Category: Teacher’s Manual

  • 31. Forget Not…

    Forget not once this journey is begun the end is certain. Doubt along the way will come and go and go to come again. Yet is the ending sure. No one can fail to do what God appointed him to do. When you forget, remember that you walk with Him and with His Word upon…

  • 26. Are “Phychic” Powers Desirable?

    The answer to this question is much like the preceding one. There are, of course, no “unnatural” powers, and it is obviously merely an appeal to magic to make up a power that does not exist. It is equally obvious, however, that each individual has many abilities of which he is unaware. As his awareness…

  • 27. Can God be Reached Directly?

    God indeed can be reached directly, for there is no distance between Him and His Son. His awareness is in everyone’s memory and His Word is written on everyone’s heart. Yet this awareness and this memory can arise across the threshold of the unconscious only where all barriers to truth have been removed. In how…

  • 28. What is Death?

    Death is the central dream from which all illusions stem. Is it not madness to think of life as being born, aging, losing vitality, and dying in the end? We have asked this question before but now we need to consider it still more carefully. It is the one fixed, unchangeable belief of the world…

  • 29. What is the Resurrection?

    Very simply, the resurrection is the overcoming or surmounting of death. It is a reawakening or a rebirth; a change of mind about the meaning of the world. It is the acceptance of the Holy Spirit’s interpretation of the world’s purpose; the acceptance of the Atonement for oneself. It is the end of dreams of…

  • 30. As for the Rest…

    This manual is not intended to answer all questions that both teacher and pupil may raise. In fact, it covers only a few of the more obvious ones, in terms of a brief summary of some of the major concepts in the text and workbook. It is not a substitute for either, but merely a…

  • 24. Does Jesus Have a Special Place in Healing?

    God’s gifts can rarely be received directly. Even the most advanced of God’s teachers will give way to temptation in this world. Would it be fair if their pupils were denied healing because of this? The Bible says “Ask in the Name of Jesus Christ.” Is this merely an appeal to magic? A name does…

  • 25. Is Reincarnation True?

    In the ultimate sense, reincarnation is impossible. There is no past nor future, and the idea of birth into a body has no meaning either once or many times. Reincarnation cannot, then, be true in any real sense. Our only question should be, “Is the concept helpful?” And that depends, of course, on what it…

  • 22. What is the Role of Words in Healing?

    Strictly speaking, words play no part at all in healing. The motivating factor is prayer, or asking. What you ask for you receive. But this refers to the prayer of the heart, not to the words you use in praying. Sometimes the words and the prayer are contradictory; sometimes they agree. It does not matter.…

  • 21. What is the Peace of God?

    It has been said that there is a kind of peace that is not of this world. How is it recognized? How is it found? And being found, how can it be retained? Let us consider each of these questions separately, for each reflects a different step along the way. First, how can the peace…