Review This idea, like the preceding one, can be used with any person, situation or event you think is causing you pain. Apply it specifically to whatever you believe is the cause of your upset, using the description of the feeling in whatever term seems accurate to you. The upset may seem to be fear,…

Our next few lessons make a special point of firming up your willingness to make your weak commitment strong; your scattered goals blend into one intent.You are not asked for total dedication all the time, as yet. But you are asked to practice now in order to attain the sense of peace such unified commitment…

Review Now look slowly around you, and practice applying this idea very specifically to whatever you see: “This table does not mean anything.” “This chair does not mean anything.” “This hand does not mean anything.” “This foot does not mean anything.” “This pen does not mean anything.” Then look farther away from your immediate area,…

A theoretical foundation, such as the text, is necessary as a background to make these exercises meaningful. Yet it is the exercises that will make the goal possible. An untrained mind can accomplish nothing. It is the purpose of these exercises to train the mind to think along the lines which the course sets forth.…

Words will mean little now. We use them but as guides on which we do not now depend. For now we seek direct experience of truth alone. The lessons which remain are merely introductions to the times in which we leave the world of pain, and go to enter peace. Now we begin to reach…

Review The exercises with this idea are the same as those for the first one. Begin with the things that are near you, and apply the idea to whatever your glance rests on. Then increase the range outward. Turn your head so that you include whatever is to either side. If possible, turn around and…

Review Unlike the preceding ones, these exercises do not begin with the idea for the day. In these practice periods, begin with noting the thoughts that are crossing your mind for about a minute.Then apply the idea to them. If you are already aware of unhappy thoughts use them as subjects for the idea. Do…

Review Apply this idea in the same way as the previous ones, without making distinctions of any kind.Whatever you see becomes a proper subject for applying the idea. Be sure that you do not question the suitability of anything for the application of the idea. These are not exercises in judgement. Anything is suitable if…

Christ is God’s Son as He created Him. He is the Self we share, uniting us with one another, and with God as well. He is the Thought Which still abides within the Mind That is His Source. He has not left His holy home, nor lost the innocence in which He was created. He…

Our final lessons will be left as free of words as possible. We use them but at the beginning of our practicing, and only to remind us that we seek to go beyond them. Let us turn to Him Who leads the way and makes our footsteps sure. To Him we leave these lessons, as…