s Will for happiness for me.

LESSON 103.

God, being Love, is also happiness.

LESSON 104.

I seek but what belongs to me in truth.

LESSON 105.

God’s peace and joy are mine.

LESSON 106.

Let me be still and listen to the truth.

LESSON 107.

Truth will correct all errors in my mind.

LESSON 108.

To give and to receive are one in truth.

LESSON 109.

I rest in God.

LESSON 110.

I am as God created me.

REVIEW III

Introduction

LESSON 111.

For morning and evening review:

LESSON 112.

For morning and evening review:

LESSON 113.

For morning and evening review:

LESSON 114.

For morning and evening review:

LESSON 115.

For morning and evening review:

LESSON 116.

For morning and evening review:

LESSON 117.

For morning and evening review:

LESSON 118.

For morning and evening review:

LESSON 119.

For morning and evening review:

LESSON 120.

For morning and evening review:

LESSON 121.

Forgiveness is the key to happiness.

LESSON 122.

Forgiveness offers everything I want.

LESSON 123.

I thank my Father for His gifts to me.

LESSON 124.

Let me remember I am one with God.

LESSON 125.

In quiet I receive God’s Word today.

LESSON 126.

All that I give is given to myself.

LESSON 127.

There is no love but God’s.

LESSON 128.

The world I see holds nothing that I want.

LESSON 129.

Beyond this world there is a world I want.

LESSON 130.

It is impossible to see two worlds.

LESSON 131.

No one can fail who seeks to reach the truth.

LESSON 132.

I loose the world from all I thought it was.

LESSON 133.

I will not value what is valueless.

LESSON 134.

Let me perceive forgiveness as it is.

LESSON 135.

If I defend myself I am attacked.

LESSON 136.

Sickness is a defense against the truth.

LESSON 137.

When I am healed I am not healed alone.

LESSON 138.

Heaven is the decision I must make.

LESSON 139.

I will accept Atonement for myself.

LESSON 140.

Only salvation can be said to cure.

REVIEW IV

Introduction

LESSON 141.

My mind holds only what I think with God

LESSON 142.

My mind holds only what I think with God.

LESSON 143.

My mind holds only what I think with God.

LESSON 144.

My mind holds only what I think with God.

LESSON 145.

My mind holds only what I think with God.

LESSON 146.

My mind holds only what I think with God.

LESSON 147.

My mind holds only what I think with God.

LESSON 148.

My mind holds only what I think with God.

LESSON 149.

My mind holds only what I think with God.

LESSON 150.

My mind holds only what I think with God.

LESSON 151.

All things are echoes of the Voice for God.

LESSON 152.

The power of decision is my own.

LESSON 153.

In my defenselessness my safety lies.

LESSON 154.

I am among the ministers of God.

LESSON 155.

I will step back and let Him lead the way.

LESSON 156.

I walk with God in perfect holiness.

LESSON 157.

Into His Presence would I enter now.

LESSON 158.

Today I learn to give as I receive.

LESSON 159.

I give the miracles I have received.

LESSON 160.

I am at home. Fear is the stranger here.

LESSON 161.

Give me your blessing, holy Son of God.

LESSON 162.

I am as God created me.

LESSON 163.

There is no death. The Son of God is free.

LESSON 164.

Now are we one with Him Who is our Source.

LESSON 165.

Let not my mind deny the Thought of God.

LESSON 166.

I am entrusted with the gifts of God.

LESSON 167.

There is one life, and that I share with God.

LESSON 168.

Your grace is given me. I claim it now.

LESSON 169.

By grace I live. By grace I am released.

LESSON 170.

There is no cruelty in God and none in me.

REVIEW V

Introduction

LESSON 171.

God is but Love, and therefore so am I.

LESSON 172.

God is but Love, and therefore so am I.

LESSON 173.

God is but Love, and therefore so am I.

LESSON 174.

God is but Love, and therefore so am I.

LESSON 175.

God is but Love, and therefore so am I.

LESSON 176.

God is but Love, and therefore so am I.

LESSON 177.

God is but Love, and therefore so am I.

LESSON 178.

God is but Love, and therefore so am I.

LESSON 179.

God is but Love, and therefore so am I.

LESSON 180.

God is but Love, and therefore so am I.

Introduction to Lessons 181-200.

LESSON 181.

I trust my brothers, who are one with me.

LESSON 182.

I will be still an instant and go home.

LESSON 183.

I call upon God’s Name and on my own.

LESSON 184.

The Name of God is my inheritance.

LESSON 185.

I want the peace of God.

LESSON 186.

Salvation of the world depends on me.

LESSON 187.

I bless the world because I bless myself.

LESSON 188.

