LESSON 136 Sickness Is A Defense Against The Truth. No one can heal unless he understands what purpose sickness seems to serve. For then he understands as well its purpose has no meaning. Being causeless and without a meaningful intent of any kind, it cannot be at all. When this is seen, healing is automatic. It dispels this meaningless illusion by…

LESSON 136 Sickness Is A Defense Against The Truth. No one can heal unless he understands what purpose sickness seems to serve. For then he understands as well its purpose has no meaning. Being causeless and without a meaningful intent of any kind, it cannot be at all. When this is seen, healing is automatic. It dispels this meaningless illusion by…

LESSON 135 If I Defend Myself I Am Attacked. Who would defend himself unless he thought he were attacked, that the attack were real, and that his own defense could save himself? And herein lies the folly of defense; it gives illusions full reality, and then attempts to handle them as real. It adds illusions to illusions, thus making correction doub…

LESSON 135 If I Defend Myself I Am Attacked. Who would defend himself unless he thought he were attacked, that the attack were real, and that his own defense could save himself? And herein lies the folly of defense; it gives illusions full reality, and then attempts to handle them as real. It adds illusions to illusions, thus making correction doub…

LESSON 134 Let Me Perceive Forgiveness As It Is. Let us review the meaning of “forgive,” for it is apt to be distorted and to be perceived as something that entails an unfair sacrifice of righteous wrath, a gift unjustified and undeserved, and a complete denial of the truth. In such a view, forgiveness must be seen as mere eccentric folly, and this…

LESSON 134 Let Me Perceive Forgiveness As It Is. Let us review the meaning of “forgive,” for it is apt to be distorted and to be perceived as something that entails an unfair sacrifice of righteous wrath, a gift unjustified and undeserved, and a complete denial of the truth. In such a view, forgiveness must be seen as mere eccentric folly, and this…

LESSON 133 I Will Not Value What Is Valueless. Sometimes in teaching there is benefit, particularly after you have gone through what seems theoretical and far from what the student has already learned, to bring him back to practical concerns. This we will do today. We will not speak of lofty, world-encompassing ideas, but dwell instead on benefits …

I will not value what is valueless. Sometimes in teaching there is benefit, particularly after you have gone through what seems theoretical and far from what the student has already learned, to bring him back to practical concerns. This we will do today. We will not speak of lofty, world-encompassing ideas, but dwell instead on benefits to you. You…

LESSON 132 I Loose The World From All I Thought It Was. What keeps the world in chains but your beliefs? And what can save the world except your Self? Belief is powerful indeed. The thoughts you hold are mighty, and illusions are as strong in their effects as is the truth. A madman thinks the world he sees is real, and does not doubt it. Nor can he…

No one can fail who seeks to reach the truth. Failure is all about you while you seek for goals that cannot be achieved. You look for permanence in the impermanent, for love where there is none, for safety in the midst of danger; immortality within the darkness of the dream of death. Who could succeed where contradiction is the setting of his searc…

LESSON 131 No One Can Fail Who Seeks To Reach The Truth. Failure is all about you while you seek for goals that cannot be achieved. You look for permanence in the impermanent, for love where there is none, for safety in the midst of danger; immortality within the darkness of the dream of death. Who could succeed where contradiction is the setting o…

It is impossible to see two worlds. Perception is consistent. What you see reflects your thinking. And your thinking but reflects your choice of what you want to see. Your values are determiners of this, for what you value you must want to see, believing what you see is really there. No one can see a world his mind has not accorded value. And no on…

LESSON 130 It Is Impossible To See Two Worlds. Perception is consistent. What you see reflects your thinking. And your thinking but reflects your choice of what you want to see. Your values are determiners of this, for what you value you must want to see, believing what you see is really there. No one can see a world his mind has not accorded value…

LESSON 129 Beyond This World There Is A World I Want. This is the thought that follows from the one we practiced yesterday. You cannot stop with the idea the world is worthless, for unless you see that there is something else to hope for, you will only be depressed. Our emphasis is not on giving up the world, but on exchanging it for what is far mo…

LESSON 129 Beyond This World There Is A World I Want. This is the thought that follows from the one we practiced yesterday. You cannot stop with the idea the world is worthless, for unless you see that there is something else to hope for, you will only be depressed. Our emphasis is not on giving up the world, but on exchanging it for what is far mo…

We are sharing in this episode in a direct meeting with Master Teacher the first part of the video presentation of Reality Of Our Anthropic Universe, Episode II, in which He offers us the new understanding of self containment and the necessity to take full responsibility. He reminds us of Christ's contact and guidance to see a universe that comes f…

LESSON 128 The World I See Holds Nothing That I Want. The world you see holds nothing that you need to offer you; nothing that you can use in any way, nor anything at all that serves to give you joy. Believe this thought, and you are saved from years of misery, from countless disappointments, and from hopes that turn to bitter ashes of despair. No …

