Living the Course Articles

The following exercise is based on the discussion of charity in T-2.V.9-10. The normal definition of charity is: generous giving to those who are in real need. While we usually think of this as a physical thing--physical giving to those physically in need--we also...

Aren't our minds a mess? They are the arena of a constant crazy dance of thoughts. Each thought seems to dance to its own music, and many of them seem to dance with no rhyme or reason at all. Furthermore, most of these thoughts are so petty, so self-centered, that we...

In Absence from Felicity, pp. 253-258 (or 260-265 in the first edition) there is a record of a fascinating communication from Jesus to Helen and Bill. It covers five pages and is Jesus’ attempt to help Helen and Bill see the lingering effects of wrong thinking. He...

Recently, I have found myself captivated by a passage very early in the Course’s dictation. It is not found in the familiar FIP edition of the Course (or even in what’s now termed the Original Edition). It is only in Helen’s notebooks and also in the Urtext, the...

Lately I have been repeating these words to myself often: "Let your will be done." It's been so helpful that I encourage you to try it yourself. You probably think you know what I mean by those words, and may even find yourself put off by the traditional sound of...

The idea that we are unfairly treated is so much a part of our lives. The world isn't fair, is it? I just read this description of the academic world and the scientific world: “Both science and academia are organized around the same principles that structure the...

Picture your life as you currently think of it: your home, your family and friends, your customary activities, your place of employment. Think of your status, your achievements, your health, and your bank account. Now realize that this life is only a shadow of your...

A favorite idea in the Course As you teach so shall you learn. (T-5.IV.6:4) As I have said before, "As you teach so shall you learn." (T-6.I.6:1-3) Only by teaching it [the lesson of love] can you learn it. "As you teach so will you learn." If that is true, and it is...

The Fast Track: Do Not Let Opposition Get a Foothold Morning: establish a "set" for the day (rule #1) 1. Establish your goal: imagine the ideal spiritual day that you want today (ideally, write it down on a note card). 2. Tell yourself, "There is a way in which this...

Essence of practical process DIAGRAM Here are the six points from yesterday's class. I have changed their order slightly, in that what was #5, about choosing reality, has now become #3. It became clear to me that this order more accurately reflects how the Course...

In this class I was trying to capture a very large and multifaceted teaching that runs throughout the Course. The Course is fully aware that we see the spiritual journey as just too difficult. In our view, the Course asks too much of us. It doesn't deliver on its...

In the first class, we looked at the ultimate emptiness and irrelevance of money. In yesterday's class, we looked at how the Holy Spirit will supply our financial needs. In our usual mode, we think salvation lies in having things. We are into "possession for its own...