The peace of God is shining in me now.

LESSON 189.

I feel the Love of God within me now.

LESSON 190.

I choose the joy of God instead of pain.

LESSON 191.

I am the holy Son of God Himself.

LESSON 192.

I have a function God would have me fill.

LESSON 193.

All things are lessons God would have me learn.

LESSON 194.

I place the future in the Hands of God.

LESSON 195.

Love is the way I walk in gratitude.

LESSON 196.

It can be but myself I crucify.

LESSON 197.

It can be but my gratitude I earn.

LESSON 198.

Only my condemnation injures me.

LESSON 199.

I am not a body. I am free.

LESSON 200.

There is no peace except the peace of God.

REVIEW VI

Introduction

LESSON 201.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 202.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 203.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 204.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 205.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 206.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 207.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 208.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 209.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 210.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 211.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 212.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 213.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 214.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 215.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 216.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 217.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 218.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 219.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

LESSON 220.

I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.

PART II

Introduction

1. What Is Forgiveness?

LESSON 221.

Peace to my mind. Let all my thoughts be still.

LESSON 222.

God is with me. I live and move in Him.

LESSON 223.

God is my life. I have no life but His.

LESSON 224.

God is my Father, and He loves His Son.

LESSON 225.

God is my Father, and His Son loves Him.

LESSON 226.

My home awaits me. I will hasten there.

LESSON 227.

This is my holy instant of release.

LESSON 228.

God has condemned me not. No more do I.

LESSON 229.

Love, which created me, is what I am.

LESSON 230.

Now will I seek and find the peace of God.

2. What Is Salvation?

LESSON 231.

Father, I will but to remember You.

LESSON 232.

Be in my mind, my Father, through the day.

LESSON 233.

I give my life to God to guide today.

LESSON 234.

Father, today I am Your Son again.

LESSON 235.

God in His mercy wills that I be saved.

LESSON 236.

I rule my mind, which I alone must rule.

LESSON 237.

Now would I be as God created me.

LESSON 238.

On my decision all salvation rests.

LESSON 239.

The glory of my Father is my own.

LESSON 240.

Fear is not justified in any form.

3. What Is the World?

LESSON 241.

This holy instant is salvation come.

LESSON 242.

This day is God’s. It is my gift to Him.

LESSON 243.

Today I will judge nothing that occurs.

LESSON 244.

I am in danger nowhere in the world.

LESSON 245.

Your peace is with me, Father. I am safe.

LESSON 246.

To love my Father is to love His Son.

LESSON 247.

Without forgiveness I will still be blind.

LESSON 248.

Whatever suffers is not part of me.

LESSON 249.

Forgiveness ends all suffering and loss.

LESSON 250.

Let me not see myself as limited.

4. What Is Sin?

LESSON 251.

I am in need of nothing but the truth.

LESSON 252.

The Son of God is my Identity.

LESSON 253.

My Self is ruler of the universe.

LESSON 254.

Let every voice but God’s be still in me.

LESSON 255.

This day I choose to spend in perfect peace.

LESSON 256.

God is the only goal I have today.

LESSON 257.

Let me remember what my purpose is.

LESSON 258.

Let me remember that my goal is God.

LESSON 259.

Let me remember that there is no sin.

LESSON 260.

Let me remember God created me.

5. What Is the Body?

LESSON 261.

God is my refuge and security.

LESSON 262.

Let me perceive no differences today.

LESSON 263.

My holy vision sees all things as pure.

LESSON 264.

I am surrounded by the Love of God.

LESSON 265.

Creation’s gentleness is all I see.

LESSON 266.

My holy Self abides in you, God’s Son.

LESSON 267.

My heart is beating in the peace of God.

LESSON 268.

Let all things be exactly as they are.

LESSON 269.

My sight goes forth to look upon Christ’s face.

LESSON 270.

I will not use the body’s eyes today.

6. What Is the Christ?

LESSON 271.

Christ’s is the vision I will use today.

LESSON 272.

How can illusions satisfy God’s Son?

LESSON 273.

The stillness of the peace of God is mine.

LESSON 274.

Today belongs to love. Let me not fear.

LESSON 275.

God’s healing Voice protects all things today.

LESSON 276.

The Word of God is given me to speak.

LESSON 277.

Let me not bind Your Son with laws I made.

LESSON 278.

If I am bound, my Father is not free.

LESSON 279.

Creation’s freedom promises my own.

LESSON 280.

What limits can I lay upon God’s Son?

7. What Is the Holy Spirit?

LESSON 281.

I can be hurt by nothing but my thoughts.

LESSON 282.

I will not be afraid of love today.

LESSON 283.

My true Identity abides in You.

