Question: I began the Workbook last November. I was going strong until I hit the last review of Part I and now I am having a tremendous problem focusing and doing the lessons correctly. I feel as if I have hit a brick wall and so, over the last few weeks, I have taken...
A: This is a hugely important question. I personally believe that the Holy Spirit is always right, but that we have all placed massive barriers and filters between His Mind and our conscious mind. Hearing Him accurately, then, is like trying to sketch a landscape that...
Though the Course's message certainly is universal, we believe it uses Christian language because its main target audience is a group whom well-known author John Shelby Spong has called "the church alumni association": people who have a history with Christianity and...
Q. I keep hearing students talk about “my ego,” as opposed to “your ego.” But isn’t that a mistake, because isn’t there only one ego? A. I’ve heard people say that there is only one ego, but the Course itself does not talk that way. Rather, it talks in terms of...
What is the relationship between the Course and the Bible? A. This is a huge question, on which there can be a number of responsible and intelligent views. The main views I'm aware of are 3: Total (or near-total) harmony Total (or near-total) disharmony The Course as...
Michael Stanford recently wrote and asked for clarification on the idea that "the mind was sick that thought the body could be sick" (T-28.II.11:7). He said his mind counters that with, "Well, the mind must also be sick that thought the body could be well," or "The...
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