Text, Chapter 19, Section IV The obstacles that the ego erects to the peace that entered the holy relationship "The Obstacles to Peace" is the longest and probably the most important section in the Text. Allen Watson has called it "the core presentation" of the...
The Liberating Problem-Solving Approach of “The Quiet Answer” (T-27.IV) Life is full of problems, isn’t it? We have countless decisions to make every day, and we are often conflicted inside as we ask ourselves the questions we think need answers—which choice will...
An Excerpt from Reading and Commentary for T-5.VI, “Time and Eternity” The following is an excerpt from a Text reading and commentary that was created as part of our 2006 Text study program. The numbered material is the Text passage being commented on. The material in...
An overview of Chapter 12 of the Text In the chapters leading up to Chapter 12, the Course has presented some key concepts. These concepts are summarized in the opening paragraphs of this chapter, which is entitled “The Holy Spirit’s Curriculum.” A curriculum is a...
This article is a commentary on the first two paragraphs of T-29.IV, “Dream Roles.” All references are from that section unless otherwise indicated. Paragraph 1 When Jesus asks us, “Do you believe that truth can be but some illusions?” (1:1), he is really asking us to...
My Practice of the Rules for Decisions “Rules for Decision” (T-30.I) is a simply amazing section of the Text. It lays out in a systematic way rules designed to place all of our decisions into the hands of the Holy Spirit. For the past month or so, I’ve been trying to...
In Chapter 20 of the Text, there is a reference to a story from the Bible that can easily be missed, unless you are very familiar with the Bible. Yet when you make the connection between the Bible and the Course, both the Course passage and the Bible story come alive...
Someone comes to you and says, "Can we talk? I'm feeling down today. My boss has really been riding me lately, and for no reason." This is then followed by a long list of misdeeds on the part of the boss, along with the emotional strain this has caused in your friend....
Have you ever come upon one of those paragraphs in the Course, especially in the Text, where, upon finishing it, you simply scratch your head and say, "Huh? What is this talking about?" Have you ever suspected that the paragraph wasn't saying much of anything, but...
The role of doing is a great source of confusion among spiritual seekers. On the one hand, emphasizing the importance of our own doing seems to push God out of the picture. On the other hand, we need to do something. If we just sit and twiddle our thumbs, not only...
How Can It Be That We Are Dreaming the Attacking World We See Before Us? We are told, again and again, in A Course in Miracles that our life in this world is nothing but a dream. Yet, no matter how many times we are told, we still react to events in this world as if...
The section, “I Need Do Nothing” is, I think, an extremely important, as well as profound, section. It is also, from my point of view, one of the most misunderstood sections in the entire Course. What exactly does “doing nothing” mean? Does it mean that we, as good...
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