LESSON 284.

I can elect to change all thoughts that hurt.

LESSON 285.

My holiness shines bright and clear today.

LESSON 286.

The hush of Heaven holds my heart today.

LESSON 287.

You are my goal, my Father. Only You.

LESSON 288.

Let me forget my brother’s past today.

LESSON 289.

The past is over. It can touch me not.

LESSON 290.

My present happiness is all I see.

8. What Is the Real World?

LESSON 291.

This is a day of stillness and of peace.

LESSON 292.

A happy outcome to all things is sure.

LESSON 293.

All fear is past and only love is here.

LESSON 294.

My body is a wholly neutral thing.

LESSON 295.

The Holy Spirit looks through me today.

LESSON 296.

The Holy Spirit speaks through me today.

LESSON 297.

Forgiveness is the only gift I give.

LESSON 298.

I love You, Father, and I love Your Son.

LESSON 299.

Eternal holiness abides in me.

LESSON 300.

Only an instant does this world endure.

9. What Is the Second Coming?

LESSON 301.

And God Himself shall wipe away all tears.

LESSON 302.

Where darkness was I look upon the light.

LESSON 303.

The holy Christ is born in me today.

LESSON 304.

Let not my world obscure the sight of Christ.

LESSON 305.

There is a peace that Christ bestows on us.

LESSON 306.

The gift of Christ is all I seek today.

LESSON 307.

Conflicting wishes cannot be my will.

LESSON 308.

This instant is the only time there is.

LESSON 309.

I will not fear to look within today.

LESSON 310.

In fearlessness and love I spend today.

10. What Is the Last Judgment?

LESSON 311.

I judge all things as I would have them be.

LESSON 312.

I see all things as I would have them be.

LESSON 313.

Now let a new perception come to me.

LESSON 314.

I seek a future different from the past.

LESSON 315.

All gifts my brothers give belong to me.

LESSON 316.

All gifts I give my brothers are my own.

LESSON 317.

I follow in the way appointed me.

LESSON 318.

In me salvation’s means and end are one.

LESSON 319.

I came for the salvation of the world.

LESSON 320.

My Father gives all power unto me.

11. What Is Creation?

LESSON 321.

Father, my freedom is in You alone.

LESSON 322.

I can give up but what was never real.

LESSON 323.

I gladly make the “sacrifice” of fear.

LESSON 324.

I merely follow, for I would not lead.

LESSON 325.

All things I think I see reflect ideas.

LESSON 326.

I am forever an Effect of God.

LESSON 327.

I need but call and You will answer me.

LESSON 328.

I choose the second place to gain the first.

LESSON 329.

I have already chosen what You will.

LESSON 330.

I will not hurt myself again today.

12. What Is the Ego?

LESSON 331.

There is no conflict, for my will is Yours.

LESSON 332.

Fear binds the world. Forgiveness sets it free.

LESSON 333.

Forgiveness ends the dream of conflict here.

LESSON 334.

Today I claim the gifts forgiveness gives.

LESSON 335.

I choose to see my brother’s sinlessness.

LESSON 336.

Forgiveness lets me know that minds are joined.

LESSON 337.

My sinlessness protects me from all harm.

LESSON 338.

I am affected only by my thoughts.

LESSON 339.

I will receive whatever I request.

LESSON 340.

I can be free of suffering today.

13. What Is a Miracle?

LESSON 341.

I can attack but my own sinlessness, And it is only that which keeps me safe.

LESSON 342.

I let forgiveness rest upon all things, For thus forgiveness will be given me.

LESSON 343.

I am not asked to make a sacrifice To find the mercy and the peace of God.

LESSON 344.

Today I learn the law of love; that what I give my brother is my gift to me.

LESSON 345.

I offer only miracles today, For I would have them be returned to me.

LESSON 346.

Today the peace of God envelops me, And I forget all things except His Love.

LESSON 347.

Anger must come from judgment. Judgment is The weapon I would use against myself, To keep the miracle away from me.

LESSON 348.

I have no cause for anger or for fear, For You surround me. And in every need That I perceive, Your grace suffices me.

LESSON 349.

Today I let Christ’s vision look upon All things for me and judge them not, but give Each one a miracle of love instead.

LESSON 350.

Miracles mirror God’s eternal Love. To offer them is to remember Him, And through His memory to save the world.

14. What Am I?

LESSON 351.

My sinless brother is my guide to peace. My sinful brother is my guide to pain. And which I choose to see I will behold.

LESSON 352.

Judgment and love are opposites. From one Come all the sorrows of the world. But from The other comes the peace of God Himself.

LESSON 353.

My eyes, my tongue, my hands, my feet today Have but one purpose; to be given Christ To use to bless the world with miracles.