LESSON 127 There Is No Love But God’s. Perhaps you think that different kinds of love are possible. Perhaps you think there is a kind of love for this, a kind for that; a way of loving one, another way of loving still another. Love is one. It has no separate parts and no degrees; no kinds nor levels, no divergencies and no distinctions. It is like …

All That I Give Is Given To Myself. Today’s idea, completely alien to the ego and the thinking of the world, is crucial to the thought reversal that this course will bring about. If you believed this statement, there would be no problem in complete forgiveness, certainty of goal, and sure direction. You would understand the means by which salvation…

LESSON 126 All That I Give Is Given To Myself. oday’s idea, completely alien to the ego and the thinking of the world, is crucial to the thought reversal that this course will bring about. If you believed this statement, there would be no problem in complete forgiveness, certainty of goal, and sure direction. You would understand the means by which…

LESSON 125 In Quiet I Receive God’s Word Today. Let this day be a day of stillness and of quiet listening. Your Father wills you hear His Word today. He calls to you from deep within your mind where He abides. Hear Him today. No peace is possible until His Word is heard around the world; until your mind, in quiet listening, accepts the message that…

LESSON 124 Let Me Remember I Am One With God. Today we will again give thanks for our Identity in God. Our home is safe, protection guaranteed in all we do, power and strength available to us in all our undertakings. We can fail in nothing. Everything we touch takes on a shining light that blesses and that heals. At one with God and with the univer…

LESSON 123 I Thank My Father For His Gifts To Me. Today let us be thankful. We have come to gentler pathwhought of turning back, and no implacable resistance to the truth. A bit of wavering remains, some small objections and a little hesitance, but you can well be grateful for your gains, which are far greater than you realize.A day devoted now to …

LESSON 122 Forgiveness Offers Everything I Want. What could you want forgiveness cannot give? Do you want peace? Forgiveness offers it. Do you want happiness, a quiet mind, a certainty of purpose, and a sense of worth and beauty that transcends the world? Do you want care and safety, and the warmth of sure protection always? Do you want a quietness…

We are sharing in this episode in a direct meeting with Master Teacher the second part of the video presentation of Workbook Lessons 121-122, Episode I, in which He offers us the new understanding of forgiveness which allows us to transform all reflections of light that we recognize finally as a changing image of ourselves. He reminds us of Christ'…

LESSON 121 Forgiveness Is The Key To Happiness. Here is the answer to your search for peace. Here is the key to meaning in a world that seems to make no sense. Here is the way to safety in apparent dangers that appear to threaten you at every turn, and bring uncertainty to all your hopes of ever finding quietness and peace. Here are all questions a…

. LESSON 120 For morning and evening review: (109) I rest in God. I rest in God today, and let Him work in me and through me, while I rest in Him in quiet and in perfect certainty. (110) I am as God created me. I am God's Son. Today I lay aside all sick illusions of myself, and let my Father tell me Who I really am. On the hour: I rest in God. On t…

LESSON 120 Review of Lessons 109 - 110 For morning and evening review: (109) I rest in God.I rest in God today, and let Him work in me and through me, while I rest in Him in quiet and in perfect certainty. (110) I am as God created me.I am God’s Son. Today I lay aside all sick illusions of myself, and let my Father tell me Who I really am. On the h…

LESSON 120 For morning and evening review: (109) I rest in God. I rest in God today, and let Him work in me and through me, while I rest in Him in quiet and in perfect certainty. (110) I am as God created me. I am God's Son. Today I lay aside all sick illusions of myself, and let my Father tell me Who I really am. On the hour: I rest in God. On the…

LESSON 119 For morning and evening review: (107) Truth will correct all errors in my mind. I am mistaken when I think I can be hurt in any way. I am God's Son, whose Self rests safely in the Mind of God. (108) To give and to receive are one in truth. I will forgive all things today, that I may learn how to accept the truth in me, and come to recogn…

LESSON 119 Review of Lessons 107 - 108 For morning and evening review: (107) Truth will correct all errors in my mind.I am mistaken when I think I can be hurt in any way. I am God’s Son, whose Self rests safely in the Mind of God. (108) To give and to receive are one in truth.I will forgive all things today, that I may learn how to accept the truth…

LESSON 118 Review of Lessons 105 - 106 For morning and evening review: (105) God’s peace and joy are mine.Today I will accept God’s peace and joy, in glad exchange for all the substitutes that I have made for happiness and peace. (106) Let me be still and listen to the truth.Let my own feeble voice be stilland let me hear the mighty Voice for Truth…

LESSON 117 Review of Lessons 103 - 104 For morning and evening review:(103) God, being Love, is also happiness.Let me remember love is happiness, and nothing else brings joy. And so I choose to entertain no substitutes for love. (104) I seek but what belongs to me in truth.Love is my heritage, and with it joy. These are the gifts my Father gave to …