LESSON 354.

We stand together, Christ and I, in peace And certainty of purpose. And in Him Is His Creator, as He is in me.

LESSON 355.

There is no end to all the peace and joy, And all the miracles that I will give, When I accept God’s Word. Why not today?

LESSON 356.

Sickness is but another name for sin. Healing is but another name for God. The miracle is thus a call to Him.

LESSON 357.

Truth answers every call we make to God, Responding first with miracles, and then Returning unto us to be itself.

LESSON 358.

No call to God can be unheard nor left Unanswered. And of this I can be sure; His answer is the one I really want.

LESSON 359.

God’s answer is some form of peace. All pain Is healed; all misery replaced with joy. All prison doors are opened. And all sin Is understood as merely a mistake.

LESSON 360.

Peace be to me, the holy Son of God. Peace to my brother, who is one with me. Let all the world be blessed with peace through us.

FINAL LESSONS.

Introduction

LESSONS 361 to 365.

This holy instant would I give to You. Be You in charge. For I would follow You, Certain that Your direction gives me peace.

EPILOGUE

MANUAL FOR TEACHERS

INTRODUCTION

1. WHO ARE GOD’S TEACHERS?

2. WHO ARE THEIR PUPILS?

3. WHAT ARE THE LEVELS OF TEACHING?

4. WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF GOD’S TEACHERS?

I. Trust

A. Development of Trust

II. Honesty

III. Tolerance

IV. Gentleness

V. Joy

VI. Defenselessness

VII. Generosity

VIII. Patience

IX. Faithfulness

X. Open-Mindedness

5. HOW IS HEALING ACCOMPLISHED?

I. The Perceived Purpose of Sickness

II. The Shift in Perception

III. The Function of the Teacher of God

6. IS HEALING CERTAIN?

7. SHOULD HEALING BE REPEATED?

8. HOW CAN PERCEPTION OF ORDER OF DIFFICULTIES BE AVOIDED?

9. ARE CHANGES REQUIRED IN THE LIFE SITUATION OF GOD’S TEACHERS?

10. HOW IS JUDGMENT RELINQUISHED?

11. HOW IS PEACE POSSIBLE IN THIS WORLD?

12. HOW MANY TEACHERS OF GOD ARE NEEDED TO SAVE THE WORLD?

13. WHAT IS THE REAL MEANING OF SACRIFICE?

14. HOW WILL THE WORLD END?

15. IS EACH ONE TO BE JUDGED IN THE END?

16. HOW SHOULD THE TEACHER OF GOD SPEND HIS DAY?

17. HOW DO GOD’S TEACHERS DEAL WITH MAGIC THOUGHTS?

18. HOW IS CORRECTION MADE?

19. WHAT IS JUSTICE?

20. WHAT IS THE PEACE OF GOD?

21. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF WORDS IN HEALING?

22. HOW ARE HEALING AND ATONEMENT RELATED?

23. DOES JESUS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN HEALING?

24. IS REINCARNATION SO?

25. ARE “PSYCHIC” POWERS DESIRABLE?

26. CAN GOD BE REACHED DIRECTLY?

27. WHAT IS DEATH?

28. WHAT IS THE RESURRECTION?

29. AS FOR THE REST...

CLARIFICATION OF TERMS

INTRODUCTION

1. MIND–SPIRIT

2. THE EGO–THE MIRACLE

3. FORGIVENESS–THE FACE OF CHRIST

4. TRUE PERCEPTION–KNOWLEDGE

5. JESUS – CHRIST

6. THE HOLY SPIRIT

EPILOGUE

SUPPLEMENTS

PSYCHOTHERAPY: PURPOSE, PROCESS, PRACTICE

INTRODUCTION

1. THE PURPOSE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY

2. THE PROCESS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY

Introduction

I. The Limits on Psychotherapy

II. The Place of Religion in Psychotherapy

III. The Role of the Psychotherapist

IV. The Process of Illness

V. The Process of Healing

VI. The Definition of Healing

VII. The Ideal Patient-Therapist Relationship

3. THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY

I. The Selection of Patients

II. Is Psychotherapy a Profession?

III. The Question of Payment

SONG OF PRAYER

1. PRAYER

Introduction

I. True Prayer

II. The Ladder of Prayer

III. Praying for Others

IV. Praying with Others

V. The Ladder Ends

2. FORGIVENESS

Introduction

I. Forgiveness of Yourself

II. Forgiveness-to-Destroy

III. Forgiveness-for-Salvation

3. HEALING

Introduction

I. The Cause of Sickness

II. False versus True Healing

III. Separation versus Union

IV. The Holiness of Healing