LESSON 116 Review of Lessons 101 - 102 For morning and evening review: (101) God’s Will for me is perfect happiness.God’s Will is perfect happiness for me. And I can suffer but from the belief there is another will apart from His. (102) I share God’s Will for happiness for me.I share my Father’s Will for me, His Son. What He has given me is all I w…

LESSON 115 Review of Lessons 99 - 100 For morning and evening review: (99) Salvation is my only function here.My function here is to forgive the world for all the errors I have made. For thus am I released from them with all the world. (100) My part is essential to God’s plan for salvation.I am essential to the plan of God for the salvation of the …

LESSON 115 Review of Lessons 99 - 100 For morning and evening review: (99) Salvation is my only function here.My function here is to forgive the world for all the errors I have made. For thus am I released from them with all the world. (100) My part is essential to God’s plan for salvation.I am essential to the plan of God for the salvation of the …

We are sharing in this episode in a direct meeting with Master Teacher the second part of the video presentation of A New Beginning - Rules For Decision, Episode II, in which He offers us to accept our New Beginning in the recognition that we have the power of decision and admit that there is nothing outside ourselves and we cannot solve the proble…

LESSON 114 Review of Lessons 97 - 98 For morning and evening review: (97) I am spirit.I am the Son of God. No body can contain my spirit, nor impose on me a limitation God created not. (98) I will accept my part in God’s plan for salvation.What can my function be but to accept the Word of God, Who has created me for what I am and will forever be? O…

LESSON 113 Review of Lessons 95 - 96 For morning and evening review:(95) I am one Self, united with my Creator.Serenity and perfect peace are mine, because I am one Self, completely whole, at one with all creation and with God.(96) Salvation comes from my one Self.From my one Self, Whose knowledge still remains within my mind, I see God’s perfect p…

LESSON 112 For morning and evening review: (93) Light and joy and peace abide in me. I am the home of light and joy and peace. I welcome them into the home I share with God, because I am a part of Him. (94) I am as God created me. I will remain forever as I was, created by the Changeless like Himself. And I am one with Him, and He with me. On the h…

LESSON 112 Review of Lessons 93 - 94 For morning and evening review:(93) Light and joy and peace abide in me.I am the home of light and joy and peace. I welcome them into the home I share with God, because I am a part of Him.(94) I am as God created me.I will remain forever as I was, created by the Changeless like Himself. And I am one with Him, an…

Review Lessons 111-120 Introduction Our next review begins today. We will review two recent lessons every day for ten successive days of practicing. We will observe a special format for these practice periods, that you are urged to follow just as closely as you can.We understand, of course, that it may be impossible for you to undertake what is sug…

LESSON 110 I Am As God Created Me. We will repeat today’s idea from time to time. For this one thought would be enough to save you and the world, if you believed that it is true. Its truth would mean that you have made no changes in yourself that have reality, nor changed the universe so that what God created was replaced by fear and evil, misery a…

LESSON 109 I Rest In God. We ask for rest today, and quietness unshaken by the world’s appearances. We ask for peace and stillness, in the midst of all the turmoil born of clashing dreams. We ask for safety and for happiness, although we seem to look on danger and on sorrow. And we have the thought that will answer our asking with what we request.“…

LESSON 108 To Give And To Receive Are One In Truth. Vision depends upon today’s idea. The light is in it, for it reconciles all seeming opposites. And what is light except the resolution, born of peace, of all your conflicts and mistaken thoughts into one concept which is wholly true? Even that one will disappear, because the Thought behind it will…

We are sharing in this episode in a direct meeting with Master Teacher the first part of the video presentation of The Undoing Of Fear, Episode II, in which He offers us the recognition of the miracles which offers and reflects our present Memory through which we realize the undoing process of what is long since gone. Recognizing that the past is g…

LESSON 107 Truth Will Correct All Errors In My Mind. What can correct illusions but the truth? And what are errors but illusions that remain unrecognized for what they are? Where truth has entered errors disappear. They merely vanish, leaving not a trace by which to be remembered. They are gone because, without belief, they have no life. And so the…

LESSON 106 Let Me Be Still And Listen To The Truth. If you will lay aside the ego’s voice, however loudly it may seem to call, if you will not accept its petty gifts that give you nothing that you really want; if you will listen with an open mind, that has not told you what salvation is; then you will hear the mighty Voice of truth, quiet in power,…

God’s Peace And Joy Are Mine. God’s peace and joy are yours. Today we will accept them, knowing they belong to us. And we will try to understand these gifts increase as we receive them. They are not like to the gifts the world can give, in which the giver loses as he gives the gift; the taker is the richer by his loss. Such are not gifts, but barga…

LESSON 105 God’s Peace And Joy Are Mine. God’s peace and joy are yours. Today we will accept them, knowing they belong to us. And we will try to understand these gifts increase as we receive them. They are not like to the gifts the world can give, in which the giver loses as he gives the gift; the taker is the richer by his loss. Such are not gifts…